"Chu Mingxu, you're back. I was just settling the new educated youth in, so I finished cooking the vegetables first. Now that you're back, you should rest for a bit. The rice is just being cooked."

"Chu Mingxu, you're back! I came down to the countryside to keep you company. Aren't you surprised?" It turned out that Zhang Jiayang had come out as soon as he heard Chu Mingxu's voice and immediately ran towards him, wanting to give Chu Mingxu a big hug.

Chu Mingxu placed his hand on Jiayang's shoulder to prevent him from getting closer.

"No surprise at all. Why would you come here for no reason?" Chu Mingxu received the letter from Zhang Jiayang about a week ago before he even set off, and he wasn't surprised at all.

“Someone in our family needs to go to the countryside, but they all have jobs. Only my second sister and I meet the requirements. I can’t let her go to the countryside. It’s better for me to go. With my strong physique, I’m sure I can do a good job.”

"Okay, fine." Chu Mingxu knew his family's situation; his situation in the countryside was indeed better than his second sister's.

"Oh, right, let me introduce you. Those three are the educated youth who went to the countryside with me. Their names are Shen Mu Ning, Lin Si Qi, and He Xiao Lan. This is my childhood friend, Chu Ming Xu."

Seeing that Shen Mu Ning and the other two were curious about Chu Ming Xu, Zhang Jiayang introduced them to each other, and that's how they learned each other's names.

"Siqi, I have nothing in my room. I'm thinking of going to the brigade to exchange for some things. Do you want to come?"

"Go on, we only have one kang (heated brick bed), and we need to bring back some cabinets and tables." Lin Siqi had lived alone in her previous life, so she naturally knew that to live comfortably, she needed better things.

"Me too, me too!" Zhang Jiayang wanted to follow, and He Xiaolan naturally followed without saying a word.