After the Chinese New Year, Bonnie's belly was already showing; she was over four months pregnant and could occasionally feel the baby moving.

In the warm spring of March, all things come back to life!

Two days ago, I received a letter from Sister-in-law Gu, saying that Gu Nan and her group of educated youth had already set off, and Gu Mei and her group would be the next batch. In those days, a letter could take ten days to half a month to arrive on the road. Bao Ni calculated the days, and Gu Mei should be arriving in Yunnan Province soon.

Bao Ni didn't know whether Gu Mei had arrived in Yunnan Province, but a group of educated youth had already arrived on the island and were vomiting violently at the dock, almost bringing up bile.

"Wei Dong, how are you?"

Zhou Chen also got seasick, but not as badly as Han Weidong. He had been feeling seasick since boarding the ship and vomited the whole way.

"vomit……"

Before Han Weidong could reply, a wave of nausea washed over him again, and he leaned over the dock and started vomiting, but nothing came out except for bile.

"Brother Chen, I still have some water here. Let Brother Weidong have a sip."

The person speaking was short and had a pointed face. If Bonnie were here, she would recognize him as Li Gang, the one she had kicked away and who was also the follower of Brother Han that Gu Mei had mentioned.

Some of these educated youth came from Beijing, including those from military compounds and various factory family compounds.

"Mommy, I want to go home. Waaah..."

"I want to go home too, ugh..."

Well, the women had completely broken down, sitting on the ground wailing and crying, no longer caring about their appearance. They had vomited all the way here, and their image was completely ruined, especially one girl with ulterior motives, who was crying uncontrollably.

The comrades from the educated youth office who were leading the group were also extremely annoyed by this group of young people who were staggering around.

This year, with the new policy, their office for educated youth became incredibly busy, working themselves to the bone. Groups of educated youth came and went in a constant stream, each with their own unique story: some cried and begged to go home, some were passionately eager to make a difference, and some were seeking refuge…

There are thirty or forty educated youths assigned to the island this time. I don't know if they will be able to plant rice in the fields or go out to sea to fish. It's enough to keep the people on the island busy.

After waiting a while, the leaders of each brigade finally arrived.

"Comrades, this is the list of educated youth assigned to each team. You will each take your people back in a moment. From now on, they will be members of your brigade."

The comrades in the educated youth office gave each team leader a list, and he also kept a copy for his records.

"Comrade, why are there so many of us in our team?"

Bonnie's dad glanced around and saw that their team had the most people, the second team had the fewest, and the other teams had about the same number of people.

"Captain Lin, this allocation was made by the commune based on the actual situation. Team Two had a tough time last year, while your team fared slightly better. Those who are capable should do more, so please bear with us, Captain Lin. We'll give you a smaller allocation next time; this is the only way we can do it this time."

The comrade in charge of the educated youth office is a local, also surnamed Lin. He's been in charge of receiving educated youth for the past few years. In the first few years, only a small number came, but this year quite a few have arrived, not just from this island, but also from nearby islands and production teams.

Bonnie's dad just asked, knowing he couldn't change anything. This way, next time educated youth came, he'd have a reason to take fewer. The island has limited arable land; they can barely feed themselves, and now there are over ten more mouths to feed—it's a real worry!

"Alright, everyone assemble. Now, those whose names I call, go to Island Team One and report to Captain Lin."

After listening to Comrade Lin's words, the group of people who were swaying back and forth tried to straighten up. Going home was out of the question, so they might as well behave well and leave a good impression.

"Zhou Chen, Han Weidong, Li Xiaohong, Zhang Yuanchao, Li Gang, Dong Weiguo, Zhao Yueyue, Li Mingzhu, Wang Jiefang, Qian Shan, Ding Fangfang, you are from the island team one, report to Captain Lin."

After Comrade Lin finished reading the first team's text, he began reading the second team's text.

"Comrade, can we go to the island team?"

The voice, tinged with sobs, wasn't loud, but it drew everyone's attention.

The woman speaking had two black, shiny braids, each tied with a bow at the end. She wore a blue dress that reached her calves, and leather sandals.

Her eyes were a little red from crying, making her look pitiful. She was trying to smile as she looked at Comrade Lin, exuding a delicate beauty.

"Ahem... Well, the list was prepared in advance and recorded. No one can change it without the approval of the leadership."

Comrade Lin was momentarily distracted and felt a little uneasy. This girl is quite something...

Han Weidong glanced at the woman who was speaking. She was another annoying person. Fortunately, she wasn't in the same brigade. Otherwise, he would have had to find a way to change brigade.

The girl smiled, didn't get angry, and simply said softly, "Thank you, I understand."

Zhou Chen and the others shuddered, realizing that Bai Xiaoxiao was too fake. She was much more sophisticated than the annoying Gu family member, and both of them were pursuers of his brother Han.

Team Leader Lin led the educated youth assigned to their team to the oxcart, saying, "Put everything on the cart and walk back."

"Can't we take a car? We get seasick, it's so uncomfortable, we have no energy."

A girl with a head of hair, tears streaming down her face, asked, "I can't walk anymore."

“Look at this, this one oxcart can barely fit all your luggage, where are you going to sit? It’s not far from the dock to our group, it only takes twenty minutes to walk, hang in there.”

Bonnie's dad was helpless. Their team only had a few cows, and they had finally managed to free up this one oxcart. It was the busy farming season, so they didn't have any free time!

After Han Weidong and the others put down their luggage, they helped each other walk forward. There was only one road, and they couldn't afford to go the wrong way.

Once someone took the lead, the others followed suit, and Bonnie's dad breathed a sigh of relief.

Blake watched Han Weidong walk away, his heart burning with anger, yet he maintained a smiling face, waiting for Comrade Lin to call his name.

Comrade Lin read out the rest of the list, and after assigning the people, he had to go back.

Bai Xiaoxiao was eventually assigned to the third team on the island, along with some who had come from Beijing. Some people proactively helped her put her luggage on the oxcart, taking good care of her throughout the journey. Bai Xiaoxiao always thanked them with a smile, setting her apart from others.

Bonnie's dad had received a notice that educated youth were coming, and he had already prepared the house. It was an uninhabited seaweed house in the team, with a large enough yard and two houses, one for men and one for women. This house belonged to an elderly person living alone in the team; the person had passed away a few years ago, and the house had been taken over by the team.

"Alright, this is the educated youth settlement from now on. You can divide up yourselves. There are large kang beds in the rooms, so you can all stay comfortably. Go to the team headquarters tonight, and we'll give each of you a month's worth of food rations. It's an advance, and you'll have to pay it back later."

After giving his instructions, Bonnie's dad left; he still had a lot of things to do in the fields.

Those left behind stared blankly at each other, unsure of what to do next, with no one to guide them. The other educated youth had long since returned to the city or started families; they were left to fend for themselves.

This group consisted of four or five people, led by Han Weidong, and a few others who were also from Beijing, as could be identified by their accents.

"Gangzi, let's go inside and take a look. Let's put our bedding away first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Han Weidong was much better now. He directed Li Gang and the others to find a place to sleep.

Someone spoke up, and a group of people started moving. How long would they stay in this seaweed house?