Seeing that both of them agreed, Zhou He explained further:
"This room might be a bit narrow. The building is similar to those used by educated youth in the past, with a circular kang (heated brick bed) inside, separated by walls or wooden planks..."
As Zhou He spoke, he drew diagrams on the ground to explain to him.
To avoid the two of them being unhappy when they see the room is too small.
There's no need to worry about the firewood needed for two more kang (heated brick beds); he can get some coal from his friends in town.
“That works. We can use a few cabinets as partitions in the middle of the room. It will be faster that way. And who knows, there might even be a house that's already built.”
Luo Jin said he accepts having his own private space well and even looks forward to it.
“I’m fine with that too. Comrade Zhou He, you can make the arrangements. I’ll take care of the money and cooking.” Fang Yuan nodded.
Since we've already decided to build a good relationship with these people, there's no need to fuss over such a small matter.
She doesn't need to enter the space all the time; she just needs to get through these few years.
“Okay, from now on I’ll be in charge of washing the dishes and vegetables!” Zhou Jiahui said happily.
Hearing their answers, Zhou He confirmed, "Then it's settled. I'll go find the village secretary now, and we'll try to move out as soon as possible."
He didn't have a good impression of the other educated youth in the settlement, and he didn't want to stay there any longer.
He said something to the others and then went out.
Unexpectedly, he brought back good news that very night.
There is a ready-made house in the village, but it is close to the back mountain and needs to be renovated and have a heated kang bed installed.
"How long will the repairs take, and how much will it cost?" Fang Yuan asked.
She roughly knew where the house was; the two of them had lived there in their previous life.
She just wanted to know how long it would take to move there.
"Repairing and adding a kang (heated brick bed) will cost about fifty yuan and take about a week. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and the Party Secretary said that if we want this house, we have to do it as soon as possible."
After Zhou He finished speaking, he looked at the group of people, mainly asking whether they were willing and dared to live in such a house.
"So cheap?" Luo Jin asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Because this house is only lent to us temporarily, and it can't be for more than ten years. If we leave here, the house will still belong to the village."
He didn't mention that he gave the village secretary a Pegasus for this matter, which is why the village secretary agreed to the decision.
“No problem, I completely agree.” Fang Yuan nodded in agreement without hesitation.
This place was tailor-made for them. It was far away from the educated youth settlement and from other people, so no one would be envious of the dishes they cooked.
"I'm fine with it too." Luo Jin didn't object, after all, he knew he wouldn't stay here for ten years.
"Okay, I'll talk to the village secretary tomorrow!"
With their consent, Zhou He went to see the village secretary early the next morning and also asked the brigade leader for leave on their behalf.
After accepting two packets of red plums from Zhou He, the brigade leader thought that these people didn't know anything and didn't seem to be short of food, so he agreed.
The holiday was extended until the autumn harvest, and the team leader also said that we had to work during the autumn harvest.
However, the autumn harvest of the Red Flag Brigade will take at least another week, which means they can rest for at least another week.
Just as Fang Yuan finished steaming the buns, Zhou He returned with good news.
Upon hearing that they would be out of work for several more days, Wang Zhaodi and Liu Chunfang looked extremely displeased.
Even Zhou Jiahui, who is usually easygoing, noticed that annoying look in his eyes:
"Sister Yuanyuan, what's wrong with those two?"
"He's just jealous, just pretend you don't see it," Fang Yuan comforted him very frankly.
She continued drinking her corn porridge and eating her steamed buns, completely ignoring the stares from the two men.
It's almost 8 o'clock, and it's almost time to go to work. Just ignore it.
That's how rural cooperatives are now. Except when it's raining heavily, they have to work every day, and they can't stay indoors for long except when they're sleeping.
"Oh, I see. They're envious that we can take time off and not work? If they're so capable, why don't they take time off themselves? I thought they were really seeing things!"
Zhou Jiahui replied confidently, saying she didn't care about the two of them at all.
Anyway, we're not on the same wavelength, and I've already offended them, so who cares what they think?
"Yes, but some people can't stand seeing others do well when they're not doing well themselves. We should try to ignore these kinds of people. The more you pay attention to them, the more they'll act up. They're mentally ill."
"······"
Zhou He and Luo Jin listened to Fang Yuan's conversation with Zhou Jiahui and Luo Jin, exchanged a glance, and continued eating without saying a word.
Fang Yuan's steamed buns were better than what they ate on the first day, the porridge was delicious, and even the stir-fried cabbage was very tasty. They could just eat it.
After returning home and having breakfast, Zhou He went to look at houses with the village secretary.
The work was arranged by the brigade leader. The village secretary discussed it with the brigade leader and found several skilled repairmen.
Ten yuan per person to repair the house and kang (heated brick bed) before the autumn harvest.
These people were even more enthusiastic than Zhou He when they heard that they would get ten yuan after the repairs were done.
Zhou He went to look at houses, while Luo Jin moved the grain to the processing plant.
Everyone else had gone to work, so Fang Yuan took Zhou Jiahui next door to prepare lunch.
As for the people who helped repair the house, they received ten yuan in wages, so they didn't need to be provided with meals.
Otherwise, with so little food, they probably wouldn't even be able to get through the Lunar New Year this year.
Last night, she planted another plot of land in her online space, this time entirely with vegetables, including all the vegetables and seasonings she likes to eat.
Chili peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, garlic, ginger, scallions, chives, spinach, etc.
She sprinkled only a little of each, but there had to be some; she always felt uneasy if there were no vegetables in the space.
She also took the opportunity to sprout some mung beans and soybeans in the space, and also sprouted a pot of them outside.
When I woke up this morning, the bean sprouts in my space were actually edible, and the other seedlings were growing even faster than in my previous life.
Could this space trigger plant growth more quickly?
"System, is the spiritual energy in this space stronger than the last one? How come the bean sprouts can be eaten after just one night?"
Fang Yuan kneaded the dough while communicating with the system in his mind.
No, it's that the host has awakened a new symbiotic ability.
"A new ability? Why didn't you tell me before? What is it? Time acceleration?"
Fang Yuan was somewhat excited. Time manipulation ability was probably a power that everyone dreamed of, right?
It's not about time management, it's about plant affinity.
"Plant affinity? Does it mean it literally?"
How to get plants to get closer to you?
What's the point of liking plants if they can't move?
It's about making plants like you while also promoting their growth.
"Oh, okay then!"
Fang Yuan is quite satisfied with its ability to promote plant growth.
This is the Northeast, and she just happened to be here. Could the system be giving her the opportunity to grow ginseng?
She decided that she would reserve a plot of land in the space to grow ginseng from now on.
As for the other land, she needs to plant it as soon as possible to improve her physical fitness, especially her strength.
"Jiahui, let's have dumplings today. The little bit of meat left over from yesterday will go bad if we don't eat it. How about cabbage dumplings and chive dumplings? And bean sprouts as a side dish?"
She couldn't wait to gain strength.
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