The three of them didn't plan to go any further. They had already entered the mountains here. If they went any further, they would probably encounter wild beasts. Now their abilities were only at level one, so if they encountered wild beasts, it would be dangerous.
After a while of hard work, the three of them collected three bundles of firewood, tied them up and put them on their shoulders to prepare to go down the mountain.
The three of them were not moving very fast. After all, Lu Yao and Zheng Rongrong had never done farm work, and although Sun Yuqi was very powerful in her previous life, she had not done any serious physical exercise since she returned to this life.
When they returned to the foot of the mountain, they met a man and a woman. Judging from their clothes, they looked like educated youth. However, the three of them did not know them and had not met them in the past two days.
The woman walking towards me asked with a smile.
"You three are the educated youth who just arrived the day before yesterday, right?"
Sun Yuqi and the other two looked at each other, and Lu Yao said.
"Yes, you are...?"
The woman said, "Haha, my husband and I were also educated youth, but we didn't live in the educated youth compound, so this is the first time we've met."
As she spoke, she pointed to a house next to the educated youth compound.
Lu Yao was also a chatterbox, and the two of them started chatting. Sun Yuqi did not urge Lu Yao to go back quickly, but put the firewood aside and listened to her chatting with the female educated youth.
Through their conversation, Sun Yuqi learned that the educated youth couple in front of her were a couple. The man was called Fang Zhou and the woman was called Chu Yan. They were both from Zhonghai City and were educated youth who went to the countryside in 1968. They got married last year and built a house outside the educated youth compound as their new home.
Now the couple is preparing to go to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood, because they did not prepare enough firewood last winter.
The two sides exchanged a few words before separating. Lu Yao realized that she was so focused on talking that she had forgotten that Sun Yuqi and Zheng Rongrong were still waiting for her.
"I'm sorry, Yuqi, Rongrong, I forgot you were still waiting here!"
Sun Yuqi shook her head to indicate that it was nothing, and the three of them then returned to the Youth League compound carrying firewood.
When they returned to the Youth League compound, they found their team leader, Zheng Chengwei, leading a dozen or so strong men in building a wall. Sun Yuqi looked over and realized that the foundation had just been completed when the three of them had gone up the mountain. Unexpectedly, in just two hours, the wall was already a man's height. They were quite fast! This was a good thing, though; they figured the house would be finished in just a few days.
It was agreed at the time that Sun Yuqi didn't have to worry about meals. Besides, she didn't have that much food rations now.
Five days passed like this, and the houses of Sun Yuqi and Lu Yao were built. Zheng Rongrong did not build a house, but she rented one and still lived in the Youth League Home.
Sun Yuqi and her husband also built a kang in their house, which is indispensable. Now that the house has been built, Sun Yuqi followed the captain's instructions and started burning the kang in the next two days. It will take two to three days to dry out the moisture in the house.
Sun Yuqi looked at the empty house, thought for a while, and then went out to find Lu Yao and went to Chu Yan's house together.
Chu Yan was reading a book in the house. In the Northeast, people have to rest for a long time in winter, so when Chu Yan has nothing to do, she usually reads a book in the house or learns to make clothes.
Seeing Lu Yao and Song Yuqi coming, he quickly stood up and said.
"You two come here at this time, but what's the matter?"
Sun Yuqi didn't hesitate and said directly.
"Sister Chu Yan, our house is finished and we can move in in two or three days. However, we don't have any furniture in the house. I want to ask Sister Yan where to buy the furniture."
When Chu Yan heard about this, she smiled and said.
"The furniture thing is easy. Wait for me."
After saying this, he turned around, put down the book in his hand, and led Sun Yuqi out of the house and walked towards the village, talking as he walked.
"You don't know, but Uncle Zheng San's family in our construction team are carpenters. Although their furniture isn't very pretty, their craftsmanship is excellent. We got some furniture from Uncle Zheng San when we got married, and the furniture they made is also very cheap."
After hearing what Chu Yan said, Sun Yuqi felt relieved. After all, she and Lu Yao had just arrived and didn't know many people. If Chu Yan hadn't led them, she and Lu Yao probably wouldn't have been able to find their way here.
After walking about a hundred meters into the village, we arrived at the gate of a small courtyard.
Chu Yan knocked on the door and shouted.
"Aunt Taohua, are you home?"
Then a hearty laugh was heard from the yard.
"Haha, it's Yan girl, here you are, I'll open the door right away."
As the footsteps got closer, the door creaked open and a middle-aged woman walked out.
Aunt Taohua glanced at Chu Yan, then at Sun Yuqi and Lu Yao, and then said.
"Yan girl, you haven't come to chat with your aunt for several days!"
Chu Yan said with a smile.
"Auntie, you can't blame me for this. It's cold, and I'm too lazy to get off the kang. I stay on it all day long."
As she spoke, Aunt Taohua led the three of them into the yard.
After entering the yard, Chu Yan whispered.
"Auntie, you've seen these two girls next to me, right? They're the newly arrived educated youth. Their house is now finished, and they wanted to buy some furniture, so I brought it here."
When Aunt Taohua heard that they were here to buy furniture, she was very happy and smiled.
"Okay, let's go. It's cold outside. Let's go inside first. My father-in-law is also inside."
When they entered the house, they saw an old man and a middle-aged man sitting on the big kang in the room, and two children in their teens were also sitting on the kang.
"Dad, these two girls here are new educated youth. Now that they have built a house, they need to buy some furniture. Would you like to take a look?"
The old man was the Third Grandpa Zheng that Chu Yan mentioned. Upon hearing what he said, Third Grandpa Zheng took the pipe out of his mouth, knocked the ash on the edge of the kang, and then spoke.
"What kind of furniture do you need?"
This made Sun Yuqi speechless. How would I know what furniture you have here? Can't I tell you after I take a look?
However, although Sun Yuqi was secretly complaining, she still spoke.
"Grandpa Zheng San, it's like this. We don't know what we need. Can you let us take a look and then we can decide what furniture to buy."
After hearing this, Grandpa Zheng San said to the middle-aged man beside him.
"Shuanzhu, go ahead and show them around. If they want something we don't have, just tell me and I'll make it for them this afternoon."
The middle-aged man got up from the kang and said to Sun Yuqi and the others.
"Come with me, let me see if there is anything you need." After saying that, he walked out of the house.
Sun Yuqi and Lu Yao hurriedly followed. To be honest, Sun Yuqi was speechless about the men in this family. It seemed that they were not very good at socializing.
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