The matter was settled, and in the days that followed, Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai would come to the cowshed every few days to learn from Liu Huaying and Shi Jiashu.
Since studying could only be done at night, Zhuang Zhimeng specially brought over a kerosene lamp.
At this time, Shang Jingshu would often brew himself a pot of tea. The tea leaves were brought to him by Zhuang Zhimeng. He wasn't bored. He would hum a tune softly while drinking the tea, which was quite pleasant.
The three groups of people didn't bother each other; each group was doing their own thing, and the scene was quite beautiful!
Everything was peaceful during this period, and nothing major happened in the village. The days passed peacefully.
Suddenly, this peaceful day was shattered!
A group of people wearing red armbands rushed into the village, heading straight for the educated youth settlement.
Some villagers saw the people wearing red armbands and quickly went to tell the brigade leader.
The brigade leader rushed to the educated youth settlement, thinking to himself that it had been a rare time when no one was causing trouble, so what was going on now? There was never a moment of peace.
When An Baogen arrived at the educated youth settlement, he saw people wearing red armbands trying to rush into the female educated youth's dormitory to search, while the male educated youth were blocking them from the door.
Lin Jianhua saw the captain and quickly walked up to him.
"Captain, they tried to search the female educated youth's dormitory without saying a word. I felt this was inappropriate, so I had the male educated youth stop them!"
An Baogen patted him on the shoulder.
"I understand. You can have the male educated youth disperse first!"
Lin Jianhua agreed, and when the brigade leader arrived, he handed the matter over to him, and then the male educated youth dispersed.
An Baogen walked over and happened to see an acquaintance. The person leading the team in red armbands was Qin Hongjun, whom he happened to know.
"Captain Qin, what's going on? Tell me what happened. It's not appropriate to just barge into the female educated youth's dormitory!"
Qin Hongjun recognized him as the village's brigade leader and told him.
"Captain An, you've come at the right time. We received information that some educated youth are secretly reading books they're not allowed to read. We were just about to search the place, so please don't come here to plead for us! Don't make things difficult for me!"
An Baogen thought to himself that things were going badly, but he didn't believe anyone had seen it. He had to think of a way, so he discussed it with Qin Hongjun.
"Alright, Captain Qin, tell me which educated youth saw it. Can you send one of your female subordinates to check on that person? It wouldn't sound good if word got out that so many people barged into the female educated youth's dormitory, would it?"
Qin Hongjun thought about it and agreed.
"Are all the educated youth still at the educated youth settlement? No one is allowed to leave the settlement before the search is over!"
An Baogen was about to nod when he suddenly remembered that there were still three educated youth living in the village, and some of them were married, so he explained to Qin Hongjun.
"Three educated youths built houses in the village and lived there, and another educated youth got married and no longer lived in the educated youth settlement!"
Qin Hongjun nodded. He suddenly remembered that his father had told him when he went home that Zhimeng was an educated youth in this village, so he asked An Baogen, "Why haven't I seen Zhimeng?"
An Baogen was taken aback when he heard "Zhi Meng" before he realized that it referred to Zhuang Zhiqing.
"Captain Qin knows Zhuang Zhiqing? Zhuang Zhiqing has built a house in the village. Are we going to bring Zhuang Zhiqing over?"
Qin Hongjun shook his head.
"No need, I was just asking. I have important things to do right now!"
Qin Hongjun sent a female subordinate to check on Xiao Dongmei, a female educated youth.
The female educated youths were all sitting in the room, and no one spoke, because they didn't know who they were talking about. Now that they knew it was Xiao Dongmei, they all looked at her.
Xiao Dongmei calmly opened the bed and suitcase, as well as the cabinet where she kept her belongings, so that the red armband holder could check.
The female subordinate found it strange that Xiao Dongmei was so calm. Did she have some kind of backing, or did she not have any books and was not afraid of being checked?
The female subordinate checked all of her belongings, and everything was perfectly reasonable.
Finally, the female subordinate found a book under Xiao Dongmei's pillow. After flipping through it, she found that the book was normal, containing only books that could be read nowadays, with no inappropriate content.
Undeterred, the female subordinate asked Xiao Dongmei, "Is everything you have here? Is there anything you forgot or hid?"
Xiao Dongmei shook her head.
"Everything I have is here. You can ask them if I've hidden anything."
Seeing that Xiao Dongmei was so certain that she hadn't hidden anything, the female subordinate asked all the female educated youth again. They all said that Xiao Dongmei's things were all there and that she hadn't hidden anything.
The female subordinate had no choice but to accept the fact that she hadn't found anything, and it seemed she would have to return empty-handed this time!
The female subordinate shook her head at Qin Hongjun as she came out of the female educated youth dormitory. Qin Hongjun understood and immediately changed his expression, putting on a smile.
"Captain An, since we haven't found anything, it must be a misunderstanding. There's nothing I can do; I had to come and investigate as soon as I received the information. Please bear with us!"
An Baogen waved his hand.
"I understand, it's your job! Since you Red Armband members received the information, you should definitely investigate it thoroughly!"
Qin Hongjun politely thanked An Baogen.
"Thank you for your understanding. If this happens again, Captain An, please cooperate fully!"
An Baogen politely agreed and even subtly discussed it with Qin Hongjun.
"Don't worry, we'll definitely cooperate! But next time, Captain Qin, please let me know first, otherwise, it'll seem like I'm just a figurehead as the captain, don't you think?"
Qin Hongjun felt embarrassed after An Baogen said that, and made a promise to An Baogen.
"Next time I will definitely inform Captain An first. This time it was indeed my fault for not thinking things through!"
This time, he really didn't plan to notify the village head. He just brought a large group of people over, thinking he was sure he could arrest the person and take them back. But he found nothing, which was a real slap in the face. He decided to go back and investigate the person who gave him the information, to see if they were playing the role of a corrupt official!
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