ebookland Chapter 740 A Chaotic World (5)
Chapter 740 A Chaotic World (5)
After waiting for a while, all the educated youth arrived, got on the tractor, and returned to the commune.
Upon arriving at the commune, someone specifically read out the group assignment results.
Chen He personally led Wangyou to the captain of the Flower Cotton-padded Jacket Brigade.
"Old Li, this is my niece. I'd appreciate it if you could take good care of her."
"Don't worry, no problem." Although Old Li disliked that she was a girl, since it was the head of the cooperative who had given the order, he would definitely take good care of her. At worst, he would let her go and cut pig feed like the other children.
"Uncle Li, thank you for your help!" Wangyou smiled and handed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies to Uncle Li.
"no, I'm fine!"
“Take it, you can give it to your kids too. I’m easy to feed and won’t cause any trouble,” Wangyou explained earnestly.
Old Li thought it was a good idea; he could just give them a little extra help. These city kids were so generous; they'd give away a whole bunch of White Rabbit candies in one go.
As they were talking, the educated youth assigned to the Flower Cotton-padded Jacket Brigade came over one after another.
Looking at this group of handsome men and beautiful women who were sent to the countryside, Wangyou inexplicably felt that life in the future would probably be very lively.
As for Comrade Li, seeing this group of educated youth only gave him a headache. Each one of them was more beautiful than the last, and the young men and women in the village must be dazzled by their good looks. He hoped they would behave themselves!
"Is this an oxcart? Don't you have a tractor?" A female educated youth, dressed in Dacron and wearing small leather shoes, looked at the oxcart with disdain and said.
"It's good enough that there are oxcarts. See that flowery-pants brigade over there? They all have to carry their luggage and walk over," Old Li said irritably.
"Alright, I'll take attendance. Once everyone's here, we'll head back."
"Alan Tam".
“Here,” a bespectacled, well-mannered boy stepped forward and replied.
"Shen Jiaolan".
"Here." The woman who had just complained about the oxcart replied.
"Song Qingqing".
“Here.” A thin girl stepped forward, but she seemed very afraid of being watched.
"Wang Fugui".
“Here.” An ordinary-looking but confident-looking man stepped forward.
"Ancient Forget-Worries".
"To!"
"Alright, everyone's here. Put the luggage on the oxcart, and you can follow along," Old Li said impatiently, cracking his whip.
“Let’s walk there!” Shen Jiaolan said, unwilling to accept the suggestion.
"Otherwise, you still want to ride in an oxcart? Oxen are important assets of our brigade. You can't afford to pay for them if they get damaged."
"Uncle Li, could you please stop by the post office? I need to pick up something."
"Okay, let's go."
Upon arriving at the post office, Wangyou packed her things and put them on the oxcart, and the group followed the oxcart to the Flower Cotton-padded Jacket Brigade.
Wangyou strolled along the way, praying that she wouldn't encounter any trouble. After sitting on the train for several days, she felt like she was going to rot. All she wanted to do was get there, take a good shower, and go to bed.
However, the scenery along the way was quite beautiful, with green mountains and clear waters, and endless fields that broadened one's mind.
"Uncle Li, how do the educated youth live in this brigade's settlement?"
"Naturally, the men will have one room and the women will have one room, and everyone will sleep on a large communal bed."
"Aren't there any private rooms?"
"Yes, there are. A row of them was built recently during the off-season for farming. If you want to live alone, you can buy or rent one. There are also small courtyards available."
"How much would it cost?"
"A single room costs eighty yuan, and a courtyard room costs one hundred and twenty yuan."
"Then I want a small courtyard."
"Okay, you can choose first."
"I want a room too," Shen Jiaolan said immediately. She had never even seen a dormitory-style room before.
"Either is fine, you can choose for yourselves when you get there." Old Li was quite happy at the thought of generating revenue for the brigade.
"Uncle Li, the production brigade can afford to build houses for the educated youth, so why don't they have tractors?"
"Of course there is, it's just that the tractor broke down, and the technician won't be here for a long time." Old Li said this with great distress.
"Uncle Li, if I can fix the tractor, can you let me go and gather pig feed?" Wangyou whispered to Old Li.
"What!" Old Li was shocked.
"Keep your voice down." Wangyou rubbed her ears. She was quite old, how could she be so impatient?
"You really know how to fix tractors?" Old Li didn't bother to keep his voice down.
"Of course! I can not only repair, I can also assemble!" Old Li said loudly, since it wouldn't be fun for her to speak softly.
"Then why did you come to the countryside?" Old Li was not very convinced, because everyone knew how sought-after technicians were these days.
"I just don't want to go!" Wangyou couldn't very well say that she came to the countryside just to loaf around and wait to die.
Old Li glanced at Wangyou. This little girl was definitely not telling the truth. But whether she would or not, he would find out when he tried. As for why she went to the countryside, that was not his concern.
"Okay, let's check it out when we get to the team!"
"Uncle Li, I heard that you can catch roe deer with sticks and scoop fish with ladles here, and pheasants fly into the cooking pot. Is that true?" Wangyou looked at the fields on both sides, her curiosity was quite strong.
"Ten years ago, that was true. But these days, with the land being reclaimed, it's not so easy to get that kind of thing anymore. However, there's also a lot of wild game. When you get to the village, don't wander around. There are wolves, bears, wild boars, and tigers in the mountains."
"Really?" Wangyou's eyes lit up with excitement, while Old Li suddenly felt a chill on his forehead.
"Of course it's true. Would I lie to you? If you were to walk this road alone, you could easily run into wolves. So if you want to go to the town or the county, don't go out alone."
"Uncle Li, are you talking about those grayish-brown things up ahead?" Wangyou suddenly pointed to the few shadowy figures not far away.
Old Li looked in the direction Wangyou pointed and was stunned.
"Wolves! It really is wolves!" Wang Fugui couldn't help but shout.
"There are wolves! I'm not going to get eaten by them!" Shen Jiaolan was so scared that her legs went weak.
Comrade Lao Li was planning to use the strategy of "if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move" to see if he could gain the upper hand in terms of morale. However, his teammates were not supportive, and the three wolves became obviously agitated. Lao Li tightened his grip on the whip.
"Uncle Li, is there a reward for killing this wolf?" Wangyou was eager to try, because the wolf was very well raised and was plump and strong.
"Sure, if you can kill them, they're all yours, no problem," Old Li joked, trying to sound cheerful.
"I don't want anything else, those three wolf pelts are mine." Wangyou roared, grabbing a dagger and charging towards the three wolves.
Old Li's vision went black and black again. Whose little tigress is this, so bold?
"You little brat, why are you running around like that!"
Old Li couldn't stay still, so he immediately chased after them, and then he was dumbfounded.
When he arrived, the three wolves were already lying on the ground, barely breathing, their throats slit in the same way. Meanwhile, the dagger in Wangyou's hand was still dripping blood. As for her, she was completely clean, without even a speck of dirt on her.