Wang Xiaomai also looked at Gu Sannai expectantly. After a day of getting along with her, she had a rough idea of Gu Sannai's personality.
Gu Sannai was so annoyed by the two men and was afraid that her little hen would be in danger, so she had to nod and agree.
"You can only eat this once. Don't waste good food like this next time."
Chen Qiangwei: We’ll talk about the future later.
However, she didn't dare say this out loud. If she did, Gu Sannai would probably sweep her out with a broom.
"Third Grandma, is there a carpenter in our Huaihua Brigade? I want to make something."
Gu Sannai glanced at her and said, "Old Man Gu has good craftsmanship. His house is next to the brigade headquarters, that brick house."
Chen Qiangwei asked tentatively, "Third Grandma, I'm not used to sleeping in the same bed with others. I think the room is quite big and can accommodate another bed."
After only one day of getting along, Gu Sannai knew that Chen Qiangwei was very opinionated.
Gu Sannai was a little disgusted with Chen Qiangwei's lavish spending, but she also knew that she couldn't stop her.
Finally, he said with a frustrated look, "It's up to you. In the end, it's better for me."
Wang Xiaomai was plucking chicken feathers on the side. When he heard that Chen Qiangwei was going to find an old carpenter to make furniture, he asked Chen Qiangwei to help make a bathtub.
Wang Xiaomai brought everything he could, but now he was missing a bathtub, which was too big to carry on the train.
Chen Qiangwei easily found Old Man Gu's house because there was only a brick house near the brigade headquarters.
Old Man Gu's family lived a pretty good life in the brigade. Apart from Grandma Gu's house, she only saw three brick houses along the way.
It's almost dinner time and every household has closed their doors.
Chen Qiangwei knocked on the door: "Is Uncle Han here? I'm a new educated youth and I want to make something."
Wang Erlian was very unhappy when she heard the knock on the door. She wondered who was so stupid as to come to her house during dinner time. But when she heard that it was the educated youth, she laughed.
In recent years, whenever there are educated youth coming to the brigade, they will go to the house to ask the boss to make furniture. Some of the educated youth are wealthy and will not hesitate to make furniture, so her family has made a lot of money.
Wang Erlian was too busy supervising her eldest daughter-in-law and granddaughter cooking. She whispered, "No stealing food," and hurried out of the kitchen, "I'm coming, I'm coming."
After Wang Erlian's eldest daughter-in-law saw her mother-in-law go out, she picked up a piece of meat with a spatula and quickly stuffed it into her daughter's mouth: "Eat quickly, and drink some water after you finish eating. Don't let your grandma find out."
The little girl, about seven or eight years old, smiled, covered her mouth with her hands and chewed quickly, fearing that she would be discovered if she was too late.
"Hello, Auntie. I'm Chen Qiangwei, the new educated youth. Is Uncle Old Han here?"
Wang Erlian quickly moved aside and said, "Yes, yes, come in." Then she shouted into the room, "Boss, boss, come out quickly, it's time to work."
Old man Gu came out of the house smoking a pipe and asked: "What are you doing?"
"A washbasin, a wooden tub, a box, a wooden barrel, two bathtubs, and a 1.5-meter bed."
Chen Qiangwei had a problem in her previous life, which was being solitary. She didn't like sharing things with others. Even if she didn't use some things very often, she would try to buy them herself as long as she had the ability.
When she was in college, her roommates secretly called her pretentious and picky because of this.
Of course, she brought this problem here as well.
Old Man Gu smacked his cigarette holder and said, "Washbasins are 80 cents each, wooden tubs and wooden barrels are 1.20 yuan each, and bathtubs and boxes are 2 yuan each. We have them all in stock.
The bed is eight dollars, and it will take a week to make. If you want it, you have to pay a three dollar deposit first."
These things are really not expensive, after all, the materials have to be purchased from the team.
Although trees grow on the mountain, the mountain is the collective property of the brigade. Digging wild vegetables or catching a pheasant is no big deal.
But Old Man Gu chopped wood to make furniture, and the furniture was made for profit, so the brigade would definitely charge him. Otherwise, even if they had no objection, the other team members would not tolerate it.
Without saying a word, Chen Qiangwei took out eleven yuan and twenty cents, searched around the yard, and picked out the good ones.
Old Man Gu doesn't have many skills, but his things look very sturdy and durable.
Normally, private transactions are not allowed now, so villagers have to exchange grain for furniture.
But the educated youth had just arrived in the countryside and owed the brigade food. Where could they get the food?
So the brigade leaders turned a blind eye to these things.
The educated youth often exchanged vegetables and eggs with the villagers. The wealthy ones would sometimes exchange them for a fish or a rooster to satisfy their cravings.
In addition, almost all the people in Huaihua Brigade are surnamed Gu, and they have the same ancestor for eight or ten generations.
Therefore, there is no such thing as informing or reporting, and of course it cannot be done too blatantly.
Wang Erlian put her index finger in her mouth to wet her saliva, opened her eyes wide and counted the money. She counted it back and forth three times, and when she found that it was correct, she smiled with her teeth showing.
Wang Erlian called to her two sons, "Mu Tou, Tie Tou, come quickly and help Chen Zhiqing take the things back."
Chen Qiangwei was also happy and relaxed. She walked in front with empty hands, while Mu Tou and Tie Tou followed silently behind, holding the basin and box.
When they arrived at Gu Sannai's house, the two brothers Mu Tou and Tietou called out "Sannai", put down their things and left.
Ancient Han family.
As soon as she got home, Wang Erlian asked, "Why did you take so long?"
Mu Tou said in a muffled voice, "Chen Zhiqing lives at Third Grandma's house."
Wang Erlian felt a toothache when she heard the name "Third Grandma", this mean, stubborn and sharp-tongued old lady.
But she happened to have a nephew who was a team leader, so even if she disliked Gu Sannai, she dared not show it.
"The team leader is so unkind! These two female educated youth will have a hard time in the future."
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