Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 971: Educated Youth

"I don’t even want to eat now, it’s too cold, if only I could hibernate."

Pan Xiaoying, no longer as arrogant as when she first arrived, said these words with a sobbing tone.

Yan Shuping was the eldest among the four girls, "But we can’t go back, there’s no way to leave."

That’s the crux. They all came from ordinary families, with Pan Xiaoying’s family being slightly better off, but only because her parents held minor leadership positions.

So none of them was a pampered young lady who never had to lift a finger; if it weren’t for the climate issues, this situation wouldn’t have arisen.

At least they wouldn’t be huddled inside doing nothing.

Guo Shuling was younger but had the worst family conditions. She wasn’t as resistant to being here as the other three, just followed along with them.

"We can’t go on like this, Xu Chunshan and Shen Youjun will run out of patience too. We have to do what we’re supposed to do and quickly adapt.

From the way the village chief acted today, he’s been decent to us. I heard at the county’s youth office that some villages make the youths prepare their own firewood. In a place like this, with weather like this, how could we survive without wood or with too little firewood?

At least when we arrived, the room was clean and warm.

If we truly disappoint the village chief and he reports us to the youth office, it could be a real problem. I heard that our files require the village chief’s comments and signature." Being older, Yan Shuping thought about things more.

The other two girls understood what Yan Shuping meant and realized they couldn’t continue like this.

So at noon, it was Pan Xiaoying and Yan Shuping who cooked.

When it comes to cooking, girls are generally better than boys. They made sorghum rice and stir-fried cabbage.

They were all from the South and had brought some chili peppers with them, so they ended up having a meal that was quite satisfactory to them.

Hou Wenhui, who was lying on the kang bed, woke up, drank some rice soup, ate some rice, and felt much better.

"You know what, the doctor in the village is actually quite skilled."

"Didn’t you notice? That doctor is not a local. I think he might be a relegated doctor or something."

"That’s quite possible. But his medical skills are good. At least Comrade Hou Wenhui is much better now."

"Village Chief Li made it clear, do what we are supposed to do and don’t ask about things that don’t concern us.

I think this is quite good. We don’t need to offend the village chief, right? If we ever have the chance to return, it’s still up to the village chief to sign, or we won’t be able to go back."

Xu Chunshan seemed quite clear-headed. Everyone took his words to heart. In short, just do what they are told.

Hou Wenhui was no longer feverish, although still coughing severely, at least she wasn’t in a stupor anymore.

Even when she was unconscious, she was aware of what was happening.

She knew about how the five of them shirked responsibility towards her.

There was resentment in her heart, but she didn’t show it.

They all brought some daily necessities and snacks from home, but it still wasn’t enough. Even though they got some subsidies from the county’s youth office, they realized they lacked a lot once they started living here.

But in this weather, no one wanted to go out.

The two boys straightforwardly refused to go out, "Let’s endure for now. It’s already February; it’ll get warmer day by day."

The girls had no choice. Some small things might seem insignificant, but they were essential nonetheless. Moreover, the village only provided two taels of oil per person; the six of them shared just one bottle. Salt, alkali, coal oil, and toilet paper were still lacking.

In the end, the four of them decided to find the village chief for help.

They didn’t find the village chief at home, and seeing the locked door, they went to the brigade department, only to find it locked too.

"Why are most of the doors in the village locked?" Yan Shuping said, frowning.

"Let’s go ask at the house with the best building." Pan Xiaoying pointed at the Wei Family’s house.

"Isn’t it a bit inappropriate? We don’t know them."

"We didn’t know them before, but we’ll get to know them later, right?"

The girls headed towards the Wei Family’s house. Today, Wei Kaiyun and Old Yang were at home, having received news that the leadership was going to be reinstated.

Old Yang said he would defer to Wei Kaiyun in everything, so the two of them were discussing what to do next.

Wei Kaiyun’s idea was not to act for now since the situation was unclear. Better to stay put and wait for when the leadership needed them again before making any moves.

Upon hearing a knock on the door, Zhang Qiu’e went to open it.

"Who are you looking for?" She wasn’t familiar with all the villagers yet.

"Hello, we’re the newly arrived youths, just here to say hello."

"Oh, sorry, the child at home woke up, I need to go check on them." Zhang Qiu’e closed the door again and went back inside.

Xiao Jiang wasn’t home, and it wasn’t appropriate for the two men to entertain the girls, so they simply closed the door.

Outside, Pan Xiaoying was fuming, "How rude is that?"

"Alright, I heard the child crying just now, let’s just go back, it’s too cold outside."

"But that’s not okay. At least we should ask if she knows where the village chief is?" With that, Pan Xiaoying continued knocking.

Just then, Wei Kaiyun happened to come out. Hearing the knock, he went to see who was at the door and saw four young women outside. He realized they were the new youths, wondering what business they had at his place.

"Hello, comrade, we’re the new youths here to say hello," said Yan Shuping sweetly, quickly introducing herself before the others could speak.

"Sorry, my wife isn’t home." He was about to close the door but was stopped by Yan Shuping.

"Comrade, we’re also here to ask where we can find the village chief."

If they couldn’t get an answer this time, they’d have to make another trip, and they really didn’t want to go out.

"Just wait, the village chief will come to the youth center." Wei Kaiyun said and decisively closed the door.

Pan Xiaoying was also captivated by Wei Kaiyun. A man in his thirties was at his most charming age, and Wei Kaiyun was handsome with a scholarly aura, which naturally charmed the young girls. Not just them, even more than half of the girls in the village were enamored with Wei Kaiyun.

The four turned and walked back, "I didn’t expect such a character in this small village," Guo Shuling exclaimed.

"He’s not from here; his accent is different," Hou Wenhui asserted.

"He’s married, I wonder what that woman looks like," Yan Shuping said, unwilling to accept it.

"We’ll get to know them eventually, right?"

Indeed, as the youths in the village, they would inevitably meet and get to know people in the future.

"You see, this little village is quite different after all."