"Is Chen Zhiqing's condition really that serious?" an old woman from the production team asked.
"Yes, ma'am, you shouldn't underestimate this feudal superstition. It's a serious crime. Not only is spreading feudal superstition punishable by imprisonment, but even believing in feudal superstition is punishable by imprisonment."
"Yes, this isn't just to scare you, it's true. Right now, the city is cracking down on people spreading and believing in feudal superstitions everywhere."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, it's too scary!"
"Yes, I've heard about it too."
"Yuanyuan, why don't you apologize to Li Zhiqing right now? Are you really planning to get arrested by the police?" Chen Xi said.
"Exactly, Yuanyuan, even if you're starving, you shouldn't go begging at people's doors! They wouldn't give you anything, and you insulted their parents, especially since their parents were martyrs! What were you thinking?!"
"Why should we give her food? She earned it herself through hard work. Do you know how hard it is to work?"
When I arrived at our brigade last year, I wasn't even 14 years old yet. The elders in the military compound all told me that after going to the countryside, I must not be afraid of hardship or fatigue, and that if I was willing to work hard, I could have enough to eat.
Even when things were tough and tiring, I persevered through it all. I always remembered the words of my elders and thought about how my parents were revolutionary soldiers who were not afraid of difficulties or sacrifices. I thought that as a descendant of soldiers, I should learn from them and never complained about my hardships or fatigue in front of others.
Why should I have to feed her just because she's hungry? Is she my father or my mother, making me support her?
"That's right, apologize right now, or we'll report you to the police."
"That's right, that's right."
"No, no, I apologize, I apologize, Mianmian, I'm sorry."
"Who knows you! Did I give you permission to call me Mianmian? Please call me Li Zhiqing, or Comrade Li Mianmian."
"I'm sorry, Li Zhiqing," Ruan Yuanyuan said before running back into the house.
The brigade leader then said, “The good life we ordinary people have today is all thanks to the countless revolutionary martyrs who gave their lives. We should respect the revolutionary martyrs and be grateful to them. We should also cherish the descendants of the revolutionary martyrs. If anyone dares to insult the martyrs or their families again, don’t blame me, the brigade leader, for being impolite.”
Another point is that spreading feudal superstitions is not allowed in our brigade, understand?
"Understood, Captain. You can rest assured."
"It's the brigade leader, we're not those shameless people."
"that is"
"Alright, everyone must be tired after a long day at work, let's go home! Since you're all here, there's no need to notify everyone individually."
"What's up, Captain?"
"yes"
"It's nothing much! I just wanted to let you know that our brigade will officially start the autumn harvest the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I understand."
"knew"
"Then let's go back and discuss it with everyone, and make some preparations."
"good"
“Li Zhiqing, you should go back too. If you need anything in the future, go to the brigade headquarters. If no one is there, come to our house.”
"I'm so sorry to have troubled you all, elders."
What are you saying, child?
"Now that you're working in the countryside in our brigade, you're part of our brigade."
"That's right, good boy, go back now!"
"Yes, let's go back."
Thank you everyone.
"No need to thank me."
"That's right, you go back, we're going back too."
Okay. Take care.
And so, one by one, everyone got theirs. Chen Enpeng and Chen Junjie stood together, and the four newly arrived educated youth stood together.
As I turned to go back, I heard, "Li Zhiqing, I'm so sorry, Yuanyuan didn't mean it."
I glanced back and saw it was Liu Wenwen. I ignored her and went straight home.
Chen Enpeng and Chen Junjie exchanged a glance and then went back to their respective places.
Even back in the courtyard, you could hear people saying, "What kind of people are these! They don't even reply when others talk to them, they have no manners at all!"
Judging from the voice, it should be Bai Jiaming's. When you have time, don't leave them alone in your hands. I'll definitely let you know how many eyes Lord Ma has.
Upon hearing this, Chen Enpeng and Chen Junjie, who were standing in the courtyard, knew that they should stay as far away from them as possible in the future.
Seeing that it was getting late, I quickly packed the noodles, steamed buns, cornbread, and other things that had been drying in the yard into bags and took them back into the house. Then I heard something coming from the yard.
"You have the energy to argue with others, but not the energy to cook? Look, you're not hungry enough." These words sounded like something Liu Wenwen would say.
Liu Wenwen seems quite contradictory right now. One minute she's siding with Ruan Yuanyuan, the next she's stirring up trouble behind her back, and then she's complaining about this and that. What's the reason for this? I haven't seen her like Bai Jiaming at all. Could she actually like Chen Mingqiao? Oh my god, could that really be true? What's going on?
After finishing work at noon the next day, we prepared food in the afternoon. September 1st was the harvest day.
For the members of the production team, the entire autumn harvest was not only tiring, but also filled with many farcical moments. These farces all came from the educated youth compound, including those of Li Mianmian.
One joke is that the new recruits are always either exhausted, suffering from heatstroke, or injured in some way. They can't even earn enough work points to keep up with a ten-year-old child, let alone earn the maximum.
This not only infuriated the brigade leader, but also showed these country bumpkins that these city kids weren't as capable as Li and the two Chen educated youths.
Another joke is that a few newly arrived educated youths not only ate up a month's worth of food rations in less than 20 days, but also went to Li, the educated youth, to beg for more food.
Here's what happened: One afternoon in mid-September, after finishing work, I, Li Mianmian, had barely been home for half an hour. I had just put the steamed buns, vegetables, and porridge on the table, and hadn't even taken a bite when someone outside called out:
"Li, are you home? Li, are you home? We are a few newly arrived educated youths. Could you please come out for a moment?"
I wasn't planning to pay them any attention, but they kept banging on the door, and I was really worried they'd break it down.
He put down the steamed bun and chopsticks in his hand, got up and went out of the house. He walked to the front door, but without opening it, he said:
"What is it? Just say it! I'm exhausted after a long day. Tell me what's wrong, I need to wash up and go to bed, otherwise I won't be able to get up for work tomorrow."
"Could you open the door, Li Zhiqing? It's so inconvenient to talk like this, and it's also impolite, don't you think?"
Who are you?
"I forgot to tell Li, my surname is Liu, my name is Liu Wenwen, and I also come from Beijing."
"Oh, is there something you need?"
"Can Li Zhiqing open the door?"
Originally, he wasn't going to open the door, but then he worried about disturbing Chen Enpeng and the others next door, so he opened the door and said, "What's up?"
"Li Zhiqing, why don't we go inside and talk about this?"
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