The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

The two-hour journey wasn't particularly long, and they only rested for ten minutes in the middle. The men didn't mention taking turns riding in the oxcart and insisted on following the oxcart to the end.

When we arrived at Dahe Village, the villagers along the way greeted us warmly.

"Village chief, are these the new educated youth this year?"

The village chief introduced everyone first: "This is Aunt Liu from the village. As for the others, we'll get to know them later!"

Then he turned his head and said, "That's right, these educated youth have it tough. They left their homes to come and support Dahe Village. Don't cause any trouble!"

Aunt Liu muttered a few words with evasive eyes, then forced a smile and said, "Hehe, what are you saying, Village Chief? I'm definitely happy to see these educated youth kids. Get to know me better in the future. My son and daughter are about your age, maybe they can even become family!"

The purpose was stated bluntly, and intelligent people understood its meaning, but not everyone could tolerate it.

"Who's so incomprehensible as to want to be family with you peasants? You're dreaming!"

Following Li Bailian's voice, Aunt Liu looked over and said with a slightly displeased expression, "This female educated youth, looking at you with no breasts and no buttocks, my family dares not take you. Not only would you waste food, but you probably wouldn't be able to give birth to a son. Let someone else marry you and suffer!"

When her gaze fell on Liu Mengting, Aunt Liu's eyes lit up. "What's your name, young educated youth? Judging by that curvy figure, she's definitely capable of bearing sons!"

Still young and inexperienced, Liu Mengting blushed and buried her head in Xin Yi's arms after Aunt Liu's words.

"Even if you can have a son, it's only if Liu, the educated youth, is willing to accept your family. Be careful, you might not be able to support him after you marry him!"

Li Bailian's comments about Aunt Liu were fine, but dragging Liu Mengting into it for no reason felt inappropriate.

"Bai Lian, shut up!"

"Cousin, this old woman bullied me first!"

"Shut up!"

Her aunt was a shrewd woman, but she gave birth to such a stupid daughter who offended the villagers as soon as she entered the village, and who knows how many disputes she will face in the future.

Tang He looked apologetically at Aunt Liu, "Auntie, my cousin is young, please forgive her!" He then bowed respectfully.

As soon as Tang He spoke, Aunt Liu's gaze shifted again, especially when she saw the watch on Tang He's wrist. Her eyes lit up and a smile spread across her face.

"This young man is a good man, refined and handsome. May I ask if he is married? My daughter is sixteen years old this year. Let me arrange for you two to meet another day!"

Tang He waved his hands repeatedly in refusal. He needed to return to the city as soon as possible. How could he possibly marry a rural wife? Wouldn't he be ridiculed by his friends for the rest of his life?

"Auntie, I'm here to help develop the countryside. I'm not thinking about personal matters right now. Thank you!"

The village chief knew everyone's personality well, so he interrupted, "Alright, let the new educated youth go back and settle in first. You all get back to work!"

Since the village chief had spoken, Aunt Liu could only swallow her words, no matter what she wanted to say. There was plenty of time.

We finally arrived at the educated youth compound. The environment looked quite nice; it was the only blue-brick house we had seen since entering the village.

The village chief directed everyone to carry their luggage inside, explaining, "This used to be the landlord's house. Later, the landlord's family was sent to the countryside for labor, and this courtyard was taken over by the village. You are the second batch of educated youth sent to the countryside. The older educated youth are still working and will be back soon. You can then decide how to allocate the rooms."

After the village chief left in an oxcart, the eight of them began to pack their belongings and wait for the older educated youth to finish work.

About half an hour later, the former educated youth returned one after another. There were only five former educated youth in total, three men and two women.

Everyone gathered in the courtyard, and the veteran educated youth introduced themselves first.

"My name is Liu Huai, and I come from Jincheng!"

"My name is Wang Si, and I'm from Pengcheng!"

"My name is Zhang Hong, and I come from Shanghai!"

After the male educated youths finished introducing themselves, it was the turn of the female educated youths. One was named Dingxiang, from Jincheng, and the other was named Xiaojia, from Hucheng.

After the new educated youth were introduced, everyone began to be assigned rooms. The left side was for the male educated youth, and the right side was for the female educated youth.

Xin Yi carried her luggage and walked into the room with everyone. The room was made up of three small rooms that had been combined to serve as a dormitory. The beds were large communal beds, with two older educated youths sleeping at the very end.

Xin Yi thought for a moment and chose the middle spot. She then took out her sheets and blankets and spread them out, and invited Liu Mengting to come and sleep on her right.

Upon hearing Xin Yi's call, Liu Mengting happily ran over with her luggage.

"Sister Yiyi, I thought you didn't want to sleep next to me!"

"How could that be? You're so cute and chubby, you'd be a perfect hand warmer when it's cold!"

"Hehe, what Sister Yiyi said is just like my mom. Whenever the weather gets cold, my mom pulls me to sleep with her every day. My dad is so aggrieved, hahaha!"

Xin Yi glanced at Mei Zhi, who was trying to move to her side, and quickly used her pillow to occupy the left side of the bed.

"Fang Yi, come here!"

Fang Yi already had a problem making choices, and when Xin Yi called her, she walked over with her luggage. Although she saw through Mei Zhi's thoughts, she didn't pay any attention to her. Fang Yi looked down on Mei Zhi's words and actions from the bottom of her heart.

After making their beds, the three of them lay down to rest. Mei Zhi eventually chose to sleep next to Liu Mengting, who seemed innocent and harmless, and easy to manipulate.

Only Li Bailian remained, choosing a spot near the outside, most likely because she didn't want to be squeezed together with everyone else. She held up the bed sheet for a long time, but no one else paid any attention to her.

It wasn't until Xiao Jia came in to call everyone for dinner and saw Li Bailian's predicament that she took the initiative to help tidy up the bed.

Dinner was ready, and the others got up one after another. Li Bailian couldn't even rest for a bit, so she had to reluctantly follow along.

A group of people sat around a large round table with three dishes: a pot of stewed cabbage with some eggs, a pot of potato slices with bits of fried pork fat, and a pot of stir-fried green beans, along with cornmeal porridge and multigrain steamed buns.

The new educated youth looked at the dishes with strong resistance.

"Is this all you usually eat? Where's the meat? I can't eat without meat!"

Li Bailian expressed everyone's feelings, but no one echoed her sentiments.

Liu Huai, who was in charge of the educated youth settlement, could only explain: "Everyone is here to support rural construction. The conditions are very difficult. Please make the best of it. Today, we have eggs and pork cracklings to welcome you. It is rare for us to have some meat normally."

Liu Huai paused for a moment, then continued, "You new educated youth don't have any food. We'll borrow some from the village tomorrow to make up for today's dinner. We'll talk about other things later. Everyone, please start eating. Welcome!"