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

Chapter 19: Thieving heart but not courage
At noon, it’s time to get off work.

Liu Jun was cooking in the kitchen, the pots and pans were clanging loudly, with deep resentment in his eyes and a stern face as if he wanted to eat someone.

"I won't reserve any more food for them. No one's food can withstand the tossing. Let them eat by themselves when they come back."

"The newly arrived educated youth dare to provoke others. Doesn't this mean they don't respect us old educated youth? We must teach them a lesson, otherwise they will think they have grown wings and can become accomplices of the tiger!"

Everyone has to cower in order to behave themselves when they first arrive, but now they are acting so arrogantly and domineeringly as if they want to cover the sky with one hand.

Those who must be punished must be made aware of the consequences of offending others.

I have to think carefully next time whether I can be so tough in my tone and attitude when speaking.
Liu Li and Liu Xiaoyu were carrying water to water the vegetables in their private plot outside. They had opened three ridges of land in front of the house, one row for radishes, one row for cabbages, and one row for potatoes.

This way you won’t have to worry about having no food to eat.

If you don't cook, you have to carry water to water the vegetables. You have to water them every other day. Whoever's turn it is has to water them. Otherwise, the soil will dry out and crack, and you won't even be able to eat the vegetables.

Naturally, they also heard what Liu Jun said loudly in the kitchen. They looked at each other, seeing disgust in each other's eyes, and resisted the urge to roll their eyes.

He also blames the new educated youth for making trouble. If he didn't want to take advantage of others, would he be threatened by the new educated youth who united and helped each other?
Isn't it normal that you have to bear the consequences of your own sins?
He has the will of a thief but not the courage to do so, and he bullies the weak and fears the strong. When others become tough, he becomes like a wimp and can't even speak clearly. He can only curse others behind their backs and act aggressively, but he dare not say a word in front of others!

The two men ignored him and thought he was just farting!

Tian Dong, who was carrying water, didn't hear it. Even if he did, he wouldn't meddle in it. In his eyes, after finishing farm work, the extra time must be used for studying. He has no time to meddle in other people's affairs.

In his stubborn belief, he would be able to leave one day.

Liu Jun didn't hear anyone talking to him, but he kept on talking in a loud voice, as if he was tireless.

"I'll just wait and see if they come back to beg us old educated youth. Isn't it wishful thinking to expect them to get food easily?"

"When there's no food, I want to see what they eat. I'm afraid they'll just eat the dirt!"

The tone of their voices was filled with gloating, and there was even a hint of frustration that they couldn't get food, which made me happy just thinking about it.

He looks like he's hoping someone will turn him down. It's really hard to complain about a grown man being so petty-minded!

At this moment, the new educated youth had returned with their food, and they were talking happily all the way.

Anyway, everyone has to get to know each other, and necessary communication is essential. On the other hand, Chen Huaiyang is lazy and unwilling to speak.

He just followed them casually along the way, as if he was thinking about something, and didn't say a word about the topic they were discussing.

Chen Huaiyang is now thinking, how can he change to a job of checking orders without knowing it?

It doesn’t matter if I earn less work points!

As long as he is not exhausted, he knows his own capabilities. He does not want to work himself to exhaustion, which is such a thankless task!

It seems I have to go to the captain's house again.

After all, the work arrangements still have to be made by the team leader.

After I figured it out, I found myself back at the educated youth point. I hadn't eaten breakfast, and now the smell of food made my stomach start to rumble.

In the kitchen, Liu Jun, who said he heard the voices, stopped talking. He was talking so happily just now that there was not even a sound of fart.

The moment he came out, he saw that they were holding bags of food, and there was shock in his eyes.

How come they can get food so easily? I still remember how difficult it was for them when they first came here, and a lot of food was taken away from them. But they were able to bring back all the food, and they all had a smile on their faces, which made people want to vomit blood.

Looking at so much food in the bag, envy appeared in his eyes.

They can only get fine food this month! They definitely don't know how to save, and then we'll see them live like this.

After a moment, holding the porcelain plate, he said in a somewhat tough tone, "You haven't even distributed the food from last night's meal!"

Chen Huaiyang glanced at him, too lazy to talk to such a villain, and directly took out a sweet potato and a handful of corn flour. Don't even think about eating Xiaomi, he didn't get to eat it.

Liu Jun saw that something was missing and shouted, "Where's Xiaomi?"

Chen Huaiyang snorted coldly, "I didn't eat your millet last night. Whoever scooped it all can go and pick it up." Then he turned and left without even looking back.

The cadres and leaders are worthy of his flattery because he is able to judge the situation.

They are all educated youth. Just because he is an old educated youth, you want to make him shorter than you. Isn't this wishful thinking? Don't even think about it.

The three new educated youths did the same thing. After all, they didn't get to drink the millet porridge, so why should they give them face and spend money for nothing?

Chen Huaiyang put the food away and came out.

I feel hungry if I don’t eat a meal, let alone it’s time for lunch.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he said to Liu Li, "Liu Zhiqing, please free up the pot as soon as possible. We need to prepare lunch."

"We will each have our own pot to eat from now on. There are two pots here. Can you give us one pot?"

Liu Jun refused to do it after hearing this. Originally, the two tanks could store a lot of water. Sometimes he got tired and didn't have to run too many times. The water in one tank would be used up in one day. Wouldn't that mean he had to work hard every day?
"How can you guys be so good as to grab resources as soon as you come here?"

Chen Huaiyang looked at him and asked in a steady tone, "Did you pay for this jar? Isn't this a common thing among the educated youth?"

"We won't fight you for the pot. If you're still not happy about it, why don't we go outside and talk about it?"

There was a strong threat in his tone. If the person really didn't know what was best for him, he wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson. Otherwise, he would think he was so awesome!

Liu Li felt the atmosphere on the field become tense and hurried out to smooth things over.

"Since you are willing to fire individually, I will give you one of the jars!"

After saying that, he looked at Liu Jun and said, "Liu Zhiqing, we are old comrades. We should unite and help each other to help the new comrades adapt as quickly as possible."

"The purpose of our going to the countryside is to unite and help each other and work together to create a new life. Such a small problem should not affect the unity of the educated youth."

As she said this, she took the bowl to fill her own portion and she had already stepped down. If Liu Jun continued to carry it, she would not be able to do anything if he really got beaten.

Liu Xiaoyu also quickly took away her share.

A small amount of millet mixed with sweet potato chunks is eaten like this. It’s enough as long as it can fill your stomach.

After Tian Dong filled his water tank with water, he ignored the tense atmosphere, took his food, and went out to the table to eat.

The sauerkraut and radish soup on the table has become an indispensable dish.

(End of this chapter)