He Hua quickly got up and walked towards the big tree where they often met.

She searched everywhere but couldn't find them. She was very anxious. Where had they gone?

After being discovered by He Hua at the village entrance, they moved to a spot under a big tree at the end of the village.

After all, the two of them didn't want to be disturbed by other people on their date.

Unable to find the person she was looking for, He Hua could only walk back to the educated youth settlement in frustration.

After this incident, she realized she was hungry, so she took some rice from her room and prepared to cook egg porridge.

After Zhou Man and the others finished lunch, they returned to their room. She instructed Liu Hongying to make the bed for her, wipe it with a damp towel, and then wipe it again with a dry towel.

She immediately lay down to rest for a while. Liu Hongying quietly made her own bed and lay down as well. Before long, she fell asleep.

On the male educated youth side, Lu Xiao and Zhang Shang had it even simpler; they just laid out a mat and lay down.

"Why did you let that pampered princess come with you to the countryside? It was an eyesore the whole way." Lu Xiao chuckled.

"It's a long story. I tried my best to avoid her, but she still found me and followed me. I'll get some sleep first; I haven't slept much these past few days."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep too. We'll figure it out when I get up."

The bicycle bell rang, and the postman, holding a letter, knocked on the door of the educated youth settlement.

Xu Wen, who was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the cool breeze, saw it and hurried to the door: "Whose letter is this?"

“This is Su Tian, ​​the educated youth. Is this your place? Could you sign for it for her?”

“It’s from our area.” After saying that, he quickly signed his name.

A moment later, Su Tian opened her door, stretched, and saw Xu Wen standing at her door.

What are you doing standing at my room door?

"Oh, there's a letter for you. I've signed for it."

"Thank you." Su Tian reached out and took the letter.

Xu Wen looked at Su Tian, ​​who had just woken up and whose hair was a little messy, and thought she was so cute, so he turned around and went back to his room.

She took the letter into her room and saw the address on the envelope. It turned out to be from her family; they had started mailing it a few days ago, and it had only just arrived.

She opened the letter and read that one of her father's former superiors had been framed and demoted to a rural area. Through his secret investigation, he discovered that the person he had been sent to was the same place where she had been sent to work.

Tell her to observe and investigate secretly, and to confirm whether he is his former superior.

His old superior's name was Chen Tingjing, and he told her not to rush, to take her time, and not to let anyone else find out.

Su Tian remembered that Aunt Chunni had said that the old man in the cowshed was surnamed Chen. She would secretly go and confirm it later that night.

When Zhou Dajun woke up, it was already 3 p.m. He went next door and knocked on Lu Xiao's door. Lu Xiao immediately got up and opened the door.

"What I want to ask you is, are you going to eat together, or with us old educated youth?"

Zhang Shang said, "I'll eat with you for now."

"I'll eat with you guys first, and if it doesn't work out, we can cook separately."

"Then I'll take you to the brigade headquarters to get the grain subsidies for educated youth. What about the two women?"

"I'll bring them back first," Zhang Shang said.

"Alright, come with me." After saying that, Zhou Dajun led them to the brigade headquarters.

As they walked down the street, they attracted the attention of many older women who stared at them with wide eyes.

"Are you new educated youth? You're tall and fair-skinned, do you have boyfriends?" an auntie asked.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm new here and don't have a boyfriend yet. Would you like to introduce me to someone?"

"I want to cook delicious food, at least better than what you get in state-run restaurants," Lu Xiao joked.

"That's a bit too much. It's better than the food at state-run restaurants. If everyone goes to work there, who's still farming in the countryside?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't like bad cooking. I'm quite picky."

Zhou Dajun and the others were secretly laughing; this was a talent.

"Oh dear, I have something to do, but I'll definitely introduce you next time we meet."

"Your only requirement is that I can cook well? You don't care about my appearance?" Zhang Shang asked curiously.

"Where? I'm just kidding them. If I don't say it like that, they'll be annoyed with me every day."

"We've arrived. Go in, sign in, and get your things."

"Captain, the new educated youth are receiving their rations."

"They're here. Everything has been assigned to you. Just take them back. Sign here."

They signed their names, each carrying two or three bags, and walked back to the educated youth settlement.

"Hey, where did Brother Zhang Shang go? Why is no one answering the door when I knock?"

"Have some pastries first, then wait and see. Here, have one."

Zhou Man gave Liu Hongying a piece, which she immediately took and ate, thinking it would be a waste not to eat it.

"Zhang Shang, where did you guys go? Have some snacks first," Zhou Man said happily.

"No, thank you. I don't like it."

"Now that everyone is here, let me tell you something. The grain has been brought back. If you're going to eat with us, we'll have to take turns cooking. Today, we older educated youth are cooking, and tomorrow it will be your turn."

They all nodded when they heard this. "Did you hear that? When it's our turn to cook, you do it yourself," Zhou Man said to Liu Hongying.

Sigh, this princess is hard to please. Liu Hongying doesn't resist either, remaining silent like a mute.

The group didn't linger in the courtyard and turned back to their rooms.

“Zhou Zhiqing, I’m good at cooking, I can help you,” He Hua said in a flattering and ingratiating manner.

“You? Sure, when it’s my turn to cook, you can cook with her and I’ll give you fifty cents a time.”

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