Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

"Because you are the station chief, Chen Wei doesn't need to fetch water."

"Because you are the station chief, Chen Wei doesn't collect firewood."

"Just because you're the station chief, you're expected to give up our own food to support him, a person who usually cheats and shirks his duties."

"You say we're undermining the unity among the educated youth? Isn't that because you're so protective of your cousin?"

"Why didn't you speak up when Chen Wei was framing me? A few days ago during the harvest, who was it that was yelling about adding more oil? It was you. But you knew what was going on, yet you still chose to keep quiet."

"It's only because he's your cousin that I say you're the least qualified person to say that!"

Xiang Fang unleashed a torrent of words at Chen Hongjie, seemingly venting all the grievances she had suffered over the past two years.

Long Lifan and the others were also wide-eyed. They really didn't expect that the old educated youth led by Chen Hongjie would have such a shameful side.

It's surprising that Chen Hongjie, who always seemed so respectable, was actually like this. It's no wonder Xiang Fang lost her temper after being suppressed for so long.

I secretly rejoiced that I hadn't chosen to eat with them, otherwise I might have been the one getting angry today.

Long Lifan had long known that this would happen when there were many people eating together, which is why she chose to cook alone.

Chen Hongjie listened to Xiang Fang's words, unable to recover for a long time. His face was flushed red, and he couldn't speak. He knew that he, as the person in charge of the educated youth settlement, had completely lost face today.

The key point is that what Xiang Fang said was all true, and he didn't even know how to refute it. He had told his cousin before to stop, but Chen Wei wouldn't listen and continued to do as he pleased.

Besides, since no one else said anything, he didn't bother to say anything more. Now that Xiang Fang had publicly ripped away this fig leaf, he clearly noticed that the other male educated youths were looking at him with strange expressions.

"Alright, since you female educated youths are planning to cook separately, then from today onwards, you'll each cook your own meals!" Chen Hongjie's face was ashen. Since Xiang Fang had said this, he dared not bring up anything else that might disrupt unity.

Now he could only accept it and hope that some of the male educated youth could cook. Otherwise, they would have trouble even getting food in the future.

“The kitchen supplies were bought together, so since we’ve already split them up, let’s just divide the remaining items according to the number of people.” Xiang Fang was happy that Chen Hongjie was willing to compromise, so she simply asked Chen Hongjie to distribute the items in front of everyone else.

As for the days to come, fetching water and gathering firewood are things that even a young lady like Hu Zhiqing can do, so how could it be difficult for her?

"Oh, right, there's also the vegetable garden, which will be allocated according to the number of people." Xiang Fang suddenly remembered that there was another project. "From now on, we will only be responsible for the part that we have assigned. As for your part, we will not be responsible for it."

"Don't you dare steal from us when you're out of vegetables. If I find out, I won't let you off easily." Perhaps still resentful about Chen Wei's false accusation, he emphasized the word "steal."

The farce ended with the male and female educated youth being separated and living together.

"I'm sorry, Hu Zhiqing was in a bit of a hurry just now, so I brought you up. I hope you won't blame me!" After the matter was over, Xiang Fang went up to Hu Lili to apologize.

Long Lifan glanced at Xiang Fang, understanding her ulterior motives. It seemed that if they hadn't shown up, Xiang Fang would never have dared to speak to Chen Hongjie like that.

Although she felt somewhat used, Long Lifan didn't think Xiang Fang had done anything wrong. Looking at Xiang Fang's swollen cheeks, she felt a pang of pity and said, "I have some medicine that I made myself. I'll go get it for you. Apply it to your face, and the swelling should go down by tomorrow!"

The round trip took ten minutes, and when she handed the powder to Xiang Fang, the latter was still a little confused.

Xiang Fang did indeed take advantage of the new educated youth. She believed that with Long's intelligence, she would definitely be able to see through it. She just didn't expect that Long would be willing to get medicine for her injuries.

“Long Zhiqing, I…” Xiang Fang didn’t know how to start.

"Take it, a girl's face is very important," Long Lifan said sincerely.

According to Long Lifan's long-term observation, Xiang Fang is not a bad person at heart; she just has a sharp tongue and will criticize anyone she doesn't like.

But this 19-year-old girl has already been working in the countryside for two years and is also taking care of her cousin. Her sharp tongue is perhaps a way for her to protect herself.

“Long, the educated youth, I…”

At this moment, Chen Wei walked over awkwardly, pointed to the medicine in Fang's hand, and looked at Long Lifan with hopeful eyes.

Feeling the burning pain on his face, he hoped that Long Zhiqing could give him some medicine. If he were left with scars, how would he ever find a wife?

"That's all! I gave all of these to Xiang Zhiqing. If you want to use them, just ask Xiang Zhiqing!" To be honest, she used to just find Chen Chen a little annoying.

But after today's events, she looked down on this kind of person even more, and even felt disgusted by him. After saying that, she called Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an back. She didn't want to see that face for even a second longer, lest she vomit up the cured meat she had eaten.

Chen Wei had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw his raised hand, and looking at the departing figure, he could only walk towards the male educated youth in disappointment.

You're kidding, he just had a fight with Xiang Fang, wouldn't going to see her now just be humiliating himself?

The next morning, Long Lifan heard noises from next door, and it seemed that Hu Lili was talking. She was a little curious that Hu Lili could get up so early.

"Long Zhiqing, you're up!" Lin Yue greeted Long Lifan as soon as she saw her walk in, "You don't know, there was another argument at the educated youth settlement after you left last night."

Well! She found it strange that Hu Lili could get up so early; it turned out she was there to gossip.

"Is it Xiang Fang?" Long Lifan was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case!

"No, it's the male educated youth arguing amongst themselves. They're all arguing about who should make breakfast today!" Lin Yue quickly said. The women living at the educated youth settlement had overheard everything the men were saying, and that's why they came to share it with Hu Lili so early in the morning.

It seems that everyone agrees that Hu Lili enjoys gossiping.

"You didn't see it, but the male educated youth all turned their anger towards Chen Wei in the end. Even Chen Hongjie, who was standing to the side, didn't dare to speak up for him, for fear of incurring the wrath of the crowd."

Just as Lin Yue had said, the lack of female educated youth cooking led to endless arguments among them. Everyone initially felt that since Chen Wei had offended someone, he should be responsible for cooking from now on.

Chen Wei, of course, disagreed, and shouted, "Didn't you all think they'd been cheating on me before? Why are you blaming me now?"

The other male educated youths were also embarrassed. They had indeed said similar things in private, but they never expected Chen Wei to say them in public today. In the end, Chen Hongjie suggested that everyone take turns cooking for a day, and since it was because of Chen Wei, he would start.

Chen Wei wanted to object, but seeing his cousin's murderous glare, he had no choice but to nod in agreement. He knew that from today onwards, his cousin would definitely not protect him anymore, and he couldn't help but regret not being able to control his mouth.

The happiest person was undoubtedly Xiang Fang. This morning, she woke up to find that the redness and swelling on her face had completely disappeared after using the medicine given to her by Long Zhiqing. Now, they only have to cook for the three of them, which is not only less but also easier, and they couldn't be happier.

As for the male educated youth, Chen Wei spent a long time tinkering and fixing things in the kitchen before he finally finished. By the time the group ate and rushed to work, everyone else had already started, for which the brigade leader gave them a lecture.

Halfway through the workday, several male educated youths developed diarrhea, and it was unclear whether it was because Chen Wei hadn't cooked them properly.

Of course, Long Lifan and the others didn't witness this themselves. During lunch, Lin Yue was vividly describing the morning's events to Hu Lili from next door, and even Hu Lili could hear it clearly.

To this, Long Lifan had only one thought in her mind: 'You reap what you sow.'