Li Cuiying also understood that when you first arrive in a strange place, whether it is accommodation or food, it is a problem and there will definitely be a lot of things to do.
"Have you arranged your accommodation? How will you eat?"
When Xia Manwen mentioned this, his expression turned unhappy.
"The place where we live was arranged by them before we arrived. There are four rooms in total, with a kitchen in the middle, but we sleep on a large bunk bed.
We also cook our own meals, but not many of us know how to cook, so the women take turns, while the men fetch water and chop wood.
Not all lesbians can cook, Xia Manwen doesn't.
But she is not someone who cannot endure hardship. She would study even if she couldn't. Even after going to the countryside, she still didn't know how to do it, thinking that she was still spoiled by someone at home.
But I am really not used to it, especially the living place.
There are six people living in each room. Although there is an empty room on the female comrade's side, she needs to heat the kang. There are still three or four months in winter to heat one more kang, which will consume a lot of firewood.
Of course, the gay men didn't want them to sleep in two rooms.
Besides, gay men also share a room with six people, so there is nothing unfair about it.
Xia Manwen grew up in the south and had never slept with so many people.
There are many people in the room, some of whom have bad living habits, and everyone is not very familiar with each other, so they are embarrassed to speak up.
So Xia Manwen did not live well in the Youth League Home during this period.
But she only told her brother about this.
She knew that it was useless to speak out, so it would be better to think of ways to change it.
"But fortunately, we had food in the first year. We just had to go to the commune to collect it every month. Otherwise, since we had just arrived and hadn't started working, the team wouldn't have distributed food to us."
These educated youth who went to the countryside all had food in their first year, but it was not much, only 28 kilograms per month, and it was raw grain, the kind that had not been processed.
There were also some bills and money, which were considered as belongings for them to buy in their new place.
But the educated youth all came from the south.
Before coming here, I considered that the weather in the north would be very cold, so I specially bought thicker cotton clothes and quilts, but I didn't expect it to be so cold.
If they hadn't had the cotton clothes they were given, they might not have been able to make it to the farm.
Fortunately, people in the north sleep on kangs, otherwise even the quilts they brought together wouldn’t keep them warm.
Xia Qingyu and Xia Manwen went to the supply and marketing cooperative for several days in a row to buy some cotton, but they couldn't find any.
Every time they were snatched up before they arrived.
We have to make the kang warmer at night, otherwise we can’t stand it.
But they didn't say anything about this, and there was no need to trouble others over such a small matter.
They have already written back home to tell them that cotton from the south is a little easier to buy and will be shipped over soon.
While chatting, Jiang Mengxue quickly wrapped the rice dumplings and put them in the pot to cook. It was just right for them to eat at noon, and they could also take some back home.
"The educated youth policy will become more and more widespread in the future, and more and more young men and women will definitely come to the countryside.
I'm afraid the farm will have more and more people in the future, so it would be great if they could be transferred to a place near us so we can have someone to look after us."
Li Cuiying also likes these two children very much.
Since he has come so far away from home to a strange place and he is someone I know, it is only right that I take care of him.
Jiang Mengxue specially cooked some extra food.
No matter what kind of life the two of them live at home.
Since I was sent to the countryside as an educated youth and ate from the same pot with everyone else, it was impossible for me to get special treatment.
I guess the food won’t be very good. No one would be willing to buy some meat and eat it with a dozen people.
Gu Zhenxing took the letter back and called Gu Zhenjiang out.
This letter has been in the mail for several days. However, the postman here broke his leg while riding his bike to the countryside some time ago, and he will need to recover for at least ten days or half a month.
The newcomer was not familiar with the place yet, so he had to send the letter as an expedited one, which delayed the delivery of the letter for a few days.
In the letter, Gu Zhenjiang explained the situation of his comrade and asked his family to take care of the two children.
A lot of bills were also sent back. If there is a chance, it would be best to transfer the two of them to the Leap Squadron.
Others may not know the situation of the educated youth, but Gu Zhenhai is extremely clear about it.
In the future, when there are more educated youth, they will be assigned to various brigades.
The situation in the Feiyue Brigade is relatively good, and there will definitely be a lot of educated youth assigned to them.
“Since the third brother said so, he must have a very good relationship with his comrade.
Since they've entrusted their child to our care, we have to be attentive."
Gu Zhenjiang nodded and said, "Brother, go back and ask your sister-in-law to come over for dinner. Xiaoxue has made a lot of rice dumplings, so you can try some later."
Xia Manwen came to the kitchen to help cook and chopped some cabbage to make dumplings.
Although she was not very good at kitchen work, she had learned a little during her time in the Youth League Home, and she had no problem cooking simple porridge and stir-frying some vegetables.
There is no need to fry or cook, just boil it in water. Anyone with a little life skills can learn it.
"Sister-in-law, the ingredients you prepared are so fragrant."
Although Xia Manwen hadn't eaten the dumplings yet, just the smell of the dumpling filling made her feel that it was particularly fragrant, and better than what she had eaten in state-owned restaurants.
As for why it’s not better than what her mother cooks, it’s because her mother can’t cook at all.
Jiang Mengxue smiled and was quite pleased.
"We packed a lot today, so you can eat more. I'll cook more for you to take back. You can eat it hot or on the kang."
It’s easy to imagine that there’s not much oil in their Youth League Home.
Besides, it is not good to eat alone and use things that are shared by everyone, especially cooking oil which is difficult to buy.
The rice dumplings in the pot have been simmering in the pot for almost three hours.
He looked at the girl making dumplings behind him and asked, "Do you like sweet or salty dumplings?"
Xia Manwen had already become greedy after smelling the food, and quickly replied, "Salty."
Jiang Mengxue picked up a meat dumpling, tore off the thin bamboo leaves that tied it, put it in a bowl and handed it to Xia Manwen.
"Try it and see if it tastes good. Is the rice cooked?"
The little girl excitedly took the bowl, picked it up with chopsticks and took a bite, completely ignoring the fact that it was freshly out of the pot and still hot.
The soft and fragrant glutinous rice and the salty aroma of bacon are so delicious that I squint my eyes.
Well, no need to ask, you can tell how it tastes from this expression.
We couldn't just let others watch, so we gave each person one to try first. Anyway, there were enough for everyone to eat.
Everyone had lunch together at noon. Wang Daya came but didn't ask about the brother and sister.
Gu Zhenxing told her before coming.
They are here to visit, not to check your household registration. It would be embarrassing for them to ask this question to anyone who comes.
The brother and sister were both young, and Li Cuiying asked about their studies.
"Qingyu and Manwen are not studying anymore? You are still in school at your age, right?"
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