Gu Jianhua nodded repeatedly in agreement after hearing Zhao Dazhuang's earlier remarks.
Yes, he does like Huaijiao.
However, upon hearing Zhao Dazhuang's subsequent words, Gu Jianhua became unhappy and disagreed.
However, Gu Jianhua was shrewd enough that he didn't like Zhao Dazhuang's words, but he didn't show it directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Oh, Village Chief Zhao, this is a task assigned by the higher-ups. They didn't mean for us to exchange things at will."
"Besides, the leaders above must have allocated the educated youth based on the actual situation of each village. Your village could afford it, which is why they assigned a few to you!"
If we're talking about the number of educated youth sent to the countryside, Dawancun has the most among all the villages in the vicinity.
There were five educated youths in Geda Village, which caused a stir, while there were twenty-eight in Dawan Village!
Didn't he call out?
Gu Jianhua hummed to himself.
Just then, a group of people emerged from the exit of the station; it was the group of educated youth who had been sent to the countryside.
Gu Jianhua tiptoed, not looking at the educated youth, but instead peering into the crowd, searching for Lu Huaijiao and the others.
Lu Huaijiao also happened to see Gu Jianhua standing on tiptoe, craning his neck to look inside.
"dad?"
She quickly stood on tiptoe, screamed, and waved.
His excited little face looked just like he had seen his own father.
If Gu Changzheng hadn't held her back from rushing out, Lu Huaijiao would have definitely forgotten about the three babies in her belly and rushed out on her own.
"Child, baby, child."
Gu Changzheng spoke repeatedly.
He was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, his wife would fly away.
Yes, looking at Lu Huaijiao's eager expression, doesn't she seem like she's about to fly away?
Lu Huaijiao pouted.
"Gu Changzheng, why are you pulling me? Don't you miss your dad?" she said with obvious disdain.
Gu Changzheng: ...
Why does he want to think about that old geezer of a father?
At that moment, the old man Gu Jianhua also heard Lu Huaijiao's voice. He smiled and agreed, then walked over.
Holding the list, Gu Xiangdong raised his hand and touched his head.
"Second Uncle, this..."
The educated youth are coming soon, what is Uncle doing?
Gu Xiangdong is Gu Jianhua's nephew and Gu Changzheng's cousin. He is a good person who served in the army for several years before retiring. Gu Jianhua wants to groom him to be his successor.
Hearing the voice behind him, Gu Jianhua waved his hand.
“Just point them out. Those city kids can all read, they’ll come over here to gather on their own.”
Gu Jianhua had become somewhat numb to the fact that there were several occasions a year to receive educated youth; he felt it was time to let younger people take over the task.
Gu Xiangdong said "Oh" and held up the sign for Dawancun.
“The educated youth from Dawan Village, come this way, come this way.”
The educated youth who came out of the station began to look for their destinations, saw the villages, and then looked at the people who were there to receive them.
After several days and nights of travel, the educated youth were so exhausted that they could barely stand. So when they saw the tractor, their faces lit up with big smiles.
They all walked towards the tractor.
Some people were wondering, "Wait a minute, there are so many of us, how can a tractor pick us up? And what about the other vehicles? Where are they?"
These educated youths really had some pretty good ideas.
Upon hearing the female educated youth's words, Gu Xiangdong looked up from the list and asked very seriously, "Comrade, are you going to Dawancun?"
The female educated youth who spoke was named Huang Ping. After hearing Gu Xiangdong's words, she shook her head: "I'm going to what's called Geda Village."
Gu Xiangdong said "Oh," and pointed to Zhao Dazhuang's direction: "Uncle Dazhuang, the educated youth from your village have taken the wrong road."
Zhao Dazhuang was counting the educated youth from his village when he heard Gu Xiangdong's words. He exclaimed "Hey!" and walked over, saying to Huang Ping, "Huang Ping, right? Come with me, our team is over there."
Huang Ping blinked: "Where's the car?"
"A car? What car?" Zhao Dazhuang was stunned for a moment, then stopped and looked at Huang Ping.
His gaze fell on the tractor to the side, and his expression turned grim.
“Huang Zhiqing, this tractor belongs to Dawan Village. Do you think everyone can afford a tractor like people in Dawan Village?”
Zhao Dazhuang was very jealous, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, Dawan Village is a major grain-producing village in the vicinity. In addition to grain, it also has a large area of fish ponds and economic forests to earn money, forming a collective economy based on work points.
What does their Geda Village have?
There were only mountains and rocks.
Even the land was just a handful of soil dug out from between the rocks. How could a village that couldn't even feed itself dare to dream of tractors?
Are you dreaming?
"Hurry up, hurry up! Geda Village is far away. If we don't hurry, we'll have to rest halfway if it gets dark."
Zhao Dazhuang was urging him again.
"What?"
This time, the one who expressed surprise was not Huang Ping, but Lu Sisi who was standing next to her.
Upon hearing Zhao Dazhuang's words, the refined demeanor she had been trying so hard to maintain crumbled completely.
You said we have to walk? And it'll probably be until dark?
Lu Sisi stared at Zhao Dazhuang, not daring to blink, for fear of missing something.
Zhao Dazhuang nodded.
"Yes, if you walk fast, you can get there before dark; if you walk slowly, you might not get there before dark."
Looking at the group of educated youth in front of him, he felt that they would probably be working until dark that night. Thinking of this, Zhao Dazhuang couldn't help but sigh.
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