"I'm the village chief, Liu Daming. Please put the luggage on the cart. The oxcart can't carry that much. The two girls can sit on it, and the boys can show off their spirits. We'll walk back later."
The four boys had no objection.
After everyone had put their luggage away and the two girls were seated, Liu Daming waved the whip in his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The main group was led by the social expert Liu Hua, with Zhang Yuan and Yue Feng as assistants. They chatted with the village chief on the way and found out that Hongsheng Village was only 5 kilometers away from the commune. If you walk fast, you can get there in 30 to 40 minutes. There is a tractor every morning and evening from the commune to the county town, so the transportation is okay.
However, the roads leading to the village are all bumpy loess roads, and whether you walk or ride in an ox cart, you will get your mouth full of dust.
"See that old locust tree in front? That's the entrance to the village." Liu Daming said, pointing to the tall locust tree in front.
"Uncle Damin, this locust tree must be hundreds of years old." In order to get close to Zhang Yuan No. 2, he had already called the village chief uncle.
"It's not that bad. This locust tree has been there since my great-grandfather's grandfather's generation."
The tall locust tree can be seen from a long distance. It stands there like a giant, as tall as a three-story building. Its branches are probably so tall that two people can hug them. It is covered with lush branches and leaves. As you get closer, you can gradually smell the unique fragrance of the locust tree.
"Ding! The check-in location has been detected. Do you want to check in?" The system responded when passing by the big locust tree.
"Sign in"
Hmm? After signing in, the cursor over the locust tree turned gray, with no cooldown countdown. It seems this is a special place. I wonder what surprises this century-old locust tree can hold.
Xu Manman didn't rush to see what was going on. After passing the locust tree, many children came running over to watch the fun. The ox cart stopped in front of a large blue brick yard.
"Ding! Check-in location detected. Do you want to sign in?"
"Sign in!" It seems this is the legendary educated youth station. Its cursor cooldown time is 24 hours, so doesn't that mean you can get the benefits every day?
After several people unloaded the luggage from the car, the village chief said, "Okay, this is the educated youth site. I have to drive the cattle back to the cowshed. I will ask the person in charge of your educated youth site to come and settle you in later. You can rest first."
After everyone nodded and said goodbye to the village chief, they carried their luggage into the courtyard first. Without walking around, they put the luggage under the eaves first.
Xu Manman took a look at the system backpack. It only contained the items that the educated youth needed to sign in, 10 big unity notes, a stack of receipts, and a few books, such as "Postpartum Care of Sows", "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", and "Compendium of Herbs"... They were very practical, so she put them away for now.
"System, where are the things I signed in at the big locust tree?"
I searched for a long time but didn't see the sign-in reward for the big locust tree. Maybe it was swallowed by the system?
"This check-in item is a special item and will be automatically stored in the host space."
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My consciousness entered the space, but I didn’t find anything extra. Forget it, I’ll look at it later, let’s settle down first.
On the way, Uncle Damin said that the youth sent to the village center used to be the courtyard of a landlord's house. After liberation, the descendants of the landlord ran away, leaving this courtyard. Everyone wanted it, but it was difficult for anyone to divide it. Later, when the youth sent to the countryside went, it became the youth sent to the village center.
At this time, a young man with dark skin and a yellow towel hanging around his neck ran in from the door. He was sweating profusely.
"Sorry for the long wait. I'm Li Mao, the person in charge of the educated youth site."
Everyone greeted each other.
Li Mao led everyone to the yard. This was a relatively square three-courtyard house with the gate on the right. There were three back rooms on the left side of the gate, three rooms in the east and west wings of the front yard, and three rooms in the main yard. However, the house in the main yard was wider, with the main room in the middle. It was obvious that this was where everyone usually cooked and ate.
There is a well in the yard. The door leading to the backyard is located next to the ear room near the east wing. There are four rooms in the backyard, two of which are divided into men's and women's toilets and men's and women's baths respectively. There is also a storage room and one that is locked.
As they walked, Li Mao introduced the situation, saying, "Over the years, some educated youth have returned to the city, while others have started families and moved out in the countryside. Now, there are nine educated youth living here: five men and four women. Three of the women live on the left side of the main house, while three men live on the right. Both rooms have large bunk beds. A male educated youth lives in the east wing, and a female educated youth lives in the west wing. Those rooms with locks are already occupied."
Each large bunk bed can accommodate up to one person. You can also choose an empty room, but the rent for the rooms in the east and west wings is 20 yuan per year, and the rent for the front back room is 15 yuan per year. You need to pay for the kang (kang bed) yourself. The winters in the Northeast are long and cold, and no one can live in the house without a kang.
Then there is the issue of food. You have just arrived and don’t have any food. According to past practice, the village can lend you 30 kilograms of food each and you can return it later.
As for cooking, some people cook together, while others cook on their own. If you cook on your own, you have to build your own stove. If you want to rent a house, you can cook together when you are setting up the kang. You can choose a house first."
Zhan Tianqi chose the room on the east side of the wing. Xu Manman decided to choose the room on the west side. Liu Hua followed suit and chose the room in the middle of the west wing, next to Xu Manman. The remaining three boys each had a room on the back side.
Li Mao was surprised to see that the newly arrived educated youth all chose to rent houses. They all seemed to be well-off.
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