"Yes, yes, yes." Sun Jianhua agreed very sincerely.
They had just gone to invite Captain Cheng and Aunt Li, but they refused, saying that it would not be good if the news got out. They had just arrived and were not yet fully familiar with the place, so they had to give up.
I can only serve some food and send it over as a thank you for your time.
Song Tanglan pricked up her ears and listened to their chatter, her hands moving non-stop. She had eaten a lot of delicious food cooked by Su Tao. Su Tao's cooking skills were completely comparable to the chefs of state-owned restaurants. It was rare for her to eat such authentic spicy chicken.
This made Song Tanglan, who never liked spicy food, unable to resist eating a few more pieces.
Dinner was finished in such a pleasant atmosphere. In the end, as they expected, there were still a lot of dishes left. However, the weather would not spoil them until tomorrow, so they could eat them when it gets warmer tomorrow.
In this day and age, there is no such thing as eating leftover food being bad. Food is very precious nowadays, and no one would choose to waste it as long as it doesn’t make you sick.
The three of them returned home after having their fill.
In the following days, they lived a peaceful and stable winter life. However, while their side was peaceful and harmonious, the Youth League Committee was in chaos, especially the new youths who had arrived there. Apart from the 50 kilograms of food borrowed from the team, none of them contributed to the rest of the firewood, oil and salt.
The old educated youth suggested that they pay the difference, but they didn't expect that some of the three people would object.
In addition, there was not enough firewood in the Youth League, and with three more people, the old Youth League members became even more dissatisfied with the fact that they could enjoy a good life without doing anything, so there was a commotion in the Youth League. This time the commotion was particularly big, and it even involved Captain Cheng.
Captain Cheng was so annoyed by the noise of this group of educated youth that he wanted to beat them up, so he could only go out in his military coat with a bad face.
After understanding what happened, not only did I reprimand those troublemakers, I also commented on certain people in person, telling them not to always try to take advantage of them.
Captain Cheng's direct and clear words made the two new educated youth who wanted to take advantage feel very ashamed, and in the end they gave them the money.
After finishing the matter here, Captain Cheng just returned home, and the new female educated youth was making trouble again.
Zhong Shuyi originally came to a strange place and didn't know anyone. She was scared and irritated, especially because she didn't expect it to be so cold here. Although she brought thick bedding, she still couldn't stand the weather here.
The kang was hard and although it was still warm, the family she lived with did not have enough firewood for the winter. Except for heating the kang at night, everyone gathered together to warm themselves by the fire during the day.
Zhong Shuyi didn't want to be with this group of peasants, so she could only stay in the house alone.
She was so cold that she was shivering and almost caught a cold. Aunt Ma had no choice but to heat the kang in her room during the day.
Even so, Zhong Shuyi still had no gratitude, seeing that she ate only coarse grains, all kinds of strange steamed buns and porridge every day.
She came from the city and was not used to eating these, so she could only take out the fine grains, which were the fine grains she brought from the countryside, and she only had to pay a processing fee.
However, the life in the past few days made her lose her former rationality. She always felt that she had produced so much food, and every time she was waiting to eat, she always felt that there was not enough food. She began to suspect that Aunt Ma had taken advantage of her food, and that's why she made a fuss.
Captain Cheng found it difficult to handle the issue of the female educated youth, so he asked Aunt Li to go.
Aunt Li had heard from the old man a long time ago how noisy this female educated youth was, so she never gave her a good look when she went there. The solution she finally gave was to take the food she gave and cook it in front of her, and there was still as much rice as before.
"Look, you only give us this little food, how much more do you want? Do you really think food will appear? Don't think that just because you're from the city, we have to spoil you. Your house now has a separate fire pit every day, and the firewood is all collected by the old Ma family with great effort. We charge you 50 cents a month, and you think it's too much, right? If you're like this, you can go to the Youth League Home to squeeze in. You're just a little girl, why are you so troubled?"
Aunt Li felt that charging her 50 cents was too cheap for such a noisy and troublesome person. The little girl was obviously pretty, but she was raised like this, like a country shrew, greedy for petty gains and with a bad temper.
Fortunately, it’s not in their countryside, otherwise no family would want such a person.
Zhong Shuyi was so angry at Aunt Li's words that her face turned red. In the end, she ran back to her room and slammed the door. The sound made Aunt Li want to scold her again.
But she held back and comforted the woman in front of her: "Xiao Cui, don't spoil her like this. You are not a servant, and this is not the way to do it now. Anyway, she only paid for accommodation. She can eat if she wants. If she doesn't eat, she will starve to death. She is not handless. In the future, let her cook whatever she wants to eat. It's too much trouble."
Thinking that it was winter, he said sympathetically, "Xiao Cui, wait until next spring, the team will build a youth housing complex for them. If you can't stand her anymore, you can let her live there. After all, it's your house, and you have the final say."
"Sister Li, we haven't been wronged at all. Although she asked us to help her cook, she also paid us. It's just that her words this time were so hurtful, as if we were greedy for her food. She only gives us so little every time, and she doesn't eat whole grains. She also complains about this and that of the dishes we cook every day."
"Don't worry about her and don't take it to heart. Don't bother with such a person. She looks like she has a lot of money. Maybe she will go back to the city when she can't stand it anymore!" Aunt Li felt helpless when she thought about coming to mediate this time.
This kind of thing is really difficult to deal with, but it has to be dealt with. I hope that after this incident, the female educated youth can be more restrained. The two chatted briefly and Aunt Li left.
The following days in the Red Star Brigade were exceptionally quiet, and the educated youth stopped making noise. Occasionally, a few families would hear some jokes to add to their fun.
Only a month passed quickly. With the continuous snowfall, a lot of snow piled up on the surrounding roads. The first thing I did when I got up every day was to clean the roof to prevent the snow from collapsing it.
As the temperature of the river continues to drop, thick ice has formed on the surface. Except when it snows and people go out, most people stay at home the rest of the time.
However, some people could not withstand the cold and fell ill due to the cold. From time to time, someone would brave the wind and snow to go to the health center to get medicine, but Song Tanglan did not know about this.
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