The three Laizi patted their chests loudly, "Don't worry, Xiaowu brother, leave this matter to us. In less than two weeks, I will make them crawl out of the Huaihua Brigade."

Gu Anyang threw a pack of Daqianmen to Lai Zi and said, "Okay, take it easy. Don't let the other teams think that our team is inhumane."

Laizi happily took the Daqianmen cigarettes. A box cost only 35 cents. These were cigarettes smoked by city officials. Brother Xiaowu treated them as his own people and gave them such good cigarettes.

Laizi understood, "Don't worry, Brother Xiaowu, I will make sure they leave with all their limbs intact and in good health."

As for whether one is mentally healthy or not, that is another matter.

The next morning, Gu Anyang invited the son of the Shangling Brigade leader to dinner at the commune's state-owned restaurant.

The son of the Shangling team leader took a piece of braised pork and ate it until his mouth was full of oil. He waved his chopsticks and said, "Don't worry, as long as they are recommended by you, my father and I will definitely take special care of them."

The last person who came made his family a huge profit of two hundred dollars. His father was happy enough to drink at home every day, and he also got a lot of benefits.

Gu Anyang raised his eyebrows. He didn’t expect that Zhao Zhonghua had such ability and actually found an opportunity to return to the city?

"Okay, thank you for your help, but let me make it clear first, we are civilized people and we should do civilized things."

A hint of greed flashed in the eyes of the son of the Shangling Brigade Captain. "Of course, our brigade is famous for being civilized. We will never resort to violence if we can reason with them."

Yes, I will never take action. As long as the benefits are there, everything will be fine. If the benefits are not there, then nothing can be said.

Chen Qiangwei also heard from Gu Sannai that Old Lady Gu was defending her.

Gu Sannai sighed, "My sister-in-law is a rare person who is both insightful and protective."

He never interferes with the lives of his sons, daughters-in-law, or grandchildren and grandsons-in-law, always stands on the side of reason, lives a simple life with good food and drink, and plays with his great-grandson when he is in a good mood.

Ahem, he is a little doting on Xiaowu, and this protection is also directed at his grandson Gu Xiaowu.

Chen Qiangwei smiled and said, "It just so happens that the pumpkins in our yard are ready to be picked. I'll make some pumpkin pie for Grandma Gu."

Pumpkin cakes are soft, sweet and sticky, with a mellow aroma. They moisten the lungs and strengthen the spleen, and are very friendly to the elderly with bad teeth.

Chen Qiangwei got to work right away. She picked a big pumpkin from the foot of the wall and started making pumpkin pie.

An hour later, the soft, sweet and glutinous pumpkin cakes were out of the oven. Chen Qiangwei put a plate of them in a basket and took it to Gu Anyang's house.

The one who opened the door was Dahua, the eldest daughter of Gu Anxi and Xie Dani. Gu Anxi and Xie Dani had three daughters, named Dahua, Erhua and Sanhua.

Gu Dahua saw Chen Qiangwei and said happily, "Auntie, you're here!"

Her grandmother said that Teacher Chen is their aunt. Usually they should call her Teacher Chen outside, but they can call her Aunt at home.

Chen Qiangwei: ...

"Is your grandmother at home?"

Gu Dahua sniffed. What a nice smell! My aunt's cooking skills are really good. This yellow pancake smells so good. Is it food from Beijing?

"Yes, little aunt, please come in." Gu Dahua stepped aside to let Chen Qiangwei in, then shouted into the house, "Grandma, my little aunt is here to bring you something."

Old Lady Gu came out, pulling her shoes. "Rose Rose is here. Come in and sit down. Dahua, go get a bowl of sugar water."

Chen Qiangwei handed the plate to Mrs. Gu. "Grandma Gu, I made some pumpkin pie at home today. They tasted delicious. I brought some over for you. Thank you."

Mrs. Gu said nonchalantly, "Why thank me? We're all family, it's only natural. It's just a small thing, so don't be polite. Just take the things back."

Chen Qiangwei naturally refused. "For you, it's just a matter of opening your mouth, but for me, it's a matter of personal reputation. I've made a lot of pumpkin pancakes, and I still have some at home."

Having said that, Mrs. Gu no longer refused. She picked up a pumpkin pie and took a bite. "It's really delicious. Xiaowu said that you are a good cook. My sister-in-law is in for a treat."

Chen Qiangwei said modestly, "If it suits your taste, please eat more. I only put a little effort into eating. It's thanks to the team leader that Xiaomai and I were arranged to live with Third Grandma. She has taken good care of us over the past year."

At this time, Dahua came in with a bowl of sugar water. Under the enthusiasm of Old Lady Gu, Chen Qiangwei drank the whole bowl of sugar water, and her stomach was a little bloated.

The two chatted for a while, and then Chen Qiangwei said goodbye.

Old Lady Gu said, "Girl Qiangwei, if anyone dares to bully you, come and tell me, and I will never let you suffer any injustice.

There's also your Uncle Aiguo who can't handle the problems that grandma can't solve. He's not the team leader for nothing."

Chen Qiangwei thanked Gu Sannai and left with the basket. Before leaving, she stuffed a few fruit candies into Gu Dahua's pocket.

At some point, rumors about Wang Hongjun and Xu Xiaohua began to spread quietly in the Huaihua Brigade.

Some people say that they were husband and wife, but were sent down to Huaihua Brigade because of their bad background.

Some people said that they were not husband and wife, but they had been living together for a long time without knowing the reason. They were originally going to be paraded through the streets, but Wang Hongjun's family used their connections to allow them to go to the countryside as educated youth.

Some people also said that the two could not bear the hardship after going to the countryside, and wanted to find someone with better conditions. Wang Zhiqing fell in love with Chen Zhiqing, a fellow educated youth with better conditions, while Xu Xiaohua fell in love with the team leader's younger son who ate commercial grain in the city.

Because Chen Zhiqing and Gu Xiaowu didn't like them, Xu Zhiqing made up rumors about Chen Zhiqing in anger. When Old Lady Gu heard it, she scolded him back on the spot.

Every day, Wang Hongjun and Xu Xiaohua were greeted with countless strange looks, all kinds of tricky questions from nagging old women, and even harassed by lazy guys and scoundrels from the brigade when they were blocked on the road.

The relationship between the two was somewhat unclear to begin with. If you dig deeper, you will find out the truth. Wang Hongjun and Xu Xiaohua were worried every day, and soon they became visibly thinner.

Later, someone kindly gave them an idea, which made them consider transferring to other brigades. After inquiring from many sources, they decided to transfer to Shangling Brigade.

Shangling Brigade welcomes the educated youth and is very friendly to them. Most importantly, Shangling Brigade will not hold them back. As long as they can find connections and return to the city, they will be given a certificate.

What are we waiting for? We must be transferred there. Wang Hongjun and Xu Xiaohua looked at each other and wished they could become educated youth of Shangling Brigade right away. So they hurried to the brigade headquarters to apply to be transferred to Shangling Brigade.

Gu Aiguo's face was calm. "Have you thought it through? Once you leave, you won't be able to come back."

As for these restless educated youth, he would send as many away as he could. Gu Aiguo would not be open-hearted with them and try to persuade them with earnest words.

Wang Hongjun and Xu Xiaohua nodded solemnly, "Captain, we've made up our minds. Let's get the certificate."

Gu Aiguo took out letter paper and pen and quickly wrote out the certificate, then stamped it. He had done this job last year and was quite familiar with it.

Wang Hongjun and Xu Xiaohua happily packed their luggage with the certificate and paid for the brigade's ox cart to go to Shangling Brigade.

The two people who are full of expectations for the future do not know what will be waiting for them.