Chapter 58 Completion
After she finished taking the photos, Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong came over to watch curiously.
It’s not that they haven’t used cameras before, but it’s rare to be able to buy a camera to take photos for fun these days.
I can't help but feel that Xia Zhizhi is really spoiled at home.
Han Youran said: "You are really amazing, you can actually use a camera!"
"There are many more amazing things about me. You will find out slowly!" Xia Zhizhi looked very arrogant.
She looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late now, the light is a bit bad. Let's go find a place with good scenery when we have a day off, and I'll take beautiful photos of you!"
"That's great!" Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong said in unison.
Who doesn't want to leave some beautiful memories when they are young? But taking pictures is really inconvenient these days. Even if you go to the city to take pictures, the photographer can only take two straight poses at most. We can only ensure that they don't close their eyes when taking the pictures, and there is nothing else we can do.
Now that Xia Zhizhi has a camera, doesn’t that mean she has her own personal photographer? How beautiful!
As for using some adhesive tape or something, it's a piece of cake for them!
After breakfast the next day, she strolled to the big tree at the entrance of the village. Most villagers had to pass by here to go to the commune or the city.
It was early now, too early to chat, and there was no one under the tree.
Not long after, a man drove a bullock cart with a bunch of baskets piled on it and came slowly. She approached him with a smile and asked, "Master Lin, where are you going?"
Most of the big brothers here have the surname Lin. If she really called him by the wrong name, she would just change it.
"Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and exchange these baskets." The old man, who was estimated to be around 70 years old and had poor eyesight, approached with the cows, looked at her carefully for a while, and when he was sure that he didn't know her, he asked, "My dear, are you a new educated youth?"
"Yes, Master." She skillfully opened a box of Qinjian cigarettes and handed one to the Master: "Master, I want to go to the commune to buy some wall paper."
"Come on up, I have to go to the commune anyway, so I'll give you a ride." The old man put the cigarette behind his ear and moved a few cigarette holders to make some space for her.
She sat down and started chatting with the grandfather: "Grandpa Lin, how old are you this year?"
"Sixty-nine this year!" The eldest man lit a cigarette and took two puffs.
"I can't tell. You look so strong and healthy. I thought you were just 55 this year."
"I'm too old and useless. I can't compare with you young people!" The eldest grandfather laughed.
"An old man in the family is like a treasure. I like chatting with the elderly. You eat more salt than I eat rice. Just give me a few pointers and I will make a fortune!"
"You are such a chatterbox, girl. What advice do you need? If you have anything to ask, just come and ask me!"
The old man was so pleased with her that he smiled happily and talked to her about many things in the village along the way.
When we got there, he reluctantly said to her, "I'll wait for you when we go back, and we can continue chatting!"
When she got to the supply and marketing cooperative, she went directly to the counter to buy a stack of white mounted paper, and then went to the post office to mail several letters. When people saw her take out a thick stack of letters, they didn't think much of it and just thought she was mailing for someone else.
The eldest master waited for her specially, and she took a special car on the way back.
After dinner, the stove-maker's family came again. After they cleaned up the kang, it was getting dark. Thinking that they didn't have to run around, she found a flashlight and asked the stove-maker to help her fix the doors and windows.
I originally thought that it would take some time to build this kang, but with everyone young and old joining in, it was done today. It really is true that more people makes the job easier.
After the work was done, we paid them. The earthen bricks used were from the master's family and were included in the wages. The red bricks were from the village and the money had already been paid to the team leader.
The masters were quite particular and tidied the room for her. Even the boxes that had some dust on them were cleaned by Tiedan.
She handed two candies to Tiedan and said with a smile, "Master, your craftsmanship is quite good. Look how clean it is. Here, this is your salary."
Tiedan didn't reach out at first, but after hearing what he said, he took the candy with his little paws and reminded her in a childish voice: "Next time you have work, remember to look for me. You are so generous and good-looking, I will definitely give you a good job."
"What if someone who's not good-looking and not generous comes to you, will you just not do it for him?" She teased Tiedan with a smile.
Tiedan frowned and said in a knot, "It's still up to him. My grandfather said that people can't go against money."
Xia Zhizhi was so amused that she laughed till she could hear the sound of laughter.
When the kang-making masters left, it was already completely dark. She wanted to lend them a flashlight, but the masters said that they could walk on the roads in the village with their eyes closed and did not need a flashlight at all.
She thought that the road here was flat and straight, so she would not fall into the ditch, so she gave up.
The next morning, Aunt Cui brought her a kang mat.
Two large and one small, she used the large one for the ceiling, and the small one was specially made according to the size of his kang. Aunt Cui said, "Knowing that you are waiting to use it, my husband has made it for you in a hurry these two days."
She spread the mat on the ground, and it was neither too big nor too small, just right.
Aunt Cui talked to her for a few words and asked about her health. She had children at home, so she didn't stay long.
She let Ah Ju out and instructed him to thread the kang mat through the string and hang it on the crossbeam and secure it on both sides. Two large kang mats were more than enough to hang on a roof.
Then let him put up wallpaper, first put two layers of newspaper on the bottom, and then put a layer of white paper on the top. It looks like the whole room has been whitewashed, and it becomes a lot brighter.
Then she asked Carpenter Lin Er to bring her a rattan frame, a kang table and a basin stand. She put the soap, toothpaste, toothbrush and mouthwash cup in the storage basket on the basin stand, and the washbasin on the shelf.
Three boxes were stacked up in the corner at the end of the kang, with a small kang table next to it. Stationery, notebooks, pens, mirrors, hairbands, combs, vanishing cream and other things were placed in a small basket on the kang table.
After tidying up like this, I feel a little warm.
He touched his chin with satisfaction and decided to put a small cabinet in the corner of the wall to display candies, milk powder, maltose, cakes and other things.
If you don't like to eat, you're just showing off, just playing around.
In the evening, after work, the educated youth came to visit her house. Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong were both dazzled by the house she had decorated.
Guo De half-jokingly said, "Xia Zhiqing, this is not a loss. It's so comfortable to live in a room by yourself."
"It's indeed comfortable and spacious. It does cost money, but it's only a few dozen dollars." Xia Zhizhi looked at him sincerely, "You can also move out and live alone."
Guo De shut up.
Everyone else was a little envious, but when they heard how much money she spent, they suddenly felt less envious.
After all, this place is just a youth sent-down camp, not her own home, and she doesn't know how many years she can live here. It would be such a waste to spend so much money to renovate someone else's house. Except for the male and female protagonists, everyone else praises her, but in their hearts they all think that she is stupid and rich.
It is sweet to sleep alone. The next day, she was diligent and got up early. After breakfast, she saw Jiang Xiurong and Tang Mingli standing close to each other, so she forced her way in between them and pushed Tang Mingli to the side.
He took Jiang Xiurong's hand and said, "Sister Xiurong, I will go with you today."
She has been in the countryside for some time now, and she needs to show her face in front of people so that people won't think she is aloof.
"Are you feeling better now?" Jiang Xiurong was a little worried.
"Nothing, nothing. I'm not going to work. I just want to ask the captain something."
Hearing her say this, Jiang Xiurong felt relieved.
Xia Zhizhi followed the educated youth to the sunbathing ground to gather.
Good guy, after a week in the countryside, he fainted, vomited blood, and had to make a bed. He was really busy.
Most people have only heard of this famous educated youth Xia but have never seen her in person. Today, we finally see her true face.
She faced everyone's various gazes calmly. After all, she was so beautiful, it was normal for everyone to look at her a few more times.
I could vaguely hear my aunt mumbling behind me.
"Although this Xia Zhiqing looks weak, she is really fair and clean."
"You stay at home like him every day, but you are whiter than her."
"Being good-looking is useless. Look at this small butt. You can tell at a glance that she can't have a son."
"It's not a happy life to be sick every other day!"
"Is that a camera around her neck?"
"Really? But it doesn't look as big as a photo studio.
"Who knows?"
"Cameras aren't cheap..."