Liu Changshan pulled off his tattered cotton hat, rubbed his almost bald head with his hands, and sighed in worry.
You said the New Year was coming soon, who could have imagined that something like this would suddenly happen?
Don’t these city kids have to spend the whole year at home?
On the way back, Liu Changshan was worried about how to arrange for these educated youth.
After returning home, Liu Changshan first called his brother Liu Jinshan, the barefoot doctor Liu Yushan, and the two respected people in the village, Liu Zhongyi and Liu Zhongli, to his home.
I told them in detail about the arrangements made by the town.
At this time, several people were sitting around on the kang, and the room was filled with smoke from the cigarettes they were smoking.
"There are three girls and two boys among the educated youth. I am thinking of arranging them to live in the homes of members until the beginning of next spring. Then I will find a way to arrange other places for them to live."
This was the idea Liu Changshan came up with on his way back.
Just like Shen Siyue couldn't repair the house now, there was no way to carry out major civil engineering projects in winter. The only thing they could do was to let the educated youth disperse and live in the homes of the members until spring.
Liu Changshan's brother Liu Jinshan blew out a puff of smoke and asked the most important question first: "Living at home? How will they eat?"
"It's said above that the state will provide food rations to the educated youth for the first five months, 45 kilograms per person per month. The food rations will of course go to whoever's home you live in."
A person's monthly food ration is 45 kilograms, which is equivalent to one and a half kilograms per day.
These old farmers can eat less than one pound of food a day in winter, so there is a lot of room for maneuver here.
The main reason why Liu Changshan called these people over was to discuss the matter with them first. If there were any advantages to be gained, of course he would give priority to his own people.
If they wanted the educated youth to live in their homes, they didn't need to tell the other members and could just make the arrangements themselves.
When the educated youth arrived, they were directly taken to various families to live, and no one dared to say anything.
Moreover, he was not afraid of the villagers' commotion. After all, he was actively solving the problem of the resettlement of educated youth.
However, to Liu Changshan's surprise, the people present did not show much enthusiasm.
Everyone has his or her own little calculations.
Is the precious kid from the city easy to get along with? Are his hands and feet clean?
If you have unmarried children at home, would you have any inappropriate thoughts when you see the educated youth?
In the end, several people were actually reluctant to take the educated youth into their homes.
To put it bluntly, these people usually have a good private relationship with Liu Changshan, especially Liu Jinshan.
As Liu Changshan's younger brother, he was always calculated based on the maximum amount, whether it was work or work points.
After thinking it over, he decided that there was no need to bring a stranger home just for a few pounds of food that might be left over in that month.
It feels weird to think about having a stranger living in my house every day.
The other people either had the same idea as him, or had too many children at home and had no place to sleep.
Just like that, the first resettlement plan for the five educated youths was aborted.
Then Liu Changshan called all the villagers to the yard.
Since these people are unwilling to lead people, then we can gather all the villagers and arrange for whoever family is willing to take them there.
When everyone heard that the educated youth could receive 45 kilograms of food per month, many of them really had evil thoughts.
Liu Changshan stood on the stone and shouted loudly: "Those who don't want to adopt can go back, and those who are willing to adopt can come to my house."
It was too cold outside and he didn't want to stand on the stone and be blown by the cold wind.
After Liu Changshan shouted this, he took the gong and walked home.
And behind him was a large group of people.
Some people really wanted to take an educated youth back with them, while a large number of people just wanted to watch the fun.
Some people were still hesitant and asked people around them as they walked: "Will you take one home?"
"I... I don't know. Our house is small and shabby. Will the educated youth be able to live there?"
The person next to him also came over and asked: "What if the educated youth are difficult to get along with? Can we kick them out halfway?"
Others were worried about food: "They said we were going to give them 45 kilograms of food. What kind of food is that? If it's all sweet potatoes, there won't be much. It's definitely not enough for a month. Will they eat our food when the time comes?"
"Yes, yes, I'll have to ask the village chief about it later. Don't let him build a house and provide food by himself. That's not cost-effective."
There was a lot of chatter in the crowd, especially a few old ladies who gathered together and chatted animatedly.
As we chatted, the topic shifted from food and accommodation to appearance.
"What do you think the people from the city look like? Will they have white faces that glow?"
"Tsk, do you think the people in this town are glowing white? Don't talk nonsense."
The person who just spoke was very unconvinced: "How can people from the town be considered city people? I heard that these educated youth all came from big cities!"
"Where did you hear that, you country bumpkin? Let me hear it too. The village chief didn't even tell me where the educated youth came from, but you know they came from a big city?"
In addition to those who were arguing, there were also some who were concerned about the personal situations of the educated youth themselves: "I don't know if these educated youth have started families yet? How long will they stay here?"
"Hey, are you trying to get your son to like the educated youth from the city? They are intellectuals, how can they be interested in people from here?"
"Go away, go away. No one has even been seen yet. It's unclear who is looking down on whom. I guess those educated youth can't even tell the difference between millet and sorghum in the fields. What's so great about them?"
Liu Changshan listened to the irrelevant nonsense behind him, and his intention to claim one suddenly cooled down.
He had a good idea at the time. It didn't matter whether it was a man or a woman, he could arrange for one to live in his home so that they could take the lead.
But the words of the old women behind him just now reminded him.
There is both a son and a daughter-in-law at home. If one of them falls in love with the educated youth from the city, wouldn’t the whole family be disturbed?
Liu Changshan returned home worriedly, followed by a large group of people.
Liu Changshan hurriedly chased them out: "Go, go, go, those who don't want to bring people with them, get out now. Only those who have made up their minds can come in."
Seeing that the bustling crowd only moved, but no one left, Liu Changshan had no choice but to threaten: "Whoever enters the house when the time comes, I will point him to lead the way home, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
As the village chief, Liu Changshan is, to put it more seriously, like a local tyrant in Dongliang Village.
If he spoke seriously, no one would dare to disobey.
Seeing that the village chief was serious, some people reluctantly left Liu Changshan's house.
The rest were crowded into the house.
Liu Changshan looked at the crowd of people in the room and felt a bit confused. There were only five people in total. How could he divide them among so many old people?
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