How would they survive the winter without firewood? They were not the newly arrived educated youth.
They knew from other brigades how cold the winter was here.
In previous years, even if they heated the kang, the windows were drafty and the quilts were not thick enough, so they had a hard time sleeping.
They didn't even dare to think about how they would survive the winter without firewood, or how they would cook without firewood. Several female educated youth burst into tears.
Ye Qianqian on the bed was now feeling weak all over, and she was the most seriously injured.
There was nothing good for her to buy now. She had some money, but she had no way to buy anything.
She was worried about asking other people to go, and she was unwilling to do so because she would have to share the money with these people.
She endured it so hard that even the bland soup couldn't defeat her, but when she heard that there was no firewood, she suddenly lost her strength.
"We can't wait any longer. We have to go find the team leader. If he doesn't care about us, we'll go to the Youth League Office."
It took Ye Qianqian a long time to recover. How could such a large brigade be short of firewood?
This is not a city. These people must have done it on purpose. They want to freeze them to death.
Ye Qianqian's words were recognized by others, and everyone stood up.
Even if they were limping, they would still go to the captain to ask for justice. What did the pain mean? These people wanted their lives!
A group of people supported each other and walked very slowly. It took them a long time to reach the brigade headquarters.
The captain was sitting and drinking water, and was stunned when he saw this group of people.
It had been so long since he had seen these people that he had almost forgotten what they looked like.
"Captain, are you going to leave us no chance to live?" Ye Qianqian was the first to ask.
If the entire team hadn't worked together, with so much firewood, it would not have been possible for one or two people to do it.
"What?" The captain was confused by her question. What do you mean by not giving them a chance to live?
"Are you here for food? The brigade can only give you so much food. You all know what happened this year. It's all Comrade Ren's fault. If you are dissatisfied, go find him."
The captain knew that they must be running out of food.
But who has enough food? Everyone can only eat sparingly. Although they can't eat enough, they won't starve to death either.
"It's not about food, it's about firewood." Ye Qianqian saw that the team leader pretended to be confused and even brought up Ren Jingxiao. Did he think that would scare them?
"What's wrong with the firewood? Our team doesn't take care of that. You guys figure it out on yourselves."
The team leader thought these people were extremely lazy. They didn’t think the firewood team would take care of them, did they?
"We didn't ask you to intervene, but the team has picked up all the firewood. What does that mean? Are they targeting us?"
Ye Qianqian caught the team's mistake this time and put on a high attitude.
But the captain laughed when he heard it. So that's what it was. These people came to make trouble without finding out the truth. Do they think they are right?
"Hasn't anyone told you? The firewood in our brigade is more precious than the charcoal in your city." The brigade leader picked up the teacup and took a sip of water slowly.
The educated youth were stunned. What did that mean? More valuable than charcoal? Was the team leader crazy?
"Our brigade is backed by a mountain. Logically speaking, with so many trees, we shouldn't be short of firewood."
The team leader spoke calmly, and the educated youth looked at him and nodded frantically. This was exactly what they meant.
There was no shortage of firewood, but they made things difficult for them by picking up all the firewood. Were they going to keep all the firewood for themselves? Isn't this bullying?
"But do you dare to go into the deep mountains? How many branches and dry firewood can we get from the trees in the brigade?"
"Every year after the autumn harvest, every family starts collecting firewood. It all depends on who can collect the most firewood."
"As for the corn stalks distributed by the brigade, they were all kept to patch up the roof, but the house at your educated youth camp is good."
"It's a rare brick house in the brigade. The roof doesn't need repairing. The extra corn stalks are for you to use for heating."
After the team leader explained the situation clearly, the educated youths turned pale. They had never expected things to be like this.
You say the brigade is unfair? The good houses were given to them, and they even had an extra portion of corn stalks for heating.
But no one told them about firewood, and they didn't prepare anything. How are they going to survive this winter?
"Captain, we don't know this. Why didn't the team tell us?"
Ye Qianqian asked again, and the other educated youth, obviously led by Ye Qianqian, also looked at the team leader.
"Don't you know you've offended someone? Who wants to talk to you? And don't you have eyes? Didn't you see that the team was collecting firewood during this period?"
The captain looked displeased at the domineering look of this group of people.
He also asked why they were not told that if there was one less person to collect firewood, the team members could collect more themselves.
Who would be so kind as to tell them that it would be better to wait until winter.
"Captain... we don't have any firewood left. How are we supposed to survive? We can't keep warm in the winter, and we can't even cook. Are you trying to kill us?"
The educated youths no longer had the aggressive attitude they had just now. They were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They didn't want to starve to death or freeze to death!
"Can you blame me for not preparing in advance? Why don't you go and ask who is willing to share some firewood with you?"
"By the way, there is another way. You can go to the Big Black Mountain. There is plenty of firewood there." The team leader looked at these educated youth and gave sincere advice.
It would be best if they couldn't stand it anymore and made a fuss, and finally left. Their Heishan Brigade didn't want educated youth.
The educated youth kept silent. Who would share the firewood they picked up with them?
Not to mention that they have a bad relationship, even if they had a good relationship, it would be impossible for them to give it to them. This is a life-saving thing.
And there is the Big Black Mountain. They saw it the last time the wild beasts came down the mountain. Even if they were fools, they knew they couldn't go there.
Otherwise, these people would not have picked up the trash so cleanly in the brigade. They would have gone to the Big Black Mountain to pick it up earlier.
"Then why don't you let them go to the mountains to pick them up? Even though the mountains are dangerous, aren't there people who aren't afraid?"
Ye Qianqian was unwilling to give up again. If she could get that man, what else would she lack? She wouldn't have to worry about anything.
"How about you be the team leader, make all the arrangements, and go find that person?"
The captain was so angry that he laughed at her words. Didn’t she just want Ren Jingxiao to go to the mountains to help them collect firewood?
He didn't even dare to speak, but she had the nerve to say it. It would be strange if Ren Jingxiao would help these people. Have they forgotten the pain?
Ye Qianqian stopped talking, and the other educated youth fell silent. What should they do? They no longer had the same momentum they had when they arrived.
"No, we have to go to the Youth League Office, otherwise we won't be able to survive this winter."
As soon as she left the brigade headquarters, Ye Qianqian looked at the dejected people and spoke with dissatisfaction.
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