The poor girl from the 1970s was forced to kiss by the damp educated youth.

Chen Zhi was stumped by the question.

Two days ago, Xi Lang earned four work points a day, but because she had to go home to cook for the workers, she earned fewer work points. However, she needed to ask Xi Lang to find out what was going on today.

"But it's just you and Xi Lang in your family, so even if you get fewer work points, it's okay. You won't go hungry." Liang Xiaoqiu's tone was envious. Chen Zhi was in a similar situation to her, but because Chen Zhi married Xi Lang, she became the envy of everyone in the village. Soon she would be able to live in a brick house. She was so lucky.

Chen Zhi thought for a moment, "After a while, I'd like to be transferred to the eighth work group."

Nowadays, most women in the village earn eight work points a day, with only a very few earning nine. As for those who earn ten work points, those are all men who do the heavy work.

Liang Xiaoqiu was taken aback. She looked at Chen Zhi, who was a head taller than her and had a rosy complexion, and after a long while, she said, "Then good luck."

Her mother had previously asked her to work in the 8th work group. She worked for two days and tried her best to keep up with the others, but she ended up fainting from exhaustion and was sent back to the 7th work group.

Now in the seventh work group, she is exhausted every day, with a sore back and blurred vision, and she can only persevere by gritting her teeth.

Once she gets married and has enough to eat, she should be able to earn eight work points.

Liang Xiaoqiu's mind flashed to Chen Xiaoshuai's face. Chen Xiaoshuai had been digging irrigation ditches these past two days, and he was really impressive, earning twelve work points a day.

Thinking of Chen Xiaoshuai's promise to support her, Liang Xiaoqiu felt a sweet warmth in her heart. She was confident that if she and Chen Xiaoshuai worked hard together, they could also live a good life.

The sun was strong at noon, and with a two-hour break, everyone chose to go home for lunch.

Xi Lang came to pick up Chen Zhi and helped her get the hoe.

"Are you aware that our village is going to dig an irrigation canal from the mountains?" Chen Zhi asked.

Xi Lang nodded, "Dig from the west, it's not far."

The water for Sandong Village comes from the mountains, as does the water for the neighboring Sihe Village; the two villages share the same river. The river has never run dry in recent years, and the two villages have never quarreled over water resources.

But Chen Zhi remembered that the two villages had fought over water issues in the past.

The river is still flowing, so it shouldn't escalate to the point of a fight, right?

Chen Zhi: "Do you know how to read the weather?"

Xi Lang asked, puzzled, "You mean observing the weather?"

Chen Zhi nodded. "I want to know if there will be a drought."

Xi Lang looked up at the sky, pondered for two seconds, and said, "I can only tell you tonight."

"Why wait until tonight?"

"Because I can't see it clearly now."

Chen Zhi looked up; the sky was clear and cloudless, but she couldn't see anything clearly.

The afternoon sun was still very strong. By the time Chen Zhi carried her hoe to the field, her clothes were already soaked.

"Shall we go swimming in the river together tonight?" Liang Xiaoqiu invited Chen Zhi.

Most households in the village do not have wells, so going to the river to bathe saves the trouble of fetching water.

In the past, Chen Zhi would also go to the river to wash. The girls would occupy one section of the river, the boys would occupy one section, and she would occupy one section by herself.

"You want to come with me?" Chen Zhi asked in surprise. Wasn't Liang Xiaoqiu worried that she might get into trouble?

Liang Xiaoqiu nodded. "I don't think you're unlucky. You're actually very lucky."

Chen Zhi grinned; finally, someone noticed her good luck.

"Sure, let's do it together."

The two chatted as they worked, and time passed by in the blink of an eye. Before the sun had even set, their task was complete.

Liang Xiaoqiu: "Let's go home first, finish the housework, and then go to the river together. Shall I go to the educated youth settlement to find you?"

Chen Zhi agreed, "Okay."

They were carrying their hoes back when they heard someone shout, "People from our village are fighting with people from Sihe Village! Everyone, hurry and help!"

"Where?"

"The place where the irrigation ditch was dug at the foot of the mountain to the west."

At this moment, people of all ages and genders put down what they were doing and ran towards the foot of the western mountain.

Chen Zhi and Liang Xiaoqiu were also in the crowd.

Liang Xiaoqiu looked anxious. "How did they start fighting?"

Chen Zhi wasn't sure either. Could it be because of the water source? But there's plenty of water in the river, so it shouldn't be that bad, right?

The two villages were fighting, and there were dozens, if not hundreds, of people involved; it was a very large-scale event.

People from both villages are now converging, and the population is growing.

"Why did they start fighting?"

"It's all because Sihe Village is being unreasonable. Instead of digging their own irrigation ditches, they're directly blocking the water from the ditches we've already dug. They save hundreds of meters of water by not having to dig, but the flow of water to our land will definitely be reduced. Of course, we don't agree to this," a villager from Sandong Village said angrily.

"That is definitely not acceptable."

"At first we tried to reason with them, but they just laughed it off and didn't take it seriously. They just wouldn't change. Eventually, we couldn't take it anymore and we started fighting."

"Well played!"

Knowing the cause of the incident, the villagers of Sandong Village became even more furious, and one by one they grabbed hoes and rushed forward.

"Stop!" The captain arrived as well.

"You all need to calm down!" The Party Secretary also arrived.

However, no one listened to them at that time.

"Don't just stand there, everyone! Go and separate them!"

It's impossible for us to separate.

Those who joined actually increased the size of the fighting group.

He vented all his pent-up grievances, both old and new.

Chen Zhi glanced around and saw a few slightly familiar faces. Weren't these the same people who had tried to steal her fish from the river and push her into the water?

Although the fish escaped in the end and these people didn't get any benefit, Chen Zhi held her anger in for almost a year. If she kept it in any longer, she would forget what these people looked like.

Chen Zhi sneered, took off the slingshot from his hand, took out a stone from his pocket, and aimed.

The pebbles flew out and landed on the shoulders, arms, chests, and backs of those people. She deliberately controlled her strength so as not to seriously injure them, but bruises were inevitable.

At first, no one noticed Chen Zhi; her pebble accuracy was too high. Before long, many people started looking at her. Especially the young men who had been beaten, their eyes blazing with anger, and they immediately surrounded her.

"Grab that girl and teach her a lesson!" the leader said.

Liang Xiaoqiu was still looking for Chen Xiaoshuai in the crowd when she saw several men walking towards them. She was so frightened that she hid behind Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi fired the last pebble from his pocket before calmly putting away his slingshot.

"Are you scared now?" the young man asked with a sneer.

Chen Zhi glanced at them sideways. "You remember last winter when you stole my fish from the river, right?"

"We've got plenty of people taking this, who do you think you are?"

"Heh!" Chen Zhi sneered, slowly rolling up her sleeves. "Just reminding you, so you don't get beaten up without even knowing why."

"Oh, you want to fight us?"

Did everyone hear what she said?

"I heard you!"

"No need to be gentle with her, teach her a lesson!"

"We don't have a rule against hitting women, little girl, you're unlucky to have run into us."

"Don't waste time talking to her, just get to it."

The group of young men who were shouting that they were going to beat someone up immediately punched Chen Zhi in the chest, which was nothing short of vulgar.

Just as Chen Zhi was about to retaliate, a large hand pulled her back, while another hand gripped the fist coming from the opposite side. It seemed like no force was used, but the young man opposite her let out a scream.

Next, Chen Zhi witnessed a one-sided beating. In less than two minutes, the other people were lying on the ground, groaning in pain.

"Did they bully you?" Xi Lang turned around and asked Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi: "Last year they stole my fish from the river. But I fought them back then."

Xi Lang was not satisfied. His dark eyes were filled with frost, as if they could freeze a person to death.

He wanted to kill them.

"Siron—"

The captain ran up to Xi Lang as if he had seen a savior. "You've finally arrived! Quickly separate those people. If the fighting continues, people might die."

Xi Lang didn't move; he continued to stare at the people on the ground.

"Xi Lang, you go help out first, I'm fine here," Chen Zhi said.

Xi Lang gave her a deep look, then looked away and turned to walk towards the fighting crowd.

"Chen Zhi, Xi Lang is amazing!" Liang Xiaoqiu was still in shock.

Chen Zhi said proudly, "Yes, he's very capable."

Chen Zhi's gaze followed Xi Lang the whole time, watching him stride into the crowd, his tall figure standing out like a crane among chickens. She watched him throw the people of Sihe Village one by one into the newly dug irrigation ditch, suppressing those who tried to fight back.

His handsome face was expressionless, making people want to stay away.

The originally noisy scene gradually quieted down, and everyone's attention unconsciously fell on Xi Lang.

The people of Sihe Village looked grim. When did such a powerful person appear in Sandong Village?

The people of Sandong Village were shocked. Wasn't Xi Lang a skinny, pale-faced guy? When did he become so powerful?

Only a very few people who had seen Xi Lang in action remained calm, thinking to themselves that they hadn't yet witnessed his true power.

The fighting quickly stopped, and the people from Sandong Village and Sihe Village split into two camps.

Xi Lang glanced at the people of Sihe Village, and those who were itching to rebel were frozen in place by that one look, their very thoughts of resistance frozen.

At this moment, the village leaders and secretaries of the two villages stepped forward.

Sihe Village acted unreasonably first, and after being defeated, they obediently admitted their mistake and promised not to touch the irrigation canal of Sandong Village.

That concludes the matter.

"Those bastards from Sihe Village, they'd risk their lives if they got into a fight," Chen Xiaoshuai cursed. He was bruised and swollen, limping, and looked quite badly injured.

Liang Xiaoqiu looked worried. "Are your injuries serious?"

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury. It'll be fine tomorrow," Chen Xiaoshuai said, straightening up with a smug look. "You were worried about me?"

Liang Xiaoqiu blushed, turned her face away, and remained silent.

Chen Xiaoshuai, however, became even more smug. "Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself and make sure nothing happens to me. I still need to work hard to earn work points and save money to marry you."

Now, Liang Xiaoqiu blushed not only in face but also in ears. She quickly took a few steps and ran away.

Watching this scene from the crowd, Liang Xiaowei's chubby face scrunched up. He didn't want Chen Xiaoshuai to be his brother-in-law. Chen Xiaoshuai's mother was stingy and definitely wouldn't be willing to spend much on a bride price, nor would she expect Liang Xiaoqiu to support her family in the future.

Liang Xiaowei rolled his eyes and went back to tell his mother to hurry up and marry Liang Xiaoqiu off, and then build a new house.

He also wants to live in a brick house.