It was noon, and every family was eating, so I didn't meet many people along the way. As soon as the ox cart stopped at the gate of the educated youth station, someone came out of the yard.
The team leader spoke first: "Niu Zhiqing, these four are the new educated youth. Take them in and settle them down."
Then he turned to Song Jin and the others, "This is Niu Li, the educated youth. He's the team leader of your educated youth camp. You can go to him if you have any questions in the future. Go in and settle in first. I asked them to prepare extra lunch before I picked you up. You can eat today and come to the brigade headquarters in the afternoon to get food. In addition to the food supplied to the educated youth, you can borrow food from the brigade first and return it after the autumn harvest. Or you can buy it directly."
"I'll give you a day to rest tomorrow. If you need anything, go to the town supply and marketing cooperative and buy it as soon as possible. We'll start work the day after tomorrow."
After the captain finished speaking, he took Chen Liang and Wang Xiaoliu away.
Chen Liang looked back at Song Jin before strolling away.
Niu Li looked at the four people in front of him. Judging from their clothes, they must come from well-off families. He smiled and urged them, "Okay, let's go in quickly. You must be tired from the journey. Today, we are hosting a welcome party for you. We have pooled our money to make delicious food. Come on in."
Song Jin hurried after him and saw the entire courtyard as soon as he entered. This must have been a large courtyard in the past. Directly opposite were three large brick houses, with a living room in the middle and closed doors on both sides, which should have been dormitories.
On the left is the courtyard wall, next to which is a patch of land planted with various vegetables. In the corner of the wall is a thatched adobe house, probably a toilet.
There are three adobe houses on the right, also with thatched roofs. The larger one looks like a kitchen, the middle one is a woodshed, and the one near the gate should be a utility room or a bathroom.
Niu Li introduced: "The two female educated youth will live in the room on the right. This is the female dormitory. The male educated youth will stay in the room on the left. Go in and put your things first, and then you can get to know each other."
Song Jin carried the box into the room on the left. It looked big from the outside, but it was a bit messy inside.
Opposite the door is a large bunk bed, with many small cabinets on both sides. Some are made of wood, and some are wooden boxes placed on benches.
There should be five or six people living on the big bunk bed. Only the position facing the door is empty, and if they squeeze in, about three more people can stay there.
Song Jin frowned at first. She didn't really come to the countryside to live a hard life. With so many people crowded together, not to mention the privacy, the smell was also unpleasant.
And it seems that other people are not very diligent either. The whole room looks dirty and messy.
She sighed and put her box in an empty space first. She opened the box, rummaged through it, took out a can of meat, and then walked out the door regardless of Wang Xiaohui's disgust.
When we got to the door of the middle living room, everyone else had already arrived.
Before she could even step through the door, a sharp voice rang out: "Does this new educated youth have any sense? We've already given them our own food to cook for them, and they're still keeping so many of us waiting. Can't they be more efficient? Are they planning on asking us to come and treat them? We still have to work this afternoon."
A female voice nearby chimed in, "Stop talking, Xiaomai! The new educated youth definitely won't eat us for free. We're all from the city, so how could we be so ignorant? Plus, it's quick to put our luggage away, and we don't have to dress up. Stop complaining. We'll be together for a long time, so we need to unite as comrades."
Song Jin almost laughed as he walked in with heavier footsteps. The other three followed closely behind him. I wonder if they heard the conversation just now, or if they understood the essence of the conversation.
To be honest, Song Jin walked in and looked at the plate of stir-fried vegetables with barely a speck of oil on the table, a bowl of clear soup, a small dish of what looked like pickles, and a few black and yellow things that might have been corn tortillas. She wanted to turn around and leave.
But I still held on. On the first day, I just had to stay calm.
But seeing that there were a few people on the table who looked like they wanted to bite her face, she didn't want to feel too depressed, so she walked directly to an empty seat.
"Hello, my name is Song Jin, I'm 17 years old, and I'm from Jing City. Thank you all for the wonderful welcome dinner you prepared, but I'm not feeling well so I won't be eating. This can of food was originally meant to be a side dish for everyone, as a token of my gratitude for the wonderful food you prepared and for waiting so long for this gift. But since I'm not eating it anymore, I'm sure you won't feel comfortable eating it either, so I'll take it back. Bye!"
Everyone looked at each other. Someone wanted to say something when the hem of his clothes was pulled down from under the table.
It was the same shrill female voice that spoke first: "Song Zhiqing is looking down on the food we prepared. We usually only eat wild vegetable dumplings. Today, everyone contributed food to make rice porridge for you, and Song Zhiqing still doesn't like it. What kind of wealthy family are you?"
Song Jin interrupted her directly: "Comrade Xiaomai, right? Let me remind you, this is the first time!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Ding Xiaomai blinked and asked the person next to him: "What do you mean by first time?"
No one responded to her, and finally Niu Li spoke up: "Okay, let's eat quickly. The three comrades should sit down too. You too, they didn't eat your food, so what are you complaining about? Eat quickly and take a rest, then it's time to go back to work."
Everyone sat down. The table began to bustle again. Wang Xiaohui began to introduce herself, but everyone's attention was now focused on the canned meat that had come and gone. No one listened to what she said seriously. The applause was perfunctory, and Wang Xiaohui gritted her teeth in anger.
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