After the herdsman finished speaking, he waited to see everyone's reaction.
As expected, the group of educated youths began to retreat.
They had all grown up in Beijing. Although they did not have a luxurious life, they had never suffered much since they were young. Now that they were suddenly going to live such a life, they were all afraid and panicked.
In fact, when they saw the village official coming to pick them up in a carriage, they were already regretting it.
There was not even a decent means of transportation here. They could only afford the primitive carriage. This was unimaginable in the eyes of these city dwellers.
Not only was the transportation inconvenient, but the entire village also looked simple and crude. The best houses were earthen houses covered with a layer of tiles, and the rest were thatched houses that could be seen everywhere.
They were even more uncertain. There was not even a decent brick house in this village. It could not shelter them from the wind or rain.
When they heard the herdsman say that there might be wolves nearby, their psychological defenses completely collapsed.
After all, they were just students in their teens. Their lives had suddenly changed drastically. They could not bear it.
Some of the educated youths said regretfully," Why is this different from what the publicity says?"
The other educated youths who were also regretful sighed and said," If I had known this would happen, I would have asked my family to help me with some connections. It's so difficult to go back after running so far.”
"Alright, stop embarrassing yourself. Back then, you shouted the slogan of taking root in the countryside and building the motherland in the most bitter and tiring places. Now, you're complaining about this and that!”
"That's true, but there has to be a process of adaptation, right?"
Unfortunately, it was already too late!
Some sober and restrained educated youths said in a deep voice," Since we're already here, we can't go back. Let's stay here for the time being. We'll go back when we have the chance in the future!”
Hearing that there was still a chance to return to Beijing in the future, these young people finally quieted down and secretly hoped that the day would come earlier.
At this moment, a loud complaint suddenly erupted from the crowd.
"There are wolves here? Oh my god, will I be eaten? No, I don't want to stay here. I want to go home!”
The stick terrier's originally restrained emotions suddenly collapsed when he heard that there might be wolves appearing near the village.
"Mommy! Grandma! Where are you? Come and take me home. I don't want to stay here!”
The educated youths were shocked by the shouts of the stick, and even the herdsman uncle was a little surprised.
He was such a big man, but he cried bitterly and was not ashamed at all.
He knew that this group of educated youths might back out, but he really didn't expect someone to cry in public.
This was too spineless!
The others had similar thoughts. It was too embarrassing for them.
In this era, people advocated hard work and simplicity, as well as the spirit of being unyielding in the face of any difficulties. People like the stick that cried when they encountered some difficulties were the type of people they despised the most.
The educated youths discussed animatedly and whispered to each other.
"Who is this? Why are you crying?"
"That's right. Are you still a man if you cry in public? How useless!"
"I'm not even a girl crying, so why is he crying? But now that I hear him cry, I want to cry too."
The thug didn't have a sense of security, so he shamelessly clung to Silly Zhu. Silly Zhu couldn't be bothered with him, so the two of them were standing together.
In the eyes of others, the two of them had a good relationship. After all, they had been walking together since they got off the train.
Therefore, everyone looked at Silly Zhu with disdain and discussed.
"This person looks very old. He's not a student, right?”
Someone who knew the inside story said," No, I know this person. He's from our alley. His name is Silly Zhu. I heard that he committed a crime and went to the Northwest Farm with us to renovate. It seems like it's him."”
As soon as he said this, the people who knew about it looked at Silly Zhu with a strange expression. There was a hint of fear and disdain as they discussed.
"What? What did he do?"
"I heard that he was embezzling the state's property. He was originally going to jail, but because of the policy, he came to the countryside for reform.”
"Ha, let's stay away from him. Don't let the herdsmen think that we're on his side.”
In an instant, Silly Zhu was isolated by the educated youths.
Silly Zhu didn't care much about this group of educated youths. He was already very old, so it was impossible for him to mingle with them.
However, the contemptuous looks of these educated youths made him feel uncomfortable. In the end, these things were caused by the stick.
Silly Zhu looked at the stick meme who was still crying and was furious.
This trash! It was fine if she was hated by others, but she even implicated him!
With that thought, she kicked him!
The stick was kicked by him and fell to the ground. It bit a mouthful of mud and looked very sorry.
The thug cried until his eyes were red and swollen. He got up from the ground and glared at Silly Zhu.
"What are you doing? Why did you kick me?"
Silly Zhu looked at him coldly, raising his fist the size of a sandbag in front of him and threatening.
"Shut up! If you make any more noise, I'll beat you to death!"
The stick stared at his fist and immediately cowered. He shrunk his neck and lowered his head, not daring to act rashly again, let alone cry.
Silly Zhu looked at him with disgust," Since you're here, you can't go back in a short time. Can you be a little more promising?" Stop embarrassing yourself!"
Slowly, the educated youth's discussion quieted down, and the herdsman uncle smiled.
"I can't get used to the life here for a while, but our ranch is used by the military to raise horses. It's organized. Compared to other places, life here is much better!”
After hearing this, the educated youths 'mood finally improved a little.
Comparisons were the best. Although their life here was not as good as in Beijing, they were still lucky compared to other places.
The herdsman uncle smiled and said," I haven't introduced myself. My surname is Guo. The herdsmen here call me Liar Guo. In the future, everyone can call me Old Guo.”
The people in the know did not dare to call him that. They all shouted softly,"Uncle Guo…"
Only Xu Jinyan was dumbfounded. Liar Guo?!
Was it the swindler Guo who introduced the wife to the main character in the movie Wrangler?!
Xu Jinyan thought of the situation he had seen in the village along the way. At that time, he had thought it looked familiar. It was a little like the village in the movie where Old Xu had gone to the countryside.
Now that he thought about it, in the same era, in the same Northwest Qilian Ranch, in the same simple village, there was also a herdsman uncle called Liar Guo.
Could it be that the place he came to this time was the Northwest Qilian Mountain Ranch where Old Xu went to the countryside to receive re-education?!
This was too much of a coincidence!
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