"You second-rate guy, don't judge people by their appearance. Cheng Qiao, you said Xu Laidi borrowed 200 yuan from you. Do you have any evidence?"
"Aunt Wang, yes, I asked her to write an IOU. Village chief, look, this is the IOU written by Sister Lai Di."
Cheng Qiao took out a piece of paper from his inner pocket and handed it to the village chief. The village chief shone the flashlight and looked at Xu Laidi. Xu Laidi's nervous fingernails had dug into his flesh, but he was completely unaware of it.
"It is only natural to pay back debts. Xu Laidi, return the money to Cheng Qiao immediately. By the way, Cheng Qiao, how do you prove that the watch is yours?"
Although Aunt Wang couldn't read, she could read people's expressions. The village chief's expression told her that the IOU was real.
"There is a word 'Ming' on the back of the watch. This watch is a relic left to me by my late mother."
"What? Woman, you even want something from a dead person. Ahem, I mean, you want to take over the things left by someone's mother. How can you be so shameless?"
Aunt Wang started cursing loudly and wanted to rush up to snatch the watch away, but was stopped by Wang Duocai. "You stupid woman, now is not the time to be greedy for petty gains. You are so stupid."
"If you ask me, the leader of the educated youth center is useless. People have been bullied like this, and the leader doesn't even say a word." The second-rate guy suddenly spoke again.
Jiang Guangrong, the leader of the educated youth group, noticed the gaze from the village chief and quickly stood up. He seriously asked Xu Laidie to take off his watch first. If there were really words on it, he had to return it to Cheng Qiao.
Xu Laidi looked at Cheng Qiao, hoping she could say something, but Cheng Qiao lowered her head, looking aggrieved. She was so angry that she could only take off her watch and put it in Jiang Guangrong's hand. Jiang Guangrong took the watch to the village chief and shone the flashlight on it. Sure enough, there was a word "Min" engraved on the watch case.
"Cheng Qiao, take it. If you get cheated by others again, I won't care."
Jiang Guangrong handed the watch to Cheng Qiao and said angrily that in fact they all knew about this matter and had secretly reminded her, but not only did she not appreciate it, she also gave him a white sanitary ball.
"Thank you, Chief Dian, thank you, Village Chief, thank you, Aunt Wang."
Cheng Qiao quickly put the watch on her hand. Her deceased mother's things were finally returned. Next came the money and tickets, as well as the daily necessities and food and drinks that she had cheated her of.
"Sister Lai Di, can you give me back a few dollars first? I really have no money. Also, you said you would send food rations back home, so I gave you all my food rations. I will have nothing to eat after tomorrow."
Cheng Qiao looked at Xu Laidi timidly again. Xu Laidi could no longer speak. She felt that she did not check the almanac before going out today, and everything was beyond her expectations.
"Cheng Qiao, I really don't have any money right now. Can I pay you back after we divide the money after the autumn harvest?"
Cheng Qiao looked at the village chief. You have to know that it was the village chief who gave the money after the autumn harvest. If he didn't support it, nothing he said would be of any use. The village chief sighed again and said, just help her for the last time. If this little girl was still ignorant, he would not care anymore.
"It's settled. After the autumn harvest, all of Xu Laidi's cents will be counted on Cheng Qiao's head until the two hundred yuan is fully paid off."
"Village Chief, you have to leave some for me, otherwise what will I eat?"
Xu Laidi was anxious. She hid one hundred yuan of the two hundred yuan and used the remaining one hundred yuan to buy cakes and malted milk, as well as a thermos and vanishing cream.
He also bought a lot of toothbrushes, toothpastes, and towels, and even went to the black market to buy a pound of wool at a high price. In any case, all the money and tickets were used by Cheng Qiao.
"You took away all of Cheng Qiao's food rations. I don't care what she eats. If you have no money or food, write home and ask your parents for it. You sent all the money to them, so you have to come back."
Xu Laidi: “…”
"Jiang Guangrong, if you can't do it for a while, I will replace you with someone else. I don't know what you are doing every day. You have been here for so long, but you can't even do such a small thing well."
The village chief looked at the educated youth point leader Jiang Guangrong and criticized him with dissatisfaction. Jiang Guangrong was uneasy because he knew that the position of point leader paid one centimeter a day, which accumulated over a year would be nearly twenty yuan.
"Village Chief, I will change it immediately. I will do everything I need to do when I get back and I promise not to cause you any trouble."
"Well, let's go. The autumn harvest will start in two days. Everyone should have a good rest and eat well, otherwise your body will not be able to bear it."
"Yeah, yeah, go home and get some sleep."
Jiang Guangrong selected two female educated youth and asked them to help Cheng Qiao back to the educated youth center. The female educated youth were not very willing to do so, but they wisely helped Cheng Qiao and walked towards the educated youth center.
"Xu Laidi, go back and return Cheng Qiao's rations to her, and return all the things that you borrowed from her, or I will write a report."
Jiang Guangrong walked behind Xu Laidi and gave orders loudly. Xu Laidi of course understood that Jiang Guangrong's words were not only for him, but also for the village chief and the villagers. Turning his head to take a look, he saw the village chief paused, then walked away with his back straightened.
"knew."
Xu Laidi knew that she was unlucky today and it was not appropriate for her to do anything weird. She didn't understand why Cheng Qiao didn't run into the second-rate guy. And the medicine should have that effect, so how could she fall asleep? Did the woman take the wrong medicine
The group returned to the educated youth point. Jiang Guangrong supervised Xu Laidie to distribute the rations first. Xu Laidie looked at Jiang Guangrong in embarrassment, not knowing how much rations should be given to Cheng Qiao. Jiang Guangrong was also in a dilemma, how could he know the accounts between you girls.
Cheng Qiao took out a notebook from the cabinet, turned to the first page, pointed to the date and said, "In the first month, I borrowed five kilograms of rice and three eggs.
In the second month, I borrowed three catties of flour and three ounces of brown sugar. In the third month, I borrowed four catties of cornmeal and one menstrual pad. In the fourth month, I did not borrow any rice or flour, but I borrowed one catty of pork…”
Jiang Guangrong stared blankly at the notebook in Cheng Qiao's hand, not knowing what to say for a moment. The educated youths also looked unhappy. They had all borrowed things from Cheng Qiao before, and it turned out that Cheng Qiao was not stupid at all. He just hadn't turned against them.
Xu Laidi's eyes changed when he looked at Cheng Qiao. This person was not Cheng Qiao. Could he be possessed by something? He thought so and said it out loud.
Cheng Qiao limped to Xu Laidi and said sinisterly, "Xu Laidi, you are promoting feudal superstition. I will go to the village chief to sue you."
Xu Laidi's head buzzed and he came back to his senses. The charge of promoting feudal superstition was a serious crime. The village chief must not like him now. If he didn't know what was best for him, he would most likely be sent back to the Youth League Office, and he didn't know where he would be assigned to.
"Cheng Qiao, I'm a little confused today. Don't be angry. I apologize to you and will return the rations to you immediately."