These words silenced Gu Hanping for a moment.

Gu Yunyang's words sounded like an explanation of his previous tone, but the content of his words was also very real.

The matter of accepting educated youth should either not be started at all.

Once you start, there's no reason to refuse.

Fortunately, the Red Flag Brigade was located in the mountains and was very poor.

Therefore, the number of people accepted may be small, but it is impossible to completely reject them.

"Then there's nowhere else, only those two houses at the foot of the mountain."

After much deliberation, Gu Hanping concluded that only those two rooms remained.

Han Xue asked curiously, "Didn't they say that the Red Flag Brigade is all in the mountains? How come there are two houses at the foot of the mountain? Are we going to live down the mountain and then have to climb the mountain to work?"

At this, both Gu Hanping and Old Zheng burst into laughter.

But there was a hint of bitterness in that smile.

Gu Yunyang knew a little about it, but he didn't say anything.

Gu Hanping explained, "Although we are in the mountains, we are actually living in a nest. After entering the mountains, we first go up the mountain and then come down the mountain, just like being in a bowl."

Gu Yunyang then explained, "It's actually a basin-like terrain. Just think of Sichuan."

The terrain is similar, but the weather is quite different.

After all, this mountain isn't that high.

However, Gu Yunyang and Gu Hanping's explanation made Han Xue and Yang Shengnan immediately understand the situation.

However, this terrain makes it difficult to get in and difficult to get out.

The oxcart chugged along, and Gu Hanping explained with a smile, "The area at the foot of that mountain used to belong to landlords."

They were all built with the finest blue bricks. In fact, these villages in Hongqi Brigade used to be farms and forests for landlords.

Later, after the landlords were overthrown, they distributed fields and forests to us.

Our Dongshan Village has the most farmland and forests, and the landlord's family originally lived in our village.

Later, a brigade was formed. Because the individual villages didn't have many people, five villages were combined to form the Red Flag Brigade.

Gu Yunyang actually knew a little bit about it.

Based on their location, the original villages were actually called Dongshan, Xishan, Beishan, and Nanshan, as well as Xiangyang Village on the opposite mountain.

Thankfully it wasn't the other way around, otherwise people would have thought that your brigade included two large provinces.

"Originally, the landlord's family owned many houses, but after the landlord was overthrown, a lot of commotion ensued, and several houses were destroyed."

In addition, several more buildings have collapsed due to lack of oversight over the years.

There are only two rooms left now. But they both have kitchens and toilets.

Seemingly afraid that Han Xue and Yang Shengnan would worry, Gu Hanping assured them, "Don't worry, the remaining two rooms are very sturdy, much better than the mud-brick houses in the village."

Gu Yunyang didn't seem to mind. When he was in the capital, he lived in Gu Anning's house. Although it was a small building, his little room was completely empty.

As for mud-brick houses, there's nothing wrong with them.

It might cause some dirt to fall down, but you can avoid that by pasting newspapers on the wall.

Oh, right, the newspaper.

Gu Yunyang felt that he should subscribe to a newspaper.

Although he seems to have a good grasp of future trends, he is not very clear about the details.

Many important events can be gleaned from newspaper reports.

There are also scrap metal recycling stations; I should go there often.

In a few years, that place can become a treasure trove.

While there probably aren't any truly exceptional items, it's hard to guarantee that nothing has been overlooked.

We should also visit the county and city areas more often.

If the base wants to open up more space, it will need these large yellow croakers.

"The Tail-Cutting Society hasn't been established yet, but we'll still need to keep an eye on things there. That's definitely where treasures often appear."

During this special period, although everyone feels that antiques and the like are worthless.