After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 16, Episode 0016: Finally Arrived
“Every household in our village has underfloor heating, heated brick beds, and heated walls. In winter, once the door is closed, you can wear short sleeves at home without any problem.”

Wang Qin didn't want all the conversation to revolve around Lin Yuexi, so she leaned over and asked Li Dayou, "Captain, is there enough room for the educated youth in our village?"

"It's enough for now. You're lucky. Our village's educated youth settlement is a large house left by a landlord. It's a brick and tile house." It's better than most people in the village.

Upon hearing that they could live in brick houses with tiled roofs, everyone's faces showed a relieved expression.

It has been sixteen years since the educated youth went to the countryside in 56.

During these sixteen years, some educated youth naturally returned to their hometowns or visited relatives, and at the very least, they exchanged letters. Thus, the true stories of the educated youth's lives in the countryside were gradually spread to the city.

It was all kinds of suffering, which can be summarized in six words: poor living conditions and poor food!

So they were all very scared just now, afraid that the place they were staying would not be good. In Heilongjiang Province, the worst thing is not hunger, but cold. If they were given a place that was drafty everywhere, could they survive?
Liu Huai was also concerned about where he would live in the future. He was a delicate person who couldn't bear any hardship.

He leaned close to Li Dayou's ear and whispered, "Xixi's courtyard isn't too bad, is it?"

Li Dayou, who had always wanted to befriend the old leader's people, also leaned close to Liu Huai's ear and replied in a familiar manner: "It's pretty much the same. It's a newly built house with approved land. Every room has a fireplace, and all the fireplaces are connected to a large stove or a small furnace. In winter, as long as there's enough firewood or coal, burning it will warm up the whole house. You can rest assured."

That's good.

Whether it's firewood or coal, it's not a big problem for them.

Liu Huai contentedly pulled out a candy from his pocket and quickly stuffed it into Li Dayou's pocket, "To sweeten the kids' mouths."

With a whole carload of educated youth present, any large movement would be discovered, so Li Dayou had no choice but to accept Liu Huai's kindness.

The kids at home haven't had candy in a long time, so they're always craving sweets.

Li Dayou's family wasn't so poor that they couldn't afford candy, nor were they unwilling to spend the money. It was just that nowadays, you needed coupons to buy anything. It wasn't that rural people couldn't afford many things, but that they didn't have the coupons.

Even in the countryside, most people still love their children. Few would be unwilling to save money to buy the kids a few candies, but there are no candy coupons available.

Due to resource scarcity, sometimes even if you have a ticket, you can only watch helplessly if the supply and marketing cooperative has no goods.

The journey was bumpy and jarring, and those sitting at the back seemed to be dancing the whole way. Finally, after more than an hour, they heard the captain utter those two incredibly melodious words.

"arrive."

The jeep was parked not far from the tractor, and Liu Huai jumped out and rushed over to wake the person.

Seeing Lin Yuexi open her eyes, Liu Huai chuckled and said, "Now that we've arrived, Xixi, you don't have to suffer anymore. See? You slept the whole way and everything's fine."

Lin Yuexi stared at him silently with a blank face. No matter how eloquently he spoke this time, she wouldn't believe him.

Liu Huai couldn't stand the girl's gaze the most, and he surrendered after less than five seconds. "Girl, no matter what method you use, you can't walk this far, but you have no choice but to come. Uncle can only choose the lesser of two evils."

They sealed off all her meridians along the way, which is definitely not a good thing, but being 'asleep' is better than being awake and constantly getting sick.

"Uncle, my whole body aches."

Her eyes were slightly red, and her face was as pale as paper. She looked like a porcelain doll about to break, so pitiful that it broke my heart.

Ren Yan quickly scooped her up in a princess carry and got out of the car. "Where's the house?"

Liu Huai wiped his eyes and prepared to go find Li Dayou, but Uncle Wei had already asked and turned back to lead Ren Yan, "Little Ren, this way, come with me."

It must have been because of the last-minute decision to return tonight that everyone in the village was already asleep, and no one came out to watch the excitement. The village seemed very quiet and desolate.

Li Dayou parked the tractor at the educated youth settlement. The house they were going to was not far from the settlement, and according to Li Dayou, no one lived there now.

After walking for about two minutes, we arrived at a courtyard, where the gate was locked.

No problem, everyone here is a pro at bypassing firewalls. Huo Han braced himself with one hand and took a long stride... Wait, Huo what?
Uncle Wei was a little confused when he saw Huo Hanren come out from inside. Why did this person not only not leave but also follow him?
"Thank you for your help today, Commander Huo. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

You can get lost now.

Huo Han seemed oblivious to the fact that others did not welcome him. He slightly raised his head and stepped aside to let them leave, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over the little girl who had fallen asleep again at some point.

His brow furrowed slightly without his noticing.

He couldn't quite describe the feeling; he just felt an intense, painful tightness in his heart, as if something was gripping it.

I guess it's because they all came from the same compound.

Seeing that Uncle Wei had opened the door to the main room, everyone rushed inside. Huo Han stood silently at the door for a moment, then closed the door and strode away.

However, instead of returning to the car, he strode over to the educated youth settlement with his long legs.

Halfway there, we encountered two figures running towards us, waving flashlights.

"Who? Who's there?"

"Ran-ge, Ran-ge, wait for me! Oh my, that looks like a soldier, wearing a military uniform."

Leng Xingran is a well-mannered person. No matter how anxious she is, she will not shine her flashlight on someone's face. Instead, she will raise it slightly to the other person's chest level, and she can see the other person's face clearly with her peripheral vision.

"Ah, Brother Han, what brings you here? Did you bring my sister? How is she? Is she alright?"

The questions continued, and the actions continued as well. Before the words were finished, he had already passed Huo Han, who had stopped, and disappeared into the house behind him in the blink of an eye.

"Hello Uncle Liu, hello Uncle Wei, by the way, who are you?"

Where is my sister?

"What's wrong with my sister? My sister fainted! Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, my sister fainted! What should we do? What should we do?"

Then came Liu Huai's furious roar, "Shut up!"

At the main gate, Fang Ze, feeling extremely awkward facing the imposing soldier beside him, was speechless.

Is he not fit to go in right now?
While I was still hesitating, the person next to me had already closed the door.

Fang Ze: "..."

It's over, there's no turning back.

He gives off the feeling that he's walking into the lion's den.
Trembling with fear, I followed him into the main room and saw that my friend seemed to be in no better shape than I was, being pulled aside by an old man who was tugging at his ear and giving him a low scolding.

"Your sister can't stand being startled or disturbed by noise, don't you know that? Why are you yelling and shouting as soon as you come in?"

Leng Xingran felt wronged and guilty; he was too excited and couldn't hold back for a moment.

"Uncle Liu, I was wrong." Really.

Seeing the child's sincere apology, Liu Huai felt a little guilty.

Actually, Leng Xingran's voice wasn't very loud; it was just a normal volume.

However, everyone is somewhat biased towards Lin Yuexi, and when it comes to things related to Lin Yuexi, they unconsciously tend to focus more on her.

Looking more closely at Leng Xingran's current appearance, good heavens, how did the fair-skinned, chubby-cheeked, handsome young man in his memory turn into such a dark and rough man?
Look at this hair that looks like it's been blown up, these clothes that look like they just came out of the washing machine, why are the pant legs uneven, and the shoes are not only one male and one female, but they're also different breeds.

(End of this chapter)