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A man who helps transport the new educated youths to the village.

The leader of the production team, a middle-aged man living in a brick house.

An educated youth known for being cheerful and polite.

An educated youth with a scholarly and clean appearance.

A kind and hospitable woman in her fifties who manages the household meals.

An educated youth among the new arrivals, frugal and practical.

An educated youth who is observant and polite, settling into village life.

The son of the team leader, in his twenties, who is slightly lame and in charge of the warehouse.

An elderly village woman with white hair and a hunched back.

A curious and active five-year-old boy, son of Yu the Third.

An educated youth preparing to descend to the countryside. She is observant, polite, possesses a secret storage space, and is adapting to the realities of her new environment.

The protagonist's younger sister. She is physically weak, sensitive, and generally prefers solitude.

The matriarch of the family, employed at the local supply and marketing cooperative.

The grandmother of the family, highly skilled in sewing and creating traditional bedding.

The elder brother of the protagonist. He is protective, caring, and concerned for his sister's well-being as she prepares to leave.

Qingyan's classmate and childhood friend, daughter of a textile factory logistics manager.

A logistics lead at the textile factory.

The protagonist, a seventeen-year-old girl who has been reincarnated with memories from a past life. She makes a pragmatic decision to volunteer for rural placement to protect her physically frail sister.

The head of the family, actively seeking employment connections to secure his children's futures in the city.

The eldest brother of the family.

The youngest child in the family.

An acquaintance of Father Chen whom he consults regarding job opportunities.

The protagonist's grandmother, a resilient woman who has endured the loss of a husband and several children. She is kind and affectionately cares for the protagonist.

A colleague of Father Chen and a neighbor who encounters the family during their walk.

Father Chen's partner whom he consults regarding family and financial matters.

The deceased wife of Father Chen and mother of the protagonist, whose memory is cherished by Father Chen.

The eldest brother of the protagonist. Having heard rumors about her origin, he maintains a complex relationship with her, characterized by subtle distance yet genuine financial support.

The brother of Team Leader Yu, he serves as the production team's carpenter and can create basic furniture.

The matriarch of the Yu family, known for her hospitable and generous nature toward the educated youths.

The wife of the production team leader; she acts as a motherly figure and advisor to Qing Yan.

An educated youth from a Beijing worker's family, living in the educated youth dormitory.

An educated youth from a Shanghai worker's family, living in the educated youth dormitory.

An educated youth with whom the protagonist had a one-time transaction.

An elderly village woman who works at the threshing ground, known for being kind and skilled at crafting with wheat stalks.

An elderly village woman who works at the threshing ground, known for being kind.

A quiet woman in the village who has difficulty speaking and communicating, she works at the threshing ground.

A young man from the local village and a friend of Yu Qinglin.

A young man from the local village and a friend of Yu Qinglin.

An educated youth from Shandong province who is tall and thin. He lives and cooks with two other youths from Shanghai.

The mother of the Team Leader and grandmother of Yu Qinglin. She is fiercely protective of her grandson and is the only person the Team Leader fears.

The eldest son of the Team Leader, an observer of the family's dynamic.

An elderly local woman who teaches the educated youths about preserving vegetables and drying food.

An educated youth who lives in the dormitory. He comes from a government administrative background and finds adapting to rural life more difficult than his peers.

An educated youth who returns to the dormitory late with other group members and appears distressed.

A woman assigned to labor reform in the cow shed. She suffers from frequent hypoglycemia and was rescued by the protagonist.

An educated youth living in the same courtyard who organizes communal meals and is concerned for others.

The second sister of Yu Qinglin. She works at the commune post office and is status-conscious, manipulative, and attempts to arrange marriages for personal benefit.

The matriarch of the Yu household. She is pragmatic and has a strained relationship with her daughter, Yu Xiaomei.

The husband of Yu Xiaomei, mentioned in the context of family social climbing.

The daughter-in-law of Aunt Yu, responsible for household chores. She harbors resentment toward her sister-in-law, Yu Xiaomei.