Zuo Qingfeng's incident was just a small episode, which only added a topic of conversation to everyone's lives and did not cause any bigger waves.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, He Jiefang and Qian Meili, who had gone home for the New Year, finally returned, adding some liveliness to the educated youth site.
Not long after Qian Meili put down her luggage, she learned about the primary school selection. She was immediately annoyed and sat beside Du Jiang's bed with a depressed look on her face. "What is going on? If we had known, we wouldn't have gone back."
"Yeah," He Jiefang said, looking a little better. "Meili, the past is the past. I see that primary school is quite large. I'm afraid they will need to recruit more people in the future. Let's just wait for the next batch."
Qian Meili was helpless about this. "Forget it, I'll listen to you. By the way, Du Jiang, I just saw several people in Guan Chuan's room packing their luggage. Did something happen?"
Um, Du Jiang, who was lighting a fire, looked back out the window and then lowered his voice and said, "It's not a big deal. Yu Chunxiao's family is moving to town, and the village chief's family is also going to town. Then, among Guan Chuan's group, Zhuang Qingfeng is marrying into the family. The rest of the people, except for Guan Chuan's three brothers, are also going to town. They have all found families, and the girl's family will arrange jobs for them."
Yes, it was about arranging jobs. Not only Qian Meili and He Jiefang were stunned, even Du Jiang, who was speaking, was upset. You know, jobs are so scarce these days that everyone is assigned a position. I don’t know how the village chief did it. Not only did he get a job at the noodle factory, he even took away those young people from the educated youth site. You know, if they hadn’t followed along today, Du Jiang and the others wouldn’t have known about it. It can be said that no news had leaked out at all.
He Jiefang: "Du Jiang, why haven't you heard anything about the village chief's transfer?"
Du Jiang shook his head, his expression a little dazed. "It's not just you. I'm also wondering, if I hadn't made a noise while packing up this morning, the entire educated youth center would have been in the dark."
He Jiefang heard this and looked back through the window at Guan Chuan, who was jumping up and down in the courtyard, and sighed, "These people are not doing things properly. But it's better for them to leave. Looking at Guan Chuan's expression, if he can't leave, I'm afraid it won't end well."
Qian Meili agreed with this, "That's true. When Brother Huo was around, we were very peaceful. What a pity."
It was a pity that Qian Meili didn't say it explicitly, but He Jiefang and Du Jiang understood what she meant. It was nothing more than Xu Zhizhou's inaction. However, He Jiefang had a different opinion on this. "You can't blame Brother Xu for this. Look at those people. None of them seem easy to manage. Besides, Brother Xu has only one room of his own. How can you ask him to manage them? What's more, those people are not easy to deal with. Not only are they cunning and sly at work, but they were also very close to Zuo Qingfeng in the past. I guess each of them is like a sieve."
"That's true," Du Jiang nodded in agreement and stuffed a twig into the stove. "I heard the village chief wanted to introduce a few marriages before the New Year, and it looks like they will be the ones to choose."
"Sister Jiang is right," Yu Chunxiao walked in, just in time to hear Du Jiang's words. Without shying away from Qian Meili and He Jiefang, she told Guan Chuan what she had just learned. "The village chief became the deputy director of the noodle factory, and those others were assigned to the propaganda department and the factory. I heard they were all filling in for him. As for why, it seems to be related to marriage. Guan Chuan asked a few questions tentatively, and he got the answer pretty close."
"This is really..." Du Jiang shook his head.
Qian Meili was also stunned, but He Jiefang shrugged nonchalantly, "If things are good, it's fine. If things are bad, I'm afraid we'll become enemies."
"I don't know if they'll become enemies, but those families aren't pushovers either," Yu Chunxiao sneered, sitting down next to Qian Meili. "From what Guan Chuan said, the village chief has some leverage over those people. Besides, the families involved in the marriage are related to the village chief. Even though they're within the fifth degree of kinship, they're still family. I'm afraid they won't get anything out of it."
How could a young person who had just entered the society be a match for an experienced person? This was not only seen by Yu Chunxiao, but also by Du Jiang and the others. Hearing the sound of the courtyard door closing loudly outside, several people shook their heads, feeling sorry for them but also somewhat relieved. Now that these people followed the old village chief, the educated youth site would finally be quiet.
"This seems to be a good thing," He Jiefang concluded, "but we still need to remain vigilant. After all, we are on someone else's territory. I wonder if the new village chief will be selected from the village or transferred from the town."
Yu Chunxiao shook his head and said, "I heard that he was transferred from another place, and was demoted." The uncertainty in his tone made the room quiet. Du Jiang remembered what Huo Yang said some time ago, and he understood a little, but it was not appropriate to speak at this time, so he could only continue to pretend to be ignorant.
Qian Meili stayed to chat for a few more minutes before leaving with He Jiefang. Before leaving, she said, "Du Jiang, don't cook lunch. We brought back a lot of food. Let's eat together later."
"No, I've already put it in the pot," Du Jiang quickly refused. "You guys are away for a long time, so if you don't have enough firewood, come and get some later."
"No need. I found some matchmaking in town when I came back from liberation." Qian Meili waved her hand and refused. "Then let's do it another day. We're going back first. We still have a lot of luggage to pack."
"Okay," Du Jiang nodded, and stood up to see Qian Meili and He Jiefang off. He turned around and looked at Yu Chunxiao, who was curled up in bed and didn't want to move, and said with a smile, "Your parents left yesterday. Will you still live in the village or stay with them?"
"Sister Jiang, you know I'm definitely in the village," Yu Chunxiao rubbed his throbbing forehead, his face looking a little depressed. "I don't know whether I should be happy or depressed, but this is a good thing. It can help us solve those restless factors and make us a lot quieter."
It can only be said that everyone has different views and perspectives on a matter. Du Jiang somewhat agrees with Yu Chunxiao's opinion, "That's true. It saves us from worrying about it in the future. Now it's good. But how did we solve the problem of the house next door? Was it sold or rented out?"
"I don't know," Yu Chunxiao shook his head again. "I reckon it's very likely to be sold. After all, the village chief and his family don't have a house in town. But they shouldn't be short of money. Isn't the eldest son in the army?"
"That's true," Du Jiang nodded in agreement, "but I don't know what our neighbors will be like in the future."
Yu Chunxiao shrugged and said, "I don't know about that."
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