"But it would be troublesome if we eat separately, and I'm not very good at cooking." Qian Qian expressed his concerns.
"I don't know either. Do you two know?"
Li Shuwan looked at Zhou Yuanchao and Xu Weiguo. They both shook their heads, and finally the four of them looked at Yun Yan.
"Don't look at me. I can cook, but I've decided to move out. I'm afraid I can't live with you anymore."
"Move out? Yun Zhiqing, why did you suddenly decide to move out?" Zhou Yuanchao asked in confusion.
"As you can see, there are so many people living in this Youth Hostel. It's easy for conflicts to arise when there are too many people. And I don't like sleeping in a bed with too many people."
"Yunyan, did you go out just now just to move out?"
"Yes, I've already told the team leader that I'll pay for him to grant me a piece of land to build a house, and the team leader agreed."
"But even if I want to move out, I have to wait until the house is built, which will take more than a month. If you really want to cook, I can teach you how to make some simple home-cooked dishes during this time."
Zhou Yuanchao and Xu Weiguo were actually a little tempted when they heard Yun Yan say she wanted to move out, but when they came, their family said that they could only stay here for a year or two at most.
Both of them are children of high-ranking officials. If the situation had not become increasingly chaotic recently, their families would not have arranged for them to go to the countryside.
So they felt that there was no need to spend money to build another house.
Qian Qian and Li Shuwan were also thoughtful after hearing Yun Yan's words.
Yun Yan didn't care about their thoughts. She had already told them the solution. As for what they wanted to do, that was their own business.
Anyway, it was impossible for her to be responsible for cooking for them, and she was not their nanny.
After taking a shower, Yunyan, who was tired after a day, fell asleep quickly.
The next morning, Yun Yan was woken up by several other old educated youth. Thinking that she still had things to do, she got up too and woke up Qian Qian as well. They had agreed yesterday to go to the county town to buy things and write letters home.
Soon all the educated youth got up, and the morning was full of chaos.
After everyone left, Yun Yan took out two meat buns and a fried dough stick from the space for breakfast.
After breakfast, I took out paper and pen and drew the floor plan and furniture styles on it.
Fortunately, I studied painting in my previous life. Although I used to draw clothes, with the basic skills of painting, it would not be particularly difficult to draw other things.
After two hours of drawing and revising, Yun Yan finally finished the drawing and took the floor plan she had drawn to find the team leader.
Liu Defu took a look at the drawings that Yun Yan handed over. This kid from the city was full of ideas. Other people in the village didn't even know how to draw a blueprint when building a house.
"Now is the off-season for farming, and the villagers have time. According to your requirements, the house can be built in as little as one month."
"The builder is paid one yuan a day, while the laborer is paid fifty cents a day, and they also have to provide a meal."
After hearing what the team leader said, Yun Yan felt that she would have to go to work soon, and she didn't want to cook for a bunch of people every day.
"Captain, I'm going to start work tomorrow, so I might not have time to cook for them. How about this? I won't cover their lunch, but I can give them an extra twenty cents a day. Is that okay?"
Liu Defu thought about it and felt that it was feasible. An extra two cents a day was more cost-effective than a free meal.
"Then let's do as you say. Now I'll take you to see the vacant land in the village."
Yunyan followed the team leader to look at several vacant lots and finally chose a piece of land at the end of the village.
The area is not large, only less than a hundred square meters, but it is enough according to Yun Yan's plan.
The most important thing is that this is the end of the village, and few people usually come here. If Yunyan cooks for herself in the future, it won't be easy to be discovered.
As for the safety issue, Yun Yan was not worried at all. After the house was built, she asked the builder to help her build a high wall and cover it with glass fragments.
Moreover, Yun Yan herself knows some self-defense skills, which is more than enough to deal with a few people with bad intentions.
After deciding on the land, Yun Yan took out two hundred yuan and gave it to the team leader. "Uncle Liu, I don't know how much it will cost to build this house. Take these two hundred yuan first. If it's not enough, you can ask me for more."
"You don't need that much, just take fifty back." Liu Defu was a little scared when he saw Yun Yan take out two hundred yuan.
My goodness, with five people in my family working and my eldest son working in the county town, we can't even save two hundred yuan a year.
"It's okay, Captain. If there's any extra left after the house is built, you can return it to me."
After hearing Yun Yan say this, Liu Defu no longer insisted, but just thought that he must live up to Yun Zhiqing's trust.
After separating from the captain, Yunyan went to the old carpenter's house, intending to ask him if he could make the furniture she had painted.
Yunyan drew a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, two shelves for the kitchen, and a set of tables, chairs, and benches for the living room.
The carpenter took the drawings Yun Yan had drawn and looked at them. "Yun Zhiqing, I can print out everything you've drawn, but it's a bit expensive, and it'll take at least a month to complete."
"The price is fine, but could you please be a little quicker?"
"I'll do my best. All your stuff costs fifty dollars, and you have to pay a thirty dollar deposit first."
Yun Yan took out thirty yuan and handed it to him, agreeing to give him the door dimensions after the outline of the house was completed.
When I returned to the educated youth site, the old educated youth who was in charge of cooking had already returned to cook.
Yun Yan nodded to her as a greeting. Returning to her room, she took out the braised pork and two steamed buns she had packed in Su City and started to eat lunch.
Yun Yan felt a little sick of eating braised pork for several days in a row, and thought that after Qian Qian and the others bought a pot, she could cook some other dishes.
After eating two steamed buns and putting the remaining braised pork into the space, Yun Yan heard a sound coming from outside.
The old educated youth had returned from work. After a quick lunch, they all went back to their rooms to rest, as they still had to work in the afternoon.
The female educated youth who shared the room with Yunyan fell asleep as soon as they lay down on the bed, which showed that they were very tired.
Yun Yan sat in her seat and did not disturb them. Looking at their expressions, Yun Yan was a little worried about her future life.
Although I have helped my grandmother with farm work before, it was definitely not as tiring as it is now. I don’t know if I can withstand such high-intensity labor.
With a thousand thoughts in her mind, Yun Yan slowly fell asleep. When she was woken up again, he was the only one left in the room.
She looked at the time on her wrist. It was already 2:30 in the afternoon. From the sound of Qian Qian and the others returning, Yun Yan packed up and walked out.
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