"If you build a house that's too big and you live alone, not to mention other people, your own grandma will probably come to trouble you."
"Captain, I've thought about this, too. I'll build a utility room and store some small things there, including some firewood."
"I also need to build a kitchen, a toilet, and two kangs for sleeping. You can also make the room bigger. Do you think this is okay, Uncle Captain?"
"Captain, I want to find someone to help me dig a well. I don't want to carry water. It's okay for me to spend a little more money."
The captain said, "You are so lazy. Don't you know that it costs a lot of money to hire someone to dig a well? It's okay to build a house as you said."
The captain uncle said, "Since I want to repair the house, I have to finish it all at once. How much money did your classmates lend you if you spend so much? What will you do if you don't have money at that time? You spend a lot of money and don't even save some."
Hehe, "Uncle Captain, please relax. I have already considered these things. I will definitely have the money to pay back when the time comes. No one will come to the brigade headquarters."
"I'm going to pick up the educated youth tomorrow afternoon. When I come back, I'll find someone to build a house for you. What do you think? Captain, don't we have so many educated youth in our village? Come on, come on."
Alas, the captain sighed, shook his cigarette and said, "You don't know that there are still eight people coming this time. I don't know what the boss is thinking. We don't have so much food to feed these people. Look at those educated youth who can't even lift or carry anything. The work points they earn are probably not enough to feed themselves."
"They have so many things to do, and they look down on us farmers. If they look down on us farmers, why do they still go to the countryside? If they look down on us, why do they still eat the food we grow?"
Xia Yunxuan said, "Uncle Captain, this is an arrangement from the outside. You are just the captain of the village. What can you do? Who would have thought that those people like to stir up trouble? Uncle Captain, there are so many people coming this time. I guess there are quite a few female educated youth. You will have a headache again."
The team leader said, "This time, both men and women are here. Anyway, they have to work hard for me. If anyone dares to cause trouble in the village, I will send him back. The more I see these educated youth, the more annoyed I am."
"Little girl, don't talk about the educated youth. Didn't you say you had something else to ask me? Tell me what it is. Captain, I will be working tomorrow. I am alone now, but I have enough to eat. I want you to arrange a lighter job for me, okay?"
The captain said, "You should think about it. The easier work will only give you a few points. What will you do if you don't have enough food?"
"Uncle Captain, I don't eat much anyway. I've made up my mind. You should go and manage the farm tools tomorrow. Give them out in the morning and collect them back and register them in the evening. But you can't make any mistakes. If the farm tools are lost, you will have to pay for them. What do you think?"
"Captain Uncle has distributed farm tools to them earlier. Can I go do something else now? I'll collect them and register them when they're done working in the evening. Is that ok?"
"You little girl, you know how to be lazy. It's up to you when it's not harvest time, but you have to work when it's harvest time."
"Okay, Captain. I'll follow your instructions. Since I have nothing else to do, I'll leave first. These things are my gift to you. I hope you don't mind."
The captain looked at Xia Yunxuan and saw how many good things she had brought. He said, "Little girl, why did you bring me so many good things when you have no money yourself? You don't know how to save money when you have money. What will you do when you get married?"
"Hehe, Uncle Captain, please relax. Besides, I can't just come with nothing when I ask you for help. It would make me look so immature."
The captain said, "Why are you leaving? Your aunt is cooking. Have dinner at my house before going back. Captain, I always come here after dinner. Don't I have no work today? If you have time, eat dinner early. You can leave it alone. I won't be hard on myself."
"Then Captain Uncle Ming, please help me find a few more people to help me build a house. By the way, Captain Uncle, how is the salary calculated?"
"If you don't have a meal, it's 70 cents. If you don't have a meal, it's 50 cents. Captain uncle, you know I don't know how to cook. If you don't have a meal, it's 70 cents a piece. No problem. Captain uncle, I want to move into the new house as soon as possible. Can you help me find a few more people and ask if anyone in the village is willing to come."
"Okay, I'll help you find someone tomorrow. Thank you, Captain. I'll treat you to a drink when the house is ready."
"You're free to eat. It's not easy for a little girl to live like this. You have to rely on yourself for everything. Tell me why you were separated? Captain, I'm much happier now that I've been separated. That family is hell."
"Ah, I don't know what your mother and grandmother are thinking. You have such good grades and are so obedient, but they always want to make trouble for you."
"Uncle Captain, you don't have to feel sorry for me. I don't want a family like that. I don't know how happy I am now living alone."
"I'm leaving first, Uncle Captain," Xia Yunxuan said to Hu Guiqin outside and left. Wu Guiqin said, "You little girl, you saw that I had prepared the meal, but you didn't even eat it before leaving. You were so polite to your aunt."
"Auntie, I came here after dinner. You, little girl, don't come to my house for dinner. You are alone now and have nothing. Auntie, you don't have to worry about me. I have bought everything I need."
"Then I'll let you go. At least you have a place to stay. Well, Auntie, I'll go back first. Take care, little girl. Come to Auntie's house when you have time and we can chat together."
Xia Yunxuan nodded. After everyone walked away, Hu Guiqin told the captain, "This little girl is really sensible. I don't know what that bastard was thinking. They didn't want such a good girl."
The captain said, "We should just take care of them in the team. Why do you care so much about their affairs?"
"You know what kind of person Aunt He is. When the time comes, I'll rely on you."
That was a notorious family in the village. Hu Guiqin said, "I just feel sorry for the little girl for meeting such a relative. But then again, have you noticed, head of the family? This little girl doesn't look like that family at all."
"Look at that family, everyone is ugly, but this little girl looks like an immortal. The captain said, you can't talk nonsense. After all, we have no evidence. It would be bad if outsiders heard it."
"Do you think I, Hu Guiqin, am stupid? Am I the kind of person who would gossip everywhere? I was just gossiping with you. Come on, come and have dinner. The little girl has taken so many good things, lock them up quickly."