Although Tian Xingzhu had previously given them quite a few benefits, when she first arrived in the countryside, she hadn't gone to the brigade office to advance her grain rations like the other educated youths to pool them together for communal cooking at the Educated Youth Hostel.
Before this, they hadn't objected to her eating with them because Tian Xingzhu provided meat or brought back various dishes she bought to-go from the State-run Restaurant. Moreover, she didn't consume their grain back then, so everyone naturally got along harmoniously without any complaints or objections.
Things were different now. First, three days had passed since Tian Xingzhu's return without her sharing a single thing or benefit with anyone, yet she had continuously eaten the grain from the Educated Youth Hostel. You had to understand that this grain belonged to everyone collectively; every extra person eating from it meant less for the others. They could tolerate it for a day or two, but now it had been three days, and some people were losing their patience.
Chapter 519