Chapter 486: The Brother Who Voluntarily Went to the Countryside (Page 1/2)
Although Huo Qinghuan tried to comfort his classmates, he was actually a little shaken in his heart.
If I had known this would happen, I should have asked my grandfather to help me choose a place closer to the countryside.
For example, in the small fishing village of Jinshi, whether it is farming or fishing, it is much better than logging and clearing land here.
The village they were in now was not only barren, but also full of mountains and forests. He could not understand a word the locals said.
What’s worse is that the thatched huts they live in are similar to the melon sheds built by melon farmers in other places, and the environment is extremely simple.
In addition, since they lived at the foot of the mountain, there were many snakes, insects, rats and ants, and mosquito bites might become a common occurrence. Thinking of this, Huo Qinghuan couldn't help but worry about whether he would sleep with a snake in the middle of the night.
There was a row of thatched huts at the foot of the mountain. Huo Qinghuan and schoolmate Xie Yan were assigned to the same hut, which had only a bed frame.
It seemed they would need to go up the mountain and cut down trees to make the bed boards themselves. Faced with this situation, Xie Yan looked at Huo Qinghuan and said, "Junior brother, how are we supposed to sleep tonight?"
Huo Qinghuan thought for a moment and replied, "We brought mats with us. We can find some straw to spread on the ground. We'll just have to make do with it tonight."
Xie Yan asked back, "Aren't you afraid of bugs crawling on you?"
When Huo Qinghuan heard that bugs would crawl all over her body if she fell asleep, she got goosebumps all over her body.
"So what should we do now? Should we go to the village to get some tools and cut down two trees to make bed boards?"
"We haven't made a bed frame before, so it will probably take a day to make one. Otherwise, we can go to the village chief, but he will let us sleep in a straw hut and won't even prepare a bed for us.
Why don't you stay at the village chief's house for a night? We'll pay. Their house is a stilt house, with the lower floor suspended in the air, so snakes, insects, rats and ants won't climb up."
"Don't even think about it. The village chief has a bunch of kids of his own. Aren't you afraid of being pestered by his granddaughters? Forget it, let's just sleep on the floor. I'll sprinkle some insect repellent powder around where we sleep."
His elder brother gave him two kilograms of anthelmintic powder, but he estimated that it would not be enough for more than two uses. Next time, he should go to the town and buy more than ten kilograms of realgar powder and sprinkle it outside the house.
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Now that the place to stay was settled, Xie Yan started to worry about other things. "Xiaodi Huo, you brought so much luggage with you. Did you bring a flashlight?"
"I brought a flashlight, and my brother also prepared a candle for me. He told me to buy a kerosene lamp for lighting."
Many rural areas in Beijing may not have electricity, let alone this Dai village. They may not even be willing to use kerosene lamps and go to bed as soon as it gets dark.
Xie Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "I also brought a flashlight, but no candles. I'll use your candle tonight and I'll pay you."
Huo Qinghuan waved his hand and said, "No need, we'll calculate the cost of the kerosene lamps together from now on.
By the way, Senior Xie, since we live together in the future, should we eat together? Should we eat together, or should we eat with them? "
Xie Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "I need to ask other comrades about this and see how they arrange it.
I heard that the previous batches of educated youth all lived in wooden houses, but only our batch of educated youth lived in thatched huts at the foot of the mountain.
Huo Qinghuan naturally knew that it was impossible for them to insist on living in the cabin later. They had been in the countryside for several years, so why would they give the cabin to the newcomers?
"Senior, I think we can cook together. We can build a stone stove near the straw hut with stones, and buy a frying pan and a cooking pot."
Xie Yan asked again: "Where's the pot for boiling water for bathing? Also, do you have a lot of industrial tickets? My family didn't give me many tickets when I came here."
Xie Yan's parents are both workers, and their family conditions are pretty good. There are three children in their family. He has an older brother who just got married and a younger sister.
He and his sister had to choose one to go to the countryside. His sister was only fifteen years old, and he couldn't bear to see her suffer in the countryside, so he took the initiative to come here.
Being the second child is bound to suffer a little, what else can he do? Fortunately, he is here. If his sister came, how could she bear this hardship?
There is no distinction between men and women among those who come here. All educated youth, male or female, have to go up the mountain.
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