"Oh my, I'm so sorry. Look at what I've done. I wanted to kill the chicken to treat you, but I was distracted and it ran away. Are you okay, lady?"

A skinny man in a brown sweatshirt ran out of the kitchen holding a bowl of vegetables. There were a few pieces of chicken meat on his tanned face, and he looked really miserable.

Suddenly, Su Nan lost all his anger and even felt a little funny.

"I'm fine, the chicken has been dealt with." Su Nan pointed at the tall figure of Zhou Rang in front of him.

In fact, even without Su Nan's guidance, Gao Zhongbin had already noticed the young man carrying a chicken in one hand.

"Brother, you are really strong. Look at your physique, not bad." Gao Zhongbin trotted to Zhou Rang, stood on tiptoe and pinched his strong shoulders and arms in a familiar manner.

Zhou Rang dodged Gao Zhongbin without leaving a trace and wanted to pat him on the back, but his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was not used to such close contact with a stranger.

The latter took the chicken from Zhou Rang's hand with a smile on his face, but he didn't expect that the chicken was not dead yet. It fell to the ground with a flutter, flapping its wings continuously, and chicken flesh fell all over the ground.

"You beast, you're quite noisy. Pah." Gao Zhongbin subdued it swiftly, and after a flick, it was completely silent.

Later, Mao rushed over and took a large bowl filled with glutinous rice to catch the chicken blood that kept flowing down. He was relieved to see that only a little bit was wasted.

Chicken blood is a good thing. It is nutritious and can replenish blood, replenish deficiency, and promote bowel movements. It should not be wasted.

The most important thing is that these days, meat is rarely seen throughout the year, so a plate of glutinous rice porridge with chicken blood is already a delicacy that can be served.

If it wasn't for entertaining the newly arrived educated youth, the village wouldn't have ordered this chicken for them.

"You're just a jerk." Mao couldn't help but glared at Gao Zhongbin.

Gao Zhongbin touched the back of his head and knew why Lu Mao was glaring at him. He felt guilty, so he smiled and said, "Brother Lu, I'm going to cook first. You guys can chat."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away with the bowl and the chicken in his hand, and disappeared at the kitchen door in the blink of an eye.

Su Nan was stunned. He couldn't have realized that this guy was such a top-notch sprinter and his movements were so fast.

"You guys, I'm an educated youth who came to Xiaojia Village in 1971. My name is Mao. I'm currently in charge of all matters related to the educated youth site. I should be older than you all. You can just follow them and call me Brother Mao."

He speaks fluently with a strong Beijing accent.

"Brother."

Everyone hurriedly greeted him. There was no harm in being a little sweet-talker. And judging from the attitude of the captain and the male comrade towards Ma Mao, it could be seen that Ma Mao's status here was definitely not low.

If I could leave an impression in front of him, or even establish a relationship with him, then my life in the future would definitely be much easier.

"Well, you guys go in first and pack your stuff. The boys' dormitory is on the left, and the girls' dormitory is on the right. Just pick an empty bed and stay there."

As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his gentle and docile tone and suddenly became sharp and serious: "Just one thing, we must unite as educated youths and not have conflicts. I believe no one wants to cause trouble on the first day, right?"

"That's right. As educated youth, we should get along with each other in harmony."

"So we are here to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, not to cause trouble or quarrel."

One after another, people chimed in, starting with Liu Yu and Jun Yang, who looked like passionate young people ready to make sacrifices.

Su Nan stood next to Liu Yu, touching his chin, as if thinking about something.

Just one sentence can arouse everyone's empathy. It seems that this Mao is a person who knows right from wrong, is decisive, intelligent and has strong leadership ability.

Not bad, not bad. Such a person in charge is always better than one who has official power, takes sides, and is hesitant when doing things.

"Let's not waste any more time. Come in and have a rest. When other educated youth come to work, I'll call you to have dinner together." Yu Mao waved his hand, indicating that they could go into the house and choose their beds.

Su Nan had already secretly picked up the box, and was holding Liu Yu's hand as they moved slowly towards the dormitory gate. When he heard Mao Mao "giving orders", he immediately rushed through the door and became the first "lucky person" to choose a bed.

She had never run with such explosive power when she was tested at 1,000 meters in the physical fitness test in college.

A group of educated youth who were still watching and dared not show up, saw Su Nan's erotic behavior and stood there in amazement, dumbfounded.

After they realized what was happening, they hurriedly picked up their luggage and ran to the dormitory, pushing and shoving each other, blocking the door.

At this time, Su Nan had already pulled Liu Yu to choose a location, right next to the window, with good ventilation. There was also an empty small table next to the window, which could be used to place some small items.

She looked around and saw that there were no new beds available, only hers and the old educated youth's beds.

"Nannan, you are so smart, thanks to your foresight." Liu Yu came close to Su Nan and said in a low voice, his big eyes full of admiration.

Su Nan smiled complacently, raised his eyebrows, crossed his chest, waved his hands artificially, and said with a sweet smile: "Be low-key, I just use my brain a little more than the average person."

As he spoke, he leaned over and opened the small window beside the bed.

I never thought that as soon as I opened it, I would meet the person outside. Our eyes met, and both of them were startled.

Zhou Rang was standing in front of the faucet, washing his hands. When he heard the window open, he subconsciously looked over there, and then he heard the voice: "It's just that his brain is a little more useful than that of ordinary people."

The corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up, well, this girl really dares to brag about everything.

The smile had just faded, and the girl's fair and delicate face came into view, with her hair flying in the wind. I don't know whose eyes she had attracted.

"Hi, Zhou Rang, I'll get you the medicine later. My memory is not very good. If I forget something, you must remind me." Su Nan lay on the bed, his hand supporting his chin, his eyes curved.

Afraid that the other party would not take it seriously, she said "definitely" twice. Now he would definitely put the matter at ease.

"..." Zhou Rang touched the slightly painful red mark on his neck. In fact, it was just a minor injury and he had told him not to bother.

But she seemed not to hear it. Maybe she didn't hear his previous rejection?

Otherwise why would I mention sending him medicine again?

"I..." No need for medicine.

Before he could say anything, the window was closed from the inside again, so quickly that he didn't have time to react.

Amid the sound of water dripping from the faucet, Zhou Rang, who had excellent hearing, heard Su Nan muttering, "Why is this person so stupid? He doesn't even know how to take advantage of others. He has free medicine but doesn't use it. He's waiting for the wound to heal on its own."

"Yeah, only a fool wouldn't take advantage." He is not a fool.

Zhou Rang laughed at himself, not understanding where his awkwardness came from. It seemed that he had been like this ever since he left Shanghai, silent and taciturn, trying hard to compete with himself.

Isn't it just that years of hard work have been destroyed? It's not like he's dead, so why not start over? His life has never needed to be arranged by others, and he will never allow it to be manipulated by others.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone to the countryside as an educated youth.

Thinking of his troubles, Zhou Rang poured a handful of water on his face and took a deep breath. Only then did his restless heart calm down.

He wiped his face, picked up his luggage and went to the men's dormitory.