Insufficient balance

  Bao Yuzhen's words were like a huge stone, weighing heavily on the Bao Guohua family. On this day, the gate of the Bao Guohua house was closed, and no one even went to fetch water. The villagers of Xiangshui Village gathered in groups of three or five, whispering among themselves, with Bao Yulin's name occasionally mentioned.

  In the eyes of kind-hearted and simple-minded ordinary people, stealing chickens and dogs is just a mischievous and naughty thing. At most, they would scold them severely, but no one would take it seriously. Who dares to say that they have never done anything out of line? Even if things get really bad, they might be labeled as a local rascal or something, and even if they were sentenced to two years in prison, after getting out, everyone would comfortingly advise them to learn from their mistakes and be more honest next time. In fact, people think that having gone through this experience, the person can change for the better. As long as they can change, society will still accept this person.

  Bao Yulin's situation is different, as soon as people think of being captured and traitors, they will naturally associate with national betrayal, thinking of Qin Hui, Wang Jingwei, and Lin Biao. Such a person has a problem with their character and humanity, is an enemy who is black to the bone, and should kneel in front of the temple of heroes for a lifetime of contempt! Such a person can never be forgiven by everyone. No matter what, a person who betrays his country will never have a good ending. This principle is not only true in China but also in the whole world.

  Originally, Bao Yulin returned home after retiring from the army and became a policeman again, which made the Bao Guohua family very excited for a while. However, in an instant, Bao Yuchen's words suddenly broke the backbone of the entire Bao Guohua family, and Bao Yulin's mother could no longer hold on, falling ill that night. In order to take care of his wife, Bao Guohua had originally planned to go to the county crematorium to take a look and confirm Bao Yuchen's idea, but this plan had to be put off for the time being.

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  The village of Rongshui originally had men doing the water-carrying tasks, but since Bao Yulin joined the army, even if Bao Guohua didn't have time, the young men in the village would naturally help carry a bucket when they carried water, so there was no shortage of water. However, after Bao Yuchen caused trouble at their doorstep, the small path in front of Bao Guohua's house grew weeds, and everyone avoided them, even unwilling to pass by their door. Yesterday, Bao Guohua went to ask the village barefoot doctor for help to take a look at Bao Yulin's mother, but others insisted they had no time, took up their medical box and pretended to leave, refusing to go to Bao Guohua's house. But when Bao Guohua walked back, he clearly heard the big door closing behind him, followed by a loud, harsh clearing of the throat inside, and Bao Guohua seemed to hear the sound of phlegm hitting the ground.

  Early this morning, Bao Guohua took out two bottles of wine and went out. He had no choice but to go to the neighboring village to ask the barefoot doctor from the nearby village to come and take a look.

  Looking at the empty water vat at home, Bao Yufeng gritted her teeth and picked up the bucket to go out. She had to fetch some water back, her mother was ill in bed, and it would be troublesome if there was no water for washing and rinsing later on. Not to mention her brother's affairs, this family still had to keep going somehow.

  The doctor was finally invited with great difficulty and reluctantly gave a few pills before leaving, probably having heard some rumors.

  As soon as Bao Guohua returned home, he found that Bao Yufeng was not at home. He opened the water tank to let the doctor wash his face, but found that there was no water in it either. Bao Guohua understood that Bao Yufeng had gone to fetch water. As soon as he thought of Bao Yufeng fetching water, Bao Guohua felt uncomfortable all over. In this Xiangshui Village, unless a family has no male members, women generally do not fetch water. Even so, as long as one is not on bad terms with the villagers, someone will surely lend a helping hand.

  "Are you saying that Bao Yuchen was telling the truth? How could Bao Yulin do such a thing?" asked Bao Yulin's mother, who was lying in bed, to Bao Guohua.

  "Alas, who knows!" Bao Guohua crouched down along the edge of the door.

  "Why don't you go to the county and take a look, Bao Yuchen has been no good since he was young, who knows if it's him who framed our family's Yulin with the chamber pot." She said this without even convincing herself.

  "Alright, I'll go to the county after a while, you just focus on recovering from your illness." was all Bao Guohua could say to comfort him.

  The couple was talking when the courtyard gate creaked open, Bao Yufeng cried and threw down the bucket, then turned around and ran back into the house.

  "Quickly go and take a look, what's wrong with the girl?" The old man on the sickbed was very anxious. He hastily asked Bao Guohua to go and take a look.

  "Child, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and open the door, don't scare your mom!" Bao Guohua knocked on the door and asked cautiously.

  "Dad!" Bao Yufeng suddenly opened the door: "They won't let me carry water!" As soon as she finished speaking, Bao Yufeng burst into tears. She was a girl from a poor family and it wasn't easy for her to muster up the courage to carry water in the first place, but now she had to suffer this humiliation, how could she bear it?

  "Bastard! The well in the ditch belongs to everyone in the village, do they dare not let you fetch water? Tell me, who dares to do this? I'll go find them!" Bao Guohua was furious, isn't this taking someone's life?!

  "Old man, don't go!" Bao Yulin's mother heard this conversation on the bed and hurriedly struggled to get up, persuading Bao Guohua.

  "With a mouth on someone else's body, how can you fight the whole village alone?" After coughing a few times, Bao Yulian's mother continued: "If it really doesn't work out, just go at night, and save some water at home, enough for today's cooking." She wasn't afraid of trouble, but if what Bao Yu said was true, being bullied a bit was also unavoidable - who made their family have such a son.

  "Hey!" With these words of advice, Bao Guohua's momentum suddenly cooled down, and he squatted on the ground with his hands holding his head.

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  The leaders of the crematorium are having a meeting, the recruitment indicators have come down, they want to discuss it, there are four indicators in total, and now there are five temporary workers, who will be transferred to formal employment.

  "No need to mention others, I think the first indicator should be given to Bao Yulin. The young man hasn't been here for long, but his work is unquestionable, he never needs to be told what to do, he takes on all the dirty and tiring tasks, and usually keeps a low profile without saying a word, he's an honest person, we can't let honest people suffer, we should keep people like him." The leader spoke first. Everyone has seen Bao Yulin's usual performance, if it weren't for the indicator just coming down, he would have qualified to be converted to regular long ago.

  "Right, this young man is not bad. He has been here for so long, when have we ever seen him stop? Moreover, he is still a high school student. We also need someone with some culture to speak at the meeting." This is another leader who qualifies to speak at the meeting.

  The two leaders have spoken, and of course everyone else said yes. After a discussion, Bao Yulin and three others were officially recognized as members.

  That afternoon, the leader handed over the recruitment form to Bao Yulin and asked him to fill it out quickly. As long as the political review was passed, Bao Yulin could be transferred to a regular position.

  These past few months, Bao Yulin has also lost heart. The political department of the troops had investigated for several months initially, but there was no result either. It seems that he can only be content with the status quo now. At this point, Bao Yulin no longer places his hopes on Director Lü of the armed forces department. He knows that if his problem is not resolved, it's likely that only the crematorium will want him, and it seems that Director Lü had this intention from the start.

  "Alright, I'll fill it out this afternoon." Bao Yulin has always been a man of few words, and during this period, he was even less willing to speak. He didn't know how to talk to others.

  "Good boy, do a good job! Don't look at our unit's reputation, but who can leave us? It's just a matter of time." The leader patted Baoyulin's shoulder with satisfaction. These words were not taboo in this crematorium.

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  One afternoon, Bao Yulin filled out the form and handed it over to his leader as soon as he went to work in the afternoon. Looking at Bao Yulin's clear and neat handwriting, the leader was quite satisfied, of course, and also took the opportunity to praise Bao Yulin, saying something like "good job" to encourage him.

  The county hospital called and asked the crematorium to hurry over with a car, a peasant from the countryside had died.

  At that moment, the crematorium became tense. Cremation is a national regulation, but for farmers, they are very afraid of cremation. If the action is slow, it is likely to let those farmers pull the body back for burial. So everything has to be fast.

  After the hearse left, Bao Yulin and his team began to make preparations. This way, as soon as the body returns, they can start the cremation. If someone were to snatch the body again at the crematorium, it would be a big hassle.

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