Wang Er from Xiaowangzhuang is a simple-minded person who gets angry easily. Her wife was rude and the couple often quarreled. As soon as the quarrel started, there was no talk. Neighbors on the left and right crowded in to watch the fun, as if watching monkeys. Some young men in the village often played with him.
During the Cultural Revolution, members engaging in side jobs were considered to be engaging in capitalism. Several young men agreed to do something about this and to get Wang Er. While working in the fields that day, several young men said to him seriously: "Wang Er, you plant melons and vegetables in the yard, raise chickens to lay eggs, and then sell them at the market for money. This is a crooked way and a capitalist road. The superiors said that you should take the initiative to clean up the vegetable garden and kill the chickens and ducks, and you will be praised! If you don't do it yourself, the team will send someone to take measures. Everything will be confiscated and returned to the public, and you will have to parade around the streets to criticize." Wang Er heard this and hurriedly asked: "Really?" said a young man: " Believe it or not. Other villages have implemented it. I heard it with my own ears during the team cadres’ meeting last night. Wang Er believed it to be true. Before finishing the work, he ran home, picked up a shovel, and pushed all the spinach, garlic, and onions on the ground. Then, they chased here and there and captured all thirty well-bred chickens, large and small. They grabbed a kitchen knife and started to chop off the necks of the chickens. My daughter-in-law happened to come back, and when she walked in, her lungs were so angry that she cried and scolded her again. After a while, the courtyard was full of people, and everyone couldn't help but grin.
A few young men still found it unsatisfactory, so they just added fuel to the flames. One of the young men said to Wang's second wife: "Sister-in-law, stop crying. If you annoy the second brother, he will do anything!" Another young man continued: "By the way, protect the water tank quickly and don't let him smash it!" As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Er jumped up, grabbed a brick and a half, rushed to the big water tank, picked up the brick and dropped it, and with a "bang" sound, the water tank broke a big hole. The water flowed into half the yard. A young man said again: "Hurry up and grab him. Don't let him smash the pot!" Wang Er then grabbed half a brick and rushed to the kitchen. He first smashed a Yamato basin to pieces and then went to smash the pot. At this time, the old party secretary arrived.
The old party secretary and the other two members hugged each other and twisted. He twisted his arms and grabbed the bricks to restrain him. The old party secretary was panting and shouted to Wang Er: "Xiao Er, are you crazy? Are you trying to be a hero? You smashed everything in your house and you can't live a good life?" The old party secretary then said to the onlookers: " Let’s all go back, what’s so interesting about this! Who said that planting vegetable gardens and raising chickens is capitalism? We don’t care what other teams are doing. I am the only one in our Xiaowangzhuang. Everyone just plants and raises. This is a legitimate side job, don’t listen to that! After the old party secretary’s good words and persuasion, the turmoil finally subsided.
