bookrandom Chapter 247 6 Era 8
Chapter 247 6 Era 8
It rained all night.
The next morning, no one got up early.
It was obviously impossible to go out in such weather, and Zhu Yue was awakened by a loudspeaker.
It seems that Dahe Commune has developed well. Whether it is tractors or loudspeakers, the village has them all.
When it was time to go to work, the horn sounded.
Notify all villagers that they do not need to go to work today.
After receiving the notice, the old educated youth in the Youth House started to prepare breakfast.
The person who came to talk to Zhu Yue and the other two was an old educated youth whom they had met yesterday.
His name is Jiang Min, and he has been working in the countryside for three years.
"Dahe Commune is the best commune in the surrounding area. The climate here is good and the winter is not too cold. You came at a good time as we just paid our public grain tax and there is basically no farm work to do in the fields now."
Jiang Min briefly introduced to them the people at the educated youth site and the team leader in charge of the village.
I told them that it was the custom of the Youth League Home to provide a meal for the newly arrived youth, and this was considered a treat from the old youth to entertain them.
After eating, they had to go to the village committee to collect their own food.
The old educated youth will no longer be responsible for food from now on.
Basic resources such as firewood and water are provided in turns, and no one can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
This rule is fair and no one has any objections.
The meals we cook in the morning are definitely not as good as what we used to eat at home in the city. They are all coarse grains, some of which make your throat ache, but no one has any objections.
As a family living in the city, food is scarce and we can't always get enough to eat. Although we are eating coarse grains now, at least we can fill our stomachs.
The new male educated youth couldn't help but say, "If we can have enough to eat every day, it seems like going to the countryside is a good thing."
At least it's much better than at home. At home, each person has a fixed amount of food every month, and can basically only eat until they are 60% to 70% full.
His words brought smiles to the faces of many old educated youth, who laughed at his naivety.
"You're overthinking. Food also needs work points to be exchanged. You come at this time when there is not much work on the fields. You have to owe work points to the village to exchange for food. If you don't have enough work points at the end of the year, you have to spend your own money to make up for it. It's not that easy to have enough food."
Life in the countryside is just a little harder than in the city.
There is no doubt about this.
After dinner, several people followed Jiang Min, the current female educated youth leader of the educated youth site, to the village committee. As for the male educated youth, the leader was the thin young man from yesterday, who had been in the countryside for five years and was named Sun Weiguo.
The new and old educated youth learned to call them Brother Sun.
"Sister Jiang, how much food can we get? Can we get it every month?"
Pang Yuan couldn't help but ask about it on the way. Before, at the dinner table, when she saw the food, she couldn't help but concentrate on filling her stomach and didn't think of asking about it at all.
The old educated youths didn't like to talk much, especially the female ones, who looked like they were not easy to mess with. Pang Yuan kept quiet all the way, but finally couldn't help it.
Zhou Yanni also looked over.
Jiang Min smiled. Her skin was slightly yellow from too much sun, but her teeth were very white, making her smile more charming.
"Of course it can't be every month. This is something every new educated youth can get, for only three months, 20 kilograms per person, all of which are coarse grains, no fine grains. They have all been exchanged. This food is not free, it is converted into work points that you owe to the team, and at the end of the year the work points will be directly deducted from your account."
Jiang Min knew the backgrounds of the three new educated youth at a glance today.
Although Zhu Yue was dressed very modestly, one could tell from her appearance and temperament that her family was not simple. She was most likely the child of a cadre and might go back someday. Because the conditions in Dahe Commune were good, there were many educated youth like her who came here and usually didn't stay long. Jiang Min knew this very well.
Pang Yuan's clothes didn't have many patches, and they were all in inconspicuous places. She looked like an ordinary girl from a city family who was relatively favored.
Jiang Min could tell that only Zhou Yanni had a family background similar to that of most of the female educated youth who were staying in the educated youth home today.
Her clothes are covered with patches, but she looks very elegant and graceful. She must be the eldest sister in the family.
"The educated youth we went to the countryside all received subsidies, usually around 50 yuan. This amount is more than enough to last until the next food distribution. You should have some too, too. If you don't have enough food, you can exchange it with the villagers."
While saying this, Jiang Min observed a few people out of the corner of his eye.
Zhu Yue's expression didn't change, and she seemed to think this was normal.
Pang Yuan frowned, but didn't seem to see anything unusual.
Only Zhou Yanni had a look of embarrassment on her face.
This further confirmed her guess that the other party might not have much money on him, or he might not have thought about these things and left all the money he had at home.
Thinking of this, the smile on her face deepened.
"The village committee is here, go get your food, and I'll take you to buy cabinets and wooden basins after you send them back. There's an old man in the village committee who does a good job, and the price is not expensive, much cheaper than going to the supply and marketing cooperative. By the way, it's normal for everyone in the village to exchange with each other, and you can't talk about it outside, or else it'll cause trouble, and the villagers won't be on the side of educated youth like us."
All three nodded.
This is actually normal, there has always been a black market in the city.
The three people went in and received their food for this month, then came out carrying the food.
Twenty kilograms of food is not heavy, and there were no real young ladies in this era.
Even Zhu Yue, who looked like a delicate lady, had no reaction to the weight.
Several people followed Jiang Min back to the Youth League Home and put away the food.
Along the way, many villagers kept looking at them. Pang Yuan and Zhou Yanni both blushed and felt uncomfortable under such gazes, but Jiang Min seemed to be used to it and didn't react much.
"Everyone in the village is like this. Newcomers like to stare at them for fun. There's no ill intention on their part. You don't have to take it seriously."
After she finished speaking, she realized that these words were unnecessary for Zhu Yue.
Because there was no discomfort on the other person's face.
She kept the curiosity to herself, thinking that this girl was not as delicate as she looked, but she still needed to observe her more.
Noticing her stare, Zhu Yue glanced at her and said nothing more.
No matter what the other party is going to do, just fight back.
After putting away the food, several people followed Jiang Min to the end of the village. Zhu Yue bought a cabinet for clothes and sundries, as well as a small stool, a wooden basin, wooden bowls, chopsticks and other things. She bought only necessities, and she was not rich enough to buy all of them.
The main thing is that the things here are really ugly.
To call them handicrafts is an exaggeration, as they are basically very simple.
This is different from the furniture Zhu Yue saw at the educated youth camp. It is much rougher.