When she got off the ox cart, Lin Yizhen looked no different from usual, not at all like someone who had been freezing outside for over an hour.
Because ox carts could not go to the streets in the town center, Lin Yizhen asked Li Daniu to wait at the entrance of the town in a place that was sheltered from the wind and sunny.
After making arrangements with Li Daniu, Lin Yizhen walked into the town.
Lin Yizhen first went to inquire about the place that sold water tanks, which was a bit far from the street in the town center.
So, Lin Yizhen decided to go to the supply and marketing cooperative first to buy the small things that the family needed, and then go buy a water tank.
Because Lin Yizhen bought a lot of things, it took quite a while. It took several trips to get the things to the oxcart. By the time the last trip was done, it was already noon.
The aroma of the prepared food in the state-owned restaurant wafted from far away, and Lin Yizhen could smell it even when she was standing at the entrance of the town.
Then, they went to a state-owned restaurant for a meal and packed a portion of pork and cabbage dumplings for Li Daniu.
When buying the water tank, Lin Yizhen took Li Daniu with her.
The water tank was too heavy. Even if Lin Yizhen bought the smallest size, she would not be able to carry it to Li Daniu's ox cart at the town gate.
After Li Daniu finished eating the dumplings, Lin Yizhen took a bullock cart with Li Daniu and went outside the town to the place where water jars were sold.
When she arrived at the place where water tanks were sold, Lin Yizhen picked out a relatively small one.
After all, she is only one person.
And most of the time, she washes in the space, so Lin Yizhen didn't buy a too big water tank.
Lin Yizhen picked a larger one than the one at Ah Huapo's house, and together with Li Daniu and the owner of the water jar, they lifted the jar onto the oxcart and placed it in a specially cleared spot.
After putting the water tank on the ox cart, Li Daniu was afraid that the rope he brought was not enough, so he asked the boss for two more straw ropes to tie the water tank.
After tying up the water tank, he asked Lin Yizhen if she wanted to buy anything else.
When he learned that Lin Yizhen was not going to buy it, he urged her to get on the cart. He cracked the whip and drove the ox cart towards the village.
Lin Yizhen sat on the ox cart, carefully holding the edge of the cart and looking ahead.
This time in town, she bought a lot of things. Food, daily necessities, clothes, everything she could think of, Lin Yizhen bought.
Now, these things are placed on the bullock cart.
However, Lin Yizhen was afraid that the villagers would see what she bought when she returned to the village, so she covered these things with a dark cloth.
Because there were a lot of fragile things on the ox cart, Li Daniu was very careful when driving the cart, for fear that the bowls, plates and other things on the cart would be broken.
So the ox cart went back very slowly.
By the time Li Daniu drove the ox cart back to the village, the sun was already setting.
The ox cart drove directly to Lin Yizhen's house.
After arriving home, Lin Yizhen jumped off the ox cart and started moving things.
Lin Yizhen's house was newly built, and there were no wooden stakes or pillars in front of the door for tying cows.
Li Daniu didn't dare to just park the ox cart there to move things, so he could only watch Lin Yizhen move things by herself while he controlled the ox.
Lin Yizhen also knew that Li Daniu couldn't leave easily, so she didn't say anything.
It was when moving to the last water tank that Lin Yizhen had to ask someone to help.
She has the support of internal energy and is stronger than ordinary people, but she cannot carry such a large water tank and walk such a long distance.
Lin Yizhen asked Li Daniu to wait here for a while while she went to find someone to help.
Lin Yizhen went to ask for help from nearby neighbors. Although Lin Yizhen was next to the cowshed on one side, there was a house on the other side.
However, this neighbor's house is a little far away, and it takes five minutes to run over.
When Lin Yizhen arrived, the family was preparing dinner.
Seeing Lin Yizhen coming over, they were a little surprised. They were not familiar with this educated young man Lin, and they didn't know why Lin Zhiqing came to their house.
The hostess went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. When she saw Lin Yizhen come in, she asked, "Lin Zhiqing, what brings you here?"
"Aunt Li, is Uncle Hongjun at home? I would like to ask him to help me carry the water tank." Lin Yizhen said after stepping forward and greeting him.
When she heard that she was looking for her husband, Aunt Li turned around and called into the house, "Dad, Lin Zhiqing wants you to go over and help. Get up quickly."
After Aunt Li finished speaking, Lin Yizhen heard a male voice from inside the room saying, "Coming soon."
After a while, Lin Yizhen saw a man about forty years old walking out of the house while putting on a cotton jacket.
After seeing Lin Yizhen, the man said to her, "Let's go!"
"Sorry to trouble Uncle Hongjun." Lin Yizhen walked up to Li Hongjun and said with a smile.
Li Hongjun didn't say anything, just nodded to Lin Yizhen.
He walked straight out of the yard. After saying goodbye to Aunt Li in the kitchen, Lin Yizhen hurriedly followed him.
Soon, the two arrived at Lin Yizhen's new house, one in front of the other.
Seeing the oxcart parked in front of the courtyard gate, Li Hongjun said to Li Daniu, who was standing next to the oxcart, "It's a big ox! Let Lin Zhiqing lead the ox and you help me carry the water jar."
"Okay! Lin Zhiqing, come here and hold this rope." Li Daniu responded and said to Lin Yizhen who was walking behind him.
Although Lin Yizhen knew her own strength, she did not refuse the kindness of Li Hongjun and Li Daniu.
After I carry the water tank in, I can give them some gifts to compensate them.
So, Lin Yizhen stood aside and led the cow with peace of mind.
After Li Daniu came out, Lin Yizhen asked the two to wait for a while.
She went into the house and poured out some of the glutinous rice noodles she had bought today. After dividing them into two packages, she wrapped them in oil paper and handed them to the two men, saying, "This is what I bought at the supply and marketing cooperative today. Take it back and give it to the children to eat and play with."
"I just came here to lift the water jar. There's no need to be so polite. Lin Zhiqing, please take it back immediately." Li Hongjun refused first.
In Li Hongjun's mind, there was really no need to thank for such a small thing, let alone receiving such precious food.
These glutinous rice noodles are made of white flour, sugar, and oil, so they must be expensive. He doesn't do any work, so how could he accept such an expensive thing?
He said he didn't want anything, put the bag of glutinous rice noodles back into Lin Yizhen's hand, and ran away quickly.
Seeing that Li Hongjun didn't want it, Li Daniu didn't take it either.
He simply reminded Lin Yizhen, "Lin Zhiqing, don't forget to send this bus fare to Accountant Zhuang at the brigade headquarters later."
After saying this, he quickly drove away on the ox cart.
Lin Yizhen looked at the two bags of glutinous rice noodles in her hand, then at the two people who had already walked away. She shook her head and whispered, "If I had known they didn't want glutinous rice noodles, I should have just grabbed a handful of candy."
Although this candy is also a good thing, it is not as precious as glutinous rice sticks, so it is not enough to scare them so much that they dare not accept it.
It seems that I lack life experience.
She thought that such a small amount of glutinous rice noodles was already too little, but she didn't expect that they still didn't dare to accept it.
Forget it, next time I ask the village for help, I can just give them candy.
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