Sun Youfu beckoned to Shiyue and said, "Shiyue, come here. I have something to discuss with you."
Shiyue quickly went over: "Captain, what's wrong?"
Sun Youfu said, "You came back with the mule cart just now, and you saw the educated youth who came to settle down in our brigade, right?"
These educated youths arrived suddenly; the commune only sent someone to notify them yesterday afternoon, and the team was not prepared.
The team just discussed it and decided to let them stay at a member's home. Your house only has one person living there, and it's spacious enough. How about we arrange for two people to stay at your house too?
Shiyue never expected that the captain had called her to talk about this.
She couldn't help but glance at the educated youth who were unloading their luggage.
Nine educated youths were assigned to their brigade this time.
Six men and three women.
She had already met the three girls. The six men didn't look very old either; they all looked like students.
The country is now calling on educated youth to go to the countryside to build up rural areas, and everyone in the team knows about this.
During the brigade's study sessions, the team leader read newspapers to them.
However, receiving educated youth was a first for the Qianjin Brigade.
No wonder the team didn't prepare in advance.
The captain treated her well and helped her a lot with her divorce.
Yesterday, she even had Xiaohong bring her a pancake.
I will never forget this kindness.
Seeing the captain's dilemma, she immediately said, "Okay, Captain, you can arrange it as you see fit. But if possible, it would be best to arrange one first."
"As you know, Captain, besides my parents' room, we only have one other room available; any more would be too cramped."
Sun Yongfu nodded.
He originally planned to arrange for two female educated youths to live in Shiyue's family, as he felt that Shiyue's family could actually accommodate them.
But since Shiyue had already said that, he didn't want to refuse her.
After all, she lives alone as a woman, so it's understandable that she doesn't want to cause trouble for others.
So he said, "Alright, go back and pack your things. I'll have someone send the person to you after the lottery."
When Shiyue returned home, Xu Mantian, the deputy captain of the brigade, had already organized the educated youth to start speaking.
Jiang Dong quietly moved behind Yu Chuxia and tugged at her drooping braid.
Yu Chuxia suddenly turned her head.
Jiang Dong pointed behind him, then whispered in her ear, "Your brother wants you to go over there."
Yu Chuxia glanced at her cousin, who was standing at the very edge of the crowd with a cold and aloof expression, and quietly squeezed into the crowd.
Seeing her move, Bai Qian, who was standing to the side, immediately asked, "Chu Xia, where are you going? I'll go with you."
He was about to follow when Jiang Dong, who was still standing there, blocked his way.
Jiang Dong looked at her with a smile and said, "They're just chatting about everyday things, why are you sticking your nose in?"
As he spoke, he pointed ahead: "The captain is looking this way. You, as an advanced individual, can't afford to be distracted at a time like this."
Bai Qian looked into the distance, hesitated for a moment, and finally stayed where she was.
Yu Chuxia walked up to her cousin He Lixuan and asked in a low voice, "Brother, why did you call me?"
He Lixuan glanced at her and then placed something he was holding in his palm into her hand.
Yu Chuxia looked down and found it was a preserved plum candy.
Her eyes crinkled with laughter.
She quickly stuffed the candy into her mouth, and her stomach, which had been churning from the foul smells along the way, finally felt a little better.
She let out a long breath.
"Thank you, Third Brother!" Yu Chuxia said sweetly.
Meanwhile, his eyes kept glancing into He Lixuan's cotton-padded jacket pocket: "Is there any more? Give me some more."
He Lixuan ignored her and instead warned in a low voice, "Stay away from Bai Qian."
Yu Chuxia pouted and didn't say anything.
It's not like she wanted to get this close to Bai Qian!
She's not stupid. How could she not see that Bai Qian's purpose in getting close to her was to pursue her cousin He Lixuan?
Chu Xia really didn't know that this person could be so shameless.
In order to get closer to his cousin, he was even willing to come to the countryside with them to work as an educated youth!
I was forced to go to the countryside by my parents in early summer.
When my parents found out that my aunt and uncle were planning to send my third cousin to the countryside to be an educated youth, they must have lost their minds, because they also signed her up.
Bai Qian overheard her telling her best friend the news while she was crying.
At the time, she didn't realize that this person was so cunning and ruthless.
He even volunteered to go to the countryside and managed to be assigned to the same group as them.
But thinking about it, Bai Qian's willingness to come along was partly due to my own actions; it's all my fault for speaking carelessly.
So Chu Xia didn't dare to challenge her cousin.
She lowered her head and said sullenly, "I know. But I don't know if I'll be drawn with her in the lottery."
He Lixuan didn't say anything more, but instead raised his chin, gesturing for Chu Xia to go back.
Chu Xia turned her head and heard the vice-captain calling the names of several girls, indicating that they were to draw lots.
She quickly ran forward.
Looking at the long straws in her and Si Yueling's hands, and then at the straws in Yu Chuxia's hands that were clearly shorter than theirs, Bai Qian's mood immediately became irritable.
She tried to hide it, then forced a smile, walked over and took Yu Chuxia's arm, saying affectionately, "Chuxia, why don't you switch with Yueling?"
You've never lived alone before, you don't even know how to put on a blanket, I'm a little worried about you living alone."
As she spoke, she looked at Si Yueling standing to the side and said in a gentle tone, "Yueling, why don't you switch with Chuxia? You're both good sisters who came together, we should help each other."
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