Chapter 48: Special Check-in Location Found

“That big courtyard in front is the educated youth housing of our brigade. Our Yuanshan Commune has a small mud brick factory. People in the commune can usually buy mud bricks at a cheaper price and don’t need coupons. A couple of years ago, the educated youth office in the city gave the brigade the funds to build the educated youth housing. Our brigade cadres took out all of that money to build courtyards for you educated youth. With the remaining money, they bought some old stone bricks to pave the ground for you, so that you wouldn’t be uncomfortable living in our rural mud-brick houses.”

It must be said that Qishui Brigade is truly a conscientious brigade. Many brigades would be doing a great job if they could build a new adobe house for the educated youth with this money, and some would even directly repair the old dilapidated houses in the village for the educated youth to live in.

Moreover, Bai Nuo had already inquired before coming here. The members of the Qishui Brigade were very united. As long as the educated youth did not cause trouble, the members would not exclude or isolate them. Although they were not as close as they were to their own people, at least there would be no deliberate bullying or suppression.

Bai Nuo suddenly thought of the person who had deliberately arranged for her to go to the countryside, and subconsciously glanced at the small cloth bag she had thrown into her space with her divine sense.

This was something someone suddenly stuffed into her arms when she went to the toilet on the train. There were a lot of people on the train at that time, and by the time she caught up, the person was already gone. Just in case, she didn't open the cloth bag and threw it directly into her spatial storage.

Looking at this beautiful brigade now, with its responsible brigade leader and mostly kind and honest members, I suddenly realized that perhaps the person who arranged for her to go to the countryside was actually her grandmother's person, and the person who gave her the cloth bag might also be her grandmother's person.

Otherwise, if they had a grudge against her family, why would they arrange for her to be placed in such a good place?

Bai Nuo walked silently toward the educated youth compound. Just as she reached the gate, the brigade leader pushed open the gate and called out, "Xie, the new educated youth has arrived. Come out and greet them."

"Hey, here I am."

After the response, a tall, thin, but muscular young man ran out from inside.

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain."

"Of course, of course. These are the new educated youth who have come to the countryside. I have already told them about the food issue. The rest is up to you. There is still a lot of work to be done in the fields. My father and I will be leaving now."

"Okay, no problem, thank you, Captain, thank you, Uncle Wei." Xie Zhiqing smiled warmly, his eyes showing a sense of composure and righteousness; he seemed like a good person.

"Alright, if you guys have any questions, just ask Xie, the educated youth. He's been living in our brigade for five years now. You all need to get along well here from now on, and don't cause me any trouble, understand?" The brigade leader gave the new educated youth a few words of advice with a stern face before getting into the oxcart with Grandpa Wei and heading to the other side.

The new educated youth quickly thanked them and agreed, then said goodbye readily. As for what would happen in the future... well, we'll see.

Xie Weidong looked at the clean faces in front of him and smiled: "Alright, come in. It's spring plowing season in the fields right now, and there aren't many people in the village. The other educated youth have all gone to work. I'll show you around the educated youth compound first."

The group quickly picked up their luggage and carried it into the yard. Since they didn't know which room they would be staying in, they temporarily put their luggage on the ground after bringing it into the yard.

As Bai Nuo stepped into the yard, the notification sound that had been silent in his mind for a long time rang out again.

"Ding, a special check-in location has been detected. After checking in, you will receive a lottery ticket for the educated youth gift pack. Host, would you like to check in?"

Bai Nuo blinked gently and replied without changing her expression, "Check-in."

"Ding, check-in successful. The special lottery ticket for the Educated Youth Gift Pack has been placed in the store's grid space. It is valid for 24 hours. Please draw the lottery ticket in time."

Xie Weidong pointed to a row of houses directly in front of the gate and said, "The three rooms in the row in front are the communal dormitories for educated youth. The male educated youth are on the left and the female educated youth are on the right. They are all communal sleeping quarters. The middle room is the communal kitchen. On the left side of this row of houses are separate men's bathhouses and outhouses, and on the right side are women's bathhouses and outhouses."

Then, Xie Weidong pointed to the two small houses on the right side of the courtyard wall and said, "One of those two houses is a communal woodshed, and the other is a communal storage room. The small vegetable garden next to it is our educated youth's private plot. The vegetables grown there are grown by the educated youth themselves. In addition, there is a well in the courtyard, which was specially dug for us by the brigade leader, so it is very convenient to get water."

After introducing these public areas, Xie Weidong pointed to the two rows of small houses on the left and said, "These two rows of houses are single rooms that the brigade rents out to the educated youth. It costs twenty yuan a year. It seems a bit expensive, but it's only one yuan and sixty cents a month. The mud-brick houses are much cleaner than the mud-brick houses."

However, there's no heated kang (traditional brick bed) inside; you'll have to find someone to build it yourself. As long as the house isn't demolished, the residents are free to make their own repairs, including the individual courtyard rooms you see—those were also built by themselves. If any of you are interested in renting, you can take a look; any unlocked rooms are available.

Bai Nuo made a decision in an instant: she wanted to live alone.

She was not suited to living in a dormitory, let alone a kang (a heated brick bed). She was afraid that she would fall asleep in the middle of the night and accidentally kill the person next to her.

"I'll stay in a single room," Bai Nuo said directly, no longer bothering to be discreet.

“Okay, just choose one.” Xie Weidong wasn’t surprised that this educated youth decided to rent a house directly.

Of the new educated youth who came this time, half of them clearly came from well-off families. Twenty yuan a year might be a luxury for these older educated youth, but for those from well-off families, they could take it out without batting an eye.

For example, there was the educated youth named Fang who, upon arriving, proposed to the brigade leader to convert the two rows of unfinished houses into single rooms for rent to increase the brigade's income.

Bai Nuo first observed that there were eight houses in total in two rows, three of which were occupied, and each house was surrounded by a small courtyard.

The house on the right side of the row closest to the gate wasn't built against the wall, so they simply fenced off the one-meter-wide area on the side to create a side yard.

This person is incredibly clever!

Seeing this, Bai Nuo stopped being picky and simply carried her suitcase around to the front, choosing the room on the left, near the head of the room, so that she could have a small side courtyard.

"Bai Nuo, did you choose this room?" Chao Xianhua called out as soon as she saw Bai Nuo open the door and go in.

"Yes, I like this one." Bai Nuo poked her head out from inside, smiling and nodding, without even coming out herself, as if afraid of being robbed.

Chao Xianhua nodded with amusement: "Then I'll choose the side next to you."

Although this younger sister isn't good at comforting people, she's pretty and cute, and that's what she likes.

"Okay, let's be neighbors." Bai Nuo nodded with a smile, as long as he didn't compete with her for the house.

"Then I'll stay next to you two."

Sun Yuxi followed closely behind. She had just heard Xie, a educated youth, say that the room on the left side of the row of small houses closest to the dormitory was occupied by a female educated youth. It would be safer if there were female educated youth on both sides.

“That’s perfect, let’s all be neighbors.”