Chapter 13 I almost bought the old man Wang’s black fungus, but that one is really old…
Qi Fang found it hard to believe that it was such a coincidence that he met the person who had just helped him in the small market on the train.
But the young girl looked very familiar, especially her big, round, bright eyes, which looked like two crescent moons when she smiled. Even when she wasn't smiling, there always seemed to be a smile in her eyes.
Pulling the scarf from her face, she looked even more beautiful, making people a little afraid to look at her, but he still stopped.
Anyway, there are no seats left on the bus, so it doesn't matter where I stand...
Qi Fang thought about it, not daring to look at the other person's face, but he unconsciously looked at the other person's hands several times.
The young woman's hands were white, not large, but her fingers were slender and long, without the large joints common to many people here. She held the pencil in a natural, relaxed position, her strokes flowing smoothly. With just a few strokes, she sketched the outline of a shoe without a trace of hesitation.
The difference was that she drew four wheels under the shoes, but she seemed not satisfied with the drawing and turned the page to draw again.
This time the shoes were replaced with shoe covers, which are worn over normal shoes like ice skates, with straps and four wheels underneath.
Qi Fang had already vaguely guessed what the other person was drawing, but he was so focused on it that he forgot everything else for a moment. He was swayed by the train and accidentally bumped into the girl's shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He apologized quickly.
Yan Xue subconsciously replied, "It's okay." When she looked up following the voice, she realized that this world is really small.
The other person must have recognized her. Seeing that she had looked away, he raised his eyes again to confirm something and quickly apologized again, "I'm so sorry for what happened just now."
Then he scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Also, thank you for today, otherwise I might have bought that fungus for my aunt."
Yan Xue wasn't entirely out of kindness, nor did she accept the credit. She just smiled and asked, "Did you buy the right one?"
The other party's attitude was very serious, "I bought it. I bought it from another store in the small market." He hurriedly showed her the paper bag in his hand.
"No need to open it, be careful not to spill it." Yan Xue was a little helpless.
The young man put the paper bag back awkwardly.
Seeing him embarrassed, Yan Xue casually changed the subject, "There will definitely be no problem giving it to someone this time."
Unexpectedly, the young man was even more puzzled. "I originally wanted to give it to my aunt and ask her something. But her father-in-law was seriously ill, so he went back to his hometown with my uncle, so I didn't give it to her."
This is really honest. He answered whatever was asked and his answers were very detailed.
In her previous life, Yan Xue worked in the market and ran an online store. She had met many difficult customers, but she had rarely seen such an honest person. She felt a little uncomfortable when she first met him.
She lowered her eyes and used the eraser on the top of her pencil to erase the line that had just been distorted. "That's really unfortunate. I can only wait for her to come back and send it to her."
Qi Fang hummed, his eyes following her movements. He wanted to ask something, but couldn't open his mouth.
Yan Xue didn't pay attention and found that after rubbing it for a long time, the ink didn't come off much and the paper was a little torn. She simply turned the page and drew the pattern again.
She didn't say anything, and Qi Fang couldn't find anything to say either. The two of them sat and stood like this until the flight attendant came over to remind them that they had arrived at Jinchuan Forest Farm.
Yan Xue closed the book and stuffed it into her bag, then packed up and prepared to get off the bus, startling Qi Fang who was standing next to her. "You're here?"
"Yeah." Yan Xue had already pulled up her scarf.
Qi Fang was anxious. "Um, can you give me the picture you just drew?"
"Are you talking about roller skates?" Yan Xue didn't expect him to be interested in this.
Qi Fang had no idea what roller skates were, and his face flushed. "Just the one you ruined."
Although Yan Xue was a little surprised, she thought that roller skates were still quite new to people of that era, and it was not like she couldn't draw again, so she simply tore off the best one and gave it to the other party.
After everyone got off, the bus started again and the attendant locked the doors. Seeing Qi Fang still standing there, he couldn't help but ask, "Everyone's gone, why aren't you sitting here? The seat next to you has been empty for ages."
"No, I'm looking at something." Qi Fang quickly picked up the drawing and explained.
This flight attendant's family is also from Xiaojinchuan. He is about the same age as Qi Fang, and the two are somewhat familiar with each other.
Qi Fang spread out the paper and showed it to him. "It looks like some kind of roller skates. It's quite complicated. I don't know if I can make it."
"I've never seen this before." The flight attendant also became interested. "Why don't you try Uncle Yan? His family has inherited the craftsmanship and can make fine things."
Qi Fang nodded, folded the paper carefully, and put it in his pocket.
Not many people were on the Jinchuan train, so the attendant had nothing to do at the moment, so he simply leaned back in his chair and talked to him, "Didn't you say a while ago that someone from your hometown introduced you to someone? Have you met them yet?"
"Not yet." Qi Fang went to see his aunt today just to ask about this matter. After all, it was his aunt who helped to make the connection.
As a result, his aunt was not at home and he didn't know when she would be back, so he could only wait until the next time he had time to go.
"You've been cheated, haven't you?" the flight attendant joked with him.
He shook his head seriously, "That's impossible. We're all from the same place and know each other well. Maybe something delayed him."
Yan Xue didn't care about the picture. Firstly, she couldn't make it herself, and secondly, it was not a necessity and was not worth much money.
In those days, anything that could be made by a child was made by the parents themselves, like ice skates or wooden guns. There was no soil for making a fortune from this. She had a lot of things to do and couldn't take care of them for the time being. As soon as she returned, she went to find Liu Daniu's wife and asked who could make luggage and clothes.
"I knew you were going to ask this." Liu Daniu's wife directly took down a quilt from her home and showed it to her. "I made it myself. If you think it's okay, I can make it for you."
The end of the year is the time when there is a lot of work, and the other party was willing to take time out to help her. Yan Xue was naturally very grateful and paid the full labor fee no matter what.
As for making clothes, Liu Daniu's wife also helped her find them and asked her, "Where's your Xiaoqi? Why didn't he come with you?"
"He has something else to do. When he's done, I'll ask him to come over and measure the dimensions."
It wasn't until dinner time that Yan Xue saw Qi Fang. "Someone went to the mountain, and I went to look for the house."
The man came in, wrapped in a cold air, and his appearance was as cold as if he were a sculpture of ice and snow. If he didn't speak, Yan Xue would have suspected that if the heat in the room was too high, he would have melted...
My great aunt said that his family were all honest people. It was obvious that the one who almost bought the black fungus from Old Man Wang was the real honest one. I don’t know if he had a genetic mutation.
Fortunately, Yan Xue didn't have a strong preference for honest people, so she asked directly, "Is there anyone suitable?"
"We only found two, one of which was Li Shuwu's home."
The forest farm currently has no public housing. Aside from the large dormitories for single employees, all the other houses are privately built, and they're small. My own home is already crowded enough, and once my son gets married, I'll either have to build a new one or add a plot to the existing one. Finding a rental is tough.
But Yan Xue really didn't want to be neighbors with Li Shuwu and his wife.
Qi Fang probably didn't want to either, so before she could say anything, he continued, "And then there's one at Wang Lianfu's house."
"Then eat first, and then come over to take a look after dinner."
It just so happened that I just finished shopping today, so I could settle the bill while we were eating so that he wouldn’t have to wonder where the money went.
Unexpectedly, the man did not express any opinion on what she bought, and even seemed not very interested. After dinner, the two of them went to look at houses, but the road to Wang Lianfu's house looked more and more familiar to her.
"You're not talking about this place, are you?" Yan Xue stood outside the door with a slightly subtle expression.
Hearing that her tone was not right, Qi Fang glanced sideways, "Is there something wrong with his family?"
"It's not really a problem. It's just that I have some unpleasantness with their old man."
Yan Xue didn't know what her luck was. After searching for a long time, she only found two places: Li Shuwu's house and Old Man Wang's house.
She reached out her gloved hand and squeezed it, indicating that it was only a tiny bit.
Before Qi Fang could ask again, someone from the Wang family came out to pour dirty water into the snow pile. When they finished, they saw them and recognized Qi Fang at a glance, "Are you here to see the house? Come in, come in."
She was a woman around forty years old. Yan Xue guessed that she might be Old Man Wang's daughter-in-law.
Judging from his enthusiasm, he probably didn't recognize her, or he only heard her name and couldn't match her with the person at all, otherwise he would never have asked her to come in.
Yan Xue was about to refuse, but Qi Fang spoke up, "We haven't discussed it yet. We're just passing by."
"Since you've come this far, why not stop in and take a look?" the other person said enthusiastically. "This house of ours was built only a few years ago. You won't find one as nice as this anywhere else."
The key point is that other people build their own houses after getting married, and single employees also have large dormitories. If you look for a house elsewhere, you won’t find anyone who wants to rent one.
Yan Xue saw it clearly and said, "Let's do it another day. It's too late today. Besides, we have other things to do here and don't have time."
She finished her words with a smile and was about to leave, but the Wang family inside had already heard the commotion, "The person who wants to rent the house is here?"
Old man Wang pushed open the door with a cigarette in his mouth. When he saw Yan Xue, his expression changed immediately. "I thought it was someone else, but it turns out you're the one who's flattering the Liu family."
The woman who came out first was obviously confused about the situation. The old man didn't explain, but glanced at Qi Fang and asked, "What's the matter? Did the old Liu family fail to defend the country? Did they change the person?"
The first thing he did was to criticize Huang Yao, which was obviously not as Yan Xue said, there was only a little unhappiness.
Qi Fang glanced at Yan Xue, and the next second, his eyes fell on Old Man Wang, "Flattering? You?"
His tone was indifferent and his face showed no expression, as if he was just asking a question. But it was very infuriating. After all, the Wang family did rely on the Liu family for free food and drinks.
As expected, Old Man Wang's expression immediately turned bad. Yan Xue hurriedly pulled Qi Fang and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? He is your elder after all."
There is no difference between the sentence "He is your elder after all" and "What nonsense are you talking about?". Old man Wang's face turned darker instantly.
After all, they were at someone's doorstep, and Yan Xue didn't really want to cause any trouble for the person, so she pulled Qi Fang away after saying that.
Even from a distance away, I could still hear Old Man Wang's impotent and furious voice, "She still wants to rent my house. Even if I give you 100, I won't rent it to her. Let her sleep on the street!"
He even scolded his daughter-in-law, "What kind of people are you looking for?"
My daughter-in-law whispered to me, "No one else rents the house either." I got so angry that I raised my voice even louder.
Yan Xue didn't listen carefully. She had only found two houses in total, and now there was one less. She couldn't really rent from Li Shuwu's house, right?
Although in comparison, she really had no conflicts with Li Shuwu's family.
"Is there no other place?"
She wanted to confirm with Qi Fang again, but when she turned around, she found that the man had his eyes lowered, staring at her hand.
And her hands were clasping at someone's sleeves...
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