Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 376 Stealing Ginger Fish to Get Firewood

Not only was Wu Xiaoxiao troubled by Zhang Ming, but as soon as He Chongwen returned to the educated youth point, Cheng Zitao, who was keeping an eye on the cowshed, received the news. He became very uneasy and even wanted to come over to find him directly.

Grandpa Cheng looked at his grandson's unstable appearance with confusion, "Is there something urgent?"

Isn't the most important thing to do right now? I've been doing nothing all day long, and now I'm like an ant on a hot pot, and I don't know what I'm doing.

Cheng Zitao whispered in his grandfather's ear, "He Chongwen is back."

Grandpa Cheng said "Oh", that was understandable, He Chongwen was so important, "Are you going to go find him?" But that was inappropriate, after all, they were sent down and had a bad background, and contact with the educated youth might cause him to be gossiped about.

"I'll see if I can find a chance to talk to him tomorrow." Cheng Zitao really wanted to find him, but he was still rational. He was also afraid that if there were too many people around, He Chongwen would be distracted and difficult to coax.

Grandpa Cheng heard him say that and thought it was feasible, so he nodded and said, "Then you should be more careful with your words. Although we need help from others, we are not the kind of people who don't repay the favor. You don't have to feel inferior. You can also show your muscles appropriately. Valuable people are worth investing in."

Cheng Zitao didn't understand what was said, but he just nodded.

Grandpa Cheng was discouraged by his response. This grandson was really stupid, but fortunately he still had some quick wit and could still be cultivated.

He Chongwen, who was sitting at the door eating dinner, didn't know that Cheng Zitao could no longer hold back. He looked at the educated youth site again with the help of his new memories, and suddenly discovered many details that he had overlooked before.

There was a glass window in his own room, but he didn't have one originally. In his previous life, he used oil paper and coarse cloth.

The stove and door in the alley in the backyard. In his previous life, the place was full of howling cold winds. Every winter he hated walking through the two alleys because it was too cold and the wind was so strong that it seemed to blow people away.

He Chongwen shoveled at the hawthorn porridge in the bowl, occasionally picking up a piece of shredded mustard greens fried in oil with chopsticks, with a poached egg next to it.

"Creaky" the door of the next door opened.

Zhang Ming walked out of the room carrying a small bowl of dregs. He Chongwen turned his head and looked over. He immediately raised his voice and said, "Hey Zhang Zhiqing, is this the ration you prepared for yourself? Isn't it a little too little? Are you full?"

Zhang Ming was frightened, and when he heard these words, he immediately put the pottery bowl behind his back and hid it.

He Yuanchao was cooking in the kitchen in the alley. He listened to their conversation and chuckled, "He only has that much to eat. After all, there is no one to feed him. He Zhiqing, don't tell him too much. He is shameless and will take advantage of the situation. Be careful or he will get after you!"

He Chongwen immediately laughed, "No, I eat corn porridge myself."

"It's good to have hawthorn porridge. I'm just worried that this person is shameless and will take advantage of any opportunity." He Yuanchao shouted again, not giving Zhang Ming any face at all.

He Yuanchao subconsciously glanced at Zhang Ming who had not walked far. As expected, he did not look embarrassed at all. He was just standing at the corner, but it made sense if you said he was waiting in line to use the kitchen.

She snorted disdainfully and added water to cook porridge.

In the middle of the night, when the entire educated youth settlement was quietly starving, several pieces of Jiang Yu's firewood were taken away.

The next morning, Zhang Ming's roommate looked at the pieces of firewood of the same length placed against the wall behind the door, and immediately turned his head to look at Zhang Ming who was sleeping soundly on the edge of the kang.

"Zhang Ming!!" He didn't care whether the man was sleeping or not. He just wanted to know what was going on with these firewoods of unknown origin.

Zhang Ming sat up impatiently, and finally said unhappily, "I can't chop it myself!"

"You cut it down? You got up late at night to cut down trees? You're talking nonsense, I don't believe you!" The man sprayed him in the face and waved the towel in his hand twice, "Tell me, how did you get all this firewood!"

It had only been a short time since Ma Yanna stole firewood. Could it be that there was another thief in my house? Now he was just stealing firewood. Who knows if he would steal food in the future? He was really unlucky!

Zhang Ming slammed his fist on the door and sat up unhappily. "I just couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and got up to chop wood. What can you do to me?"

"What can I do to you? Ha!" The man laughed angrily. He immediately opened the door and shouted, "Zhang Ming stole firewood! Zhang Ming stole firewood!!"

After hearing the shout, everyone in the backyard opened the door and came out to check.

He Yuanchao was the first to chime in, "What did you say? What did Zhang Ming steal?"

The man simply put the towel on his shoulders, then moved all the firewood behind the door outside and threw it on the ground. "He stole the firewood. There was no firewood when I went to bed last night. When I woke up, I saw a few more firewoods behind the door. He even had the nerve to tell me that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and went to chop firewood."

When He Yuanchao saw the firewood, she looked towards the door of Jiang Yu's house. Although there was not much firewood and it was not obvious, she knew how big a tree Jiang Yu had moved down. Jiang Yu had burned firewood for a whole winter, and a lot of it came from branches of that tree.

The color of the wood was the same as the pile at Jiang Yu's door. He Yuanchao picked up one and ran to compare it with Jiang Yu's firewood. Sure enough, the outer skin color was very consistent. She burst out laughing, "Zhang Ming, you are amazing, hahahaha!!"

Zhang Ming was just trying to build up his courage with the firewood, but who would have thought that before he could even start his subsequent plans, he was completely betrayed by his roommate.

Chen Jinghan and Wu Aiqing stood outside the house with frowns, looking at the firewood on the ground, staring at Zhang Ming unkindly, "You'd better give us a reasonable explanation." Otherwise, even without Jiang Yu coming back, we can beat you so hard that you can't get out of bed!

Zhang Ming was dumbfounded. He never thought he would be so unlucky. It was obvious that he stole the firewood, and his roommate would benefit from it. Why did he expose me? He didn't understand and even blamed his roommate for having a brain problem. He didn't take advantage of the opportunity and was as stupid as a pig.

But now he had no time to question his roommate, as the two men at the door were staring at him with sullen faces.

"I didn't, I didn't steal..." How could he get back to his house if he didn't steal firewood? Zhang Ming opened his mouth again and again, and finally gave up struggling powerlessly. He really died before he could accomplish his goal. He was just impulsive, and as a result, Jiang Yu didn't suffer any loss, but his reputation became even worse.

Chen Jinghan snorted, "Zhang Ming, if you still want to live a good life here, I advise you to be quiet."