Xie Yun returned to the yard and put the package into the house. She put the jar and pot into the space and waited until she got to the kitchen to take them out and put them away.
Back in the house, she began unpacking, taking out everything and putting it in order. She also took out some food, meat, and eggs from her space, a piece of bacon, and a pot. Since she had two burners, she bought one and took one from her space. She went to the kitchen, installed the pot, and then used some yellow mud to smooth the edges. This should be right, right? She had read about this in a novel before. She'd try it out if it didn't work.
At noon, I ate some preserved egg and lean meat porridge, some meat buns, and some side dishes. After lunch, I put two bottles of wine in my backpack and went to the team leader's house during the lunch break when there were fewer people around.
When I got to the door, I called out, "Is the captain home?"
"Who is it? Come in," the captain's wife replied. Xie Yun walked into the yard. At this time, the captain's wife also came out of the house. Seeing that it was Xie Yun, she smiled and said, "Xie Zhiqing is here, come in quickly."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Hello, Auntie, I have something to ask the captain."
"What's the matter?" The captain came out at this time, and his wife said, "What's the matter? Come in and sit down and talk."
The three of them entered the house, and the captain sat on the kang and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Captain, you see, I just arrived and have nothing. I was thinking if I could exchange some firewood with the villagers for fuel?" Xie Yun said as he took out the wine from his pocket and put it on the kang table.
The captain's eyes lit up when he saw the wine, but he realized the two bottles were too valuable to accept. "Take the wine back, and any older child in the village will trade it with you."
"Captain, just accept it. I came to our brigade thanks to the help of you and my aunt. Otherwise, I don't know what I would be like. Besides, I'm just a little girl and I can't drink. It would be a waste if I keep it here."
The captain couldn't bear to part with the wine, so he decided to just take better care of the girl. "Okay, I'll keep it. If you have any questions in the future, just ask me or your aunt."
"Then I'll trouble you, Captain and Auntie. You guys go take care of yourself, I'll go back first." Xie Yun said as she stood up and walked out. The Captain's wife said as she saw her out, "I'll ask Niu Dan and Gou Dan from Old Ma's family to come to your house to find you this afternoon. You can just exchange firewood with them."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Xie Yun left the captain's house and went straight home. When she got home, she looked at the vegetable garden in the yard. It was a bit deserted because no one lived there. Now she could still grow some greens, radishes, and cabbages. She could plant some vegetables openly so that when she ate the vegetables in the space, others would think she grew them. But farming was so tiring. She was worried before she even started. . . .
I started tilling the soil in the afternoon. I heard a knock on the door when I opened it. I saw two little boys around 12 years old. When the door opened, the two little boys were a little embarrassed to see Xie Yun opening the door. It was the first time they had seen such a beautiful girl in their lives.
"Hello sister, I'm Niu Dan, and this is my younger brother Goudan. I heard from my aunt that you want to exchange some firewood. Can we trade with you?" Niu Dan said shyly.
Xie Yun looked at the two children. They were very thin and dark, wearing patched clothes, but the clothes were washed very clean. Xie Yun smiled and said, "Hello, I am a new educated youth. My name is Xie Yun. I need firewood. What would you like to exchange it for?"
Niu Dan looked at Xie Yun anxiously and said, "Sister, can we exchange money? We want to exchange money to go to school."
Xie Yun looked at the two children's anxious eyes and said, "Okay, if you two give me a bundle of firewood, I'll give you 10 cents."
"Sister, 1 cent is too much," Niu Dan said shyly.
Xie Yun knew that 10 cents a bundle was too much, but when she saw the two children, she felt like helping them for some reason. "It's only 10 cents a bundle, but you can tell others that you exchanged it for candy with me."
Niu Dan said, "Okay, sister, we understand. So when should we start delivering firewood?"
"Any time today is fine. I have to start work tomorrow, so you have to wait until I get off work to deliver it."
Niu Dan quickly said, "Sister, let's go now and bring it back in a while."
"Okay, I'll be home this afternoon. Please be careful when you go up the mountain."
"Okay, sister. We'll go first." Niu Dan and Goudan ran very fast.
Xie Yun closed the door and started to plant the seeds. The seeds were stored in the space in the previous life. She could finish planting today. She was so tired looking at the finished vegetable field. She must try to get an easier job tomorrow. Just when she was thinking about it, she heard a knock on the door. When Xie Yun opened the door, she saw Niu Dan and Gou Dan carrying a huge bundle of firewood. "Come in quickly."
Niu Dan and Gou Dan put the firewood in the woodshed, "Sister has another bundle, we will go get it right away."
Xie Yun said: "Don't worry, you two should drink some water first."
"Sister, we are not thirsty." With that, the two children ran away.
Xie Yun saw that this bundle of firewood was almost as big as two bundles of firewood of other children. These two children were also very practical. They would increase the quantity depending on the money they were given.
After waiting for a while, the two children came to see them off again. When they left, Xie Yun gave them two cents and two pieces of White Rabbit milk candies.
Goudan's eyes lit up when he saw the White Rabbit Toffees. He had never eaten White Rabbit Toffees before, but he had only seen Jinbao holding one in front of them and tempting them. Although he was tempted, he did not reach out to take it. Niudan saw the White Rabbit Toffees and quickly said, "Sister, we can't have it."
"Just take what I'm giving you. If someone sees you bringing me firewood and asks you, and you say you exchanged it for candy, then you should have candy." Xie Yun smiled and put it in their pockets. "Go home quickly."
The two children quickly said, "Thank you, sister. We will come back tomorrow night to send you off."
"Okay," Xie Yun said, and after the two children left, she locked the door, started the fire, and smelted the pot. She had learned this from her mother in her previous life, because she thought stewing in an iron pot was delicious, so her mother taught her. She hadn't expected it to be so useful now. After everything was ready, she made dinner, ate, and went back to her room. After washing up and soaking in the hot springs, she went to bed. She had to get up early for work tomorrow.
The next morning, she woke up after her alarm rang twice. After washing up, she grabbed two steamed buns and a bowl of rice porridge from her account, ate them, locked the door, and headed to the wheat field. When she arrived, she saw many people had already arrived. She found the old educated youths at the Youth Farm and stood there with them, waiting. She didn't see the two new female educated youths, and she didn't ask about them. She didn't want to have anything to do with them. It was obvious that they weren't easy to get along with, especially the one with short hair, whose arrogant look was annoying.
Just as they were thinking about it, the team leader came and assigned the villagers first and then them. The team leader saw Xie Yun's white, tender and soft body and knew she couldn't work at all. She looked like she was not short of money. "Xie Zhiqing, go pick pig grass. Three baskets of pig grass a day will earn you two work points."
"Okay," Xie Yun quickly agreed. This was great. She was still thinking about how to do something easier.
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