He Xufeng specially brought some rice from the county town for He Fenglan, including ten kilograms of rice and five kilograms of corn. This food was enough for her to eat for a while.
"He Xufeng, would you like to have dinner at my house today?"
"No, I'm going back soon. I have a lot of things to do these two days. I'll come to see you when I'm free."
"Okay!" Lin Qingmei was a little disappointed. She had originally been thinking about having a meal with He Xufeng.
He Xufeng gave He Fenglan a few more instructions and left in a hurry. He was worried about He Fenglan today, so he dropped the work in his hands and ran to Linjia Bay.
Not long after He Xufeng left, the sky began to grow gloomy.
Lin Qingmei frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's going to rain, Fenglan, I'm leaving first, I still have some things drying at home!"
Lin Qingmei had just returned home and put away her things when raindrops as big as beans began to fall.
By the afternoon, the rain was getting heavier and the wind was blowing hard.
At this time, the educated youth who had just moved into the old house also encountered trouble. After the strong wind, the roof of the old house leaked, and raindrops dripped into the house.
The male educated youth were frantically looking for something to get water, while the female educated youth were huddled in a corner crying quietly.
"I'm saying, can you two come over and help? If you can help get the basins to collect the water, I can get away and borrow a ladder. Then I can go up and fix the tiles so that it won't leak." Xu Zhiwei (the tallest male educated youth) shouted loudly to the two female educated youth in the corner who could only cry when something happened.
This time, there were 10 educated youths who arrived at Linjiawan, three men and three women. The three women were Liu Ran, Shu Rou, and He Fenglan. The three men were Wang Feilong who wore glasses, the tallest Xu Zhiwei, and Chen Lin who had little presence.
"Why are you shouting so loudly? We are just scared. How can you be so heartless and scold us so loudly?" Shu Rou wiped her tears and reluctantly took the basin from Xu Zhiwei's hand. They were so unlucky. They were so miserable on their first day in the countryside.
Seeing Shu Rou went to help, Liu Ran continued to hide in the corner and do nothing. It was raining so hard, and it would be too uncomfortable to get her clothes wet if she went to get water.
Xu Zhiwei was quite capable. With his patient tinkering, he actually managed to put the tiles that had been blown off the roof back in place.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the drizzle stopped inside the house.
The embarrassment they felt on their first day back home crushed their pride.
The roof was repaired, but they were faced with a problem of food. None of the five of them knew how to cook. They couldn't even light the earthen stove, and the kitchen was filled with thick smoke.
Even the new house was filled with smoke, which made Lin Qingmei so angry that she almost threw the five of them out.
"What are you five doing? Did you set my old house on fire?" Lin Qingmei came to the old house angrily. Seeing the thick smoke billowing from the kitchen, she was so angry that she laughed. These five educated youth were really stupid.
They can’t even light a fire, so I don’t know what they can do in the countryside!
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