"That's not it." Zhou Chaoyang shook his head. "Brother Zhou, I'm talking about the Youth Home."
"What happened at the Youth House?"
After hearing what Zhou Chaoyang said, Zhou Ziwen's mind suddenly appeared the figure of Jiang Xiaohong.
"Brother Zhou, do you still remember Jiang Xiaohong? The one who said she wanted to discuss something with you a few days ago."
Sure enough, Zhou Chaoyang mentioned her name as soon as he opened his mouth.
"What's wrong with her?" Zhou Ziwen frowned.
"She's been saying throughout the Youth Corps Home these past few days that we, the educated youth, have had a very hard time in the countryside and deserve better treatment."
"She also said that you made a lot of money growing mushrooms, and the production team should give us educated youth more preferential treatment."
Zhou Chaoyang said with a wry smile.
"What else did she say?" Zhou Ziwen looked calm.
"She also said that as the leader of the Mushroom Group, you should fight for more benefits for us educated youth."
"She also encouraged other educated youth, saying that as long as everyone united, they would definitely be able to fight for better treatment."
Zhou Chaoyang continued.
"She is going to cause trouble!" Zhou Ziwen laughed.
This little trick is still a little immature for him.
"That's right! There's a lot of buzz going on in the Youth League compound right now, and everyone is discussing this."
Zhou Chaoyang said helplessly.
"Brother Zhou, what do you think we should do about this?" Zhou Chaoyang asked worriedly.
"What should we do? Just do it this way! When things get out of hand, the production team leaders will naturally handle it. We just need to watch the show."
Zhou Ziwen was not angry at all, and was even ready to watch the fun.
"Brother Zhou, aren't you worried?" Zhou Chaoyang looked at Zhou Ziwen with some confusion.
"What are you worried about? Worried that she'll cause trouble? Haha, if she wants to make trouble, let her make trouble. I want to see what she can do."
Zhou Ziwen didn't care at all.
"But now she's telling everyone in the Youth League that you're not doing anything, that you're not fighting for the interests of the educated youth. I'm afraid her actions will influence you."
Zhou Chaoyang said with some concern.
"Just say it, I'm not worried, why are you worried?"
Zhou Ziwen didn't care at all. Did he really think Wu Dagang and the team leader were just decorations?
With them around, the more happily these people dance now, the more uncomfortable they will be in the future.
"Brother Zhou, you're right." Zhou Chaoyang felt a little relieved after hearing what Zhou Ziwen said.
"However, I still think we should do something and not just watch her go on like this."
"What do you want to do? Go and argue with her?" Zhou Ziwen looked at Zhou Chaoyang and asked.
"Do you think you can convince her? She's determined to cause trouble now. Arguing with her will only make things more complicated."
"Then we do nothing?" Zhou Chaoyang asked.
"Yes, you don't have to do anything, just watch the show." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
"Yes, Chaoyang, just listen to Brother Ziwen!" Chen Qiaoyi also advised.
She was not worried about Zhou Ziwen at all.
Zhou Chaoyang sighed helplessly. Although he still felt a little uneasy, he had no choice but to follow Zhou Ziwen's arrangements.
In the next few days, the commotion in the Youth League compound became increasingly louder.
Jiang Xiaohong seemed to be more determined in her ideas. She not only lobbied everywhere in the Youth League Home, but also joined some Youth Leagues to write a petition, asking the production team to give the Youth Leagues better treatment, including increasing work points, arranging easy jobs and providing better living conditions.
This petition caused an uproar in the Youth League Institute, and some of the educated youth felt that Jiang Xiaohong's idea made sense.
They also hoped to be treated better; while other educated youth thought Jiang Xiaohong was being unreasonable.
They felt that the educated youth went to the countryside to receive re-education and labor, and should not demand special treatment.
Zhou Ziwen still didn't care about these things. He still went to the mushroom cultivation base as usual every day to check the growth of mushrooms, and then went to each production team to guide the construction of mushroom houses.
He knew that these matters would ultimately be resolved by the production team leaders and there was no need for him to interfere.
However, Jiang Xiaohong did not give up her plan because of the opposition of some educated youth. She decided to hand the petition directly to the leaders of the production team, hoping to attract their attention.
Early that morning, the team leader was assigning tasks to the members.
After arranging the tasks, just as he was about to adjourn the meeting, a male educated youth stood up.
"Captain, we have something to report." said the male educated youth.
The captain frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
The male educated youth looked at the other educated youth around him and said, "We educated youth feel that our work in the countryside is too hard. We hope that the production team can consider our demands and give us better treatment."
After hearing what the educated youth said, the team leader's face suddenly darkened. He said, "What are you educated youth up to? Educated youth went to the countryside to receive re-education and labor, to contribute to rural development, not to enjoy life."
The male educated youth disagreed. He said, "Captain, we are also human beings. We have our own rights and interests. We are educated and knowledgeable. We deserve better treatment so that we can better serve rural development."
The team leader grew even angrier. He said, "Do you think you're so great just because you're educated and knowledgeable? What contributions have you made to the countryside? You complain every day, yet you still want better treatment? You should reflect on your actions."
Seeing that the time was ripe, Jiang Xiaohong also stepped forward.
"Captain, we have written a petition and hope you can take a look at it."
As she spoke, she formally took out a document with the signatures of some educated youth.
From her determined and complacent expression, it can be seen that she seemed to be confident that this petition would win better treatment for the educated youth.
The captain's face became even uglier when he looked at the petition handed over by Jiang Xiaohong.
He took the petition and glanced at it briefly. It listed the various demands of the educated youth, including increasing work points, arranging easy jobs, and providing better living conditions.
The most obvious one is to let these educated youth go to the mushroom group and work at the mushroom planting base.
This point can be said to have touched the sore spot of the captain and Wu Dagang.
The team leader looked at Jiang Xiaohong coldly and said, "You educated youth went to the countryside to receive re-education, not to enjoy yourself. Not only are you not working hard, you're also causing trouble here. Is this how educated youth should behave?"
Jiang Xiaohong was a little frightened by the captain's look, but she still said bravely: "Captain, we are not causing trouble, we just want to fight for the rights we deserve."
"You want rights, that's fine, but not in this way. You should win everyone's respect and recognition through your own efforts, instead of making trouble here unreasonably." The captain criticized bluntly.
The team leader looked at Jiang Xiaohong and the other educated youth seriously and said, "Your behavior has seriously affected the normal order of the production team. Since you don't know how to cherish the opportunity to go to the countryside for training, I will teach you a lesson."
He glanced around and continued, "From today on, each of the educated youth participating in this petition will have half a month's work points deducted from their wages. Furthermore, for the next month, you will be tasked with the most arduous labor tasks, including but not limited to cleaning manure pits and carrying heavy objects. This will allow you to experience the true meaning of hardship."
After hearing what the team leader said, the educated youth all showed expressions of horror.
Deducting work points meant a significant reduction in their income, and taking on the most arduous labor tasks made them even more daunted. (End of this chapter)
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