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

"Yes, yes, I apologize, I'll compensate you!"

Upon hearing the brigade leader's intervention, Liu Zhaodi immediately scrambled to her feet, muttering to herself. At this point, she had no choice but to accept her fate; she couldn't let anything happen to herself or her son!

“This…” Long Lifan feigned difficulty, and after a moment said in an extremely strained tone, “Alright, since the captain has said so, let’s listen to the captain!”

The reason she gave the captain a meaningful look was because she needed a way to save face. She couldn't really send Liu Zhaodi to the police station; if she did, the captain probably wouldn't agree in the end.

Furthermore, by taking a commune member to the police station immediately after becoming the women's director, she only incurred the resentment of the other members. Despite their dislike for Widow Liu, if given a choice between the educated youth and Widow Liu, they would undoubtedly side with her.

Although she couldn't deal with Widow Liu, Long Lifan would still give her a memory she'd never forget. After all, both Guard Lin and Widow Liu had been causing trouble for Yang Qianqian every few days.

If this doesn't escalate, there might be more trouble in the future. He then said, "Aunt Liu first slandered Yang Qianqian, and then she physically assaulted Yang Lijuan. Let's apologize to both of them in front of everyone. As for compensation, let's give her 15 yuan!"

Long Lifan felt that the compensation was not much, considering that Widow Liu had dared to ask for so much earlier. Since that was the case, she would just consider it a return payment.

"Aunt Liu, do you have any objections to what I said about your relationship?" Long Lifan stared at her with a half-smile.

"No, I'm willing!"

Widow Liu hung her head, her usual imposing demeanor completely gone.

“Then apologize!” Long Lifan pointed at Yang Qianqian, then looked at Lin Weibing and said, “You also need to apologize.”

"I'm sorry, Yang Zhiqing!"

"I'm sorry, Yang Zhiqing!"

Despite their reluctance, the two dragged themselves step by step toward Yang Qianqian and then respectfully apologized. Liu Zhaodi also apologized to Yang Lijuan in the end; as for compensation, she would have to go home to get it.

After this incident, everyone began to disperse. Yang Qianqian quickly helped her cousin treat her injuries, and Lin Guodong, seeing this, told the educated youth to rest for half a day, as if giving them a holiday.

"Pah!" Yang Lijuan was being helped back to the educated youth settlement by Lin Yue and the others. As she passed Chen Hongjie, she couldn't help but spit.

"Chen, please don't keep bringing up the idea of ​​unity among educated youth." Yang Lijuan was furious at Chen Hongjie's actions earlier.

Now, every time she recalls the scene of hearing Chen Hongjie say those words at the educated youth settlement, she feels nauseous.

"Long Zhiqing, do you still have the medicine you gave Xiang Zhiqing last time? Don't worry, I won't spend money on it for nothing." On the way back, Yang Lijuan asked.

Her condition was even more serious than Xiang Fang's last time. She remembered that after Xiang Fang used that medicine, there wasn't a trace left. Girls care about their faces; if they have scars, it will be difficult for them to find husbands in the future.

“There’s one more thing.” Long Lifan nodded. She admired Yang Lijuan for standing up for her cousin. “Let’s go to my house first, I’ll get it for you.”

So the group followed Long Lifan to her courtyard. When they entered the courtyard, they were attracted by the flowers and plants along the inner wall.

Among the educated youth, only Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an had been to her courtyard before; the others were setting foot there for the first time. They were all incredibly excited as they gazed at the blooming flowers and plants.

Long Lifan handed her the powdered medicine and said, "I made it myself, so you don't need to pay for it. Oh, and you should apply some too!" As she spoke, she looked at Xiang Fang, who was standing to the side.

Among the female educated youth, Lin Yue was undoubtedly the most skilled in combat, but she had just gone to find them. Xiang Fang had participated in the fight and also sustained a considerable injury.

As for Liu Pandi, Xiang Hong, and the others, they only dared to break up the fight, not to actually fight. After all, they were still timid and afraid of getting into trouble.

"How about we treat everyone to dinner tonight?" The Yang sisters suggested, feeling guilty because so many people had come out to help them today, especially the female educated youth who had been injured because of them.

They didn't have to work this afternoon and had plenty of time to prepare. However, Long Lifan and the other two still had to go up the mountain to complete their own tasks, so they left midway.

Fortunately, Lin Yue and the others had the key to Hu Lili's courtyard, so they planned to cook there. Yang Lijuan really didn't want to go back to the educated youth settlement, fearing she'd encounter people she found disgusting.

The two sisters had some money, and with the compensation from the Liu family, they could build a house. So they planned to build their own small courtyard like Long Zhiqing and the others, and move out of the educated youth settlement.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhaodi walked home dejectedly, thinking about how she hadn't even gotten to eat the mutton and had gotten herself into all this trouble. Not only did she apologize to the two girls in front of everyone, but she also offered to pay them 15 yuan in compensation.

She looked up and saw Lin Xiuxiu following behind her. During the fight, the other side had outnumbered her and she had suffered quite a bit. Lin Xiuxiu had only tried to break up the fight and hadn't even helped her mother, which made her feel inexplicably angry.

"Useless good-for-nothing! You didn't even come out to help when they were bullying your mother." As he spoke, he suddenly pinched Lin Xiuxiu's arm, causing her to close her eyes tightly in pain, but she dared not make a sound.

"Humph!"

Liu Zhaodi snorted coldly, venting her anger on her daughter, which seemed to improve her mood. However, the thought of the compensation made her feel heartbroken again.

Although it hurt, I still rummaged through drawers and cabinets to find a lot of money when I got home. In the end, I managed to scrape together 15 yuan before storming out.

"Sister, what happened?" Lin Feifei only dared to ask her sister after their mother left. She had just noticed that her mother's face didn't look good, but she only dared to quietly cower to the side.

Her mother always took her anger out on her and her sister, and she had long been used to it. That's why she didn't dare to say a word just now, for fear of angering her mother.

"Ah, Mother, it's all for nothing!" Lin Feifei sighed after hearing her sister's story.

“Who says otherwise!” Lin Xiuxiu said with a bitter expression. “We need to be careful lately and avoid this bad luck.”

"I understand!" Lin Feifei nodded. The two sisters had never approved of their mother causing trouble for Yang Zhiqing, and now they'd lost everything. Their lives would likely be even harder from now on, and the thought made them sigh involuntarily.

When the three of them finished their tasks for the day and returned home, the aroma of food wafted from the courtyard. Yang Lijuan came out and said, "You're back just in time; the food is just ready." She then invited Long Lifan and the others to come and eat.

"This afternoon, Widow Liu brought the money over," Yang Lijuan said, her face beaming with smiles. It was surprising that Widow Liu, who was usually so domineering, didn't dare utter a single word in response to Long Zhiqing.

At that moment, she seemed to transform into a devoted fan, staring at Long Zhiqing with sparkling eyes. She couldn't help but think that if she had Long Zhiqing's abilities, who would dare bully her sisters?

"Hmm." Long Lifan nodded slightly. Since Widow Liu had agreed to compensation in front of everyone, she wasn't worried at all that she would try to renege on the deal later.

“Now we have some money, and my cousin and I have discussed it and decided to build a small courtyard like yours next to yours. I really don’t want to live in that educated youth settlement anymore.”

"That's great!" Long Lifan nodded slightly and said softly. She also learned about what Chen Hongjie had said that afternoon. No wonder Yang Zhiqing had such a bad temper; he must have been quite angry with Chen Hongjie's words.