When the train arrived at the station in the morning, everyone packed up their things and got off the train to find their own team.
"Xu Jiaojiao, Su Le, Chen Di, Yu Lei, Xia Wan, come and report to me!" Captain Red Star shouted their names loudly.
They hurried over and Xia Wan looked at the ox cart and was about to sit on it. "Hey, hey, hey! Educated youth, what are you doing?" Captain Red Star hurried forward and shouted.
"Aren't they here to pick us up?" Xia Wan asked in confusion.
"This is for you to put your luggage. Let's walk back!" Captain Red Star explained!
Xia Wan felt awkward and placed her luggage on top. Su Le and the others also quickly placed their luggage on top. She took the opportunity to give a handful of candy to the Red Star team leader.
"Thank you for your hard work. I wonder how long we have to walk?" Su Le asked.
When the Red Star team leader saw the sensible girl, he said kindly, "You can call me Captain Li. It's still an hour away from our Red Star Village."
Li Ming glanced at the educated youth and frowned at Xu Jiaojiao, who was wearing a skirt. He also frowned at Xia Wan, who was fair-skinned and beautiful. Why did they send such a spoiled girl here? She's really a burden to our team.
"Everyone put your things away, we will hurry back. Today will give you time to pack your things. There will be an ox cart arriving at the county at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. You can go to pick up your packages and buy some daily necessities." Li Ming was very busy today.
Li Ming had been observing these educated youth along the way. When they arrived at the educated youth camp, Xu Jiaojiao didn't complain of being tired, which changed his opinion. On the other hand, Xia Wan was panting.
"Male educated youth can live in the educated youth site. There is only one house left at the site, two people in a room. The other two people can live in the villagers' homes and pay rent. The villagers are not allowed to use firewood either. They have to go up the mountain to collect it themselves." Li Ming said to the female educated youth.
Chen Di raised his hand first, "I live in the educated youth camp."
Xia Wan kept looking at Su Le, hoping that Su Le would go out to rent a house and take her with him. She completely forgot about the turmoil on the train.
Su Le turned to Xu Jiaojiao and asked, "Let's rent it."
Xu Jiaojiao nodded, "Captain Li, the two of us will rent a house."
Xia Wan still didn't give up and asked Su Le, "Le Le. I..."
Su Le asked Captain Li directly, "Captain Li, I just saw a room at the foot of the mountain that seems to be unoccupied. Can Jiaojiao and I rent it?"
Li Ming thought about it and realized that the family seemed to have moved away and would never come back. They belonged to the brigade. "That's possible, but wouldn't it be more convenient to live with the villagers?"
Su Le expressed his concerns, "Captain Li, I think it's better not to live with the villagers. If something happens, it will be very troublesome. After all, we are outsiders. It's better not to trouble the villagers."
Li Ming turned around and thought that if there was any dispute, it would be very troublesome. He agreed immediately, "Okay, then you can go. The rent is one yuan per month, per person."
Su Le and Xu Jiaojiao happily handed over the money, and Li Ming took them to the house. "I'll have the accountant write a certificate for you tomorrow. The family has left, so the house now belongs to the village brigade. This money is also for the brigade. The supplies inside are quite complete, and it's very convenient to collect firewood."
Su Le wondered if he could buy this house if he couldn't go back. "Captain Li, can the educated youth also buy land and build a house here?"
Although Li Ming was puzzled, he still replied, "You can buy this kind of unowned items. Normally, you can't buy them."
Su Le remembered his father's words, established a good relationship with Captain Li Ming, and nodded, "Okay, then you guys go ahead and clean up. I still have things to do."
Su Le smiled and said, "Then Captain Li, take care."
Su Le and Xu Jiaojiao took a closer look. This family seemed quite wealthy. They had a well, two rooms, a toilet, a kitchen, and a bathroom. No wonder the rent was so expensive. It had a reason to be so expensive!
Su Le pointed to the room on the left and said, "I'll live in this one, right?"
"Okay, then I'll live in that one, and we'll clean up together later." Xu Jiaojiao nodded.
Su Le opened the door. The room was covered in dust and cobwebs. It was fully furnished, with a wardrobe, a bed, a table, and a chair. There were no curtains, but he could probably get some cloth to fix them.
Su Le and Xu Jiaojiao stared at each other, having forgotten to borrow tools. How could they clean this?
Su Le returned to the room and tore off two pieces of cloth from the space. He handed one to Xu Jiaojiao.
Xu Jiaojiao saw an enamel basin in the kitchen and took it out to use, but unfortunately she couldn't dig water from the well without a rope.
Su Le came out and saw this and ran back to the room to get a rope.
Xu Jiaojiao looked at Su Le in surprise. "Where did you get this rope? Do you carry a rope with you when you go out?"
Su Le replied unnaturally, "My family installed it for me in case they needed it urgently."
Xu Jiaojiao nodded and praised, "Your family is really foresighted."
Su Le didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Hurry up and get to work. We can move in directly tonight."
Xu Jiaojiao also quickly cleaned her room.
Su Le quietly took out a broom from the space, swept away the cobwebs and other things on the wall, then swept the dust on the floor, and then began to wipe the furniture.
Xu Jiaojiao's situation was not so smooth. She didn't have a broom, so she had to use a rag, but she couldn't reach the spider web.
Su Le finished cleaning his room and came out to help. He saw Xu Jiaojiao with dust all over her head. "Where did you go to escape?"
"Nonsense! How do I deal with the spider web?" Xu Jiaojiao lowered her head and patted the dust off her head in annoyance.
Su Le went back to his room to look for a broom from the 1970s. He tinkered with it in the space until it looked old before taking it out. "Jiaojiao, use this. I just found it in my room."
Xu Jiaojiao didn't doubt it at all, she took it and went back to her room to clean it.
The two of them quickly cleaned the living room, kitchen, toilet and bathroom and were exhausted.
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