However, her explanation was too weak, and the villagers did not buy it at all. Instead, they had a very good impression of Gu An'an, who spoke first.
Some of the young and strong men even offered to help when they saw that Gu An'an and her companion had a lot of luggage.
Upon seeing this, Qin Xue nearly vomited herself to death.
It's those two bastards again, daring to climb over me and these country bumpkins to curry favor and gain benefits.
Gu An'an could certainly feel the hateful gaze Qin Xue was casting on her, but she didn't care. Only the weak would hide in the shadows and be jealous and envious.
"Pah! Miss capitalist."
An older woman who was watching the commotion couldn't help but spit when she saw Qin Xue standing still with her head down, looking aggrieved.
What? Are you expecting them to carry her luggage? How dare she.
Qin Xue did have that idea, but she didn't want to ask directly and wait for those poor boys to offer their help.
Although she wasn't as pretty as Gu An'an or Zhou Yue, she was still from the city and was naturally entitled to be fawned over by those people.
But she didn't realize that her earlier comment about being a "country bumpkin" had already offended everyone, so why would anyone want to cause trouble for her?
After waiting for two minutes, not only did no poor young man come forward to fawn over her, but even her brother Yuan left with his luggage. No one paid any attention to her, so she could only reluctantly pick up her things and follow at a distance.
The location of the educated youth compound was rather remote, and it took the group eight or nine minutes to walk there.
"Xiao Chen."
The boy who was sweeping snow in the yard looked over at the sound, and when he saw the people standing at the door, he immediately picked up his broom and walked over. "Village chief, are these all new educated youth?"
In the past, even if there were more men than women, the difference was not significant. How come this time it's a combination of three women and one man?
Wait, there's one more person behind us. Four women and one man? The brigade has always performed well and hasn't offended the commune.
Village Chief Wang knew exactly what he was thinking, and nodded helplessly, "Yes, four women and one man, you can take care of them."
He left after saying that, not wanting to waste a second. He knew the villagers would have opinions about bringing so many female educated youths with him, and the village chief's gossipy nature gave him a headache.
As soon as the village chief left, the boy warmly invited them in, "Come on in, it's awfully cold outside."
Once the group entered the main room, the other educated youths also came out to see what was going on. When they saw the group of four women and one man, they all showed slightly strange expressions.
The male educated youth were afraid that the female educated youth would take advantage of them if they couldn't earn work points, while the female educated youth were eyeing Gu An'an and Zhou Yue, and were very wary of their good looks, fearing that they would affect them.
Of course, no matter what he thought in his heart, he didn't say anything. After all, it was the first time they met, and it wouldn't be wise to act rashly without knowing his temperament.
But Gu An'an saw their expressions and knew that the educated youth compound was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface, so she lowered her eyes and remained silent.
"Hello, I am Chen Jianguo, and I am currently the head of the educated youth institute."
"This is Lin Qingqing, she arrived three years earlier than you."
"I am Wang Erzhuang, and I have been here for five years."
A deep, honest male voice rang out, and Gu An'an's gaze fell on the man, feeling that his name was very fitting. "This is my brother, Qian Xiaojun."
Oh, the treacherous villain in the original work.
“My name is Li Yumei, and I came here last year.”
"There's also Zhao Hu. He went out this afternoon and hasn't come back yet."
Chen Jianguo added, "Currently, only a few of us live here. Other educated youth have returned to the city, and some have gotten married. You'll hear about that later, so I won't go into details."
Gu An'an and the others introduced themselves, and everyone got to know each other a little.
"We only have two rooms right now. The boys are in the east room, and the girls are in the west room. The kang (heated brick bed) isn't very big. We can squeeze into the boys' room, but the girls' room..."
"It's a bit cramped for six people to live here."
Li Yumei spoke first. There used to be four people living here, but last year one retired due to illness and went back to the city, and another got married in the village and moved out. She hadn't had a chance to relax for more than a few months when four people suddenly moved in, which made her very dissatisfied.
Gu An'an glanced into the room. The room was indeed small. It was okay for six people to share a kang (heated brick bed) for a while, but she definitely wouldn't be able to stand it for long.
Besides, she was unwilling to compromise herself even in the apocalypse, so it's even less likely she would do so here.
With food and drink readily available, how could she possibly cook special meals for herself if she lived with these people?
Zhou Yue and Qin Xue shared the same disdain as her. Needless to say, Zhou Yue's family was poor; let alone living with others, even her parents and brother had to knock before entering her room.
Qin Xue was indeed not favored at home, but this place was even more cramped than her home, which made her very dissatisfied.
"Giving so many of us such a small plot of land is outrageous! I see other houses in the village are much bigger. Are they taking advantage of you because you're easy to talk to?"
Complaints arose, but everyone only glanced at her and remained silent.
There are indeed big houses in the village, but those are built by the people themselves. If you want to live there, no problem, just pay to build one.
Besides, that's not a very nice thing to say. They're not stupid; they're not easily fooled.
Li Yumei didn't tolerate her. She disliked Qin Xue's gentle and weak nature the most, just like her aunt at home. She seemed harmless but was actually very wicked. She had never let Qin Xue suffer any losses since she was a child, and she had also taken a lot of Qin Xue's things. Otherwise, Qin Xue would not have developed her current personality.
"Want a bigger place? Sure! Just pay for it yourself."
Qin Xue: ...Money, money, money, it's always money.
Qin Xue wilted at the mention of money, but still asked somewhat unwillingly, "Isn't there anywhere else?"
Previous experiences had taught Chen Jianguo to stay out of things concerning female educated youth, but as the person in charge of the educated youth compound, it wouldn't be good to completely ignore it. "There are two other rooms next door, but they are very small. And now we need to heat the kang (heated brick bed) here, and you don't have firewood, so it's not cost-effective for you to live alone."
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