Fortunately, there was a staff member at the guesthouse, and a few talkative educated youths went up to talk to them.
Fortunately, no outsiders came to the commune at this time, and the guesthouse rooms were all allocated to them.
Six people share a room.
Once in the room, everyone started unpacking their things, quickly putting on extra clothes, and some clever ones even went to fetch water to wash their feet and faces, preparing to get into bed early.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Li Mei were assigned to the same room.
After choosing a spot, she poured herself a cup of hot water and drank it slowly. Only after everyone had finished using the restroom did she get up and go in with her things.
As soon as the door closed, she immediately slipped into the space and went upstairs to take a good shower.
She came out with a sigh. She was used to sleeping alone and couldn't sleep when she was crammed in with others.
But we also know that these are the conditions these days.
Lin Xiaoxiao slept and woke up repeatedly throughout the night, finally tossing and turning until dawn.
After everyone packed up, they took their things and went to the commune to gather.
At the commune, the deputy secretary from yesterday was already waiting at the gate. Not only him, but also people from the production brigade came to pick them up.
Lin Xiaoxiao noticed that some brigades had tractors behind them, while others had an oxcart.
Many of the educated youth were whispering among themselves, wishing they could be assigned to the brigade with the tractors.
What does it mean if a brigade has tractors? It means that the brigade is wealthy and powerful.
Who wouldn't want to go to a brigade with good conditions?
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't care which brigade she would be assigned to, she just hoped that there would be fewer awful people in the brigade.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the deputy director began his important speech at a loud voice.
Once he started speaking, he talked for ten minutes straight.
The general idea is: focus your energy on the work itself, and don't waste it on other miscellaneous things.
Then he took out a piece of paper and read out the names and team numbers.
"Dongfanghong Brigade: Ma Lai, Fang Hongmei, Liu Tiezhu..."
"Red Star Brigade: Liu Zhaodi, Huang Damei, Qiu Wei..."
"Unity Brigade: Zhao Xiaojun, Sun Yue, Li Mei, Lin Xiaoxiao, Zheng Jianguo, Zhang Chunhua, Li Zhijun, Wang Xue!"
Those who heard the names quickly gathered together, realizing that these were the educated youth they would be spending time with.
Soon, Wang Shengli, the captain of the Unity Brigade, couldn't help but look at the educated youth who had been brought over. He frowned when he saw that they were all as thin as chickens.
Why is there an extra woman this time? Why not send over an extra man? It's like losing a strong laborer for no reason.
"Alright, everyone take your things and find your captain."
The deputy director finished his task, exchanged a few words with someone he knew, and then left.
People from several brigades started talking to the educated youth.
Here at the Unity Brigade, Wang Shengli looked at so many women that his brows furrowed so deeply they could have killed a fly.
"B-Captain?"
One of the educated youth couldn't help but remind him.
Captain Wang Shengli let out a breath: "You guys put your things up there yourselves."
"If there are seats available, we'll take turns sitting back; if there aren't any seats, we'll all walk."
After Wang Shengli finished speaking, he sat on the front of the oxcart, ignoring the arrangements for the educated youth behind him.
It was clear that this assignment did not satisfy him.
The educated youth realized at this moment that they were being disliked, and that the brigade leader was completely irresponsible.
After all, they were going to live on someone else's turf, and they were holding back their resentment, not daring to confront the brigade leader.
When they were loading things onto the carriage, they were a little smarter and packed everything into the smallest possible space.
Hopefully, we can free up a little more space for people to sit.
My feet would get blisters if I walked all the way back.
Wang Xiangyang, who was at the front of the vehicle, saw three educated youths jump onto the vehicle and immediately kicked them off.
"Hey, hey, hey, all of you get off! The oxcart can only carry one person at a time."
“There’s already so much luggage up there, and you’re adding so many more people? Are you trying to kill the oxen with exhaustion?” This time, it was Wang Xiangyang, who was in charge of driving the oxcart, who spoke.
He was in charge of the village's oxcarts.
Seeing that his cow was overworked, he immediately felt sorry for it.
When Sun Yue heard that she herself was less important than a cow, she was about to explode, but Xiao Jun pulled her back and forth.
Sun Yue remained silent.
Several of the educated youths were also angry, but when they saw the car full of luggage, they ultimately said nothing.
Instead, they discussed letting the women sit first, each for ten minutes, so they could take turns resting.
When this suggestion was made, no one objected.
The first person to sit was the youngest, Wang Xue, while Lin Xiaoxiao followed quietly behind.
Although the road was not easy to walk on, she found it easy to carry any load.
It got colder and colder as we walked, and I regretted not bringing a scarf to wear.
Soon, it was Lin Xiaoxiao's turn to go up and sit down. Lin Xiaoxiao did not refuse or decline, and immediately went up.
Lin Xiaoxiao kept observing the surrounding environment. The distance between the commune and the brigade was about three kilometers.
There's only one road in the middle, and I didn't see a single house along it.
They walked along without passing a single villager.
Therefore, it is best to travel in groups if you are going on this route.
After all, the worst thing about such roads is encountering criminals, robbers, or hooligans.
Lin Xiaoxiao was analyzing her surroundings and didn't notice Sun Yue's malicious gaze below.
After what happened yesterday, Sun Yue not only did not repent, but also hated Lin Xiaoxiao completely.
But he was also terrified of Lin Xiaoxiao's ruthlessness, so he could only harbor resentment in secret.
Lin Xiaoxiao! You better not let me get a chance, or you'll definitely regret it.
Lin Xiaoxiao paused, her eyes turning icy as she looked in Sun Yue's direction.
It seems that this venomous snake not only failed to learn its lesson, but also harbored a grudge against her.
Lin Xiaoxiao sneered inwardly. Since she was going to be in the Unity Brigade for so long anyway, she didn't mind teaching Sun Yue a lesson.
After walking for more than two hours, we finally arrived at the entrance of the Tuanjie Brigade village.
They didn't stop and were taken directly to the educated youth brigade. When they passed the threshing ground, Lin Xiaoxiao discovered that the brigade actually had a tractor.
Why would a tractor brigade need to use an oxcart to pick them up?
This was done on purpose by the brigade leader; the relationship between the villagers and the educated youth was very bad.
Lin Xiaoxiao took a look, and soon the oxcart stopped at the educated youth compound.
According to the brigade leader, this youth settlement used to be the courtyard of a landlord, so it was quite spacious.
The house has two rows of rooms on the left and right sides, with two rooms on each side, and a courtyard and main hall in the middle.
There was a low wall surrounding the house, and the main door was a two-meter-high thick wooden door with two nice pull rings at the entrance.
This living environment is better than I imagined.
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