The ox cart was moving slowly, making a few "moo" sounds from time to time, accompanied by the women's chatting and laughter.
He Xianqiu was standing there in a daze, staring at the flowers, plants and trees in the distance.
After a while, they finally arrived at the commune. The uncle driving the ox cart patted the ox's butt, and with a "whoosh", the ox stopped.
The commune is very busy at this time, with many people buying things and noisy talking.
He Xianqiu followed Ji Chenzhou down the ox cart and carried the backpack on his back.
The ladies had packed their things by now, so they asked casually, "He Zhiqing, do you want to come with me?"
He Xianqiu heard it, smiled and shook his head: "No, I'll just go for a stroll by myself."
She felt sick just thinking about being with the women in the team and listening to them gossiping about other people, so she refused.
Besides, the ladies were just asking politely. If He Xianqiu really went, he would probably be scolded hundreds of times in private.
It's just a polite gesture, don't take it seriously.
When the ladies heard He Xianqiu shaking his head, they nodded and walked away with a smile.
He Xianqiu watched them walk away, and then she walked side by side with Ji Chenzhou.
He Xianqiu looked up at Ji Chenzhou and asked, "Little Ji, let's go to the post office to mail our things first, and then go shopping."
Ji Chenzhou nodded: "Okay."
Then the two of them quickened their pace and walked towards the post office.
After arriving at the post office, He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou went in together. After He Xianqiu wrote the address, he stuffed the package into the package.
The person who handled her business was a middle-aged woman wearing a gray skirt and glasses.
Seeing that He Xianqiu was so beautiful, he asked curiously, "Lesbian, are you a newly married couple?"
He Xianqiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said, "No."
The middle-aged woman was puzzled. Was he dating someone? But she didn't ask any more questions, because if she did, she would be considered as asking too much.
However, the gay man always looks at the lesbian tenderly, so they must be dating.
Moreover, these two people are a perfect match, very talented and beautiful.
The lesbians have bright and delicate looks and outstanding temperaments, while the gays have handsome looks. Although their eyes are a little cold when they look at others, they are indeed gentle when they look at lesbians.
He Xianqiu lowered his head and filled out the form seriously, completely unaware that the middle-aged woman was thinking about their relationship.
Ji Chenzhou was suffering a little. The middle-aged woman kept looking at him, looking at him and He Xianqiu from time to time, and then nodded.
Seeing this, he frowned slightly, raised his head and looked at the middle-aged woman with a slightly cold gaze.
The middle-aged woman noticed his gaze, smiled awkwardly, and then stopped observing.
After filling out the form, He Xianqiu paid the money and walked out of the post office with Ji Chenzhou.
The middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief after seeing them leave. She didn't expect that this young man could be so oppressive.
After walking out of the post office and looking at the bustling streets, He Xianqiu said that they should go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner first, and Ji Chenzhou nodded.
The two walked towards the state-owned restaurant, ordered a few dishes and started eating.
Ji Chenzhou paid the money last time, so He Xianqiu refused to let him pay again no matter what.
Looking at He Xianqiu's firm attitude, Ji Chenzhou smiled helplessly.
After they finished eating, they stood at the door of the state-owned restaurant.
He Xianqiu looked at the people coming and going and asked blankly: "Now that we're done eating, where are we going?"
He Xianqiu had no idea where else to go in the commune, so he could only ask Ji Chenzhou.
Ji Chenzhou thought for a moment and said, "How about going shopping in the mall?"
He Xianqiu's eyes lit up. She had been to the commune several times but had never been to the shopping mall. She was still very curious about the shopping mall at this time.
So she nodded quickly, and then Ji Chenzhou took her to the mall.
The mall was not far from the state-owned hotel, and the two arrived there in just a few minutes.
Standing at the entrance of the mall, He Xianqiu looked at the two-story mall. The mall was not big but not small either. The walls looked a bit shabby and it must have been there for many years.
Ji Chenzhou introduced in a low voice: "The mall is not big, but most things can still be bought."
He Xianqiu nodded, and then the two of them walked into the mall.
Some of the sales clerks in the mall are taking a break, while others are buying things.
He Xianqiu looked around and then walked towards the place where jewelry was sold.
She looked at the headdresses and found some of them were pretty, so she picked out a few to buy.
When paying, she was a little surprised that she only spent 60 cents and the flower rope ticket to buy three flower ropes.
Just as He Xianqiu was about to leave, he heard a young man ask the saleswoman, "How much is the watch?"
He was wearing work clothes that were neither new nor old, and he looked ordinary. The salesperson simply said, "120 yuan plus the watch ticket."
The man was a little surprised when he heard it: "It's so expensive."
The saleswoman said impatiently: "If you don't want to buy, then don't keep looking at me and affect my sales."
The salesperson suddenly spoke impatiently to the man, who was a little overwhelmed. He reacted angrily and said, "Why am I here if I'm not going to buy anything? With your attitude, I really won't buy anything."
The man walked out of the mall angrily. When He Xianqiu heard that it was a watch, she remembered that she had just brought back two watches the day before.
She hurriedly chased after him. Ji Chenzhou watched her quicken her pace to go out. Although he was a little confused, he still followed her out.
He Xianqiu came to the young man and asked breathlessly, "Comrade, wait a moment."
The man turned around when he heard the voice. He was surprised to see He Xianqiu, and then asked, "Comrade, what can I do for you?"
He Xianqiu calmed his breathing and said, "Do you still need a watch? I can exchange it with you. The watch is 90% new."
The man hesitated and wanted to refuse.
He Xianqiu said again, I don’t want a ticket.
When the man heard this, he asked suspiciously, "Really?"
He Xianqiu nodded: "Really."
Afterwards, the man took He Xianqiu to a more remote place to conduct the transaction, and Ji Chenzhou followed silently beside them the whole time.
He Xianqiu took out a pair of watches from his small purse.
She whispered, "No tickets needed, one is 140 bucks, two is 260 bucks cheaper."
The man took the watch and checked it. It was indeed 90% new. He didn't even need a ticket. One hundred and fourteen yuan was indeed a bargain.
Two hundred and sixty dollars for two, which was twenty dollars off, but he only had a little over a hundred dollars, so in the end he only bought a ladies' watch.
He was going to propose marriage recently, so he came to the mall to look at watches. However, he met a salesperson with a bad attitude and was so angry that he didn't want to buy anything.
He felt a little regretful afterwards. There was only one shopping mall in the commune. If he didn't buy it in the mall, he could only go to the county or the black market to buy it.
It was a blessing in disguise for him to be able to find a watch that was sold at a low price and was still 90% new.
He Xianqiu received the money. Although he felt a little regretful that he couldn’t sell both together, it would not be bad to be able to sell one.
She happily put the money into her small purse. Ji Chenzhou looked at her money-loving look and laughed too.
He Xianqiu was very happy with an extra 140 yuan, so she decided to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lot of things. If possible, she also wanted to go to the black market to see if there was any beef.
After listening to her, Ji Chenzhou told her to go directly to the black market, as the things in the black market were more complete than those in the supply and marketing cooperatives.
He Xianqiu thought about it and agreed, but since he encountered the urban management last time, the black market should have moved to another location.
So she asked, "But the urban management came to the black market last time. They should have moved to another place now. We don't know."
Ji Chenzhou said in a deep voice: "I know where it is."
Ji Chenzhou would occasionally take the wild animals he hunted to the black market to sell, so of course he knew where the black market had moved.
The two men came to the black market, disguised themselves, and He Xianqiu bought ten kilograms of beef, five kilograms of fine noodles, and three kilograms of pork before going back.
The two men rushed to the place where the ox cart owner parked his ox cart, and there were already some people on it.
He Xianqiu hurried up and sat down, and Ji Chenzhou followed closely behind.
After a while, the time came and the ox cart driver drove away.
The ox cart had been traveling for an hour or two, and He Xianqiu was in a daze sitting in the cart.
He Xianqiu saw the Qinggang Brigade from afar and breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally arrived.
Her legs were so numb from sitting there, and it was so crowded that she couldn't even stretch her body or legs.
Although he was sitting, He Xianqiu was swaying from exhaustion.
After arriving, He Xianqiu paid the taxi fare, and then he and Ji Chenzhou secretly took a small path to go to Mr. Zhong's house.
After arriving at Mr. Zhong’s house, He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou carried the things to the kitchen.
He Xianqiu thought spicy beef jerky was also very good, so she decided to ask Ji Chenzhou to make original beef jerky and spicy beef jerky for her.
Ji Chenzhou nodded, then quickly cut the beef.
Having made beef jerky once before, Ji Chenzhou dried the beef very skillfully.
He Xianqiu just watched him boredly from the side, handing him things from time to time.
Ten pounds of beef jerky weighed about eight pounds. He Xianqiu gave two pounds to Ji Chenzhou and Grandpa Zhong gave two pounds.
She would take the rest back and eat them slowly. Ji Chenzhou didn't make any excuses this time. He secretly thought that next time he could use the prey he got to make something delicious for He Xianqiu.
Then the two of them cooked the dishes and made three bowls of noodles and took them out.
When Mr. Zhong smelled the fragrance, he happily came in from the yard.
He glanced at it and asked, "What's cooking? It smells so good."
He Xianqiu explained: "I made beef jerky and noodles."
Mr. Zhong's eyes lit up: "Is that so."
Then the three of them started to wash their hands and eat. Mr. Zhong has always been a foodie, so he has always liked eating, and he was eating with gusto.
He Xianqiu felt that Ji Chenzhou’s cooking skills were getting better and better. After she took a bite, her eyes lit up, and then she quickly lowered her head and continued eating.
The two clips were stuffed full and bulging, like a little hamster.
Seeing her eating happily, Ji Chenzhou raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then lowered his head and started eating as well.
After eating for a while, the three of them were full, and Ji Chenzhou took the bowl to wash.
He Xianqiu sat on the stool waiting for him, and then went back together.
After a while, Ji Chenzhou came out. He Xianqiu gave the beef jerky to Mr. Zhong, and then the two left.
While walking on the road, He Xianqiu took out beef jerky, candied fruit and chocolate for him.
Ji Chenzhou was stunned when he saw so many things: "Too many."
He Xianqiu smiled and said, "This is for you. I forgot about it last time. You have to accept it."
Ji Chenzhou smiled and accepted it.
Then he took something out of his backpack and gave it to He Xianqiu.
Then he whispered, "Is this for you?"
He Xianqiu's eyes lit up when she saw them. They were two very beautiful silk scarves. She took them with both hands, then pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you, Xiaoji, I like them very much."
Ji Chenzhou nodded and said, as long as He Xianqiu likes it.
He Xianqiu kept looking down at the scarf, her soft hair falling with her movements.
For some reason, Ji Chenzhou wanted to rub her head, but he knew he shouldn't do that, so he gave up.
The path was not long, and He Xianqiu soon arrived at the educated youth point.
Before leaving, He Xianqiu waved to Ji Chenzhou and smiled. Her eyebrows were curved and her eyes were curved into crescents.
Ji Chenzhou was stunned as he looked at her sweet smile, his heart beating violently.
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