Chapter 5 Living Together
He Mingcheng looked at Chen Yi in surprise. To be honest, he had known about these educated youth before.
They were all arrogant and claimed to be city people. They looked down on everyone in Xiaohe Brigade. They only knew how to gather in groups and associate with the educated youth.
And the young and beautiful lesbian in front of him did not do anything that disgusted him.
When he heard that there were educated youth living here, he was unhappy.
But now it seems not so annoying.
"It's okay." He replied and turned around to organize his things.
Seeing that he was unwilling to talk, Chen Yi did not say anything else.
She couldn't do the things that came her way, so she had to wait for the captain to come.
The two of them sat on the kang, and He Mingcheng packed his things, taking out a leg of lamb, then a can of malted milk.
Boy, these things aren't easy to come by these days.
Could it be that this guy is also hanging?
Chen Yi kept looking out the window. She didn't look at other people's things too much. It was not a good thing to just look at personal belongings.
It's one thing if someone fiddles with it in front of you, but if you ask too many questions, it'll be annoying.
After about an hour, Chen Yi felt tired sitting on the kang, and then he saw the team leader coming late.
The snow outside has subsided, at least there is no strong wind. The weather is still gloomy, and it may snow again in the evening.
"Oh! You said your home is so far away, it must be a lot of effort to come here." Li Qinglin was so tired that he was panting.
Although it wasn't particularly far, it was still two miles, and the road was covered with snow, which made it even more difficult to walk.
"This is not the house I built." He Mingcheng rolled his eyes and continued, "You should go ask my grandfather."
Li Qinglin sighed helplessly, then turned to look at Chen Yi, "Xiao Chen, I need to tell you about where to live."
"It snowed heavily these past few days, and the roofs of two houses collapsed. We really have no place to live here."
No place to live?
Chen Yi frowned when she heard that. Did he want her to sleep in the snow?
She didn't want to live in the snow, but there was no space at the educated youth camp. What should she do?
"Captain, then I..." She hesitated to speak, really not knowing what else to do.
Li Qinglin looked at He Mingcheng again and said, "Chengzi, isn't your small room in the west wing empty? Otherwise, let Comrade Xiao Chen live in your room."
"There's really no room left. Can you please understand?"
He had no choice. After all, Chen Yi was an educated youth. He couldn't just leave her in the snow, right?
If Chen Yi reported to the commune, he would be in big trouble.
As soon as he said this, the two of them looked at each other and both felt that this was inappropriate.
Although Chen Yi came from the future, she had no objection to sharing a house.
But people's customs are different nowadays. It's not a good idea for two people of the opposite sex to live under the same roof.
Judging from the closed situation in the countryside, I'm afraid everyone will laugh at it.
He Mingcheng had obviously thought of this situation, and he objected: "No, after all, we are of the opposite sex. If it was a man, it would be fine."
He didn't like the educated youth, but he wouldn't make things difficult for Li Qinglin's work.
But he felt uncomfortable having a girl live with him, even if they didn't sleep on the same kang.
Chen Yi also nodded in agreement, "Captain, this is indeed inappropriate."
There is no way. If people spread rumors, will I ever be able to return to the city?
She doesn't want to stay here forever.
Li Qinglin felt troubled when he saw that they all disagreed.
Because there really is no place left, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.
"Let's put it this way. If anyone asks me, just tell them that Xiao Chen is at the educated youth camp. Xiao Chen, don't leave the house. Please understand me. I really can't find the place." He said helplessly.
Li Qinglin meant to let them live in one house.
Hearing this, both of them were unwilling, but there was no other way.
Chen Yi remained silent. He Mingcheng beside her sighed, "Okay, hurry up and fix the kang over there."
Hearing that he had given in, Li Qinglin nodded quickly, "Okay, okay, I'll leave first."
The man ran very fast and disappeared in the snow in an instant.
Chen Yi was speechless, but this was the current situation. It would be better to let her live in the space, but unfortunately there was no other way, she couldn't let others find out.
He Mingcheng carried her things and said, "Go to the west room. I'll help you pack."
The west room was often unoccupied and hadn't been lit or cleaned for a long time.
Chen Yi didn't say anything and followed them over carrying the things.
He Mingcheng was stunned when he entered the room. There was no dust in the room and the kang mat was wiped clean.
Recalling the time he came in before, it seemed like the house had been cleaned.
It seems that it was this female educated youth who cleaned the house. No one else would come to clean the house.
"I'll go cook first. I'll call you when it's ready." He Mingcheng put down his things and went out.
Chen Yi quickly followed him out and said, "I brought some food and will send it to you later."
She would not eat other people's food for free. Food was precious these days, and in the countryside, the food supply was limited.
He Mingcheng said nothing, put on his patched cotton jacket and went out.
After a while, there was movement in the kitchen.
Chen Yi came out with a bag of rice, about ten kilograms, and twenty kilograms of cornmeal given to her by the team leader.
"Here are my rations, you take care of them." She handed them over and placed them on the cupboard.
The cupboard is placed on the floor with a cutting board on top and an empty space next to it.
He Mingcheng nodded, then started to light the fire and clean the pot.
Chen Yi watched from the side, and then saw him carrying the enamel basin out, so she helped to watch the fire.
Not long after, He Mingcheng came back with two cabbages and two radishes.
"Just come in and sit down, I'll do it." He said without raising his head.
Chen Yi was unwilling and replied: "Can I help you cut the vegetables? How do you want to cut them?"
She didn't want to just sit and wait for ready-made food, so she helped whenever she could.
Besides, it’s not like she doesn’t know how to do these things.
He Mingcheng saw that she really wanted to help, so he said, "Cut the cabbage into slices. I want to stir-fry it."
Chen Yi nodded and washed and cut vegetables skillfully.
The water in the water tank was fetched by He Mingcheng. It was not much, only half a tank.
If you only use it for cooking and washing, it can probably last for two or three days.
Forget about taking a shower; there's not enough water.
And you can take a shower in Chen Yi’s space, so you don’t have to worry about that.
Seeing that she cut the rice well, He Mingcheng felt relieved. He took out the rice, washed it, and then steamed it.
He didn't expect that Chen Yi actually brought rice to the countryside. Their brigade didn't grow rice, so it couldn't have been given by the brigade leader.
During the month he was away from home, he either ate steamed buns or noodles, and he was tired of them.
It’s not that I’m not allowed to eat them, but I want to eat these, so I’ll eat as much as I can while I’m on a business trip.
I didn't expect it to be enough...
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