Wearing books about young educated youth in the 70s

Cheng Zhou stayed with a few people from the army at night. She didn't build a tent for him. One more person would increase the risk of being discovered. The tent was quite large. Cheng Zhou would go to the team to show off from time to time. For a while, just let a marginalized person like her bear this sweet trouble.

The sky is always gloomy and gray, the weather is moody, sometimes it rains heavily and sometimes it stops suddenly, and the boundary between day and night is not clear.

I don’t know how much time passed, but the sky finally cleared up, and a ray of sunshine came through the clouds. Everyone thought they were hallucinating.

They froze until their eyes couldn't stand the stimulation in the dim environment and secreted tears.

"The sun is out!"

"We can go home! Village chief, let's go down now! My poor baby keeps shouting that he is hungry..."

"That's right, the sun has come out and the rain has stopped. We really can't stand it any longer. If we stay here any longer, we will starve to death if we don't get washed away by the rain!"

The village chief observed for a while and waited for another hour, but found nothing unusual. Seeing that everyone was in a bad mental state, and he was hungry, he still glanced at the old god standing there. Xu Xiaoyu noticed that she was quiet and nodded.

"Okay, let's pack up and go home!"

After finally receiving the order, the villagers immediately took action. Unlike when they arrived, they seemed to have forgotten their physical fatigue and hunger, and they were all excited.

The group of people returned to the village along the same route. Although the water was not as deep as when they came, the mud was very difficult to walk on. When they finally arrived at the entrance of the village, they were still shocked by the incomplete appearance.

Except for some sturdy houses, most of them were damaged to varying degrees, not to mention those yards and huts, which were all filled with mud and rotten wood and exuded a stinky smell.

Each family went to look for their own house. They couldn't care less about their hunger. They thought that all the food stored at home had been soaked. They sat slumped in front of their houses and cried uncontrollably. Their hearts hurt as if they were bleeding. Those who are more sensible should hurry up. Rush in to find furniture and supplies that are still usable.

This time the accident hit everyone by surprise, and the only thing that was fortunate was that they saved their lives. Some people saw that their home was washed away like this, and they were thinking of making trouble with the village chief, but they didn't see the radio saying that a disaster had happened elsewhere. , does the higher-ups distribute supplies, and every household also distributes money?They have nothing.

Before I could organize the villagers to cry miserably, news from the neighboring villages came in the evening.

The heavy rain this time was also strange and came with great force. Only their county town was severely affected. Except for their Liujia Village, other villages suffered casualties to varying degrees. In one village with a remote terrain and a small population, only a few people died. Upon hearing the news, the villagers fell silent for a moment.

Even if you make trouble, you have to let people who are worse off make trouble. This comparison shows that saving one's life is already good, so let's take a look first.

The village chief finished the work at hand, settled the villagers, and went to the county town again the next day. When he came back, he found Xu Xiaoyu and the other three with tired expressions and a hint of happiness.

"The leaders of the county calculated that our village had the least damage, and asked me what we did to prevent it. I told all three of you. The county will probably give it to the newspaper to write a news article for publication. This is a great honor for our village. You can tell me what rewards you want."

After a pause, he added another sentence.

"Except for letting you go back to the city."

"..."

Xu Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Is this reward given by the county or from you?"

The village chief smiled proudly, "Of course I gave it to you."

"Then I'll just ask for an enamel cup. Thank you, village chief."

"...How about I organize a meeting to praise the three of you in public?"

"...Forget it, I just want an enamel cup."

"..." This is just looking down on him. An enamel cup is just an enamel cup. He can save some money!Although he really didn't intend to give anything good.

"What do you two want?"

Cheng Zhou was silent, looking at the village chief's house with bare walls and leaking air everywhere. He opened his mouth and expressed that he didn't want to be praised in public at a meeting, so he asked for an enamel cup.

"..." Why is it so annoying?

Yang Wanwan thought for a while and asked something else worriedly.

"Although no one was killed this time, the damage we suffered is not small. Many families may not be able to eat. Village chief, I heard that other villages have issued relief..."

The village chief glanced at the girl. He didn't expect an educated youth to be so worried about the situation in the village, unlike the two people who wanted enamel cups, so he responded happily.

"The wheat and food have been flooded. How could the higher-ups not care about us? Don't worry about this. We can't let people starve to death. Relief will be distributed soon. Can you tell us what reward you want?"

Yang Wanwan was relieved, and her thoughts were similar to Xu Xiaoyu's. If the reward from the county town was worth something, the village chief would at most give her a pen or towel instead of a cup. If she could drink hot water, she would no longer hesitate.

"Then I also want an enamel cup."

……

Half a month passed by, Xu Xiaoyu drank hot water from a brand-new Tang porcelain cup, and listened to the envious sighs of the educated youth.

"Why did you publish it in the newspaper? Is what it said true or false? You really ran up the mountain overnight to investigate the anomaly. On the way, you encountered a wild boar that hit a tree. The birds died tragically, and the trees all withered overnight..."

"Let me see, let me see, it is really written like this, Xu Zhiqing, you are so awesome! If I had encountered such a weird thing, I would have fainted from shock..."

"It's no wonder it was published in the newspaper. Look at how wonderfully the experience of fighting for people's safety was written. I asked why the village chief suddenly asked us to move. It turned out to be the credit of our educated youth..."

Xu Xiaoyu looked at Yang Wanwan's stunned look and listened without changing her expression. From time to time, she would nod in agreement and respond.

There is always some element of artistic processing in heroic deeds. This is true in every era. There is no need to explain, just accept the praise.

In the past half month, many villagers have started to repair their houses, and they have almost done the repairs. The only problem is food.

The village chief repaired a simple public canteen and asked several aunts to come over to cook. Naturally, the cooking was counted as work points. Even the educated youths received two meals a day.

One spoon per person, no more after eating, it is enough to maintain life without starving to death. Even if it is only this, most villagers are satisfied. After all, what else can you choose if you eat for free?Some are good to eat.

I heard that this free public canteen will last until the newly released seeds are planted and there is a surplus of food. No matter what is planted, it will take several months at least.

Xu Xiaoyu still had to do whatever she had to do. Fortunately, she had brought her cattle and livestock with her when she went up the mountain. Otherwise, she would have no cattle to graze at this time, and she might have to go back to dig holes and plant things together.

Thinking of this, she looked at the cows lovingly and added a handful of fodder.

"Eat more, you will lose weight because of hunger."