Liu Weimin first poured himself half a teacup of water, then took a heavy breath.

"Second Uncle, how can I advise him to stay away from that female educated youth?"

If it were before, I wouldn't have said it, but given how things are now, if I bring it up again, it would seem like I'm looking down on him.

"Go away, what does this have to do with you?"

He's a grown man, so he's not afraid to speak his mind. But what about those educated youth? Have they already forgotten what caused the argument last time?

The first time they caused such a huge uproar, are they planning to cause another one?

Master Liu was almost driven mad by him.

"Weimin, you don't still think that young educated youth is easy to fool, do you?"

Still interested?

Let me tell you, if I hadn't smoothed things over just now, who knows what they might have said? Otherwise, why do you think I was in such a hurry to tell you this?

Liu Aiguo took the teacup, poured some water, and handed it over.

"Second Uncle, don't worry, don't worry, he knows everything, he's aware of the situation."

Master Liu took the water and sat back down steadily.

"Hmph, do you even know what you're doing? I don't see it coming."

After resting for a while, Liu Weimin recovered and his mental acuity returned.

"I understand, Second Uncle. I'll go check on Tan Zhiqing in a bit. It's been so long, I reckon we've had enough firewood by now. That way we'll have one less excuse, won't we?"

I reckon that Liberation has been oppressed too much over the years, and suddenly they don't know what to do. It just so happens that they're caught in that situation. Shouldn't we ask them to pay compensation? Make them do some work to atone for their sins. I suspect that the pent-up frustration hasn't completely worn off yet?

Such meticulous observation was not Liu Weimin's forte; at least Liu Aiguo was quite surprised.

"You... you actually figured it out too? You've figured it out?"

Liu Weimin stared wide-eyed, clearly unconvinced by the assessment.

"Am I that stupid? I'm not an idiot,"

Liu Aiguo was overjoyed.

"Yes, yes, you're amazing. You're a lifelong learner, and you're a firm believer in this. Second Uncle, you deserve praise, don't you?"

"Praise, praise."

"Weimin has made a lot of progress, which is a good thing."

Sigh, another year has passed, and it's almost snowing. You all know the situation regarding safety in the village, right?

This topic made everyone serious.

"But now that you mention it, I remember it too. Last year, that wild boar, that gang of thugs, those two educated youths covered in blood—just thinking about it makes my heart tremble."

"Sigh, it's true, someone's baby, several months old, is gone just like that."

"Yes, I remember, that educated youth Li, his wife, even back in the summer, was still wearing long sleeves, wasn't she?"

"Chen Jianguo used to get ten work points, but this year, he'll get at most eight."

After a long silence, several sighs were heard almost simultaneously.

"...Everyone says they're busy working just to earn work points and fill their stomachs. Tell me, are these two happy with all that compensation they received?"

"Heh, still having fun?"

The newlyweds, with a grown child, were looking forward to their happy days, but then this happened...

Tell me, if something like that happened to our child, what good would all that money do?

The topic was getting more and more off track, and Jian Dan finally heard the details of the matter from Tan Yajun, leaving him speechless for a moment.

What did you say?

Is it wrong to say that someone is atoning for their sins?

Or is it just paranoia?

None of these seem to be accurate.

Perhaps, they simply want to make amends for their family's mistakes?

After transporting the grain to the west room, thinking they could sort it out later when they returned, the two of them simply locked the door and came out, pushing the empty cart slowly towards the village, not delaying their chat.

Seeing that Tan Yajun's anger had subsided, Jian Dan finally spoke, asking...

"Sis, what are your plans? Are you still planning to ambush him?"

The anger erupted, but Tan Yajun remained remarkably calm.

"I'm done blocking the way. I've said everything I needed to say. I'll go find the village chief in a bit. He was the one who made the judgment. I just hope he can finish things up for me."

"Hey, tell me, I moved out just to get some peace and quiet, but who knew I'd end up causing trouble for myself? We're alone together, he doesn't care about his reputation, but I do."

As she spoke, Tan Yajun paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

Tanya Jun grabbed the simple one,

"Isn't what I'm worried about is a single man and woman alone? If I didn't live alone, would I even have to worry about this? Right?"

A quick thought struck him: someone else was looking for a place to move out.

"You mean you want Liu Erhong to move there?"

That's true. With two people, it's much more convenient, both in terms of interacting with others and in terms of safety.

But you can't just send someone back for this reason. To put it bluntly, if you get along well, everything is fine.

If something doesn't work out, can you kick the person out?

"It's a good thing, just think it through. After all, you'll be living together every day. With snow coming soon and winter coming, you'll have a lot more contact, and having neighbors can affect your quality of life."

I don't know much about Liu Erhong, I'm just stating the facts. Her place wasn't a youth settlement, she didn't like the room, she just moved to another room. If the person involved didn't say anything, and the youths didn't spread the word, it wouldn't have any impact on the village.

However, Tan Yajun is currently living outside, and this back and forth will inevitably cause some disturbance. Moving in is fine, but moving out again will always attract attention.

Tan Yajun's eyes and brows showed the relief of a problem being solved, and she knew clearly that she had thought it through.

Sure enough, that was it right off the bat.

"It's okay, it's okay, I've thought it through, I'll do it this way."

"Oh dear, how could I be so stupid? I've been worrying about such a simple problem for so many days. He almost drove me crazy! Ugh, I'm so angry I can't even think straight anymore."

Since she's made up her mind, I won't try to persuade her anymore.

"If you've thought it through, that's fine. You know, it's all about fate. She just said she was looking for a place to move out, and you just remembered that your home is a quiet place. See? If you said you had planned this beforehand, people would believe you."

After figuring things out, Tan Yajun felt much lighter.

"Then I won't bother with it."

However, it wasn't entirely because of that.

I've had some contact with this former educated youth, Liu Erhong, during this period.

Without even asking a simple question, they told me everything.

“A few days ago, I was collecting firewood on the mountain when I sprained my ankle. I happened to run into her, and she pulled me back.”

You didn't see it, back then, she only had one arm that worked, and I only had one leg. We were limping, and we were covered in dry grass and leaves, our hands were scratched and mangled. We carried several bundles of firewood, but we couldn't bear to throw them away, so we dragged them from behind and managed to bring them back.

"Which day? How come I don't know?"