Chapter 2 Nephew
Zhao Yeqing walked along with a sickle, clearing the weeds as he went. He didn't dare to grab the grass with his hands without gloves, so he could only step on it with his feet and cut it with the sickle. It was not easy to operate, so he could only cut it roughly. When he was about to reach the ring road around the mountain, he threw the sickle to the side of the road and picked it up when he came back.
Going down the mountain was much faster than going up, and Zhao Yeqing reached the foot of the mountain in less than an hour.
She squatted on the side of the road waiting for a passing minibus. The Meishan Mountain Range is very long, and there is an area on the other side that has been developed into a scenic spot, so minibuses picking up tourists would pass by from time to time.
After waiting for more than twenty minutes, a passing minibus appeared. Zhao Yeqing waved and successfully got on the bus.
In addition to tourists, there were also villagers going to the town on the bus. The auntie next to them saw the pretty girl with a local accent and asked her where she came from. When she heard that she was the daughter of the Zhao family who had always lived in the city, she became even more interested and asked her whether she was married and how her work was going.
Zhao Yeqing was not impatient at all. He answered the question with a smile and avoided the main point. He made the old lady smile all the way. Although he did not find out anything, Zhao Yeqing knew a lot about the things in the nearby villages and towns. Even after getting off the car, the old lady still enthusiastically invited her to her home for dinner next time.
Zhao Yeqing narrowed his eyes and said obediently, "I will do it next time."
She wanted to buy her quilt and daily necessities before it got dark so that she could go directly to the door and window factory early tomorrow morning.
She went to the only big supermarket in the town and picked out a 12-pound double quilt. She also brought back a set of quilt covers. She also packed up the things she had used in the city and sent them by express, which are expected to arrive in the next two days.
Rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, pots, pans, kitchen knives, paper towels, rags, laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid... several sets of large, medium and small glass sealed jars and a large kimchi jar.
If she needs something and it is too troublesome to run down to buy it, she will stock up on one year's worth of commonly used consumables, and can ask the supermarket to transport them to the foot of the mountain. Then she can go to the village and ask someone to use a tractor to transport them up the mountain without any trouble.
The plastic basins at home had become brittle and would break if bent, so Zhao Yeqing picked out a few stainless steel basins and buckets, two large, two medium and two small, which could be used to fetch water for pickling pickles.
Zhao Yeqing plans to buy things like sanitary napkins, underwear, skin care products, etc. online. If he buys more and gets a discount, the price will be much cheaper than in physical stores.
Make an appointment with the supermarket and let them know tomorrow after you’ve chosen the doors and windows. You can also take a ride back with the supermarket’s delivery service.
After coming out of the supermarket, Zhao Yeqing ran to the farm tool store. The hoe, sickle, woodcutter and axe at home were all rusted. She had only cleared two meters of weeds around the house and had not yet eradicated the roots. She also needed to buy a spiked rake, similar to the one Zhu Bajie used, but his had nine teeth and she used five teeth, and some hemp ropes and plastic wrap, which were very versatile and could be spread on the ground to dry things or to build a shed for vegetables.
After buying the farm tools, Zhao Yeqing found that there was an agricultural supply store and a hardware store next to the farm tool store. He bought a lot of nails, screws, glue, wire, cable ties, hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, electric drills, air nail guns, screwdrivers, etc.
What she needs to buy at the agricultural supply store is relatively simple. She just needs to buy some seeds, medicines for common pests and diseases, and a little fertilizer. She can't count on organic fertilizer since she just came back, so she can only rely on purchased fertilizer in the early stage. She chose a small number of slow-growing seeds, mostly fast-growing ones like spinach, lettuce, and Chinese cabbage, and also seedlings of pumpkin, loofah, and eggplant.
The boss of the three stores was the same person, a tall and thin young man. He swiped out of the game he was playing on his phone and switched to the calculator. The total cost of everything was 460 yuan. Zhao Yeqing was delighted when she saw the boss, and offered a 40% discount, which made the young man laugh:
"Beauty, that's not the price you quoted."
Zhao Yeqing pretended not to hear and continued, "Please send it to my home tomorrow. It's at the Meishan South intersection. Just leave it at the intersection at the bottom of the mountain."
The young man was thinking about the game he had just finished. Seeing Zhao Yeqing's appearance, he barely suppressed his anger: "Beauty, these things can only be discounted by 30 yuan at most. Delivery is not allowed. You only bought so much and you still have to make a trip to the village. Sorry, I don't get this treatment."
Zhao Yeqing grabbed another plate of tomatoes and peppers that had already grown seedlings: "Give this to me. I can send it over together tomorrow afternoon."
The young man already felt that this person was out to cause trouble, and was about to get angry when he heard someone next to him say, "What money? Ask him to personally deliver it to you tomorrow."
The young man's anger stagnated, and he looked at the old woman who spoke with wide eyes: "Ah?"
The old woman scolded, "Why are you glaring at me, Feng Lixuan, you are really becoming more and more disrespectful. This is your aunt! Why don't you call someone!"
Feng Lixuan's parents went to the north when they were young and settled there. He also grew up there and lived far away and seldom came back. He only came back once every few years during the Chinese New Year. He was too young to remember anything at that time. It was only in the past two years when the business went bankrupt and he graduated from college that his parents brought him back to open a store. He really didn't recognize this aunt whom he had barely seen when he was a child.
Zhao Yeqing stepped forward and took the energetic old woman's arm, saying with a smile, "Aunt, you are still in good health."
The old woman's name is Feng Chunyan. She is grandma's niece. Although she is called niece, she is actually only a few years younger than grandma. People in rural areas have many children. Feng's great-grandmother gave birth to seven children. Her grandma was the youngest of their generation, and Feng Chunyan is the daughter of grandma's eldest brother, so the age difference is actually not that big.
Because they were of similar age, Feng Chunyan played together with her grandmother since she was a child. Her grandmother was gentle and Buddhist in nature, and she liked reading and was very literary. Feng Chunyan, on the other hand, was strong and shrewd in nature, and was very good at accounting and doing business. But they were both very good to her, and she grew up in the arms of these two old people.
Feng Lixuan looked at Zhao Yeqing, who seemed younger than him, and said, "Ah? How can you say that..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Feng Chunyan slapped him on the back. Feng Lixuan quickly moved aside and said decisively, "Auntie!"
Zhao Yeqing smiled and said, "Be good, nephew."
Feng Chunyan held her hand and looked very happy: "My dear, come and show your auntie... You are thinner than in previous years. It must be hard for you outside. Come and stay at home for a few more days when you come back. Come home for dinner tonight."
"I was planning to visit you in two days. I can have dinner today, but I won't stay. I've booked a room at the hotel and will go back tomorrow to fix up the house. I plan to stay for a year this time, so I have plenty of time to spend with you."
"Have you been wronged in the city?" Without waiting for Zhao Yeqing to answer, Feng Chunyan said, "Of course you have. If you have a temper like your grandmother, others will bully you."
Zhao Yeqing didn't like to hide things, so seeing the old man frowning and distressed, he said directly: "I fought back, and I didn't suffer any injustice at all."
Feng Chunyan pointed at Feng Lixuan who was standing blankly beside her and said, "Next time you beat someone up, ask him to go. Guys in their early twenties are the most resistant to beatings."
Feng Lixuan nodded beside him.
Feng Chunyan was a married woman who was married to a man. The woman worked outside and the man worked inside. She was considered an iron lady in that era. Later, when the policy improved, she set up a lumber mill and became the first millionaire in the town that year.
After having dinner at Feng Chunyan's house and promising to visit her again in two days, Feng Lixuan sent Zhao Yeqing to the hotel, added her on WeChat, and promised that he would definitely send her there the next day.
The next morning.
Because the door and window factory was between the town and the county, Zhao Yeqing called a tricycle to take her to the door and window factory, where she selected security doors, security windows and iron art doors. She chose a color similar to the tiles at home for the iron art doors and security doors. There were more styles of security windows, not just the welded cage-type stainless steel security windows, but also frameless glass security windows that could be opened and closed and new folding and sliding security windows. The glass was a bit too modern and the price was relatively high. There were many colors and styles of folding and sliding security windows. She chose one that looked like blinds on the surface, and the sunlight shining in through the apricot windows, casting a hazy shadow, won her heart.
The railing of the terrace on the second floor was made of bricks and was a bit short. She estimated the length and chose a 1.5-meter-high wrought iron fence of the same series as the courtyard gate, with thorns on the outside.
Anti-theft doors and windows are in stock, but the courtyard gates and fences need to be transferred from the county town, which will not arrive until the afternoon. Zhao Yeqing wants to install them as soon as possible, so he discusses with the boss to help deliver the goods as soon as they arrive in the afternoon. After all, if someone comes to repair the house by then, the news that someone has returned to live in the mountain will get out, and he is afraid that it will attract some people with ulterior motives.
The boss was relatively easy to talk to, but since these were large items and needed manpower to carry them up the mountain, Zhao Yeqing agreed to pay an extra hundred yuan for the labor.
After the doors and windows were settled, she also wanted to lay tiles on the floor of the second floor, so that at least she could walk barefoot on the floor when getting out of bed. The floor of the first floor could be made of cement. The advantage of cement is that it is durable, but the disadvantage is that it is dusty. It would be best if it could be polished. After thinking about it, she sent a voice message to Feng Lixuan.
The other end picked up the phone quickly, with a cheerful and enthusiastic voice: "Aunt, what's the matter?"
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