Chapter 27: Regardless of Relatives
After all, the little girl is not very worldly-wise and can't stand being provoked.
Wen Wan was originally thinking about it, but after hearing what he said, she gave up thinking about it and immediately replied, "How could that be! You were the one who picked me up when I got off the train, and you were the one who helped me carry my things. You've helped me several times on the team. You also took care of me when I was working in the fields, and so did your parents, your sister, and your brother. You all seem like really nice people!"
Lu Dongping looked at her: "So?"
Wen Wan kicked the exposed tree knot in front of her uncomfortably and said, "Well, I'll have to trouble you. Calculate how much food coupons and money I need to give you every day, and I'll give it to you when I get back."
After saying that, he thought for a moment and said, "If I eat both meals at your house, then there's no point in keeping the rations over there. If you have time later, can you help me carry them over to yours?"
Lu Dongping was overjoyed and chopped wood with even greater enthusiasm.
By the time the sun was about to set in the afternoon, he had already chopped most of the wood in that patch, with five or six bundles already tied up. There was still some loose wood piled up there, which he would come back for later. Anyway, it was right behind his house, and there was a mountain of firewood. No one would be so unscrupulous as to take someone else's chopped firewood.
Wen Wan also had a good harvest: a half-filled basket of pine cones, with a large bundle of firewood, which she had neatly arranged, on top. Lu Dongping bundled and loaded it for her, then helped her carry it to her home at the foot of the mountain, instructing her, "Go slowly, tell the people at the educated youth camp, and then come to our house, starting this afternoon, and eat with us."
Wen Wan opened her mouth slightly, a little surprised. Next, she will come to Lu Dongping's house to live together in the afternoon?
Lu Dongping didn't say much. After giving his instructions, he quickly turned around and went up the mountain. He was afraid that if he didn't leave, he would lose control and act like a hooligan on the spot.
I crawled to the road behind the house in one breath, and my mind was still on the little girl's slightly open, pink and tender lips. I wanted to bite them! (￣ε(#￣)Σ
Once we reached Lu Dongping's house, the path became much easier. The pine cones and firewood in the backpack weren't very heavy, but for Wen Wan, a city dweller not used to carrying backpacks, it was undoubtedly a challenge.
She always felt that her spine could not be straightened because of the pressure of the backpack, and the brown fur back strap was making her almost unable to breathe.
She remembered that Lu Dongping's home was not far from the educated youth site, so how come she still couldn't reach it after walking for so long?
She was so tired that she decided to find a place to put down her backpack and take a rest.
After catching her breath and preparing to continue walking, she discovered a serious problem. She sat on the ground with the backpack on her back and couldn't get up! !
She struggled on the ground like a turtle for a long time, and felt sweaty. She slipped into the wheat field under the embankment, stepped on a small piece of wheat seedlings, and stood up with difficulty. She shook twice, but at least the firewood in the basket did not roll out.
Setting out again, Wen Wan no longer dared to sit down and catch her breath. She held on to her last breath and returned to the educated youth point. She put her backpack next to the pile of firewood at the door and collapsed on the ground for a long time before getting up.
She brushed off the mud on her butt and went into the house, packed up her lunch box and spoon, and then counted the cash and food coupons she brought with her.
I put the money and bills in the pocket of my cotton-padded jacket and was about to go out when I heard voices outside. Wang Jianmao and the others had returned from chopping wood.
They may have walked quite far and came back once, so they were late the second time and it was almost dark outside.
Wen Wan pushed the door open and went out, holding the lunch box in her arms, and locked the door.
Wang Jianmao piled the firewood aside and turned around to see her locking the door. He was stunned for a moment: "Wen Wan, you still want to go out at this time?"
Wen Wan nodded: "I'm going to Uncle Mingjiang's house. I made an agreement with them today that I will go to their house to eat together in the morning and evening. You can cook for one less person in the future!"
"Go live with Lu Mingjiang at his house?" Liu Changqing and the other two were stunned when they heard this.
Liu Changqing asked her, "Why did you suddenly think of sharing a meal with a member's family? Sharing a meal isn't easy."
Wen Wan said, "I don't know how to cook and I don't want to. Cooking requires firewood. I worked all day and only managed to get a little bit. How can I possibly save enough firewood for a year by the end of the year? It's not good to always bother you and take advantage of you. I can go to a member's house to eat. They cook for me and I can eat there. I'll just pay and give the ticket. That's the most convenient and hassle-free way."
Zhu Feng said, "You don't have to cook or collect firewood at the educated youth camp. It's fine if you just share the meal with us!"
Wen Wan thought for a while and said, "Yes, but I have already agreed with them to cook dinner for me. I can't go back on my word!" After that, she looked at the sky and said, "Okay, it's getting late. You guys are tired after a day. Cook breakfast, eat and have a rest. I will go there quickly, otherwise it will be dark and the road will be difficult to walk on." She had to go back to get a flashlight. If she went there now, she would definitely not be able to see the road when she came back.
Before she could even turn around, she heard Liu Changqing say, "Wen Wan, I'm telling you, you should think carefully about sharing a room with the commune members. You've only been here a short time, so you don't know how complicated things are. We educated youth from outside the commune are not the same kind of people as the commune members. Sharing a meal or two together is fine, but conflicts are bound to arise over time. Some people appear polite and easy to talk to, but when it comes to food rations, money, and food coupons, things become a different story. We're all educated youth, and I wouldn't harm you..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a voice: "Liu Changqing, what the hell are you talking about here!"
Wen Wan was stunned and saw Lu Dongping coming in at some point and standing next to the pile of firewood behind them.
Liu Changqing turned and glanced at him: "I'm telling the truth."
"Humph!" Lu Dongping snorted coldly, "They say that people in our production team are polite on the surface, and you're the same on the surface. You usually act so enthusiastic, as if you were born and raised here and have taken root here, but then you turn around and emphasize that you're different behind people's backs. Others are not good, but you are good?"
"I'm not good, and I didn't say I was that good. Don't you know what I said? When we first came here, we all went to the homes of the members to eat. How did they treat us? At the beginning, we were all polite, but after just a few people, they treated us like fools, took our money and our tickets and fed us like pigs. No, we are worse than the pigs in the pig farm. At least pigs can eat dry food!"
Liu Changqing was still not satisfied after he finished speaking, so he directly brought the blame onto Wen Wan.
"Do you think I don't know what you're planning? You just think Wen Wan is new from the city and doesn't know anything, so you're easy to please. To put it bluntly, aren't you just trying to take advantage of her? You all just want to get out of this early without profit, and you're harboring shameful thoughts in your hearts, and you don't allow others to say anything?"
Lu Dongping sneered twice with his tongue against his back teeth, then suddenly came up to him, grabbed his clothes, and pulled hard, catching him off guard and making him stagger several steps.
"What am I planning? Why don't you tell me what I'm planning? I didn't even know you knew what I was planning. Are you the worm in my stomach or the shit I'm holding back?"
Liu Changqing was so angry that he raised his hand and hit him in the face.
The two men immediately started fighting.
Although Liu Changqing was constantly working and much stronger than when he started school a few years ago, he still couldn't beat Lu Dongping. Lu Dongping had loved jumping around since he was a child, and he learned a little from an old hunter who had died a few years earlier in the village. After joining the armed forces and training with a group of militiamen all day, he really had some skills.
Liu Changqing's punch missed his face, but he grabbed his wrist and neck, hooked his foot hard, and threw him to the ground. He bent his knee and pressed it directly on his chest, holding him down with a fake smile: "You are so badass, and you dare to act tough with me?"
Zhu Feng snorted coldly and reached out to grab Lu Dongping. "What are you doing? You're guilty as a thief, and now you're so angry that you're hitting people? The commune members are bullying the educated youth and us outsiders, aren't they?"
Wang Jianmao also stepped forward, trying to separate the two men: "If you have something to say, why did you resort to violence?"
Lu Dongping shook off Zhu Feng's hand, let go of Liu Changqing and said, "Okay, talk it over. I'm listening here. If you have anything to say, just say it all at once today!"
Wen Wan blinked at the side, feeling a bit lost. Why was Lu Dongping at the educated youth center now? Why had they already started fighting after just a few words? She hadn't even decided whether to intervene, so why had they dispersed? So, should she go or not?
After thinking about it, I decided to go!
After all, it seems that this matter was caused by myself, and it would seem unrighteous if I don't go.
She walked over and pulled Lu Dongping: "Lu Dongping, it's getting dark, stop arguing, I'm hungry!"
Hearing her soft, baby voice, Lu Dongping's anger suddenly subsided.
The other three just stood there in a daze.
I never thought she would talk to Lu Dongping like this. Are they in a relationship? Otherwise, how could she talk like a spoiled child?
Lu Dongping nodded: "Okay, stop arguing, let's go back, no, let's go eat. I remember you brought a kettle when you came? Do you have any water? If not, bring it with you, and I'll fill a kettle with boiling water for you later, so you don't have to go through the trouble of collecting firewood just to drink that sip of water." From now on, this place will only be used for the educated youth, to stay overnight.
Wen Wan nodded, opened the door and got a flashlight, then poured the remaining water in the kettle into the washbasin, locked the door, left the house, and followed Lu Dongping.
Zhu Feng hissed, "No, she just left with someone like that? What does that mean? Is she cutting ties with the three of us? We're the same kind of people, what's so good about that country bumpkin? Is she a fool? She can't tell who's near and who's far away?"
Lu Dongping and Wen Wan had not walked far yet and heard what he said.
Lu Dongping reached out and patted Wen Wan: "Are you stupid?"
Wen Wan feinted and kicked him: "You are the stupid one!"
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