Ma Chaoyang jumped off the tractor before it came to a complete stop, ran to Qin Hanshu, and asked with his mouth wide open: "Hanshu, why did you buy so much junk?"

"That's not right!" Ma Chaoyang noticed the bicycle with his sharp eyes, "Isn't this a junked bicycle?"

This bike is three years old, but it has been well maintained and still looks new.

Seeing that other people were also gathering around, Qin Hanshu explained, "I was just lucky. Today I happened to meet someone who was short of money and had to sell a bicycle, so I bought it immediately."

Although the scrap collection station is called scrap, it actually collects everything and is more like a flea market.

Although almost no one would sell bicycles to a recycling station, Qin Hanshu's statement is theoretically correct.

"And this furniture too," Qin Hanshu pointed at the wenge wood desk and cabinet, "it just cost a lot of money."

Zhao Ru asked hurriedly: "How much did you spend?"

Qin Hanshu said: "The bicycle is 150, the desk and cabinet are 80, and the rest is worth nothing."

After hearing the price Qin Hanshu mentioned, the others who were eager to go to the scrap yard to exchange for something gave up the idea.

Including Ma Chaoyang.

When he left home, his mother secretly gave him five hundred yuan. He thought it was a lot, but if he spent it the way Qin Hanshu did, it would probably be gone in a year.

This was exactly the result Qin Hanshu wanted. Otherwise, if other people were allowed into the scrap yard, it would be easy for them to be exposed.

Looking at the time, Qin Hanshu said hurriedly: "Let's go first, we still have to go to the grain station to buy grain."

As he spoke, he started moving the things onto the tractor. Several male comrades, including Niu Erdan, came to help, and they finished moving the things quickly.

The stuff took up too much space in the truck bed, so there was no room for people to sit. Qin Hanshu simply followed on his bicycle.

When he arrived at the grain station, Qin Hanshu bought five kilograms of rice and five kilograms of flour.

Most of the other educated youth also bought fine grains, but Gao Ming bought all cornmeal.

It was almost time for dinner, and the educated youth felt their hungry stomachs and wanted to go to a restaurant to have a bowl of臊子面 or something, but they were stopped by Niu Erdan.

He took off a cloth bag that had been hanging on his body.

It turned out that there was cornmeal bun inside.

"This is what the Party Secretary told me to bring. He said he was afraid you guys would spend money recklessly."

The educated youth looked at each other and thought, "If you want to eat it, just don't eat it. It's the secretary's good intention, and Niu Erdan has been carrying it for the whole morning."

In the end, the educated youth took the steamed buns handed over by Niu Erdan.

The cold steamed bun was hard, so Ma Chaoyang suggested, "Would you like to buy a bottle of soda?"

It was a hot day and they were already thirsty. When they heard about soda, everyone nodded without thinking.

After collecting money from everyone, Qin Hanshu and Ma Chaoyang went to buy the soda as representatives.

When the educated youth wanted to drink soda, Niu Erdan walked away on his own initiative.

In fact, his family is well off and he has enough money to afford a bottle of soda, but he just doesn't have the habit of spending money on something that doesn't fill his stomach like soda.

Qin Hanshu came over and handed him a bottle. "This is my treat. Thank you for sending us to the county town in such a hot day."

Niu Erdan's face, which was already red and dark, suddenly became even darker.

He waved his hands uncomfortably and stammered, "No, no need..."

Qin Hanshu stuffed the soda into his hand and said, "Drink it, I bought it all."

Niu Erdan hesitated for a long time. In the end, the weather was too hot and the soda was too tempting.

After taking a sip, he let out a long sigh of relief and even burped.

"I have drunk soda before," Niu Erdan recalled. "Brother Zhou bought it for me. I was nine years old that year. He was studying in the county town. One time during the holidays, he brought back a bottle of soda, and several of us shared it."

Niu Erdan smiled foolishly, scratched his head and said, "I couldn't get it, so I just took a sip. Now I can't remember what it tasted like."

Qin Hanshu asked: "Who is Brother Zhou San?"

Niu Erdan replied: "He is Uncle Zhou's youngest son. He is a soldier in the army and has not been home for many years."

Qin Hanshu nodded and asked, "By the way, is Accountant Niu your biological brother?"

Niu Erdan quickly swallowed the soda in his mouth and nodded repeatedly, "Yes! He is my biological brother. We are the only two brothers in our family."

After a pause, Niu Erdan emphasized: "We are brothers with the same father and mother."

Qin Hanshu laughed, "I understand."

Niu Erdan chuckled twice, "My brother is at home praising your new educated youths."

"Oh?" Qin Hanshu asked curiously, "How did he praise her?"

"He said that you all come from cadre families, and all of you are..." Niu Erdan scratched his head and thought for a long time before saying, "You are all arrogant... I forgot how the original words came out... Especially Comrade Zhang Kangmei, he has the highest arrogance!"

Qin Hanshu: “…”

Are you arrogant?

He also emphasized Zhang Kangmei. It seems that this accountant Niu is a vengeful person. The few words Zhang Kangmei said when he first arrived there had offended him.

Qin Hanshu said casually: "Accountant Niu went to the commune for a meeting again today. Does an accountant have to attend so many meetings?"

In the morning, Accountant Niu went to the commune and took a tractor ride.

Niu Erdan waved his hands and said, "He is not attending a meeting today. He went to the commune to seek benefits for our team. The commune has a set of obsolete equipment, and he wants to come and set up a radio station for our team."

"Radio station??"

"Yeah!" Niu Erdan nodded. "My brother said that with a radio station, we can read newspapers and news to the villagers and play songs!"

"But it's not certain yet, because several teams are competing for the equipment."

Qin Hanshu fell into deep thought after hearing this.

I didn't expect to get such important information from a casual chat with Niu Erdan.

If you have a radio station, you need announcers.

Can she fight for this position?

Although the intensity of the current farm work is still within her tolerance, who doesn’t yearn for a more comfortable life?

***

The tractor drove directly back to the team headquarters, and Niu Erdan enthusiastically helped unload the things before leaving.

Looking at the broken wood in the yard, Ma Chaoyang said, "Actually, I just wanted to ask, what's the point of buying so much rotten wood?"

Jin Bo on the other side said first: "This wood is only rotten on the surface, it can be used to make furniture. Comrade Qin Hanshu didn't lose money on this wood."

Qin Hanshu looked at Jin Bo, "You look very professional."

Jin Bo smiled and said, "My father is a carpenter in a furniture factory. I have been exposed to it since I was a child, so I know a little bit."

Qin Hanshu was inspired and asked, "Can you make furniture?"

She had already inquired about it and found out that there was a carpenter in Haowan Village, but he was busy repairing farm tools recently. If she wanted to ask him to make furniture, she would have to wait until the busy farming season was over.

Qin Hanshu hadn't held out much hope when he asked this question, but Jin Bo actually nodded and said, "I liked it when I was a kid, so I pestered my dad to teach me how to make some basic furniture. I can't say how well I make it, but I can guarantee that it's sturdy."

Qin Hanshu hurriedly said: "Then can I ask you to make furniture for me?"

You can't say you're paying me, otherwise it would be exploitation. Qin Hanshu asked, "What do you want in exchange?"

"Of course I can make furniture!" Jin Bo thought for a moment and said, "I don't want anything else. I just want to use the remaining wood to make a set of tables and chairs for myself."

Ma Chaoyang said hurriedly: "I was just about to ask Han Shu to give me the remaining wood!"

Qin Hanshu said to Jin Bo, "I want to make a closet, a kang table and a kang cabinet. You can estimate how much will be left."

Jin Bo thought for a moment and said, "If Ma Chaoyang also makes a set of tables and chairs, that should be enough."

Qin Hanshu nodded and said, "Okay, let's divide this pile of wood like this."

Ma Chaoyang asked, "How much is the wood? I'll give you the money."

I only spent five dollars on all this. It's hard to calculate... Qin Hanshu said, "Don't give me the extra money. How about this? You don't have to go to work while Jin Bo is making furniture. You can help him with his work. It can also be considered as contributing to the furniture. How do you think?"

Although Ma Chaoyang would rather pay than work, since Qin Hanshu said so, he agreed. Anyway, the farm work during this period was not heavy.

At this time, Zhao Ru, who had been listening to the discussion, said timidly: "What should I do?"