After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 127, Episode 0131: A Large Box Suddenly Appears

Almost no one was whispering among themselves; everyone was working diligently and energetically. The vibrant and prosperous atmosphere was so infectious that it was exhilarating to watch.

Unlike the villagers who dug out large chunks of frozen soil with a single stroke of their hoes, the area that the brigade leader had specially designated for some educated youth looked like a sick cat in comparison.

Lin Yuexi watched carefully for more than ten seconds, and all she saw was them scratching the ground with hoes.

Even though he had seen it for more than ten years, Secretary Chen still felt his eyes hurt when he saw it again, so he quickly looked away and looked westward.

Fortunately, not all educated youth were like that. A group of about ten people over there worked very efficiently. Although they were not as strong as the villagers and were slower, they were serious and really put in the effort.

It looks much better now.

The area of ​​the brigade is very large. The village is in the middle, and the western end of the village leads to the back mountain. The southeast, north and south sides are all large plains that are almost boundless. The north side has a river that is at least 20 meters wide at its narrowest point.

In other words, the geographical advantages of the large group were so great that unless there was a natural disaster that would cause the crops in the fields to fail, the large group of people were unlikely to go hungry.

That's why the Red Star Brigade has been a part of the educated youth in batches. Over the past ten years, if you include all the comings and goings, there have been no fewer than three hundred educated youth here.

Each village cadre has already undergone baptism and has mastered the skill of 'out of sight, out of mind'.

Lin Yuexi followed his gaze and thought to herself, "Oh, how should I put it? It's not surprising at all."

Sure enough, this group was Li Bin's men.

Ok?
Something seems off about Luo Hui?
However, Lin Yuexi wasn't familiar with him and wasn't very curious; she just glanced at it and moved on.

"Uncle Chen, how long will it take to clear these plots of land?"

It is vast and boundless, and this is only one side of it.

Without much thought, Old Secretary Chen casually replied, "It will take about ten days here, but the whole thing will take about a month."

Lin Yuexi didn't ask why they weren't using machines when everyone was using hoes. Firstly, the village couldn't afford them, and secondly, the current steelmaking technology was still a bit lacking, so the machines they made would easily break down on frozen ground.

Before leaving the Corps, she left behind some basic technical materials, including steelmaking technology, but as she said before, it would take time.

Suddenly, some chaos broke out in the distance. Areas that were originally marked out by one or a few people, with each person keeping a certain distance from the others, suddenly dropped their tools and ran in the same direction.

It's obvious that something bad has happened!
Lin Yuexi could see that Old Secretary Chen's face had visibly darkened.

She almost couldn't help but laugh.

Every year on this day, the village cadres are assigned specific tasks to each team. Each team has one or two cadres keeping an eye on things. Li Dayou, the team leader, rides his bicycle to patrol the second, third, and fourth teams early in the morning and doesn't return until all the teams have finished work in the evening.

Everyone agreed that the eldest brigade was entrusted to the oldest Party Secretary to oversee every year.

What's strange is that the other three brigades, which are not so reliable, rarely cause trouble on this day every year, while the first brigade, which is usually quite orderly, always seems to cause some trouble on this day.

Fortunately, nothing serious ever happened; they were just minor squabbles, so the whole group never seemed to have any problems.

But for Old Party Secretary Chen, this day was one in which his mind was in turmoil from morning till night.

Seeing the commotion over there, he actually felt a sense of relief, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. It was really something.

"I'll go check it out. Don't wander off; it's crowded and chaotic over there."

The old man hadn't forgotten Lin Yuexi; he gave her some special instructions before striding briskly towards the scene of the accident. Lin Yuexi paused for a moment, then followed him.

Old Party Secretary Chen was getting on in years, and the fields were difficult to traverse, so Lin Yuexi caught up with him in no time.

He glanced at Lin Yuexi, his eyes showing disapproval but not opposition, only slowing his pace considerably.

"Hey, don't push. Did you forget what Leng Zhiqing said? When you see these big boxes left outside and locked, they're full of RMB and RMB."

Before the two even got close, they heard a young man's terrified roar from the crowd.

His shout startled everyone around him, and they all retreated several meters away.

Today was a special day, and many people suppressed their curiosity and did not gather around. Only seven or eight people gathered, and when they dispersed, the large box that they had just barely covered was revealed.

Yes, a big box.

How big is it? You could easily fit two strong adults inside.

Old Party Secretary Chen frantically thrashed about again, his face pale with fright. He shouted urgently, "Make way, make way! Go about your business. The person who found the box can stay here."

If the people inside are truly ordinary citizens, the fewer people dragged into it, the better. We don't want a dozen or so people all ending up in the police station at once.

The villagers knew that being too curious was not a good idea, so they immediately scattered.

Even if the box contained the good stuff they initially imagined, now that the old Party Secretary has arrived, they can no longer gain anything. They don't want the contents to be of questionable origin and drag them, the onlookers, into the mess.

If, unfortunately, it really is the people inside as Ergazi said, then we shouldn't be curious at all.

They had heard about what happened in Shangyang Brigade. A family had an accident and the whole family was wiped out. Every single person from Shangyang Brigade went to the house to check on it, and then every single one of them was taken to the police station and detained for several days.

Actually, they were there to give a statement.

Old Party Secretary Chen didn't dare get too close to the large box. He stood two or three meters away from the box and asked the young man, "Youyong, tell me, how did you find this box? It's so big, you can see the whole thing from here. It couldn't have been here before."

The man who found the box was Chen Youyong, Chen Youliang's cousin from the north of the village, and he was also regretting his actions at that moment.

“Grandpa, my mother is sick. The hospital said she needs to take some nourishing food, but you know my family’s situation. So I set up a few traps in the mountains.”

Chen Youyong was terrified and spoke incoherently. It took Lin Yuexi and Old Secretary Chen a while to understand what had happened.

Chen Youyong dug several traps in the mountains. Every morning he would go early to check if the traps had yielded any catches. There were hundreds or even thousands of people in the village, all sorts of people. If he went too late, even if he caught some game in the traps, someone else would take it.

Chen Youyong also wanted to make something of himself, so every night he went to Chen Youliang's house to have Chen Youliang teach him to read. That's why he went home late last night and woke up late this morning. The loudspeaker that started the construction woke him up.

There were still traps in the mountains that hadn't been checked, so Chen Youyong took on only four centimeters of work in the morning, worked hard to finish the task, and then hurried up the mountain to check.

The large box in front of him was right next to the second trap he had dug.

What do you say?
Chen Youyong is a man who has guts, but also no guts.

Upon seeing such a large box on the mountain, which was locked, his first thought was that there was treasure inside.

If you have a treasure and you're all alone, your first reaction will definitely be to claim it as your own.

Chen Dayong was the same.