On the dining table, there was a plate of stewed potatoes with green beans, a plate of fried eggplant, and the rest were lettuce, cucumber, radish, onion, etc. There was also a bowl of soybean paste on the side. The portions of these three simple dishes were not large, and it was obvious that they were prepared according to the appetites of the four of them. It seemed that the talk of treating them to a meal was just talk.
Before everyone sat down, Zhang Zhiping glanced at Lu Wensheng, Han Muchen and the other four people, and said:
"Before we eat, I need to tell you that the iron pots, wooden shovels, casseroles, plates, bowls and dishes here were all bought by me. You are new educated youth, and if you want to eat with us, you have to pay. Is that okay with you?"
Lu Wensheng knew that iron pots were not cheap at that time, and you needed industrial tickets to buy them. Sometimes even if you went to the supply and marketing cooperative with money tickets, they might not have them. So not every household had iron pots, and most people had aluminum pots and casseroles.
Therefore, the equal sharing proposed by Zhang Zhiping is not too unreasonable.
Han Muchen asked, "How much do you want to give?"
Zhang Zhiping saw that none of them looked like they were short of money. His eyes rolled and he started to think:
"We all live under the same roof, so we'll see each other all the time. How about this? I don't want any more from you. Just give me twenty-five dollars for the five of you."
If divided equally, it would be five dollars per person.
There was no change in the expressions on Shen Lingling and Bai Qian's faces, and they seemed to think the price was reasonable.
Han Muchen and Lu Hao also readily agreed: "Okay, I'll give it to you after dinner."
They are rich and don't care about these few dollars. In their opinion, they should not use other people's things for free.
Bai Qian also nodded. In her heart, Brother Muchen was her backbone. As long as Brother Muchen agreed, it didn't matter to her.
Shen Lingling was a little confused about the price, but seeing that everyone agreed, she didn't object and nodded in agreement, following Bai Qian's example.
At this time, only Lu Wensheng had not responded.
She was thinking whether she should take this opportunity to propose to fire alone...
She had no appetite when she looked at the dishes on the table, and she had everything in her space, so it would be a waste to leave them there. It was not easy to take them out with so many people, so the only way was to cook by herself and not get involved with them.
Most importantly, she felt a little uncomfortable with Zhang Zhiping's exorbitant demands.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Lu Wensheng glanced at the layout of the kitchen and asked:
"Zhang Zhiqing, what does the twenty-five yuan cost? An iron pot, a casserole, a wooden spatula, four enamel plates, a soup spoon, and what else? Does it include oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar?"
Zhang Zhiping's face turned unhappy when he heard Lu Wensheng ask this, and he continued:
"Well, that's what you see. You people from big cities may not know that iron pots are more expensive. One pot costs thirty yuan, not including the ticket. If there are other miscellaneous things, I'll charge you twenty-five, which is already very cheap.
As for oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other things, we all pooled our money to buy them. Logically speaking, if you were to eat together, you should pay for part of the cost, after all, we all spent money.
But as new educated youth, we old educated youth should take care of you, right? You don’t have to pay for it this time. When you run out of money, you can pool your money to buy it again!"
Lu Wensheng almost laughed when he heard this. This guy is really interesting. He climbed up as soon as he was given a pole, but he still had to pretend to be nice. "Is that so? Thank you very much for Zhang Zhiqing's kindness.
Zhang Zhiqing, where did you buy this iron pot? Our iron pot is only 15 yuan, you must have been cheated by the supply and marketing cooperative. You see, I am a newcomer and it is not appropriate for me to take advantage of you.
How about this, I brought a small iron pot with me when I came here, and I will cook by myself from now on, so I won’t bother you guys.”
Lu Wensheng glanced at the bland dishes on the table and said, "Since we are not going to eat together in the future, I cannot eat your lunch today.
So you guys take your time eating, I'm going to go back first."
After saying that, she turned around and walked back without paying attention to other people's expressions. She had to consider moving out as soon as possible. There were too many people in this small courtyard. She felt uncomfortable and prone to causing trouble.
Besides, she is hiding a big secret in the space, and if she doesn’t want to be discovered, she can only keep it to herself.
After returning to the house, she opened the big bag that Chen Cheng had prepared for her. Inside was a set of bedding and pillows, some new clothes, two pairs of Liberation shoes and an enamel basin. Lu Wensheng took out the things and laid them out one by one. After making the bed, she took out a piece of coarse cloth from the space, hung it with wire, and made a simple curtain to separate her own bed.
After everything was done, she sat on the bench by the window and ate some snacks. She didn't take out the buns to eat, after all, the buns smelled too strong and would inevitably arouse suspicion from others.
While munching on a snack, she was planning on going to town in the afternoon because she needed a reason to take out the useful things from the space.
Not long after, Bai Qian came back with a look of disgust on her face. When she saw Lu Wensheng leisurely eating snacks, she couldn't help but lose her temper and shouted viciously:
"Eat, eat, eat. All you know is eating. Why don't you choke to death?"
She also wanted to eat the fragrant and crispy peach cakes, but she had sneaked out and didn't have time to prepare anything. The rice she had for lunch was watery and had no oil in it. It tasted worse than pig food!
She came back after eating only a few bites. Thinking that I would have to live like this for the rest of my life, it would be better to kill her.
Lu Wensheng has been enduring for too long. She has been angry since she set foot on this land. Now Bai Qian is provoking her again. How could she possibly endure it?
He slowly put down the peach cake in his hand, stood up and slapped her twice, and suddenly his mind became clear.
It was the first time she realized that slapping someone in the face could relieve stress...
Bai Qian reacted and rushed over like crazy:
"How dare you hit me!"
Lu Wensheng was not afraid either. He turned sideways the moment she pounced on him, and took advantage of the situation to pull her hair, saying:
"I'm hitting you, don't you agree? If you don't agree, bite me~"
Bai Qian was in so much pain, but she couldn't break free from Lu Wensheng's grip and could only scream:
"Ah! Someone's been beaten to death, Brother Muchen, come quickly, that bitch Lu Wensheng is trying to beat me to death, wuwuwu"
The people outside heard the noise and rushed in. They saw Lu Wensheng grabbing Bai Qian's hair with one hand and pinching her unspeakable part frantically with the other.
The female comrades present couldn't help but cross their arms and shivered together: Oh my god, this new female educated youth is too...!
They unanimously decided to stay away from her in the future.
Seeing that he had successfully established his authority, Lu Wensheng let go of Bai Qian, who was like a crazy woman, as Han Muchen pulled him away.
He stood up, straightened his neat clothes, stared coldly at the person who was huddled behind Han Muchen, and said:
"Bai Qian, the one who teases first is the slut, do you understand? Please stay away from me from now on, or I will beat you up every time I see you!"
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