The little one was stunned for a moment, then, driven by animal instinct, it turned tail and ran. The three little ones, not understanding what was going on, followed closely after their older brother, getting soaked and spraying water everywhere as they ran.
The remaining big black thing glanced at it calmly, then threw its enormous head into the basin.
Ah, it's so much cooler in the water!
The afternoon temperature wasn't low, and after fooling around for a while, she ran around until she was covered in sweat and her face was flushed.
Big Black gave himself another bath, and half the yard was wet. The happiest ones were the little ones, who played wildly, their short legs moving around and doing somersaults.
It was easy to see that the bath was a waste of time; he was covered in sweat and dirt, while the big black dog sat innocently in the doorway of its kennel, sunbathing. What could he do?
Go wash up.
So, Jian Dan resigned herself to her fate and filled their new bathtub with water once again.
"Play, play, splash around as much as you want!"
What can I do if I raise them myself? I'll just spoil them!
I washed myself again to cool down, but I couldn't sleep, so I just sat in the shade by the door and watched the little one play in the water.
When the new educated youth at the educated youth compound heard the news that Lin Dongfang was teaming up with the veteran educated youth, they were all shocked. Their first reaction was disagreement. In their minds, the veteran educated youth were sticking together, so they, the new educated youth, were naturally in the same trench. Even if Lin Dongfang started cooking for himself, it would still be them.
Now, their general consensus is that Lin Dongfang has betrayed them.
There's another point, one that no one would say: Lin Dongfang's financial situation is better than theirs. He often gets special meals at the commune, and they've seen him bringing back pastries and other treats more than once. He also frequently sends packages. It's only when they cook together that they have the opportunity to...
"No, I disagree."
Lin Dongfang was not surprised. He looked up and saw Wang Hongmei.
“Lin, we all went to the countryside together. Logically speaking, if you wanted to find someone to share a meal with, you should have contacted us first. Why did you contact them?”
"Lin Zhiqing, is something bothering you? It's alright, just tell us, and we'll all be able to help."
Lin Dongfang was clearly not someone who could explain himself.
"What does this have to do with you?"
"Well, we were sent to the countryside together as educated youth, shouldn't we help each other?"
"Heh, are you my dad or my mom? We were just assigned to the countryside. The way you put it, people who don't know us would think we have some kind of shady relationship."
Chen Jianguo glanced sideways. In the days he had known this guy, he had always thought he was gentle and refined. He had never seen him so sarcastic before.
Tang Cui came out again to reason with them.
“Lin, you’ve misunderstood Wang. What she meant was that we were sent to the countryside together, and we can discuss things together. After all, we are a whole, and there’s no need to be so stubborn. It would only make us a laughing stock in front of outsiders.”
Li Yan and the others didn't care; it was just one more person's meal, it wouldn't cause any problems. Besides, Lin Zhiqing wasn't one of those annoying girls; she had a peaceful personality, and they could accept her.
Hearing this, I was a little unhappy.
"So what? You mean the educated youth have to split up and form groups?"
So you new educated youth are here to build up the countryside, while we old educated youth are here to play and enjoy ourselves?
That's a strange thing to say. Is there really any difference between two educated youth?
"Oh, so you're all one group? Then can I also suspect that you're trying to undermine the unity of the educated youth? Damage their enthusiasm? Or perhaps you're trying to disrupt the harmonious relationship between the educated youth and the villagers? Or..."
Wang Hongmei and the others' expressions changed. How could such words be said so casually?
"No, no, no, it's just a slip of the tongue. We educated youth are all one group. We were just concerned about Lin, and we said the wrong thing in our haste."
Li Yan looked suspicious.
"Yeah?"
Tang Cui nodded repeatedly, hiding her dissatisfaction and resentment behind her bowed head, and said slowly,
"Of course, we educated youth are a whole. The countryside is a vast place with great potential, and it is our honor to come and build the countryside."
Once the topic was interrupted, it was over. Li Jianye and Wang Jiancheng wanted to bring it up, but seeing the expressions on the faces of those present and the tense atmosphere, they kept quiet.
And so the matter was settled. Wang Hongmei and the others watched helplessly as Lin Dongfang took a piece of meat from his room and went to the old educated youth's kitchen, making them furious. Their eyes were red with anger, and their teeth were itching. The good thing they had almost gotten their hands on was about to fly away.
Lin Dongfang sat casually at the stove, adding firewood one handful at a time. Lin Zhaodi, who was in charge of cooking, sighed, even though she had a good impression of Lin Dongfang's handsome face.
"Lin Zhiqing, the fire is too high, the pot is going to burn."
Chen Jianguo, who was standing next to him, immediately laughed. Seeing Lin Dongfang turn his head, he quickly stood up.
"Is this done? I'm going to fetch water."
Lin Zhaodi glanced at the nearly ruined dish, still wanting to salvage it, and simply waved her hand.
"You should go out too. If it keeps burning, we won't be able to eat dinner."
Lin Dongfang touched his burning earlobe and quickly darted out. Lin Zhaodi sighed heavily again.
"Look, it was just a hair's breadth away. If I had spoken a moment later, the pot would have burned."
Tan Yajun was tidying up the stove when she heard this and smiled.
"It's probably similar to when we first arrived. We've never done this before at home, so we'll just have to get used to it."
Upon learning that their team had gained another member, Jian Dan even went out of her way to see what was going on, subtly asking a few people...
"What do you think of this educated youth, Lin?"
"It looks pretty good, otherwise it wouldn't have passed Lin Zhiqing's test."
Oh, this is the initial review. There's a second review, and maybe an interview too.
Ugh, pshaw! I'm getting ahead of myself.
"So, this means they've formed a grudge?"
For some inexplicable reason, the two groups of educated youth seemed to have a mismatch in temperament. Although it was mostly Wang Hongmei and a few others who were gossiping and provoking, the conflict had been established for the time being.
"Let's get married then. We're all poor farmers for generations, who's afraid of who?"
It seems that yesterday's events didn't have much of an impact on Li Yan; she's still as carefree as ever.
"I invited you over for dinner, why are you carrying things?"
Simplicity is always clear.
"Isn't this to welcome Lin, the educated youth? I can't just leave without doing something, can I?"
Simple didn't take any meat; she's gradually shifting towards a more low-key approach. Instead, she took ten eggs. At this point, eggs were a rare treat, but looking at the eggs made Simple smile.
"Egg sauce for lunch, scrambled eggs for dinner?"
"Haha," Li Yan laughed along.
"The egg sauce doesn't taste like scrambled eggs at all,"
Tan Yajun, who was behind her, couldn't help but laugh out loud, turning around and pointing at Li Yan.
"If you want to eat, just say so. Wait a few more days, and our chicks will be ready to open soon."
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