flstandardbreds Chapter 12: Educated Youth Compound
Chapter 12: Educated Youth Compound
The construction brigade has a good geographical location. In front of it is a flat plain with vast land resources; behind it are mountains, and mountain products and game are available on a case-by-case basis; not far to the left is the turbulent Huanghua River. After crossing the river, there are border garrisons, and beyond that is the neighboring country.
Listening to Uncle Zhuang and Old Tian's casual chat, the educated youth followed behind them with tired steps.
Jiang Yu looked at the cornfields along the way and curled up the corners of his mouth in a good mood. The endless fields meant that there was plenty of food. Who wouldn't be happy seeing that?
Xue Li was unhappy. She felt her scalp tingling. She moved closer to Jiang Yu and whispered, "Jiang Yu, how many days do you think it will take to pick these corns?"
? ? Jiang Yu was confused. How could she know how many days of corn it would take to break! But after being reminded by Xue Li, her good mood was gone forever. Yes! These corn fields must be very tiring to work on...
"Never mind, never mind, we'll talk about it later!" Xue Li shook her head, throwing away her worries. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her forehead. "But the temperature here is indeed much lower than where we are. I've been walking for such a long time, and I've only sweated a little bit."
"Yeah, but it gets cold early here too, and the temperature in winter is terribly low." Jiang Yu no longer thought about what would happen next and started chatting with Xue Li.
Perhaps it was the effect of Xue Li’s halo as the heroine, Jiang Yu became much calmer when getting along with her. I don’t know if it was a good thing or not.
Xue Li sighed, "Let's see if we can buy some leathers when the time comes. I don't know if there are any hunters in the team. I'm worried that ordinary cotton clothes won't be able to keep out the severe cold here."
Jiang Yu is not worried about this. Before she traveled through time, she happened to be in the Little Ice Age. In order to keep warm, she specially bought a new type of temperature-control clothing developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology. This clothing is now lying in her space cabinet. It can be used in cold weather, but not in heat. After all, the temperature-control clothing is long-sleeved and long pants, and you can't wear it in the middle of summer, otherwise people will suspect that you are sick.
Ma Yanna and the two female educated youth from the Tuanjie Brigade walked slower and slower, and now they were nearly a hundred meters away from each other.
She looked at Jiang Yu and Xue Li who were laughing and clinging together in front of her, and her eyes became red. They were all educated youth who had gone to the countryside to work in the construction team together, but the two of them were laughing and joking, but they left her aside. Ma Yanna, who felt isolated, was angry and aggrieved, and tears kept falling down her cheeks.
The other two female educated youth saw it, but no one comforted her. The journey was exhausting, and they also wanted to cry.
Ma Yanna walked while crying, and soon she felt her throat dry and her eyes hurt. Her condition became worse, and the worse it became, the more uncomfortable she felt, and the more she cried...
After passing one intersection after another leading to other places and walking for nearly three hours, it was finally time for the educated youth from the Construction Brigade and the Unity Brigade to separate.
After a weak farewell, Uncle Zhuang Shouren led the seven people on his side and turned into a bumpy dirt road. "We'll be there in a little while. Hang in there."
The dark-skinned handsome guy Fu Biao said, "Uncle Zhuang, do we usually have to walk like this when we want to go to town?"
"Every Wednesday and Sunday morning at work, the village will arrange oxcarts to go to the town. If you educated youth want to go to the town, you can also choose these two days. However, if the oxcart is full, you can only walk there by yourself." Uncle Zhuang replied, "Our brigade is large, you will know when you get there. The oxcart will always stop at the intersection just now." It is the intersection where we just separated from the Tuanjie Brigade.
How big was the construction brigade? The total population of the construction brigade was nearly 5, divided into five teams, each living around the nearby fields.
The educated youth were all arranged in the First Brigade, because all the cadres of the brigade except the team leaders lived in the First Brigade. Although the educated youth were not good at work, everyone in the First Brigade was a relative of the cadres, and they had to pay something for taking advantage, so they didn't mind having a few more burdens.
Although the population of a large brigade is less than 700 people, it is already more than the population of many small villages. When there are too many people, conflicts are likely to arise, which is fun for others.
The group of educated youth gradually approached where the first team was located. A whole row of white birch trees stood upright next to the fields. Villagers who were having lunch stood in groups of three or four under the trees to enjoy the cool air and chat.
"Hey, the team leader is back!" A middle-aged man slurping rice porridge raised his eyes and saw someone coming around the corner in the distance. He immediately became alert. A new educated youth has arrived. Hey! The educated youth compound is bustling again!
Other men, women, young and old who heard this also straightened their necks and stared at the educated youth who went to the countryside with their wide eyes as if they were watching a monkey show.
The educated youth compound was at the end of the village, but after a while, the person in charge of the educated youth site also heard the noise and ran out, still holding his bowl in his hand. "You came quite quickly," he said, and walked towards the main road.
Zhuang Shouren glared at the people on the road, "All of you are idle, go home and have a good meal! Aren't you afraid of indigestion!" Look, tsk! Have you never seen a human being before?
While Jiang Yu and others were being stared at by the villagers, they were also staring at them, but there was nothing to see. The old farmers these days were all dark and looked old, and at first glance they all looked like elderly uncles.
"Is the one at the back also an educated youth? Why is she so far behind?" An old lady with sharp eyes saw Ma Yanna limping at the back and immediately started to cry out.
Zhuang Shouren turned his head and snorted, "If you feel pity for her, go and give her a hand." Another delicate female educated youth. Seeing the way she walked, Uncle Zhuang's mind suddenly appeared the image of another female educated youth. His scalp suddenly tightened and he became annoyed.
Guan Wenbin, the person in charge of the educated youth site, came over and said, "Team leader Zhuang, Team leader Zhuang, have they picked up everyone? It's just in time for lunch, so I asked them to cook some more porridge, which is just right now."
"Just cook." Zhuang Shouren nodded, saving his wife from having to work any more.
Guan Wenbin greeted the new educated youth with a smile, "Hello, hello, my name is Guan Wenbin, I should be a few years older than you, you can just call me Brother Guan, it's been hard on the way here, I'll choose a room later, have a meal, and have a good rest."
"Thank you, Brother Guan." Xiong Lijin has always been good at dealing with people. He immediately put on a smile and started communicating with Guan Wenbin.
It was only a few hundred meters from the village entrance to the educated youth compound, and soon everyone stood at the gate of the educated youth compound. At Uncle Zhuang's command, everyone came forward to take down their luggage, even Ma Yanna's, with the help of Guan Wenbin.
Hearing the familiar sound of objects colliding, Jiang Yu blinked, wondering if Ma Yanna would use this to blackmail Guan Wenbin later.
"Okay, I've delivered all of you. I also gave the food to Guan Wenbin yesterday. He will distribute it to you later. There will be an ox cart from the village going to the town tomorrow. If you need anything, go out early and buy it in the town. We will go to work the day after tomorrow." Uncle Zhuang took a last look at Ma Yanna who was still lagging behind and curled his lips.