Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 402 The Shangjiang Brigade is too small to accommodate you.

Duan Qingmei pounded the flour with dough, covering everyone's heads and faces, and some was blown onto the ground, leaving a white patch.

Not daring to provoke public anger, Duan Qingmei pointed at Lu Mingqiu and said to Cao Xiurong, "Am I talking about you? I'm talking about some shameless people."

Cao Xiurong was no longer willing to let Duan Qingmei off the hook. Who knew what she really meant? She sneered, "Are you talking about just her? Didn't you just say she was a new educated youth? We arrived even later than her. If you weren't talking about us, who are you talking about?"

Fang Boran placed a wrapped dumpling on the cutting board, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "What, did you plant this Jiangzhuxing all by yourself? Tell me, how much effort did you put in?"

"Is this land yours? Did you pay for the seeds? Or did you even weed a single blade of grass or carry a bucket of water? Since I got here, how many times have I gone down into the ground to plant this stuff? Are you blind?!"

Duan Qingmei's face flushed red and then turned pale as she was scolded. She insisted on explaining, "I was only targeting her, not you."

"So, what gives you the right to target me?" Lu Mingqiu said. "Did I dig up your ancestral graves, or steal your man? Or do you think I'm the easiest to bully among all the new educated youth?"

Duan Qingmei didn't expect Lu Mingqiu to be so relentless towards her in this situation, saying, "Lu Zhiqing, I just can't stand your indecent behavior."

"My behavior is improper? You're using that as an excuse to withhold my food?" Lu Mingqiu glanced at Duan Qingmei with disdain. "Duan Qingmei, you're not young anymore, are you? Twenty-five or twenty-six? You should have been in the same batch as Shen Qingmei and the others, how come you're still not married?"

This really hit Duan Qingmei's sore spot. She was already twenty-five years old this year. It wasn't important that she hadn't gotten married yet, but that no male educated youth or male commune member had ever expressed their affection for her.

Even the hooligans in the production team didn't have it.

Sometimes at night, she would touch herself and wonder if she was really a woman. Why was it that those people in the production team who would stop in their tracks at the sight of a sow wouldn't even glance at her?

The reason she was jealous of Lu Mingqiu was because after Lu Mingqiu arrived, she had captivated those men, making them lose their minds.

Huang Dahai, in particular, looked like a starving dog when he saw Lu Mingqiu; his eyes turned red and he drooled.

Duan Qingmei retorted angrily, "Do you think I'm as shameless as you, thinking about getting married as soon as I arrive? You're simply degrading yourself."

Lu Mingqiu laughed and said, "I have to tell Xu Zhiqing what you said. Who exactly is thinking about getting married as soon as they arrive? Oh, right, there's also Qiao Zhiqing and Yu Zhiqing. They only came last year, and they already have children this year."

"A man, children, a warm bed—Duan, you must be so envious!"

Duan Qingmei stamped her foot and said, "You, you, you shameless hussy! You think this way yourself, yet you slander others!"

Lu Mingqiu was smart enough not to argue back, mainly because she wasn't good at it. She sneered, "What are you thinking? Do you think others can't see through you? Stop trying to be a slut and a virtuous woman at the same time."

Haha, it's just that no male dog in the Shangjiang Brigade would want you. If there were any male dog, you'd marry him!

Duan Qingmei could no longer hold back and lunged at Lu Mingqiu. Just as Lu Mingqiu was about to dodge, a leg suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tripped her. She then pounced on Duan Qingmei, and the two began to wrestle.

Several male educated youths quickly carried the chopping board away.

Huang Dahai glanced at Lu Mingxu, and the boy turned his head and went to the backyard to wash his hands.

The fight resulted in both sides suffering heavy losses. Lu Mingqiu's face was scratched and bloodied, and Duan Qingmei's hair was also badly damaged, with a piece of her scalp being ripped off.

Huang Dahai tried to break up the fight, but Duan Qingmei scratched him several times instead. She was quite easygoing; Huang Dahai didn't care about her anyway, and since he was taking her side, she wouldn't hold back.

The two sides were locked in a fierce battle when Fang Boran called Dong Liangcheng over. Since the case involved female educated youths, Shen Jinju also came over.

Duan Qingmei angrily retorted, "She humiliated me first!"

Lu Mingqiu continued to tidy her clothes, ignoring everything. It wasn't until Shen Jinju asked her that she said, "We made dumplings today. None of the older educated youths said we couldn't eat them. If my brother and I had gotten something for free, we could just pay them back. But she said I was indecent and wouldn't let us eat them. Everyone heard that."

Shen Jinju knew Duan Qingmei's personality well; she was very awkward, always strict with others but lenient with herself, and had a very sharp tongue.

She didn't intend to insist on a fair judgment; neither side was a good person. "The fight's already happened, the dumplings' all made, let's hurry up and cook them and eat them, we all have to get up and go to work tomorrow."

Duan Qingmei protested, "I've made the decision about these dumplings; she's not getting any. Why should she eat them?"

Lu Mingqiu said, "You're in charge? Who do you think you are to make decisions? What, are you in charge of this educated youth settlement? You won't let me eat? What gives you the right to stop me from eating?"

"We planted this pearl-like star!"

"What did you plant? You just glance at that weed every day, and that counts as planting? I'd say I'm your mother, and you, my good daughter, have to be filial to me!"

Duan Qingmei screamed and lunged at Lu Mingqiu, but was pulled away.

Dong Liangcheng was also furious. "If you think this Shangjiang Brigade is too small to accommodate you, then go and talk to the educated youth office and ask them to find you a better place!"

Duan Qingmei looked down on Dong Liangcheng. He was mentally challenged, yet he was elected as the brigade leader. Wasn't it because Jiang Xingye wanted to control the Jiang Brigade?

This idiot always treats Jiang Xingye as his superior; what right does he have to speak up for the people?
"When did I say anything bad about this place? Are you all defending her just because she's prettier than me? You're a leader, is this fair?"

Dong Liangcheng frowned and said, "You can't tolerate others, but the educated youth settlement is a collective. If you can't get along with the other educated youth, that's wrong of you. What gives you the right to stop people from eating dumplings? Are these dumplings yours?"

"Did she get any dumplings? We planted them in April, but she only arrived in July. What was she doing?"

“You didn’t do anything!” Huang Dahai said. “The land was turned over by us male educated youth, and the seeds were sown by us male educated youth. That day you said you weren’t feeling well, so we didn’t ask you to do anything.”

Luo Guihua also said, "That's right. According to our consistent principle, we always have to host a welcome party for the new educated youth when they arrive. When Boran and the others arrived, it was during the rush to finish the work, so we didn't have time. Later, we had to rush to harvest."

"Since we've sold the pearl powder, let's throw a welcome-back banquet. Is this something you, Duan Zhiqing, can decide on your own?"

Duan Qingmei was surprised that these former educated youths were actually helping Lu Mingqiu. She felt a chill in her heart, but she didn't want to be kicked out. After Dong Liangcheng smoothed things over, she left.

Lu Mingqiu cooked the dumplings, which was tantamount to her taking a step back.

Duan Qingmei ate the dumplings that were given to her and then went back to her room.

Listening to the footsteps outside, she waited until everyone was almost asleep before getting up and pretending to go to the bathroom. In reality, she went to the small grove of trees in front of the gate, and sure enough, she saw Zhou Chang'an smoking there.

Three chapters in total. Enjoy reading, my darlings!