Because it was the busy farming season, the Educated Youth Courtyard was deserted. Captain Xiong sent a child who was playing nearby to the fields to call Miao Qiucui and Ma Mingchuan back.
While waiting for the veteran educated youths to return, the new arrivals took the opportunity to observe their surroundings.
The Educated Youth Courtyard was located some distance from the production brigade headquarters. Originally the home of a landlord, it had been left vacant because it was deemed unsuitable for allocation to commune members. Later, when the rustication movement for educated youths began, the brigade simply assigned the compound to the successive arrivals of educated youths to save on construction costs.
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