The old educated youth, with the exception of Liu and Wang, were either grateful or worried. However, they were all happy at the thought of eating meat. After all, they hadn't eaten meat in who knows how long, and they had almost forgotten its taste.
Anran returned to the house and started to heat the kang. While doing so, she wrote five letters in one go and prepared to send them back tomorrow.
At this time, the captain's wife called out from outside: "Ranran girl." Anran ran out and said: "Auntie, why are you here?"
The captain's wife said, "My son, Dahu, finished repairing your house and came home to tell you you didn't have a water tank. It just so happened I had one sitting idle. So I asked my son to bring it to you so you can use it and fill it with water."
An Ran had actually forgotten about this matter, and said bluntly: Thank you, Auntie and Brother Tian.
The captain's wife said unhappily: "Girl, why are you being so polite to your aunt? If it weren't for your medicine, I don't know what would have happened to your uncle's injury!"
He said to Tian Dahu: Hurry up and move the jar down, and then asked An Ran: Girl, look at this jar, where can we put it so it is convenient to use it?
An Ran looked around her house and ran over to say, "Let's put it here, it's close to the kitchen." Tian Da Hu carried the large vat and put it where An Ran specified.
Anran said: Thank you, Auntie and Brother Tian, you can sit for a while and then go back.
The captain's wife said: No, no, I have to go back to cook. Come to my aunt's house for dinner another day. Don't run away again. After that, she followed Tian Dahu and left.
An Ran refilled the fire, locked the door and was about to leave when Chen Man Man called her: "An Ran, where are you going? Xiao Xiao and I will go with you."
Anran looked at the sky, thought about it and said: I'm going to get two buckets, you can come with me to fetch water.
The three of them came to Uncle Zhao's house again, and Anran said: Uncle, I forgot to buy a bucket this morning. Can you give me two more buckets? How much are they?
Uncle Zhao took out two buckets and said: Just give me eight dollars. An Ran took out the money and handed it to Uncle Zhao, then she and Chen Manman walked towards the educated youth site.
On the way, An Ran noticed that the two of them had something to say, but they were reluctant to speak. She felt anxious for them. If they had something to say, they should just say it, but they had to hold it in!
Fu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but say: "An Zhiqing, we want to live with you. Don't worry, we won't take advantage of you. We both know how to cook. Our families will also subsidize us. We all like you very much and want to live with you. Is that okay?"
An Ran doesn't care whether others like her or not. She is not a RMB, so why should others like her?
She was focused on cooking because she was not very good at cooking and did not want to cook for a group of people by herself.
An Ran asked: Is your cooking delicious?
Chen Manman quickly said: Our cooking skills are both pretty good. Usually when we are at home and have nothing to do, we cook together. Everyone in the family thinks it is delicious.
An Ran thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll try it for a month. I hate trouble. If anything unpleasant happens during this month, we'll break up." Also, don't call me An Zhiqing. It sounds uncomfortable. Just call me by my name.
The two nodded happily. Fu Xiaoxiao said: Don't worry, we won't have any unpleasantness. Just call us by our names. Anran nodded and said nothing more.
When we got back to the educated youth camp, the meal was ready. Qin Fang called out that it was time to eat, and a group of people gathered around the table. Tang Lin and Cao Mo also added canned meat and bacon.
Chen Manman and Fu Xiaoxiao took out the special dishes they made at home from the box and sat down next to An Ran.
Che Jie stood up and said, "Today is a welcome dinner for new members, and we'd like to thank the new educated youth for adding to the dishes. Now, let's introduce ourselves." "My name is Che Jie. I'm 22 years old. I've been in the countryside for two years. Although I'm the head of the educated youth site, I hope everyone will set an example, manage their own lives well, and contribute to the country." He then sat down to applause.
Another one stood up and said: My name is Liu Tianzhu, I am 19 years old and have been working in the countryside for a year...
My name is Fang Dong. I went to the countryside for a year and a half when I was 20 years old...!
My name is Zhou Wen, I'm 22 years old, and I've been working in the countryside for two years...!
My name is Qin Fang, I’m 21 years old, and I’ve been working in the countryside for two years...!
My name is Xia Lan, I’m 21 years old and I’ve been working in the countryside for two years…!
My name is Yu Li. I went to the countryside for two years when I was 22 years old...!
My name is Wang Xue, I’m 20 years old, and I’ve been working in the countryside for half a year...!
The remaining two daughters of Liu Wang, one 21 and the other 20, went to the countryside for two years...!
When it was the turn of the new educated youth, Cao Mo stood up first to introduce himself, "My name is Cao Mo, the person next to me is Tang Lin, we are both 18 years old." Then it was Luo Jun's turn, and Luo Jun stood up and said, "My name is Luo Jun, I'm 18 years old."
Li Mengyao stood up and said: My name is Li Mengyao, I am 19 years old. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she cursed inwardly and sat down.
Chen Manman stood up and said: My name is Chen Manman, I am 19 years old, and this person is Fu Xiaoxiao, one year younger than me.
Finally, it was An Ran's turn. She stood up and said, "My name is An Ran, and I'm 14 years old." After that, she sat down and said nothing more. The old educated youth knew she was young, but she didn't expect her to be so young, only 14 years old...!
Che Jie and Qin Fang looked at each other, and Qin Fang stood up and said: This big pot of rabbit meat is from two rabbits contributed by Comrade An Ran. I suggest that we give it to Comrade An Ran and make a few more pieces of meat. Is everyone okay with that?
Everyone shook their heads, no one objected. Who would dare to object? An Ran might be the youngest, but she was the hardest to mess with. Besides, the rabbit was someone else's to catch, so if they didn't give it to him, they'd have to watch. Who would be so foolish as to object...?
After Qin Fang finished distributing the food, Che Jie said, "Let's eat." An Ran saw the situation was getting more and more chaotic, and the meal felt like a battle. She sighed in her heart again, saying that life in this era is really not easy...!
After the meal, Che Jie said: You new comrades, do you have any ideas about the issue of eating?
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