Bloody Romance: I, the big troublemaker, Zhong Yuemin!

"Don't rush, don't rush, there are plenty!"

Seeing that these guys were like wolves, Zhong Yuemin said, "Zheng Tong, don't eat yet. Send some to the female educated youth next door."

Zheng Tong was gnawing on the leg of lamb, mumbling incoherently, with an unhappy look on his face, fearing that if he went over there and came back, everything would be finished, and Zhong Yuemin would kick him.

"Hurry up, don't waste time." I asked you to be a good person again, a local rich man, and even admit your mistakes to your future wife, but you are still not happy. Zheng Tong then went over happily.

The female educated youths also started talking in the cave.

"My name is Jiang Biyun, and I'm from the High School Affiliated to the Normal College."

"My name is Wang Hong, and I'm from Renmin University High School."

"My name is Qin Ling..."

"Hey, Qinling!"

Li Ping asked, "Is that Zhong Yuemin your boyfriend?"

Qin Ling shook his head. "We met in Beijing before, so we were friends. Yuemin has a partner now and is serving in the army."

"Well, we came here with Zhong Yuemin, Zheng Tong and the others. To be honest, we were a little disgusted with these people at first, especially when we learned that they had molested Biyun. They were just little hooligans, so we hated them even more. But the performance of Zhong Yuemin and the others just now has greatly changed my mind. Maybe, it really is true that evil people need to be punished by evil people.

Qinling Road:

"Biyun, Li Ping, you just met Yuemin and Zheng Tong, so you don't know them well. But as you get to know them better, you'll understand that they just like to play around, but they're not bad at all. They're completely different from someone like Wang Lang, who's completely evil."

"Hey, Liu Dan, speaking of this Wang family, can you tell us what's going on?"

This Liu Dan is one of the educated youth who came here last year.

night!

A general meeting of all members was held at the threshing ground of Wangjiagou Brigade. A tattered banner read "Warmly welcome the educated youth from Beijing to settle down in Wangjiagou."

On the leadership platform, there were several worn-out long tables put together, which looked like the desks for students to attend class. The cloth on top was the kind of curtain used for the entrance and exit of cave dwellings. On it were several large porcelain cups with red lacquer prints of "Red Flag Commune Gift, Some Year, Some Month". Several long benches were lined up in a row. This was the rostrum. Below were the members who were very lively. Most of them were in rags and had unkempt hair. Women gathered in groups of three or four, mending shoe soles and chatting. Men smoked dry cigarettes all the time, and some even lay on the ground, doing whatever they wanted. Children climbed up and down the haystacks on the side, making a lot of noise, just like a vegetable market.

The educated youths who came today, including Zhong Yuemin, were also sitting down. Only Ning Qun was absent. He was resting on the kang, not yet fully recovered. Li Kuiyong whispered:

"Yuemin, look at the stage. Almost all the full-time cadres of the Wangjiagou Brigade have been taken over by the Wang Long family. They are really like local tyrants."

The row of cadres sitting on the stage were indeed as Kui Yong had said, including Wang Lang, the brigade's director of public security, Wang Hu, the eldest of three brothers, the captain of a production team and also the militia company commander, Wang Bao, the captain of the second team, whose wife was the brigade's scorekeeper, and Wang Long's identity as the branch secretary. Wow, Wangjiagou really belongs to yours, Wang Long's family.

Everyone was present. Wang Long arrived last and sat in the center of the stage. He was not good-looking, short and stocky. The four of them, father and son, had the same skin color, like charcoal. With a light cough, the audience immediately became much quieter.

He spoke in a gruff voice, "Stop arguing! Anyone who keeps talking will be arrested by the militia and sent to a forced labor camp in the mountains."

There was a sudden silence below, even the children stopped playing.

"Today's members' meeting is mainly about the matters concerning the educated youth who went to the countryside. They already have a place to live. They dug a new earthen cave last year. They have a stove in the cave for eating, so they can prepare their own meals. It's not a problem. The main issue is the division of labor among the personnel."

A member of the club suddenly stood up and said indignantly:

"Secretary Wang, what do you think the higher-ups are thinking? Our brigade already has enough people. Last year and this year, we had over 50 educated youth assigned to our brigade. We don't have any more land, but we've had 50 more mouths to feed for no reason. There's no way this food will be enough to feed them. They'll starve in the winter. I don't care about other teams, but we definitely don't want these useless people in our brigade."

"Who the hell are you calling trash?"

Luo Jianguo was the first one who couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up and pointed at the man and cursed him. This guy was one of the lackeys who came to the female educated youth dormitory to cause trouble at noon.

"Believe it or not, I'll slap you a few times."

The lackey snorted, "Am I wrong? You educated youth from the city can't even lift anything, and you don't even know the difference between grains. What are you if not good for nothing?"

"Damn it!"

Luo Jianguo went up to deal with this bastard, but Zhong Yuemin stopped him and pulled him back to sit on the stool.

The lackey was proud, "Anyway, my team doesn't want these rubbish, so is Team One okay with that?"

They were all just trying to protect their own interests and the little food in their mouths, so they kept silent and agreed.

"I don't want Team Two either!"

"What are you yelling about? Sit down, both of you!"

Wang Long frowned and said angrily:

"They are all educated youth from Beijing, who have traveled thousands of miles to join the production team in northern Shaanxi. The fact that they can come to Wangjiagou shows the trust of the county revolutionary committee and the commune. If anyone dares to laugh at the educated youth and call them good-for-nothings again, I will punish him to death. Humph!

"But what you two said is not without reason. Teams 1 and 2 are the main production force, and we absolutely cannot delay our work in the fields. Otherwise, the harvest will be poor in the fall, and all 2,000 people in our brigade will go hungry. I think it would be best if this new batch of educated youth could be assigned to Teams 3 and 4. Dahai, Lao Yang, do you two have any objections?"

Xu Hai was the captain of the third team. He cursed in his heart, "Wang Long, you old bastard, you talk better than you sing, saying a lot of high-sounding words, but in the end you still want the two 'outsiders' to bear the responsibility." However, Wang Long was too powerful and he had no choice but to give in. He said "hmm" with an ugly face. Yang Min, the captain of the fourth team, had a calm expression and said calmly,

"No comment!"

After the personnel were assigned, Zhong Yuemin, Zheng Tong and others were assigned to four teams. Wang Long then talked about some unimportant things, and the meeting ended. The members left one by one, dragging their families with them, muttering and complaining. They even had time to work and have a baby on the kang with their wives.

On the way back, Zheng Tong said:

"Yuemin, did you see that? Old man Wang Long is giving us a hard time now. Team 4's land is not only the farthest from the brigade, but also from the ditch at the east end of the village. Moreover, most of it is on small slopes, with serious soil erosion. It's the worst land. I just heard from the members that for the same one-acre wheat field, Teams 1 and 2 can only produce about 100 kilograms, while Team 4 can only produce 70 or 80 kilograms. Work points are worthless, a full-time worker only earns a little over 20 cents. What the hell can we do with that?"

Luo Jianguo said angrily:

"We can't just let it go like this, Yuemin. Why don't we go talk to this old guy and see if we're easy to bully?"