Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 347 Another dispute

"Do you feel uncomfortable? But you have invested too much before, why don't you wait and see now?" Otherwise, the cost of silence is too high.

The man was very clear about how much He Chongwen had devoted to Cheng Zitao. Not to mention the emotional aspect, just the tens of dollars he sent every year was a huge expense. It didn't make sense for him to let all his efforts go to waste just because they met in person.

He Chongwen doesn't care about the money. What he cares about is his own contribution. He really likes Cheng Zitao and seriously wants to help him restore his original identity and then get together with him.

He never thought that Cheng Zitao would reject him or feel disgusted or something like that, because he always thought that Cheng Zitao knew that he liked him.

Knowing that he likes me, but never directly rejecting me, doesn't this mean acceptance?

"Let's wait and see. Maybe the life down there is too hard. Maybe after he returns to the city, everything will slowly get better." He Chongwen thought about it and felt that he was too sensitive and overthinking.

After the two finished chatting, the man got up and took out the steamed salted duck eggs, poured the cooked porridge into a bowl, then fried a dish, and the two started eating.

Good times always pass quickly. Early in the morning of that day, the long-lost broadcast sounded throughout the entire brigade.

The land has thawed and work has officially begun.

Zhuang Shouren looked at the new educated youth who had hurried over, and then looked at the familiar old faces, but there was still no one with Jiang Yu and his group. He sighed silently, thinking that this group of educated youth had decided not to work. He had to think of a way...

Zhang Baoguo stood aside, waiting for him to divide the new educated youth, but after waiting for a long time, the man just sighed and there was no movement?

"Captain Zhuang! Captain Zhuang!" Zhang Baoguo called out the man's position in a sarcastic tone, his voice still loud.

This immediately caused laughter.

Zhuang Shouren's face turned dark. He glared at the laughing crowd, then pointed at the newly arrived educated youth. There were seven of them in total, two each from the first and second teams, and the remaining three were divided into one team each.

Zhang Baoguo cried out, "Captain Zhuang, you are deliberately making things difficult for me. There is only one person in each team, why do you have to give me two?"

"I think everyone in your team is very capable. They are just two educated youth. I'm sure you can take good care of them." Captain Zhuang reached out and patted Zhang Baoguo on the chest, saying with a smile.

Zhang Baoguo gritted his teeth secretly, then said yes with a smile, and took away Wu Xiaoxiao and He Chongwen who were assigned to him.

The people in the first team looked at Zhang Ming and the other female educated youth, and they also had some opinions in their hearts.

When everyone was in the field, Zhang Ming looked around with the hoe he had been given. Finally, he whispered to the villager who was in charge of teaching him how to cultivate the land, "Why didn't Xiong Zhiqing and the others come?"

"Then go back and ask them!" The villager replied angrily, "Why don't you take care of your own business instead of taking care of other people's business? I told you to hold the hoe well, did you hear me?"

The ordeal of the new educated youth officially began.

Although the land has thawed, it does not mean that it is soft. The old farmers are used to it, and even the women in the brigade have long mastered the skills of clearing the land. But the new educated youth do not know how to do it, so they have to suffer.

Half a day later, the new educated youth returned to the educated youth site screaming and crying. Some of their palms were rubbed raw, while others' waists could not bear the strain. In short, they were all exhausted.

Although the old educated youth were also tired, they still insisted on cooking lunch, while the new ones had to hold on to the wall to return to their rooms, probably because they didn't have the strength to cook.

By the time Wu Xiaoxiao and He Chongwen slowly returned to the educated youth site, the old educated youth had already started eating, and there was no one in the empty kitchen.

Wu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a little annoyed. Zhang Ming must have gone back to his room to lie down. In that case, she should go and lie down too. It was everyone's first day at work and they were all exhausted. It didn't make sense for her to always indulge and take care of him. Who would be willing to continue this kind of relationship where they gave their all but received no response?

He Chongwen returned to his room weakly. The stove in the room had just been lit, and it seemed that his good friend had just returned.

The two grown men looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.

What's the purpose? Why did they come all the way to the countryside? Wasn't it said that the educated youth were sent to the countryside to build the countryside? Like today's construction? That's really...

Wu Xiaoxiao drank the hot water from He Yuanchao's thermos for a long time before she recovered. She muttered, "I'll take the kettle to work this afternoon."

"Of course you should bring it, otherwise you'll die of thirst." He Yuanchao responded unhappily while drinking his corn grits porridge.

Wu Xiaoxiao sighed. She thought Sister He was good in every way, except that she was too mean! She lay down and began to rest.

When the broadcast for the afternoon work started rang, Wu Xiaoxiao sat up in a daze. When she saw He Yuanchao putting on his clothes skillfully, she wailed.

The suffering continued, but before that, Zhang Ming got very angry at Wu Xiaoxiao.

"Wu Xiaoxiao! Why didn't you cook when you came back at noon? Did you do it on purpose? I was so tired from work in the morning, but I had to continue on an empty stomach. How could you be so cruel? I was worried that you would be hungry, so I specially brought out some extra rations, but in the end there was no one in the kitchen." Zhang Ming hadn't even left the educated youth point yet, but he saw Wu Xiaoxiao coming out eating peach cakes, and he was immediately furious.

Wu Xiaoxiao was stunned by the criticism. She stood there stupidly, watching Zhang Ming chattering away like crazy.

"You are simply unreasonable. We agreed to cook together, but you went on strike without saying a word? I treated you as a good friend and trusted you so much, but you left me lying in bed hungry for the whole afternoon?" Zhang Ming held his rumbling stomach, his anger rising to his head.

Wu Xiaoxiao smiled, swallowed the peach cake in her mouth, and asked him, "After you came out with the rations, didn't you cook for yourself?"

"It's already too late!" Zhang Ming rolled his eyes, thinking that Wu Xiaoxiao was doing it on purpose. Did she not want to cook? So she wanted to throw this job to me? That was impossible. How could a man enter the kitchen? Absolutely not!

"Oh, so you went to the kitchen before work. You know how hard it is, and you went back to your room to rest after work. Why wouldn't I be tired? Can't I go back to my room to rest? Must I prepare lunch for you?" Wu Xiaoxiao was very angry. She felt that Zhang Ming was becoming more and more annoying. Why did he become like this? He was very considerate and gentle before, why did he become a different person after going to the countryside?