Lin Dongyan was carrying a load of firewood and walking in front. He looked back from time to time, and every time he looked back, he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.
This Chu Zhiqing is really going too far! A load of thin hemp stalks in the morning, and another load of thin hemp stalks in the afternoon. Even if he chops wood with one hand, he can't just chop this much wood. This slacking off is really his fault!
Lin Dongyan endured it all the way back to the educated youth site, and saw that except for the three of them, everyone else carried the firewood directly to the backyard. His face turned red with anger.
Lin Dongyan was a man who didn't want to offend anyone. He glanced at Li Qingqing, who was weighed down by two bundles of firewood and couldn't even lift his head, and said in a deep voice, "The weather is getting colder. Li Zhiqing, it seems we need to chop more firewood every day, otherwise we might not have enough to burn in the winter."
Li Qing was immediately furious.
It was a long way to go back and forth. In order to run less, he carried a lot of firewood down the mountain at one time. He was almost crushed by the whole journey. How much more did he want?
If he goes any further, I'm afraid he won't be carrying the firewood, but the firewood will be carrying him.
Besides, with so many people around, why did Lin Dongyan say this to him? Did he think he was easy to bully?
He worked so hard chopping wood to heat the kang for everyone, while others either tried to curry his favor or traded the wood for food, and he was losing a lot of money.
"There are so many people in our house, why should I chop more firewood? What do the others do for a living? They don't sleep in that room in the winter, right?"
Li Qing was in a bad mood and spoke in a loud voice. People in the front and back yards could hear him clearly.
Xie Xingzhi and the other two rubbed their noses and kept silent. Everything they did was just to have a cotton-padded jacket for the winter. So what if they were called a fool?
Gu Chengfeng had a plan in mind and didn't feel guilty at all.
Qian Donglai had chopped a lot of firewood in the past few days in order to please Lin Dongyan, but now he didn't think anyone would say anything about him.
Mo Hengan was a bit stubborn. As long as it wasn't related to Luo Wanlin, he didn't care about these lawsuits.
Seeing that no one showed up, no one said a word for a while.
Lin Dongyan originally wanted to stir up trouble so that Li Yiqing would come forward, but he didn't expect that Li Yiqing would come forward instead, and all his anger was directed at him.
No one in the yard said a word for a while. Li Qingqi had put him in such a difficult position that his face turned pale and blue.
"Didn't I chop wood? What's the point of you saying this to me?"
"Why is it useless? Aren't you the person in charge of the educated youth center? If you can't even arrange such a small matter, what's the point of having you?"
Li Qing's eyes turned red with jealousy, and he spoke without restraint.
When he thought about those pretty female educated youth who were about to be cheated by other male educated youth, his heart ached as if it was bleeding.
He dreams of having a wife. Not only is he willing to help chop wood, he is also willing to do other things!
Why can he only collect firewood and heat the kang for those educated youths who are competing with him for his wife?
Lin Dongyan was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't say anything for a long time.
Gu Chengfeng couldn't stand it anymore. "Lin Zhiqing, Li Zhiqing, we all live together. There's no need to be unhappy over such a small matter. As for the firewood, don't worry. We will definitely hand over the firewood for heating the kang."
He didn't say how much he paid. After all, he knew the amount himself, but he didn't know how much others paid.
After hearing what he said, Lin Dongyan felt better, but Li Qing was not happy.
"Can you represent others alone?" Li Qing said sarcastically.
Gu Chengfeng ate with Lu Rongrong, and he ate all of Lu Rongrong's firewood by himself, which did not leave him any chance. Now, no matter how he looked at him, he disliked Gu Chengfeng.
Before Gu Chengfeng could say anything, Lan Zhiqing came over and said, "Don't worry, we will hand over the firewood for the kang."
Although he is not thin-skinned, he is not the kind of person who is shameless enough to take advantage of others.
"Yes! We didn't say we wouldn't hand over the firewood, it's just a little late. We will definitely prepare the firewood before we light the kang." Lu Huaian followed closely behind.
To be honest, although they sleep in the same room, they don't even have a pot to eat in, and it's not time to heat the kang. As long as they prepare the firewood in advance, what's the harm if they take it to the front yard a little later?
Lin Dongyan smiled faintly, "We are all volunteers, so it's only natural for us to help each other. Li Zhiqing must be tired, so please don't mind what he says."
Li Qingqing's jaw dropped. What did he mean by this?
Is he a good guy now? Is he the bad guy?
Since he's already the bad guy, then let's just treat him as the bad guy. "What Lin Zhiqing said makes sense. We're all volunteers, so it stands to reason that we should help each other. I thought, since the others don't have time, then when we have time, we should divide the tasks properly to prevent someone from working without putting in any effort and just slacking off every day."
Chu Chaoyun touched his shoulders which were hurt by the burden and said nothing.
Lin Dongyan's heart skipped a beat. From what he said, it seemed that the three of them helped the other male volunteers to take on all the work?
It's okay for him to talk nice things over and smooth things over, but he won't be happy to put in the effort.
Li Qingqing only took one look at him and knew what Lin Dongyan was thinking.
They have lived under the same roof for several years, but still have no idea what kind of person he is.
Li Qingqing didn't wait for him to say anything and launched into a barrage of firewood, "The room we male educated youth inhabit is big, and we have to heat the kang on three sides. Just to heat the kang requires at least three pounds of firewood. Now there are only three of us to deal with the firewood for that room, and each of us has exactly one thousand pounds, which is not too much. We can get it back with a little effort. Lin Zhiqing, I think it's good to divide it up this way."
Not to mention that Lin Dongyan didn't agree, even other people couldn't let them divide it like this.
Gu Chengfeng was the first to speak up. "Li Zhiqing, I think what you said makes sense. Dividing the work is a good idea. There are ten of us in this room, so we each need three kilograms of firewood. Since we don't eat together when we cook, why don't we each prepare the food? How about that?"
Li Qing felt relieved. He had thought that these new educated youth were all shameless, but it seems that there are some white people among them too!
"Okay, this way no one takes advantage of anyone." Even though Li Xingqing was dissatisfied with Gu Zhiqing, there was indeed nothing wrong with what he said.
There is nothing much for others to say. It is natural to prepare firewood to heat the kang in winter.
Three kilograms of firewood is not a lot, and it can be solved by carrying two loads.
Lin Dongyan felt uneasy again. What were they trying to do? They just agreed to do it without even asking him.
There were few people and a lot of work to do at the educated youth site before, so they had to do it even if they didn't want to. Therefore, there was no need for Lin Dongyan, the person in charge of the educated youth site, to make any special arrangements. They just had to follow the other farmers and workers in the company to do what they needed to do.
Nowadays, there are more people at the educated youth site and more people working on it. For the sake of fairness, it is more convenient to arrange everything in advance.
But Lin Dongyan didn't think about this at all.
The newly arrived educated youth were spending the winter in the Great Northern Wilderness for the first time. They just followed whatever everyone else did without any rules or regulations.
This is what created this situation.
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