Stargirl's guide to life in the 70s

Father Yu and Grandpa Yu, who had finished eating the stir-fried pig in the water in the evening, sat on one side of the Taishi chair and chatted about each other.

Yu Jiang brought a glass of water to each of them, then sat on the chair next to him and knitted a sweater. This was what Yu's mother had taught her two days ago when she saw her getting moldy at home.

"Dad, I went to the city today to receive news that some educated youths will be coming to our village in a few days."

Grandpa Yu, the former captain of the brigade: "Why are you here again? Not enough educated youth have gone to the countryside in recent years? Why..."

Father Yu interrupted Grandpa Yu: “Dad, you can’t say this!

In recent years, the country has encouraged educated young people to go to the mountains and countryside to build rural areas. We must follow the organizational thinking. "

"Hey, I know, I'm just talking at home...

What's the matter with your eyes? Are you the only one who went to college and has a high level of ideological consciousness? "

Grandpa Yu looked at Father Yu's eyes and suddenly felt that he was being despised.

"Don't think I don't know that you are also troubled by those things about educated youth!"

is not that right? Yu Jiang has heard a lot about the Educated Youth Institute from Grandma Yu in the past few days.

The children who live there are all children from the city. Compared with the children in the country, all of them are pampered and raised.

They were tired from working at ordinary times, but when they returned to the Educated Youth Home, they had to face conflicts and quarrels between six or seven people, which was not easy at all.

Not that there were already several female educated youths who got married directly when they saw that there was no hope of returning to the city. Even among the male educated youth, some married girls from the village and moved out of the educated youth home.

Although there are only three men and four women in the Educated Youth Institute now, there are still many conflicts. Father Yu, the captain, and the team leader in charge of managing the Educated Youth Institute have to go to the Educated Youth Institute every now and then.

Now a few more educated youths are coming. Whether they can live there or not is another matter. I'm afraid there will be more trouble in the future.

Yu Jiang didn't care about the arrival of new educated youths. She noticed what Yu's father said.

Could it be that Father Yu really went to the county to report on what happened in the village?

So it's so formal?

Could this be the legendary sense of ritual?

Grandpa Yu didn't wait for Father Yu to speak, and then became worried. "The autumn harvest will be here soon. I guess those children will have to catch up with the harvest as soon as they arrive. The work in the fields is so heavy, I don't know if they can survive it?"

"Yes, tomorrow I will discuss with some squad leaders to see if we can find easier jobs for some of the new educated youths."

To say that Father Yu is the captain, I don't know whether to let people say that he has fulfilled his responsibilities or not.

Let's call him conscientious. He can handle all the major issues in the village very well, and he is fair. He will also quietly give some help to those whose families are in difficulty.

But it is not unfounded to say that he did not fulfill his responsibilities.

Although Father Yu took the initiative to solve all the major issues, he assigned almost all the small issues to several team captains. Moreover, Father Yu always went to the city, at least once a week.

It was said to be a routine report to the outside world, and Father Yu was sent back by city staff several times. As time went by, no one suspected or gossiped again.

Seeing that the two of them had almost finished talking, Yu Jiang asked Yu's father seemingly unintentionally: "Dad, who are the people living in the Educated Youth Home now that you should be so worried about?"

Father Yu only thought that his daughter was caring about him, and the affairs of the Educated Youth Academy were not a secret. If his daughter had not lost her memory, she would not have forgotten it.

So Yu's father briefly told Yu Jiang about the events of the Educated Youth Academy.

"In the past few years, 25 educated youths have come to our village one after another. Five of them could not stand the life in the countryside and found connections to return to the city. Seven female educated youths married into our village and the next village, and four male educated youths married The girls in the village moved out. Oh, there was also a pair of educated youth who got married in the countryside and simply moved out to live by themselves. So now there are only seven people, three men and four women, left in the educated youth home."

"How are the characters of these educated youths in the Educated Youth Institute now? Can they make friends with them?"

Yu Jiang secretly inquired about these people under the pretext of wanting to make friends.

"You have to ask me about this."

Grandma Yu came out after washing the dishes and heard the conversation between father and daughter.

"Your dad is a big thug, what does he know!"

"Tell me about the milk."

Yu Jiang didn't mind who said it. Originally, she asked Father Yu because as the captain, Father Yu could objectively evaluate the people in the Educated Youth Institute, but if it were Grandma Yu, she might still hear something that others didn't know.

"Where do you say that? The educated youths Lin Xiao and Zhao Yuejin in the courtyard are currently talking about a partner. They plan to get married after the autumn harvest. They also asked your father to apply for an abandoned homestead in the east of the village and are now building a house.

Among the male educated youth, the only two educated youths left were Zhang Tong and Jason.

Zhang Tong is a good kid, he works hard, and occasionally chats with the villagers. However, his family seems to have some problems. Both his parents went to the farm, so he came here to go to the countryside out of necessity.

As for Jason, he is a polite scum who pretends to be human. You should not have contact with him. If he troubles you or says something inappropriate to you, just come back and tell us. "

Grandma Yu's tone became unpleasant when she talked about Jason, and Grandpa Yu and Father Yu also looked unhappy.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on him."

Yu Jiang responded obediently.

Grandma Yu hurriedly added: "It's not just him. As for the female educated youth, you should also pay attention to the sisters Li Lili and Li Xiaoya. Neither of them are good people."

Grandma Yu remembered that Li Lili had come to Yu's father to ask him to take care of Yu Jiang, saying that he should not let Yu Jiang, a country man, miss the educated youth from the city, especially Jason.

It's as if their family looks down on that skinny monkey who is different from what he looks like!

Don't even look at what her childhood sweetheart looks like, is he worthy of her Yu Jiang? Do you really think that being a city dweller makes you noble?

If the old man hadn't been in poor health and the eldest son couldn't stand up, how could he have let his college-graduated son quit a good job in the city and return to his hometown to become a small captain?

As for Li Xiaoya, as Li Lili's cousin, she and her sister usually vent their anger through the same nose.

When Yu Jiang heard what Grandma Yu said, he silently kept these two people in his heart.

"Anyway, don't care what those two women say. If she scolds you, scold you back. If she wants to hit you again, hit her back first and then go home and tell your dad so that your dad can deal with it."

Grandma Yu added angrily, obviously angry with these two people.

Father Yu stood helplessly, "Mom, I am a captain after all..."

Then Father Yu received a cold look from Grandpa Yu.

Tsk, you are right.

"Anyway, those two people look mean, you can recognize them at a glance."

Grandma Yu calmed down and continued to tell Yu Jiang,

"The other two female educated youths are easy to get along with. It doesn't matter if you have contact with them."

Grandma Yu sighed, "Hey, with just these few people, the Educated Youth Academy is making quite a fuss. Here are a few more people, including Wang Ran, who is still restless despite being married to the son of the village accountant."

After saying that, Grandma Yu glanced at Father Yu sympathetically. All these things in the village must be blamed on Father Yu, the captain, and Father Yu also had troubles that he couldn't tell.

Yu Jiang thought about what he just said about a group of educated youth coming, and looked at Father Yu with sympathy.

She decided to give her father more tea to calm down the fire.