Chapter 29: Going to the city to buy furniture, the little educated youth is so pitiful!

After getting the note from the captain, Mingdai took Zhou Sinian straight to the village entrance, where the carriage was already waiting.

Seeing someone coming, Liu Laosan stood up slowly.

When he saw who was coming, he fell back with a thud, and his old bones were almost broken into pieces.

"Third Master?"

Ming Dai looked at Mr. Liu, who was grimacing in pain, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

Master Liu got up and looked at Zhou Sinian behind her warily: "I'm not stupid!"

There's no way, my teeth are broken and I'm leaking air.

Zhou Sinian looked at his gapped tooth and felt it looked familiar, as if he had beaten it, but he forgot why.

Master Liu San looked at him with hatred and fear. He had kindly brought him a package, but just because he was clumsy and curious, he opened it to see what was inside, and was punched away by Zhou Sinian. Two of his front teeth, which he had kept for half his life, were gone. He cried his heart out!

Ming Dai didn't know about this. Seeing that he was fine, she showed him the note and asked Zhou Sinian to get in the car.

After the two of them were seated firmly, Mr. Liu climbed up. After confirming again and again that he would not be beaten, he hurried on with peace of mind. However, he kept looking back along the way, fearing that he would be beaten again if he was not paying attention.

Arriving at the commune, Mr. Liu Sanye was visibly relieved.

Zhou Sinian was no stranger to the commune. He had been there many times, either to beat people or on his way to beat people.

Although Mingdai came for the second time, she didn’t see anything the first time, so this time she planned to wander around.

After agreeing on a time with Mr. Liu Sanye, she took Zhou Sinian to the furniture making place first.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw a lot of finished furniture lined up. She touched them and found that they were all made of solid wood and had not been painted, so they were very environmentally friendly.

After looking around and choosing what I wanted, a young man came over.

"What would you like to order, comrade?"

The man was covered in wood chips, and he must be an apprentice working.

"I want two kang cabinets, two kang tables, a large dining table, two chairs, two stools, and a cupboard.

The man listened and took notes, and was very happy to hear that it was a big deal.

"Okay, okay, anything else?"

Ming Dai thought for a moment and said, "That's all for now. But do you have a wooden board? I want a chopping board to knead the dough."

"Yes, yes, yes, I can make you a table according to your requirements and give you a rolling pin as well."

This was a good idea. Mingdai agreed with a smile, and took some small furniture and asked for two bags of wood chips left over from planing the wood.

The man agreed and calculated the price: thirty-five yuan and eighty cents.

After giving them money and asking them to help deliver the goods and telling them the time, Mingdai took Zhou Sinian to the post office.

After giving the receipt, the post office staff found the package quickly.

This person's parcel has been sent for three years, and the delivery has only been interrupted a few times. It is very punctual and they all remember it.

He gave the package to Zhou Sinian and took people to the supply and marketing cooperative here.

This was the time when people were going to work, and there were very few people in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Mingdai asked Zhou Sinian to wait under the shade of the tree while she went in carrying her travel bag.

Because it was the supply and marketing cooperative of the commune, it was not very big and mostly sold daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil and salt.

The black counter was greasy and it was obvious that it was an old item.

There was a woman knitting inside. She didn't even raise her head when she saw her come in.

Mingdai ignored him, walked around the entire supply and marketing cooperative, and then walked out with the bag.

After she left, the salesperson wearing a sweater rolled his eyes and said, "You look so poor! You're just looking at it without buying anything!"

The moment she went out, Mingdai's bag became bulging with goods that could be bought in the supply and marketing cooperative.

After meeting up with Zhou Sinian, they went to the last place, the State-owned Hotel!

On the way, Zhou Sinian took the initiative to carry Mingdai's bag, which made Mingdai more satisfied with this labor.

When we arrived at the hotel, we asked Zhou Sinian for his opinion, and he said he wanted to wait outside.

So Mingdai went in by herself, looked at the menu on the small blackboard, and regardless of the waiter's cold face, she ordered a box of braised pork, a box of crispy hairtail, two servings of rice and 10 large meat buns, all packed in an aluminum lunch box.

I paid the bill under the jealous gaze of the waiter and left with a backpack full of delicious food.

Outside, Zhou Sinian was waiting for her with his head down, holding something in his arms, without moving at all.

The first thing I saw when I saw her was the backpack she was carrying.

Ming Dai patted her bag and said, "Let's eat in the car when we get back."

Zhou Sinian nodded happily and walked back. This time his steps were obviously faster, and Mingdai trotted to catch up.

When they arrived, they found that the furniture had already been loaded into the car, and Mr. Liu San was touching it curiously.

Mingdai called him, which scared him so much that he quickly hid behind the horse's belly.

Zhou Sinian didn't even look at him. After putting the things in the car, he stared at the bag in Mingdai's hand.

Mingdai opened the bag and took out the oil paper bag containing the buns.

Take out four buns and give the rest to Zhou Sinian.

Zhou Sinian took it happily, and drank it one by one, which stunned Liu Laosan.

Mingdai went around to the back of the horse and handed two buns in her hand to Mr. Liu Sanye.

"Third Master, please help us. We brought a lot of things with us. Let me give you some buns to try."

Liu Laosan was just marveling at the way Zhou Sinian ate one bun in one bite, and now he has buns to eat?

"For me?!"

Ming Dai nodded: "I may have to trouble you often in the future."

Liu Lao San smiled and said, "It's no trouble, no trouble. Whenever you want to go to the city, just tell me!"

He completely forgot that he also had to get a ticket to go into the city.

Liu Laosan was so happy that he held a bun in each hand. These were big meat buns made of white flour, the kind that you can't even eat during Chinese New Year!

While eating buns, the distance between the two sides was shortened.

In the end, he was no longer afraid of Zhou Sinian, and he chatted happily on the way back.

Mingdai was also happy to hear this, but Zhou Sinian was anxious as he held the bag in his arms, feeling the temperature dropping little by little.

Then he glared at Liu Laosan who turned around and talked to Mingdai, scaring him so much that he immediately turned around and drove properly.

This time the speed was much faster, and Mingdai breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Liu Sanye speaks in a very humorous way, but he has a gap in his front teeth, so I have to guess while listening, which is tiring.

By the time they arrived at the village, the villagers had already gone to work in the morning and afternoon, and no one saw them buying so many things.

Liu Laosan sent them home and helped them unload their luggage before leaving, showing great enthusiasm.

Instructing Zhou Sinian to put the furniture in place, he was very happy to see that although there were not many things, the room already looked like a home!

She filled a basin with hot water and asked Zhou Sinian to wipe all the furniture. Then she went to the kitchen and heated up the packed food.

On the fourth day of going to the countryside, Mingdai finally sat down at home and had a meal. She was very happy!

Zhou Sinian was also very happy as he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, especially the braised pork. He ate every bite with great piety!

After dinner, Zhou Sinian washed the dishes as usual.

Outside, people who were leaving work heard the idle chatter between Xiao Ming, the educated youth, and the madman again.

According to Liu Laosan who was catching the bus, the educated youth Xiao Ming was very pitiful as he was forced by the madman to buy 10 huge meat buns made of white flour and oozing with oil!

The madman only gave Xiao Ming two, and ate the rest one by one.

After hearing this, the villagers felt even more sorry for Xiao Ming, such a good kid, yet he was obsessed with a madman. No amount of money could make up for it. Even his father’s retirement allowance was probably not enough.

Xiao Ming is an educated youth, it’s so difficult!

Chapter 30: Divide the East and the West, Explore the Pulse

These young educated youth don’t know about this yet.

In the evening, Liu Laifu came over pulling a cart, and Tiedan sat on the cart.

Because they didn't know that the educated youth center had a back door, they knocked on the front door.

Fang Mingyang went behind the screen wall to call for help, only to find that they had locked the door on this side.

Mingdai didn't explain anything. She went around from the back and took Liu Laifu to the back door.

Fang Mingyang went over to take a look and felt very upset when he saw the locked back door.

Mingdai ignored her and asked Zhou Sinian to unload the corn husks from the car.

Looking at the two extra bags of things, Mingdai looked at Liu Lai Fu.

Liu Laifu shook his head and said, "My mother asked me to bring you some vegetables that she grew herself. The other bag is mountain products, which are not worth much. I will give them to Xiao Ming, the educated youth, to try."

Mingdai agreed with a smile and did not refuse. She turned and went to the kitchen. Under Zhou Sinian's angry gaze, she wrapped four pieces of peach cakes and handed them to Tiedan.

Liu Lai Fu rushed to stop it, and even a grown man was sweating with anxiety.

Ming Dai stuffed the peach cake into Goudan's arms and said, "Here, it's given by my aunt, so I have to accept it. Brother Lai Fu, I won't be polite to you, and you don't have to lie to me, so go home quickly."

(The reason for calling her auntie is that Mingdai calls Tiedan daddy and brother, so they can’t be of different generations.)

In the end, Lai Fu still didn't give in to Ming Dai and was sent away by her with just a few words.

Mingdai found it funny. How could Captain Liu, whose mind was as dark as honeycomb coal, give birth to such an honest son?

Aunt Huang seems to be a very smart person!

He shook his head, regardless of this, he still had to deal with the angry Zhou Sinian.

At this moment he was staring at the back door, with a look of impending disaster.

Ming Dai looked him in the eyes and said, "I bought the peach cake, so it belongs to me. I am willing to give it to Tiedan and to you. You can be angry, but you can't hit anyone."

Zhou Sinian, who was just planning to beat up that brat, suddenly felt aggrieved and looked at Mingdai in an accusing manner.

Sure enough, I knew this person was up to no good.

Sighing, she took out an emergency light from her travel bag, turned it on, and asked Zhou Sinian to carry her travel bag and go into his room.

Their rooms were adjacent to each other, and there was actually a wooden wall in the middle, dividing a large earthen kang into two rooms.

This practice is very common in densely populated rural households.

At this time, a large kang cabinet had been placed against the wall, but it was very empty and had nothing in it.

The kang has been heated up, and it feels warm and comfortable to sit on.

The hottest spot on the kang was still warming Zhou Sinian's military blanket. It was already dry and could be laid out after the last bit of moisture was dried off.

Next to it was the blanket Mingdai had given him, which included a mattress and a quilt. It wasn’t very thick, but it was much better than his military blanket.

There was also a pillow. Poor Zhou Xiaoke didn’t even have a pillow before.

Put the lamp on the kang table, and the whole room will be lit up.

"Put it here, come up and sit."

Ming Dai gave instructions to Zhou Sinian, and only opened the travel bag after he came up and sat down.

A big travel bag, filled to the brim with all kinds of things, placed in a pile.

Mingdai put out the food first.

"This is peach cake, which I gave to Tiedan. Let's divide it into two portions, one for you and one for me. This is trough cake, which we also divide into two portions, one for you and one for me. This is biscuit, which we also divide into two portions, one for you and one for me. This is hawthorn cake, which we also divide into two portions, one for you and one for me."

Zhou Sinian looked at his own copy, then looked at Mingdai's, and nodded.

Push the food aside and take out the things you bought for him.

"These are all yours. The autumn clothes and autumn pants are worn inside the cotton jacket and cotton pants. These are the underwear, which are worn inside the autumn pants. These are the socks, which are worn before the shoes. These are the slippers, which are worn after washing and drying your feet. Two sets of autumn clothes and autumn pants are changed every three days. The three sets of underwear and socks are changed every day, and they are washed by themselves on the day they are changed. Do you understand?"

Every time he passed it by, Zhou Sinian would pick it up with his hands.

When he got to the slippers, he looked closely at the black cotton surface and felt a little unhappy.

He still remembered the little floral patchwork slippers on Mingdai's feet.

Mingdai was helpless. I would like to find a pair for you, but there were no such large women's slippers in the space warehouse.

"Just wear it while you're still alive. I'll make it for you later."

Zhou Sinian then retracted his gaze, stretched out his long legs, tried the slippers on his feet, then found his socks and tried them on, then walked around on the kang a few times in the slippers. The different feeling on his feet made him spin around comfortably.

Mingdai watched with a smile, and when he was happy, she sat down and took out another thing.

"This is a razor. Use it to shave your face from now on, okay? Don't use your dagger."

The first time Mingdai saw him shaving, she was almost scared to death. This man was facing the bucket, waving a bayonet in front of his face, which made Mingdai's heart almost stop.

Explain the usage of shaving tools and putty clearly to him, and tell him to shave first and then wash his face in the morning. Don't feel relieved until you make sure he remembers it.

After the things were divided, she packed her own portion and helped Zhou Sinian put the rest in his kang cabinet.

"Put your things here so they won't be eaten by mice. Put food in the small cabinet above and clothes in the big cabinet below. Remember that."

Zhou Sinian nodded, thought for a moment, took out the candy wrappers and cloth bag from his shirt pocket, and put them solemnly into the small drawer.

Mingdai noticed that the cloth bag was washed clean and had the same scent as the laundry detergent she used to brush his shoes.

He has a strong ability to draw inferences from one instance. Mingdai is even more curious about where he served before.

The two of them sat back down, and Zhou Sinian pushed his package over.

Ming Dai looked at it and said, "You want to share with me."

Zhou Sinian nodded.

Mingdai took out a knife, opened the package, and saw what was inside.

There are not many things, just three.

A bag of rice looks like it weighs five kilograms.

Four cans of food, two of which are luncheon meat and two of which are braised pork.

The last one is a military coat, which is why the package is so big.

This is good. Mingdai can also get one later. She remembers that Qi Zhijun was wearing a military coat when he came.

Zhou Sinian touched them one by one, but did not move, waiting for Mingdai's assignment.

Mingdai was also curious. Although she had used hints and certain psychological comfort in her words, she did not expect Zhou Sinian to trust her so much.

"I put the rice in the kitchen and cook it for the two of us to eat. The same goes for canned food. I put it in the cupboard and cook it for the two of us to eat.

You wear the military coat, it's too big for me."

Zhou Sinian nodded in agreement, stood up and put on his military coat.

He was so thin that he had to rely on his skeleton to hold up his military coat, but you could tell that he was very happy today.

After he finished washing up and sat down again, Mingdai took out two pieces of White Rabbit milk candies and gave them to him.

"You eat the candy, and stretch out your wrist for me to see, okay?"

Zhou Sinian looked at his hand and stretched it out obediently.

Mingdai waited until he fed a candy into his mouth with one hand before she rolled up his sleeves and gently placed her fingers on it.

Just as she thought, this body was too depleted. Not only was the brain severely damaged, but various organs also began to fail.

Especially the stomach. If you don’t take good care of it, you will sooner or later become a candidate for stomach cancer.

Considering his brain damage, he might not even be able to wait and die.

You have to take good care of him. According to the memoir, Zhou Sinian died in the mountains in the year when the heroine went to the countryside, which was two years later.

There is still time to recover.

She doesn't want to lose this shield, this strong labor force, and most likely her future golden thigh.

After making up her mind, she began to think about how to treat and recuperate him.

The double doors were not open to the public, but all the things in her large flat were placed in the space, including the medical equipment and medicinal materials she inherited from the elders on both sides.

With these, she was confident that she could take good care of Zhou Sinian.