Chapter 82
She was even surprised that Qiu Zeming would come driving a ox cart, and thought it was too exaggerated.
"Brother Zhang, go back. Come over with my sister-in-law and Huihui tonight." Yu Wanxia waved to Zhang Kaishan and turned back. She happily found a suitable spot to lean on in the car and said with a smile, "It's not an exaggeration. Having a car is convenient. One trip like this will be enough. Otherwise, it would be difficult to move all these jars."
Zhao Mei gave her a jar of sour beans and some pickled vegetables they had made themselves. They had originally planned to put them here first and move them over there when they had the chance. Now that the ox cart had arrived, they could just move them out and put them on there. It was really convenient.
However, she still had some things she hadn't taken away, which were the things that the eldest brother of the Zhao family had recently helped her collect. She planned to move them away bit by bit in the evening.
Zhao Mei didn't think much about it, thinking that she was worried that the villagers would see it and say something gossipy, so she let her put it in her own cellar.
Since they no longer lived here, it would be difficult to run into the eldest brother of the Zhao family when he came again. Zhou Jiani left ten yuan for Zhao Mei in advance to facilitate her settlement. She also said that she also wanted corn, sweet potatoes and other things, and she could ask the eldest brother of the Zhao family to give her some next time.
Every year, the educated youth in each team would privately exchange food with fellow villagers. This wasn't unusual, Zhao Mei quickly agreed, saying, "Okay, I'll talk to my brother next time."
As for the scraps of cloth, she only took a part of them, kept the other part to make a jacket, and prepared to let Zhao Mei make a hairband.
Yu Wanxia asked Qiu Zeming: "Brother Qiu, why didn't my brother come over?"
As a big brother, why don’t you just come over and lend a hand?
Qiu Zeming laughed and said, "They didn't pack their luggage in advance and are busy at home."
Yu Wanxia was speechless. She had to say that the popularity that Move House had now was all thanks to Jiani. It wouldn’t work if she relied on her unreliable brother!
Sun Ping was also a little envious of Zhou Jiani's popularity. When the educated youth moved, apart from the large collective form, the team leader was the only one who had made contributions to the team like Zhou Jiani.
But this kind of thing is really something I can't envy. Not only did she get the woven baskets into the department store, but she also got the storage stools into the Friendship Store. When the news came out, many people gasped in shock.
So when she moved, not only the team leader and the accountant came to congratulate her, but also the former commune secretary and current deputy director of the processing workshop came to show their support.
Huh? Their Jiani is also a cadre, a section chief at that.
It's just that I'm too familiar with Jiani, and she's the same as before, so it's really easy to forget that she's already a cadre.
Thinking of this, Sun Ping felt a little proud.
She hugged Zhou Jiani's arm and said, "Jiani, I have to work harder. The three of us have slept on the same kang before. Let's strive to become cadres in the future."
Yu Wanxia looked at her seriously and suddenly felt overwhelmed.
No, why would Sun Ping help her set a goal for no reason?
"What's wrong with this girl?" Yu Wanxia touched Sun Ping's forehead and said speechlessly.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "You have to work hard, otherwise I'll have mentioned you in vain in front of the leaders. If you don't believe me, ask Comrade Qiu!"
Comrade Qiu Zeming, the driver, who was concentrating on driving, nodded and said, "Yes, there is also Comrade Tian."
Sun Ping and Yu Wanxia were both shocked. Jiani only reminded them to perform well and strive to get a job in the factory in the future, but she did not tell them directly what she had mentioned in front of the leader.
Yu Wanxia came over and hugged Zhou Jiani's arm gratefully, saying, "Thank you, Comrade Jiani. Don't worry, I will definitely not embarrass you."
It seems that we must set a goal.
Sun Ping also sniffed exaggeratedly, but her eyes were very determined.
She is still under punishment, so she needs to work harder.
Sun Ping and Yu Wanxia had seen the yard before, and when they came in again, they still looked envious.
Being able to live alone is definitely better than living in a dormitory.
However, she was reluctant to give up the free dormitory and pay extra money to rent a house.
There are three rooms, the east and west rooms are for living, and the middle one is a hall. Zhou Jiani lives in the east room, Yu Wanxia lives in the west room, and Sun Ping temporarily sleeps with her.
The ordered furniture has not been delivered yet, and right now the only place that can store things is a closet, which is even smaller and not as big as the one in Zhao Mei's house.
Qiu Zeming helped move the jars into the kitchen, but he couldn't reach out to the other side, so he went back to get their things.
Zhou Jiani expressed her gratitude and agreed to come over for dinner in the evening.
After watching Qiu Zeming leave, they began to pack their luggage.
For now, we can only divide the luggage into two parts, one part is placed on the kang, and the other part is placed on the ground in a few woven bags.
Sun Ping's was also put on the ground. She stayed there for three nights at most and then moved to the educated youth site.
Zhou Jiani and Yu Wanxia began to clean up, making the kang, and packing toiletries.
Sun Ping had nothing to clean up, and seeing that there was no furniture to clean in the house, she went to the kitchen to scrub the new pot, then picked up a broken broom in the yard and went to sweep the yard.
In the east room, Zhou Jiani looked at the kang that had been laid out, feeling a little selfishly happy.
Sleeping on a big kang by yourself is definitely better than sharing it with three people.
Who wouldn’t want to enjoy themselves if they have the conditions?
There is also a door to the house. Once the door is closed, this is her own independent little world.
However, there is no door curtain on the door, so I have to paste a layer of newspaper and then use the scraps of cloth to piece together a door curtain to cover it up.
I used the kang broom to sweep the top sheet again, making the floor smooth. Then I put the pillow in the middle of the head of the bed, spread the quilt flat on it, and folded it over. It looked comfortable.
I turned around and sat on the edge of the kang, then looked down at my feet. Oh, I had to make cloth slippers too. Sister Zhao Mei was so busy!
Someone in the group sent out a red envelope, and Zhou Jiani opened her palm to grab one. This red envelope also had a purchase request note, asking for a certain brand of quick-drying clothes.
This is not something she can provide. She just looked through the newly opened groups and found that vitamin C tablets, ice silk sunscreen masks, and a certain brand of shoes were not what she wanted.
The group leader who just sent out red envelopes to buy quick-drying clothes has started a group. A picture of a string of durian mille-feuille flashed across the screen, indicating that he has started a dessert group.
Forget about the Durian Mille-feuille. Zhou Jiani rested and waited. When the queue of Durian Mille-feuille reached about thirty, the second dessert group was served.
Chocolate bursting bread, individually wrapped, in groups of five, Zhou Jiani bought two groups.
After the chocolate bread, I bought raisin toast bread, and I bought five big bags.
She glanced over the following desserts such as seaweed sandwiches, mille-feuille mousse, and Black Forest. Just as she closed her hands, Yu Wanxia came over to see how she was tidying up. Seeing that she had just made the quilt, she wanted to laugh, but inexplicably felt that it looked very tidy this way. She thought that after Sun Ping moved out, she would tidy the quilt in the same way during the day.
There was nothing else to clean up. Zhou Jiani pointed to the door and said, "Put up a curtain to block it off."
Yu Wanxia said, "Paste some newspaper on it."
Zhou Jiani said, "The newspaper needs to be pasted, and a curtain needs to be sewn..." She stood up and raised her hand to gesture, "Half of it, just here will do."
Otherwise, the door would be opened and closed, and the situation in the room would be visible at a glance.
It's okay for multiple people to live together, and there's no need to be particular about it, but now it's her own independent space, so she definitely wants a little more privacy.
Yu Wanxia said, "Then I'll buy some more rags from you."
While they were busy here, across the door, Bai Haoyang and Wang Qianjin glanced at Qiu Zeming with resentment on their faces and said sourly: "The female comrades must have packed up their place before we moved in."
Qiu Zeming raised his eyebrows, took his luggage from the car, and said, "Who told you not to collect your luggage in advance?"
Bai Haoyang was speechless: "Brother, you mentioned moving today when it was time for dinner last night, and Uncle Sheng insisted on dragging us out for a drink, and we didn't go to bed until after ten o'clock. Who had the energy to pack...Oh, you did!"
This guy packed his luggage in the middle of the night, and in the morning there was a huge commotion between them. Yet, this guy still had the leisure to help the female comrade move. I've never seen him so enthusiastic towards anyone before.
Bai Haoyang sighed twice, shook his head and said, "It's over. My brother Qiu is finished."
Qiu Zeming didn't bother to pay attention to him and went into the house with his luggage. Behind him, Wang Qianjin nudged Bai Haoyang with his elbow, winked at him, and whispered, "Tell me the truth, is Brother Qiu interested in your cousin?"
Bai Haoyang said angrily, "Are you blind? It's obviously Comrade Zhou Jiani!"
Wang Qianjin swore, "Impossible. We were on a business trip together, and Comrade Zhou even gave him pickles once, and he fell in love with her? That's impossible. Brother Qiu doesn't like beautiful women..."
Bai Haoyang kicked him and went in with his luggage.
I thought to myself, this guy is really blind, he only saw this little bit? Didn't he see that Brother Qiu ran to the town to stay for a whole day?
Didn’t you see that on the day the village installed a telephone, he was glued to the chair in the village committee office, just waiting for a call from someone in the provincial capital?
Didn’t I see it when we were watching the movie that day… Never mind, I can’t explain it to this guy.
Wang Qianjin followed and whispered, "I'm not wrong, really, don't disbelieve me. He likes the kind that can keep pace with him..."
Bai Haoyang was speechless and said, "Do you know why Brother Qiu asked me to take over his job and work in the weaving factory?" He even reserved a leadership position for him.
Wang Qianjin asked, "Why?" He was feeling aggrieved.
"Because you're dumb as a ball, buddy!" Bai Haoyang said, "Even someone as hardworking as Comrade Zhou isn't making progress with Brother Qiu. So what does it mean to make progress with him?"
For now, Comrade Zhou is still superior to Brother Qiu.
Well, come to think of it, he still can't connect the current Comrade Zhou with the Comrade Zhou who was acting coquettishly at the station.
They are like two completely different people, but Comrade Zhou is more pleasing to the eye now.
Wang Qianjin was unconvinced and continued, "They have to be of equal status, right? What I mean is, they have to stand on the same level and move forward together..."
Qiu Zeming arranged his luggage and stood at the door, looking at them. He said, "What are you doing? If you have nothing to do, go get a jar of water for the place across the street."
Bai Haoyang went up with a grin: "Why are you going? Aren't you going to show your appreciation?"
Qiu Zeming said seriously, "At 3:30 pm, the transport team from the capital will pass through town. I'm going to pick something up."
"Damn, Brother Qiu, you are so unkind. Why didn't you tell me in advance? I would have asked my family to bring me some things." Bai Haoyang said angrily.
Qiu Zeming said, "These are not personal belongings. They are vegetable seedlings cultivated by the greenhouse team, as well as their guidance materials and a complete greenhouse layout."
Bai Haoyang gave his brother Qiu a thumbs up and said concisely, "Awesome!"
Could Comrade Xiao Zhou be interested in carrying water? At most, he would just twitch his eyelids!
Comrade Xiao Zhou will only look at him with respect if Brother Qiu can get these things.
Are they still making progress together? Putting aside the background and other things, at present, Brother Qiu is catching up, and Comrade Zhou has achieved more than Brother Qiu.
Bai Haoyang turned to look at Wang Qianjin, and said with a tsk, "I'm only fit to carry water."
Wang Qianjin didn't understand: "What's wrong with carrying water? Do you look down on people who can carry water?"
Bai Haoyang said angrily: "You look down on me, you look down on me, just reserve a bachelor's room for yourself!"
Because they rented the house together, the things on both sides were not very complete, only a set of buckets and a shoulder pole.
Bai Haoyang filled the jar on his side, carried a bucket of water and went to show off to his cousin across the street... He didn't dare to show off to Comrade Xiao Zhou, for fear that Comrade Xiao Zhou would tease him.
He walked in carrying water and called out proudly, "Xia, come out and pick up your brother. I've been working so hard that my shoulders are almost falling off."
His cousin asked in surprise, "Why are you fetching water for us?"
Bai Haoyang said unhappily, "Guess what the jar in your room is used for? Don't you drink water?"
"Uncle Gu has already filled up our water. We have hot water as well as cold water. Aunt Song from next door took our thermos and filled it up and brought it back. Aunt Wang brought over some vegetables, and Grandma Meng brought over a cutting board... Don't you know how popular Jiani is in the village?"
I need you to carry water? I hope you've died of thirst!
Yu Wanxia despised her brother for not being as discerning as Brother Qiu, so she rolled her eyes at him and turned to go into the dining room.
Bai Haoyang: ...
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