Chapter 20: Getting up in a Bad Mood

When many people couldn't stand it, Zhou Zhengan scolded these people, turned around and got his own food, and sat opposite Xia Zhi.

Zhou Zhengan was the captain, and his food was specially provided and taken care of.

He could eat things that others couldn't eat.

For example, other people only had three steamed buns per person, but his steamed buns were unlimited.

Not only him, but anyone in uniform could have unlimited steamed buns.

As long as they didn't waste it, they would be full.

More importantly, Zhou Zhengan, the captain, also had a two-liang meat subsidy for every meal.

This was a small kitchen stipulated by the superiors, not only in their farm, but also in other farms.

All personnel in special units could get this subsidy.

The main reason was that they usually had more training and heavier tasks, so they should get subsidies compared to others.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengan's lunch box had a large spoonful of braised pork.

Didn't you see that people around him were jealous?

Zhou Zhengan, however, swapped his lunch box with Xia Zhi's.

Zhou Zhengan had been looking forward to this meal when he heard that he was going to the canteen to eat.

At noon, because he was in a hurry, he couldn't eat with Xia Zhi at all, and the hard bones he gnawed at noon had no taste.

There was no taste in his mouth at all, and he didn't want to try it again.

This blatant preference made everyone's eyes red with anger.

Xia Zhi looked around.

Well, she has become a thorn in the eyes of all the educated youth.

We still have to keep a low profile.

Xia Zhi hurriedly changed the lunch box back.

"I've already started eating, how can I let you eat my leftovers?"

As a result, Zhou Zhengan nodded seriously after hearing this, and without saying a word, he used chopsticks to put half of the braised pork into Xia Zhi's lunch box.

"Who are we? You are my sister, and your brother is my comrade-in-arms, so it's his duty to take care of you."

Xia Zhi almost spit out the rice in his mouth.

Although she knew that Zhou Zhengan was doing this for her own good, and deliberately put on a tiger skin for her.

So that she could use the power of the tiger to bully others.

But Zhou Zhengan's serious lie really made it hard for her to believe it. This was completely different from the Zhou Zhengan who just sternly reprimanded people.

Zhou Zhengan on the train was a gentle, enthusiastic and kind gentleman.

He has become a somewhat one-man show all the way to now.

Now he has become a Zhou Zhengan who lies all the time.

One after another, Xia Zhi refreshed her perception of Zhou Zhengan.

Xia Zhi felt that it was no wonder that she was short-sighted in her previous life and fell in love with a scumbag. Her eyes were indeed not very good.

But the braised pork was in the lunch box, and she didn't want to return it at all. From now on, she would start a hard life of labor, and it would be okay if she didn't add some meat at this time.

Xia Zhi didn't feel embarrassed at all, no matter why Zhou Zhengan took such good care of her.

Anyway, as long as they don't want to use hidden rules, everything else is easy to deal with. If they want to use hidden rules, she can get Zhou Zhengan to be directly removed from the position of team leader.

Don't underestimate the power of us reborn people.

If you dare to be reborn, you are not afraid of being used by others.

Zhou Zhengan didn't even look at Xia Zhi after saying this, and focused on his lunch box, eating so sweetly.

Even Xia Zhi suspected that the hidden rules he thought were his own illusion.

How could Zhou Zhengan possibly like him?

Look at the way he looks at the braised pork, he is more intimate than when he looks at himself.

The three of them returned to the dugout.

Liu Qianjin was satisfied with eating and didn't think about anything at all.

He went back to sleep and didn't have any disgust.

Xia Zhi and Liu Zhiyan blew out the oil lamp.

In the dark, Liu Zhiyan leaned towards Xia Zhi, she was afraid.

"Xia Zhi, are we isolated?"

It was obvious that when they were eating, the educated youth were far away from them, and no one greeted them at all.

Liu Zhiyan had never been treated like this before, but today she was isolated.

This was completely contrary to Liu Zhiyan's way of doing things.

"This is inevitable. I have to be isolated for what happened today, but it will get better slowly from tomorrow.

In life, we can't always take into account other people's thoughts. It's too tiring to live like that, and I don't want to live like that.

If you feel that you are implicated by being with me, you can move out tomorrow."

Xia Zhi was speaking from the heart. In her previous life, she was willing to compromise, fearing to offend this person or that person.

She had to flatter and please everyone with a cautious and aggrieved look.

But in the end, she didn't have many true friends, and ended up with nothing good.

In this life, she has thought it through. Why should she compromise herself to accommodate others?

If she can be friends, she will be friends. If she can't be friends, it doesn't matter. Anyway, she won't take advantage of others, and others won't take advantage of her.

When Liu Zhiyan heard this, she almost jumped up.

"That's how you see me. I always thought we were friends, but I didn't expect you didn't treat me as a friend at all.

When I encountered this kind of thing, I ran away alone. Is that still a friend?"

"Why are you so excited?

This has nothing to do with our friendship.

I won't resent you for this. Friends are still friends. I won't stop you from doing whatever you want.

I just respect your choice."

She had to admit that she never thought she would become friends with Liu Zhiyan in this life.

"Hmph, do you think I'm a burden to you?"

Xia Zhi had closed his eyes, and his voice gradually became softer.

"Aren't you tired? I'm exhausted after such a long day of traveling."

"Don't avoid the important and talk about the trivial."

"If you don't sleep, I will sleep."

"Why are you like this?"

The only response to Liu Zhiyan was Xia Zhi's even snoring.

Liu Zhiyan sighed angrily, and had to admit that she felt very safe with Xia Zhi. After getting close to Xia Zhi, she didn't worry about mice at night.

She didn't move away, she just relied on Xia Zhi.

No one talked all night, and Xia Zhi woke up very early the next day. The biological clock that had been developed for many years would wake up early.

The room was already a little cold, probably because the firewood added to the earthen stove last night should have gone out.

There was no way, there was no coal cake or anything like that at this time to add some continuous properties to the fire.

You can feel the coldness in the room when you lift the quilt.

But it is better than outside.

Looking outside from the small window, it was still dark outside.

It was 9 o'clock here, and it would be light at 10 o'clock.

Xia Zhi didn't have a watch.

Hearing Xia Zhi's movements beside him, Liu Zhiyan opened her eyes dazedly and asked,

"Why did you get up so early? It's not even light yet."

"It's probably not early. It's 9 o'clock here, and it's 10 o'clock here."

Xia Zhi replied in a low voice.

People here get up late, but they also go to bed late.

The work and rest schedule is completely different from that of people in inland cities.

After hearing this, Liu Zhiyan fumbled to turn over her wrist, but it was too dark to see what time it was.

Fortunately, Xia Zhi lit the oil lamp and exclaimed when he looked at the watch.

"Oh my god, it's already past 8 o'clock."

Xia Zhi smiled, and it was true. He put on his clothes, opened the bolt from the inside, pushed the door open and walked out, and a cold wind blew outside.

Xia Zhi shivered, the temperature here had dropped to more than ten degrees below zero.

It will probably drop to thirty or forty degrees below zero in a while.

After running around the door, she could already see the brilliant colors of the rising sun in the distance.

Xia Zhi didn't dare to run far, because it was dangerous to run far.

She wasn't afraid of wolves, but that didn't mean she would be sent to the wolf pack.

Sure enough, as soon as she returned to the door of the dugout, she saw Zhou Zhengan, Jiang Yifan and other people she didn't know, several people in earth-gray uniforms all came to their dugout.

When Zhou Zhengan saw Xia Zhi, there was a little surprise in his eyes.

But he didn't say anything.

"Everyone, gather, all the educated youths come out now to gather and call the roll."

Jiang Yifan led people to shout twice in front of several rows of dugouts.

Many people came out of the dugouts in a daze, with boogers hanging from the corners of their eyes and messy hair.

"What's the matter? It's so cold and there's nothing to do, but you won't let us sleep."

"It's just dawn, it's so cold outside, and there's nothing to do, why can't we sleep?"

"This is too bullying."

Many people complained. They had never seen such a cold-blooded person.

The most important thing is that he is too cruel.

These educated youths traveled back and forth on the train and the carriage for almost four days and four nights.

I thought I could have a good sleep today, but I didn't expect to be woken up early again.

Naturally, everyone was very dissatisfied. Many people didn't sleep well last night. Not only was the room cold, but rats were rampant. Many people didn't sleep until the early morning.

"Okay, why are you talking so much? You are here to support the construction of the border, not to be ladies and masters.

Considering that you were tired on the road yesterday, we have deliberately delayed waking you up for two hours today.

Under normal circumstances, all the people in our camp have started training early at 7 o'clock.

Don't be ungrateful for what you have. Do you think we are deliberately torturing you?

We don't have the leisure to think about that.

We woke you up to count your names, and then you line up to get food and your simple daily necessities.

Are you ready to live?

Starting today, the canteen will no longer provide you with meals. If any of you think we are making things difficult for you, you can choose not to come and sign up.

It just so happens that we have saved food."

Jiang Yifan was already angry. How could these little guys still want to rebel?

After this barrage of criticism, these people really wilted.

Standing together with their heads down and not saying a word.

Zhou Zhengan then began to count the names and quickly counted all the names. There were only eight female comrades and 22 male comrades.

There were 30 people in total.

Each of them was given a ticket with their name on it.

And it was stamped with the official seal.

With the ticket, they went to the canteen to get food and a simple set of pots and pans.

And Zhou Zhengan made it clear to them that today they were allowed to rest for three days because they had just arrived.

After three days, they must also join the work of repairing dams and roads.

There is no winter here. Even if the ground is frozen hard, they will fight against the sky, the earth, and nature. There is nothing they won't do.

After hearing this, everyone was completely depressed.

Xia Zhi took the ticket in his hand and Liu Zhiyan and Liu Qianjin followed Zhou Zhengan to get food.

After the meeting, the other educated youth went directly into the dugout.

Obviously, for them, knowing about this matter and doing it immediately are of course two different concepts.

Some of them took a nap, while others started to wash their faces and brush their teeth.

Zhou Zhengan heard the footsteps behind him, turned around and looked at Xia Zhi.

He looked back and saw that there were only three people, and a trace of helplessness appeared on his face.

These people are called educated youth, but unfortunately they have a bad temper.

Every time they come, they have to give them a good beating, and this is just the beginning.

When he saw Xia Zhi, he suddenly remembered what happened just now, and of course he remembered that he had some things that he had not discussed with Xia Zhi.

Food is the first necessity of the people, and his own eating problem has not been solved.

Just thinking about the tasteless meal he had in the cafeteria this morning, he felt that he could not go on like this.

"Comrade Xia Zhi, come here, I have a few words to say to you."

It is not good to let Liu Qianjin and Liu Zhiyan hear him scolding Xia Zhi, and he has to give Xia Zhi face in front of outsiders.

Xia Zhi blinked, and Zhou Zhengan's tone seemed a little dissatisfied.

Was this dissatisfaction directed at himself?

Xia Zhi smiled at Liu Zhiyan and Liu Qianjin, and hurried up.

Jiang Yifan immediately nudged Zhou Zhengan with his elbow.

He winked and smiled,

"Okay, I won't bother you. I'll keep in touch with the comrades behind me."

The other comrades who followed Zhou Zhengan to do things also followed Jiang Yifan with a smile and walked to the back.

Zhou Zhengan's face turned red all of a sudden.

"Jiang Yifan will punish you to go back and run 5km with weights later."

"What? You kid..."

Jiang Yifan stood there, as if he was struck by lightning.

His face was full of disbelief.

"Call me captain!"

Zhou Zhengan frowned and shouted very sternly. Sure enough, Jiang Yifan immediately stood at attention, saluted properly, and called him captain.

"Captain, please stop bullying me, okay? It's windy today, and it's northwest wind!"

"Okay, it's windy, right? Then run on the playground, run 100 laps."

"Look how considerate I am as a captain to my subordinates."

Zhou Zhengan turned around with a stern face.

He completely ignored the wailing of Jiang Yifan behind him.

"You are really enough..."

"Ten more laps."

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Captain Zhou."

Zhou Zhengan turned around and looked at Xia Zhi, who was smiling beside him, and whispered.

"What did you do so early in the morning?"

"I ran around the dugout twice."

"Don't do that again in the future."

Zhou Zhengan's voice suddenly became stern, and Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment.

"Why? I'm just stretching my muscles!"

"I didn't tell you. There are often wolves on the reed path. You're running around the cave alone so early in the morning. What if you run into a wolf?

Wolves specifically attack people like you who are alone.

If no one gets up early in the morning and something happens to you, there's really no one to turn to."