With Aunt Su refusing to back down and Lin Li too wary to offend the locals to the end, she had no choice but to pay the equivalent value of a day's worth of work points. Aunt Su, having cornered her so directly, would have been a fool not to squeeze out a little extra.
In the village, if we just talk about food and drink, the mountains and rivers provided enough for anyone willing to work hard. What they truly lack are tickets and coupons, especially for cloth and industrial coupons, which the brigade issues only on rare occasions.
Tickets and coupons have no stable exchange rate, and the work points already recorded in the educated youth can still change value. With a little maneuver and a little pinching, Aunt Su can get a satisfactory trade.
Li Mengdi and Wei Shen, who tried to take advantage and slack off, also had to pay when the frontline soldier, Lin Li, raised her arms in surrender.
Aunt Su beamed with satisfaction, and soon enough, the other aunties arrived with their sons in tow, eager to clamor for their share of repayment.
These newly arrived educated youth had to borrow grains from the brigade. Still, in terms of money and tickets, they're probably the richest.
It's just right to exchange them for favors before these kids use them all up!
"Oh my! We should have waited a few days. These coupons are barely enough!"
"It's because Che Baozi's mother is too impatient!"
"What do you mean?" Aunt Su turned to her new opponent. "Blame me? What? You want to wait until your son's soul is hooked and can't be taken back?"
"...That's not what I said."
"No? Oh, then you mean you're a useless mother, your son will be sold as long-term labor, and you are waiting to raise the price."
"Bullsht. You are spewing blood. Sowing discord!"
"You are cheap, and you want your son to be cheap. You lack ideological awareness, your brain is empty and a useless pile of poop, and you still blame others."
If you are still greedy after taking an advantage, then what are you but a bitch?
A few dollars can be said to be repaying favors, and the matter is done after the weaker side backs down. But if it was delayed and involved a large amount, the situation can escalate. Either they will be accused of blackmail, or the educated youth will be accused of capitalism.
At that time, it will depend on who is more shameless, but regardless, they will all lose a few pounds of meat.
"You!"
"You! Youyouyuouyou!"
Aunt Su had had enough of talking. She talked to his son, then talked to this female educated youth, and now had to talk to this greedy, brainless old hag.
The two mighty aunts proceeded to tunting, copying each other's tone and repeating the sound. When tunting became irritable and their hands itchy, the two raised their hands.
"Don't fight here! Don't fight here! The Captain will come!" One of the aunties shouted. She didn't want to break the fight. She wanted to change location so that the fight could last longer without interruption.
New educated youths: "...."
They just watch how easy these aunties turn against each other.
After the villagers left, Gu Shengnan quickly closed the gate. He looked at the silent group and breathed out a sigh.
"It's not that bad. Look, no one was injured. Just a verbal dispute."
"Not that bad?!"
Lin Li, who lost a layer of skin, was so angry that she cried. She wanted to blame the others for not standing up for her, but she dared not indiscriminately make an enemy out of everyone in the educated youth house.
Her firepower was then directed at Gu Shengnan. She was confronted in front of the educated youth compound, which was too much bullying. As the leader of the educated youth, he should unite the group to stand against the villagers. If he can't make a decision, the Captain or the Secretary should be called to give an explanation.
"I didn't come here to be bullied!" Lin Li cried.
Gu Shengnan tried to calm Lin Li down. This girl didn't talk much and never complained with her words; he almost thought that she was sensible and quiet, but then her actions said otherwise.
"The Secretary doesn't care about minor situations. If he were called to handle the situation, the result would still be the same."
"Minor?! They were so aggressive!... They are… Threatening and blackmailing me…" Lin Li had to whisper the latter words. "They will distort the truth and ruin my reputation. How will I show my face outside?!"
Gu Shenang's lip twitched. "Unless you jump into the river in shame, this is just a small issue."
"The Captain will care if you broke your leg or are bleeding in the head." An old educated youth with a patched shirt and long bangs added some advice based on experience.
Gu Shengnan: "...."
No need. No need for a detailed reminder.
Xie Xiuping was not done. "If you are unconvinced, the secretary will take you to the commune. If you jump into the river, he will still just take you to the commune. If you want to make trouble, he will return you to the commune and ask for an explanation.
You will say you came to the countryside on the order of the country, and he will say you are destroying unity. You have your reasons, and he will have his.
Oh, if you are beaten and want to sue, the Captain will take you to the police station.
Anyway, you have to explain the cause and effect. I don't know how you will make excuses at that time, but just so you know, the Captain is not one to take losses. They are from a long generation of poor rural people, and they're always right."
Qian Feng heard something from his words, so he asked in doubt, "You don't want us opposing the villagers?"