nashuaworldcup Chapter 59 My Experience as an Educated Youth in the 1970s
Chapter 59 My Experience as an Educated Youth in the 1970s
In 1971, China was a country where intellectuals were unwilling to go to the countryside.
Our original owner was a good person. She was patriotic and volunteered to go to the countryside to work hard for the construction of a new rural area.
This...is impossible!!!
They shout slogans loudly, but to put it bluntly, it's all about a man. Love is something we vulgar people don't really understand, haha.
The original owner, Gao Qingmo, is 17 years old this year. Her parents are both workers in a machinery factory, one is an accountant and the other is a logistics director. She also has a 12-year-old younger brother.
The family was well-off, with both parents working and the child being pampered. The child found a job at a supply and marketing cooperative and worked there for half a year. However, the child then sold the job and signed up to go to the countryside.
She had a crush on Xie Yan, the older brother next door, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't win him over. He clearly rejected her and kept his distance from her, maintaining a platonic relationship with her. He was a cold and aloof male god.
Unfortunately, the original owner wouldn't listen. Xie Yan's family was well-off and he had two older brothers who were both married, so only he could go to the countryside. The original owner felt that his opportunity had come.
She focused on companionship, believing that companionship is the most enduring form of love, thinking it would move her crush. However, she only moved herself; he didn't even acknowledge her.
As a result, her life in the countryside was predictable. She was defiled by a scoundrel named Wang Erlai and married him amidst the gossip of the villagers.
The original owner didn't dare tell her family, feeling it was too shameful. After getting married, her suffering began. Besides working every day to support Erlaizi, she also suffered domestic violence.
When the original owner was six months pregnant, she was beaten to death by domestic violence, resulting in the deaths of both herself and her unborn child.
Qingmo arrived on a green train. There were two girls sitting next to her and three men opposite her. The most handsome one, with a cold and aloof expression, was Xie Yan.
He was handsome with delicate features, red lips and white teeth, and always wore a gentle yet aloof smile.
She was indeed good-looking, but the other person didn't pay any attention to the original owner. It was all the original owner's wishful thinking. When the original owner got married, she even advised her to ask her family for help, but unfortunately, the original owner didn't listen.
She glanced at it and then stopped looking. She reached into her bag, pretending to take something, and put the money into her spatial storage. It was 762 yuan in total. All the money she earned from selling her job, except for what she had spent, was in there. Her family was worried that the original owner might have too much money, so they didn't give her any more.
The green train was slow and noisy, but luckily this carriage was full of educated youth, and no one spoke and they closed their eyes to rest.
When it was lunchtime, Qingmo took out a box of meat dumplings from her bag. These were prepared for her by the original owner's mother. She quickly finished them, as the various flavors mixed together were not very pleasant.
After two days and two nights, I finally arrived in Heilongjiang Province. Carrying a large package and a small bundle, I squeezed off the train. My goodness! Luckily, my shoes didn't get stepped on.
After another two hours by bus, we arrived at the commune, boarded a tractor to Qingshan Brigade, picked up two large packages from the post office, and were in the village in half an hour, my bottom bouncing along.
There were a total of 6 new educated youths this time, including her, 3 men and 3 women.
"Liu Xin, this is a new educated youth. Please make arrangements for him. I'm going back to the brigade headquarters now." The brigade leader said and left.
"Hello, I'm Liu Xin, the person in charge of the educated youth settlement. Please follow me." Liu Xin took the lead and walked ahead.
"This is the courtyard left over from when we played cards. In the front yard, there's a male dormitory with 3 people already living there, and a female dormitory with 3 people already living there. Behind that is a row of 10 single rooms, costing one yuan a month. There are already 2 male educated youth and 1 female educated youth living there. Where do you want to live?"
Liu Xin gave a very detailed introduction, showing everyone the toilet, shower room, kitchen, and dormitory.
At this time, all the educated youths were at work and there was no one else around. In the end, the newly arrived Qingmo, Oumeili, Xie Yan, and Liu Xiangsheng chose single rooms, while Zhao Pandi and Hu Fusheng stayed in the dormitory.
Liu Xin told Qingmo and the others to go to the brigade headquarters later to collect their grain and pay their rent, and then he went to work.
Qingmo chose the room furthest to the side against the wall. Inside, there was only a kang (a heated brick bed) and nothing else. After putting down her luggage, Qingmo went out to find a carpenter and bought a cabinet, a table, and some other things.
After paying the money and receiving the grain at the brigade headquarters, he fetched a basin of water, pretended to wipe things down, closed the door, put on a cleaning talisman, and everything was spotless.
The three large packages contained food, bedding, and other necessities. Once the room was tidied up, everything was in order. Then, I went out to find someone to build a stove, and everything was perfectly taken care of.
In the afternoon, the educated youth all returned from work, and they said they would have a welcome dinner together. The new educated youth all brought their own food, and Qingmo brought out a small piece of sausage.
In the evening, everyone sat together for dinner. Apart from the few meat dishes brought out by the new educated youth, there were only some vegetarian dishes.
Liu Xin: "Hello everyone, today we are here to welcome the new educated youth. Please introduce yourselves."
There were 5 older educated youth (male and female) and 3 newer educated youth (male and female), totaling 15 people. Eight of them lived in the front yard, and seven lived in single rooms in the back yard.
The former educated youth: Li Xin, He Liqiang, Shen Chenzhou, Meng Fan, and Zhang Jianye (male).
The girls are Liu Zhizhi, Wen Jing'an, Sun Nan, and Li Laidi.
New educated youth: Xie Yan, Liu Xiangsheng, and Hu Fusheng (male)
The girls are Gao Qingmo, Ou Meili, and Zhao Pandi.
Shen Chenzhou, Meng Fan, and Liu Zhizhi, who were older educated youth, lived in single rooms, while Sun Nan was in charge of the female educated youth.
After the introductions, we started eating. Goodness, everyone was wielding their chopsticks like crazy. The meat and vegetables were gone in no time, and Qingmo only ate a couple of bites and finished her porridge.
After everyone finished eating, they started talking about meals at work. The people in the backyard basically cooked for themselves, with a few boys cooking together and the girls cooking by themselves.
The conditions for staying in single rooms were quite good; they didn't want to eat poorly like the older educated youth.
After the discussion, they all went back to their rooms to wash up and go to sleep.