"I just saw the brigade leader with a few people. Are they new educated youth?"
"Yes," she quickly replied after glancing around to make sure no one else was there.
"Don't even mention it, I just happened to be on the same train as them."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Then he recounted what happened on the train.
Then Chen Enpeng said, "It seems the relationship between these people is quite complicated. We shouldn't interact with them too much in the future, and it's best to avoid contact altogether."
"Who says otherwise? I bet they're going to cause quite a stir later."
“It’s impossible to guard against them every day. Besides, you can only catch thieves for a thousand days, not guard against them for a thousand days,” Chen Junjie said.
"We still need to be careful. How about this, from now on, we should both travel together."
"Hasn't it always been like this? What about Mianmian?"
"I'm fine. Whether they run, fight, or are working, I still crush them."
"All right"
I had just gotten home, put my things down, and was about to leave when I heard my neighbor Chen Enpeng say:
"Okay, I understand, Comrade Gu Yunpeng. I will talk to the other two educated youths and tell them not to go out for the time being, and to go up the mountain after the new educated youths have been settled."
"Alright, I'll leave it to you, Chen Zhiqing."
"Of course, as a member of the brigade, I should contribute to the brigade."
"Then I'll head back now."
Let's go back.
"Mianmian, Jiezi, let's go into the mountains tomorrow. The new educated youth will be arriving soon, and the brigade leader wants us to get to know each other."
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This is really worrying; this place is going to be quite a spectacle from now on. Since we can't go up the mountain, let's chop some firewood! I picked up the axe in the yard and decided to chop the thick pieces of dry wood into smaller pieces.
I don't know how much time passed, but then I heard a lively commotion outside. It must have been the newly arrived educated youth, who weren't planning to go out yet and were continuing to chop the last bit of firewood. They hadn't even put down their axes when they heard voices outside. They quickly put down their tools and went outside, where they heard:
"Uncle Captain, you've arrived!"
"Alright, let me introduce you all, fellow new educated youth. This is Comrade Chen Enpeng, an educated youth named Chen."
"Hello fellow new educated youth, my name is Chen Enpeng. You can call me Educated Youth Chen, or Comrade Chen."
"Hello, Chen Zhiqing," Bai Jiaming volunteered.
Just then, Chen Junjie and I also came out of our houses. Seeing us, the brigade leader continued, "The one living to the west of Chen Zhiqing is Comrade Chen Junjie, everyone calls him Chen Zhiqing. The one living to the east of Chen Zhiqing is Comrade Li Mianmian, we call her Li Zhiqing; you met her on the way here."
"You're Li Mianmian!" At that moment, one of the female comrades among the several newly arrived educated youth standing not far away exclaimed in surprise.
"You are..." she asked awkwardly, pretending not to remember the other person.
"It's me! I'm Yuanyuan, Ruan Yuanyuan! We were classmates in school, and we even lived together in the military compound later, don't you remember?"
"I don't really remember. You said you were in the same class as me, what grade were we in? We lived in the same family compound, but I don't recall. Are there any people with the surname Ruan in the military compound? That's not a very common surname, I've never heard of anyone else with that surname."
"You really don't remember me? We were deskmates for half a semester when we were in first grade, then we separated. As for the family compound you just mentioned, my stepfather's name is Zhang Dabiao."
"Oh, it's you! I remember now, you're the daughter of Uncle Zhang's later wife! Now that you mention it, I realize we were classmates. I vaguely remember when I was in high school, you were only in junior high! But I also heard that Uncle Zhang's new daughter isn't doing very well in school and has taken the junior high entrance exam several times."
"Well, well, it's not that I'm not doing so well in school! Besides, even if you were a good student and always got first place, you still ended up in this lousy place!"
"What? You say this is a lousy place? Let me tell you, this educated youth Ruan went to the countryside in response to the call of the country. Besides, my parents were both martyrs. I am the child of martyrs. I will learn from my parents and dedicate myself to the revolutionary cause without hesitation!"
Besides, our brigade isn't some desolate place. The people here are beautiful and kind, the environment is great, and most importantly, all the members of the production team are actively working hard to contribute to our country.
As a former classmate and a family member of someone in the same military compound, I don't want to hear you say anything bad about production anymore!
I never expected that you, who claim to be my classmate and family member, would have such a low level of awareness.
No wonder, you're not even from a military family, and your moral character is so low. I, Li Mianmian, will not associate with someone like you! "Hmph!" she said, entering her courtyard.
Those standing near the educated youth compound were surprised to find that Li, who usually seemed to have a bad temper, was actually quite temperamental. However, Li had just said that all the members of their production team were beautiful and kind-hearted.
However, after seeing Li Zhiqing's big actions, they could tell that Li Zhiqing and this newly arrived female comrade named Ruan Zhiqing did not get along. But they didn't care what kind of person Ruan Zhiqing was.
However, they knew what kind of person Li Zhiqing was, so they had to be careful in the future and not let Ruan Zhiqing bully Li Zhiqing. How old was Li Zhiqing? He wasn't even as old as Ruan Zhiqing, so they had to keep a close eye on him.
At this moment, they all automatically forgot that Li Zhiqing was usually stronger than them.
Even the brigade leader, upon hearing Li Mianmian's words, felt that this child treated their production team as her own home. So, he unconsciously sided with Li Mianmian.
At the same time, she was thinking, "This educated youth Ruan has no sense at all. Mianmian has repeatedly emphasized that she doesn't remember her. Isn't that just saying she doesn't want to talk to her? Why does she still insist on making things difficult for me?"
Looking at the other educated youths, who were all from Beijing, he couldn't believe that the others didn't know or recognize Li Mianmian. Why was she the one who jumped out first?
He looks like a troublemaker. How come I didn't realize he was like this on the way here? I said, a little angrily:
"Now that you're at the youth quarters, you can choose a room yourself; all the rooms are the same layout. Your meals will be in the westernmost room. Alright, there's still a lot to do at the brigade headquarters, so I'll head back now. Oh, and hurry up and put your things down. You'll need to collect your rations for this month at the brigade headquarters later. Also, if you need anything, you can ask the two Chen youths."
The group looked at each other, and then one of the women whispered to Ruan Yuanyuan:
"Yuanyuan, why are they allowed to live in a small courtyard all by themselves? It's such a big courtyard; it must be terrifying to stay there at night."
As luck would have it, Chen Junjie overheard this and said, "What's wrong? You also want to have your own small courtyard? It's simple, just make your own mud bricks, or go and exchange things with the villagers."
The three of us stayed in a courtyard, and we personally helped build everything from the houses to the walls! We weren't as lucky as you guys, who got to move in right away.”
"Who says otherwise? When we first arrived, we even stayed at a local villager's house for a month!"
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