This morning, Aunt Song heard her husband say that an old comrade-in-arms asked him to take care of a military wife who had gone to the countryside. She even cursed him a few times, asking why those staff members didn't do their job properly.

Why do we have to waste these few months to get people to go to the countryside? It's just these two months.

After I came here, I had to be transferred just when I was getting familiar with the work.

She hadn't thought about any benefits before, she just wanted to help take care of her husband when he was entrusted by someone else.

I didn't expect them to be so generous. Even if they belonged to the village chief's family, they only eat White Rabbit milk candy once a year.

Aunt Song quickly pushed it back:

"How can this be so embarrassing."

The two dolls were holding the candies with conflicted expressions, not knowing whether they should send them back.

Xu Niannian smiled:

"Living in such a nice house, even if you rent it, you still have to pay rent. I'm already taking advantage of it. If you don't charge me, I'll be embarrassed to live here and will have to go back to the educated youth camp."

Aunt Song didn't refuse after hearing this. If the person went to live in the educated youth camp, she would not be able to explain to her husband.

But I think this child is quite capable, pretty and sensible.

The two kids opened their eyes and looked at their grandmother.

Seeing that their saliva was almost flowing onto their hands, Aunt Song had no choice but to nod and let them eat it.

Only after seeing grandma nod at them did they peel off the candy wrapper and eat it.

Aunt Song saw Xu Niannian still holding the package in her hand, thinking that she had been on the road for several days, and that city girls like to be clean, so she hurriedly said:

"I'll go boil some water for you, and you can take a bath later."

Xu Niannian nodded:

"Then I'll trouble you, Aunt Song. I also want to ask where I can get a replacement bathtub?"

She could indeed feel a layer of sweat and dirt on her body. She didn't need to look in the mirror to know how disheveled she looked at the moment. She even vaguely felt that she was tainted with the smell of the train.

Goudan, who had just eaten White Rabbit Milk Candy, raised his hand:

"I know! Grandpa Liu from the village."

Aunt Song took a look:

"If you need it, let this boy of mine take you there. He is very familiar with the village."

Erdan, who was smaller than him, also grabbed his brother's hand and said, "I want to go too!"

So, Aunt Song went out to boil water for Xu Niannian, and Xu Niannian took the two eggs to find the carpenter.

The whole village was not big, and they arrived there in about ten minutes.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw an uncle wearing a big sweatshirt and cutting wood with a saw in his hand. If you saw this in the middle of the night, it would probably be scary.

Goudan's crisp voice rang out:

"Grandpa Liu, I brought a young educated youth sister here, and she wants a bathtub."

When Old Liu heard this, he looked up and saw that there were not many people in the village who needed bathtubs. Most of them bought them to please their wives when they got married.

Not many educated youth bought bathtubs, everyone just took a shower. I didn’t expect the one who came today to be so particular.

Looking at the delicate skin and tender flesh, I am really worried about Old Song. Another person who can't work has come.

Men who do manual labor have strong and powerful voices:

"Everything is in that room. You can go and choose."

Goudan leads the way:

"I know, I know, I'll take you here."

As he said this, he took Xu Niannian to what was later commonly known as the "sample item".

She selected a bathtub and three wooden basins of different sizes.

Everything is polished smooth and feels very delicate.

The smallest one is of course used for washing the butt.

Every basin has its own mission.

There were several of the same kind of wooden tubs placed in the sample room, but there was only one bathtub.

She came out with her things:

"Uncle Liu, can I take these away directly? I need them urgently."

When Old Liu saw that she bought so many basins at once, he confirmed his previous guess that this girl was a particular person.

But they also sent money:

"Sure, I can just make up the tub later anyway."

Something that doesn't sell one in a month.

He had to get approval from the village before cutting down trees. Every villager had a certain quota of timber per year, so if they brought their own timber, he would charge them a labor fee.

For those who buy directly like Xu Niannian, it will be a little more expensive.

After Xu Niannian handed the money to Old Liu.

Goudan volunteered to help the educated youth sister carry the basins.

Since White Rabbit milk candy is fragrant and sweet, he announced that Xu Niannian is his biological sister from now on.

But he didn't say this. If he had said it directly, Xu Niannian would have definitely complained:

"Whoever has milk is my mother."

Although that's what he thought in his heart.

When Erdan saw his brother carrying a basin, he also wanted to help, but Goudan refused. If he fell, he couldn't afford to pay for the basin.

He only had a few cents of pocket money throughout the year, and he did get a dime as a New Year's gift every year, but it was all taken away by his mother.

It’s not easy to make money, Goudan sighed.

Goudan held three basins, followed by Erdan and Xu Niannian, and they walked home together.

When I met Shen Tingting on the way back, she had a blank expression on her face.

But Shen Tingting was a little angry. She was a step too late. The other person was holding a bathtub in his hand. She probably didn't have the money to buy a bathtub.

She went with someone to buy a straw mat. The bed was a brick bed. After she put her own sheets and quilts on it, she realized that she had to have a straw mat.

Isn’t it that Li Dabing is taking the four new people to look for Aunt Zhao who is exchanging straw mats in the village?

Song Qianjin also saw Xu Niannian. He could now judge that this girl had a well-off family and was very beautiful. It was a pity that her only shortcoming was that she had a fiancé.

The two teams met each other, Wang Zhaodi greeted Xu Niannian, and Xu Niannian nodded and smiled back.

Li Dabing also recognized her:

"Comrade Xu, let's go to the Youth League Center for dinner tonight. We will prepare a welcome party for you on the first day."

Xu Niannian also responded and said she would go there as soon as she finished her work.

It was still four o'clock in the afternoon, so she had plenty of time to take a shower and tidy up the house.

She had to go back quickly because Aunt Song was still boiling water at home. She also had to clean the bathtub when she got back, which was very time-consuming.

When they got home, Aunt Song had already boiled the water. Seeing her coming back with the bathtub, she hurriedly wanted to take a bath with her, but Xu Niannian was too embarrassed to do so.

Goudan put the wooden basin on the ground, rolled his eyes, straightened his back and wanted to show off.

"This is a reward for your work."

As he said that, he took out a piece of White Rabbit milk candy in his hand and handed it to him in front of Aunt Song.

Not only does one have to fetch water from outside for bathing, but one also needs firewood. Xu Niannian calculated all of these together.

Looking at Erdan who was staring at him eagerly, he wanted to go forward and take it, but felt embarrassed because his hands were entangled.