"Hey! Captain Chen! You're here! I was looking for you!"
Just as they were gathered here staring at each other, Assistant Director Yu came over with a smile.
"Assistant Director Yu, is there anything wrong?" Captain Chen put the difficult matter aside and asked with a smile.
"It's like this. Our crew needs to cook, so we want to borrow the big pot in the village. Also, we need to buy some firewood from the village. It's winter, and there's nowhere to get firewood!" Assistant Director Yu said to Captain Chen.
It's winter and there's heavy snow, making it very inconvenient to move around. We have no choice but to spend more money to buy firewood.
Otherwise, the entire crew could go up the mountain to collect firewood together, which would save a lot!
"This... good firewood is five cents a pound, and ordinary firewood is three cents. Are you sure you want to buy firewood?"
When Captain Chen heard this, he thought it was a good idea. If the crew could buy it, why couldn’t the educated youth buy it?
The village collective does not have that much firewood, so the villagers are asked to send the extra firewood at home to the village collective, which can be sold and distributed to other villagers, which can also be a source of income.
"Sure! Buy it! Captain Chen, we will definitely buy it. Otherwise, dozens of people won't have anything to eat! So, can you lend us the big pot in our village?"
"You have to ask the village party secretary about this. I can't make the decision! Aside from production and income generation, everything else in the village is under the old party secretary's control! Go ask the old party secretary, and I'll arrange for firewood for you!"
"Okay! Okay! Sorry to bother Captain Chen! I'll go ask the old branch secretary right away!" After saying this, Deputy Director Yu nodded and walked out.
In his opinion, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is nothing that cannot be done. This big pot must be borrowed!
"Look at this! Look at this person's character! You guys only know how to cause trouble for me! I think Assistant Director Yu's idea is great! Buy firewood from the village collective! You guys should do the same!"
Captain Chen looked at these educated youth who were only causing trouble with a look of disappointment, and felt very disgusted.
"Captain Chen, three cents, five cents per pound, how much do we have to spend on firewood? It's too expensive!" Song Lai Di was the first to disagree.
"Yes! Captain Chen, we still have to spend money to buy firewood..." Su Yiyi was also a little embarrassed. She returned the money and ticket to Gu Qingxu, and she didn't have much left.
"If you don't buy it with money, who will give it to you? Who do you think owes you? You're lazy, who can you blame? Otherwise, I'll send you back to the educated youth camp and let the educated youth office take care of you! I can't afford to support you!"
Captain Chen's look of disdain made them all shudder. They really didn't want this anymore! If they were sent back to the Youth League Office, their lives would be over!
"Captain Chen, buy it! I'll buy it!" Jiang Beichuan said immediately.
"And me! Captain Chen, I'm buying it too!" Li Tao quickly expressed his opinion.
"Captain Chen, I'll buy some firewood! I'll never cause trouble for the production team again!" Gu Qingxu didn't care about the darkness anymore and solved the problem at hand first.
"I'll buy it too!" Wang Ping learned her lesson this time. She didn't object at first and agreed readily.
In the end, Su Yiyi and Song Laidie had no choice but to agree.
"Captain Chen, now that the firewood problem has been solved, our stove..." Li Tao said somewhat embarrassedly.
"It's winter, and there's nothing you can do. Just build a simple cooking triangular stand out of bricks to get you through the winter!"
"All right!"
This is the only way. Captain Chen looks extremely impatient. If he continues like this, he will probably be sent back to the educated youth camp!
"Alright! You guys can handle it! I'm leaving now! I still have things to take care of!"
After saying that, Captain Chen waved his hand casually and left.
Su Nian and the others glanced at them indifferently, sneered, and went back to the house.
"Hmph! You still want to get something for nothing! I don't know what you are thinking!" Qin Yuxian started complaining after returning to the house.
"What's going on?" Sun Yanyan asked curiously.
She is afraid of the cold and would rather stay at home if possible. She can hardly get excited even with all the gossip.
"It's still those lazy bastards! How dare they even think about the treatment of lonely elderly people!"
"Oh! Once people are at their wit's end and have become miserable to a certain extent, how much conscience do you expect them to have?" Sun Yanyan listened with an expression of knowing what was happening.
Su Nian had long been immune to their affairs and was too lazy to talk about them. She walked around the room and felt that something was missing.
It feels like I've lost a bit of weight in my mouth! I don't eat snacks or meat, but I feel like I've lost a few pounds!
"I'm bored. I want to go out for a walk and see the snow scenery! Do you want to go?" Su Nian asked with a smile.
"No! It's cold!"
"I'm not going either! I'm freezing!"
When the two heard that they were going out for a walk, they looked resistant and quickly refused, determined not to go!
Su Nian chuckled, which was exactly what I wanted.
"Then I'll go for a walk by myself! You guys stay here to keep warm!" After Su Nian said that, he immediately leaned against the black umbrella in the corner of the house, walked straight out of the house, and headed out of the Youth League compound.
This winter, Su Nian felt that it was the first time for him to walk out of the yard.
Snowflakes were floating in the sky, covering the straw and the roof, which looked beautiful and lonely.
Su Nian didn't pass through the village, but took a detour outside. At this time, everything should be quiet, right? Perfect, perfect for beautifying herself!
Walking out of the village, the endless wheat fields were covered with a thick blanket of snow, with only a few spots of green visible.
Su Nian looked for a long time and finally found an abandoned straw shed. He walked straight over to avoid the wind and snow.
The straw shed was still relatively intact, with straw mats on the ground. Su Nian saw that there was no one around, so he slipped directly into the space.
"Oh my God! I can finally come in and take a breath! When will I be able to get through this long winter!" As soon as Su Nian entered the space, he complained to the local dog Bei who was hibernating in the space.
Since winter came, Tongzi rarely went out for a run. Su Nian couldn't understand it. Was Tongzi also afraid of the cold?
Did Tugoubei turn into a dog? Did he really think he was a dog? Besides, cats and dogs run around the streets in winter and are not afraid of the cold!
"Hey!! Boss! Now that winter is over, it's time to start earning points!" Local dog Bei ran over with his tail wagging, circled around Su Nian twice and said.
"Tugoubei, you look more and more like a dog, and all the cat syndrome has been cured!" Su Nian looked at the pug-like Tugoubei and couldn't help but laugh and teased.
"I can change my image now. It's time. I will turn into a real local dog. Please take me home!" said the local dog Bei pitifully.
"Isn't it better to just stay in this space? It's neither cold nor hot!"
“It’s so boring!”
"Go find your Eight Vajra and play!"
"I can't take them around the village like this. No! I have to change my image and walk around the village openly!"
"Waiting to be caught and eaten as dog meat?"
"How about I let you take me home and raise me?"
"Share my rations!"
"Hey! Can't I just subsidize you?"
"Stupid dog!"
After hearing this, Su Nian couldn't help but rub the dog's head with a smile.
The local dog Bei knew that Su Nian agreed to take it back, so it happily bit its tail and turned around three times, then quickly ran to transform into a new look!
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