Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 385 The Past of the Educated Youth Point 1

Chen Jinghan took a clean bowl, poured hot water for Zhao Chunjiang, then picked up her own cup and sat back on her kang.

He and Wu Aiqing slept next to each other. There was a table between them, on which were placed the newspaper and notebook that Chen Jinghan was reading. He put the bowl in front of Zhao Chunjiang and asked, "Why do you think the brigade's actions today were aimed at the educated youth?"

"I also saw it by chance. In the morning, when Team Leader Zhuang came to the field to deal with the fight between Liu Qiang and that scoundrel in the village, he glanced at us educated youth a few times, and then looked at us again when he talked to that team leader. Although we don't know what they said, that look made me feel bad." Zhao Chunjiang was a little conflicted at first, because this was just his unilateral speculation, and it seemed a bit excessive to discuss it seriously.

But his roommate, Chen Lei is timid, and the other one is impulsive and straightforward, so it is pointless to talk to them.

He also wanted to go to the front yard to discuss with Liu Qiang and Huang Ranbo, but the three people in the room, although seemingly clever, were actually ordinary people with average knowledge and experience. Liu Qiang was patient, Huang Ranbo was steady, and Lin Si was bold. Except for Liu Qiang, the other two new educated youth knew nothing. If he told them whether the educated youth in the team could stand up straight, what good ideas could they give?

In any case, he would not discuss with him meaningfully how to deal with the villagers as Zhao Chunjiang expected.

So after much thought, he decided to find Chen Jinghan and Wu Aiqing.

In fact, he did not place his hopes on Chen Jinghan, because after observing her for the past few years, he only saw good upbringing and a relatively smart mind in Chen Jinghan, but her interpersonal skills were really average, even worse than the two female educated youth. This was probably a common problem for children from wealthy families.

In comparison, Wu Aiqing, who is usually quiet and taciturn, is more reliable. Although he seems to be a relatively weak existence in the small group, because his family background is worse than other male friends, and in terms of ability, Jiang Yu is at the top of the pyramid, Wu Aiqing appears less noticeable among this group of strong people.

But Zhao Chunjiang felt that Wu Aiqing must be a talented person, otherwise how could he get along well with such a group of talented people?

Wu Aiqing nodded, "So it was the look on the captain's face that made you think that what they said was related to us, and from that association...it makes sense. And there's nothing wrong with your guess. The fact that we have an opposing relationship with the villagers in the brigade is quite obvious. In that case, we have to determine who's better. Jiang Yu emerged as a dark horse and crushed the villagers' arrogance in one fell swoop. There's no way the people in the brigade would accept that." He lowered his eyes, not at all surprised that Zhuang Shouren would choose this time to attack the educated youth.

It just so happened that all the feared people in the educated youth site were not there. Although there were some people who needed attention among the remaining people, Chen Jinghan, he and Xue Li did not go to work and did not get involved in the affairs of other educated youth, so what was there to be afraid of?

Although there have been some new voices in the team since the winter hunt, not all those who have received Jiang Yu's favor are heartless people. Those who are timid keep silent about the educated youth and do not participate in other people's discussions. Some of them are brave enough to directly refute those who speak ill of the educated youth.

But this time, even those who are now on the side of the educated youth will not help speak up, because Zhang Ming is a thief, who can be tolerant of a thief!

The educated youth brought the evidence to Zhuang Shouren themselves. If Zhuang Shouren was not stupid, he would definitely seize the opportunity to get angry with them.

Wu Aiqing didn't think too much about it at first. After all, Zhang Ming stole Jiang Yu's things, and this alone was not worth his attention.

Later, Zhang Ming's extremely bad attitude made him take out the laxative as soon as he returned to the room, ready to give it to the person when he came back.

To put it bluntly, it’s because it has nothing to do with me, so I don’t care about the follow-up.

But now it seems that Zhuang Shouren, who has been the captain for many years, is obviously not a pushover. The current situation is somewhat unfavorable for Zhao Chunjiang and his group.

The east wind prevails over the west wind, and the suppressed party will definitely face more troubles of varying sizes in the future. Zhao Chunjiang was scared.

But Wu Aiqing found it a bit troublesome.

Chen Jinghan held the cup and asked Zhao Chunjiang, "How did the villagers treat you before we came?" Was it really bad? Otherwise, why was Zhao Chunjiang so worried?

Zhao Chunjiang sighed, "I won't hide it from you. The educated youth were the lowest class in the brigade, just like those in the cowshed. Anyone in the brigade would curse us because we were not good at work. They all called us freeloaders, a bunch of pigs from the city. And the female educated youth, guess why so many of them went to the countryside, but there are only three female educated youth left in our educated youth camp?"

Wu Aiqing and Chen Jinghan felt a sinking feeling in their hearts and had a bad guess.

"I don't know if you have seen Lin Zhiqiu, the one who married the man with a broken finger in the village." Zhao Chunjiang chose someone they might have seen as an example, "She was raped, right in the educated youth camp. It rained the day before, and He Yuanchao and the others were called out by Zhuang Caier to pick mushrooms. We men also went out to work. Lin Zhiqiu was sick with a fever and was resting in the house. The man took advantage of the fact that no one was at the educated youth camp and sneaked into the house..."

"Didn't you call the police?" Chen Jinghan's face turned pale and his expression was extremely serious.

"We were being watched closely by the villagers and couldn't get out at all." Zhao Chunjiang waved his hands helplessly. "After Lin Zhiqiu woke up, she couldn't accept the reality and threatened to die. Then she was dragged back home by that man. I heard that she was beaten every day during that period. That man would beat people as soon as he got off work. We were so scared at the time and worried that she would be beaten to death. We wanted to go to that man's house and snatch Lin Zhiqiu back. In the end, all of us men came back with bruises on our faces."

"Too much! How come we have never heard of such a thing?" Wu Aiqing was shocked beyond words. What kind of people are these? They are simply beasts! And those villagers... They don't look so cruel at ordinary times. For a moment, he felt the hair on his back stand up.

"Who dares to say it? For things like this, of course the deeper the better, right? Someone in the brigade tried to persuade the man, but the man with the broken finger was the nephew of the new village chief. He claimed to be a hero in the brigade because he had broken a finger while hunting a wild boar. Not only was he unreasonable, but his family members were also scoundrels. They waved a broom and drove all those people out. Lin Zhiqiu lasted for nearly a month, and then suddenly reappeared in front of people one day, but her memory was defective. She could barely recognize a few people, and she didn't know what the man had told her. She also hated Fang Qianqian and the others, and at the same time really believed that she and the man with the broken finger were in true love. Fang Qianqian and the others tried to find opportunities to talk to her several times, but it was useless except for being scolded."