His predecessor failed

Chapter 19 Red Star Brigade

When Su Zhuzhu's waist was about to break from sitting, the train finally arrived at Qingfeng County. Because it arrived at 10 pm, the Youth League Office of Qingfeng County received her first and arranged for her to stay in a guesthouse near the train station for one night, and then notified the various teams to pick her up the next day.

Su Zhuzhu didn't ask Liu Dahai and checked in at the guesthouse. Su Zhuzhu chose to share a room with Liu Yuanyuan, and then quickly found her room to wash up.

At 11pm, there was a knock on the door. Su Zhuzhu opened the door and it turned out to be a female staff member from the Youth Office who wanted to see her. Su Zhuzhu knew what was going on, so she said hello to Liu Yuanyuan and left.

Following the female secretary into a room, I saw Aunt Liu and her family all in. One of them, a square-faced man with a righteous look, who was obviously of high status, said something to the female secretary, and she closed the door and left. This man should be Liu Dahai, the secretary of the Qingfeng County Party Committee.

Sure enough, Aunt Liu took Su Zhuzhu's hand, led her to sit beside the bed, and introduced Liu Dahai to Su Zhuzhu. Su Zhuzhu smiled and nodded, calling her Secretary Liu.

Time was tight, and Su Zhuzhu couldn't leave for too long. She checked Liu Shuting's body first, and there was not much change from before. Secretary Liu said that the surgery would be scheduled for four days later, and a car would be arranged to pick up Su Zhuzhu to the county hospital. Su Zhuzhu wrote some precautions for him, and asked him to take Liu Shuting for some more examinations in the next few days. He showed it to Su Zhuzhu before the surgery, and gave him four pills, telling Liu Shuting to take one every day.

After the surgery was scheduled, Su Zhuzhu asked Liu Dahai about the details of going to the countryside. She had no objection to being assigned to the Red Star Brigade of the Red Star Commune in Qingfeng County, because she knew that Liu Dahai would definitely assign her to a brigade with better conditions.

Su Zhuzhu also told Liu Dahai that she wanted to arrange Liu Yuanyuan, Zheng Qiwen, Wang Jiaguo and Wang Xiaojun to the same brigade as her. Wang Dahai did not ask why and readjusted the list overnight. The Red Star Brigade had a total of five educated youth quotas this time, exactly five people.

After the matter was settled, Su Zhuzhu returned to her room. She didn't say where she was going, and Liu Yuanyuan didn't ask. She was very good, a person who could get along well, who could read people's expressions and didn't meddle in other people's business.

The next morning, everyone gathered back at the train station. Each brigade arranged a car to pick people up. As for the type of car, the better ones were tractors, and the worse ones were horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts.

The staff of the Youth League Office gathered everyone together and announced that there were slight adjustments to the personnel list, and everyone found the corresponding team according to the new list.

After the list was read out, most of the names remained unchanged, except that Wang Xiaolian and another male comrade were assigned to the Red Star Brigade, and now they have been replaced by Wang Xiaojun and Liu Yuanyuan.

Su Zhuzhu climbed onto the tractor of the Red Star Brigade with everyone else, and then greeted the team leader and tractor driver of the Red Star Brigade. The team leader, Peng Yuanqiao, was in his 50s, strong and energetic. The tractor driver was the team leader's nephew, Peng Aiguo, the only tractor driver of the Red Star Brigade.

Before leaving, Su Zhuzhu saw Wang Xiaolian sitting on the ox cart with resentment in her eyes. There was nothing to be afraid of. Wang Xiaolian's brigade was a little far from the Red Star Brigade. It was said that it took two hours to ride a bicycle, so they would not encounter each other.

Su Zhuzhu knew that Wang Xiaolian was resentful of being transferred to another place. She had long planned to build a good relationship with Zheng Qiwen. Zheng Qiwen was so good, it would be best if they could be together. Now that she was transferred, she must be feeling unbalanced. And it was obvious that the conditions in the Red Star Brigade were much better. However, as long as Su Zhuzhu didn't say anything, ordinary people wouldn't be able to find out.

Although the conditions in the Red Star Brigade were relatively good, that was only relative. The tractor was on a dirt road, and by the time they reached the Youth League Institute, Su Zhuzhu's bottom was almost broken into pieces.

Fortunately, the Youth Hostel looked pretty good. The Youth Hostel of the Red Star Brigade was rebuilt from an old landlord's house. There were many rooms. Su Zhuzhu and Liu Yuanyuan each had a room separated from another room, but the conditions were already very good. There were three male educated youth, so they were given a large room with bunk beds, three people in one room.

After putting down her luggage, Su Zhuzhu looked around the room, which was about ten square meters. The wall facing the door was made of blue bricks, with a window in the middle. The other three walls had signs of repair, some of which were blue bricks and some were made of mud. The room could be seen from end to end, and there was nothing except a wooden bed frame. She knew that the conditions here were much better than many places. It was indeed easy to get things done because she had connections in the court.

Su Zhuzhu shook the bed frame; it didn't shake, so it could still be used.

She still had to live here for two more years, so Su Zhuzhu didn't intend to let herself down. She was thinking about buying some things, and then she started cleaning.

First I borrowed a broom to sweep away the dust, then I got some water to wipe the bed frame and the windows twice, and finally I swept the floor clean, and that was it.

After putting down the things, I called Liu Yuanyuan to pack two kilograms of brown sugar and went to find the team leader. I explained the situation of the educated youth institute to the team leader. When the team leader heard that the two female educated youth wanted to build a cabinet, he directed them to find Uncle Li in the village.

Uncle Li lives in the center of the village. There is a big camphor tree outside his yard, so he is easy to find.

The two men explained their purpose, and Uncle Li was straightforward. He took out a pen and paper to write down what the two men wanted.

Su Zhuzhu wanted to make a wardrobe, a desk, a chair, and a small stool. After thinking about it, she added a recliner.

Liu Yuanyuan came from a well-off family. She waved her hand, looked at Su Zhuzhu's list, and said she wanted one as well.

After negotiating a price with Uncle Li and agreeing to pick up the goods in a week, the two thanked Uncle Li and went back. They were so hungry that they had to quickly take their lunch boxes to the canteen to get food, as it was already time for dinner.

The two rushed to the cafeteria and were stunned.

There were three dishes in total, a big pot of boiled cabbage, a big pot of braised sweet potato vermicelli, and pumpkin brown rice as the staple food. It looked like there was no oil or water at all, let alone meat.

No matter what, she had no choice but to swallow the prepared food and fill her stomach first. Su Zhuzhu decided to secretly eat something delicious.

When we got back to the Youth League Institute, everyone had finished work and had their meals, and were now sitting in the yard chatting and resting.

There are four men and three women among the old educated youth. Two of them, Liu Xiao and Tao Qing, went to the countryside earlier and have married in the village and do not live in the educated youth home. The remaining four men and one woman are Liu Daming, Feng Sheng, Xu Lai, and Liu Jianguo. The remaining female educated youth lives next door to Liu Yuanyuan, named Duan Xiaoling. The old educated youth have been here for quite a while. Their skin has become dark due to long-term labor, and their eyes have lost the youthful light.

Su Zhuzhu and the other three also introduced themselves. After all, they had just arrived and there were many things they didn't understand, so they had to ask the old educated youth for advice frequently.