After the window was fixed, Ye Shuning didn't dare to delay Li Shaozhong any longer. After all, he was so busy with work. "Comrade Li, thank you for helping me so much. You are all very busy at work, so get back to work."
Li Shaozhong also saw that he couldn't help Ye Shuning for the time being, so he said, "Okay, we'll go back first. Someone will come to deliver tiles in a couple of days, you can take them. If you have any problems that you can't solve in the future, you can come to me."
Yan Jingwen also said: "Yes, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to us."
Ye Shuning didn't plan to have any more interactions with them, but she nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."
Ye Shuning breathed a sigh of relief only after sending Li Shaozhong, Yan Jingwen and others away.
She finally escaped the fate of her original owner and could live her own life.
Li Shaozhong and Yan Jingwen returned to the unit and went to Yan Jingwen's residence first. As soon as Yan Jingwen entered the house, he saw thirty yuan on the table.
When he picked up the thirty yuan, he knew it was left by Ye Shuning.
Seeing this, Li Shaozhong asked, "Did Ye Shuning leave it?"
Yan Jingwen nodded and said, "I gave her thirty yuan for living expenses before. It seems that she doesn't want to owe me at all. She is so hard-pressed and still wants to pay me back. How much can she get by selling the watch?"
Li Shaozhong said, "Since she's returned it to you, just accept it. Her behavior these past few days has been quite impressive."
Ye Shuning secretly kept the money because she didn't want to refuse it to him. Yan Jingwen looked at the money in his hand and couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. It felt sour, swollen, and a little blocked.
Ye Shuning had left his life from then on. Logically, he should be happy, but he didn't feel happy.
In Fengyang Village, Pan Dongshan told Ye Shuning that she could borrow some food from the village first and then pay it back when she earned some money.
Ye Shuning knew that she was penniless now and had no food at all, so she had to borrow some food.
Ye Shuning borrowed 100 kilograms of corn, 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and 50 kilograms of potatoes from the village. She ground the corn into cornmeal and corn dregs at the village mill.
After bringing the food home, Ye Shuning continued to work with reeds. She wanted to weave a reed mat as soon as possible to spread on the kang.
There was no one else at home, so Ye Shuning put on gloves and handled the reeds much faster.
Pan Dongshan's wife, Yang Xiuying, was a kindhearted person. After learning about Ye Shuning's life story, she felt very sympathetic towards this orphaned girl. Moreover, Ye Shuning was the orphan of a comrade-in-arms with whom her husband had a close relationship, so she should take better care of her.
In the morning, Yang Xiuying brought Ye Shuning a clay pot, two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and some cabbage and radishes for winter.
She took Ye Shuning's hand and said, "Xiao Ning, since you don't have a pot here, just use this clay pot to cook. We used to cook with it for a while. Iron pots are hard to buy now, so you can make do with this for now.
You don't have any vegetables at home, so just eat these for now. You can dig wild vegetables in a few days, and when the weather gets warmer, you can grow vegetables in your yard. It's convenient to grow some vegetables yourself and eat them yourself."
Ye Shuning felt that she had truly met a kind person, especially since she was related to the original owner's father. She said gratefully, "Thank you, auntie. I'll borrow this clay pot for a few days. I'll return it to you the day after tomorrow when I buy a pot."
Yang Xiuying looked at Ye Shuning lovingly and said, "Xiao Ning, just live here peacefully from now on. With your uncle and I here, no one will bully you. Just tell us if you have any problems. Your father saved your uncle's life, and now he's sacrificed. It's our responsibility to take care of you."
Ye Shuning said, "Aunt, I feel very lucky to have your family looking after me. I don't have to worry about being bullied by the villagers. I feel much more at ease now."
Seeing the reeds Ye Shuning had gathered, Yang Xiuying said, "Xiao Ning, you're really skillful. You can even weave mats. There aren't any young people like you here who can do this."
Ye Shuning said as she sorted the reeds: "I also learned some from others. If I can do it myself, I don't need to spend money to buy it."
The mother and daughter chatted for a while and then Yang Xiuying went back, and Ye Shuning continued to pick up the reeds.
She went to the research institute for lunch at noon, and then began weaving a mat in the afternoon. She finished half of it in the afternoon. At first, because she was new to the craft, the mat wasn't very good, but it got better and better. It was perfect for laying under the quilt on the kang.
In the evening, Ye Shuning made some cornmeal porridge using the clay pot lent to her by the Pan family.
She borrowed a backpack from the Pan family and planned to go to town tomorrow, using it as an excuse to buy things and take the things out of the space.
That night she gathered together all the things she needed for the next day. She planned to use a double quilt as a kang blanket and also found a plain-colored sheet from a male colleague's dormitory.
She prepared some pots, pans, utensils and other kitchen utensils, which are indispensable for her future life.
Most of the spoons and shovels found in the institute's dormitories were stainless steel and unusable. Ye Shuning had to make do with a wooden spatula and a large porcelain spoon. She would buy more later.
We also prepared some daily necessities such as soap, soap, towels, etc. She had bought toothbrushes and toothpaste at the county department store before, so she didn't need to prepare them again.
In addition to daily necessities, she also prepared food. She prepared oil, various seasonings, and some rice and flour. Although she had only pried open the doors of three colleagues' dormitories, she found a lot of things, many of which she could take outside.
She'll be going to town tomorrow just for the sake of formality. When she comes back with a basket on her back, who knows what's in it.
She lives her own life, and no one else would know what she took out and used at home.
After packing up her things, Ye Shuning spread a layer of newspaper on the earthen kang, then took out the yoga mat she used to do yoga from the space and spread it on the newspaper, then put a mattress on it and slept like that all night.
The next day she got up early, ate something, locked the door, and set off with her backpack. Fengyang Village was not far from the town, about ten miles away.
There was no one on the road far away from the village, so Ye Shuning put the backpack into the space. She felt much more relaxed without the backpack.
She walked leisurely on the road, enjoying the scenery along the way.
The best thing about this era is that the environment is still unpolluted and the air is very good. The weather is nice today, no wind, and not too cold. Ye Shuning feels quite comfortable.
When they were almost in town, Ye Shuning put the basket back on her back. The supply and marketing cooperative was already open when she arrived. Ye Shuning looked at the items on the counter and bought some bottled soy sauce, vinegar, and other things. With all the bottles and jars she had, she could take the seasonings from her space and pour them back into the old bottles and jars without arousing suspicion.
Ye Shuning had the ticket in her hand and bought a kettle, two locks and a washbasin. These were all things with a more contemporary style. She couldn't use the ones in her space, so she had to buy them now.
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