To save time, during the autumn harvest, everyone ate lunch and dinner at the large canteen, except for breakfast. A few days before the harvest began, Wenxi took Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to the large canteen to arrange the ingredients.
Since it was already late autumn, there weren't as many vegetables as in the summer, so they needed to make arrangements in advance. Wenxi put the large fish baskets that she had used to catch fish into the river bend and started catching fish and snails.
After the late rice harvest, winter wheat needs to be planted. These two tasks combined will take at least half a month or a month, so they need to prepare a lot of ingredients!
Wenxi told Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to go dig up some wild vegetables and pick some mushrooms. If they did nothing, the team members would definitely say something.
This time, Wenxi decided to use whatever ingredients she had available and wouldn't spend a single penny more. If there was no meat, then they would eat fish and snails!
Jiang Yue had previously said that her younger brother was also going to the countryside, arriving around the time of the late rice harvest. Sure enough, a group of educated youth arrived four days before the harvest: three male and four female educated youth.
Among the male educated youth was Jiang Yue's younger brother, Jiang Yang, who was two years younger than Jiang Yue and seventeen years old this year. He should have gone to the countryside long ago, but the Jiang family held onto their hopes that if they stayed longer, they would definitely be able to find a job.
I never expected that even though it's almost the end of the year, I still haven't found a job, so I have no choice but to pack my bags and go to the countryside.
Jiang Yang is a boy, so he received much better treatment than Jiang Yue. His family prepared everything for him and even gave him an extra 300 yuan.
You should know that Jiang Yue only brought thirty yuan with her when she went to the countryside, which wasn't even enough to buy furniture for herself, let alone food. Wen Xi paid for everything at home.
She only started paying her living expenses after she started earning money with Wenxi, but the living expenses she paid were far from enough to support her current affluent lifestyle.
It's all because Wenxi doesn't care about these things!
If Jiang Yue foolishly leads her younger brother to Wen Xi, Wen Xi will definitely send Jiang Yue back to the educated youth settlement, because Wen Xi had already told Jiang Yue that her brother shouldn't even think about moving in or coming to her house for meals.
It was Captain Qian who picked everyone up again. The women rode in the oxcart with their luggage, while the men walked behind. After all, the oxen would soon be working hard, and they needed to be well cared for during this period.
The elderly men and women under the jujube tree at the village entrance stood up excitedly when they saw the oxcart returning with several unfamiliar young men.
"Why did Captain Qian bring so many young people back?"
"Several batches of educated youth come every year, these must be new educated youth!"
"Why are so many people here again, trying to steal our food?"
"How did they steal your grain? Whose grain isn't earned through work points? You have fewer work points and therefore receive less grain. What does that have to do with the educated youth?"
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As the oxcart drew closer, the young people could hear the conversation between the elderly couple more clearly. The fatigue of the journey, coupled with their conversation, made the young people's faces look rather unpleasant.
They thought the villagers would warmly welcome them, the urban educated youth, but they didn't expect that the villagers wouldn't welcome them at all.
When the four women sitting on the oxcart heard everyone commenting on their clothes and appearance, three of them immediately turned pale and then secretly glared at the girl named Wang Xinru.
They were all sent to the countryside, but she insisted on being different. She wore a dress, small leather shoes, a watch, and a pretty hair clip.
Most importantly, she is very beautiful, with rosy lips and white teeth, and big, bright eyes that seem to speak volumes. She looks a little tired after sitting on the train for so long, but that doesn't affect her beauty at all!
When Wang Xinru heard everyone's comments about her, she just smiled. She had heard such praise since she was a child and was used to it. She had long forgotten what shyness was.
The other three women, however, loathed Wang Xinru because she attracted everyone's attention the whole way. On the train, people would flock to her, showing concern for her and wishing they could become her boyfriend immediately.
Now, all the male educated youths seem to have their eyes glued to Wang Xinru; they can't see the other three, they only see Wang Xinru.
"Comrades, we've arrived at the educated youth settlement." Captain Qian drove the oxcart to the gate of the settlement, got off the oxcart, and then called inside, "Comrade Jiang Mo, Comrade Tian Shengnan, the new educated youth have arrived. Please help them settle in."
Several former educated youth living in the educated youth settlement came out of their dormitories to welcome the seven new educated youth who arrived today. When Jiang Mo, Cheng Yu, and Gu Xiangbei saw Wang Xinru, a hint of amazement flashed in their eyes.
Although she's a few points below Wen Xi, she's still considered outstanding among ordinary people, leaving everyone else far behind. It's just unknown if she has a boyfriend.
"Comrade Jiang Mo, these three men are in your care. Take them to their dormitories and settle them in!" Captain Qian instructed.
Jiang Mo approached the three men and said, "The three of you, come in with me!"
Captain Qian then said to Tian Shengnan, "Comrade Tian Shengnan, these four female comrades are in your care. Once the new educated youth are settled, they can come to the brigade headquarters to collect their grain. The new educated youth will have a day off tomorrow, which they can use to buy things. The day after tomorrow, they will go to work with the older educated youth."
Wang Xinru politely said, "Thank you, Captain Qian."
The other three women curled their lip in disdain, thinking she was too hypocritical and loved to act.
Tian Shengnan led the four female comrades into the girls' dormitory and said, "There used to be several female comrades here, but they all got married and moved out. Some married people from the village, and some married male comrades who were also sent-down youths. So I was the only one living in the dormitory. Now that there are four of you, you can all choose a bunk!"
Wang Xinru turned her head and looked around the dormitory. Her face was expressionless. She had a calm and easygoing attitude, so she was quite accepting of everything.
The woman named Xu Mengying frowned and complained, "How come there isn't even a bed? How are we supposed to stay here?"
“We can all live here, but you can’t? Are you inferior to us? Or are you not one of us? Then tell me, what kind of species are you?” Tian Shengnan rolled her eyes.
Tian Shengnan knew at a glance that a troublemaker had entered the girls' dormitory, and that her days would probably not be peaceful from now on.
Xu Mengying was at a loss for words after being challenged by Tian Shengnan. Wouldn't responding be telling everyone that she was indeed inferior to them?
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