In an era when only workers, peasants and soldiers could attend university, the biggest happy event that could change the trajectory of one's life was being recruited for work.

Especially for the educated youth who went to the Great Northern Wilderness to work in the countryside, the gap between the educated youth on the farm and those who went to work in the countryside was really like one was in the clouds and the other was in the ground.

Sleeping in a dormitory, getting a salary, working in a collective, eating in the cafeteria, and enjoying employee benefits, apart from the fact that the place is cold and the work is a bit tiring, isn't it better than having to cut back on food and clothing in the city?

The Red Flag Youth League Point, no, now it’s called the Second Battalion Youth League Independent Platoon, was filled with howling and screaming for three days before it finally quieted down.

It’s not that they don’t want to continue to express their emotions, but because their benefits were delivered by the 39th Regiment.

This is something that every newly employed state farm employee has.

Zhang Hongcheng, who had received it once, found that the independent platoon of educated youth received a little more this time than he had received before.

For example, a set of military green cold-resistant items for each person.

Military coat, cotton hat, cotton shoes, cotton trousers and a large quilt.

According to the division's regulations, any educated youth who came after 1968 who wanted to receive a set of this stuff had to pay a total of 36 yuan over four months.

However, this matter was not mentioned in the personal cold-resistant items delivered this time. Zhang Hongcheng asked the person who delivered the supplies out of curiosity and found out that these supplies did not come from the logistics department of the division headquarters, but were supported by the army to the independent platoon of educated youth.

Obviously, this is also a benefit that came with this great fortune.

Each person could save thirty-six yuan, which almost made the educated youth go crazy with joy.

Each person received three pairs of labor protection cotton gloves, one more pair than Zhang Hongcheng had received before.

Each person was given five Corps industrial coupons, which almost made Zhang Hongcheng shout that it was unfair.

When he first arrived at the fifth company, the newly arrived educated youth had to pool their industrial coupons to buy a washbasin. But now, each person is "specially" issued five industrial coupons, which is enough for everyone to buy a washbasin by themselves.

Zhang Hongcheng felt that he could write a letter about this matter to his old "comrades-in-arms" in the fifth company, which would be enough to make their eyes red as rabbits.

The division headquarters granary also sent some grain and vegetables as supplies to help build the platoon canteen - this did not need to be returned and was enough for them to eat until the autumn harvest.

Of course, these cannot be eaten for free. Once their wages and food coupons are paid, they will be deducted monthly.

The next morning, Zhang Hongcheng got a surprise as soon as he went out.

The open space not far from the door was filled with all kinds of beggars' belongings - tattered old cotton-padded clothes, pitch-black thin quilts, and dozens of pairs of smelly old shoes.

It seems that because of their sudden wealth, these newly-minted "employees" began to dislike their yesterday selves.

Zhang Hongcheng didn't care either.

He was ready to take his men to take over the barracks on the opposite island immediately.

He had had enough of this leaky office. Whenever it rained a little harder, the pots and pans in his room seemed insufficient.

The barracks there are so well built.

Forty-four people followed Zhang Hongcheng to the barracks in a sparse group, and some even carried all their luggage on their backs.

"Line up, line up!"

Zhang Hongcheng asked the educated youth to divide into four rows.

Everyone lined up conscientiously with a smile on their faces. After all, they were all educated youth who were paid to guard the border, so they had some awareness.

"According to our superiors' instructions, our independent platoon will be divided into four squads. I'm going to divide them according to the four columns we're currently lining up. What do you think?"

The educated youth were in a commotion for a while, and several of them immediately moved to other places with their luggage.

"Give everyone ten minutes to choose a monitor for their class."

In fact, the election results were not beyond Zhang Hongcheng's expectations.

The squad leader of Class 1 is Jiao Dinghui, the squad leader of Class 2 is Wang Fengzhi, the squad leader of Class 3 is Xia Juan, and only the squad leader of Class 4, Jin Menglin, is not someone he usually likes to use.

Yu Kai was assigned by Zhang Hongcheng as a platoon communicator and was assigned to the first labor class, while the medical worker Chu Miaohong was in Xia Juan's class.

The barracks were all large rooms with kangs (kang-type beds) at the head of the bed. Except for the female educated youth who occupied a room of their own, the rest of the classes were each given a room.

The accommodation conditions are even more luxurious than those of Zhang Hongcheng when he was in the fifth company. A person can actually turn over in his sleep without crushing others. Can you believe it?

But even so, less than one-third of the barracks were used.

The conference room is ready, and the acting platoon leader's office is spacious and bright, with a small lounge.

Sitting on the small kang in the lounge, Zhang Hongcheng was full of pride.

Before liberation, with this kind of treatment, everyone had to call him "Lianzuo".

Next to the platoon leader's office is the original garrison clinic.

The room was bigger than Zhang Hongcheng's office, and the lounge was also bigger than his - the other army had crammed three medical staff into this room.

Chu Miaohong immediately became the happiest person in the entire platoon.

No one has lived here for half a year, so it naturally needs a thorough cleaning.

You don't know what this is until you clean it, and you'll be shocked when you do.

Large numbers of rats and foxes fled from all over the barracks with their families.

A soprano voice rose from somewhere in the barracks.

“Ah~~~, there’s a snake~!!!”

The wetland is a really weird place. Rats can live with snakes and foxes...

A thick king snake was leisurely hanging out its tongue as it coiled down from the beam. It was the new king of this area, and even the fox family didn't dare to provoke it.

As for those ridiculous humans, haha...

Don’t be fooled by the Northeast Silver’s large size; it will still run away when you see it.

Just like the newly-minted squad leader Jiao Dinghui, his hands and feet went numb when he saw the snake.

But the king snake made a wrong judgment after all - people are divided into north and south.

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