Su Xieqiu was afraid that Han Zhenyu would not be able to find her when he came back, so after sending the letter, she went back to the hotel to wait for him.
It took Han Zhenyu an hour to get everything ready.
He rode on his bicycle and rang the bell. The jingling sound interrupted Su Xieqiu's thoughts.
Seeing the handsome man at the door, she immediately came out with her things.
Seeing that there was nothing in the car, she asked, "Didn't you buy it?"
Han Zhenyu waited for the pedestrians to pass by before he whispered, "There are too many things to carry. They will help deliver them to your home in the evening."
Su Xieqiu understood that these were things bought on the black market and it was not convenient to pull them back during the day.
She jumped on the bicycle, holding Han Zhenyu's clothes with one hand and the back of the bicycle with the other hand, "I'm ready, let's go."
"Has the letter been sent?" Han Zhenyu asked her?
"It has been sent."
"Do you still want to go shopping?"
Su Xieqiu glanced at the dazzling sun and shook his head, "No, let's go home."
She had to go back and figure out how to use the sewing machine. Once she learned how to use it, she would prepare winter clothes and quilts.
It's still a little hot in the morning, but you have to wear two layers of clothes in the morning and evening.
Winter is coming quickly here, so it’s time to prepare for the winter.
Although there are only two people in the family, we still need the necessities for daily life.
When passing by the supply and marketing cooperative, Han Zhenyu stopped again and said, "The weather is getting colder. Let's go buy some clothes."
"Didn't I buy a lot of cloth last time? Enough for both of us to use this year."
There are several four-piece suits in Su Xieqiu's space, as well as clothes for all seasons.
When the time comes to take it out and modify it, they won’t be able to wear all of them.
The last time she went to Aunt Qiuye's house to get some vegetables, while they were chatting, she heard her say that her eldest daughter was getting married.
Aunt Qiuye wanted to buy her a new set of clothes for her wedding, but she didn't have enough cloth coupons.
Su Xieqiu wanted to give her a piece, but there was no red fabric suitable for weddings in this era in the space.
She asked Han Zhenyu: "How many cloth coupons do you have? Give them to me later. Aunt Qiuye's daughter Daqin is getting married soon, so let's give her a gift box as well.
During the time we were building the house, we ate a lot of vegetables and eggs from her house. Aunt Qiuye collected money for the eggs, but the vegetables were basically free. This was a good opportunity to return the favor."
Han Zhenyu immediately took out a handful of tickets from his pocket and said, "They are all here."
Su Xieqiu took it and looked at it. There were more than twenty pieces of cloth coupons, sugar coupons, non-staple food coupons...a variety of other things.
She took out the cloth coupons and sugar coupons and returned the rest to him.
Han Zhenyu didn't take it. "You take it. I'll give you all my salary in the future. You can buy whatever your family needs. If you don't have enough money or tickets, tell me and I'll find a way."
Su Xieqiu thought about it and accepted it. Since Han Zhenyu gave his salary to her, she would not treat this man unfairly. At least she would take good care of him in life.
The two rode their bicycles back to the village. When they passed the Youth League Home, they saw that the roofs of the four adobe houses had already been covered.
Together with the original two rooms, the already small place seemed a bit crowded.
Han Zhenyu glanced at the yard and said to Su Xieqiu, "I heard from the team leader a few days ago that our team will assign ten educated youth to join the team this time. Most of them are from Hai City and will arrive in the next few days."
“So many?”
Su Xieqiu was a little surprised. She had read about this era in books before and knew that in the 1960s and 1970s a large number of people from Hai City and Jing City went to the countryside to work in the fields.
Some people went to the farm, and the rest were assigned to the teams below.
But the Sanhua Brigade is not that big. There were originally seven or eight educated youths here. Why are so many more being sent here now?
Han Zhenyu nodded. "The captain is very annoyed, and the team members are not happy about it either, but this is assigned by the higher-ups, so there is nothing they can do."
Su Xieqiu said: "The villagers are definitely not happy. One more person means one more person's rations, not to mention that there are so many people coming this time."
It was almost noon when they got home. Su Xieqiu washed his hands and went to the kitchen.
Han Zhenyu took a shovel and said, "I'll go to the mountain to dig some thorn hedges and plant them outside the courtyard wall."
When Su Xieqiu heard that he was going up the mountain, he hurried out of the kitchen and said, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone. How about we go together?"
There are many wild boars in the mountain behind them, and I heard there are also wolves and Siberian tigers.
It's noon now, there must be no one on the mountain.
If you encounter a large wild animal, there will be no one to come down the mountain to ask for help.
Han Zhenyu smiled and said, "No, you can cook at home. I won't go into the mountains. I'll just dig some thorn hedges at the foot of the mountain."
Su Xieqiu nodded and said, "I'm going to start cooking, come back early."
"Okay, I got it." Han Zhenyu smiled and left the house.
As soon as he reached the main road, he met Sun Dahan and his eldest son Tiezhu who were returning from chopping wood.
"Zhenyu, where are you going?" Sun Dahan greeted him with a smile.
Tiezhu also smiled and called out, "Uncle Zhenyu."
"Brother Sun, Tiezhu, I'm going to go dig some thorn hedges."
Han Zhenyu saw the firewood they were carrying and asked, "Brother Sun, have you almost cut enough firewood?"
"When I have time, I go to the mountains and chop some for the winter."
Sun Dahan wiped the sweat off his forehead and said with a smile, "I got home early from work today, and I thought I would have nothing to do anyway, so I took Tiezhu to the mountain to chop down a dead tree."
"Brother Sun, our family hasn't prepared the firewood yet. I have to go to work the day after tomorrow, so I really don't have time to go up the mountain to chop firewood. How about this? You chop the firewood for my family, and I'll give you money, or you can get any receipts."
"No, no." Sun Dahan smiled and waved, "When we were building the house, your uncle and aunt-in-law told you that after the busy farming season, they would bring your cousin over to help you chop firewood for a couple of days. Han Lei, Sun Dashu and I will go together then, so you don't have to worry about the firewood."
"So you guys have already thought about it for my family. Why didn't you tell me when my uncle and my uncle-in-law left?" Han Zhenyu said gratefully, "Then I'll have to trouble you guys, Brother Sun, when the time comes."
Han Zhenyu did not refuse his kindness and prepared to give them something when the time came.
"Don't be polite, it's nothing."
Sun Dahan helped him build the house for about ten days. Knowing that Han Zhenyu and his wife got along well, he offered to help chop wood.
If the neighbor was a busybody, he wouldn't take on such a task.
The two men talked for a while on the road, and then Han Zhenyu took a shovel and went to the foot of the mountain.
He had just dug a few thorn hedges when Sun Dahan came over with his son Tiezhu.
Han Zhenyu thought they were still going up the mountain to chop firewood, and was about to say hello when he saw two people walking towards him.
Sun Dahan said, "Zhenyu, these are too small. It will take at least a year for them to climb the wall. There are big ones in Hexi. I will take you to dig them."
"Brother Sun, can such a big one be transplanted and survive?" Han Zhenyu knew the thorn hedge he was talking about. The reason he didn't go to dig it was because he thought it was too big and might not survive.
"The thorn hedge has strong vitality and can survive as long as it is planted."
Han Zhenyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Sun."
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