Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

"If only everyone could have steamed buns and mantou!" Long Lifan said casually, knowing that the turmoil would subside in a few years.

When that time comes, the household responsibility system will be implemented, and farmers' enthusiasm will increase. While they may not be able to eat fish and meat in large quantities, they will certainly be able to eat steamed buns and mantou!

"Everyone can eat..." Old Chen muttered to himself, even starting to daydream, but he quickly came to his senses. "I wonder if this old man will have the chance to live to see that day!"

“There will definitely be an opportunity!” Long Lifan said confidently! Although Old Man Chen’s body can’t do heavy work, his spirit is very good. At this rate, he can definitely live for another 20 or 30 years.

"Hehe..." Old Chen chuckled. "Anyway, you have to listen to what I say, understand?"

"I know, thank you for reminding me, Grandpa Chen!"

Perhaps it was the steamed buns and mantou that brought them closer, and they chatted and laughed all the way. Long Lifan and the others listened as Old Chen told them interesting stories about what had happened in the village!

When the oxcart returned to the educated youth settlement, it was just as the older educated youth were having their meal. Several male educated youths rushed over, and Chen Wei immediately said, "Educated Youth Hu, let me know if you're going to the commune to pick up your packages today, so I can go with you. Look at these big packages, how are you women going to carry them!"

Several male educated youths quickly helped them carry their packages back to their dormitory, repeatedly telling them to call on them if they needed any help in the future!

Their enthusiasm was overwhelming, but they could easily guess what they were thinking: a family that could send so many things must be well-off.

The other female educated youths watched silently from the side, their eyes filled with intense jealousy. Even Liu Pandi stood there blankly, a thought rising in her mind: why are other girls' lives so different when they are all girls?

It seems that Grandpa Chen's reminder was correct. If these educated youths can do this, then the villagers need not worry. Presumably, the villagers will spread the word about this tomorrow, and it might cause trouble!

Long Lifan wanted to talk to a few people about building a house, but found that Jiang Nian'an was not there, and she didn't know where he had gone. So she found Hu Lili and said, "Hu, I'm planning to build a house and live alone!"

"Is that okay?" Hu Lili was taken aback when she heard this, and asked in return.

“I don’t think there should be any major problems. We can pay for the construction ourselves. This will not only increase the village’s income, but also ensure that even if we move back to the city, the house will still be left to the villagers.”

"I just don't know if Jiang, the educated youth, will build a house. If he will, we can talk to the village chief together." Long Lifan knew that among the educated youth, only the three of them were capable of building houses on their own. As for the others, she didn't plan to talk to them to avoid embarrassment later.

"She will definitely build it!" Hu Lili yawned as she slept soundly last night, recalling that Jiang Nian'an, who was beside her last night, was in the same situation as her, and said with certainty.

"Okay, then you take a rest first, and we'll go talk to the captain about this matter again this afternoon." The two of them still distributed some of the candy and melon seeds they had bought to everyone.

After finishing these tasks, Long Lifan began unpacking the contents of her package. First were clothes and pants, all of which were relatively cold-resistant. Next were some daily necessities, such as toiletries, toothpaste, and soap.

"Wow, they even prepared a pot for you!" Lin Yue said with a smile. She had said that it felt hard when she helped move it, but it turned out to be a big pot inside.

“Uh,” Long Lifan nodded slightly. She had planned to buy a pot at the supply and marketing cooperative today, but she didn’t have a ration coupon, so she didn’t buy one. Luckily, she didn’t buy one, otherwise it would have been a waste.

"You even brought books! My goodness, so many books!" Lin Yue exclaimed in shock. The other girls looked over as well, their expressions incredulous.

"Some of these are my high school textbooks, and others are books that my grandparents gave me!"

“When I was a child, I was often sick and hospitalized, and my parents couldn’t always be with me, so they would find books for me to read to pass the time, and it gradually became a habit.”

"My grandfather often said that reading is a joyful thing, so even after I went to the countryside, I was told to read more books whenever I had free time, because I would always need them in the future!"

It's still a long way from the resumption of the college entrance examination, but establishing this persona in advance will make it less abrupt when studying later.

"Can I borrow your books then?" Lin Yue said with a smile. "But I only went to junior high school, and I haven't studied high school, so I don't know if I'll be able to understand them."

“If you don’t understand, you can ask someone! As long as you have time, you can ask me or them. This is the most we have in our educated youth settlement!” Long Lifan knew about Lin Yue’s situation. If she was willing to study hard, she might be able to get into a good university when the college entrance examination was reinstated.

Liu Pandi, standing to the side, disagreed with Long Lifan's words. She had only completed junior high school, but whether it was junior high or high school, they were all sent to the countryside. Instead of studying, they should do more work and earn more work points. After all, who had the mind to think about such things when they couldn't even fill their stomachs?

However, thinking of Long Lifan's family, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. I didn't agree, but I didn't voice my opposition. People are different.

When Hu Lili finished resting, it was already past 5 pm. Long Lifan then suggested that the two of them go to the brigade leader to discuss building a house!

He took a bottle of wine and some brown sugar. "Take something with you. How can you ask someone for a favor without bringing something?"

"Is this the brigade leader's house?" Long Lifan gently knocked on the gate of a large courtyard.

"You must be the new educated youth!" A middle-aged woman came out from the inner room, followed by a little boy. "You're here to see my husband?"

"It's Auntie! I've heard from the villagers that the brigade leader's family is the women's representative of our Dongwan Brigade. Seeing her today, I can see she's really something!"

"You silly girl, you really are different from people from the city." The captain's wife's surname was Zhou, and her name was Zhou Xiufen.

Aunt Zhou greeted the two of them with a smile and invited them into the house: "Honey, some educated youth are looking for you!"

"Who's looking for me?" Lin Guodong came out of the inner room with his pipe in hand. His expression changed when he saw who it was. "It's Long Zhiqing and Hu Zhiqing. What brings you here?"

The brigade leader was actually quite troubled. What he feared most was that the educated youth would come to him for no reason, as he didn't have that much time all day.

"Captain, I'm so sorry." Seeing Lin Guodong's expression change, Long Lifan quickly explained apologetically, "It's just that this is something I can only ask you for help with; no one else will do!"

"Oh, what is it?"

"We want to build our own house!"

"What?! Build a house!" Lin Guodong's voice suddenly rose several decibels as he stared at the two men in disbelief. He knew these people were well-off, but he never expected them to want to build houses so soon after arriving in the countryside.

For the villagers, the educated youth were like migratory birds who could leave at any time, and then these houses would belong to the village collective.

"So, you've come to me to get approval for your residential land," Lin Guodong said knowingly, but he still wanted to make things clear to the two of them.

"You can build your own house if you want, but you'll have to pay for it yourself," the two nodded, indicating that it was no problem.

"Also, if you leave Dongwan Brigade one day, this house will be taken back by the village."