The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 140 "Complaining to the Educated Youth Office"

Lin Zhao carefully put away the three medical books, and there were also five comic books and a stack of newspapers on the table.

She strolled leisurely out of the pile of books, looked at Song Yunjin, and smiled.

"Yun Jin, are you ready?"

"Almost done." Song Yunjin looked up from the pile of books and saw his sister smiling, guessing that she had learned a lot.

Skillful.

He is too!

The boy quickly organized the books, picked them out, and ran to his sister.

His handsome face was full of smiles.

"Sis, look what I found, there are so many." Yun Jin shook the stack of books on her arm and said in a light tone, "I've looked through them all. Some are storybooks and some are magazines. You can read the magazines to pass the time."

Lin Zhao smiled, "A good day."

"Yes, I was lucky."

The siblings carried the books to the door, where the recycling station staff weighed them, quoted a price, and Lin Zhao paid. Together with Yun Jin, they carried the books to the oxcart.

It was five minutes to four o'clock.

The time is just right.

"Not too late, just the right timing." Lin Zhao smiled, quite satisfied.

She is a very punctual person; she would rather be early than late.

Yun Jin knew his sister's habits, and influenced by her, he also cared about this. He nodded emphatically.

When they arrived, there were already several people sitting on the oxcart.

There were no men, only women.

It's normal. There's a significant difference in physical strength, so men earn more work points than women. They have to stay and earn enough work points, while it's always women who go out to buy daily necessities.

"Grandpa, are we not late?" Yun Jin greeted him warmly, her smile infectious.

The old man smiled and said, "No, get in the car first."

Seeing the smile on his face, the woman on the bus looked like she'd seen a ghost.

ha?
Old Zhuangtou can laugh?!

This guy always has a stern face and can scare all the kids in the village to tears.

Surprising!
Lin Zhao jumped onto the oxcart and sat on the small stool at the front.

"Yun Jin, you can go back now."

Song Yunjin was worried and instructed the old man driving the cart, "Sir, please drive carefully. My sister rarely rides in an oxcart, and I'm afraid she won't be used to it."

With his hands clasped together, he pleaded, "Please, please, if my sister falls, my dad will break my legs."

"..."

Lin Zhao was both amused and exasperated.

Yun Jin's appearance, coupled with the tone of her admonishing the teacher of the childcare class, really resembles that of an uncle.

Before she could speak, the old man laughed again, "Don't worry, I've been driving this oxcart for over ten years, I could get there with my eyes closed."

He couldn't be rude to the kid in front of him, considering the popsicle he'd been given.

He had a very good impression of the boy.

He's a polite person!

Unlike some people who, relying on their city residency, look down on others and don't even know their own names.

Yun Jin's smile deepened, "Thank you so much, sir! I always felt you were very reliable!"

No one dislikes hearing kind words, and the old man, flattered, pouted, "Of course. Don't worry, I'll make sure your sister gets to the village entrance unharmed."

"Okay," Yun Jin said.

He placed the book card he found on the far side of the oxcart and said to Lin Zhao, "Sister, I'm going back now. See you tomorrow."

Lin Zhao raised his hand.

Noticing that several women on the bus were looking her up and down, she smiled politely, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

There was no way around it; her uncle used to take her to school in the same way, always drawing all the attention.

"What did our Zhaobao learn today?"

"Is anyone bullying Zhao Bao?"

"Your uncle is here to pick you up, aren't you happy?"

"Would you like to ride a horse?"

"Uncle brought some meat from the factory, let's go home and have some meat!"

His speech is full of interjections, every sentence is a killer.

There is not a trace of the restraint that should be present in this era.

To be honest, Lin Zhao grew up under the 'strange' gaze of her classmates, and she was particularly at ease with other people's stares.

On the bus, an older woman asked with a smile, "Young lady, which brigade are you from?"

"Harvest Brigade." Lin Zhao smiled.

She had fair and delicate skin, wore clean and crisp clothes, and wore a beautiful hat that the country folk had never seen before. Her posture was casual and relaxed, but not rude, and she had the refined elegance of a scholar.

They were more outstanding than the educated youth from big cities who came from their village.

It looks so fragrant and soft.

Another woman asked, "Girl, do you work at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Lin Zhao nodded.

The aunt who was speaking raised her arm slightly and nudged the woman sitting next to her. "See? I told you this girl was a sales clerk. I may be old, but my eyesight is still sharp. I can see clearly even from a distance. She's at the counter next to where we're buying things."

The woman who was hit had poor eyesight, and with so many people at the supply and marketing cooperative when she was shopping, she was focused on pushing her way forward and didn't have time to look around.

"I was busy at the time and didn't look around."

Her companion laughed, "You went to great lengths to grab that pillowcase. I saw someone clutch their chest after you elbowed them."

"You can't buy them unless you fight for them, there are only a few left." The person being teased argued confidently, "My nephew is getting married, it's a once-in-a-lifetime event, and as his aunt, I definitely have to prepare something presentable as a wedding gift."

"That's true."

"Speaking of marriage, I don't know if you've heard, but Erhua and Gouzi's marriage is going to fall through?!" A long-faced, rather serious-looking woman suddenly spoke up.

As soon as these words came out.

All topics are paused.

Everyone on the oxcart had eyes full of curiosity.

"!!"

what's the situation?
Even Lin Zhao, who knew nothing about it, was intrigued by the aunt's tone of voice.

What? Why is the marriage between Erhua and Gouzi off?

Listening to stories is incomplete without sunflower seeds, so Lin Zhao reached into her bag, but actually took out a bag of sunflower seeds from her storage ring and started cracking them open.

"What?"

"What's going on?!"

"Why did Erhua and Ergou's marriage fall through? If I remember correctly, the wedding was already arranged, and it was supposed to be next month!"

"I remember it was supposed to be next month, the whole village was talking about it, how come it suddenly fell through!?"

……

After a series of outputs.

The people on the oxcart guessed there must be a secret behind it, their eyes gleaming and their ears straining to listen, afraid of missing any exciting detail.

The atmosphere was quiet.

The clicking sound was exceptionally clear.

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came from.

Seeing a pretty girl who looked even more like a city dweller than the educated youth, he ate one melon seed after another, his face full of anticipation for a good show.

Lin Zhao felt no discomfort being stared at by several pairs of eyes, but she was anxious and wanted to know what would happen next.

She frowned, struggling with how to continue the conversation.

A moment later.

He chopped up a handful of sunflower seeds, stretched his arm forward, and handed a handful to the old man driving the cart.

"Grandpa, have some sunflower seeds."

After distributing the food to the old man, they distributed it to the other passengers on the bus.

"Come on, everyone take a handful. If you're bored on the road, have some sunflower seeds to pass the time."

The country women on the bus thought Lin Zhao would be arrogant because she seemed to be at odds with them, and apart from the very beginning, none of them dared to speak to her.

Unexpectedly, the girl shared her melon seeds with them.

Several women were flattered and accepted the melon seeds, their eyes crinkling with joy.

"Thank you, my dear."

"These are sunflower seeds? They're salty and fragrant, delicious." The woman sitting next to Lin Zhao tasted one, not wanting to spit out the shell, and swallowed it whole. She didn't want to eat the rest, wanting to save them for her child. "They smell so good," another person said, also reluctant to taste them, wrapping them in a handkerchief, putting them away, smiling at Lin Zhao, and saying shyly, "I'll take this good stuff back for my child."

This is what the vast majority of people do.

Only the woman with the fewest patches ate two pills before putting them away.

Lin Zhao waved her hand dismissively, "It's fine. I gave it to you, so it's yours. You can do with it however you want."

The people on the bus thought, "This girl really knows how to talk."

If the educated youth had learned even a little bit, they wouldn't have been so disliked.

No wonder she can work as a sales clerk.

She's good-looking and has a pleasant voice.

Lin Zhao looked at her aunt who had stirred up such a big gossip.

The long-faced, stern-looking woman asked, puzzled, "...What's wrong?"

I subconsciously checked my clothes; they weren't on backwards.

Lin Zhao smiled shyly, "Why did Erhua and Gouzi's marriage fall through?"

Don't leave things half-said, hurry up!
Hear the words.

The air was silent.

The old man driving the car: "..."

He disliked listening to gossip, especially when riding in his oxcart.

When I heard them talking about it before, I almost called for them to stop.

Realizing the topic had been steered off course by "sunflower seeds," I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking I didn't need to remind them anymore.

But I didn't expect...

The little girl brought the topic back to the forefront!
Looking down at the sunflower seeds in his hand, a complex emotion flashed in the old man's eyes.

To stop or not to stop?

This is a problem.

Lin Zhao noticed the old man's gaze, smiled at him with her eyes crinkled, and was as polite as could be.

The old man frowned.

Maybe we should just forget about it. Anyway, the rumors about Erhua and Gouzi aren't entirely unfounded.

Forget it.

He pretended he heard nothing today.

No one cared about what the old man was thinking.

A series of laughs erupted from the oxcart, carrying far and wide.

The woman next to Lin Zhao nearly choked with laughter, saying, "Fatty's mother, keep going! You've practically hung the sales clerk up!"

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him," and these were such good sunflower seeds; the little girl was so curious, so of course I let her have them!

Others urged them on as well.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the car was ridiculously pleasant.

Old Zhuangtou found it unbelievable.

In the past, every time I argued with him, it gave him a headache and made his ears ring.

Did the sun rise in the west today?

No one could tell from his hunched back that he disliked it.

Fatty's mother laughed too, and without deliberately keeping him in suspense, she began to tell him.

When it comes to gossip, even a face that rarely smiles glows.

Open your mouth and a big bomb.

"Someone saw Erhua and a male educated youth go into the grove!"

These words seemed to ignite something.

"What?" someone's voice suddenly rose.

"..." Old Zhuangtou rubbed his ears.

Very well, they didn't spare his ears either.

"Has Erhua gone mad? Doesn't she care about her reputation?!" The woman next to Fatty's mother was shocked. "How dare she! She's utterly humiliated Gouzi! That family isn't easy to mess with; they won't let her get away with this!"

Another person said, "Erhua has two younger sisters. Since her reputation is ruined, it will be difficult for her two sisters to find husbands."

"Erhua is such an honest girl, how could she dare to do that?"

The women took turns speaking, and fearing that Lin Zhao might not understand, they carefully explained the family of the main character in the story.

They revealed exactly how many people were in Erhua's family and how many were in Gouzi's family, and what their personalities were.

Lin Zhao: I also felt very involved.

Fatty's mother had a complicated expression. "Honest? Only on the surface."

She and Erhua lived next door, so she knew a lot about them.

"Erhua is a shrewd and ambitious girl. She didn't even fancy Gouzi and only wanted to marry a city man."

Everyone: "...?"

The most impatient person spoke very quickly, “She’s a country girl, dark-skinned and thin, didn’t even finish elementary school, and her family is dirt poor. How could she possibly marry a city man?”

Another person said, "If you don't like the dog, why get engaged to it?"

Fatty's mother shook her head. "That's because she didn't have the chance to meet city people before. The educated youth going to the countryside gave her hope. Now, she looks down on Gouzi even more and is making a fuss about breaking off the engagement. Erhua's parents are concerned about their reputation, so they beat Erhua up to make her give up on the idea. But once a girl has a crush on someone, she won't give up easily. She agrees on the surface, but secretly she's been pestering a male educated youth from the educated youth's pick."

After hearing these words, Lin Zhao thought of Gu Xing'er.

This second-generation girl is the same kind of person as her.

but.

The male educated youth in Fengshou Brigade were smarter than those in the neighboring brigade.

Song Qian was cunning; he always dragged other male educated youths into everything he did, never giving Gu Xing'er a chance to climb up to him. Her clumsy methods were completely useless.

The woman next to Lin Zhao said, "This matter will cause more trouble in the future!"

"There was some commotion, but it wasn't Erhua who was making a commotion; it was that male educated youth who was making a commotion," said Fatty's mother.

Lin Zhao looked up.

Oh hoo.

There is a reversal.

"What's going on?" she asked.

It wasn't quite the script she had imagined.

On second thought, the educated youth had just been sent to the countryside and had experienced the hardships of farming. They longed to return to the city at all times. They had not yet been tormented to despair by the daily despair, so of course they would not have anything to do with country girls.

Follow this logic.

That male educated youth was tricked by the girl named Erhua.

Fatty's mother's subsequent words confirmed this.

"The male educated youth said he was framed and went to the educated youth office early this morning to complain! I guess this time, Erhua may lose everything."

Should the educated youth file a complaint with the educated youth office?
Lin Zhao felt that the plot seemed familiar.

Right, right!

There is a scene like this in the original book.

the difference is.

The person who reported it to the educated youth settlement was Song Qian from the Fengshou Brigade.

This matter is related to Gu Xing'er.

But that was two years later!!
This is how it is in the book:

Gu Xing'er seized an opportunity to tear open her collar, falsely accusing Song Qian of being a pervert and demanding that he marry her.

At that time, Song Qian had just received the order to return to the city and was very happy. Suddenly, she came and made him feel disgusted, like he had swallowed a fly. Without saying a word, he went to the educated youth office to complain and demand that his innocence be cleared.

All the educated youth in the settlement supported him.

Gu Xing'er resorted to crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, hoping to use public opinion to force Song Qian to submit. Song Qian hid in the guesthouse and refused to come out. In a fit of anger, she injured a staff member at the guesthouse, nearly causing the dutiful woman to die.

The incident escalated and eventually made it into the newspapers.

The newspaper reporter, with a keen sense of smell, discovered that the plight of educated youth was a point worth exploring. He went to various places for undercover investigations and found that quite a few male and female educated youth were tricked into marriage.

He wrote an article with great flair.

The offices for educated youth at all levels should take this seriously and crack down hard on this unhealthy trend.

After that, those with ulterior motives turned their attention away from the educated youth.

Lin Zhao had a premonition that the matter in the neighboring brigade would escalate, just as much as it had in the original novel.

This is a good thing.

Some of the educated youth who were tricked were only sixteen or seventeen years old, still children. They were all educated youth, and it was so unfair that they were forced to stay in the countryside for their entire lives!