"You should rest well at the educated youth settlement. Don't go to work this afternoon. I'm going to the commune and will bring you some food when I come back."
He gave Yu Jiu some instructions, then went straight to the commune without even eating.
Wow, the captain really knows how to woo his wife! Look how considerate and thoughtful he is, they're all smitten!
Everyone present looked at Yu Jiu with a subtle yet envious gaze. Yu Jiu rubbed her forehead in exasperation. He was being so open and honest with her, giving her a break. Wouldn't anyone have any objections or become hostile towards her?
Is Xu Zijiang sure he's pursuing her, not making enemies for her and putting her in a difficult position?
As it turned out, pursuing someone meant pursuing someone, and no one dared to be hostile towards Yu Jiu. Even the other men and women in the educated youth settlement could only feel envy, and dared not have any other thoughts.
Some educated youth even treated Yu Jiu as the team leader's wife, diligently fetching water, gathering firewood, and cooking for her, but Yu Jiu refused them all.
"Thank you, but no need. My hand is still usable, I'm fine."
Yu Jiu coldly thanked him and insisted on doing his own thing, not letting anyone get involved.
Yu Caihong held her face in her hands as she looked at Yu Jiu. She could only manage eight sighs while eating a single bite of rice. Yu Jiu, without changing his expression, poured some porridge into his mouth before speaking, thus satisfying Yu Caihong.
"Sister Rainbow, what are you trying to say?"
"well."
Yu Caihong sighed softly for the 108th time and said slowly.
"Little Jiu, I think you probably can't escape now."
"Why?"
After drinking some wine and eating a bite of pickled vegetables, he calmly asked.
"You don't know, the captain is the type who won't act until he sees the benefit. He's strong, domineering, autocratic, and short-tempered. He'll do whatever he wants. He's a fearsome figure in the surrounding villages. Don't even mention our team, even the captain of the Xitang team doesn't dare to do anything to him."
Yu Caihong shook her head and sighed silently, "It's so good to be innocent and ignorant!"
"He's not as exaggerated as you say. I don't see it that way at all."
Yu Jiu laughed, almost spitting out the porridge in her mouth. What kind of image had Xu Zijiang been portrayed in this? She thought he was still quite positive.
"That's because you have no idea what he's done!"
Yu Caihong got excited and, taking advantage of her having arrived a few years earlier, recounted to Yu Jiu everything Xu Zijiang had done over the years.
For example, when a hooligan came and harassed the girls in their team, Xu Zi not only broke the man's arm but also crippled his leg and injured his genitals, leaving him only a chance for treatment. He then declared that if the man dared to come to their team again, he would not even have a chance to be saved and would be castrated.
From then on, the hooligans avoided their group, and the girls in their group went out with their heads held high, and no hooligan dared to come near them.
For example, their team had a piece of land that bordered a piece of land belonging to the Xitang team. The ownership was a bit unclear, and both sides held their own opinions, each feeling that it should belong to their team. Xu Zi pretended to give the land to Xitang, but in reality, he led people to raid Xitang's land and directly cultivated the only remaining wasteland on their side. Xitang suddenly lost ten acres of land.
Captain Lin complained to the commune secretary in tears, but was instead fined and made to pay Xu Zijiang five yuan in compensation. In the end, he didn't get the land back.
For example, when someone in the team disobeyed Xu Zijiang's discipline and incited others to resist him, even organizing strikes and uprisings, Xu Zijiang directly hung the ringleader on a big tree in the center of the village for three days and three nights. He also arrested the others who caused the most trouble and made them stand at attention in the sun, forbidding them from eating, drinking, moving, or urinating.
In the end, three people suffered from heatstroke, four people fainted from hunger, and five people developed urinary tract infections.
This established Xu Zijiang's position as the captain, ensuring that no one would dare to challenge him.
There are many more similar stories. In short, don't go against Xu Zijiang; it will only end badly. Also, just give him whatever he wants; otherwise, you'll still get a beating anyway, so why bother?
So Yu Jiu should just give in. That way, the captain will be gentler. Otherwise, Yu Caihong is afraid that the captain will directly abduct the woman and end up staging a rural love story of a domineering captain falling in love with me. Wow, how exciting and scary!
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Yu Jiu fell silent. She hadn't expected Xu Zijiang to have so many great achievements. It was all so unreal. She couldn't believe it! But he was a good person. Look, he was only so fierce because he was standing up for the girls in the team. As for the land grabbing incident, it was Captain Lin's fault, and Xu Zijiang's retaliation was justified.
Besides, Xu Zijiang did the right thing in dealing with those who were disobedient and deliberately caused trouble. He didn't use any private punishment. They would faint even if he made them stand at attention. They were useless and incompetent. What does it have to do with Xu Zijiang? He's not that scary.
After hearing Yu Jiu's explanation, a strange light flashed in Yu Caihong's eyes.
She understood. So this is what they mean by "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," and "the pot and the lid must match!" She shouldn't have tried to persuade them; she should have just made a red veil and sent them to their bridal chamber!
Meanwhile, Xu Zijiang couldn't find the commune secretary in his office, so he went directly to the secretary's house. Just as the secretary set out the dishes, someone knocked on the door. His wife opened it and, upon seeing Xu Zijiang, immediately turned away, trying to hide.
"I see you, stop hiding."
Xu Zi glanced at the secretary's back and said with a hint of disdain, "Secretary Zhou Chunrong sighed and turned back."
"You're up to no good coming to me, kid. Hurry up and tell me, I need to eat!"
“I don’t want that educated youth Li Nannan in our team anymore. She’s a troublemaker, always targeting my wife, and she’s unhappy with my discipline. She said she’d report me and get me removed from my position as team leader. You decide whether to transfer her to another team or send her back. I just don’t want her here anymore. She’s always causing trouble and is so annoying.”
Zhou Chunrong: ......
"Wait, did I hear that right? Your wife? Where did you get a wife? You must be dreaming about this. Who would dare marry someone like you?"
He asked excitedly. It's no wonder he had this thought. Xu Zijiang was one in ten in terms of looks, and his temper was also the worst in the surrounding area. Many girls liked him, but no girl dared to marry him!
"Look at you, looking down on people, huh? The new educated youth, Yu Jiu, is my future wife. I'm pursuing her. Don't worry, I'll have a wife soon. But if Li Nannan keeps causing trouble, things might change. So you'd better get rid of her right now. I'm busy and don't have time to deal with her."
Zhou Chunrong nearly choked. "You call her your wife? Have you even caught up with her? How dare you call her your wife?"
"Wait a minute, the new educated youth Yu? I remember your team only has two female educated youths this year, the two who were assigned to your team yesterday? Let me think, the girl surnamed Li is quite pretty, while the one surnamed Yu is much more ordinary."
"I remember now, you were the one who chose her. So you were planning this, buddy?"
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