The Red Era: Starting from Being an Educated Youth in the Countryside

Chapter 13: Harm others, but not yourself

People have three urgent needs. After taking care of his physiological needs, Chen Huaiyang hurriedly crossed the crowd and returned to his position. But he did not dare to delay too long. In case the supplies were taken away by someone, he would be blind.

From a distance, I saw a little girl sitting on the seat next to me. Her shiny black hair was tied into two braids, hanging smoothly in front of her chest.

She has fair and delicate skin, a pair of bright and sharp eyes, and a slightly chubby face that reveals a hint of childishness.

Chen Huaiyang glanced at her and then looked away. The two of them were sitting side by side, and her seat happened to be by the window, so she was not blocked by the crowd. She could see him at a glance when she was looking for a seat.

Exposed eye contact was not popular in this era, and he didn't want to be treated as a hooligan.

As soon as he came over, he saw that his seat was occupied by a thin old man. Before the train started, this messy scene was unlikely to stop. Even for him, it took some effort to squeeze in.

Chen Huaiyang said to the person who had taken his seat, "Uncle, this is my seat."

This train takes at least two days and two nights. He would not be so compassionate as to give up his seat to others and suffer himself.

After all, this seat requires both money and a ticket. The ticket I received from the Youth League Office is a standing ticket, and this seat was obtained by using connections.

The old man raised his eyes and looked at the person in front of him with a shameless look on his face, "Young comrade, when you are out, you should unite and help each other, right?"

"I am weak and cannot stand for too long. This seat is quite wide and can barely accommodate three people. Please make some room for me!"

"I'm thin, so I don't take up much space."

The old man squeezed towards the young comrade, obviously trying to take advantage of him, and he denied it to the end.

People nowadays shout slogans loudly, calling for unity, mutual assistance and care for each other. If it were someone else, even if they felt unhappy, they would definitely endure it, for fear of being flattered and accused of being disunited in thought.

His skillful movements clearly showed that he had been taken advantage of before, so he acted so naturally and he seemed to be a repeat offender.

The space is said to be spacious, but in reality there is only so much space. If three people are squeezed in, they will be exhausted and sore all over after an hour or two.

Moreover, Chen Huaiyang has a broad physique. Once he sits down, these two people will definitely squeeze him into a pancake. It is not easy for them to shout slogans at him and take advantage of him.

He definitely won't condone it.

If you want to take advantage of him, it's a good thing he doesn't do that.

"Uncle, this is my seat. I paid for the ticket."

The old man sat steadily, ignoring his voice. He finally found an empty seat and sat down, and wanted him to move away, but it was impossible.

Chen Huaiyang has no intention of indulging him. He is quite thick-skinned. If they really put all the weight together, it is hard to say who will win or lose!

"If you are really too weak to endure this journey, you can call the conductor over and ask him to find a way to change your ticket."

"The regular ticket is 2.2 yuan for the whole journey, and the hard seat ticket is 12.2 yuan. If you add a ticket, you can transfer. It's not much different in total."

Having said that, it is not that simple to transfer train tickets. Otherwise, there would not be such a saying that tickets are hard to come by. You would have to find connections to buy tickets.

However, he would not let anyone off. Chen Huaiyang turned around to call for help, and the old man stood up immediately and hurriedly shouted, "Young comrade, the conductor is busy, don't disturb him."

The old man was a little frustrated that he didn't get the advantage he wanted. He didn't expect that this comrade was so sturdy and hard to fool. "Please sit down! You look quite strong, but I didn't expect you to be so weak!"

"For such a strong man, what's wrong with taking up some space? You're too calculative."

Chen Huaiyang raised his eyebrows. It was obvious that he was trying to take advantage, but he was slandering him for being weak. That didn't make sense. Besides, whether he was sick or not was not a reason for him to take the seat.

"Uncle, what you said is wrong. We can't pretend to be rich!"

"Like you, I think you are quite capable and don't look weak, yet you shamelessly take up a seat. After all, I paid for the ticket, so I didn't hinder the interests of others!"

"I can't say I won't let you take advantage, so you can just smear me here!"

The old man felt the looks from everyone and glared at Chen Huaiyang angrily, accusing him in an impolite tone,
"Why are you so stingy? You look like a handsome young comrade, and you look like you are educated, but you don't have the slightest idea of ​​solidarity and mutual assistance. You are so stingy."

How could Chen Huaiyang allow others to throw dirty water on him? They wanted to take his position and make him angry. That was just wishful thinking.

"I paid for the ticket myself, so can't I enjoy it? I still have to consider the idea of ​​solidarity and mutual assistance and make myself suffer. Haha, it sounds ridiculous!"

"Since you have the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance, why don't I transfer the ticket to you! You give me money and tickets, and then you can care about the people and make room for me. Only then will I think you are a comrade with progressive ideas."

Under the watchful eyes of the public, Chen Huaiyang wanted to force him. Instead of unity and mutual assistance, or ideological progress, he wanted to see if there was such a great and selfless contribution.

The old man listened with a look of vigilance, "You think I paid for the tickets and let you take advantage of me. You are really shameless!"

Chen Huaiyang shrugged and spread his hands. "You can see the truth clearly, how dare you take advantage of others? Do I look like someone who is easy to bully?"

"You can take advantage of me, but you've got the wrong person."

He sat down with his buttocks, the main point being to act casually. The spacious seat instantly became crowded because of him sitting down.

"Look, it's too crowded for me to sit down. Find someone who can help each other!"

As soon as Chen Huaiyang finished speaking, he heard an impolite accusation, "You have no sympathy at all. You are unworthy of being a scholar. You have brought shame to scholars."

Chen Huaiyang turned his head when he heard the voice and saw a man wearing glasses who wanted to uphold justice.

Chen Huaiyang laughed wildly, "Comrade, since you have the heart to uphold justice, you should be given the opportunity to show it."

"If a male comrade is in good health and is willing to work together, he can be asked to make room if he is tired. I believe he is willing to serve the people."

"He looks like a selfless person who is definitely willing to help others. There are not many good comrades like him. Let's give him a round of applause. We thank him for his dedication."

When the loud noise sounded, the old man's eyes lit up, and he quickly jumped over, sat down firmly, and smiled at the man with glasses, "Thank you, comrade, you are really a good comrade who serves the people."

The man with glasses was stunned by this action, especially the smell coming from his body, which was enough to suffocate him.

He was a little dumbfounded. He was clearly on the old man's side, helping to seek justice, so how did he bring trouble upon himself?
(End of this chapter)