After the three had rested enough, Li Erzhu took the four of them into the educated youth site. The old educated youth were all cooking, so everyone was present.
The Youth House is not small, but it is quite big. After all, it was converted from a landlord's house, so it looks quite impressive. There are two private plots in front of the main house, where many vegetables are planted, but the growth is a bit uneven.
It was obvious that it was maintained by a novice. There were curtains hanging on the two side rooms on the left and right, which seemed to be bathrooms. The east wing was converted into a kitchen, and the west wing was a dormitory.
As for the toilet, there is only one public dry toilet not far away, and the smell is a bit strong...
Lu Wensheng frowned as she looked at the environment. She couldn't live here...
"Zhang Zhiqing, these are new educated youths. The village chief asked you to help arrange them."
Then he turned to Lu Wensheng and the others and said, "Then I'll go back first. I have to go to work in the afternoon."
Halfway through the walk, he turned back and continued:
"By the way, when you're done packing, come find me at my house and I'll take you to get your rations.
Also, you new educated youth have two days off. If you need anything, you can go to town to buy it. We also have a sales outlet in our village, but there aren’t many things there. Let Zhang the educated youth tell you the rest.”
Han Muchen: "Thank you, Brother Li. I'll take you out."
Lu Wensheng: "Comrade Li, take care."
The rest of the people nodded as well.
Han Muchen came back soon. Zhang Zhiqing introduced them when he saw that everyone was present:
"Hello, my name is Zhang Zhiping, and I'm the person in charge of the educated youth center. I will assign accommodation to you from now on. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
After saying this, he turned around and called out the people working in the kitchen, introducing them one by one:
"This is Zhang Fangfang, this is Li Yan, and the last man is Meng Qingtang. Let's all get to know each other. We will live under the same roof from now on. Although there will be frictions, I still hope that everyone can live in peace and build a beautiful countryside together!"
Lu Wensheng: This official tone...
However, no one showed any unusual reaction. It seemed that Zhang Zhiping had some prestige among the educated youth. After the newcomers smiled and complimented him for a few times, Zhang Zhiping's face brightened and he continued to introduce him to everyone:
"We have two main rooms here. Meng Qingtang and I live in one, Li Yan and Zhang Fangfang live in the other, and the main room in the middle is used for dining.
Since you came late, you can only stay in the west wing. There are two rooms there. Is it okay for you men and women to stay in one room each?"
"No, I have an objection. I want to live by myself!" Bai Qian pouted with a look of reluctance. She didn't want to live in the same room with a country bumpkin!
Zhang Zhiping wanted to continue talking, but he didn't expect that someone would really disagree. He immediately frowned and looked at the delicate female comrade in front of him and said:
"Comrade, this is not your home. You can do whatever you want here. If you want to live here by yourself, you can pay for the house the brigade will build for you. I have no objection.
But if you want to stay here for a day, you must follow my arrangements. If my arrangements are not appropriate, you can go to the village to complain. Do you have any objections now?"
Bai Qian, a young lady, would not be intimidated by his words. She raised her head proudly and continued:
"I just want to live by myself. So, you let these two people sleep in the west wing and vacate the main room for me." While speaking, he did not forget to point at Li Yan and Zhang Fangfang.
Zhang Zhiping had never been humiliated like this before, but he didn't want to offend anyone. Looking at Bai Qian's dress and the small suitcase in her hand, he knew that her family background was not simple. He subconsciously pushed up his glasses and looked at Zhang and Li who were named:
"Zhang Zhiqing, Li Zhiqing, what do you think?"
Before Zhang Fangfang could say anything, Li Yan spoke up and refused:
"No, I don't agree. There has to be a first come first served rule, right? Why should a new educated youth ask us to move? We're lucky enough that we didn't ask her to pay for the tribute!"
Zhang Fangfang continued, "That's right. We've already been sent to the countryside and we're still practicing capitalism. Those who know us say we're educated youth, and those who don't think we're all slaves of the young lady!"
The two of them were almost nailing Bai Qian to the capitalists' pillar of shame, so she naturally didn't dare to make a scene anymore. She lowered her head and looked like she was about to cry.
"Come on, come on, let me show you where we'll live first." Seeing that time was almost right, Zhang Zhiping quickly tried to smooth things over.
Lu Wensheng didn't say anything, but just glanced at the two of them calmly, thinking that he should stay away from them in the future, as these two were not easy to deal with.
However, she ignored Bai Qian's aggrieved expression, picked up her things swiftly and walked towards the west wing, followed closely by the male and female protagonists and Ma Yingjie.
Bai Qian was left alone, walking reluctantly at the end.
Meng Qingtang did not get involved in what was happening here. After introducing his name, he went to the kitchen to cook, so he did not notice what was happening here. Otherwise, he would definitely say: When dogs bite each other, neither dog is a good dog.
Zhang Zhiping led them into the west wing and stood in the main hall and said:
"There's one on each side, you guys can choose one. I won't go in. I knew you were coming, so I cleaned up the room.
After you pack up your things, come out to eat. This meal is treated to you by us, the old educated youth. We will discuss your meal issue after you receive your rations in the afternoon.
Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work, I won’t bother you any more.”
After Lu Wensheng and the others waited for him to leave, they started packing up. The rooms were all the same and there was nothing to choose from, so they just picked one at random and went in.
As soon as he entered the room, there was only a big kang, nothing else. Probably because the old educated youth had specially cleaned it, Lu Wensheng didn't feel any dust, so he chose a place near the kang and simply put his luggage down.
She would not live here for long. So there was no need to compete with the two for the position at the head of the kang. Perhaps Shen Lingling did not want to get too close to Bai Qian, so she took the initiative to put her luggage next to Lu Wensheng.
When Bai Qian came in, she saw that the two men had left the head of the kang for her. She was very satisfied and raised her head proudly and said:
"You guys know what's best for you!"
Seeing that Lu Wensheng ignored her, Shen Lingling remained silent and did not say anything. The two of them just packed their things silently.
Whether it is decades later or now, there is a thought of sticking together. The old educated youth are naturally a whole and are not so easy to integrate into. The new educated youth cannot act on their own. If they encounter someone who looks for favors, they may bully them.
Although she is not someone who is easy to bully, there is a saying that less trouble is better than more, right?
The atmosphere between the two male educated youth in the next room was much more harmonious. They didn't distinguish between the head and the end of the kang. They just spread two mattresses together and slept in the middle of the kang.
After they had simply cleaned up, Zhang Zhiping came outside to call them to eat. Without any hesitation, they took their lunch boxes and went to the dining room. They said that the old educated youth were treating them, but no one took it seriously.
In this era of scarcity, we all tacitly agree not to take advantage of others, so I will definitely return this meal. There is no need to be shy.
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