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

Chapter 162, Episode 0169: Li Dayou sensed something was wrong.
The captain was off guard with Lin Yuexi and unconsciously let her lead him astray.

He tapped his temple. "It's not impossible. I asked a few former educated youth, and they all said that before Wang changed, this place seemed to have some problems."

He felt the same way, but as the captain, he couldn't speak ill of others casually.

If he were a normal person, knowing that having affairs would likely lead to being punished, he would still do it openly and honestly, one after another. If he were like some of the brigade leaders who took everything so seriously, where would Wang Qin be in this world?
If Lin Yuexi knew what he was thinking at that moment, she would definitely ask him: Is it possible that part of the reason why Wang Qin is becoming more and more arrogant is because of the brigade's 'indulgence'?
Unfortunately, Lin Yuexi didn't know that.

Instead of echoing the team leader's words, she asked, "Uncle, you didn't come all this way today just to talk about these things, did you?"

No, that's not it. The brigade leader's expression instantly turned serious. "Regarding Li Zhiqing, I'm just unsure of things and wanted to get some reassurance from you. I'm here to talk to you about the new educated youth."

New educated youth?
"Are new educated youth coming again?"

Captain: "Yes, but it has nothing to do with our brigade."

Lin Yuexi was puzzled. "Then what are you worried about, Uncle?"

Everyone dislikes educated youth, so why are people unhappy that they're not coming?
"Ouch."

The brigade leader slapped his thigh. "It's precisely because we don't have connections that I find it strange. In the past, whenever new educated youth came, we would cramm them into our brigade as much as we could. This time, there isn't a single one. Isn't that strange?"

It wasn't that he wanted to commit this blunder, but rather that it was too unusual.

Ever since educated youth started coming to their commune, their brigade has always had the largest number of educated youth assigned there. So it's just strange that they're suddenly not being assigned to their brigade this time.

If the current president were the same one as before, he would feel that an old friend was taking care of him. But the new president was eager to get rid of him and replace him with his own people. How could he possibly let him take the benefits?

However, the fact that the educated youth were not assigned to his brigade didn't seem to affect him much, and in fact, it saved him trouble.

He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, and after lying on the bed like a pancake all night,
I went to chat with Old Chen early in the morning, but even he couldn't figure it out.

When he saw Leng Zhiqing at work, he suddenly realized how stupid he was for not asking Lin Zhiqing, a smart person, for help to analyze the situation.

“Yesterday I went to a meeting at the commune. At the meeting, they said that another batch of educated youth would be coming in half a month. I originally thought that the commune leader would assign this batch of educated youth to our brigade. I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat.”

"Unexpectedly, the head of the brigade said: 'Our brigade has received the most educated youth in recent years, which is already not easy. This time, we will not arrange for them to be sent to our brigade. Other brigades will draw lots to decide how many to receive.'"

"What I find most strange is that the lottery results are too coincidental. The brigades with good leaders, such as Shangyang Brigade and Zhongyang Brigade, all drew blank lots, while Xiayang Brigade, that poor village, is going to take in nine educated youth this time."

There were only thirteen educated youths who came this time.

Of all the production brigades in the entire Hongqi Commune, Xiayang Brigade was the poorest. It was too remote, with mountain roads leading in and out, and there wasn't much land to cultivate.

When the previous brigade leader was in charge, things were alright. At least the people in Xiayang Brigade could barely make ends meet. But after the brigade leader was replaced five years ago, Xiayang Brigade got worse year by year. Even in last year's good year with favorable weather, some people still starved to death.

In previous years, this brigade would simply skip over the recruitment of educated youth, but this year it has become the brigade that has received the most educated youth.

"At first I was quite happy, but later when I was having dinner and chatting with Old Zhao and the others, the more we talked, the more I felt something was wrong."

There was no need to take in new educated youth, no need to distribute more people and food rations, and it would be easier to explain to the team members when they returned. So the team leaders were initially very happy.

But after the initial excitement wore off, everyone realized something was wrong.

They are all leaders who manage at least several hundred people. Which one of them would be truly brainless?

Everyone, like Li Dayou, sensed that something was wrong, but they couldn't quite figure out what it was.

Could it be that the new society is bullying the Xiayang Brigade?
That doesn't make sense either; the Xiayang brigade received relief grain this year. Lin Yuexi stopped in her tracks, her eyes gradually darkening.

Seeing her like this, the captain thought she had figured something out from his words, and hurriedly asked, "Xi'er, have you guessed something? Tell your uncle quickly. Ever since I came back from the meeting, I've been feeling uneasy, like something bad is going to happen."

This feeling is so damn torturous that he can't even eat or sleep properly.

"Uncle, I have something to tell you."

Lin Yuexi told Xu Zhichuan about his neighbor.

The captain remained silent for a long time after hearing this. After two or three minutes, he finally let out a heavy breath and looked at Lin Yuexi again in disbelief.

His voice was dazed as he asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

It's no wonder the brigade leader seemed so unsophisticated. Firstly, the area was remote and poor, with very little communication with the outside world; the entire Hongqi Commune had fewer than five telephones.

There was one in the commune head's office in the commune government building, one in the police station chief's office, one in the post office, and one in the Hongxing Brigade village committee building.

The telephone in the Hongxing Brigade was installed when Lin Yuexi was repairing the asphalt road before she went to the countryside.

They have few telephones, and the cost of making calls is exorbitant. They mainly rely on newspapers to receive news from the outside world.

But only city dwellers buy newspapers; there are hardly any literate people in the countryside, so who would be willing to waste their money on them?

Besides, this matter was not reported in the newspapers.

It's normal that they didn't know.

Another reason is that they were really lucky.

Although the area was remote and poor, the previous commune leaders were all decent people; at the very least, they were mediocre and didn't cause any of the messy trouble.

As for the committee, from its very inception, at least one of its members, the chairman and the vice-chairman, came from the military.

There were always people protecting them, so they never had to think about how heinous things a bad person might do if they held power.

Fortunately, the captain wasn't really naive; it's just that someone had always been carrying the burden for them, so they didn't need to overthink or speculate, and could simply do their job.

"We can't let this happen here."

The brigade leader was furious and said, "I have to go and talk to Old Zhao and the others. I can't let them ruin the reputation of our commune."

Why is their commune called the Red Flag Commune, instead of the Red Cotton-padded Jacket Commune like the one next door?

That was the glory our ancestors earned for them!

We can't let those foreign bastards utterly disgrace our ancestors.

The captain stormed off angrily, looking like he was about to fight someone to the death.

Xiao Zhaohua looked at the doorway, then at her aunt, and asked, "Auntie, is Grandpa Li going to fight someone?"

Lin Yuexi gave a meaningful smile and rubbed the little guy's head. "Yes, let's go fight a fight that doesn't require any fighting skills."

If you don't use your hands or feet, is it still a fight?
Xiao Zhaohua said she didn't understand.