Chapter 78: Quarrels and Cold War, Buying a Basket to Grow Vegetables
Just when Mingdai and Zhou Sinian were busy in the space, Fang Rou came back.
The heavy snow announced that Heilongjiang Province had officially entered the cat winter, and the commune primary schools also began their holidays.
Fang Rou has been living in a house in the county town these two days.
She had money and secretly took a lot of things from the house before leaving, so it was easy for her to rent a house in the county town.
She was going to work in the commune, so the brigade gave her a long-term permit that allowed her to stay overnight in the county town without worrying about being checked. So she spent most of the month living in the county town and didn't live a very comfortable life.
But her organizational relationship was still in Liujiawan after all, and she had to go back when the commune primary school was on vacation.
The road was covered with snow, which melted some after the sun came out, leaving the road full of mud. Fang Rou had to get off the bike and push it for a while after riding it for a while. She accidentally fell on the road and was in a very bad mood.
So when she returned to the educated youth center and saw Qi Zhijun accusing her with a dark face, her bad mood exploded.
She looked coldly at the man in front of her, who had a look of "you are sorry for me", and sneered: "Why should I wait for you at home? I am taking classes in the commune and going to work, upright! Why should I wait for you to come back home and heat the kang and hot water for you?!"
Qi Zhijun was stunned by her sudden questioning.
He looked at the girl in front of him in a daze. He actually felt that his childhood sweetheart, who had grown up with him, was a little strange.
"Xiao Rou, what do you mean? Didn't we agree to be together when we grow up?"
Fang Rou parked the car against the corner of the wall, took down her things from it, and looked coldly at Qi Zhijun who had an uneasy look on his face.
"You know I said that when I was a kid. It's just childish talk. Don't take it seriously. Okay, I'm tired. I need to go back and rest. Please move aside."
After saying that, she walked past Qi Zhijun's body, unlocked the door and went into the house, then closed the door again under Qi Zhijun's gaze.
“Pah.”
The sound of the door closing, neither light nor heavy, hit Qi Zhijun's heart hard. He looked at the closed door in disbelief.
Xiaorou, what does she mean? !
Don't want to be with him anymore?!
The quarrel between the two was seen by the educated youth who were sunbathing outside.
The old educated youth just watched for fun and most of them didn't care and kept out of it.
The new educated youth were somewhat happy because they no longer had to borrow the stove from the old educated youth after Fang Rou came back. These days, the old educated youth had taken a lot of their firewood under the pretext of borrowing the stove, which made them feel sad.
Liu Yan was so happy looking at the distraught Qi Zhijun that she almost couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
Let’s quarrel!
Make some noise!
Break off relations immediately!
Jun Ge is hers, and she will be close to catching the golden son-in-law!
Finally, Qi Zhijun, who was standing blankly in front of Fang Rou's door, was persuaded to leave by Liu Yan in a gentle voice.
Fang Rou sat on the cold kang, listening to Liu Yan's provocative words outside. She snorted coldly, opened her cloth bag, and stared in a daze at a men's cowhide belt inside.
It’s almost time, it’s almost time, her brother Cheng will be back soon.
Because of this quarrel, the two began a cold war. Qi Zhijun was influenced by Liu Yan's words and planned to give Fang Rou the cold shoulder so that she could reflect on her problems.
Liu Yan struck while the iron was hot and regained Qi Zhijun's trust. She helped him clean the house, filled hot water, and occasionally tried to light the stove for him.
Qi Zhijun had been chasing after Fang Rou since he went to the countryside. He hadn't enjoyed such one-sided flattery for a long time, and he felt a little overwhelmed for a while.
However, he was very proud, so after eating Liu Yan's eggs several times, he gave his own stuff to her and asked her to cook for the two of them.
This made Liu Yan, who was short of supplies, feel relieved. After all, when she went to the countryside, her mother only gave her 25 yuan, and every penny she spent was a penny less.
With Qi Zhijun's material support, the living standards of the two people rose sharply, which made Zhang Xiaojun and Liu Daye envious.
Fang Rou just watched coldly and continued to work with them, usually running her own stove.
She couldn't cook, so she just ate some biscuits and dried fruits. When Master Liu San went to the commune to get things, she would follow him and go to the state-owned hotel to have a bite to eat. She lived a very happy life alone.
In addition to the educated youth center, she also often went to Luo Guafu's home, bringing some things from time to time to partner with them, so that Luo Guafu's family looked forward to her visit every day.
Gradually, her relationship with the Luo family became closer, and she became the educated youth who had the most interactions with the villagers, except Mingdai.
Mingdai had no time to pay attention to these things as she was busy digging with Zhou Sinian.
If she wants to grow vegetables to eat, she can't just grow them inside the space, she also has to have vegetables outside. Otherwise, if someone finds out one day that she has fresh vegetables to eat, how will she face it?
In addition, she wanted to use these dishes to open up a way into the county town and find out why Zhou Sinian's file was stuck.
The captain said that he couldn't be sent away, so someone must have deliberately wanted to keep him in the countryside.
She didn't know whether this was a good or bad thing. After all, it was an invisible bomb, so it was better to understand it in advance.
Fresh vegetables in winter are not affordable for ordinary people, so the county leaders will definitely buy them. If they buy them, she will have the opportunity to get in on the action and always be able to find out some reasons. It would be best if she could send them directly to the county government.
Moreover, if the vegetables can be grown and the team leader can be persuaded to set up the Liujiawan Winter Planting Team, not only can it generate income for the village and solve the foreign debt problem, but her position in Liujiawan will also be unshakable. Whoever dares to provoke her, the people of Liujiawan will not agree. Don't underestimate the unity and protection of the villagers. If they get reckless, even the police will be useless.
Thinking of this, she became more confident about future development.
As for soil, there are lots of humus on the mountain, which is very suitable for growing vegetables. What Mingdai lacks now are tools for growing vegetables.
If you want to grow vegetables in winter, the first thing is to maintain the temperature.
She calculated that both her and Zhou Sinian's rooms were large, so they could make plenty of space for growing vegetables.
The storage room can also be used. When they built the reservoir, they left a lot of charcoal, which can be used for insulation.
Now it’s about how to maximize space utilization.
After thinking about it, she decided to go find Liu Dazheng to see if he had a suitable basket.
He called Zhou Sinian, who was lying on the kang reading comics, and the two of them set out wearing Mao Gong shoes.
These were given to me by Auntie Huang. She had originally made them for the family, but when she saw that they didn't have any, she purposely gave them two pairs.
Fortunately, Liu Dazhu had big feet, otherwise Zhou Sinian would not be able to wear them. After all, he was tall and his feet were bigger than those of ordinary people.
Maogong shoes are a kind of straw sandals made of reed flowers.
The sole is made of a three-finger-thick wooden board, the upper is woven with reed flowers, and thick reed flowers or cotton are placed inside. Apart from shedding hair, they make a clicking sound when you walk and are very warm.
It is also very convenient to wear out on snowy days. High heels can replace rain boots and avoid stepping on wet cotton shoes.
It was very windy on the road. The two of them were wearing down jackets inside and large cotton jackets outside, so they were not cold at all. However, they felt hot after walking for a while.
The road was very difficult to walk on, with mud everywhere. They walked on the snowy areas, which made the ice much better with every step.
After arriving at Liu Dazheng's house, I found that his front door was closed and there was a thick layer of snow at the door. It seemed that it had not been cleaned in the past few days.
She knocked on the door, but no one answered. Mingdai knocked again, but still no one answered.
He was alone at home, and Mingdai was worried that something might happen to him, so she thought about it and took Zhou Sinian to the brigade headquarters.
There was smoke and fog in the brigade headquarters, and Mingdai was coughing because of the snorting before she even entered.
Secretary Liu opened all the doors and sighed at Liu Dazhu who was lying on the kang: "Captain, I told you not to smoke so much, but look at you, you are snorting at Xiaoming, the educated youth."
Mingdai: Even if I hadn’t seen you put out the cigarette, I would still thank you.
Liu Dazhu chuckled and did not refute: "Xiaoming, why did you come in such a cold weather?"
Mingdai then told Liu Dazheng about how she knocked on the door but no one answered.
Liu Dazhu knocked on his cigarette bag, his eyes darkened, "We have to go and take a look."
After saying that, he got off the kang and put on a thick cotton jacket. Liu Qingmin and Liu Guoqiang also put on their hats and followed him.
After returning to Liu Dazheng's house, Liu Dazhui knocked on the door again, but still no one answered.
Mingdai asked Zhou Sinian to climb over the low fence and open the door.
After they went in, they found the whole yard was covered with snow. The baskets and bamboo mats in the yard had all been put away.
I walked on the snow to the main room and knocked on the door. This time there was a response.
Accompanied by a few coughs, a weak male voice came: "Ahem, who is it?"
"Da Zheng, it's me. Can you come in?"
"Ahem, the door is not locked, come in."
After saying that, Liu Dazhu pushed the door open and several people went in.
The main room was very dark, with many things densely packed on the floor, leaving only one path for walking.
Five people walked towards the bedroom in the dark, opened the door, and saw a figure lying on the kang.