The 1960s: The Story of a Country Girl's Journey to the City

When Director Wen saw the situation on the playground, he exclaimed "Oh dear!" and led his men to run towards the playground.

Seeing that there was something interesting to watch, Bao Ya stopped in her hurry and followed the crowd to see what was going on.

As I got closer, I realized that two people were chasing each other on the playground, with several others following behind, wanting to stop them but not daring to. It was like a game of cat and mouse, quite a lively scene.

The person running in second place was a woman, who was tall and burly, and was carrying a shovel. The people behind her wanted to stop her, but they didn't dare to get close to her.

The man in front kept trying to hide in the training crowd, but when the woman rushed over, the crowd dispersed.

They had no choice. If it were a man, he would have been pinned down long ago, but since it was a woman, no one dared to even get close to her; they could only hide.

"Director, Director, what should we do?"

A man, sweating profusely, ran up to Director Wen and said he was extremely worried.

"Why are they out here? Weren't they in the office?"

Director Wen became unsettled the moment he saw the people on the playground, and his voice changed.

"Get them to the office right away. The leaders are coming to inspect soon. What's going on here?"

"We can't persuade her to go back, and she's a woman, so we can't pull her back either. Look at the mess this has made."

Director Wen was so anxious he kept stamping his feet. He'd been living in a terrible mess lately, with one thing after another going on and on without a moment's peace.

"Wang Xiao, look at this..."

Director Wen turned around and called to Wang Xiao, glancing at Bao Ya. The implication was clear: she was quite skilled, and he wanted to know if she could be allowed to participate.

Wang Xiao understood what he meant, turned to Bao Ya, and was about to speak when Bao Ya immediately shook her head.

"Come on, look closely. That big guy is like a mad bull. He could knock me flying in one go, and he's carrying a weapon."

"Could you go over and talk to that woman and calm her down? She seems to be from your commune too."

Bao Yatou shook her head vigorously, like a rattle-drum. There were so many people in their commune, and she only knew a few. Even if you wanted to chat with her, you'd have to get her to put down what she was holding first, otherwise it would be too dangerous for you.

However, when those people got closer, Bao Ya felt that the woman looked somewhat familiar.

Director Wen winked at Wang Xiao, urging him to hurry up, otherwise they would be in trouble if the leaders saw them.

Wang Xiao took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and unleashed his trump card.

"Fifty."

"What?"

Bao Ya thought she was hallucinating. What did this guy mean? Was he chanting a spell?

"Separate the people, and I'll give you fifty dollars."

Wang Xiao thought Jiang Lao Er was quite shrewd. He could spend a hundred yuan to get Lin Baoya to come to the army, which meant that money worked for her. After all, money can make the devil turn the millstone.

"No, it's too dangerous."

Just kidding, fifty yuan is just the bottom line, not the top. She'd have to be incredibly stupid to risk her life for fifty yuan.

"One hundred, that's the most I can do."

Wang Xiao gritted his teeth and said one hundred. If she refused again, there was nothing he could do. If necessary, he would just pin the woman down; even if he got scolded, Director Wen would have to take the blame first.

Bao Ya also got a good look at the woman opposite her, rolled her eyes and thought for a moment, then turned to Wang Xiao and said:

"Really, you'll get a hundred?"

"Really, if you stop her and take her to the office, I'll give you a hundred."

Wang Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she was willing to help; otherwise, a group of men really couldn't do anything about that girl.

"You must keep your word, Director Wen, you be our witness."

"Alright, I'll be your witness."

Director Wen couldn't worry about anything else right now; the leaders would be arriving in a little while.

"Dafeng, what are you doing?"

Bao Ya made a megaphone shape with her hand and shouted at the women over there.

The woman seemed frozen upon hearing the shout. She turned around, took a few steps, and upon recognizing Lin Baoya, threw the shovel she was holding to the ground.

"Bao Ya! Wow~~"

Yan Dafeng ran towards them crying. Her voice was particularly mournful, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"That's it? You know her?"

Wang Xiao's lips trembled with anger. He felt that the two were of the same kind and from the same place, so how could they not know each other?

He threw a hundred yuan out and it didn't even make a sound. Thinking of this, he glared at Bao Ya and breathed heavily.

Bao Ya looked at Wang Xiao, puzzled. Why was he reacting so strongly? Did he think the hundred yuan was a waste? Was he trying to renege on his debt?

Indeed, stopping a brawl with a shout seems too easy to them; they might even think they're being played.

Customers will only buy willingly if they feel they're getting a great deal. Alright, let him experience the power of Yan Dafeng.

"Dafeng, who bullied you? I'll help you, let's beat him up together."

Seeing Yan Dafeng rush over to hug her, Bao Ya immediately called out to her again.

Hearing Bao Ya say this, Yan Dafeng seemed to be awakened. She immediately mustered her fighting spirit, turned around, picked up the shovel she had thrown away, and chased after the person she had just been chasing.

Before Wang Xiao could speak, Bao Ya followed him.

"Oh dear, you guys... hey, make them stop!"

Director Wen was so anxious that he kept slapping his thigh. He felt like strangling Wang Xiao. Why did he talk so much nonsense?

As Bao Ya and Yan Dafeng rushed over, the crowd on the playground scattered in a flash. The leaders in charge all had the same thought: let them grab that person and give him a good beating. The three of them were playing hide-and-seek, and it was anyone's guess how long this stalemate would last.

In the distance, a man stood on the hood of a jeep, peering through binoculars; his hand holding the binoculars trembled. The group following behind him held their breath.

Those were soldiers he had trained, being chased all over the drill ground by two female comrades like rabbits, and getting hit every now and then.

Even though the other party is a lesbian and you can't fight back, why can't you outrun them?

And that self-criticism from earlier almost made him furious. He borrowed something and didn't return it, yet he made someone write a self-criticism. What kind of rubbish does he have under his command?

"Don't make things worse. Stop her and take her to the office."

Wang Xiao found an opportunity to run up to Bao Ya and tell her that he regretted it and shouldn't have questioned her earlier.

He didn't know if Lin Baoya could handle things, but she definitely had the ability to make things bigger.

"That one hundred?"

"Here you go, here you go, I'll give it to you in a bit!"

Wang Xiao also realized that he would have the troublemaker pay him back later, and whether it was worth it or not was none of his business.

Hearing the answer she wanted, Bao Ya stopped and called out to Yan Dafeng:

"Dafeng, that's enough. Let's go back and reason with him."

Upon hearing her words, Yan Dafeng casually tossed aside the shovel and followed Bao Ya to the office with a proud and arrogant air.

Those behind were dumbfounded, wiping their sweat as they stared at the two strong women in front. If they didn't know that Yan Dafeng had only arrived yesterday, they would have thought that Lin Baoya had brought her along specifically.

Yan Dafeng was a notorious female bully at the commune middle school, on par with Lin Baoya. Lin Baoya's fighting prowess was somewhat exaggerated, given her pretty face; most of those who provoked her were simply trying to make their presence known to her.

Yan Dafeng is a real fighter. She's 175cm tall and weighs about 150kg. Especially her strength—she can lift 200kg like it's nothing. Anyone who dares to act arrogantly in front of her is definitely asking for a beating.