Chapter 8 - 8

Chapter 8 Encountering EccentricsThe speaker was an old woman with slanted eyes and a mean-looking face. She was holding the hand of a little boy, who was probably her grandson. The little boy was very fat and had a runny nose, but his eyes were fixed on the braised pork in front of Yin Jiao."Grandma, I want to eat braised pork..."Seeing his snotty nose, Yun Ting couldn't finish the meat pie and put it away."Hey… my grandson said he wants to eat braised pork …" the old lady said, reaching for Yin Jiao'sbraised pork."What are you doing? This is my flesh, why should I give it to you?" Yin Jiao shouted angrily, blocking the old lady with her hand.Tsk... This is magic defeating magic! Yun Tingwatched the show from the sidelines, wonderingif Yin Jiao would find the old lady's behavior somewhat familiar."So much meat, what's wrong with giving some to my grandson? This shows no respect for the elderly or care for the young, and you call this 'Educated Youth '? This is capitalist hedonism..."That's a serious statement, and now everyone has stopped watching the show."Grandma, you're wrong. We're going to support rural development, and we pay for our own meals. How is that hedonism? Can you share some of the money in your pocket with us?" Lin Xue was the first to object."That's right, if you see something you like, you have to take it. You can't have that kind of thinking. Let's call a train attendant!" Zhou Yangchimed in."Milk, braised pork... braised pork, I want to eatbraised pork...""Eat, eat, eat! Can't you see they won't give you any? Come on, Grandma will give you a steamed bun later!" The old lady pulled the little boy away, but the little boy went up and snatchedthe braised pork and spat into it."yue…" Yun Ting couldn't help but feel nauseous.Others were also unable to accept this scene.Yin Jiao doesn't even want the lunchbox anymore."You have to pay me back, or I'll go to the train attendant," Yin Jiao said to the old lady."This little child is so ignorant, why are you being so petty? I can just wash the lunchbox and return it to you later.""Pay me back, five yuan..."Five dollars? Why don't you just rob someone?"What's going on? What's all the noise about?" Someone notified the Train Attendant to come over.Yin Jiao recounted the incident, and the others nodded in agreement. Train Attendant looked at the old lady and said, "Auntie, your behavior was indeed wrong. Your grandson stole someone else's things and you have to pay compensation.""Oh dear, you're all bullying this old woman who has a grandson. How am I supposed to pay for this? Aren't you just bullying me?" The old woman lay down and wailed.Train Attendant was extremely annoyed, finding it most frustrating to encounter such unreasonable people.Yun Ting noticed that the old lady seemed nervous when she heard " Train Attendant," perhaps because she hadn't bought a ticket."Did this lady buy a ticket for this carriage? Isn't this carriage mostly for Educated Youth?" Yun Ting asked Yang Qingqing in a low voice, feigning confusion, though her voice was loud enough for the Train Attendant to hear."Grandma, let me see your ticket. Did you go to the wrong carriage?" Train Attendant's words immediately silenced the old woman who was still wailing, and a look of panic flashed across her face."I... my grandson just lost my train ticket.""Grandma, didn't you say we didn't need to buy tickets?" The chubby boy next to him betrayed his grandma."Pfft..." Yun Ting couldn't help but laugh out loud. What a terrible teammate.Everyone else was trying not to laugh, but Yun Ting laughed out loud, so all eyes turned to her."Heh~ Sorry, my emotions came on so suddenly, I couldn't control myself.""Pfft..." Zhou Yang was amused by Yun Ting."You're evading fares, which is illegal. Come with me, but you have to pay back the money to Little Girl first, or we'll take you and your granddaughter to the police station.""I'll pay, I'll pay..." As soon as the old lady heard that they were going to the police station, she immediately took out her crumpled money and threw it to Yin Jiao.The train attendant simply took the person away and made her buy a ticket, or else forcibly removed her from the train at the next stop.Yin Jiao disdainfully tossed the money the old lady had given her to Li Zhaodi, saying, "Hold this for me..."Li Zhaodi carefully put it away, not daring to utter a sound; her timid and submissive demeanor was quite disrespectful.Fortunately, I didn't encounter any more strange people in the following period.The train arrived in Heilongjiang Province on the third day, and they still had to take a bus toShengli Commune …After a three-day train journey, everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon disembarking. The weather was hot, and the train was filled with all sorts of smells, so no one had eaten much. Now everyone was exhausted and hungry…Little did they know that once they boarded the bus to Commune, they would experience a nightmare. There was nowhere to put their luggage, the small carriage was packed with people, and the air was thick with the smells of sweat and feet. The weather was also hot. To make matters worse, they weren't so lucky this time; there were no empty seats, and they had to stand. To make matters worse, the journey would take more than an hour…Yun Ting couldn't take it anymore, so she took out her water bottle from her bag and drank some spiritual spring water, which made her feel a little better.The roads were bad in those days, and the bus bumped along, the smell of gasoline was strong, and some people couldn't help but vomit on the bus. Several girls were pale and nauseous. Yun Ting could tolerate it after drinking the spiritual spring water, but she wouldn't easily reveal her space and the spiritual spring, so she wouldn't be so kind as to give it to them.Lu Jiayan, as expected of someone who had served in the military, possessed excellent physical strength and willpower. Apart from being a little tired, he didn't seem to be affected much and even had time to care about Yang Qingqing. He even helped Yang Qingqing carry her luggage. Yin Jiao was extremely jealous and had glared at Yang Qingqing countless times.Lin Xue was also heartbroken.Yun Ting watched the scene unfold, thinking to herself, "Tsk tsk... indeed, wise people don't fall in love. She must always remain rational."After the bus had been swaying for more than an hour, it finally arrived at Shengli Commune. As soon as they got off the bus, the group of people vomited so badly that they felt like they were about to vomit bile. Yun Ting couldn't bear to see such a scene, so she took her luggage and went to the side first.Aside from feeling a little unwell, she was fine. Her physical condition was quite good, which was probably due to drinking a lot of spiritual spring water lately.I wonder if her family was terrified by the fruit and rice she left at home? She did put somespiritual spring water directly into the water tank."This car ride is unbearable..."The group arrived at the Educated Youth office, where groups of Educated Youth members, carrying large and small bags, were gathered at the entrance.Yun Ting and the others had only rested for a few minutes when they heard someone shouting, " Xiangyang Brigade, come this way..."The group quickly carried their luggage and headed over there.The man who came was a middle-aged man, around fifty years old, with dark skin and a very tall stature."Hello, I am the Brigade Leader of Xiangyang Brigade." Brigade Leader, those who came to pick you up today, let me read out the names to see if I'm right: Lu Jiayan, Yang Qingqing, Yun Ting, Lin Xue, Zhou Yang, Yin Jiao, Li Zhaodi … They're all here. Is there anyone whose name I haven't read yet?"there is none left…""Alright, let's get in the car!"After the Brigade Leader finished speaking, they noticed that Xiangyang Brigade had actually sent a tractor to pick them up, which meant thatthe conditions at Xiangyang Brigade were quite good.The group loaded their luggage onto the tractor before climbing on one by one…