Chapter 9 - 9

Chapter 9 Educated Youth PointThe tractor driver was a young man in his early thirties who simply nodded to them without saying a word.The tractor chugged along towards the village.Yun Ting observed the scenery along the way. This era was truly impoverished! But for her, it was much better than the apocalypse.When we got back to the village, it was around 8 p.m. The village was very quiet. Everyone was tired after a long day and had eaten dinner to rest. Besides, it wasn't our first time visitingEducated Youth, so no one was particularly excited.The villagers now have a lot of prejudice againsteducated youth. They have the impression that they can't lift heavy objects, and they get sick even when doing farm work. In short, they are useless and have to share grain with them. These days, grain is life!"Let's go, I'll take you to the Educated Youth Point..." Although the Brigade Leader was slightly dissatisfied that most of the Educated Youth who came this time were female children, he was still quite friendly to them.Educated Youth Point consists of three connected adobe houses enclosed by a crooked bamboo fence.The room was dimly lit, presumably because the Brigade Leader had told them that the newEducated Youth would be coming today and they were waiting for them." Zhang Wei, Li Hongxia, come out here for a moment," the Brigade Leader called out in a loud voice into the house."They're here..."A man and a woman came out of the house, but because it was dark, their faces could not be seen clearly."These are the new Educated Youth who arrived today. Make arrangements for them. We can talk about anything else tomorrow." The Brigade Leader was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and stopped. "You newEducated Youth, take a day off tomorrow and start work the day after. Get everything you need to buy. Don't ask for leave every few days when you start work. I won't approve it unless there's a special reason.""knew…""Welcome, I am Zhang Wei, the person in charge of Educated Youth Point. The male comradelives on the left and the female comrade lives on the right. Male comrade, please follow me, and female comrade, please follow Li Hongxia.""Hello, I am Li Hongxia."There was a large kang (heated brick bed) in the room, where four of the female educated youthswere already lying. Including Li Hongxia and the others who came today, there were ten in total. The kang was really cramped, and it was the middle of summer, so none of them looked well."I know it's a bit crowded now, but it's getting late, so we'll just have to make do for now. We'll ask the Brigade Leader for more arrangements tomorrow!"The group nodded..."By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you? There's some food left for you in the kitchen. The kitchen is next to the male educated youth'sroom. There's water in the water tank in the yard, so you can do a quick wash.""We understand, thank you Sister Hongxia," Yun Ting said with a smile.The others also expressed their gratitude, except for Yin Jiao, who was looking at the room with disdain.Li Hongxia's originally cold expression softened a bit. She could see Yin Jiao's dissatisfaction, but she couldn't care less, as long as she didn't cause her any trouble."What kind of lousy place is this? There's only one kang (heated brick bed) for ten people to sleep on!" Yin Jiao complained."If you don't like it, you don't have to stay here. Don't make a scene and disturb our rest." A female educated youth who was lying down suddenly sat up and snapped at Yin Jiao.Yun Ting guessed that this must be Wang Lijuan, because in her memory, Yin Jiao had been at odds with her as soon as she arrived atEducated Youth Point."Whether I live here or not is none of your business. Is this your home?""Alright, stop arguing. We have to go to work tomorrow. If you don't want to stay here, go find somewhere else." Li Hongxia also looked at Yin Jiao with dissatisfaction.Yun Ting and Yang Qingqing exchanged a glance, both speechless at Yin Jiao's brainless behavior.It was very unwise of Yin Jiao to provoke the oldEducated Youth as soon as she arrived. Besides, she said right away that she could make do for one night and find another Brigade Leader the next day if she didn't want to stay. But Yin Jiaojust had to cause trouble.Yun Ting put down her luggage first, and then simply spread the dark blue cloth that Sister Yun had given her on the kang (a heated brick bed), deciding to make do for the night.Yang Qingqing and Lin Xue also chose places to set up their kang (heated brick bed) and went about their business.They couldn't refuse the kindness of the people who had specially saved food for them, so they went to the kitchen to eat. Lu Jiayan and the other two also ate. The corn porridge left in the pot was so thin that you could see your reflection in it. They each slurped down a bowl of it.I quickly and easily washed up and went back to rest...It was already crowded and hot, so it was uncomfortable. On top of that, there were people grinding their teeth and snoring. Yun Tingreally felt like she was being tortured. She secretly decided that she must ask the Brigade Leader about moving out tomorrow. Even she, who had lived in the harsh environment of the post-apocalyptic world, couldn't stand thisEducated Youth Point. She couldn't sleep and could only use her consciousness to cultivate the land in the space. She didn't know when she was so sleepy that she fell asleep.Yun Ting felt like she had just fallen asleep when she was woken up by the sounds of them getting up to go to work. However, she didn't plan to get up. She kept her eyes closed and didn't move. She was so sleepy that her eyes were very sore.Around eight o'clock, she groggily opened her eyes. She looked at the others, who were still not up, probably because they hadn't slept well last night.She mentally reviewed what she needed to do that day. First, she needed to find the Brigade Leader and ask if there were any other places to stay in the village; she simply couldn't stand the feeling of being crammed together with so many people.She got up quietly and went out to the yard to wash up. The old Educated Youths had all gone to work, and there was no one in the yard.She had just finished washing up when Yang Qingqing got up as well.Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, Yun Tingcouldn't help but laugh." Yang Qingqing, your eyes…" Yun Ting pointed to her eyes to remind her."I know, I barely slept a wink last night...""I'm thinking of going to the Brigade Leader laterto ask if there are any other houses available. Do you want to come along?" Yun Ting invited. She also had her own selfish reasons. Although she didn't want to get too involved with the male and female leads, it was best for them, the Educationed Youth, to stick together here.For now, at least Yang Qingqing is quite to her liking. She's not troublesome, shares similar values, and is willing to be friends with her. After all, it's impossible for a person not to have friends. But as for how far their relationship will go, that remains to be seen.She had read many period dramas before, abouthow educated youth went to the countryside and often encountered danger. The villagers had always been xenophobic towards educated youth, especially female educated youth, who were easily targeted by unmarried men or hooligans in the village. Although she had martial arts skills and the ability to create space, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be any accidents. Therefore, it was still necessary to stick together and not be too isolated.She needs to keep a low profile, keep the secret, and quietly make a fortune. When the college entrance examination is reinstated, she can buy a few traditional courtyard residences in Capital City and live a carefree life."If you want to, let's go together! We'll ask Lin Xue later if she wants to come."Everyone except Yin Jiao got up. After asking Lin Xue, she also went to find the Brigade Leader. The three of them ate some pastries and cookies they had brought with them and then went out together.Yun Ting politely asked Li Zhaodi, who shook her head to indicate that she was not going, so Yun Ting didn't pursue the matter further."Where do we go to find the Brigade Leadernow? At his house?""He shouldn't be home right now, since it's during work hours, right?""Oh right, didn't he tell us yesterday to go to the brigade office to pick up our food supplies today? Let's ask him while we're at it."The three of them didn't know how to get to the Brigade office, but they happened to see some children playing in front of them."Little friends, can you tell me how to get to the brigade office?"A little boy immediately stood up and looked at them. "You must be the new Educated Youth who arrived yesterday? I'll take you to the bridge office!"Problematic ad?