The world of film and television begins with Zhou Bingkun in the human world.

After a ride of about four hours, Zhou Bingkun switched to an oxcart, which took about an hour, and then walked for more than half an hour. The whole journey took five and a half hours before Zhou Bingkun finally arrived at the place he was going to visit, Yegouzi Village.

Yegouzi Village is a very remote and isolated village.

The village is not large, with fewer than fifty households and a total population of less than two hundred.

"Zhou Zhiqing, our village is only this big, with forty-six households and one hundred and eighty-nine people." The village secretary of Yegouzi Village, an old man in his fifties with a somewhat thin body, led Zhou Bingkun on a tour of the village and introduced him to the situation of the village.

"In addition, three educated youths have already come to our village: Li, Wang, and Wu. They are staying here—"

Following the direction pointed out by the village secretary, Zhou Bingkun looked over and saw a somewhat dilapidated house built of mud. There were cracks in the mud walls. From the outside, it looked as bad as it could possibly be, and it felt like a dangerous building.

"Our village is in poor condition, so this is the only kind of house we can provide for you educated youth. Please don't look down on it, Zhou."

Zhou Bingkun looked at the dilapidated house, which was practically a dangerous building. It wasn't large, only about twenty or thirty square meters, and three people were already living there. If he moved in, there would be four people crammed into that one room—

Well, if it's just about living space, it's more than enough for four people, just like a university dormitory.

However, this house is not just for sleeping, eating, and all living in one place, but also for four people living together, which makes Zhou Bingkun somewhat resistant.

Zhou Bingkun had never imagined that the living conditions here would be so bad.

"Li, Wang, and Wu, come out here for a moment. Another educated youth, Zhou, has arrived. Get to know him." The village secretary shouted into the house.

Upon hearing the village secretary's voice, a commotion soon erupted from the room, and Zhou Bingkun then saw three people emerge from the house.

One looked to be around 25 or 26 years old and seemed rather honest. Another appeared to be around 21 or 22, with a somewhat harsh and unapproachable look. The third was also around 21 or 22, but seemed rather unkempt.

Most importantly, all three of them had long faces, without the slightest smile. When they saw Zhou Bingkun, they squeezed the corners of their mouths, trying to give him a smile, but the action was unsuccessful.

"Hello, my name is Zhou Bingkun. From now on, we're comrades in arms." Zhou Bingkun greeted the two men politely.

My name is Li Qing.

"Wang Sanshui".

"I am Wu Aiguo."

The three educated youths were somewhat indifferent, and Zhou Bingkun could even faintly detect a hint of rejection in their tone.

The indifferent attitude of these three people also made Zhou Bingkun's smile disappear.

Zhou Bingkun is a bit cold by nature and not a very sociable person.

The reason Zhou Bingkun greeted them earlier was merely out of politeness, but given their attitude, he decided to stop pretending to be polite. After all, everyone is the same; it's better to keep quiet or speak less.

But when Zhou Bingkun followed Li Qing, Wang Sanshui, and Wu Aiguo into the house, he understood why the village secretary had called for people outside instead of simply pushing the door open and entering.

Just now, Zhou Bingkun thought the village secretary was quite polite, not entering other people's homes casually.

But when he stepped into the house, the pungent smell of stinky feet was so strong that it made Zhou Bingkun feel nauseous. He finally understood why the village secretary was so polite.

Zhou Bingkun then picked up his luggage and left the room.

"Party Secretary! Party Secretary!"

Zhou Bingkun called out to the village secretary, who had already turned to leave and walked more than ten meters away.

"What's wrong, Zhou Zhiqing? Let me tell you first, our village is poor and we don't have any extra houses for you to live in!" The village secretary said to Zhou Bingkun as soon as he heard him call him.

"Secretary, I'd like to ask you to help me find out if anyone has a spare room they'd like to rent out. I'll pay the rent." Zhou Bingkun said directly that he wanted to rent a house.

Upon hearing Zhou Bingkun's words, the village secretary's eyes lit up.

There were no free rooms provided for educated youth in the village, but if they were willing to pay to rent a house, then housing would be no problem at all.

The village party secretary was unusually enthusiastic this time, and even offered to help Zhou Bingkun carry a woven bag.

With the help of the village party secretary, Zhou Bingkun successfully rented a room in a villager's home.

It was a house that was still somewhat dilapidated, but looked intact overall, with no cracks in the walls, so it wasn't a dangerous building.

As for the rent, it's 50 cents a month!

That's right, it only costs 50 cents a month.

The price is quite cheap.

The reason it's so cheap is because the village is too remote, and it's extremely difficult to make money there. Even ordinary villagers might only earn twenty or thirty yuan a year, which is incomparable to what they earn in the city.

Five cents a month adds up to six yuan a year, which is a huge fortune for the villagers of Yegouzi Village.

Even when Zhou Bingkun handed the 50 cents to villager Lao Liu, Lao Liu showed unprecedented enthusiasm, even taking the initiative to tidy up Zhou Bingkun's room and make his bed.

She practically did all the work herself, which made Zhou Bingkun feel a little overwhelmed with gratitude.

After tidying up the room, the village secretary and Lao Liu tactfully left, while Zhou Bingkun went straight to bed.

Having taken a four-hour ride in a car, an hour in an oxcart, and even walked for half an hour, Zhou Bingkun was exhausted both mentally and physically after all that. So, after lying down, he soon fell asleep.

And so, Zhou Bingkun settled down in Yegouzi Village.

Moreover, because it was winter, there wasn't much farm work to do in Yegouzi Village, making it a relatively leisurely time.

So Zhou Bingkun didn't have to exert any effort besides eating, drinking and sleeping every day. Although his living conditions weren't great, they were still quite stable.

During the time that Zhou Bingkun settled down in Yegouzi Village.

In Jichun, the Zhou family members began to embark on their own journeys one by one.

For example, Zhou Zhigang took a train and began his journey south to support the Third Front.

Zhou Bingyi also went to the army by train not long after Zhou Zhigang left.

As for Zhou Rong—