Transmigrating with My Space! I"m Saving Money in the 60s to Buy a Courtyard House

Xie Yun, who relied on her spatial ability to live a comfortable, "idle fish" life in modern times, suddenly transmigrated one day. She found herself in the 1960s, an era of hunger and scar...

Chapter 6 Placement

"All the finished goods are in the house. Take a look and see what you want to buy." He walked towards the west house, and Xie Yun quickly followed. When they arrived at the door and looked inside, there were three cabinets, several stools, two tables, and some wooden basins and barrels.

Xie Yun thought about it and said, "I want two cabinets, a table, four stools, a wooden barrel, and a bathtub. I also want a large cupboard, a wardrobe, and a washbasin rack."

"We'll have to wait two days for the wardrobe and cupboard, and then we'll get everything else," said Carpenter Yang.

"Okay, how much is it? Can you send it to me?"

"It's 38 in total. My son will take you to the educated youth camp after work tonight," said Carpenter Yang after calculating.

"Yang Laoshi Xie Zhiqing doesn't live in the educated youth center. She has bought the empty house at the end of the village. You can send her there when the time comes." The captain's wife said, standing at the door.

"Okay," Carpenter Yang agreed.

After buying the furniture, Xie Yun walked back and asked the captain's wife, "Auntie, I want to buy some backpacks and baskets. Who should I contact?"

"Those things are in the store next to ours. Come on, I'll take you there."

"Okay, thank you, auntie."

"What's there to thank me for? You city people are just too polite." The captain's wife said as she walked, and they arrived in a moment.

"Is Jianguo's wife at home?" the captain's wife started shouting at the door.

"I'm here, auntie, come in quickly." A young wife came out of the house.

"This is the new educated youth, Xie. He wants to buy some backpacks and baskets. Do you have any left at home?"

"Yes, they are all in the woodshed. Come on and see which one you want." Jianguo's wife led them to the door of the woodshed. Xie Yun looked inside and saw that it was full of woven things.

"I need a backpack, four baskets, two dustpans, two small brooms, and one large broom. How much are these?"

"Just give me 2 yuan," Jianguo's wife took out the things Xie Yun wanted and put them away. "Then, Jianguo sister-in-law, I'll be leaving first," Xie Yun gave the money and took the things back to the captain's house.

At around 5 o'clock, the team leader came back. When he saw Xie Yun, he said, "The house has been repaired. The wall has been raised to 2 meters. You can move in."

"How much is it, Captain?"

The team leader said, "Including the money for the house, the total is 120. We also cleaned the well in the yard for you."

"There's a well in that yard? I didn't see it before. That's great." Xie Yun didn't take a close look at the yard when she went there before. It was really great. This way, she didn't have to go out to fetch water.

Xie Yun then took out 120 yuan from her bag, which was actually her space, and gave it to the team leader. The team leader took Xie Yun to the village committee, got a certificate stamped, and handed it to Xie Yun. He said to Xie Yun, "You have a day off tomorrow. Buy anything you need. You can buy grain from the team or borrow it, and use your work points to offset it when the grain is distributed. You can just take the grain back."

Xie Yun thought about it and decided to buy some coarse grains. She would definitely have very few work points when the grain was distributed. "Team leader, I want to buy 20 kilograms of coarse grains first. I want sweet potatoes and corn."

"Okay, then I'll ask the warehouse manager to get it for you, and you just give the money to Accountant Yang." With that, the team leader led Xie Yun to find Accountant Yang and the warehouse manager.

After paying the money and collecting the food, Xie Yun returned to the captain's house to retrieve his luggage and brought it home. He locked the door and returned to retrieve the dustpan and basket. He quickly went into the space to eat, and then began to clean up. He took a dark towel and an iron basin and went to the yard to find the well. He filled a basin with water from the space bucket and placed it back in the well. There weren't any good buckets like this anymore.

Just as she finished cleaning the east room, she heard a knock on the door. Xie Yun walked out while saying, "Who is it?"

"Xie Zhiqing, I'm here to deliver furniture." Two men in their 20s were standing outside, with a cart next to them, and furniture on it.

"Please come in." Xie Yun quickly opened the doors to make it easier for them to push the cart in.

Xie Yun opened the door and said, "Put one cabinet in each room, put the stools and table in the kitchen, and the rest in the yard."

After they finished moving, they hurried back home. Xie Yun locked the door securely. After all, she was living alone, so she had to be careful about safety. She returned to the house to continue cleaning. It was already past 8 o'clock when she finished. The sight of a clean room was comforting. She took out her luggage and spread it out, and took out her clothes and put them in the closet.

Lying in bed, I thought about the oxcart I'd take to town tomorrow morning. I'd have to buy some plates and bowls, take out the iron pot from my space, and retrieve the package I received in the mail. That way, I'd have a cover for what I could take out. As I was thinking, I fell asleep.

The next morning, after washing up, I grabbed some porridge, steamed buns, and pickles from my space. Since there was only a stove but no pot, I couldn't light a fire. I had to get the pot back today before I could do that. After dinner, I grabbed my backpack and basket and headed for the village entrance.

When she arrived at the village entrance, she saw that there were already several people sitting on the ox cart. The educated youth who came with her were all there, as well as two women. Xie Yun walked to the ox cart. The two male educated youth saw Xie Yun and greeted her. The two female educated youth didn't say anything, and the short-haired female educated youth turned her face away. Xie Yun ignored them and found an empty seat and sat down. When they arrived in town, Xie Yun was the last one to get off the cart. She asked the uncle driving the cart, "Uncle, I need to buy pots and jars and pick up a package from the post office. I have a lot of things. Can you help me carry them?"

"Okay," the uncle said, and followed Xie Yun in his oxcart. They went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought an iron pot, a large vat, and two small jars. He also bought some oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar. If they didn't buy much, they could just use what they had in their space.

After packing everything, I went to the post office to pick up the package. When I got there, I showed my ID and took out the package. I also wrote a letter to Uncle Wang, telling him that I had arrived and everything was fine and not to worry.

After putting all the things in, the oxcart was full. Xie Yun felt a little embarrassed when she saw it. She didn't expect there were so many things. "Uncle, I'm really sorry for the large amount of things." She took out a box of cigarettes from her bag and gave it to the uncle. "Uncle, could you please help me carry it for a while?"

The coachman looked at the cigarette in his hand and said, "Okay, then I'll give you a ride." I'll come back after I take you back.

Xie Yun smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle."

"Get in the car and let's go," said the coachman. After seeing Xie Yun sit down, he started to drive away.

When I returned to the village, I saw a few old ladies sitting at the entrance. When they saw Xie Yun coming back in a bullock cart with so many things on it, they whispered, "This new educated youth is really rich. He bought so many things and even brought three packages that were that big."

"Look at her, she's fair and tender, and she's wearing new clothes. You can tell she comes from a wealthy family."

"I heard she also bought the house at the end of the village."

“That house is worth a lot of money.”

As Xie Yun walked away, her voice became quieter until she could no longer hear it. When she got home, Xie Yun opened the gate and drove the oxcart straight in. After unloading the things, the driver left immediately. Xie Yun walked him to the door, thanked him, and then closed the door and went back home.