Today is the second day of rest. Yesterday, the oxcart went to the commune, but it didn't go today. The educated youth are all resting in their rooms. As soon as Li Yan and the others entered the courtyard, they were naturally discovered.
Chen Hongli and Du Xiuling were washing clothes in the yard. When they saw them, they instinctively wanted to chat. But as soon as they opened their mouths, they saw Jian Dan coming in with them. Chen Hongli immediately thought of the scene where she was kicked away yesterday. Her face kept changing, and she cursed in her heart. She didn't dare to say a word, and even the hands she was wringing the clothes were trembling.
Li Yan and the others knew that none of them were easy to deal with, so they didn't want to say much and led Jian Dan and Mingzhu directly into the courtyard.
A quick glance around revealed Chen Hongli and Du Xiuling washing clothes, Wang Hongmei drying firewood under the window, and Tang Cui's shadow flashing by in the open window. Su Hong pushed open the door to pour water, her eyes meeting Li Yan's.
Su Hong was a woman of few words, but Li Yan had no prejudice against her. She nodded and naturally looked away.
"Look, this is the educated youth compound. We have four batches of educated youth in total. The first batch was just one person, and the house you just saw was bought by her. She doesn't live in the educated youth compound."
"We're in the second group, and these guys in these rooms are in the third group."
As he spoke, he approached the pearl and lowered his voice.
"It's the same batch as Lin Dongfang, who was also an educated youth."
Pointing to the rooms on both sides,
"Then the six educated youths in these two rooms arrived a day earlier than you. Logically speaking, you should be considered to be in the same batch. See if you want to live with them or live alone. Anyway, putting aside other conditions, this place is quite big, with large and many rooms."
Mingzhu had observed the expressions of everyone inside and outside the courtyard since she entered. They hadn't greeted anyone or anything, which made it clear to Mingzhu that there was some underlying conflict.
In a short while, she realized that the people around her seemed to have good personalities and clear eyes.
As for the others on the other side, she shouldn't try.
Without hesitation, although she had come somewhat out of necessity, she was indeed there for Lin Dongfang and didn't want to spend all her time arguing with them over trivial matters. Without further ado, she pointed to an empty room, smiled apologetically, and said loudly,
"I've been following my brother around since I was little, and I don't know if it's related to that, but every night he snores so loudly it's deafening."
Before I came, I hesitated. What should I do about my problem? Female educated youth are not like boys. What if this affects everyone's rest?
Oh dear, since this situation can be avoided, I definitely want to live on my own. This really puts a weight on my mind.
Are the walls on this side soundproof? Maybe I should choose the furthest one?
Li Yan and the others laughed. What kind of snore can go through walls?
Now that they had made their choice, they didn't say much. They helped carry the simple luggage into the house and then went back to their own rooms to get rags to help tidy up.
This room was only cleaned once, the year Li Yan and the others moved in. At that time, firewood had been stored there all winter, and now, apart from being covered in dust, there was nothing else to tidy up; the room was bare.
As she finished packing, Li Yan hesitated.
"Are you really not going to live with them? This room is completely empty, it's cleaner than ours, we'll have to furnish it all."
Mingzhu showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.
"Being able to have a room all to myself is such a great benefit, what more could I ask for?"
I'll just get whatever's missing.
However, I'm completely unfamiliar with this place, so I'll have to swallow my pride and ask you to show me the way.
"Hey, that's no problem. You should at least put a mat on your kang (heated brick bed), otherwise you won't be able to sleep at night."
Only then did the others turn their attention to her small suitcase.
"But is that all you have? You didn't even bring any luggage? Was it mailed and hasn't arrived yet?"
Tan Yajun gave her a subtle wink, and Li Yan belatedly realized that something was amiss.
Outside the window, several more people had appeared in the courtyard, peering in their direction. Looking around, the sun was about to set. Jian Dan stood up and said...
"It's getting late, Lin Zhiqing should be back soon. Sister Yan, shouldn't you be cooking?"
"Huh? Oh dear! It's already this late? Let's cook, I'll go right now."
Li Yan and Lin Zhaodi ran out to cook, and Mingzhu also got up.
"I'm missing so many things. Putting aside everything else, I absolutely need this kang mat, otherwise I'd really have to sleep on the ground tonight."
Can I get this kang mat in the village?
Tan Yajun looked at Jian Dan; these odds and ends mostly belonged to Liu Sanye's family. Jian Dan looked familiar.
"Yes, we can take you there if you want to change it."
Mingzhu turned around and took something out of her bag.
"Okay, then please take me there."
Once outside, Tan Yajun stopped.
"Take her over there and join them for dinner. It's a long day, no rush. You can also order other things first. You and Ming Zhiqing can come and eat together later."
Given how familiar they were, Jian Dan readily agreed without any hesitation.
The female educated youth in the courtyard had different expressions, but they all consciously avoided looking at Jian Dan.
We can't afford to mess with them, we really can't afford to mess with them!
Mingzhu noticed it too, and even after coming out, she turned back to take another look.
"Jian Zhiqing, it seems like they're afraid of you?"
Seeing only curiosity in her eyes, Jian Du didn't hide anything; she was very straightforward.
"It must have been my violence that scared them."
"real?"
Mingzhu became more and more excited as she spoke.
"That's great! I thought it was just me. I've always been with boys since I was little. I don't know any of those things girls do. Instead, I grew up playing with boys and developed a lot of strength. I was wondering if they would consider me an oddball. Now that you've said that, I feel relieved."
He paused briefly, then his lips twitched, and he looked at Mingzhu with a helpless expression.
Looking at her, she appears to be a delicate young girl, but the contrast in her words only proves that Zhu's appearance is truly deceptive.
Okay, whatever makes you happy.
The two girls found common ground, and along the way, he gave her a brief introduction. When they arrived at Uncle Liu's house, the family had just started cooking.
Not seeing any adults, Tiger was playing with Xiaohua at the door when he saw Jian Dan and rushed over.
"Sister Jian, did you come to see us? Is there another job coming up?"
It was all very mysterious, like some kind of handover, so much so that even Mingzhu, who was standing nearby, couldn't hear it clearly if she wasn't paying attention.
Upon hearing this question, Jian Dan suddenly felt a little guilty. "Little brother, don't even think about making a living. Your jobs have all been stolen. And you're still thinking about it?"
"Sister Jian, what's wrong?"
"It's alright, it's alright. I've tidied up a bit myself these past few days when I had some free time. I'll call you guys when it's ready to be packed up in a few days."
Tiger smiled with satisfaction, only then noticing the new face to the side, and immediately became wary.
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