What gave Yang Changhe the biggest headache was the issue of the educated youth. He felt that nothing good would happen if he had anything to do with them.

Like this time, they said they were looking for outstanding female educated youth to participate in the army's collective blind date, but it turned out that there were only two or three vacancies in one village. Wouldn't that lead to a fight among the educated youth?

In his opinion, either don't go, or go both.

No special treatment can be given.

Deng Xiuxiu stood up and smiled. "This female comrade looks unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen her before."

Don't hit someone who smiles at you, especially when they look so friendly.

Song Nanting said politely, "Hello, I'm Song Nanting, an educated youth who just arrived yesterday evening. I came to ask the aunt of the team leader about something."

Other people might not want to pay attention to her, but there is no reason for the captain's wife to ignore her.

Deng Xiuxiu was surprised, "Are you a new educated youth?"

She glanced at Yang Changhe and raised her eyebrows, feeling better. "I'm the village women's director. I want to ask you, do you have a partner?"

"Deng Xiuxiu!" Yang Changhe stepped out to stop her.

Deng Xiuxiu, however, was a person with her own ideas. She ignored Yang Changhe's concerns and just looked at Song Nanting to answer.

Song Nanting knew her identity and roughly understood her intentions.

As the director of women's affairs, doesn't she have to liaise with the Women's Federation of the commune?

Song Nanting shook her head, "No one."

She smiled shyly and said, "If I had a partner, I wouldn't have to travel thousands of miles to the countryside to be an educated youth."

Deng Xiuxiu nodded, "That's right." She turned around and asked Yang Changhe, "Have you dealt with the files of this educated youth named Song?"

Yang Changhe frowned, "Xiao Deng..."

As if she understood his concerns, Deng Xiuxiu put away her smile and said, "Captain, the chairperson of our commune's Women's Federation is related to the army leader. We fought hard to get this opportunity, and other communes still don't have it. Even if we don't say this, will we not obey the tasks assigned by the commune?"

"I know, but there are five female educated youth available for this quota, and you only chose two. What do you think the other three will think?" Yang Changhe was also depressed and didn't know what the leaders of the commune thought.

Deng Xiuxiu smiled, "It's hard to say. I'll report to the leader about Song's quota, and let them vote for the other two. Can we force all the officers in the army to go on blind dates without distinguishing between good and bad? If there are those with bad thoughts or bad hearts, and we push them to go on blind dates, we can't bear the responsibility."

Seeing that she was determined to let the educated youth go, Yang Changhe simply ignored it and said, "Then go and talk to them yourself. Just don't cause any trouble."

Deng Xiuxiu was indeed worried, but she was following the rules and regulations of the commune, so who could say no?

Thinking of this, Deng Xiuxiu looked at Song Nanting and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely let you go."

I heard that there are also senior military officers participating in the blind date this time, and they specifically want to select some outstanding female comrades.

She knew the four female educated youth in their village too well. They were all competitive and to be honest, she really looked down on them.

But the one in front of me is really different.

His eyes were clear and he spoke slowly and steadily. It was obvious that he was better than those others.

Deng Xiuxiu was very confident in her judgment and had never made a mistake. She fell in love with the man in front of her at first sight.

Deng Xiuxiu said, "It will be around the beginning of the second lunar month, which is less than a month away. During this month..."

She glanced at Song Nanting's yellow face and felt a headache. "Try to replenish your nutrition."

Song Nanting smiled, "Okay, thank you, Director."

After saying that, Deng Xiuxiu left, and Song Nanting went to find the captain's wife to find out what was going on.

Yang Changhe's wife, Lei Yuxiang, came out of the house and asked, "Are you really going to participate in the group blind date?"

Song Nanting nodded, "Go, why not."

Lei Yuxiang laughed and said, "It's okay to go. They are all officers in the army. If I like any of them, I can become their wife."

She hesitated for a moment, "But following the army is hard, so think about it."

Song Nanting did not refute and nodded, "Okay."

Then Song Nanting asked about cotton.

Lei Yuxiang whispered, "You can't do anything about this. Since I'm the captain's wife, you can call me aunt and I'll help you change."

Song Nanting's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Thank you, auntie."

"Don't be polite." Lei Yuxiang thought to herself. Even a woman like her would like such a face, let alone the rough guys in the army, who might fall in love with him. She might not stay here for long, so why bother to make trouble with others? It would be better to help others and leave a good impression on them.

Song Nanting thanked her and went back. Lei Yuxiang also hurried to sell cotton to the families she knew.

It's so cold today and you can't live without a mattress. In the Northeast, you can freeze to death if you're not careful.

Song Nanting was still thinking about other issues when she returned.

No matter how long you live here, the first thing you need is firewood.

It is indeed difficult for her to collect firewood in such a cold weather, but it should not be a difficult task for the locals.

Song Nanting doesn't know anyone here. Who else can she look for except the captain?

If you want to find someone to buy firewood secretly, you definitely can't go to the team leader's house.

She suddenly remembered her sister-in-law who showed her the way yesterday.

In the middle of winter, wouldn't it be nice to find some work to do and earn some money?

Song Nanting went to Yang Guilan's house at the entrance of the village.

Seeing Song Nanting coming over, Yang Guilan also felt strange. When Song Nanting told her about her difficulties, Yang Guilan's eyes lit up, "What's the benefit of that?"

Song Nanting didn't know how much it would cost to buy firewood. Although she didn't need that little money, she didn't want to be cheated, so she said, "What benefits do you want? It's not much, just enough to burn for a month."

If the blind date goes well, then we will probably get married soon, and we won’t live here for long.

Yang Guilan glanced at her and thought that since there was a first time, there would be a second time, so she had to think more about it and not be greedy for the little benefit in front of her.

She smiled and said, "If you want to give me money, give me a dime or two at a time. If you have brown sugar, give me some."

Song Nanting said calmly, "Half a pound of brown sugar?"

"Okay, half a pound of brown sugar, and I'll ask the kid's father to get you a month's worth of firewood." Yang Guilan was very happy. Brown sugar is a good thing, but it costs money to buy it at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Song Nanting said, "It's a deal, but I don't have any firewood right now. If possible, please send some to me as soon as possible. I'll come and bring you the brown sugar later."

Yang Guilan patted her chest and said, "I'll ask my man to deliver it right away."

Sure enough, not long after returning to the educated youth point, Yang Guilan and her husband brought over a basket of firewood. It was all dry and crisp. Needless to say, they had picked it from their own home.

Seeing this scene, several old educated youth were very surprised, "Song Zhiqing, why did they send you firewood? Are you not engaging in speculation?"