Yang Chunlin glanced at the reactions of the others out of the corner of his eye, and that was it for his initial impression.

Yang Chunlin didn't care how they carried their luggage. As soon as the captain walked away with his hands behind his back, the group quickly grabbed their luggage and hurried to catch up with him.

When Shen Shiyu tried to say something, Hao Yujie glared at her and she could only sheepishly take her luggage and follow them.

In an unfamiliar place, Shen Shiyu couldn't muster any backbone. Holding her luggage, she already harbored resentment towards the team leader. How could this person be so heartless?

They were sent to the countryside to support construction, so why isn't anyone helping them?

The group walked across the road to the shade of a tree and saw an old man squatting by the roadside, occasionally feeding grass to the cows.

Seeing the few young men following behind Yang Chunlin, one knew that the person had been picked up.

Seeing that there were only five people, and looking at the team leader, Yang Chunlin shook his head. The old man understood and didn't ask any more questions.

They all arrived at the oxcart. Yang Chunlin, with a stern face, looked at the five people and sighed inwardly.

Looking at the two girls and three boys, I'm really worried. These city kids are such a headache!

After Yang Chunlin finished his own sigh, he looked at the five people and said, "This is Old Yang, the oxcart driver in the village. You can call him Uncle Yang. He is in charge of the oxcarts in our Yangjia Village. If you need to take a ride in the future, just look for Old Yang."

After saying goodbye to Old Yang, the group put down their luggage. Looking at the luggage on the oxcart, there was no space left.

Shen Shiyu looked at him in confusion, "Captain, let me ask you something. We've put all our luggage on the oxcart, so what are we going to do with it?"

Fortunately, Shen Shiyu spoke very gently at this moment, and looked at the captain with a look of anxiety on their faces.

“The oxcarts are full now, so we’ll walk. If you want to ride in an oxcart, just put your luggage down and get on.”

How do you choose? You should weigh it yourself. Yangjia Village is not far from the town; it only takes a little over an hour to walk there.

You guys are secretly happy, you're just lucky. Some of these places are quite far away, it takes three or four hours to get there by Guankou Road, and some are even mountain roads.

"Now that you understand the geography of our Yangjia Village, you won't complain anymore."

After saying that, the brigade leader slowly walked away, while Old Yang was already driving the oxcart slowly, completely ignoring the other people.

Shen Shiyu wanted to say something, but Hao Yujie pulled her away.

Zhang Hongjun had a terrible impression of Hao Yujie. Why couldn't the girls pretend to be weak and let the captain take better care of them? Maybe we could even benefit from it!

Zhou Jianjun and Wang Mingyu quickened their pace without even looking at Zhang Hongjun, and followed the team leader and others on the way to Yangjia Village.

Seeing that there was no other way, Zhang Hongjun quickly jogged to catch up with them.

Shen Shiyu was seething with resentment on the road, but when she saw Hao Yujie clenching her fists, she obediently kept quiet.

Hao Yujie pulled Shen Shiyu along and quickened her pace to learn about the situation at the educated youth settlement from the team leader and Old Yang.

After inquiring, Hao Yujie learned that there were still three female educated youths and four male educated youths at the educated youth settlement, who had all arrived gradually over the past few years.

The team leader knew that their hometown was in the south, so he told them about the local customs and habits to prepare them mentally.

Zhou Jianjun and Wang Mingyu followed suit, and after hearing the captain's general introduction, they had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Yang Chunlin slowed his pace considerably, considering it was their first time walking such a long distance.

Along the way, Zhou Jianjun and Hao Yujie chatted with the village chief and others about the local customs and traditions.

I also learned that their diet mainly consists of noodles, and they eat various kinds of porridge for breakfast and dinner.

In winter, they slept on heated brick beds. During the week, the educated youth had to collect firewood, grow vegetables, and fetch water themselves. Cooking was something they had to decide on themselves.

There's a small river near the village where everyone washes their clothes.

Hao Yujie, as if she were an experienced person, asked about everything. She took out the fruit candies from her pocket and gave a small handful to the team leader and Old Yang.

They gave a few more to each of the people traveling with them, and that's how they got to know each other.

Zhang Hongjun was eating a sweet candy, which made him feel a little better. He even smacked his lips after finishing the candy.

The others couldn't bear to watch when they heard Zhang Hongjun's voice; how could it be so shameful!

Hao Yujie awkwardly tried to ease the tension, "Captain, tell us what kind of porridge we usually eat here, so we can be mentally prepared."

"We usually eat cornmeal porridge, cornmeal mush, and white rice porridge here."

Lunch is usually noodles, and there are so many different kinds of noodles here.

You can learn from them then; they're all very good learners. After you try it, you'll both like it.

After listening to what the captain said, everyone felt comforted.

It took them an hour and a half to reach the educated youth settlement.

The educated youth settlement consisted of a row of half-houses, similar to the side rooms of a courtyard house. From the outside, they looked like mud-brick and tile houses, and the courtyard exuded the scent of earth.

Shen Shiyu was on the verge of tears, looking at the courtyard with a sense of helplessness. They would be living here from now on.

Walking into the innermost part of the yard, I saw many kinds of vegetables growing. The yard was large, but everything was well taken care of.

A woman emerged from one of the inner half of the house. She had dark skin and was about 165 cm tall, which was considered tall.

She has delicate features, and when she speaks, you can hear that her accent contains some of her hometown dialect, mixed with the local village chief's dialect.

"Hello, I am Lian Aihong, a former educated youth, who will be in charge of the girls' lives from now on."

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