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

After buying things from the supply and marketing cooperative, the two came to Li Kuiyong's home.

"Yuemin, how come you have time to come to my house today?"

Seeing Zhou Xiaobai coming over, I also knew the relationship between the two.

"I came to see you, how is Xiaomei?"

"Much better, but I've been waking up from nightmares these past few nights."

Li Kuiyong invited the two into the house.

"Mom, Yuemin is here, and his girlfriend is with him."

Li Kuiyong's mother was sitting at the table with several children pasting paper boxes.

"The Leap People are coming!"

Mother Li stood up and said, "Xiaomei, go get a glass of water for your brother Zhong and his girlfriend."

"Oh!" Li Mei stood up and went to pour some water.

Li's mother said:

"Yuemin, why do you buy so many things every time you come here? Don't buy them next time. You're wasting money."

"Aunt, it's not worth much money. It's for the children."

Put the items on the table, take out a bag of walnut cookies, and give them to the two children who have come over.

"Come, help yourself."

The two children happily took it.

"Thank you, Brother Zhong."

"Thank you, Brother Zhong."

Zhong Yuemin and the other man sat aside, and Li Mei poured water over. "Brother Zhong, Sister Xiaobai, have some water."

"Okay, thank you."

Mother Li looked at Zhou Xiaobai and said:

"This girl is so pretty, Yuemin, you are so lucky. You have to treat her well. You are a boy, so you have to give in to girls and not bully them."

Zhong Yuemin took a sip of water and said, "Auntie, how dare I bully her? It's she who bullies me every day."

Zhou Xiaobai hit the servant lightly, pouting in displeasure.

"How did I bully you? Don't slander me." Looking at the cardboard box on the table, he asked curiously:

"Auntie, what are you doing?"

"Sister Xiaobai, we're making paper boxes, or matchboxes," said Li Mei, who was standing aside.

"This is the job assigned to us by the street office. It can help supplement our family income."

"Oh!" Zhou Xiaobai said:

"Xiaomei, how much is one of these? One or two cents should be enough, right?"

Zhong Yuemin laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"

"Xiaobai, you're the daughter of a wealthy family, you've never touched the waters of life, you don't know the hardships of life. You might only earn a penny for making a hundred of these things. If you do nothing all day, making them from morning till night, even if you're quick, you can make a thousand or two thousand, and only earn a few cents."

"This... is just this little?"

"What do you think? Even with all this going on, everyone's still scrambling for the job. It's not certain you'll get it."

Zhou Xiaobai was shocked. She was born in a compound and her social circle had basically been in the compound. She didn't really understand the family conditions of ordinary people outside. So in her mind, the so-called "poor people" should not be able to eat meat, but they will definitely not starve, and they earn a dozen or twenty yuan a month. This was her impression.

In fact, as soon as she entered the slum here, she felt it was incredible. It was cramped and narrow, and messy. There were seven or eight families living in the small yard. She had to walk sideways, fetch water from outside, the kitchen was outside, and she had to go to the public toilet to use the toilet. She really didn't have the courage to live there.

"Xiaomei, why don't you teach me? I want to try it."

"My daughter, you are a guest, how can I ask you to work? You should take a rest."

This girl doesn't look like she comes from an ordinary family, so how could we dare to let her work?

"Auntie, it's okay."

During a break, Zhong Yuemin called Li Kuiyong to the door and said:

"Kui Yong, your childhood friend has been causing trouble for Di Lei and the others recently. Have you told him about Xiao Mei?"

Li Kuiyong shook his head.

"How could I tell him? But this matter has spread throughout your circle of naughty people. It's no secret. How could Xiaojiu not know about it? He even scolded me a few days ago, saying that I was not considerate enough for not telling him, his brother, about Xiaomei's accident... I tried to persuade him, and the matter is over. Du Weidong has also dealt with it, but he didn't listen. Sigh..."

Zhong Yuemin said:

"You still need to persuade them more. The most important thing is that you absolutely cannot kill anyone. Once someone dies, there's no going back. Do you understand?"

Li Kuiyong nodded, "I know. By the way, Yuemin, did Li Yuanchao cause you any trouble?"

"nothing now."

"I've also heard some rumors in your circle of naughty people, saying that you and Li Yuanchao are at odds, calling him a jerk, and are planning a big fight. Why do I feel like there's someone behind this, fanning the flames and preparing to see a 'good show'?

As for Li Yuanchao, I don't think highly of him, but he's certainly a character. You have to be careful of him. If you need me, I'll definitely help you. It's me who's causing trouble for you."

"Okay, it's not that weird."

Zhong Yuemin said: "When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Then it will come."

As he spoke, he took out a bottle of wine from his bag, which he had filled with the fairy spring.

"Here's this 'potion'. The one I gave you last time should be almost finished, right?"

Li Kuiyong said:

"Yuemin, this 'potion' is really effective. After soaking the bait in it, fish are immediately caught in the water. I go fishing once a week and catch about 40 to 50 kilograms. I earn 15 to 20 kilograms a week, and 60 to 70 kilograms a month. This is more than my father earned from driving a tricycle when he was alive. My family doesn't have to go hungry, and we can even save some money.

But, Yuemin, this 'potion' should be quite expensive, right? Give it to me..."

Zhong Yuemin stuffed it directly into his hand,

"Don't worry about it. The Spring Festival is just a month away. You can go fishing during this time. By next year, we'll probably all be sent to the countryside to work in the fields. It's better to save some money at home for emergencies."

Li Kuiyong nodded,

"Our neighborhood office has already been promoting and advocating for people to join the production team in the countryside. I don't know about other places, but in my area, everyone is very enthusiastic. It's like joining the army. We think it's an honor to go to the countryside and receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, and to cultivate a loyal heart."

Zhong Yuemin smiled and asked, "What about you? Do you want to go too?"

"I'm the eldest in the family, so I have to go down," Li Kuiyong said.

"Yuemin, to be honest with you, I don't want to go down. It sounds nice and grandiose, like receiving poverty re-education. My family used to go hungry every now and then, and we couldn't even get enough to eat. Isn't that poor enough?

The key is, you can't not go. Last year, a neighbor's kid in my yard refused to go. Later, the leaders of his parents' work units, the director of the street office, and the district party secretary took turns trying to persuade him. The old lady from the street office came to his house every day, like his mother chanting sutras, chanting all day long. If you don't go, it won't just affect you. Your parents, siblings, and relatives will also be implicated. You'll be condemned by everyone and become a serious sinner. In the end, you couldn't bear it anymore and compromised."

Zhong Yuemin nodded. Given the general environment, his own destiny was not in his control at all. He was like a small boat drifting in the rough sea. No one knew where his future would lie.

"Yuemin, you're from the compound, but you still have to go to the countryside?"

Zhong Yuemin laughed bitterly,

"I'm not even as good as you. You're a pure lower-middle-class poor peasant, 'glorious,' and I? I'm one of the five black categories. My father is still in there. People like me have no choice but to go down there. There's no chance for you to join the army, go to university, or even get a job in a factory. Kuiyong, maybe we can get a piece of land in the future."

"That's great, we brothers can be together again," Li Kuiyong said.

"Yuemin, let's be realistic. If your father's problem can't be solved, you and Zhou Xiaobai..."

“Don’t worry about the future, just take it one step at a time.”