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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)
“I am the exception. Maybe I am a fool. But I
like to be a fool! Take it back. I resolutely refuse to
accept it!” Xi Si exclaimed. At this point, she was
unhappy.
The regimental commander was put on the spot
and unable to find a way out of the embarrassment.
But he said, “Now that I’ve carried it here, I will not
carry it back. The pork is yours. I don’t care how you
deal with it!” With that, he was going to leave. But
Xi Si stopped him and shouted, “Comrades, I’ll
proclaim in front of the officer that the pork is not
mine. I will not be responsible for what happens to it!”
“You can do whatever you like. Either which
way, I will leave it here,” the officer said. He left the
office and drove the jeep away, leaving the large
piece of pork on Xi Si’s table.
The teachers in Xi Si’s office saw the whole
scene and then ran to the school leader’s office to
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