The Age of Rebirth: Winning since the educated youth went to the countryside

"That's not it." Zhou Chaoyang shook his head. "Brother Zhou, I'm talking about the Youth Institute."

"What happened in the Youth Institute?"

After hearing what Zhou Chaoyang said, Zhou Ziwen's mind suddenly appeared the figure of Jiang Xiaohong.

"Brother Zhou, do you still remember Jiang Xiaohong? She was the one who said she wanted to discuss something with you a few days ago."

Sure enough, Zhou Chaoyang mentioned her name as soon as he opened his mouth.

"What's wrong with her?" Zhou Ziwen frowned.

"She has been saying in the Youth Farm these past two days that we, the educated youth, have had a very hard time in the countryside and should be treated better."

"She also said that you made a lot of money growing mushrooms, and the production team should give us educated youth more preferential treatment."

Zhou Chaoyang said with a wry smile.

"What else did she say?" Zhou Ziwen looked calm.

"She also said that as the leader of the Mushroom Group, you should strive for more benefits for us educated youth."

"She also encouraged other educated youth, saying that as long as everyone united, they would be able to win better treatment."

Zhou Chaoyang continued.

"She is going to cause trouble!" Zhou Ziwen laughed.

This little trick is still a little immature for him.

"That's right! Now the Youth Hostel has caused a lot of noise, and everyone is discussing this matter."

Zhou Chaoyang said helplessly.

"Brother Zhou, what do you think we should do about this?" Zhou Chaoyang asked worriedly.

"What should we do? Just do it this way! When things get out of hand, the leaders of the production team will naturally come to deal with it. We just need to watch the show."

Zhou Ziwen was not angry at all, and was even ready to watch the fun.

"Brother Zhou, aren't you worried?" Zhou Chaoyang looked at Zhou Ziwen with some confusion.

"What are you worried about? Are you worried that she will cause trouble? Haha, if she wants to make trouble, let her make trouble. I want to see what she can do."

Zhou Ziwen didn't care at all.

"But now she's telling everyone in the Youth Corps Institute that you're not doing anything, that you're not fighting for the interests of the youth. I'm afraid that this will affect you."

Zhou Chaoyang said with some concern.

"Just tell me, I'm not worried, why are you worried?"

Zhou Ziwen didn't care at all. Did he really think Wu Dagang and the captain were just decorations?

With them around, the more happily these people dance now, the more uncomfortable they will be in the future.

"Brother Zhou, you are right." Zhou Chaoyang felt a little more relaxed after hearing what Zhou Ziwen said.

"However, I still think we should do something and not just watch her go on like this."

"What do you want to do? Go and argue with her?" Zhou Ziwen looked at Zhou Chaoyang and asked.

"Do you think you can convince her? She is determined to cause trouble now. Arguing with her will only make things more complicated."

"Then we do nothing?" Zhou Chaoyang asked.

"Yes, you don't have to do anything, just watch the show." Zhou Ziwen nodded.

"Yes, Chaoyang, just listen to Brother Ziwen!" Chen Qiaoyi also advised.

She was not worried about Zhou Ziwen at all.

Zhou Chaoyang sighed helplessly. Although he still felt a little uneasy, he had no choice but to follow Zhou Ziwen's arrangements.

In the next few days, the commotion in the Youth League Home became louder and louder.

Jiang Xiaohong seemed to be more determined in her ideas. Not only did she lobby everywhere in the Youth League Home, she also joined forces with some other Youth League members to write a petition, asking the production team to give the Youth League better treatment, including increasing work points, arranging easy jobs, and providing better living conditions.

This petition caused an uproar in the Youth League Institute, and some of the youth felt that Jiang Xiaohong's idea made sense.

They also hoped to be treated better; other educated youth thought Jiang Xiaohong was being unreasonable.

They felt that the educated youth went to the countryside to receive re-education and labor, and should not demand special treatment.

Zhou Ziwen still didn't care about these things. He still went to the mushroom planting base as usual every day to check the growth of mushrooms, and then went to each production team to guide the construction of mushroom houses.

He knew that these matters would ultimately be resolved by the production team leaders and there was no need for him to interfere.

However, Jiang Xiaohong did not give up her plan because of the opposition of some educated youth. She decided to hand the petition directly to the leaders of the production team, hoping to attract their attention.

Early that morning, the team leader was assigning tasks to the members.

After arranging the tasks, just as he was about to adjourn the meeting, a male educated youth stood up.

"Captain, we have something to report." said the male educated youth.

The captain frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

The male educated youth looked at the educated youth around him and said, "We educated youth feel that our work in the countryside is too hard. We hope that the production team can consider our demands and give us better treatment."

After hearing what the male educated youth said, the team leader's face suddenly turned gloomy. He said, "What are you educated youth doing? Educated youth go to the countryside to receive re-education and work, to contribute to rural construction, not to enjoy life."

The male educated youth disagreed. He said, "Captain, we are also human beings. We have our own rights and interests. We are educated and knowledgeable. We should be treated better so that we can better serve rural construction."

The team leader became even angrier. He said, "Do you think you are great just because you are educated and knowledgeable? What contributions have you made to the countryside? You complain every day and still want to get better treatment? You should reflect on your behavior."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Jiang Xiaohong also stepped forward.

"Captain, we have written a petition and hope you can take a look at it."

As she spoke, she formally took out a document with the signatures of some educated youth.

From her determined and complacent expression, it can be seen that she seemed to be confident that this petition would win better treatment for the educated youth.

The captain's face became even uglier when he looked at the petition handed over by Jiang Xiaohong.

He took the petition and glanced at it briefly. It listed the various demands of the educated youth, including increasing work points, arranging easy jobs, and providing better living conditions.

The most obvious one is to let these educated youth go to the mushroom group and work at the mushroom planting base.

This point can be said to have touched the sore spot of the captain and Wu Dagang.

The team leader looked at Jiang Xiaohong coldly and said, "You educated youth went to the countryside to receive re-education, not to enjoy yourself. Not only are you not working hard, you are also making trouble here. Is this how educated youth should behave?"

Jiang Xiaohong was a little scared by the captain's look, but she still said, "Captain, we are not making trouble. We just want to fight for the rights we deserve."

"You want rights, that's fine, but not in this way. You should win everyone's respect and recognition through your own efforts instead of making trouble here unreasonably," the captain criticized bluntly.

The team leader looked at Jiang Xiaohong and the other educated youth seriously and said, "Your behavior has seriously affected the normal order of the production team. Since you don't know how to cherish the opportunity to go to the countryside for training, I will teach you a lesson."

He looked around and continued, "From today on, each of the educated youth who participated in this petition will have half a month's work points deducted from their wages. In addition, in the next month, you will have to undertake the most arduous labor tasks, including but not limited to cleaning manure pits, carrying heavy objects, etc., so that you can experience what real hardship is."

After hearing what the team leader said, the educated youth all showed expressions of horror.

Deducting work points means that their income will be greatly reduced, and taking on the most difficult labor tasks makes them feel even more scared.