She thought, since there are still so many, she might as well collect some more.
So she put down the basket and began to carefully pick up the remaining chestnuts around her and quietly put them in her own space.
She felt that this would ensure she had enough snacks in the winter without wasting these gifts from nature.
After picking up all the chestnuts on the ground, Yue Yue still felt unsatisfied.
She looked at the chestnuts hanging high on the tree, and an idea came to her mind.
She found a long branch and prepared to knock down the chestnuts from the tree.
Just as she raised the branch and was about to swing it at the chestnuts on the tree, she heard a sudden loud shout from not far away!
"What are you doing! You're stealing from the collective. I'm going to take you to the commune!"
This sudden sound was like a thunder, echoing in the silent mountains and forests.
Yue Yue was frightened by the voice and her heart trembled, and her body trembled involuntarily.
In panic, she instinctively swung the branch in her hand violently.
She waved the branches wildly, as if fighting an invisible enemy.
The branches drew arcs in the air, accompanied by screams and cries.
A sharp scream was heard, and Yue Xin and Mo Shihao came out from the nearby bushes in a panic. They covered their arms that were hurt by the branches, with expressions of anger and pain on their faces.
They shouted at Yue Yue, "How dare you attack your comrades? You are destroying the unity of the people!"
Yue Yue looked at their embarrassed and hypocritical appearance, curled her lips in disdain, and said, "Just understand, I was hitting chestnuts, and you suddenly made a noise from behind, and I got scared. Isn't hitting people a normal thing? I don't know if it's a human or a ghost behind me, so of course it's better to strike first."
Yue Xin and Mo Shihao listened to Yue Yue's words but ignored her explanation.
Their eyes were attracted by the piles of chestnuts on the ground, and greed appeared in their eyes.
At this time, they had already forgotten that Yue Yue had beaten them, and they were only thinking about how to take these chestnuts for themselves.
They thought that with these chestnuts, they would no longer have to worry about food in winter.
Although chestnuts cannot completely fill the stomach, it is better to have some than nothing in this time of material scarcity.
Moreover, with these chestnuts, they can exchange some food with the people in the team, so that they can survive the winter better.
So, regardless of Yue Yue's presence, the two of them greedily began to pick up the remaining chestnuts on the ground.
Their hands were like two hungry beasts, frantically grabbing the fruits on the ground.
Soon, they picked up two large bags of chestnuts.
Mo Shihao looked at his "trophies" with a feeling of pride in his heart.
He turned his head and looked at Yue Yue fiercely, warning her: "You'd better not tell anyone about what happened here, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Yue Yue did not feel afraid after hearing his words.
She smiled slightly, thinking to herself that she was not afraid of their threats.
Moreover, she felt that the captain and his men were coming soon.
Because she drank the spiritual spring water, her hearing is much better than that of ordinary people.
She could faintly hear footsteps and people talking in the distance.
"How can you be so rude to me? I want to see what you can do to me. These chestnuts are collective property, and you two want to take them for yourselves. Don't forget, we are educated youth sent to the countryside to build the countryside. It's not fair for you to do this!"
Yue Yueyi deliberately spoke loudly. She spoke loudly so that the captain and others could hear her.
At this moment, the captain led everyone to the vicinity.
They heard Yue Yue's passionate words and were moved by her justice and bravery.
Everyone applauded and praised Yue Yue's behavior.
Mo Shihao's originally ferocious face immediately became as warm as a spring breeze when he heard the applause.
He tried to hide his true thoughts and pretended to be innocent and said, "Of course this is a collective thing. We just want to pick some up first and then tell the captain."
Yue Yue looked at his hypocritical face and couldn't help feeling disgusted.
She had to admire the speed at which their expressions changed, which was even faster than turning the pages of a book.
While the main force had not yet completely surrounded them, Yue Yue's anger suddenly erupted.
She thought of the threat Mo Shihao had just made to her and decided to teach them a lesson.
So she slapped them several times in the face quickly.
Her movements were swift and powerful, catching Yue Xin and Mo Shihao off guard.
They stared at Yue Yue with wide eyes, expressions of surprise and anger on their faces.
However, when they saw the captain coming over, they could only suppress their anger and swallow their anger.
The captain walked up to Yue Yue, shook her hand warmly, his eyes full of gratitude.
He said, "Thank you to the educated youths Yue, Liu, and Li. They all told me that you three women are really great! You found so many chestnut trees and immediately notified the brigade. On behalf of the brigade, I want to thank you!"
The villagers behind the team leader also expressed their gratitude to Yue Yue.
Because they were quite far away, they only heard Yue Yue's loud words about safeguarding the collective interests.
They only heard the general outline of what Mo Shihao said later, but based on their life experience and understanding of human nature, they were able to roughly guess the truth of the matter.
They felt that Mo Shihao and Yue Xin just wanted to keep all the fruits for themselves, and this selfish behavior could not be tolerated.
So, many of them walked forward without hesitation and confiscated the two large bags of chestnuts collected by Mo Shihao and Yue Xin.
Yue Xin and Mo Shihao were filled with anxiety and anger when they saw the chestnuts they had worked so hard to collect being confiscated.
They watched anxiously, wanting to call on the captain to give them justice.
But the team leader was right next to them. He saw the villagers' behavior but did not stop them.
His silence suggests his tacit approval of the villagers' actions.
In his view, the collective interests are above everything else, and any attempt to harm the collective interests should be punished.
In the end, Yue Xin and Mo Shihao had no choice but to be driven out. The villagers did not allow them to continue picking chestnuts here.
They left the woods in disgrace, leaving behind the villagers' scorn and Yue Yue's determined figure.
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