Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 84 Sheep Pen and Pig Pen

"Hello, I am Shang Xiuzhen, the leader of the educated youth production team of the Jinshanbao Production Brigade. Welcome!"

Following Shang Xiuzhen's enthusiastic greeting, the newlyweds all turned their eyes to her and their emotions became a little calmer.

Then, Shao Ruian also stepped forward and introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Shao Ruian, and I am the oldest educated youth here. If you need any help in the future, feel free to ask me."

Seeing this situation, Li Guoqiang and others also spoke up and briefly introduced themselves, with enthusiasm and unity as the main themes.

The newlyweds' gazes fell on their faces one by one.

When the three new girls saw the handsome and tall Li Guoqiang, their eyes lit up instantly.

Then, a long-legged girl with a pretty face and a lively personality was the first to stand up and introduce herself: "Hello everyone, my name is Pan Qiaoyan, and I'm from Qingcheng."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other five newcomers hurriedly introduced themselves.

Among them, there is a shy and somewhat submissive boy named Wen Jianguo, who is from Shudu.

A girl with a plump and fair figure who looks like a lady from a wealthy family, her name is Shen Fengxia, and she comes from the old city.

A girl with pretty face and simple temperament, named Wu Zhaodi, from Suzhou and Hangzhou.

A man with a rough appearance and a generous personality, named Luo Weixiong, is from Shandong.

A mature-looking, serious man named Deng Hualiang, from Hunan and Hubei.

By the time both parties had introduced themselves to each other, Xu Guangfu had already sent Old Sun away, then walked back and said with a serious expression, "Well, since everyone is here, I have something to tell you."

"When I was picking people up today, I received a notice from my superiors saying that each production brigade must set up a educated youth station to accommodate you educated youth who went to the countryside to work in the fields."

"So, I will hold a meeting with other brigade officers later to discuss where it would be most appropriate to place you."

"Of course, if you want to continue staying at other people's homes, the team will not interfere, but you can't ask for any lodging fees."

"That's roughly what happened. Now you should think about it carefully."

After saying that, he walked into the house, leaving Shang Xiuzhen and others in the yard.

When old educated youth like Shang Xiuzhen and Shao Ruian heard the news, they all showed surprise on their faces. On the contrary, new educated youth like Pan Qiaoyan and Wen Jianguo did not show any strange expressions on their faces, obviously they already knew about this matter.

Just as Shang Xiuzhen, Shao Ruian and others were feeling delighted that they no longer had to live under someone else's roof and save on lodging fees, Sun Maocai, Ma Chunmei and other brigade cadres also received the notice and rushed over.

When Xu Guangfu saw them coming, he asked them to hurry up and get warm in the pit. He briefly explained the situation and then asked worriedly, "Now tell me, what should we do about this?"

Upon hearing this question, Sun Maocai, Ma Chunmei and others couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.

After all, in this cold winter, let’s not talk about whether a new house can be built. Even if it can be built, whether the members will agree is another matter.

In short, the road to building new houses has been blocked.

Since we couldn't build new houses, we had to find existing ones. In the village, the only habitable houses, apart from the villagers' own homes, were the brigade's stables, sheep pens and pig pens.

Among them, the stable was already occupied by Lao Sun and Sun Jinbao, so only the sheep pen and pigsty were temporarily vacant.

However, although they all knew the answer, no one wanted to be the first to say it, so as to avoid making Shang Xiuzhen and others hold a grudge against them.

When Xu Guangfu saw this situation, his brows slightly frowned, and then he directly called out Sun Maocai's name.

"Maocai, you are in charge of personnel arrangements, so you speak first!"

Hearing this, Sun Maocai was slightly stunned, then quickly waved his hand and said, "No! Although I am responsible for personnel arrangements, you are the head of our team, so you should decide!"

"Whatever your decision is, I support it with all my heart."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Chunmei and Ma Changshun also spoke up in agreement.

"That's right! Captain, why don't you make the decision on this matter?"

"That's right, Captain, let's do what you say!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangfu's face darkened slightly, and then he glanced at Xu Guanglu and Xu Yuliang who were silent beside him.

Seeing this, Xu Guanglu glared at Sun Maocai first, then suggested in a deep voice: "Captain, I think we should place the people in the sheepfold and pigpen of our brigade first!"

"They don't need to raise livestock there anytime soon, and they happen to each have a house that can accommodate people, so we can live in it even if we squeeze in."

"Row!"

Seeing that Xu Guanglu had already given the only answer, Xu Guangfu nodded and agreed immediately, then he said in a deep voice: "Maocai, you will first register the newcomers. And Changshun and Chunmei, you will go to clean the sheepfold and pigpen first, and check the kang and stove. If there are any problems, find a way to solve them quickly and try to get them to move in today."

After saying this, he didn't care about how Sun Maocai, Ma Chunmei and Ma Changshun reacted. He just got up from the kang and went out to tell Shang Xiuzhen and others the news, and asked them to divide into men and women and discuss where they would live.

When they heard that the team had chosen the sheep pen and pig pen as the resettlement sites, everyone was dumbfounded.

Afterwards, without waiting for them to express their opinions, Xu Guangfu blocked them directly with just one sentence: "I obey the team's arrangements."

Since they could not ask for accommodation fees in the future, even if Shang Xiuzhen, Shao Ruian and others wanted to continue staying in other people's homes, it was impossible. In the end, they could only act according to Xu Guangfu's instructions.

Soon, they decided by drawing lots that the girls would live in the sheepfold and the boys would live in the pigsty.

Then, after the newlyweds had completed their settlement registration, they followed Xu Guangfu to the sheepfold and pigpen.

However, before they got close, they smelled a faint odor of animal manure, and then they all turned their eyes to a manure mountain not far from the sheepfold and pigpen doors, and their faces became a little ugly.

When Li Guoqiang saw this situation, he was immediately glad that he had become a member of Qu Yinfeng and Xu Dani's family and didn't need to move here at all.

Otherwise, it would be so depressing to see such a mountain of feces every day when you go out!
(End of this chapter)