Ye Zhiyu glanced at them lazily, her eyes filled with disdain: "I don't know. The day I came back from your house, they said I was selfish. I'm confused too. I was targeted for no reason."

Lu Weimin frowned: "Who spread the word? Who told you? I'm the only one in the Red Flag Brigade who knows this."

"Moreover, this spot belongs to Liu Zhiqing. He was specifically chosen by the higher-ups, who hoped he would go back to take care of his grandmother."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this; no one said that the spot had already been filled.

A kind-looking man in the corner excitedly stood up: "Really? I can really go back?"

A grown man suddenly started crying like a child.

Apart from Lin Yueze and Wu Wenwen, who didn't believe it to begin with, the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Liu Shengnan sneered, "Speak up! Why are you so quiet now? Weren't you quite the talker when you were talking about Zhiyu?"

Lu Weimin rubbed his temples and took a deep breath.

“I know it’s not easy for you to leave your hometown, but let’s put ourselves in your shoes. I, Lu Weimin, have never made things difficult for you in our Red Flag Brigade. You say that Ye Zhiqing gave me gifts because he was afraid I wouldn’t step down.”

These words made the group of educated youth blush with shame and feel extremely guilty. At the same time, they were worried that the brigade leader would hold a grudge against them for the things they had said in their haste, and that their future days would be difficult.

For a moment, they all glared at Li Xi with resentment.

Seeing that there was still something he didn't understand, Lu Weimin narrowed his eyes and said, "Now, Li Zhiqing, can you tell me why you know about this? I didn't even tell my old woman."

Li Xi panicked, "I, I, I was just guessing. Zhiyu didn't refute it, I thought..."

Lu Weimin chuckled: "Guess? You guessed right."

He gave her a deep look. He was busy and didn't have time to get entangled with her. Anyway, there was plenty of time in the future.

Lu Weimin was not made a fool of to become the brigade leader. He was kind to everyone because he had a conscience, but that didn't mean he was without means.

Li Xi knew that the captain had remembered her.

The brigade leader left, and the atmosphere at the educated youth settlement was gloomy.

Ye Zhiyu stood up. "Everyone, how does it feel to be used as a gun?"

They left feeling relaxed and happy.

Sure enough, the day after the incident, Li Xi was assigned to the land reclamation team alone.

Lu Weimin said this: "Li Zhiqing, you are really capable. It's a waste of your talent to work here. Let's find another place to shine."

If she complained and didn't want to work, he would say, "Don't worry, Li Zhiqing, I know you don't want to shirk your work. This place is enough for you to show your skills. Do your best."

It means that she doesn't want to do it, which is tantamount to shirking her duties.

Throughout the entire process, Lu Weimin was all smiles, showing no sign of making things difficult for her. Who could tell that she was being given the cold shoulder?

After a few days of maintaining her ambiguous relationship with Fu Tingshen and doing heavy work, Ye Zhiyu was impressed; she was truly ruthless.

Finally, the holiday that the educated youth had been looking forward to arrived. Ever since Xu Fen's theft was exposed, everyone kept their money and coupons on their own and would check them while working, for fear of losing them.

So everyone wanted to hurry up and buy a lock.

I got up early in the morning, got ready, and went to the oxcart at the village entrance to reserve a seat.

When Ye Zhiyu and her group arrived, there were just a few seats left, and they were able to sit down perfectly.

The oxcart was pitch black, and no one knew what it had carried before. Luckily, she had the foresight to take a few pieces of rags, which was just enough for the few of them.

On the bus, an older woman who looked somewhat like Granny Feng glanced at people sideways, pursed her lips, and spoke sarcastically to the person next to her.

"Some people are just pampered young ladies, unlike us servants."

The carriage fell silent, with only the creaking of the oxcart on the road. No one responded to her words.

They like to gossip, but not in front of people. And what's with all this talk of mistresses and servants? God, if you want to die, don't drag them down with you.

Liu Shengnan couldn't hold back and was about to get up and fight back, but Ye Zhiyu grabbed her hand that was in front of her.

She didn't even look at the old woman, her face still smiling, but the coldness in her eyes made Liu Shengnan rub her arms involuntarily.

"The Chairman advocates equality for all, that women can hold up half the sky, and that you must love yourself before loving others. How can you talk about building the country if you can't even take care of yourself? Always feeling inferior to others is unacceptable, and you must not follow his example."

No one argued with her, but everyone understood: this old lady didn't cherish herself and yet insisted that others be like her.

The old woman's eyes were practically spitting fire: "Who are you calling inferior?"

Ye Zhiyu still ignored her: "Did you hear that? We can't follow that example. We, as women of the new era, must also stand tall and have a clear conscience."

Wu Wenwen and the others initially thought Ye Zhiyu was really impressive and ignored him, but now they were filled with respect upon hearing these words.

They all nodded in agreement.

Ye Zhiyu withdrew her hand and gave Liu Shengnan a look. Liu Shengnan instantly understood and was bursting with pent-up anger. Seeing that the old shrew was about to speak, she went up and started ranting.

"Try saying that again. Just because we use a cloth doesn't mean we're some pampered young lady. We used your cloth, so if you're so tough, go home, get your new clothes, put them on, and roll around in the mud. If you don't dare, shut up. If you want to be treated like a servant, don't drag us down with you."

"Moreover, I think your feudal ideas are quite stubborn, and I feel it is necessary to mention it to the Red Guards."

After saying that, the old man's face turned deathly pale.

The people on the bus were also startled and tried to appease Liu Shengnan.

"Oh dear, Liu Zhiqing, it can't be that bad. That old guy just has a mouth like that, he never keeps his mouth shut."

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