Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

The next morning, Feng Qingqing woke up early again. After a quick wash, she quietly left the educated youth settlement.

She went out this morning to visit He Yong'an at Old He's house. She had heard yesterday that he had fainted and hadn't woken up. Although she knew it was due to the medication, she was still a little worried and wanted to go see him in person.

Considering that He Yong'an couldn't go out today, Feng Qingqing went straight to the window of He Yong'an's room. He Yong'an lived in a very small room next to the woodpile in the He family's courtyard, next to a storage room for miscellaneous items.

At this moment, Feng Qingqing came to his window and gently knocked on the window twice. Whether it was telepathy or something he had been thinking about all day, He Yong'an immediately sensed that it was Qingqing. He jumped up from the wooden board he was lying on, walked quickly to the window, opened it, and looked closely. Sure enough, it was Feng Qingqing.

His eyes widened in surprise, and a smile slowly spread across his lips. Feng Qingqing knew this wasn't the time to speak, so she first took two meat buns she had previously stored in her spatial storage from her pocket. Then she quickly asked:

"I heard you fainted earlier, are you alright?"

His tone was filled with worry.

"It's nothing. I suddenly felt dizzy after taking the medicine. I woke up suddenly yesterday, but I didn't really wake up and kept pretending to be dizzy. I just feel a little weak, but there's nothing else wrong. Don't worry."

He reassured her with an explanation.

Feng Qingqing knew that was roughly how it was, nodded, didn't ask any more questions, told them about their meeting later, and then quickly left the He family.

Looking at the two still-warm meat buns in his hands, He Yong'an felt a warm glow in his heart. He knew she cared about him, but he hoped even more that he could give her a happy home.

He held the steamed bun in his hand but didn't eat it, pondering what might happen to the He family next, and slowly fell into deep thought.

After leaving the He family's house, Feng Qingqing gradually slowed down.

Seeing that it was still early, I went back to the educated youth compound. After returning, I washed and picked some vegetables that I had exchanged with Aunt Zheng's house. I chopped up the radish greens, put them in a small jar with some salt to pickle them.

The other items were either placed in dark corners or planned to be cooked and eaten today. Only after everything was sorted out did people in the educated youth compound start to get up and wash.

Feng Qingqing and Hu Fangming simply boiled some taro they had picked on the mountain, peeling and eating it as they walked towards the brigade headquarters. The fragrance of wildflowers wafting from both sides added to the charm of the experience.

When they arrived at the entrance of the brigade headquarters, many team members had already arrived one after another, and most of them were chatting in twos and threes.

Once all the team members had arrived, the dispatcher did not assign tasks as usual. Instead, the team leader stood slightly in front of the crowd, looking like he had something to say.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, the captain coughed lightly and pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to be quiet for a moment, as he had something to say.

"Today I want to tell you something. Dr. Wang, the barefoot doctor of the brigade, is getting old and is going to live with his son in the next commune. Now his job will be free."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room erupted in a buzz of discussion.

"Now that Dr. Wang is gone, what will we do if we get a headache or fever? Are we supposed to go to the commune? That's too inconvenient."

"I heard there's a clinic in the next brigade too, but it's too much trouble to go that far if I'm not feeling well."

"Who can argue with that? But Dr. Wang is indeed very old. I heard his son has come to pick him up several times, and this time he has finally decided to leave."

"Then tell me..."

The speaker's voice suddenly lowered, clearly indicating that they didn't want more people to hear.

"Then tell me, if Dr. Wang leaves, who will take over his shift at the clinic? That's a highly sought-after job."

When everyone heard what this person said, they were all taken aback. Then they thought about it and realized that it was true. They were only thinking about how inconvenient it was to see a doctor. They wondered how the brigade would arrange this task.

After listening to everyone's discussion, the captain paused for a few minutes before continuing:

"Regarding the duties of the health workers at the brigade's clinic..."

He paused, glanced at the team members present, and then stopped teasing them:

"The commune required the brigade to select several members who had attended junior high school to study at the commune hospital for a week. After a week, they would be assessed and selected based on their performance."

Before anyone could react, he continued:

"This time, it's voluntary, as long as you've graduated from junior high school, but the brigade won't give you work points during your studies. If you're selected, like Dr. Wang, you won't have to work in the fields to earn full work points, but you'll need to participate in the autumn harvest during the busy farming season."

Although this sanitation worker did not receive a monthly salary, Dr. Wang often went up the mountain to collect Chinese medicinal herbs. If any team members came to buy them, he would charge them a penny or two, which was also a source of income.

Therefore, this job is still quite popular in the brigade.

After hearing the captain's words, the people around him started to discuss it even more, and some were already thinking about whether they had any suitable juniors to send to study.

Feng Qingqing also looked like she had been looking forward to it for a long time. Although she had known about this for a long time, she was still very happy when she finally got to see it.

Feng Qingqing glanced at the group of educated youth in the ward next to her. Most of them had an eager look on their faces. After all, it might be hard to find people who had graduated from junior high school in the brigade, but everyone in the ward had at least junior high school education, and some had even graduated from high school.

Amidst the commotion, the team members were assigned their tasks for the day and slowly made their way to the fields.

As she was about to leave the brigade headquarters, Feng Qingqing turned her head and glanced at the brigade leader who was still standing in the brigade courtyard. She saw him wave and say a few words to a child, after which the child ran towards Old He's house.

Feng Qingqing knew that this was about dealing with the He family's affairs.

Indeed, that was the case. Yesterday, several cadres in the brigade held a meeting to discuss how to handle the matter concerning the He family. In the end, the cadres, including accountant Liu Hezhi, women's director Zhang Xiumei, and militia company commander Lü Tianhua, unanimously disagreed with the brigade making any compensation to the He family, since the incident involving the two sons had nothing to do with the brigade.

If this precedent is set, the troubles in the brigade will be endless. However, considering that Old Lady He is unreasonable and domineering, the brigade decided after careful consideration to make things difficult for He Yong'an, the eldest son of the He family, and to appease Old Lady He.

How wronged is he? Since He Yong'an is no longer able to participate in physical labor, especially farm work, meaning he can't contribute to the He family and still has to be supported for nothing, we'll separate him out. Starting this year, we'll have to give the He couple a considerable amount of filial piety grain and retirement money every year, even though the couple is not even fifty years old.

Although the brigade cadres felt somewhat ashamed of the punishment and deeply sorry for He Yong'an, they could only try to make more arrangements for him within the brigade in the future.

And so, when Old Lady He arrived, the two sides continued their verbal sparring and threats.