He waved to Chen Lu and called out, "Chen, the educated youth."

When Chen Lu saw that it was him calling her, her expression instantly turned from sunny to gloomy, and she remained silent with a sullen face.

She and Lin Zhiheng both worked on this land. She thought the child was well-behaved and obedient, but too shy and lonely. Whenever she had the chance, she would talk to him, hoping to make him more lively.

But what does Lin Guanghui want with her?

Lin Guanghui pressed on, calling out again, "Chen Zhiqing, come here, I need to talk to you."

Chen Lu reluctantly walked over to the edge of the field and asked Lin Guanghui, "What do you want from me? It's work time now. If you male educated youth have any problems, just ask Wang, the educated youth, after work."

Lin Guanghui chuckled and scratched his head: "Chen Zhiqing, I want to ask you, where is your family from?"

It would be great if I were from Jinshi like him.

Even if they're not from Tianjin, it's not a big deal. At worst, it'll just be a little more troublesome for them to visit relatives in the future.

Chen Lu frowned: "Why are you asking me this? What does it matter to you where my family is from?"

"I... I want to know if we're from the same hometown. My family is from Jinshi."

"My home isn't in Jinshi, and it's far from Jinshi. Okay, you know the answer now, I'm leaving."

After Chen Lu finished speaking, she turned around and walked into the field. Lin Guanghui wanted to chat with her for a few more minutes.

"Chen, the educated youth."

Chen Lu didn't even turn her head. "Lin Zhiqing, it's time to go back to work, or you'll get scolded."

Lin Guanghui pouted: "You must be in a hurry to go back and talk to that brat. Humph, brat, I don't believe I can't beat you."

He was filled with resentment and anger.

If he had lost to someone else, he probably wouldn't have felt such a strong sense of defeat, but he lost to the little beggar he looked down on the most.

He arrived at the pigsty, and not long after, Wu Fatian told him to shovel manure for the pregnant sow. Wu Fatian had to leave temporarily because he needed to meet with the brigade cadres, and at the same time, he instructed Tong Jiaojiao to feed the pigs.

Lin Guanghui was angry and now he couldn't stand anyone, even the pregnant sow looked at him with hostility.

Because of her pregnancy, the sow's body was very heavy, and coupled with the hot weather, she especially liked to lie on the ground without moving.

Lin Guanghui had cleaned up half of the pig manure and was about to clean the other half, but the old sow was lying on the pile of manure. If she didn't get up, there would be many places that Lin Guanghui couldn't clean.

Lin Guanghui ordered the old sow: "Get up for a moment so I can shovel this pig manure."

The old sow glanced at him, then continued to lie motionless.

Seeing that the sow ignored his orders, Lin Guanghui ordered again: "Stupid pig, get up right now, I need to shovel the pig manure here."

He didn't really want to shovel it, but he was afraid that if he didn't, Wu Fatian would complain when he came back that he hadn't cleaned it well, and would not only scold him but also give him fewer work points.

The sow ignored him, and he, already angry and impatient, was now completely enraged. He kicked the sow in the rear, and she groaned in pain but didn't move.

Lin Guanghui gritted his teeth, "Heh, he's got a tough nut to crack."

Then he kicked the sow's rear end again. This time, the sow stood up. She was probably provoked and wanted to retaliate. She turned around and lunged at Lin Guanghui, almost knocking him to the ground.

Lin Guanghui stumbled twice before finally regaining his footing. His pants were now covered in pig manure from the sow, which completely enraged him.

"You damned old sow, how dare you bump into my crotch!"

He kicked the sow hard in the stomach, and the sow immediately let out a shrill scream like a pig being slaughtered. Lin Guanghui was afraid that the sow would retaliate again, so he quickly moved away from the sow.

Tong Jiaojiao was feeding the pigs on the other side when she heard the pigs squealing. She quickly ran over to take a look and saw the old sow lying on the ground, her body and four hooves shaking, and she was still squealing, although the squeals had become much quieter.

She wasn't concerned about what would happen to the pigs here; she was just curious. She asked Lin Guanghui, "What happened just now?"

Lin Guanghui bent down and touched his trouser leg: "It went crazy and nudged me, almost knocking me to the ground. Before I could even do anything, it started barking non-stop."

"So that's how it is. These beasts are beasts. We serve them every day, and they start acting all high and mighty. If it nudges you, you should hit it. If it were me, I would definitely kick it."

Lin Guanghui remained silent. Was Tong Jiaojiao deliberately trying to trick him?

“Tong Zhiqing, what are you saying? It can nuzzle me, but I would never kick it. You haven’t seen how much Wu the zookeeper cherishes it. You dare to kick it, but I wouldn’t dare.”

Thinking of Wu Fatian, and seeing the old sow lying on the ground convulsing, he was actually a little scared, fearing that the old sow might get seriously injured.

No matter what, even if Wu Fatian noticed something unusual, he would never admit that he kicked the old sow.

He was also afraid that Tong Jiaojiao might say something inappropriate in front of Wu Fatian, so he reminded Tong Jiaojiao: "Tong Jiaojiao, we are all educated youth, we should help each other, right?"

Tong Jiaojiao, not knowing what he was about to say, asked, "What's wrong?"

"Tong Zhiqing, the pig keeper Wu said that the old sow is going to give birth in a few days. If something happens to her, I'm afraid the pig keeper Wu will blame me. Even though the old sow nudged me herself, will the pig keeper Wu blame me for not moving away in time?"

"Tong Zhiqing, if anything really happens to this old sow, and the zookeeper Wu asks, just say she's been perfectly fine, nothing's happened. Don't worry, you've helped me this time, and I'll help you if anything happens to you."

Tong Jiaojiao thought about it and realized that what he said made sense. "Okay, I'll do as you say and help you cover it up. It's just a pig, what could possibly happen? Look how scared you are."

She rolled her eyes at Lin Guanghui, called him a "coward," and went back to feeding the pigs.

An hour later, it was time to finish work again. Lin Guanghui kept staring at the old sow and found that she had stopped squealing and was lying quietly on the ground.

He went over to take a look. The old sow's abdomen was clearly rising and falling, and her eyes were open. She was still alive and well, so there shouldn't be any problems.

At this moment, Wu Fatian returned from the brigade headquarters and saw that the pigsty had been cleaned up and that the pigs were no longer squealing from hunger, nor were their bellies empty. He then told Tong Jiaojiao and Lin Guanghui to stop working.

Tong Jiaojiao went back to her house alone and bumped into Er Laizi on the way.