Chapter 204 Plan
Yang Yingxu's quilt was relatively thin, so he could only put two more pieces of clothes on it. Fortunately, the kang under him was warm enough so he was not frozen. He was not used to being too close to other people, so he could only huddle in a corner wrapped in the quilt.
He was organizing the information he had collected today in his mind.
I originally thought that this place was a remote and poor place, and that all the people there would be poor peasants, but I didn't expect that there were a few people who looked to have good family conditions.
Those who came from well-off families obviously formed a group and no one ate together.
According to Yang Yingxu's observation, the most talkative person in their small group should be the female educated youth named Xia, while the others were used to praising her in their words.
Yang Yingxu inconspicuously asked other people about the story of Xia Zhiqing, and listened to all the good and bad things about him.
Finally, he analyzed it himself. Although this young lady was petite and frail, she came from a distinguished family and was quite talented in writing. She had even been summoned by the emperor, who praised her a lot.
As for the words of arrogance, he never took them to heart. It was inevitable that a nobleman would be arrogant. Besides, she neither rode her horse to hit anyone in the street nor robbed a decent man in broad daylight, so how could she be considered arrogant?
These clumsy and stupid boys are only fit to sweep the ground and do rough chores outside the nobleman's yard. No wonder the nobleman doesn't treat them well. To make others happy, they have to look to Yang Yingxu.
Although I don't know why there is such a noble person in this remote place, perhaps he has received some secret order and has important business here.
But these things have nothing to do with him as a man. The presence of noble people here is a good thing for him.
If he could get close to this young lady, with a little help from her, he could get himself out of this predicament.
People go to high places and water flows to low places. He must find a way to get close to that lady. It would be best if he could join their small group.
But he was penniless now, and the most valuable thing he had was a watch. The pawnshop was closed at the moment, and he didn't know where to exchange the watch for money.
Maybe someone would want to buy the watch, and because they don’t have a ticket, they would consider the one he has, but at the moment he can’t find a suitable buyer.
In addition, he also had twenty yuan given to him by the person who signed him up for the rural program, and a bag of food, which contained several kilograms of vermicelli, several kilograms of fine grains, a few preserved eggs, and two pieces of salted meat.
He spent 1.8 yuan on the car, and now he only has 18.2 yuan left.
In addition, the village gave him 30 kilograms of coarse grain in advance.
He had never eaten anything like this in his two lives. It got stuck in his throat and he almost rolled his eyes because of the choking.
If he wants to improve his life, the little money he has will not last long. Moreover, buying things here not only requires money but also tickets. He doesn't have a ticket, so he has to buy meals on the bus without a ticket, otherwise he will be hungry all the way here.
It is difficult for one to even feed himself, so it is certainly inappropriate to ask to join others without any evidence.
But he did not belittle himself. He thought that he could live again because of God's blessing and that there was always a way out.
He is a good cook. He took a look at Tang Zhiqing when he was cooking yesterday. His cooking skills were so rough that even the third-class servants in the eldest son's mansion would dislike his cooking.
Even though that noble man is very approachable and not very particular about food, he still has a sense of taste, right? How can he not tell if something is delicious?
Looking at Tang Zhiqing's clumsy hands and feet and his clumsy appearance, it's no wonder that the nobleman likes him.
As long as he seizes the opportunity to show off his skills in front of the noble, using it as a token of his allegiance, and then acts gentle and considerate, perhaps the noble will accept him.
His starting conditions are actually much better than Tang Mingli's, but Tang Mingli is capable, strong and able to endure hardships.
But he can't do that, because he is just a weak little man psychologically.
Burdened by the ideas of his previous life, he did not feel that he could stand up and make his own decisions as a man. Even though he still had some brains, he still habitually wanted to find someone to rely on.
The reason why Zero is Zero is not because he had to change his career due to poor hardware conditions, but because he felt in his heart that he was the oppressed one.
He fell into the water and traveled through time, and as soon as he arrived, his property was confiscated and he was exiled. The environment he was in was not a social group he was familiar with, so it goes without saying that he was scared.
He had been traveling by boat and by car for several days in a row, and he had not had enough rest during those days in the car. The bad environment was one thing, but as a man going out alone, how could he not be alert? After all, one must be on guard against others.
I finally made it to the educated youth site. Although the environment here was a bit poor, it was at least safe.
Yang Yingxu planned his future direction and was extremely tired. He lay down on the warm kang and fell into a deep sleep.
Tang Mingli got up early the next morning.
He is a cook, he has to make breakfast, he can't sleep in.
If the keeper didn't give them food on time, the three of them would become like piglets in the pigpen. Not only would they cry out in hunger, but they would also throw the food pots and jump over the fences.
Yang Yingxu was extremely tired and really didn't want to get up after hearing the noise.
He hesitated for a while, but finally forced himself to get up.
Li Mao told him yesterday that this group of educated youth would have two meals a day, with the first meal starting at around 10:30.
Yang Yingxu took out his watch and glanced at it. It was only half past five, and there were still two and a half hours until lunchtime.
Tang Mingli went to the stove outside Xia Zhizhi's room to boil water. He filled the two hot water pots first, and then poured out the rest for himself to wash.
Yang Yingxu thought about it, picked up his own washbasin, followed him, and said to Tang Mingli: "Brother Tang, can you lend me some hot water?"
He knew that the nobleman was sleeping inside, so he spoke in a low voice.
They all lived in the same room, and knowing that he had no hot water when he first arrived and that it was not yet time for dinner, if he went directly to the stove to boil water, he would be accused by the other educated youth of wasting firewood, so Tang Mingli simply scooped him two spoonfuls.
After Yang Yingxu thanked him and took care of himself, he looked at Tang Mingli who was preparing to cook rice porridge and asked, "Brother Tang, I am used to eating in the morning, but we don't have a stove here. I'll bring some rice over. Would you mind cooking it for me?"
Tang Mingli thought about it and nodded.
After all, the new educated youth has just arrived and is unfamiliar with the place, so there are many inconveniences. Just take care of him if it is convenient for you. He was also taken care of a lot when he first arrived.
Yang Yingxu went back to his room to get the rice. When he was rummaging through the package, he saw the preserved eggs and salted meat.
I remembered a dish of preserved egg and lean meat porridge that I used to drink at home.
There is no lean meat at the moment, so salted meat can be used to make the meal.
He gritted his teeth, cut off a piece of salted meat and took two preserved eggs, and said to Tang Mingli, "Brother Tang, eating only white porridge is a bit boring. Why not add some salted meat and preserved eggs to make salted porridge? It will taste different."
Xiao Tang is no longer the same person he was back then. He no longer worries about not being able to pay back half a piece of meat and two eggs when he sees others giving him something.
Thinking that Xia Zhizhi didn't eat last night, she would definitely be hungry this morning, so it would be nice to make some fresh flavors for her to try. "I've never made this porridge before."
Yang Yingxu had never thought that there would be such a good thing. After all, if it were him, there would be no possibility of handing over the work in his hands. He hurriedly said, "If Brother Tang trusts me, then hand it over to me."