"That's right, all the soldiers in the military region want to meet you and see if your skills are as legendary as they've been said."

"How is that possible?"

"Why not? We're all so excited to hear you're moving to Tongshi! Lots of soldiers want to challenge you to a contest!"

"Look, even Company Commander Zhou knows."

"Oh, I couldn't possibly say that. I'm not that capable."

"We'll see how impressive it is later. Alright, Company Commander Zhou, when you go to the production team, please help Mianmian move."

"No trouble at all, it's just a quick thing."

"Third Brother, I'm leaving now."

Let's go! Be careful on the road.

"Don't worry, Shenxi! You don't trust your brother to drive?"

"But we still need to be careful."

"Know"

The journey from Gujiawaizi Brigade of Dayingmin Commune to Xiangyang Brigade took place around 5 p.m., and the arrival at the brigade also attracted a lot of attention.

At this moment, an old man stepped forward and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"Hello, sir, we've brought Li, the educated youth, here."

"Oh, it's Li, the educated youth! Not long ago, the military region next door was looking at the Wang family's house when they bought one in the brigade. They said they would arrange for one of the educated youths to come over, and I didn't expect him to arrive today."

"Sir, who are you?"

"Excuse me, comrade, I forgot to mention, I'm the captain of Xiangyang Brigade, my name is Zhou Dayang, Yang from Xiangyang. You can call me Lao Zhou or Uncle Zhou, whatever you like."

"Hello Uncle Zhou, I'm Li Mianmian, a former educated youth who just transferred from Gujiawaizi Brigade of Dayingmin Commune."

"Young comrade, you're not that old!"

"Yes! I just turned 17 this year."

"But according to the information, you've been working in the countryside for several years now."

"Yes, Uncle Zhou, I went to the countryside in May 1964 and have fully adapted to rural life. Don't worry, I definitely won't hold our brigade back."

"That's alright, let's move the things first!"

"good"

"You guys come over and lend a hand."

"Alright, Captain."

"Then I'll have to trouble everyone."

The women in the crowd were quite envious of the load. No wonder they used such a big truck; they'd moved their entire home here. How wonderful it would be if this were their own! But they'd just heard the brigade leader say that this new educated youth was assigned by the neighboring military unit, and now two People's Liberation Army soldiers were helping with the move. Just who was this new educated youth? It was best to avoid getting involved until they found out.

Shen Bowen was stunned when he saw that the person who came was Li Mianmian. What was going on? Why did Mianmian move from Gujiawaizi Brigade of Dayingmin Commune to Xiangyang Brigade?

What exactly happened? Or did the Gu family fail to take good care of Mianmian? No, I must ask the child later, otherwise I won't feel at ease.

The move was completed quickly. I also took out a bag of candy, but this time it wasn't White Rabbit milk candy, just ordinary fruit candy. I shared it with everyone. After all, moving is a happy occasion, and besides, I had just arrived in a new place, so it's always good to give everyone a little treat.

"Li Zhiqing, we'll head back now."

"Company Commander Zhou, I'm so sorry! You've been helping me all day, and I haven't even had a hot meal or much hot water. I'm really sorry."

"Look what Li Zhiqing said!"

"When Third Brother comes back, we'll invite you all over for dinner."

"Okay, I'll definitely come over when Shen Xi returns."

"We've already made an agreement."

"Okay, then we'll head back to the unit first."

"Okay, I'll come visit you when I have time."

"good"

The villagers standing to the side were now certain that this new educated youth was not like the previous ones, whom they could bully and talk badly about behind their backs. This new youth was backed by the military region of the side wall, so they had to be careful what they said in the future.

I never expected it to turn out this way. Since I came to Xiangyang Brigade, the villagers in the production team could say they envied and were jealous of me, but they didn't hate me. Because I had never offended them, and I had never caused trouble in the production team like other educated youth. Instead, I had always lived my own little life.

Because they discovered that from the very first day he started working, Li Zhiqing acted like a typical farmer, no different from them. The only difference was that Li Zhiqing was strong and had a big appetite. But he earned his living through his own abilities; whether he ate from their homes or not didn't matter!

After Company Commander Zhou left, they said apologetically, "I'm sorry, everyone. We just moved in, and our place is a mess. There's barely any room to step, so we won't be able to invite you over for a while."

"It's alright, it's alright, Li Zhiqing, you're busy."

"You're busy, it's getting late, I need to go back and cook."

"That's true. It's getting late, we need to hurry back and cook, otherwise we'll have to turn on the lamps when it gets dark, which will waste oil and cost us money."

Who can argue with that?

"Let's go, let's go."

Watching everyone leave, I rushed to the market to pack my things. Moving is hard work, and packing is hard work too.

Fortunately, there was a well in the yard, and my third brother said the water in it was usable. He also said that when the logistics department came to repair the yard, they not only cleaned the well but also renovated the backyard.

Not only that, when I arrived, I saw that the woodshed was piled high with firewood, enough to last from winter to at least the autumn harvest.

Fortunately, I packed almost all my luggage myself, so I knew exactly where to put everything. Besides, I had stored a lot of things in my own storage space.

The rooms in this courtyard are quite interesting. I live alone now, in the room on the east side, and the room on the west side is temporarily used as a storage room. But when I entered the east room, I found that it had been partitioned off.

There was also a small single room inside. When I opened the door, I saw that there was also a kang (a heated brick bed), but it wasn't very big. It was about the same size as the room I used to live in at the Gujiawaizi Brigade Youth Residence. This was probably prepared for the children.

I wondered if the west room was also like this! Without even tidying up, I went straight to the west room, and sure enough, it was.

From this layout, we can see that there are four bedrooms and a kitchen. It seems that the family consists of a husband and wife with their child living in one room, and the inner room is for the older child. When it's time for the child to sleep in their own room, they will move to another room. However, since the boy and girl cannot sleep on the same kang (a heated brick bed), they are separated in the middle, and a door was carefully installed in the middle.

Since that's the case, there's no need to put some frequently used items in the west room; just put them in the inner room of the east room, which will make them easier to access.

Now it seems that besides these few rooms, the front yard consists of a woodshed to the east of the gate, a toilet to the west, and a pigsty, plus a well in the yard. The back yard is just an empty space.