Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

But the educated youth only said one thing: if they weren't allowed to participate, it was unfair and they would file a complaint.

Zhang Tiejun was also furious. Helpless, he discussed it with Wang Lixin and Li Jianjun and decided to let the educated youth also participate in the "auction" of recruitment quotas.

The conflict between the educated youth and the villagers had no effect on Liu Xiangyang. He went to work and came home as usual, remaining calm and composed. Whether the work quotas were given to the educated youth or the villagers, he was never at a disadvantage.

As soon as he finishes work, Liu Xiangyang's house becomes very lively, with a constant stream of people coming and going. If his house had a threshold, it would probably be shorter.

This person said that if he left the job for Liu Xiangyang, he would introduce him to a wife.

The guy said that if Liu Xiangyang got the job, he could eat at his house every day and save on food rations.

The people who came here all thought that Liu Xiangyang was a young man who should be easy to fool and that they could win him over by giving him some benefits.

Liu Xiangyang watched their performance with a smile, neither agreeing to nor refusing them.

Seeing Liu Xiangyang's demeanor, these people realized they couldn't fool him and left, cursing under their breath.

As the passion subsided, Xue Bingbing grabbed Liu Xiangyang and asked him a question.

"You really don't want that quota? Going back to Beijing would be so much better; it's much more comfortable here."

"What's the point of going back to the capital without you?" Liu Xiangyang hugged Xue Bingbing and said, "Home is wherever you are."

Upon hearing Liu Xiangyang's words, Xue Bingbing looked at him excitedly and exclaimed, "Love me!"

No one could refuse Xue Bingbing's request.

An hour later, Xue Bingbing woke up, rested her chin on her hands, and looked at Liu Xiangyang.

"Why don't you take Leqi in? I think she'll definitely be willing."

Liu Xiangyang looked at Xue Bingbing, considering this was the third time she had brought up this topic with him, and tentatively asked, "Are you really willing to share with other women?"

Xue Bingbing grabbed Liu Xiangyang and shook him: "What good will it do if I don't want to? Look for yourself."

"My grandmother also told me that no man doesn't dream of having multiple wives and concubines, let alone a capable man."

"You've only been in the countryside for less than two months, and you're already a key member of the production team. You even caught a spy and killed a bear."

"I can't satisfy you now, so if this goes on for too long you'll just go out and cheat on me, right? I might as well be more magnanimous."

"Besides, I also really like the Leqi sisters. I don't believe that three people can't satisfy you."

Liu Xiangyang: "Actually, I have a way to satisfy me all by myself?"

Upon hearing Liu Xiangyang say this, Xue Bingbing sat up and asked.

"What method?"

Liu Xiangyang whispered something in his ear.

Xue Bingbing rolled her eyes, said nothing, and pulled up a stool to sit down.

……

The next morning, on the way to the village office...

Leqi: "Bingbing, what happened to your neck? I saw you rubbing it the whole time, and it's all red."

Xue Bingbing blushed instantly, and thinking of what happened last night, she rubbed her neck and said.

"Maybe you weren't careful while sleeping and got a stiff neck."

Le Qi and Le Yao looked at Xue Bingbing with suspicion: "How did you get a stiff neck?"

Xue Bingbing: "You guys get stiff necks too."

Zhang Tiejun looked at the people following behind the carriage, shook his head and sighed. Last time, the ratio of men to women among the educated youth assigned to Dongsheng Village was almost 50/50. This time it was even worse. Of the seven educated youth, five were women, and the two men were skinny and looked like they weren't cut out for working.

I'm going to get complained about again if I go back. Next time, let someone else come and pick up the educated youth. I won't come again.

"Everyone keep up, we're only one mile away from our destination, let's all hang in there a little longer."

When Liu Xiangyang and the others finished work and went home, the educated youth settlement was noisy and bustling.

It seemed the new educated youth had been brought back. At this moment, Xie Zhiyong and Luo Lan stopped the four of them and said, "Liu Xiangyang, the new educated youth have arrived today. As the old educated youth, we should treat them to a meal to put their minds at ease. Although the four of you have moved out, as members of the educated youth, you should still participate."

Liu Xiangyang: "Okay, then we'll give you the grain first."

The food that Liu Xiangyang and Xue Bingbing needed was given to Xie Zhiyong.

Xie Zhiyong: "Okay, the grain has been received. See you later, Roland, let's go."

Roland: "Okay."

Liu Xiangyang returned home, fed the rabbits hay, and lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) waiting for Xue Bingbing and the others to call him. At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Luo Lan walked in.

"Team Leader Luo, what brings you here? Please have a seat." Liu Xiangyang got up and moved to the side.

Roland sat down next to Liu Xiangyang: "I'm here to invite you over for dinner."

"I have another favor to ask of you."

"Team Leader Luo, if you say so, I will definitely help if I can."

"Liu Xiangyang, I want your recruitment quota. I've been in Dongsheng Village for three years, and I'm going crazy if I don't go back soon."

"I came here when I was 18, and I'm almost 22 now. If I don't go back soon, I don't know if I'll ever be able to. I don't want to stay here my whole life, get old, marry any man I can find, and then spend my whole life facing the yellow earth," Roland said excitedly.

"Team Leader Luo, calm down. Even if I were to give you the quota, I would still need a reasonable explanation to convince others."

"Liu Xiangyang, I've inquired. A job in the city now costs around 500 yuan. I'm willing to pay. I'll pay 500 yuan, no, I'll pay 600 yuan, okay?" Roland became excited.

"Team Leader Luo, it's not that I don't want to agree, but let me tell you something else. Village Chief Zhang told me that the Zhang family always pays a hundred yuan more than the highest price."

"So I advise you to give up and focus on your work."

Roland was stunned when he heard the news. He thought he had offered a high enough price. The workers would only earn 20 yuan a month. He thought that paying three years' worth of wages would be enough. He didn't expect the village chief to be so ruthless.

"Team Leader Luo, let's go to the educated youth settlement. Let's not keep the new educated youth waiting for us."

Roland followed Liu Xiangyang and the others back to the educated youth settlement in a daze, without saying a word throughout the entire meal.

Xie Zhiyong: "Let me first introduce the old educated youth to the new educated youth. From now on, we will all live and work together in Dongsheng Village."

"I am Xie Zhiyong, the leader of the male educated youth group, from Tiannan."

"This is Luo Lanluo, the group leader, a female educated youth from Tianjin."

"The new educated youth can come to us for anything."

"This is Liu Xiangyang. He arrived two months earlier than you. He's from Beijing and is quite a prominent figure. You'll find out soon enough."

Xie Zhiyong's tone was sour when he introduced Liu Xiangyang.

"The one next to him is Xue Bingbing from Suzhou, and the two twins are Le Qi and Le Yao from Haicheng."

……

"New friends, please introduce yourselves."