Chapter 16 They're moving out too.
Lu Xun said, "Let's move out of the educated youth dormitory."
Seeing the two of them staring blankly, Lu Xun continued, "There are too many people at the educated youth settlement. The boys' dormitory is very crowded, and we often have extra meals. Others don't have that kind of treatment. Seeing too many of them can easily make them feel unbalanced."
Although only He Yuting spoke out today, how can we know if those who remained silent felt the same way? After all, it's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality.
“Ah Xun is right, Jiajia, what do you think?” Zhou Zhipeng’s eyes lit up.
Xu Jiajia thought about it and agreed that it was a good suggestion, but she didn't know if the brigade would agree.
It's no wonder that Xu Jiajia would make a move against He Yuting.
After the harvest was over, Xu Jiajia received a message from home that the original plan to let her stay for a year and then arrange a job for her to return to the city would have to be postponed.
Because the Xu family's political enemies are eyeing them and looking for an opportunity to get rid of them, the Xu family has decided to keep a low profile for now. It's not convenient to arrange a job for Xu Jiajia in the short term, and it's better for Xu Jiajia to stay in the countryside during this period.
Moreover, Zhou Zhipeng and Lu Xun were also going to the countryside with her. They were children that the Xu family had watched grow up, and everyone trusted their character and everything else. So the Xu family told Xu Jiajia to be mentally prepared to stay in the countryside for two more years.
Although they can't bring Xu Jiajia back to the city so quickly, the Xu family is still able to ensure that Xu Jiajia has enough to eat and wear in the countryside. If it weren't for other concerns, Xu Jiajia wouldn't even need to work and wouldn't have to worry about food.
However, not going to work is definitely not an option either. At most, you'll just earn fewer work points, but you can't just go on strike.
After all three agreed to move out of the educated youth dormitory, Lu Xun planned to go directly to the brigade leader to apply.
Ning Xuan didn't expect that she and Zhao Yulian would run into Lu Xun, who was talking about how they were also moving out.
Ning Xuan's mouth worked faster than her brain. When she saw Lu Xun and the others heading towards the captain's direction, she immediately called out to them.
"I also want to move out of the dormitory. Let's go find the brigade leader together."
Zhao Yulian looked at Ning Xuan in surprise, "Why are you moving out too?"
The reason is that when Ning Xuan first arrived, her poor living conditions were so obvious that it left a deep impression on everyone. Even after Ning Xuan received a package from her family, she never went to the state-run restaurant to improve her meals. Her extra meals were just boiled eggs for a while.
So Zhao Yulian was quite surprised to hear that Ning Xuan also wanted to move out, because moving out requires a place to live, and whether it's renting a room from a team member or building your own house, it all costs money.
Although she was not particularly poor, she had to be careful with her money and spending because her family could not help her. She had to rely on herself, saving money during the year so that she could save a little at the end of the year.
In any case, Zhao Yulian was unwilling to spend extra money to stay elsewhere.
Ning Xuan didn't explain the money issue, only saying that she was sharing a room with others and couldn't sleep well, fearing that her health would collapse if she continued like this.
Zhao Yulian didn't ask any more questions after hearing that. Then, seeing that Ning Xuan and the others were going to the brigade leader's house, she didn't follow them and returned to the educated youth dormitory.
Xu Jiajia and the others waited for Ning Xuan after she spoke, and they quickly found the team leader.
"Are you also moving out of the educated youth dormitory?" Zhou Jianguo frowned. "There are no empty houses in the village for you to live in. In the past, some educated youth lived in the team members' homes, but there were too many troublesome things, so later the educated youth were no longer allowed to live in the team members' homes."
Logically, only married educated youth should move out; it would be easier to manage single educated youth if they stayed in the dormitory together.
Lu Xun spoke up as the representative, "Captain, there are 11 people in the boys' dormitory now, with 5 on one side and 6 on the other. It's already very crowded. Even if Liu Zhiqing moves out and frees up a spot, it will still be very crowded."
"I haven't been getting enough rest, and my health has collapsed, which is even more troublesome. We plan to build houses like Liu Zhiqing and his group."
They then directly brought up Ning Xuan's reasons for wanting to move out.
"If you really want to move, that's fine, but it can't be too far from the original educated youth compound. Right next door is okay, I've approved the land, but you'll have to pay for it yourself. The team will only provide manpower and labor to help you build the houses. There's not much work to do in the fields right now, so we can free up manpower to build the houses."
Ning Xuan and the others immediately nodded and said yes.
Zhou Jianguo added, "We're just about to lay out the foundation for Liu Zhiqing and the others, why don't you join us?"
Ning Xuan and the others followed Liu Jianguo and first went to the educated youth compound to call Liu Jun and Huang Xiaomei. Then they went together to draw up the foundation on the open space next to the educated youth compound.
Liu Jun and Huang Xiaomei got married because even if they had children, one room would be enough for them for the next few years, which would save them some money. However, they needed to build a wall around the small yard so that they wouldn't have to draw up a separate foundation if they wanted to expand in the future.
Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng were both well-off, and since they had moved out, they wanted to live more comfortably, so they each got a room. Therefore, they divided up two plots of land in the open space on the side of the educated youth compound that was not near the toilet.
The smaller plot belongs to Liu Jun and his group, while the larger plot belongs to Ning Xuan, Lu Xun, and the other three. They plan to build a row of single-story houses, dividing them into four rooms, and then enclose a courtyard together.
This is equivalent to a small dormitory for educated youth, and it's not just a place for single men and women to live together. Moreover, building them together can save on materials.
The matter of Ning Xuan and the others moving out was settled. The foundation was marked, and the money was given to the brigade leader to help with the materials and find people to help with the construction.
One person was given 50 yuan upfront, with the difference to be paid back once the building was completed.
Ning Xuan and the others didn't build brick houses; they just built mud-brick houses like the educated youth dormitories, and the surrounding walls were also made of earth.
Ningxuan was especially happy at the thought of finally being able to move out and having more time to sneak away for snacks.
Ning Xuan relaxed a lot, but when she woke up the next day, she found that she had a fever.
I guess it's because I was working very hard before, but I was mentally on edge and that didn't bother me. Now that I've relaxed, my body can't keep up.
Ning Xuan secretly used the thermometer in the warehouse and found that she had a fever of over 39 degrees Celsius. No wonder her head felt like it was going to explode. She quickly took the fever reducer that Lin Yuhan had given her.
Unfortunately, it was her turn to cook today, and she couldn't get out of bed in her condition, so she switched places with Zhao Yulian, who was behind her.
"Ningxuan, do you want to go to the clinic?" Huang Xiaomei asked with a worried expression.
"I won't go yet. I'll cover myself with the blanket and sweat it out. If my fever doesn't break by the afternoon, then I'll go." Although Ning Xuan didn't really plan to cover herself with the blanket, she still found a reason to sweat it out.
Seeing that Ning Xuan really didn't want to go out, Huang Xiaomei could only tell her to rest well and that she would help her with the leave request.
Ning Xuan lay in bed to rest, but her fever didn't stop her from making transactions on the system.
She never expected that she would receive a request for help from Wang Erya.
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