Chapter 111: Frightened and Hugging Each Other
After Lin Fengjuan went back to see her son, it was just time to go to work. The entire production team started working up a bustling atmosphere again, with everyone working hard, except for the six young comrades who had just arrived.
"I'm telling you, the brigade leader and the others aren't deliberately targeting us, are they?" Zheng Fenghua couldn't take it anymore. He had been bending over and planting rice seedlings all morning. At first, he planted them crookedly and got a lot of scolding. Now, although he was planting them better, his back couldn't take it anymore. He hadn't recovered even during his lunch break.
"It shouldn't be." Chu Wenyu stood up, calmly looking around. The people in the fields were all much more efficient and looked much more relaxed than them. As for the few of them, each one of them had a pained expression on their face. Moreover, their efficiency was really low, no wonder people were criticizing them.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have said anything about fair treatment. I would have preferred to be treated differently."
"Alright, you should shut up and conserve your energy, or you won't make it to the end of the workday," Xiao Jiabing said.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to keep going if I don't find something to talk about to distract myself," Zheng Fenghua said painfully.
"Look at you, you can't even compare to those women." Xiao Jiabing said this while pointing at the three women who were with them.
Zhou Fengyu sensed that she had something to say: "Um, I'm going to the restroom."
The other two women said at the same time, "We're going to the restroom too."
Zheng Fenghua's eyes widened: "No way, how many times have you guys gone to the toilet today, and you haven't eaten anything?"
All three of them glared at him at the same time!
"Alright, do you think a woman really needs to go to the toilet?" Chu Wenyu couldn't bear to look at Zheng Fenghua like this.
"What else?"
“They were just taking a break!” Xiao Jiabing explained clearly.
"You can do that?" It's like opening the door to a whole new world.
"Otherwise what?" Xiao Jiabing rolled his eyes.
"No, Comrade Xiao Jiabing, you just said that I am not even as good as female comrades."
"So are you a lesbian?"
"no."
"Those women worked for most of the day too."
Zheng Fenghua: ...
He had nothing to say.
No, he had something to say: "Wait, I need to use the restroom too!"
"What are you going to do!"
"If women can go, so can I!" he said, jumping up and down as he rushed toward the edge of the field.
Xiao Jiabing was thoroughly humiliated and speechless.
Chu Wenyu coughed and said, "Um, I'm going to the restroom too."
Xiao Jiabing: ...
Seeing everyone else leave, why is he still here?
That's impossible.
"Wait for me, I need to use the restroom too."
The surrounding production team members: ...
Are the new educated youths really good at slacking off?
However, the fact that they were able to do this much was already beyond expectations, so the supervisors turned a blind eye.
Despite the arguments, the atmosphere in Xiaolin Village is generally pleasant, and they are quite humane; they can't really exhaust people.
The six-person group, having already used the restroom, took a break and found a secluded spot to hide.
"Ugh, I'm already this tired on the first day, what am I going to do in the future?" Zheng Fenghua lay down on the haystack, not wanting to move at all.
“I heard from the older educated youth that you just get used to it,” Xiao Jianbing said, lying down beside him.
"Just bear with it." Chu Wenyu simply sat there.
The other three women were also sitting on the ground, sighing.
Life is so different from what they imagined. Although they had imagined it wouldn't be a good life, there's always a gap between imagination and reality. This gap is too big, and they are about to reach their breaking point.
"Sigh!" The six people sighed again.
"I don't know how Qian Sun and those other old educated youth managed to hold on for so long." The other side came in 1964, more than two years ago. Just thinking about it is terrifying.
"Perhaps it's about perseverance?" Xiao Jiabing hesitated for a moment.
“No need,” Chu Wenyu followed.
"Sigh!" All six of them sighed in unison.
"Hey, who puts their leg under my head? Move aside, it's uncomfortable."
"Nobody's here, my leg is against yours," Xiao Jiabing said.
"That's not it, that's definitely a leg." Zheng Fenghua stood up, dissatisfied, and pointed to the uncomfortable spot: "Look, this is a leg, isn't it..."
"What's wrong?" The others asked casually when Zheng Fenghua fell silent.
The next moment, they were greeted by Zheng Fenghua's scream: "Ah!"
"Zheng Fenghua, what are you yelling about!"
“There’s someone here!” Zheng Fenghua pointed to the spot they had just been.
"What's so strange about someone being there?"
"No, this person isn't moving, and, and there's blood!"
Now, everyone looked over in unison, and then, they all froze.
"Which of you will push the haystack aside and take a look?" Zhou Fengyu asked cautiously, swallowing hard.
Chu Wenyu looked around, picked up a piece of firewood from the side, and stepped forward to poke around in the haystack. Soon, the person hiding in the haystack was completely revealed to everyone.
"Ah! Someone's dead!"
The screams, louder and louder, were particularly attractive. Despite it being a secluded place, people quickly came over, especially since the topic was so sensational.
dead?
This is a major taboo in Xiaolin Village, and hearing that scream made everyone's heart skip a beat.
Zhou Fengyu and the other two women were still screaming, their voices growing increasingly shrill, huddled together in fear.
Xiao Jiabing and Zheng Fenghua were not to be outdone; although they didn't scream, they were very stiff.
Only Chu Wenyu looked at the corpse lying on the ground with a slightly calmer expression.
Judging from the appearance, the time of death was not too long. The fatal wound was in the temple area, which must have been caused by a heavy blow.
As for who this person is? They just arrived yesterday, and apart from a few others, the production team doesn't know many people.
Soon, the commotion attracted the attention of the production team. When they saw the dead body on the ground, their faces turned very ugly, and they immediately arranged for someone to inform the brigade leader and the brigade secretary.
Lin Guangyi and Lin Aisheng arrived quickly, having already learned the general news on the way: a few educated youths had discovered a corpse while slacking off.
As for whether they suspect a few educated youths were behind it, it's obvious without even looking that it couldn't have been them.
However, we'll have to see the specifics.
When Lin Guangyi and his companion arrived, a large crowd had already gathered, including Lin Fengjuan.
She hadn't expected that what she was supposed to deal with that night would be discovered, and felt she had miscalculated, hoping that nothing would be found out.
Over the years, Lin Fengjuan, a veteran in the field, has developed a mature mindset. She watched with the others looking on in confusion, without attracting any attention.
"What's going on? Can someone explain?" Looking at the educated youth whose legs were trembling with fear, Lin Guangyi pressed his temples in exasperation.
The only thing that surprised him was Chu Wenyu. The young man seemed quite calm, so even though he said those things, Lin Guangyi's gaze was still on Chu Wenyu.
Chu Wenyu was usually quiet, but he would say what needed to be said. He briefly explained how they discovered the body.
So, you don't know what happened either?
"have no idea."
(End of this chapter)
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