Chapter 17

“Come to think of it, she’s just someone’s lackey.”

“She only knows how to shirk work and pick easy tasks. I don’t believe that when the time comes to weigh grain based on work points next year, she can still be as smug as she is now.”

“Even the brigade leader’s daughter probably doesn’t have enough grain to support her.”

Jiang Cuihua gritted her teeth and growled, “Do you have any proof? You’re just talking nonsense, be careful I tear your mouth apart.”

“You have the guts to do it, but not the guts to admit it, coward!” Yang Huifang spat at Jiang Cuihua, “You want to tear my mouth apart? Come on then, if you have the guts.”

Song Shishi heard their argument and lifted the curtain to come out.

She happened to see Zhang Qingmei walking towards them from the window crack, so she hurried forward and pulled Yang Huifang, who was about to scold back.

How could Jiang Cuihua tolerate being scolded by others? She rushed forward to hit Yang Huifang.

Song Shishi gave Yang Huifang a wink.

Yang Huifang was also a cunning one, before Jiang Cuihua could touch her, she fell to the ground and started crying.

Zhang Qingmei pushed the door open and saw Yang Huifang crying on the ground, while Jiang Cuihua was going crazy, trying to pounce on Yang Huifang.

Fortunately, the others in the room were holding Jiang Cuihua back.

But she struggled to break free, still shouting, “You bitch, I’m going to scratch your face.”

“Enough!” Zhang Qingmei roared angrily.

Everyone was stunned, and Su Yu and the others loosened their grip on Jiang Cuihua’s hand.

As soon as Jiang Cuihua broke free, she pointed at Yang Huifang, who was crying on the ground, “Deputy Captain Zhang, you have to stand up for me, Yang Huifang not only slandered me but also cursed at me.”

Zhang Qingmei scanned Yang Huifang, who was crying loudly, and then looked at Jiang Cuihua, who was arrogant.

This situation, no matter how you looked at it, didn’t seem like what Jiang Cuihua said.

Yang Huifang sobbed, explaining intermittently, “Deputy Captain Zhang, I… I’ve always… been… a… good person… you know that, how could I slander her?”

“I just said a couple of truths, and she just rushed over to hit me, woo woo…”

Yang Huifang’s tears really came at the drop of a hat, and they were authentic.

Song Shishi silently gave her acting skills a thumbs up.

This was more exciting than the movies in the cinema.

Zhang Qingmei sighed, “You two come with me.”

After saying that, Zhang Qingmei turned and walked out of the room first.

Song Shishi helped Yang Huifang up from the ground, Yang Huifang snorted coldly at Jiang Cuihua, and also walked out.

Jiang Cuihua glared at Song Shishi with hatred, “Don’t be smug, I know this has something to do with you.”

Song Shishi just smiled at her and made a “goodbye” gesture.

Jiang Cuihua was furious and wanted to say something, but Zhang Qingmei’s urging voice came from outside, so she had no choice but to go out.

The room suddenly became quiet, Song Shishi turned back and looked at the others in the room.

Everyone avoided her gaze, only Su Yu smiled at her.

This farce had broken the peace of the educated youth point under the rain.

Jiang Cuihua was eventually punished, and Chen Hui also publicly criticized her for being lazy and shirk work, making her write a self-criticism and read it aloud at the next meeting.

He also said that after the rain stopped, he would let Jiang Cuihua work in the fields with everyone else.

Yang Huifang was just given an ideological education, telling her to be more careful with her words in the future.

The rain didn’t show any signs of stopping, Song Shishi was engrossed in reading the book Meng Xunzhou gave her.

“Song Comrade, there’s a comrade named Xu Li outside the courtyard looking for you.”

In the courtyard, an old educated youth was standing there holding an umbrella, shouting to Song Shishi.

Song Shishi looked up and met Xu Li’s gaze.

She thanked the old educated youth, then turned back to put the book in the cabinet, before going out with an umbrella.

“Li Li, why are you here?”

Xu Li pouted, “Sister, I’m a little scared at home alone, I want you to come and keep me company.”

To say that Xu Li was scared, Song Shishi didn’t believe it.

She had been living alone for several days, why is she saying she’s scared now?

However, there were indeed quite a few single men in the village, and Xu Li, a young girl, was indeed not very safe living alone.

Although her house was quite close to the educated youth point, if something happened, she wouldn’t be able to know so quickly in the educated youth point.

Actually, she had been thinking about moving out of the educated youth point for the past two days.

Not to mention the cramped living conditions, even when she wanted to do something, she felt uncomfortable.

Before, she was working in the fields every day, and she didn’t feel so uncomfortable.

These past few days with the rain, everyone was huddled in the house, she really felt uncomfortable.

“Okay, wait for me, I’ll go tell Captain Chen and the others.”

Moving out of the educated youth point was equivalent to breaking free from the constraints of the educated youth point.

Others didn’t have the guts to leave the educated youth point, but Song Shishi didn’t have that kind of worry.

After telling Chen Hui her thoughts, Chen Hui was silent for a long time before slowly speaking, “You have to know that if you leave the educated youth point, you’ll have to rely on yourself for many things.”

“I know, but I have my own plans.”

“Alright, since you’ve made up your mind, I won’t persuade you. Where are you going to live then?”

“Xu Li and I are like sisters, I’m going to move to her house and rent her house.”

“Rent?”

“Yes, brothers settle accounts clearly.”

Chen Hui nodded, then asked Zhang Qingmei to take Song Shishi to register.

Fortunately, after dinner, the rain gradually stopped.

Xu Li and Yang Huifang helped Song Shishi move her luggage.

An Jinsheng stood under the eaves, looking at her leaving figure, his brows furrowed.

He turned to look at Chen Hui, “Captain, is Song Zhiqing leaving?”

“No, she’s just moving out of the educated youth point.” Chen Hui didn’t explain much, and turned to leave.

An Jinsheng clenched his fist.

It seems he was right, Song Shishi was indeed the daughter of a wealthy family.

Only someone who doesn’t have to worry about food and drink can have the guts to move out of the educated youth point and break free from the protection of the educated youth point.

Half of the month has already passed, the grain that the brigade department advanced to him was not enough to eat, and there was very little left.

If he couldn’t get Song Shishi, he might start to starve later.

Although Zhou Xingxue has been clinging to him, he still looks down on Zhou Xingxue’s rural identity.

He will definitely return to the city in the future, and if he gets entangled with Zhou Xingxue, he will have no hope of returning to the city, after all, she is the brigade leader’s daughter.

He is just hanging around because he is afraid of her identity.

Thinking of this, An Jinsheng didn’t care about what others thought and directly chased after her.

“Song Comrade, I’ll help you.”

There were a lot of things in Song Shishi’s cabinet, and it was indeed difficult for the few female comrades to move them.

Since An Jinsheng wanted to help, Song Shishi didn’t say anything.

In An Jinsheng’s eyes, Song Shishi didn’t directly refuse, this silence was his approval.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he worked even harder to help move things.

Yang Huifang walked to Song Shishi’s side and whispered, “He’s the son of a high-ranking official after all, is it not good for you to order him around like this?”