Chapter 10: Classic Plots from Period Literature
Xie Chen shook his head when he heard what Li Zhe said. This brother was good in every way, except that he was too outspoken and didn't consider the occasion. Fortunately, he was not afraid of others knowing what he had just said.
When he arrived in the countryside, Li Zhe said these things, plus he received packages from his family every month. Even if the people in the Youth League Institute were jealous of his good life, he could still use the pretext of family support.
"What about you, Shi Luo? After you go to the countryside, can your family help you? I see that you are too skinny to earn many work points. Why did your family let you go to the countryside?"
Li Zhe looked at Shi Luo who was silent and asked curiously.
"Alas, I have no one at home. My last relative passed away a few days ago. I am so sad staying in the city, so I signed up to go to the countryside."
Shi Luo didn't want people to think he was poor. After all, even if he went to the countryside, he didn't want to work hard and make a living by earning work points.
I have always wanted to eat and drink well and enjoy life, so when I thought of this, I quickly said,
"Although my grandfather passed away, he left me some money before he died. It's not much, but it's enough for me to live a small life in the countryside. If I can earn a little more money in the future, I should be able to live a good life."
"What you said is enough for you to live a simple life. Why don't you get married and have children in the future?"
Li Zhe laughed when he heard this. Nowadays, when you go to the countryside, you don’t know how long you will stay there. Looking at those people in the past, you know that you can’t go back in a short time. If you meet someone you like in the countryside after a long time, you can still not get married.
"I don't know. Anyway, I don't have anyone I like right now. In my situation, I'm lucky enough to be able to support myself. I also want to raise children and a wife. I'll stop dreaming about that for now."
Shi Luo didn't care about those things. She liked men in the first place, and getting married was really impossible for her. As for the person she liked, she didn't have anyone she liked now. Even if she really met someone in the future, it didn't matter. It wasn't like she really couldn't afford to support a wife.
"You're right. It's okay for me to suffer a little, but I can't let my wife suffer with me."
Li Zhe nodded after hearing what Shi Luo said, but he still felt in his heart that when he found someone he loved, it would be nice to work together after getting married.
Shi Luo was bored, so he stared out the window. After a while, he smelled the aroma of meat. He turned around and saw Xie Chen eating dumplings with an aluminum lunch box. He looked at Li Zhe next to him. Well, he was eating meat buns.
Just when he was about to get out his own food, he saw Su Niannian munching on a cornmeal steamed bun while staring at Xie Chen with loving eyes.
Shi Luo raised his eyebrows, thinking that it was none of his business, so he took out the shredded potato and braised pork rice from his bag and started eating. Although it was not hot anymore, it was still very fragrant.
"Li Zhe, please help me look after my luggage. I'm going to the restroom and clean my lunch box."
Seeing that Li Zhe agreed, Shi Luo went to the toilet first, then went to the hot water room to rinse the lunch box, and then returned to his seat with a kettle full of hot water.
After Shi Luo returned, he helped Li Zhe and Xie Chen look after their luggage and asked them to go to the toilet as well.
Seeing that it was getting late in the evening, Shi Luo fell asleep leaning against the window.
They spent nearly three days on the train before arriving at Xiangyang Commune. Shi Luo got out of the window first. After that, Li Zhe handed the three people's luggage to Shi Luo one by one, and then he and Xie Chen jumped out of the window one after another.
"I'm almost falling apart from sitting on the train these past two days. You know what, getting out from the window is indeed faster than squeezing through the door, and it's not that strenuous." Li Zhe stretched his arms and legs before hanging all the luggage on his body.
Shi Luo was carrying three bags with a listless look on his face, not wanting to say a word.
Although there was nothing else happening on the train except Su Niannian causing some trouble from time to time.
But it is really unbearable to go without a shower for two or three days in this weather. Although he has a space, he cannot openly enter the space to take a shower. So Shi Luo, who is full of sweat and stench, now wants to find a place to take a good shower.
The three of them followed the main group to the educated youth point of the commune. After staying at the assembly point for about ten minutes, they heard the person in charge calling out names with a stack of papers.
Ten minutes later, the educated youth around him gradually left with the team leaders of each team. There was no one around him anymore, and Shi Luo heard his own name.
"Su Niannian, Lin Yue, Xia Tian, Li Zhe, Xie Chen, Shi Luo, go to the Red Star Brigade. Is the captain of the Red Star Brigade here?"
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Captain Red Star heard someone calling him and hurried in.
"Okay, these six are assigned to the educated youth in your team. Take them away quickly." The person in charge of the educated youth point handed the list and information sheet to the team leader and let him go.
Captain Hongxing looked at this group of people and felt very worried. The autumn harvest was over, and another group of people came to eat for free. These female educated youth were thin and weak and did not look like they could do farm work.
But at least there are still some calluses on their hands, and they must have done a lot of housework at home. Maybe they can earn enough work points to feed themselves when they get off work in the spring next year.
There were three male educated youth, all three of them were wearing watches and were dressed quite elegantly. One of them looked delicate and tender, and didn't look like someone who could work.
The remaining two seemed to be in good shape, but I wonder if they can endure hardship. Thinking of this, Jiang Jianguo wanted to grab his hair.
"My name is Jiang Jianguo, and I'm the captain of the Red Star Brigade. Please take your luggage and follow me."
Shi Luo didn't know what Captain Jiang thought of him. If he knew, he would definitely agree with the Captain's opinion of him from the bottom of his heart.
In his previous two lives, Shi Luo had indeed not suffered any hardship. Before Shi Luo came to this life, the original owner's grandfather was also very kind to him.
The heaviest work is to collect the food and other supplies every month, and the most work is to clean the house and wash my own clothes.
Grandpa washes his own clothes and doesn’t use the original owner’s because he thinks the clothes washed by the original owner are not clean.
She eats well on a daily basis. The original owner's grandfather is particular about food. The original owner grew up with her grandfather, so she also naturally pays attention to food. She not only applies skin care products such as Pechoin on her face, but also on her hands. Therefore, Shi Luo's body is now really maintained more tenderly than the skin of ordinary women.
Of course, Shi Luo is also very particular about it now. After all, he was used to wiping it in his first life, and it would feel dry if he didn't wipe it. In addition, he has plenty of money, so this habit has never changed.
When everyone followed Jiang Jianguo out of the educated youth site, they saw an old man pulling an ox cart.
Captain Jiang led the men to the oxcart and said, "This is Uncle Zhou from our team. He's driving the oxcart today. Please put your luggage on the cart. It's getting late. Once you've put your luggage on, we need to head back quickly."
Shi Luo was the last one to put his luggage away, and just as he finished, he saw Lin Yue climbing into the car.
Ah, the classic plot of the period literature is here again. Shi Luo quickly moved away from the ox cart and stood obediently with Xie Chen.
As soon as I stood firm, I heard the captain's angry voice.
"Female educated youth, get off right now. The oxcart is used to carry your luggage, not people. Your luggage is almost full. Can't you see? You still want to get on. Get off quickly and follow the oxcart back to the brigade."
Lin Yue didn't get out of the car when she heard the captain's words. She sat on the luggage and loudly retorted, "Why can't we take the car when there is one? Why do we have to walk? Are cows more delicate and important than us educated youth?"
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