Outside the compound gate, Su Jin stood in front of Lu Shiyi and angrily scolded the old ladies in the village who were taking advantage of their age. Lu Shiyi stared at his furious daughter-in-law with a smile in his eyes.
"Xiao Jin, we just want Xiao Yi's help." Lu Shiyuan was stunned, thinking Su Jin was a soft and cute girl. "Xiao Yi can't make the decision, and we won't force it. There's no need to be so extreme."
Lu Shiyi held her hand and said, "Village Chief, has anyone occupied the house in the village?"
Lu Shiyuan avoided his gaze, and the old people all shut up, and instead used their eyes to condemn someone for complaining behind their backs.
"How is that possible, Xiaoyi? Who told you this nonsense?" Lu Shiyuan looked at the couple, "Didn't you also let the educated youth use the kitchen?"
Lu Shiyi looked at Lu Shiyuan calmly, "Village Chief, Wang Zhiqing and the others are close friends with Xiaojin, and they're helping us keep an eye on the house. They have nothing to do with the other Zhiqing. It's better for everyone if we don't point out some things."
The old men looked at the two of them. What happened to Lu Bairen's lineage?
"Xiao Yi, this is the decision made after discussion among the clan elders." Lu Shiyuan wanted to conceal more, but when he found out that the discussion had broken down, he just wanted to shut him up first.
Lu Shiyi held Su Jin's hand and said, "Grandpa called me yesterday and asked me to go back to the village this week to set up a new family tree."
Because Lu Shiyi said it in public, Lu Shiyuan was caught off guard. He wanted to keep it secret for a while and do it quietly in private.
"The old patriarch didn't say anything." The elders all said they were unaware, having only heard rumors. "Even if a separate family tree is established, you are still one clan."
"They are now two clans. Grandpa has established a separate family tree and he is the clan leader." Lu Shiyi sneered. The grandfather and grandson had long expected that obstacles would be set up within the clan, but they did not expect the elders to stand up and obstruct them.
Su Jin stood beside Lu Shiyi and reached out to shake his hand.
"Xiaoyi came here to ask about grain seeds. Why... did you mention setting up a new family tree?" The eldest elder's wife saw that the others did not dare to speak, so she questioned him relying on her status.
Several elders and Lu Shiyuan thought to themselves that since Lu Shiyi respected his elders, it was a good thing that he was persuaded to leave by a few old ladies.
Su Jin found that those people were quite shameless and making trouble. The old ladies were forcing him in public at the door, and if he didn't solve the problem according to their hospital's rules, they were going to make it impossible for Lu Shiyi to continue working.
"Grandma, as a junior, we have no choice but to obey grandpa's decision. Besides, the grain seeds you mentioned are public property, and Ayi cannot use them. It's futile for you to continue making trouble." Su Jin sneered. The countermeasures they discussed in the village were blocked by her words.
Lu Shiyi reached out and tugged at her: "Xiao Jin, let's go back and tidy up the vegetable garden, and go back tomorrow to handle the family tree matter."
After finishing the family tree, Lu Bairen's family was completely separated from the village, and the house built by Lu Shiyi a few years ago also had to be dealt with. Lu Shiyuan was attracted by Lu Shiyi's house, as his children had grown up and it was time to build another house.
Lin Zitao looked at the backs of Lu Shiyi and his wife as they left, and asked the sentry to send Lu Shiyuan and others away.
"Lu Shiyuan, is what Xiaoyi said true? Do we need to set up a new family tree? The village has gained a lot of benefits from the commune because of Lu Bairen's lineage. Once the commune learns about the new family tree, how many people will be able to take care of our team in the future?" The elders saw the sentries constantly driving people away, so the old men had no choice but to follow Lu Shiyuan back to find a solution.
Lu Shiyi said that he would go back tomorrow to deal with the family tree, and they decided to let the whole village express their opinions tomorrow.
Later, Lu Shiyuan and others returned to the village. The villagers were plowing the fields, hoping for a good harvest from the spring farming.
"Village chief, have you seen Xiaoyi?" Most people still have hope in Lu Shiyi, hoping that he can help the team overcome the difficulties again.
"He saw it, but was rejected. They said the grain in the military area was distributed according to quantity, and he couldn't move it out," explained the villagers gathered around Lu Shiyuan. "Also, Lu Bairen's lineage will discuss establishing a new family tree tomorrow."
The villagers' hopes were dashed. They saw with their own eyes that the grain seeds distributed by the commune were used up but no additional grain seeds were provided.
"Come over tomorrow and we'll talk to the couple separately. Xiaoyi's wife seems easy to convince." Several village women thought that Su Jin was soft in the village.
"Don't do that! She has a sharp tongue and leaves us speechless." Several aunties who followed her echoed this.
Some young wives looked down on them for taking advantage of their seniority and wished Su Jin would confront them more often.
The villagers used the winter break to prepare for spring plowing, and the village chief also recorded everyone's work points as usual. Some people were working in the fields and did not intend to get involved in this matter.
"There are a few educated youth who are on good terms with Su Zhiqing. Why not let them have a say?" Lu Shiyuan's wife looked at the educated youth working in the fields and suddenly brought up the idea, "Use the three of them as hostages to force the couple to agree."
"Xiaoyi probably can't help. The one who came with us today is the political commissar, who is here to look after Xiaoyi and his wife." The second elder believed that Lu Shiyi had tried his best and, as Su Jin said, he could not kill Lu Bairen's lineage for the sake of the village.
With Lu Bairen's lineage in the open, the commune will be somewhat more relaxed. The grain output of the other brigades is only two-thirds of that of the fourth brigade.
The second elder felt that the village should have been satisfied, as human greed was endless and the villagers wanted more.
That night, the villagers could not sleep peacefully, waiting for Lu Shiyi and his wife to return to the village as soon as possible.
In the early morning, the children from each family were sent out to face the noise at the village entrance.
Lu Shiyi drove back after the two of them had breakfast. He asked the two guards to stay in the family compound and only brought Su Jin back with him.
As the car entered the village, we heard many people and children running to their homes.
"Ayi, it's not easy to deal with today!" Su Jin looked at the children running home outside the car window, and she felt that she was being plotted against.
"Don't worry, I'm here." Lu Shiyi reached out and held her hand, then parked the car at the door.
Wang Dahong and several others were standing at the door. They were looking after the house for Lu Shiyi and his wife, and were using the kitchen to cook.
"Xiao Jin, you're back." Wang Dahong pulled Su Jin aside and whispered, "Yesterday after work, the villagers discussed how to negotiate with you."
Liu Ying and Lu Shan also nodded in agreement: "Xiao Jin, don't listen to those people. We are here to support them. If they make trouble, we can go to the Youth League Office to complain."
The several brigades under Songjiang Commune were frightened by what happened in the third brigade, and no one dared to make things difficult for the educated youth.
"Second sister, third sister, I'm sorry for getting you into trouble." Su Jin felt guilty.
The four of them came here together, but now the other three were being bullied because of her.
"If we are implicated, we will go to another brigade. You work in the county town, and we will come to find you when we have time." Wang Dahong was not worried. The educated youth from several nearby educated youth sites were connected together.
"Sister, if you have any problems, just tell me directly." Su Jin handed Wang Dahong a piece of paper with a phone number that the family compound could receive.
"Okay!" Wang Dahong put the note away. Su Jin opened the door and entered the yard, and found that the yard had been swept clean.
Lu Shiyi stood beside Su Jin, appearing as a protector.
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