Chapter 486: The Lazy, Fair-skinned Youth and the Hardworking, Strong Laborer (9)
The lazy, fair-skinned educated youth and the hardworking, strong laborer (Part 9)
"What? You said the captain asked me to come over because Dong Cai said Lance stole my enamel cup?"
When Xu Meng came over, Song Ning had already worked on one-third of the field. He was well-known in the neighborhood for being a hard worker, which was one of the reasons why Dong Cai chose him.
As soon as Song Ning heard what Xu Meng said, he rushed over without thinking.
As soon as he arrived at the place, he started cursing as soon as he saw Dong Cai.
"Dong Cai, you bastard, you want to hurt people, don't you? That cup was given to Comrade Lance by me, what does it have to do with you? You don't need to interfere in my family affairs, if you have the ability, just finish your work points first!"
Dong Cai's face turned gloomy after being scolded, but he didn't believe what Song Ning said at all.
"Song Ning, I know that what happened before made you angry, but you can't just give up on yourself just because you're angry with me. Didn't you say that you wanted to keep the cup for your future partner? And you don't even know this guy, why did you let him live in your house? Did he fool you with his words? Don't believe him, those are all lies."
He was sure that Song Ning was seduced by Lance. "I have already found the captain and explained to him that this new educated youth is not a good person. He stole your cup on the first day he arrived at your house. Wouldn't he have stolen everything in your house in the future? Can you trust such a person? I am doing this for your own good."
As he spoke, he moved closer to Song Ning.
"How can you feel at ease with someone like this living in your home? Are you feeling lonely because your home is too empty? Otherwise, I should move back from the educated youth camp. We have known each other for such a long time and we can take care of each other. Don't let some bad people take advantage of the opportunity to break in."
Lance smiled.
Song Ning also laughed out of anger.
However, a few educated youth took it seriously and even spoke up to help Dong Cai.
"Yes, Comrade Song, we don't know what kind of person this new educated youth is. Comrade Dong has lived in your house for so long that he knows him better. Why don't you just agree to it?"
"Indeed, and it is a bit too much to take your cup right away..."
"Did you hear what Dong Cai said?"
Song Ning's wheat-colored face was filled with anger. "Comrade Lance moved to my house because he was not used to living in a youth education center. After hearing that I had lived here before, he came to ask if he could rent a house to live in. It was not like I was deceived at all."
"what?"
"rental?"
Actually, some rumors have been spread about this matter, but some people who don’t like to listen to gossip really don’t know about it.
Luo Feng took out his pipe and tapped it on a stone. "That's exactly what happened. The new educated youth didn't just want to live here. He and Song Ning have agreed on two yuan a month. He told me about it. I thought the Song family is indeed empty now. Besides, the Song family has had educated youth living there before. Although they didn't pay before, Song Ning doesn't mind the educated youth living there. It also brings in some income, so I agreed."
He made it clear, "If you educated youth also want to live in the homes of your fellow villagers in the future, that's fine. Just negotiate it out first and then come to me. As long as both sides agree to the conditions, I can agree to anything."
However, he thought that in the future, no one would clamor to live with their fellow villagers anymore. With the precedent set by the new educated youth, these educated youth would probably be reluctant to pay only two yuan a month.
"But if someone wants to deceive our fellow villagers, I will still have to take care of it."
As he spoke, he glanced at Dong Cai, hinting at something.
Dong Cai didn't realize it at all. He didn't believe that someone would have the money to live in a fellow villager's home.
"Song Ning, don't be fooled by him. Did you pay the captain that money? How much money does he, an educated youth, have? If he really had money, would he come to us?"
It must be that Song Ning paid out of his own pocket to shut the captain up in order to let that wild man move in.
As soon as he said this, he immediately offended everyone present.
Xu Meng was feeling depressed. What did Dong Cai mean? We were all educated youth sent to the countryside. How could we be rich enough to come here?
Sun Yingying was standing right behind him, speaking her mind.
"That's not right, Comrade Dong. You've always said that your family treats you well and is rich. You eat candy or meat every day, and you've come to this place just like us."
"I," Dong Cai wanted to say that he had no money, but if he said that, wouldn't it be exposed that he relied on Song Ning for his meat? "What does Sun Yingying have to do with you? I am trying to prevent my fellow villagers from being deceived by people with ulterior motives. You don't stand on my side, but you speak for the other side. Are you in cahoots with him?"
Sun Yingying laughed angrily.
"Okay, Dong Cai, there are still people like you these days, who start factions with their mouths? If you talk like that, then I really have to stand on the side of the new educated youth. If you're talking about deceiving people, you didn't spend a dime to live in a fellow villager's home as an educated youth. Why do I feel like you're the one who's deceiving people?"
After she said this, everyone fell silent.
Isn't it? When Dong Cai suddenly moved to his fellow villager's house, it caused quite a stir.
After all, no one had ever seen him interacting with Song Ning in private, and yet, after just a few days, he suddenly moved away from the educated youth point.
Luo Feng's eyes also flashed slightly, but he said nothing.
Song Ning was also stunned for a moment.
To be honest, it seems that he was really deceived by Dong Cai at the beginning?
Sun Yingying was talking excitedly and simply turned around to look at Song Ning.
"Did Dong Cai pay you for living in your house before?"
Song Ning shook his head subconsciously.
Sun Yingying: "Does he work in your house?"
Song Ning hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head.
Sun Yingying: "What about work points and grain? He lived and ate at your house. Did he pay grain?"
Song Ning: “…”
He still shook his head.
Everyone was quiet, and Dong Cai suddenly fell silent too.
Luo Feng came out at the right time.
"You've been living and eating for free at the Song family for so long, and now you have the nerve to claim that you're doing this for Song Ning's good? I think you, an educated youth, are probably making trouble here because you think you can trick Song Ning into supporting you."
He picked up the cup and asked Song Ning, "Comrade Lance said you gave him this cup to drink water this morning?"
Song Ning suddenly had an idea.
"Yes, mainly because we agreed this morning to eat together in the future. He cooked and handed over the grain. In addition to the grain, he also took a can of milk powder and a can of malted milk and said that we would eat together. I thought I couldn't take advantage of him as an educated youth, so I found this cup and gave it to him."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Dong Cai again and said, "Come to think of it, Comrade Dong did ask me for this cup before, but he ate and drank for free at my house at that time and didn't give me anything, so I didn't agree."
Fortunately, he didn't agree. There are two words "Advanced" on the cup. Does Dong Cai deserve it?