The two decided to stay in the village for a few more days, and the village leaders were the happiest of all, naturally fulfilling Xiao Gengwu's requests to the fullest extent.
The brigade leader was extremely dissatisfied with the few educated youths who harassed Xiao Gengwu. Was this dissatisfaction with the village? It should be noted that these educated youths were highly educated.
If they all go to take the exam, what will become of the villagers? This is a benefit that Xiao Xiaozi secured for the villagers; how can it be taken over by the educated youth?
This is the perfect time to redeploy manpower to repair the reservoir. Aren't they too idle? Aren't they complaining about their lives? Then let's find them something to do.
The work points for repairing the reservoir are quite high, 10 work points a day. With such high work points, you can eat your fill of food when you are allocated grain.
More importantly, the reservoir is half a day's walk from here, which absolutely guarantees that Xiao Gengwu will not be disturbed.
But this news was a bolt from the blue for those educated youth. They questioned the brigade leader: "Brigade leader, in the past we educated youth volunteered, why do we have to go this time?"
Even the girl with braided hair was trembling with fear. There had been other educated youth who went to work on reservoir repairs in order to have enough to eat, and they came back looking like complete corpses.
She didn't want to go; she wanted to keep her looks to attract a man and live a good life!
She hesitated, "Captain, there's no precedent for female educated youth to go and repair the reservoir. What if something happens to me, a woman,?"
These words made the captain even angrier. Was this a threat?
He sneered: "You're in trouble, and I personally called your parents to tell them the news. Just because I've been too good to you, do you think you can do whatever you want with me?"
“You have to go today whether you like it or not. Have you tried to find out what kind of life the educated youth in other villages are living?”
These words sent shivers down the spines of all the educated youth present. They were indeed very lucky to have come here. The brigade leader was an upright person, and the tasks assigned to him were fair.
They record exactly what they do, and they are never penalized for their work points or made things difficult for them. The key is that they are also very disciplined, and almost no one in the village dares to misbehave.
Occasionally, someone would come to harass the educated youth, and they would deal with them severely. They would never let it go just because the person was from the same village. Those people were all terrified of the three big bosses.
Aside from the hard work of farm work, the educated youth really had no other worries. What's the purpose of the brigade leader coming over today?
The captain didn't hide anything: "Aren't you all too energetic? Don't you complain that life is too easy? I'll let you experience what it's like when life is tough, so you won't cause any trouble!"
After saying that, he looked at all the educated youth: "These few people went to harass Xiao Gengwu yesterday. I know you are all dissatisfied with not being able to participate in the recruitment exam!"
"But so what? Priority recruitment is only for our villagers, not for you. What are you arguing about?!"
"Especially some of the female educated youth, they even dare to get close to Xiao. Don't you know that Xiao is already married? You want him to divorce his wife and marry you? Don't you know how shameless you are!"
The brigade leader didn't specify which female educated youth it was, but there was only one female educated youth who was punished to repair the reservoir, which was very clear. The woman with the braided hair immediately blushed.
She wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground. All she wanted was a better life, was that wrong? That country girl, how could she be any better than her? Why was she so stubborn?
The captain sneered, "Although they live here, they used to live in Beijing. Their mother and master are college students. Can you compare?"
University entrance exams have been suspended for many years. How could this group of people possibly have the opportunity to go to university? Isn't that obvious? It's already quite good if any of them have a high school diploma!
The village girl's mother and her mentor were both college graduates? It seems that the villagers are all so well-educated these days? The educated youth present were filled with doubt and surprise, but they didn't dare to ask the brigade leader.
The captain, puffing on his pipe and blowing smoke rings, was so lenient with them that they thought a peaceful life was within their grasp.
If it weren't for the three of them suppressing the villagers, would they be living so comfortably? He had heard that in other villages, educated youth could be bullied at will!
"We're just sending them to repair the reservoir for now. If they don't behave, and the villagers come to harass you in the future, we won't be able to help them!"
Upon hearing this, the leader of the educated youth immediately stepped forward and stated, "Captain, I will definitely urge them to repair the reservoir on time. Please continue to take care of us as before!"
Without the care of the brigade leader and others, these educated youths were like three-year-old children holding gold bricks; not only would they lose their belongings, but they wouldn't even know how they died.
Even if there were police, it wouldn't make a difference in such a backward village.
The brigade leader left satisfied. As soon as he left, the person in charge of the educated youths' affairs frowned: "What are you trying to do? Weren't you harmed by Chu Minxue last time enough? Now you want to cause trouble again?"
One voice protested: "We're all high school students, why can't we take the worker's exam? Those who only graduated from elementary or junior high school can take it, why can't we?"
"Just because Chu Minxue is trying to harm people, and just because this benefit was created by the villagers. If it had been created by us educated youth, we could have fought for it!"
"I was thinking that once the villagers had taken the exams, it would be our turn, but you guys caused trouble again, and now we won't be eligible for the next recruitment!"
Upon hearing this, everyone glared angrily at these troublemakers! When will they ever stop?!
The girl with the braided hair suddenly felt dizzy at the thought of going to repair the reservoir: "I'm not going, I'm not going! If I go, will I even come back alive?"
“If you’re not one of them, we’ll all die together. Don’t you know anyone in other villages? Don’t you know what kind of lives they’re living?”
"How many people can live here intact like us, especially you female educated youth!"
This statement is highly suggestive. In other villages, it was very common for female educated youth to be abused by villagers, especially those who were high-profile; they died even faster!
You thought that having money would allow you to live comfortably in the village, but in the end, you were taken over by the authorities, and the money and tickets sent from home were no longer yours. Your life belonged to them, and your belongings rightfully belonged to them too!
Do you want to call the police? Do you want to file a complaint? The key question is, can you even leave the village?
Thinking of this, everyone shuddered. Building a reservoir like this was really just a drop in the ocean.
The girl with the braided hair refused to go, so the female educated youth immediately helped her pack her things and pushed her into the line!
When the captain came to report the results, Yao Tongjia exclaimed, "Indeed, capable people have a voice!"
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