"Lin Zhiqing's consideration is correct."

The village chief took a puff of his tobacco. "I received a notice that at the latest next month, another batch of educated youth will be sent to our village."

He glanced at Lin Jingyu as he said this, "I don't know how many educated youths will come this time. Your educated youth compound will probably be quite crowded."

"By buying the last row of collapsed houses in the backyard, you're essentially paying for the reconstruction yourself. That way, when the other educated youth arrive, they won't be able to compete with you for housing."

"Yes."

Lin Jingyu nodded in response, "That's exactly what I meant, Village Chief. I wonder if you could help me with this?"

"sure."

The village chief never looked down on the educated youth who had been sent down from the city.

Even though Lin, the educated youth in front of him, was younger than his daughter, he still treated him as an adult.

He thought for a moment and said, "You are an educated youth in our village and can be allocated a room. If you want two rooms, we can only sell you one."

I'll charge you ten yuan per room, and from now on it will be your personal property. No one else has the right to question it.

As for your private plot, the village can allocate five fen of land to you without paying any rent. You can plant it if you want, or not if you don't.

Of course, you'll have to figure out the money for repairing the house yourself. I wonder if you, Lin Zhiqing, can accept that?

"Can."

Lin Jingyu readily agreed.

He immediately took out ten yuan and handed it to the village chief, saying, "Village chief, please write me a note and stamp it later, so that no one will say I'm occupying public land."

Also, could you please help me find someone to repair my house, village chief? Ideally, I'd like them to get it done before the other educated youth arrive. Is that possible?

“That’s easy. I’ll go to the village committee and write you a note later.”

The village chief took the money and put it away. "It's not the busy farming season now, so there are plenty of people in the village who have free time. I'll find some skilled people to help you repair your house later."

Although the last row of houses collapsed, the foundations and walls are still there. All we need are some beams, planks, and tiles. Some families in our village have these materials stored, so you can just pay them to buy them.

In my opinion, it won't take more than a few days to repair it for you, so don't worry about that. You should be able to move in soon.

"That's excellent."

Lin Jingyu then said, "Village chief, given my situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to cook for everyone. I'm willing to offer more wages, is that alright?"

"Of course."

The village chief laughed, "We're all villagers. Explaining it to them and letting them go back for dinner shouldn't be a big problem."

Besides, everyone understands your situation, so they won't find it strange.

Lin Jingyu was overjoyed, "That's great, please help me find someone."

"Don't mention it!" The village chief waved his hand. "Since you trust me, it's no trouble at all to run an errand for you."

"Thank you, village chief. Thank you, auntie."

"Why are you being so polite, child?"

...

Half an hour later.

Lin Jingyu walked out of the village chief's house.

He had a faint smile on his face, clearly in a good mood.

"Lin, the educated youth~"

Suddenly, a man's shout came from behind.

Lin Jingyu's smile faded, and she couldn't help but furrow her brows. "Comrade Zhang Aiguo, is there something you need from me?"

Zhang Aiguo is a villager from Shuibu Village, and he is about twenty years old.

Because he had done hard labor for many years, he looked several years older than his actual age.

The original owner met the other party once on the day he first arrived in the village, but they did not speak.

"Lin Zhiqing, I heard you were hit on the head."

Zhang Aiguo's face showed concern. "How are you now? Who hurt you?"

"I am fine."

Lin Jingyu is not an ignorant little girl.

Despite being nearly thirty years old, she saw right through people's little schemes.

Having arrived in this time and space, she didn't want to get entangled with any men, and her tone was somewhat cold, "Comrade Zhang Aiguo, please remember that I am still a minor, please be mindful of your behavior."

You should know that being a hooligan is punishable by death, and those who ruin someone else's reputation deserve to die even more.

My bottom line is that if anyone makes my life difficult, they shouldn't blame me for making their whole family suffer a terrible fate.

Hopefully, no one will be so tactless in the future. But if anyone dares to ruin my reputation, I won't hesitate to make their entire family pay with their lives. Let's see who's more ruthless!

boom!

Zhang Aiguo was struck dumb, his mind going completely blank.

As he watched her petite figure walk further and further away, his dark face was filled with fear.

He was clearly frightened by Lin Jingyu's words.

A little while later.

Zhang Aiguo came to his senses and left somewhat dejectedly.

I just got back to the educated youth compound.

Lin Jingyu couldn't help but pat her forehead.

She completely forgot to thank her savior.

After the original owner was knocked unconscious.

Zhao Qiaoyan was so frightened that she sat on the mountain and cried loudly.

Fortunately, Aunt Yu Cui, Uncle Quan Zhu's wife, was chopping firewood nearby and came running when she heard the noise.

Upon seeing this, Aunt Yu Cui immediately dropped what she was doing, carried the original owner down the mountain, and sought treatment from Doctor Niu.

In Lin Jingyu's eyes, she was her savior and she had to thank her properly.

So she entered the dock space again.

I bought two pounds of brown sugar and one pound of White Rabbit milk candy from the supermarket.

I found a pile of fabric in the warehouse and cut out two solid-color pieces.

I also found a lot of wool scarves in various colors.

So he picked out two scarves.

After leaving the dock area, I found that it was already around four or five in the afternoon.

There was plenty of food in the supermarket, so instead of cooking, she boiled a pot of water for a bath.

After she finished showering, the educated youth returned from work.

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