Although it was peaceful here, the Youth Courtyard was bustling with activity.
Li Yao thought it was good to have vegetables and meat on the table. This was the minced meat that Shao Wenwen generously bought, but it was still meat.
We also used the collective money to buy chickens from villagers and cooked a pot of fragrant chicken soup.
"Won't those three come to the dinner today? This is the first time that our new and old educated youth get together. It's considered a welcome party."
Shao Wenwen seemed to have forgotten Feng Moyan's humiliation, with her usual arrogance on her face: "If you don't want to come, then don't come. Your family won't live with us, so why bother to curry favor with them? Maybe they look down on the Youth Home!"
Li Yao was a little angry, and was annoyed that Shao Wenwen treated her like this: "How can this be flattery? This is solidarity. We are all educated youth, so why be so aggressive?"
Zhang Yan stared at the meat on the table, unable to move her eyes away, and silently swallowed her water: "If you don't want to come, then don't come. We can still eat more meat. This is just a little bit, it's enough for everyone."
Qin Zhaodi came out of the kitchen: "Laidi went to invite them. She said that the captain's house has prepared food. I don't think they will come here. Let's eat first."
This was said cleverly, not only saying that the three had a good relationship with the team leader and the village chief, but also saying that they looked down on me and didn't even come to the welcoming ceremony, which offended everyone present.
Wang Haiyang sat in a corner, inconspicuous, muttering to himself: "Aren't the three of you just like us, sent-down youths? How come you have such a good relationship with the team leader? Did you know each other before?"
Yang Jun was surprised that Wang Haiyang could actually speak, thinking that he had an extremely low self-esteem. He then shook his head and said, "I didn't see them communicating on the road. It's possible that the educated youth asked the captain for help in repairing the house, so they opened fire there. After all, it's always a good idea to have a good relationship with the captain."
Qin Zhaodi also echoed from behind: "No matter what your status is, you are just educated youth here. Only by uniting and helping each other can we survive. Otherwise, life here will be very difficult."
Wang Hao had a smile on his face, looking like a scholar. Anyone who saw him would feel that he had a good temper: "The team leader and the village chief are very good. As long as you work hard to earn work points, you will have no problem getting enough to eat."
Wang Haiyang lowered his head again and said nothing. Wang Hao thought that Wang was not used to it, so he pulled Wang's clothes and said, "Eat quickly, or it will be gone soon. It's not easy to eat meat here."
Wang Haiyang was wearing thick glasses, so his expression could not be seen clearly.
Shao Wenwen thought that since she had bought the meat, these dumplings would be delicious, but in the end they were still hard to swallow, so she gave up after eating a few dumplings.
Li Yao looked at her like this and was a little worried about the next arrangements: "Since everyone is here, let's rearrange the cooking, fetching water, and collecting firewood."
"Qin Zhaodi and Zhang λyan are in the same group."
"Wang Qingyan and Hu Laidi are in the same group."
"Shao Wenwen and Yang Jun are in a group."
"The rest of the time, the boys are responsible for fetching water, chopping wood, and cleaning. We give everyone as much food as they want. Don't waste it. Everyone's food is not given for nothing."
"Tomorrow, the newly arrived educated youth will go to the village committee to collect food. Each of you will receive 100 jin of coarse grains [potatoes, sweet potatoes, soybeans] and 10 jin of fine grains [rice, flour].
After eating these, you can go to the village committee to buy more, or you can solve it yourself. There is still a long time before the next grain distribution, so make your own plans. β
When Shao Wenwen heard this arrangement, she was so angry that she couldn't hold back her anger: "I haven't even washed clothes at home, let alone cooked. I don't even know the difference between the types of food. I don't want to cook."
Yang Jun raised his hand weakly: "Captain, I can't cook either."
Hu Lai Di quickly raised her hand, feeling that her business was coming: "Comrade Shao, you can ask me to cook for you. It's only one dollar. I will take care of everything. I can even wash your clothes for you as long as you pay more."
Shao Wenwen glared at her and said, "You are crazy about money."
Hu Lai Di pursed her lips. She was indeed crazy about money. If she didn't make money, her family would marry her to a widower.
Even if she was stupid, she would not marry such a man. She could endure hardships and be embarrassed, but she would never gamble with her lifelong marriage.
"I need money, I can do it as long as you need me."
She finished the steamed bread in her hand in no time and drank a bowl of chicken soup. This was the most filling meal she had had recently. She would probably have a good sleep after that.
Li Yao looked at the two of them, not knowing how to solve the problem for a moment: "There is no such thing as no gain without work in the Youth Institute. Otherwise, you two should go out to eat alone!
You don't know this or that. We can't teach you bit by bit. Everyone would be exhausted and we don't have the time. β
Qin Zhaodi looked at Shao Wenwen with twinkling eyes, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and said with a look of a good elder sister: "How about this, let's switch, one girl in a group of three, one in a group of two, isn't this appropriate, Shao Wenwen and Hu Laidi in a group, okay!"
Shao Wenwen smiled: "Okay."
Hu Lai Di stood at the back, bewildered, looking at Qin Zhao Di like a fool: "I refuse, I would rather be in a group by myself, I can do these jobs, and let Shao Wen Wen be in a group with others."
She is not a fool. She can make money by working with her, but she cannot get her labor for free. She is very clear-headed.
Qin Zhaodi's expression changed instantly. This little bitch actually contradicted her and didn't want to live anymore. However, her expression couldn't become too serious.
"Okay, then Qingyan and Shao Wenwen will be in the same group."
Jiang Qingyan looked at Qin Zhaodi with amusement, as if she saw through her: "Don't try to put your plan on me. I'm not an unlucky person. Since you can't tell the difference, let's just do it one by one, so that we can take turns."
Shao Wenwen directly overturned the table. The people present were all covered in grease and looked at this sudden madness in confusion.
"What do you mean? How have I offended you? You don't even want to be in the same team with me. Am I a plague?"
"How dare you lowly people talk to me? Hu Lai Di, you cook for me for one dollar a piece, and you have to cook meat. I want to eat meat."
Hu Laidi walked out of the room with clothes in her hands and a look of joy on her face.
"As long as you buy it, I will cook it for you, but it takes time to cook the meat, so you have to pay an extra 10 cents for the processing fee.
If it is the busy farming season, you have to give me two dollars because I need to make up for the work points I have lost. β
This was the most calculating and stingy woman Shao Wenwen had ever seen. She had no choice but to give it to him. She could still afford it: "Okay, I'll give it to you."
In the end, the Youth League Home was divided among several girls, with one person taking charge of cooking. Hu Laidi took over from Shao Wenwen, and they took turns on Saturdays and Sundays.
Wang Haiyang, who was in a disheveled state, had a sinister look in his eyes, looking at Shao Wenwen as if she were his enemy.
Shao Wenwen noticed someone staring at her and glared back: "What are you looking at, ugly bastard, poor bastard, you dare to expect me to look at you for even a second? It's really disgusting."
Wang Haiyang then lowered his head and hid his emotions.
Wang Hao felt that Shao Wenwen was like a firecracker, who would catch fire at any time: "That's enough. The Youth Institute has never been quiet since you came. It's only been a day, why do you think everyone is an enemy in your eyes?"
Wang Haiyang whispered: "It's okay, I'm poor anyway, it doesn't matter."
"I'm going to study, you guys continue!"
Then he left, pulling the oil stains off his clothes, but his bulging hands revealed his emotions.
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