"That shameless man is here again."

"Fanghua, hide quickly."

The educated youth talked at once.

Teacher Hu stood up with his hands clasped. A hint of disgust flashed across his eyes, but he quickly restrained it. He forced a smile and greeted Wei Daxing.

The other people quickly pushed Zhou Fanghua away.

"If I hide, he will make things difficult for Teacher Hu and you again." Zhou Fanghua bit her lip, her eyes filled with so much anger and grief that they seemed to be spitting fire.

"It's okay. His difficulty is nothing. No matter how difficult it is..."

Before the man could finish his words, he was patted by the person next to him.

Only then did he remember that there were outsiders present.

He immediately shut his mouth and forced Zhou Fanghua to run forward.

Seeing that they looked as if they were facing a great enemy, Lu Manyue asked Wei Jianshe what Wei Daxing had done before that made them so scared.

Zhou Fanghua was escorted away.

The remaining educated youth were visibly relieved.

Teacher Hu was unable to stop Wei Daxing and was pushed back hard, falling down in the field, right on the short wheat stubble.

He hissed in pain, then immediately got up and tried to stop Wei Daxing from walking towards the educated youth.

"You old educated youth, please don't get in the way. There are only five educated youth quotas for a village, and Weijia Village has 17 of them all at once. This is totally against the rules.

People have come here to support national construction, and we cannot chase them away.

I have reported this to the newspaper, and the brigade cadre said that we should divide the people among several nearby villages, so that it would be in compliance with the regulations.

Today, I am here to pick people!

Our village wants Zhou Fanghua, Hu Lin, and Li Xiaoyu!" Wei Daxing looked towards the educated youth excitedly.

When Teacher Hu and the educated youth heard the names he called out, they clenched their hands unconsciously and anger instantly appeared in their eyes.

These three female educated youth were the only female comrades among the seventeen of them.

Wei Daxing started to make advances towards Zhou Fanghua the moment he came back. If they hadn't arrived in time, he would have torn her shirt off.

Before he was driven away, he made a harsh statement, saying that Zhou Fanghua could escape once but not a second time, and would be caught by him sooner or later.

This time, he not only wanted Zhou Fanghua, but also wanted to take the remaining two female comrades away.

This is simply too much.

The male educated youth were all enraged. They saw Teacher Hu being pushed to the ground by Wei Daxing again. Wei even raised his foot to kick Teacher Hu hard in front of him.

No one could bear it any longer and they all rushed towards Wei Daxing.

When Wei Daxing heard the noise, he looked up and was so frightened that his legs went limp.

"You, what do you want to do? Want to rebel?" Wei Daxing shouted with all his strength.

The male educated youth clenched their fists and surrounded Wei Daxing like a group of enraged beasts.

Teacher Hu staggered to his feet, stood in the middle, and kept saying, "Don't be impulsive, talk it over. Let's, let's calm down."

As he spoke, he called out the names of the male educated youth, "Hu Hua, Li Nanshan, Zhou Xiaoshan, all of you, step out and drag the people back!"

The person who was called gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Teacher Hu was so anxious that he blurted out, "A little impatience can ruin a great plan. We have come through such a difficult time, what else can't we endure?"

Don't forget, our families are still waiting for us to return!"

The educated youth still didn't say anything, but their clenched hands slowly loosened and their eyes weren't as fierce as before.

Teacher Hu sighed and shook his head helplessly, "You bunch of wild donkeys, disperse now, don't make things difficult for me. I will have a good talk with Comrade Wei."

The crowd moved away a little, but still did not disperse. They stood behind Teacher Hu, as if to support him, and glared at Wei Daxing opposite them.

Wei Daxing knew that he couldn't get rid of the person today, but thinking of Zhou Fanghua's every frown and smile, he couldn't sleep and his pants were wet again and again.

He looked at Teacher Hu unwillingly, "Do you really want to go against the orders of the brigade? If you don't let me take the person away today, all of you will be in trouble!"

Teacher Hu looked at Wei Daxing with a sad face, hunched over, and said in a very humble tone: "Comrade Wei, you see, this happened so suddenly, and we were not mentally prepared.

We all went to the countryside to work together, and on the way here we got along like a family and developed a bond.

No one wants to leave anyone.

How about this, you go back first today, and I will do some ideological work with them.

Please give us some time to adapt.

They are all young kids and they hate separation, which is understandable, right?

I'll persuade them again. After a while, when they've come to their senses, you can come back and take them away, okay?"

Wei Daxing knew that he couldn't take anyone away today, and what Teacher Hu said gave him enough face and gave him a way out.

He didn't want to be surrounded and beaten by a group of people, so he changed the topic: "How long is a while?"

Teacher Hu looked at the male educated youths who were silent and disagreeing with the idea, then looked at Lu Manyue who was standing not far away and seemed to be thinking about something. He stretched out a trembling hand and said, "Five days."

Wei Daxing immediately shook his head, "Five days won't work, I'll give you one day to think about it.

If they refuse to agree, the brigade will ask the joint defense team to come and take the person away directly.

If you still dare to resist at that time, the brigade will report to the commune, and the ones who come then will be comrades from the Revolutionary Committee.

The Revolutionary Committee is responsible for those who fail to meet the ideological and political standards.

When it comes to treating the enemy, it’s as cruel as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and there’s no room for you to bargain.” Wei Daxing said in a pretentious tone.

After going to the countryside, the educated youth were under the local management and had to get a permit from the village if they wanted to leave the village.

If you don't listen and offend others, it will be difficult for you to move forward in the future.

Wei Daxing had heard many conversations between the people in the brigade and the educated youth, so he naturally knew what to say to control them.

"If you want to go back to the city, you need the signature of the brigade. If you don't behave well, everyone can go back, but you can't. That would be pitiful."

Teacher Hu and the other educated youth were silent.

Their situation is more difficult than that of ordinary young people.

Once they leave Weijia Village, what awaits them may be something more terrifying than death.

"Three days. Come back in three days." Teacher Hu said palely.

Wei Daxing thought about it and decided that three days would be enough. In three days, he would get what he wanted.

"Don't think about running away during these three days. I have people keeping an eye on the entrances and exits of Weijia Village." Wei Daxing told everyone before leaving.

After he walked away, the educated youth surrounded Teacher Hu.

After a long silence, a skinny little boy finally couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, do we really have to listen to him?"

"This time he came for the female educated youth, and next time he'll want something else. If we back down from the start, we'll become prey to bullying. Then, then why did we come to Weijia Village in the first place..."

The public was outraged.

Teacher Hu lowered his head in shame.

"I am incapable of protecting you."

"It would be great if Wei Dingbang were here." Someone sighed.

Everyone suddenly turned their heads to look at Lu Manyue.