“These things are not something I can accomplish by myself. I have lived here for so long and have received a lot of care from everyone. I really can’t accept this money.”
"I'll take 50 yuan. I'll keep 10 yuan as a wedding blessing from everyone, and the remaining 20 yuan as a New Year's gift from my family in Wangjia Village." Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't just being polite; she genuinely meant it.
Captain Wang and most of the people genuinely cared for her. When she first arrived in the countryside, she had no elders or familiar faces. She thought that being a sent-down youth here was just a formality. She never expected to spend so much time with so many companions and elders who truly cared for her.
These things are much more precious than money.
When everyone heard Lin Xiaoxiao asking for red envelopes like a child, they couldn't help but laugh. Some of them even started to laugh until their eyes slowly reddened.
Lin Xiaoxiao seems to have a bad temper. She'll start arguing with people whenever she's unhappy, and if that doesn't work, she'll even resort to physical violence. But it has to be said that for a young woman, she really has a lot of character when she does these things.
There was several hundred yuan in that envelope. Some families couldn't save that much money in several years. If others saw so much money, they would want to pocket it immediately. But Lin Xiaoxiao refused without hesitation.
I ask you... how many people have the same level of awareness as Lin Zhiqing?
I'm increasingly convinced that the person who suggested making the banner was absolutely right.
Lin Xiaoxiao had no idea what they were thinking. Seeing that they had finished talking, she picked up her things and prepared to leave: "If there's nothing else, I'll go home now."
As Lin Xiaoxiao walked out in a good mood, the people in the office looked at each other, and finally someone couldn't help but give Lin Xiaoxiao's back a big thumbs up.
Captain Wang put away the envelope: "Who knew that such a dark-skinned and thin educated youth back then was such a person? Such a good person should have gone to the big city. It's just that I feel very uneasy about it."
Those nearby, hearing this, also felt a pang of sadness and patted each other on the shoulder.
After Lin Xiaoxiao took the things back, she started tidying up the house. The first thing she did was to put all the radishes and cabbages in the vegetable garden in the backyard into her space.
Then he gathered some grains, preserved meats, and dried goods in the kitchen, intending to give them to Wang Lijuan so she could take them to the old man and the two professors.
She also tidied up some odds and ends of daily necessities. After tidying up, the once cozy house suddenly became empty. Lin Xiaoxiao stood in the house, looked around, sighed, and then took some vegetables to the educated youth compound.
Lin Xiaoxiao found Li Mei, Wang Xue, and XX and asked them to move into the courtyard she rented.
When she first rented this courtyard, she had rented it for a year, and now there were only one or two months left. Lin Xiaoxiao thought it would be good for the three of them to move in.
It's comfortable and spacious to live here, and we can even grow vegetables. With three people living together, we don't have to worry about safety.
Whether they continue renting is up to them. Now that they can go to work in the factory, this kind of housing won't cause them financial strain.
When Wang Xue received the key to Lin Xiaoxiao's yard, she was deeply moved. After the initial emotion, the three of them were filled with excitement, saying they wanted to take another look at the house they were about to move into.
After they finished looking at the furniture, the three of them got together and discussed it. They decided that they should make up for the remaining rent and also contribute some money for the furniture.
The rent wasn't much, and the house was comfortable. It had all the furniture and other essentials, and Lin Xiaoxiao left almost everything she couldn't take with her.
Lin Xiaoxiao rejected their suggestion. These three people had helped her a lot in the past and given her a lot of valuable information, so there was no need to be so concerned.
That was settled. Wang Xue and the others felt bad about it, so Li Mei went directly to a fellow villager's house and got a goose, saying it was to give Lin Xiaoxiao a farewell party and also to reminisce about when they first met.
The girls became close friends because Lin Xiaoxiao treated them to goose, and they felt that having one last goose meal before Lin Xiaoxiao left would be a meaningful gesture.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the goose and shook her head helplessly: "Aren't you afraid I'll eat you out of house and home?" Geese aren't cheap; sometimes, one goose can cost less than a ten-yuan note.
However, considering that they could earn more than twenty yuan a month, Lin Xiaoxiao did not hesitate at all when she started chopping meat and immediately started stewing goose in an iron pot, with corn cakes as the staple food.
The group ate and drank to their hearts' content, and when they were in high spirits, they even drank quite a bit of wine.
After the last meal in Wangjia Village, Lin Xiaoxiao had finally gotten everything sorted out.
The next day, she got up early, ate a simple breakfast, and went to the factory. She saw that Captain Wang had already had people loading goods onto the tractor.
Not long after, another truck arrived in the village. Since there was quite a lot of stock in the warehouse, Lin Xiaoxiao contacted Kong Hui and asked him to arrange one to transport all the finished products to the train station at once.
After everything was almost done, Lin Xiaoxiao put her own things into the car.
Soon it was time to say goodbye, and Lin Xiaoxiao really didn't expect so many people to come to see her off.
Aunt Li, Da Niu's mother, and Captain Wang kept reminding Lin Xiaoxiao, "With so much cargo, you must be careful. Call to let us know you're safe once you arrive in Beijing."
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