A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Xiao Sanfeng and his classmates worked together; wherever there are people, there is conflict. Especially where there are women, there are even more disputes.

Poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people. As a poor mountain village, Lijia Village naturally had its share of village bullies, lazybones, and hooligans.

Li Ergou, whose parents have passed away, is the most notorious lazybones in the village. He has a pointed face and is usually lazy and gluttonous. He is 35 years old this year and still hasn't gotten married.

As the saying goes: "Ugly but clever, with wild ideas." This saying is absolutely tailor-made for Li Ergou.

He Yushui started school late, but she's still quite old! She's 15 years old this year, which is considered a young woman.

The saying goes, "When you reach 15, you're on your way to 16, hoping for 17, and then 18." Fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls are at the peak of their growth and development.

Although He Yushui was thin and had very little flesh on her body, she was naturally blessed with long legs, which made her look like a young woman.

Li Ergou fell in love at first sight with this young girl from the city. He decided that he would marry no one but her.

"No sooner said than done," Li Ergou began to take action.

He Yushui was picking sweet potatoes when Li Ergou walked over, grinning with his big yellow teeth, and said, "Hey classmate, is this your first time working in the countryside? Let me teach you how to do it."

He Yu, who was almost knocked unconscious by Li Ergou's bad breath, felt extremely disgusted.

Having grown up without any support, He Yushui was mature beyond her years. She knew she had encountered a lecherous old man and was in trouble.

He Yushui was also a little scared, but she didn't panic. She said, "Comrade, I've participated in labor classes before, so I won't trouble you to teach me."

Li Ergou, who was rejected, was oblivious to his own shortcomings. When He Yushui answered, his mind began to wander.

The girl spoke to him; she must like him too. It seems that if he puts in a little more effort, he'll be able to marry a city girl.

Li Ergou said, "That's great, classmate, you participated in labor classes before. What's your name?"

He Yushui wasn't foolish enough to reveal her name, so she quickly said, "Comrade, we're not acquainted. Please don't keep me from picking sweet potatoes."

"Practice makes perfect. Now we're united as workers and peasants, how can you say it's delaying your work!"

Seeing that the old man continued to pester her, He Yushui had no choice but to turn around and leave.

When Li Ergou saw He Yushui about to leave, he quickly stopped her.

He Yushui had no choice but to stop and said, "Comrade, if you keep doing this, I'll call for help."

Li Ergou was a lazy bum, completely unfazed. Seeing He Yushui about to call for help, he started threatening, "I'm all alone, I'm not afraid of going to jail. Go ahead and call if you're not afraid of ruining your reputation!"

Damn it, Li Ergou is really at a loss with He Yushui now. If he doesn't shout, he'll be harassed by this scoundrel.

Should we call for help? What if that bastard shamelessly frames her back? Even if she isn't framed, with so many people and classmates around, gossip can be terrifying, and who knows what kind of rumors will spread!

Once her reputation is ruined, will He Yushui still want to live?

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Xiao Sanfeng, who was moving sweet potatoes, also noticed He Yushui's situation and began to check on her.

Although he doesn't usually interact with He Yushui, Xiao Sanfeng doesn't have a saintly heart.

But now that they're participating in labor class, all the students are working as a unit. Furthermore, Xiao Sanfeng's homeroom teacher, Chen Lin, is the team leader; if anything happens to a student, he will also be punished.

For both reason and emotion, Xiao Sanfeng had to intervene in today's matter. Moreover, he had to handle it well and not damage He Yushui's reputation.

Xiao Sanfeng's mind raced, and he came up with a way to deal with this rascal. He put down the sack he was carrying and walked over.

"Comrade, what's your name?" Xiao Sanfeng stopped Li Ergou and asked.

Li Ergou said impatiently, "My name is Li Ergou, what's wrong?"

"Comrade Li Ergou, could you tell me how to move this sweet potato faster?"

"Go away, don't delay your brother's important business."

"Comrade Li Ergou, that's not right! I was humbly asking for advice on how to move sweet potatoes, why are you acting like this?"

Li Ergou was annoyed that Xiao Sanfeng had interrupted his important business. He decided to teach this guy who ruined his plans a lesson.

However, Li Ergou had just witnessed Xiao Sanfeng dealing with He Yongqiang, so he didn't have the courage to take action directly.

As the saying goes, lazy donkeys and lazy horses produce a lot of excrement and urine, and lazy people and lazy minds are full of cunning.

Li Ergou quickly came up with what he thought was the best way to prank someone. He said, "Moving sweet potatoes is very simple. As long as you use skill, you can move a lot of sweet potatoes at once."

Then Li Ergou started spouting nonsense about his sweet potato-moving techniques.

Xiao Sanfeng said, "Comrade Li Ergou, your idea is so good, you'll definitely be able to move a lot of sweet potatoes!"

"That's right, I can carry two large sacks in one trip."

"In that case, I believe you can carry more than I can. Does that mean you can carry just as much as I can? Why don't we go and carry some sweet potatoes now?"

Li Ergou thought to himself, "How many sweet potatoes can a little brat carry? If he dares to offend you, I'll make sure you're either exhausted to death or develop tuberculosis."

"Okay, let's go move the sweet potatoes now. I'll move as many as you want, and you can move as many as I want," Li Ergou said with a smile.

Xiao Sanfeng thought to himself, "Finally, they've taken the bait. They're trying to outmuscle me, a man with the strength of a thousand pounds. Let's see how I'll crush them."

Both of them, harboring ulterior motives and plotting against each other, agreed to the contest. They even invited the production team leader, militia members, classmates, and commune members to be witnesses.

Now that there's a competition, everyone's come over to watch the excitement.

The competition begins.

Xiao Sanfeng hoisted a sack of sweet potatoes onto his shoulder, and Li Ergou also hoisted a sack of sweet potatoes onto his shoulder. Each of them was carrying a sack of sweet potatoes weighing over a hundred pounds.

Li Ergou thought Xiao Sanfeng was just a kid who couldn't carry over 100 pounds of sweet potatoes for long. He said, "If you're carrying something heavy, you have to run fast to avoid getting tired for too long."

After saying that, Li Ergou quickly walked out.

Xiao Sanfeng's opportunity had arrived. He used his divine sense to retrieve a stone from the roadside into his spatial dimension, and then quickly placed it at Li Ergou's feet. All the actions were completed in the blink of an eye.

Li Ergou tripped over a stone, and as he lunged at his food like a hungry dog, he fell to the ground, the more than 100-pound sweet potato on his shoulder hitting his waist heavily.

"Ouch, my back hurts so much."

"Help! Someone help me!"

Li Ergou started yelling and screaming.

Everyone was taken aback by this sudden turn of events and rushed forward to help Li Ergou take the sack of sweet potatoes off his back.

Two commune members went to help Li Ergou up, but as soon as they moved him, he cried out, "Ouch, my back! My back feels like it's broken!"

A militiaman stepped forward and said, "Everyone, don't touch Li Ergou, go and call the brigade's medic."

It's the busy farming season now, and health workers also have to patrol the fields to prevent anyone from getting injured or sick.

The medic arrived quickly, examined Li Ergou, and said, "His lumbar spine is broken; he needs to be taken to a large hospital for treatment."

Upon hearing the news, the brigade leader, Li Buqing, said, "Where would Li Ergou's family get the money to go to a big hospital for treatment? Besides, the brigade doesn't have any money either."

The medic asked, "How should Li Ergou's injuries be treated?"

Li Buqing shook his head and said, "What else can we do? Two people carry Li Ergou back to his house so he can recover slowly! The rest of you can continue working."

Unlike later generations where there was the concept of joint liability, everyone saw that Li Ergou had fallen on his own. Therefore, no one asked Xiao Sanfeng to cover the medical expenses or anything like that.

And so, Li Ergou went back to bed and was no longer able to cause trouble for others.