Yun Huaying also brought some other food in her backpack and looked at Jiang Yuan: "Did you bring any food?"
"I have steamed buns too."
Jiang Yuan patted her backpack, which was full of steamed buns, and smiled brightly: "The steamed buns are enough to last for a week. You don't have to worry about going hungry this week."
Jiang Yuan also has a doll-like haircut. She has heroic features, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and very white teeth. She has a cheerful and straightforward personality and looks very pretty when she smiles.
Yun Huaying had a good impression of her and curled her lips slightly. "We have 35 kilograms of subsidized food this month. We can earn some work points ourselves, occasionally go to the mountains to find wild vegetables, and go to the county town to buy some food, so we won't go hungry. Starting next month, there will be no more food distribution, only seven or eight yuan in subsidies, so we will have to find ways to prepare food ourselves."
In the past, educated youth received food subsidies for their first year in the countryside, but now they only receive one month's subsidy. Jiang Yuan is a little worried about going hungry in the future, but she is quite confident about rural life. She smiled and said, "In the future, we will work harder, earn more work points, and find a way to exchange them for some food and vegetables with the neighbors. We will slowly get through this."
She was not worried about the future, and neither was Yun Huaying. She had space on her own, and enough sweet potatoes and potatoes. She could plant some rice and wheat later, so she wouldn't go hungry.
Lin Shan had just taken some steamed buns to Yang Min to heat up, and soon came out of the kitchen with a carrying pole. Yun Huaying stood up and asked, "Lin Shan, what are you doing?"
"Sister Yang Min and the others are very tired after a busy day. I'll go and help them fetch water."
Yun Huaying: "...Can you pick?"
"I've never carried it at home, but I just saw women in the village carrying water, so it should be no problem." Lin Shan quickly found the bucket and walked away carrying the wooden bucket with an incorrect posture.
Yun Huaying felt that she was powerless and put down her schoolbag. "Jiang Yuan, please help me look after the luggage. I'll go help her."
"good."
Jiang Yuan nodded, but thought to herself: They have never done farm work, can two of them really bring back any water?
The public water well in the village was not very far away, and the two arrived there quickly. Lin Shan felt that she could definitely do it, so she filled the bucket with water, then mounted the shoulder pole and prepared to drive away.
The result...can't be picked.
“I’ll go!”
Tried twice and couldn't pick it up.
Yun Huaying pursed her lips and suppressed a smile: "Pour some out."
Lin Shan obeyed, poured out one-third of it, and continued to carry it on her shoulders. This time she was able to lift it up, but she walked in a serpentine manner as if she was drunk.
“Crash…crash…”
As we walked, water gushed out and splashed all over the ground.
"Haha...it's so funny. She can't even fetch water." The children in the village chased her and laughed at her.
Lin Shan was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear. She walked less than 20 meters before she could no longer carry the water. She looked at the bucket and saw that it was less than half full. She wanted to cry but couldn't: "Huaying, half of it is spilled."
Yun Huaying was originally full of expectations for the future, but now...
Seeing that the children were still laughing at them, Yun Huaying blushed a little and walked over to take the carrying pole from her hand, "Let me do it."
Her posture for carrying water was correct, but a bit stiff and unfamiliar. Fortunately, the water did not spill, and she successfully carried back half a load of water.
Seeing them carrying water back, Yang Min smiled and said, "You two are pretty good. You learned how to carry water right away. When I first got here, I didn't even know how to carry water. I had to carry a wooden bucket to fetch water every day, and my work efficiency was far lower than others."
After hearing what she said, Lin Shan, who was originally embarrassed, was no longer embarrassed and smiled quietly at Yun Huaying.
After getting to know each other, these old educated youth were quite easy to talk to. Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan quickly started chatting with everyone. Lin Shan even took out the pork sauce she brought from home and shared some with everyone. She also asked them about their daily work and some things in the village.
When Zhao Xuelin arrived, the educated youth had already started eating.
Lin Shan quickly handed over candy and steamed buns, and asked with a smile, "Captain, have we arranged our accommodation?"
"There are two old houses next to Grandpa Han Zheng's. His son took him to live in the city half a year ago, and his house is being looked after by his daughter, who is married in Nanzhu Brigade. I just went to see her, and she's willing to rent the house to you. You can also use the furniture in the room, but the fee is three yuan a month."
Yun Huaying and Lin Shan had no objection and looked at Jiang Yuan for her opinion.
Three dollars, divided equally among three people, one dollar each, which is not much.
Jiang Yuan didn't want to share a large bunk bed with the other educated youth, so she nodded in agreement: "Okay."
"Since you agree, come with me now. The two main rooms are a bit old, but they are habitable. The kitchen and toilet roofs are in disrepair and leaking. It's getting late today, so don't bother with them. I'll ask Han Zheng to help you clean up tomorrow."
Now that they had a place to stay, the three of them said goodbye to the other educated youth and immediately followed them with their luggage.
The house was a little more shabby than they had imagined, but it was quiet and the room was spacious and well-ventilated. Apart from dust, there was no odor in the room and it could be moved in after a simple cleaning.
There are two rooms with two beds, both of which are small wooden beds. Each room has a very small wardrobe and two tattered desks with their legs propped up by earthen bricks.
"It's really quite simple."
Jiang Yuan looked around and asked, "Captain, is there a carpenter in the village? There are three of us, and these two small beds are not enough. We don't have a dining table, benches, or wooden barrels or basins at home."
"As for the dining table and benches, you can go to the brigade and get a set of old ones to make do with. As for the beds, I'll have my second uncle spend some time making you a single bed these days, and you can squeeze into it for two nights. As for other miscellaneous items, you can come and get what the brigade has, and if they don't have any, you'll have to buy them yourself."
"OK."
All three of them nodded readily.
They came here as educated youth in the countryside, not really for tourism, and they didn't want to cause too much trouble for the team.
For these daily necessities, as long as they can be used, there is no need to be too particular.
"Jacaranda."
Not long after, Han Zheng came over and stood outside calling for help.
Lin Shan came out of the house and saw him carrying a basket filled with vegetables. She thought he had just come back from the fields and told him, "Brother Han, Huaying and Jiang Yuan have gone to the brigade to get some supplies. We're a little short here. Go over there and get a set of pots and pans."
"Oh." Han Zheng handed her the basket, "I'll bring you some food. I'll go help them move the things."
Lin Shan was slightly surprised: "Ah, Brother Han, these dishes are for us."
"You just arrived, so we only have the food we were given. You can eat these vegetables first. They were grown by my grandfather. I'll get you some more vegetables in a couple of days." Han Zheng said and turned away.
"Brother Han, thank you."
Lin Shan chased after him, shouted, carried the vegetable basket into the house, and continued to clean.
Yun Huaying and the others had just cleared out the things they needed, and Han Zheng came to help. The heavy items were handed over to him, and the two female comrades moved some daily necessities within their ability.
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