Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

But this punch made him realize where he was; his grandmother wasn't here to protect him.

"Hey guys, this kid's got a tight rein, he can't even talk properly."

"Stop standing there, come over here and give this young master a break."

No sooner had he finished speaking than five people surrounded Banggeng, and fear immediately appeared on Banggeng's face.

"You...you guys stay away, or I'll tell my grandma, my grandma is really powerful!"

As soon as Bang Geng said this, the six people surrounding him and the tall boy Hao Ge leaning against the bed burst out laughing.

"What kind of hero was I back then? I was just a brat who only knew how to tattle to his parents."

"What are you guys standing there for? Strip this kid naked."

As soon as Hao Ge finished speaking, the six of them pounced on Bang Geng.

In less than a minute, the shouting and yelling stick was completely stripped bare.

"Hey guys, you're way too fierce."

"Why didn't you even leave them some underwear?"

As they were talking, Hao Ge walked over and stared at the stripped-naked Bang Geng.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a bit fleshy, and quite fair-skinned. Looks like he doesn't do much housework at home."

Banggeng covered his groin, his face flushed as he spoke.

"You've gone too far! I'm going to tell the discipline officer!"

Hao Ge laughed when he heard Bang Geng's childish words.

"Go, go now."

“Shout it now, shout it louder, and see if the guards will come to discipline you.”

Banggeng really didn't know his place, and just sat down on the ground and started shouting.

"Someone's being assaulted! Help! Someone's hitting someone..."

Annoyed by what he heard, Hao picked at his ear, raised his hand, and slapped Bang Geng across the face.

With a loud snap, Banggeng's shouts came to an abrupt halt.

"Hey, Hao-ge, let me tell you, don't even mention shouting a few times, even if you shout until your throat is hoarse, no one will care."

"Keep going, loosen up this loud-voiced young master's muscles."

Bang Geng was truly scared this time. He didn't know why the guards didn't come to his rescue even though he had shouted so loudly.

But a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so he quickly retreated.

"Brother Hao, I was wrong, I'll never do it again."

"Don't hit me, I was really wrong. Now it seems you are the boss, you are my big brother."

"If you say east, I'll go east; if you say west, I'll go west; if you tell me to beat a dog, I'll never scold a chicken."

Hao waved for everyone to leave, then stepped forward and patted Banggeng's little face.

"You should have said that earlier, or you'd have gotten a beating."

"It will damage the bond between us brothers, don't you think?"

"Tell me, what exactly did you do wrong?"

Then Banggeng started talking like he was pouring out beans, revealing all about himself.

"You're really hopeless; you can even get caught stealing a chicken."

Hao leaned against his bed, resting his chin on his hand.

"Alright, I know everything about you. Now let me tell you about the rules here."

"Starting tomorrow, the chamber pot is yours. You'll be responsible for emptying and cleaning it."

"Your clothes and socks are yours too. Don't blame us if you don't wash them properly."

A squinty-eyed boy standing nearby saw that Bang Geng's face was full of resentment and unwillingness, so he sat up and spoke.

"Kid, don't be unconvinced. This is the path you have to take after you come here."

"Since you've made a mistake, you have to show an attitude of admitting it."

"These tasks are all for Hao Ge to train you. Don't be ungrateful, or I won't mind making sure you can't go to the toilet every night."

As he spoke, the squinty-eyed boy fiddled with his fingers, revealing a sly smile.

"Don't say we're bullying you. If you do these jobs well, you'll be free in a month."

"If you don't do a good job, I guarantee you'll have work to do every day for the next six months before you leave."

Bang Geng shuddered for some reason after hearing what the squinty-eyed boys said.

"I...I know."

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Let's each tell a different story. The commune that Jia Zhangshi went to was only a hundred or so miles away from the capital.

However, in this era of inconvenient transportation, it was already dark when she arrived at her destination.

This labor camp was used to detain people with problematic thoughts or who caused trouble on the streets but were not qualified to go to jail.

The aim was to reform their thinking so that they would be kind to others and not make the same mistakes again after they returned home.

Of course, as is customary, men and women lived separately, and Jia Zhangshi was assigned to a six-person room.

Because it was getting late, the labor camp officer in charge of the farm briefly explained some precautions to Jia Zhangshi and then let her go eat.

Looking at this unfamiliar environment, Jia Zhangshi felt uneasy, and she also slightly restrained her shrewish and domineering nature.

She obediently followed the crowd and lined up, but when she got her food, Jia Zhangshi was dumbfounded.

Looking at the watery cornmeal porridge in the bowl, and the cornbread handed over by the person serving the food, there were no vegetables at all.

Looking at the mixed cornbread and corn porridge in front of her, Jia Zhangshi had no appetite.

"Hey, is there anything else to eat?"

"Is this thing even fit for human consumption?"

"Feeding the livestock!"

As soon as Jia Zhangshi said those words, she offended everyone present.

The person serving the food pointed at Jia Zhangshi with the soup ladle in their hand and shouted.

"You're right, that's exactly what I feed livestock like you!"

"This is it. Take it or leave it. If you don't want it, get lost. Don't come out yelling if you're hungry tonight!"

Knowing that she had angered everyone, Jia Zhangshi dared not argue.

She obediently picked up the cornbread, took the thin soup, and left with her head down.

She sat down in a corner, but looking at the food, which was far inferior to what she ate at home, she had no appetite at all.

But if I don't eat, my stomach starts growling again.

She sighed, picked up the cornbread and started chewing, but her expression changed as soon as she took a bite.

This cornbread wasn't made of pure cornmeal; it had bran mixed in. The taste was indescribable, and she lowered her head and spat it out.

After spitting out a few mouthfuls of soup, she picked up the cornmeal soup next to her, wanting to rinse her mouth and warm her stomach.

But as soon as the soup entered her mouth, Madam Jia frowned even more, though this time she didn't spit it out.

Although it didn't taste good, it was hot at least, so I treated it like drinking plain water.

Jia Zhangshi's behavior was noticed by a woman in a red jacket not far away. She walked over and looked at the mixed cornbread placed on the table.

"Are you still going to eat?"

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi did not reply, the woman picked up the cornbread on the table and started eating it without showing any disgust.

"You must be Zhang Cuihua, the newcomer. I saw from your file that you're from Beijing."

"It's normal for people living under the emperor's nose to not be used to our country food."

While they were talking, the woman had already finished the cornbread in her hand. She looked at the plump old woman in front of her.

“I am Xu Yan, the manager of this cafeteria. They call me Sister Yan. You can call me that too.”

"Don't underestimate me just because I'm in charge of the canteen. I can run this farm like a family."

Madam Jia thought to herself, "He's just a cook, just like that stupid bastard He Yuzhu."

"Good morning, boss. You're right, I'm Zhang Cuihua, the new guy."

"I think you look about the same age as my daughter-in-law. How about this, I'll call you Yanzi."

"You, just like everyone else in our compound, can just call me Aunt Zhang."

When Jia Zhang (Qian Liaohao) said this, everyone who was eating in the canteen was dumbfounded.

They all looked at Jia Zhangshi, but their eyes clearly showed that they were looking at her as if she were a fool.