Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

"Uncle, how long will it take to get to the village? Have you arranged a place for us to live? I heard there is resettlement money. When will it be handed over to us? We are here to support rural construction. What do you need us to do?"

After a long journey, the five people finally got on the ox cart. Looking at the dirt road hillside that was different from the one in the city, their eyes were filled with curiosity and expectation for the unknown life.

"I don't know about that. Our Taohua Village is just a small village with a small population. I received the notice from above and hurried over to pick you up."

"Don't worry about food and lodging. I'll arrange for you to stay at a fellow villager's house, and I'll definitely help you fix up the yard before the New Year."

After hearing Zhao De's answer, they were obviously disappointed and confused, and their spirits, which had been propped up by curiosity, were weakened.

As they got closer to the village entrance, the aroma of meat wafted in on the cold wind. Although the young men were educated youth assigned from big cities, their family conditions were enough to support them to have a good meal every now and then.

But after a long journey of several days and nights, when they smelled the fragrance, they couldn't help but puff up their noses and take a few deep breaths.

As the only female lesbian and the youngest, Liu Xiao couldn't help but ask in a playful way:

"Village Chief Zhao, you have worked so hard today. Please pick us up early in the morning. Comrade Zhao Ze, thank you for helping us carry our luggage."

"We are all responding to the country's call to support rural construction. You don't have to treat us specially. We just arrived, so we will definitely have to trouble the village chief for meals today. If you need money or tickets, we can share the cost among ourselves."

When Liu Xiao spoke, the four male comrades showed no dissatisfaction on their faces and nodded in agreement.

"Hey, what's the point of money? The country has subsidies for you. I will distribute your rations when I go back today, and they will be distributed to everyone tomorrow morning. If you don't mind, you can all eat at my house today."

"I can't say that there are many delicacies, but the rice is enough to fill me up."

Before Zhao Delai came, he had already planned in his mind to place one of the educated youth from each family in the village who were well off. He did not have to worry about them not having enough food to eat, nor did he have to worry about them forming cliques. He could maintain peace in the village, and only then could he maintain his position as village chief. This was the way to strike a balance.

"Thank you so much for your help. I will not be shy with you and call you uncle. We are all members of Taohua Village from now on and we will all follow your arrangements!"

Liu Xiao smiled sweetly, thinking that she would definitely have a good meal today.

Zhao Ze did not interrupt, but drove silently into the village towards his home. In his heart, he was thinking about his sweetheart who lived next door. He was wondering how he was doing recently, whether he missed him, and whether he was worried about him since he had suddenly left for several days. The more he thought about him, the more he wanted to go home.

The educated youth already felt that riding in the ox cart was uncomfortable, and now they felt it was even bumpier, and their stomachs were churning.

When the ox cart finally stopped in front of the two courtyards, several people could no longer sit still and jumped off the cart staggeringly.

The doors of the two courtyards were ajar and no movement could be heard from inside. Zhao Ze controlled his legs that wanted to move to the right, pushed open his own door before the others, and rushed into his house.

"This is my home. Come in and have a seat and drink some water. I'll ask your aunt to get you something to eat."

"Sorry to bother Uncle Zhao."

The five people did not take their luggage and followed Zhao De into the yard.

The sound of "splashing" water came from the corner of the yard, immediately attracting the attention of several people.

"what!"

When Liu Xiao saw Zhao Ze squatting in the corner of the yard taking a shower wearing only his shorts, shame appeared on her face. She couldn't help screaming and covered her burning cheeks with her hands.

"This brat, it's so cold, and he doesn't even know how to cover himself. Leave him alone and go inside."

Taking a shower in the yard was not considered an unusual thing in Taohua Village, and there was no blame in Zhao De's tone. He led the few people into the main room.

After settling down in a new place, the few of them calmed down and couldn't help asking about the situation in the village.

The five educated youth who came to the countryside were only 19 years old at the oldest and 17 years old at the youngest, Liu Xiao. They were full of curiosity about unknown things and surrounded Zhao De, talking non-stop for the entire afternoon.

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"Okay, okay, it's time to eat, young comrades. Don't be polite. It's just some home-cooked food."

Liu Cuimiao’s cooking skills are good, and the group was really hungry, so when they smelled the delicious food, the young people ignored their reservedness and sat down around the dining table.

Only Fan Junjie, who was a little older among the few people, helped Liu Cuimiao to set the table. He always had a gentle smile on his face. In addition, he was tall and slender with an elegant temperament, and he sounded like a scholar when he spoke.

"Aunt, I'm sorry to bother you. Please take a seat. You and Uncle Zhao are the elders. If it weren't for you, we would probably be in a mess right now."

"Okay, okay, eat everything. After you finish eating, I'll take you to your roommate's house."

Liu Cuimiao saw that the young man was handsome and well-mannered, and she smiled brightly and warmly invited them to have dinner.

"Humph! Pretending..."

Zhao Ze had taken a shower and slept for the whole afternoon. He was now full of energy. When he heard what Fan Junjie said, he muttered a few words with some disdain, then sat down next to his father and started eating.

"You little brat, you have no manners! Just eat and ignore him."

Ever since they smelled the aroma of meat at the entrance of the village, they had been looking forward to this dinner. However, when they saw the vegetables, tofu, potatoes, and fried oil residue on the table, they were a little disappointed.

The four men were fine, as they were very hungry and could eat everything. However, Liu Xiao found it difficult to swallow. Looking at the only meat dish, she couldn't put her chopsticks down and could only pick and choose a few pieces. Although she still had a sweet smile on her face, her actions were not concealed.

Several men who were busy eating didn't notice it, but the three members of the Zhao family saw it all.

After a dinner with different thoughts, Village Chief Zhao had no intention of letting the young people stay any longer and suggested taking them to the village to see the families they would be living with.

"As the village chief, I have an empty house in my house, which I have already cleaned up, so I will arrange for one of you to move in."

"Comrade Fan, please live in our house. We have a bad boy at home, and it's not convenient for a female comrade to live in. Comrade Fan happens to be educated, so he can be influenced by this troublesome boy at home."

Liu Xiao originally saw that the meals at the village chief's house were so simple and she couldn't imagine what kind of life the villagers lived. But Zhao De's words blocked her way out, and she was too embarrassed to ask to join the village chief.