When the tractor arrived at the gate of the educated youth home, the team leader was standing there. The young man said, "We're at the educated youth home, get off!" Everyone got up and got their luggage. After they had unloaded it, the tractor drove away. The team leader frowned at the educated youth. They didn't look like they could work, especially the fair and tender little girl...
"Come in!" the captain pushed open the door and walked in, calling out, "Is Han Zhiqing here?"
"Here I am," a man in his early 20s came out of the house and smiled when he saw the captain leading them. A short-haired woman in her 20s also came out of the next room and walked up to the captain.
The team leader said, "These are new educated youth. Please arrange accommodation for them."
Han Zhiqing said, "We can squeeze in and have room for everyone." The female Zhiqing said, "Captain, our room can accommodate two people, but there's really no room for the remaining one."
When the captain heard this, his brows furrowed again. What should he do if there is no more accommodation?
When the short-haired girl heard this, she quickly said, "I live in the Youth League Home," and then she quickly took her luggage and walked into the house. When the girl next to her heard this, she followed her in.
Xie Yun was left standing alone in the yard, and the team leader was worried. Could such a little girl go out and live with someone else by herself?
At this time, Xie Yun asked the team leader, "Captain, is there any vacant house in our team?"
"There are empty houses, but can you live there alone? It's not safe." The captain thought it wasn't a good idea, so he suggested they just stay at someone else's house.
"Captain, I can live alone. Where is the vacant house I can go see?"
"There are two empty houses in the village. They were both occupied by elderly widows who died of illness due to old age. Do you still want to see them?" The team leader said that the houses were empty now and some people in the team wanted them, but they didn't want to spend money and wanted to get a bargain. The team wanted to sell them for some money, so they left them empty.
"Captain, I'm not afraid. Please take me to see it."
"Okay, then follow me," the captain said, picking up two suitcases and walking ahead. Xie Yun hurriedly followed. Along the way, they saw thatched houses on both sides of the road. There was a brick house in the middle of the village. Not far from the brick house, they saw a thatched house. The house was not big, and the yard was not big either. Most importantly, there were houses next to it. If she tried to cook something delicious, she would be discovered.
"Captain, do you have any other houses?" Xie Yun asked.
"There is another one at the end of the village. That one is too remote. You'd better live in this one. This one is in the middle of the village. If you have any problems, people nearby can hear you if you shout." The captain felt it was safer to live here.
"Captain, could you please show me which one I want to stay in?"
"Let's go," the captain led Xie Yun to the end of the village.
After walking for a while, they saw a large yard in front of them. The wall was about one and a half meters high, with three houses and a firewood shed next to it.
The captain opened the door and walked in. "This is it."
Xie Yun saw that the place was very big and there were many rooms, but the walls were a little low and the house was a little dilapidated. If she wanted to live here, she would have to clean it up before she could live there.
"Captain, I'll live here. Is this house for sale or for rent?"
"If you sell it, it will cost 80 yuan. If you rent it, you only need to pay 10 yuan a year." The team leader thought that the house would be empty anyway, so it would be good to increase the team's income.
"Captain, I'm going to buy a house. Captain, I'll give you the money now, and you can give me a certificate. Can you help me find some people to repair the house? Otherwise it will be difficult to live in. There is a leak in one part of the roof. Can our team buy tiles? I want to replace it with tiles, and the wall also needs to be raised higher." After Xie Yun finished speaking, the captain thought about it.
"As for tiles, the brigade has some left over, enough for you. You'll need earthen bricks for the wall, which most families have. You can buy them for 2 cents a piece."
"Captain, I need them all. Can you help me find someone to repair it? I'll tell you the total cost now." Xie Yun thought that this was a good idea. The wall would be higher and she would be safer. The roof would be tiled and she would not have to replace the grass like a thatched roof.
"Okay, I'll find someone to do it for you in a while. If I find a few more people, we can finish it tonight. You can go to my house first, and then come over when it's done here." The captain said and left with the box, and Xie Yun hurried to follow.
When we arrived at the captain's house, the captain's wife was at home. When she saw the captain leading a little girl in, she looked at him in confusion.
"Old woman, this is a new educated youth. Please stay in our house for a while." After saying this, she put down the box and went out.
"Hello, auntie. I'm a new educated youth. My name is Xie Yun." Xie Yun greeted the captain's wife with a sweet smile.
"Oh, okay, you are such a pretty girl, come and sit in the house." As he said that, he took Xie Yun's hand and walked into the house. After entering the house, he asked Xie Yun to sit on the kang, poured her a glass of water and put it on the lid of the box next to them.
"Thank you, auntie. I just arrived and don't know anything, so I need you to teach me more." As she said that, Xie Yun took out a bag of cakes and a pound of brown sugar from her bag. Brown sugar is a good thing nowadays, especially in the countryside where sugar tickets are hard to get. It is a good thing to get brown sugar as a gift to someone's house.
"Hey, what are you doing with these? Take them back and eat them yourself." The captain's wife quickly pushed them back.
"Auntie, just take it. I don't know anything here and I still have a lot of things to trouble you with. If you don't take it, I won't bother you." Xie Yun said as she pushed it over.
The captain's wife did not push it back. She looked at Xie Yun and said, "If you don't understand something, come to me and I will teach you."
"Thank you first, auntie. I just arrived and the educated youth camp has no room for me. I had no choice but to buy a house from the team. I want to buy some furniture and daily necessities, but I don't know where to buy them, so I wanted to ask you where I can buy them." Xie Yun said with a smile.
"Can you live on your own, kid? Why don't you find someone to stay with?"
"No need, auntie, I can live on my own."
"Then come to me if you have any problems in the future. Come on, I'll take you to Yang Laoshi's house." As she said that, she put the things in the cabinet, got up and walked out.
"Okay." Xie Yun quickly stood up and followed him out of the house.
I walked out of the yard and headed towards the village entrance. After about 200 meters, I saw a yard with a few thick logs. The captain's wife opened the door and walked into the yard, calling out, "Is Mr. Yang home?"
"I'm here," a man shouted from the house, and then a middle-aged man walked out of the house.
"Yang Laoshi, this is the new educated youth named Xie Yun. Xie Yun wants to buy some furniture from you." The captain's wife introduced him.
The furniture here could be bought with money, because it belonged to the production team. Carpenter Yang also earned work points for making furniture at home. If anyone bought it, he would give the money to the production team. If there was no work, Carpenter Yang would go to the fields to earn work points.
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