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

Chapter 73 Those who cause trouble deserve a lesson!
When we got back to the educated youth point, lunch was ready.

It’s cold, so I just stay in the kitchen and eat.

The man with glasses looked at him obscurely, "Did this cause any trouble for the captain?"

He was also shocked. He didn't expect Liu Jun to make trouble on the spot. If there were more notes in the box, the captain's reputation would be tarnished.

Chen Huaiyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "The captain is an old fox. How could he let anyone catch him? Don't worry!"

"Don't worry too much. No matter who you are facing, you should show a very open appearance, so that others can't find fault with you."

"Anyway, you are the only one who was chosen in front of everyone. This is because you are lucky. Others are unlucky. Who can you blame?"

"What are you going to eat for lunch? Eat and take a rest. Dam repair is not an easy job. You need to conserve your energy."

The man with glasses said, "I learned how to make steamed cornmeal cake from Tian Dong. It looks soft and sticky, but I don't know how it tastes."

Chen Huaiyang nodded, "Then put it on the table. I'll call Xiao Yang, the educated youth."

The man with glasses stopped him from walking out, "No need to call, Young Zhiqing Yang is going to chop wood with Zhiqing Liu and the others."

Chen Huaiyang: “…”

The steamed cake was soft, sticky and delicious, with only some corn husks that were not sieved out, which slightly scratched my throat, but everything else was perfectly fine.

"Is this thing troublesome? You can make more. It's more delicious than eating steamed bread."

The man with glasses looked at him again, "The corn husks we sifted were not clean enough, so I mixed it with the Fuqiang flour you gave me to get this texture. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so soft and tender."

Chen Huaiyang nodded. There was plenty of flour in the space. It was quite frustrating that he couldn't take it out even though there was something there.

We have to think of something. The New Year is coming soon and we have to eat something good.

After eating, I went back to my room and lay down. I had a tough battle in the afternoon. I hoped I wouldn’t cause him any trouble!
As the saying goes, whatever you fear comes to you.

Just when I was praying that no one would cause trouble, the troublemaker appeared after I arrived at the dam.

Liu Jun was still an eyesore, and he was swelled up like a swollen dolphin. "Chen Huaiyang, we are all comrades in the educated youth camp. Why do you despise me and have sex with everyone else but leave me alone?"

"Everyone is watching here, and you just have a problem with me."

When Chen Huaiyang heard the shouting voice, he pinched his brows. If it was a screaming chicken, he would have pinched it to death with just a raised hand.

He raised his hand and grabbed him by the collar. Since being kind couldn't solve the problem, he would use force!

"The team leader asked all the male educated youth to stay, so why did you disappear? Don't blame others for all your own problems."

"You have no face to be here, yet you want to pick on other people. You think you are the ancestor, and everyone has to worship you."

"Do I have to rush to beg you? Who do you think you are? There are many capable team members. Do you really think that the work cannot be completed without you?"

"If you want to work, stay here and behave yourself. If you don't want to work, get out of here. I really encourage you to be more aggressive. You always come to me and yell at me. You think your life is too comfortable."

"Next time if you dare to come and bully me, I'll give you two punches first, so you don't always want to cause trouble."

Chen Huaiyang gritted his teeth and glared at him as if he wanted to kill someone. Liu Jun immediately wilted and dared not to shout anymore. He wished he could just shut his mouth tightly.

His arms were strong and he could be knocked flying with one punch. As long as he could stay and work, he wouldn't dare to make trouble again.

Chen Huaiyang gathered everyone together and looked at them with a stern face.

"The purpose of building a dam is to prevent floods. I believe you know the interests involved better than I do. I don't want to say any more nonsense. You will get the work points if you do a good job."

"If you don't do your job well and get deducted points, don't complain and blame others."

"I'm a lazy person. It doesn't matter to me whether I earn work points or not. If you don't care, you can be as lazy as you want. At most, your work points will be deducted."

"If anyone is unhappy, just keep it to yourself. At most, we won't make any money."

"I'm not from here. It's normal for you to have complaints and want to make trouble. I'm not afraid to tell you that if the captain hadn't asked me to do so, I wouldn't have come here."

"My family may not be well-off, but we have enough to eat. I am not afraid of starving to death. Work points are just icing on the cake for me."

"But you have to consider whether having fewer work points will affect your survival."

"Uncle Zhong is here too. He can tell at a glance whether you have done your job well or not. It's up to me, Uncle Zhong, to decide how many work points you will get."

After saying that, he looked at Uncle Zhong, restrained his breath, and said casually, "Uncle Zhong, if you take the trouble to help me keep an eye on it, I will bring you two bottles of good wine so that you can satisfy your craving."

After listening to this, Uncle Zhong's eyes lit up, he cleared his throat, and said to everyone, "You guys should work more steadily and don't affect Comrade Xiao Chen's work."

"Whoever is procrastinating, don't come tomorrow."

With Uncle Zhong urging everyone to do so, no one dared to make a fuss. After all, no one had the courage like Chen Huaiyang to bribe people in front of everyone.

Two bottles of wine cost at least one dollar. Who would be willing to spend that money?
It is impossible to learn Chen Huaiyang's way of doing things.

Chen Huaiyang watched with great satisfaction, took out cigarettes and distributed them to the team members one by one, "I usually trouble the captain a lot, and since he called me, I can't refuse."

"I want to get things done, and you want to earn work points, so let's cooperate with each other."

"You are all experienced people, and I, who know nothing, won't order you around. We all need to work together!"

After Chen Huaiyang said all his nice words, everyone felt relieved. Men are not that cunning anyway, so over a cigarette and a few words of small talk, everything can be discussed.

Chen Huaiyang's move was to give a slap in the face and then give a sweet date. If you want to get things done well, you have to work hard on the relationships.

The team members worked honestly for him and he was happy to give them some rewards.

When they were sent to Liu Jun, they thought they had more people and were stronger, but in the end they were taken over without any mercy.

Chen Huaiyang was too lazy to pay attention to him and treated everyone equally.

He knew nothing about dam work, but the enthusiasm of the team members was mobilized and they did their work in an efficient manner without any need for him to urge them.

At that time, the dam was not built with cement, but was built with sandbags. The rotten sandbags were replaced with new ones.

It's a long line, and it takes some time to pile up all the new ones.

Chen Huaiyang just lent a hand and gave some encouragement, but in the end he didn't have to worry about anything and his presence was dispensable.

Go home from work on time.

When I returned to the educated youth point, I could already smell the fragrance.

Chen Huaiyang thought of the eggs given to him by the captain's wife. It would be delicious if he cut a handful of leeks and fried them with eggs. Thinking of this, he turned around and went out again.

There were no leeks planted in the vegetable garden, so I had to patrol it. As a result, I didn't see any leeks, but I did see chopped green onions.

Something is better than nothing, and it tastes delicious when fried with chopped green onions.

As a team member, he didn't dare to pick green onions randomly, so he went to find the captain's wife, and easily brought back a handful of chopped green onions, washed them, chopped them, mixed them with eggs, added some salt and soy sauce, and stir-fried them until fragrant. It was so delicious.

Yang Xiaolin had just served the carrot and tofu soup to the table when she saw people struggling with it. She asked in amazement, "Where did you get the eggs?"

"I heard that the captain asked you to be the foreman. Will you be the foreman in the future? Are the team members willing to listen to you?"

"Can you handle the dam construction?"

Chen Huaiyang looked up and said, "The mountain man has his own clever plan. You just need to eat and don't worry about these things."

"As for whether I can get things done, don't worry about it. Believe in your man's ability. Nothing I want to do will go wrong."

When Yang Xiaolin heard him claim to be her man, she raised her hand and pinched his waist, "Can you please stop talking so much?"

Chen Huaiyang dodged for a moment, "Don't worry, if you have any needs, I will satisfy you after dinner."

Yang Xiaolin was so upset that she didn't know how to communicate with him. "Who told you this? I shouldn't have cared about you. Your kindness was taken for granted."

Chen Huaiyang glanced at the door, then leaned over and pecked her on the mouth, "Please pay more attention to me. I just need your care. It can give me motivation."

"I fried the eggs first, but they got mushy after a while. What a pity."

There is also steamed cake for lunch, which can be eaten with a bowl of tofu and radish soup and a bite of fragrant scrambled eggs. It is so delicious that it will make you fly.

The man with glasses ate the fastest. He was very serious. He only had meat three times in four months, and all of them were contributed by Chen Huaiyang.

Just this bowl of scrambled eggs almost made his eyes pop out. The delicious smell spread, and the grown man almost covered his face and cried.

"Brother Yang, you are my brother from now on. Just ask me if I can do anything for you. I will never refuse you."

Chen Huaiyang rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him. "If you really want to repay me, just be more diligent!"

"Is it okay to boil some water and take a bath at night?"

The man with glasses agreed without hesitation, "Isn't it just boiling water? No problem, it will definitely be boiling hot and you will feel comfortable."

"Do you need a bath? If you need a bath, I'll give it to you again."

Chen Huaiyang: “…”

"That's not necessary. I'm afraid your hands will rub my skin."

The man with glasses looked at his own hands, then at Chen Huaiyang's hands, and said nothing. They came together. The other person's hands were broad and strong, with distinct joints, and neatly trimmed nails.

Then look at yourself again, after all the trouble you have, there are mud stains between your nails and your fingers are cracked. There is no harm without comparison. After comparing, the difference is like heaven and earth.

Chen Huaiyang's face was full of indescribable expression, "If you had worn gloves, you wouldn't have been in such a mess."

When the man with glasses heard this, he thought, forget it!
How can a grown man be so pretentious? Wearing gloves while working is inconvenient and affects the speed.

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, the man with glasses really boiled some water for him.

Chen Huaiyang went out with a flashlight and asked a skilled craftsman in the brigade for a wooden basin.

I asked someone to help make it a few days ago, and exchanged it for 2 kilograms of fine grain.

The thing Chen Huaiyang had the most was food. He could take it quietly and no one would know. At most, others would think that his family gave him a lot of food coupons.

He went back with the huge wooden basin, and scrubbed his body in it, not afraid of being stepped on, as everything was wet.

After the man with glasses finished boiling the water, he rubbed himself casually and went back to sleep. He was so tired from the heavy labor that he had no time to think about anything refined.

Chen Huaiyang took a fragrant bath, feeling refreshed all over. After pouring out the dirty water, he went into Yang Xiaolin's room and said, "I changed a wooden basin. Do you want me to fill it with water for you to take a bath?"

Yang Xiaolin's eyes suddenly brightened. The simple and leaky bath room built outside always felt like it would be blown over when the wind blew, so every bath session was done quickly.

I haven't had a comfortable bath for a long time.

"Is there any water?"

Chen Huaiyang nodded, "Is there still water? Go and bring the basin over, I'll fill it with water for you."

Yang Xiaolin did not hesitate at all. The room was warm and she was not afraid of being seen by others if she closed the door. This time she could take a good shower.

Yang Xiaolin looked at the person who didn't want to move and said, "You go back first. I'm going to lock the door."

Chen Huaiyang looked at her and said, "When you're done washing, do you want me to pour out the water for you?"

Yang Xiaolin hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Chen Huaiyang left with satisfaction.

He returned to the room, feeling restless and eager to prick up his ears to listen for any noise, like a fool, without any composure at all.

Estimating the time, I hurried out the door.

After the night fell, those who needed to sleep went to sleep, and the entire youth camp was peaceful and quiet.

When I walked over, I pushed the door lightly and it opened.

There was a dim light on inside and the water had been poured out. Yang Xiaolin was washing her hair at the same time and the water was dirty, so she didn't feel comfortable asking him to help pour it out.

After finishing this, I'm stirring my hair.

The hair was black and shiny, and it had a fragrance after being dried. Chen Huaiyang could smell a faint scent of soapberry as soon as he got close to it.

He wiped her with a towel and said, "Didn't you say I was here to pour water?"

Yang Xiaolin whispered, "I just poured it out."

Chen Huaiyang wiped his hair half dry, then held her in his arms. Yang Xiaolin leaned against him obediently, feeling his breath slowly approaching, and gently pulled his clothes without dodging at all.

Chen Huaiyang curled his lips and smiled, then lowered his head to pick the fragrance without hesitation.

That night, Chen Huaiyang stayed for an hour before he was willing to leave.

Yang Xiaolin's hair was dry, and she lay softly on the kang, looking delicate and charming, with the rosy complexion on her face lingering for a long time.

The buttons of the clothes were unbuttoned, and a faint trace of the vest inside could be seen.

Yang Xiaolin pulled the quilt to cover her head. Although she didn't want to think about it, her mind was full of this scene.

Chen Huaiyang is really good at it!
I said I would protect her innocence, but I still did what I had to do.

Even if others knew nothing, she knew it clearly in her heart that this man would stay in her heart forever.

It will definitely not be an easy task for her to forget this person in the future.

But I can't bear to scold someone and send him away.

She had been conquered by him little by little, and had gradually entered her life. Even when he looked at her with a stern face, she felt suffocated in her heart, as if she had lost her soul.

(End of this chapter)