Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Should we go shopping together?

After washing up, Xu Lin took out the porridge she had cooked at Xu's house and started to eat, mentally thinking about what to buy from the commune if she didn't go to work that day.

First of all, it would be inconvenient to have only one iron pot, so she had to buy a coal stove, and even after buying a coal stove, she still needed coal.

Coal is a hot commodity and she can't buy it just because she wants to.

Xu Lin slapped his forehead and regretted secretly that he should have prepared more coal briquettes in Kyoto.

Alas, it was all because of the person who was following her secretly. Every time she went out, someone followed her, so she didn't dare to go out for fun or prepare more supplies.

Xu Lin's consciousness searched the space for a while and soon found a half-old coal stove in the warehouse.

I collected that thing from Brother Hu’s courtyard.

Thinking of Brother Hu, I wonder if that guy was cheated to death. That guy lost hundreds of boxes, he must be very angry.

Unfortunately, she didn't have the chance to see such a lively scene. It was all because of that follower.

Xu Lin staggered for a while, put the half-worn coal stove aside, and continued to dig.

Gathering together the things you need and going around the commune, you can have a smooth journey.

After Xu Lin finished her meal and washed the dishes, she was just thinking about reading a book when a whistle sounded from the village. It was the first whistle for work.

This whistle is blown to wake everyone up. An hour later, the whistle will be blown a second time to notify everyone to go to work.

A whistle would be blown at the end of work. Of course, if you finished your work before the whistle sounded, you could go home early by asking the scorekeeper to record your work points.

If the task is not completed, you will have to work overtime or have your work points deducted.

Work points are life. Villagers would rather work overtime than have their work points deducted.

As the whistle sounded, the Youth League Home seemed to come alive, with movement coming from every room.

Xu Lin walked out of the yard with the educated youth going to work, and Han Hong and Zhang Qiang also went with her.

As for Qin Fang and Su Liang, no one paid any attention to them, and after one night, Qin Fang's life story spread among the educated youth.

I know everything I should know and shouldn’t know.

Everyone was still concerned about Qin Fang's identity as the spy's biological daughter and was unwilling to interact with her.

Even Hu Changming gave up the idea. He was afraid that he would die too slowly by relying on his spy daughter's power.

As for what Su Liang, who was confused, would do, that was not something they could interfere with.

As for Su Liang’s affairs, the Su family will have their own worries.

When Qian Li heard that Xu Lin was going to the commune, she reminded her that after collecting food, she could go to the village entrance and take a oxcart there, which only cost ten cents for a round trip.

For many villagers, one cent was very expensive, but for the educated youth, one cent was still acceptable.

After thanking Qian Li for her advice, Xu Lin followed Han Hong and Zhang Qiang to the brigade headquarters to collect rations.

Each of the newly arrived educated youth could receive 50 kilograms of coarse grains. If they wanted fine grains, the amount would be less.

I'm afraid there won't be enough for them to eat.

However, the three of them had plenty of money, so they each chose 40 kilograms of coarse grains and 3 kilograms of fine grains.

After receiving the rations, Han Hong and Zhang Qiang wanted Xu Lin to stay and watch over the rations while they moved them back. Unexpectedly, Xu Lin put some force with her little hands and carried the rations away on her back.

The two men blushed when they saw the action. They underestimated Xu Lin.

The three of them returned to the Youth Hostel. Xu Lin remained calm, while Han Hong and Zhang Qiang were panting from exhaustion. Han Hong could not help but ask:

"Xu Zhiqing, how come you are so strong?"

"I have been strong since I was young. I started doing housework when I was four or five years old. When I was older, I started doing laundry, cooking and doing odd jobs to earn money."

When talking about the hard days in her childhood, Xu Lin smiled bitterly, which made the two people sympathize with Xu Lin even more.

Although he was born into a wealthy family, he was tortured by the Xu family and had a miserable life.

The three of them put the things back in the room and saw that Su Liang and Qin Fang had not yet gotten up. They tacitly did not disturb them and went to the commune together.

Even though they bought a lot of furniture yesterday, they still lack a lot of things.

When they arrived at the village entrance, there were already several women sitting on the ox cart. When they saw the three people coming, they just nodded and showed no intention of communicating.

This is different from the plot Xu Lin saw in the novel, in which the women in the village would gossip when they saw the educated youth.

Looking at the people on the ox cart, they had no intention of paying any attention to them.

Xu Lin paid five cents and asked about the return time. After realizing that she would have to walk back by herself if she missed the time, she sat down next to an old lady.

Han Hong and Zhang Qiang sat next to Xu Lin, leaving some space between them to avoid suspicion.

The ox cart waited for a few more minutes before setting off. Along the way, several middle-aged ladies gathered together and chatted about gossip, talking about the gossip of nearby families.

It's about whose mother-in-law is bullying her daughter-in-law again, whose daughter-in-law is scolding her husband behind closed doors again, and whose son is cheating.

Otherwise, someone would sneak into the grove and chat about dirty gossip with their eyes shining with excitement.

Xu Lin was speechless after hearing this. It was the first time for Han Hong and Zhang Qiang to experience such a thing. They were so embarrassed that they could have deducted a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment.

The ox cart swayed for about thirty minutes before arriving at the commune. Xu Lin and the other two got off the cart as if escaping, which made the women laugh.

But the three of them didn't know that after they left, several women commented: "These three educated youth look good and are quite honest."

If Xu Lin knew that someone was commenting on her honesty, she would definitely laugh with her hands on her hips for three days and three nights.

She is honest, but is there anyone else in this world who is honest?

The honest man Xu Lin came to the supply and marketing cooperative. The supply and marketing cooperative in Xiangyang Commune was not comparable to the one in Kyoto. It was not large in area and only had a few rooms.

The things they sell are not complete.

Xu Lin originally wanted to look at bicycles and ride one back home if there were any, but she didn't expect that there wasn't even a counter selling bicycles.

If you want to buy a bicycle, you have to go to the county seat.

Xu Lin wanted to see the coal stove again, but still didn't have one, so she thought of buying one in the county town.

Xu Lin was confused. She didn't have this and she didn't have that. So she couldn't show many of her things openly.

After thinking about it, Xu Lin decided to go to the county town.

Not only Xu Lin had this idea, Han Hong and Zhang Qiang also had the same idea.

The three of them got on the bus to the county town almost without thinking. Fortunately, they were lucky and a bus happened to pass by when they arrived at the station.

After wandering around on the bus for more than half an hour, they finally arrived at the county town. Xu Lin rolled her eyes at the smell in the bus.

I got out of the car and ran a few steps, then took a few breaths of fresh air.

"Shall we go shopping together?" Han Hong asked.

"No, I want to go shopping in the county town." Xu Lin shook her head decisively to refuse. She was tired of the bumpy ride in the car and decided to buy a bicycle first.

When she goes back, she rides a bicycle, puts on a talisman for speed and a talisman for windbreak, and she can ride back easily.

In the future, I can ride a bicycle back and forth to the county town, which is great.

Zhang Qiang thought about it, reminded Xu Lin to be careful, and then separated from the two of them. It was obvious that Zhang Qiang also wanted to act alone.