The educated youth was reborn and wanted to disappear, but he was locked into a military marriage.

Fang Qing was the first to ask: "Is this voluntary?"

Zhu Xiaomin nodded, looked at Xie Chengzhi and said, "I was sent out from the educated youth camp, so I know the situation of the new educated youth best. The food you brought with you is only for the second half of this year. Next year's food is earned with this year's work points, but you have only been here for half a year, which means that you have only earned half a year's work points, so the food will not last until the end of next year."

Will it be like this?

When the new educated youth heard this, they immediately started talking.

Miao Shiwen nodded: "We also came from that time, and what Xiaomin said is indeed the truth."

"Then what are you going to do?" Cao Liqing asked.

Miao Shiwen smiled bitterly: "What can we do? We didn't eat dinner before. At most, we had some wild vegetable soup to save food. When we ran out of food, we wrote letters home for help and asked them to send money and food coupons. If we didn't have any at home, we would borrow food from the brigade and pay it back the next year."

Another part of it relied on the support of the old educated youth, such as Lu Mingzheng at the time.

"Then we can too." said Wang Liwan.

Zhu Xiaomin nodded: "Every family is different, we are just explaining the situation to everyone. Now we are going to various teams to organize literacy classes, providing food and accommodation for the whole winter, and we can also get an extra pound of food, which is also an opportunity."

Fang Qing curled her lips: "If it was a good thing, you would have rushed over long ago. How could you tell us?"

Zhu Xiaomin glanced at her, nodded and said, "I said it's voluntary, except for the first brigade, the other eleven brigades will each send two people. My opinion is that the new educated youth should be given priority, and the insufficient number will be filled by the old educated youth. How to combine and where to choose should also be discussed by themselves. Those who decide to go first will go first. For safety, it is best for female educated youth to travel with male educated youth."

Then he added: "Also, if you regret it after you go, you can come back and let someone else go. Food is calculated on a daily basis. You will be given one day's worth of food for each day you go."

Song Zhian was surprised: "Food and lodging are provided, so that means we don't have to eat our own food for the whole winter?"

As long as we talk about eating, he is the fastest to calculate.

Zhu Xiaomin smiled and nodded: "Yes!"

Song Zhian rubbed his hands, already excited.

Fang Qing asked: "Zhu Zhiqing, what about you? Where are you going?"

Zhu Xiaomin smiled and said, "I will go back to the city after this matter is settled. I have other work to do in the company. Someone from the public society will take over the follow-up of this matter."

Yes, he has already returned to the city, why should he compare with you?

Fang Qing choked, looked at Miao Shiwen and asked, "Where is Miao Zhiqing?"

Miao Shiwen said: "I have work to do at the base and cannot leave."

Fang Qing asked Xie Chengzhi again: "Where is Captain Xie?"

Xie Chengzhi also said: "I won't go either."

Fang Qing asked: "Why is it that in winter, the brigade still has things to do?"

Xie Chengzhi nodded: "At the end of the year, the brigade will have to distribute grain and settle accounts, and there are many things to do. Not to mention me, Chen Danqing and Chen Xudong can't go either."

Fang Qing's eyes flickered, she thought for a moment and shook her head: "Then I won't participate in this matter either." After saying that, she stood up and left.

Miao Shiwen looked at her back, then at Xie Chengzhi, and said nothing.

Zhu Xiaomin saw it all, but instead of asking everyone one by one, he said to Xie Chengzhi, "There's still some time before the freezing weather starts. You should register this matter. Two people from each brigade should go. After the registration, send the list to the commune, and the commune will send the people over for arrangements."

Xie Chengzhi nodded and said to everyone: "Everyone, when you have made up your mind, come to me directly."

Zhu Xiaomin left the work to Xie Chengzhi and stopped caring about it. When Miao Shiwen walked away, she followed him and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with Fang Qing?"

Miao Shiwen sighed: "I don't know why, but I always get close to Chengzhi."

Zhu Xiaomin frowned: "Isn't it another Shi Meijun? Tell Chengzhi to be careful."

Miao Shiwen nodded, then shook her head and said, "It's different from Shi Meijun's, but the meaning is very clear."

"What's the difference?" Zhu Xiaomin asked.

Miao Shiwen thought about it and couldn't help laughing: "Shi Meijun was just a natural. She just came closer and wanted Chengzhi to look at her more."

Zhu Xiaomin pushed her and said, "Don't laugh. If something like this happens, you should settle your relationship quickly and let her give up."

Miao Shiwen blushed slightly and nodded gently.

The literacy class went relatively smoothly. It took three days. First, the new educated youth made their decisions one by one, and then the old educated youth were added. Xie Chengzhi reported the list to the commune and also explained the situation of each brigade to everyone.

While everyone was busy with the literacy class, Zhang Qiaomei's procedures were completed as quickly as possible. Zhu Xiaomin watched her pack her luggage, took her back to Pingcheng, and personally sent her on the train back to the neighboring province.

From the time she handled the formalities to the time she left the educated youth center, Zhang Qiaomei remained silent. Even during the night she stayed in Pingcheng, when she and Zhu Xiaomin squeezed into the bed in her dormitory, they did not say a few words.

But when the train slowly started, Zhang Qiaomei finally couldn't hold it anymore, she leaned out of the window, crying and waving to Zhu Xiaomin: "Xiaomin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't forget me..."

She schemed against Nie Yifei and got what she wanted, but at this moment, she felt like she had lost something very precious.

Zhu Xiaomin raised her lips, smiled, and waved at her: "I will write to you."

The train went farther and farther away with a rhythmic "click" sound. Zhang Qiaomei's voice could no longer be heard, and she could no longer be seen. Zhu Xiaomin finally breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to walk out of the train station.

In the future, Wang Xiaoya may come back, but Zhang Qiaomei will never come back. Perhaps this is the last time they see each other.

Or maybe, just like in the previous life, I can still hear news about her, or maybe, we can meet again unexpectedly.

However, even if Zhang Qiaomei still followed the original path, her life would have been different, or the road that led them to meet would have already become like the railroad tracks in front of her, having diverged as soon as they left the station.

Now, she didn't want to think about Zhang Qiaomei's future and only wanted to deal with the present, because when she left, Miao Shiwen finally made a decision.

On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, she and Xie Chengzhi are getting married!

I chose the same day as them, but this year it was the 22nd day of the 12th lunar month, which is the 22nd day of the 1st lunar month in the Gregorian calendar, also a good day for couples.

Knowing that Xie Chengzhi had already written a letter to inform Lu Mingzheng, Zhu Xiaomin wrote directly to ask him if he could come back.

Fortunately, he was only in the military academy at that time and had holidays. If he had officially joined the army, it would have been difficult.

Lu Mingzheng quickly wrote back and discussed with her what wedding gift to give.

What gift?

Wedding gifts these days are mainly practical.

Zhu Xiaomin thought for a while and made a list, indicating what she could buy, and asked Lu Mingzheng for his opinion on the others.