If it weren't for his considerable experience, he might have led everyone on the bus astray.
Wang Wenzheng's actions elicited giggles from several female educated youths on the bus, making Wang Wenzheng, a grown man, blush as if his face had been congested with blood.
Finally, a male educated youth on the bus smiled and came to Wang Wenzheng's rescue, saying, "Hello, Comrade Wang, my name is Li Anbang, and this is my younger brother, Li Dingguo."
How are the conditions in our village? How many people are currently residing in the educated youth settlement?
As the man spoke, he first offered a cigarette to Shen Baogen, and then offered one to Wang Wenzheng.
When facing male comrades, Wang Wenzheng appeared much more normal, operating the tractor steering wheel with one hand and accepting the cigarette offered by Li Anbang with the other.
“Our village has pretty good conditions. There were probably about twenty former educated youths, and with you all coming this time, there are many more.”
The team leader even built new houses for you at the educated youth settlement, otherwise there really wouldn't be enough room for so many of you to come all at once.
Upon hearing that the brigade had specially built houses for them, the educated youth on the bus seemed very happy. The female educated youth who had just made things difficult for Chen Shuning seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness and asked with a smile.
"What's the environment like at the educated youth settlement? Are there any single rooms available?"
"The educated youth settlement has large dormitory rooms that don't cost money, as well as single rooms that were just built last year. However, the single rooms have to be rented out every year, and there aren't many rooms left. It seems that there are only a few left that haven't been rented out."
You'll have to ask Uncle Baogen for the specifics; he's the brigade leader, and these matters are all under his jurisdiction.
Upon hearing that there were single rooms available at the educated youth settlement, several educated youths from well-off families perked up, with one male educated youth wearing glasses immediately asking about it.
"Captain, how do I rent a single room? What are the conditions?"
Those single rooms generate income for the village every year. Moreover, the newly built houses in the educated youth compound this year cost a lot of money, although most of that money came from the educated youth's housing subsidies.
Shen Baogen, the stingy old man, naturally wanted to get his money back as soon as possible. So when the new educated youth asked about the single room that could generate income for the village, Shen Baogen's originally gloomy face naturally brightened up.
He enthusiastically introduced, "The conditions in these single rooms are naturally much better than those in the communal rooms, so the single rooms in the educated youth settlement are basically all occupied."
There are only two single rooms left now. The rent is two yuan a month. There aren't many rooms available, so if any of you want to rent one, please contact me as soon as possible to register. First come, first served, or they'll be gone.
Upon hearing that there were only two rooms left, several educated youths from relatively well-off families were tempted, but most of them began to have second thoughts.
You should know that two yuan a month in rent is really a lot.
The rent alone cost twenty-four yuan a year; we're all family members, so we know our own situation best.
Those who are willing to rent a house are usually from families with average or below-average financial conditions. Their families usually give them some financial assistance before they come, so they have some money in their pockets.
The subsidies available are not much. If a family is really well-off, they can be given a job directly, either by finding one or buying one, so they don't have to go to the countryside.
Most of them were sent to the countryside because their families couldn't arrange jobs for them, but they were forced to do so by policy. How many of these people are actually capable of doing the work?
Even if these people have money, they still have to worry about eating first.
Of course, there are also those who are hands-off at home, who don't care about food or clothing, but when they hear that the single rooms are nice and, most importantly, there are only two left, some of them can't sit still.
They signed up for the room without even seeing what it looked like.
Meng Xiaohui's family was relatively well-off. Her mother had originally bought her a job at a food factory, but just before she was about to start working, her brother's girlfriend snatched it away, saying that she had to find her a job before they could get married.
Although her parents often say that sons and daughters are the same, when it comes to choosing between a son and a daughter, they still value the son more.
So in the end, her brother happily married a new wife, while she could only pack her bags and go to the countryside to suffer.
Therefore, Meng Xiaohui disliked everyone along the way. Otherwise, given her usually tactful nature, she would never offend someone before even understanding their background.
However, Meng Xiaohui is quite shrewd; she knows that if her brother is involved, she will definitely lose her job.
So, being clever, she didn't cry or make a fuss with her parents at home, nor did she engage in any futile resistance; instead, she showed no sign of dissatisfaction.
She handed over her work without complaint and also helped with the preparations for her brother and sister-in-law's wedding.
This behavior made her parents feel guilty, even though they had just had a happy occasion and didn't have much money left.
But she still spared no effort to prepare everything she needed for her trip to the countryside, and even gave her a lot of money before she left.
And because he felt sorry for her and was worried that she wouldn't be able to do farm work, he offered to send her two yuan every month as a subsidy.
Even her newlywed sister-in-law, after witnessing her behavior, felt that her pre-marital request had been too unreasonable and voluntarily gave her her first month's salary.
Meng Xiaohui actually had some money on hand at the moment, so she didn't have any other worries about knowing the truth.
So after thinking for a moment, he asked directly, "Captain, how do I pay the rent? I don't have much money on me, can I pay for a month first?"
While others might not know, Shen Baogen did. The conditions in a single room were much better than in a dormitory, and living in a dormitory meant facing the issue of eating together.
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