Meng Fuyan returned to her room. Her younger brother was still sleeping. She made herself a bowl of malted milk powder, ate two rice balls, and then lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to continue resting.
Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep. When I woke up, it was past lunchtime, 1:30 pm.
The little brother next to her was still asleep. Meng Fuyan smiled. After all, he was just a child. He must have been exhausted after sitting on the train for so long!
Without waking his younger brother, he continued to carry some gifts out.
Xu Jing and the other person opposite them had both woken up and were already strolling around the courtyard, observing the terrain.
Meng Fuyan went to a carpenter to make a cabinet.
Many educated youths came down from Banqiao Brigade in batches. Some returned to the city, while others got married in the village. Most of the newly arrived educated youths needed to buy things, and the carpenter's family was already waiting for them.
Meng Fuyan was the first to arrive.
Meng Fuyan ordered two wardrobes, two wooden boxes, one cabinet, two low cabinets, two kang cabinets, as well as small items such as wooden basins and washbasin stands.
She had acquired a complete set of items, big and small.
Although I didn't plan to stay long, I had money in hand and didn't care about these two small amounts of money at all.
Even though Wang the carpenter was prepared, he was still taken aback by this nouveau riche.
They need several basins for washing their feet; city people are really particular.
However, if there's money to be made, he wouldn't try to persuade these little lambs. The educated youth had been sent to the countryside for several years, and they had gone from being surprised at the beginning to being used to it now.
Some wealthy educated youth were beyond their imagination.
After paying a two-yuan deposit and some gifts, Meng Fuyan went back.
Carpenter Wang was very hospitable and gave her two straw mats to put on the kang (a heated brick bed). She would lay down a layer of straw mats first, and then a mattress, which would make it much cleaner.
Not long after Meng Fuyan returned to the educated youth settlement, the brigade leader arrived with the construction team, and their actions were incredibly swift.
Once the construction team arrived at the educated youth settlement, they began working with practiced ease, skillfully demolishing the remote and dilapidated houses.
Then they used the dismantled materials to cover Meng Fuyan's house.
Even though she had witnessed such scenes in her previous life, Meng Fuyan still couldn't help but twitch her lips when she saw these people's practiced movements again.
This team leader is really good at taking advantage of people.
The work was quite loud, and since it was already past 3 p.m., the group of educated youth who had been sleeping had all woken up.
Seeing that everyone was there, the brigade leader took them to the brigade to collect their grain.
After bringing the grain back, everyone was hungry, so they prepared to start a fire and cook.
It was at this point that the conflict arose.
The older educated youth guarded their own firewood and kitchen, refusing to share them with the new educated youth.
"Why can't we use it? This kitchen is a public space."
Liu Shengli, standing in front of the stove with his arms crossed and his head held high, said arrogantly, "Who told you it's public? The firewood here was all brought by us old educated youth, these two pots were all bought by us, and all the oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, pots and pans here are ours. Why should you use them?"
He looked at the girls and said with a smile, "You can use them if you want, but you'll have to work for us from now on. You'll do our laundry, cook, clean, and even wash our clothes."
"Otherwise, you won't be allowed to use the pot, the firewood, or the vegetables in our private plot. Those are all grown by us, and you won't get a single one."
"What?"
Wu Siyu and Wu Meixiang could not believe it.
"You...you actually want us to do your laundry?"
Liu Shengli raised his chin. "That's right! Is there a problem? This is the rule. New female educated youth are supposed to wash clothes for the male educated youth. Who told you to be so skinny and unable to work?"
"You...you can forget about it!" Wu Meixiang was furious.
Liu Shengli wasn't afraid. "Whether you wash your clothes or not is up to you. If you don't wash our clothes, don't even think about using our things."
"Who wants your junk!"
Wu Chengye turned and left in anger.
After observing the educated youths here and finding no disturbance, Wu Siyu pulled Wu Meixiang back.
"Let's go."
She would never do laundry for someone else.
She's the factory manager's daughter, how could she do something so shameful?
They still have some money on them, so they don't lack these things.
They weren't lacking, nor were Xu Jing and the other two, nor was Meng Fuyan. But the other four were in a terrible predicament.
The two male educated youths were not asked to wash clothes, but they had to do other chores.
The remaining two female educated youths, one with a tense face and a very unpleasant expression, but she was helpless.
Another one was so angry that tears were almost streaming down her face. She stared at Meng Fuyan and Xu Jing for a long time, hoping that they would stand up for her, but unfortunately, they were busy with their own things and didn't even look at her.
The two had no choice but to agree to do the laundry, as they dared not offend the group of former educated youth.
Among the four, the only male educated youth who wanted to repair his own house was named Jiang Hua, and he seemed to come from a well-off family.
He looked at Liu Shengli and the others, not wanting to offend them, and said, "I need the kitchen, the vegetables from the private plot, and even the firewood. I'll cook separately for you. Tonight I'll give you a pound of cured meat and a dish. I'll use it for ten days."
Liu Shengli and the others frowned, somewhat reluctant, but they still wanted to eat meat.
"Are you really that antisocial? Why are you firing alone?"
This guy looks like he's in great shape; he even brought meat. If we eat together, I can get more benefits in the future.
Jiang Hua's answer was simple: "I have many dietary restrictions, so my diet is different from everyone else's, which is a bit troublesome. It's more convenient to cook separately."
Liu Shengli didn't want such a lucrative opportunity to be separated, so he refused, saying, "No, once you come to the educated youth settlement, you have to fit in. We all have to eat together."
Jiang Hua frowned, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Seeing his expression, Liu Shengli got angry. "Hey! What do you mean? You're not using the kitchen? Do you want to starve to death?!"
Jiang Hua said without turning his head, "My home is in the city. I can just go back to eat. One meal a day is enough. I won't starve."
"you……"
Liu Shengli was furious. Seeing that Jiang Hua was unresponsive, he glanced at Meng Fuyan beside him and immediately yelled, "Are you new here too? How can you be so tactless? Go wash our male educated youth's clothes right now. Do you even want to eat?"
Meng Fuyan gave him a cold look, "Whether I eat or not is none of your business."
Liu Shengli was shocked. The methods he usually used on the new educated youth had always been effective. Why were they so difficult to deal with this time?
Liu Shengli was furious. Being yelled at by a woman made him feel humiliated, and he stormed towards Meng Fuyan, yelling, "Didn't you hear me talking to you? You're just a newbie..."
What do you want to do?
Xu Jing stood up.
Fu Chaosheng, who was behind him, also stood up.
Xu Jing crossed his arms and said with a smile, "Kid, you've got some nerve! You want to have a little sparring?"
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