Chapter 157: Suffering the consequences of one's actions

Someone came from the town in the morning, but Chen Guifen was busy cooking and didn't hear anything.

Later, there was a commotion at the educated youth's site, so the educated youth went home to ask the person in charge in the team to come forward and resolve the situation.

He Hongjin was not at home, so Chen Guifen had to come forward.

On the way to the educated youth site, Chen Guifen got a general understanding of the situation.

When she heard that those people in the town went to Lu Miao first, her heart almost jumped out of her throat.

Fortunately, Chen Guifen felt relieved when she heard later that Lu Miao had escaped danger and someone else was in trouble.

After listening to her, Lu Miao asked:

"Aunt, those people are gone now? What's going on with Chen Miaomiao?"

After asking this out loud, Lu Miao turned back and listened carefully.

It seemed that there was no more roaring, only the sound of a woman crying.

Sure enough, Chen Guifen then explained:

"I just sent him away...ah."

Chen Guifen sighed and said in a low voice:

"Times were tough, and many people in the production teams secretly relied on the black market for support. But most of them were men from the family, not women..."

Women are small and thin, and they are not as strong as men. If they are discovered, they will definitely be caught.

"This Chen Zhiqing is so bold!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Miao knew without further questioning that her previous guess was correct.

"So what now?"

"What else can we do? If this hasn't been discovered, the team will turn a blind eye. What else can we do if it is discovered?"

Chen Guifen waved her hands repeatedly:

"Just now, the members of the team gathered around and pleaded for him, saying that Chen Zhiqing was a little confused and not a normal person. After much persuasion, they stopped those people from dragging him away."

"But even though this person didn't take it to the street, the few cents he had saved, as well as his bedding and other things, were all taken away by those people."

Money is a small matter, as for bedding...

It's probably a difficult question.

The weather has turned cold and will get colder. If Chen Miaomiao can't get a new one, she will have a hard time in the days ahead.

Although this was unexpected, Chen Miaomiao probably reaped what she sowed, and Lu Miao had no sympathy for her.

As they were talking, the two had already returned to the Fu family.

Chen Guifen took out the steamed sweet potatoes and a boiled egg and returned to the topic. Chen Guifen carefully instructed Lu Miao:

"If those people come again, stay away from them. They are not reasonable people!"

Lu Miao nodded obediently, "I understand, Auntie."

Chen Guifen nodded her chin and said "hmm":

"And this time too. With this Chen Zhiqing incident at the forefront, the town will definitely be on high alert for a long time. When Jingyou comes back this time, try to persuade him not to go to the black market if possible."

"I know, Auntie. I'll tell him."

Chen Guifen nodded and took out all the food in the basket. She searched the bottom and took out half of the pumpkin weighing seven or eight pounds from the basket and placed it against the corner of the wall.

"It was so rotten I peeled it off, and the rest isn't very pretty either. Take a look! If it's usable, use it. If not, just throw it away as soon as possible."

"Oh, okay!"

After delivering the meal, Chen Guifen saw the gate of the Fu family that had been smashed into a hole. She muttered a few curses at the group of people in the town, then waved to Lu Miao and turned away.

Lu Miao took the food to the kitchen and put it in a large bowl, ready to heat up and eat when he was hungry at noon or in the afternoon.

She went out and continued with her previous work.

Just as I had used a broom to clear out an area next to the jujube tree, I heard a bustling noise from the slope in front of the door. It was Geng Xiaoyun, Ren Bingxin and the others.

Although Lu Miao has been back for a while, he has never been alone with them.

I used to think it was strange, but Lu Miao thought that Ren Bingxin and the others had to work in the fields, so it was normal that they didn’t meet each other.

But after what happened this morning, Lu Miao's thinking suddenly became more open.

We haven't met much or talked much, maybe it's not because they are busy.

It was because of the special background of the Fu family that they were afraid and worried, so they kept their distance from her intentionally or unintentionally.

Now that the issue of the Fu family’s background has been resolved, they came again.

It's a special year, so it's normal to feel afraid.

Lu Miao felt a little strange in his heart, but he still chose to understand.

"Ren Bingxin, Xiaoyun."

She took the initiative to say hello.

Ren Bingxin was still hesitant at the bottom of the slope, but when she saw that Lu Miao was still willing to pay attention to them, she was instantly delighted:

"Lu Miao!"

Geng Xiaoyun was carrying something in her hand and followed behind with a smile:

"Lu Xiaomaoer, what are you busy with?"

No one took the initiative to bring up those embarrassing things.

Lu Miao smiled faintly and explained a few words frankly.

Geng Xiaoyun saw that she was busy and looked gloomy. After handing the things over, he took the initiative to roll up his sleeves:

"You tell me how to do it, and I'll do it. It's such a big deal, if it's feasible, I'd be happy to help!"

"I need to calculate first. What did you bring here? It's not the first day we've known each other. Why are you bringing things here?"

Geng Xiaoyun laughed and said nothing.

Ren Bingxin explained for her with a smile:

"When she came, she insisted that you didn't come to join in the fun at your wedding, and she wanted to get something for you as a wedding gift."

Lu Miao smiled and nodded, not refusing. "Such a special gift, then I won't refuse it, just accept it!"

"Keep it!"

The three of them burst into laughter.

Lu Miao went into the house to put down his things, and when he came out again, he started to get busy with Geng Xiaoyun and Ren Bingxin.

"This composting method uses two main types of materials: one containing carbon and the other containing nitrogen. When composting, you just need to calculate the ratio and stack them alternately layer by layer."

Lu Miao said as he was busy.

Ren Bingxin asked, "Aren't carbon and nitrogen taught in chemistry class? Can they be used in composting? We don't have any experimental equipment on hand. How can we distinguish which ones contain carbon and which ones contain nitrogen? And how do we calculate the ratio?"

Lu Miao thought for a moment. "Each material is different, and the element content is also different. For now, we can only make estimates. As for which materials contain which elements, this is actually very easy to distinguish."

"ah?"

Ren Bingxin was completely confused.

Geng Xiaoyun stood aside with her hands on her hips, not saying a word.

She used to go to a rural school, which didn't have any chemistry classes.

She didn't understand what Lu Miao said, so she chose to remain silent, but she was always ready to follow Lu Miao's instructions.

Lu Miao was thinking that if this composting method worked, he would definitely need help in the future.

People with cultural knowledge and education background can understand and grasp the theory more quickly when she explains it.

So when Ren Bingxin asked, she thought about it and explained it carefully:

"There are many carbon-containing materials, including common brown materials such as fallen branches and leaves, hay, sawdust, etc. These all contain carbon."

Lu Miao pointed at the two piles of collected materials:

"In other words, nitrogen-containing materials like fresh leaves, weeds, fruit and vegetable stalks, and animal manure."