Quick Transmigration: Can This Kind of Scum Become the Chosen One?

Chapter 225 Childhood Sweetheart, Female Educated Youth 9

In the afternoon, an announcement came over the loudspeaker, instructing the educated youth to go to the brigade headquarters to collect their food rations.

Because food rations haven't been distributed yet, no one has been able to cook a proper meal for themselves.

They didn't bring that much food, and if they didn't share it soon, they would all go hungry.

After all, they couldn't go to the commune for every single meal and eat at fancy restaurants.

Upon receiving the news, everyone immediately headed towards the brigade headquarters.

The people of Datao Village had known for a long time that six educated youths had come to their production brigade, but they had never had the chance to meet them.

Hearing the broadcast that the educated youth were to go to the brigade to collect their rations, they all came out out of curiosity to see what these educated youth from the city looked like.

Some people even went directly to the brigade headquarters, wanting to get to know these educated youths up close.

When everyone arrived at the brigade headquarters, it was quite impressive, with white walls and black tiles, clearly newly built.

The site is also very large, more than twice the size of the former educated youth settlement.

The brigade leader, along with the brigade accountant and the warehouse manager, distributed grain to the group of people.

The brigade leader distributed the entire year's worth of rations.

Anyway, the new grain harvest will be available in two months.

Let's clear out the grain in the warehouse.

Everyone received several sacks of grain.

The brigade leader arranged an oxcart to help the group transport the grain back.

The courtyard of the educated youth settlement was piled high with grain.

After discussing it, everyone decided to keep the grain in their own rooms.

After all, it's a year's worth of food. If we put them together, it's hard to say who has less or less food, and it could cause unnecessary conflict.

Keeping it in your own room, and locking the room when not in use, is the safest way to store the food.

You don't have to worry about what's right under your nose anymore.

The male educated youth first helped the female educated youth carry the grain into the room.

After all, we'll be living together from now on.

Some things should be settled clearly even between close brothers, while others should be handled by mutual assistance.

Boys are generally stronger than girls, so it's only right that they help out with these physically demanding tasks.

Moreover, it was agreed beforehand that the male educated youth would fetch a vat of water every day for boiling water and cooking.

If you need a lot of water for other things, like washing clothes, it's more convenient to go to the well yourself.

Or they go to the river to wash clothes. That's what the villagers here do too.

Bai Chenggong helped Jiang He carry the grain into the house.

Entering Jiang He's room, I saw a long curtain drawn in the middle of the room, completely covering everything so that I couldn't see anything.

"Jiang He, you've put such a big piece of cloth here."

"Yes, I specially chose this fabric; it's very thick and not see-through at all."

"It's really nice. Jiang He, do you have any more of this fabric?"

There are three of us living together, and even though we're all guys, it still feels a bit embarrassing to take off my clothes and change naked in front of them. I'd like to hang up a curtain like that too.

"Brother Bai, I don't have any more of this cloth. I'm sorry."

"It's alright, it's alright. I don't want your things. I just think it's very convenient and good that you're doing it this way. It's much more convenient than me changing clothes under the covers. I'll just go to the supply and marketing cooperative next time."

Bai Chenggong looked at Jiang He expectantly as he spoke.

He mentioned the supply and marketing cooperative, shouldn't Jiang He make a gesture about it?

She offered to go to the supply and marketing cooperative with him and help him buy cloth.

"Okay, then Brother Bai, go to the supply and marketing cooperative next time. Next time you go, you can think about what you need to buy beforehand, so you won't forget anything."

Bai Chenggong was a little annoyed. Why was Jiang He acting so unpredictably, and instead saying that he was forgetful?

Bai Chenggong didn't say anything more after that. After helping Jiang He move the grain, he went to move his own grain.

The room for the male educated youth was big enough to fit the food rations for three people.

Since everyone was eating together, the food was just stored together.

Gu Jianhua was already excitedly asking Bai Chenggong to show off his skills that evening so he could taste his cooking.

When Gu Jianhua went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the morning, he had already bought the necessary seasonings.

He didn't understand these things, so he always asked Bai Chenggong for advice before buying them.

This will also allow Bai Chenggong to keep these things safe, since he'll be using them anyway.

Now we have staple food, but no vegetables.

Gu Jianhua felt that none of this was a big deal.

Want vegetables? It's easy! There are plenty of them right here in this field.

Just go and ask the villagers in this Tao Village.

Gu Jianhua and Wang Jianguo went to prepare the dishes.

Bai Chenggong went to clean the kitchen.

The female educated youth all had their own stoves and pots, so no one had to compete with Bai Chenggong for the pots when cooking.

There were two large pots in the kitchen. Bai Chenggong used one pot to cook rice and the other pot to stir-fry vegetables.

There are also two small pots for boiling water, which can be used for washing.

Bai Chenggong had always done these things at home. Although the pots were different, he quickly figured out how to use the big stove.

However, Bai Chenggong encountered a problem.

He had no firewood.

They searched the entire educated youth settlement but couldn't find any firewood.

The stoves used by the female educated youth could be fueled by firewood or coal.

Li Qing and Zhao Jia didn't prepare any coal today, but Jiang He had some. The two originally wanted to borrow some from Jiang He and then pay her back after they bought some.

However, they may not necessarily use coal later, since this is in the countryside, where it is easier to prepare firewood, and firewood is free.

The two of them eventually traded some of the snacks they had bought that day with Jiang He for some coal.

I need to remember to gather firewood tomorrow.

Bai Chenggong couldn't borrow coal from Jiang He because he had a large cooking stove.

We can only go and get some firewood first.

There were dry branches falling along the roadside in Da Tao Village, and Bai Chenggong stopped going up the mountain to chop firewood.

He had never chopped wood before, so he didn't know if he could manage it by himself.

Let's gather some dry branches to tide us over for now.

When Gu Jianhua and Wang Jianguo returned, they saw Bai Chenggong picking up tree branches.

"Bai Chenggong, what are you doing?"

"You're back. I was just about to start a fire when I realized I didn't have any firewood, so I came to gather some."

Gu Jianhua looked at the branches Bai Chenggong was holding; they were too thin, less than the thickness of a finger.

This isn't something that can be burned out in a single burn.

Are you sure you can cook the rice properly?

Although he couldn't cook, he knew that this meal couldn't be prepared in a short time.

Especially when stir-frying vegetables, they must be cooked over high heat to taste good.

The firewood piled up at the door of the house where he just went to buy groceries was as thick as a forearm.

"Let's go back first. These are the vegetables we bought. You wash the vegetables and prepare the rest. We'll take care of the firewood."

Gu Jianhua had a basket of vegetables, and Wang Jianguo had a basket of eggs and several paper packages, the contents of which were unknown.

Back in the kitchen.

Gu Jianhua took out the vegetables from the basket: cabbage, tomatoes, eggplant, loofah, and cucumber.

"Tonight I'll make scrambled eggs with tomatoes (three eggs), a cucumber salad, a cabbage soup, and some white rice. I'll save the rest for tomorrow."

These are seeds; let's leave them for now and plant them tomorrow.