“My dad is earning money too, and the family doesn’t just rely on your dad’s pension.”
Speaking of this, her eyes lit up again as she looked at Jiang Wenwan.
Jiang Wenwan has quite a bit of money, but I just remember the bucket of boiling water she poured on her father.
Hu Qinghua's face darkened again.
She knew that Jiang Wenwan's personality had changed drastically and she was no longer the same person who would tolerate being beaten or scolded.
"They say that with a stepfather comes a stepmother. You took everything from the house, and I only have these few things with me when I came here."
"I don't care, I want to use all your stuff too."
"If you dare to move, I'll break your hand!"
As Jiang Wenwan spoke, she got onto the oxcart. All she had on her was a bulging military green satchel with the words "Serve the People" written on it, along with a red five-pointed star.
Hu Qinghua didn't take her words seriously at all; this wasn't at home.
His gaze fell on her handbag.
She knew that Zhang Cuifen had given Jiang Wenwan three thousand yuan, and that she had also sold her job, which she estimated to have earned her five hundred.
Then he asked the Wang family for 500 yuan.
That adds up to four thousand.
Thinking about it this way, her heart suddenly felt like it was being scratched by a cat.
Seeing that they had stopped making a fuss, the captain breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, get in the car quickly."
Go back early to collect your food supplies, and you'll be able to have a meal at noon.
"You don't need to work this afternoon since it's your first day. Everyone will start work tomorrow."
As the brigade leader drove the oxcart, the educated youth who were to be assigned together on the cart exchanged glances.
The male educated youth who had helped Hu Qinghua up earlier, wearing black-rimmed glasses, glanced at them and introduced himself first:
"Hello, my name is Sun Liangsheng."
Another male educated youth said:
"My name is Zhao Dahe. Let's work together from now on!"
Jiang Wenwan glanced at him again after hearing his accent.
Another female educated youth sat down next to Hu Qinghua and said:
"My name is Zhu Xiaomin."
After briefly introducing herself, Zhu Xiaomin looked at Hu Qinghua and said:
"Comrade Hu, did you just call her Comrade Jiang?"
"Judging from your voice, you seem to be sisters?"
Hu Qinghua sighed, looking utterly wronged, and said:
"She and I are like sisters, but as the saying goes, with a stepmother comes a stepfather."
Ever since my dad married her mother, he's been treating me worse and worse.
Jiang Wenwan then had to say something on behalf of the original owner of this body.
There's a saying that if you have a stepfather, you'll have a stepmother. My mom treated you much better than she treated me after she married your dad.
Otherwise, I wouldn't always be wearing your hand-me-downs.
I do the most housework at home, but eat the least.
You can tell just by looking at your hands and mine, and you can also tell by looking at our clothes and shoes.
I advise you not to try and play the Cinderella card in front of me, or I'll show you why flowers are so red.
The team leader who was driving the cart, who was also the village head of Kaoshan Village, shook his head. There were some troublesome people among the educated youth this time. The educated youth settlement would probably be even more lively in the future.
When they arrived at Kaoshan Village, many villagers would curiously glance at these newly arrived educated youth.
The educated youth were returning from their work in the morning at this time.
The captain stammered, tapping his pipe in his hand:
"This is the educated youth settlement. There are three rooms in the courtyard."
You can arrange your own accommodations; I'll bring your food rations over in a bit.
The captain put them down, left with those words, and then left.
He glanced at his son before leaving.
Zhang Weiguo quickly said to Jiang Wenwan:
"I've left your bicycle and belongings here. I'm leaving."
"Thank you!"
Zhang Weiguo scratched his head, grinned, and said, "You're welcome!"
Looking at the other educated youth in the courtyard, and then at Jiang Wenwan, he hesitated several times before being called away by the brigade leader.
Before leaving, he gave Jiang Wenwan a wink.
Jiang Wenwan interpreted this as a warning to be wary of the educated youth in the compound.
Now that they've left, Zhao Dahe is the first to speak.
"Hello, my name is Zhao Dahe. Where do we live?"
Four male educated youths were standing opposite, while two female educated youths were cooking in the kitchen.
A young man in a gray shirt and another young man in a vest exchanged a glance.
The male educated youth in the gray shirt and messy hair said:
“My name is Ma Debi. You two men, one of you will stay here, and the other of you will sleep in the room over there with Du Zhiyuan and the others.”
He glanced at Jiang Wenwan and the other two female educated youths and said:
"The three of you will share a room with the two of them."
When it's time to eat, everyone takes out their own food and takes turns cooking. We only have one pot because our resources are limited.
If you can't finish it, just wait until we've eaten, then you can make the next batch!
After Ma Debi finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Wenwan and asked:
Is this bicycle yours?
"be mine."
After Jiang Wenwan finished speaking, she picked up the package and went into their room.
Hu Qinghua and Zhu Xiaomin followed her inside. When they entered the house, all three of them were surprised.
Jiang Wenwan knew exactly what was going on; it was just like the original owner's memories.
The room was pitifully small, with only a small kang (heated brick bed). It was usually so small that four people could barely lie down and it was impossible to turn over.
Five?
There's absolutely no room.
"This kang (heated brick bed) is way too small!"
"These rooms are so small, how can anyone live here?"
Jiang Wenwan nodded. The room was already small, and with the three of them carrying their bags, there was no room to even step inside.
This is clearly a small storage room.
Thinking back to those three male educated youths sharing a room earlier.
She went out and went straight to the largest room.
"Hey, why are you, a female educated youth, coming into our male educated youth's room?"
When Jiang Wenwan came in, she was amazed to find that this must be the master bedroom, as the kang (heated brick bed) could easily accommodate seven or eight people.
“Your room is so big, we female educated youth want to switch with you. There’s no way we can sleep so many people on the kang in our room.”
When Ma Debi, who had just been speaking, stood in front of Jiang Wenwan, she noticed that his shirt must have been white before.
Now it was just gray. The man grabbed his greasy hair and smoothed it down, a disdainful expression on his face.
He doesn't seem like an intellectual at all; he's more like a street urchin.
"That's your business, what does it have to do with us?"
If you can't sleep, you can go find the team leader or stay at a villager's house. Don't even think about taking our rooms.
Judging from his attitude, you can tell this person is not someone to mess with.
Jiang Wenwan has never been afraid of tough guys.
“There are only three of you, and that small room is perfectly adequate for you to sleep in. You can go to the other room to sleep. I’m not discussing this with you; you need to move out immediately.”
The original owner of this body had also come here to work in the countryside.
Hu Qinghua was not among those sent to the countryside; only she and Zhu Xiaomin were there.
Even so, the little house was cramped. At night, we slept close together, and when we turned over, we could hug each other.
Finally, Zhu Xiaomin and she went to stay at a fellow villager's house.
There was another crucial issue regarding their decision to stay at the villagers' homes.
The reason is that the female educated youth need to help wash the clothes of the six male educated youth in this educated youth settlement.
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