Wang Zhiwei wasn't angry. Every educated youth here was like this, and she wasn't the only one who had asked these questions. "There are separate small rooms in the back, but you have to think it over carefully."

"In Heilongjiang Province, crops are planted once a year and harvested once a year. After the autumn harvest, the weather starts to get colder in September and it snows in October. Winters here are tough, and firewood is in short supply."

"In the past, some educated youth also lived alone, but eventually they all moved back to the dormitory. It saved a lot of effort when everyone worked together to collect firewood and heat the kang."

What Wang Zhiwei didn’t mention was that there were educated youth who froze to death in the past.

Zhang Yining is a pampered person who is most afraid of trouble, but Ningxia still chose to live alone, otherwise how would she get the food out of her space? Rather than going hungry, she could worry about firewood later.

Ningxia arrived at the backyard of the educated youth site and randomly chose a house. No one lived there and the house was dirty.

Ningxia was thinking about how to propose to open fire alone?

But the first bird to stick its head out gets hammered, and someone like Zhang Yining probably won't be able to hold on for long. Then she'll be separated from her and fired upon individually. Her appearance is too striking, and being too prominent is bound to make her a target.

But she had no idea that Zhang Yining was a love-brained person, and would endure any hardship for her.

Ningxia saw the northern kang for the first time and was curious about it and studied it a bit.

Not long after sitting down, her stomach started to growl. Ningxia took out two buns from the space and ate them all. She felt a little regretful for not preparing more cooked food.

After eating and drinking, he picked up a small broom hanging on the wall, which should have been left by the previous educated youth and was probably used to sweep the kang.

She stood on the mat and swept the cobwebs on the roof and the dust on the wall. The bricks on the wall were not the red bricks she imagined, but the kind of green bricks and green tiles.

It had a bit of an antique feel. Ningxia cleaned the kang and took out the bedding from the luggage, a mattress and a quilt, and spread the old coarse cloth prepared by her godmother on the mattress.

The quilts she prepared were quite thick, and it was a bit hot to cover myself with them now.

The house was empty, Ningxia was thinking about what to prepare. She would go ask where she could make furniture tomorrow, and she also needed to prepare many daily necessities.

"Ningxia, come out quickly. The team leader is here to deliver food, and you are the only one left." Chen Yaoyao ran over, looked around the house first, and then looked at Ningxia as if nothing had happened.

"Why do you want to live alone? It's so inconvenient. You're the only one I know among those educated youth. We newcomers should stick together, otherwise we'll definitely be bullied by the old educated youth."

Chen Yaoyao looked at Ningxia and complained dissatisfiedly.

Are they forming cliques now? Of course she knows those people don't welcome them!

If more people come, their living quarters will become crowded. Also, this group of people is too conspicuous, immediately overshadowing the other educated youth. It would be strange if they were welcomed.

In fact, the educated youth here are all okay, but their endings are not very good. Basically, those who obey Chen Yaoyao live, and those who disobey her die.

She got goosebumps thinking about this and pushed Zhang Yining's hand away without leaving a trace. "Actually, I want to live with you guys, but I snore and grind my teeth when I sleep, and it would be bad if I disturb everyone's rest."

By the time they reached the front yard, everyone had received their food, and the only thing left should be her face.

"Ning Zhiqing, this is 20 kilograms of cornmeal. The brigade gave you an advance. Everyone gets the same amount. You'll have to figure out the rest on your own. You can also buy it with money after the autumn harvest and the grain distribution."

The team leader knew that it was definitely not enough. If he wanted food, he could buy it with money if there was surplus in the team.

After distributing the food, the team leader was ready to leave. A few young men who insisted on coming with him to deliver the food were not too keen on leaving, so the team leader twisted their ears and pulled them away.

None of the newly arrived educated youth were willing to help with the cooking. They all ate the dry food they brought with them. Wang Zhiwei said that he had to pay 1 cent to cover the cost of oil and seasoning, and Ningxia readily paid it.

She carried the remaining food into the backyard. There was no lock on the door. Ningxia thought that the first thing to do tomorrow was to buy a lock. She smelled the sour odor on her body and felt too tired. She didn't have a bathtub, so she decided to think about it tomorrow.

While thinking, he fell asleep. When he woke up, the sunlight rushed into the house through the straw-covered window. Ningxia was a little confused about what day it was and rubbed his sore eyes.

The yard was quiet. There was no one there except for a young intellectual who came with us yesterday and whose name seemed to be Cai Xiaoya.

"Cai Zhiqing, good morning."

"Ning Zhiqing, it's almost noon. We left some rice in the pot for you, but it's a little cold, so please add some more heat."

Cai Xiaoya wrung out the clothes in her hands and hung them up. Looking at Ningxia's rosy face from sleep, she smiled friendly.

Ning Zhiqing is so pretty! No wonder Chen Zhiqing knew she had to get up early to catch the bus to the commune, so she didn't let anyone wake her up and told her to sleep in a little longer.

Look, Ning Zhiqing, who had a good sleep, is more beautiful than yesterday.

Ningxia looked at her watch. It was already 10:40. She picked up the hard corn buns from the pot and went to the backyard.

He put the steamed buns into the space, took out a few biscuits to fill his stomach, and hurried out.

Is Chen Yaoyao starting to target her? She wouldn't believe him when he told her to sleep a little longer.

Everyone in the newly arrived educated youth knew how important this opportunity to purchase supplies was. Who wouldn't be short of things when they first arrived? The team leader knew they couldn't get up and had promised to come and get them. How could he have missed her alone?

Is someone deliberately not letting her be called?

Everyone went to work at this time. Ningxia walked around the brigade. She wanted to ask if there was anyone in the brigade who could make furniture, but her sense of direction was very poor.

In the past, I could rely on navigation when going out, but now I can only rely on my mouth.

But she walked around and saw no one.

Is there anyone in front?

Ningxia paused and waited for the person to come closer. The one who raises tigers?