What can these city girls do? They can't lift heavy objects or carry heavy loads. They won't be able to earn enough to eat in the village, and they'll have to rely on the village for help. They can't just let people starve to death.

The leaders of the other villages were amused by the situation. Before the staff could even speak, they immediately started jeering, "Old Wang, that's not right. Your brigade has better conditions; only girls can get enough to eat there."

"That's right, the capable should do more. You've been advanced every year, so it's only right that you help the commune share the burden."

This statement was unanimously agreed upon by the others. They had already gotten such a good thing as a tractor, so what was a few more female educated youths? If a few female educated youths could be exchanged for a piece of iron, they would do it too.

In their eyes, Old Wang was simply ungrateful.

The middle-aged man called Lao Wang glared at the others. The iron equipment was something they had all worked hard to obtain, and it was completely different from what these female educated youth had.

The staff member looked at the list and shook his head helplessly, "That's how it's arranged from above, there's nothing I can do about it."

Old Wang looked at this and then at that, cursing inwardly but having no choice but to compromise.

Don't let his authority in the village fool you; he can't afford to mess with the people in the commune, or he might be secretly plotting against you without even realizing it.

"Get in the car quickly."

He compromised, but his tone towards Gu An'an and the others certainly wouldn't be very friendly.

Gu An'an didn't care. She tossed the package onto the car, grabbed the edge of the car, and stepped onto it in one smooth motion.

Old Wang's eyes lit up. Although this didn't mean Gu An'an was good at working, she was at least more likable than those weak and delicate girls.

Looking at Zhou Yue again, although her movements weren't as nimble as the previous one, they were still good, and not the kind that were pretentious.

Just as she was starting to feel a little better, her gaze fell on Xie Yuan and Qin Xue. The girl was whimpering, while the boy looked at the filth on the tractor with disdain.

Damn it! He was too complacent too soon.

"Hurry up, or you'll have to walk back yourself."

Upon hearing that she had to walk back by herself, Qin Xue became anxious. It was bad enough that she was unfamiliar with the place, but in the freezing cold, what if something happened?

Can......

"Uncle, what have you been transporting in this truck? Why does it smell like that?"

Seeing that she seemed to think even touching her was dirty, Old Wang rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

"What else can it be? Sewage, of course."

Upon hearing the word "sewage," Qin Xue immediately thought of the toilet on the train and felt nauseous. However, she had already vomited everything in her stomach, so she could only dry heave.

"Could you please get me a cloth to wipe it?"

Many teams hadn't left yet, and seeing Qin Xue complaining about the metal lump, they all said she was ungrateful.

Wipe it clean? Old Wang scoffed and completely ignored her unreasonable request. "I'm saying this for the last time. If you don't get on the bus, I'm really leaving."

After saying that, he turned the lever hard, and the tractor immediately started to sputter.

Xie Yuan knew the other party was serious, so he didn't care about being disgusted and climbed up using both hands. Zhang Zhaodi followed suit and quickly climbed up as well.

Seeing that Qin Xue was still gagging, he cursed inwardly, "Capitalist girl."

Zhang Zhaodi had heard from her neighbor how hard life was in the countryside. There was only one donkey cart in the whole village, which was slow and didn't even have two seats. It took several hours to walk from the village to the commune.

She originally thought she would be assigned to such a place, but fate was kind to her, and she was fortunate enough to be assigned to a brigade with tractors. She didn't see how envious the other educated youth were of them, and there were still some idiots who were not satisfied.

With no one on her side, Qin Xue dared not act arrogantly anymore, fearing that she would really be left alone. She could only beg Xie Yuan to help her out.

As soon as the person got in, the car sputtered away.

How does it feel to ride in a convertible in the dead of winter? Gu An'an could only move by having the wind whip her face. Fortunately, she had everything she needed in her spatial storage. She reached into her bag and actually pulled out a military overcoat, hiding her head and face inside. Only then did she feel alive again.

Zhou Yue was no less well-off; her family had inquired about the environment here early on and prepared the most lavish things for her.

The two of them tried to huddle together as much as possible to reduce heat loss.

The other three people brought clothes that were only considered thick for the local area, but they weren't enough for the Northeast. By the time the tractor reached the village, they were so cold they could barely feel anything.

"We've arrived, get off the bus."

Qin Xue shakily got up and struggled to climb out of the car, but twisted her ankle the moment she landed and fell forward.

"Mom, it's already past the New Year, why is this aunt still kowtowing to us?"

A childish voice rang out, and everyone looked at Qin Xue. They saw her kneeling on both knees, performing a standard kowtow, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.

Upon hearing the laughter, Qin Xue clenched her fists and quickly stood up.

After being mocked by Gu An and scolded by Zhou Yue in just a few days, and now these country bumpkins dare to bully her, her anger is burning brighter and brighter.

"What are you laughing at, you country bumpkin?"

In a moment of impulsiveness, Qin Xue blurted out everything on her mind.

The laughter stopped a second later, replaced by the villagers' anger.

Gu An'an cursed under her breath for being an idiot. Villages with surnames like these all came from the same clan and were exceptionally united.

Let's not say that most people didn't really mean to mock Qin Xue just now. They just thought that children's words were innocent. Even if something like that really happened, they shouldn't have lost their temper in front of everyone, young and old, on the first day, unless they didn't want to stay here anymore.

She didn't want to meddle, but in the eyes of these villagers, she and Qin Xue were now in the same boat. If she didn't speak up in time, Qin Xue could easily spoil the whole thing.

Anyway, Qin Xue was never a good person, and Gu An'an had no qualms about kicking someone when they were down.

"Qin Xue, what do you mean? You didn't listen to a word Zhou Yue said to you on the train! You complained about precious manure before, and now you're complaining about the villagers who work hard to grow grain and feed us. This kind of thinking is unacceptable."

Zhou Yue chimed in, "Without your fellow villagers, you would have starved to death in the city long ago. Hurry up and apologize to everyone."

Zhang Zhaodi was terrified when she saw that the villagers looked like they wanted to eat them. She whispered a reminder, "Comrade, you'd better apologize quickly, or you'll get us killed."

The moment the words left her mouth, Qin Xue knew she had made a foolish mistake. But facing these country bumpkins, she was extremely reluctant to apologize. It wasn't until Xie Yuan glared at her sternly that she reluctantly uttered three words, "I'm sorry."

The voice was so soft it sounded like an apology to oneself.

Originally, seeing that the educated youth from CNOOC was reasonable, the villagers thought they should just let the matter drop. But seeing Qin Xue's expression, they knew she was still not convinced, so someone shouted.

"What did you say? I can't hear you."

"Exactly, the apology was so insincere, it's obvious that none of the others are reasonable."

"In the end, they just look down on us and think it's shameful for them to apologize to us. How can the higher-ups let someone like that go to the countryside? Isn't that undermining everyone's unity in building the country?"

The crowd started talking all at once, escalating the matter to a new level. Their excited expressions made it seem as if they were about to drag Qin Xue to the commune to demand justice.

Qin Xue was then frightened.

No, I didn't.