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

Chapter 84: Making trouble, are you dissatisfied with the food supply?
Chen Huaiyang urged, "Don't waste time, whose turn is it? Hurry up."

"I'm not familiar with names yet, I'll need your help to find a name later!"

Fortunately, everyone was thinking about the issue of public grain, and this matter was soon forgotten.

I thought everything was fine, but then we started arguing.

Chen Huaiyang didn't intend to care about the chaos and confusion, but the noise was getting louder and louder, and there were faint signs of a fight.

The people around urged Chen Huaiyang to go and take a look.

They had no choice but to let Tian Dong help watch over the matter. He was really an over-indulgent person and had to take care of so many trivial matters. But they couldn't just ignore him. The team leader taught him the work, but he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

When I looked over, I saw that it was Mei Niang and Widow Liang and their group.

This is a typical case of enemies becoming extremely jealous of each other when they meet.

Widow Liang brought Liu Jun out in broad daylight to collect food. When Mei Niang saw them, she remembered the frustrating thing. How could she, who had never been bullied by others, bear it?
"Widow Liang, are you blind? You chose such a heartless person. Everyone knows the role of building a dam in our brigade, but he dares to tamper with it."

"Being punished to do two months of labor is something that only people like you would do. You hold it in your hands with eager eyes. If it were anyone else, they would all avoid it."

"It's only because the two elders in the family are old, otherwise they would have chased you away long ago if they saw you being so unruly."

Widow Liang looked at everyone's gazes and gritted her teeth, "What the hell is it to you? I know your black girl wants to marry an educated youth, but she can't, so she's being jealous here!"

"My Liu Jun is a city dweller. He will definitely be able to go back in the future. I have become a city dweller in an instant. There is no point in you being envious."

"Hurry up and find a date for your black girl! Forget about the educated youth. There is no chance for you."

"Also, don't use my parents as a raft. If I hadn't been supporting them, they would have starved to death long ago."

"Stop talking too much outside, or someone might rip your tongue out one day."

Mei Niang was so angry that she wanted to put the food aside and fight with the others, but she remembered that Liu Jun was beside her and she was no match for him alone.

"You think you are safe, but he would have dumped you if he had the chance to return to the city. You have the ability to have another child to tie him down. But whether he is willing to let you have the child is another matter. Who knows if it is his?"

Widow Liang was stunned when she heard her harsh words. Although the words were true, if there was no child to tie him up, he would definitely kick her out if he had the chance to go back to the city.

Although Mei Niang is annoying, what she said still makes sense.

"Thank you for your reminder! I will put it into practice as soon as possible!"

Mei Niang was so angry, why did she give anyone a move?

Just as he was about to rush up and fight, Chen Huaiyang appeared.

"Are you bored? Why are you making such a fuss when you have time to transport the food back?"

"If you don't want it, I'll carry it back for you. There are plenty of people who want it."

Mei Niang shrank her neck when she met Chen Huaiyang's cold eyes. The experience of being taught a lesson by him seemed to be right in front of her eyes. How could she dare to yell at him, for fear of being angry again!
"Chen Zhiqing, I'm backing you up, why don't you know what's good for you? He's causing you trouble! And you let him go so easily."

Chen Huaiyang was speechless. The brigade had already imposed the punishment, so how could it be considered as letting it go lightly?
Does it mean that we have to hold on to personal grudges?
"Mrs. Mei, the captain is in charge of this matter. Together with the officers, the decision will definitely be the most fair and just."

"If he did something wrong, he must be punished. The severity of the punishment is not for us to discuss."

The task of distributing food came to an end.

Although it is not a heavy labor job, it is quite tiring. I talk until my mouth is dry and I feel exhausted.

After everyone left, Chen Huaiyang and Tian Dong went to collect the food. They couldn't do this alone, so it was good to have Tian Dong by their side to lend a hand.

It was almost evening when the food was transported back to the educated youth site.

Chen Huaiyang went into the kitchen and ate a bite casually. When he came out, he called Tian Dong, "Don't look at it anymore. There's no rush. Let's go see if there's any prey in the iron cage we installed yesterday."

Tian Dong reluctantly put down the book in his hand, looked at his urging look, and followed him out.

"You really have a lot of energy, aren't you afraid to waste it? You've been busy for almost a whole day, and you still have energy!"

He thought he would have to go and see it tomorrow.

Chen Huaiyang rolled his eyes. "I spent a lot of effort to make that iron cage. If someone steals it, I will be heartbroken!"

"Hurry up, don't waste time, you can do more tiring work normally!"

"You've read this book so many times that you've memorized all the content. There's no need to keep reading it. I'll find you a set of systematic study materials one day. The little knowledge you've learned is still too superficial."

Tian Dong looked at him with an indescribable look in his eyes, "You are not going to fool me here, are you?" It has been a while and there is no trace of the study materials.

Even though these books are almost torn apart by him, they are still very precious to him! It took him a lot of effort to collect them. Every day when he reads a book, he washes his hands thoroughly before he is willing to hold the one in his hands.

Chen Huaiyang sighed, "Can this be rushed? It takes time for me to write letters to my family, and I also have to find study materials. Can it be done in a short time?" "Just be down-to-earth and put your mind at ease. If there is a chance to take the exam, someone like you who goes all out will definitely not be delayed."

As he said that, he walked up to him, bumped into him, pushed his arm, and said with a teasing smile, "Are there any signs between you and Comrade Liu Li?"

Tian Dong: “…” His eyes are quite sharp, and he usually doesn’t show it, so how did he see through it?

"How did you see that we had something in store?"

Chen Huaiyang snorted, "I'm not blind, you're not a nosy person, only Liu Li can make you care, if there's nothing between you two, how could you care about her?"

Tian Dong nodded and praised, "You are quite observant. I came here with her. We plan to slaughter pigs in the brigade in a while. We will buy some meat, set up two tables for banquets, and get the job done."

"I haven't told you about this, mainly because I haven't made arrangements yet. I plan to tell you when the time comes."

Chen Huaiyang understood. It had been so long since he came here and life was boring. Who knew when he could go back?
There would be obstacles in marrying a girl from the brigade, as one would worry about not having a quota when returning. However, since both of them are educated youth, there would be fewer concerns. If the two of them like each other, living together would be a good choice.

Chen Huaiyang asked the question in his mind, "You two are living together, are you going to move out?"

Tian Dong shook his head. "I guess if I don't move out, I'll just occupy one room. I can buy a pot myself later."

This matter was explained to Chen Huaiyang. He has the ability to make people believe in him. If it were someone else, Tian Dong would never say this.

Chen Huaiyang: "Let me know if you can help me." He quite admired Tian Dong's way of doing things. The two were very similar in some aspects.

Don't mind other people's business and do your own work well.

Why should we care so much about everything in our life?

It is enough to live your own life wisely. If you interfere in other people's lives, you might end up being resented against because of what you wish!

Before I knew it, I had reached the end of the field.

I quickly found the place where the iron cage was installed yesterday, pulled away the covering, and saw a huge rat inside, and the steamed bun had been eaten up completely.

Chen Huaiyang picked up the cage with a smile, "This thing must be more than a pound, right? It's quite plump, I can have a nice meal tonight."

"Let's go and look at the other two places."

Three iron cages were installed and two mice were caught. "Let's go back first. We can't install more without food."

"Look at this method I came up with. It allows us to have meat to eat without facing any danger."

"Let's do this quietly. Don't let anyone know how to eat meat. There are a lot of rats in this area. We can catch them every other day. Then we can have some hope for the days when we can eat meat."

Tian Dong didn't expect that he could actually install it, and it felt heavy in his hand. "You made this iron cage very effectively."

Chen Huaiyang raised his chin proudly, "If this doesn't work, why would I bother with it? I'm counting on him to eat two more meals of meat!"

After returning home, I processed the mouse, put some dry firewood on it, burned all the fur off, and finally gutted it and cut it into small pieces.

Chen Huaiyang was only responsible for bringing back the prey and left the cooking work to his own devices.

Regardless of whether there are conflicts between the new and old educated youth, being able to eat meat is the most united thing.

The grain that was brought back was in shells. We would remove the shells after returning, and we would definitely have a full meal in the evening.

Chen Huaiyang told Yang Xiaolin to stew the rice. The man with glasses followed suit and said that the fragrant fried rat meat must be served with a bowl of rice!
You can’t let others eat while you have to watch them. That would be so miserable!

The fried rat is stewed with potatoes and dried garlic shoots. There is more vegetable than meat in the pot. It is full of meat flavor and is definitely the best dish to eat with rice.

When the food was served, Chen Huaiyang and the other two new educated youths ate rice, while the older educated youths had steamed corn bread with sauerkraut and radish soup.

The side dishes are wrapped in meat flavor. When you take a bite, the meat flavor is so delicious that it makes you squint your eyes.

"If I could eat meat twice a month, I would be comfortable."

Everyone has hopes, what if they come true?
He gnawed the bones till they were completely clean, not wanting to waste even a bit of it. He chewed them again and again, almost wishing he could chew his fingers off.

You take a piece, I take a piece, even the female comrades are no longer reserved. Who would give up the chance to eat meat? Your stomach is very dull, so you will definitely eat to your heart's content.

In the end, he even scraped away all the soup. He even felt uncomfortable wasting time talking, so how could he bother chatting?
Chen Huaiyang looked at the empty basin and didn't find it strange. Who would think it was an exaggeration? Wouldn't it be like starving for half a month to know what it feels like to crave meat?

I want to stuff anything edible into my mouth!

He was lucky enough to have a snack every now and then, but the old educated youth had to endure the hardship. If they could have a taste of meat, they would wolf it down. Who had time to talk?
"You wash the basin."

Anyway, he brought back the meat with such confidence. If anyone doesn't want to work, just don't eat it next time.

Since you have to work to eat, it is impossible to get something for nothing.

(End of this chapter)