Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Guan Wenbin didn't say anything, so Liu Qiang knew that he didn't want to wait. He put his hands on his waist and said in a sarcastic tone, "Wait? Why should I wait? You, Ma Yanna, are so hot-tempered. You overturned the table because you cooked a bad fish. You are so arrogant. Don't talk nonsense. You said you would pay it back when the work points are settled at the end of the year. What will you use to pay it back? With your few work points, it's not enough to exchange for food. You still have to pay the team. Hurry up and pay. It doesn't matter if you borrow or steal. Anyway, you must take out these 10 yuan today!"

Ma Yanna cried out and fell to the ground, "I have no money, I really have no money! Brother Guan, if you insist on asking me to give you money, you are going to force me to death! I have already said that I will pay it back, I will definitely pay it back, just give me some time to borrow money..."

"Okay, I'll give you a week! I don't care who you borrowed from, you have to pay me back anyway." Guan Wenbin also felt that he couldn't push her too far. This woman dared to flip the table last time, who knows what she will do next time! What if she gets angry and takes a knife?

Ma Yanna hurriedly got up and bowed deeply to Guan Wenbin, "I will definitely pay it back, I promise." After that, she rushed out of the educated youth point, and no one knew who she went to find.

Just when the villagers were about to lose interest in Guan Wenbin's injury, Uncle Niu slowly came with four strangers.

Zhuang Shouren sent the person to the educated youth center as usual. When he knocked on the door, the person inside had just finished his meal and was preparing to take a nap.

This time he did not give any advance notice, nor did he give the new educated youth's rations to Guan Wenbin. He just sent them there and told the four to go to the brigade headquarters to collect them themselves in the afternoon.

In the past, he thought that since Guan Wenbin needed to manage these educated youth, he would give him some power. Now, he thought that it was just a good deal for him.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome new comrades who have come from afar, come in." Guan Wenbin looked at the girls in front of him, his eyes lit up, then he showed a hearty smile and greeted them in a friendly manner.

The new educated youth moved their belongings, large and small, into the yard with great difficulty. After Guan Wenbin closed the gate, they looked at the house in front of them in silence.

It is an adobe house with a thatched roof. There is a well on the west side of the yard and a private plot behind it, which is planted with melons, tomatoes and vegetables. Although it is shabby, it is cleaned and is pleasing to the eye.

"Everyone is taking a nap now. We are about to harvest the corn, and everyone is conserving their energy. Come with me. There are two rooms in the backyard..." Guan Wenbin led the way with a smile.

After passing through the alley, there is a large patio where clothes, herbs and mushrooms are dried.

Guan Wenbin pointed to both sides and said, "Men live on the right, women live on the left, that small room is the bathroom, and the toilet is in the backyard. The rooms in the middle are narrower and are all single-person rooms, and they are already full. The male educated youth's side is full, and there are two rooms left for the female educated youth..." Having said that, he looked at the two rooms at the back with some embarrassment. The room closer to Xue Li's room was smaller, and the room closer to the alley at the back was larger, but there were three women and one man who came this time... It was really troublesome, how to arrange it?

Are we going to let a male educated youth live between female educated youth?

Or we can move in to Chen Lei and Zhao Chunjiang's room. Anyway, the rooms next to the two alleys are relatively large and it won't be crowded for three people.

The new male educated youth Luo Chengli took the initiative to speak, "Can the male educated youths squeeze in? I won't take up the space of the female educated youths. There are three of them, and they have a lot of stuff. It would be more comfortable to live in a more spacious place."

"Then I'll go and ask for you." Guan Wenbin was tactful, so he took a few steps and knocked on the door of Chen Lei's room.

The remaining three female educated youth walked into two empty rooms according to the quality of their relationship.

Li Fenfang looked at the room in front of her with joy. No matter if anyone would come later or not, at least she could live in the room alone now.

But when she opened the door and saw that there was nothing inside, not even a bed, her good mood was immediately shattered.

Luo Xinci and Yuan Jiaojiao next door also looked at the empty room in embarrassment, "What should we do? I heard that people in the Northeast have to sleep on a kang. Should we ask the villagers to build a kang for our room?"

"After my brother is settled, we will ask Guan Wenbin." Luo Xinci frowned. She knew that the conditions in the countryside were difficult, but this was too much! The assigned room was not only empty, but the mud floor was uneven, and there were walls with exposed straw and a roof covered with spider webs...

This place is so clean that even if a mouse comes, they have to leave two grains of rice for you.

Chen Lei, who had just fallen asleep when he was woken up, opened the door unhappily. When he saw Guan Wenbin, his expression calmed down a little, "Brother Guan, what's the matter?"

"The new educated youth have arrived, this is..."

"My name is Luo Chengli, you can just call me Xiaocheng." Luo Chengli quickly introduced himself.

"Okay, Xiao Cheng, there is only one male educated youth this time, and there is no room available anywhere else. Your room is bigger, so let him live in it." Guan Wenbin reached out and opened the door, exposing the situation in the room to Luo Chengli.

There was a long kang in the room, with two cabinets in the middle to divide it. The two educated youths slept on each side. There was a washbasin stand, a square table and two benches against the wall, and an old-fashioned kerosene lamp on the table.

"Live with us?" Chen Lei's face suddenly turned serious. What the hell! Why did they have to squeeze another person into their room? Wouldn't it be better to just squeeze in a room for the female educated youth? Or even let them have a single room!

"Yes, stop dawdling and let someone in quickly. You two should move your things around and make room for them!" Guan Wenbin still wanted to take a nap and was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He pushed aside Chen Lei who was blocking the door and let Luo Chengli in. After that, he woke up Zhao Chunjiang and asked him to get up and pack his things.

Chen Lei was speechless, "No, we live well..."

"This is the educated youth site, where all the educated youth live together! Now there are new educated youths coming, and we can arrange for them to live in. Is there any problem?" Guan Wenbin glanced at him and frowned impatiently.

Chen Lei didn't dare to respond, but he was furious in his heart. He scolded Guan Wenbin for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, for not daring to go find Chen Jinghan and the others, and for occupying the room next to the kitchen to take advantage of the fire wall in the winter, but now he insisted on stuffing people into their room. It was so annoying!

Zhao Chunjiang sat up, still a little slow to react. When he heard Guan Wenbin ask him to fix something, he rubbed his eyes and asked, "What do you want to fix? Why do you want to fix it? I live well, why do you want to fix it? Who else cares about other people's house affairs?"

"Who wants to care about what happens in your room? Stop talking nonsense and get up and move!" Guan Wenbin said patiently. These old educated youth were just like those ignorant people. They were becoming more and more disobedient. Just move if you ask them to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?

Luo Chengli was so embarrassed that he could hardly hold his toes on the ground. If he had to go out and rent a house, it would be better than the current situation...

Finally, Chen Lei and Zhao Chunjiang’s nap was cancelled and they reluctantly got up to pack their things.

After Guan Wenbin left, Luo Chengli awkwardly took out a pack of cigarettes, took out two and handed them over, "Brothers, I'm really sorry. I'm sorry to disturb your nap..."