Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Do the educated youth here have a strong background?
Su Liang and his wife were given an extra portion of food on the condition that they did not cook or wash dishes.
However, they can participate in tasks such as chopping firewood and growing vegetables, and we'll decide how much they will participate when the time comes.
So the two people's independent cooperation was shattered.
But both of them have the appetite of young masters and young ladies, and the food cooked by Liu Pandi and his friends is not to their taste.
They had another quarrel during dinner that night. Qin Fang complained that the porridge was sore on her throat and she couldn't finish it after taking a sip.
Su Liang's situation was not much better than Qin Fang's. He couldn't drink his porridge, and the dishes were tasteless, with barely any oil.
The two felt that they had paid too much for food but had to eat such pig food, so they strongly requested Liu Pandi and his men to form a partnership just for them.
They are willing to pay fine grain.
But Liu Pandi and the others were so angry that they said directly that this was the standard for eating. If they didn’t want to eat, they could make it themselves and they would not serve them.
Look, Qin Fang left the dinner table crying. It had been a whole day, and apart from some dry food and snacks, the two of them hadn't eaten a single hot meal.
After listening to Qian Li's story, Xu Lin asked in confusion: "Didn't they go to the commune today?"
"No, they slept until noon. Everyone who went to the commune had returned, so why would they go?
The two of them planned to go to the commune tomorrow morning. Qian Li shrugged, "We have to go to work tomorrow, and they asked for leave as soon as they arrived.
The captain's impression of them will definitely decrease, as this is related to the important matter of returning to the city.
You, if it's not something important, try to take as little leave as possible."
In response to Qian Li's well-intentioned suggestion, Xu Lin nodded, but there was no need to worry about returning to the city.
Moreover, she treated the county governor's mother today. Even though the county governor paid for it, he still had to accept her favor.
If anything comes to him in the future, will Zheng Jianshe be able to refuse it?
With Lao Zheng here, he is definitely more effective than the captain.
Xu Lin was confident in her heart but did not show it on her face. She was actually grateful for Qian Li's reminder.
"I'll stew the goose in an iron pot later. You can leave a piece for yourself." Xu Lin invited.
Qian Li's eyes lit up with joy. Even though she had just eaten meat yesterday, she was still very hungry, not to mention that it was goose stewed in an iron pot.
"Then I won't be polite. I'll treat you to braised pork later."
Qian Li silently calculated the money she had in her mind, thinking it was enough for a meal at a hotel.
As for making it myself, Qian Li said that my craftsmanship is not that good, so it won’t be a waste.
The two quickly reached an agreement, Qian Li's hands moved faster, and she didn't mind the dirt at all when helping Xu Lin organize the coal briquettes.
After the two of them finished their work and cleaned the goose, Xu Lin moved her wrist and started cooking.
Soon a strong fragrance wafted through the courtyard, and the educated youth lying on their beds could no longer stay there and all poked their heads out to check.
I heard that Xu Lin was stewing goose in an iron pot. I was so jealous.
They drooled as they wondered if Xu Lin would give them a few pieces to eat later. Once the thought came to their mind, they could no longer lie down. They put on their clothes and sat on the kang waiting.
If Xu Lin knew what they were thinking, she would die of laughter.
They don't show up when there's work to do, and they show up licking their mouths when there's food to eat. How can that be so good?
Qian Li didn't eat in vain, she took out some snacks and asked Xu Lin to try them. These were sent by her family.
Han Hong and Zhang Qiang each added a can of food to their dishes, so in short, they didn't eat for free.
The educated youth who were sitting in the room waiting for food waited until their stomachs started to growl, and they still did not wait for Xu Lin to bring them food.
She was so hungry herself that she had no intention of treating others to a meal.
The four of them sat in front of the pot, eating and chatting, mostly Qian Li talking while Xu Lin and the other two listened.
From Qian Li's words, Xu Lin knew that although there was not much work now, most of it was physical work, either clearing land or applying fertilizer.
The fertilizer used is not chemical fertilizer, but farm manure, which is very smelly and cannot be used by people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
But the work points are good, and as long as you are not afraid of getting dirty, you can take the job of spreading fertilizer.
Xu Lin and his colleagues are new here, and the work they are assigned to do tomorrow is, if nothing unexpected happens, new land.
The male educated youth dug the ground, while the female educated youth picked up debris such as gravel, dead grass and tree roots. The wasteland they reclaimed could be planted in the spring.
Han Hong and Zhang Qiang knew nothing about farming, they just knew they would have to work very hard tomorrow.
Zhang Qiang couldn't help but ask, "What happens if the mission is not completed? Can I take the initiative to apply for less missions?"
"If you fail to complete a task, your work points will be reduced. You can apply for fewer tasks, but if your basic work points are not enough, you will not be eligible for per capita rations.
You will have to spend money to buy work points then." Qian Li looked Zhang Qiang up and down, "If you are not short of money, you can apply for a reduction in tasks.
It doesn’t matter if you take leave frequently. At most, you will leave a bad impression on the captain, which may affect your return to the city.”
"Is it serious that the captain is stuck in returning to the city?" Zhang Qiang asked.
"It's OK. As long as you don't cause any trouble and give us a generous gift before returning to the city, the captain will generally let us go."
Qian Li knew a lot of inside information and whispered to the three people about the educated youth returning to the city.
The captain of Wangzhuang Brigade was not a bad person. He would not take the initiative to bully or make things difficult for the educated youth.
But if the educated youth went too far, he would get stuck.
Last year, there was a male educated youth who was particularly unruly. He was really unruly. If it weren't for the strong power of his family, he would have been sent to a farm for re-education through labor.
Later, the male educated youth's family used their connections to get him back to the city, but they were stuck with the team leader.
The case was stuck for about a month. Finally, the educated youth's family brought generous gifts to the team leader's son and begged for mercy, and the man was finally taken away.
I heard that the family of the male educated youth was very angry and wanted to punish the team leader, but before they took any action, they received a letter.
The content of the letter was simple, warning them not to cause trouble, or the male educated youth would be sent to the farm.
In the end, the male educated youth's family realized that they should not offend him to death, and they also understood that there were people behind the captain.
They couldn't kill him just because they wanted to, so they took the initiative to send a letter to make peace and also sent a lot of good things as compensation.
"Who is behind the captain?" Han Hong asked curiously.
"I'm not sure, but I heard that he has a powerful background, and everyone in the commune will give face to the team leader.
The captain is usually a nice guy, he doesn't care about everything, and he won't get angry as long as things can be dealt with on the surface."
Qian Li sighed again when she said this, "It is because the team leader is not picky that some difficult educated youth are assigned to the Wangzhuang Brigade."
Huh? Xu Lin and the other two all showed shocked expressions.
"Do the educated youth here have a strong background?" Xu Lin asked, pointing around.
"Those with strong backgrounds have all returned to the city, except for those who have compelling reasons. The rest are either unwilling or unable to return to the city.
Basically, they are all assigned to work in the normal way and have no way to return to the city. Qian Li pointed to the room where Huang Zishu and his wife were staying.
"Those two are here for some special reasons. If you see them behaving strangely, don't follow them.
In order to avoid embarrassing ourselves, we may say that we are supporting rural construction, but in fact, we all have our own reasons or have no choice.
Being helpful to others is also helpful to yourself, isn’t it?