Chapter 28 Return

Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters bought a lot of things, but there were only a few big items.

Apart from the two large water tanks, the only large objects that could be considered were the two pairs of buckets.

In order to make it easier to take the things back, they simply spent 80 cents to buy two shoulder poles.

In fact, it is not cost-effective to buy this thing. Most families make it themselves.

But in order to take these things back, they still paid for it.

There were two pairs of buckets, one pair for each of the Chen sisters.

As for other things, they were all put into buckets, leaving Zhou Ziwen with only two water tanks.

"How about we go buy another shoulder pole and you carry the two water jars back?" Looking at the two heavy water jars in front of her, Chen Shiying came up with an idea.

"No need for a shoulder pole, I'll carry it back." Zhou Ziwen shook his head, stretched out his hands, grabbed the edges of the two water tanks, and lifted them up without much effort.

In order to appear relaxed, Zhou Ziwen raised both hands horizontally, just like the Shaolin monks in the movie who practiced martial arts while holding buckets of water.

"Brother Ziwen, you are so amazing."

Zhou Ziwen’s performance was not without effect. Look, Chen Qiaoyi’s eyes were full of little hearts.

Although there was no change on Chen Shiying's face, her eyes showed that she was also shocked.

"Haha, what's the big deal? I practice martial arts!" Zhou Ziwen looked calm, but he was very happy in his heart.

As expected, if you have the ability, you have to show it off, especially when you see the admiring eyes of beautiful women, you will feel even better.

"Let's go. Let's put our things at the oxcart first, and then we'll see where to go."

It was still early, and there was still an hour or two before the ox cart would return.

With so much time, you can definitely stroll around the county town.

"Okay, okay, I've been wanting to take a stroll around the county town for a long time." Chen Qiaoyi was carrying a bucket of water and jumping as she walked, looking very happy.

"Then let's go for a good stroll today!" Zhou Ziwen looked at the girl beside him with a smile.

He felt that with this beautiful happy person by his side, his future days would be very happy.

When we arrived at the gathering point for returning to the county town, an old man was sitting in the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool air.

"It's you guys, buying so many things again!"

When he saw them, the old man was expressionless.

Zhou Ziwen felt that the old man seemed to treat them as prodigal sons.

"We have to buy it. There's nothing in our house now. We can't even live if we don't buy it." Zhou Ziwen explained, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to the old man.

The things they bought today took up quite a lot of space, so they needed to build a good relationship with the old man to avoid being disliked.

"I heard that some of you educated youth built their own houses. Could it be you?" The old man looked at them in surprise.

"Yes, it's us." Zhou Ziwen nodded.

There is nothing to hide about this matter, and it cannot be hidden. After all, they are the only ones who build houses in the village. You will find out if you ask around.

"Oh, it seems that your family conditions are quite good! But it's also good to build your own house. I heard that the conditions in the Youth League Home are not very good." The old man nodded.

As a professional oxcart puller, he would hear some gossip from time to time, and he was well-informed through those who rode the carts.

"Uncle, please help us look after our things while we go to the county town. We have been here for so long, but we haven't had a good look around the county yet!" Zhou Ziwen wisely changed the subject.

Don't show off your wealth. Zhou Ziwen is not going to show off his wealth, and he is not someone who likes to show off his wealth.

What he likes to show off more is his own abilities.

"Okay, go ahead and have fun. Leave your things with me and I guarantee they won't get lost." The old man nodded readily.

With the old man's assurance, the three of them could now stroll around the county town with peace of mind.

Strolling along, they came to a scrap yard.

Seeing this place, Zhou Ziwen had an idea and said to the Chen sisters, "Let's go in and take a look. We can buy some waste newspapers."

His bed is against the wall, and he is afraid that the quilt will rub against the dust on the wall when he sleeps.

Yesterday he was still thinking about what to use to cover it up.

When he saw the scrap yard, he thought of newspapers.

The walls of his home in Beijing were covered with newspapers.

"Okay, we also need some newspapers." Chen Shiying nodded.

When they walked into the scrap yard, it was not as messy as they had imagined.

After all, the scrap yard is also a formal organization of the state, and in this era, it is also a stable job.

Seeing them come in, an old man at the door stood up and asked, "What do you do?"

"Uncle, we want to buy some old newspapers." Zhou Ziwen was quick to take out a cigarette from his pocket.

"You want newspapers? A bundle is 25 cents. Go get as many bundles as you want." The old man took the cigarette and his expression instantly relaxed.

"Okay, uncle." Zhou Ziwen looked in the direction the old man pointed, where there were piles of bundled newspapers.

It can be seen that the person who bundled the newspapers was very careful. The newspapers were stacked together so carefully that there was not even a wrinkle to be seen.

There's nothing good to pick out of these newspapers; they're all discarded stuff.

Zhou Ziwen was too lazy to choose and randomly picked a bundle of newspapers that looked more pleasing to the eye.

A bundle of newspapers is not a small amount. If nothing else, it can definitely fill up his bedroom.

The Chen sisters were more careful and were selecting on the side.

After selecting the newspapers, Zhou Ziwen came to a pile of sorted old books. He planned to pick a few books to take home and use them to pass the time when he had free time.

After picking and choosing, he found a few miscellaneous books that looked pretty good.

Although it is not of much value, it is definitely enough to pass the time.

Zhou Ziwen took the selected newspapers and books to the old man to pay.

"A bundle of newspapers and three books, thirty cents!" The old man glanced and said the price.

"Okay." Zhou Ziwen didn't lower the price and paid the money directly.

On this side, the Chen sisters had also chosen their newspapers. Seeing Zhou Ziwen buying books, they followed suit and picked out two books.

Zhou Ziwen did not help them pay the money. One thing is another.

Even if he was willing to help pay, the two sisters probably wouldn't be willing.

In this regard, the two sisters are quite principled.

After buying the books, they didn't plan to continue shopping, so they went back home and returned to the meeting point, waiting for the ox cart to take them back.

Not many people returned from the county town today. Seeing that the time was almost up, the old man drove the ox cart and set off home.

After a bumpy journey of nearly two hours, they finally returned to Dabazi Village.

"This ox cart is so uncomfortable to ride. My bones are about to fall apart." As soon as she got off the car, Chen Qiaoyi rubbed her shoulders and complained.

"It's good to have a place to sit. It's better than walking!" Although Chen Shiying also felt very tired, she did not show it.

"Go home first and rest early." Zhou Ziwen comforted.

(End of this chapter)