"Yes, it's so warm here, and this house is so beautiful. Look, the ground is so flat and made of cement. Aren't houses here supposed to be made of wood? It's much better than I imagined."

The old educated youth were also full of pride. They all came from the city, and a comparison would show that the village here is really not bad at all.

"The cabinets here are where you sleep and make your beds. The cabinets under the beds are yours. Don't mix them with others. And they have locks. Remember to lock them and bring the keys with you."

"You can put the things you picked up on the shelf over here. We'll take turns checking the hygiene. Don't leave them messy. You should keep your own living area clean so that you can live comfortably, right?"

The new educated youths all agreed. After all, who likes to sleep in a pigsty? Even if there are a few lazy ones, it is impossible for them to just say that they are actually a big lazy pig, right?

"Wow, they gave out plastic basins and plastic cups. I thought they would be enamel ones."

"Plastic ones are more expensive than enamel ones, right?"

"Is that so?" the new educated youth asked the old one, "Can we farm our own fields or raise some chickens here? I've heard other educated youth talk about this before. I heard that after going to the countryside, you still have to raise some chickens, otherwise you won't have enough to eat. This way, you can occasionally change your taste and have an egg or something."

"You can raise them. There are basins outside. Not to mention chickens, you can also raise ducks, pigs, and sheep. But you must pay attention to the sanitation. If you raise too many, you can contract a place in a unified chicken coop. You can't raise them at home. People will think it's not clean. If you only raise two or three, it doesn't matter."

"So, have you guys raised one? Or is it that none of the people at the Youth League Center have one?"

"We only have one or two. We don't think it's necessary because it's easy to buy chickens and eggs here, and the treatment is better. Since you've come here, you should enjoy it. I can't tell you too much about other things. You'll figure it out yourself when the time comes. But I can only tell you that this is definitely the best of all the villages, even better than many cities."

No one quite believed it because they had also rushed here from the city. It was indeed good to have electric lights here, but to say that everything was better than in the city was definitely impossible. This was just a remote mountain village.

The old educated youth did not explain anything further. After all, they would naturally figure it out after seeing it in the future. It would be useless to say more now. However, he still wanted to remind them.

"Then you should pack your things first. If you still need anything, I'll take you to the supply and marketing cooperative. If you don't need to go there, you can come to the common room later. It's also the living room of our educated youth institute. Everything here is free, including hot water and TV. However, the electricity bill needs to be paid by everyone. There is a meter outside each room, so it's not free."

We had never paid an electricity bill at home, so we really didn't know what the electricity price was like. Thinking of this, I asked the old educated youth: "Is the electricity bill expensive? What uses electricity in our bedroom? It should be just the lights, right?"

"Right now, there are only lights, but when the weather gets hot, there are fans. If you have other electrical appliances, the electricity bill will definitely be higher, but electricity is very cheap per kilowatt-hour. Generally speaking, daily electricity consumption does not cost too much."

"Oh, right, you have to pay for the kitchen electricity too, everyone has to share the cost. You can choose to cook by yourself or take turns, but you have to cook anyway, right? Rice cookers, electric woks, range hoods—these are all necessary, so you can't save on this expense. If you have to buy firewood and cook in a large stove every day, that's fine, but when you calculate it, firewood and electricity aren't much different."

These newcomers didn't know much about these so-called stores and electrical appliances, so they didn't have any idea about it. They had to wait until tomorrow to decide what to spend and then slowly realized that they were very tired today, so they had to sort out their things first. After they finished, the old educated youth took them to the joint sales cooperative, because some people wanted to buy something, even if they didn't want to buy it, they wanted to go and take a look. They wanted to know what was for sale on the bus, so that they could go directly there when they wanted to buy something in the future.

But the old educated youth all laughed when this was said: "Don't worry about that. If there are things that are not available here, you can also pre-order them from the supply and marketing cooperative. Generally, they will deliver what you need in two or three days. I checked and basically everything can be bought, so you can rest assured."

The new educated youth felt that the older ones had been here too long and had narrowed their horizons. How could a village supply and marketing cooperative compare to those in other big cities? However, being able to pre-order items was indeed a great benefit, and they still liked it. However, considering that everyone was still unfamiliar with the place, they kept their thoughts to themselves.

But when they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, they were stunned. It was so bright! The white light bulbs were the same as in their own educated youth camp, and all the items were neatly displayed. Just the colors alone made them feel beautiful. They couldn't put their finger on what was so beautiful. They just felt that the arrangement was particularly orderly and comfortable.

If they lived in modern times, they would know that the placement of these items, the transition of colors, and the various packaging all have different requirements.

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