At noon, Chi Fengshou thought he could no longer bear the pressure and finally exploded, knocking over the food of the educated youths' station, which resulted in a group of educated youths beating him. He felt very aggrieved and muttered with his clumsy mouth, "You are bullying the weak and the few with your numbers. I, I will sue you."
No one paid any attention to him. Chi Min was so angry that his face turned blue. He yelled at him, "How can you be so self-righteous? Even if you have a grudge, you can't take it out on food! Now, so many people are starving like you, and you still have something to say?"
Fortunately, Shen Yu and Huo Hongzhen rescued some food. After it was cooked, everyone got a piece. It was gone after just a few bites, and no one was full.
Wu Wenyi and Xu Dongxing were so angry that they beat Chi Fengshou again.
Wu Wenyi: "Don't expect me to forgive you in this life! I hate people who waste food the most!" Even though the people in the city didn't have to work as hard to eat the rationed food as the members, food was still tight. An adult working man only had 30 kilograms a month, and students like them only had 26 to 29 kilograms. Even in the city, he felt hungry every day. As a result, this late harvest actually ruined their food supply, which was simply against the will of heaven!
Because he was angry, Shen Yu did not restrain Wu Wenyi and just beat him up, because he thought Wu Wenyi was going too far.
After dinner, Shen Yu did not lead the educated youth to run in laps, as they did not want to waste energy as they had to go to work in the afternoon.
Chi Fengshou endured the pain and climbed up. He wanted to go to work with Shen Yu and others, but Shen Yu, who was always easy to talk to, said coldly, "Chi Fengshou, we don't welcome you in Class 72. Although we can't stop you from staying, we have the right not to move with you. From now on, please go to work and start your own business."
Then they left.
Chifengshou was blocked to death, but he was really hungry. No matter how angry and resentful he was, it turned into a desire for food. He endured the pain and finally found the team leader and said he wanted to go to work.
The captain looked at him with such a pitiful look but he didn’t feel sorry for him at all. He could not hide the affairs of the educated youth camp from him, but he actually dared to waste food!!!
He originally thought it was not a good idea to starve the educated youth, fearing that it was too much, so he decided to just starve him for lunch at most. If he was willing to admit his mistakes and accept the punishment, he would forgive him and let him have dinner in the evening.
As a result, he actually knocked the food to the ground. Well, the captain was furious.
What he could not tolerate most was anyone destroying food, not even a grain!
The captain stared at Chi Fengshou coldly, "If I hadn't had my whip nearby, I would have really given you a good beating. You'd better reflect on yourself. We dare not employ someone like you to work."
The crops in the field are so precious, and every crop can provide a portion of food. What if he drops his pole and scatters the crops, ruining them?
The team leader didn't trust him. If he could damage the food at the educated youth's site, he could also damage the crops in the fields.
This kind of person is unreasonable and has no bottom line!
It actually harms food!
The team leader scolded Chi Fengshou and went back to work.
Chi Fengshou felt humiliated, but he could do nothing about it. He would go back to the educated youth camp when he got angry. But he couldn't sleep because of hunger. He thought about it for an afternoon, and finally had to bow to reality - he was hungry!
Unfortunately, reality is reality. You can’t punch whenever you want, or reconcile whenever you want.
He finally waited until the end of the work day and finally found Han Yongfang, and said, "Secretary, I, I want to join the labor movement."
Han Yongfang was very friendly, but his words were blunt, "You don't have to work, just do whatever you want."
Chi Fengshou: "Secretary, I am an educated youth and I should be responsible for the brigade."
"What are you responsible for in the brigade?" Han Yongfang tilted his head, "How about you become the party secretary? I think you can do it."
Chi Fengshou thought to himself that if he were the party secretary, he would be better than you, but he had to bow his head to the reality. "Secretary, I dare not. I am here to work in the countryside, so I have to work and earn work points."
Han Yongfang was determined to starve him for two days. He saw that the boy had not repented at all, but had to give in because he was hungry. Han Yongfang did not expect him to know his mistakes, as long as he followed the rules. Otherwise, if he encountered something unpleasant in the future, he would throw in the towel and give up. How could that be tolerated? Who would have the time to serve him?
Han Yongfang is not afraid of troublemakers!
In those days, there were so many so-called activists and troublemakers in the village who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to stir up revolution and neglect labor, but they were disciplined one by one by him and forced to engage in production honestly.
He did not bother with Chi Fengshou and left immediately after he finished speaking. Although he was determined to develop a side business, he did not reveal any information and even went to find Han Qingsong to let him train those young people severely. He wanted to kill their sharpness, temper their tempers, make them have some perseverance, and not be so timid. Moreover, he would deal with Chi Fengshou, the troublemaker, and kill him as a warning to others, so that others would not dare to take the lead again.
The result was that the harvest was late and there was no dinner to eat.
Even if he wanted to buy food from fellow commune members with his ration coupons, unfortunately, no one dared to sell him food, unless they did not want to share the autumn rations.
Han Yongfang is so domineering!
Chi Fengshou was so hungry that his eyes were shining, but he could do nothing. When he returned to the educated youth site, Shen Yu and others had just returned from work, bringing with them food for the night.
He immediately went to greet her joyfully, "We got the food, let's cook."
Shen Yuli ignored him and walked straight past. The others were tired and hungry, and they didn't care to be lazy at this moment. Those who carried water, fetched grass, kept things clean, and asked the team for vegetables all took the initiative to get busy.
They were so hungry and the food was not enough, so they wanted to borrow vegetables from the team.
Now there was no need to wait for Shen Yu and Huo Hongzhen to cook, Gao Lu took the initiative to prepare the steamed buns while Wu Wenyi lit the fire.
They also need a few cucumbers, tomatoes, half a pumpkin and a few potatoes. Just cut the pumpkin and potatoes into pieces, and there is no need to fry them. Just add water, salt and a little oil to cook, and then simmer the mixed dough on the side of the pot.
I was too lazy to cook the remaining cucumbers and tomatoes, so I just washed them and shared them among everyone.
At this time, Erwang came over and said with a smile: "So you guys have already cooked."
Shen Yuchun handed him a tomato and said, "Hunger makes us grow. Hunger makes us learn how to cook."
Several educated youth were embarrassed. In fact, except for Fan Xiao, who didn't know how to do it at all, Xu Dongxing and Zhao Mingjie's sisters also didn't know how to do it, but everyone else knew a little bit.
Shen Yu and Huo Hongzhen knew how to cook noodles and heat up rice, and followed Erwang to learn how to make steamed buns and how to make the dough into a dough.
Gao Lu, Chi Min, Wu Wenyi, and Chi Fengshou all know how to cook. It's just that they are a group of people who don't want to take the lead in doing things, lest they take on the responsibility and suffer the consequences.
Seeing that Shen Yu was angry, they were also very hungry, so they naturally started to get busy.
Erwang didn't order any tomatoes. He looked at the steam coming out of the pot and said calmly, "Even during the three-year disaster in Shanzui Village, no one starved to death."
Fan Xiao asked, "Really? That's amazing." She had seen some secret data, and if no one starved to death, that would be amazing.
Erwang smiled at her, "Of course it's true, everyone around knows it." He glanced at Chi Fengshou, "No one in our village starved to death because we cherish food. No matter how angry we are, no matter how big a mistake we make, we can't waste a grain of food. Because that food saves lives."
Shen Yu immediately understood what he meant and said, "We are the same. There is only enough food for eight people in the pot, and the same goes for vegetables."
The implication is that there is no late harvest, not even a bite.
Chi Min originally wanted to say something, but feeling the pressure from the educated youth, he had no choice but to shut up.
Erwang then looked at Chi Fengshou, who was hanging his head in the corner and looking depressed, and said with a smile, "This room is empty and there is no kang. It will be uncomfortable to sleep at night."
Even a fool knows that his home is the cleanest and most comfortable in the village. You can imagine how depressing it is to move from a warm and clean kang to a dirty brigade house infested with bugs and rats.
Hearing his words, Chi Fengshou's expression became even more embarrassed. Although he looked ugly to begin with, he was beaten so badly that he could not show much expression.
After they had said a few words, the aroma from the pot wafted out. Erwang praised Gao Lu and Wu Wenyi for their cooking skills. "It smells delicious, not worse than ours."
Fan Xiao was chewing a cucumber and muttering to himself, "That's far from it. The food in your home is full of the taste of love, while the food here is full of the taste of intrigue."
Erwang certainly didn't come to help them cook, he came to test his "labor results".
He was originally quite sympathetic and friendly to them, but Chi Fengshou made him very angry. Now seeing Chi Fengshou being punished, the educated youth began to work harder, smiled and left.
Mother was right. There are no lazy or stupid people, only selfish people. When there are many people, selfishness is inevitable. No one wants to do anything, so they pretend that they don't know how to do it, just waiting for those who can't hold it anymore to take the lead. He deliberately asked the team leader to collect the food and distribute it by the time they were hungry, so that these educated youth would immediately become diligent.
What's so difficult about cooking? There's nothing you can't learn, only things you don't want to do.
And there is Chi Fengshou, who acts like a revolutionary fighter and pretends to be a big shot. He will be able to keep his tail tightly tucked after two meals, not three.
Hunger is the greatest punishment, this is what Han Yongfang taught him. The troublemakers in the village, who had been clamoring to overthrow the old society and build Shanzui Village into a revolutionary brigade, ended up being locked up and starved for a few days, and they all became obedient.
It is useless to have ambition without brains. It is also useless to have brains without perseverance.
Erwang went home satisfied and told his elder brother about the late harvest.
Da Wang snorted, "I'm really too lazy to beat him up."
Sanwang heard it and ran over to join in the fun, "Big Brother, Second Brother, what are you guys whispering about?"
Dawang: “Nothing.”
Erwang: "Do you want to go see the excitement tonight?"
When Xiao Wang heard that it was lively, he immediately ran over and said, "What lively? I want to go and see it too."
Erwang snorted, indicating that they should not let their parents know about their mischief.
Sanwang and Xiaowang immediately covered their mouths.
Lin Lan was talking to Han Qingsong in the room. Before dinner, Han Yongfang came over to sit with him and told him to train hard, temper the temper of an educated youth, and strengthen his will. While they were talking about this, she heard the children mumbling outside and leaned on the window to take a look.
"Third brother, what are these kids doing so mysteriously?"
Mai Sui was reading a book. She smiled and said, "Mom, I think my second brother wants to teach the educated youth a lesson."
Lin Lan was surprised and said, "Erwang wants to fight someone? He doesn't like fighting." Based on her understanding of her son, Erwang would never fight. However, there is also Dawang, and Erwang would not trick Dawang into fighting.
Mai Sui: "Mom, no, my second brother knows it. He is afraid of my father's whip."
After the eldest brother and Sanwang were beaten, Erwang even told her that he was whipped because he had nightmares at night.
Lin Lan looked at Han Qingsong and said with a smile: "Third brother, our second brother is different from the eldest brother and the third brother. He won't do anything rash. We can't yawn casually. If we encounter any problems, we have to listen to the children."
Han Qingsong looked at her and said, "Okay."
It's a big mistake to have no principles. He never beats his children and rarely even cares about them. It's basically always her who takes care of them.
Lin Lan looked out the window and said, "Second brother, I saw that the late educated youth was beaten badly today. You should ignore him. He is so pitiful to be away from his parents for so long."
Although she wanted to smoke that Chifengshou in the morning, there was no conflict of interest after all. It would not affect her if she left home, so Lin Lan naturally did not get angry.
Han Qingsong said, "At sixteen or seventeen years old, they should understand some principles and not care about them."
Lin Lan looked at him in surprise. Third brother seemed to be supporting the kids in doing something naughty.
She smiled and rubbed the back of Han Qingsong's hand, "Third brother, why are you so cute? Haha."
A blush appeared on Han Qingsong's face. He looked at her and lowered his head to drink water.
Mai Sui hid his face with the book and smiled secretly, "Mom, you talk to Dad, I'll go."
She ran to the east room.
Soon Fan Xiao and a few others came back from the team to rest. Because of Chi Fengshou's matter, none of them were keen to talk, especially Chi Min, who was worried and angry.
Only Zhao Mingjie came back and looked for Dawang and the others, but he couldn't find them. He asked Mai Sui, and Mai Sui said that they might have gone to take a shower, so he just needed to let him sleep first.
Mai Sui quietly asked Fan Xiao if he had eaten.
Fan Xiao pulled her to hide in the yard and whispered to her about the dinner at the educated youth camp. "Chi Fengshou knocked over our food at noon and everyone boycotted him. He didn't have dinner with us either. He stewed a big pot of pumpkin and potatoes, and the eight of us ate it all. Chi Min didn't even dare to share a bite with him."
Chi Min certainly didn't dare to do that. She was already angry with Chi Fengshou, and everyone was hostile to him. If she helped him, wouldn't that mean she would be against Class 72? She was not that stupid.
Mai Sui teased her, "The food ordered by the educated youth is also very delicious, right."
Fan Xiao was a little embarrassed. "Hunger is really the best food. Why is it so strange? I ate a lot at noon, but I was so hungry at night. I have never been so hungry before."
Mai Sui laughed, "Sister Fan, you worked in the afternoon. If you are not working, you can eat a little and feel full. If you are working, you will be hungry even if you eat twice as much."
Fan Xiao sighed, "Labor is a good thing for you."
Mai Sui patted her on the shoulder and said, "The key is tomorrow morning, come on!"
Fan Xiao: “…………” We have to intensify our efforts tomorrow morning to finish it.
Because they had to gather at five in the morning, they didn't waste any time and quickly washed up and went to bed to rest.
Chi Fengshou was now feeling resentment and regret, thinking that he was too stupid and did not understand the situation clearly.
This is the countryside, not a school. In school, debates are just debates, and when you go home, you eat and sleep as usual.
But here, you made them angry and embarrassed, and they were simply kicked out without food. This move of cutting off the source of the problem is simply too shameless.
The brigade house at night was different from the daytime. There were no oil lamps, and it was pitch black all around, as if countless monsters were hiding there, ready to jump out and devour him at any moment. The haystacks were prickly, and it was okay to lie there for a while, but if he lay there all night, he would start to feel uncomfortable everywhere, either prickling here or itching there, or as if there were bugs crawling around, or even something biting him, which made him groan in pain, and then there was a rustling sound coming from the corner.
That's a rat!
These damn country mice!
Chi Fengshou missed Lin Lan's home very much at this time, the warm and comfortable kang, and the sturdy and tall courtyard wall that blocked all the cold winds... Compared with the warm kang and quilt in Lin Lan's home, this place was like a ruin, which made people feel uneasy.
This is not the worst, the worst is hunger!
He had already made plans. After everyone fell asleep, he would go to the nearby vegetable garden to steal some cucumbers and tomatoes, which would be enough to fill his stomach.
When he went to look for the team leader and Han Yongfang during the day, he had already surveyed the southeast and found a vegetable garden where he could pick vegetables.
He was so hungry that his eyes felt dizzy and he wished he could stay awake until midnight, but the more anxious he was, the more the days felt like years.
He was so hungry that he could not bear it any longer and quietly went out without waiting.
It was a little cloudy and there was no moon, and he was very happy: when the moon is dark and the wind is strong, it is the perfect time to steal vegetables.
After a long time, his eyes began to adapt to the darkness. He used the faint light from the sky to determine the direction and moved forward stealthily relying on his memory.
But he was a newcomer after all, and he couldn't understand the details of the vegetable garden with just one look. As a result, when he approached the vegetable garden, he stepped on something slippery and fell headfirst into the drainage ditch next to it.
As luck would have it, there were stones in the drainage ditch, which caused him to fall and get bruised all over.
He finally climbed out, and endured the severe pain to touch the gate of the vegetable garden. According to his memory, it should be in this direction. As a result, when he touched it, he felt a sharp pain - he actually touched a thorn!
Ah—he screamed in pain, but before the sound could escape his throat he covered his mouth tightly.
In order to keep out the chickens and ducks, the members would put thorns on the curtains, and he actually touched the thorns.
It hurts so much!
Those are all thorns!
He didn't dare shout for fear of being caught stealing, which would be even more troublesome.
Not far away, four brothers hid behind a haystack.
Hearing Chi Feng's screams, Xiao Wang gasped and whispered, "It hurts."
Sanwang rubbed his hands excitedly: "Are we going to catch a thief?"
Erwang: "Forget it, just punish him and see if he dares to talk nonsense again in the future."
Da Wang hummed, "Yes."
Sanwang was still thinking, "Second brother, how did you know he was here to steal vegetables?"
Erwang smiled and said: "He must be so hungry that he can't help it, but what else can he eat besides the vegetable garden?"
After muttering for a while, they quietly left, went home to wash up and go to bed, and got up early to do morning exercises the next day.
Chi Fengshou managed to stumble into a vegetable garden, and stole two palm-sized cucumbers from the cucumber rack. He felt that it was not enough, and when he couldn't find any tomatoes, he touched some long and thick cucumbers and picked two of them as well. He didn't know that they were gourds and loofahs.
He went out carefully, and this time he did not fall into the ditch or touch the thorns, and ran back to the brigade house quickly.
Back in the house, he took out his own matches and carefully lit a fire under the pot. He found that he had stepped on two pieces of mud. What bad luck! He took off his shoes, looked at his hands and pulled out a few thorns. He didn't bother to wash the cucumber, but stuffed it into his mouth and started to chew it.
After eating, he felt not full but even hungrier. He looked at the gourd and the loofah, and after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to eat the gourd because the skin of the loofah was too hard and not tasty.
But gourd seeds are not easy to eat raw, they taste a bit bitter, and if you eat them all at once after being hungry for a day, your stomach will soon feel uncomfortable. Then you will start to vomit and have diarrhea, and it will not stop until everything is clean.
I'm hungry again!
Burning with hunger!
He no longer had the strength to steal vegetables from the garden, so he had to drink some cold water to fill his stomach, and then went to bed with his clothes on, thinking that he would fall asleep quickly and wake up in the morning to admit his mistake, accept the punishment, and everything would be fine as long as he was given food.
But there was no kang in the empty house of the brigade, and there were bugs in the grass, rustling and sliding around. He didn't know what bit him twice, and he jumped up again with fright, and found that his body was covered with many red bites.
Hungry and sleepy, he could only drink cold water continuously. In the end, he didn't even have the strength to pee, and he even fainted once due to hunger.
It was still dawn when he woke up. He didn't know what time it was. He got up and walked out with unsteady steps.
For a moment he didn't know whether he should go to the branch secretary or the team leader. After thinking about it, he went to find Lin Lan.
Captain Lin is easy to talk to and compassionate, and should be able to help him.
He walked on the road, his eyes were blurry. At this moment, a bright light flashed in front of him, and someone shouted, "Who are you?"
Chi Fengshou waved his hands, "Save, save me..."
The people who came were Liu Guifa and a militiaman. Before the autumn harvest, he arranged for people to take turns to watch the crops day and night to prevent the sorghum, corn and other crops from being stolen by members from other villages when they were ripe.
Liu Guifa stepped forward to support him, "Oh, late educated youth, what happened to you?" Not only was his head and face covered with wounds, but his face was also pale yellow, his lips were purple, and his eyes were dull, as if he was about to die.
Chi Fengshou: "I, I admit my mistake. I was wrong."
"It's none of my business. You have to talk to the Party Secretary."
"Let's go to the Party Secretary's house." Chi Fengshou no longer had the strength to walk.
Liu Guifa took a look and decided that he couldn't just ignore him, so he had to send him to Han Yongfang's home.
Han Yongfang had been alert the whole time. Although he was determined to punish Chi Fengshou for starving him, he would not just ignore it. He had to be on guard against him trying to commit suicide. So he sneaked out in the middle of the night to check. Seeing that the boy had suffered a lot but showed no signs of committing suicide, Han Yongfang went home with peace of mind.
Liu Guifa sent it to Chi Fengshou at this moment. What else did Han Yongfang not understand? He snorted. If you are not someone who can resist hunger, then don't be a troublemaker.
He asked Liu Guifa to put Chi Fengshou on the floor of the main hall. He took a large bowl and made a bowl of thin fried noodles with sugar and handed it to Chi Fengshou, "Boil it."
Chi Fengshou smelled the fragrant fried noodles and didn't think they were hot. He gulped them down in one gulp and licked the bowl as if he was not satisfied.
After drinking a bowl of nutritious food, Chi Fengshou regained some of his vitality. He coughed twice and said, "Secretary, I was wrong. I was really wrong. I accept the punishment. Please forgive me for this time and let me go back to work."
How could he dare to be so stubborn? Originally, each pimple was full of stubbornness and unyielding spirit, but now it was filled with helplessness and obedience to reality. He finally recognized the reality that people need to eat, and to eat, they need to work. It is useless to cling to his pride and self-esteem.
Han Yongfang looked at him, "Are you sick? Do you want to apply to return to the city?"
Chi Fengshou shook his head and said, "No." Why go back to the city? There was no place for him at home. If he went back, someone in the family would have to go to the countryside.
Brother or sister? He is the oldest, so of course he should go to the countryside.
Moreover, if he went back, he would have no job and his family would not have any extra food coupons or money to support him. What could he do if he went back?
He had no choice but to bow to reality.
Han Yongfang: "You mean, from now on, we should abide by the rules of Shanzui Village, work on time, and earn food for every work point we earn, yes."
Chi Fengshou nodded: "Yes."
Han Yongfang: "Okay, I'll take some time today to meet with the officials and vote on whether you should stay or go. And you educated youth need to agree to your staying."
Chi Fengshou bowed, "I, I will definitely change."
Han Yongfang naturally couldn't send him back by force. The brigade didn't have that power. He just wanted to scare Chi Fengshou to let him know that it wouldn't be so easy to stay.
Seeing Chi Fengshou's face and nose bruised and limping, Han Yongfang was too lazy to whip him. At this time, Han Qingsong had already blown the assembly call at the brigade headquarters. Han Yongfang glanced at him and said, "Go and express your attitude."
Chi Fengshou went to the brigade yard and said to Han Qingsong, "Director Han, I, I was wrong. I'm sorry. I won't do it again."
Han Qingsong said coldly: "You are not my soldier, you are not under my control."
This means not wanting to pay attention to him.
Chi Fengshou didn't understand why he wouldn't forgive him, even though he had already apologized! He didn't dare to blame him and could only suppress it in his heart, so he had to apologize vigorously.
Han Qingsong glanced at him and said coldly: "You don't have to apologize to me."
Although the tone was not very severe, it was very cruel. It clearly said that people like you have been dealt with by military law in the army, shot on the battlefield, and are dead. You have no right to speak.
Chi Fengshou stood there in a daze, unable to understand why Han Qingsong, as an officer, could be so cold-blooded.
Although Han Qingsong ignored Chi Fengshou himself, he didn't care about other things. He took Da Wang and several other children to do morning exercises first, and gave Shen Yu and others ten minutes to follow.
Chi Fengshou looked at Han Qingsong's receding back, hid his resentful eyes, and hung his head. "Classmates, I'm sorry. I was not mature enough and made the mistake of radical individualism. I promise to conduct in-depth self-criticism and write self-examinations every week. Please supervise me."
He bowed.
Chi Min breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Shen Yu, and whispered, "Please. Forgive him."
Shen Yu looked at Han Qingsong's receding back, but made up his mind, "Everyone, please vote. I personally do not choose forgiveness."
It is hard to tell where the bottom line is for someone who can trample on food. Director Han did not forgive Chi Fengshou, Shen Yu felt that he must have his reasons, although Han Qingsong did not say it, but he decided to follow.
Seeing Shen Yu so heartless, Chi Min was stunned for a moment. She didn't know how to express her opinion right away, so she looked at others.
Fan Xiao: "I choose not to forgive. I hate people who waste food."
Although she was delicate, she never dared to waste food.
Chi Fengshou was anxious. "I, I'll pay, I'll pay, I'll pay the grain coupons, I overturned 3.2 jin, I'll pay double, okay?"
Shen Yu saw that it was inconvenient for others to express their opinions directly, so he said, "Raise your hands if you agree that he should return to the team."
Chi Min glanced at him and felt that Shen Yu was going a bit too far. Most people would subconsciously choose to avoid expressing their opinions and would naturally be reluctant to raise their hands. If you ask those who disagree to raise their hands, some people would probably not raise their hands.
As a result, when he asked for those who agreed to raise their hands, no one raised their hands. Chi Min naturally would not put himself against everyone just for Chi Fengshou.
Chi Fengshou never thought that he had such bad relationships with people. Even Wu Wenyi, an educated youth who was dissatisfied with everything, did not speak for him and did not dare to uphold the truth!
These bastards!
Shen Yu: "Chi Fengshou, you should form your own team." They had no right to interfere with the fact that he lived in the educated youth camp, but they could go to work and eat without working with him. It was their freedom.
Chi Fengshou's face turned the color of pig liver, "You, you are going too far!"
When Shen Yu saw him like this, he knew that he had not truly repented, so Director Han's eyes were very sharp and he saw through this man's nature.
He led the educated youth to do exercises, shouting, "Remember what Director Han said, it's not to make us more capable, but to give us the courage and perseverance to persevere throughout the whole game."
With the late harvest as a reference, today's educated youth are trained to work very hard. Moreover, Han Qingsong keeps his word and does not scare them by saying that he will intensify the work. This is to train their will and endurance, so that they can work all day even if they can't do much during the busy farming season, and not get mad and throw tantrums.
Obeying orders and being patient and perseverant are the first things they need to learn. As for efficiency and workload, they can take their time.
So today none of them could stop and sit down to rest, because Han Qingsong was following behind them, holding some wicker he had just pulled from the haystack.
You can jog, but if you dare to stop or sit down, you will be hit on your calf immediately.
Regardless of gender.
Mai Sui also went to exercise with them today. After listening to Lin Lan's words yesterday, she felt that she should not be too coquettish, lest she leave her parents and make them worry. Although she had not exercised before, she did not find it difficult to run during labor activities.
With Mai Sui and Xiao Wang as a comparison, the educated youth gritted their teeth and persevered desperately, fearing that Han Qingsong would beat them mercilessly. Anyway, as long as they could run with Xiao Wang, Han Qingsong would not beat them.
When Fan Xiao couldn't keep up, he winked at Xiaowang, asking him to slow down.
Seeing that they were panting so hard that their chests were about to burst, Xiaowang was so scared that he quickly slowed down his pace. He also taught them the tips of breathing while running that Han Qingsong had taught them, such as how to breathe, coordinate steps, and so on.
This will only be useful if you develop a habit for it. For example, they were already out of breath at the beginning, so it wasn't very helpful. It's actually because they lacked exercise. It will naturally be effective after you get used to it.
When Han Qingsong finally called for the team to be dispersed, sweat was dripping from the educated youths' hair... After returning to the site and disbanding, none of them even bothered to do any tidying up exercises and just lay down on the ground.
"Mom, I... really thought... I was going to die."
"I thought my lungs were going to burst!"
"I, I didn't think I could hold on..."
Seeing them like that, Da Wang led his younger brothers home with an expressionless face. He and Er Wang had additional training, and the other three Wangs kept up the habit of morning swimming.
Mai Sui and Xiao Wang dispersed and went to the educated youth site. Today it was Fan Xiao and Zhao Mingjie's turn to cook. Er Wang didn't have time to teach them so she came over to take a look.
Xiao Wang: "Sister Fan, you need to cook with love. It's delicious!"
Mai Sui also encouraged her, "The food you cook yourself is the most delicious."
Fan Xiao and Zhao Mingjie stared at each other. Neither of them knew how to cook, and when they were divided into groups by drawing lots, they didn't separate the ones who knew how to cook and the ones who didn't, so they ended up being put together.
Shen Yu: "Let me teach you."
Mai Sui: "Sister Fan, I will teach you how to make a fire."
Fan Xiao sat in front of the stove and followed Mai Sui's instructions. She lit a match, grabbed a handful of soft grass to start the fire, and stuffed it into the stove. But she became flustered when she saw the grass in her hand burning and was so scared that she wanted to throw it away.
Shen Yu's face changed, fearing that she would throw the flaming grass into the haystack and start a fire. Before he could take any action, Mai Sui, who was instructing her nearby, had already firmly grasped Fan Xiao's wrist and told her not to panic and to put her in the stove pit.
Mai Sui smiled and said, "It won't burn you."
Sweat broke out on Fan Xiao's face, and he quickly added another handful of soft grass inside. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, leaving two black marks on his snow-white face.
Mai Sui: "Sister Fan, just think of yourself as playing the piano. The strings are so thin and so close, you won't make a mistake. It's even easier to light a fire. What's there to be afraid of?"
Fan Xiao was a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid of burning my hands."
"The important thing is not to panic. If you accidentally start a fire, it will be dangerous." Mai Sui warned her.
Fan Xiao's expression also turned serious, "I've remembered it."
She followed Mai Sui's instructions, added grass inside, and then tried to pull the bellows.
As a result, she used too much strength, and flames popped out with a "whoosh". She was not prepared and was still leaning her head to see if it was burning. As a result, the flame licked her and she leaned back subconsciously, but her whole bangs "sizzled" and the smell of burning hair immediately floated in the air.
Fan Xiao didn't feel anything yet, just smelled it, "Oh, what's burnt?"
Mai Sui turned his head to look at her and saw that her bangs were burnt off and her hair in front was curled and locked on her forehead. He couldn't help but laugh. In the light of the fire, her bright smile shone like a gem in the dim room, and for a moment it made people's eyes a little dizzy.
Fan Xiao was stunned for a moment, then reached out and pinched Mai Sui's cheek, "Oh, how come you are so pretty, little girl? I am a woman and I am dizzy."
Several boys in the room immediately looked away and pretended nothing had happened. She was still a little girl, so they didn't want to look at her inappropriately.
Shen Yu taught Zhao Mingjie to save face by flattening the dough and boiling it in the pan.
Zhao Mingjie: "Haha, Fan Xiao, you are at a big disadvantage. Baking cakes is easier than making fire."
Fan Xiao touched his head belatedly, "Mom, my head..."
Xiao Wang was studying a rat hole in the corner of the wall. He came over and said with a smile, "Sister Fan, you should shave your head. My third brother said that bald people are the smartest."
Fan Xiao said, "...Thank you, Brother Xiaowang, for your advice. Although reality is not good, I still love the warmth of the world and don't want to become a nun." She stretched out her hand and tickled Xiaowang, "Brother Xiaowang, I have love. If my six senses are not pure, I can't become a nun."
As a result, Xiaowang became curious about what a nun is, what it means to become a monk, what it means to have six impure senses, and whether there are also six pure senses.
Fan Xiao: "...Help, I'm wrong."
It was bustling here, but Chi Fengshou was alone and lonely. He found Han Yongfang and explained his situation. The educated youth did not want to work with him, so he asked if he should get his own rations.
Han Yongfang: How did you get into this? All you educated youth don’t like you.
Chi Fengshou, however, felt that others were taking advantage of his misfortune, and even felt that Han Qingsong was isolating him on purpose, and that Shen Yu was just trying to curry favor with Han Qingsong.
But he dare not say it now.
Han Yongfang: "In that case, it would be a waste of firewood if you open a partnership alone, so just find a member's family to partner with." For a large family, adding more people would be a simple matter and would not be too troublesome.
Chi Fengshou was not happy about this, because if he partnered with other members, his own rations would be deducted.
"Secretary, then, can I stay at your house?"
Han Yongfang: You might be thinking, if Qingsong despises you, I won’t despise you either?
He thought for a moment and said, "You just want to work with the officers, right?"
Chi Fengshou didn't say anything, but his expression showed what Han Yongfang meant. What else did he not understand?
He said, "There are people in the families of several brigade cadres, so go to the production team to look for them. Ask the production team leader who is willing to partner up, and then you can go."
Chi Fengshou nodded, "Secretary, then, what do I do at work?"
The newly arrived educated youth were relatively relaxed, either picking up bugs or picking up branches from the cotton fields. He felt that this was their duty.
Han Yongfang: "You go and pick up the manure. The members' pens have been storing manure for half a year. It's time to clean it out so that we can plant wheat after the autumn harvest."
Chi Fengshou was dumbfounded and couldn't help but raise his voice, "You want me to dig shit?"
A educated youth, am I picking up shit for you?
Han Yongfang glanced at him and asked coldly, "Why, are you unhappy?"