Wang Ying had nothing to do anyway, so she followed the old ladies to watch the fun. After all, she had been here for so long that she was familiar with everyone in the brigade, but she had little contact with the educated youth.
The old ladies have a lot to say about this.
"Oh, they volunteered to go to the countryside earlier. There were three or four of them here. When they first came, they said they wanted to lead our team to a better life."
Wang Ying: "What happened next?"
"What happened next? A bunch of young people who had never farmed before, what could they do? They talked a lot but couldn't do anything. They started to make a fuss about going back to the city in just a few days."
It was definitely impossible to return to the city, and those educated youth who came earliest all stayed.
"But the educated youths in the past two years haven't interacted with us much. Usually they don't go out to the educated youth sites very often."
After the first few batches of educated youth realized the reality, the educated youth who were assigned here rather than applying voluntarily became much more "sensible" and no longer mentioned anything about leading the team.
“I don’t know how many I can get this time.”
"How many more can we divide it into? I guess at most two people."
Their brigade is not a good place. There were only a dozen people who came here before. Later, a few of them married the fellow villagers and moved out. Now there are still nine people living in the brigade.
For the people who were born and raised in the mountain villages, the arrival of the educated youth just provided some topics for conversation and a few more mouths to feed for free.
Everyone now understands the physical strength of the educated youth and knows that this group of educated people will not be able to do any farm work in the countryside.
"Male educated youth are useless, even worse than female educated youth."
The old ladies all knew clearly that if the male educated youth came and they couldn't work well, they would have to share the food. It was useless! On the other hand, if the female educated youth were willing to stay in the brigade, their families could find a wife from the educated youth.
Even if they don't ask for a dowry, they still have culture.
Even though people say teachers are the lowest class these days, people still have a deep-seated respect for intellectuals.
Wang Ying listened to the old ladies chatting with each other and followed them all the way to the threshing ground.
A group of women had already gathered on the threshing ground. Almost all the team members who had not gone to the fields were here.
"I heard that there are more people to share this time, probably more than two."
"Why are there so many of you here? You can't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands. It's just a waste of time."
"Be content. The educated youth who came this year at least came at this time of year. The educated youth who came last year actually came in autumn. They came here without doing any work and got a lot of food for nothing."
…
The countryman had a loud voice and didn't pay attention to the people around him when he spoke, which made Yang Hong, the leader of the educated youth team who was waiting to pick people up, blush.
She came here the year before last.
Although Yang Hong didn't say anything, she was actually very angry in her heart.
What do these members mean? Are they dissatisfied with them for eating the food right after they arrived? But they didn't decide the time to go to the countryside.
Besides, this place is next to a mountain, and the mountains and roads are closed in winter. If we don't give them food, are we waiting for them to freeze to death
Yang Hong was so angry at herself. They didn't want to leave their hometown and come here, so why should they be looked down upon by a group of uneducated people
When Wang Ying arrived, she found that Old Lady Xu was also there, so she stood next to her.
Old Lady Xu has been the focus among the group of old ladies recently. She used what she learned in embroidery to make spring clothes for Wang Ying. Since bright red and green are not allowed nowadays, Old Lady Xu embroidered a small flower on the cuffs of Wang Ying's trousers, and also added a wavy pattern on the collar of her shirt.
Although simple, it looks beautiful!
As soon as Wang Ying came out wearing it, young girls and wives started asking about it. After finding out that it was Old Lady Xu who did it, many of them came to ask for advice.
Old Mrs. Xu felt that the old saying was indeed true: a family would only prosper if it had a daughter-in-law.
It has only been a short time, but she already feels that life is much better than before.
Not only do you have someone to talk to, but you can also pick up your favorite hobbies.
No matter how filial Xu Shuang is, he is still just a boy after all. He doesn't know that his mother is pursuing spiritual improvement as well as living a good life.
Wang Ying was different. Although she was not very good at housework, Old Lady Xu thought she was pretty good. If Wang Ying was good at everything, wouldn't she have everything she needed? Then how could her youngest son marry her
Old Mrs. Xu stood on tiptoe and looked outside: "I don't know when he will come. If I had known, I would have brought a stool with me."
If you are tired, you can sit down and get two injections.
Wang Ying: "It doesn't matter if you stand for a while. Besides, you've been bending your head to do embroidery work from morning till night. It's good to stand for a while and move around."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are having a great time together, making everyone around them jealous.
All the old ladies thought that a daughter-in-law like Wang Ying was a good choice. Alas, why didn't they act faster at the beginning
The young wives thought Wang Ying had married well. Look at her mother-in-law! She made clothes and embroidered for them. It was said that Wang Ying didn't have to do any housework at home except treating patients. Then look at your own family. It's really annoying to compare yourself with others.
Soon, Uncle Tian came back with his donkey cart. Tian Youfu was walking beside the donkey cart, followed by a group of young men and women.
Uncle Tian was driving a donkey cart with luggage on it, but no one asked to sit on it. The donkey was also the property of the brigade, and they usually relied on it to pull things and grind the mill, so they couldn't let it get tired.
The donkey walks quite fast, swaying leisurely, and people can keep up with it.
"Oh, there are quite a lot of people coming this time."
"I think there are seven of them. Why are there so many?"
"Really? What do you think of our place? You're sending it here in a rush."
No one was happy about it. The more people came, the more food they would have to eat. The educated youth could not work, so the food rations had to be shared by everyone.
Tian Youfu was also unhappy and walked aside with a sullen face.
As for the new educated youth...
I am even more unhappy!
"What a shabby place this is! The mountain road is full of twists and turns."
The person who said this was a young man with acne, his face full of indignation.
"Stop complaining. We are here to go to the countryside, not to enjoy life."
The person who said this was a handsome young man, who was also the best dressed among the group of educated youth.
"Woo woo woo, I want to go home..."
This is the youngest girl among them, with a baby face. After taking this journey, she had already wanted to back out.
"We still need to unite. Pengcheng is right. We can't complain."
The last person to speak was a pale-faced girl who looked weak and frail.
Tian Youfu was getting annoyed. He had heard complaints and cries from the educated youth all the way to pick them up. Now that they had arrived, they were still not quiet.
Uncle Tian drove the donkey cart to the threshing ground. The educated youths felt embarrassed when they saw a bunch of women gathered around them.
Tian Youfu said unhappily, "Take down the luggage."
Just watching without doing anything, what? Do you expect him to unload their luggage
The acne-ridden boy was filled with indignation. He felt that Tian Youfu was inconsiderate.
They are educated youth who have gone to the countryside to help their fellow villagers. We can't welcome them with singing and dancing, but we can't just hold their hands.
However, the handsome-looking boy did not complain and helped several female educated youth to unload their luggage.
Uncle Tian called the donkey and walked away. The journey had been very difficult, so Uncle Tian was anxious to go back and feed the donkey some good food.
The educated youth lined up in a row, seven in total, four girls and three boys. Except for the girl who spoke softly, who only had one big bag, the others only had two or three bags.
Tian Youfu got a severe headache just by looking at it.
"You will live in the educated youth camp over there. There are seven rooms. You can divide them up among yourselves. Yang Hong, you are the eldest sister among the educated youth. Take them back and teach them first. You will go to work as usual tomorrow."
Tian Youfu: "Come and get the rations for these seven people later. Our brigade distributes rations twice, after the autumn harvest and before winter. The advance rations this time will be deducted from the work points. Each person gets 40 kilograms of coarse grains. You can discuss how to get them."
Yang Hong agreed and went to discuss with the newcomers.
The acne-ridden boy was named Jiang Lei. He was not happy when he heard this: "Why are we still deducting work points? We are here to help build the countryside. Shouldn't the team be responsible for our food rations?"
He felt that this shouldn't be the case. They didn't let him ride in the donkey cart in front, and they didn't give him food in the back. Was this how the brigade treated them, an intellectual
Yang Hong, the leader of the educated youth team: "The educated youth in our brigade are registered as a collective household, and we are supposed to earn work points and live off them."
Jiang Lei said angrily: "Then it should be counted from the end! We just arrived, why should it be counted from now? I came from Beijing, I want to ask the captain!"
After that, he angrily went to Tian Youfu to question him. Yang Hong was used to this and did not stop him. When she went to the countryside, there was a quarrel on the spot. In the end, wasn't it deducted from the work points after the beginning of the next spring
With so many members standing around watching, it was impossible for the team leader to agree not to deduct work points.
Yang Hong ignored Jiang Lei and turned to ask the others: "Are you going to take out all your rations at once, or are you going to take them gradually? We have one stove in the educated youth camp, and we cook together."
The newly arrived educated youth looked at each other, and none of them came out to speak.
But the frail, fair-faced girl coughed twice and said softly, "I think I'd better get five kilograms first and then get more after I finish eating."
The girl's name was Bai Ling, and her words immediately aroused the response of the new educated youth.
"I'll take five pounds first, too."
"Actually, I have a very small appetite. I may not be able to finish five kilograms."
"Then let's all take five kilograms..."
Yang Hong nodded and gave Tian Youfu a 35-jin amount.
Jiang Lei was still trying to get around it, repeating over and over again that he had come to the countryside to help the people. The central idea was that food must be taken and work points must not be deducted.
Tian Youfu: “…”
Tian Youfu didn't even want to pay attention to this person anymore. He said to Yang Hong with a gloomy face, "Okay, take the person back and settle him down. We will go to work as usual tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.
He was too idle to argue with such young people. Not only his own brigade, but also other brigades were like this. The members had a fixed amount of food to earn. You come up and get it for free without working? If Tian Youfu really did this, his position as brigade leader would be over.
The members around were enjoying watching the show and commenting on it one by one.
"Well, this guy is a stubborn person. How can there be such a stubborn young man?"
He jumped up and down as soon as he came up to confront the team leader. I don't know whether to praise him for not fearing power or to say that he is mentally ill.
If you change to a petty-minded leader, won’t he make things difficult for you for several years
"The four girls assigned this time seem to be okay. They are all bright and upright."
In addition to Bai Ling, there were three other female educated youth. Although none of them looked as good as Bai Ling, they all had white skin and looked different from the country people.
"That boy who looks rich in clothes is also fine. He even wears a watch on his wrist."
We are talking about Yu Pengcheng, who stands out from the crowd.
Seeing that the captain looked upset and didn't want to get involved, Yang Hong guessed something in her mind.
The number of educated youth assigned this time was indeed too large. The Seventh Brigade was assigned only seven people, including four female educated youth. The rations had to be almost 300 kilograms at once, and Tian Youfu must have felt bad.
Just when Yang Hong was about to take the educated youth away, she suddenly heard a scream.
"Bai Ling! Bai Ling, what's wrong with you!?"
The weak female educated youth Bai Ling suddenly fell to the ground.
Jiang Lei, who had just been jumping up and down to ask for an explanation, immediately rushed forward with anxiety written all over his face.
"Lingling? Lingling? Don't scare me!"
He turned around and shouted at Yang Hong: "What are you still standing there for! Go find the team leader! It's all his fault. He didn't let people get on the donkey cart! Look at what he has done to Lingling!"
His eyes were red with anxiety, and he started to scold the onlookers without distinguishing who they were: "You people! We came all the way from Beijing to help you! And you treat us like this? It's true that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people!"
Yang Hong: “…”
Fuck you.
Even Wang Ying was speechless. Is this guy missing a brain stem? He attacked indiscriminately right away. It's none of the club members' business. We just came to watch a show, and we can still be attacked by the map.
Yu Pengcheng's face turned serious, and he said righteously, "Jiang Lei, be careful with your words. What do you mean by poor mountains and bad waters? This is clearly the beautiful mountains and rivers of our motherland. Comrade Bai Ling fainted, and it wasn't caused by the members. It was you who didn't stand with the members when you came up. Is this the knowledge you learned that allows you to accuse others like this?"
Yang Hong also quickly added: "That's right."
Jiang Lei is a man with a dull mind. Not only did he offend the team leader, he also offended all the other members. As the team leader of the educated youth team, Yang Hong definitely cannot stand on the side of Jiang Lei.
Yang Hong quickly formed a united front with Yu Pengcheng and threw Jiang Lei out.
Everyone, take a good look. This guy is a fool and has nothing to do with us educated youth.
Jiang Lei was almost vomiting blood because of these two people: "You guys!"
The members were not happy either. Although they all lived in the mountains, you came here from a poor and barren land. Who are you looking down on? Their team was already a good team in the surrounding area, and Tian Youfu was strict in management. How could they be called unruly people
"Is this person sick? Why is he like a mad dog?"
"You bite everyone you catch. That's great. If you don't want to stay, just leave."
"Who is that woman to him? Is she his girlfriend?"
"Who cares if she's a girlfriend or not? It's not okay to just come up and curse at her."
"He looks like an ordinary person, but he speaks so arrogantly that people who don't know him would think he is a big shot."
"Do you really have the ability to go to the countryside?"
…
Jiang Lei was already choked by Yu Pengcheng and Yang Hong, and was hurt by the words of the members. Yes, although he came from the capital, his family was just an ordinary family with many brothers and sisters, otherwise he would not have come all the way to join the production team in the countryside.
Bai Ling and he were classmates. They happened to meet on the train and went to the same place. Jiang Lei had some inexplicable feelings for Bai Ling and thought he could be a good protector. But now Bai Ling fainted and no one around offered help!
Jiang Lei thought bitterly, what was he saying wrong? Aren't they just unruly people? They are so poor and have no love.
Bai Ling was such a delicate girl that no one came to her aid when she fainted.
Finally, Yang Hong came forward reluctantly: "Wang Ying, can you show it to someone?"
Yang Hong found Wang Ying, a barefoot doctor among the crowd. She was also feeling miserable. No matter how bad Bai Ling was, it was the first day for the new educated youth. If she couldn't handle the situation well, the remaining educated youth would also be upset.
But after asking for help, Yang Hong felt angry again. Jiang Lei, who was confused, would definitely be a troublemaker if he joined their educated youth team.
He is still a troublemaker who will bring trouble to everyone.
Wang Ying was the one doing this job, so she didn't refuse and went up to check on the fainted Bai Ling.
But Jiang Lei was still acting like that: "Who are you? A barefoot doctor? Are you good?"
Wang Ying: “…”
It's really awesome to question the doctor in person. He is just like those people who later questioned the professionalism of doctors by holding up Baidu results.
"I can't. You can see for yourself."
Wang Ying didn't tolerate other people's bad habits, so she got up and left without serving them.
Jiang Lei was still nagging: "I just want to ask what's wrong? Is this the attitude of a doctor? Besides, why is she so proud as a barefoot doctor!"
This is really an exaggeration.
Before Wang Ying even started to show her anger, Old Lady Xu was already unhappy.
Old Lady Xu glanced at Bai Ling and Jiang Lei on the ground with a fake smile: "You are so capable, just look at it yourself. You asked others for help but you are so picky. Even a beggar complains that the food is rotten. You are capable and awesome, you should treat your partner yourself. If you ask a doctor again in the future, you will be sorry for what you said now."
Old Lady Xu grabbed Wang Ying and left: "Virtuous, who cares about treating you? Maybe they won't even pay for the medicine, and you still have the nerve to be picky. If you can, don't go to the countryside, stay in your capital."
Wang Ying was led away by Old Lady Xu with a smile on her face. Anyway, Bai Ling didn't think the problem was serious. It looked like she had low blood sugar. Wang Ying saw it clearly just now. The other party fainted after shaking twice when she lowered her head to pick up the luggage.
It's probably low blood sugar.
Old Lady Xu took Wang Ying's hand and comforted her: "Don't bother with these stupid people. If you don't want to treat her, then don't treat her. Who would spoil them? Let's go back and eat. I'll make you a spicy toon bun with fried mushrooms for lunch."
Wang Ying was tempted when she heard this. Old Lady Xu was good at making spicy Chinese toon. When Chinese toon was still available, Old Lady Xu would pick the Chinese toon, wash it, and then stir-fry it with the chili peppers, and finally seal it with a layer of oil.
When you are ready to eat, just break the steamed buns apart and put some Chinese toon chili sauce in the middle. If it is well preserved, you can eat it all the way until autumn.
Wang Ying and Old Lady Xu left, and the members gradually dispersed.
Yang Hong was so upset. She had called a doctor, but Jiang Lei still persuaded her to leave. This guy was really good at offending people.
Yang Hong wanted to just give up, but she was the captain and couldn't do anything about it.
"Okay, carry Bai Ling up, and let's go back to the educated youth camp first."
If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Lei will still be making a lot of trouble when he returns to the educated youth point.
Yang Hong was very tired: "Let's go back first. We have to go to work tomorrow after we have a rest."