Perhaps fearing that Xiao Gengwu would leave before they could wait, three people came to their door not long after they returned to the courtyard.
Yao Tongjia opened the door and saw two older carpenters from the village. They even knew to bring their tools when they came to the door. There was also a younger man who looked about the same age as them, probably around sixteen.
The village chief followed in: "They are both experienced carpenters. Just tell them what needs to be sanded. This is the brigade leader's son. He's a high school student."
When the village chief mentioned the words "high school student," he seemed to be showing off. Yao Tongjia found it quite funny. In later generations, graduate students were everywhere, but now high school students were the norm.
However, it's understandable. The college entrance examination was suspended for eight years, which delayed everything. High school students are indeed the most highly educated group at present.
Xiao Gengwu had truly lost interest in the technology he had already mastered. He only gave them the key points and told them to do it themselves, refusing to even demonstrate it once more!
Yao Tongjia was also listening nearby and quickly acted as a translator. Fortunately, the village chief was smart and found an experienced carpenter. Otherwise, who would know how to handle it?
As a result, the high school student, who was among the highly educated group, was somewhat dumbfounded and didn't know what to do. It was only after Yao Tongjia pointed out the key points that he managed to jot down some notes.
The instigator, however, was holding Lu Ban's notes, studying something unknown!
The moment the village chief led his men into the courtyard, Chu Minxue heard about it. He was so angry that he trembled all over and threw the enamel mug in his hand on the ground.
He yelled and scolded, "Idiot, idiot!!"
He was criticizing Xiao Gengwu for so easily passing on his unique skills to others. If he was going to teach someone, he should have taught him himself.
Do those idiots even know how to use this to seek personal gain?
After venting his anger, Chu Minxue realized that it would be difficult for him to gain any advantage. Those who went to learn from him were either experts or had powerful connections. He couldn't compare to them in any way!
If we can't compare, then we can't compare. In that case, none of us should try to learn from them. Let's all perish together!
A sinister glint flashed in Chu Minxue's eyes. He looked at his clothes, went inside to change into a clean, unpatched set, and then went out!
The people in the courtyard were working enthusiastically, and Yao Tongjia, who had nothing to do, suddenly thought of something: "Village chief, have you reported to the commune that you plan to make money with this?"
Now we have to be careful about everything. We can't be associated with undermining socialism, or being demoted to a lower-level position would be the least of our worries!
The village chief pointed at the young man: "What are you afraid of? That's your brigade leader's precious darling!"
Yao Tongjia immediately understood: "We should do it as soon as possible. I don't think those educated youth are so easy to talk to. They all want to take advantage of this thing!"
The village chief quickly understood what he meant: "They can't cause any trouble!"
Unfortunately, the village chief found out in the afternoon, and the tide had turned!
After Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu finished lunch, the three of them came to study again. Before they had studied for a while, several people wearing red armbands barged in.
Previously, when Yao Tongjia and Xiao Gengwu were home alone, they would always close the door when someone entered. Yao Tongjia had developed this habit in her later life; who in their later life wouldn't close the door when someone entered?!
Xiao Gengwu didn't care about such trivial matters at all; he didn't care whether the door was closed or not.
When three or four more people came to study in the courtyard, it became very inconvenient for them to come and go. Of course, the door was left wide open, and now someone had just barged in, leaving everything out in plain sight.
The village chief felt a little intimidated by the red armbands; it was a stress response. But no matter how much he felt stressed, he had to be at the forefront.
"May I ask what brings you here?"
"We received a report that the people in this compound are undermining socialism, so we've come to handle it!"
The village chief looked at Yao Tongjia. What this girl had just said had been verified so quickly. Could it really have been someone from the educated youth who reported it? The village chief's heart pounded.
"We are all people with very high moral standards, and we would never do such a thing!"
"If you wouldn't do such a thing, then what are these timbers? Weren't they cut down from the mountain? You're appropriating these timbers for yourselves; isn't that undermining socialism?"
Sweat streamed down the village chief's face. The weather was already hot, and the village chief couldn't help but look outside. Why hadn't the brigade leader arrived yet?
Once they've entered the village, how could they not know?
The man who was shouting didn't even look at Xiao Gengwu; he continued reading the book in his hand.
When Yao Tongjia saw him reading Xiao Gengwu, her heart skipped a beat. It seemed as if he had just been reading Lu Ban's notes. Could such a book be read openly and honestly?
Seeing that the person was about to walk to Xiao Gengwu's side, Yao Tongjia hurriedly rushed in front of Xiao Gengwu: "Brother Xiao, someone is coming!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Gengwu, the successful man, raised his head. The leader of the red armbands was somewhat displeased: Why does this guy have to be so handsome? Just to show off that he's more handsome than me?
He angrily snatched the book from Xiao Gengwu's hand, intending to accuse him of any crime, no matter what the book was, for daring to be more handsome than him and asking for death!
He triumphantly tossed the book to the person next to him: "He's reading a banned book, arrest him!"
These words made the village chief's face change drastically. He quickly ran a few steps and said, "Where would he have forbidden books? Don't make baseless accusations!"
"I love labeling people, go ahead and sue me if you dare!"
The person next to him tugged at his sleeve: "This is the Little Red Book?!!"
Leader: "......."
He was being unreasonable, kicking the person who reminded him: "Why didn't you say so sooner? Did you want me to embarrass myself?!"
The man was kicked to the ground and simply refused to get up. "Why am I always the one who gets hurt?" he thought to himself.
"If it's the Little Red Book, you can't arrest people," he waved his hand, "Search! Search every room! If the door is locked, smash the lock!"
These words made Yao Tongjia furious: "You have a search warrant? How can you search me at will?!"
The man burst into laughter: "I like to search freely, what can you do about it! Search! Search! Make sure you find any contraband!"
Even the village chief, a rough and uncultured man, understood the implication in those words. He quickly stepped forward to block their way, determined not to let them in to search, for a search would surely lead to trouble!
Yao Tongjia pulled Xiao Gengwu along to stop the people, and two carpenters and a young man also came over to stand there. The leader was furious: "You dare to stop me? Have you lost your mind?!"
"Have you lost your mind? Why didn't you report this to the authorities before bringing everyone here? Don't you even respect me?"
These words made everyone stop. The village chief breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was the brigade leader who had returned: "Did you report this to the leaders of the commune?"
The brigade leader quickly pulled out a piece of paper: "This is the approval slip from the commune leaders; everything here is legal!"
These words turned the faces of those who had wanted to search the area green with anger. Meanwhile, the people who had come with the captain stared intently at Yao Tongjia.
Why does this person look so much like Ruan Shengpeng's wife?
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