The most outrageous one was Gu Zuozuo, who received eight sets of the same study materials.

Each member of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs sent her a set, Xie Jinyu sent her a set, and even her uncle, who had already joined the research institute, took the time to send her a set. Gu Zuozuo guessed that there was another set, which must have been sent by her parents.

All of them combined didn't have as much material as Gu Zuozuo alone, so they had to come together to study and form a study group.

The villagers and the educated youth agreed to study together, which made Duan Jianhua so happy that he skipped their work and let them concentrate on their studies. Many village elders even brought them food and drinks every day, afraid that these studious children would get too thin from hunger.

Gu Zuozuo simply pretended not to see the male educated youth who came to eavesdrop.

"Gu Zhiqing, do you know that something happened in the next brigade?"

Gu Zuozuo looked up at the girl with rosy cheeks and shook her head.

She's been staying quietly in Malutun lately, rarely going out. How could she possibly know what's going on in the neighboring brigade?

"Several male educated youths went home to visit their families, but they never came back. I heard that those with a conscience sent a few dozen yuan and a letter, while those without a conscience simply disappeared. Some of the wives who stayed behind couldn't accept it, so they abandoned their children and jumped into the river, and they couldn't be saved."

At this point, the little girl curled her lip, her eyes filled with disdain.

Gu Zuozuo had already guessed this would happen on the day the college entrance examination was reinstated; not a single educated youth sent to the countryside wanted to return to the city.

"That's not all. I heard that several wives stole money from their families and ran away. They still haven't been found. The neighboring Hongxing and Qingshan brigades are in an uproar!"

Those who ran away are one thing, but the ones who suffered the most were the female educated youth wives and male educated youth husbands who stayed behind.

I heard they were all kept under surveillance, and some wives were even locked in their homes and not allowed to go out. Those who made a scene were beaten so badly that their legs were broken, and they were not allowed to see a barefoot doctor. They just had to endure the suffering.

The others listened intently for a long time, and when they heard this, they all sighed with emotion.

They recalled that few of the female educated youths voluntarily married into the village; most were semi-forced. It was understandable that they wanted to leave.

But those male educated youths weren't forced. They couldn't stand the hardships of rural life and wanted to take a shortcut, so they married girls from the village to avoid labor. Who would have thought that they would be the first to abandon their wives and children?

The Red Flag Brigade was alright, probably because there was a glass factory and a breeding farm. The male educated youth didn't have to work so hard, so they didn't have any designs on the girls in the village. Instead, they all had a considerable amount of savings.

"What about the children who stay behind?"

Father is gone, mother is dead, are they left without anyone to care for them?

"What else can we do but leave it to Grandma and Grandpa to take care of?"

Qi Meng slammed her hand on the table, her tone full of disappointment and frustration.

"Those women are really something. Why would they die? It's just a man. If one leaves, there are thousands more. Two-legged toads are hard to find, but three-legged men are everywhere. It's only when someone dies that you truly lose everything!"

"puff……"

"Cough cough cough!"

Hahahaha!

As soon as Qi Meng finished speaking, the entire study group instantly erupted into chaos. The married ones chimed in with smiles, while both men and women who were still single blushed, lowered their heads, and pretended not to understand anything.

Gu Zuozuo sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation, then burst into laughter.

Ever since that girl returned to Malutun after her three-day wedding, she's been a complete slut, spouting vulgarities.

She really wanted to ask Li Mo what he had done to Qi Meng that caused her to suddenly mutate, turning from a naive and innocent girl into a silly and wicked one.