"Hey, this kang is really big. Ten of us can sleep on it."
Looking at the kang that is more than ten meters long, Dong Yiming sighed.
"Bah! Shame on you! Who wants to sleep on the same kang with you?"
He Yingying's pretty face flushed and she spat softly.
"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue!"
Dong Yiming quickly admitted his mistake.
After coming out of the main room, several people came to the east wing. There were four bedding rolls on the big kang in the east wing. The four male educated youth should be sleeping here.
The kang in the west wing was empty, with some food and sundries placed inside.
There are three kitchens in the south, two of which are filled with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, showing obvious signs of use.
The other kitchen only had a stove with a large pot on it. The spider webs hanging from the beams proved that no one used this kitchen.
"There are two vacant rooms. Comrade Lin Wanru, you female comrades can choose first."
Adhering to the principle of giving women first, Yang Baiyi gave the choice to Lin Wanru.
"Wanru, let's choose the west wing. The west wing is some distance away from the main house and the east wing, so it has much better privacy."
"Yes! The team leader said on the way that two educated youth are married, so the good job of eavesdropping should be given to the men."
"Comrade Cui Jinfa, you can listen to the wall, but you must stick to your original intention and not make any mistakes!"
"Hahaha………"
“Hehehe…”
"Bai Yi, I feel like I'm being teased."
Cui Jinfa's face turned red from being teased, and the girls were laughing so hard that they were shaking.
"Okay, it's decided. We ladies will live in the west wing."
Lin Wanru accepted everyone's opinions.
"Comrade Yang Baiyi, let Xiaoxiao sleep with me tonight. It's not very convenient to sleep at your place."
Lin Wanru said considerately.
"You can sleep with me, Xiaoxiao. We have our own bed, so you can choose whatever you want."
He Yingying's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to stuff Yang Xiaoxiao into her bed.
"I really envy that little girl."
Fan Jin glanced at Yang Xiaoxiao who was playing with other children in the yard.
"What did you say?"
He Yingying gnashed her little fangs and looked at Fan Jin with a dangerous look.
"I didn't say anything! Comrade He Yingying, I meant such a cute little kid, who can not like him?"
Yang Baiyi smiled and shook his head.
No wonder there was a severe crackdown in 1983. It has everything to do with you bunch of old perverts.
"It's okay to let Xiaoxiao sleep with you for now. When I go to the brigade headquarters to borrow food later, I'll ask the brigade leader if I can stay at a member's house."
Yang Baiyi did not refuse Lin Wanru's kindness. Even if he wanted to stay at a member's house, it would be too late today.
Lin Wanru opened her mouth but didn't say anything.
There are too many people here now, let’s talk about it when there’s no one around.
"Let's go to the brigade headquarters to borrow food first, and then we'll clean up after we come back."
Led by Hu Zi, a group of people marched straight to the brigade headquarters.
Fan Jian followed everyone silently and didn't say a word from beginning to end.
If I hadn't thought of ordering the cumin lamb burrito on the train, and if I hadn't reported Yang Baiyi after he refused, I could still be chatting and laughing with them now.
The educated youth compound was not far from the brigade headquarters, and everyone soon arrived at the brigade headquarters.
"Captain, we're here to borrow food."
As the backbone of everyone, Yang Baiyi spoke politely on behalf of everyone.
"Okay, I've prepared it for you."
The team leader asked the accountant to open the warehouse, where there was a lot of grain piled up.
"Each person will receive fifty kilograms of sorghum rice and fifty kilograms of potatoes. Let me tell you, these are loaned to you.
When the grain is distributed after the autumn harvest, you must return it to the brigade headquarters."
The grain stored in the brigade is for members to use in emergencies. Families with many children may easily face a shortage of food, so they can go to the brigade to borrow grain.
"Captain, don't you have any rice or flour? Eating only whole grains is making my throat sore!"
Cui Jinfa looked at the coarse grains on the ground and his teeth were gnashing. The girls behind him also had sad faces.
“We don’t have any fine grains here; those are only eaten during the Chinese New Year.
If you are not used to eating coarse grains, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fine grains tomorrow. The production team has ox carts going to the town every day. You just need to get up early and wait at the village entrance.
Would you like to borrow some coarse grains? If not, I will lock up the warehouse."
The captain was a little impatient. After all, he was just a city kid who had never suffered.
The educated youth went to the countryside to support the rural areas, to put it nicely, but in reality it was because there were not so many jobs in the city and the population pressure was too great, so the rural areas had to raise children for the city people.
“Excuse me, Captain, they are ignorant and don’t know how delicious sorghum rice is.
Sorghum rice is soft, sweet, crispy and tender, and tastes great with any dish.
Especially when paired with the unique Northeastern pickles, the taste is absolutely amazing."
If you want to integrate into a place, you must first identify with the local food culture.
Yang Baiyi was not lying. When he was studying at Harbin Institute of Technology in his previous life, he really liked eating sorghum rice.
"Okay, let's weigh it, Comrade Yang Baiyi. I have to say you know how to eat."
Everyone clearly felt that the captain's attitude had become much friendlier.
Fan Jian, who was behind, saw all of this. Although he still hated Yang Baiyi, he had to admire him.
The leader of the Youth League Office favored him, Secretary Xu Qingchun praised him, and the team leader also looked at him differently. Yang Baiyi was indeed unique in his way of speaking and doing things.
"There's a big vegetable garden in the backyard of the brigade headquarters. The beans and cucumbers are ripe, and there are all kinds of green leafy vegetables. If you want to eat them, just come and pick them.
You in the educated youth compound can also open your own vegetable garden, so you can eat your own vegetables next year."
Yang Baiyi described the sorghum rice as rare in heaven and unparalleled on earth, which made the team leader very happy, and he generously contracted their vegetables this year.
"Thank you very much, Captain. The countryside is better than the city.
In the countryside, you have your own private plot of land where you can grow whatever vegetables you want to eat.
It’s different in the city. Everything requires money. Without money, you can’t even eat a single leaf of vegetable.”
Yang Baiyi expressed his gratitude and talked about his envy of rural life.
"If you say so, I won't argue with you two. Farmers dig for food in the fields, so eating vegetables is definitely much more convenient than in the city."
The ten educated youth borrowed a total of 500 kilograms of sorghum and 500 kilograms of potatoes, and everyone moved the food onto the ox cart.
"Hu Zi, wait a minute before going back. Could you please take us to the sales outlet? We can buy some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar."
Yang Baiyi took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from somewhere and stuffed it into Hu Zi's hand.
"Comrade Baiyi, I don't smoke."
Hu Zi quickly refused.
"It's just a pack of cigarettes. Just take it. If you don't know how to smoke, you can take it back and give it to my uncle at home!"
Yang Baiyi stuffed the cigarette directly into Hu Zi's pocket.
"Big brother, we also know where the sales outlet is. We'll show you the way."
A group of children, carrying Yang Xiaoxiao, ran in front of the ox cart.
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