Li Tingyun slept well all night and went to the construction site early in the morning.

Two more people got sick at the construction site today. Since we couldn’t go to the mountains to dig herbs, we could only boil ginger tea for them to drive away the cold.

At noon, Li Tingyun used the excuse of going back to take care of Xu Erhua to ask He Fei and others to go home for dinner, but none of them were willing.

No one had that much extra food. Before Gu Xingwu was here, the old branch secretary would send food over. Now that Gu Xingwu is gone, their food is limited and they have to eat sparingly.

Li Tingyun knew that they were worried about the food in his family, so he did not force them and went back to have lunch alone.

If He Fei and the others didn't come, we would have cooked too much for lunch and would have to continue eating at night.

After working on the construction site for another six days, the remaining tasks were finally completed.

The villagers rested for a day, and the next day the team leader informed everyone about the food distribution.

When going to collect food, Li Tingyun found that Tang Cheng and Li Qiang were not there, and Liu Yue was listless and didn't even say a few words.

She secretly asked Chang Yu and found out that one night they were taken away by the police from the county town.

God is watching over us!

These two morally corrupt guys deserve retribution.

"You don't know that after those two were taken away, Liu Yueke has been out of business. She keeps a low profile every day. I don't know what she is thinking about?" Chang Yu whispered.

"Maybe she is thinking about how to leave here? After all, her heart yearns for the big city." Li Tingyun guessed.

Chang Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Who doesn't want to stay in a big city? The question is, can I go back?"

Li Tingyun glanced at Chang Yu and guessed that this was also a person with a story.

However, she didn't want to care about so many things right now. She wanted to settle the matter between her and Erhua first.

"If one day I want to leave here and need your help, can you help me?" Chang Yu looked at Li Tingyun with anticipation.

Before, she wanted to rely on Tang Cheng, but she didn't expect that Tang Cheng was actually taken away by the police. It was estimated that the police knew about his affair with Su Cailing. She didn't know whether she could get out this time?

Li Tingyun didn't expect Chang Yu to be so direct. She neither agreed nor disagreed.

But she said it rather tactfully. After all, she still needed Chang Yu to find out about the educated youth center. "If I were really that capable, I wouldn't be sent to this place. However, if there ever comes a day when I can help, I will consider it."

"Thank you." Chang Yu was satisfied after hearing this.

The two talked for a while, and then the team leader came out of the office with an account book. The account book showed the amount of food each person could receive.

Before collecting the grain, the old Party secretary spoke first: "As everyone knows, our village still owed some grain last year. This year, if we pay it off, everyone can get 70% of it. This is the last year, and I hope you can understand that we can't fall behind every year."

As soon as he finished speaking, a lot of discussions arose from below, most of which were cursing the old educated youth.

If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have to bear such foreign debt.

The old educated youth at the educated youth site could not hold their heads up. Now they had no leader and no one to talk to.

The newly arrived educated youth were also unlucky. Except for Li Tingyun and Xu Erhua, everyone had a gloomy face.

Xu Erhua was glad that she moved out with Li Tingyun. Otherwise, if she lived in that place, she would definitely be implicated if anything happened.

"Okay, stop talking. It's over. Go get your food!" The old village chief couldn't stand it any longer. It was cold, so he urged everyone to get their food and go back quickly.

"That won't do. These are all man-made sins caused by the educated youth. They should at least give us an explanation. Seventy percent of the food is not enough to eat. How are we supposed to survive?" After saying this, an aunt sat on the ground and started crying.

These days, even if enough food is distributed, it may not be enough for the family to eat. Now that there is so much less, it is really not easy for everyone.

"Yes, we can't let it go like this!" another male comrade also shouted in dissatisfaction.

"We can't just let it go like this. We can't just give their food to you and let them starve to death, right?" The old village chief also got angry. He held back and didn't say it clearly. If he did, everyone would lose face.

"If you can't share the food, then share their meat with us. At least it will make us feel better." One of the aunts responded loudly.

"Yes, yes, yes! That's good!" This statement was immediately echoed by many people.

"Bullshit, collect the food first. The educated youths can go back after collecting the food." The old village chief roared.

The old village chief's words were still very useful. As soon as they came out, the aunts who were sitting on the ground and acting crazy quickly stood up.

"Distribute the food at the educated youth's site first." After giving the order, the old village chief whispered a few words into the team leader's ear.

The team leader opened the account book, found the names of the educated youth, and asked them to line up to collect the food.

However, he did not send the messages to Li Tingyun and Xu Erhua. This was the old village chief's intention.

Li Tingyun and Xu Erhua stood next to He Fei, Erniu and others. He Fei didn't hear their names, so he deliberately blocked Erniu to prevent the educated youth from looking for them.

After the educated youth left, the old village chief stood up and told some villagers something they didn't know: "From today on, you are not allowed to mention that matter. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Why can't we say it? It's obviously their fault!" retorted the aunt who spoke earlier.

"Bullshit, the county is investigating this matter. Although it has not been fully announced, I can tell you that there are several accomplices in our village. If this matter spreads outside, you will see whether the young girls and boys from the surrounding areas will still marry in our village!" The old village chief knew that some things could not be said, but he would feel unhappy if he didn't say some things.

"How is it possible? Who is so despicable as to be an accomplice?" a villager replied.

Li Tingyun felt that the old village chief had a difficult job. He probably knew that the murderer was Chun Xing, but he just didn't have the nerve to say it out loud.

"As for the specific situation, I guess the county will issue an announcement after the New Year. You can check it out for yourselves then. You'd better remember that you are all members of the village, sharing honor and disgrace. Don't do anything shameful!" The old village chief had a headache looking at these people.

The old Party Secretary looked on and said, "Alright, collect the food and go back. It's cold, don't catch a cold."

The villagers no longer dared to say anything and lined up obediently to receive the food.

When collecting food, someone asked, "When will the New Year pig be slaughtered?"

"Tomorrow, I'll kill him tomorrow, so you guys don't have to worry about it." The old village chief also knew the character of these people.

"Then will the pork be distributed to the educated youth?" someone asked again.