Chapter 44 Welcome Banquet

The new educated youth were all new here and had not yet figured out the situation here. After listening to Chen Yang's explanation, although they had some thoughts in their minds, they did not say them out loud.

However, with seven people living in one room, it suddenly became a bit crowded.

Later, when everyone started to take up seats, some small conflicts occurred. For example, the corners and the head of the kang were good spots and everyone wanted them. The old educated youth, relying on their old age and a sense of ownership, took them up without hesitation.

Some new educated youth felt a little aggrieved, after all, he was the one who had set his eyes on that place first.

There is also space for luggage. The room is so small that there are places where it is convenient to take things, but there are also places where it is inconvenient.

In short, everyone was in a bad mood because of this incident.

Especially Zhou Chaoyang, who looked like a disciple from the compound, and the tomboy Shen Zhaodi, were not the kind of people with weak temperaments. They felt wronged and started arguing with the old educated youth on the spot.

Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters stood in the corner and watched the show silently.

Sure enough, the Youth League Home was a pit. Fortunately, they moved out in advance, otherwise they would have to face these dirty things sooner or later.

The male educated youth team leader Chen Yang and the female educated youth team leader Liu Lingling seemed to have anticipated their quarrel. They did not stand up to speak at the beginning, but only stood up when the quarrel had almost ended.

"Stop arguing. Secretary Wu is still waiting for you to get the food! Even if you want to argue, you can come back and do it later."

"These are the conditions of our Youth Home. If you don't want to live here, you can build a house outside. No one will stop you."

Chen Yang and Liu Lingling each spoke a few words, and through a combination of counter-argument and fighting, they quickly gave up the idea of ​​continuing the quarrel.

"Captain Liu, can we build our own house?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chaoyang and Chen Zhaodi's eyes lit up at the same time.

They didn't want to stay in this shabby place, the Youth League Home, for even a moment.

"It can be built. Aren't they examples?" Liu Lingling said, pointing at Zhou Ziwen and the other two.

"Oh?" Zhou Chaoyang raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Ziwen enthusiastically. "What's your name, brother? Can you tell us about building a house?"

"No problem, but we can talk about this after you come back. I guess Secretary Wu and the others are getting impatient now." Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile.

"Yes, I will take you to the village branch first. If you are slow, the team leader will scold you." After being reminded by Zhou Ziwen, Chen Yang also remembered the important business.

He didn't want to be scolded by the captain.

Hearing this, the educated youth stopped arguing and hurriedly put down their luggage and went to the village branch with the two team leaders Chen Yang and Liu Lingling.

"Haha, these educated youth nowadays are all so arrogant, complaining about this and that. In my opinion, they are just being pretentious. If they really have the ability, why would they come to the countryside?"

"I think so too. But they've been in the country for a while now. Wait a couple of days and see if they still have the energy to find fault."

After the new educated youth left, the old educated youth started to act sarcastic.

"Why are they like this?" Chen Qiaoyi felt a little offended when she heard these words, but this time she learned her lesson and did not say them in public.

"Some people are like this. They can't stand seeing others doing well. Just ignore them." Zhou Ziwen whispered to comfort.

They are here to watch the show, but they must not become actors.

Not long after, the new educated youth returned with food, but the amount they received was not much, only enough for two and a half months.

After this time, the autumn harvest will be completed. At that time, the production team will distribute grain according to each person's work points. Those with more work points can get money, but those who do not have enough work points will have to pay for it themselves.

However, not everyone can buy food with money.

This depends on your usual performance in the production team. Those who perform well can buy more, and those who perform poorly can only buy less.

Because of the previous quarrel, Chen Yang was too lazy to ask everyone to introduce themselves, but no one had eaten yet, so they were all waiting for the dinner.

"Welcome to Dabazi Village and become a member of the Youth League. We have a rule in the Youth League that every time a new youth arrives, we gather together for a meal as a welcome dinner, and we also get to know each other."

"We need to unite and keep each other warm, otherwise we will be easily bullied by the villagers."

When talking about unity, Chen Yang spoke in a dry voice. Obviously, he himself did not believe what he said.

But it is true that they stick together to keep warm, because the people in the Youth League usually gather together, which makes it difficult for some scoundrels in the village who like to bully outsiders to find an opportunity.

Although Zhou Ziwen has been living well recently and has a good relationship with the villagers, it is actually the result of his preparation for a rainy day.

Whether it was his active performance in the production team or his inadvertent disclosure that he had been practicing boxing since he was a child, it saved him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

In this era, force is still very effective. When others hear that you practice martial arts, they know that you are good at fighting.

Before getting into trouble, I always think carefully about whether it is worth it.

Otherwise, beautiful girls like the Chen sisters would have been surrounded by a bunch of flies.

Because the vegetables picked a few days ago could not be kept for long, the old educated youth were very generous this time. Those who had vegetables contributed vegetables, and those who did not have vegetables contributed food.

The newly arrived educated youth, prompted by others in a roundabout way, also took out some food they had brought from home.

Zhou Ziwen couldn't stand their expressions, but since they were doing it voluntarily, he couldn't say anything.

You can't eat with the bowl in your hand and then curse your mother when you put it down!

However, in his heart, he once again confirmed that he should not make close friends with this group of people.

While eating, everyone was in high spirits, as if they had forgotten the unpleasantness just now. The old educated youth also forgot their previous conflicts. Dozens of people sat in the yard, talking to each other in the dim moonlight. Laughter could be heard from time to time, and the air was filled with harmony.

Seeing that the meal was almost over, Zhou Chaoyang and Chen Zhaodi could no longer hold back their thoughts and came out together.

"Brother Zhou, can you tell us about building a house?" Zhou Chaoyang sat down next to Zhou Ziwen with a smile.

"Of course you can. In fact, building a house is not as difficult as you think. As long as you have money, you can build as many houses as you want." Zhou Ziwen said.

"So how much did you spend at that time?" Shen Zhaodi asked curiously.

"It depends on the size of the house. For example, Yiyi and I both built two rooms, which cost us about a hundred yuan. Of course, if you include furniture and daily necessities, the cost would be more."

Zhou Ziwen explained the matter of building the house. There was nothing to hide. He also hoped that someone would build a house. In this way, he and Chen Qiaoyi would be less locked up. After all, as the first family of educated youth in the village to build a house, they were quite famous.

But Zhou Ziwen doesn't like this kind of limelight. He prefers to make money quietly.

(End of this chapter)