Su Tian and the others stood in the designated spot with the person in charge, waiting for their turn to be picked up. Chen Gang and He Hua kept chattering in front of her.

After Su Tian slapped them both twice, the whole world went silent.

If she hadn't wanted to see them suffer and torment in the countryside for a while, and to give them a good beating first, she would have carried them to the mountains and killed them long ago.

Killing them outright would be too quick and painless, so I don't want them to suffer a quick death. I want them to be tormented both mentally and physically in the countryside.

The three people standing to one side were all thrilled. They figured they might as well watch this show; waiting for someone was incredibly frustrating.

Chen Gang was completely oblivious to their gazes; he was utterly bewildered: What was going on with Su Tian?

After all that he'd said, why didn't he obediently come forward to apologize and beg for forgiveness? Why did he hit him again?

His chest ached, his face ached. How did that bitch Su Tian become like this? He really wanted to destroy her.

Just after Su Tian slapped him, she saw a middle-aged man driving an oxcart over.

It turned out to be the head of the Song family's brigade, named Song Aidang.

"Hello everyone, I am the brigade leader of Songjia Village. I'm here to pick you up. Put your luggage on the oxcart. You can only walk back. The oxcart can't carry that many people."

Hearing the captain say that, they all secretly groaned in their hearts, wondering just how far they had to go.

Su Tian put her two large bags of packages on the oxcart. Captain Song secretly sized her up: This female educated youth is quite strong, so she must be very efficient at work. He felt a little relieved, but he was afraid that a delicate female educated youth would be assigned to their village.

Before the others could think further, the rest of them put their bags on the table. They just wanted to get back to the village as soon as possible to rest; the weather was just too hot.

"Captain, is it far from the county seat to the town?" Su Tian asked.

"Oh, it's only an hour and a half walk there, it'll be quick."

The people dared not complain after hearing this, and even though they felt a little comforted, they were afraid that they would have to walk for three hours.

The group followed the oxcart slowly, and everyone remained silent along the way, except for Chen Gang and He Hua who kept whispering to each other.

Su Tian looked at the beautiful scenery along the way with a smile on her face.

In the distance, the rolling green hills resemble guardians of the earth, silently watching over this vibrant land.

The mountain is covered with lush green trees, their verdant branches swaying gently in the breeze, like waves of green undulating.

Sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves, creating patches of golden light, a scene both dreamlike and enchanting.

After an hour and a half, they reached Qinzhou Town. The captain told them to rest for a bit. After resting, they would walk for another hour to Songjia Village.

Everyone stopped and sat down for a while, regardless of how dirty the ground was. They all encouraged themselves, believing that things would get better once they reached the village.

Chen Gang and He Hua were so hungry they could barely walk, but they had no choice but to keep drinking water to stave off hunger. They only hoped that when they returned to the village, Su Tian would obediently bring them food.

This capricious princess—only he could tolerate her temper. Once she calmed down, the money and tickets would be his. Thinking of this, Chen Gang straightened his back.

Seeing Chen Gang's smug face, Su Tian rolled her eyes inwardly. What good idea was this scumbag up to now?

After resting, they continued their journey. As the last rays of sunlight shone down and a gentle breeze occasionally blew by, the heat on their bodies dissipated considerably.

After walking for an hour, they finally arrived at the village.

The villagers were somewhat displeased to see that more educated youth had arrived. However, they couldn't rebel against those in power; it was a political issue.

These three young men, with their delicate skin and tender flesh, would they have the strength to work? Especially this one, they were talking about Chen Gang, who was skinny and looked even less energetic, like a boiled chicken.

These four young women, who were sent to the countryside, were so frail they looked as if they were about to be blown away by the wind, and they couldn't do any work. The brigade leader was now in a real predicament; these women couldn't carry heavy loads or lift baskets.

If they can't even endure this little bit of hardship, why did they come to the countryside?

Regardless of what the villagers thought, Captain Song only wanted to get them to the educated youth settlement so he could drive the ox to the river to drink water. The old ox was exhausted and thirsty from pulling such heavy luggage.

Su Tian and her group arrived at the educated youth settlement again, just in time to meet the older educated youth who had just finished work. Captain Song gave Zhou Dajun some instructions at the educated youth settlement and then hurriedly drove the oxcart away.

Looking at the row of brick and mud houses in front of her, Su Tian felt a little better, after all, they were much better than thatched houses.

Because Qinzhou Town experiences a lot of rain in the summer, and there are also a few typhoons when the weather is bad.

Thatched-roof houses not only don't keep out the rain, but they can also be blown away by typhoons in no time.

Su Tian looked at the old educated youth in front of her. There were four male educated youth and three female educated youth.

The leader of the educated youth team was Zhou Dajun. He had been in the countryside for four years. He was 25 years old, and with his dark and thin figure, he looked like a stick of firewood.

Is this place even sunnier than Guangdong? Su Tian didn't have time to think further.

Then Zhou Dajun, the leader of the educated youth team in front of them, said, "I am the leader of the educated youth team. Because I have been in the countryside for a relatively long time, the village chief made me the leader of the educated youth team."

Our educated youth settlement has eight mud-brick houses, four for male educated youth and four for female educated youth, each room can accommodate four people. There are still a few empty rooms available; you can choose whichever you prefer.

Hearing this, He Hua suddenly had an idea and said to Su Tian, ​​"Su Tian, ​​let's share a room."

He Hua's main idea was to live with Su Tian so that Su Tian could share some of her good things with her, and no one else would know that she was taking advantage of her.

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