Chapter 3

Meng Xunzhou sat beside her, his hand shielding her head from above, preventing others from hitting her with their luggage.

His luggage had already been taken down by Meng Xunzhou and placed at her feet.

“Hmm.” Song Shishi responded softly, picking up the military coat Meng Xunzhou had draped over her.

Meng Xunzhou patiently explained, afraid she would be impatient, “We’ll go down later, there are too many people now, if you bump into something, it won’t be good.”

“Okay.”

Although his face was cold, he was a considerate person.

Song Shishi smiled and looked at Meng Xunzhou.

She had paid too little attention to him before, and she didn’t know if Meng Xunzhou had found someone he liked in his previous life.

He wouldn’t end up as miserable as she did, that’s for sure.

It wasn’t until most of the other educated youth had left that Song Shishi followed Meng Xunzhou off the train and walked towards the station exit.

At a glance, Song Shishi saw the army green truck that came to pick them up.

The body of the truck was somewhat mottled, and the wheels were covered in mud.

There were no seats on the truck, all the educated youth could only stay in the back of the truck, but there were usually some straw mats inside, those who weren’t particularly delicate would choose to sit on the straw mats.

A young man in military uniform stood by the truck, shouting, “The educated youth from Qinghe Commune, come over here.”

His voice was loud, and after he finished shouting, many educated youth gathered around.

“Shishi, I can only send you here, you…”

Meng Xunzhou spoke, looking at the army green truck with some worry, afraid that Song Shishi wouldn’t be able to handle the bumps of the truck.

Song Shishi waved her hand, interrupting him.

She pretended to be relaxed and said, “It’s okay, I can handle it myself, you go back to the army quickly. If you go back too late, your superiors will criticize you.”

The army was always strict, Meng Xunzhou had taken leave to come back for her, this was already a deep friendship.

Song Shishi appreciated this kindness, and she would repay him when she had the chance.

“Alright, this is the guard room’s phone number, call me if you need anything urgent.”

Meng Xunzhou pulled out a piece of paper from his chest pocket, with a string of numbers written on it.

“I know, I’ll treat you to dinner next time you’re on leave.”

Meng Xunzhou seemed to be in a hurry, he nodded in agreement, didn’t say much more, helped her carry her luggage onto the truck, and then turned to leave.

Song Shishi got on the truck, found an empty space to sit down, and soon heard a few female educated youth whispering nearby.

“I didn’t expect that among the educated youth going to Huaqing Brigade this time, there would be someone so handsome.”

“We’re going to build the countryside, what are you thinking about?”

“Oh, I was just saying.”

Song Shishi then realized that it was An Jinsheng who had arrived.

An Jinsheng was good-looking, 1.86 meters tall, with a crew cut, making him look exceptionally sunny.

He smiled at everyone, and wherever his gaze fell, many female educated youth on the truck showed shy expressions.

An Jinsheng chatted and laughed with other male educated youth, when his gaze fell on Song Shishi, he paused for two seconds.

Song Shishi completely ignored him, pretending not to see him.

The road in the countryside was not good, the truck they were riding in was bumpy all the way, and several educated youth got carsick and vomited.

On the other hand, Song Shishi, who looked white and tender, and delicate, didn’t feel any discomfort at all.

The truck drove for more than an hour and stopped at the entrance of a village.

The young man in the passenger seat jumped down again and waved to the educated youth on the truck.

“The educated youth from Huaqing Brigade, quickly pack your luggage and get off. The roads in the village are narrow and difficult to navigate, we can only send you here. The brigade should send someone to pick you up. There are oxcarts over there, if you don’t want to walk, you can pay the fare and let Uncle Zhang take you to the village.”

The male comrade seemed to be familiar with Uncle Zhang who was driving the oxcart, they greeted each other, and after all the educated youth from Huaqing Brigade got off the truck, they got back on and continued to send the educated youth from other brigades.

There were about a dozen educated youth who got off the truck with Song Shishi.

They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

An Jinsheng, who had been staring at Song Shishi, smiled slightly and walked towards her.

But just as he reached Song Shishi, before he could speak, Song Shishi walked directly to Uncle Zhang by the oxcart.

“Uncle Zhang, I have a lot of luggage, can you help me carry it onto the cart?”

Uncle Zhang looked in the direction Song Shishi pointed, and said unceremoniously, “Your luggage takes up too much space, you have to pay extra, six cents.”

Song Shishi nodded with a smile, “Okay, no problem.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a hearty laugh behind her.

“Hello everyone, my name is Chen Hui, I’m the captain of our Huaqing Brigade’s educated youth point, welcome to join our educated youth family.”

Chen Hui was wearing gray clothes, with a Chairman Mao badge pinned on his chest, he was also wearing a pair of thin-rimmed glasses, with a gentle smile on his lips.

Chen Hui’s arrival instantly livened up the educated youth who had been somewhat helpless.

Song Shishi and two other female educated youth rode the oxcart and arrived at the educated youth point first.

Chen Hui took the other educated youth and walked back.

The oxcart slowly stopped at the entrance of the educated youth courtyard.

Uncle Zhang helped them take their luggage off the oxcart and then didn’t bother them anymore, he drove the oxcart to pick up the educated youth on the road.

Hearing the sound, Zhang Qingmei, the deputy captain who had been waiting at the educated youth courtyard, came out to greet them.

“Hello, I’m Zhang Qingmei, the deputy captain of our educated youth point.”

“Deputy Captain, I’m Song Shishi.”

Whether it was in her previous life or this life, Song Shishi had always liked Zhang Qingmei.

Although she wasn’t considered beautiful, she was capable, ambitious, and talented.

The other two female educated youth also quickly stepped forward to greet her.

While they were talking, the male educated youth who were quick on their feet also arrived at the educated youth point.

An Jinsheng was among them.

The luggage of Song Shishi and the other three blocked the entrance to the courtyard, and the male educated youth couldn’t get in.

An Jinsheng walked over first, exchanged a few words with Zhang Qingmei,

pretending to be casual, he turned to Song Shishi and said, “Comrade, do you need any help?”

Although there were three female educated youth standing together, he only asked Song Shishi.

“Thank you, I don’t need any help.”

Song Shishi decisively refused.

Just when everyone thought she was going to carry her luggage herself, they saw her turn and walk towards the two male educated youth behind An Jinsheng.

“Two comrades, my luggage is a bit heavy, can you help me carry it in?”

As she spoke, Song Shishi took out two peanut nougat candies from her backpack and handed them to them, “This is what my family prepared for me, try it, it’s quite delicious.”

The two male educated youth took the nougat candies with a smile, without saying a word, they directly picked up Song Shishi’s luggage and went into the educated youth courtyard.

To avoid trouble, Song Shishi directly asked them to put her luggage at the door of the room she lived in her previous life.

An Jinsheng tried to maintain a smile on his face, smiling at the others.

But a female educated youth in a blue shirt who had ridden the oxcart with Song Shishi couldn’t help but whisper, “This Song comrade is too much, doesn’t she know An comrade’s identity? If she offends him, she’ll suffer.”

“What identity?”