Chapter 45
Tang Xingqiang didn't care about the awkward atmosphere at all. He looked around for a while and then chatted with Xu Shengli as if nothing had happened.
"Xu Shengli, you are such a boaster. You are the biggest liar. You are the biggest liar."
Although Xu Shengli was a little afraid of the current atmosphere, he couldn't help but say out loud when being criticized: "I didn't!"
"No? When you came to my house, you complained about this and that, saying that my food wasn't as good as yours, that you had more snacks than me, and that your house was more fun than mine. Look at what's going on now, don't you feel guilty for saying that?"
Zhang Cuixiang had put away all the things before, and now she hasn't put anything out.
Because I was angry about what the Tang family had just done, I was so angry that I didn't plan to cook a meal to entertain them.
Even though Xu Shengli was having a great time in the village, he didn't want to come back.
But he never admits defeat. Every time he eats something delicious or plays some interesting game, he will say that he has more of these things at home and there are more fun things at home.
Tang Xingqiang, who has always been competitive, could not understand this and kept saying:
"I don't believe it. If you have the guts, show it to me. Otherwise, you are just bragging and talking big."
Xu Shengli vowed that he would show off to Tang Xingqiang when he got back, so that he would know how many good things he had and how good he was at having fun.
Because of the wrong atmosphere in the room just now, Xu Shengli completely forgot about this matter, but now he remembered it immediately after being reminded.
The child's desire to win is very strong. After being provoked like this, he no longer cared about other things and started to yell:
"Grandma, where are our candies? And all the delicious food? Why are they all gone?"
Xu Shengli searched everywhere in the house. He knew where his grandmother hid things very well, so he went straight to the target and took out a can of sandwich cookies in a short while.
He proudly held up the biscuits in his hand and said, "I have sandwich biscuits at home. Do you have any?"
"That's nothing. My uncle sent it before."
Xu Shengli was not convinced and started searching again. Xu Qianjin was also taken by his brother to search Zhang Cuixiang's room.
Zhang Cuixiang rushed forward to stop them, but the two children didn't listen to her at all. They had been spoiled since they were young and were the little bullies in the family.
If she could handle it, she would not have used the previous trick to push Tang Guizhi down the stairs and ask her to come back quickly.
Tang Xingqiang happily laughed: "Xu Shengli, your family is really good at hiding things. I thought only country ladies like my grandmother would do such things, but it turns out that cadres like you also have this bad habit! You had the nerve to look down on us country people before, look, you are not much better."
Xu Shengli's face turned red and he felt extremely embarrassed.
"Grandma, why are you putting away all the things?"
Tang Xingqiang said bluntly: "Because she knew we were coming over, she wanted to see if my house was better. As soon as you came, my grandma took out the best things in the house."
"Granny! How could you do this!"
"Shut up!"
Xu Taian couldn't help but yell. His face looked ugly and he was furious, but he couldn't vent it.
Although the town was not far from the brigade, he had always looked down upon the Tang family, so they did not interact much.
Xu Taian didn't recognize all of his wife's nephews. He thought they were just a bunch of country kids and just gave them a few cents during the Chinese New Year.
I didn't expect it to be so troublesome, especially these two who spoke.
After being yelled at like that, Xu Shengli dared not say a word. He was still quite afraid of his own father.
Xu Qianjin shrank behind his brother, occasionally poking his head out to observe the adults' expressions.
The room became quiet again. Xu Guangjin and Xu Taian, father and son, were smoking leisurely, not caring how noisy it was in the room.
Such a big commotion just now, the neighbors must have been paying attention to the situation at their home. They dare not make a big fuss, so they just keep silent and see who can survive longer.
The Xu family dared to do this because they saw that Tang Jianjun, the only adult, was not capable of handling the situation.
Tang Guizhi returned to her husband's home and became even more silent, not daring to say a word.
The adults in the Xu family remained silent and simply ignored the Tang family.
Tang Jianjun also felt that the atmosphere was very awkward. He wanted to speak up several times, but when he saw the behavior of his brother-in-law's family, he couldn't open his mouth.
Tang Xingqiang clapped his hands and said, "Xu Shengli, your family is so boring, why don't you come to my house?"
Xu Shengli was a grown-up boy and knew what this meant, so he didn't dare to agree at all.
But Xu Qianjin was too young to know, especially now that the situation at home made him feel instinctively scared, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, let's go to grandma's house."
Zhang Cuixiang was the most sensitive and immediately became alert: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would a child from our Xu family run to your Tang family?"
"Why not? At most they can take my last name, and we can be together."
Zhang Cuixiang almost jumped up and glared at Tang Guizhi.
"What do you want to do? Don't you want to live like this anymore?"
Tang Guizhi was shocked: "Mom, I, I didn't, I didn't have such an idea. Tang Xingqiang, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Tang Xingqiang shrugged: "It's boring to stay here, let's go somewhere else."
Seeing that Zhang Cuixiang was about to explode, Tang Qingqing went to open the door. As soon as the door was opened, she saw someone standing at the door, listening to what was going on inside.
The door suddenly opened, starting the aunt. She reacted quickly and said with a wry smile:
"Are you all chatting? Are you ready to eat? If you don't have enough food, you can borrow some from my house."
Tang Xingqiang greeted her with a smile: "Hello, auntie. My uncle is not convenient here. Do you know any place in town where I can eat without a ticket?"
"Who said it's inconvenient? Don't you dare talk nonsense, kid? You're at home, so why would you go out to eat?"
Zhang Cuixiang's face turned red, and the anger that was rising was immediately extinguished.
Their family has already been embarrassed today, and they dare not add another insult.
My aunt also agreed, "That's true. How can we eat outside when relatives come to our house?"
Zhang Cuixiang responded with a few words and tried to close the door, but was stopped by Tang Qingqing.
"What are you doing? Aren't you afraid of freezing if you open the door?"
Tang Qingqing: "The room is so small, and my uncle and his family smoke, so it's better to get some fresh air."
Xu Taian and Xu Guangjin paused and put out their cigarettes at the same time.
Tang Guizhi was worried, fearing that Tang Qingqing and Tang Xingqiang would anger the Xu family and make her life difficult.
But she didn't dare say anything and just stood there.
Zhang Cuixiang looked at her and said impatiently, "Why don't you come over and cook? You don't care about your own relatives coming, but you still rely on us."
Tang Guizhi's eyes lit up, and she quickly followed, rolled up her sleeves and started to get busy.
The smell of smoke in the room had almost dissipated and the door was closed again.
The Xu family now knows that the Tang family is a bunch of scoundrels. If they are not sent away quickly, they might cause trouble.
Xu Guangjin took the initiative to ask: "Is everything okay at home? I heard that your brigade's granary was burned down?"
Tang Jianjun immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Yes, that wicked man has been sent to labor reform and sentenced to more than ten years. This is all thanks to Qingqing, otherwise the damn arsonist would never have been caught."
Normally, the Tang family doesn't like to mention Tang Qingqing's achievements, because Tang Qingqing is already very disobedient and they don't want her to become even more proud.
But Tang Jianjun knew very well when to show off, otherwise how could he be so arrogant in the brigade by relying on his adopted brother?
Xu Guangjin was only bringing up the topic, and even hinted in a schadenfreude that your lives will be difficult in the future.
I didn't expect that this would lead to such a thing.
Xu Taian sneered: "Why do you like to take all the credit for yourself?"
As soon as these words fell, Tang Qiaoqiao and Tang Xingsheng, who had been shrinking and not daring to speak, became unhappy and spoke in unison:
"My sister is so amazing!"
Tang Xingwang couldn't help but say, "I lost my sheep before, and it was my sister who found it."
Tang Xingqiang also boasted very proudly: "My sister is now on the record at the Public Security Bureau. Do you know who solved the wife-murder case? It was none other than my sister! And do you know who solved the case of the commune's supply and marketing cooperative being robbed? That's right, it was still my sister."
The Xu family father and son were very surprised and their eyes were on Tang Qingqing.
They couldn't believe that Tang Qingqing had such ability.
But these cases were known all over the town, so we knew that the solution of these cases was related to a little girl.
They never imagined that this little girl was Tang Qingqing.
Tang Xingqiang: "If you don't believe me, you can go to the police station and ask. Xu Shengli, the candy you ate yesterday was a reward my sister received from the Public Security Bureau. The director of the Public Security Bureau praised my sister for being amazing. My sister was able to study because of the Public Security Bureau."
Tang Jianjun nodded: "The Public Security Bureau said Qingqing is a talented person and must be trained well. Otherwise, what's the point of a little girl studying? She will get married in the future anyway."
The Xu family father and son had already believed their words at this time, but they never imagined that the Tang family, whom they looked down upon, could actually produce such a talent, even a genius.
Tang Qing is young, but he is so powerful.
You have to know that even experienced police officers may not be able to solve these cases, so it will definitely not be difficult for such talents to enter the public security system in the future.
Although it has nothing to do with their hydrological station, if one of the Tang family members could eat public food, things would definitely be different.
Especially since Tang Qingqing is still so young, who knows what opportunities she will have in the future.
I didn't think so before, but now I think Tang Qingqing is a pretty good-looking girl.
She is talented and good-looking, so she will definitely marry a rich woman in the future. It is hard to say what her future development will be like.
The Xu family's father and son thought about it, their expressions were not as ugly as before, and their attitudes softened.
Tang Jianjun was a man who knew how to find opportunities to talk. Once the atmosphere eased, he was no longer as reserved as before and started to find various topics to talk about, chatting haphazardly.
As for what happened before, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention it again.
Tang Xingqiang stopped making a fuss and pulled the Xu brothers to eat and play together.
The Xu family spent a lot of money this time and made a big pot of sauerkraut and pork dumplings to entertain the guests. They used white flour to make the dough and also used a lot of pork.
Although the meal was awkward, the matter is now over.
Before leaving, Tang Xingqiang said to Xu Shengli:
"Be nice to your mother. I will come to inspect the work in a while. I have already made an appointment with the stationmaster uncle."
The Xu family members all looked unhappy. They didn't expect that the little brat Tang Xingqiang would actually bring up this matter.
Tang Qingqing looked at Tang Guizhi and said, "Aunt, if you have any problem, just go home. If it's inconvenient for you to come back, go find Chief Zhang Qingxiong of the police station. He still owes me a favor."
The brother and sister both put pressure on the Xu family, and their faces turned very ugly, but they couldn't say a word.
Tang Guizhi's eyes were red. Who would have thought that she would have to rely on her mother's family and her nephews and nieces to support her? In comparison, she was really useless.
As the saying goes, there is no coincidence in the world. As soon as Zhang Qingxiong was mentioned, the next thing I expected was that the devil would appear.
"Comrade Tang Qingqing, it's great that you're still here!"
Zhang Qingxiong came on a bicycle and was very happy to see Tang Qingqing.
Tang Qingqing saw his anxious look and knew that something must have happened.
"Director, what happened?"
"The granary of the Tongshan Brigade has also been burned down. I want you to go and take a look."
Tang Xingqiang asked curiously, "Uncle Director, how did you find yourself here?"
Director Zhang glanced at the Xu family father and son and cleared his throat: "You guys made such a big noise, how could I not know about it?"
Xu Guangjin nearly fainted. Why are there so many idle people here? Why are they spreading all kinds of rumors?
When Tang Qingqing heard that there was a case, she agreed without saying a word: "Director, let's go quickly."
The situation was urgent, so Director Zhang didn't waste any time. He said hello to Tang Jianjun, let Tang Qingqing sit in the back seat of his car, and took her away.
Looking at Tang Qingqing's receding figure, the Xu family now completely believes that this girl Tang Qingqing is quite capable.
Xu Shengli was full of admiration: "My cousin is so amazing!"
For children, being entrusted with important tasks at such a young age is a great affirmation.
Tang Xingqiang was unhappy that Tang Qingqing didn't bring him with her, but he didn't show it in front of Xu Shengli, and said proudly:
"Of course my sister is amazing. Not only is she amazing, but I will be no worse in the future too."
The Xu family now believes this. Just looking at what Tang Xingqiang did today, they know that this kid will be extraordinary in the future.
I just don't know whether he is taking the right path or the wrong path. But now that Tang Qingqing has established contact with the Public Security Bureau, I guess Tang Xingqiang won't be able to take the wrong path.
Their attitude towards the Tang family became even better. When the Tang family left, they even politely asked them to come over to their house when they had time.
Tang Qingqing followed Director Zhang directly to the Tongshan Brigade and did not return home until the third day.
Unlike usual, Tang Jianjun took the initiative to ask Tang Qingqing whether she had solved the case.
The tone of his voice was also different from usual, becoming much softer.
Seeing that he had a good attitude, Tang Qingqing replied, "The arsonist has been caught."
Tang Xingqiang held his head with both hands: "Sister, how did you catch it? Tell us!"
"Just like our team did last time, tracking suspicious footprints."
"Please be more specific! How can I show off to others if you are like this?"
Tang Qingqing felt that there was nothing much to say. Isn't it just a matter of carefully investigating the scene, eliminating the firefighters' footprints, and then figuring out which footprints are more suspicious one by one and analyzing them step by step.
It was similar to the arson case in their brigade. The arsonist was also from another brigade, but he did not do it for revenge. He was just a typical bad-hearted person.
There was no way Tang Xingqiang would let her go so easily. "There must be something interesting and different about it! There is nothing special about it."
“That’s true.”
"Just tell me!"
Not only Tang Xingqiang, but others were also very curious.
Tang Jianjun also spoke up: "Qingqing, tell everyone about the situation at that time."
"I saw a suspicious footprint at the time, and the footprint was moving around the brigade, so I initially thought it was someone from our brigade who set the fire. Then Chief Zhang asked all the men in the village who matched the description to come out so I could check who it was."
Tang Qingqing had used this trick before, so everyone was familiar with it.
But no one said it was all the same, nothing special.
"But after looking for a long time, I couldn't find anyone who matched the criteria, and I wondered if I had made a mistake."
Tang Qiaoqiao was very worried when she heard this: "Sister, will anyone think you are not capable?"
"Yes." Tang Qingqing nodded. There were many complaints at the scene at that time.
The villagers were not without complaints because Tang Qing was so young and they had been trying to find out nothing after all this time.
However, everyone's anger was directed at the captain and Director Zhang. They felt that the captain and Director Zhang were so confused that they actually hired a young girl to investigate the case. This was too unreliable.
Since Tang Qingqing started investigating cases, there has never been a time when she was not questioned. She has gotten used to it now.
Therefore, these noises did not affect Tang Qingqing, but she could not find the fire maker, which made her doubt her speculation.
"I thought my guess was wrong, so I stayed there for another day to investigate the scene, but my conclusion was still the same as before. Guess what happened?"
"What?"
Now even Zhao Dahua and Old Lady Wu pricked up their ears, wanting to know what was going on.
"Director Zhang said at the time that if they couldn't find out the cause, forget it and let me go home first. The weather is so cold now, and he was afraid that I would freeze if I stayed outside all the time."
"And then?"
"I was very unwilling to accept it at the time, but I really couldn't find any clues. I thought I couldn't find out this time. I was just hesitating whether to leave. Hey! I didn't expect that there would be a turn for the better at this time."
Tang Xingqiang slapped the team: "Just tell me! I'm so anxious!"
"I have been investigating the scene for the past few days. Every day, many people come to watch the excitement. I was so dizzy that I stood up and ate a candy. At that time, I saw a person in the crowd!"
"The arsonist!"
Everyone present shouted in unison.
"Yes, that person was also among the crowd, watching the excitement and eating sunflower seeds in his hand."
Mrs. Wu was stunned: "This is too arrogant!"
"That's right. As soon as I saw him, I immediately asked Director Zhang to arrest him. Later, I found out that this person had a relative in Tongshan Brigade. He was in Tongshan Brigade on the day of the fire, but he left the next day. So when I checked that day, I didn't catch him."
Zhao Dahua was puzzled: "Then why did he come back? You are still investigating here, and the police are still here. Isn't he afraid of being caught?"
The others were also puzzled and actually stood around to watch the fun. They were feeling resentful for not being caught and just asking for trouble.
"He just said he wanted to come back and take a look." Tang Qingqing shrugged.
A group of people found it unbelievable and even more ridiculous than the story.
Old Mrs. Wu has lived for most of her life and has never heard of such a strange thing: "He deserves to be arrested."
"I heard from Director Zhang that many criminals have the habit of wanting to come back to see the scene of the crime after committing it. He has caught such criminals before."
Tang Xingqiang was also shocked: "I really wonder what they were thinking."
Tang Qingqing also wanted to know. When she learned that the man came back just to see the excitement, she didn't know what to say.
She would be doing herself a disservice if she didn't catch this man.
Tang Xingwang: "If he hadn't been caught, I think he would be happier than ordinary people to see the excitement."
Everyone's eyes turned to him.
Tang Xingqiang patted his eldest brother on the shoulder and said, "Brother, when it comes to liking to laugh at others, no one in our family can compare to you."
Tang Xingwang slapped him directly, but Tang Xingqiang was prepared and quickly jumped up and ran away.
Tang Jianjun cleared his throat and praised Tang Qingqing solemnly:
"Well done, you are worthy of being the children of our Tang family. Keep up the good work and let everyone see how powerful we are."
Tang Xingqiang and You Rongyan said: "With my sister here, even the thieves won't be able to escape!"
Mrs. Wu and Zhao Dahua also expressed their approval. Mrs. Wu even waved her hand and said, "We'll have scrambled eggs tonight."
What is happening?
Tang Qingqing was surrounded by praises, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
This was not her first time solving a case, and this one was not a big one. The losses were far less serious than those in the Rongshan Brigade. Only a few thousand kilograms of food were burned, which was one-tenth of their brigade's.
After she solved the case, Tang Jianjun and the others acted as if she was just lucky and didn't think she was that amazing. What happened now?
Tang Qingqing looked at Tang Xingqiang. He must know what was going on.
Tang Xingqiang said to Tang Qingqing privately: "You made our family proud that day. When you left, the Xu family's faces changed immediately, and they even asked us to bring back gifts."
Tang Qingqing immediately understood that this was to give face to her family, so they gave her a good face.
Tang Xingqiang remembered something: "Oh, by the way, each child also received a red envelope, including yours, which is in my mother's possession now."
This time the red envelopes were very generous, everyone got a dime!
"Does this mean you think highly of our family?"
"Director Zhang came to pick you up personally, how impressive."
Before, they said it themselves, but it is definitely not as intuitive as others' affirmation.
"This family is really snobbish."
"Otherwise how can my aunt marry into the family?" Tang Xingqiang disagreed.
Although Xu Taian was indeed attracted by Tang Guizhi's beauty at first, the fact that he was able to marry her had a lot to do with Tang Jianguo's return home in wealth and status.
Everyone was thinking, with such a marriage, would there be any need to worry about the Tang family’s failure to rise in the future?
Furthermore, Xu Taian is not good-looking and is very short.
He wanted to find a girl who worked as a government servant in town, but she looked down on him.
So, as a second choice, I looked for Tang Guizhi.
At the beginning, the two of them had a good relationship. People in the town looked down on people in the countryside, but everyone was used to it, so no one took it too seriously. But no one expected that they would actually fight and be so cruel.
Now that he knew that there was a capable person in their family and that things would be different in the future, he immediately changed his attitude.
Tang Xingqiang's eyes were blazing: "I must be a capable person in the future and never let anyone look down on me again!"
Although their noise made the Xu family jealous, they did not gain respect for it. They might even mock them in their hearts and curse that all country people were scoundrels.
But when he saw that Tang Qingqing was a promising person, he immediately looked happy. Tang Xingqiang saw it and felt very touched.
"If you want to succeed, you must study hard."
"Can going to school help you succeed?"
"Of course. Don't look at the current fighting for the old ninth, but if you can go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, won't things be different in the future? Haven't you seen how the educated youth fought for the quota? Although this depends on your background, you also have to be well educated to have a better chance."
Tang Xingqiang was convinced, "Sister, don't worry, I will study hard. I am not Tang Xingwang. I have spent money and I don't learn anything. Isn't that a big loss!"
Tang Qingqing laughed and handed him the canned food that had been agreed upon.
Tang Xingqiang's pupils dilated because this can was not half a can, but a whole can!
"Sister...are these all for me?"
"You performed very well this time. The remaining half is a bonus for you."
Tang Xingqiang shouted with joy, "Sister, you are so kind! From now on, I will listen to whatever you say and I will do whatever you tell me to do!"
"Forget it, you are useless and would ignore me."
"I'm not that snobbish!"
Tang Qingqing didn't believe him. Tang Xingqiang was eager to show his determination and actually stuffed the can in his hand back into Tang Qingqing's arms.
"Sister, I don't even need this can of food!"
As he spoke, he swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but look into Tang Qingqing's arms.
Tang Qingqing laughed and stuffed the can into his hand. Tang Xingqiang put his hands behind his back and turned his head away.
"I believe you will stick with me in the future."
"real?"
"real."
Tang Xingqiang then took the can and said sweetly, "Sister, you are so kind."
Tang Qingqing was so annoyed by his cheesiness that she chased him away to play.
This time, Tang Qingqing went to the Tongxiang Brigade to catch an arsonist. When she came back, the Tongxiang Brigade stuffed a bag of rice, flour and bacon as a reward.
This time she cut a little meat for her master and took the rest back home.
Now that she is in the Tang family, few people find fault with her. Even Zhao Dahua, who likes to assign tasks to her, only nags her a few words, and if Tang Qingqing doesn't do anything, she won't beat or scold her like before.
In the morning, Tang Qingqing would take steamed buns from home and run out, and she would not be beaten. Her family members even told her to learn skills well.
Instead, the three brothers were scolded from time to time, asking why they were so stupid that they couldn't even pick up the pieces of their own accord even when they got to the doorstep.
Tang Xingqiang yelled back, "Then you guys should learn from me. You can't even tell that my feet are too small and my shoes won't fit, yet you keep saying they fit."
The commendation from the Public Security Bureau soon came, and the brigade held a special commendation meeting to commend Tang Qingqing, Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi for their actions in assisting the public security in solving the case.
The captain spoke passionately at the meeting, praising the three people to the skies, and Tang Qingqing felt a little embarrassed after hearing it.
Zhai Hongyi still looked as if he was staying out of the matter, but Wang Heizi was extremely excited, with his chest raised high.
Although he had already brought the prize home, his family already knew about his ability, and his neighbors and relatives had already praised him, and now he was formally commended in a meeting, which made him feel very proud.
Tang Xingqiang looked at Wang Heizi, who was laughing so hard that his throat could be seen, and curled his lips, "Humph, what are you so proud of? If it weren't for my sister, you would have nothing to do with it."
As soon as Tang Qingqing stepped off the stage, Tang Xingqiang pestered her:
"Sister, take me with you next time. What can Wang Heizi do? He has no brains. I am much smarter than him."
Tang Qingqing tapped his head and said, "Wait until you grow up to be the same age as him and know more words than him."
Zhai Hongyi was commended, which surprised everyone at the educated youth site.
Because Zhai Hongyi had never mentioned it before, and the villagers were not as well-informed about the news at the educated youth site, they only vaguely knew that there was such a murder case. They never expected that Zhai Hongyi would be involved and assist the police in solving the case.
"Zhai Hongyi, why haven't I heard you say this before? You didn't share such a big thing with everyone. You really don't treat us as revolutionary comrades." said the educated youth Ma Jiande.
Others were also very curious and wanted to know how they solved the case.
The educated youth in Rongshan Brigade, especially the new batch of educated youth, except Zhai Hongyi, had very ordinary relationships with the other members and had little interaction with them.
When working normally, they also work in their own group and don’t work with the locals.
They would occasionally speak a few words, but they were not thinking about integrating into the local community. They were only thinking about how to get back to the city as soon as possible.
Therefore, many educated youth did not recognize all the local members and only knew who the brigade cadres were.
This also resulted in them not being well-informed about gossip and news in the brigade, unless the old educated youth heard about it and mentioned it to them.
However, this group of educated youth were not interested in what happened in the brigade, unless it was related to themselves, such as the quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, the quota for returning to the city, etc.
There is no point listening to those parents' gossips, they just act like petty bourgeois.
Therefore, the old educated youth rarely came back to talk about the matter. Although they were all educated youth, they were still divided into different small groups.
Zhai Hongyi said calmly, "There's nothing much to say."
When Ma Jiande saw his expression, he felt unhappy:
"Zhai Hongyi, you have always acted like you don't care about anything, but it turns out you were just acting quietly."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the scene became nervous and their eyes fell on Zhai Hongyi.
A few months ago, it was said that the brigade had quotas for workers, peasants and soldiers, but then there was no news.
There are all kinds of news flying around right now, and no one knows what is going on.
But what is certain is that those who can get the quota must be those who perform well.
Their team was okay because their team leader was relatively fair and no one dared to offend him. People from other teams even secretly gave things to the team leader.
I don’t know how many people have become successful because of the educated youth who went to the countryside in recent years.
Some people use chicken feathers as a token of authority and take advantage of others.
The Rongshan Brigade did not have such a situation, but the less it did, the more worried they became, and they didn't know where to put their energy.
Wang Ying sneered, "Ma Jiande, what you said is really funny. Why are you allowed to express yourself but others can't? If we talk about expressing yourself secretly, you say you are second, but no one dares to say they are first."
"Wang Ying! What do you mean by this!" Ma Jiande said angrily.
Wang Ying rolled her eyes: "Whatever you say I mean, that's what I mean. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."
Ma Jiande was so angry that he wanted to rush over, but was quickly stopped by the other educated youth.
Wen Xuelan whispered: "Everyone, stop arguing. We are here to exercise. It is commendable that everyone is trying hard to show themselves, isn't it?"
Team leader Li Zhiyi echoed, "Yes, yes, yes. We are all here to train, to let the peasant brothers feel the passion and ability of our educated youth, and to learn and help each other. Now Zhai Hongyi has brought honor to us educated youth, and we should applaud and celebrate, and learn from him even more."
He started the applause, and the others followed suit, but it sounded sparse and a little perfunctory.
Zhai Hongyi didn't care and just grabbed his things and left.
Ma Jiande sneered: "Li Zhiyi, look at his attitude, he is being ignored, right?"
"You can't say that. Zhai Hongyi is just an introvert."
"Don't try to be nice here. He has been against us since day one and he looks down on us."
Wang Ying: "You guys are the ones who rummaged through his stuff."
"Wang Ying, stop pretending to be a good person here. You were the most vicious eater at that time."
"Don't wrongly accuse me. Those were all given to me by Xuelan, right, Xuelan?"
Wen Xuelan smiled gently and nodded, saying, "We are all comrades, so we should share happiness and difficulties together."
Ma Jiande glanced at Wen Xuelan and said, "If you want to share with others, they may not pay attention to you."
Wen Xuelan disagreed: "Xiaoyi has had this personality since he was young. He is actually a very enthusiastic person. Please don't misunderstand him."
Ma Jiande sneered and looked at Wen Xuelan with a mocking expression.
Wang Ying was unhappy: "Zhai Hongyi and Xue Lan grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Haven't you noticed that every time Zhai Hongyi's family sends something, they always prepare a portion for Xue Lan?"
"So what? I did such a big thing outside and I didn't tell her about it."
"Because he is not the kind of person who likes to take credit. He is not like you who make a fuss about the little things and let the whole world know about them. You are so angry now, it's just jealousy. If you have the ability, you can also make achievements. Do you have this ability?!"
Ma Jiande's face turned red with anger; these words hit him right in the heart.
Wen Xuelan pulled Wang Ying's arm: "Wang Ying, don't talk like that."
"Xue Lan, you just have a very good temper."
"We are all comrades. We have all come here from thousands of miles away. We should unite as one."
"Okay, for your sake." Wang Ying gave Ma Jiande a cold look.
Si Chaowen pushed his glasses on his nose and said, "Zhai Hongyi has made such a great contribution this time. If there were a quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, he would be chosen first, right?"
There was silence again. Not only the new batch of educated youth, but also the old educated youth on the other side lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking.
The captain of the Rongshan Brigade was very fair. Whenever there was a quota to return to the city or to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, he would reserve it for the person with the best performance.
He will also announce the basis, which is basically linked to daily performance and the size of the meritorious service, so those who did not get the quota have nothing to say.
Wang Ying whispered, "Xue Lan, will Zhai Hongyi go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University? Didn't he say he wanted to settle down in the countryside?"
As soon as she said this, everyone looked at her as if she was a fool.
As long as your brain is not stuck in the door, who would give up such a good opportunity?
Wen Xuelan bit her lip and said nothing.
She knew very well that it would not be difficult for Zhai Hongyi to return to the city. As long as he trained in the countryside for a period of time, his family would be able to transfer him back and arrange a job for him.
In fact, Zhai Hongyi didn't have to go to the countryside. He signed up on his own and asked to be sent to the most difficult place.
However, the Youth League Office did not do so in the end. Although the Rongshan Brigade was remote and poor, it was still much better than going to Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places.
But what if I could go to Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University?
Will Zhai Hongyi insist on staying here?
After the official award from the Public Security Bureau came down, Tang Qingqing's name spread throughout the entire commune.
In such a short time, she solved a theft and a murder case, and she is not even fourteen years old yet, which makes her a legend.
This also led to more and more people looking for her. If any brigade was robbed or set on fire, they would not report it to the police but would go directly to the Rongshan Brigade to look for her.
Tang Qingqing did not refuse and would go wherever she could, but she would always bring Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi with her.
Zhai Hongyi must be brought along, as he is the bodyguard assigned to him by his master. As for Wang Heizi, he was only brought along as a sidekick at first, but later on, he was discovered to be easy to get along with and quite useful, so he was brought along as well.
They are now a famous trio, so if they want to invite Tang Qingqing, they have to let her bring these two people.
Don't think this is not important. It means two more people and two more pairs of chopsticks, and they are two half-grown boys, so they eat a lot.
When you invite guests over, you can't treat them to bad food. That would be unkind. No one would want to come again in the future, and the expenses would be huge.
But compared to the losses, this was nothing, so everyone was happy.
Some even feel that it is safer to work with three people. Many people still don't believe that a little girl can have such great ability, but if there are three people together, especially with the intimidating Zhai Hongyi in the middle, they will feel safe.
Tang Qingqing felt helpless about this and could only work harder to get everyone to change their discrimination against her, or more deeply, against women.
When people see that she is the one working diligently every time and the other two are just helping out, they will naturally know who is the capable one.
There are also some who are not making sense and say some nonsense.
Although Tang Qingqing still looks like a little girl, she is a girl after all, and with two boys around her, it is inevitable that some people like to gossip.
Zhai Hongyi directly pulled Tang Qingqing and Wang Heizi away. It was too much to beat them up directly.
Wang Heizi was in charge of scolding people. Not only would he scold them severely, he would also spread the word everywhere that the people in this group were not decent.
Anyway, they are not the police, and they don't have to take every case. Why should they come here to help and be criticized? They are not that shameless.
This kind of situation is still very rare. Most teams or people treat them very well. Even if they have a little distrust in their hearts, they will not show it and will still treat them warmly.
Every time Tang Qingqing went there, she only asked them to prepare some steamed buns or roasted sweet potatoes to fill her stomach, and she would not eat the delicious food.
She would not eat the banquet prepared specially for them until she found the things or caught the thieves.
When returning home, if there is a thank-you gift, I will not refuse it, unless the gift is too expensive, then I will give a part of it.
After school starts, Tang Qingqing will also use her weekends to track down and solve cases. If there is something particularly urgent, she will take leave to check on the situation.
She is now taking the principal's class. The old principal is very responsible and his lectures are much more interesting than those of the previous teacher. He allows Tang Qingqing to learn knowledge that she could not learn from Zhai Hongyi.
Whenever Tang Qingqing was absent, the old principal would find time after class to help her make up for it.
With the help of Zhai Hongyi, Tang Qingqing made rapid progress, much faster than other students.
At the beginning of summer, the quota for admission to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University was finally determined to go to the Rongshan Brigade, and one of the quotas was reserved specifically for educated youth.
For a while, the educated youth in Rongshan Brigade were all excited, and all hoped that the quota would fall on their heads.
Soon, the excited group of people fell into disappointment.
The team leader Wang Changfu planned to give the admission quota to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University to Zhai Hongyi because he was a diligently educated youth, willing to integrate with the locals and had ideological awareness.
The most important point is that the trio solved many cases during this period, recovered lost property for the people, and caught thieves.
Although Tang Qingqing was the leader, Zhai Hongyi also made contributions.
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