He was clearly in a hurry. It was only a three- to five-minute walk, but Lin Zhengde didn't even offer to take the things back to her. He quickly unloaded them, then, with a few men, forced her into the car and drove off. His friends who had gathered around were somewhat puzzled.
"Are you in such a hurry?"
They had all heard what Lin Zhengde said. It would be an exaggeration to say they weren't envious of these things, but none of them had any intention of taking advantage of them.
However, looking back at Jian Dan's house and at the sky, Chen Jianguo shattered the girls' daydreams.
"You can watch for a little longer, it'll be time to wrap up."
"oh oh,"
Looking back briefly, I realized I hadn't noticed before, but there are quite a few of these things.
They're all at work right now; those five are probably the only ones wandering around the whole Liujiatun area.
"Hey, let's take it back to my yard first. By the time we come back down the mountain, it will probably be dark, then we can take it to the village chief."
The others naturally had no objections; five people could manage it. Big Black, who had just made a contribution, led his cubs and strolled along.
Several people chattered as they entered and exited, carrying their belongings. Only then did Li Yan seem to come to her senses, grabbing Jian Dan's arm.
"That was... a real bomb? I actually got to see this sacred weapon up close?"
Among these educated youth, Lin Dongfang, from the third batch and now the new batch of educated youth, has been exposed to such firearms. After all, he comes from a family with a strong academic background, and his knowledge of them is much deeper than that of others.
Compared to other children, they are just ordinary kids who are only afraid of this thing. The main problem is that they basically have no chance to come into contact with it, and it has absolutely nothing to do with their daily lives.
This area is close to the border, so there isn't much trouble here, but occasionally a few sounds can be heard. The local people are more likely to have seen them than the locals.
Chen Jianguo, being a man after all, calmed down somewhat after the initial excitement and nodded solemnly.
"It's true. Didn't you see their attitude? It's real, not a drill."
The girls immediately became serious. Li Yan looked around, afraid that someone might hear something. She wanted to say something, but she held back and didn't dare to speak. Lin Zhaodi and Tan Yajun kept their faces tense and remained silent.
The sudden silence was quite unusual for Jian Dan, but her attitude was commendable, considering it was no small matter and could easily cause panic.
Besides, no one can be sure if they have others watching them secretly, if they have accomplices, or if they are plotting something. The main thing is that although it was Dahei who did the work, or rather, Dahei who spoke, the owner of Jian Dan must have also shown up.
Simple also tends to believe that this was indeed an accident, and whatever the plan was, it was extinguished in the cradle by Big Black's roar.
However, the fact that they're planning to bomb the hospital, or even just where, makes me think it's a bit like a desperate act.
"Let's not overthink this. It's purely a coincidence. I estimate that this is the most we've ever encountered."
We just work honestly in the village, and it's still very safe.
"If you're still not reassured, then let's not go to the commune for now. Let them come over in a few days to confirm that it's safe before we go, okay?"
They simply assumed the others were worried, but Li Yan was still daydreaming about the magical bomb she had witnessed, while Lin Zhaodi and Tan Yajun had been keeping a close eye on Da Hei the whole way, trying to figure out how the big dog had detected the danger.
In the end, it was Chen Jianguo who spoke up.
“What Jian Zhiqing said makes sense. Although there was no obvious violent conflict today, it was indeed very sudden. You should relax and not make yourselves so tense.”
To be frank, this is something we shouldn't have known in the first place. We've seen it, so let's just consider it an eye-opening experience. Don't overthink it, and don't tell anyone when you get back, to avoid rumors and unnecessary trouble later.
The group of people came to their senses and nodded repeatedly.
After this incident, even Li Yan lost interest in exploring and headed straight to her destination with her friends who had never been there before.
To her delight, the fruit she hadn't finished picking was still there, and it was still very well preserved.
What's not so great is that we picked a lot that day, and there's really not much left today; a few of us finished picking it all in no time.
Li Yan was not giving up and searched the surrounding area, but she didn't have the same luck as that day. However, she did find quite a few wild vegetables, so it wasn't a wasted trip.
We got back earlier than planned, before it was even dark.
Upon returning to the educated youth compound, they were met with Wang Hongmei's sarcastic remarks.
"Hey, you're always following people around like this. What, didn't they give you any wild vegetables to carry back with you?"
Tang Cui had just returned and was washing her face when she heard this. She looked them up and down.
"It's a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit, Wang Zhiqing. Don't say that, or people will think you're trying to sow discord."
They had always disliked Jian Dan. Not only did she not live in the educated youth compound, but she also clung to a few of them and was very cold to the other new educated youth. Moreover, they didn't know what methods she used to make the villagers have a very high opinion of her.
They didn't want to believe it. Even the most difficult and shrewish old woman in the village said that simplicity was good and that there was no shady business. Who would believe that?
The main problem is that they were just teaching them how to do chores, but they were also being criticized and told that this one was not as good as Jian Zhiqing, that one was not as good as Jian Zhiqing. This made them feel more and more resentful and increasingly critical and dissatisfied with Jian Zhiqing.
This afternoon, Tang Cui saw Li Yan and the others leave quickly after Jian Dan. Not long after, even Chen Jianguo left. Tang Cui could see clearly that they were chasing after them. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth. "Serves you right for being so smug. Now I have something on you."
Then, seemingly casually, he said to Wang Hongmei,
"I think I saw Jian Zhiqing and several others leave. Is someone feeling unwell?"
Wang Hongmei, a complete idiot, called the scorekeeper without even thinking.
"I want to report them. They are lazy, avoid work, and disrupt the unity of the group."
The scorekeeper looked at them like they were idiots, tossing his scorebook around. They were all educated youth, but Jian and her group had finished their work long ago, while these girls were still dawdling.
"No investigation, no right to speak. Did Jian Zhiqing tell you herself that they were shirking labor?"
Wang Hongmei was taken aback by the question.
"Of course not, why would she tell me that?"
"So, seeing someone leave, without understanding the actual situation, you maliciously report them for shirking their work?"
They were all educated youth, and they were afraid that they wouldn't understand how to do the work, so they weren't assigned to the same area. They worked among the villagers, and the villagers could keep an eye on them. This plot of land was separated from the area where Jian Dan and the others were working by a strip of land, but it wasn't too far away. The noise from this side wasn't low, and soon, the two aunties from the other side came over.
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