Chapter 261 – Watching the Commotion
Lu Xia’s astonishment was undeniable. Looking at the crowd that had gathered to watch, she couldn’t spot any educated youth among them.
She really wanted to rush to the educated youth spot immediately to see what was going on. However, she also realized it might be better not to get involved in this commotion. She wasn’t sure if it would affect the educated youths or not.
She was worried about this, and the villagers were equally afraid of being implicated.
“Hey, this Educated Youth Yang is quite audacious. Can he really get away with these speculative activities?”
“Yes, he’s only been in the countryside for a short while, and he’s already caused such a big fuss. I wonder if it will affect the village.”
“Yeah, he seemed like a good kid. He even came to my house before, exchanged some mountain goods with me, saying he wanted to send them home. I thought he was a filial child back then, who would have thought…”
“He visited my house too, and he said the same thing…”
Some people quickly caught on,
“Could he be selling these things to others?”
Everyone felt a shiver at the thought, “Could those people just now mistake us for being involved?”
“Oh God, I have no idea! Isn’t Educated Youth Yang causing harm?”
At this point, the accountant spoke up, “Enough with the talking, everyone remember, you know nothing about this, and it has nothing to do with you.”
Others immediately fell silent upon hearing this, refraining from saying more and dispersed.
And Lu Xia also went back along with them.
However, on her way back, she saw from a distance that the village head was already seeing off those people. It seemed that things had been clarified at the educated youth spot.
She just didn’t know if Li Yalan had been discovered.
But among the people who left, there was no sign of Li Yalan, so it’s probably fine.
Lu Xia now wanted to go to the educated youth spot to inquire, but she also knew that after this incident, nobody would probably be in the mood to talk. So she planned to ask the next day.
However, when she got back, she did mention the matter to Jiang Junmo.
“Just now, the inspection team came. They said Educated Youth Yang was arrested for engaging in speculative activities.”
Jiang Junmo frowned upon hearing this, “When did this happen?”
“Just now, when I came back, I saw people at the village committee. I went to see what was happening, and then I heard about it. Those people even went to the educated youth spot to ask, but I don’t know if he confessed about Li Yalan.”
Jiang Junmo’s frown deepened upon hearing this, “You dare to join the commotion caused by the inspection team? Your courage is getting bigger!”
Lu Xia shrank back upon hearing this, feeling somewhat guilty. She stammered, “I didn’t mean to. I didn’t realize they were from the inspection team when I went there, and I didn’t get close. I didn’t even go to the educated youth spot.”
Jiang Junmo understood that his wife had this kind of hobby, so he couldn’t say much. He just emphasized again, “No matter what, you need to prioritize your safety when watching commotions in the future!”
Lu Xia immediately promised after hearing this, “Alright, I got it!”
Seeing her quick agreement, Jiang Junmo sighed helplessly and then added, “It seems like the black market has tightened its control again recently. Let’s try to avoid going there as much as possible.”
Seeing that Jiang Junmo wasn’t harping on her about watching commotions anymore, Lu Xia relaxed and nodded, “Didn’t we receive some tickets from home last month? Plus the eggs from our chickens at home, it should be enough to eat. Why don’t we leave them all for Kang Kang?”
Jiang Junmo had been recently introducing Kang Kang to solid foods and making him egg porridge every day, which he seemed to enjoy.
Even though they only had five chickens at home, Lu Xia had given them spiritual spring water to drink, resulting in their healthy growth and nearly daily egg production. So, they had enough eggs to sustain them.
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Chapter 262 – Educated Youth Spot Meeting
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Jiang Junmo nodded in agreement, “That’s probably the best course of action. With an incident like this, the village likely won’t risk trading things outside anymore.”
Lu Xia recalled the words of the villagers today and also nodded, “They were probably frightened as well. But this Educated Youth Yang is too audacious. So many people go to the black market, why was he the one caught?”
“Maybe he just had bad luck?” Jiang Junmo replied casually.
Lu Xia sighed; indeed, it was just bad luck. Su Man and Gu Xiangnan often went to the black market too, so how come they weren’t caught?
Now, his future was ruined.
Lu Xia was still contemplating this with Jiang Junmo when they heard voices from outside. Jiang Junmo went to check and found that Gu Xiangnan was calling them to the educated youth spot for a meeting.
After acknowledging Gu Xiangnan, the two of them put on their military coats and securely wrapped Kang Kang as well.
They weren’t curious about the reason for the meeting; it was undoubtedly related to Yang Weidong.
As expected, when they arrived at the educated youth spot, they saw that everyone’s expressions were not good, especially Li Yalan, who looked pale and barely had any spirit left.
Lu Xia guessed that other people had probably figured out that Yang Weidong had partnered with her. After all, even those who didn’t frequently visit the educated youth spot could tell. Others might have also suspected it, but they didn’t say anything.
Upon arriving, Lu Xia greeted Su Man and Shen Qingqing with nods before finding a place to sit with Jiang Junmo, who was holding Kang Kang. Before long, Li Yi also brought Sun Shengnan and her husband over.
Sun Shengnan had a visibly pregnant belly, wrapped up like a ball, and walking cautiously.
When they arrived, she sat next to Lu Xia, not asking about the matter. Clearly, she had been informed by Li Yi before coming.
At this moment, the atmosphere among the educated youths was tense. Gu Xiangnan spoke up, “I believe everyone knows the reason for this meeting. For those who don’t, I’ll explain it again.
“Yang Weidong, an educated youth, was caught by the inspection team outside. This incident has had a negative impact, and he’s become an example. I expect there will be consequences soon.
“Now, what I want to emphasize is that this is not just his personal matter. With this incident, our educated youth spot will also face difficulties. The impact is significant. Therefore, I hope everyone will be vigilant. Not only should you demand strict behavior from yourselves, but also think about whether your actions might implicate others in the future…
“I believe that after coming to the countryside, everyone wanted a stable life. So, I hope we can work together in the future so that we educated youths can live peacefully in the countryside.”
Having said that, he glanced pointedly at Li Yalan but didn’t say anything more.
Others remained silent as well, obviously not in a good mood. After all, with Yang Weidong’s capture, it inevitably brought up the topic of the educated youths from the Daying Village. Their lives were now affected.
After the meeting, everyone dispersed.
The next day, Lu Xia heard from Shen Qingqing about what had happened after the inspection team came to the educated youth spot.
Those people had suddenly appeared, startling the educated youths. They inquired about Yang Weidong’s situation, and everyone claimed not to know anything. Later, the village chief called Gu Xiangnan over.
After hearing about the incident, Gu Xiangnan explained that Yang Weidong was new and relatively reserved, so people didn’t interact with him much, making his actions less known to everyone.
The inspection team didn’t seem to know whether to believe it or not, but they left regardless.
Lu Xia understood a bit better now. This meant that Li Yalan probably hadn’t been discovered. However, she still didn’t know if Yang Weidong would implicate her.
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