When he couldn't sleep at night, he wanted to peel something to pass the time, so he always carried some food with him.
Zhang Hongyang took the peanuts and ate while chatting with Chen Defu.
Then he told her the purpose of coming to see him.
"Uncle Village Head, these are the only educated youths in our educated youth compound! I don't think any educated youths were assigned here this year."
Chen Defu said, "Oh! It's not good to have new people here. New people haven't been tempered before, and they will cause trouble when the time comes!"
Zhang Hongyang also thought so. The educated youth they met got along well, but if a new person came, there would probably be chaos again.
Then he talked about the purpose of his visit.
"Uncle Village Head, there are only a few rooms in our educated youth compound. It's not pleasant to have so many people living in one room this summer, so I wanted to ask if you could build us two more rooms so we have more space."
They now live four people in a room, with beds next to each other, so crowded that they can smell other people's feet when they sleep, and there is no place to even put their clothes.
Moreover, some of them love to study and read until midnight, which disturbs others' sleep.
After hearing this, Chen Defu thought for a moment before speaking.
"Building two houses isn't a big problem. It just needs to be postponed. Once the crops are harvested, I'll find someone to help you build two more. But you can dig up some mud during your breaks. That will make it faster to build them."
Zhang Hongyang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Then they talked about their plans for the future and how they wanted to change the current situation through hard work.
After listening to this, Chen Defu shared some of their early experiences.
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