"Thank you, Captain. I'll be relying on He Zhiqing from now on."
After Ruan Qiushui finished speaking, she wisely followed along and began unloading the goods.
Didn't you see Gu Xianjin tightening the ox rope again and again? He's in a hurry to get home.
"Yes, yes, thank you, Captain. Thank you for your trouble, Educated Youth He."
Li Haonan and Li Haobei quickly unloaded their belongings.
Even the usually critical Qin Qiaoqiao obediently put down her luggage; she was too exhausted to say a word.
After the brigade leader left, He Yongjun gave them a brief introduction to the situation of the educated youth settlement.
In addition to the three men and two women who have just arrived, the current educated youth settlement also houses two men and two women.
The remaining educated youth who went to the countryside have gotten married and moved out of the educated youth settlement in recent years.
"Our educated youth quarters has a total of five rooms. The left and right sides are the bedrooms for male and female educated youth, the middle room is the kitchen, and the bathroom and toilet are in the backyard."
If it weren't for the educated youth who arrived earlier spending money to build a roof, they would still be taking showers and using the toilet in the open air, naked.
"That means four female educated youths slept in one room!"
Qin Qiaoqiao was immediately distraught.
She always has her own room at home, but here she has to share a room with so many people, especially with Ruan Qiushui. She'll go crazy.
"Qin Zhiqing, don't worry, that kang (heated brick bed) is very big, it's not crowded at all."
There were six people sleeping in that room before, so four people are still quite spacious.
"I don't care, I want a room by myself, get me a room right now."
Qin Qiaoqiao persisted, insisting that she didn't want to share a room with anyone else.
"I don't have that ability. Why don't you go find the captain?"
Even the good-tempered He Yongjun got angry. Did she think she was some kind of young lady? Didn't she even know where she was?
"Everyone, please pack your things first. The brigade leader notified us a long time ago that you were arriving today, so the old folks at our educated youth center have prepared some food to welcome you."
"After you finish eating, I'll take you to Accountant Zhao to register for the grain loan."
He Yongjun ignored Qin Qiaoqiao and turned to leave.
"Hey, don't go."
Qin Qiaoqiao wanted to persist, but Duan Zhiyu grabbed her arm.
"I'll go in and check out the room first."
Ruan Qiushui was not like Qin Qiaoqiao, who was clueless. She quickly dragged her package inside.
"Hey, Ruan Zhiqing, let me help you."
Here comes my chance to curry favor!
Li Haonan and Li Haobei quickly stepped forward to help Ruan Qiushui carry her luggage.
"Thank you, I'll treat you to candy later."
She wasn't very strong, so she didn't try to be strong.
Ruan Qiushui asked the two to put their luggage at the door.
There are other female educated youths living in this house. It would be extremely impolite for her to let male educated youths in.
"It's nothing, don't be shy, Ruan Zhiqing."
Li Haonan was too embarrassed to ask for candy.
"Yes, you should keep the candy for yourself."
It's laughable that Li Haobei, a grown man, would eat candy.
After they finished speaking, fearing that Ruan Qiushui would give them candy, they quickly ran away.
Ruan Qiushui turned around and dragged her luggage into the room, looking at the legendary large kang (heated brick bed).
In her past life, she was a southerner who had never even experienced snow, let alone a heated brick bed.
Two quilts were laid on the kang (heated brick bed), with empty spaces at the head and foot of the kang.
After thinking for a moment, Ruan Qiushui decided to place the bed at the foot of the bed.
The room had narrow doors and small windows, so she slept at the foot of the bed near the window, where the air and light were good.
Anyway, she has plenty of thick quilts, so she won't get cold.
After quickly making the bed, Ruan Qiushui took out a sausage from her spatial storage.
Today, the former educated youth was treating, and she felt embarrassed to take advantage of the situation. This palm-sized sausage wasn't stingy, nor did it make her seem like a sucker.
"You must be the new educated youth, Ruan? I'm Chen Fenglan, nice to meet you."
Chen Fenglan was fetching water in the kitchen to wash the dishes when she saw Ruan Qiushui walk in.
The reason why they were so certain that she was Ruan Qiushui and not Qin Qiaoqiao was entirely due to He Yongjun's words.
He Yongjun had just been quite upset by Qin Qiaoqiao, so he went into the kitchen and said that he could start cooking, and casually mentioned the personality of the new female educated youth.
One is flamboyant and domineering, the other is reserved and modest.
Judging from Ruan Qiushui's gentle appearance, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who is unreasonable and domineering.
"Hello, Chen Zhiqing. We are new here and we are sorry to have to eat your food for free."
"So, I brought a piece of sausage, thinking I'd add it to my dinner tonight."
Ruan Qiushui handed the sausage to Chen Fenglan.
"Alright, we'll take advantage of you and have some fun tonight."
Chen Fenglan was straightforward and not one to mince words. She was grateful for Ruan Qiushui's subsidy and thought she would make her bowl of porridge thicker later.
Life in the countryside was tough. Two months ago, during the village's New Year celebrations, they slaughtered a pig and distributed the meat. They managed to scrape together some money to buy two ounces of meat to start their new year.
Normally, let alone meat, even getting enough to eat would be a problem.
"Oh, this is wonderful! Ruan Zhiqing is so generous. I haven't eaten meat in so long."
"I am Liu Pandi. Don't forget to call me when you eat meat, Ruan Zhiqing."
Liu Pandi walked over and stared at the sausage in Chen Fenglan's hand, her eyes widening as if she wanted to take a bite right away.
Seeing that Ruan Qiushui was dressed in fine fabrics, it was clear that she was not short of money, and she would probably have many opportunities to eat meat in the future.
This shy little girl is the easiest to coax; I bet she'll share the good stuff with me.
"Why should they call you? Go wash the vegetables, aren't you hungry? Maybe you shouldn't eat later."
Chen Fenglan put the sausage aside. She didn't trust Liu Pandi to cook. The food he cooked was always a little less than the actual portion.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Upon hearing that there was no food, Liu Pandi immediately went to wash the vegetables.
"Don't pay attention to her. She has this problem: she's not happy unless she gets a good deal."
"But you'd better put your things away properly in your room, preferably in a box."
Chen Fenglan was also annoyed by Liu Pandi's opportunistic nature and didn't want the newcomer Ruan Qiushui to suffer a loss.
"Thank you, Sister Chen. I was just thinking of getting a new suitcase. Do you know where I can get one?"
Ruan Qiushui nodded. If someone is willing to give you advice, that's an act of kindness, and she wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't appreciate it.
"I know, you can get it replaced at Wang the carpenter's house at the village entrance. You can also get another cabinet if you want."
Anyway, the room is big enough that it won't affect fitting in two more cabinets.
"But it's getting late, I'll take you there first thing tomorrow morning."
It's only early spring, the ground has just thawed, and it'll probably be another two days before we can go back to work. It would be good to take Ruan, the educated youth, to visit some neighbors and get familiar with the area.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Chen."
Ruan Qiushui was extremely grateful. With such an experienced educated youth guiding her, she could avoid taking many detours.
"Sister Chen, do you know who this Gu Changfeng is? Today at the village entrance, his mother saw him come back and even wiped away tears."
Ruan Qiushui helped out, and asked seemingly casually.
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