Xu Jing grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. I won't let this comrade's sister lose a single hair."
As he spoke, he gave the three Wu siblings a provocative look.
It made the other person furious.
Gu Tingzhi came to work in the county and left with his luggage.
The remaining people, each with their own thoughts, carried their luggage onto the bus.
Those who are smart enough have already seen the problem, especially someone like Xu Jing, who basically guessed it.
Meng Yunji was only nine years old and was not within the scope of the rural assignment. His appearance was abrupt. Now, seeing the three Wu siblings, Xu Jing knew that Meng Fuyan was quite smart and had a lot of courage. A little girl dared to bring her younger brother to the countryside.
There's a story behind this!
It's not unusual for a stepmother to come into the family after the mother's death.
But the stepmother had four children who were older than the siblings, which was amazing!
The key point is that, according to Meng Fuyan, these three siblings don't seem to be born to their stepmother. At least Wu Siyu isn't; she's the child of their stepmother's older sister.
Judging from the complexion of Meng Fuyan and her brother, their faces were rosy and their cheeks were plump, indicating that they were eating very well and their family must be quite well-off. Moreover, they were dressed very well and even had a suitcase with them, which must have been quite expensive!
How could a family like that marry a stepmother who has four children in tow?
Well……
If someone is truly poor, they probably wouldn't dare marry someone with so many children in tow, since they couldn't afford to support them.
But why would someone with money choose a woman with such qualities?
Could it be true love?
What about the original wife?
The atmosphere was somewhat strange. Everyone was already in low spirits, so no one spoke, and they remained silent the whole way.
However, the three Wu siblings were clearly isolated.
The three Wu siblings were preoccupied with their own thoughts. Meng Fuyan looked at the three siblings opposite her, and she actually felt a little regretful that she hadn't been able to get Wu Chengjia to go to the countryside as well.
There was nothing they could do; after all, he was Wu Guozhu's eldest son!
Wu Guozhu was extremely sexist and favored sons over daughters. He wouldn't have gone crazy if his eldest daughter had been killed, but his eldest son was a completely different story.
If something happens to Wu Chengjia, Wu Guozhu might go crazy. When he discovers that all his assets have vanished, he will definitely become even more insane. He has lost his children and his money. At that time, it is hard to say whether he will impulsively resort to desperate measures.
Moreover, Wu Guozhu is, after all, a deputy factory director. Sun Jianguo might get rid of Wu Siyu out of respect for his maternal grandfather, but he might not necessarily get rid of Wu Chengjia.
If they harm this eldest son, then they'll be locked in a life-or-death struggle with Wu Guozhu.
It's not that the Sun family is afraid of Wu Guozhu, but rather that Meng Fuyan isn't worth that price.
So, just to be on the safe side, she only asked Sun Jianguo to get rid of Wu Siyu.
At this time, Meng Fuyan was unaware that Sun Jianguo hadn't dealt with Wu Chengjia, but Lu Jianjun had.
The Yuan family was in chaos, which gave Lu Jianjun an opportunity.
He was originally worried that Wu Guozhu's madness would endanger Meng Fuyan and her brother, but now that the Yuan family is in trouble, Wu Guozhu is busy protecting his own position and has no time to care about Meng Fuyan who is in the countryside.
The tractors chugged along, and all the brigades picked up the educated youth on this trip, with Banqiao Brigade having the most.
Meng Fuyan and her brother, Xu Jing and the rather burly Fu Chaosheng, the three Wu siblings, the absent-minded Yuan Yi, and two other men and two women.
They were lucky; there was a very important highway nearby, a newly paved asphalt road that was very easy to travel on, so the tractor was very fast and arrived at the brigade in twenty minutes.
This was after we drove on a dirt road for a while.
The educated youth settlement in Banqiao Brigade was quite large, in fact, very large. It was a bit far from the village, located on the edge of the area, stretching all the way to the foot of the mountain.
It was a racecourse built by a very powerful landlord in the past.
There are many horse sheds, hay storage rooms, and servants' quarters here. Apart from some that are damaged, there are still quite a few that can be lived in.
The brigade leader pointed to the houses and said, "Those locked ones are all good houses. They have kang beds inside, so you can move in right away. They all need to be shared, at least four people per room. If you don't like living there, you can clean up those old and dilapidated rooms yourself. You can choose whichever room you want, as many of you can live there."
"There's no kang (heated brick bed) in this dilapidated house. Winters here are long and very cold. It's hard to endure without a kang. It can get to minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. People have even frozen to death. Whoever repairs the house can live in it. When new educated youth come, the brigade won't take your houses."
"The autumn harvest is almost over. You educated youth will not be forced to work in the fields. As long as you don't cause trouble, everything will be fine. However, if you don't work, you won't get work points, and if you don't get work points, you won't get food. No one will be an exception."
"You're new here. After you've settled in, come to the brigade to collect your grain. I'll keep track of it and deduct it from your work points next year."
The captain's authoritative eyes swept over the group of greenhorns. "Who wants to share a room? Who wants to build their own house? I'll arrange for those who want to share. If you want to build your own house, you can stay in these nice houses for a month. You can move in after your own houses are finished. It'll cost 50 cents per room. I'll come back to collect the keys after a month."
Meng Fuyan picked out a larger room and pointed to it, saying, "I want to build my own house and live there temporarily. My younger brother will stay with me."
The brigade leader glanced at Meng Yunji, who was clearly still a child, and his expression turned a little ugly. This was the first time he had ever seen someone so young become an educated youth.
It seems that the reason this older sister brought him here was entirely because she was worried about leaving him in the city; it was all the work of the three siblings from the Wu family.
However, the captain didn't say much. He wouldn't interfere in other people's grievances, and as long as they didn't cause trouble for the brigade, everything would be fine.
“Okay, pay five cents. You’re the first one to speak. There are people in the brigade who know how to repair houses. I’ll have them repair yours first.”
Meng Fuyan immediately took out five cents and handed it over.
She had been here in her previous life, so she knew a little about this brigade leader.
In the early years when the educated youth were sent to the countryside, I heard that the brigade leader was a little annoyed with them. After all, they didn't know how to do anything and liked to cause trouble. But later, as the educated youth came down in batches, the brigade leader couldn't resist and had to accept it. So he learned to take advantage of them.
As long as you don't cause trouble for the brigade and can bring some benefits to the people in the brigade, the brigade leader is still very easy to talk to.
"Thank you, Captain. I need to repair those two rooms and bring my younger brother with me. I'm new here, so please ask the uncles and elders who come to work to prepare the materials for me. I will pay them."
The captain's stern face immediately softened, and he gave Meng Fuyan a look that said, "You're really perceptive," before nodding and saying, "Okay, I'll make the arrangements."
Xu Jing pointed to the other two rooms, "We also need to repair the house, those two rooms."
He was with Fu Chaosheng.
These two places are not far from Meng Fuyan, but they are relatively remote.
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