Seeing so many people skipping work and gathering around the He family's house, the team leader roared:

"Aren't you going to get to work? Don't you want work points anymore?"

Upon hearing this, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

Feng Qingqing and Hu Fangming walked and talked:

"Qingqing, are you going to report to that medic?"

"Of course I signed up. What, aren't you planning to sign up?"

Feng Qingqing guessed based on her expression.

"Well, I don't plan to sign up. I've been afraid of going to the hospital since I was a child, and I don't like the working environment in the hospital. Besides, there will definitely be a lot of people there, so I'd better not join in the fun."

Feng Qingqing knew she was telling the truth. She had heard it from the older women in the fields. Almost everyone in the team who had gone to junior high school, except for those who already had a regular job, had signed up. After all, it was a good thing. Maybe they could be transferred to the commune in the future. Even if they couldn't be transferred, not having to work in the fields was still a good thing.

The team members had very simple ideas.

As soon as the two arrived at the edge of the field, they saw Jiang Yun, who was the scorekeeper, talking to Xiong Baoguo. Although it seemed like they were talking about work, Feng Qingqing still felt something was off.

Seeing Xiong Baoguo in the fields now, a man known for frequently avoiding work, was quite unusual.

Feng Qingqing didn't look at it much and continued to work on the land she was assigned to.

As he worked, he pondered that he hadn't been to the cave where Jiang Yun and his sister stored their things for two days. It seemed he would have to go and investigate again tonight and get to work quickly.

As usual, Feng Qingqing went back to cook lunch first. After a quick wash, she remembered the cured meat she had taken from Grandma He's house and quickly took it out of her space since none of the other educated youths had returned yet.

Just in case, she chopped the meat into minced meat, stir-fried it in a pan, added the washed cabbage, stir-fried it together for a few seconds, and then plated it.

After simply washing the pot, I steamed a few buns made from a mixture of two kinds of dough. Today, we'll eat steamed buns with spicy stir-fried cabbage and braised pork.

When the educated youth returned, although quite some time had passed, the overwhelming aroma of the meat still made people's mouths water. It smelled so good, I really wanted to eat it.

However, the Jiang siblings were not as hungry for meat as they had been when they first arrived. They simply glanced coldly at Feng Qingqing, snorted, and turned to go inside.

After looking at it, Feng Qingqing thought to herself, "Well, they've eaten quite a lot of good stuff."

They didn't say much, after all, they were in the educated youth compound, and they knew about each other's relationship. Most of the educated youth at the educated youth settlement had also guessed it. In the educated youth compound, the two sides usually kept to themselves and didn't cause any trouble in the open.

After finishing their meal, Hu Fangming washed the dishes quickly and, like Feng Qingqing, lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a nap.

After getting up in the afternoon, Feng Qingqing did not go to the fields with Hu Fangming this time. Instead, she went to the brigade headquarters first and formally registered with the women's director who was waiting in the office to participate in the training and selection of health workers.

Women's Director Zhang Xiumei nodded and didn't say much. After all, most of the educated youth had already signed up. She just asked a few routine questions and then said that the registration was complete.

At the same time, Feng Qingqing was notified that she would officially go to the commune hospital for training the day after tomorrow, that is, on the morning of October 7th. It would be her first time going, and the brigade would organize an oxcart to take her there. However, she would have to come back early and late every day and walk on her own. She would also have to take care of her own lunch.

The brigade and commune did not provide meals, and it was emphasized again that no work points would be awarded by the brigade during the week of training; if they failed the exam, they shouldn't blame the brigade. Furthermore, considering that it was already October and the busy farming season was almost over, the brigade headquarters agreed to send more than a dozen young laborers at once.

As she spoke, Feng Qingqing nodded. She already knew this beforehand, so there was nothing more to say.

After a brief greeting, Feng Qingqing came out of the brigade headquarters.

After leaving, Feng Qingqing went straight to the field she had been assigned to that day. There she saw Aunt Zheng and Hu Fangming working hard. Because Feng Qingqing had put in the most effort and done the most work in the morning, neither of them had any objections to her arriving late, especially Aunt Zheng.

He took her hand and whispered something in her ear:

"Let me tell you, that old hag is really something. I heard that she fainted from anger this morning, and Dr. Wang came to check on her. He said she was fine, in good health. She just fainted from anger, but she was fine once she woke up."

"She's really tough; how come she didn't get really upset?"

To be honest, Old Lady He was quite capable. There was practically no one in the team, young or old, male or female, who could talk to her. In addition, the way she had treated He Yong'an since childhood made many people dislike her.

Especially since Aunt Zheng was the one who once said that He Yong'an might not be Old Lady He's biological son, and then she was confronted at the door and scolded for three days. Now, the two of them have become enemies. Seeing Old Lady He make a fool of herself this time, Aunt Zheng can finally feel relieved.

Before she could finish speaking, Aunt Zheng continued to approach Feng Qingqing and said:

"I heard that after he woke up, he called the brigade leader and the others over and said that he must stand up for them, otherwise the He family would not let it go."

The brigade leader probably knew that the He family had really lost something and suffered a great loss. The brigade could neither provide compensation nor had the obligation or ability to handle the matter.

So, the captain and his team had no choice but to call the police and let them investigate and give the He family an explanation. Otherwise, this commotion wouldn't go on.

When the police arrived, they searched the He family's house thoroughly and concluded that the family had been burgled, and that the thieves had jumped in through the old couple's back window to steal their belongings.

However, this conclusion could not convince the He family, and of course, the police did not need their approval; they only needed to inform them of the investigation results.

Of course, there is another question: since they jumped in through the window in the middle of the night, and the elderly couple are not the kind of people who sleep soundly, why did they sleep through the night without making a sound?

Not only were the captain and other observers puzzled, but the police officers were also baffled. In the end, they could only conclude that the old couple were sleeping too soundly.

In the end, the police could only say that since they had not found any valuable evidence, including witnesses, they would have to continue their investigations and get back to them if they had any news.

Everyone present understood what that meant: in this situation, the chances of finding it were extremely slim, and they could only accept their bad luck.

The He family naturally disagreed, but there was nothing they could do about it. They told the He family to be more careful when they slept in the future.

That last sentence was better left unsaid; it was too hurtful.

When Aunt Zheng and the other villagers heard about it, they didn't exactly applaud, but they certainly cheered inwardly.

Feng Qingqing was listening intently to what Aunt Zheng was saying.

Although the He family wasn't the mastermind behind the tragic fate of their family of four in their past life, the matter of the man in question hasn't been settled yet.

Although she wouldn't actively provoke anyone at this point, it would still be necessary to add fuel to the fire.

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