The round-faced girl opposite couldn’t hold back, "Comrade. Where are you from?"
Chaoyang was resting with his eyes closed, without opening his eyes at all. Xiang Dong looked up and glanced at them indifferently, "Comrade, I’m sorry, my mom told when I went out, I can’t talk to female comrades. Sorry about that."
Chaoyang nearly lost his composure at Xiang Dong’s response; this answer was truly perfect.
The girl felt embarrassed again, this ti a bit ashad and angry, but was held back by the girl next to her.
If they made a scene, it would not look good for them.
Because of this awkward encounter, Xiang Dong received countless disdainful looks in the following ti.
When it was ten o’clock, the train lights went out. Xiang Dong leaned back with his eyes closed, thinking of the knowledge he had learned before. Otherwise, he might also fall asleep soon.
In fact, there wasn’t anything valuable in their bags, just their change of clothes and supplies.
The reason for doing this was to show it to outsiders. Although Wei Kaiyun and Old Yang had confird that no one was following them, they still had to be cautious.
Jiang Xinyu went to rest early. After a whole day, she was really exhausted. Not only was her throat uncomfortable, but her legs were also sore.
She knew it was because of a lack of exercise, and she would have to start exercising later on.
Early the next morning, after having breakfast, Jiang Xinyu fed the two little ones before taking her book to school.
Just as she walked out the door, she saw Li Yungui driving a cart out.
"Village Chief Li, are you going to pick up the youth volunteers?"
"Yes. I have no choice but to go." Li Yungui honestly didn’t want strangers to co into the village. But this was assigned from above, and there was no right to refuse.
Li Yungui drove to the township, finding himself neither too early nor too late, with several acquaintances already there.
"Old Li, park the ox cart over here." Wang Shulin called out loudly to Li Yungui.
"You got here quite early, didn’t you?"
"Sure did. Why are you here alone?"
"It’s not a big deal, bringing one more person just ans Old Niu has to pull one more person."
Li Weimin, Liu Dazhi, and a few others gathered around.
Their relationship with Li Yungui had improved quite a bit because of the autumn harvest this year.
Sun Shengli teased him with a smile, "I thought you’d drive over a tractor this ti?"
Li Yungui gave him a look, "How could I? That would waste oil, can’t squander things."
"You stingy Li, even counting every drop of oil?"
"How could it work if I don’t? Life doesn’t co easy."
"You’re getting more and more carried away, aren’t you?"
Tang Manyin pouted on the side; this year he really bore a grudge against Li Yungui. Their village was the only one with a tractor, but after that unpleasant incident last ti, it was impossible for Li Yungui to let him use it, and even looking at the corn thresher made him envious. Still, he couldn’t bring himself to ask Li Yungui.
He knew that even if he asked to buy it, they wouldn’t sell it to him, so he simply held back.
Li Yungui also noticed Tang Manyin, sneering inwardly. When he had spare ti, he would certainly bring people to Tangjiazhuang.
He wasn’t going to forget how Tang’s son wanted to harm Chaoyang and the others.
Last ti, because of Xing Xiangzhang’s influence, Li Yungui didn’t make a fuss, but that didn’t an the matter was settled.
At this mont, Peng Chong ca out, seeing all the village chiefs from the township gathered, "Not bad, everyone’s here. I thought soone might try to avoid this."
However, everyone has to wait a bit. People from the city will be sent over soon. Those with issues already arrived last night, now they’re in the eting room. Let’s take this opportunity to discuss."
Everyone stopped ssing around and followed Director Peng into the eting room. Li Yungui instructed Old Wu from Jin Family Village to help keep an eye on Old Niu.
Once everyone sat down, Peng Chong cleared his throat, "This ti we have a total of fifty youth volunteers coming to our township."
If any of you have requirents, feel free to voice them."
The people below all frowned, as this ant each village had to receive eight people. This was no small number.
Everyone was quite dissatisfied, but no one spoke up.
Peng Chong observed everyone’s reaction. "Then each of you will take away five youth volunteers."
Now soone was unhappy, the village chief from Huoshi Camp objected.
"Director Peng, our village wants youth volunteers. We don’t want those with issues."
"Us too." Soone else chid in.
In the end, only Li Yungui, Wang Shulin, and Sun Shengli remained silent.
"By doing this, you’re not supporting the work."
"Director Peng, it’s not that we’re not supporting the work. Our village is already chaotic enough. If we still have to take in those with issues, how can we carry out our future work?"
At this, everyone started discussing fervently, firmly refusing to take in those who were deported.
Li Weimin looked at Li Yungui and the others who hadn’t spoken and decided not to get involved either.
Those three silent individuals were all very perceptive, so he decided to follow their lead.
Peng Chong just sat on the side, watching them put on a show without any response.
The commotion went on for more than ten minutes, mainly because the leader didn’t say a word.
Peng Chong saw they had quieted down, "This isn’t a negotiation; it’s a notice to you all."
"Director Peng, you have to consider our actual situation. We don’t have a tractor, no rotary tiller, no seeder, and definitely no corn thresher. Adding a few problematic people, who basically have no labor capacity, is not viable for us."
The thirty people deported stood on one side with bowed heads, listening to the discussion about where they would end up next.
Li Yungui had been observing them. A few days ago, Jiang Xinyu had ntioned the need for people with issues, and Li Yungui had seriously considered it.
This was absolutely feasible. If a few more like Wei Kaiyun ca, what worries would the village have?
So today, he didn’t join in on the fuss. Looking at the thirty people standing on the side, he couldn’t clearly see their expressions.
Wang Shulin had refrained from causing a scene because Li Yungui hadn’t said anything, and also because he honestly didn’t want to receive more youth volunteers. Those with issues, though different from the youth volunteers and without subsidies, could only exchange their labor for a livelihood. He wasn’t such a philanthropist to unconditionally provide them food and drink.
For Sun Shengli, it didn’t matter. He knew, even if they made a fuss, what would co of it? Everything depended on the higher-ups’ arrangents.
After all, he didn’t want to receive either youth volunteers or those with issues, but it wasn’t a matter of what he wanted.
Upon hearing that soone resented him, Li Yungui suddenly laughed, "Director Peng, since I’m so disliked, then give eight of the ones with issues. But let choose first, okay?"
"Li Yungui, who do you think you are? You think you can choose?" Tang Manyin sneered, his words dripping with sarcasm.
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