The Red Era: Starting from Being an Educated Youth in the Countryside

Chapter 35: Reason is everywhere
Mei Niang's eyes widened when she heard this. "You can't deduct my wages and rations. I worked hard every day to save them. If you deduct so much from me, won't you leave my family to die?"

As he said this, he sat on the ground, overcome with grief, and burst into tears, slapping his thigh as he cried, looking as if he had been severely bullied.

But the cadres just watched her throw a tantrum. This behavior was too normal for her. As it concerned the collective interests, they could not compromise easily.

The cadres said coldly, "We don't care how you take advantage of the team members, but you can't be so lawless as to harm the interests of the educated youth."

"If there is no punishment, there will be no law and order in the future. The punishment is decided by the cadres after discussion, and it will be directly deducted from the amount when the public grain is distributed at the end of the year."

"It's no use throwing a tantrum. I hope you'll remember today's punishment and don't do anything that harms the interests of the educated youth in the future. Otherwise, I'll give you a severe punishment."

"It's getting late, let's go!"

No one paid any attention to Mei Niang as she sat dejectedly on the ground. The cadres locked the doors and windows and left. After a tiring day, everyone would want to go home and have a hot meal, but they didn't want to listen to her wailing.

Chen Huaiyang squatted down and looked at her, "Comrade, why are you doing this? I haven't done anything to offend you, do you have to be so disgusting?"

"I don't drink that water alone. If I urinate in it and get sick, like abdominal pain or diarrhea, you'll have to pay for it. Wouldn't that be even more painful?"

"You'll have to think twice before doing anything in the future. If I have to endure this kind of punishment twice more, I'm afraid I'll really starve to death!"

Mei Niang raised her hand and was about to scratch his face, but Chen Huaiyang noticed and grabbed her wrist tightly. The moment she stood up, she shook her hand away and fell to the ground.

After all, there is a huge difference in strength between men and women. If he gets beaten up, it would just mean that he has such a strong physique.

"Comrade, I know you've learned your lesson, but there's no need to kowtow to me like that. I can't handle that at my age. Please go back now!"

After saying this, he hid aside, not caring whether there would be revenge or not.

there is always a solution to a problem.

There is only a thief who does it for a thousand days; there is no such thing as being on guard against thieves for a thousand days.

The team members who were watching nearby saw that she wanted to hit someone, so they accused her, "Mei Niang, you have lost all conscience to do such a thing. How could you encourage your grandson to play in the educated youth water tank?"

"This is too heartless. You are not afraid of retribution. The officials deserve to punish you."

Who wouldn't come to see the fun? You and I talked back and forth, and seeing Mei Niang being humiliated, I felt very relieved.

This is what happens when evil is punished!

Mei Niang had been busy all day and was already exhausted. After going through so many twists and turns, she lay on the ground and could hardly get up.

He trembled and climbed up, looking at the people watching nearby, and started to curse, "What does it have to do with you? You are such a gossip, you always like to meddle in everything."

The woman was unhappy when she heard this. "Why is it none of our business? We have to speak up when we encounter problems. If others disgust you so much, I wonder if you can handle it."

"You love to take advantage of others, now you have been taught a lesson!"

"If she wants to take advantage of someone else in the future, don't indulge her. She won't give up until she gets a piece of the pie."

Mei Niang looked at everyone's angry faces and was afraid that they would collectively cause trouble for her, so she dared not make any more noise and ran away in shame.

She dragged her sleepy body home, thinking that her family would comfort her, but she didn't know that another bloody storm was waiting for her. As soon as Mei Niang got home, she was beaten by her husband. In the past, he indulged her because he could take advantage of her, but now it was different because her troubles affected the interests of the whole family.

How could the man who is the head of the household tolerate this?

He immediately beat the man up with fists and kicks, "I let you be lazy and slack off, I let you dodge, look at the punishment!"

"I'll deduct five kilograms of coarse grains from you. You've reduced your food intake this month. If you dare to be lazy again, I'll break your legs."

Mei Niang was too weak to even cry out. She was tired and sleepy. Even when her daughter-in-law brought the food to the table, she did not dare to sit down, for fear of angering the head of the household, who would think of this annoying incident and beat her again.

I can only hold the bowl and try to reduce my presence as much as possible.

On the other side, Chen Huaiyang walked home slowly, never mentioned the matter, and even held the bowl when the food was served.

Yang Xiaolin couldn't help but glance at him, "How did you resolve the issue? Did you have a falling out with someone?"

Chen Huaiyang glanced at her, "I don't look like someone who would argue with others. I only know how to reason. If I have reason, I can make it all over the world. If I don't have reason, I can't take a single step. I will never let myself get into a situation from which I can't turn back."

The man with glasses also listened to the whole process and guessed that it would be a case of peeing. How could he be punished? "It's just a child playing around. I guess it's over. How can it be resolved?"

Lin Zhen nodded. She felt the same way. Arms cannot defeat thighs. What’s the point in looking for the team leader? People might even think that the people at the educated youth point are nagging!

Chen Huaiyang rolled his eyes at their expressions and explained, "Mei Niang instigated her grandson to do it. The captain punished us and fined us 5 kilograms of coarse grains. It's a small punishment for a big lesson!"

"If you do something wrong, you must be punished. How can you just let it go so easily?"

"Playing with urine in a water tank, who wouldn't be disgusted by it? I think the punishment is too light."

The three of them looked at each other in confusion, "How did the team leader punish someone? After all, he is still a member of the team. How could he punish someone just because of you, an educated youth?"

Chen Huaiyang's expression remained unchanged, as if he was not the one who caused this series of events. "Isn't it normal to be punished for doing something wrong?"

“How is it possible that the matter cannot be resolved just because I reported it?
"It was the interests of the educated youth site that were hindered, not because of me personally. This punishment was also decided after collective discussion among the cadres."

Yang Xiaolin said: "She will definitely keep a close eye on you from now on, just like a piece of taffy, once she sticks to you, you can't get rid of her."

Chen Huaiyang was fearless. "Whether this happened or not, she always dislikes me. I won't stand this kind of humiliation."

"If you want to punish me, just counter my moves. It's absolutely impossible to give in because of fear."

As long as it does not rise to the collective interest, the team leader will not target him. As long as he can turn a blind eye, it is enough for him.

Otherwise, why would he give someone a piece of cloth in exchange for work?
It is enough as long as you can be fair and not always stand on the side of your teammates at critical moments.

"Okay, don't worry about it. If there's trouble, it will only come to me, not you."

"Hurry up and take a shower and go to bed, you still think you're not tired enough!"

"I'll pick the water tomorrow morning and wait overnight."

(End of this chapter)