Chapter 32 I Want to Live in Hechuan's House
Early the next morning, the square at the entrance of the village was crowded with people.
Today, Su Tao wasn't wearing a mask. Her face had completely healed, leaving no trace. After recovering, her skin was like a peeled egg, whiter, softer, and more translucent than before. The educated youth were amazed. They'd seen Su Tao's face from allergies before, but they hadn't expected such a good recovery. The male educated youth even thought she looked more beautiful than before.
Su Tao wore a well-made black dress with palace-style lantern sleeves paired with a black polka-dot skirt, appearing both elegant and playful. The black dress accentuated her snow-white skin, making her look not at all aged. The wavy V-neckline, gently waving in the morning breeze, opened and closed, inviting a glimpse inside. The men present were tantalized, their itch uncontrollably.
Many villagers in the square kept looking at Su Tao, until his wife pinched his waist hard, causing him so much pain that he had to look away.
When He Chuan saw everyone's gazes, he couldn't help but frown, his muscles tensed, and his eyes were as deep as a black hole, as if he was trying hard to restrain something.
The village chief, the branch secretary, and the team leader stood in a row. The village chief took a gong and struck it hard. With a loud "clang!", the noisy voices in the square suddenly quieted down.
"The main reason why everyone from Xizhong came here today is to solve the resettlement problem of the educated youth. I believe that the representatives who returned from the last meeting have explained the situation to everyone. Each family willing to accept the educated youth will be rewarded with 30 kilograms of coarse grains. If they are willing to eat with the educated youth, the educated youth can be allocated 300 kilograms of grain every year for the unified disposal of the receiving family. The work points of the educated youth's labor will be divided into 30% and 70% with the receiving family, with the educated youth taking 70% and the villagers taking 30%. If you have any opinions, please raise them." The village chief announced, holding a gong in one hand and a loudspeaker in the other.
The villagers had known about this long ago. Who wouldn't want to make a profit from it? As long as they provided accommodation to the educated youth, they would be rewarded with 30 kilograms of coarse grains.
During the famine, 30 kilograms of whole grains, cooked into porridge, could sustain one person for two to three months. If educated youth could share a meal, they could earn educated youth rations and work points. Anyone with a room to spare responded, saying, "We have no objection."
The educated youth had no objections. Living with villagers was more comfortable than cramming seven or eight people into one room. The thin female educated youth were fine. The strong male educated youth, squeezed onto a single kang, found it difficult to even turn over. Every day, they woke up with back pain and had to go back to work. The male educated youth had long complained bitterly. Furthermore, cooking for themselves was unrealistic when living with villagers. They would definitely eat with the villagers, and they had no objection to sharing their meals.
Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, the village chief rang the gong again, "Dang!", and said, "Now we will start the registration for the educated youth."
"There is an empty room in my house, and we want Zhang Jihui, the educated youth." A villager raised his hand to sign up.
The village chief looked at Zhang Jihui and saw the educated youth nodded in agreement. "Okay, then Zhang Jihui will stay at Wang Fugui's house."
With the first person to take the plunge, others were unwilling to lag behind. With more people than places, they all rushed forward to scramble for the space. "I have a vacant room at home, I want to take it..."
There were fifteen educated youth, eight men and seven women. The most popular were the men, who were known for their rougher fighting skills and better work ethic than the women. Accepting them also meant sharing 30% of the men's work points. Accepting women was a different story. While they ate less than the men, these city girls were delicate, difficult to please, and inefficient at work, forcing them to help them with their work. If they didn't complete their tasks, they earned no work points.
The male educated youth were quickly snatched up by the villagers. A few of the stronger and more able-bodied female educated youth were also picked up by the villagers, and a few female educated youth had already reached an agreement with villagers they knew well. In the end, the only one left was Su Tao, who everyone thought was the most unlikely.
At this moment, Su Tao's beauty was of no advantage. If any man present had the slightest interest in her, it would depend on whether the woman next to her agreed or not. Everyone had witnessed the reactions of the men present just now. Who would dare to take such a Guanyin home as a worshipper? Tomorrow, her husband might not even know if he was hers.
Besides, this Su Zhiqing is known for being spoiled. It's said that tomorrow's meal will be all fine food. Who can afford it? She doesn't do much farm work either. She's always been following the kids around to pick grass for pigs. How many work points can she earn? Anyone who takes her in will be missing out.
The villagers coughed awkwardly twice and asked, "Who is willing to let Su Zhiqing live here?"
The crowd below suddenly became quiet and no one responded.
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