Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

The educated youth always ate together at the camp, and men and women divided the work. The male educated youth were responsible for firewood and fetching water, while the female educated youth were responsible for cooking, washing, etc.

Including the two new educated youths, there are currently a total of 10 people at the educated youth site, including 6 male educated youths and 4 female educated youths.

Lin Qingyan was an educated youth who followed Wang Cheng to the countryside. She only had eyes for Wang Cheng and ignored everyone else. She was not familiar with most of the educated youth.

If Ye Yi hadn't slept in the same room with her, she might not even be familiar with Ye Yi.

She had been sick for the past few days and had not worked, and of course had not cooked. When she woke up at noon, she vaguely heard the complaints of the other two female educated youth.

Now that I'm feeling better, I'm going to cook. I have to wait until at least the college entrance examination is resumed before I can take the opportunity to leave here. There's still more than a year left, so I should try to reduce unnecessary conflicts and disputes.

Lin Qingyan opened the door, walked into the kitchen, and found the cloth bag where the grain was placed. In that era, grain was packed in cloth bags.

Looking at half a bag of coarse grains and a bag of sweet potatoes, I prepared to cook some corn paste and steam some sweet potatoes as usual.

The backyard of the educated youth site is their private land. Most of the educated youth at the site are not hardworking people, and the vegetables grown in the yard are only enough for them to eat.

Unlike the villagers in the village, every household has planted all the arable land.

Lin Qingyan picked some beans and some peppers, stir-fried some black beans with the peppers, and stir-fried some beans, instead of stewing them in a big pot as others often did.

As soon as the fire under the stove went out, I heard someone talking in the yard.

"I work so hard all day that I don't even have time to drink a sip of water. When I come home, I have to serve people. It's okay for those who work, but I even have to serve those who lie in bed. I thought I was a lady from the old society. Bah!"

The person who spoke was Sun Ruoshui, an educated youth from the province. He had the tall stature typical of Northeast China, and his voice was also quite loud.

"If there were fewer people eating, it would be faster. But there are only ten people at the educated youth point. There are more people, so more water is used. So the meal can't be eaten faster. Alas..."

This is Wang Xiangyu, a native of Zhejiang Province. She has the gentle appearance of a Jiangnan person, speaks softly, and looks gentle and kind.

"I can't swallow this. Today I have to separate those who don't work and don't eat!"

"This is not good. The educated youth have always eaten together and never separately. No one will agree to this, not to mention Comrade Wang Cheng."

"Just wait and see. Wang Cheng is going to marry the captain's daughter soon. He still cares about this person's life or death. If some people still can't recognize the situation, they will suffer. Humph!"

When talking about Wang Cheng, there was a rare tenderness in Sun Ruoshui's eyes.

"The captain's daughter looks honest and kind, and she works very efficiently. She can earn 8 work points a day. Comrade Lin is in poor health, so maybe they can have a meal after they get married!"

"Li Cuihua is a fool, but the captain's wife is not a fool! It is certain that when they get married, there will be a lot of fun to watch."

Sun Ruoshui smiled as if she saw the chaotic scene that would follow.

As they were talking, they walked to the kitchen and bumped into Lin Qingyan who was just leaving the kitchen.

"Ah, ahhhhh, why are you hiding here without saying anything? Are you sick?" Sun Ruoshui jumped up and screamed.

"You're feeling guilty after being caught talking bad about people behind their backs?" Lin Qingyan looked at the two people opposite her with a sneer.

"Who, who is feeling guilty? Bah, no, who is talking about others behind their backs!" Sun Ruoshui yelled angrily and guiltily.

Wang Xiangyu stood aside and observed Lin Qingyan silently. She felt that Lin Qingyan was a little strange today.

Lin Qingyan looked at the two people in front of her who were not very familiar to her in her previous life or this life. She didn't want to say anything. She turned around and prepared to go back to her room to get a bowl, ready to serve her and Ye Yi's portion and bring it to the room.

"Qingyan, are you well again?" A soft voice came from behind Lin Qingyan.

"Yes, how come you're fine? Aren't you going to..." Sun Ruoshui was about to say something but was interrupted by Wang Xiangyu.

"What? Do you want to die? Sorry, I disappoint you. I can't die even if you die." Lin Qingyan has a good temper and doesn't want to have unnecessary disputes with others, but she is not afraid of trouble.

"Qingyan, Ruoshui doesn't mean that. She is just concerned about you." Wang Xiangyu saw that the situation between the two was not right, so she hurried over to smooth things over.

"Are you so concerned that you kicked me out when I was almost dying in the hospital bed, and let me fire the gun alone?" Lin Qingyan glanced at the crowd approaching the yard.

"You... you're not dead, are you? You sound so strong when you speak, who knows if you're pretending to avoid the autumn harvest."

"Pretend? Then you can also get into the water and pretend to be sick. I will help you ask the captain for leave!"

Lin Qingyan had a sad expression on her face, but she was thinking in her heart that she had a space. If they continued to live together, wouldn't she be wasting so many vegetables in the space?

No, we need to find a chance to eat separately, and it would be even better if we could move out.

However, Lin Qingyan also knew that it was impossible to eat a fat man in one breath, so she had to plan carefully about moving out. Let's take the opportunity to eat separately.

Lin Qingyan watched as other members of the educated youth center walked into the courtyard one after another.

"In short, there were no freeloaders allowed in the educated youth camps. The state encouraged us to be self-sufficient and to go to the countryside to help farmers produce. This meant that we had to earn our food with our own hands and no freeloaders were allowed."

At this time, Sun Ruoshui also saw other people coming back one after another.

"Everyone is very tired from working, and we can only barely make enough food for ourselves. No one has extra food to feed a sick child. We are not your parents, and we have no obligation to subsidize you."

Sun Ruoshui looked at the few people who were beginning to show reluctance, and when she heard this, she turned around silently and knew that it was settled.

"Do you think so too?" Lin Qingyan asked everyone.

There was a moment of silence. Lin Qingyan sighed in her heart. She felt that she had been a failure in both her past and present life. Except for Xu Jianshan and Ye Yi who did not return, no one in the entire educated youth center spoke up for her.

Including Wang Cheng, who was following her to the countryside, was hiding in the crowd and did not make any comments.

"Wang Cheng, do you also think I should be separated?" Lin Qingyan looked at Wang Cheng who wanted to hide away and didn't want to let him go.

"Qingyan, I... I'm going to get married soon, and after I get married I won't live in the educated youth camp anymore. I can't comment on the matters of the educated youth camp anymore." Wang Cheng avoided her eyes.

Lin Qingyan looked at the man who had directly or indirectly caused her tragedy in her previous life, and she wanted to take a piece of tofu and hit him head-on to death. Stupid, really stupid.

In my previous life, I was stupid and didn't contact my family in time when I was sick. I also took the money and other things my parents saved and sent me.

She used all the money to buy various things and finally gave it to Wang Cheng. She had no extra money for medical treatment, which resulted in the illness being delayed for a long time, making her already unhealthy body even worse and weaker, so that she was bedridden and unable to work in the later period.

Finally, her family found out that she hadn't written home for a long time, and they came to look for her, only to find that she was already terminally ill. She returned to the city due to illness, but she didn't recover, and only lived a few more years.

Lin Qingyan came back to her senses.

"I know that I was sick during this period and did not contribute much at the educated youth center. I was able to survive with some help from you all. Thank you.

I will remember your friendship, just separate me!" Lin Qingyan said pretending to be sad.

"Qingyan, what are you doing?" Ye Yi, who had just entered the yard, saw a group of people confronting Lin Qingyan. She hurried over and put her hand on Lin Qingyan's arm.

"I'm going to split up and fire alone." Lin Qingyan gave Ye Yi a sincere smile.

"Why do we have to separate them? Don't we eat together at the Youth League Center?"

"Some people dislike me for not working and holding the group back."

"Aren't you sick? Who can guarantee that they won't be sick?"

"You are going too far. The educated youth have always cooked together. How can you leave Qingyan alone?" Lin Qingyan grabbed Ye Yi who was arguing with others.

"It's okay, Ye Yi. I don't eat much. If I eat separately, I can improve my diet occasionally. I won't mix with you. You can also redistribute how to cook. I'll take out my rations separately."

"Then I'll be separated out too." Ye Yi couldn't bear to say as she looked at Lin Qingyan who was all alone.

"Ye Yi, don't be impulsive." However, Lin Qingyan thought in her heart that it would be a good idea for Ye Yi to separate so that she could secretly add a meal for her.

Fang Yunxing, who had been watching the show in the crowd, caught Gu Yizhou's eye.

"Let's eat separately. I borrowed your food last night and today, and I'll return it to you after I go to the brigade headquarters to collect the food."

When Xu Jianshan came back and found that it was a done deal, he felt helpless. Actually, he didn't want to share the meal, but he didn't know how to cook, so he could only let his stomach suffer.