Wei Mo had doubts, but he didn't say anything because he was still a child.
Seeing the milk candy Li Taiping handed him, Wei Mo happily accepted it and said "thank you." Then Li Taiping slowly spoke to Wei Mo...
"Little kid, do you know how many male educated youth there are? Are there still rooms available?"
After Li Taiping finished asking, Wei Mo thought for a moment and realized there was nothing he couldn't say; it was just letting them know in advance. So he answered directly.
"There was originally one, but the police took it away."
Li Taiping was overjoyed to hear Wei Mo's answer, because in many places, educated youth didn't even have a place to live. He then asked Wei Mo.
"Are there many houses over there? Are there many empty rooms?"
“There were many empty rooms that no one lived in. I heard my mother say that landlords used to live there. So no one wanted to go there, so it was left for the educated youth.”
Li Taiping's eyes lit up when he heard Wei Mo's words, because the landlord's house would not be bad, at least the place to live would be quite nice, the only question was how the food would be.
Seeing that Zhou Fen and Li Taiping had both given candy to Wei Mo, Wang Hao scratched his head awkwardly.
His family was not well-off, and he did not have any snacks with him.
But he also wanted to find out what it was about, so he smiled and said kindly to Wei Mo,
"Little brother, do you know if there's enough food where you live? Is there a lot of grain?"
Wei Mo thought for a moment, realizing that these were indeed the issues the educated youth were concerned about, and then nodded to Wang Hao.
“There is so much, so much grain in my house.”
Upon hearing this, the group was completely relieved.
Along the way, the oxcart chugged along towards the village. Wei Mo sat directly in Zhou Fen's lap and couldn't help but compare Zhou Fen to Li Xiuxiu.
Li Xiuxiu is beautiful but incredibly strong, while Zhou Fen is exceptionally robust. If Zhou Fen were to join his bodyguard team, then climbing the mountain would no longer be a problem.
Thinking of this, Wei Mo's eyes lit up slightly, as if he was plotting something.
The road was too bumpy, and they couldn't even speak, so the oxcart entered the village.
The brigade leader led the way with his oxcart, followed by Li Chao's oxcart. The oxcarts slowly made their way to the entrance of the educated youth compound.
Then the educated youth were asked to get off the vehicle and move their luggage. The brigade leader handed the vehicle over to the old man, and the old man and Shan Chao were asked to return the oxcart to the cowshed.
Then the brigade leader and several other educated youths arranged accommodations for them. At present, only Zhao Haixia lives in the educated youth compound, but she is not an educated youth.
Wei Mo thought there would be some excitement, so he followed the captain off the oxcart.
Because of the old man's words, the brigade leader did not drive Zhao Haixia away and settled down there peacefully.
Wei Mo didn't want to go home, so he followed the brigade leader and three other educated youths into the educated youth compound.
This was Wei Mo's first time visiting the educated youth compound. The educated youth settlement was quite large, but most of the houses were damaged. They had been destroyed during the struggle sessions against landlords.
Later, due to the arrival of educated youth, repairs were carried out on the site. Now the house looks dilapidated, with only two rooms available for habitation.
One room was where the male educated youth lived, and the other room was where the female educated youth lived. The kitchen was located between the two rooms.
The captain addressed Wang Hao and Li Taiping,
"You two come with me, I'll take you to the boys' dormitory."
Li Taiping and Wang Hao nodded and said, "Thank you, Captain."
Then, following the captain, we entered the men's dormitory. The dormitory was now clean and tidy. Zhao Qingshan had lived there before, and he had left behind many of his belongings.
But Zhao Haixia took them all to the female educated youth and now keeps them for herself. The brigade leader didn't care about this, after all, Zhao Haixia already had no house, and they couldn't let such a woman have nothing, otherwise she wouldn't be able to live.
After the captain led Li Taiping and Wang Hao to the room, he watched the two pack their things. Then, he took Zhou Fen and knocked on the door of the girls' dormitory opposite the girls' dormitory. Soon after, Zhao Haixia opened the door.
The captain frowned as he looked at Zhao Haixia's still somewhat swollen face and the clothes she was wearing, and said to her.
"This is a new female educated youth. You'll be living here together now, so please be a little careful."
Zhou Fen didn't understand the captain's words at all, and continued to greet Zhao Haixia with a smile.
"Hello, comrade, my name is Zhou Fen."
Zhao Haixia glanced coldly at the two of them, said nothing, and turned to go inside. Zhou Fen awkwardly withdrew her outstretched hand.
The captain frowned again. Zhao Haixia was giving him a real headache, but he couldn't say much. He couldn't let this woman go through with her life.
After all, they were from the same village, and then the brigade leader said to Zhou Fen,
"Go in first. If you have any problems, remember to come find me. Come with me to collect your food in a little while."
When Zhao Haixia heard the brigade leader say that they were going to collect grain, her eyes seemed to light up. Her previously cold face broke into a smile, and she quickly and warmly welcomed Zhou Fen into the house, even helping her unpack her luggage.
Wei Mo found it amusing to watch; Zhao Haixia's change of expression was just too fast.
Seeing that the educated youth compound hadn't caused any trouble, but that it would probably be quite lively in a couple of days, Wei Mo felt a bit bored and left to go to the village to play with his friends.
After the educated youth returned from collecting their grain, they started cooking. Zhou Fen kindly shared a portion with Zhao Haixia.
Zhao Haixia pretended to be very polite, treating Zhou Fen especially well. However, when she saw the male educated youth, Zhao Haixia's eyes lit up, and it was unclear what she was planning.
That night, Zhao Haixia lay in bed without resting, and she didn't go to Yu Jun's place that day either. Yu Jun was waiting anxiously at home, but Zhao Haixia didn't come.
He couldn't sleep either, tossing and turning. He was thinking of going to the educated youth compound to check on things, but when he heard that new educated youth had arrived today, Yu Jun gave up the idea of going.
After all, if others saw this, it could have a negative impact, and Zhao Haixia's reputation in the village remains tarnished.
After a long train journey followed by a transfer to an oxcart, Zhou Fen was exhausted and had fallen asleep, while Zhao Haixia remained awake, seemingly thinking about other things.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Fen's eyes lit up instantly.
It's summer now, and Zhou Fen and Zhao Haixia are hardly wearing any clothes.
Zhao Haixia quickly got up, opened the door and went out, bumping right into Li Taiping who was returning from the toilet.
Seeing her like this, Li Taiping frowned. Before Li Taiping could speak, Zhao Haixia spoke up.
"Comrade, come with me, let's go over there and talk about something."
After Zhao Haixia finished speaking, she pointed to the woodshed next to her and pulled down her collar.
Zhao Haixia was now disheveled, and Li Taiping quickly stepped aside, frowned, and did not go over. Without saying a word, he quickly returned to his room.
Seeing that Li Taiping ignored her and was cursing something behind her back, Zhao Haixia thought, "Hmph, you almost got off easy," and then followed him back to her room.
In the male educated youth dormitory, Wang Hao didn't rest either. Instead, he looked at Li Taiping, who had just entered the room. Li Taiping's expression seemed rather unpleasant. He said to Wang Hao,
"Be careful, watch out for that woman over there, she's probably not a good person!"
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