Tanya thought for a moment and nodded.
“Okay, I’ll go find it. Once the water boils, I’ll make a pot of corn porridge, and then we’ll have both food and dishes.”
"Yeah, I'll go start the fire for you. Let them be upset. I'll just freeload lunch here."
Tanya Jun smiled.
"Oh, if that's the case, then how many meals have we been mooching from you? We wish you could eat here every day. You didn't come here very often before, and now that there are so many people, it's not as convenient as it used to be."
A simple wave of the hand,
"It's alright, the three of you are staying in a separate room anyway, it's just that Chen Zhiqing's room is a bit more lively."
Chen Jianguo, who was carrying firewood behind, also sounded very sad.
"You finally remembered me?"
The female educated youths burst into laughter, completely forgetting about him.
“Chen, you should be happy. No matter what, there will definitely be male educated youths, and then you will have a companion.”
For the past six months or so, there have been people laughing at Chen Jianguo behind his back for always following the female educated youth around. But there's nothing he can do about it, since he's the only one there. He's gotten used to it now, and he's not used to being suddenly given a different partner.
"Aren't you my friends? Are you abandoning me and going solo?"
The wistful tone made the others giggle.
"Don't worry, don't worry, if I'm going to fly, I'll take you with me."
The shepherd's purse we dug up was chopped into small pieces, mixed with five or six wild eggs, and then two bowls of cornmeal were poured in. After letting it rest for a while, a little oil was added, and it was slowly fried into small pancakes over low heat. Both sides were crispy, and the aroma of the eggs was mixed with the fragrance of the shepherd's purse. After drinking a bowl of hot cornmeal porridge, the group ate until their bellies were round.
After dinner, we sat in the yard basking in the sun.
Meanwhile, in Anji County, Liu Weimin had just received the new educated youth, but he was extremely worried and complained to Third Master Liu about it.
"Third Uncle, look at this, each batch is worse than the last."
Look at that guy, he's practically shoving his face to the sky, his eyes practically rolling back to the top of his head. He's clearly not the type to work properly. No, I have to go back and talk to everyone, especially my own kids, make sure they keep a close eye on them and don't go astray.
"That male educated youth, what's that hair of his? Did he get some kind of haircut?"
Third Master Liu remained expressionless and gave him a sidelong glance.
"You're so naive. That person is just using hair oil. Maybe it looks good in big cities."
Li Jianye, a young educated youth who had applied hair oil, was only thinking about showing off his charm, but he forgot that the train would take three days and three nights to arrive.
As a result, as you can imagine, for the sake of his so-called image, he could only sit upright on the first day, for fear of rubbing off his precious hair oil.
It didn't take long; by midnight that day, I couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep, hazy sleep with my head against the backrest.
The air in the carriage was messy, and my hair started getting oily and greasy the next day. If I were a clean person, I would have washed it directly on the train since there was water. Boys have short hair, which is easy to manage, and it dries quickly in this season, so it's nice to feel clean and refreshed.
But he couldn't bear to. He had deliberately applied the styling agent and insisted on doing so until he got off the bus today. Before getting off, he even used his hands as a comb to style the hair. However, he didn't look in the mirror and probably didn't even think about the styling agent. When he looked at Liu Weimin, Third Master Liu, and the oxcart, he was raising his chin.
After hearing what the old man said, Liu Weimin didn't know what to say and found it hard to look at him.
After looking around, I realized that almost everyone was there. I checked the list and found three men and three women, six former educated youths. My first thought was, "This is a headache."
Then, I still had a headache.
Not to mention Xiao Jian, even the second batch of educated youth couldn't compare. Look at their eyes, they seemed to want to fly to the sky.
He didn't say much, just thought he should hurry back to the commune, register them, and then rush back to the village. He still had a lot of work to do and couldn't waste time because of them.
Six educated youths, three men and three women: Wang Hongmei, Su Hong, Tang Cui; Li Jianye, Wang Jiancheng, and Lin Dongfang.
"Alright, everyone's here. I won't say much more. The place you're going to is Liujiatun, Xiangyang Commune, Anji County, Linbei Province. From now on, you must obey orders when you go to and from work. You need to know that every grain of rice you eat is earned through your own labor."
Seeing what the female educated youth opposite him wanted to say, Liu Weimin raised his voice.
"I know that some people come here voluntarily and some people come unwillingly. I don't care why you came here, but once you come here, you have to obey the management here and not do anything that violates the policy."
Of course, if you don't want to work, that's fine too. Work points are food, and as long as you can guarantee you have something to eat, I won't ruin your plans.
“If anyone is unwilling to go, they should go to the educated youth office now and immediately apply to return to the city, or go to another place. I will not stop them.”
It could be described as a show of force. Anyway, the educated youth looked at each other and didn't say a word. Even Wang Hongmei, who was usually the most talkative, kept quiet.
The section from the county town to the commune was relatively peaceful. But when they arrived at the commune and saw its conditions, and thought about how the villages below must be like this, the educated youth became a little restless.
"Village chief, how much further?"
Liu Weimin glanced at it.
"Almost there. This is the commune. There's a post office, a supply and marketing cooperative, and a restaurant up ahead. If you need to buy something or pick up something at the post office, you can go now."
Seeing that two people were indeed planning to get off the bus, Liu Weimin glanced at the sky.
"You have one hour. Go quickly and come back quickly."
Upon hearing this, several educated youths got off the bus, each carrying luggage, but none of them were so thorough that they always forgot something.
It was already afternoon when we got back to the village's former educated youth compound.
Upon hearing the sound of the oxcart, the group of people, who had enjoyed a rare half-afternoon of leisure, jumped up as if propelled by springs.
"Has it arrived?"
"Here it comes! Oh dear, why am I getting nervous?"
Chen Jianguo strode out to greet them, while Li Yan and the others opened the doors to the rooms they had tidied up.
Liu Weimin jumped off the cart and took a deep breath, but the educated youths didn't look too well. Liu Weimin ignored them, handed them over to Chen Jianguo, and followed the oxcart away.
Chen Jianguo was still a little confused, as if he had taken on a task for himself.
With the village chief gone, the newly arrived educated youth immediately reverted to their old ways.
Li Jianye started smoothing his hair again. Wang Jiancheng, looking like an older brother, didn't say anything. Lin Dongfang was clearly from a well-off family; his clothes were all unpatched, and he had a lot of energy and looked much more capable. He carried his luggage and looked at the educated youth compound, his earlier frown easing.
Su Hong was also a young lady from a wealthy family. She carried her luggage off the oxcart, and the large bag of luggage almost made her stumble. She barely managed to steady herself.
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