Chapter 67: The Intelligent Educated Youth 1
Autumn of 1972, Hongying Commune.
Today is the day to pick up the educated youth, and the people in charge of picking up the educated youth from each brigade have already arrived.
The combination of two people and an old ox pulling a cart filled the commune courtyard. Although the educated youth had not arrived yet, everyone had already drawn their lots.
There are more than a dozen brigades under the Hongying Commune, and each brigade will receive five or six educated youths this time.
Pingtan Brigade Secretary Hu Weizhi and Brigade Leader's son Tan Dazhi looked through the names they drew.
Hu Weizhi exclaimed: "There are actually three comrades with the surname Yan. Are there so many surnames?"
Tan Dazhi also leaned over to take a look: "What a coincidence, they are not from the same place."
After drawing the list, the information of the educated youth would be given to the corresponding team. At this time, they saw three people, two of whom were Comrade Yan from Lu City, and the third one from Beijing, and they were not in the same place.
Hu Weizhi smacked his lips and commented: "Then they are quite destined to be together."
Tan Dazhi no longer paid attention to the surname of the educated youth. He raised his head and looked around: "I don't know when we will arrive? Don't wait until dark like last time."
The last time they picked up the educated youth, the commune's bus broke down on the way, and those who were picking up the educated youth had to wait until midnight before they could pick them up.
The whole commune was in a dark and chaotic state. Some educated youth were picked up by mistake and were not sent to their original brigade until the next day when it was discovered. It was a very tiring situation.
Hu Weizhi took out his old cigarette and took a puff: "I guess it will be over soon."
As he spoke, the rest of the team began to look around, and some of them had obvious impatience on their faces.
At this moment, someone shouted, "Here they come!"
"I didn't see the car! Can you stop talking nonsense?"
"I can hear the sound of wheels. It must be here soon. I'll count to tens. Do you want to bet?"
"What a bullshit bet! I think you are itching for trouble!"
While a group of men were engaged in a heated verbal battle, two somewhat shabby buses slowly approached from a bend.
"Hey! You really heard it, you dog ears?"
"Uncle, why are you still cursing?!"
"Uncle is praising you!"
As the two buses pulled up, the din of talking intensified.
When the car door opened, someone saw the first educated youth getting off and started shouting his name. At this time, the competition was about who had the loudest voice. The one who picked up the person first could go back earlier.
Of course, some were prepared in advance. For example, Tan Dazhi from the Pingtan Brigade took out a large wooden board from a ox cart with the names of five educated youth written on it.
It's bustling with people, and the atmosphere is just like a vegetable market.
Tan Dazhi shouted: "Comrade Yan Xia, Comrade Yan Ji, Comrade Yan Feiyue, Comrade Su Wenyin, Comrade Dong Yinghong, they are here!!"
"Comrade Yan Xia..."
Tan Dazhi had just called out "head" for the second time when a man about 1.7 meters tall with a flat face walked up to him.
Hu Weizhi put down his old cigarette: "What's your name?"
"Dong Yinghong."
Tan Dazhi: "Oh, Comrade Dong, please put your luggage on the oxcart first and stand here for a while. We will leave when the other four comrades arrive."
After Dong Yinghong put it away, Tan Dazhi started a new round of calling people. While calling, he raised the large wooden board in his hand and shook it. He was tall, so the board he raised could be seen clearly by the educated youth.
Less than a minute later, Tan Dazhi and the other two saw something coming towards them.
Why do I say it is something? Because...
No one in sight!!!
Only four people were seen walking over, each carrying a huge bag. The bags were so big that they completely covered the upper body and thighs of the people.
What Tan Dazhi and the other two saw was...
Some of the packages had legs growing out of them.
Oh, that female comrade was better. The package she carried was also big, but fortunately it didn’t cover her face.
She is very pretty and fair, but her braids are a little messy, I don’t know if it’s because she was squeezed in the crowd.
Tan Dazhi: “…………”
Tan Dazhi's voice got stuck in his throat.
Could these people be the educated youth from their brigade? ?
As if to confirm his idea, several moving packages moved closer and closer in his direction.
Until the comrade whose face could be seen spoke.
"Is this the Pingtan Brigade?"
Tan Dazhi nodded: "Yes, you are...Comrade Su Wenyin?"
Su Wenyin also nodded: "Then you found the right one."
As she spoke, she took down the package that her son was holding. It was at this time that Tan Dazhi realized that the moving package in front of him actually had a large iron pot on his back! !
Tan Dazhi and Hu Weizhi: “…………”
In this day and age, there are educated youths carrying iron pots when they go to the countryside? What are they thinking?! Moving?? Are they carrying the iron pots back home and not using them?
Dong Yinghong also had an indescribable look on his face.
It turned out that he had just heard some educated youth in the car say that someone in another car had brought a huge amount of luggage and was carrying a large iron pot. The people they were talking about were these educated youth.
Tan Dazhi and the other two were stunned and didn't say anything. It was during this gap that Yan Xia put down the large package in front of him, took down the large iron pot, and stretched his shoulders.
In fact, we can't blame them for carrying so much luggage. It's because the current environmental conditions are so harsh. In order to follow the rules of the world, storage rings cannot be used in this world.
So wouldn't they have to carry all these things on their own? Fortunately, they only had to carry the distance from the county to the commune.
In fact, the bureau had originally planned for them to arrive at the landing point by train after a few days.
But Yan Xia argued with his mother and finally decided to land in the county. There were records of train tickets and everything, so it could withstand inspection. He just didn't have to actually sit on the train for a few days.
Just kidding, in this day and age, squeezing on a train for a few days can probably cost you half your life.
They had already experienced enough of the sour and refreshing feeling just by taking the bus from the county to the commune.
Yan Xia shuddered as he recalled the crowded scene on the bus.
At this time, Tan Dazhi and the other two also came to their senses.
Tan Dazhi turned to Yan Xia, who was closest to him, and said, "Comrade Yan..."
He was just about to ask someone to put the luggage on the ox cart, but then Comrade Yan came out and three pairs of eyes looked at him at the same time.
Tan Dazhi: “…………”
I forgot, there are three comrades here with the surname Yan.
Finally leaving the crowded bus, Yan Xia was in a good mood. He smiled and said to Tan Dazhi: "Just call me Comrade Yan."
After that, he pointed at his brother and said, "This is Comrade Big Yan." Then he pointed at his father and said, "This is Comrade Old Yan."
Tan Dazhi looked at Yan Feiyue's young face and couldn't bring himself to call him "Old Comrade Yan".
but……
"You two knew each other before?"
Aren't there two from Shanghai and two from Beijing? Why do they look so familiar?
Yan Xia started to talk nonsense: "We met on the train. When I saw Comrade Su and Comrade Yan, I knew they were old friends. They are both from the old Yan family. Maybe they have the same ancestor several generations ago."
This can't be considered a lie. There's nothing wrong with him and his biological father having the same ancestor.
After Yan Xia finished talking nonsense, he asked Tan Dazhi: "Comrade, what are your names?"
Tan Dazhi touched his long buzz cut and said, "My last name is Tan. I'm a little older than you. You can call me Comrade Tan or Brother Dazhi."
After that, he turned his gaze to the other two people beside him: "This is our brigade secretary, Uncle Hu, and this is another educated youth assigned to our brigade with you, his name is Dong..."
Dong Yinghong added beside him: “Dong Yinghong.”
Tan Dazhi nodded: "Yes, Dong Zhiqing."
Yan Xia smiled and shook hands with Tan Dazhi: "Comrade Tan, Comrade Dong, Uncle Hu, please take care of me in the future."
It is impossible to call him brother. Although he is only eighteen years old in this world, if we talk about his real age, he is several years older than this brother Tan Dazhi.
Tan Dazhi waved his hand with a simple expression: "Sure, sure. My father is the captain. If you have any difficulties, just tell my father."
Dong Yinghong also said, "Please take care of me in the future."
The atmosphere was quite harmonious for a moment.
Seeing that the young people were still dawdling, Hu Weizhi could no longer bear it and reminded them, "Stop dawdling and put your luggage up and go back to the village."
While they were chatting for a while, several teams nearby picked up their people, put their luggage away and prepared to leave.
Yan Xia and his friends had a lot of luggage, and after putting them up there was only a small empty seat that was barely big enough for one person.
At this time, Su Wenyin nudged her child with her elbow. Yan Xia understood and took out a handful of candies from his arms and shared them with Tan Dazhi, Hu Weizhi and Dong Yinghong.
"We have a lot of stuff. Please help us comrades."
They have so much luggage that it's causing trouble for others, so we have to express our gratitude.
"How can I take things from you young kids? Take them back."
"Oh, milk candy is a rare commodity."
After a long tug-of-war, Yan Xia finally gave the candy away.
Nowadays, toffee candy is considered hard currency. Even if adults don’t want it, there are children at home, so it’s nice to bring it home and let the children try it.
Yan Xia handed out a few handfuls of candies, and the issue of having too much luggage was no longer a problem.
The old ox pulled the cart, swaying slowly along the country road.
It takes about an hour to walk from Hongying Commune to Pingtan Brigade. Yan Xia and his friends did not take the train, so they are in good spirits. However, Dong Yinghong was a little exhausted after sitting on the train for several days.
Finally, the only seat on the ox cart was given to Dong Yinghong. Dong Yinghong pushed and pushed and said there were female comrades here, so let them sit.
Lesbian Su Wenyin said in an elder-like tone: "Just sit down. I see you are in this state. Don't fall down on the road again."
Finally, Dong Yinghong was forced to sit in a corner: “…………”
What's with that elder-like tone? It must be his illusion!
Comrade Su is so pretty, how could she be an elder?
The old ox continued walking with the luggage and a man.
Yan Xia looked around all the way and felt more and more that it was a foresight for them to bring so much luggage.
It's really desolate here, and supplies are in short supply. You can't buy anything with money.
Their mission this time is different from the previous two worlds, and specific test scenarios were stipulated before.
This time, there is no such thing. Only the test time is set. According to the comprehensive calculation of the previous two worlds, they will have to stay in this world for about three or four months.
It is autumn now and the harvest is coming soon. In three or four months, which is almost the end of the Chinese New Year, they can leave. This period of time is neither long nor short.
However, there was no mission to save the world this time, and his parents did not accept any other tasks, but only participated in the anthropomorphic test.
Under the pretext of being together, the family finally gets reunited and of course they have to stay together.
However, how could there be four educated youth sent to the countryside in one family, so their identities changed this time.
His parents are not from the same family, but neighbors from the capital.
He and his elder brother are actually brothers.
When Yan Xia thought of this, he heard Tan Dazhi, who was walking in front of him, ask, "Comrade Yan Xia, I see you and this comrade Yan Ji are brothers? Why do you both want to go to the countryside?"
Tan Dazhi still had something to say. What he wanted to ask the most was...
Didn't they say that only one person in the family needs to go to the countryside? Why did both of them come? Do they really think the countryside is better?
Tan Dazhi couldn't understand what these city people were thinking. They all looked fair and tender, so why didn't they enjoy life in the city?
Then he heard the fair-skinned educated youth say with a righteous look on his face: "Of course we are responding to the call to build a new countryside! Building a new countryside is the unshirkable duty of every young person!!"
Tan Dazhi and the other two: “…………”
Good, very aware.
Dong Yinghong covered his face in shame. He was not like that. He had no choice but to go to the countryside because his family had no choice and he couldn't find a job.
Tan Dazhi was confused by these words of high consciousness and laughed dryly: "Haha, Comrade Yan has a very high level of ideological consciousness."
After saying that, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed that Comrade Su Wenyin and Comrade Yan Feiyue were very close to each other on the other side. When Comrade Su walked into the pit and didn't stand firmly, Comrade Yan Feiyue next to him actually supported his waist.
This intimate gesture stunned Tan Dazhi, and he asked tentatively: "Comrade Su, you guys..."
Su Wenyin smiled and raised her eyebrows towards Yan Feiyue: "Oh, you mean him? He's my boyfriend!"
The identity given to her by the bureau is a childhood sweetheart and neighbor, but since he is her own husband, there is nothing wrong with her adding an object setting.
Nowadays, there are many people who go to the countryside to pursue their partners.
After Tan Dazhi understood the situation, he stopped talking.
The journey lasted for an hour, and it was a bit boring to just walk. Yan Xia and Su Wenyin asked a lot about the situation of Pingtan Brigade. After all, they would stay here for three or four months.
Although it is included in the information provided by the bureau, it is still a little different to hear it from the locals themselves.
Yan Xia learned that Hongying Commune was actually quite welcoming to the educated youth, especially the Pingtan Brigade.
Because among the first two waves of educated youth, some had learned agricultural knowledge well and even developed a fertilizer that could increase production. In the past two years, the per-acre yield of Pingtan Brigade increased by a quarter.
This matter also alarmed the county, and this year an experimental field was set up in Pingtan Brigade. Now it is almost autumn harvest, and the crops in the experimental field are growing very well.
The entire Hongying Commune is now in a thriving state, and there are fewer people who used to despise the educated youth for their inability to work.
As they talked, an hour passed quickly.
The educated youth point and the cowshed were not in the same direction. After arriving at the village entrance, Uncle Hu asked people to unload the luggage and he drove the cows back to the cowshed.
Tan Dazhi looked at the large packages on the ground and said, "Let me help you get a few."
Yan Xia said bluntly: "Then I'll trouble Comrade Tan."
Tan Dazhi smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I was going to send you to the educated youth center anyway. It's just a matter of convenience."
After giving one of the big packages to Tan Dazhi, Yan Xia still carried his big iron pot.
A group of six people walked towards the educated youth site. It was not time to get off work yet, and they saw many villagers working as they passed by.
The villagers naturally noticed them. Although there had been several batches of educated youth coming to the village, it was not a rare sight. But there were new people in the village, and curiosity got the better of them. One or two of them still looked around and some even whispered to the people next to them...
"How many people have been picked up?"
"Five or four??"
"That little girl is pretty."
"Can you tell she's handsome from such a distance?"
"Oh my god, why do they carry so much stuff?!"
After everyone focused their attention on the package, someone immediately exclaimed: "Why does this person look like a turtle to me? Look at him, don't you think he looks like a turtle?"
Yan Xia, who was carrying an iron pot, said: “………………”
You are the bastard! Your whole family is bastard!
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