Liu Weimin's expression softened slightly.
"Hmph, alright, as long as you understand,"
Before leaving, he turned back and gave instructions with a stern face.
"No matter how many people come, you guys better keep quiet and don't cause any trouble, or I won't be polite either."
“Village chief, we’ve been here for more than half a year, don’t you know us? We’ve been obedient.”
Liu Weimin was almost laughing in anger.
"You have a pretty high opinion of yourself, and you're obedient?"
Chen Jianguo is more familiar with the situation now and talks more.
"Hehe, Uncle, look, we've arrived here. Isn't this our home?"
"So you're saying we don't have any elders or anything like that around us? What if we don't behave and work hard, and then we don't get any food by the autumn equinox? Right? You can't just let us eat at your house, can you?"
"Get lost, starve to death if you want!"
The oxcart clattered as it headed out of the village, and the educated youth watching it sighed repeatedly.
"Hey, it hasn't been that long, and this is already the third batch of educated youth?"
"Yes, although I knew there would definitely be more, I was still quite surprised that it happened so soon."
Li Yan sighed again.
"I wonder how many will come this time, and whether they'll be easy to get along with?"
Tanya Jun is the most experienced.
"They come from all over the country, and have all kinds of personalities, so you should be prepared."
However, as we said before, once the weather gets warmer, we'll move back to our own rooms. Are we still going to move?
Tan Yajun, Li Yan, and Lin Zhaodi all have good personalities and got along well throughout the winter and spring. If it weren't for this sudden incident, they would have forgotten that they used to live separately.
Li Yan immediately stopped eating.
"Huh? Aren't you living together? You're not separating anymore?"
Lin Zhaodi nodded as well.
"I also think it's fine for the three of us to live together."
I don't know how many female educated youths will come this time. If there are many, it will be inevitable that I will have to live with others. Moreover, they are all strangers, and I don't know their personalities or habits. There will be all sorts of problems.
We've lived together for quite a while now, and I think it's been pretty good. We get along well when it comes to food, chores, and conversation.
The three girls looked at each other and then burst into laughter.
"Then it's settled. We won't move. We'll wait until it gets warmer, and if there are any rooms available, we'll consider it again. How about that?"
"agree."
"Okay, Jian Zhiqing will be our witness."
Jian Dan laughed so hard she bent over.
"Alright, alright, I'll be your witness, your friendship will last forever."
"Ha ha!"
Chen Jianguo sighed softly.
"I always feel that our peaceful days are coming to an end."
There are currently four people in the educated youth compound. The female educated youth cook, and Chen Jianguo is in charge of the outside work and physical labor. Chen Jianguo is basically in charge of things like fetching water. However, the female educated youth don't push all the tasks like gathering firewood onto Chen Jianguo. Mainly because none of them are petty or calculating, so things are quite balanced now.
Adding or subtracting one will inevitably lead to a downward tilt.
Immediately, everyone's mood plummeted. Even Jian Dan, who was picking wild vegetables on the side, could feel the oppressive atmosphere, but there was nothing she could say.
After all, this is the norm for the next ten years. She felt that Chen Jianguo was right, and these peaceful days shouldn't last much longer.
"Alright, you guys, the new educated youth are coming soon. Even if you're not welcome, don't make it so obvious. We already knew about this, it's just that it's happening earlier than expected."
Li Yan sighed.
"After half a year in the countryside, I actually became an old educated youth."
"If that's the case, then I'm only sixteen, which makes me older than all of you."
After thinking about it, the group realized it made sense and burst into laughter.
How do you eat these wild vegetables?
Li Yan glanced at it, a hint of defiance in her expression.
"Was this lunch the last one we ate together? Will we be eating with them again in the future?"
They really didn't know that the source of everything simple was later film and literature works.
"There shouldn't be a strict requirement, but most of them cook together, especially for things like tools, iron pots, etc. If you cook together, you only need one set. If you cook separately, you have to buy them separately. For many educated youth, this expense is not small. It's not necessary, so they try to save money wherever they can. So they just make do with what they can."
In Liujiatun, for example, all the educated youth initially ate together, but later, due to increasing conflicts, they had no choice but to separate.
Moreover, if you cook together, say ten people, even if you take turns cooking, it takes a long time to complete a round. It's manageable when things aren't busy, but during busy farming seasons, the difference becomes apparent. Those cooking individually have to rush to cook after work, while those cooking together only need to be busy on their assigned day, and can rest more during the rest of the time.
"Just like we did the other day, if there are a lot of people, even though we cook more food each time, it only comes around once every few days, so the battle is long."
That depends on how you see it. Besides, I doubt the new educated youth have their own pots and pans. Even if they don't cook with us, they'll probably still have to use our pots and pans.
Jian Dan nodded to the side, "That's right, that's right, these are all plots from novels."
"Sigh!" The group sighed for the umpteenth time, and had no choice but to put down what they were holding and go clean the room.
It's not that they're particularly enthusiastic; it's just that it's morning now. Based on the last time I picked them up, this group of new educated youths wouldn't arrive in the village until at least 3 or 4 pm. After all that, there are various things to do, and by the time they remember to pack and get ready, it'll be dark.
This doesn't exclude the possibility of unforeseen circumstances; it's the case that everything goes smoothly.
Although today and tomorrow are rest days, I know things won't be quiet. I'll pack up first so they can arrive quickly. I don't expect them to be able to move in right away, but at least they won't be making a mess when they arrive.
They've had a quiet six months, and they don't want to change too much.
They didn't call her Jian Dan. Firstly, Jian Dan couldn't stay there for the time being, and secondly, although Jian Dan was very capable, in their eyes, she was still a child.
Jian Dan didn't completely stand idly by; he helped by pouring water or sweeping the floor.
They didn't know how many people were coming, and they didn't tidy up much. Even if there were seven or eight male and eight female educated youths, and they tidied up four rooms in total, it would be enough.
By the time they finished this, it was almost noon. Li Yan wasn't in high spirits, while Lin Zhaodi and Chen Jianguo were a little better, but not by much.
Tanya Jun, whose mood was generally good and who seemed somewhat helpless,
"What are we having for lunch? Did you make this shepherd's purse?"
After a brief thought,
"Didn't we find a nest of wild eggs? Let's crack two, mix them with shepherd's purse and some cornmeal, and make some pancakes,"
He raised his chin to indicate that he was looking at Li Yan and the others.
"Consider it an improvement. It won't be convenient or look good if you give special treatment to the new educated youth when they arrive."
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