Time is of the essence, and Su Ruyi has no time to think about it.
She tidied herself up hastily and quickly left the space.
He unfolded and folded the bedding again before finally drawing back the curtains.
It was already 6:30.
She walked out of the room with her schoolbag on her back and casually locked the padlock.
Guo Tianya, who was brushing her teeth in the yard with her hands on her hips, widened her eyes and spat out the foam in her mouth: "Su Ruyi, you actually locked the door?!"
Su Ruyi asked curiously, "I was going out, so I locked the door. Is there a rule against locking the door?"
Guo Tianya was speechless for a moment: "But...but nobody locks their doors! If you lock your doors, aren't you treating us like thieves?"
So they're already starting trouble?!
Su Ruyi thought about it carefully. She didn't seem to have offended this lunatic yesterday, did she?
She replied in a neutral tone, "I really don't think about things as much as you do."
After saying that, she prepared to walk out of the courtyard.
Guo Tianya grabbed her arm: "What do you mean? Are you being sarcastic?"
Su Ruyi took out the key: "I have something to do and can't delay. If you want to come into my room, just take the key and go yourself!"
Guo Tianya immediately withdrew her hand: "Who wants to go to your room?!"
Just then, a loud, clear voice rang out from outside the courtyard: "What's all this commotion so early in the morning?!"
Immediately afterwards, a young man with a square face walked in.
It was Jiang Aiguo, the person in charge of the educated youth settlement.
This person, like Wang Chuntao, was from Beijing. He was 21 years old. Because he looked like a gentleman, he had been a class leader in school since he was a child. When he arrived at the educated youth settlement, he rightfully became the person in charge.
Everyone thought he was pretty good.
However, Su Ruyi clearly remembered that when she was tricked out by Ding Xiuling in her previous life, Jiang Aiguo was also involved. It was he who intercepted her on her way home from work, lied that Su Tie had something to discuss with her, and tricked her into going to the Ding family's old house.
At that time, she did not see Fifth Brother at the door, and she became wary.
As she hesitated whether to step over the threshold, he shoved her hard from behind, causing her to trip and fall headfirst into the doorway…
At this moment, Jiang Aiguo sternly rebuked Guo Tianya, "Your voice filled the whole courtyard first thing in the morning! Su Zhiqing lives alone, what's wrong with locking the door?!"
Guo Tianya's tears instantly flowed: "You Jiang Fangkuai! What's wrong? You saw that the girl was young and pretty, and you've already fallen in love at first sight and are about to fall for someone else?"
At this moment, Ai Shengnan from the middle room and Shulan from the east room both opened their doors and came out.
However, Wang Chuntao was nowhere to be seen.
"Guo Tianya!" Jiang Aiguo's face darkened. "How many times have I told you not to talk nonsense! We're just ordinary revolutionary friends! I have no romantic feelings for you whatsoever!"
"You're talking nonsense! You clearly said that we can only date secretly, otherwise it will have a bad influence!"
Guo Tianya's face turned purple with anxiety. "I finally understand. Your bad reputation is affecting your ability to pick up girls, isn't it?"
As she spoke, she reached out to take Su Ruyi's hand: "Your skin is so delicate and tender, so beautiful! It makes me drool, doesn't it?"
Su Ruyi was wary of her and took a step back the moment the other woman reached out.
When she failed to pull him, Guo Tianya exclaimed, "Look at how delicate and adorable she is! Jiang Aiguo, is your heart pounding?"
As she listened to her increasingly offensive remarks, Su Ruyi turned and left.
Jiang Aiguo was so angry that he trembled on the spot: "This is utterly unreasonable!"
Su Ruyi ignored the dispute in the courtyard and went to the backyard where the male educated youth lived. She knocked on the door and called out, "Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother, are you up yet?"
Li Wang opened the door a crack and peeked out: "Su Zhiqing, your fourth brother asked me to tell you that he, along with Shen Zhiqing and Ji Zhiqing, went to the county post office to pick up your package! He wants you to stay inside and wait for them to come back!"
"So early?!" Su Ruyi clicked her tongue in amazement.
"It's getting late. The county is far away, so the oxcart set off at 5:30!" Li Wang said. "Our place is great in every way, but it's just too far from the county seat and the iron market!"
Su Ruyi asked, "What time will they be back?"
"The oxcart departs at 5:30 in the morning and returns at 3:00 in the afternoon! It only makes one trip a day! It'll probably be back by 5 or 6 o'clock!" Li Wang said, slapping his forehead. "Oh right, they even left you some dry rations, wait a bit!"
As he spoke, he turned around, opened the door, and went into the east room.
A moment later, he came out carrying two rather large white flour cakes.
Su Ruyi frowned.
Because she saw that behind him, a sleazy-looking male educated youth also came out.
A pair of darting eyes were scrutinizing her from head to toe.
She knew this man too; his name was Sun Shengtian, from Yangcheng, and he was a scoundrel.
In her previous life, on her first day at the educated youth compound, he deliberately bumped her hard with his elbow, and her left chest ached for three whole days!
This man is a complete scoundrel.
At that moment, the scoundrel spoke up: "Oh, so this is Comrade Su! No wonder! Your three older brothers came to pick up your package early this morning! Tsk tsk tsk!"
Su Ruyi didn't even glance at him.
Li Wang handed her the pancake and used his small frame to separate her from Sun Shengtian: "Su Zhiqing, you should go back to your room quickly!"
"Thank you, Li Zhiqing." Su Ruyi took the cake and turned to leave.
Sun Shengtian, feeling rebuffed, muttered in a low voice behind her, "She's quite good-looking, but it's a shame she's deaf!"
Su Ruyi hesitated for a moment, but did not stop.
It was only the first day, and she didn't want to make too many enemies.
Moreover, Su Tong was still around, and she didn't want her fourth brother to worry about her.
Just as she hurriedly walked away, a deep voice came: "Sun Shengtian, stop causing trouble, okay? Why are you flirting with that young girl? If we educated youth group get punished one by one, everyone's return to the city will be ruined! If you ruin my return to the city again, I'll never forgive you!"
Upon hearing that familiar muffled sound, Su Ruyi knew it was Hu Zhenbo, an educated youth from Mengshi.
This man was a tall, imposing figure, easily 1.9 meters tall.
In her previous life, it is said that she weighed 170 jin (85 catties) when she came to the countryside, but after two years she only weighed 130 jin (65 catties).
However, his muffled voice remained unchanged.
Su Ruyi slipped away quickly and ran back to the front yard.
Seeing that Jiang Aiguo and Guo Tianya were still facing off in the yard, she quickly unlocked the door, went back to the west room, and locked the door.
"Look! Open your eyes and look! They lock the door every time they go to the outhouse. What else could it be but treating us like thieves?!" Guo Tianya's voice rang out sharply again.
Su Ruyi then realized that, judging from her voice alone, she would never have imagined that she was such a sturdy girl.
Jiang Aiguo's voice was noticeably weaker: "Comrade Guo Tianya! I'm just asking you to pay attention to unity! I'm doing this for your own good!"
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