Chapter 13 013 Arrival at the Educated Youth Compound
Qin Feng glanced at Huang Yuan with disdain and sneered.
That's it? Zero combat power, not worth worrying about.
"Are you still going? If you are, hurry up, we still have to travel in a bit."
Miao Feifei didn't dare to speak, and kept her head down as if she hadn't heard.
Qin Feng waited a while longer, and seeing that Miao Feifei still didn't move, he snorted coldly, "Come over and put the luggage in the car, let's go back to the village."
Qin Feng's voice wasn't loud, but the educated youth below were extremely cooperative, quickly putting their luggage onto the oxcart, including Huang Yuan and Miao Feifei.
After greeting the other brigade leaders, Qin Feng got on the oxcart and led everyone out of the educated youth compound.
The six male educated youths were alright; although their expressions weren't great, no one questioned them. But the female educated youths were different. Seeing that Qin Feng didn't intend to let them get on the bus, they quickly asked, "Aren't we going to take the bus?"
Qin Feng calmly drove the oxcart out of the educated youth compound, slowly replying as he drove, "Sit my ass! Do you know how precious an ox is? All of you combined can't compare to its value. If you exhaust it, you'll have to plow the fields for it next spring!"
Qin Feng didn't even turn his head, and continued, "Keep up, if you fall behind, figure out how to get back to the village on your own."
Qin Feng lashed out with his whip, and the old ox cooperated by speeding up, but it still seemed incredibly slow to everyone.
"Old Huang, hurry up! My niece is waiting for me to come home for dinner."
Upon hearing Qin Feng call out "Old Huang," everyone instinctively looked at Huang Yuan. There was no way around it; they shared the same surname, and no one would have guessed that Qin Feng was talking to a cow.
Huang Yuan's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he glared angrily at Qin Feng's back.
Qin Feng seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and I heard him slowly say from the front, "Eyes are a good thing. If you don't want them, just say so, and I can gouge them out for you."
"Blind Wu from the village still wants to find a hospital to get his eyes checked. If you don't want it anymore, give it to him."
Huang Yuan was so frightened by this that he almost wet his pants, and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel on the ground.
Are all peasants these days so terrifying? They're always ready to gouge out people's eyes?
Thinking back to Qin Feng's appearance, Huang Yuan didn't dare to utter a word and became completely obedient.
Qin Feng didn't even turn his head, and even cracked his whip to speed up again, showing no intention of waiting for Huang Yuan at all.
Although his niece hadn't said anything, he wasn't blind. This Huang Yuan was that slut's fiancé, and he had just spoken up for her; he was definitely no good either. He was only spared by his good temper; otherwise…
How frustrating!
In the past, he would have sent him to his death with a single peanut, just to stop him from babbling on.
What a load of crap!
It only takes forty minutes to walk from the commune to Qinjiagou, but Qin Feng drove the oxcart for a full hour, which shows how slow the old ox was.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Qin Feng intended to torment these educated youths.
In any case, Qin Feng's initial impression of him was effective. These newly arrived educated youths gained a general understanding of Qin Feng, and Qin Xiaoxiao's status was also elevated to a higher level.
The captain's niece is someone you shouldn't befriend, but you also shouldn't offend. Staying away from her is the best course of action.
Qin Xiaoxiao was unknowingly ostracized by the other new educated youth, but she was standing at the entrance of the educated youth settlement, looking at the building in front of her in shock.
Unexpectedly, she had planned to buy a courtyard house in Beijing after the college entrance examination, but now it has actually come true.
The standard three-courtyard house, with its blue bricks and tiled roof, stands out abruptly among the mud-brick houses, yet it blends perfectly with the green hills and clear waters, creating a stunning picture.
Qin Xiaoxiao twitched her lips and turned to look at Qin Ye, "This is the educated youth settlement? Our Qin Family Village is quite wealthy!"
Qin Ye smiled and said, "You used to play here when you were little, don't you remember?"
That was the original owner, not me. Why would I remember something that's not important? Don't you know it's a waste of brain cells?
"I haven't forgotten, but I didn't expect you to arrange the educated youth settlement here."
Qin Xiaoxiao actually remembered some things about this house.
This courtyard house was built by a landlord who enslaved many members of the Qin family as long-term laborers. Later, due to war, the landlord fled with his family, and the courtyard house was abandoned.
The Qin family hated the landlords and even vandalized the place, so it's unlikely to be very tidy inside; there are probably quite a few broken bricks and tiles.
"Come on, let me show you inside. We've been staying here quite a bit these past few days and have already prepared a small house for you. You'll be comfortable living here by yourself."
Upon learning that she wouldn't have to sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed) with anyone else, Qin Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Following Qin Ye into the educated youth settlement, Qin Xiaoxiao realized that the seemingly standard courtyard house was not so standard after all. It was probably built by landlords with many families, with the courtyard designed to accommodate as many people as possible.
The courtyard house is shaped like the Chinese character "亘". The main gate is on the right. Upon entering the courtyard, there is a row of five rooms facing backwards. The main courtyard has two floors, each with three main rooms, two side rooms, two wing rooms, and four side rooms. There is also a row of rear rooms in the back courtyard, for a total of seven rooms.
The entire courtyard has a total of 34 rooms, of which two main rooms are uninhabitable. Including the damaged ones, only 22 rooms are habitable.
As Qin Xiaoxiao followed Qin Ye back, she observed the entire courtyard and found that most of the rooms in the front yard were locked, indicating that someone was living inside.
Qin Ye stopped when they reached the back of the courtyard and pointed to the first room on the left, saying, "That's your room. The male educated youth lived in the front courtyard, and the female educated youth lived in the back courtyard. The back of the courtyard was completely destroyed back then. Qin Wei and I salvaged all the intact blue bricks from the other rooms and used them all for your room. We also opened a back door on the right side. It's not far from here to our house, so it'll be convenient for you to come home."
Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and she nodded with a smile, "Okay, I understand, thank you, brother."
"What are you thanking me for? I'm your brother, it's nothing I should do."
Qin Xiaoxiao pointed to a locked shed near her room and asked, "What about this? Was this also where the educated youth lived?"
Qin Ye shook his head. "That's the new woodshed I built for you. You can put any junk you don't need here. It doesn't block the sunlight. It's just that it's not made of bricks, so it's probably not very sturdy. You'll have to sweep the roof up frequently when it snows in winter."
Don't worry about that, I'll scan it for you.
Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head, "It's okay, no need, I can do it myself."
Qin Ye glared at Qin Xiaoxiao, "How can you do this dirty and tiring work? I've got you covered, we don't need you."
Qin Xiaoxiao felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this. The feeling of being loved and cared for was wonderful. However, she felt that something was not quite right.
Qin Xiaoxin was puzzled, but couldn't remember for the moment, so she shook her head and tossed it aside, deciding to think about it later.
Qin Ye took out his key, opened the door, handed the key to Qin Xiaoxiao, and then led her inside.
(End of this chapter)
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