Hu Guangcai grabbed the chicken and ran to the back mountain. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he was sure that no one was catching up with him. He whistled and laughed from ear to ear.
"You won't let me eat? Hey, I eat chicken!"
He turned left and right and entered a cave as if he was familiar with the route.
The cave was covered with straw, and there was an earthen stove with a rusty iron pot on top.
This pot was stolen by Erzhuzi from home before. Iron pots were in short supply and could not be bought even if one had money. Erzhuzi almost had his legs broken in order to steal this pot.
Fortunately, he was loyal enough to not reveal the food in the pot and hid it here. Otherwise, how could they have had the fun of coming here to steal food from time to time later?
"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" The rooster flapped its wings desperately in Hu Guangcai's hands, making him annoyed.
He picked up a knife beside him, cut the chicken's neck with a sharp knife, and after letting the blood drain, he threw it aside and turned to look for Sanzhuzi.
Among the three of them, San Zhuizi has the best craftsmanship.
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"Have you heard? The Hu family made a big joke today!" In the educated youth camp, the remaining four educated youths gathered together to eat.
At its peak, there were more than a dozen educated youth living in the Qingli Village educated youth center. Gradually, some were sent to farms, some couldn't stand it and found ways to go back, and some passed the exam and left in 1977.
Now there are only four left.
"The Hu family? Which Hu family?" Most people in Lishu Village have the surname Hu, so if you just say the Hu family, you really don't know which family you are referring to.
"The captain's brother's family." Yu Xiaohong looked gossipy. "I heard there was a big fight just now. You know Hu Guangjin, right? He's Xu Lijuan's boyfriend."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xu Lijuan put the bowl down with a thud, and the bottom of the bowl kept vibrating. "Hu Guangjin and I are not even dating!"
Yu Xiaohong rolled her eyes. "Yes, yes, you're not dating yet, but he comes to see you every few days, treats you to delicious food and drinks, and even gives you hair flowers and scarves from time to time, and you never refuse."
Yu Xiaohong has long disliked Xu Lijuan.
In the past, when there were many educated youth at the site, Xu Lijuan was overbearing.
There were two rooms for three girls, but she insisted on living in one room by herself and even moved the good tables and chairs from their rooms to her own room.
Later, her roommate moved out and she finally lived in a room by herself, but the public information books at the educated youth center had to pass through her hands first every time.
Why? Since they were all educated youth, why did she have to wait until Xu Lijuan wasn't looking before she could glance at her?
If this goes on, when will she be able to take the exam and go back?
Xu Lijuan's face darkened. "Are you jealous that someone is nice to me? Yu Xiaohong, why are you so narrow-minded? All those things I had before were thrown away?"
Xu Lijuan's family is well-off and her family often sends her things. In addition, she is beautiful, and people in the village also give her things from time to time. She lives a comfortable life.
If there were some things she didn't like to eat or use, she would just give them to others.
She was arrogant and spoke in a condescending tone, always using this matter to show off how good she was to them.
Yu Xiaohong was reluctant to accept the job at first, but was targeted by Xu Lijuan in a sarcastic manner, so she had no choice but to accept it.
But the thorn in her heart has always been there.
"Okay, stop arguing." Wang Zhuang interrupted the two people's argument. "Tell me, what's going on?"
Wang Zhuang is the team leader of the educated youth team, and his words carry some weight.
Yu Xiaohong snorted when she saw him speak, and continued, "Hu Guangjin came back from the city today and insisted on marrying his eldest sister to Li Tiezhu from the town.
When his mother heard that Li Tiezhu had beaten his two wives to death, she disagreed and beat him several times at home, which also alarmed the team leader and the village party secretary.
I heard from the captain's wife, Lanlan, that Hu Guangjin seemed to have been deceived by someone, and they were going to the town to confront Li Tiezhu this afternoon."
Yu Xiaohong took a sip of water from the enamel pot and said sarcastically, "Hu Guangjin was the first person in the village to go to high school. His family spoiled him, and the villagers also gave him some face. It's a pity that he can't make sense of things. How can his family rely on him in the future?"
"That's not the case," another male educated youth, Zhou Qin, interjected. "No matter what, the Hu family's parents are old, so he has to take care of them, right? Raising a son is like taking care of you in your old age."
Yu Xiaohong was about to retort when she caught sight of Xu Lijuan's grim expression. Something in her heart moved her, "Lijuan, what's wrong with you? You look so grim. Are you worried about Hu Guangjin?"
Xu Lijuan glared at her and said, "What's it got to do with you? Get out of here!" Then she pushed Yu Xiaohong away and turned around to leave the educated youth site.
She suppressed her pounding heart and felt like she was about to explode.
How could things have gotten to this point? What happened to Feng Yun? Didn't he always listen to Hu Guangjin?
She was talking to Hu Guangjin just fine in the morning, thinking he could handle it, but she didn't expect the situation to get worse and worse.
This idiot is more of a hindrance than a help!
But now is not the time to worry about this. I have to find Hu Guangjin quickly and stop him from going to the town.
The three hundred yuan was already in her hands, and she didn't want to give it up.
She rushed to the Hu family, but saw that Hu Guangjin's face was swollen like a pig's head, and it was disgusting to look at him for any longer.
He was holding a bowl of rice in his hand, looking like a farmhand at home. How could he be the only top student in Lishu Village who went to high school?
"Guangjin." Xu Lijuan called out softly.
When Hu Guangjin heard the familiar voice, he subconsciously walked out, but in the blink of an eye he seemed to see something terrible and turned back into the house.
Xu Lijuan was so angry that her head hurt.
What did Hu Guangjin mean by this? He actually ignored her? Outrageous! If the matter wasn't urgent, she wouldn't have come to him!
Just when I was thinking about how to deal with Hu Guangjin in the future, Hu Guangjin appeared again.
"Lijuan, why are you here? Are you here to comfort me? Lijuan, my mother guessed that it was you who instigated me to sell my eldest sister."
Hu Guangjin's mouth was badly swollen, and his upper and lower lips moved in and out when he spoke, just like two caterpillars playing Jenga.
His mouth throbbed from the wide opening he opened, making him hiss and stammer out his sentences.
"Shut up!" Xu Lijuan's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously yelled, "Who said that was selling your elder sister? It was a good marriage, and you arranged it for your elder sister's benefit."
This idiot, he himself admitted that he sold Hu Chunhua, how could others not think so? Why didn't he know how to deny it? And he even implicated her!
Hu Guangjin was so scared that his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
"Lijuan, be careful, my mother..." Seeing Xu Lijuan's unhappy face, he immediately changed his words, "Yes, yes, it's for her own good."
He pulled her away and said, "What should we do now? This thing will definitely not work out. My mother won't agree."
Xu Lijuan was annoyed to death by him. She felt sick when she looked at his stupid look for even one more moment.
"Ask me, ask me, you only know how to ask me! Guangjin, can't you think of a solution yourself?"
Hu Guangjin stared blankly at the impatient Xu Lijuan, feeling sad.
"Lijuan, you...what are you talking about? Didn't you say that as long as I listen to you, we will have a good life in the future?"
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