She couldn't take it anymore. Why did these people have to bully her like this?
The new educated youth didn't have enough firewood, so after work, everyone except the person who came back to cook went to collect firewood, except for Bai Rongjun.
Zhou Han couldn't bear to let her go collect firewood. He collected enough for two people and told her to go back to the dormitory to rest.
It was Liu Ruo's turn to cook lunch today, so she came back first. When she returned, all the old educated youths were already there. Because Zhou Han and Bai Rongjun were slow cooks, they always came back later than the old educated youths.
When Chen Hong saw Liu Ruo return, she smiled smugly. She knew at a glance that something bad was going to happen. Sure enough, when she entered the dormitory, she found that the bedding was covered in dirty water.
No one paid any attention to her; they continued chatting and laughing as they went about their business.
"Tell me, which of you did it? You dare to do it but not admit it, huh!"
"Who knows? We just got back too."
Liu Ruo's eyes turned red with anger, and the others laughed even harder when they saw how angry she was.
"You didn't do it yourself again, did you? Just like that watch of yours, you're the one crying 'stop thief!'"
An'an pestered Song Qing to come to Aunt Tian's house early this morning, and waited outside for her aunt as soon as the work bell rang.
"Mom, will my aunt be living with us from now on?"
"Once my aunt has packed her things, we can go talk to the brigade leader."
An'an was overjoyed. She really liked her aunt. Last night, her aunt stayed in the north room, and she immediately grabbed her little pillow, wanting to sleep with her aunt.
Lu Yang was naturally delighted; he couldn't wait to have some time alone with his wife, so he immediately handed the pillow to his daughter.
Song Qing was reading a book. "Guess when she'll be back?"
"return?"
Lu Yang put down the hammer in his hand, looking incredulous. Didn't his daughter leave? Why is she coming back?
He used to want to carry his daughter in his pocket, but now he finds her a nuisance. Song Qing glared at him. Rong Hui is so grown up, doesn't she understand? Just thinking about this made her want to pinch him.
"You'd better hurry up and clean up all this junk."
Song Qing now flips through books whenever he has free time, while Lu Yang takes out his woodworking box whenever he has free time and keeps banging on it all over the house.
An'an said he wanted to build a house for the goslings, so he knocked on an open wooden box and later made a small stool out of wood, saying that they could sit on it and make a fire.
As a result, the stool was crooked and uneven, and it wobbled when you sat on it. So he found some wire somewhere and fixed the stool in place.
Lu Yang thought Song Qing was implying that he was going to sleep, so he quickly tidied up the junk and put it out.
"What?"
"Aren't we going to sleep?" Lu Yang covered his arm, feeling a little aggrieved. He had never realized that Song Qing liked to pinch and glare at people so much, but her little temper was kind of cute.
"What time is it? Why are you sleeping?"
Lu Yang could only look resentfully at the books in her hands; these things were actually more attractive than him.
After waiting for a long time, I finally put down my book, turned off the light, and was about to hug the person when the doorbell rang.
"Mother"
An'an was almost asleep, but it was the first time she had left her mother at night. As she fell asleep, she wanted to come back, so Lu Ronghui had no choice but to send her back.
As soon as the door opened, An'an rushed into my arms. She was so sleepy that she fell asleep immediately after I patted her back a few times.
"It will be fine in a few days."
You have to admit that Song Qing really understands An An. She knew the first night wouldn't be so easy, and sure enough, she came back with a pillow in her arms.
Lu Yang had no choice but to watch helplessly as his daughter took his place and slept between the two of them. He sighed and silently wrapped himself in the blanket.
"Sister-in-law"
An'an had been waiting for them on their way home from work, and as soon as she saw Lu Ronghui, she jumped up and waved.
"sister in law"
"You guys go pack your things first, I'll go talk to the captain."
Lu Ronghui nodded and led An'an towards the dormitory. Song Qing glanced at them and then went to find the brigade leader.
As required, educated youth were to live in designated educated youth settlements, and their safety was the responsibility of their respective production brigades. If anyone got into trouble, the brigade leader would be the first to be held accountable.
Under normal circumstances, educated youth were not allowed to live alone outside. They had left their hometowns to come to this unfamiliar place, and it was easy for them to encounter danger if they lived outside. Another reason was that they could not find empty houses.
Private buying and selling is now prohibited, and naturally, private rental of houses is also prohibited, and the brigade does not have any extra houses to rent to them.
Therefore, the brigade leader would only approve the departure of educated youth from the educated youth settlement after the youth got married and submitted a report to the brigade.
The captain was somewhat surprised to see Song Qing coming over. He only knew that she was Old Liu's cousin and lived in the nearby family compound.
"Comrade Song Qing, is there something you need from me?"
"Captain, I'd like to ask Lu Zhiqing to move into our house."
Ronghui is our younger sister. It only takes her about ten minutes to bike from the family compound, so it won't interfere with her getting to work.
The captain hesitated, mainly because he didn't want to take responsibility. If something happened to Lu Ronghui outside, he would be the first person they would come to.
Every few days, the commune would summon the brigade leaders under them for a meeting, to warn them to pay more attention to the situation of the educated youth, especially the female educated youth.
If anyone in the village harasses a female educated youth and causes any trouble, no one can escape the consequences.
Therefore, the brigade leader and the village chief secretly warned the young people in the village not to go near the educated youth settlement.
"What if something happens on the way?"
"Don't worry, Captain, we will definitely pay extra attention to safety."
Since they couldn't ask someone for help, they decided not to put them at risk. The couple discussed it with Lu Ronghui, and since there were usually people on the road from the family compound to Yanghe Village, there would be no danger as long as she didn't go out alone at night. So they felt at ease letting her make the round trip every day. Thus, the two signed an agreement that Lu Ronghui's move out of the educated youth settlement was a voluntary act and that she would take full responsibility for it.
As long as there's no danger and no further trouble comes knocking, the captain is quite happy for them to move out.
After all, the dormitory conditions at their educated youth settlement were indeed not very good, and besides, he was his own brother, so what else could he not worry about?
"Thank you, Captain. I'll have her move out tonight."
The matter was finally settled, and Song Qing was about to leave when she saw a large group of people heading this way.
"What's wrong?"
The brigade leader got a headache whenever he saw those educated youths. Their daily work points were decreasing, and he was still hoping they could return the grain to the village.
"Captain, someone is stealing things in our dormitory."
Liu Ru handed her watch directly to the captain, while Chen Hong, who was following behind, was pale and swaying.
"What happened?" The brigade leader's face also darkened. Theft was no small matter; if things went wrong, they could be sent to a labor camp, and that would be recorded in their files, ruining the lives of these educated youth.
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