Chapter 4 Memory Advantage
If conditions permit, Lu Miao doesn't mind sharing some benefits with others, but if someone takes her benefits and secretly plots to harm her, then sorry, please get out of here as soon as possible.
Gu Ying nodded. "I think you would choose this side too. There were originally two beds, but I only mentioned one."
Now Ren Bingxin has taken one, and the other one belongs to Lu Miao.
Lu Miao glanced at the bed in the right corner and frowned.
The room looked quite dirty to begin with, and the bed against the corner made it look even dirtier.
If possible, she really didn't want to stay in this damn place for even a second, but obviously, there was no if.
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Lu Miao picked up the dirty clothes with two fingers and threw them into the basin. The originally clear water became turbid in the blink of an eye. She let out a disgusted "Huh" and stepped back in shock.
Gu Ying came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ren Bingxin sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her legs. Seeing this, she hesitated and asked:
"Lu Miao, don't tell me you haven't washed clothes."
Lu Miao pursed her red lips, wanting to say something in defense, but what finally came out of her mouth was a sonorous and powerful voice:
“I can learn!”
Ren Bingxin burst out laughing. "It's okay if you don't know how to do it. I just learned it a while ago. My mom used to wash it for me at home."
"These clothes are very dirty. The water in the basin is not enough to wash them clean." Gu Ying smiled and suggested helplessly, "After we finish our business, I will take you to the pond to wash them."
Lu Miao nodded, and his originally proud and arrogant cheeks were now red, looking a little cute.
Ren Bingxin has a natural affinity for good-looking people, and the fact that Lu Miao admitted that he didn't know how to wash clothes and actively expressed his willingness to learn made her have a slightly different opinion of Lu Miao.
Lu Miao might be pampered or spoiled, but at the same time she is also real, honest and positive. Based on this, Ren Bingxin feels that being pampered or spoiled are not necessarily shortcomings in Lu Miao.
Spoiled and arrogant, yet honest, this contrast is quite cute, isn't it?
Gu Ying went outside to call the educated youth to gather. During this free time, Ren Bingxin helped Lu Miao make the bed.
Thinking of what happened in the main hall just now, Ren Bingxin lowered her voice and reminded:
"Lu Miao, did you offend Chen Miaomiao on your way here?"
Lu Miao tilted his head blankly, "Huh?"
Ren Bingxin helped her smooth out the wrinkles on the corner of the bed sheet. "I just feel something is weird. I can't really put my finger on why. Anyway, just be careful."
Lu Miao nodded and said "hmm", knowing what he understood in his heart, "I understand, thank you."
"It's okay." Ren Bingxin shook her head. As the hall gradually became lively, she stood up and said, "Let's go. It seems that we are the only ones missing."
The other old educated youth hadn't returned yet, but it didn't matter. Seeing that all the new educated youth had arrived in the main hall, Gu Ying cleared her throat and informed everyone in the simplest way:
"It's nothing, actually. Everyday I just work in the fields. The production team keeps track of my work points, which are linked to my food rations. The more I work, the more work points I get, and the more food rations I get."
Liang Shao, who was sitting at the corner of the table, raised his hand. After Gu Ying nodded, he asked:
"Aren't we all here to do construction? Why are we just working in the fields?"
Yu Hao continued, "It's already so late, and you still think we're going to the countryside to engage in construction?"
You are not the first batch of educated youth who went to the countryside. Do you think that going to the countryside is for construction?
It's been so many years, and I haven't been to the countryside, but haven't I heard the educated youth who returned to the city talk about it? Going to the countryside means going to the countryside to farm.
Liang Shao was stuck.
Judging from his expression of disbelief, he probably had never heard of it before.
Gu Ying tapped the table and said seriously:
"Working in the fields is also a form of revolution. Right now, people are starving everywhere. If we cultivate the land well and increase the yield, how can this not be a form of construction?"
Geng Xiaoyun clapped his hands and shouted loudly:
"That sounds great, Gu Zhiqing. Well said! I support you!"
Gu Ying encouraged everyone with a smile:
"Everyone, work hard in the future. If you do well, you won't have to worry about having enough to eat."
Speaking of food, Yu Hao raised his hand and asked, "Gu Zhiqing, how do we solve the problem of eating? I heard from the educated youth who returned to the city that the canteens in the countryside are just like in the city. They've been abolished for a long time."
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm going to say next."
Gu Ying nodded. "Most of the old educated youth have already saved up their work points. Now, like the other members of the team, they share in the grain distribution after each quarter's harvest, calculated based on their work points. You've just arrived, so it should be the same as when we first arrived. The team will give you grain in advance, and you can pay it back with work points as you work and accumulate them."
"As for cooking, there are stoves on both sides of the educated youth camp. Before, because there were fewer people, the male educated youth cooked together with the female educated youth. Now that there are more people, you can consider cooking on your own. If you don't know how to cook or don't want to, you can see if the female educated youth are willing to cook for you."
“If you don’t mind bothering others, you can also ask a member to help you.”
Asking members to help with cooking has its pros and cons. If you encounter a dishonest family, they might secretly withhold food rations.
Of course, if you are lucky enough to get authentic food, the family will be willing to share more of the cooked dishes with the educated youth.
But no matter what, since it is a matter of entrusting someone else, there is no reason to let them work for free. In short, the choice depends on personal circumstances.
Everyone understood the general situation, and Gu Ying continued:
"There's no well at the educated youth site. There's a well behind the bamboo forest, belonging to a member of the commune. You can fetch water there, or you can fetch water from the pond in front, and the same goes for washing clothes."
"Well, that should be all for now. You guys should digest it first."
Gu Ying clapped her hands and called Lu Miao:
"Lu Zhiqing, are you still doing laundry? We can go now while it's still light outside."
Lu Miao quickly stood up and said, "Yes, I'll go in and get some clothes."
Ren Bingxin stood up as well, "It's alright, I'll go with you guys."
Chen Miaomiao opened her lips and stammered as she followed Lu Miao to the door of the room. "Lu Miao, don't you want to choose a bed? I've already prepared it for you over there."
There was soap in the box, and Lu Miao put it in his pocket without hesitation.
After locking the box, she walked over to Chen Miaomiao with the basin of black water in her hand, her tone surprisingly arrogant and cold, "Chen Miaomiao, you really care about me. But thank you for your concern. I have already chosen my bed."
Chen Miaomiao was tongue-tied, following Lu Miao like a fly. "Have you chosen? Where? Isn't there only one empty seat in that room?"
"This has nothing to do with you, right?"
Lu Miao stopped in displeasure, his eyes shimmering with autumn water, but he looked at Chen Miaomiao coldly:
"Also, could you please not follow me? If no one has told you before, I'm telling you now. You're annoying."
Chen Miaomiao was slightly startled and suddenly stood there in a daze.
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