Seeing that she was about to be tickled, she squatted down instinctively.
The next second, a scream sounded above her head!
Lin Guihua's nails were long and sharp, and just with that one scratch, several bloody marks appeared on Deng Hongmei's face.
She grimaced in pain and was filled with resentment, "Mom! Why did you hit me?!"
Lin Guihua didn't expect Gu Mingzhu to suddenly squat down!
She said in a panic: "Hongmei, Mom didn't mean it. It's all this little bitch's fault. If she hadn't dodged, I would never--"
"Look at what you said. If you want to tickle me, can I stand there and let you tickle me like an idiot?!"
Gu Mingzhu stood up and took the opportunity to step back a few steps, putting some distance between herself and Lin Guihua to prevent her from suddenly rushing up and going crazy again.
The villagers present also spoke up for Gu Mingzhu.
"Lin Guihua, you were wrong from the beginning. You deliberately let the sheep eat Mingzhu's food, and now you are hitting someone!"
"Captain, people like her are unreasonable and arrogant, the team must punish them severely!
"…"
"That's right! If we leave it at that, who in the village will dare to build a greenhouse in the future!"
Everyone was talking at once, and the more Lin Guihua listened, the angrier she became. "All of you shut up! None of this has anything to do with you!"
When Haiyuan's father heard this, he stood up and said, "You are disrespectful to your elders and set a bad example! You even threatened my son. Do you think this matter has anything to do with me? "
Haiyuan's father used to do manual labor and was very tall and strong.
He was very strong and could beat five or six people by himself. No one in the village dared to have a conflict with him.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Guihua became embarrassed and dared not say a word.
Gu Shan was also afraid of offending him, and was even more afraid that the captain would really send his mother to the police station, so he hurriedly said:
"Captain, my mother was wrong in this matter. I apologize to Mingzhu on her behalf."
"We will pay the compensation and we will never default on it. But as for the matter of going to the police station, please forgive her this time because she is old and this is her first offense."
After saying this, he immediately lowered his voice and said to Lin Guihua: "Mom, you should also express your opinion quickly!"
Lin Guihua was not happy at first.
In her opinion, Gu Mingzhu is just a junior and a money-loser!
As a grandmother, she would never apologize to her granddaughter.
Seeing that she was unwilling to bow her head, Gu Shan said, "If you are really arrested, we have no money to redeem you, and no connections to rescue you. It's hard to say when you can get out!"
Deng Hongmei said directly and angrily: "In this kind of weather, if we are really arrested, even if we are only detained for 15 days, we will be frozen to death or half dead!"
The temperature is almost zero degrees during the day now, not to mention at night, where temperatures of minus two or three degrees are common!
The quilt inside is thin and not warm enough or filling enough to eat.
Not to mention that she is an old lady in her sixties, even if they were in their prime, they would suffer great punishment!
When Lin Guihua heard this, she was a little scared.
She is old and is most afraid of hunger and cold.
When she heard that life was so difficult inside, she immediately said to Gu Mingzhu, "I'm sorry."
The tone of her apology was not sincere.
And after saying these three words, she walked straight through the crowd and slipped away as if she had greased her feet!
Just throw this mess to Gu Shan and his wife to deal with.
Gu Shan knew that his old lady was afraid of being arrested, so he quickly said to Gu Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, your aunt and I will compensate you for the amount of vegetables that were destroyed in the field."
"Tell me what work there is in the shed at the back, and I'll do it for you as an apology."
Gu Mingzhu didn't know how much compensation she would have to pay.
But there is still a lot of work to be done in the greenhouse.
She first discussed it with Gu Jianguo and Wang Xiulian, and finally said to Gu Shan: "We calculated that the vegetables eaten add up to at least half an acre."
"I don't want much either, just compensate me according to the current wholesale price."
"Half an acre of land has 1,200 kilograms of vegetables, at least. I'll compensate you at 12 yuan per kilogram!"
Upon hearing this, Deng Hongmei quickly did some calculations in her mind.
12 yuan per pound, 1,200 pounds is more than 14,000 yuan!
Her eyes widened. "You want me to pay so much right out of the blue? Gu Mingzhu, you might as well just rob me!"
Gu Mingzhu had expected that she would be unhappy, "I'm still underestimating it. If you think I've said too much, then we can go directly to the field and measure it while everyone is here!"
"The celery, lettuce, and celery I planted are all top-notch products. Several captains praised them highly when they saw them!"
"If I bring it to a wholesale point, let alone 12 yuan a pound, even if I ask for 13 or 14 yuan a pound, there will be a lot of people rushing to buy it!"
As soon as she said this, everyone nodded.
Those who often sell vegetables in the team said directly: "Mingzhu really didn't ask for an exorbitant price. As soon as these sheep came in, they ate a lot of their vegetables and trampled a lot of them!"
"I just went to check it out, and it's definitely worth 70 to 80 percent of the land."
"The price is fair."
"Deng Hongmei, your family said that they would not pay even a penny less! Why are you changing your mind now? If you are not willing to pay, then just go to the police station! You don't have to argue here all night!"
Deng Hongmei wanted to go to the police station.
But she knew that her husband would definitely not be happy about it, and the old hag at home would not go either.
Thinking of this, she glared at Gu Shan unhappily, "You're your own mother, you should clean up this mess yourself!"
After saying this, she left angrily.
The words had been spoken, and no matter how heartbroken Gu Shan was, he had no choice but to compensate the money in public.
After receiving the money, Gu Mingzhu said, "Since uncle said he would work for me to make amends, I won't be polite to him."
"The destroyed vegetables must be replanted. After planting, I will also install some water pipes in the greenhouse to facilitate watering the vegetables. Uncle, are you free tomorrow?"
Gu Shan nodded immediately after hearing this.
Seeing that the matter was handled, Gu Jianguo sent everyone away.
After most of the people had left, he said to Gu Mingzhu, "We need to lock the greenhouse in the future. If conditions permit, it would be best to install a camera."
The vegetables from four acres of land can be sold for a lot of money.
Now someone is deliberately destroying it, and it is inevitable that someone will steal it in the future.
"You're right. I'll go buy a camera tomorrow." Gu Mingzhu said, "Captain, thank you so much today. If it weren't for you, this would have been difficult to handle."
There are many people in Team 1. She is young and of low seniority. Without the captain in charge, it would be impossible for her to call so many people.
Seeing her being so polite, Gu Jianguo smiled and said, "Don't thank me yet, I still have something I need your help with!"
Gu Mingzhu and Wang Xiulian were both curious after hearing this.
He's the captain!
Why is he asking for his own help?