Cooking is something that, in most cases, can be learned by doing.

Just like in her previous life, Yun Shu didn't know what "appropriate amount" or "a little" meant at the beginning. But after learning for a while, she gradually learned to add salt and soy sauce as she pleased when cooking.

Lin Jingshu is the same, and besides, people from Northeast China should be born with a talent for cooking.

After watching an old educated youth cook for a few days using two eggs, she quickly learned to cook some elaborate dishes. She dared to try, like braised pork ribs and so on. Actually, as long as you don't panic, these things won't taste too bad, at most they'll just look a little unappetizing.

Therefore, Yun Shu and the others who came back for lunch gave Chef Lin unanimous praise.

On the other side, Yang Yue, who had been assigned to cut potato vines today and had only managed to lift four centimeters after bending over all morning, looked at the cornbread in her hand and the stewed cabbage and pickled radish in front of her.

Not only was there no meat or fish, but there was also very little oil, so it was completely unappetizing.

These past two days, she'd shamelessly followed along and eaten the meat dishes Yun Shu and the others had brought out, which had made her quite picky about food. Actually, this kind of food was the norm here, especially the cornbread, which was only steamed during the busy farming season. When things weren't so strenuous, they usually ate corn porridge.

Of course, Yang Yue wouldn't say anything if everyone ate this kind of vegetable. If she wanted to improve her meals, she would just take a few cents from her own savings to exchange for an egg or something.

But now the obvious control group is right next to them. Not only her, but even some of the older educated youth next to them are drooling over the pork ribs and green beans on Xie Yunshu's table.

We were all sent-down youth, so why should we be given different meals?

Human nature is complex. Even though Yang Yue had eaten a lot of food from Yun Shu and the others during two celebratory dinners a few days ago, there were clearly quite a few people who shared the same thoughts as Yang Yue at this moment.

Du Yujiao, a female educated youth who usually loved to be sarcastic and coquettish, first stared at the ribs and white steamed buns on the table for a while, then glanced at the handprints still visible on Yang Yue's face. Chewing on the dry, even throat-scratching, cornbread, she couldn't help but stir up trouble.

"Yang Yue, didn't you come with Xie Zhiqing and the others? How come the five of them ate and drank well together, but you were left out?"

"If you don't get along, you naturally won't eat together. What, is there a problem?"

Being constantly frustrated by Yun Shu and the others doesn't mean Yang Yue has become a cowardly coward who doesn't dare to utter a word. She even wants to kick Yun Shu and Lin Jingshu, the two people who slapped her, and doesn't know how to run away or be afraid. How much more so for an old educated youth who has been in the countryside for so long and hasn't made a splash yet?

Du Yujiao felt resentful and full of malice, and Yang Yue responded in kind.

Those around them either had something to hide or felt it was none of their business; in any case, no one got involved in Yang Yue and Du Yujiao's argument.

The atmosphere in the dining room, which housed a dozen or so people, was strange, while the atmosphere around the small table by the window, where five people sat, was cheerful and lively, clearly distinct from one another. It was unclear how things had turned out this way; they were nothing like the group they had been just a couple of days ago, enthusiastically organizing a welcome party and celebrating Yun Shu and the others receiving their awards.

It's likely because Yun Shu and the others refused to have a third gathering.

Yun Shu and the others were oblivious to the commotion and were enjoying their meal. Meanwhile, Chen Hua, the easygoing man who kept his head down while eating, felt a pang of sadness thinking of his good friend Chen Ming.

Du Yujiao, who was opposite him, was not the type to swallow her anger. After all, compared to Yang Yue, who was cunning and prone to dirty tricks when jealous, Du Yujiao was more like a shrew from the countryside who was unreasonable, always trying to gain an advantage.

How could she tolerate a newcomer being so sarcastic and unfriendly to her? She immediately threw down her chopsticks, put her hands on her hips, and started yelling at Yang Yue, pointing at her face.

Seeing this, the older educated youth looked exhausted, and their movements became somewhat practiced as they carried dishes and tables to avoid being caught in the crossfire of Du Yujiao and Yang Yue's fight.

……

Among this group of "easy-to-get-along-with" former educated youth, Du Yujiao was the only exception.

After all, no one is lucky enough to never encounter a truly difficult person in their life. Just like how every university dormitory room refreshes like an NPC, a troublemaker will randomly appear out of every four or six people, causing all sorts of annoyances.

The educated youth settlement in Fengsheng Brigade has been here for many years, and at least eighty to a hundred educated youths have come and gone. Among them, for various reasons, such as getting married, being sent to a farm for labor reform due to mistakes, finding good jobs on their own, and even one person sacrificing their life and two others dying, many people left the educated youth settlement.

But do you think the remaining dozen or so people are easy to deal with?

Humans are social animals and can also pretend, so there will definitely be friction when they get along, and they will definitely need to work things out.

Before Yun Shu and the others arrived, Du Yujiao, who was in the earlier group, had already struggled among the remaining female educated youth, barely managing to stay at the educated youth settlement as a 'mascot'.

After all, she had ruined her reputation, so much so that no one in Fengsheng Brigade was willing to rent her an empty room. She couldn't get married and couldn't go back to the city, so she had nowhere to go. Therefore, she could only stay at the educated youth settlement and be an 'easy-to-get-along-with' person.

But after the arrival of the new educated youth, the situation naturally changed again.

The older educated youth who were easy to get along with were still easy to get along with. After all, they could tell that Yun Shu and the others who rented single rooms came from well-off families. They could live a life of luxury because they had money, and they would probably be able to return to the city soon and stop suffering here.

They might need someone's help someday, so there's no need to make enemies; in fact, it's best to be on good terms with them.

But what about you, Yang Yue? After several days, although the details are still unclear, it's obvious that you don't have the money to stay in a single room.

You also have conflicts with several newcomers with powerful backgrounds. Unless you, Yang Yue, are also a master who pretends to be weak but actually strong, or you are reborn and get a cheat code, how are you any different from them?

Yang Yue's two-day act of being diligent and sensible certainly didn't fool Du Yujiao, or rather, Yang Yue only fooled the older woman who had previously applied peppermint oil to her face.

Therefore, Du Yujiao couldn't wait to jump out and find someone of lower status than her at the educated youth settlement, while the older educated youth watched the spectacle in silence.

"Not on good terms? That makes sense. As the old saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. I doubt that Xie and his friends would slap themselves in the face for no reason."

"Look, you've even slapped yourself until you're bleeding. I just don't know what that damned bug did to offend our educated youth Yang Yue, that made you hit yourself so hard."

"Otherwise, Yang, you should go and learn from Xie and the other educated youths how they live so comfortably. Even if you can't live a life of luxury, you should at least make sure you don't end up in such a miserable state."

"We all came to Fengsheng Brigade together. We know that you, Yang, are not as wealthy as Xie and Lin, but didn't you go out of your way to exchange eggs for them as an apology a couple of days ago? It's just a pity that they didn't like them. It seems... they didn't eat a single bite."

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