Yang Yang looked at her in surprise, "Youngest, how did you know?"
Xu Manman didn't answer her question, but directly made a pointed analysis, "Your classmate has many brothers and sisters, so she probably doesn't get much attention at home, right? Her older brothers and sisters are probably all employed or married, and her younger brothers and sisters are probably still young. So, her family only allowed her to go to the countryside because she met the policy of going there at the right age. In other words, no matter how good the countryside is, her family would let her go whether she likes it or not."
Yang Yang blinked, it seemed to be the case.
The eldest brother continued, "Those who are going to the countryside with her, including you, all come from well-off families. If you really go to the countryside, your parents won't want you to suffer, so they will definitely provide you with subsidies. If this classmate of yours is close to you and you see her starving and poorly dressed, wouldn't you also try to share some of your money with her?"
The third brother also said, "Isn't your female classmate pretty? Are most of the people who are going to the countryside with her boys?"
Seeing that everyone was talking, the fourth child managed to say, "Did your classmates who went to the countryside with you send any letters back later? What did they say?"
Even if Yang Yang has a low EQ, he would understand this series of speeches and analyses.
Her expression was a little grim at the moment. "So, she just... wants so many people to go with her so that her life won't be so difficult?"
The eldest brother nodded and said, "That's what I think. But maybe she doesn't have such bad intentions. Maybe she just wants to go with her for company."
But when you talk about how good it is to go to the countryside, that’s true…”
Yang Yang looked up at Xu Manman and asked, "Is life in the countryside really...hard?"
"The place where I went to the countryside was okay. The village chief was fair and just, and we educated youth were not excluded. But it was indeed difficult to integrate into the community. We had to work every day, and we could only rest when it rained or during the winter. But we had to rely on what we earned to eat. If we were not in good physical condition and our family did not provide any subsidies, it would be a problem to fill our stomachs.
As for eating meat..., you can indeed hunt in the mountains, but there are also many ferocious beasts, and you may lose your life if you are not careful. Moreover, they are all public property now, so even if you get some, you cannot eat it openly.
Besides, the winters in the north where I live are very long. If you slack off on weekdays and don’t save enough firewood, you could freeze to death.”
What Xu Manman said was true. As for hunting and eating meat, it can only be said that their youth cadre site has a good geographical location, far away from the village gathering place, and there are no ferocious beasts coming down the mountain, so they can often get a harvest and eat meat.
The fourth child, Li Xiaochun, said, "You're considered lucky here. The daughter of a distant relative of mine went to the countryside, and within a year she was raped. Her parents reported it to the police, but it was useless. A group of people blocked the village and wouldn't let us in. In the end, they couldn't even recover her body."
Li Xiaochun felt a sense of empathy when she spoke of this. She had seen that girl before. She was tall and pretty. When she went to the countryside, Li Xiaochun was still in high school. Because of this incident, after she graduated, her parents arranged a job for her directly. The fiancé they arranged for her to meet was also a military officer who could protect her.
After hearing what Li Xiaochun said, not only Yang Yang, but even the eldest and third brothers looked heavy-hearted. Cai Mei, who was sitting on the upper bunk, didn't know what she was thinking about. She looked at the book in her hand with a gloomy face.
"So, fifth brother, you should thank your parents." The eldest brother concluded.
Yang Yang nodded in a daze. The shock she received today was indeed quite great.
After chatting, Xu Manman took out a thermos from the table under the bed of the lower bunk boss and said, "I'm going to get some water. Anyone want to join me?"
This statement received a unanimous response from the dormitory.
The optimistic Yang Yang has recovered his energy at this moment, "I, I, I, I want to go."
Even Cai Mei climbed out of bed and took a half-worn thermos.
In the end, except for the pregnant Wang Zhen, everyone else went out carrying thermoses. This type of group activity is also a major feature of university campuses.
After fetching water, Xu Man took a basin to wash his hands and face and soaked his feet.
Before she came, she and her cousin bought two basins each. However, she was considered an outlier in the dormitory because everyone else only used one basin to wash their whole body.
Not to mention the boys' dormitory over there on Chen Ming's side. In her previous life, her younger brother used the same towel to wash his whole body, and he didn't change it until the hair was worn out. She wouldn't even look at it if he used it as a rag.
I applied some skin care products like Snow Cream on my hands and face, climbed into bed, lowered the curtains, took off my coat and covered myself with the quilt.
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