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

Chapter 34 Punishment
Chen Huaiyang didn't know that he was being praised unanimously by the female comrades. As long as he was not attacked by everyone, it was a blessing in disguise. After returning, he picked up a bucket and went to fetch water.

There is no way to shirk the work. I am dirty and sweaty and I cannot bear not to wash. Besides, today's task is heavier and I have to water the vegetables in the vegetable garden, so I cannot afford to waste time.

Yang Xiaolin took action in advance, gritting her teeth, and the water in the tank was almost full.

Chen Huaiyang put one hand on the bag on his shoulder, looked up at him, and teased in a crisp voice, "Yang Zhiqing, you are quite quick?"

Yang Xiaolin glared at the man, not bothering to say anything to him, and turned away. Chen Huaiyang found her indifferent look quite interesting and even whistled at her.

Immediately afterwards, the other party's pace became faster.

Chen Huaiyang burst out laughing and didn't care.

My eyes moved around, enjoying the tranquility and peace unique to this era. Although there were no tall buildings, it was still a different feeling.

Before I knew it, I had reached the place where I could fetch water.

The water here is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the water source keeps bubbling up. It is a rare natural wellhead. Most of the team members rely on spring water for their livelihood. After all, the spring water is sweet and clear.

And such a spring water also nourishes the people here.

Chen Huaiyang carried water back to the educated youth site and saw the little kid's dirty hands stirring the water in the water tank. The mud on his hands was mixed with the wet mud on the ground.

The moment Chen Huaiyang saw this, his blood vessels burst, "Whose little brat are you? You actually played in the tank, you really need to be taught a lesson!"

"Where are your parents? This matter is very serious and must be dealt with seriously."

The naughty little brat not only ignored him, but even made faces at him, as if he didn't care at all. This behavior was more like a provocation to him.

Chen Huaiyang put the bucket down, and with a stern face, wanted to go over and catch the people, but the little kids were very observant and they all ran away in a swarm.

"I won't let you drink the water. You're so disgusting. Who told you to be so fussy? There's my urine in the water!"

Chen Huaiyang was so angry that he definitely couldn't drink such water. He felt sick from the bottom of his heart just thinking about it.

"Yang Zhiqing, let me handle this water, and take these two buckets to the kitchen."

Yang Xiaolin nodded, "Why does it seem like they are targeting you on purpose?"

Chen Huaiyang nodded, "Let's get the water out of the jar later, let's water the vegetables first."

Chen Huaiyang carried the water to the end of the garden, handed it to Yang Xiaolin, then turned around and left. What happened today was very bad and must not be tolerated.

I brought some candy and gathered the boys in the team together. I made sure to remember the boy's characteristics and told them about them. Soon a child raised his hand and said he knew who he was.

Chen Huaiyang rewarded him with a White Rabbit candy and asked, "Tell me, who is that little brat?"

"He is Mei Niang's grandson. He was spoiled by his family when he was growing up. I don't like playing with him the most. He is cowardly and likes to complain."

Chen Huaiyang sneered, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. The moment he realized that it was Mei Niang's grandson, he knew that the other party wanted to disgust him.

The situation is so bad that it is simply unbearable.

Chen Huaiyang took out two candies for each of them and gave them some instructions, asking them to beat the man up. If Mei Niang's grandson ran back home to complain, they should insist that it was he who urinated in the jar and that was why he beat the man up.

Even if you want to investigate the fights between children, you can't do anything about it. After all, it is normal for children to fight during this period.

If you dare to play with pee, you must bear the consequences. You can't let it go easily, otherwise you will be aiding and abetting the evil, and you will probably become even more daring in the future.

The man was scared of being beaten, and had a psychological shadow, so he was afraid to do things, which was why he bribed the little brat. Of course, the child couldn't escape, and the adults couldn't escape easily either.

Chen Huaiyang went straight to the captain and said, "Captain, I need your help in dealing with something!"

"Mrs. Mei holds a grudge against me and actually encouraged her grandson to urinate and play with mud in the water tank at home. This is extremely bad. I'm looking for you to seek justice."

"I can understand her complaints about me, but I am a newly arrived educated youth and I am not familiar with the work. I can barely do my own work and cannot help her."

"I didn't expect that she would resent me so much and not hesitate to damage the interests of the educated youth. In the final analysis, I am also responsible. Who told me that I was slow and couldn't take care of her share of the work?"

"Now that something like this has happened, we can only shamelessly ask the captain to resolve it."

When the team leader heard this, he stood up in anger. How could the educated youth who went to the countryside mess around in the water tank where people drank water?

Wouldn't this force the educated youth to not dare to stay in the brigade?

Even if Chen Huaiyang doesn't give him a gift, this matter has to be resolved.

In order to avoid thinking that he was abusing his power, they called up the team cadres and went to the brigade to handle the matter, and sent someone to call Mei Niang over.

The moment Mei Niang found out, she tried to evade responsibility, guessing that her grandson's conspiracy had been exposed and someone had caught him.

Before we could get rid of the person, the grandson came back with wounds all over his body, crying loudly.

The moment Mei Niang saw this, she was heartbroken and dragged her grandson to find someone to settle the score. As a result, both of them were taken to the brigade for processing.

"You two should go together! Let's settle the accounts. If you don't go, you will bear the consequences. The team will discuss the conclusion and punish you directly without further notice."

When Mei Niang heard this, how could she dare to hide?

If her food is withheld, wouldn't that be like asking for her life?

He comforted his crying grandson and promised to seek justice for him, then went to the brigade to handle it.

She wanted to talk to her grandson, but the cadres were watching her and she had no chance. Mei Niang was anxious but had to endure it.

When I arrived at the brigade office, I saw the cadres standing in a row. The brigade leader had a cold face and asked Mei Niang's grandson, "Goudan, did you pee in the educated youth's water tank?"

"Don't lie. Tell the truth."

The child could not stand the intimidation. Once he was forced, he blurted out everything, "My grandma told me to do it. The educated youth was disobedient, so my grandma said she wanted to teach him a lesson."

"My grandma told me to do that. It's none of my business. Don't beat me up again."

Mei Niang looked pale and depressed. When she met the captain's cold face, the momentum she had shown earlier was gone in an instant.

"Captain, don't listen to the kid's nonsense. He must be playing around because he doesn't know what's going on. I didn't order him to do that."

Goudan was scared of being beaten, and he just stiffened his neck and said, "It was you, grandma, who asked me to go. It's none of my business, so you can't put the blame on me."

Then he ran away.

Mei Niang had no way to deny it, so she tried to get away with it by throwing a tantrum. The officials looked at her coldly, and when they calmed down, they looked at her and said,
"Mei Niang, you encouraged your grandson to play in the educated youth's water tank. After discussion, the cadres unanimously decided to deduct 5 kilograms of coarse grain from the grain distribution as compensation to the educated youth. I hope you won't do it again in the future."

(End of this chapter)