On the way back, they met people who were leaving work at noon. Facing the gazes of a group of people, Xu Manman said she couldn't stand it. She took Liu Hua's arm, lowered her head and wanted to escape from the scene.
"Li Zhiqing, are these the new educated youth?" an aunt asked loudly.
"Yes, has Auntie finished work?" Li Mao also replied loudly.
"The educated youth who came this year are all very good-looking. Look at this tall guy, and the girl is also very fair and clean."
"That's right, I just don't know how to work."
Facing the stares of the surrounding villagers, those who had never seen such enthusiasm could only respond with an awkward but polite smile.
After finally walking out of the crowd, Xu Manman breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like she had survived a disaster.
Li Mao looked at the new educated youth and said with a smile, "It's okay, you'll get used to it in the future."
That is to say, this situation often happens.
When we returned to the educated youth site, the old educated youth had also returned from work and were resting in the yard. Two female educated youth were cooking in the kitchen.
Seeing Li Mao and his men enter the yard, everyone looked over.
Li Mao shouted, "Come on, this year's new educated youth have arrived, everyone gather together."
Everyone gathered around, and the two female educated youth who were cooking also put down their work and came over.
Seeing that everyone had come over, Li Mao said, "Let's introduce ourselves first, starting with the old educated youth."
"My name is Wan Fang, I'm 25 years old and have been working in the countryside for four years."
This is one of the female educated youth who was cooking in the kitchen just now.
"My name is Liu Li, I'm 24 years old and have been working in the countryside for three years."
This is the other one who is in charge of cooking.
"My name is Xu Meili, I'm 23 years old and have been working in the countryside for two years."
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It's the turn of the new educated youth, "My name is Liu Hua, I'm 18 years old, from Hangzhou"
"My name is Xu Manman, I'm 16 years old and from Haishi"
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After everyone introduced themselves to each other, Li Mao went on to explain the housing and fire situation at the educated youth camp. "Currently, Yang Lili lives in the west wing, and Xue Mingxin lives in the east wing. He has something to do today, so you'll see him tonight.
Zhou Ming lived in the backyard, while everyone else slept on the large bunk bed. The new educated youth had rented a house, but it would take a few days for them to set up their kangs. For the time being, the two female educated youth would squeeze into the large bunk bed. As for the male educated youth, they could clear out a spare room. There were a few wooden planks in the utility room, so they could help set up a bed. They would just make do for the time being.
As for eating, although the new educated youth have received their rations, they are not yet able to cook independently. You will eat with us in the big kitchen for the next few days, paying one day's ration. Once the housing is ready, you can make your own arrangements.
Let’s have a simple lunch today, and then we’ll get ready to welcome the new educated youth in the evening.”
As expected of the person in charge of the educated youth site, he has arranged things in an orderly manner.
Xu Meili pouted, but couldn't help but say, "Since we are going to eat together, shouldn't we take turns cooking?"
Li Mao nodded. This was as it should be. "We used to work in groups of two. Now the new educated youth have joined us and we're taking turns again. Those who can cook will be responsible for the kitchen work, while those who can't cook will be responsible for fetching water and chopping wood."
Finally, Xu Manman and Yue Feng were arranged into one group, Liu Hua and Zhang Yuan were arranged into one group, and Zhan Tianqi and Li Xiao were arranged into one group.
In Xu Manman's group, the one who can cook is Yue Feng. You can't tell at all that such a big, strong, dark-skinned man can actually cook.
After arranging the personnel, Wan Fang and Liu Li went back to cook. The six people first put the rations and lunch boxes in the big kitchen. Li Mao asked Zhang Meili to take Xu Manman and Liu Hua to the big bunk bed to settle down first, while he took the male educated youth to prepare beds.
The girls live on a 4-meter-wide kang, which is more than enough to sleep three people. It is indeed a bit uncomfortable to squeeze five people in now.
There were three quilts on the kang, and a box was placed on each wall at the corresponding position. The room was very clean.
"I live at the end of the kang, Wan Fang lives at the head, and Liu Li lives next to me," said Zhang Meili as she pushed the three quilts on the kang to both sides, leaving space in the middle.
There was not much choice, so Xu Manman took out the quilt prepared by her mother from the package and spread it on the kang. She put the luggage on the ground against the wall and sorted it out carefully after the house was cleaned up.
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