After putting my luggage on the kang (a heated brick bed), I went straight out of the room and saw Comrade Zhang sitting outside the main room. Judging from the noise inside, he was probably still cooking.
"Comrade Zhang, is there a carpenter in this village? It seems like we're missing a lot of things."
"Yes, it's not too late now. Wait a moment, let me ask the others if they want to go buy some too? It'll be good if we can all go together."
Soon, all the newly arrived educated youth came out. Everyone was lacking something, and Zhang Jianguo led them to the carpenter's house.
Zhang Jianguo remained unusually silent throughout the journey. After a while, he said, "Everyone, try not to go out alone after dark. Although the people in the village are all pretty much the same, there are always some who aren't so good. As you all know, the people here are tall and strong, so if something happens, you won't have a chance to struggle."
Zhang Jianguo's words startled everyone. "Comrade Zhang, has something happened before?"
"No, but there are always one or two families whose members are not good people. They are just troublemakers in the village. Just be careful."
After saying that, Zhang Jianguo didn't say anything more and focused on leading the way.
They arrived at their destination quickly. Zhang Jianguo knocked on the door and spoke in the local dialect. Judging from his awkward accent, he probably only knew a few everyday phrases.
"Uncle, these are the new educated youth who arrived today. They want to buy some things they might need from you."
Upon hearing that they were there to buy things, the tall, burly middle-aged man immediately smiled and became even more enthusiastic. "Come on in, everyone! My craftsmanship isn't very good, so I only have things that you can use at home. I don't have any of the more delicate items."
Tang Baozhu picked out a chest, a kang cabinet, a small square table for eating, a stool, and then bought a cutting board, a pot lid, chopsticks, and other small items.
I had a lot of stuff, but it didn't cost much, only about ten yuan.
The uncle would also help deliver the items back. As soon as I entered the house, I saw a rather large cart on the side, which I suppose was their delivery tool.
After everyone had made their choices, they headed towards the educated youth settlement, knowing that the uncle would deliver the supplies later.
I just bought something from that uncle, and I don't even know his name. I also forgot to ask, "Comrade Zhang, what's that uncle's name? That way we can say hello next time we run into each other."
“We all call him Uncle Gen. As for his real name, it seems no one calls him that anymore. Everyone just calls him Uncle Gen. You can call him Uncle Gen from now on.”
"OK."
On the way back, Zhang Jianguo was quite talkative, unlike when he first arrived when he was as taciturn as he had been.
After chatting along the way, everyone got to know each other a little better, at least they had a general understanding of each other's personalities.
Tang Baozhu knew that because she chose to live alone, the five of them would definitely ostracize her, but she didn't care. As long as she survived the death of her brother, she could live happily until she died.
After waiting for about 20 minutes at the educated youth settlement, the furniture we bought from Uncle Gen was delivered. Just then, everyone was sitting in the courtyard chatting and had run out of things to say, which was just getting awkward. Now we could go our separate ways.
I put the things at the door for now, and I'm going to wipe the kang (heated brick bed) first, then lay down a mat, and wipe the furniture to remove all the dust.
After Tang Baozhu finished tidying up, there wasn't a single ray of light outside. Luckily, there were two candles lit inside the house, one on the stove and one in the sleeping area, otherwise, it would have been impossible to see the house being tidied up.
They didn't seem to have finished tidying up the main house yet, so Tang Yue ignored them and quickly went inside to lock the door.
Everything I brought has been packed and the bed has been made. The only thing left to do is to put up newspapers on the wall. Even though I'm very tired, I feel like I won't be able to sleep if I don't put them up; it's too dirty.
I could only grit my teeth and take out the newspapers from the warehouse. Just as I was about to stick them up, I suddenly realized that these newspapers were from the 21st century. If they were discovered, I would be in big trouble. So I could only take a few large sheets of white paper and stick them on the wall.
After a busy night, I was starving, so I took out some pastries from the warehouse. These were made by the royal chef from the last world. When I went to order them, I would always order two plates, one to eat and one to secretly store in the warehouse. It didn't matter if others secretly said I had a big appetite, since they never said it to my face.
After eating, I went into a small space to wash myself. I hadn't had a proper shower these past few days of traveling, especially after walking for several hours in the mountains that afternoon, and my whole body was covered in dust and grime.
After taking a shower and drying her hair, she came out of the small space, looked at the few scattered items in the box, and took out some things that she could use from the space.
Anyway, no one knows what they brought out, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, no one will be allowed to come into the house again.
After tidying up, I lay down on the kang (heated brick bed) to sleep. If I didn't go to sleep, I definitely wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow morning, since we had all agreed to go to the commune to buy things.
Although he wasn't lacking anything, Tang Baozhu was thinking of going to the commune to find an excuse to take out a pot.
The next morning, Tang Baozhu was woken up by knocking on the door. She quickly got dressed, tied her hair in a ponytail, and ran out.
"Tang Zhiqing, Captain Jin has brought grain. Go and collect it, and you'll also need to sign something."
"Okay, I'll go right away, thank you, Comrade Lili."
"It's alright, I was going anyway, let's go together! The captain just arrived, no need to rush."
It was only because Liu Lili got up early that she saw Captain Jin arrive. The older educated youth had all gone to work, and the new educated youth who had just arrived yesterday were all still asleep. They were so tired that they overslept.
Upon arriving outside the educated youth settlement, Captain Jin was sitting in a horse-drawn carriage, waiting for everyone.
"Uncle Captain, how much grain can the new educated youth borrow? If they don't have enough grain, can they buy some in the village?"
Upon hearing that the newly arrived educated youth wanted to buy grain, Jin Dazhu finally looked up and addressed the youth who was speaking. “You can borrow 30 jin of grain, 5 jin of refined grain, and the remaining 25 jin are coarse grains such as sweet potatoes and potatoes. If it’s not enough, you can buy more in the village, but you can’t buy more. You can only buy a maximum of 25 jin per month. You can’t buy more than that.”
"Okay, Captain, then I'll borrow 30 jin of grain first! Where do I sign?"
Jin Dazhu took out a small notebook from his pocket, and then took out a pen and handed it to Tang Baozhu.
"Just sign here."
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