Zhao Leyi walked over to He Zhaoyang's youngest daughter, He Guangyue, and said, "Guangyue, if Sicun and I can live in your house, we can go to work and go home together in the future."

He Guangyue's eyes sparkled as she said to her father, "Dad, let Le Yi and Si Cun live in our house."

He Zhaoyang saw that everyone was looking at him. It turned out that these educated youth were here for the housing issue. It didn't matter who lived there. Since his youngest daughter liked it, he certainly didn't mind.

So He Zhaoyang looked at He Haiming and said, "Village Chief, my house can only accommodate two people. It doesn't matter who can live there as long as they pay. Liu Sicun and Zhao Leyi are Guangyue's friends, so let them live there."

The village chief's heart trembled.

Liu Sicun looked at He Zhaoyang hesitantly, "Uncle Zhaoyang, what money do you want to pay?"

He Zhaoyang was stunned. "Rent. The village has agreed that the educated youth living in our house should pay me three yuan per month."

Liu Sicun was shocked: "Village head, is this true? I have to pay three yuan a month!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the village chief's face. Wang Shuning frowned. When he asked them to choose a house, he didn't say that they had to pay three yuan a month as rent.

He Haiming saw that he could no longer conceal the truth, so he raised his voice and said, "The villagers' houses were built with money, so they can't live there for free. Of course they have to pay."

Zhao Hu coughed and said, "I'm used to living in the educated youth camp. I have so much stuff and it's troublesome to move, so I don't want to live in the villagers' home." After saying that, he turned and left. The other educated youth who followed him also left.

Three yuan a month is not a small amount. Although the educated youth camp has large dormitories, it is free of charge.

Three dollars a month is thirty-six dollars a year, and it takes two years to build a house. These villagers are cheating them.

Zhang Meili pointed at Liu Sicun and Zhao Leyi and said, "Village head, I think they are right. The educated youth who came earlier should be allowed to live in houses with better conditions. I can just live in the educated youth camp and give the house to them."

Zhao Heping stepped forward and echoed, "I also live in the educated youth camp, and I am willing to give my house to them."

Zhang Meili's family conditions were okay, but she felt bad about having to live on three yuan a month, and Zhao Heping really had no money.

Guo Jingyi saw that Zhang Meili was a little conflicted. She wanted to live in a villager's house. The money she had was enough to cover the rent for a year. She could find another way later. If Zhang Meili didn't live there, she would have to live with Wang Shuning, or live alone in He Zhuzhu's shabby house without a kitchen.

Liu Sicun, Zhao Leyi, Li Jiefang and Hu Haoguo had completely different ideas from before. They didn't want free accommodation. They wanted to pay for it, no matter how good the conditions were.

At least the educated youth camp has a vegetable plot, but if you live in a villager's home, you might have to pay for even picking a vegetable yourself.

Zhao Leyi cursed He Weiyuan a thousand times in her heart. He didn't even tell her about such an important matter as the rent, which made her stuck in the middle now.

Li Jiefang said angrily: "Three yuan for rent is too expensive, thirty cents is about right."

He Zhaoyang was shocked when he heard this, "Three cents, you're giving money to a beggar."

Li Jiefang shook his hands and said, "I won't live in such an expensive house. I thought the villagers were kind-hearted, but they were just waiting to rip us off."

Liu Sicun's face changed slightly. They still had to live in the village. Wouldn't Li Jiefang offend them by saying this? She quickly put on a smile and said, "Village Chief, we didn't figure it out in advance. Our family conditions are not good. We should leave this house to the five new educated youths. It will be troublesome to move back and forth."

Zhao Heping quickly stopped Li Jiefang and Hu Haoguo who were about to leave, "You said you wanted to stay here, how can you go back on your word?"

Liu Sicun said: "We did say it, but the village chief didn't agree, so it doesn't count as going back on our word. Anyway, we don't live here anymore." After saying that, she rushed out of the yard, taking the other three people with her.

Wang Shuning stared at the village chief with a sullen face, and had roughly guessed the truth of the matter.

There were no beds left at the educated youth site, so the village chief could only arrange for them to stay in villagers' homes. However, there is no free lunch in the world, and the villagers demanded rent. The village chief was worried that they would not be willing to pay, so he simply kept it a secret until they moved in.

The five of them were new arrivals, unfamiliar with the place. Furthermore, they were separated and worried about being kicked out, so they had no choice but to pay the money.

But he didn't expect it to be destroyed by the old educated youth. It seems that He Zhaoyang should not know about it, otherwise he would not have said in front of so many people that he wanted to pay the rent.

Zhao Heping saw that everyone had left and that he could not hand over the house, so he looked at He Haiming anxiously and said, "Village head, my family is not well off, and three yuan a month is too much. Can you let me live in the educated youth camp?"

He Pingping and He Zhuzhu, who rushed over after hearing the news, stood at the door and heard what Zhao Heping said. The house was already vacant, and if the educated youth didn't want to live there, then the three yuan rent a month would be lost.

He Haiming said in a stern voice: "It's not that I don't want you to live in the educated youth site, it's just that there is no room. Otherwise, I wouldn't let you live in the villagers' homes. Three yuan is not much. If you can't afford it, you can use your work points to pay it off."

A dark light flashed in Wang Shuning's eyes. If he didn't have money, he could use work points to make up for it. He was quite good at calculating.

Seeing the five people silent, He Zhaoyang said angrily, "My house was newly built a few years ago. The room you are given is my grandson's room. Three dollars for two people. If you don't want to live here, forget it. I'm too lazy to serve you."

The village chief looked at the five people and said, "Each family in the village will not build more houses. There are only three houses that can be vacated. If you don't live there, you will have no place to live."

He Pingping and He Zhuzhu walked in from the door, "Village Chief."

He Haiming nodded at the two of them, then looked at Lu Beichu and the others.

There are two men and three women. As long as the two male educated youth are dealt with, the other three will not dare to resist.

Lv Beichu looked very calm. With his family conditions, three yuan a month was no problem. He just felt a little dissatisfied with the village chief's bullying. "The government stipulates that the village must arrange accommodation for the educated youth who go to the countryside. You privately collect three yuan a month as rent. It is not in compliance with the regulations at all. We will go to the town to complain."

When He Haiming heard that he was going to complain, his face turned dark. He didn't expect that he was such a troublemaker.

Guo Jingyi stepped forward and grabbed Lu Beichu's sleeve, signaling with her eyes that he should not be so aggressive. The matter of going to the countryside had already been decided, and even if they had solved the accommodation problem, they would not move somewhere else. It would not be good for them to irritate others.

"Village chief, three dollars a month is too much of a burden for us. Can you think it can be less?" Guo Jingyi looked at He Haiming. Although the rent was paid to the landlord, only the village chief could decide how much it was.

Wang Shuning could afford the three yuan rent as long as he had the space, but he didn't want to let others get it for free. Besides, He Zhuzhu's house was more dilapidated than the other two houses. "Village chief, three yuan a month is really too expensive. Can you reduce it a bit? Or arrange some other place for us. As long as it's free, no matter how simple it is, it doesn't matter."

Zhang Meili's eyes showed a glimmer of hope. She hoped for free accommodation and eagerly stepped forward to fight for it. "Yes, as long as you don't pay, a thatched house is fine."

Zhao Heping nodded in agreement.