Chapter 6: No one can stop her from eating melons

　　The melon-eating system is a little guilty [ Host, don't blame me. How could I know that this plot package is so big? ]

　　What is the most painful thing in the world? There is a melon in front of you, and when you are eager to eat it, you find that you can't find the knife, and the melon skin is so tough that you can't even smash it with your fists.

　　How cruel this is for a melon eater!

　　Jiang Youtao felt so uncomfortable that she had no desire to live.

　　'Tired, destroy it.'

　　Her stomach growled, and Jiang Youtao immediately forgot about the discomfort of not eating the melon.

　　A person who works hard to eat is a person who gets to eat. If you are not active in eating, how can you become a leader?

　　Jiang Youtao quickly blocked the little piece of trash called the melon-eating system and stuffed it back into the small dark room to avoid being upset by looking at it.

　　In just a short while, Gu Nianwei had put the cloth bag back on the kang in the room and came out to eat.

　　The chicken giblets she had brought had been placed in the center of the table.

　　Wang Shanxi, as the head of the collective household of the educated youth site, waited for Gu Nianwei to sit down before saying, "Today's meal was put together by us old educated youths to welcome our new members. It's not a fancy meal, so please don't be disgusted."

　　The dishes on the table were quite rich, but they were all vegetarian. These things were grown in the vegetable garden outside, and they only added a little oil. But there was a pot of corn grits porridge made with corn and red kidney beans on the table, and the staple food was steamed corn bread made from three-grain flour.

　　There are not many of them, they are steamed per person, two per person, and each one is as big as Jiang Youtao's fist.

　　The only meat dish was the chicken offal that Gu Nianwei brought out. This chicken offal was different from the chicken offal that Jiang Youtao knew. This chicken offal was chopped into small pieces and fried with northern salty lumps. Many spices were added during the frying process. It was salty and fragrant with a hint of freshness, and a little spicy, which was especially good with rice.

　　Food was very expensive these days, and young people were still young and able to eat. If you added these newly arrived educated youth to dinner, one or two kilograms would definitely not be enough.

　　Jiang Youtao and her friends were not ungrateful people. She appreciated Wang Shanxi and their kindness.

　　"Look at what you're saying. It's good enough to have something to eat. How can I be dissatisfied?" Jiang Youtao said, and then immediately said, "Thank you."

　　Jiang Youtao's tone was particularly sincere. Zhang Huihui and the other two were not ungrateful, so they also expressed their gratitude.

　　Everyone started introducing themselves. Wang Shanxi was from Jiangcheng. He moved to the countryside in 1968 and is now 27 years old.

　　The male educated youth next to him is called Zhao Rongguang, he went to the countryside in 1972, from Guizhou Province, and is 20 years old this year. The one next to Zhao Rongguang is called Zhou Zhenyuan, from Guangxi Province. He was an educated youth in 1969, so he went to the countryside later and is now 25 years old.

　　Li Yunying and Wang Shanxi are both from Jiangcheng. They came to Liushugou to work in the countryside in the same year. Li Yunying is two years younger than Wang Shanxi and is 25 years old this year. The last one is Gu Nianwei, who just went to work in the countryside last year and is from the capital.

　　They were all young people, and after introducing themselves to each other, they became familiar with each other.

　　During the meal, Zhang Huihui asked about food.

　　Wang Shanxi said, "The autumn harvest will come in a month. You can buy grain from the production team on credit or buy grain during these two months. You can use your work points to offset the grain after the autumn harvest."

　　This is what the educated youth have been doing over the years.

　　Zhao Yonglan glanced at the food on the table and the already empty corn porridge and asked, "Do we all mix our food together and eat it?"

　　Zhao Yonglan was somewhat reluctant. She always had a small appetite, and if the food was mixed together, she would definitely suffer.

　　When she came, her mother reminded her to take good care of her food and to send some home if there was any left. Although her family was well off, there were many children in the family and there was never enough food.

　　Wang Shanxi has answered this question countless times over the years: "When distributing food, the team will give you a food bag. You write your name on the bag, and before going to work every day, you just need to take the amount you want to eat and put it in a lunch box and hand it to the person who cooks."

　　Zhao Yonglan nodded to show that she understood. Jiang Youtao and the other two also understood and asked some more questions. They talked about the customs and practices of their hometowns. The atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.

　　After dinner, they were ready to wash the lunch boxes. Zhang Huihui, Zhao Yonglan and Liu Yingjun washed the bowls together. Zhang Huihui explained to Jiang Youtao: "When we were in school, we took turns washing the lunch boxes. We are all used to it."

　　"You three have such a good relationship." Jiang Youtao was a little envious.

　　She has quite a few friends, most of whom are just acquaintances. She also has some friends who are as close as a life partner, but even the best of friends will gradually become distant if they don't keep in touch for a long time.

　　Jiang Youtao envied the relationship between Zhang Huihui and the other two. Who wouldn't want to have a childhood friends?

　　Zhang Huihui and Zhao Yonglan went back to the room together. Jiang Youtao went to the well alone to pump water. Just as she was about to touch the well handle, someone grabbed her well handle. Jiang Youtao looked and saw that the person who snatched her well handle was Zhou Zhenyuan.

　　He smiled at Jiang Youtao and said, "Comrade Jiang, I'll help you."

　　Jiang Youtao frowned: "No need, I can do it myself."

　　Zhou Zhenyuan's smile froze on his face. Jiang Youtao pretended not to notice and said, "Comrade Zhou, please move aside."

　　Zhou Zhenyuan stepped aside, and Jiang Youtao washed the lunch box with a sullen face and left.

　　She has been pretty since she was young, and countless men have been courting her since junior high school. Zhou Zhenyuan could not hide his little thoughts from her at all.

　　Zhou Zhenyuan had been looking at her while eating just now, and now he followed her right after she came out. How could such a coincidence happen in this world?

　　Not to mention that she didn't have the intention to find a boyfriend now, even if she did, she wouldn't look for Zhou Zhenyuan. Zhou Zhenyuan was only 1.7 meters tall and had an ordinary appearance, which could only be considered handsome at best. His skin became dark and rough because of working in the fields for many years.

　　After Jiang Youtao left, Zhou Zhenyuan took a deep breath, clenched and unclenched his fists, and finally returned to the dormitory without saying a word.

　　It was completely dark and a kerosene lamp was lit in the dormitory. It was placed on the windowsill next to the fire wall, and the whole room was illuminated by one light.

　　Zhang Huihui and Zhao Yonglan slept in the same bed, and Zhao Yonglan would ask Zhang Huihui to help her with various things from time to time.

　　Li Yunying and Gu Nianwei were sitting on the kang washing their feet. A quilt had already been laid out on the small kang where Jiang Youtao lived.

　　Jiang Youtao went to spread out her own bedding. Gu Nianwei pointed at the kettle on the table and said to her, "The kettle with the big red peony pattern but no wedding character is mine. There's still some hot water in it. You can use it."

　　Jiang Youtao thanked her, poured some water into the washbasin and added it to the well water at the door. After washing her face, she poured the water into another footbath and washed her feet.

　　Then she let her hair down and lay on the kang. She turned on the melon-eating system, which had already loaded to 99%, with only the last 1% left.

　　The temperature difference between day and night in Northeast China is quite large in winter, so it is particularly comfortable to lie in bed.

　　She's been sitting in the train non-stop for several days and she's really tired.

　　Jiang Youtao was drowsy, and just before she was about to fall asleep, the melon-eating system was loaded.

　　Looking at the 100% progress bar, Jiang Youtao suddenly no longer felt sleepy.

　　Even if the emperor comes today, don't try to stop her from eating melons!