Chapter 24 Ning Xiaoxiao, long time no see
The educated youth site is located on the easternmost side of the brigade, backed by the mountains. It is a bit far away from other households in the team and is relatively quiet.
The environment of the educated youth compound was not as bad as described in the books. At least it was similar to the houses of other members in the village. They were all adobe houses, but compared with those in the city, they had bigger yards.
The educated youth in the courtyard had just returned from work. Some were washing clothes, some were cooking, and everyone was busy with their own things.
Ning Xiyue only saw three educated youth, two male comrades and one female comrade, but did not see Ning Xiaoxiao.
Seeing the captain and his men coming, Zhao Jianshe, the elder brother of the educated youth point, greeted them with a smile: "Captain, this is the new educated youth who came today."
"Well, Jianshe, you and Comrade Guifang can help arrange it." Zhang Dawei looked around but didn't see Comrade Wu Guifang: "Where is Comrade Guifang?"
"Captain." Wu Guifang walked over carrying a hoe.
"Comrade Guifang, come here quickly. These are the new educated youths who have arrived in our team today. The two of you should arrange for the male and female educated youths respectively, and then explain to them the basic situation of the educated youth camp, as well as the issue of food rations."
After the captain finished speaking, he drove away on the ox cart, leaving all matters to the two men.
Perhaps it was a common occurrence, so Comrades Zhao Jianshe and Wu Guifang were used to it.
The two of them each led the male and female educated youth towards the educated youth compound.
Wu Guifang diligently explained things to the four newly arrived educated youth.
There are currently three male educated youths and three female educated youths living in this educated youth compound. Including this batch, there are a total of thirteen educated youths, six males and seven females.
The quiet Youth League Home suddenly became lively.
"You don't have to worry about the food rations. The food for our educated youth in the first year of their rural life is allocated by the state. The annual grain production of our Daliu team ranks among the top brigades in the entire commune. The food that each person can get each month will be distributed in full according to the national standard, that is, 35 kilograms of food per person per month. The team leader will send someone to deliver this month's food later. You just need to sign to receive it."
"There's only one kitchen. It depends on whether you want to work with others or do it alone."
Comrade Wu Guifang explained some basic information and pointed to the house behind her and said:
"The row on the left is where the male educated youth live, and the row on the right is where we female educated youth live. Housing is tight, so two people can live in one room. You can choose your own. I'm going to be busy now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
After saying this, Comrade Wu Guifang left to make dinner.
Liu Yao looked at everyone at a loss: "How should we choose?"
"Let's live in one room." Wang Mengmeng said first.
She doesn't like Chen Yetu and thinks she is pretentious, while Ning Xiyue can be seen as a tough character from what she saw on the train. She should not be provoked and will definitely be difficult to get along with. Overall, Liu Yao, this cheerful and silly girl, is the easiest to get along with.
"Okay, then we two can share a room, and Xiyue and Yechu can share a room. How about that?" Liu Yao looked at Chen Yechu and Ning Xiyue for their opinions.
"Um."
Ning Xiyue had no objection as long as she didn't have to share a room with Ning Xiaoxiao.
Chen Yetu liked this assignment very much. She thought Ning Xiyue was smart, would not cause trouble, and was a nice person, so she nodded in agreement.
There was no difference between the remaining two rooms, so I chose them at random: the room on the right of Ning Xiyue and Chen Yechu, and the room on the left of Wang Mengmeng and Liu Yao.
After everything was sorted out, Ning Xiyue and Chen Yechu walked into the room and started cleaning up.
One was sweeping the floor and the other was wiping the dust. Both were efficient at work. In no time they cleaned the room and made the bed.
Comrade Wu Guifang, who came to check on the situation, was a little surprised to see that the two had finished everything. Judging from their dress, these two new female educated youth should come from well-off families, but she didn't expect them to be so good at work.
They seem to be honest and hard-working people, and my fondness for them doubled.
Ning Xiyue saw the figure at the door, took out two candies from her bag and handed them over, and asked with a smile: "Sister Guifang, my name is Ning Xiyue, I want to ask if we can use those things in the kitchen?"
When Wu Guifang saw the two fruit candies in her hand, her smile became more sincere and she spoke more carefully.
"The kitchen utensils are shared, you can use them as you like. If you want to cook with us, you need to pay a fee for salt and oil. We will take turns cooking and collecting firewood. If you cook on your own, you need to buy salt and oil by yourself."
Wu Guifang leaned close to Ning Xiyue's ear and whispered, "Then make sure to lock these things up after you use them, and never leave them outside."
"Thank you, Sister Guifang. You are so kind."
Wu Guifang waved her hand: "It's okay. We are sisters living together from now on. If you have any questions, just ask me. I will tell you what I know. By the way, did you bring oil and salt? If not, I can lend you some."
Wu Guifang felt that the girl in front of her was quite generous and not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. She was not at all like what Ning Xiaoxiao said, and that she could associate with her.
"I brought it." Ning Xiyue nodded with a smile.
At this time, the captain's platoon brought them this month's rations.
Ning Xiyue took her rations and marked them, and Chen Yechu did the same.
Today, the old educated youth have already started cooking, and the newcomers can only find a way to solve the dinner problem by themselves.
The others were tired and decided to just eat dry food.
Ning Xiyue didn't want to deal with it simply, so she grabbed a handful of rice and planned to steam it.
Chen Yechu took out his portion of rations and said, "Xiyue, let's cook together this time, hurry up."
"Okay, let's go. They just finished steaming the rice and freed up the pot."
Ning Xiyue also wanted to eat quickly, so she had some dry food at noon. She was already starving. It would be much faster if two people worked together, especially for the wood stove, which required an experienced hand like the heroine to cook faster.
When Ning Xiyue and Chen Yetu were busy in the kitchen, Wu Guifang came in with a cabbage in her hand.
"Xiyue, let me get you some vegetables. I grew them myself. You can stir-fry them later."
Wu Guifang put down the food and walked outside.
"Thank you, Sister Guifang."
Ning Xiyue patted the cabbage in her hand, feeling that the two candies she gave were really worth it.
Chen Yechu looked at Bao Cai with complicated eyes.
Ning Xiyue probably didn't expect Sister Guifang to be so generous as to give her a cabbage.
Next, Chen Yechu brought out the oil and Ning Xiyue brought out the seasoning. Both of them were willing to use enough ingredients, and they fried a portion of cabbage until it was delicious and fragrant. The whole youth league site could smell the fragrance.
The educated youth who had just returned from work smelled the fragrance in the air and asked, "What did you cook today? Why does it smell so good?"
"Hmm, it smells good." Ning Xiaoxiao sniffed hard from behind and followed the educated youth in front of her, walking quickly towards the dining place, fearing that she would miss out on the good food if she was too late.
Unexpectedly, Ning Xiyue came out of the kitchen next door carrying a plate of stir-fried cabbage and met the two people who were coming over.
Ning Xiyue raised the corners of her lips when she saw the person behind her:
"Ning Xiaoxiao, long time no see."
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