At the beginning of the busy summer season, a piece of news suddenly arrived that the middle school, which had been suspended for a year, was about to reopen. This was a great thing for Zhaozhao, Chengru and Chengjie who stayed in Qingshan Village. They could finally pick up their textbooks again and return to the classroom to study.
There is still no news about the opening of primary school classes. The villagers of Qingshan Village are shaking their heads with regret, wondering how long they will have to endure the troubles of these naughty children.
Because of their class background, many people are forced to end their studies and go to the countryside, to the frontier, and to live with the vast number of farmers as junior high school or high school students.
There was also good news. After Xu Shuzhen was investigated, she was sent back to Qingshan Village and continued to teach at Zhaozhao's middle school. This made the children of Qingshan Village very happy. They all liked this kind and knowledgeable teacher very much.
Qingshan Village received a notice from above that they would accept seven educated youth, four men and three women, who came from all over the country, from the south, the north, the east and the west. They hoped that the cadres and villagers of Qingshan Village would accept them, tolerate them and transform them.
Chen Zhifang and Wang Youtian didn't feel burdened this time. Back in 1962, they weren't as wealthy as they are now! They were just a few educated youth, so they could afford it! Although the branch factory issue hadn't been finalized, they had recently established several business partners on the black market and were making a lot of small profits.
On the first day of school, Fu Baoer discovered that Sun Danniu, who had rarely appeared in public recently, actually had a schoolbag on her shoulder and was following behind Zhao Zhao and the others with her head down. It seemed that she was also going to school.
Fu Baoer scratched his head. Was this a sign of Li Ying's kindness? She would either beat or scold Sun Danniu, sometimes to the point where even the villagers couldn't stand it.
"Bao'er," Fu Chengcai patted Fu Bao'er's shoulder, "What are you doing!"
Fu Baoer turned around and saw it was him. She rolled her eyes and hooked her arm around Chengcai's neck as she walked aside. "Did your mother take the wrong medicine? She actually agreed to let Sun Danniu go to school too?"
"That's our mother," Chengcai corrected. "Our grandmother came a few days ago, and I heard them say that if we let Big Girl go to school for two years, she'll be able to find a good family in the future, and the bride price will be higher!"
Fu Baoer guessed that she had no good intentions. However, she didn't see the cheap old lady when she came. She must have been scared by the swarm of hornets that year and only dared to sneak into the village. "Where is Li Chengjun? Is he dead?"
Chengcai exclaimed, "Bao'er, what are you talking about? That's our uncle! My eldest uncle has been sent down to the countryside again and won't be back for a few years."
"Oh, you deserve it!" Fu Baoer let go of Chengcai's neck, made a face and ran away, wondering why Li Chengjun was so honest. It turned out that he could not escape the punishment of this campaign!
Fu Chengcai touched the back of his neck. Baoer is two years younger than him, so how come he has grown so tall?
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As usual, on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month, Fu Baoer followed Wang Youtian or Chen Zhifang to the city to sell wine. In addition to the fat man Huoda as the main customer, they also had several other customers, all of whom were strictly screened, and the risks involved were untold.
Today is June 15th. Fu Baoer, Chen Zhifang, and godfather Chen Youpeng drove a ox cart into the city. Not only did they have to sell the wine, they also had to bring the educated youth back. The seven educated youth came from all over the country and finally arrived today.
Fu Baoer was very curious. All her impressions of the educated youth came from Xu Shuzhen. Would the seven people she was going to bring back today be as gentle, generous, patient, knowledgeable and talented as her?
Chen Zhifang just chuckled after hearing this: "People are just like the crops in our fields. Some grow well, while others don't. Baoer, not everyone is as ambitious and talented as Teacher Xu. Don't be disappointed if you see one."
Fu Bao'er's face wrinkled. "What if seven people like Liu Shengli and Jiang Yiquan come? What should we do?"
These two people brought back some not-so-good memories for Chen Zhifang. He and Wang Youtian had received a lot of criticism from the commune! But it wasn't their fault! "Humph, they didn't volunteer to go to the countryside to work in the fields this time. They were assigned here. It's possible they're unhappy about it. I won't indulge them!"
"Dad, they're here, isn't it them?" Chen Youpeng said with a sharp eye, "But it seems like one person is missing."
Fu Baoer stood up on the ox cart, put her hands on Chen Youpeng's neck, and stood on tiptoe to look forward. "Godfather, you are wrong. There are four women among these six people, and we are three."
"Maybe they're from another village." Chen Zhifang jumped off the oxcart and shouted to several people, "Who are the educated youth going to Qingshan Village? Get on this oxcart!"
The six of them turned around at the same time. One man and two women looked at each other and said in unison, "We are going to Qingshan Village!"
Chen Zhifang and Chen Youpeng helped them put their luggage on the oxcart. "Please wait a moment. There are still four people who haven't arrived yet."
Fu Baoer opened her big curious eyes and observed the three people. They looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. The boy wore a white shirt and had neatly combed hair. He looked quite handsome and intellectual. The two girls wore sailor shirts, black pants, white socks and black cloth shoes. Their hair was in pigtails. One of them had very fair skin, was not tall, and looked cute, while the other had a much colder look.
Seeing a little girl staring at them, the three of them felt a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a long time, the cute girl spoke first: "Little sister, what's your name? You are so beautiful. How old are you this year?"
Fu Baoer jumped off the ox cart and stretched out her hand. "Hello! Let me introduce myself. I'm the leader of the Qingshan Village Boy Scout Troop. Fu Baoer, if you have any problems in the village, feel free to come to me! The Boy Scouts will help you solve all your problems!"
"Haha, I'll be thankful that you don't cause trouble." Chen Zhifang mercilessly exposed the true face of the Boy Scout, earning a small roll of the eyes from Fu Baoer.
"Pfft, what a cute kid, so funny," Li Jiawei didn't expect the village she was going to be like this. It seemed quite nice. "Then let me introduce myself. My name is Li Jiawei, and I'm from Southern Province. Please take care of me in the future."
Fu Baoer was very fond of this petite and cute southern girl. Her voice was so gentle. She looked at the other sister with a cold appearance and said, "Sister, what's your name?"
Tian Tian blushed. She just looked unapproachable and was actually very shy. "Hello, my name is Tian Tian, also known as Shuxiner Tian. I'm from Yuancheng, in the province next to us."
Interesting, interesting, she is actually a shy girl. Fu Baoer likes her even more. She then turned her gaze to the only man and said, "It's your turn, young man."
Wang Qiang introduced himself without hesitation. He came from a distant border province and probably the one who came from the farthest away among the seven people. "I hope you can help me in the future. Since we are assigned to the same group, we are good comrades and friends. We should help each other improve!"
Fu Baoer was a little disappointed. He looked like an old scholar she had met before, who always spoke with reason. However, this man seemed nice and reliable. He had just taken the initiative to help Chen Youpeng move his luggage and clean the ox cart.
"Fubaoer!!!!"
A loud shout startled Fu Bao'er who was lost in thought. She scratched her ears and turned around to see that it was the boy named Nie Chenggang from the Hexi Village next door. "It's you, the defeated opponent."
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