"Captain, apart from these, is there no other work in the village?" Wei Qiaolan asked hurriedly. Although she looked rounder than others, she really had never done anything at home.
Captain Zhao took one look at her and guessed that the fat girl's family was well-off. Yes, when they first saw Wei Qiaolan, they were all shocked by her round figure. In the end, they privately gave her the nickname "fat girl".
"That's all. It depends on how much you work in a day. The work you do gives you points, so naturally you won't have food. As for suicide, it's just pig grass. That's only three work points a day, which is less than four months a year. Calculate how much you eat in a year and see if you can support yourself!"
After hearing what Captain Zhao said, the five people looked at the meal that 녊 was eating, and without any prior agreement, they all started eating the third steamed bun. If they continued to eat like this, they would not survive the New Year.
"Why--
Actually, you came at the right time. There's still two months left before the autumn harvest, so we can catch up with the grain distribution!" Captain Zhao said this to comfort the children.
"Captain, if we don't have work points, will you just watch us starve?" Song Wenyu, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly spoke up.
Zhou Jingyun and others also looked at Captain Zhao.
"Girl, you're not thinking right. We won't watch you starve to death. The prerequisite is that we also have to have food. We hand it over every year, and the rest is distributed to the villagers. What will be left?" Captain Zhao said angrily.
Hearing this, Song Wenyu lowered her head in disappointment. Wei Qiaolan glanced at her and smiled sweetly at the captain, "Uncle Zhao, you see, we just got here and don't know anything. We're definitely short of work points. Is there any other way?"
Upon hearing this, the three boys looked at the captain expectantly. Even Song Wenyu pricked up his ears, trying to catch every word.
Captain Zhao took a look at the people and found that the fat girl had the best conditions, while the girl next to her who was busy with many things had the worst conditions.
The remaining three boys should come from ordinary families.
"I'll send you money and food coupons for the keys to your house. You can buy them in the county town. I won't force you to work. The more you work, the more food you'll get. As for you not wanting to work and wanting the village to give it to you for free, that's fine. Don't forget that your household registration is in the village. You'll need a letter of introduction from the village if you want to leave. And don't worry about starving to death. I'll report it to the higher-ups, and someone will naturally take you over!"
Captain Zhao looked at the five people and completely stopped any idea of taking advantage of the situation. From that moment on, every year the educated youth who came would be warned by the old educated youth. From then on, Zhaojia Village would be given a reputation, and many families whose children had to go to the countryside would compete for Zhaojia Village.
Captain Zhao was so depressed that his hair turned white. Why did the number of educated youth increase instead of decrease every year? Even more dormitories were built.
After the five people were frightened, they felt relieved. In fact, to sum it up, if you work, you will have food to eat. If you don’t work, you will find a way out on your own. If you make trouble, you will be reported and sent away directly.
This time, even Song Wenyu, the most restless one, followed behind like a quail.
Captain Zhao walked ahead, introducing the students along the way. "Next to your Youth League Home is our school. Two houses further east, there's a well in the center of the village. We get our water there."
After seeing it, several people were quite satisfied. At least there was no shit everywhere.
"Captain, how do we get to the county town? Is it far?" Cao Zhenping asked with concern.
"It's two xiao hours on foot, one xiao hour by oxcart, and 20 cents per person. If you want to go, just wait at the village entrance."
The five people were a little scared when they thought about walking, but when they thought about their classmates who had left home before, some of them walked for half a day, they felt that they were still lucky.
"Captain, I remember when you picked us up, didn't you ride a bicycle?" Song Wenyu's voice came from behind.
A few people looked at her. Although they despised her for her troublesome personality, they had to admire her. She would always ask the right questions.
Captain Zhao took a look and said calmly, "We don't lend bicycles in that village unless there are special circumstances!"
Captain Zhao's words immediately disappointed several people. After arriving at Carpenter Li's house and selecting the furniture they needed, Captain Zhao was ready to say goodbye and leave, as he still had to go to work in the afternoon.
"Captain, what we need most is an iron pot, but we don't have industrial coupons..." Zhou Jingyun held the captain and asked awkwardly.
"Captain, you have to help us think of a solution?" Zhao Song, a big and strong man, begged like a girl, which made Captain Zhao's eyes twitch.
He didn't know what to do. After all, an iron pot would cost at least 10 industrial coupons.
Why--
Just as I was about to retort, I heard a voice I didn't want to hear.
"Captain, are you guys ready for the iron pot? After all, there are only five of us among the educated youth?" Song Wenyu stared at Captain Zhao with his eyes wide open.
Zhou Jingyun and the others also reacted and looked at Captain Zhao excitedly.
Captain Zhao felt his whole body crawling with fear when he was stared at, and then he felt that his thinking was not thoughtful enough.
"Wake up. I'll figure out a way to fix the iron pot. You guys keep picking wood. Don't go deep into the mountains to chop wood. We don't have any large beasts here, but if you get lost, no one will look for you!"
After making the threat, he left, leaving behind five young men.
"Still looking? Hurry up and choose. After you choose, we still have to go to work." Aunt Li reminded unhappily.
Seeing the soft-spoken Comrade Song, a woman's intuition made her feel like she was a natural enemy.
Zhou Jingyun and others hurriedly began to choose. Everyone chose a kang mat, a kang table, and a kang cabinet. Wei Qiaolan also chose a wardrobe and a dressing table. She had decided to live in a room by herself. As for Song Wenyu, she didn't want to have much contact with her.
Song Wenyu, who stayed where he was, secretly hated him, but he also knew that he was a newcomer and couldn't help but feel guilty, especially since he was from the same village, so he had to endure it.
She gritted her teeth and chose a dressing table, a washbasin stand, a wooden basin, and some odds and ends.
Aunt Li no longer held a grudge at this time and was so excited that she almost jumped up.
"Auntie, we are late. Where can we buy some vegetables?" Zhou Jingyun was ready to ask clearly at once.
Aunt Li looked at him with satisfaction and mentioned a few relatively good families. "The captain's family, your Aunt Li is fine, and there are also Zhao Erzhu's family, Zhao Jianshe's family, hey - in fact, now every household has a private plot of land. This is the good thing about our village. We can grow some vegetables and raise chickens and eggs, and we don't lack..."
Seeing that they didn't understand anything, Aunt Li said a few more words, and then said, "Actually, why don't you plant some cabbage and radishes now, so that you can catch up before the Spring Festival and have some vegetables to eat during the day? If you pickle and dry the vegetables now, you won't have to worry about having no vegetables during the day."
Several people suppressed their shock, nodded, and concluded that if you are lazy, there is nothing wrong. If you are not lazy, you will have vegetables and eggs to eat.
"Auntie, are you exchanging eggs in the village now?" Wei Qiaolan asked expectantly, suppressing her saliva.
Aunt Li's mouth twitched. She really thought she didn't see the fat girl who was almost drooling.
"There is only Su girl in the village. Her family raises many chickens and has eggs every day. Only her eggs can be exchanged. The others are saved and taken to the county town to exchange for things." Aunt Li's envious tone made several people stunned.
"Who is that Comrade Su? Where does he live?" Cao Zhenping asked in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Li glanced at Song Wenyu. The others were stunned and then had a bad feeling.
As expected, Aunt Li said disdainfully, "The one who quarreled with this girl is Su Xia from our village. She has ten chickens at home and lays at least ten eggs a day."
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Cao Zhenping and the other three opened their mouths in shock, except for Song Wenyu whose face was pale.
"Auntie, that shouldn't be considered a quarrel, just a debate..." Wei Qiaolan retorted loudly for the sake of eggs, and she wanted to curse Song Wenyu to death in her heart.
The others also felt the same way and looked at Aunt Li expectantly.
Song Wenyu bit her lower lip hard, and kept telling herself to hold back and wait until she had gained her footing.
"Tsk—you're overthinking it. Miss Su is not an irritable person. We didn't bully her behind her back before, and now she's still not doing well!" Aunt Li said with a smile when she saw the frightened young people.
The five people finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then another voice rang out, shocking Zhou Jingyun and the other three so much that they wanted to send Song Wenyu away immediately.
"Auntie, who is the man standing next to Comrade Su this morning?"
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