Chapter 8: Buying Things (1 / 2)



When Zhao Li heard this, she turned around and looked at the two new educated youth. She gave them a slightly deep look, then smiled and showed them the way.

Li Lin and Hu Yingying thanked Zhao Li, turned around and walked away, then whispered to each other: "I think the old educated youth has a strange look in his eyes. We should have less contact with each other in the future."

"We live in the same yard, so just pretend it's just the way it is. After all, we just arrived, so we should not offend too many people and keep a low profile." Hu Yingying was born in a large family and was used to all kinds of intrigues. How could she not see the look in the old educated youth's eyes?

However, since she and Linlin had just arrived, they should not offend too many people. After they got familiar with the place, they could deal with it as it came.

"Okay." Li Lin was not a completely brainless person. After hearing Yingying's words, she understood.

It's just that she was usually lazy and didn't like to use her brain. Now she realized that the educated youth point was not as simple as she thought, so she had to be extremely alert and on guard.

“It seems to be here.”

The two walked for a while and stopped at the door of a wooden yard.

"Hello, is anyone there?"

Seeing that there was no one in the yard, Li Lin raised her voice slightly and shouted.

"Someone, come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two saw an old man with white hair on his temples and a hunched back walking out of the house.

"Hello, uncle. We are new educated youths. We would like to come and see if there is any suitable furniture."

Hu Yingying took Li Lin's hand, walked into the yard and said with a smile

"They are all in the house. Come in and take your pick." After saying this, Carpenter Zhao led the two to a storehouse nearby. He pointed at the furniture inside and said, "See if there is anything suitable. If not, I will make new ones for you."

"Okay, then let's take a look first." Li Lin smiled and agreed, then pulled Hu Yingying in to choose.

You know what, there are some suitable furniture in there.

Finally, Li Lin chose a small rural kangqin, two wooden boxes, a kang table, a wooden barrel, a cabinet for dishes and chopsticks, a high stool for the washbasin, and a small wooden stool.

A straw mat, a backpack, a large earthen basket, a small earthen basket, a broom, and a straw dustpan.

The total cost was four dollars.

Hu Yingying watched Li Lin choose so many things, so she also chose the same things and spent four dollars.

"This is a broom for washing pots. I made it at home. I'm giving one to each of you." Carpenter Zhao saw that the two of them had bought a lot of things, so he took the broom hanging on the wall and handed it to the two of them.

"Thank you, sir."

The two of them took it, thanked happily, and started to help pack things.

It took three trips back and forth using a wooden cart to finally deliver the belongings of the two people to the educated youth center.

"Uncle, please take this little bit of candy back to sweeten your mouth. I am really sorry to bother you today."

Seeing that all the things had been delivered, Li Lin went back to the house, grabbed some fruit candies and stuffed them into Carpenter Zhao's pocket.

"Okay, old man, I won't be polite. Come over if you need anything in the future." Carpenter Zhao heard this and nodded, then he pushed the wooden cart back home.

However, on the way, he was still sighing that the educated youth who came this time seemed quite nice, unlike the previous ones, who looked down on them, the farmers, more than the other.

Li Lin and the other person were unaware of Carpenter Zhao's feelings. Now that the furniture had been delivered, they both started to get busy.

First, fetch water, scrub the straw mat clean, and place it in the yard to dry.

Then use a rag to wipe the cabinets and wooden boxes clean.

After everything was done, the house was also cleaned.


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