"Forget it, let's just pick persimmons!"

Since sticking to cicadas is difficult, then do something else that is simple.

Face difficulties?

forget it!

Song Juan had no such idea.

After all, she can live her little life without any worries.

If that's the case, why do you still have to embarrass yourself?

Moreover, for such delicious persimmons, there is no shop like this in this village.

Song Juan simply put down the wooden pole in her hand and focused on looking for the persimmons that had fallen from the trees.

Around this small reservoir, there are no less than ten persimmon trees in the fields, but they are a bit far apart.

There are also several trees growing on the ditch slopes covered with vines. In this season when the vegetation is flourishing, it is really difficult to get close to these trees. As for finding the fallen persimmons under the trees, it is even more difficult.

Already.

But this kind of difficulty is not difficult for Song Juan.

After all, she was not in a hurry.

In fact, Song Juan still enjoys the fun of searching.

Of course, the tree on the other side of the ditch is Song Juan's final goal. Everything should always start with the easy part and end with the difficult part.

With a goal, Song Juan doesn't feel too exposed even under the bright sun, after all, she enjoys it.

Soon, after Song Juan finished walking under the persimmon trees in the fields, she rushed towards the ditch slope northeast of the reservoir.

Halfway there, Song Juan discovered that there was a plume of smoke rising from the slope of the ditch.

"It's noon, who has nothing to do to light a fire over there?"

Song Juan did not rush over carelessly, but sneakily approached.

Before we even got close to the ditch, we heard voices.

"We really won't get into trouble if we do this, right?"

"What could happen?"

"That's right, isn't it just eating a duck?"

"We are here to support rural construction, what's wrong with eating their duck?"

"If you ask me, this one duck is not enough to eat. How about catching two more?"

"Yes, since you want to eat, then eat to your heart's content!"

"What do you think?"

"Otherwise, let's forget it!"

"If we get caught, we won't be able to see anyone!"

"Stop talking about this, people are starving to death, what's the use of asking for face?"

"Go, go, go, catch two more!"

“Eat to your heart’s content!”

"Let them deduct our rations!"

"Yes, this is all our fault!"

…

Although Song Juan didn't see the speaker, just by listening to the voice, she knew that there were at least five people in the ditch over there. Moreover, Song Juan had already guessed the identities of these people.

This is the educated youth in the village!

This plot is mentioned in the book.

Four ducks were lost in the village at one time, but the educated youth insisted that they had only eaten three.

As for the fourth one, it's none of their business.

This matter finally became an unresolved case.

However, the educated youth who participated in the incident of stealing ducks were hooked up for the rest of their lives. Because this incident was characterized as an extremely egregious theft incident, it was recorded in several people's files, and became a lifelong stain on them.

A stain that won’t go away.

Even if you can return to the city later, there are still people left here because of this matter.

Song Juan sat behind a clump of oak trees, wondering whether she should jump out and stop these people from destroying their future.

After much thought, Song Juan finally decided to save someone's life.

Just when a few educated youths emerged from the ditch and were about to go to the reservoir to catch ducks again, Song Juan stood up from behind the oak bush.

"Someone!"

As soon as Song Juan emerged, she was seen by several people who came out of the ditch.

At this time, several educated youths were dumbfounded.

The voices they spoke just now were not too soft, and 99% of them were already heard by Song Juan.

"Duck, have you killed it?"

Song Juan ignored the stupid people and asked directly.

"No, not yet!"

Although they made a fire and prepared to roast the duck, before they had time to kill the captured duck, they had a disagreement over the number of ducks.

"Then why don't you let it go quickly?"

Song Juan glared at the educated youth who answered her question, "Don't think that no one knows about eating duck here. You can see the situation here over there!"

While speaking, Song Juan raised her hand and pointed at the hillside to the east and the hill to the south.

"Believe it or not, if you eat a duck today, I guarantee that you won't have a duck tomorrow!"

"What do you mean?"

An educated youth asked stupidly.

As a result, the educated youth next to him raised his hand and gave him a slap in the face, saying, "What else could it mean? Someone has taken the bait and put the blame on us."

"Who?"

"Isn't this something?"

"How abominable!"

"This is making us the scapegoats!"

Several educated youths suddenly lost their temper and started shouting one after another.

"What are you shouting about?"

"If you ate the duck secretly, even if you were wronged, who can you blame?"

Song Juan spoke directly, interrupting the angry remarks of several people.

"Why can't we eat duck?"

"The village has deducted half of our rations!"

"That is, the people in your village are unkind, so you can't blame us for being unjust!"

"Pull him down!"

Song Juan spoke with contempt, "Where did you get the rations from?"

"When we come to your place, the country will give us a share!"

"Yes, the country gives it to us!" Song Juan looked at a few people, "Where does the country's food come from? It's not grown by us farmers!"

"You come here to work, so tell me, what can you do?"

"Can you farm?"

“Can I plow the land?”

"Hoeing, how much ground can be hoeed in one day?"

"The rations distributed to you will be finished in a few days!"

"Don't eat coarse grains, eat all fine grains!"

"You are from the city, but I don't believe that people in the city can eat fine food!"

"Do you have any objections to the village deducting half of your rations?"

"Why do you have any objections?"
To be continued...