The educated youth site is located on the easternmost side of the brigade, backed by the mountains. It is a bit far away from other households in the team and is relatively quiet.
The environment of the educated youth compound was not as bad as described in the book. At least it was similar to the houses of other members in the village. They were all adobe houses, but compared with those in the city, they had bigger yards.
The educated youth in the courtyard had just returned from work. Some were washing clothes, some were cooking, and everyone was busy with their own things.
Ning Xiyue only saw three educated youth, two male comrades and one female comrade, but did not see Ning Xiaoxiao.
Seeing the team leader and his men coming, Zhao Jianshe, the elder brother of the educated youth point, greeted them with a smile: "Captain, this is the new educated youth who arrived today."
"Well, Jianshe, you and Comrade Guifang can help arrange it." Zhang Dawei looked around but didn't see Comrade Wu Guifang. "Where's Comrade Guifang?"
"Captain." Wu Guifang came over carrying a hoe.
"Comrade Guifang, come here quickly. These are the new educated youth. You two should make arrangements for them and explain the basic situation of the educated youth camp to them, as well as the issue of food rations."
After the captain finished speaking, he drove away in his ox cart, leaving all matters to the two men.
Perhaps it was a common occurrence, so Comrades Zhao Jianshe and Wu Guifang were used to it.
The two of them each led the male and female educated youth towards the educated youth compound.
Wu Guifang diligently explained things to the four newly arrived educated youth.
There are currently three male educated youth and three female educated youth living in this educated youth compound. Including this group, there are a total of thirteen educated youth, six men and seven women.
The quiet Youth League Home suddenly became lively.
"You've arrived at the right time, just in time for the autumn harvest. You'll get your share of food after the harvest. It's up to you to decide whether to buy some from fellow commune members or borrow some from the team. But I suggest you borrow some from the brigade. It'll save you time and money. You can just use your work points to offset the food at the end of the year. The team leader will send someone to deliver your food for today and tomorrow. What happens next is up to you."
"There's only one kitchen. It depends on whether you want to find someone to work with you or do it alone."
Comrade Wu Guifang explained some basic information and then pointed to the house behind her and said:
"The row on the left is where the male educated youth live, and the row on the right is where we female educated youth live. Housing is tight, so two people can share a room. You can choose one. I'm going to be busy now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
After saying this, Comrade Wu Guifang left to make dinner.
Liu Yao looked at everyone at a loss: "How should we choose?"
"Let's live in the same room." Wang Mengmeng said first.
She didn't like Chen Yechu, thinking she was pretentious, and Ning Xiyue was a tough character that she could not be provoked from the moment she saw her on the train. She was definitely not someone she would get along with easily. Overall, Liu Yao, the cheerful and cheerful silly girl, was the easiest to get along with.
"Okay, then we can share a room, and Xiyue and Yechu can share a room. How about that?" Liu Yao looked at Chen Yechu and Ning Xiyue for their opinions.
"Um."
Ning Xiyue had no objection, as long as she didn't have to share a room with Ning Xiaoxiao.
Chen Yechu liked this assignment very much. She thought Ning Xiyue was smart, would not cause trouble, and was a good person, so she nodded in agreement.
The remaining two rooms were no different, so I chose them at random: the room to the right of Ning Xiyue and Chen Yechu, and the room to the left of Wang Mengmeng and Liu Yao.
After everything was sorted, Ning Xiyue and Chen Yechu walked into the room and started packing.
One was sweeping the floor and the other was wiping the dust. Both were efficient workers and in no time they had cleaned the room and made the bed.
Comrade Wu Guifang, who came to check on the situation, was a little surprised to see that the two had finished everything. Judging from their clothes and appearance, these two new female educated youth should come from well-off families, but she didn't expect them to be so good at work.
They seem to be honest and hardworking people, and my liking for them has doubled.
Ning Xiyue saw the figure at the door, took out two candies from her bag and handed them over, then asked with a smile: "Sister Guifang, my name is Ning Xiyue. I want to ask if we can use the things in the kitchen?"
When Wu Guifang saw the two fruit candies in her hand, her smile became more sincere and she spoke in more detail.
"The kitchen utensils are shared, and you can use them as you please. If you want to cook with us, you'll need to pay a fee to cover the cost of salt and oil. We'll take turns cooking and collecting firewood, and you'll need to buy your own salt and oil if you cook on your own."
Wu Guifang leaned close to Ning Xiyue's ear and whispered, "Then, make sure to lock these things up after you use them. Never leave them outside."
"Thank you, Sister Guifang. You are so kind."
Wu Guifang waved her hand: "It's okay. We will be sisters living together from now on. If you have any questions, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know. By the way, did you bring any oil or salt? If not, I can lend you some."
Wu Guifang felt that the girl in front of her was quite generous and not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. She was not the kind of person that Ning Xiaoxiao had said she could associate with.
"I brought it." Ning Xiyue nodded with a smile.
At this time, the captain's platoon brought them two days' rations.
Ning Xiyue took her rations and marked them, and Chen Yechu did the same.
Today, the old educated youth have already started cooking, so the newcomers can only find a way to solve the dinner problem by themselves.
The others were tired and decided to just eat dry food.
Ning Xiyue didn't want to deal with it simply, so she grabbed a handful of rice and planned to steam it.
Chen Yechu took out his portion of rations and said, "Xiyue, let's cook together this meal, hurry up."
"Okay, let's go. They just finished steaming the rice and freed up the pot."
Ning Xiyue also wanted to eat quickly, so she had some dry food at noon. She was already starving. It would be much faster if two people worked together, especially for the wood stove, which required an experienced person like the heroine to be faster.
While Ning Xiyue and Chen Yechu were busy in the kitchen, Wu Guifang came in with a cabbage in her hand.
"Xiyue, let me get you some vegetables. I grew them myself. You can stir-fry them later."
Wu Guifang put down the dishes and walked outside.
"Sister Guifang, thank you."
Ning Xiyue patted the cabbage in her hand, feeling that the two candies she had given were really worth it.
Chen Yechu looked at Bao Cai with a complicated look.
Ning Xiyue probably didn't expect Sister Guifang to be so generous as to give her a cabbage.
Next, Chen Yechu brought out the oil and Ning Xiyue brought out the seasonings. Both of them were willing to use a lot of ingredients, and they fried a portion of cabbage until it was so delicious that the whole educated youth site could smell the aroma.
The educated youth who had just returned from work smelled the fragrance in the air and asked, "What did you cook today? Why does it smell so good?"
"Hmm, it smells good." Ning Xiaoxiao sniffed hard from behind and followed the educated youth in front of her and walked quickly towards the dining place, fearing that she would miss out on good food if she was too late.
Unexpectedly, Ning Xiyue came out of the kitchen next door carrying a plate of stir-fried cabbage and met the two people who were coming over.
Ning Xiyue raised the corners of her lips when she saw the person behind her:
"Ning Xiaoxiao, long time no see."
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