Zhao Zheng put the things into the warehouse and slowly walked down the mountain.
The members of Group 2 also finished work and returned.
Seeing Zhao Zheng coming over, Pan Dabo hurriedly said, "Captain, you've been guarding the back mountain all night. Thank you for your hard work!"
This guy works the night shift once every hour and is quite energetic.
"It's time for the shift change, have the people from Group 2 arrived?" Zhao Zheng asked.
"Not yet."
"It's almost dawn, and Ma Dazhu hasn't come yet. Is he giving birth at home?" Zhao Zheng frowned, looked at the members who had already lined up, and went to Ma Dazhu's house.
Looking at the Ma family's closed door, Zhao Zhengqiang suppressed his anger and knocked on the door, "Ma Dazhu, it's time to change shifts!"
After urging for a long time, Ma Dazhu finally came to open the door. Seeing Zhao Zheng, he frowned and said, "It's just a little late, why are you urging me? Can I still run away?"
"You're late and you think you're right?" Pan Datou was furious. "Look, it's already daybreak, and the other teams' handovers are still before daybreak."
"The training these days is too tiring. Not everyone is like you guys, messing around." Ma Dazhu's words were full of contempt.
"Fuck you, who are you calling a jerk?" Jiang Wogua pointed the club at Ma Dazhu. "Fuck you, don't you know how you got the position of captain?"
"If you have food, use it to bribe the village elders. If you don't have food, treat the gentlemen to a meal. You've committed a crime, and the young and old men in the village have been busy all day and all night. What you said is no different from fart?"
Ma Dazhu's face darkened. "Stop talking nonsense! I became the captain because of my ability. I didn't bribe the village elders!"
Pan Dabo sneered, "You know what's going on, don't you? If I were you, I'd just run into a wall and die!"
"you!"
Zhao Zhengke didn't have the time to argue with Ma Dazhu. This bastard just didn't get along with him for some unknown reason. Based on the idea that it's better to resolve a feud than to create one, he didn't bother to argue with him.
But today, he was getting ahead of himself, and Zhao Zheng didn't tolerate him. "Stop the bullshit and hurry up and hand over your shift."
"Ma Dazhu, my eldest son is back, but he's still lying in bed, unable to move. My fourth son's hand is still in a sling. Have you ever been to my house to see him?"
"I'm putting this out there. If you don't take this seriously, then just wait for me. I'm not done with you!"
Ma Dazhu was in the wrong first, so he didn't dare to say anything. But when he heard what Zhao Zheng said and thought of Erdan saying that Zhao Zheng had been bullying Zheng Chunmei, he was furious. "I'm waiting, Zhao San, if you don't do me, you're a thief!"
Zhao Zheng did not have any impulse and did not have the idea of fighting him to the death. If he wanted to deal with Ma Dazhu, wouldn't that be an easy task?
However, doing it purely for the sake of venting is not in line with Zhao Zheng's character.
"Let's go." Zhao Zheng left with a few people.
Looking at Zhao Zheng's departing figure, Ma Dazhu spat fiercely, "You wimp, trying to scare me, just wait, I'll deal with you sooner or later!"
By the time Team Two came over to take over, the people in Team Eight were already complaining.
After dispersing, the members of Team 8 went to their hometown in the village to file a complaint.
"Village elder, this Ma Dazhu is really outrageous. Not only did he not come to hand over his shift, but he also spewed shit all over it!"
"Before the Ma family got into trouble, he promised us something, but he hasn't fulfilled his promise yet. Isn't he playing us for fools?"
"Uncle Youde, how can such a person be the captain? He is nothing!"
Hearing this, Xu Youde also frowned. However, he had collected the prey that Ma Dazhu had hunted, as well as a piece of leather. He certainly couldn't just take him down lightly. "That's really outrageous. Don't be angry. I'll call him over later to give him a good scolding. If he does it again next time, I'll definitely punish him!"
Seeing Xu Youde trying to smooth things over, everyone was dissatisfied.
Zhao Zheng spoke up, "Uncle Youde, we all agreed in the meeting that we would hand over the shift at the appointed time. We don't blame the members of Team 2, we only blame the team leader for not following the rules!"
"As the saying goes, without rules, there is no order. It's only been a few days, and Ma Dazhu has already disregarded the village rules. This shows he doesn't respect the three village elders, and he doesn't care about the safety of the villagers. How can he just let it go with a single sentence?"
"That's right, we must not let Ma Dazhu off easily!" Everyone echoed.
"Also, if Ma Dazhu can ignore the rules today, then there will be Liu Dazhu and Xu Dazhu tomorrow. I think the village security guards should withdraw and stop patrolling. When the bandits come, everyone can just wait and pay to avoid disaster."
Xu Youde also hesitated, "San'er, what do you mean?"
"My point is simple. Let Ma Dazhu admit his mistake publicly and apologize to all members of my team!"
"Secondly, Ma Dazhu disregarded village rules and failed to set a good example. He should be punished to serve as a warning to others."
"Third, Ma Dazhu is untrustworthy. When his family ran into trouble, he begged the villagers for help, but he didn't keep a single promise. This has seriously hurt the feelings of the villagers. He's making a fool of us!"
"If we let it go on like this, will the village still have any sense of community?"
"Let him fulfill his promise immediately!"
"Yes, make it happen immediately, or I'll tear down his front door!"
"I twisted my ankle because of him, and it's still not healed, and he's just taking advantage of me!"
Xu Youde was speechless.
Zhao Zheng has a lot to say, what else can he say?
But since he had accepted someone else's gift, he certainly couldn't be too strict. He pulled Zhao Zheng aside and said, "San'er, Ma Dazhu did make a mistake, but he was very serious in training. Besides, the training intensity of your team 8 is also low, so standing for a while longer won't be a big deal..."
You old fool, are you taking sides?
Are you going to give away a few kilograms of corn and thirty kilograms of firewood for free?
"Uncle Youde, we have done everything that other teams should do, and we have done it better. Training soldiers is all about military tactics. People can't even get enough to eat, but you still train them to death. Aren't you afraid that everyone will rebel against you?" Zhao Zheng said bluntly.
Xu Youde's heart was pounding. He knew his subordinates had objections, but he still said firmly, "They dare!"
"People can't survive anymore, so they dare to eat anything, even people. Are they afraid of rebellion?"
Zhao Zheng said slowly, "I heard that the people in the neighboring villages have started eating their own children. Some people can't survive and have started digging up corpses to eat. Why don't the 8,000 troops from Mingzhou come to Fugui Township to suppress the bandits?"
"Isn't it to prevent civil unrest?"
"You have to think carefully. Everyone is now forced into a dead end. If this continues, the consequences will be..."
"You, you..." Xu Youde shuddered with fear, looking at Zhao Zheng, feeling unfamiliar, "Are you threatening me?"
"I wouldn't dare threaten Uncle Youde, but I can tell you that my eldest and fourth brothers are so injured, and Ma Dazhu doesn't even say a word. You promised me that you would be the boss."
A hint of ferocity flashed in Zhao Zheng's eyes. "There are so many people in the village watching. If Uncle Youde is unfair, no one will come to you for help in the future!"