"What's wrong, Brother Yan?"
Yan Xiao ignored Feng Tiezhu and walked up to Wen Qinghe, but did not dare to get close.
He spoke as softly as possible: "Comrade Wen, if you don't mind, I have a bed that I slept in when I was a child. It should be just right for this room."
Wen Qinghe was pleasantly surprised. Of course she didn't mind. She would definitely rather sleep on a bed than on a wooden board.
Forget about being scared, she looked up at him with bright eyes.
"No problem, thank you!"
Yan Xiao looked at the stunningly beautiful girl in front of him, who was looking up at him with such eyes. His handsome face flushed, and the young man, who had been silent for twenty-six years, respectfully saluted.
He was momentarily awkward, shifting his body slightly and pulling open his large coat to cover himself.
Looking at the frail, kitten-like little bundle in front of him, he couldn't help but curse himself as a beast.
I dared not look any longer, and hastily left a message.
"Wait a moment."
He left in a hurry.
Feng Tiezhu, who stayed behind, assumed that the man wanted to go and return as soon as possible and get up the mountain.
About half an hour later.
Yan Xiaocai appeared carrying a bed.
For the past half hour, Feng Tiezhu has been chatting with Fairy, trying to keep her occupied with conversation and almost annoying her. Yan Xiao still hasn't arrived.
Now he couldn't help but complain, "Brother Yan, why did you take so long?"
"Oh, when I got back I saw that the bed was broken, so I spent some time making a new one."
There is no such thing as a small bed; if there were, it would definitely be too old to sleep in.
He went home to get the materials and made this first because he was in a rush. Otherwise, he could have made her a small cabinet.
Thinking to myself, I should ask her later if she needs anything else, and then make it together and bring it to her tomorrow.
Feng Tiezhu exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder this bed looks so new!"
Wen Qinghe was extremely pleased to see that he was carrying a new bed. She quickly asked him how much it cost and prepared to give him the money.
Unexpectedly, the man said, "The wood in my house is taking up space anyway. I was going to throw it away, but I'll make you a bed, which will free up some space in the house. You don't need to pay."
"That won't do! We definitely need to charge for the labor!"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her otherwise, Yan Xiao had no choice but to speak.
"Two cents."
"Just give me two cents."
Feng Tiezhu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. The wood in his yard was walnut wood that he and Yan Xiao had cut down together. It was insect-proof and moisture-proof. He originally wanted Yan Xiao to save some for him to make an eight-immortal table.
And now this person is being stingy and refusing to give it to you, and is actually saying they're going to throw it away?!
Tsk tsk tsk~
Oh well, it was made for fairies after all...
Wen Qinghe looked at the small bed, which fit perfectly in the room, with even some extra space. She thought that maybe she could make a small cabinet for her to put her things tomorrow.
Fortunately, she is not tall. Her actual height is 1.65 meters, but due to her weak constitution since childhood, she is probably only 1.62 meters tall at most.
She sat down and checked it out; it was enough for her to sleep alone.
Yes, she's very satisfied!
She took out five yuan and a handful of fruit candies from her crossbody bag.
She had packed this in advance and put it in her bag. She knew she would need to trouble others in the village, so she didn't want to come empty-handed.
"Comrade Yan, thank you!"
Here's five yuan. Could you make me a cabinet tomorrow? It doesn't need to be too big; it'll just fit in my small room.
Ideally, there should be a small drawer on top, and two shelves at the bottom for storing clothes.
Yan Xiao pursed his thin lips, pondered for a moment the style she described, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Take the money back. I'll finish making the cabinet tomorrow and deliver it to you. I told you I only needed two cents; this is too much money, and I don't have change."
Feng Tiezhu: ...
I can't open the money, damn it!
Someone who sold a tiger skin for several hundred yuan actually said five yuan was too much and they couldn't make change?
Could it be that Brother Yan has taken a liking to the fairy-like girl?
No, we need fair competition!
"Comrade Wen, I can do it too! I don't want any money!"
As soon as the words were spoken, they were met with Yan Xiao's abyssal gaze.
He wasn't afraid, not at all, well, his legs just started to tremble a little...
Holy crap! They won't even give us a fair chance to compete?!
Upon hearing his words, Wen Qinghe did not hesitate to give Yan Xiao two cents.
Are you kidding me? It's free?
Putting aside the question of quality, the fact that it's free makes her hesitant to let him make it properly!
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
If available, she chooses to eat the paid option.
………
After the two men left, she finally took a proper look at her small room, which was only five or six square meters in size.
A small bed, about one meter wide and about one and a half meters long, was placed against the wall.
Although it had only been a little over half an hour, the bed was sanded very smooth.
The room was spotless except for the mud-brick walls. Even the suspicious cobwebs on the walls when she first entered were gone.
Yan Xiao had already helped her bring her luggage in and placed it on the makeshift wooden frame he had built.
She pulled out the quilt and spread it on the bed. The difference between going from a 3-meter Simmons bed to a 1-meter bed was enormous.
This will be my own little room from now on. I can't change the environment, but I can try to make myself as comfortable as possible.
The dusty walls can perhaps be covered with some old newspapers tomorrow, and as for that small 50-centimeter window, a scrap of cloth can be used to make a curtain.
You can add some other small and practical items.
In any case, sleeping alone offers good privacy.
She took out all the toiletries, such as the kettle and basin, that the original owner had brought from the large bundle containing the quilt.
Everything was brand new, which saved her the trouble of troubling the team leader to buy it for her.
After she finished packing her things, she heard a noisy commotion and several footsteps coming from outside.
"A new educated youth arrived today?"
"The captain said five people came."
"Sigh, I'll have to squeeze in tonight again..."
………
Hearing the sound, she and Liu Meihua came out, and all they heard were gasps of surprise, fascination, envy, scrutiny, and jealousy from the crowd.
"My goodness! Am I seeing things? Where did this fairy come from?"
"Are these the young educated youth who came today? They're so beautiful!"
"Tch~ No matter how pretty you are, after a few days of farm work, you'll end up like us..."
"Exactly! Look at that skinny little body, it looks so delicate—maybe even weaker than us!"
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