The 1970s Educated Youth

Chapter 17

◎My claws are numb◎

He lost face in front of Gu Guanning again and again, and Xu Wenli didn't hang out in front of Gu Guanning for the next few days.

Suddenly, Gu Guanning felt that the sky was bluer, the clouds were whiter, and he felt more energetic even when going to work.

On a May day, before the sun had just risen, the wind in Beijiang Province was still cool. Mixed with the water vapor from the mountains, it hit Gu Guanning's face. It was so cold that she couldn't help shrinking her neck and wrapping her coat tightly.

It was her duty today, and she got up earlier than usual to clean the yard before everyone came out.

A wall that collapsed a while ago was repaired, and the height and left and right sides were not even. Gu Guanning, who was a little over 1.6 meters tall, could see outside even when he stood on tiptoes.

It was not so high the day before yesterday, and the earth wall was only as high as Gu Guanning's knees.

Yesterday the team leader came over to take a look and urged the male educated youths to repair the wall quickly so as not to have trouble sleeping at night.

If a wild beast rushes down from the mountain, the educated youths in this courtyard will suffer.

We were so scared that we stopped eating and spent more than an hour before dark to repair the wall to its current height.

But looking after Wan Ning, this kind of earth wall that can be blown down by the wind may not be able to stop the ferocious beasts.

The yard was quite large, and there were fallen leaves scattered on the ground. Gu Guanning swept them down again and again, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and the sun also peeked out.

The rustling sounds of getting up and voices could be heard in several rooms.

The educated youths who were in charge of cooking came out first and rushed to the stove to light a fire and boil water.

Not everyone in the Educated Youth Institute can cook, and I have forgotten how it started in the first place. Anyway, Gu Wanning only needs to pay a few work points to the educated youth who cook every month, and he can eat hot porridge and vegetables.

Gu Guanning shoveled piles of fallen leaves to the stove.

The female educated youth who was cooking glanced at her, poked a handful of leaves into the stove with a fire stick, rubbed her face and asked, "Are you still boiling eggs today?"

"I won't eat them today." Gu Guanning squatted down and stretched out his hand to warm the fire.

She had been eating hard-boiled eggs for almost two months, and she couldn't eat any more, otherwise she would vomit. A few days ago, Gu Guanning felt the smell of hard-boiled eggs when she burped.

Breakfast was a steamed sweet potato. Gu Guanning ate it with the hot sugar water and began to think about how to improve the food.

There isn't much left of the dried meat sent by her aunt. In her previous life, these were the snacks she kept on hand when she was thinking about things. She could eat one pack a day. Now that he has been saving food for a month, Gu Guanning thinks he has reached his limit.

After work, she finally couldn't help it and finished off the last three pieces of meat. Holding the empty oil-paper bag, Gu Guanning was so greedy that he wanted to put the paper bag in the pot and stir-fry it, so he could have some meat dishes.

Someone sat down next to her, and Gu Guanning turned around, "Sister Hongying, what did the captain tell you?"

After work today, Gu Guanning came back with other educated youths. Zhao Hongying was called away by Aunt Guihua, saying that the captain wanted to see her for something.