Wang Zhengguo was not soft-hearted when it came to these sent-down youths. He believed in teaching those who needed to be taught and making them work as necessary, starting with the lighter tasks. If they didn't know how to use a clay stove, the more experienced sent-down youths would teach them. These experienced youths were also personally trained by Wang Zhengguo. Whether the food they cooked was delicious or not, that was something they had to bear themselves.
The arrival of the sent-down youths brought no small burden to the Wanglou Brigade. First, it was necessary to build housing for them, and then the brigade also had to allocate grain rations for them. More for them meant less for the brigade's own share.
Therefore, many of the village elders and folks were unhappy and felt that what Wang Zhengguo was doing was right.
