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

Chapter 44: The first bird to stick its head out gets shot, so keep a low profile
After Liu Jun was beaten, there were obvious bruises on his face. He was pointed at and criticized when he went to work. The girls were afraid of him and avoided him for fear of getting into trouble.

When Liu Jun saw this scene, his face turned black. He held even more hatred towards the person who beat him and wished he could cut him into pieces.

When he returned to the educated youth point, he still had a gloomy face and looked very arrogant. His eyes were so cold that no one dared to look him in the eye.

The female educated youth tried their best to avoid him, while the male educated youth ignored him. After a while, the atmosphere was tense and he felt as if he was being blocked out and unable to fit in.

At the end of October, after Liu Jun recovered from his injuries, he completely lost his temper and pursued Hei Niu. Mei Niang not only did not stop him, but also welcomed it.

Mei Niang was extremely satisfied with the prospect of having an educated youth son-in-law. She asked Hei Nuo to carry eggs and coarse grains, and Liu Jun's food was obviously getting better.

During the busy farming season, there is no time to set up a banquet, so just book a date and hold the banquet when you have free time.

Next, Liu Jun stopped firing at the main force and went straight to Hei Nu's house, becoming one of them.

The atmosphere is much better without him at the educated youth center.

Chen Huaiyang ignored him and wanted to go to the town to have a good meal. He had eaten all the rice and buns he had saved earlier, and now his stomach was feeling hungry again.

"I'm going to town to buy some stuff, are you guys coming?"

The man with glasses shook his head. If he went to the town, he would have to work one day less, and the work points he saved would not be enough to exchange for food. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided not to go.

The two female educated youth decided to go and prepare the monthly necessities.

The three of them changed into light-weight clothes. Compared to when they first arrived, except that they were a little tanned, there was no difference. They looked like pretty female educated youth again.

Chen Huaiyang watched from the side and uttered "tsk", feeling a little regretful. His idea of ​​being alone with Yang Xiaolin was shattered again. However, he also knew that she would definitely not be happy to go alone.

After I figured it out, I no longer worry about it.

In the past, people either drove a bullock cart or walked to the town.

The cow is used for plowing the fields and cannot be used casually. I could only walk away with great effort. Fortunately, after working for almost a month, my body has become much stronger.

We arrived while walking, stopping, talking and laughing.

Two female educated youth were going to the supply and marketing cooperative. They agreed on a time and place and then went their separate ways.

Chen Huaiyang wanted to save some food, so he went to the state-owned restaurant to buy some food and store it. This was related to whether he would starve in the future.

Of course, I also had a full meal.

Now that we are here, we must not leave hungry.

Since you have enough money and tickets, there's no reason to go back with an empty stomach.

After eating, he went to the secondary market to inquire about the market so that he could take out rice. However, he found out that there were not many people selling rice, and most of them were sorghum and millet.

Thinking about the last time I took out 20 kilograms of rice, if this really gets investigated, it would be a bit difficult to find out the source!
Sorghum rice porridge is rather rough and sticky to the throat. It certainly doesn’t taste as good as rice, but it’s better than nothing.

Finally, I bought ten kilograms of sorghum, and the rice was taken from the space.

The female educated youth did not delay too long and waited at the agreed place.

Seeing the food Chen Huaiyang took, the corners of his mouth twitched, "Are you buying food again?"

Chen Huaiyang nodded, "We can't eat whole grains every day. Southerners' stomachs can't adapt to it."

Female educated youth: “…”

When they got back to the educated youth camp, it was time for the afternoon work, so Lin Zhen hurried out again. Yang Xiaolin took a half-day break, and she forgot about the work points. She had been busy for nearly a month, and when she took a break, she felt weak all over and just wanted to relax.

The educated youth camp was quiet. Chen Huaiyang knocked on the door and called someone out. "Yang Zhiqing, I have something to bring you. Come out for a while."

Yang Xiaolin came out and saw someone in the kitchen, so she walked in and asked, "What are you doing?"

There was an aluminum lunch box on the table, filled with fragrant rice and braised pork. I couldn't move my feet just by smelling the aroma.

Chen Huaiyang looked at her, "Why are you standing there? Eat quickly!"

Yang Xiaolin hesitated to speak, "Did you bring it? Or should we wait until they come back and eat together?" She always felt that it was very difficult to eat alone, and she would be unable to get over it, otherwise he would find fault with her.

Chen Huaiyang sneered, "Are you doing this on purpose? I brought this for you. If you don't want to eat it, I'll take it away. I'm not that generous to care whether others have food or not."

"Or are you afraid that you can't pay the price for eating my food?"

"Don't worry, I promise I won't do anything to embarrass you."

After hearing his assurance, Yang Xiaolin took out the money and started eating with the lunch box, not stopping until she felt full.

After eating and washing the lunch box, Chen Huaiyang did not make things difficult for her and let her leave. She looked very vigilant. If he made any move, she would definitely be more resistant to him.

There is no need to rush. Sooner or later, people will soften their hearts.

After the sorghum was harvested, we were assigned to pick peanuts.

It hadn't rained for a long time, and the ground was very dry. It was impossible to pull all the peanuts out, so we had to use a hoe, which took a lot of time and slowed down the process.

Chen Huaiyang was surrounded by a bunch of female comrades, who were talking to each other and asking, "Chen Zhiqing, you are very strong, why are you willing to hang out with a bunch of women like us!"

"According to your ability, ten work points is a simple task. No grown man would be willing to waste time here."

Chen Huaiyang thought of the team members, each of them was so thin and exhausted that they looked unrecognizable. Even the man with glasses was so thin that his eyes were sunken. This suffering was not so pleasant to endure.

"Auntie, please spare me! I can only keep up with your speed, but not theirs. I can't even catch up with their swift speed, so it's hard for me to grab a spot!"

"My ability is only comparable to yours. If you go faster, I will be left behind."

Chen Huaiyang is good at speaking. He speaks to the heart of people's hearts and makes them feel comfortable. As they chat, they work more enthusiastically.

The woman asked, "Your family is rich, right? Otherwise, who can afford this? Your family sent you a lot of stuff recently! It's a big, thick bag, so it won't freeze during the winter."

Chen Huaiyang shook his head and said modestly, "These are all for daily use. They were mailed to me because they are inconvenient to bring with me."

"If the family is so well-off, they would have arranged a work station long ago, and there is no need to travel all the way from the south to the north to come here as an educated youth."

"Who would want to travel thousands of miles to stay here when they can stay in the city? So it's not as good as you think."

"There is a ration of food in the city. Since I don't have a job, I have to go to the countryside to do construction. Otherwise, there will be no food supply."

Chen Huaiyang spoke very sincerely, and many people believed him. He didn't want to cause trouble, so he kept a low profile! Being too high-profile would easily attract attention.

I have been doing this all this time, doing my work neither too much nor too little, as long as I don't make any mistakes.

The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Being too high-profile can easily bring you into trouble.

(End of this chapter)