Chapter 51 Furniture

Tang Mingli naturally helped Jiang Xiurong get things.

Cui Zijin seemed to want to help Han Youran, but Wang Lizhen had made significant progress after two days of careful instruction from Xia Zhizhi. She pulled Cui Zijin and said, "Brother Zijin, I'll take these. The rest are too heavy for me to carry. Can you help me move them in?"

Cui Zijin had no choice but to help Wang Lizhen move first. She had originally planned to help Wang Lizhen first and then help Han Youran.

Xia Zhizhi would not give him this opportunity.

He ran over happily and said hello to everyone: "You guys are back! Wow, you bought a lot of things!"

Then he came over and said to Han Youran affectionately, "Sister Youran, look at them both, they have someone to help them, but you are all alone, I will help you!"

Wang Lizhen seemed a little happy to hear her say that. Cui Zijin glanced at her obliquely, seeming a little unhappy, and quickly returned to the educated youth point with her things.

"That's great. You still care about me." Han Youran smiled and handed the two lighter packages to her, while he dragged the heavier bag himself.

When I returned to the yard, the smell of medicine had not yet dissipated.

Han Youran sniffed and asked her, "Have you made the medicine?"

She nodded and emphasized again that she was not in good health and needed to take medicine.

Although he didn't know what was wrong with her health, seeing that she took medicine more frequently than eating, Han Youran couldn't help but worry about her. What would happen if she got sick?

However, Han Youran had no choice. After all, she studied Western medicine. Due to family reasons, she knew some simple Chinese herbal medicines. But she couldn't do it like her grandfather did, who could tell what disease a person had just by looking at his face. She couldn't prescribe any tonic for her to regulate her body.

After all, the medicine they are taking might have been prescribed by a great old Chinese doctor.

She could only put it aside for now. If Xia Zhizhi needed help in the future, she would help as appropriate.

The three women bought the most things. They filled baskets and satchels with things. Cui Zijin also bought a big bag, which looked like food.

Others were not as well-off as they were and only bought what was in short supply.

Tang Mingli's family was average, so he only bought some necessities.

He strode ahead and helped Jiang Xiurong put the things into the house.

Jiang Xiurong followed closely. He turned around and bumped into her. He quickly reached out to support Jiang Xiurong and asked, "Is Jiang Zhiqing okay?"

Jiang Xiurong smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Thank you for helping me get it in. I can't even carry it myself."

Tang Mingli's ears and neck turned red. He looked away and said, "It's a piece of cake. Don't be polite. Just pack your things first."

Jiang Xiurong looked at his broad back, then glanced at the sparsely stitched patches on his trouser legs and pursed her lips.

She and Tang Mingli met each other in their middle age in their previous life. At that time, Tang Mingli took advantage of the reform and opening up and became one of the first people to become rich. Since she knew him, he has never lacked money.

Tang Mingli often shared his past with her, and he mentioned his experience of going to the countryside many times. After all, he had been there for nearly 10 years. He even once took her to revisit the place on a whim.

Jiang Xiurong and Tang Mingli's hometowns are not in the same place, and that is why he was able to know the address of Tang Mingli's countryside and register himself to go there.

Whenever Tang Mingli talked about the past, he always mentioned the funny things that happened at that time and never complained about his sufferings, so she thought that he should be living a good life now.

But I didn't expect that he had such a hard time when he was young.

Ali has always been strong-willed, so naturally he would not easily accept his gift. Well, there is still a long way to go.

She looked at the pile of things on the ground and sighed softly.

There is such a small space and there are so many things. I have to get two boxes back to organize them in order, otherwise there will be no place to move.

Seeing Han Youran coming back, Jiang Xiurong asked, "Han Zhiqing, I want to go to the village to see if there is anyone packing boxes. Do you want to come with me?"

Han Youran nodded: "Wait for me, I'll wash my face."

After washing her face, Han Youran simply greeted the remaining three female educated youth. Xia Zhizhi and Wang Lizhen went. Liu Lin was not well off, and buying a wooden box would cost several yuan at the cheapest. She was reluctant to do so, so she decided to get by with it for now and did not go with them.

Xia Zhizhi and Aunt Cui asked about the carpenter's address: "I asked Aunt Cui, it's the third room on the left after the old willow tree when you walk over here."

When a few people walked over, the carpenter had just returned from work. His surname was also Lin, and he was the second child in his family. He was the second brother of the team leader, and everyone in the village called him Lin the Second Carpenter.

Hearing their intention, Carpenter Lin Er said, "You don't know how many years you will stay here. The wooden boxes are big and heavy. You can't take them with you when you go back. I have a rattan box made of willow branches. It's good for storing clothes. It's light and the price is right."

There are certain requirements for the wood used to make furniture. Not all wood can be used. In addition to the type of wood, it also has to be old and thick enough. The mountains and forests are all public, and a certificate must be obtained before felling a tree.

Nowadays, a wooden box is considered a large piece of furniture. A small one costs seven or eight dollars, and a large one costs more than ten dollars. They are not cheap.

When someone marries a wife, some families will ask the man to prepare 36 legs, a square table, four chairs, a double bed, a large wardrobe, a desk, and a dining table. The complete set costs about 150 yuan.

Of course, the fact that this cannot be done does not affect people's normal marriages. Nowadays, many families have beds made of a few bricks and wooden boards. If there are many people in the family, they can sleep on two boxes or two benches put together.

In the village, giving a box and two quilts as a dowry for a daughter's marriage is considered a generous gift.

In line with the principle of keeping a low profile, Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong listened to the advice and spent four yuan to buy two large wicker boxes, one large and one small, which also had lids and could still be locked.

Wang Lizhen felt that she would not be staying here for long, and since she had a locked suitcase, she asked for a large willow box to store her clothes.

Xia Zhizhi ignored the advice and insisted on buying two wooden boxes, one large and one small, both made of camphor wood, which are moisture-proof, mold-proof and insect-proof.

No need to ask, the answer is that I have money and don’t care.

Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong were not the kind of people who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, so they didn't try to persuade her too much. After all, she had enough food and clothing, and since her family was rich, they probably didn't care about the 10 or 20 yuan.

The girls certainly couldn't take back all these boxes of different sizes, so Carpenter Lin Er asked them to go back first and let his son take them over after dinner.

When they returned to the educated youth site, several old educated youth female comrades were cooking, and they were a little unhappy to see them come back.

Zhao Jinhua said sarcastically, "You've already moved to the countryside, but you still think you're a city lady, waiting for others to prepare and eat ready-made food."

Yesterday, about 20 people squeezed in front of the wooden board and had the experience of eating while standing. It was not a pleasant experience.

Jiang Xiurong was thinking about dividing the food yesterday. With nearly 20 people stirring the food in one pot, I don't know how many conflicts there would be.