She clearly remembered that she closed the door when she went out.
Slowly pushing open the gate, she saw a man standing next to her bicycle with his back to her, fiddling with something.
Chuan Chuan picked up the bolt of the courtyard gate and slowly approached the man.
As they got closer, Song Shishi lifted the door bolt and was about to hit the man on the back of the head.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the man seemed to realize something and turned around.
"Song Zhiqing, you're back."
Seeing clearly that the person in front of her was Shi Tou, Song Shishi quickly hid the bolt in her hand behind her back.
"Yeah, Stone, why are you here?"
"Oh, Master asked me to call you, but who knew that the gate would open as soon as I knocked. I saw that your car was full of things and no one was home, so I thought of putting them in the kitchen for you."
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Shitou glanced at the door bolt, but didn't get angry and explained patiently.
What could Carpenter Zhao want from her?
Song Shishi really couldn't imagine it.
"That's great. I was thinking of paying you a visit this afternoon."
She walked into the kitchen, picked up the wine and cakes, pointed to a toolbox next to her, and said to Shitou, "Shitou, can you help me get this?"
"OK."
Afraid that Shitou would refuse, Song Shishi didn't speak until they were almost at Carpenter Zhao's house: "Shitou, this box is a gift from me. I hope you like it."
"This...how can this be possible?" Shitou's expression was stunned for a moment. He quickly put the toolbox on the ground and waved his hand to refuse.
"How about you take a look at what it is first, and then decide whether to take it or not?"
When giving gifts, it is best to make others like them.
Song Shishi didn't want to force Shitou. If he really didn't want to, she could only find another way.
Shi Tou hesitated for a moment, nodded, squatted down and opened the box.
When he saw the wood carving tools in the box, Shi Tou looked up stiffly, his eyes full of shock.
"Are these all for me?"
Song Shishi nodded and said with a smile: "I don't know what to give you. Aren't you an apprentice with Uncle Zhao now? If you can carve some beautiful patterns on those furniture, the price should be better.
Uncle Zhao's financial situation is limited, so he probably can't prepare a set of carving tools for you, so I bought it."
"This is too expensive. Actually... I didn't do anything."
Shitou couldn't put down this set of tools, but he felt unworthy of them and was a little conflicted for a while.
"Okay, just accept it first. I may need your help next time. If you don't accept it, I will be too embarrassed to ask you for help next time."
"Okay, thank you. I really need this."
Seeing Shitou carefully put the tools back into the box, Song Shishi walked over with a smile and knocked on the door of Carpenter Zhao's house.
"Who is it?" Carpenter Zhao's voice soon came from the yard.
It sounds like he's in a good mood.
She quickly responded: "Uncle Zhao, it's me, Song Shishi."
“Here I come.”
She had left her name when she ordered the wooden cabinet last time, so Carpenter Zhao naturally knew who she was.
When the gate opened, Carpenter Zhao saw the wine jug and paper bag in her hands. He raised his eyebrows and said politely, "Since you are here, what else are you bringing?"
After saying that, Carpenter Zhao calmed down, looked at the stone behind her, and shouted unhappily: "I call you stone, but you are really a stone. When guests come, you don't even open the door."
Shitou chuckled, scratched the back of his head, walked to Song Shishi, and whispered, "Song Zhiqing, please come in. I'll make you some tea."
"Oh, okay."
She followed Carpenter Zhao and said with a warm smile: "It's not good to come to visit empty-handed. I know you like this, so when I went to town today, I bought some for you."
"I'm sorry to have cost you so much." Carpenter Zhao sat down in the main room and motioned Song Shishi to sit down.
After Shitou brought the tea, Carpenter Zhao started to talk about business.
"I called you here this time mainly because I want to ask you for help."
She had never been to Huaiqing Brigade, except for the contact with Carpenter Zhao when she first bought the cabinet, and she never came here again after that.
Now that they suddenly asked her for help, she really couldn't guess what it was about.
"If you have something to say, just tell me. I will definitely help if I can."
Carpenter Zhao looked up at the stone in the yard and said in a low voice, "I actually want you to help write a letter, but you can't let the stone know about this."
"letter?"
If he just wanted to write a letter, why would Carpenter Zhao look for her when there were so many educated youth in the village?
"This letter is special. I want you to finish writing it for me and send it directly to Qinghe Town. There are many people in the village and I'm afraid..."
Carpenter Zhao didn't continue speaking, but Song Shishi understood what he meant.
It is estimated that the recipient has some relationship with Shi Tou, so Carpenter Zhao does not want Shi Tou to know.
Carpenter Zhao also kept to himself, and his sudden decision to send a letter was bound to cause talk among the villagers.
"It's not a difficult thing. I go to town once a week. I'll let you know when I go next week."
Carpenter Zhao thought for a moment and asked, "Can we go earlier?"
"Is this letter urgent?" Song Shishi asked.
Carpenter Zhao nodded, "Urgent."
"Okay, I'll write the letter for you now and ride to town to mail it to you tomorrow morning. How about that?"
"become."
In order to prevent Shitou from coming in and hearing the contents of the letter, Carpenter Zhao made an excuse to send Shitou out.
Chen Shanhe has not yet recovered from what happened yesterday, and he will not come to Carpenter Zhao for a while.
When Shitou came back, Song Shishi had already written the letter and put it in her bag.
"Uncle Zhao, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Okay." Carpenter Zhao nodded and waved to Shitou, "Shitou, go see Song Zhiqing off."
Shitou is an honest man. Carpenter Zhao asked him to send Song Shishi home, and he didn't stop until he had sent Song Shishi home.
Looking at Shi Tou's receding back, Song Shishi couldn't help but sigh.
The letter from Carpenter Zhao was written to Shi Tou's mother.
It turned out that his mother was also an educated youth from Huaiqing Village, but unfortunately she was defiled by the village thugs.
In the village, female educated youth who got pregnant before marriage would be gossiped about wherever they went.
When Shi Tou was three years old, his mother somehow got a chance to send Shi Tou to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, so she left Shi Tou and resolutely left.
The villagers were having a hard time at that time and no one was willing to take Shi Tou in.
In the end, Carpenter Zhao felt sorry for him, took him in, and taught him carpentry skills.
Not long ago, Carpenter Zhao accidentally learned about Shi Tou’s mother from a friend and thought about writing a letter to the female educated youth.
There wasn't much in the letter, it just told the female educated youth about Shi Tou's recent situation.
Also, Carpenter Zhao felt that he was old and his abilities were limited, so he hoped that the female educated youth would help him because Shitou was her son.
After all, this was a secret that Carpenter Zhao kept in his heart. Since he didn't want Shi Tou to know, Song Shishi naturally had to keep the secret for him.
"Sister, why did you just come back?"
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Xu Li rushed out and looked at the Youth League Courtyard mysteriously, "You just missed a big show."
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