After returning to the educated youth point, Xiaoxiao began to pack her luggage.
First, there was 1,000 yuan given by Li's parents, and some tickets. This was their compensation for the original owner to go to the countryside to replace their adopted daughter. She accepted it without any burden.
Thinking about the plot, the original owner was not willing to spend any money. Instead, after finding out where his biological parents were sent to, he often sent things to subsidize them. He spent all the money on them, but ruined his own health.
If it were her now, she would not accept this as an unfair treatment.
Since it was the money used to exchange for a job for their adopted daughter, it was what she deserved, and she would not spend a penny on insignificant people.
She would not retaliate against them, because without her as her nemesis, none of those people would have a good ending.
Now that we've broken off the relationship, let's just do it cleanly and stop bothering each other.
She doesn't know if she can go back?
Anyway, she is the kind of person who can go with the flow and live anywhere.
As for farm work, there is no need to worry. As a child who grew up in the countryside, even if I haven't done any work for more than ten years, I still have some memories and can always get the hang of it quickly.
I looked at the other things: two sets of clothes, two sheets, a quilt, and a set of high school textbooks.
This is all the original body's belongings.
But I still have 1,000 yuan, which is not bad. I can only exchange other things later.
Xiaoxiao looked at Wang Xiuxiu and said, "Sister Xiuxiu, I didn't notice it yesterday. Is this place far from the supply and marketing cooperative? I need to buy some things."
Wang Xiuxiu replied: "It's quite far. It took more than two hours to get here by ox cart yesterday."
Xiao Xiao continued to ask: "Does a bullock cart go to town every day?"
Wang Xiuxiu shook her head: "I heard from the team leader that the market is held once a week here, and the oxcarts will go there at that time."
Xiaoxiao was surprised. "Is it still possible to go to the market? Isn't it forbidden to do private business?"
If she remembered correctly, it was 1972, right?
Did she travel through time to a fake era?
Wang Xiuxiu: "Yes, I asked yesterday, and the team leader said it is allowed. These are all agricultural products of the villagers, but they can only be exchanged, not sold."
Xiao Xiao nodded to show that she understood, and then asked a little embarrassedly: "Sister Xiuxiu, did the team leader say anything about the situation in the village yesterday?
Please tell me about it. I didn't listen to you at all yesterday."
She was completely daydreaming yesterday, thinking about how to die and never thought about living here in the future.
Wang Xiuxiu is a warm-hearted girl. She smiled and said, "It's okay. We are here together. Just ask me any questions you have. We can help each other."
Xiao Xiao smiled and replied: "Thank you, it's great to meet you."
"Tell me about the situation at the educated youth camp first, such as how meals are arranged. Did you make arrangements yesterday?"
Wang Xiuxiu nodded: "The team leader didn't say anything about the situation in the village yesterday. This place is called Wangjia Village and belongs to Qingshan Commune.
There are now 13 people in the educated youth site, including us. Two female educated youth have married, so there are 11 people now. You have met them all today.
We have 6 male colleagues and 5 female colleagues. They used to work together in groups of three, but if we work together, we can arrange it today."
Xiao Xiao: "So what do you think?"
If it were her habit, she would definitely live and eat alone.
Wang Xiuxiu: "I don't know either. If the two male educated youth are together, then we can only be together."
Xiao Xiao nodded. This was the only way for now. She would just live in the dormitory and eat in the cafeteria as if she was at school. She would find another opportunity later.
At noon, when the educated youth people came back to eat, they talked about the arrangements.
Wang Meiling: "My opinion is that we should form a group of three, and you newcomers should form a group of two, and everyone can take turns every day."
Xiaoxiao: Is she trying to bully the newbie? Or is she wrong?
But it's better to ask clearly.
Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao asked, "Is it one day per person? Then you get three days and we get two days?"
Wang Meiling glanced at Ye Xiaoxiao and said, "I mean one group per day."
Xiaoxiao: You really want to bully the newbie!
Xiao Xiao said unceremoniously: "I'm sorry, if this is the way to distribute it, I don't agree."
Wang Meiling: "If you don't agree to keep it simple, then don't eat with us. Just eat by yourselves."
They didn't want anyone to join in the first place.
Xiaoxiao looked like the others, and they looked at each other and decided to choose to team up.
Wang Xiuxiu advised: "Xiaoxiao, cooking is not a big deal. The two of us can do it. We can add one more person when someone comes later."
After hearing what Wang Xiuxiu said, Wang Meiling looked at them with some disdain and some complacency.
Although they don't want new people to join, they don't mind if the other party is willing to suffer a loss.
Xiaoxiao glanced at Wang Meiling and shook her head at Wang Xiuxiu.
She didn't want to eat with us in the first place, but now is the chance.
Xiao Xiao said, "Then I'll eat alone. The four of you can just eat in groups of two."
In fact, she didn't want to say this. After all, Wang Xiuxiu was willing to suffer the loss. But considering that Wang Xiuxiu had helped her, she would just consider it as repaying her previous favor.
After hearing Xiaoxiao's words, everyone looked over and Zhou Weiguo asked:
"Are you sure? If you do it yourself, you'll have to collect your own firewood and fetch your own water."
Xiaoxiao nodded, she had done all these jobs before, she just needed to become proficient in them.
Wang Meiling was a little angry. She hated people who were out of control, and couldn't help but say:
"We bought all the kitchen supplies for the educated youth camp, and since you are cooking on your own, you cannot use these things.
And you can only use the stove after we have used it."
Xiaoxiao glanced at her and didn't intend to compromise. "I will talk to the captain this afternoon and ask him to find someone to help build another stove."
If you want to control her, you're dreaming.
Should children born in rural areas be afraid of this problem when they return to the countryside?
If she gave in once, there would be countless more times waiting for her in the future. Besides, she didn't want to get involved with so many people in the first place.
After the discussion, the old educated youth went to work and the new educated youth went to the brigade headquarters to collect food.
When we arrived at the brigade headquarters, the brigade leader said, "Because the new grain will be out soon, I will give you less, just enough to last you for a month.
10 jin of corn flour and 20 jin of sweet potatoes.
This is a loan from the brigade, and it will be deducted from your work points in the future. Of course, you can also buy it with your own money."
Seeing that everyone had no objection, the team leader asked them to go with the accountant to weigh the grain.
Xiao Xiao stayed and asked directly: "Uncle Captain, is there any vacant house in the village? I want to rent a house with a kitchen."
The captain was surprised: "Did you have a conflict with others?"
He was sick and listless yesterday, I didn't notice it, could he be a troublemaker?
Xiao Xiao didn't say anything, just said: "I'm used to living alone."
Fortunately, the captain did not delve into it. After thinking for a while, he said, "There is an empty house, but the rent his family asks is a bit expensive."
Xiao Xiao: "How much?"
Team leader: "8 yuan a year. His house is nice, one room doubles up as two, with a loft, you can live upstairs, it's warm in winter. His family has moved to town, so the village is responsible for taking care of the house."
Xiao Xiao: "Captain, can I go take a look first?"
The captain nodded and said, "You go and weigh the grain first, in case the accountant is busy later. I just happened to go home to get the key."