After spending two days and one night on the train, Shen Qingli felt light and airy the moment he stepped off the train and onto the ground. The train had been so bumpy that it had made him numb.
Follow the crowd out of the train station and follow the signs to the car at the station entrance.
After Shen Qingli bought her ticket and got on the bus, she found a window seat. Unexpectedly, the person she thought she would only meet by chance and see briefly would walk towards the car step by step in her sight.
After Meng Xiao got in the car, he was stunned when he saw her. He nodded slightly at her and sat next to her across the aisle.
"Are you also an educated youth?" A young man with a bright smile asked Shen Qingli.
"Yeah, you too?"
Shen Qingli smiled beautifully, but she was only smiling at others. Meng Xiao pursed his lips and lowered his eyes.
Nearing noon, only a few people got on the bus, and it seemed that they were all educated youth going to the countryside.
It was fine when the car was not moving, but after it started driving for a while, a strong smell of gasoline filled the air. Shen Qingli quickly stuffed a tangerine peel mint candy into his mouth and barely suppressed the urge to vomit.
It took more than an hour to get to the town commune from Quanxian Railway Station.
The leader in charge of picking up the educated youth arrived late. Looking at the young children one by one, the commune leader's brows never relaxed!
Their commune was already poor, and with so many mouths to feed, they had no choice but to accept them.
They were a group of delicate girls from the city who were not good at work. Some of them even owed work points all year round. The team also had to ensure the personal safety of the female educated youth. The commune leaders felt a headache just thinking about it.
"Meng Xiao, Xu Yang, Chen Jianguo, Guan Li, Shen Qingli, the Red Flag Brigade, go this way." Several people walked up to a middle-aged man pulling an ox cart.
"I'm Liu Guoqiang, captain of the Red Flag Brigade. Everyone, get in the car. We'll be there in half an hour. Go back early and pack up."
Shen Qingli knew that being able to go to this brigade in the countryside was the result of his father’s connections. This brigade had slightly better conditions among the nearby brigades.
It's relatively close to the town, and only takes half an hour to walk there. Dad said it would be convenient for her to have a snack.
"Captain, where can I pick up my packages? I still have some packages to pick up. Why don't you go back first? I'll pick up the packages later and then hire a bullock cart to go back. I have a lot of packages."
Shen Qingli was afraid that after picking up the packages, the educated youth would have no place to sit, and she didn't want to make them walk in difficulty.
The captain frowned at the delicate and weak female educated youth in front of him. Alas! She can't work just by looking at her. She has to carry a cart full of luggage to the village! He complained in his heart, but didn't say anything.
"Hurry up and get in the car. The packages are delivered here every morning. I came early and saw they were from the Red Flag Brigade. There were so many, so I just turned back to deliver one. Shen Qingli, right? I've already sent it back to you."
Shen Qingli didn't expect that the captain had already sent her back: "Thank you, captain uncle, you are such a nice person." The captain's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.
The oxcart slowly started moving, surrounded by the looming mountains in the distance. When we reached a field, the breeze was so comfortable.
"This is much more comfortable than taking a train or a bus," said Guan Li, a baby-faced female educated youth.
"Yes! The air is so good." Shen Qingli really felt it was very good. The air in the fields that had not been polluted by industry was really fresh and pleasant.
Soon, as far as they could see, they saw rows of mud houses, with one or two mud brick houses here and there. The ox cart stopped in front of several mud houses.
"You newly arrived educated youth don't have centimeters to exchange for food. The team can lend you 40 kilograms of coarse grain each, and you can use the centimeters to offset it at the end of the year.
Those who need it can go to the brigade headquarters in the small square to get it later, and those who don't need it can find it on their own. These houses are collective dormitories, and there are five old educated youth living in the boys' room.
The female educated youth room is occupied by three older educated youth. There's still a large, empty bunk bed. Since there are fewer female educated youth this time, you can share a room with the older educated youth.
The three new male educated youth who arrived today should clean up the empty room and move in.' The team leader made some arrangements.
Meng Xiao and Shen Qingli both frowned as they listened. The former said it was inconvenient to carry out missions living in a dormitory. The latter couldn't stand sharing a large bunk bed with several others, not to mention the secret of her space.
Before they could speak, the team leader pointed to a spot twenty meters from the dormitory and continued, "Those three houses connected by that tree were built by the educated youth who returned to the city. If you want a single room, there are two in total. Ten yuan per room."
The other room is a kitchen, and you pay five yuan to use it. If you don't need it, you can cook with the old educated youth. But there's no toilet there, so you have to go to the dormitory here to use the toilet."
The educated youth who went to the countryside didn't know when they would return to the city. They were eager to spend every penny they had, and they were reluctant to spend money on a single dormitory room.
"Captain, I need one room and I'll also use the kitchen. For the extra two dollars, please ask two ladies to help clean up the dust later." Shen Qingli took out seventeen dollars from his bag and handed it to the captain.
She was used to living on her own and having her own space, so sleeping in a large bunk bed was really inconvenient. She also wanted to treat herself to a good meal.
The captain's face, which had been full of bitterness and hatred, suddenly relaxed: "Okay! Don't worry, Shen Zhiqing, uncle will definitely take care of it for you."
Meng Xiao also handed the captain 17 yuan: "Sorry to bother you, Captain, I have the same problem as Shen Zhiqing."
The team leader's smile widened! Thirty yuan in one fell swoop was enough to buy a year's supply of high-quality pig feed for the team's pigs.
When the centimeters are counted during the Chinese New Year, those little piglets will definitely be the whitest and fattest pigs in the brigades in the surrounding area!
"Chen Zhiqing, I'm afraid your three large packages might be lost, so I've unloaded them at my house. I'll find someone to clean your house and then bring the packages to you. Come, Meng Zhiqing and Shen Zhiqing, here are your keys."
Shen Qingli took it and said, "Thank you, Captain."
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