Space: 60's Survival

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 Tong Yan thought it wasn't a big deal, so she agreed. Early the next morning, Sister Liu brought someone, a thin and small boy, said to be ten years old. He looked skinny, short and small, and he was only seven or eight years old in appearance. age. A pair of eyes are big and energetic, and their eyes are clear. Seeing Tong Yan, she didn't twist, and took the initiative to say hello. Tong Yan's first impression of him was good, so she left him behind.

The little boy's name is Zhou Yuanqi. Although he is young, he works very quickly. After he came, Tong Yan's burden was lightened all of a sudden, helping Tong Yan cut vegetables, wash dishes, clean up the yard, busy all day long. Tong Yan saw that he was capable and asked him to eat with everyone, but he was embarrassed and insisted that only one steamed bun would be enough. Tong Yan pulled him aside and asked him patiently. After holding back for a long time, he finally said that he wanted to take the steamed buns back for grandpa to eat. Tong Yan took him into the kitchen, loaded some dishes, and gave him two more steamed buns to take back. He absolutely refused to. Zhou Yuanqi looked serious and said to Tong Yan, "Grandpa said, how much work and how much you get, you can't get it if you don't earn it yourself."

It is rare for a child to have such a backbone at such a young age. Explain to him: "You don't do less work than Sister Liu this day, so you eat like Sister Liu. If Sister Liu eats two steamed buns, you can also eat two steamed buns, understand? Otherwise, someone will ask for it. Said I exploited you."

Zhou Yuanqi knew that "exploitation" was going to be criticized, so he looked at Tong Yan, thought for a while, and then agreed. Tong Yan packed the dishes in the lunch box and brought them back to him. After that, Zhou Yuanqi worked more seriously here. At this time, Tong Yan would not know that this thin young man helped Tong Yan a lot in the days to come.

Ten men worked for more than ten days, and the house was finally built. There are a total of three rooms, a bedroom, a main room and a kitchen. The bedroom is made of red bricks, and the other two are made of adobe. The most important thing is that there are walls and vegetable plots. The vegetable field was cultivated on the advice of the villagers. Tong Yan felt that she had to learn the skill of growing vegetables, otherwise how would she explain the vegetables that appeared at home.

The house was still a little damp, but Lu Jinzhi couldn't care less about it, so he moved the next day. The reason is very simple, the educated youth is coming. Lao Qian also came to help, there were not many things, and the three of them were busy for a long time, and they were done. Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi cook together, and invite Mrs. Zhou's family and Lao Qian to dinner.

Not to mention the liveliness of the banquet, Aunt Zhou looked at Tong Yan's bare vegetable field and asked Tong Yan, "Daughter, are you planning to grow vegetables?" Tong Yan nodded, and Aunt Zhou looked at it with a strange expression After thinking about it for a while, she still said, "I'll bring some seeds back and let your sister Liu teach you first. You learn first, if you can't ask again, don't be polite." He added in a low voice. One sentence: "Don't waste my vegetable seeds."

Tong Yan: "..."

Tong Yan was despised and felt helpless, but Lu Jinzhi thought of an idea.

The next day, Lu Jinzhi called Zhou Yuanqi over, pointed to the vegetable field and asked, "Do you know how to grow vegetables?" Zhou Yuanqi asked in return, "Are there any people in the village who can't grow vegetables? They haven't been laughed at to death yet." He played tricks and discussed with him: "In the future, you will take care of our vegetable field, and I will not let you dry it in vain, five catties of coarse grains a month." Zhou Yuanqi's eyes lit up and asked, "Really?"

Lu Jinzhi touched it. Putting his head, Zhou Yuanqi said, "It's a deal!" He turned around and ran home, bringing farm tools, and the little guy brought some seeds. After half a day, the vegetable field was tidy up. When he was done, he explained to Tong Yan: "Sister, you don't need to worry about anything, I will do it." Lu Jinzhi slandered on the side: If she really cares about this matter, she will do you a disservice.

Someone came to help, and Tong Yan was full of confidence in growing vegetables. At this time, the new educated youth also arrived. This time, three men and two women came, and the remaining two rooms were just full.

Two of the educated youths who came this time came from big cities, a female educated youth from City B named Xu Manman, and a male educated youth from City C named Wei Qiang. The rest are from small county towns, namely the female educated youth Shen Qing and the male educated youth Fang Qianjin and Cheng Yuan. Xu Manman looked at the humble temporary residence with an unbelievable expression on his face

: "This is the place for us to live in the village? This is too bad."

After receiving a few educated youths, the little girl kept complaining, this time Uncle Zhou couldn't take it anymore, so he went back directly: "You are here to work in the countryside, so you have to be mentally prepared to endure hardships. The environment is definitely not as good as yours."

Xu Manman's face also sank, just as he was about to speak, Shen Qing pulled Xu Manman's sleeve, Xu Manman pushed it away with a little force, and gave Shen Qing a blank look. Wei Qiang took over the words and gave Uncle Zhou a smile: "Uncle Zhou, we just came here, and we still don't know the situation in the village, don't be angry! Since we are here, we will definitely be able to take root in this land. , I'll definitely be able to adapt."

Uncle Zhou didn't say anything anymore after seeing that they had become soft, just told them that tomorrow would give everyone a rest and pack their things, and then they would arrange farm work for them. Cheng Yuan on the side asked Uncle Zhou: "Uncle Zhou, who lives in the house next door?

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Xu Manman looked at Uncle Zhou's retreating back, and muttered, "Don't you say that rural people are very enthusiastic? What is this person's attitude?" We live in the next room." Shen Qing didn't speak, Xu Manman left the middle room for the boys, and went to the easternmost room by himself. Shen Qing followed her and walked in.

Seeing that it was a big kang, Xu Manman frowned. Now is not the time to complain, so he has to accept the reality. I was carrying my luggage and wanted to put it on the kang, but the kang was covered with dust and I wanted to put it on the table, which was even more dirty. Xu Manman's grievance came up all of a sudden, he threw his luggage on the ground, and burst into tears. The educated youth next door heard it, and several people came over, seeing that their house was much dirtier than his own.

The house where the educated youth lived was Tong Yan's previous residence, and when she moved, Tong Yan cleaned it up. The female educated youth's room was not cleaned up. After so long, it was not dirty. Several male educated youths did not expect that the difference between the two rooms is so big, just when everyone was wondering, the old money came back.

Wei Qiang stepped forward to greet Lao Qian. Lao Qian saw a few of them and knew they were new educated youths, but he responded politely.

Fang Qianjin asked Lao Qian, "Why is one of the two rooms clean and the other dirty." Lao Qian told everyone the reason, Shen Qing blinked after hearing Lao Qian's words, and asked in a low voice, "Then can we Do you want to live with them? After all, it's really inconvenient here." When Lao Qian heard this, he immediately became vigilant and said with a light expression: "The two people who lived here originally were a couple, and the house was built with money. , there is only one room, how are you going to live?"

Listening to Lao Qian's full of irony, Shen Qing's face flushed, and he did not speak with his hands on the corner of his clothes. Wei Qiang came out to smooth things out and asked Lao Qian, "Then can we build a house ourselves?" "Then we have to discuss with the village chief." After speaking, he returned to his house. A few educated youths had no choice but to help the female educated youth to clean up the house together.

Fang Qianjin had the cheek to ask Lao Qian where he could get water. Lao Qian didn't want to embarrass them on these matters, and they all answered them one by one. After that, I added that the kitchen is public. From tomorrow, they will arrange for their own people to set fire to cook. Fang Qianjin took Lao Qian's hand and took the initiative to show his affection to Lao Qian: "Lao Qian, we young people are not very good at cooking. You have been here for a long time, and I have to trouble you to point out many things."

Lao Qian Xin Said: I guess my level is not as good as yours. Just smiled and made a sloppy look at Fang Qianjin, and it was considered a mess.

When I had dinner with Tong Yan and the others in the evening, I told Lu Jinzhi what happened today. Lu Jinzhi pondered for a while and reminded Lao Qian: "Don't be in touch with them, talk less and make mistakes."

Lao Qian also understands that it is still a bit Worriedly asked: "Otherwise, I will cook by myself in the future, but I won't come."

Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi did not agree. There are so many people there now that it is inconvenient to use the kitchen. Besides, with Lao Qian's craftsmanship, it is estimated that he can't eat his own meals.

Lao Qian was very pleased that he could continue to eat here with Tong Yan, and Tong Yan said that he would be responsible for picking the water in the house in the future, and he would be responsible for picking up the firewood. Tong Yan was amused by the appearance of Lao Qian, and told him that now they are responsible for the water and firewood here, and that person is Zhou Yuanqi.

Lao Qian touched his nose. He was a little embarrassed about not working and eating rice. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned now, and the embarrassment was over in a while.

There is a harmony here, and the temporary stay is now a chicken flying dog. With the help of several male educated youths, the female educated youths finally tidy up the house. It's getting late, so it's time to cook.

Fang Qianjin did some farm work, found firewood outside the house, and lit the stove. Everyone brought out some food, Cheng Yuan looked at all kinds of food and didn't know what to do? Shen Qing proposed to cook porridge, and everyone thought it was a good idea. Shen Qing rolled up his sleeves and started to work. The girl was fairly capable, washed the pot, put in the miscellaneous grains, and started cooking porridge. With the main food, you also need a little side dish! The kitchen was turned upside down, and no vegetables were found. Later, he found some pickles. Shen Qing tasted it, and it tasted good, so he took it out to make a dish.

A few educated youths were tired and hungry, so they ate the meal straight away. Xu Manman disliked this kind of food a bit, but there was nothing he could do. He ate a few mouthfuls of pickled vegetables, and the taste was refreshing, barely enough to eat. But the amount was small. She took two chopsticks and they were gone. Xu Manman complained to Shen Qing, "Why don't you do more, it's not enough."