“The braised pork is delicious.”
Zhang Yuan touched his bulging belly, still sighing about the braised pork he had just eaten.
"Manman, why did you buy so many steamed buns?"
Liu Hua watched Xu Manman pack the remaining six steamed buns into a lunch box and stuff it into her shoulder bag. Her little head was filled with confusion.
"We'll gather at the commune early tomorrow morning. By the time we're settled in the village educated youth camp, it'll probably be afternoon. It's uncertain when we'll have food to eat. I've prepared some dry food in advance. My mother prepared some for me, but I've already finished it."
After hearing this, Zhan Tianqi immediately stood up and went to the ordering window, and the others followed immediately.
The others were not as well prepared as Xu Manman, so they could only ask the salesperson for oil paper to pack the steamed buns.
When they returned to the guesthouse, it was almost dark. After taking a shower in the afternoon, Xu Manman didn't make any more trouble. She went to the bathroom to simply wipe her body and went back to her room to sleep.
Maybe I was too tired, so I set the alarm for 6:30 tomorrow morning with the system and fell asleep the next moment.
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Today's balance: 390.6 yuan, remaining check-in points: 0 o'clock
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Ding, ding, ding!
After a night's rest, I felt much better. I woke up Liu Hua and the other three girls, washed up, put away the clothes that were hung out to dry in the backyard yesterday, and packed my luggage.
Liu Hua and I drank the boiled water we got downstairs and each ate a steamed bun. After eating, we packed our bags and went downstairs with our packages to wait for the gathering.
There was a military green truck parked at the entrance of the guesthouse. Lin Yong was standing next to the car and talking to a young man in military uniform, who seemed to be the driver. After everyone got out, Lin Yong called out their names again to confirm that they were all right, and then asked everyone to get in the car.
This truck can haul cargo and carry people, but don't expect any seats.
Xu Manman and Liu Hua supported each other and climbed onto the truck bed. They found a corner to put down their packages and sat on them. Seeing this, Zhang Yuan and the other three men also put down their luggage and sat around them.
After seeing that everyone was settled, Lin Yong got on the passenger seat of the front car and informed the driver to set off.
There were thirty people in the car. Fortunately, it was not a closed environment. Apart from the shaking and dust, everything else was acceptable.
The surrounding area is an undeveloped pristine ecological environment with green mountains and clear waters. The scenery is quite nice. I don’t know who started it, but everyone started singing.
"If you want to wait for the Red Army to come
Rhododendrons are blooming all over the ridge
If you want to wait for the Red Army to come
The ridges are covered with rhododendrons.
Lin Yong heard the singing in the front carriage and said to the people around him with a smile, "This group of educated youth has a good attitude."
The driver smiled and said nothing.
Xu Manman was also infected by this atmosphere. In her previous life, her social circle was very small. When she was working, she had two or three colleagues who she could talk to. After resigning, she stayed at home completely. Although she had only lived for less than 30 years, psychologically she felt like she had lived for 80 years. She had no interest in anyone or anything, and her whole body revealed a sense of fatigue from seeing through the world.
At this moment, Xu Manman seemed to have returned to her passionate teenage years, and she had some expectations for her future life.
Maybe, in this life, I can change my attitude and be a salted fish.
Singing along the way, people unknowingly ignore the time. When they reacted, the car had already stopped in front of Shunli Commune.
"Ding! Check-in location detected. Do you want to sign in?"
“Sign in!”
The item for signing in this time is a map of Shunli Commune, and all the villages under the commune are also on it.
Practical! Extremely practical! With it, Xu Manman will feel safer when she goes out.
Lin Yong got off the car and went into the commune office first. The driver asked everyone to move their luggage down.
Xu Manman saw several ox carts parked at the gate of the commune, which should be arranged by the villages to pick up people.
After a while, Lin Yong and a middle-aged man in a gray Zhongshan suit came out, followed by five middle-aged men with dark skin.
Lin Yong introduced everyone, "Comrades, this is Director Wang from the Youth League Office of Shunli Commune. Director Wang will arrange the specific matters for your trip to the countryside."
"The list of educated youth assigned has been given to the village heads. They will read the list later. Those whose names are read will gather at the village head's office. Your subsidies for going to the countryside have also been distributed to the village committees. The village heads will make arrangements for housing and other follow-up matters based on the actual situation."
Director Wang didn't waste any time and arranged things directly.
"Hongkan Village, Cai Hong, Wang Jianjun............"
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"Hongsheng Village, Zhan Tianqi, Li Xiao, Yue Feng, Xu Manman, Liu Hua, Zhang Yuan"
I don’t know whether to blame fate or luck, but there just happened to be 6 of them together.
"Great, Manman, we're together!"
Liu Hua happily hugged Xu Manman and said that Xu Manman was also very happy. At least with Liu Hua around, she didn't have to worry about socializing.
Six people carrying luggage walked up to the village chief, a typical peasant with a pipe tucked into his waist.
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