Tian Cai was not there at the time, and Luo Xiuyan heard this from her. She said that the commune sent a tractor to bring a group of educated youth over. This was the first time that the commune sent educated youth to Kaoshan Village.
It was said that there were too many educated youth coming this time, and the other brigades could not accommodate them. Someone suggested that there were many idle houses in Kaishan Village, and more could be sent here. As a result, there were a total of ten educated youth coming this time.
Among the ten people, they are quite evenly distributed, five men and five women.
"You didn't see it. The team leader had a very long face at that time. He said that he had brought a bunch of educated youth here, and they couldn't carry them on their shoulders or lift them with their hands. At the end of the year, they had to distribute work points to everyone, and he almost abandoned those educated youth halfway." The villagers didn't have a good face towards those educated youth either.
"But that male educated youth in the lead is quite energetic and looks refined," Luo Xiuyan's cheeks flushed as she shared with Tian Cai the educated youth from the city she had seen today. She had only been to school for a few years, so she didn't know how else to describe them besides refined. "The other male educated youth are not bad either. They all look quite elegant, unlike the young men in our village, but they're not as good-looking as the one in the lead."
Tian Cai didn't say anything and continued to work on his work, listening to her chattering.
"Those female educated youth were pretty too. One of them was very fair and pretty, just a little bit worse than you."
"Pfft," Tian Cai laughed with his eyes curved, "You think too highly of me. You call this pretty? I'm afraid you've never seen anything pretty."
Luo Xiuyan retorted, "Why aren't you pretty anymore? In my heart, you are the prettiest!"
Tian Cai usually pretends to be calm and doesn't smile much, but when he does, his eyebrows and eyes bend, making him look even younger. "Then I'm grateful for your consideration. With this scar on my face, I'm definitely not good-looking."
"The scars on your face can't hide your good looks. That young educated youth has a nice face, but he's too short and it'll be hard for him to find a partner." Luo Xiuyan remembered that her grandmother once said, "If the father is short, the whole family will be short." Therefore, the Luo family was determined not to marry a short woman, for fear of affecting the next generation.
It was rare for Tian Cai to be praised for her beauty in person. Any woman would care about her appearance, and she was no exception. Ever since she came through and saw the general appearance of this body, Tian Cai had not looked in the mirror except for the time when she changed the dressing. Now, she couldn't even remember what she looked like.
But if you reach out and touch it, you can still feel the scar.
"You look good too!" Tian Cai praised Luo Xiuyan.
"Of course I'm pretty too," Luo Xiuyan was a little embarrassed by the compliment, but she still admitted it openly, "Before you came, I dare say I was the most beautiful girl in our village. After you came, I'm willing to be second."
Tian Cai wanted to laugh even more. She really didn't know Xiu Yan had such thoughts. "You must believe that you are the most beautiful one now!"
"Tsk tsk, no," Luo Xiuyan shook her head. "If we only look at her face, the new female educated youth is indeed better looking."
Seeing her mention the female educated youth again, Tian Cai became a little curious, but she still had a few herbs to grind and really had no time to go out.
She shook her sore wrists, reached out and moved the Bupleurum on both sides to the middle and continued to grind it.
"I've seen what you've done. Can I help you make one and try it?" Luo Xiuyan had wanted to try it for a long time, but she was too embarrassed to open her mouth, for fear that Tian Cai would think she was trying to steal her skills.
"Sure, here you go," Tian Cai exchanged places with her and sat on the small stool where Luo Xiuyan had just sat. "This is Bupleurum chinense. It soothes the liver and relieves depression, reduces fever, and replenishes yang. It's mainly used to treat colds, fevers, and menstrual disorders."
Tian Cai introduced the effects of Bupleurum to her and taught her how to use force, but Luo Xiuyan was not interested in these. She wanted to continue gossiping with Tian Cai about the new educated youth.
"Guess where the captain said they were placed?" Luo Xiuyan asked mysteriously.
Tian Cai shook his head and said nothing.
"What we allocated to them were the two houses that originally belonged to Old Dong's family on the west side of the village!" Luo Xiuyan said.
Tian Cai had heard from Aunt Du before that the two families of the old Dong family had moved to the neighboring Qingshan Village, and the houses in the village were empty. There were not many people in both families at the time, and it seemed that each house had three rooms. Tian Cai once passed by and looked inside. The yard was made of mud land, and no one lived there, so the weeds were quite tall.
But the stone house will last for years, and can be easily cleaned up and used again. "But do we need to rebuild the kang in the house? It's uninhabitable now."
"How can we stay here tonight? We've all been dispersed and are staying at the villagers' houses. My second uncle has a female educated youth at home."
Tian Cai raised an eyebrow. If they were scattered among the villagers, why didn't the captain send anyone here? Was there a more suitable place in the village than hers? As a girl living alone, it was perfectly normal for her to take in a few educated youth.
But it would be better if it wasn't sent over. Tian Cai wouldn't rush to have it sent over. She only has one kang, and if it was sent over, they would have to sleep together, and it would take her several days to get used to it.
Tian Cai had no idea that when Zhang Defa was meeting with several group leaders to decide where the educated youth would stay at night, Li Guangxia from Group 3 was the first to suggest that all the female educated youth should sleep at Dr. Tian's place, but her suggestion was immediately rejected by Zhang Defa.
The reasons were ready. Doctor Tian was busy making medicine for the villagers every day. The medicine grinder would often make noises for half the night, so she might get up late in the morning. If the educated youth stayed there and disturbed her, and she couldn't get enough rest, it would not be her responsibility if she made the wrong prescription for the villagers.
This sentence completely blocked Li Guangxia's mind. No one dared to joke with his own life, so Tian Cai escaped naturally.
That night, several educated youth were separated and sent to the villagers' homes. Even Zhang Defa's house had a male educated youth living there. They would be given housing after the autumn harvest.
The next day was the official day for harvesting. Zhang Defa sympathized with the educated youth who had traveled a long distance and let them rest for another day. They could go to the fields and see how other production team members worked, but they were not required to go to the fields that day.
Tian Cai got up early in the morning. He deliberately did not eat porridge for breakfast, but instead made some pancakes that were more filling. He also boiled a large pot of summer-relief medicinal soup and put it in buckets, filling two large buckets in total. After eating, he put on his water bottle and carried the covered buckets and went to the threshing ground.
Today her equipment is quite complete. She wears a straw hat specially woven by Yu Guoqing according to the size of her head. Other straw hats are a bit loose when Tian Cai wears them, but this one fits her perfectly.
She also wore long sleeves and long pants, and tied the trouser legs and cuffs tightly with cloth belts. The worn and faded clothes matched with the straw hat, the image was not very good, but practicality was definitely No. 1.
I don’t know what kind of work I will be assigned, and I’m suddenly a little excited.
When Tian Cai staggered to the threshing ground, he saw that many people had already arrived. Everyone greeted Tian Cai when they saw him.
"Doctor Tian is here."
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