The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 64 - Difficulties, Greed_1

Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Difficulties, Greed_1

Chapter 64 -64 Difficulties, Greed_1

Qi Shuli was clearly looking for trouble.

Why didn’t he inspect the others’ parcels?

Why did he insist on inspecting hers?

He Tiantian felt a surge of apprehension and quickly cried out in her mind, “Gurgle gurgle mi, Snake King, can you check my parcel for anything against the rules?

Like books, or money?

Oh well, never mind that, just take everything but the clothes, can you?”

The Snake King glanced over the contents of the parcel within the barrier, and there were indeed items that didn’t comply with the rules of this world.

There weren’t just many books, but also some brightly colored clothes.

That old bastard outside clearly had it out for He Tiantian.

If he found what was inside, He Tiantian, this fool, was going to be in trouble.

If He Tiantian got into trouble, it would be no good for it either!

“Yes!” said the Snake King.

“I have taken them all for you!”

The Snake King gathered those items into the barrier.

To prevent Qi Shuli from noticing anything odd, the Snake King even wrapped up the air-dried rabbit meat that had been in sister’s possession and placed it inside.

“Sister Tiantian is a girl, it’s not proper to rummage through her things in public like this,” retorted Qi Xiaoyan.

“Besides, why not inspect the other people’s parcels?

Why just Sister Tiantian’s?”

“Hehe, Xiao Yan, you’re still young and don’t know the complexities of revolutionary work.

Since He Tiantian’s parcel is so big, of course it must be checked.

If we don’t and something happens, not only will I be held accountable, but even your father won’t be able to escape responsibility,” Qi Shuli said threateningly.

“Xiao Yan, you’d better not forget.

There are many eyes on your father, someone even denounced him not too long ago!”

“You…” Qi Xiaoyan was choked with anger and wanted to speak again.

Because of this matter, her father had been so angry he hadn’t slept well for days and had blisters in his mouth.

She couldn’t cause trouble for her father.

Qi Shuli was inwardly pleased as he watched He Tiantian struggle and Qi Xiaoyan’s angry reactions.

A little girl like her, easily dismissed with just a few words, dared to talk back to him?

She was too naive!

He Tiantian learned from the Snake King that the inappropriate items had already been taken care of; only the clothes were left, so she was not afraid to have them checked.

“Xiao Yan, let Accountant Qi check it.

It’s just clothes inside,” said He Tiantian.

If they couldn’t find anything, Qi Shuli wouldn’t have anything to say!

After all, it was Qi Shuli’s job to inspect the parcels coming and going; he had that authority. freewebnøvel.com

He hadn’t inspected them before because he hadn’t had the spare time, but now it was different.

These people had caused him to lose face and had made his nephew Qi Jianguo’s plans fail.

As his uncle, he naturally wanted to help his nephew get even.

Qi Xiaoyan had made him lose face, and he was determined to get it back.

In front of Qi Shuli, He Tiantian opened the parcel, which contained only clothing and two air-dried wild rabbits.

He Tiantian inwardly chuckled.

The Snake King was really amusing, swapping out the items inside the parcel with the air-dried rabbit meat.

The books in the parcel weren’t novels or famous foreign literature, but a complete set of textbooks for high school students.

He Jingyu had heard that it was possible to take the university entrance exams in ’77.

His daughter had only finished junior high and he did not want her to spend her whole life in the village.

He hoped that through self-study, she would be able to attend university and embark on a new life.

But now the schools were closed, teachers were not working, and even the existence of these books was considered inappropriate.

He Jingyu had sent a full set of high school textbooks for all subjects with teaching plans—dozens of books!

“Second Uncle Qi, you’ve seen it yourself, right?

These are all clothes and fabric, plus some wild game sent from home.

Which of these are against the regulations?” Qi Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow and asked, really wanting to see how Qi Shuli would respond to that.

Qi Shuli was quite puzzled too.

He had thought that because the package was so heavy, it should contain something it shouldn’t!

Strange!

“Heh, it’s better that there’s nothing.

I certainly don’t wish for any of our village’s sent-down youths to run into trouble,” said Qi Shuli, his eyes fixated on the dried rabbit, swallowed saliva.

No wonder his nephew mentioned He Tiantian’s family was well-off—the clothes were old, but none had patches, and there were so many of them.

And that dried rabbit, it weighs more than ten pounds!

Niu Dajun and Qi Xiaoyan both noticed that Qi Shuli had set his sights on that dried rabbit.

But it was from He Tiantian’s family’s home, and it wasn’t for them to decide.

If they didn’t give it to Qi Shuli, this greedy Accountant Qi would make life even harder for He Tiantian in the future.

He Tiantian was not blind to the situation and proposed with a smile, “I’ll take the rabbit back first and make it at home to invite Village Chief Qi and Accountant Qi over for a taste.”

He Tiantian was certainly not willing to give those two dried wild rabbits to Qi Shuli.

Since she couldn’t keep them, she wouldn’t let Qi Shuli monopolize them either.

“Ha, that’s very courteous of you,” Qi Shuli chuckled falsely, and in front of so many people, he indeed couldn’t simply take He Tiantian’s belongings for himself.

However, if He Tiantian was inviting him to eat, that would be nice too—he could satisfy his cravings.

Seeing He Tiantian’s savvy handling of the situation let Niu Dajun and Qi Xiaoyan breathe a sigh of relief—they at least avoided a blowup.

With the help of Qi Xiaoyan and Niu Dajun, He Tiantian took her things back to Third Grandma Qi’s house.

“Brother Dajun, can you let us know when Sister Tiantian’s packages arrive in the future, so we can go to the post office and pick them up ourselves?” asked Qi Xiaoyan.

It’s embarrassing to have old men like Qi Shuli seeing Sister Tiantian’s clothes, especially the undergarments that were meant to be worn inside.

Qi Shuli wasn’t following the commune’s instructions at all; he just wanted to make things difficult for Sister Tiantian, looking to take advantage of her.

After thinking it over, Niu Dajun shook his head and said, “Xiao Yan, things aren’t as simple as you think.

Qi Shuli is not a good person, but he’s right about one thing.

He’s in charge of handling the village’s mail and packages, and in special times, he has the right to inspect those packages.

Tiantian is clearly targeted by Qi Shuli now.

If the items are at my place and taken from there, if Qi Shuli finds out and reports me, it won’t just be bad for me; Tiantian will be in trouble too.

So we should continue as we are now.

With us around, at least Tiantian won’t be bullied by Qi Shuli alone.

If he can’t find anything that violates the regulations, he can’t do anything to Tiantian!”

Seeing that Niu Dajun couldn’t help, Qi Xiaoyan felt let down and hung her head, staying silent.

He Tiantian also thought Niu Dajun’s advice was sound and took Qi Xiaoyan’s hand, saying, “Xiao Yan, Brother Dajun is right.

Since Qi Shuli has targeted me, I can’t deceive my way through it anymore.

I’ll write home tonight, telling my parents not to send anything improper.

And with you and Brother Dajun helping, Qi Shuli certainly can’t trouble me openly.

I’m already very grateful; you shouldn’t blame yourself.”

“Yeah, Xiao Yan, it’s not that I don’t want to help; it’s just too risky and not worth it,” Niu Dajun said, worried that Qi Xiaoyan, being young, might misunderstand him.

Qi Xiaoyan was a reasonable person and gave a faint smile, “I understand, Brother Dajun.

I was a bit childish just now.”

Under Qi Xiaoyan’s gaze, Niu Dajun unconsciously scratched his head and gave a simple, honest smile.