A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Today was Xiao Sanfeng's first day of work. After washing up, he headed towards the shed. Taking advantage of the quiet time on the way, he took out two meat buns from his spatial storage and ate them as he walked.

When we arrived at the shed, almost all the students had arrived.

After a while, Captain Li Buqing arrived with several people. They began to arrange today's "study".

"Class, today's lesson is about digging sweet potatoes. Because we don't have enough farm tools, you won't need to dig them up. You'll be responsible for picking them up and transporting them."

"When picking sweet potatoes, be sure to wipe the mud off them. Also, pick all the sweet potatoes in the field; don't leave them buried in the soil."

"When transporting sweet potatoes, use bamboo baskets or burlap sacks to carry them to the cellar. Remember to handle them gently, otherwise they will not keep well if they are crushed."

"Each production team leader will take you to the fields. Follow the team leader's instructions in all actions. Now, let's go!"

It was the first time for the students in both seventh grade classes to participate in a labor class, and they were all very excited.

The eighth-grade students had participated in labor classes, and they knew how tough the days ahead would be, so they all looked worried.

Everyone followed the production team leader to the field, ready to start working.

Although Xiao Sanfeng had never done farm work in his life, he had never eaten pork but had seen pigs run. He knew that picking sweet potatoes in the field seemed easy, but freshly dug sweet potatoes would ooze juice.

The sweet potato pulp is really hard to wash off your hands, and it can even cause your palms to crack. Then you'll end up with a black layer on your nails, which is both unsightly and uncomfortable.

Xiao Sanfeng wouldn't do something so foolish; he'd rather go and move the sweet potatoes.

Now that they've only just started digging sweet potatoes, Xiao Sanfeng is already dawdling by the field with a burlap sack in his hand.

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The character He Yongqiang in the TV series is inherently selfish and self-serving. Moreover, he is stubborn, sharp-tongued, and speaks with a barbed tongue.

At this moment, He Yongqiang, who was working in the field, suddenly said: "Some people, they say they're here to participate in labor and learning classes, but they're just all talk and no action. They do nothing and just loaf around."

Many students didn't know how to do the work and stood blankly by the ground. Xiao Sanfeng ignored He Yongqiang.

But the more you ignore them, the more some people will pounce on you like mad dogs. He Yongqiang is one of those people now.

He Yongqiang continued, "Hey you, the one with the satchel, I'm talking to you! You're wearing all cotton clothes, not a single patch. You're obviously a capitalist's brat, and you're not even working properly now."

"Aren't you infuriating?"

Holy crap, I didn't do anything to him this early in the morning, and this bastard still picked a fight. Does he really think Xiao Sanfeng is easy to bully?

Xiao Sanfeng flashed past, grabbed the sack in his hand, and dumped it over He Yongqiang's head. Then he unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks.

He Yongqiang never expected that a mere student would dare to attack him, and be so skilled at it. Now that he was covered in a sack, he was even less able to fight back.

"Ouch, that hurts so much!"

"Waaaaah, stop hitting me!"

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

"Someone's been killed! Help!"

The commotion caused by Xiao Sanfeng and his group quickly attracted the attention of other members and classmates.

He Yongqiang is the only family with the surname He in the village. He got divorced and gave up his small tavern in the city for Xu Huizhi. His father and brother didn't like him to begin with.

The villagers were also quite xenophobic, and the entire He family was ostracized and bullied. He Yongqiang also had a foul mouth, which made everyone dislike him even more.

If it weren't for Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu secretly helping them over the years out of consideration for the children, He Yongqiang's family would have starved to death long ago.

On the contrary, he has no self-awareness at all, and acts all high and mighty like he's something special every day.

The commune members knew that the person being beaten was He Yongqiang, but instead of trying to stop the fight, they started clapping and cheering even more.

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It's harvest time for sweet potatoes now, and to prevent any commune members from stealing sweet potatoes, the brigade has sent militia teams to patrol the fields.

With over a hundred students present, the militia team increased their patrols to prevent any incidents.

The commotion also brought the militia over. Although the militia also disliked He Yongqiang, they had to deal with the fight.

Now is the time for a rush to harvest and plant, and if someone is injured, it means one less person to do the work!

The militiamen came over and shouted, "Stop it, all of you! Why are you hitting people?"

Chen Lin rushed over and asked, "Xiao Sanfeng, why did you start hitting someone?"

Xiao Sanfeng stopped; he had just vented his anger by beating He Yongqiang. After all, it happened in a public place, in full view of everyone.

Now it's time to use words to clear his name. Xiao Sanfeng said, "Teacher Chen, and comrades from the militia. I started it, but this person deserved to be beaten."

When the militiamen heard Xiao Sanfeng admit to starting the fight and speak so arrogantly, they became furious.

One of the militiamen said, "Oh ho, you hit us first and you're still so self-righteous. We'll drag you to solitary confinement and put you there."

Xiao Sanfeng scoffed and said, "Put me in solitary confinement? Your militia doesn't even ask why before taking sides?"

"You're quite the talker, aren't you! If you can't explain yourself clearly today, we'll put you in solitary confinement until the end of your studies."

Chen Lin quickly said, "Xiao Sanfeng, if you have any grievances, just say them. We're here to participate in labor and learning, not to be bullied. As long as you didn't cause trouble, I'll take the blame to help you get revenge."

Xiao Sanfeng nodded and said, "Comrade militiaman, I was just getting ready to work in the field when this guy started talking to me and trying to provoke me, but I ignored him."

"But to my surprise, this guy went even further, calling me a capitalist's brat by name."

"I'm a student, and my father is a martyr, yet he insults me like this. How many lives does this guy have to dare to be so arrogant and insult a martyr's family member?"

He Yongqiang had lived in Beijing for many years and had witnessed the punishments that were meted out to those who insulted the families of martyrs in the early days of the new nation.

He never expected that just because he didn't like the kid and casually made a few sarcastic remarks, the other party turned out to be a martyr's family member.

Now the cat is eating glutinous rice cakes and can't get its paws off.

He Yongqiang quickly begged for forgiveness, "I'm so sorry! I didn't know you were a martyr's family member. I was wrong, I shouldn't have said those things. I apologize."

Xiao Sanfeng said coldly, "You don't know you're wrong, you're just afraid."

"Young man, I truly didn't know you were a family member of a martyr. Ignorance is no excuse. Please forgive me this time!"

Xiao Sanfeng continued, "I'll assume you're ignorant and won't be held accountable, and I can let this matter go. But even though we're here to learn, we've also done a lot of work!"

"Most of us students are children of workers, bringing our own food to help you with the work for free. And you still talk back to us, belittling me. Is this how you treat those who help you?"

"I think you are undermining the unity between workers and peasants and disrupting collective production."

The onlookers were stunned! Damn it, were they trying to hasten He Yongqiang's demise?

Undermining the unity between workers and peasants, and disrupting collective production—these two charges are enough to send He Yongqiang straight to the execution ground.

He Yongqiang was also terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. He immediately knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Classmate, I was wrong. Please, please let me go!"

"I have three children at home, the oldest is almost four years old, and the youngest is only a month old. If I get arrested, my children will starve to death."

"Please, for the sake of my three children, spare me this time!"

"Please, classmate. I'm begging you. I'll kowtow to you and do anything for you, as long as you don't pursue this matter."

Xiao Sanfeng said, "Scared? Begging for mercy? I thought you were so tough! But I still like your arrogant attitude just now."

He Yongqiang kowtowed repeatedly, begging for forgiveness, "I'm sorry! I was wrong, I'll never speak rudely to you again."

Xiao Sanfeng had no pity for He Yongqiang, that beast. He turned to the militiamen and said, "Militiamen comrades, you know what happened, right? How you deal with this man is your business. I can leave now!"

The militiamen, like the villagers, disliked He Yongqiang. Now that they had arrested him and sent him to the commune, they could earn merit and praise.

If they made meritorious contributions and received praise, they would have the opportunity to work in the commune's security team, and they couldn't wait to have more of these opportunities.

A militiaman shouted to the onlookers, "Alright, everyone disperse, get back to work."

After the militiamen finished speaking, they all helped He Yongqiang away.