Chapter 111: Fellowship

historical

Early on the morning of New Year’s Eve, the two team leaders of the intellectual team specifically came to inform Yu Bing and Jiang Chun that every New Year’s Eve, the young people would hold a party in the dormitory building. The two of them had just arrived this year and they were afraid that they didn’t know, so they specifically came over to invite the two of them to participate.

In her previous life, because of her poor health, she had gone to bed early today. Now that she had recuperated for half a year and had caught up in terms of nutrition, she wasn’t affected by occasionally staying up late. Yu Bing agreed happily.

As soon as the two team leaders left, Wu Jin came to the door. “Yu Bing, there’s a gala for young people every year on this day. I was wondering if there could be a change this year. The villagers and the young people can hold one together!”

“I’ve discovered that there are always invisible barriers between intellectuals and the villagers. If there can be such a social event, it might be very useful in breaking the barriers and integrating the two sides.”

Yu Bing had actually discovered this problem too. After all, when everyone came to the desolate countryside from a prosperous city, they would subconsciously feel superior. They felt that they were educated and knowledgeable, so when interacting with the villagers, they would have a slightly condescending attitude.

Yu Bing lowered her eyes for a moment and thought for a moment before saying, “Village Chief, I think this is very feasible. I’ll communicate with them later. Moreover, we can make it a little grander. After all, this is the first time!”

Wu Jin raised his eyebrows and asked expectantly, “What new ideas do you have?”

In Wu Jin’s heart, Yu Bing was a very thoughtful and knowledgeable intellectual. She often came up with new ideas unexpectedly, so every time Yu Bing had an idea or suggestion, he would always look forward to hearing it.

Yu Bing smiled. “It’s not a new idea. I just want two people from both sides to come out and create a show together.”

Wu Jin nodded in agreement. “That’s a good idea. It’s best if we choose people with influence on both sides!”

When Yu Bing heard this, she stared at Wu Jin expectantly.

When Wu Jin saw this, his expression froze. Seeing the meaning in Yu Bing’s eyes, he waved his hand repeatedly. He didn’t hesitate when dealing with enemies, but he couldn’t bring himself to go up on stage to perform.

Yu Bing continued to persuade him, “Village Chief, you’re the most influential person in the village. I plan to go up on stage to perform as well. Just follow my lead! I’ve already thought of the content of the show. We’ll act out a skit. You won’t have to sing or dance.”

“You suggested this first. You have to set an example!”

Wu Jin could only agree helplessly and comfort himself that it was just a skit. At least he didn’t have to dance around in front of the entire villagers.

Yu Bing pursed her lips and chuckled. “I still lack a young boy for this skit. Remember to look for one.”

Wu Jin sighed. “Alright, I’ll go announce it first and inform everyone. Let’s set it at seven in the evening. At that time, everyone will be free after dinner.”

Yu Bing added, “You’d better get the cadres to mobilize every family and get some prizes. Otherwise, I’m afraid that if the villagers don’t perform enthusiastically, with just the young people’s performance, the meaning of us organizing this event will be lost.”

After they discussed it, Wu Jin went to broadcast. As soon as the news was out, the villagers immediately became more enthusiastic.

Putting aside the prizes, there were no entertainment programs in this era. Entertainment was slightly better in the city, but in the village, they would just eat and chat at home. Now that there was a program to watch, everyone worked much faster when preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Wu Jin finally pulled the accountant Mr. Wei over. Mr. Wei was popular in the village and had some influence.

Yu Bing pulled the female youth team leader, Tian Jing, over. Tian Jing had come to the village to support the construction when she was 16 years old. She was already 23 years old. She was young but experienced and was very popular among the female youths.

Yu Bing spent half an hour editing a skit from the future in her past life. As she raed the finished script, Yu Bing silently apologized to the original author for plagiarizing.

The four of them rehearsed in the village committee’s office. Yu Bing had condensed the original work into a skit that lasted less than ten minutes, so there weren’t many lines. It took everyone half a day to finish rehearsing.

They usually ate dinner early on New Year’s Eve. Yu Bing and Jiang Chun finished eating just after five o’clock. Thinking about tonight’s performance, Yu Bing suddenly thought of how Xiao Li always stayed at home to work alone. After thinking about it, Yu Bing took two ropes and went to the Xiao family’s house.

The Xiao family was already done eating. Xiao Li had just taken a shower and was about to finish weaving the bamboo mat in her hand before watching the performance. No, it was more accurate to say that she would listen to the performance.