Chapter 42: Going to the City for Shopping, Silly Girl

After two weeks of rubbing the corn, all the corn in the granary was finally rubbed.

Next, we need to harvest radishes and cabbages before they freeze.

The team leader gave a day off to the members who had vegetable gardens at home to do their own work first.

The new educated youth applied to visit the commune when they had nothing to do.

After asking Aunt Huang if her family needed help, Mingdai took Zhou Sinian to realize her idea of ​​buying things in the commune.

Zhou Sinian was obviously very happy. He got up early in the morning, made rice soup, boiled eggs, heated up steamed buns and dumplings, and served a plate of side dishes pickled by Ming Dai.

After Mingdai got up and washed up, she went straight to breakfast, saving herself time and effort.

After dinner, Mingdai washed the dishes while Zhou Sinian fixed his hair in front of the mirror.

Oh, it's a headscarf.

Mingdai, wearing only a headscarf, didn't care about anyone and went out with her bamboo basket.

Ignoring Zhou Sinian who was carrying a huge backpack on his back and wearing a bright red headscarf, she could blend in with the army of young girls and wives in Liujiawan in a second.

Among the new educated youth, Qin Fangfang also dressed like this, but Liu Yan was poor and could not afford a headscarf.

Fang Rou, wearing her hooded coat, woolen hat, and large beige scarf, stood out from the crowd of people and cars at the scene.

Although I was curious why she didn't go riding with Qi Zhijun, I didn't ask much.

Later we found out that the valves of their bicycles had been pulled out and they could no longer ride, so they had to go to the commune to buy new valves.

It's easy to guess who did it.

Today, not only educated youth went to the commune, but also several sisters-in-law and aunts from the village who brought eggs to exchange for things.

Seeing Fang Rou's dress, they kept talking about it.

Fang Rousi didn't care at all. She tilted her fair face 45 degrees and looked at the dead branches in early winter. Just like her, they would be reborn in the spring.

Seeing that everyone was gathered, Liu Laosan asked everyone to get in the car.

For a while, everyone started scrambling for the desired spot.

Many people took a fancy to the seats in the front of the carriage. One seat was for Liu Lao San who was driving the carriage, and the other seat was for anyone who did not have a leader present today.

But today, Liu Laosan drove away everyone who wanted to sit in this seat, and smilingly invited Xiao Ming, the educated youth, to come and sit.

That location is indeed good. First, it blocks the wind, and second, it is not crowded.

There was no reason to refuse, so she walked forward with a smile.

A voice came: "Why did you give Mingdai the seat and not me? Do you look down on me?"

Oh, it’s Liu (Lin Daiyu) Yanfa asked, looking at Liu Laosan with a tearful face.

Liu Laosan's eyes widened, and he pointed the whip in his hand at Liu Yan: "I just can't stand you, I just can't stand you! What's the matter!"

Liu Yan didn't expect him to be so direct and was instantly moved to tears.

Liu Lao San sneered: "I have been testing for so long, and no one dares to ignore me! Who do you think you are?"

Liu Laosan was able to remain single in his old age because he had some glorious history.

Seeing him getting tough, the others turned off their anger.

When everyone saw Zhou Sinian following Mingdai closely, the scene suddenly fell silent.

Even Mr. Liu San, who was so domineering just now, put away his whip.

It’s over, forget about this evil star!

Ming Dai had arranged it well. She sat inside, near the front, and her legs were too short to reach the ground.

Zhou Sinian was sitting on the outside, and his long legs just didn't touch the ground.

One is short and the other is thin, and the seat is just right for one person.

"Third Master, are we going to sit like this?"

Master Liu San looked at Zhou Sinian, who was playing with his suspenders with his head down, and nodded: "Okay!"

The car was full and the seats were crowded, but there was still a lot of space between Mingdai and Zhou Sinian's backs.

Even if Zhou Sinian carried a large backpack, there was still room.

I guess they all have psychological shadows.

This was the quietest journey Liu Laosan had ever taken.

No one is talking!

There really is no one talking!

Liu Laosan was excited at first, then calmed down, and finally felt a little happy.

I wonder if Liu Lao San hasn't married or had children for so many years, is it because he can't afford to marry and have children? !

no!

Considering that he is the only man in the whole Liujiawan who owns a car (in the village), how could he not be able to afford to marry a wife!

The main reason is that I don’t want to. There is no reason.

No matter how pretty a young wife is, she will turn into an old woman who grabs your ears and chases you and scolds you!

No matter how beautiful a doll is, it will turn into a money-eating beast that calls you daddy and stretches out its hand to ask for money.

Wouldn't it be nice if I could drive into town by myself and buy some meat to stew? !

Mingdai did not have the opportunity to have a free talk with Liu Laosan, otherwise she would definitely be shocked by his advanced ideas!

We staggered along the way and soon arrived at the commune.

The carriage stopped, and Liu Laosan was still wondering why the beast was so obedient today.

Ma: "Try it if you don't obey me. I was so scared that I peed myself."

Zhou Sinian, who was a man-beast killer, jumped out of the car, looked at the familiar streets, and thought about where to start.

When the people in the car saw Zhou Sinian get off, they immediately scattered.

Mingdai glanced at Fang Rou and found a huge streak of snot on the back of her coat. She didn't know which sister-in-law's work it was.

I guess he's going crazy.

Zhou Sinian on the side was ready to make a move. Mingdai said hello to Liu Sanye and followed him.

Because she said she would take him shopping, Mingdai followed Zhou Sinian.

The two of them walked along West Street with great interest, then turned and went to East Street.

After walking from the beginning to the end of East Street, Mingdai was convinced. What Zhou Sinian meant by shopping was really shopping. He walked with his head held high, without looking around, from the beginning to the end.

Ming Dai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing the scrap yard not far ahead, she pulled Zhou Sinian over.

Zhou Sinian enjoys the process of shopping and has no opinion on where to go.

Treasure hunting at the scrap station is a place that every girl who travels through books with a story to tell should check in.

They greeted the master who was almost asleep at the door, persuaded Zhou Sinian to put the backpack at the door, and then they went in empty-handed.

The first moment she entered, Mingdai used the space treasure hunt to search.

I found a bowl with two cracks on it buried under a pile of broken things. It was a good thing from the late Qing Dynasty, so I kept it.

The rest are just average.

Ming Dai decided to cater to the times and bring some newspapers back to paste on the walls.

Zhou Sinian took a fancy to the pile of scrap copper and iron and started rummaging through it by himself.

Mingdai gave him a pair of gloves and told him not to touch his injured hand and then left him alone.

After searching for a while, Mingdai also found quite a few ancient books.

I used the space treasure hunt to search in this direction and unexpectedly found two large boxes of ancient books.

It's not a skill book, but a fantasy novel. I read it for a while and found it very interesting.

Finally, she found a pile of newspapers, several picture books, and some elementary and middle school textbooks. They were all new. It was obvious that she was a good kid who didn't know how to study.

He straightened up and looked at Zhou Sinian. He moved quickly and had already turned over the entire mountain of garbage.

There were several broken and disassembled bicycles, a broken radio and some wire on the ground.

Mingdai didn't disturb him, but when the old guard came over to curse at her, she stuffed a bun into his mouth.

Then the two of them squatted on the ground and watched Zhou Sinian rummaging through things.

The old man held the still warm bun on his chest, gave Zhou Sinian instructions, and found a handlebar.

Finally Zhou Sinian was satisfied, and Mingdai and the old man helped to restore the things.

Holding a pile of books and a pile of junk, they estimated the price, gave 3 yuan, and the junk belonged to the two men.

I guess they are the first ones to make money by selling junk.

If Ming Dai didn't have the book-traveling gift pack, she really wouldn't dare to play like this with Zhou Sinian.

Mingdai was worrying about how to take away these broken bicycles, and Zhou Sinian squatted on the ground and started to dismantle the bicycles.

It was amazing to see him taking down parts one by one without any tools and putting them together according to categories.

Mingdai couldn't help, so she took out newspaper and wrapped the parts.

In the end, all the things were stuffed into Zhou Sinian's backpack, which was very convenient.

After asking the old man for water to wash their hands, the two continued shopping.

Finally, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

As soon as I entered, I saw Fang Rou standing in front of the fabric counter, frowning as she looked at the fabric on the wall, obviously dissatisfied.

Mingdai saw her take off her hood and hold it in her hand, and knew that she had discovered it.

Looking at the beige coat she is wearing, I can't help but admire how amazing it is.

Fang Rou also saw them, frowned, pointed at a piece of blue-gray cloth, and handed over the cloth coupons and money.

Because she was dressed fashionably, the counter clerk was not angry and served her with a smile.

The waiters here were also nice, and thanks to Zhou Sinian, they quickly bought what they wanted.

After buying the things, they went to the stall of the meat processing factory and bought five pounds of meat and five pounds of ribs. The people in the queue were stunned. The butcher was rarely seen such a generous way of buying, so he gave them two large bones and a large piece of pork skin.

Mingdai stuffed all of them into Zhou Sinian's backpack.

Finally, we went to the state-owned hotel for a while, and when we came out, there were a few more oil paper bags in Mingdai's basket.

When I strolled back to the carriage, someone was already waiting.

While no one was paying attention, Mingdai quickly stuffed an oil-paper bag into Liu Laosan's hand.

Liu Laosan understood what he meant and immediately put it in his arms.

I touched it and it was warm and soft. It was a big meat bun!

He said that Mingdai was the best girl in the entire commune.

After everyone was gathered, the car started its return journey.

Everyone looked at Fang Rou with strange expressions as she refused to put on the cloak.

Fang Rou was shivering from the cold, and her teeth were chattering, but she was unwilling to put them on.

In the end, she had no choice but Qi Zhijun took off his military coat and gave it to her, and she put it on.

Then the one whose teeth were clattering was Qi Zhijun.

Finally, an old lady couldn't bear it any longer and snatched the war cape from Fang Rou's hand and put it on Qi Zhijun.

"You city kids don't know what's good for you. The weather in this black province is so cold that it can freeze you to death!"

Sure enough, after returning home at night, both of them developed high fever, and because they lived alone, no one else noticed.

Not only did she suffer, but her reputation was also ruined. Now even the three-year-old children in the village know that there is a silly girl who doesn't know what's cold or warm in the educated youth's site.

Fang Rou was so angry that she fell ill again and missed the opportunity to harvest cabbages and radishes.