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

Chapter 69 Threats and intimidation, cool
The man with glasses widened his eyes in astonishment. "You just told me that casually? You just gave up such a good opportunity?"

"You can easily earn four work points. Are you crazy? It's better than staying in the room doing nothing."

Chen Huaiyang waved his hand, "If you want to go, then take the opportunity. Don't keep nagging here. It's freezing cold, can't I just stay here for the winter?"

After saying that, he turned around and left, not wanting to bother with anyone anymore.

The next day.

Chen Huaiyang got up and went to borrow the car from the captain's wife. He borrowed it smoothly, and she also strictly ordered him not to carry anything when he came back.

Chen Huaiyang understood it clearly. It seemed that the cloth touched his heart. If he gave the other party something else, he would feel guilty if he took it.

"I won't be polite to you, Auntie."

I pushed the bike back to the educated youth site, picked up Yang Xiaolin, and rode towards the town.

The weather was cold and windy, and my face was almost frozen.

Chen Huaiyang was fine. Men have body heat, and he didn't feel very cold because he was riding a bicycle.

Yang Xiaolin was shivering with cold.

Go over to the mailing point.

People come and go.

Yang Xiaolin held the identity letter, looked at the mailman expectantly and asked, "Comrade, please help me find my supplies."

I was so nervous during the process that my hands were all messed up.

"Comrade, wait a moment. I'll look for it for you."

During the nervous wait, my heart instantly settled down when the other party brought out a large package.

Turning to look at Chen Jiyang, he curled his lips and revealed a bright smile, "We have supplies now, so we don't have to endure the cold anymore."

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Chen Huaiyang smiled too.

While tying up the supplies, he looked at her and asked, "Shall we go to the state-owned restaurant to have a meal?"

Yang Xiaolin frowned instantly, "Didn't we just have meat porridge last night? Can you please stop wasting money?"

"How much food can you buy with the money you save from a trip to a state-owned restaurant? Wouldn't it be better if you could buy more food and have enough to eat three times a day?"

Chen Huaiyang: “…” I knew I was being obstructed.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his tone teasing, "Think it over carefully. We won't be able to get out so soon this time. Are you sure you don't want to eat meat?"

"The food in the state-owned restaurant is expensive, but there is meat to eat, tender and tender braised pork, and the feeling of it bursting in your mouth, isn't it nice?"

"Eating plain soup every day, isn't that boring?"

"Occasionally you have to treat yourself to a good meal!"

"I've done so much physical work during this period, and you don't care about me at all. I'm so hungry, and the food I had last night was not enough to fill my stomach."

Chen Huaiyang tried his best to persuade the man, and even used all his eloquence to convince him.

Yang Xiaolin had no chance to resist and was taken away just like that. Seeing him pretending to be pitiful, her heart softened instantly, as if not following him would be a heinous crime.

"If you don't know, you might think you haven't eaten meat for a year or so!"

Chen Huaiyang curled his lips, "That little bit last night wasn't even enough to fill my teeth. I'm a grown man, and that's the amount. Do you think it's enough?"

"Now that we have enough to eat, we can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some items. The necessities of life are also indispensable."

Yang Xiaolin looked at him suspiciously, "Where did you get so much money? You're not sneaking around to do speculation, are you?"

Chen Huaiyang pushed the cart forward, "Don't worry, I won't give up the opportunity to stand in front of you and make my presence felt."

While Chen Huaiyang was parking the car, Yang Xiaolin took out the national food coupons and handed them to the salesperson to buy staple food, but Chen Huaiyang hurriedly stopped her.

"What a fool! How can we use something as useful as the national food coupons here? We have to maximize its effectiveness."

Yang Xiaolin's hand paused and she looked at him in confusion, "What are you doing?" She usually ate his food and finally wanted to pay for it herself, but he stopped her halfway.

Chen Huaiyang said: "I want to stop you from being treated as a fool. You still need to learn more from me in terms of experience."

Yang Xiaolin was confused, feeling disliked for no apparent reason.

The salesperson at the side was unhappy, annoyed that he showed up at the wrong time, "Hey, gay, the lesbian is about to pay, why are you meddling in other people's business?"

Those are national food coupons, which can be exchanged for more food. Any smart person will use them well.

Chen Huaiyang smiled and leaned back casually, looking at the salesperson who looked at him like a face that was not a face and a nose that was not a nose, and said with a teasing look on his face, "Comrade, we can't fool the ignorant female educated youth!"

"She doesn't understand, and you can't just yell at her!"

"You must be disgusted by my meddling in your affairs. After all, I'm blocking your path. Who doesn't know that the national food stamps are valuable? Are you trying to fool someone who doesn't understand?"

Chen Huaiyang looked like he knew everything. After the salesperson was exposed, he had a sullen face. The educated youth who didn't know the ins and outs of this usually used the national food coupons to buy noodles. Under normal circumstances, they could get more food. For those who didn't know, the food would be withheld and the salesperson would take it home.

This is the staple food, who would dislike it?

Now that I've been exposed in front of everyone, how can I not be angry?

"Don't spit bloody words at me. Why did I spit bloody words at me? When did you see it? I planned to give her enough. I didn't mean to fool her."

Chen Huaiyang shrugged and didn't argue with her. Facts speak louder than words. He could tell from her flickering eyes. Anyway, he didn't suffer any loss and he didn't bother to waste time talking to her.

He took out six taels of food coupons and handed them to the other party, "Comrade, each of you give me two taels of rice."

The salesman rolled his eyes and stood still like a mountain, with a haughty look on his face, obviously not intending to pay any attention to him.

It was obvious that Chen Huaiyang's behavior offended people, and he wanted to make them give up and force them to leave in disgrace.

People at that time were like this. They looked down on others just because they had a formal job. Chen Huaiyang saw through it at a glance and decided not to tolerate it.

He said "Hey", and his voice became sharp, "I have the ticket, and you don't plan to sell the grain. Do you believe I will report you?"

"Being a cadre here is a good job. If you make me angry, I will report you and see if you can withstand the test."

"Don't think you can't do it. When you lose your job, let's see if you can still be arrogant. There will be many people trying to squeeze in."

"Don't regret it if someone else takes your place!"

The salesman's face changed immediately. Although he usually looked down on people, he was afraid of running into someone who was determined to break the jar and not give up.

Moreover, seeing that the other party seemed confident, as if he had someone superior to him, I dared not to force him.

The salesperson showed a trace of panic on his face. He reached out to snatch the food coupon from the other person's hand, and reluctantly used the aluminum lunch box to serve rice to the other person.

Chen Huaiyang did not hold back at all. Instead, he reminded her, "Be careful not to break my lunch box. It will be troublesome if I ask you to pay for it later."

Salesperson: “…” I feel so frustrated. What kind of person did I meet?
Chen Huaiyang continued, "Give me one serving of braised pork, one serving of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and one serving of roasted spareribs." As for the vegetarian dishes, he didn't even bother to look at them.

Yang Xiaolin was tugging at his sleeve. When Chen Huaiyang noticed it, he patted her hand and said, "Since you're here, you must eat well."

Anyway, people have been scared, so it would be a waste not to click on it.

The salesperson looked at the two and muttered, "With so many people watching, they are still so intimate. How shameless!"

Of course, the voice was low and he obviously didn't dare shout loudly.

Chen Huaiyang raised his head slightly, with a gleam of coercion in his eyes. The salesperson lowered his head the moment he looked at him, without any trace of the provocation he had just shown.

Chen Huaiyang curled his lips, not wanting to pay attention to anyone. He found a seat and sat down with his lunch box. As for the salesperson, he was too lazy to pay attention to him either. Anyway, he didn't dare to yell at him openly.

He was so timid that he didn't even bother to argue.

Yang Xiaolin was terrified, her heart pounding. "How can you be so bold? You dare to yell at others? Aren't you afraid that they will kick you out?"

This is their territory after all.

Chen Huaiyang said to her meaningfully, "The more afraid and timid you are, the more you will encourage her arrogance. The more you act like you are right and will not let her off, the more afraid she will be."

"Anyway, she can't tell my true colors, and she's also afraid that I have a strong backer. If I really lose my job, it won't be worth it."

"So, if she's timid, why should I back off?"

Chen Huaiyang acts openly and honestly, knows a lot about things, and is neatly dressed, which gives people a sense of intimidation without any demeanor.

The salesperson also treats people differently based on their situation and will not be tough with everyone.

Chen Huaiyang said, "Eat quickly. If she's angry, just hold it in. We paid for the meal and paid for the tickets. There's no reason for us to be angry."

This was the prevailing atmosphere at that time. Those who were formal employees were all arrogant and thought everyone was inferior to them, and they were not willing to tolerate anyone else.

The fragrant braised pork and stewed spareribs are so delicious that you can forget all the annoying things. You will feel comfortable only after you have eaten until you are full.

"How is it? You didn't want to come before, but you feel good after having enough food and drink, right? After this meal, I'm afraid it will take some time before you can taste the meat."

Yang Xiaolin touched her belly. Although it was very expensive, it was indeed comfortable. If she had to endure not being able to taste meat for half a year, she would have been really devastated!
Feeling the salesperson's gaze, Yang Xiaolin suggested, "Let's go quickly!"

The feeling of being stared at was very uncomfortable, and I felt uncomfortable all over.

Chen Huaiyang nodded, took the lunch box and left. If it were normal times, he would definitely buy some and put them in the space. But now it was inconvenient and there was no chance to cook for himself.

I turned it over for sale and bought some more items.

Chen Huaiyang specially bought needles for knitting sweaters, but he didn't know whether Comrade Xiaolin had the skill.

When leaving, Yang Xiaolin looked puzzled, "Why did you buy needles for no reason? Can you knit clothes?"

Chen Huaiyang tapped her with his chin, "Who said I wanted to knit clothes? This is for you. I'll get you some yarn when we get back. You can knit a sweater or a scarf."

Yang Xiaolin: “…” This is treating her as free labor.

(End of this chapter)