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

Chapter 72 Chen Huaiyang, you just know how to intimidate people!

Chen Huaiyang said in a cold tone, "You are an educated youth, and so am I. You can come here, but I am just butting in. Does this make sense?"

"Officials are allowed to set fires, but common people are not allowed to light lamps?"

"Since we all have the chance, please go somewhere cooler and stop nagging here. It's disturbing my mood and it's annoying my ears."

After Chen Huaiyang finished speaking, he stared at him blankly and asked with suspicion,

"You are not upset with Widow Liang and you are here to pick a fight, right? It is understandable. After all, she supports you, so it is normal for her to be a little angry."

"Even if there's no strong opponent like me, there are many people on the field who are more capable than you. Can you guarantee that you will win first place?"

Chen Huaiyang did not lower his voice at all. Everyone in the field heard it clearly. He wanted to provoke others, but was scolded instead, and was completely embarrassed.

The arrogant look on Liu Jun's face just now disappeared at this moment. He was indeed so angry that he had no place to vent his anger, so he wanted to regain some sense of existence.

Who would have thought that someone who usually doesn't like to talk to others would be so tough now.

The other old educated youth asked, "Chen Zhiqing, are you planning to participate as well?" If so, there would be no need for them to waste time here.

It took Chen Huaiyang only a few months to become very familiar with the captain. From their familiar appearance, it was obvious that he had no chance and was just wasting time here.

Chen Huaiyang waved his hand, "Don't worry about me, I just came here to join in the fun. I'm quite lazy and don't want to run around outside in the winter."

After hearing this, everyone felt relieved.

Liu Jun, who had just shouted, also had an embarrassed look on his face. If he had known that he would not play, how could he have gone and shouted?

He wanted to say something, but no one on the field paid any attention to him, with a sullen look on their faces, so he could only stay aside.

At this time, the captain came over. The moment he saw Chen Huaiyang, he showed an angry look on his face, "What are you doing here? Don't you like to join in the fun?"

Chen Huaiyang greeted him with a smile on his face, "You are busy all day, I want to help you with something I can do."

You can't hit someone who smiles at you. Under the watchful eyes of the public, no matter how angry the captain was, he had to hold back.

"Since you are here, you can help supervise and select ten good ones to keep. Whoever draws the lot will get it. This way, everyone has a chance."

After all, it is on the drawing board, so you must have some abilities, and not just any idiot can fill in the gaps.

Chen Huaiyang patted his chest and took the job directly. "Don't worry, I promise to be absolutely fair and just."

"Everyone has to show their full strength. If you are eliminated by me, it will be a matter of ability."

In this way, each of them occupies a corner, and it feels like an exam.

Until the test papers are collected.

The good ones are kept and the bad ones are directly screened out. Their abilities are clearly shown and there is no need to question them.

Liu Jun is not a good person, but he still has some abilities. Even if Chen Huaiyang wants to take advantage of him, he still has to keep him.

Of course, the name of the man with glasses must be included. He is the highlight, so how can he be missing?
After writing the list and throwing it into the box, it’s time to draw lots.

Chen Huaiyang said: "The captain must come to draw lots, whoever is drawn will win."

"Everyone has the ability, it just depends on who has better luck."

No one can deny the fact that luck is important, but it is really difficult to pick out the best one.

The captain came on stage amid everyone's expectant eyes. He looked at everyone and said in a long and solemn voice, "Being able to draw a blackboard newspaper is a rare good thing."

"The families in our brigade are poor, and the paintings should be easy to understand. If you look at them more, the word illiteracy can be broken, which is a rare thing."

"The educated youth comrades are all very outstanding young people. I believe our team members can also learn a little bit."

"Everyone is excellent. No matter who is chosen, they will spare no effort to serve the people. No matter who is chosen, there will be complaints. So, since we have the ability, we can just leave everything to luck."

"Whoever is chosen will be the one. Those who are not chosen should not be discouraged. It does not mean that you are not capable. It is just a matter of luck."

"Now that we are under the watchful eyes of everyone, it will be a test of everyone's luck." The captain looked calm, giving people a feeling of great trust.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final result.

Chen Huaiyang looked at the captain's attitude and felt that he was indeed a capable leader. His slogans were loud and clear. After being appeased, no matter who was chosen, he would definitely have no complaints.

No one will bother him, he is really smart.

He easily took it out.

Chen Huaiyang didn't want to watch anymore. The result was clear as day. As soon as he stood up, he was stopped by the captain, "Comrade Chen, wait a minute. I have something to tell you."

Chen Huaiyang shrugged and sat down again, looking bored and unconcerned.

As expected, the man with glasses was lucky enough to get the job everyone was looking forward to. He was so excited that no one would believe him if he knew the result. The educated youths had different expressions, some were frustrated, some were regretful, but they didn't get the job, so they had to blame their bad luck.

Only Liu Jun went up and tore the box open.

"I don't believe this result. He has frequent contact with Chen Huaiyang. Who knows if he is doing anything tricky?"

As he said this, he tore the box apart, but in the end he could not find anything wrong with it. Apart from the nine notes, there was nothing else. He turned it upside down, but there was nothing inside.

The captain must not allow anyone to find fault with the tasks he arranges. How could he go back on his word and allow others to find fault with him? He would no longer be a leader of the team.

"Liu Zhiqing, you came here to stir up trouble, and now you are directly suspecting me. Have you found any evidence of a secret operation?"

"When Chen Zhiqing came over, you criticized him harshly, and now you are doubting me. Do you think there is something wrong with my leadership?"

"If you think you are popular, everyone will like you. You will be indulged blindly. You should know your own worth and don't make trouble."

"I might as well tell you honestly, it's only because Chen Zhiqing is unwilling to do it, otherwise how could you take over?"

"I arrange the work, and it is not your turn to question it. All you have to do is obey."

"If Chen Zhiqing hadn't said to give everyone a fair chance, I wouldn't have wasted my time here. I would have just randomly picked someone and assigned him to the position. And you have the chance to disgust me."

"You have bad luck, blame yourself. If you don't have this luck, just shut up. I don't have that much time to mess around with you."

The captain had a stern face and showed an extremely dignified look. He looked at the man with glasses and said, "Be prepared. I will notify you when the class is ready."

After instructing everyone, "The male educated youths stay for a while, the female educated youths can go now, and Mr. Chen, please come with me. I have something for you to do."

Liu Jun was severely criticized on the spot. Feeling everyone's gazes, he felt humiliated and turned around and ran away, even forgetting the captain's instructions.

"Liu Zhiqing is becoming more and more radical. It's fine that he yelled at Chen Zhiqing, but he also embarrassed the captain in public. It's no wonder that the captain got angry with him for questioning him like that!"

"People like him have dark minds and extremely dirty thoughts. It's better not to get too close to him, so as not to be implicated by him. He has no scruples about what he says and does."

"Who says he isn't? He thinks he is the ancestor! Everyone has to worship him, but he doesn't even think about whether he has the guts to do so."

The educated youths were discussing this, while Chen Huaiyang followed the team leader into the work station. "Team leader, what arrangements do you have?"

The captain motioned him to sit down and said, "Our brigade has a reservoir and the dam needs to be repaired. This is something we have to do every year."

"I'll give you a list of capable heavy laborers. Just ask them all and write down the number of people for me."

"This is hard work. Ten centimeters a day. Just help me manage the people. It will be more convenient for me to work in the team in the future."

"Go find Lao Zhong on the way. He's the one who usually arranges everything. You can learn from him and build the dam of the reservoir."

The function of the reservoir is to discharge flood water and prevent waterlogging. It is related to whether they will be flooded when it rains heavily. It must be done before the weather gets completely cold.

Chen Huaiyang nodded. Since the captain wanted to promote him, he naturally couldn't refuse. He had to firmly grasp such a good opportunity.

"Thank you for your care, uncle. I will definitely get it done."

The captain nodded and said, "I'll leave it to you. Old Zhong is too old to handle it, and I'm busy with the grain delivery work in the warehouse. I don't have time to take care of it. If you don't understand, just ask more."

When Chen Huaiyang came out, he looked at the male educated youth who were waiting, told them about this matter, and immediately wrote down the number of people who were willing to go.

Then he took the list and went door to door to ask.

The team members were also waiting for this opportunity. It was something they did every year and they were used to it, so they agreed without saying anything.

After the list was finalized, we asked Lao Zhong about his interests and hobbies, and went to find him with a bottle of wine and peanuts.

Old Zhong does like to have a drink when he is free. Everyone has heard about what Chen Huaiyang has done in the brigade. He is a generous and magnanimous person.

The team members could more or less smoke his cigarettes.

Not to mention the cadres, they can all get some benefits.

So when he came with the wine, Lao Zhong did not resist at all. After asking about the purpose, he agreed readily.

"Don't worry, you have to complete the tasks that need to be done every year. The captain has high hopes for you and will definitely not let you down."

"This year's schedule is short and tight, so the team leader is the only one who didn't have time, otherwise we would have made arrangements long ago. You go and gather everyone to start work this afternoon, so we can get things done sooner rather than later."

Chen Huaiyang was naturally willing to learn from him. "Thank you, Uncle Zhong. I'm still completely clueless and have no idea what this is all about! I still have to rely on you to give me some pointers."

Old Zhong waved his hand, "Don't be polite. I can't cause you any trouble just for the wine you brought. Just go and do your work."

Chen Huaiyang didn't expect that things could be done so quickly. After he breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that most people of this era were honest.

(End of this chapter)