Chapter 56 That feeling must be wonderful
Chapter 56 That feeling must be wonderful
Lin Xiaodou didn’t know.
Because of a simple meal, she would become connected with someone.
At this time, she was still thinking about how to decorate the wooden house.
This wooden house is really too empty and needs some decorations.
There are quite a few furniture in her space that were looted from the old Lin family and the medical Lin family.
But we can't just take it out suddenly. Without a source, people will become suspicious.
After washing the dishes, Lin Xiaodou went to the captain's house.
The captain and his wife saw her and warmly invited her to lunch.
Lin Xiaodou said he had eaten and asked the team leader where to make the furniture.
The captain said, "There is a good carpenter named Wu in our village. You can go to his house."
After getting the address, Lin Xiaodou went to the carpenter's house without stopping.
As soon as she arrived at the carpenter's house, she felt that the atmosphere was not right.
After asking, I found out that the carpenter had taken a job from the neighboring village half a month ago.
The family was going to marry a new daughter-in-law and needed a brand new set of furniture.
The carpenter came to work and started working before dawn every day. Finally, all the furniture was completed a few days ago.
But unexpectedly, the family who ordered the furniture refused to pay.
It turned out that his family had fallen out with his in-laws, and the wedding between the two families was no longer valid.
Since the wedding is not happening, there is naturally no need for new furniture.
The carpenter was a very honest man. He thought that they were all members of the same commune and that the carpenter was from the next village not far away, so he did not ask for a deposit or write a note.
Now the other party is refusing to pay, claiming that they never made furniture for him. He has no way to appeal and can only suffer in silence.
"I told you a long time ago that you were not worthy of being a good person, but you refused to listen. Now look what happened, everything is gone!"
The carpenter's wife sat on the threshold, slapping her thighs and crying loudly:
"What a disaster! We worked day and night, but in the end it was all in vain!"
Nowadays, craftsmen such as carpenters, tailors and blacksmiths are still quite popular.
They did not need to work in the fields to earn work points. They only needed to hand over a portion of money to the brigade every month to repair some tools for the brigade.
You can take on some private jobs in your spare time and save some money at the end of the month.
For example, for the furniture for the wedding this time, because the other party requested that it be complete and of good quality, the carpenter made it according to the highest standards.
Originally, after deducting the labor and material costs, I could still make a few dollars.
But now that the other party has changed his mind at the last minute, all these things are wasted in my hands, which would be a huge loss.
No one in the village would come to buy it, and who could afford it?
It’s just over 20 yuan, and you may not have that much savings in a year.
The carpenter smoked his pipe with a bitter face, while his wife kept crying and slapping him.
When Lin Xiaodou arrived, he happened to see this scene.
After listening to the carpenter's wife's explanation, Lin Xiaodou said:
"Uncle, aunt, I just want to buy some furniture. Can you take me to have a look?"
The carpenter paused in smoking his pipe, surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, okay! Comrade, I'll show you right away!"
The furniture made by the carpenter this time was very complete, commonly known as thirty-six legs.
That is, six large pieces of furniture: a double bed, a large wardrobe, a dressing table, a dining cabinet, a square table, and four chairs, with a total of 36 legs.
Because they are going to be used for weddings, these furnitures are painted bright red, which is very bright.
Lin Xiaodou thought it was great. The interior of the wooden house was all in natural wood tones, which looked gray.
Putting these brightly colored furniture in there also adds a touch of color.
The carpenter's craftsmanship is quite good, and the furniture looks quite sturdy.
After looking around, Lin Xiaodou made a decision on the spot: buy it!
"Uncle, you just said that these furnitures cost 21.5 yuan, right?"
I saw the beautiful female educated youth in front of me generously taking out money.
The carpenter and his wife looked at each other, tears of excitement welling up in their eyes.
Just as the carpenter was about to speak, his wife said:
"Little comrade, just give me 20 yuan, and I'll give it to you for 1.5 yuan!"
This girl is their big customer and also a great benefactor.
Although I feel a little sorry for the 1.5 yuan, I still have to apply it. This is a conscientious act.
Hearing this, Lin Xiaodou felt warm in his heart:
"No need, auntie. You and uncle have worked so hard, you deserve this money. There is no need to wipe it out."
"That won't work..." The carpenter's wife argued with Lin Xiaodou.
Finally, Lin Xiaodou proposed to reduce the price by 50 cents, and the set was sold for 21 yuan.
The carpenter and his wife quickly placed the furniture on the cart and tied it up, then followed Lin Xiaodou to the wooden house.
Lin Xiaodou led the way in front, and the carpenter couple pushed the cart behind.
Carpenter Wu: "This girl is so kind. I don't know how to thank her."
The carpenter's wife: "She has lived there for several years and no one has lived there. We will help clean it up later."
When they arrived at the place and looked at the clean and tidy wooden house, the couple didn't help with any work.
On the way back, Carpenter Wu discussed with his wife:
"Lin Zhiqing came from a big city and looked very frail. He must not be used to working in the fields.
I'll talk to my brother later and ask him to back off and not be so hard on her."
There are three production teams in Heishi Village (brigade), and the group of people in the educated youth compound are under the jurisdiction of Production Team 3.
Carpenter Wu’s elder brother is Captain Wu of Production Team 3, who is known as the most vicious captain.
He is a good person in every way except that he likes to curse people. Once he gets angry, he will curse at them.
All the educated youth in the educated youth compound, not to mention the women, even the men, had been scolded by him and cried.
Carpenter Wu was worried that Lin Xiaodou was thin-skinned and would be scolded and cry, which would be embarrassing.
The carpenter's wife also thought of this and nodded:
"Okay, I'll tell my uncle about this later."
After the couple got home, they went to their uncle's house next door...
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Back mountain, wooden house.
Lin Xiaodou cleaned all the arranged furniture.
Then she strolled around the two-story wooden house.
There are no rooms on the first floor. The living room is very large and has a square table and four chairs that I bought.
Next to it was the kitchen, which had a bright red cupboard filled with rations.
There is a toilet at the back. The furnishings inside are similar to those in the city, but much better than the dry toilet in the educated youth compound.
Behind the cabin, on the left, is a flowing stream and next to it is a deserted open space.
Lin Xiaodou decided to take advantage of his free time to work on this piece of land and plant some vegetables.
There are 3 rooms on the second floor of the wooden house.
Lin Xiaodou chose the largest room to live in.
The double bed, wardrobe and dressing table bought from the carpenter were all put in place.
Lin Xiaodou also picked a small yellow flower from the roadside and put it on the dressing table.
Then I spread the thin quilt in the wooden box on the bed, and the empty room immediately became a little warmer.
The other two empty rooms have nothing in them, I'll take a look at them later.
All three rooms are on the left, and on the right is a large open-air balcony with good lighting.
You can dry clothes on the balcony and plant some flowers and plants.
Oh, and there’s room for a recliner!
On summer nights, the stars are shining brightly.
Lie on a recliner, fan yourself with a palm-leaf fan, and quietly look at the beautiful starry sky.
That feeling must be wonderful~