Zhang Qingmei was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so she patted Song Shishi on the shoulder and said, "Comrade Song, don't worry. This is our educated youth camp's business, so we should listen to Captain Chen and me, the deputy captain."
Zhang Qingmei has always disliked Zhou Xingxue, it's that kind of instinctive dislike.
Zhou Xingxue had thought about hooking up with Chen Hui before, but later when she learned that Chen Hui came from a poor family, her attitude changed.
She hates this kind of people the most.
Zhou Xingxue didn't expect that Zhang Qingmei would not give her a way out in front of so many people.
But what Zhang Qingmei said was right. This was a youth cadre training center, not a place where she, a scorer, could make irresponsible comments.
Hearing that Zhang Qingmei's family was well-off, Zhou Xingxue didn't dare to do anything too excessive. Besides, she simply couldn't stand Song Shishi. It didn't matter to her how the matter would turn out in the end.
Jiang Cuihua saw that the people who helped her had left, and Song Shishi and Zhang Qingmei were so determined that she would never give in. She was so desperate that she had no choice but to bite the bullet and pay all her savings to Song Shishi.
Song Shishi took the four reunion cakes, squatted down and put the intact can of malted milk back into her bag, then thanked Zhang Qingmei.
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The farce was finally resolved, and Chen Hui raised his voice and said, "Comrades, you can walk around the village in the afternoon and get familiar with the environment.
To welcome everyone, the captain of our Huaiqing Brigade will prepare a sumptuous dinner for everyone."
Chen Hui spoke passionately, causing these already enthusiastic new educated youth to respond loudly.
Song Shishi dragged her things into the room and was not in a hurry to pack them up.
The conditions in Huaiqing Brigade were not good, and the houses built for the educated youth were all made of mud.
Among their newly arrived educated youth, there are six female ones.
But have to squeeze into one room.
The space was already small, and with the luggage of six people piled on top, it seemed even more cramped.
After saying hello to Zhang Qingmei, she went straight out of the educated youth center.
An Jinsheng, who was originally chatting with Zhou Xingxue, was immediately drawn to her.
Zhou Xingxue lowered her head shyly and did not notice this.
Along the way, she met many villagers. They were all busy with farm work, and when they saw her, they just glanced at her.
Song Shishi walked straight to Carpenter Zhao's house at the east end of the village.
When she arrived at the door, she saw that the gate of Carpenter Zhao's house was open, so she raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"Uncle Zhao, are you home?"
Carpenter Zhao is an old man with a strange temper, but he is actually a kind-hearted person.
"Who is it?"
A lame old man came out from the inner room.
He looked up and down at Song Shishi's clothes and frowned, "Are you a new educated youth at the educated youth center? What are you doing here at this hour?"
"Yes, my name is Song Shishi, and I just arrived at Huaiqing today.
I heard that you are a good carpenter, so I wanted to ask you to help me make a wooden cabinet that can be locked.
I wonder if you are free now?"
"How did you know me on your first day here?"
“I heard about it from a friend.
By the way, I heard that you like pastries.
This is my first visit to you, so please accept this little gift."
After saying that, Song Shishi took out a small bag of peach cakes from her backpack.
When he saw Tao Su, Carpenter Zhao, who had originally had a sullen face, suddenly smiled.
"How high do you want the cabinet to be?"
"I have a lot of stuff, so I want something bigger. If you have any wooden basins, I'd like to buy two."
"Okay, there are basins ready, just take them, just give me 3 yuan.
But the cabinet will have to wait until tomorrow. I am currently working on a cabinet and it will be finished tomorrow. I will give it to you then."
"Thank you very much. How much is the locker? I'll give you the money today."
Most people are reluctant to pay for something before they see it.
So Song Shishi's actions made Carpenter Zhao in a good mood again.
He waved his hand and said, "Just give me 15 yuan in total. When the cabinet is ready, I'll have someone send it to you."
There is also door-to-door service, which is really good.
Song Shishi paid the money readily and left with the two educated youths.
When she was almost at the Youth League Home, she suddenly heard cursing coming from a yard on the side of the road.
"You little girl, you eat my food and live my house, and now you dare to steal my money?"
The woman had a shrill voice and her words were sarcastic.
Then a little girl's voice with a tearful tone sounded: "I didn't steal it, it was sent to me by my brother."
"Stop talking about your brother. How old are you? Can you manage the money? Your brother gave you to our family to raise, and this money is for us. You took it without telling us. Isn't this stealing?"
After the woman finished speaking, a boy said, "That's right, Xu Li, it wasn't easy for my mother to raise you, you can't be an ungrateful person."
Then there were the sounds of punching and kicking, accompanied by the girl's screams and cries of pain.
Hearing the name "Xu Li", Song Shishi paused.
Only then did she remember that Xu Li was the sister of Meng Xunzhou's comrade-in-arms.
When she first heard about Xu Li, it was Meng Xunzhou and his comrade-in-arms Xu Qiang who came to attend Xu Li's funeral.
She only saw Meng Xunzhou at that time, and she didn't know Xu Qiang and Xu Li.
She only knew that Xu Li was very pitiful and had been abused by her aunt's family when she was alive.
Both Xu Li and Xu Qiang lost their parents. In order to support his sister, Xu Qiang joined the army and sent his sister Xu Li to live with his aunt.
But her aunt was not a good person either. She kept the money and notes sent back by Xu Qiang, but did not treat Xu Li well.
Usually, all the good things in the house were given to Chen Jialiang, Xu Li's cousin.
In the end, in order to get a high bride price so that Chen Jialiang could have money to marry a wife, he forced Xu Li to marry the fool from the next village.
Xu Li was only two years younger than Song Shishi. She was so helpless that she jumped into the river and committed suicide that summer.
Perhaps because she had experienced such a tragic ending, Song Shishi felt an inexplicable emotion towards Xu Li at this moment.
“Boom boom boom…”
She mustered up her courage, went forward and knocked on the door, and the sound of the knock stopped the noise in the yard.
"Who is it?" After a while, a woman's sharp voice came from the yard.
Song Shishi took a deep breath and replied, "Hello, is Xu Li at home?"
Hearing that the person was looking for Xu Li, the woman went forward to open the door.
Xu Guiying looked Song Shishi up and down, and it was not difficult to guess her identity from the fine fabrics of her clothes.
"You should be the educated youth who just came today, right? Are you here to see our Xu Li? Is there something?"
Song Shishi glanced into the yard, and the woman moved to block her view.
"It's like this, the aunts over at the grain field are preparing dinner tonight, but they are short of manpower, so Aunt Qian asked me to call Xu Li over to help."
The woman thought that Song Shishi was a newly arrived educated youth who was not yet familiar with the village. Since she was able to move Aunt Qian out and find her home, this matter should not be false.
So Xu Guiying turned to Xu Li who was lying on the ground and said, "Since the captain's family is calling you to help, you should go over there quickly. I'll let you go this time, but next time I catch you stealing money, I'll make sure you're safe."
Xu Guiying stepped aside, and Song Shishi didn't ask any more questions. She immediately went into the yard, helped Xu Li, who was covered in injuries, up, and left together.
Only after making sure that Xu Guiying could no longer see them did he stop and helped Xu Li sit down on the side of the road.
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