"Village chief, I haven't been back for a long time and I miss everyone, so I came back to visit."
"Oh, by the way, Village Chief Huang brought you a little something as a token of his appreciation. Please distribute it among everyone."
Ouyang Zhenyu pointed to the pile of things that had been unloaded from the tractor.
"Oh dear, Xiao Jiang, oh no. Ouyang, you can't do this."
What else do you need to bring back to our house? I'm telling you, we won't let you bring anything back next time.
Huang Youqing became anxious.
How dare they ask the village's benefactors to bring them things?
Ouyang Zhenyu smiled.
"Captain Huang, please don't say that. We're all family, so we should bring something for our fellow villagers."
Oh, right. I'd like to wander around a bit.
How are the orders in our village right now? Are they alright?
As I entered the village, I noticed that the village was well-developed. The roads at the entrance were repaired, and many brick and tile houses had been built, with many more still under construction.
It seems everyone is doing quite well.
"Of course, thanks to you, you've made arrangements with Director Xu. These aren't annual orders; our brigade gets priority."
The other brigades are very envious. Our brigade has work all year round, while the other brigades only have work for two or three months a year.
"Everyone remembers your kindness. Ouyang, if it weren't for you, we would all be tightening our belts like the other brigades right now."
Ouyang Zhenyu smiled.
"Captain, I only said a few words. To put it bluntly, it still depends on everyone's hard work and competence."
Otherwise, even if we get the orders back, we still won't make that money.
"Captain, are there any new educated youth coming to our village now?"
Ouyang Zhenyu knew that it would be inappropriate to rashly attribute the issue to those who had been sent to the countryside.
However, if we go to the educated youth settlement, it's easy to bring up Chen Ruixue.
These are all acquaintances, so it's easy to implicate the people who have been sent down to the countryside.
"Of course, since you weren't here this year, there are a few more people at our educated youth settlement. Oh, you didn't know that, did you?"
You remember Chen Ruixue, the female educated youth you were closest to back in our settlement? I never expected her to come back too.
Huang Youqing was trying his best to find topics to talk about so that he could get closer to Ouyang Zhenyu.
"What? Chen Ruixue is back?"
"Xiao Chen is my friend. He went back to Beijing a while ago. Why is he back all of a sudden?"
"Sigh, don't even mention it. You know the current economic climate is bad, and Xiao Chen's family must have suffered some hardship."
The whole family came down. When I saw her name when I went to pick her up this time, I was quite surprised.
Among the people sent down from our team are his grandfather, his eldest brother, and his second eldest brother. I also inquired about his parents, who live in Haojiazhuang, 80 miles away.
Her uncles and other relatives were all in different brigades.
"So I knew that Xiao Chen and you were close, so I discussed it with the higher-ups beforehand and changed the list, and Xiao Chen was assigned to our brigade."
Huang Youqing was trying to take credit; he only did this because of Ouyang Zhenyu's influence.
Otherwise, very few people would be willing to get involved in such a thing, especially since they are completely unrelated and not even relatives.
"Captain Huang, we really have to thank you. If it weren't for your help, Xiao Chen would have been at a disadvantage in other teams!"
"Going back to our team is just like going back home."
Upon hearing this, Huang Youqing immediately understood that Ouyang Zhenyu was telling him something.
His relationship with Xiao Chen is definitely not ordinary.
Xiao Chen is the person he protects.
Just as I had guessed.
"That's right. Xiao Chen used to work in our team, but now it's like he's back home. He doesn't have to suffer so much here. Don't worry, Xiao Chen won't suffer here."
Huang Yongqing pondered, "As for Xiao Chen, there's no need to say anything. He used to be an educated youth, but now he no longer holds the title of educated youth and has become a person who has been sent down to the countryside."
With Ouyang Zhenyu's words, he could simply give his word to the villagers, and whatever he did behind the scenes would be turned a blind eye by the village.
I can't let my benefactor's friend suffer, and besides, there's definitely something going on between Ouyang Zhenyu and Chen Ruixue, these young men and women.
Maybe it's because she's Ouyang Zhenyu's future wife; they'd have to protect her just for that reason.
Huang Youqing specially led him to the outside of the courtyard of the people who had been sent down to the countryside.
That large area of abandoned cave dwellings was used to house people who had been sent down to the countryside; this area was separate from the village.
This location is between the educated youth settlement and the houses where the villagers of Hongqi Brigade lived.
The educated youth lived in dugouts.
The living conditions for these sent-down personnel were even worse; these were dugouts. But compared to the 1.8-meter dugouts in the educated youth settlement, these dugouts were only 1.5 meters.
Anyone who goes in has to crouch down.
Moreover, the location here is not good.
It is more remote and far from the villagers and the educated youth settlement. The surrounding area is relatively barren and far from water sources. To be precise, the danger level here is relatively high.
When you get here, you see those dilapidated dugouts.
Many of the newly arrived and demoted personnel were packing up. Ouyang Zhenyu could already see Old Master Chen, Chen Ruixue, and his two older brothers from afar.
Four people were running up and down, tidying up their dugout, carrying a pile of straw, and were tying it into a sturdy mat.
It would be good to add a layer on top of the pit.
This dugout is a bit drafty now. It leaks sand in the spring, snow in the winter, and air in the rest of the year.
Fortunately, Chen Ruixue was very experienced, after all, she had lived in a dugout for a while.
Although there were many things she wasn't familiar with in the dugout, she was already quite skilled compared to her grandfather and two older brothers.
A group of people were busy when they turned around and saw Huang Youqing. They didn't recognize Ouyang Zhenyu, but they knew that this would be their direct superior from now on.
Many people greeted him.
Huang Youqing did not put on airs.
"Get to work, everyone. Hurry up and get busy, or we won't be able to move in before dark."
Although Huang Youqing didn't put on airs, he definitely didn't have a smile on his face. As the captain of the Red Flag Brigade, his job was to keep his distance from these people.
Otherwise, they'll all keep pushing their luck and he, as the team leader, won't be able to keep them in check.
He seemingly unintentionally led Ouyang Zhenyu to Chen Ruixue's family, whose dugouts were next to each other.
Chen Ruixue looked up and saw Ouyang Zhenyu.
When she saw Ouyang Zhenyu, her eyes lit up with joy, and she knew that Ouyang Zhenyu wouldn't abandon them.
"River……"
Captain Huang coughed. With so many people around, if they showed that Chen Ruixue had a special relationship with them now, such special treatment would be criticized later.
If someone accidentally reports them to higher authorities, even he, as the team leader, can't protect them.
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