Although she still felt a little uneasy, Chen Shuning was willing to give each other a chance and didn't think about breaking up because of things that hadn't happened yet.
When Qin Yalan returned after grinding the tofu, the two were preparing lunch together, chatting and laughing as they interacted.
Thinking of the brigade leader's family and the Yang family, with whom her daughter was on good terms, Qin Yalan could rest assured even if she went home. Her daughter, who was clueless about social etiquette, had finally come to her senses.
Qin Yalan actually agreed with Chen Shuning's approach. It was quite wise for a young girl to take the initiative to befriend several kind and influential families in the village when she was in an unfamiliar place.
It was quite a coincidence that He Chaoyang ran into Qin Yalan when she arrived, and then ran into her again when he was leaving.
So when Qin Yalan returned, He Chaoyang went back to the army and arranged for a car to take her to Wangshan County Railway Station, which saved her a lot of trouble compared to when she came.
After seeing Qin Yalan off, He Chaoyang returned to his unit, leaving only Chen Shuning and her brother.
Chen Shuning moved the kang cabinet back onto the kang, but this time he placed it in the middle of the kang, dividing the kang into two separate small compartments.
Chen Shuning was willing to burn coal, so even the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) was warm, and Chen Jiandang slept on the kang.
The weather is getting colder day by day, and another heavy snow has covered the earth. In this kind of weather, even the village hunting team will not go into the mountains.
Fortunately, everyone had chopped up most of the firewood, and the real hibernation period officially began at this time.
Chen Jiandang is a restless person, and in just over half a month, he has become friends with the other children of the same age in the village, playing happily from early morning to late at night.
That evening, Chen Jiandang was studying junior high school subjects on his own, with a bitter expression, as his sister had asked him to.
Then a commotion came from the front yard. Chen Jiandang, who loved watching the excitement, dropped his book, slipped on his shoes, and ran out. He was so fast that Chen Shuning didn't even have time to react before he disappeared.
Reluctantly, he got out of bed, put on his shoes and coat, then grabbed Chen Jiandang's coat and ran towards the front yard.
Upon arriving at the front yard, they first found Chen Jiandang, who had already squeezed to the front of the crowd, and helped him put on his clothes before looking at the troublemakers in the crowd.
Chen Shuning recognized this person. Liu Guihua, with her prominent cheekbones and mean-spirited face, was currently grabbing Yang Xiaohong's hair and tearing at it while cursing rudely.
Chen Shuning approached Wang Chunni in the crowd and whispered, "What happened this time?"
Yang Xiaohong, who was watching the excitement, turned around and saw Chen Shuning. Her impatience at being disturbed instantly disappeared. She took out a handful of melon seeds from her pocket, handed them to Chen Shuning, and then said with a gloating expression.
"I don't know the specifics, but it sounds like Yang Xiaohong accepted something but didn't do anything, which led Liu Guihua to come knocking on her door."
Chen Shuning had never had a good impression of Yang Xiaohong; she was sharp-tongued, mean-spirited, and loved to take advantage of others. In a way, her personality was somewhat similar to Liu Guihua's.
Liu Guihua was one of the notorious shrewish women in Qingshan Brigade. She was always the one taking advantage of others and had never suffered a loss herself.
So she was furious. This little bitch dared to take her things but not do anything for her.
Do they really think Liu Guihua is easy to bully?
If she doesn't get her things back today, she's not a Liu.
As Liu Guihua grew angrier, she naturally tightened her grip, pulling Yang Xiaohong's already sparse and weak hair out in clumps, causing her to cry out in pain.
By the time the educated youth realized what was happening and pulled the two apart, Liu Guihua already had a large clump of dry, yellow hair in her hand.
Even after being pulled away, Yang Xiaohong was still furious and pointed at Yang Xiaohong, cursing, "You little bitch, if you don't have the ability, don't make promises. Now that things haven't been done, you should obediently return my things, or I'll beat you to death, you little bitch."
Whether it was out of guilt or because she was really hurt from the beating, Yang Xiaohong was now just nestled in Liu Shumei's arms and sobbing.
Finally, Liu Shumei couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Aunt Liu, if you have something to say, say it. Even if Brother Feng and I can't solve it, there are still the brigade leader and secretary above us. But why do you come in here and start hitting and cursing?"
Liu Shumei didn't like to get involved in these trivial matters, but as the person in charge of the educated youth settlement, it wouldn't be right for her to speak up every time someone came knocking on her door.
Because she was a female educated youth, Feng Baoguo didn't feel comfortable stepping in to break up the fight. Now that the fight had been separated, he stepped forward and said, "Aunt Liu, we educated youth are here to respond to the country's call to go to the countryside to build up the rural areas. We're not here to be beaten and scolded. If you can't give us an explanation for this today, then we'll go to the town to find the educated youth office and the Revolutionary Committee to help us."
In those days, the names of the Revolutionary Committee and the Educated Youth Office were still quite impressive, so Liu Guihua instinctively flinched when Feng Baoguo said those words.
Thinking about what he had made Yang Xiaohong do, it wasn't exactly something to be proud of. If the incident of beating someone today or that other thing were to be exposed, it wouldn't do her any good.
Without thinking, he sat down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum: "Hey everyone, come and see! The educated youth is bullying me! I gave her twenty catties of grain after she promised to help me with something, but she took the grain and didn't do anything."
I came here today to get my grain back, but this little bitch refuses to give it back no matter what. Now those educated youth are even going to sue me. Fellow villagers, you must help me!
We, the people of Qingshan Brigade, can't let these young educated outsiders bully us!
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
