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Chapter 205 Who is the real country bumpkin?
Leaving aside the Lu family's enthusiastic preparations to help Lu Yuanbo pursue his girlfriend, on the other hand, several educated youths who had been stared at like monkeys by the villagers for quite some time were eventually taken home by Zhao Zhongcai!
"The four of you will have lunch at my house today. I've already prepared a place for you to stay. After lunch, I'll take you there to see it!"
Although the accommodations were arranged for educated youth, they did not provide them with leaky or dilapidated houses. The houses were all in good condition, just located at the end of the village!
Of course, most people in their village now live in brick and tile houses, but they were given outdated mud houses!
After the whole village rushed to build houses, they weren't allowed to live in those outdated thatched houses.
This is already considered pretty good treatment!
It is evident how tolerant Zhao Zhongcai was of the educated youth who came from afar!
"Thank you, Captain!"
Zhao Zhongcai laughed heartily, "After we eat, the team will give you some rations. From now on, you'll have to take care of your own meals. But you can also take them and share with the villagers. Anyway, there's a kitchen over at the house. I suggest you take care of yourselves!"
Living under the same roof will inevitably lead to conflicts, especially when the people's lives were so different before!
"Go to the pond to wash clothes, and get drinking water from the well at the village entrance. Don't use well water for washing clothes..."
Zhao Zhongcai was warm-hearted and understanding that they had come all the way from their hometown.
Moreover, the educated youth looked too young, about the same age as his youngest son.
For these reasons, he gave them a brief introduction to the village.
Inevitably, bamboo ware factories are a topic that cannot be ignored.
Zhao Zhongcai denied that he spoke of the bamboo ware factory with a hint of boasting.
Look, what's wrong with you city people? Our village is no worse off!
This finally made Wu Cisheng and the others understand the unease they had been feeling!
Shihua Village is so different!
When the villagers gathered around them, chatting and laughing, their vitality was truly remarkable!
Their willingness to choose to go to the countryside stems from their high level of awareness, but that doesn't mean they are all fools.
On a whim, they all went to the countryside, but they all had a guess about what poverty would be like there.
An Jing was the first to regret it.
At school, she impulsively signed up after being called upon by a slogan.
Once she came to her senses, it was too late for regrets, so she was in a bad mood the whole way!
Shihua Village must be as poor as they guessed, or even poorer!
However, upon entering Shihua Village, the four of them seemed to witness something unimaginable.
Is it possible for every household in rural areas today to have a brick and tile house?
On the train, people always say that rural houses are all thatched-roof.
The people were filthy; the villagers looked like refugees.
Why does Shihua Village look completely different from what I heard on the train?
Everything can be faked, but the spirit and energy of the villagers cannot be faked.
Their appearance told the four of them that the villagers here were living very well, much better than they had imagined!
When Zhao Zhongcai waved away the villagers who were talking and asking them questions, and led them back to his home while introducing the village's situation, they saw the factory built in the village!
At that time, Zhao Zhongcai simply said, "This is our village's bamboo ware factory," and then changed the subject to other things.
So when they heard that there was a bamboo ware factory in the village, the four of them widened their eyes and looked at each other, all of them seeing shock in the eyes of the other three.
That's outrageous!
A factory will be built in the village!
Why are such simple words so astonishing when combined?
Now, sitting in the brigade leader's house, listening to him explain in detail how the village factory was built, and hearing him use countless words of praise to describe Lu Yuanqing, who deserves the greatest credit for building the factory.
The four were once again shocked!
They even went to the Canton Fair? The Canton Fair?
Who exactly is the country bumpkin?
Lu Yuanqing? Is he the one who went to pick them up but didn't say a word to them?
Liu Hui couldn't help but ask, "Captain, Accountant Lu is amazing! He actually led you guys to build the factory, that's incredible!"
Those who are desperately looking for work should look at others. Living in the countryside, they have no way to recruit workers in the city, so they simply build a factory in their hometown, solving the fundamental problem directly.
It's just that Liu Hui didn't know the term "cheating" existed, otherwise her true thoughts would be perfectly revealed right now!
When Zhao Zhongcai mentioned Lu Yuanbo, there were only two words to describe it—pride.
"Of course! Yuan Qing is quite something. You'll see once you've spent more time in the village!"
Wu Cisheng and the others resisted the urge to ask if they could get into the bamboo ware factory. After chatting for a few more minutes, Aunt Chunhua called them to eat.
Ren Jianhua stared wide-eyed at the dishes on the table, swallowing hard without any attempt to hide his saliva.
It's confirmed; they are the country folk.
Even Wu Cisheng, who was clearly better off than the other three, was shocked by the meal the brigade leader's family had prepared for them!
Is this the countryside?
This must be the countryside!
This must be the countryside!
"Captain, you're too kind. This is too much trouble, with meat and eggs."
It's not that they can't afford it, but they can't bear to cook this much for even one meal.
There weren't many kinds of dishes on the table, but each one was served in a bowl, and there were quite a lot of them.
What kind of family eats and drinks like that! Even city dwellers want to shout!
They are city dwellers, they have access to supplies, and they can buy many things that are not available in the countryside.
But these days, food is the most precious thing; it's the kind of thing that money can't buy.
Zhao Zhongcai laughed heartily and said, "Well, things have only gotten a little better in the last two years. Just make do with what you have. Once you work hard in the village, you won't have any problem having enough to eat!"
Indeed, after the family started receiving a share of money each year, we were initially reluctant to part with it, but as the amount of money we received each year increased, it became less of a big deal!
This year, Aunt Chunhua gritted her teeth and overcame her frugal nature, using all the meat coupons she received before the New Year to buy pork, cured meat, and sausages. After hanging them all on the kitchen beam, she couldn't help but smile every time she cooked.
The meat served to them today is all cured pork.
After the meal, Wu Cisheng and his group clearly understood the financial resources of Shihua Village.
They also guessed that they might be lucky enough to arrive in a different kind of countryside.
After Zhao Zhongcai led them to their lodgings.
This is truly an eye-opening experience.
Liu Hui and An Jing were initially a little worried about living together.
No need for that anymore!
Zhao Zhongcai pointed to the two adjacent buildings and said, "Boys will live here, and girls will live there. There are four rooms in each building, so you can allocate them yourselves."
Now everyone can have their own room, but as more and more educated youth go to the countryside in the future, they will have to arrange their own accommodation. The fact that their village can provide two houses is already more than enough!