Before Song Tanglan opened her mouth to ask, she saw the postman's attire and guessed the purpose of his visit.
When she saw the two big packages behind her, her eyes suddenly lit up. She knew without guessing that these two packages were sent to her by the Song family before she went to the countryside.
But what she was thinking at this moment was that with these two packages as cover, she could take out the bacon as a snack.
Fresh meat cannot be covered in packages, but bacon and sausage can be covered in packages, and there is also dried meat, and you can also put in a few pounds of fine grains.
She noticed that there was not much fine grain left in the kitchen, so she thought she could take some out this time.
Now she eats her second sister and brother-in-law's food all day long. Seeing the food gradually decreasing, she feels a little guilty.
"Mr. Song, the educated youth, the postman is here to deliver a package. He didn't know you were staying at your fellow villager's house, so I brought him here." Sun Jianhua was afraid that he didn't understand the current situation, so he explained.
Song Tanglan accepted Sun Jianhua's kindness and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Sun Zhiqing, and thank you, postman, for your hard work and for taking the trouble to deliver it."
The postman had heard the two educated youths talking, but he didn't interrupt. He just didn't expect the young educated youth in front of him to thank him. He had been working for so many years, but this was the first time he had encountered such a thing. He was very surprised, but very happy inside.
After all, this thank you is an affirmation of his work.
But he didn't forget his job. He unloaded the two large packages from the car and helped her put them at the door. "You're welcome, comrade. This is what I should do."
After saying that, he said goodbye to the two people and rode away on his 28-inch bicycle. After he dropped off the last person, he would go back to the post office to report, and then he would be off work.
After watching the postman leave, Sun Jianhua helped Song Tanglan carry her two large packages into the yard. He did this because he was afraid that she couldn't carry them in by herself.
Song Tanglan hurriedly thanked him. If it weren't for Sun Jianhua's help, it would have taken her a lot of effort to get the package in.
"You're welcome, Xiao Song, we should help each other. If you need anything, come to us again. We will definitely help if we can."
"Okay, goodbye, Sun Zhiqing."
"goodbye."
Seeing that he took a detour and did not go towards the courtyard, Song Tanglan knew without a doubt that he was going to the backyard to see those people building the house.
The people Cheng Fangzheng found were very reliable. They started laying the foundation two days after the materials arrived. They only had to pay 80 cents per person per day, and according to the local rules, they would be provided with meals.
Of course, there were exceptions, such as Sun Jianhua and others. They still lived in the educated youth compound and had no way to prepare meals for the workers, so they thought of giving each person an extra two cents a day and urging them to go home for meals.
Although they were only given 20 cents for a meal, the workers were very willing to do so. After all, they were all members of the team and their homes were close by. They could earn an extra 20 cents a day by going home for lunch.
Everyone rushed to do this job.
At the current speed of building houses, it should be completed in about 15 days. In addition to two houses for living, they also need to build a kitchen. They have also prepared a lot of earth bricks to be used to build a woodshed and toilet.
Everything was carried out in an orderly manner. Whenever they encountered difficulties, they would come to ask Cheng Fangyuan for help, and Cheng Fangyuan was also happy to teach them.
Tell them what they lack and let them prepare and buy it.
The Red Star Brigade is extremely cold in winter, and they need to burn kangs to keep warm. The workers had already agreed with them that the kangs in the house would be connected to the kitchen, so they could burn firewood to cook and the house would be warm.
This will also save a lot of firewood.
Looking at the two large packages, Song Tanglan had no choice but to take some effort and make two trips to transport them back to the house.
When she returned to the room, she couldn't wait to open the packages. When she opened the first large package, she found that it contained the ten-pound quilt that Song's mother had mentioned before, which the family had prepared for her. She also brought a quilt when she came, the one that weighed eight pounds.
In addition to the quilt, there were also her thick cotton coats and trousers. Both of them were very warm, and they thoughtfully prepared two sets for her. This made Song Tanglan once again feel the love from the Song family.
She didn't expect that her family would prepare two sets of thick cotton coats and trousers for her. In that era of material scarcity, two sets of cotton coats and trousers could make a thick quilt. Few people were willing to make two sets of cotton coats and trousers for their children. They would only make one set to wear throughout the winter.
The cotton-padded jackets and trousers were patched and altered again and again after the older children wore them and then passed on to the younger children.
She unfolded the clothes and cotton pants and looked at them. She found that although the style of the clothes was ordinary, the fabric was brightly colored and was not suitable for the countryside.
However, the Red Star Brigade does not have to work in the winter and everyone stays at home, so it doesn’t matter if the colors are brighter.
A maroon top with black cotton pants, and two cute patterns printed on the pockets of the top.
The other top is an apricot top paired with flesh-pink pants. The pockets on the pants are square, not the usual side-entry pockets.
This was something she had mentioned before when discussing it with her sister-in-law Qiao Yue. Song Tanglan thought this kind of pocket was very cute at the time and had originally wanted to ask her sister-in-law to sew such a pocket for her little niece.
She didn't expect that she would use it on herself now. Looking at the pattern on the square pocket, she touched it with great joy. She thought that these two sets of clothes would look great with the rabbit-skin Martin boots made for her by her second sister.
"This is really beautiful. My sister-in-law really has a talent for design. She just said it and she was able to adapt it and make it look so beautiful."
When Song Tanglan opened the clothes, she also found two letters. Looking at the names on them, one was written to herself and the other was written to her second sister.
Thinking that her second sister had not come back yet, she was not in a hurry to read the letter, so she put it aside and continued to happily open another package.
This package contains more things, including various food, clothing and daily necessities.
There were canned meat, canned fruit, Song Tanglan's favorite White Rabbit candy, two cans of malted milk, fruit candies, olives, candied dates, two boxes of soap, two boxes of vanishing cream and a box of frostbite cream.
Red, pink, white and black cotton balls were also prepared. I touched the ball of wool and found that the wool on it was very comfortable and not prickly. It seems that this ball of wool is not cheap.
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