"I'm sorry, Xu Zhiqing. I wanted to help you, but I didn't expect Zhiyu to hold a grudge like that, so no one is helping you anymore."
Li Xi spoke gently, but her eyes were full of contempt.
"If Xue'er hadn't disagreed, I would have brought you into the room. It's not convenient here."
"Zhiyu is really lucky. She has a loving family, and now the brigade leader's son, Lu Chen, seems to have a close relationship with her. I'm so envious."
I deliberately emphasized the character "陆".
The footsteps faded into the distance, and Xu Fen slowly raised her head, staring intently at her.
......
It rained for several days in a row; it was pouring outside and drizzling inside.
The blankets, mattresses, and clothes were all damp, and I became irritable.
The only thing that makes me happy is not having to go to work.
Liu Shengnan was still not used to it and said that her limbs were a little itchy, so the others helped her relieve the itch.
Because of the continuous rain, the air was damp and cold, and everyone wanted to eat something warm and comforting so they wouldn't have to work or just eat cornbread all the time.
You can try different variations; they're mostly soups or hot noodle soups.
To keep warm, a fire was lit in the kitchen, and Ye Zhiyu stared at the fire in a daze.
Yes, don't I have charcoal and a stove?
Ye Zhiyu immediately invited Liu Shengnan and the others into the house and asked them to bring out small stools.
Back inside, they brought out the stove and threw in the charcoal.
Using the cover, I cut a piece of meat with my spiritual power and took it out of the box.
"Are we having barbecue today?"
Liu Shengnan looked at her in surprise: "Where did this meat come from?"
Ye Zhiyu remained completely calm, knowing that Lu Chen was there to take the blame.
"I asked Lu Chen to bring it to me."
They suddenly realized that after Lu Chen fiercely beat people to protect Ye Zhiyu, their opinion of him had changed, but they were still afraid.
"No, you eat it yourself. We'll just eat from the communal pot."
Meat is too expensive; they haven't even paid back the bottle of meat that Ye Zhiyu shared last time.
And they all looked at Ye Zhiyu with the same eyes they would give a spoiled brat.
She was both amused and exasperated, and put her hands on her hips, saying, "Do you even consider me a friend? Are you going to eat or not? If you don't, we're breaking up."
Wu Wenwen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go back and get some food so we can share it."
"That's a great suggestion, let's go!"
Liu Shengnan took the lead in taking action.
Wu Wenwen took a sausage, a specialty from her hometown, which she had always been reluctant to eat.
Liu Shengnan likes to eat snacks, and what she took was also snacks and pastries.
Wang Qing took the bread.
Zhou Xue brought her own pickled wild vegetables and a small jar of braised meat sent from her home.
It was quite a lot for a while.
They sat in a circle, their bodies warm from the charcoal grill, meat frying in a pan, filled with laughter and chatter.
The sound reached the kitchen, and Liu Yuan muttered, "They have such a good relationship."
Li Xi found the sound extremely grating.
A week later, the rain stopped.
There was still a faint hint that the sun would come out, but Ye Zhiyu pursed her lips and stopped.
Seeing Liu Shengnan and the others eagerly taking out their clothes and bedding to air them out, just waiting for the sun to come out so they could dry them properly.
Ye Zhiyu felt very flustered and walked outside.
"Hey, where are you going? Aren't you going to hang the clothes out to dry?" Liu Shengnan called out to her.
Ye Zhiyu waved her hand.
"Zhiyu has a lot of clothes, let us hang them up first, then let her hang them up."
Wu Wenwen had another idea. There weren't many seats left anyway, so she might as well wait until they were done before helping Ye Zhiyu.
"That's true."
"Attention, attention! No work today! No work today! Don't go near the foot of the mountain! Don't go up the mountain!"
The village loudspeaker broadcast Lu Weimin's advice to dissuade them.
"What is the team leader doing? The crops are all flooded, and you won't let us work."
"Yeah, oh dear, we were all so worried, but now the weather's cleared up."
"If we don't drain the water from the fields, what will we eat this year?"
People stood in front of every house on both sides of the road, complaining about Lu Weimin's decision.
"No, I have to go find the captain."
With someone taking the lead, gradually every household followed suit. How could they survive without food?
People in the city all had government-supplied grain, and they relied on the crops from the land to survive. After paying their grain tax, they barely had enough left to get by.
The brigade headquarters was instantly packed with people.
"Captain, why aren't you working? That's our food supply for the whole year!"
"Let's get to work."
"Yes, let's go."
Each person said something, and the noise gave Lu Weimin a headache.
Unfortunately, that brat Lu Yongguo was stirring things up from the sidelines.
"Captain, we're not like your family. We don't have any surplus food at home. You should organize everyone to go to work."
It sounds like they're thinking of everyone, but they're actually just looking for trouble. The team leader has plenty of food at home, so he doesn't care about other people's lives.
As expected, these words sparked outrage among the public.
"Captain, you can't just take care of yourself and ignore us."
Lu Weimin has never been someone to be trifled with, not even when he was young.
"Smack!"
He grabbed the stool next to him and slammed it onto the table.
Everyone fell silent instantly.
Lu Weimin glanced sideways at Lu Yongguo.
"You don't need to be sarcastic. So what if your son got beaten up by my son? You're not happy about it, but that's no excuse for you to joke around with everyone's lives."
He then turned to look at the crowd.
“I know you’re anxious, but one more day won’t make a difference. It’s been raining for so long, who knows what kind of emergencies might happen? If we die, what will we eat?”
His gaze swept over Lu Yongguo and the families that were making the most noise.
"Of course, you don't have to listen to me," he tapped his finger on the table, where several papers lay. "Those who want to go to work, those who want to go to the mountains, all write me a guarantee."
"A guarantee? Guarantee what?"
Some people have raised questions.
“You will bear the consequences of disobeying orders and acting on your own, and it has nothing to do with the Red Flag Brigade.”
This was taught to him by Lu Chen. He said he had already spoken and advised him, but if you don't listen, then don't drag me into it.
If it were a later generation, he would know those two sentences.
Set aside your desire to help others and respect their fate.
Kind words are hard to persuade a damned ghost, and great compassion is hard to sway a self-aware person.
Upon hearing that they had to write a guarantee, everyone backed down.
Someone chuckled and said, "Hehehe, then no need. Captain, you must have your reasons. We won't get involved. We have things to do at home, so we'll head back now."
"Yes, yes, I have something to do at home, I'll be going now."
The courtyard and buildings of the brigade headquarters were emptied instantly.
Who has time to write that stuff? It's like a death warrant. We'll just wait one day at a time.
Ye Zhiyu watched from a distance as the people slunk home, and found them somewhat endearing.
Why bother?
"What? You want to write?"
Lu Yongguo stood there with a livid face as Lu Weimin handed him a pen.
"Hmph, we'll see."
Lu Yongguo waved his hand away, turned and left.
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