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

Chapter 75 Aroused public anger and tied up the man!

Team members came over one after another, looking at the tense scene, and asked, "Xiao Chen, what do you want us to do? We want to finish the work as soon as possible in the morning!"

The weather is getting colder and colder. Who wouldn't want to rush to work and go back home to hide? But who wants to waste time here?

Chen Huaiyang waved his hand and motioned for them to look at it. "Look at the sandbags. They are Comrade Liu Jun's masterpiece. Everyone, please work hard and redo this section!"

When the team members saw that the sandbags were filled with various thin fillings, their faces turned grim.
"Liu Jun, you are sick! Our area is prone to flooding. Do you know that your behavior will bring hidden dangers to the team?"

"If you want to die, don't drag the whole team down with you. It's really annoying to work with someone as dirty-minded as you."

"The weather is getting colder and colder. If you want to freeze, just let yourself enjoy the cold wind. Why drag everyone along?"

The water that could have been stored will, because of his behavior, become unstoppable and a breach will appear. Once the water roars out from the breach, the flood will be difficult to control.

Floods not only need to be intercepted but also discharged. These are all calculated and responded to in the most suitable direction.

This breakthrough of hidden dangers can easily turn a carefully arranged design into a mess.

The team members opened bags of sandbags and watched more and more of them slip through. They were initially unhappy and then angry, so they took out hemp ropes and tied up the people.

"Everyone, don't let this troublemaker go. What kind of shit has he done? His mind is so vicious. Deduct all his work points. He must be severely punished."

"That's right. We were supposed to finish the work in one morning, but because of him, we have to extend the working time. We can't let him go easily without an explanation."

"He has a dirty mind. We should lock him up for two days before punishing him. We can't let him go, lest he encourages others to do whatever they want and become lawless in the future."

"That's right. We must make him suffer as much as possible, otherwise it will be a waste of our efforts."

The anger of the team members can be seen from the curses and shouts. Liu Jun has angered everyone and everyone wants to tear him down.

Chen Huaiyang was watching coldly from the side. The other party wanted to harm him, so he should be punished. He couldn't be so kind as to let him go.

If he had not discovered it in time, once there was a real flood risk and the dam was washed away, he, as the supervisor, would be the first to bear the brunt and would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

No one was assigned to be responsible for that section during the construction, so when the time comes he will be the one to take the blame, and he won't even be able to make an excuse.

The team members will certainly blame him for his dereliction of duty, and the captain will also be disappointed in him. All the consequences show that Liu Jun has achieved his goal, and he has become an inevitable scapegoat.

Being kind to others is being cruel to yourself. Such harm must be severely punished.

"Everyone saw it, and I didn't frame him. I just found out in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"You have a problem with me, you are unhappy, and you want to teach me a lesson. I can understand all of this, but you can't joke with everyone's personal safety."

"I can't solve this matter, let the cadres solve it when the time comes! You will bear the responsibility for any consequences!"

Seeing this scene, Lao Zhong kicked him twice and said with gritted teeth, "The captain is busy delivering the work and food. Let this kid starve for two days to teach him a lesson. Let the captain decide how to punish him then."

"Don't let him go. Take him back and lock him up. All your work points will be deducted. We must not tolerate troublemakers."

Old Zhong’s prestige is still strong, and everyone has a backbone, so they all get busy.

Old Zhong watched the man being dragged away and sighed, "I'm old and useless now. Someone took advantage of me right under my nose. If you hadn't discovered it earlier, this would have been a real problem!"

Seeing his depressed look, Chen Huaiyang comforted him, "Old Zhong, don't blame yourself. He was very careful in his actions, and this place is remote. If he and I hadn't had a conflict, he wouldn't have found it."

"He hid himself so well, avoiding people the whole time. Fortunately, he didn't cause any hidden dangers, otherwise it would be troublesome!"

"You've been keeping an eye on things the whole time. Otherwise, I'd be clueless and at a loss as to what to do!"

"Take a rest first. I'll go have a couple of drinks with you tonight. I'll go and comfort the team members first. It's freezing cold out here, and I'm afraid we might anger them."

Chen Huaiyang handed out cigarettes to everyone, "I blame myself for discovering it too late. You guys have worked so hard. Everyone, hold on. Let's work together to get this one."

Chen Huaiyang is no longer lazy and works the fastest. Those who are usually reluctant to move have now become diligent.

The team members dared not complain. After smoking a cigarette, their aggrieved thoughts disappeared. "Xiao Chen, this is not your fault. It's Comrade Liu Jun who has such a dirty mind. He actually did this."

"Everyone has their own responsibility. You can't take other people's mistakes on yourself. People like him are not worth getting angry at."

"Everyone hold on, let's work together to get this done. Xiao Chen has been so sincere to us, we can't make things difficult for him."

Chen Huaiyang felt jealous after hearing this. Putting aside some troublemakers, he realized that most of the team members were good people.

"Thank you for your support, I would like to thank you all here."

Due to the delay, I couldn't finish the work in the morning and had to continue in the afternoon. If it weren't for my perseverance, I would have wanted to go on strike long ago.

When Chen Huaiyang returned to the educated youth point, everyone gathered around him worriedly. Liu Jun had been tied up and locked up earlier, and a team member had seen it. The news spread quickly, and the team didn't have much space to begin with, so naturally the news spread everywhere.

Just a few questions turned into a big contradiction after being passed back and forth, so when Chen Huaiyang came back, he faced the worried eyes of the educated youth. "Comrade Chen, I heard that Liu Jun caused you trouble. Is the impact serious? Will there be any obstacles?"

Yang Xiaolin also looked worried. "There's something wrong with the dam. Will the captain cause trouble for you?"

Chen Huaiyang looked at the concerned faces and said soothingly, "It was discovered in a hurry, so there were no unforeseen consequences. If it hadn't been discovered, I would have become a scapegoat and the consequences would have been unforeseen."

"He piled all kinds of light things on the heavy sandbags, hoping to make up for the lack of space. If there is a real flood, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"Fortunately, there is no major problem. Don't worry. I have solved the hidden danger."

"It's very cold outside. Has Young Zhiqing Yang prepared lunch?"

There was no work at this time, and during the hibernation period, Chen Huaiyang and the others had to go to work, so Yang Xiaolin took on the task of preparing three meals a day.

"I'm already prepared. I just heard you were in trouble. Otherwise, everything would be ready."

Chen Huaiyang went over to light the fire, and after the meal of buns stuffed with egg and cabbage, the meals returned to normal.

There is nothing to do during the winter, so two meals a day will be enough. If you do nothing, eating too much will be a waste, so the more you can save, the better.

It is the time to expend labor after the beginning of spring, and people need to eat better, so they try to save as much food as possible, and naturally they cut back on food.

After watching for two days, Chen Huaiyang asked, "Why do I feel like our food supply has shrunk?"

Usually the porridge comes with coarse grains, but now it’s gone.

Although sorghum porridge is not as delicious as rice porridge, it is better than nothing.

Just coarse grains with a soup, either steamed corn bread or steamed cake that hurts the throat. For a man like him, having two more meals would be unbearable.

Yang Xiaolin paused, "It's going to be winter soon, and I don't have to work, so I can eat less."

Chen Huaiyang frowned, "Who told you that you have to eat less in winter? I'll be hungry if I skip a meal, and it will be troublesome if I get into trouble because of hunger."

"Food will be distributed soon. There is no need to cut back on food. Eat what you need. If you can't even have some solid food, you can't have nothing but some liquid food!"

Yang Xiaolin looked at him and told him a fact, "We shouldn't be able to get much food. We've already paid in advance."

Chen Huaiyang: “…” I actually forgot about this.

"You have to eat. We can still afford to feed you. You can't starve yourself anymore. Winter is the time to gain weight. You can't let yourself get thinner and thinner."

Yang Xiaolin scolded him, "Stop talking and have lunch quickly." If she continued, the topic would be diverted again.

Chen Huaiyang nodded, "We should be able to finish it today, I will prepare it tomorrow."

"I'll get you some peanuts. You can peel them and fry them for me. Then we can have a drink with Lao Zhong in the evening. He helps me a lot."

"I'm going to try to find some lard and make some oil to get through the winter. Otherwise, it will be too hard to survive without even a little oil or water."

Yang Xiaolin said firmly, "Don't do any speculation. If you get caught, you won't be able to save you in a place where you are not familiar with."

Chen Huaiyang could hear the worry in her tone, and while the man with glasses wasn't around, he leaned over and kissed her again, "Don't worry, your man won't be that useless. Fortune and wealth come in danger, so just wait patiently."

The New Year is coming soon. How can we survive the winter without buying some New Year’s goods?

Yang Xiaolin couldn't persuade him and didn't bother to pay attention to him. "If you really get caught, I can rescue you."

Chen Huaiyang shook his head decisively, "That's impossible. You haven't even slept in the same bed with me yet! How can I bear to do that? I must stay with you peacefully and steadily."

I'll stay here for 2-3 years and finally manage to keep people company. How can I bear the risk? I must make a profit first.

"Don't go to bed too early at night. I haven't been with you for several days." He was so busy that he fell asleep immediately and had no romantic thoughts in his mind.

Yang Xiaolin put the things in place and completely ignored his words. She was really indulgent, thinking about these things whenever she had free time.

"By the way, Liu Li, the educated youth, asked if we should have two meals a day and eat from the same pot?"

Chen Huaiyang refused without thinking, "No, there are too many people and it's too mixed. I don't have that much food to feed them." There are only three of them, so if they order more equally, each person can have a few more bites. If there are too many people, there won't be enough to go around.

In addition, it is inconvenient to act with too many people. Originally, when two people work together, they can take advantage of the opportunity, but if there are two more people, the benefits will be gone, so we definitely cannot agree to it.

Yang Xiaolin ignored him and threw her hands away, "You can ask for it yourself, I won't help you refuse." They had been in contact a lot during this period and their relationship had become close. If someone asked her, she would have the nerve to refuse.

Chen Huaiyang didn't care at all. "Don't worry, just ask someone to ask me. I'll tell you."

He was not afraid of offending people. The female educated youth caused too much trouble and he didn't want to deal with them.

(End of this chapter)