Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

When Ergou got home, he started discussing the family drama with his younger brothers and sisters.

Yaoyao, Zhuzhu and even Jidong were all curious about filming a TV series. When they saw him asking for their opinions, they talked about what they were interested in.

Ergou took notes and planned to discuss with the screenwriter when he returned to make a family drama. If the budget was sufficient, it would be no problem to make two.

They were discussing non-stop in the room, and people outside were also talking enthusiastically.

"Xiu Xiu looks quite honest to me, how could she be a liar?" The villager did not want to admit that he was blind and thought that there might be a misunderstanding.

Aunt Li sighed, "That couple acted so realistically. They cried as soon as they said they would. Oh my god, I really believed it."

At that time, they took 2,000 yuan in betrothal gifts and then abandoned their daughter. Everyone thought that the parents were irresponsible for marrying Xiuxiu to such a family. But now looking back, they were smart. 2,000 yuan in betrothal gifts were not particularly high and would not easily arouse the Zhang family's vigilance.

Families with sons feel that when they look for a wife, they should find someone they know well, so it’s better to stay away from people they don’t know.

"That's right! Swindlers are so rampant nowadays that they dare to cheat in front of all our villagers. They don't take Lijiatun seriously."

The villagers were united in their hatred of the enemy, and when the strong laborers came back, they would make them lose a layer of skin. Their plan was very beautiful, but unfortunately the result was very disappointing.

It was dark, pitch dark, but you could still see the light of snow. Everyone waited in vain, some people couldn't stand the cold and went home. Some people wanted to know what would happen next, so they continued to stay.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xiuhua felt that her feet in her rubber shoes had become frozen stiff, and finally a small black dot appeared in the distance.

The little black dot was moving slowly. If you listened carefully, you could vaguely hear the shaking sound of the tractor.

"They must be back!" someone shouted excitedly. Others shouted a few more times, and all the villagers who had been hiding in their houses to keep warm came out to watch the excitement.

Several tractors drove into the village. The strong laborers were so cold that they were sniffing. They jumped off the tractors, their bodies frozen.

"Have you found anyone?" Aunt Li Si squeezed forward and asked.

Li Jianguo sighed, "What are you looking for? They disappeared long ago. We split into four groups and searched the hospital, guesthouse, and train station. We learned from the staff at the train station that they bought tickets and left in the afternoon. We are a step too late."

Some people also looked at Zhang Jinbao, complaining that he came back so late. If he had come back earlier to inform everyone, he would definitely have been able to stop it.

Zhang Jinbao's face turned red, he grabbed his hair, and squatted on the ground, full of regret.

Someone clapped his hands. "Oh, don't blame him! He planned this all along. Jinbao is young after all, it's normal for him to be deceived."

Zhang's father and mother clapped their hands and cried loudly, "That was our family fortune that we had saved for several years, and they just swindled it away like that."

The Zhang family did not have much land, and the couple had just bought a tractor, so they only had three or four thousand yuan left to marry their son. Now, all the money was taken away by the scammer!

Zhang Jinbao was like an eggplant hit by frost, with his head hung and not saying a word.

The villagers used to hate the Zhang family. After all, there was no other family in the village that treated their daughters so badly. They simply didn't treat their daughters as human beings.

But looking at their miserable appearance, no one could laugh.

The villagers were kindhearted and consoled them, saying, "It's better to run away early, so you don't have to run away later and take away more money."

"When you look for a daughter-in-law in the future, you must keep your eyes open. Don't look for someone so far away! If you don't know their roots, it's not safe!"

Zhang's father and mother cried even harder. Zhang Jinbao hated being pitied. He had always been the most favored child in the family and had never been treated like this. "No! I want to find her hometown and get the money back!"

He knows where Xiuxiu's hometown is.

Li Jianguo asked carefully and found out that Xiuxiu had told him where she lived before, but she only said it was in the town, not the specific village or her name. Yes, he now suspected that even their name was fake. Maybe the address in the town was also fake.

The old village chief patted Zhang Jinbao on the shoulder and said, "Forget it. Even if you come to their door, they are the local bosses. Can you defeat the whole village by yourself?"

"I can call the police!" Zhang Jinbao didn't believe it. There is no reason in this world.

"Yes! You can call the police! But can the police station over there come to such a far place to handle your case?" The old village chief has seen too many police officers who try to smooth things over.

"If you run over, they may not be at home. Scammers like this travel all over the country, cheating one house after another. It's impossible for them to stay in one place." Zhang Xiuhua had seen many scammers in her previous life. She really didn't see it this time. No wonder Zhou Pandi told her before that as long as you don't think about taking advantage, you won't be fooled.

Zhang Jinbao was so shocked that he ran home without even driving his tractor. Other villagers also returned home in twos and threes.

The news that the Zhang family had been cheated spread to several surrounding villages in less than a day.

From ancient times to the present, marrying a daughter-in-law or daughter-in-law is a major event in the minds of the people. Marriage requires a gift. Now there are scammers who specialize in defrauding ordinary people, making many villagers very angry.

They also secretly became alert. They would never marry a man whose background they did not know, and they would never marry a girl whose background they did not know.

This also caused a lot of conflicts. Because those girls who went out to work had a boyfriend outside, their families would never agree, which added some twists and turns in their love life.

Because of what happened in the Zhang family, Ergou postponed the villagers' meeting for another day.

Today is the official start.

Ergou stood on the stage, and below were the heads of the villagers, old and young, big and small, all looking at him intently.

Ergou talked about the recent situation of the brewery. He first said that all the money earned was used to buy production lines, and that dividends would definitely not be distributed this year.

The villagers below were in an uproar. Some of them were unhappy because some families were waiting for this dividend to build greenhouses.

Some wanted to marry a wife, some wanted to marry off their daughters. They all had their own reasons. Now, they are not happy because they don't have any dividends.

The old village chief took the lead and asked, "When do you plan to distribute the dividends?"

Ergou estimated, "I will continue to expand the production line. I don't plan to distribute dividends in the next few years."

"What the hell?" Ergou's words stirred up a thousand waves. They invested in the brewery for the dividends, but now he doesn't give dividends and only cares about expanding production capacity. They can't see any return on investment. How can the villagers be happy?

Someone raised his hand on the spot, saying he wanted to withdraw his shares. He felt that he had been cheated!

Ergou agreed immediately. He borrowed the 20 yuan he had given to Zhang Xiuhua, held it up and shook it, showing it to everyone. "If you withdraw your shares this year, I will return you yuan for every yuan you invested. This is equivalent to you earning yuan. A % profit is higher than the bank interest. If you wait a few more years, your profit will be even higher. Our brewery is in the development stage. If I can't occupy the market, other competitors will catch up. I can't distribute dividends. I hope everyone can understand."

Hearing that they could share the profits, the villagers who were restless just now put their minds back. Should they withdraw? If they withdraw now, they will indeed get the money back. But it will be difficult to invest. After all, they can produce the equipment themselves. They don't need to invest anymore.

Ergou asked the villager who had just raised his hand, "Do you want to refund? If so, go to my godmother to register and I will refund you the money right now. I will never break my promise."

The villager looked left and right, but no one followed him in raising their hands. Seeing this, his wife quickly pulled his hand down and laughed at the stage, "He's talking nonsense! Don't listen to him!"

Then Ergou told everyone another piece of great news, "Because of the expansion of equipment, we need six more workers. This time, we will continue to line up according to the investment list."

Hearing this, everyone was delighted.

Ergou came back. The workers of the brewery came back a few days later than him, but their monthly wages were paid on time. Although the work was a bit tiring, it was at least easier than the construction site. The income was stable, and everyone was looking forward to recruiting more workers. I didn't expect it to come so soon.

Everyone asked him to read out the name and tell which family's turn it was.

Ergou read the list of investors, "Each family whose name is read will provide one strong laborer. Note: You must be strong and healthy. If you don't meet the physical requirements, you won't be able to adapt to the work in the brewery, which is very hard."

The beer needs to be carried up and down, which is impossible without strong laborers. If the older people go, they will have to come back soon.

The storm was resolved with a few words from Ergou. On the way back, the old village chief asked Li Jianguo, "When can we open a brewery here?"

"The policy from above does not allow it!" Li Jianguo was not sure about the exact time, so he could only answer like this.

The old village chief walked away with his hands behind his back.