The captain glanced at Meng Fuyan, then at Gu Tingzhi, and nodded, seemingly lost in thought. "Alright, leave it to me."
Because of these words, everyone around looked over.
Meng Fuyan pretended not to see them and greeted them with her younger brother.
"Greetings, Captain!"
The brigade leader nodded. "Yes, as long as you adapt to life in the countryside, there shouldn't be any major problems. Our brigade's living conditions are better than the surrounding areas. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me."
"Thank you, Captain."
Meng Fuyan quickly thanked her.
It was six o'clock in the morning, and the next bus wouldn't arrive for another two hours. Meng Fuyan knew this, after all, this was how it was when she was sent to the countryside in her previous life.
Looking at the tractor, Meng Fuyan said to the brigade leader, "Brigade leader, when will the next truck arrive? If we have enough time in between, can we buy some things while you're driving the tractor? We can take them back with us."
"Tell us about the situation in the brigade, and we'll see what we need to buy so we can settle in as soon as possible, take care of ourselves, and avoid causing trouble for the brigade."
The brigade leader glanced at Meng Fuyan. She looked like a delicate young lady who couldn't lift a finger, but she was the first to take the initiative to plan for her future. Look at the other educated youth, they were still daydreaming!
As long as he doesn't cause trouble, the captain will be happy to talk to him about everything.
“We have dormitories, but they require multiple people to share. The furniture is also very basic, and everyone will use it together. There are also some old, abandoned houses. If you want to renovate them and live alone, that's fine too. You can exchange some things with the villagers and ask them to help you repair the houses. If you want to live alone, you'll need to provide your own living supplies. It's very cold here in winter, and everyone needs a kang (heated brick bed). The houses we repair can also have kangs installed. You'll need to prepare the rest of the things yourself.”
"I will give you a month's worth of food in advance, which will be 90% coarse grains and 10% refined grains. It will be deducted from your future work points. There is a kitchen at the educated youth settlement, but it is currently occupied by the old educated youth. If you want to use it, you will probably have to discuss it with them."
These words were spoken in a veiled yet clear manner; anyone with a modicum of intelligence could guess what the situation was like at the educated youth settlement in Banqiao Brigade.
Meng Fuyan knew what the situation was like there in her past life, so she was mentally prepared for this life. She nodded and said, "Is there a supply and marketing cooperative nearby? I'd like to go buy some things."
The captain pointed in a direction, "Over there, it's about a ten-minute walk. You have to be back here within two hours. If you're late, I won't wait for you; you'll have to walk back yourselves."
Some of the educated youth wanted to ask about the specifics, but Meng Fuyan didn't want to ask any more questions and went straight to buy things.
Gu Tingzhi handed his luggage and Meng Fuyan's luggage to the captain, asking him to keep an eye on them while he took Meng Fuyan with him.
The captain nodded and waved for the two of them to pass.
Let's go!
The supply and marketing cooperative in the county town was quite large, and since we arrived early enough, the goods were fairly complete.
Meng Fuyan bought a small stove, the kind that can burn coal or a few pieces of firewood from the bottom, and also bought half a bag of coal briquettes, as well as some seasonings and bowls and chopsticks. These things need to be bought frequently so that they won't arouse suspicion when taken out later.
Seeing that there was even pork, Meng Fuyan went and bought two jin (1 kg) to take with her.
Finally, I bought two mats.
Meng Yunji followed his sister the whole time. He didn't ask any questions about her decision, nor did he ask for anything. He just stayed by her side the whole time.
Gu Tingzhi also went shopping, but he bought more: an iron pot, two clay pots, two stoves, and some bowls and chopsticks.
Then came half a bag of coal briquettes, half a bag of charcoal, various seasonings, sunflower seeds, biscuits, malted milk powder, milk candy, canned food, steamed cakes...
Meng Fuyan watched him constantly taking out money and tickets, and wondered why he seemed to be able to spend even more than in his previous life.
After Gu Tingzhi finally finished buying all the items, the two of them sent them back with Meng Yun.
When they arrived at the tractor, everyone stared wide-eyed at how much Gu Tingzhi had bought.
This guy is obviously rich.
However, Gu Tingzhi ignored the stares of those around him, calmly put away all the packages, and waited with Meng Fuyan on the side, occasionally exchanging a few words with the captain.
After waiting for quite a while, another train finally arrived.
The three Wu siblings were naturally also here.
To Meng Fuyan's surprise, Yuan Yi also came.
Meng Fuyan was a little incredulous. Why would Yuan Yi be here?
Wasn't this guy doing just fine in the city in his past life?
After a series of setbacks, coupled with the long train journey, the Wu siblings and Yuan Yi didn't have the same privilege as Meng Fuyan, who was able to travel in a sleeper car. They came from an ordinary carriage, and all three of them were listless and dispirited.
Especially Yuan Yi, after such a big thing happened to the Yuan family, he was forced to go to the countryside, falling from heaven to the bottom of the abyss, and he still hasn't recovered.
The three Wu siblings immediately sobered up upon seeing Meng Fuyan.
Wu Chengye gritted his teeth and rushed forward to hit Meng Fuyan, "You little bitch, let's see where you can run now?"
Gu Tingzhi immediately rushed forward to stop him, his voice icy, "What are you doing? Trying to cause trouble?"
"None of you are going to stop me. This bitch deserves to be beaten. I'm going to beat her to death!" Wu Chengye shouted.
Gu Tingzhi threw a punch, sending Wu Chengye tumbling backward.
My mind went completely blank.
What are you doing?
Wu Siyu and Wu Meixiang screamed and rushed to help Wu Chengye.
The brigade leader snorted coldly, "Since you're educated youth, you're here to build up the countryside. If you're here to cause trouble, don't blame me for being impolite!"
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