Fast-paced era: a warm and leisurely life

Before the beginning of spring, the leaders of the Youth League Office of the commune issued a directive that another batch of youths would be sent to the Second Brigade. This made Gu Qianjin very worried because the youth camp was already full.

The brigade secretary asked: "How about letting the educated youth live in the team members' homes?"

Gu Qianjin asked with a worried look on his face: "Do we have to pay? Living in the team members' homes requires water and firewood. How can the team members be happy if we don't pay? What's more, if the educated youth who went to the countryside this time are restless, they will cause trouble and the brigade will have to deal with it..."

The brigade finance officer asked, "Why don't we build a few more houses next to the educated youth site?"

Gu Qianjin: "Is there any extra money on the books to cover it?"

The brigade's finance officer frowned and did some calculations: "We can spare 50 yuan, but we certainly can't give it to the educated youth for free. We'll either have to deduct it from their subsidies for going to the countryside, or rent it out to the educated youth and charge them one or two yuan a month."

The brigade secretary said: "Then let's call a meeting of the members and ask them if they are willing to accept the educated youth to live in their homes. If most people are not willing, then we can build new rooms."

Gu Qianjin and the brigade finance officer nodded, and that night they gathered everyone at the brigade headquarters.

Gu Qianjin stood on the stage and said, "I called everyone here this time to discuss something with you. The higher-ups have issued an order that another batch of educated youth will come, but the current educated youth site has no rooms to live in. So now I'm asking for your opinions. If there are vacant rooms, are you willing to accept educated youth to live there?"

Someone asked loudly: "Captain, will the educated youth be paid to live here? How will the food be distributed?"

Gu Qianjin: "Of course you have to pay for this. 5 yuan a month includes the cost of water and firewood. As for food, you can discuss it among yourselves. If you are willing to eat together, you can eat together. If you don't want to eat together, you can eat separately. But I have to make one thing clear to you. If the educated youth live in your house, you can't have any ideas about taking advantage of them. If I find out that you are planning to do something bad, I will directly kick you out of the Second Brigade."

"Captain, even if we are willing to let the educated youth move in, they may not necessarily be willing to live with us!!!"

"Yes, yes!"

Gu Qianjin: "There is another way, that is to build a few more houses next to the educated youth site, and then rent them out to the educated youth. After paying off the debts to the brigade, the rent will be distributed to everyone."

"Captain, how many educated youth are we going to bring this time? What if we build it but no one wants to rent it!!!"

Gu Qianjin was stumped by the question and turned to look at the brigade secretary. What if no one really wants to rent it? Wouldn't it be a waste of money?

Some of the educated youth had the idea of ​​moving out, but it was not easy to say it out loud now. If they said it out loud in front of so many people, it would just tell others that there was no harmony among the educated youth...

The brigade secretary thought for a while and said, "But the biggest problem now is that there really is no room for the educated youths to live there. We can't let the educated youths sleep on the main street. Let's build a few more rooms first and wait for the educated youths to come to the countryside to see the details!"

"Secretary, I have an empty room in my house. If any educated youth want to rent a house, I can introduce them to my house."

“I have one at home too!!!”

The brigade secretary nodded: "Okay, I'll make a note of it."

After the spring, Gu Nuanyi still chose to cut grass for pigs. It didn't matter that she had few work points. She now had extra wages to support her life.

While the team members were working hard to weed and till the soil, Gu Nuanyi was leisurely lying on a recliner, holding a bowl of grapes and eating them while swinging.

While the team members were working hard to sow seeds, Gu Nuanyi was drinking watermelon juice and translating a book.

While the team members were working hard to open up the wasteland, Gu Nuanyi was taking a comfortable nap...

After finishing the spring planting, Gu Qianjin finally remembered who was missing.

Gu Qianjin stopped someone at the pig farm: "Xiao Nuan! Are you still cutting grass for the pigs this year???"

"Ah? What's the problem?"

"Look, you did a good job during the autumn harvest. It's not a big deal to keep cutting grass for pigs. You don't get that subsidy for life."

"Uncle, I found a job and can make money on my own!!!"

"Ah? Are you lying to me? I see you staying in the team every day, and I never see you going out to work?"

"It's true. Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, I still have my work permit!" Gu Nuanyi returned home and handed the translator's certificate to Gu Qianjin.

Gu Qianjin looked at the certificate and then at Gu Nuanyi: "Is it really work?? Xiao Nuan, there are a lot of scammers out there now, you have to be careful..."

"It's the newspaper in the commune, and I've received a round of royalties."

Just when Gu Qianjin was still confused, the postman brought a new remittance slip to Gu Nuanyi.

"Comrade Gu Nuanyi, there is a letter for you!!!"

"Here it is. It should be my remittance slip. If you don't believe me, you will know when you open it later."

When Gu Qianjin opened the envelope and saw the amount written on it, he froze in his tracks: "This... is this true? 300 yuan!!!"

"Of course this is real, there's an official seal on it!!"

Gu Qianjin took another careful look at it, and then quickly returned the remittance slip to Gu Nuanyi: "You...keep it for yourself!"

They work hard for a year, and 10 yuan at the end of the year is a huge sum of money, which is nothing compared to this 300 yuan...

Gu Qianjin said with emotion: "It's still the pen holders who make money! It's much better than those of us who work in the fields. Xiao Nuan, you have your own plans, so uncle doesn't have to worry. If you want to cut grass for the pigs, then I will continue to arrange for you to cut grass for the pigs, but we still have to work together for the autumn harvest!! "

Gu Nuanyi nodded: "Uncle, I know"

In the days that followed, after delivering two baskets of pig grass every day, Gu Nuanyi wandered freely around the mountains.

At the beginning of spring, the wild vegetables on the mountain are fresh and tender.

Gu Nuanyi would naturally not miss such a fresh and delicious dish.

"Hum hum" Gu Nuanyi heard the sound of pigs in front of her, thinking that it was another wild boar family out foraging, so she quietly walked forward.

As soon as I walked over, I saw Gu Hongzhe easily killed a wild boar with a knife.

"Who!?" Gu Hongzhe looked towards Gu Nuanyi warily

Gu Nuanyi was frightened by the murderous intent in Gu Hongzhe's eyes, and poked her head out from behind the tree with a horrified face: "I... I am a human..."

Gu Hongzhe saw Gu Nuanyi frowning: "Of course I know you are a human, who are you??"

Gu Nuanyi: "I am your next-door neighbor..."

"Why did you come to the mountains?"

Gu Nuanyi stiffened his neck and said, "This mountain is not yours, why can't I come?"

"I didn't say you couldn't come, it's just that the mountains are dangerous, and you're just a little girl..."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop!!! What's wrong with the little girl? Are you looking down on the little girl?"

Gu Hongzhe shook his head: "No!"