No one knew what riddle the young couple had been playing or what wicked thoughts they were harboring.
When Zhou Jingjing heard someone enter the courtyard, she angrily got up from the kang (a heated brick bed), slipped on her shoes, and walked out of the dormitory.
"What's all the noise about! Can't you see someone is sleeping?! I'm fed up! I couldn't sleep at noon because of the noise, and now it's started again this afternoon!"
She thought Liang Qian and Ye Wei had started arguing again.
Ever since that Brother Han told them that they could dig up wild ginseng in the mountains and make a lot of money, the atmosphere at the educated youth settlement has been especially good.
Everyone's face is beaming with joy every day.
But this morning, apart from Han Xiaoyu, everyone else came back after a short time, and they all had long faces when they returned.
"Why are you back so early?" Zhou Jingjing asked. "Did you find something?"
“We dug up nothing,” Wu Shi frowned. “These past two days, we’ve practically licked that area clean, but we haven’t found a thing.”
"What about Brother Han?" Zhou Jingjing was somewhat unwilling to believe the news he was telling her.
Still a little unwilling to give up, "He's still searching in the mountains? Don't forget him, he actually found wild raspberries before!"
Wu Shi glanced at her but didn't say anything.
He turned around, went to his dormitory to get his washbasin, scooped half a basin of water from the water tank in the corner of the yard, and went to wash up.
Zhou Jingjing wanted to ask more questions.
“Don’t ask,” one of the male educated youths said, his face also looking grim. “Where else could he go? He’d probably go find his lover.”
After saying that, he went into the dormitory without looking back.
The others didn't stay in the yard for long either; they all left.
Zhou Jingjing still couldn't believe it.
These past two days she's been planning how she'll spend the money she makes from selling the wild ginseng. She's even imagined Xu Yan crying and begging to apologize to them after he found out they were rich.
result……
We didn't find any wild ginseng!
The atmosphere at the educated youth settlement was low all day long, especially during this period. They didn't work, and they didn't eat or cook in moderation. Several grain bags were already empty, and there was really no ginseng to sell for money. They might not be able to survive until the grain distribution.
When Ye Wei was cooking lunch, she scooped out an extra bowl of mung beans, which Liang Qian saw and then exploded.
Sparks were flying everywhere.
The entire educated youth settlement had a big argument at noon. Some sided with Ye Wei, some with Liang Qian, and some didn't take sides and were just venting their anger.
No one could get a nap all afternoon.
Qin Li went out at noon and no one knows where she went. Ye Wei and Liang Qian also didn't return to the dormitory. Only Zhou Jingjing and Wang Wenwen were in the dormitory.
I had just fallen asleep when I heard noises again.
When I went outside, I was surprised to see Xu Yan!
"What are you doing here?" Zhou Jingjing's face was very unpleasant. "You are not welcome here."
Before Xu Yan could say anything after she said that, Chen Lihua couldn't hold back anymore.
She had only heard about her daughter being bullied before, but now that she had actually witnessed it, her expression immediately turned cold, and she sneered, "Did you pay to build this educated youth settlement? Or do you think you're in charge here?"
She speaks very quickly.
"Putting aside the fact that my Yan Yan was also a sent-down youth, she's only been married for two days and she comes back home, and she's already being kicked out, right? Where did you get this air of being the head of the household?"
"You really think this is your own home?"
“I haven’t read many books and I don’t understand big principles, but I know in my heart that the educated youth settlement is the property of the brigade and belongs to the collective. Qingshan Brigade is just lending you the place to live. It’s already good enough that they don’t ask you for money. Do you really think you’re the owners?”
Who do you think you are?
"Where is the landlord's eldest daughter?"
Chen Lihua has never lost a verbal battle since she was a child; she can win any argument she has ever had.
At this moment, Zhou Jingjing's face turned bright red, and she couldn't say a word.
"Judging from your appearance, you probably ate a lot of our food back then, didn't you?"
Chen Lihua continued, her gaze even colder this time, "I also heard that a while ago someone from your educated youth settlement sent our Yan Yan to fish in the river, and she fell in and almost drowned. Could it be you?"
Zhou Jingjing: "!"
"Do you know what crime attempted murder is?" Chen Lihua narrowed her eyes.
Zhou Jingjing finally understood what it felt like to be unable to speak, like a mute.
Xu Yan, who was standing to the side, was also stunned.
Goodness, I only knew my mom was strong, but I didn't know she was so quick-witted!
No, how come the original owner didn't inherit any of it?
“You…” Zhou Jingjing’s face turned ashen, and it took her a long time to finally manage to say, “She went on her own. I didn’t force her to go.”
"Heh," Chen Lihua sneered again.
“You know perfectly well what really happened,” Chen Lihua glanced at her. “Since I’m here today, I don’t intend to leave empty-handed.”
Zhou Jingjing suddenly felt a little uneasy.
really……
“Give back everything you’ve taken from us,” Chen Lihua said.
After saying that, he glanced at the others who were peering out of the dormitory window, and said, "And those inside the room, don't pretend you didn't hear me."
The male educated youths all looked grim. They exchanged glances and began putting on their shoes as they walked out of the house.
As soon as they went outside, Xu Cangsong, who had been silent all along, suddenly picked up a wooden stick as thick as an arm from the side, held it in both hands, and with a kick, broke the stick in two.
The male educated youth: "..."
Xu Yan: "..."
Xie Zhuo: "..."
The scene fell silent for a moment, as if someone had pressed the freeze button!
“My daughter, Xu Cangsong’s daughter, has been pampered in the family since she was little,” Xu Cangsong said. “I never imagined that she would suffer for more than half a year in your hands after growing up.”
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