Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Lin Qingyan and Ye Yi quickly prepared lunch for seven or eight people.

Rice cooked with miscellaneous grains, scrambled eggs with green peppers, fried bacon with garlic, and a tomato and egg soup.

These dishes were already very rich in that era, comparable to the New Year's Eve dinner of an ordinary family. Of course, both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal.

After dinner, they worked harder to build the porch, connect the fire wall, and help clean up the house inside and outside.

If Lin Qingyan were to clean up the house by herself, it would probably take two days. Seeing the house in good condition and no longer shabby and prone to collapse, Lin Qingyan was very satisfied.

After the house renovation began, Lin Qingyan found a carpenter in the village to discuss making furniture and made two boxes.

One is placed on the kang to store clothes, and the other is placed under the large shelf to store some valuable items.

There was also a table, a chair, a shelf, and a washbasin stand. These items cost Lin Qingyan more than ten yuan.

Together with the renovation of the house and the construction of the kitchen, it cost more than 30 yuan in total, which was far beyond Lin Qingyan's budget.

Lin Qingyan took Ye Yi to the carpenter's house and pulled the finished items back to the educated youth site on a cart.

The table was placed at the west end of the kang, a box was placed on the kang, and the washbasin stand was placed on the left hand side when entering the room.

There were thermoses and some odds and ends under the shelf. The original window of the house was enclosed in the kitchen, and a large window was opened on the outer wall of the kitchen.

Closing both windows ensures that no one can peek into the room, greatly satisfying Lin Qingyan's need for privacy.

It is also relatively safe for women living alone. Of course, both windows are open, which does not affect the lighting of the entire house during the day.

"Qingyan, you said I should build a kitchen outside the room, is that okay?"

Ye Yi looked at the brand new house and was very excited. Now that Lin Qingyan had moved out, she would be the only one living in the room they had lived in before.

She also wanted to have a kitchen to boil water and wash conveniently. They shared the large kitchen at the educated youth camp and had to queue up to use it every time. It was fine when it was not busy, but during the busy farming season, she often fell asleep while waiting.

"Sure, while Uncle Da Gen and the others are still here, let's say hello to them and ask them to help build one, but we have to talk to the village chief first."

"Before they go back, I'll go with you to find the village chief."

Fang Yunxing, who was helping on the side, was very excited after hearing this and turned around to go back to find Gu Yizhou.

"Yizhou, Lin Zhiqing's house and kitchen are ready, do you think we should build a kitchen as well?"

Fang Yunxing walked into the room and asked Gu Yizhou who was carving a piece of wood.

"I looked around and found that apart from the five houses that the educated youth were living in, Lin had repaired one, leaving three houses. Two of them were severely damaged, with half of them about to collapse.

It can't be used. Apart from this, only one house can be repaired. Let's go find the village chief and I'll repair one house too." Gu Yizhou continued to carve the wood in his hand without looking up.

"Aren't we living well enough together? Why do we need to renovate a separate room?" Fang Yunxing didn't quite understand.

"You snore too loudly and it disturbs my sleep." Gu Yizhou said coldly.

"Oh my god!" Fang Yunxing looked at Gu Yizhou with accusing eyes, but unfortunately, Gu Yizhou never looked up.

"We can just fix up the house so we can live in it, and build a kitchen so we can eat together."

"I can't cook. If we don't eat together, you want to starve me to death. Are you worthy of my mother's advice?"

Fang Yunxing looked at his friend with grievance.

Gu Yizhou was used to his friend's funny behavior and was too lazy to pay any attention to him.

The village chief looked at Lin Qingyan, Ye Yi, and the new educated youth Fang Yunxing in front of him and felt a little helpless. The kids in the city really didn't know how to live. They all built their own kitchens.

However, the village chief also knew that there were so many people living together in the educated youth camp, and there were many conflicts, so he did not make things difficult for them.

We will definitely support the renovation, and the village doesn’t need to pay for it. The ownership of the house still belongs to the village, so we will definitely support it unconditionally.

Uncle Dagen and his friends were also very happy. After the autumn harvest, it was not easy to find a job. Now they had income every day, and when they took the money home, their wives looked much happier.

Only the other educated youth at the educated youth site were not very happy. They all ate, drank and lived together, and were all the same.

As a result, several people now have their own kitchen, separated from the main group, and it becomes a bit difficult to get close.

Especially Sun Qiu Shui, who muttered to herself every day but did not dare to say bad things blatantly. She was frightened by what Lin Qingyan said last time.

The educated youth site was bustling for more than ten days. After the kitchen and the house were repaired, Lin Qingyan ventilated the house for a few days and heated the kang for two days before she moved in.

The educated youth site is now clearly divided into two groups, Lin Qingyan and Ye Yi, and Gu Yizhou and Fang Yunxing who have become familiar with each other while renovating the house together recently.

Except Xu Jianshan, the others formed a group, while Xu Jianshan was able to get along well with both sides.

There is no custom of warming up the house when moving into a new one. When Lin Qingyan moved into a new house, she invited Ye Yi, Gu Yizhou and Fang Yunxing to

Including Xu Jianshan, there were a total of five people who had a simple meal and ignored the other educated youths' eyes that frequently came to them.

Lin Qingyan fried a few dishes with the vegetables in the space, and also exchanged a piece of bacon from the village chief's house, and fried it together with garlic. The fragrance could be smelled from far away.

"Lin Zhiqing, I didn't expect that despite looking so weak and frail, you can cook so well." Fang Yunxing praised while eating.

"Qingyan, your cooking skills have really improved a lot. You can cook ordinary vegetables. How can I describe it? They taste better than those in state-owned restaurants."

Ye Yi is also full of flattery.

Lin Qingyan thought, how could the dishes produced in the space not be delicious?

The water from that well is very mysterious. I have been drinking water from the well recently and I feel that my whole body is much better. I am full of strength and I am so strong that I can kill a cow.

"Yizhou, Lin Zhiqing's cooking skills are almost as good as Aunt Fang's."

Gu Yizhou ignored Fang Yunxing, but continued to pick up dishes at the same speed, using his actions to prove that the food was to his liking.

"Yizhou, what you did is wrong. You can't just pick up food while we are talking."

"Hey, hey, leave some cucumber for me, don't eat it all."

After a lively meal, the group became more familiar with each other.

After Fang Yunxing and his family finished their house and kitchen, they asked Lin Qingyan to help cook and they had a meal together.

After a few interactions, the four of them became completely familiar with each other, and now they no longer looked at Gu Yizhou as coldly as they had at the beginning.

"From now on, I finally have a room of my own. I don't have to squeeze together with many other people anymore." Ye Yi spread his arms and shouted.

"Yeah, we all have our own houses now, and it feels nice to have a private space."

It is difficult for Lin Qingyan to show her lively side in front of outsiders.

"Yeah, I don't have to worry about rolling over to your side and squeezing you when I sleep at night anymore."

"It would be much safer if we could get a lock to lock the door. The wooden bolt we're using now doesn't seem very safe at all." Ye Yi muttered to Lin Qingyan one by one.

"The autumn harvest is over, and the villagers have been collecting firewood and mountain products in the mountains these days to prepare for the winter.

Let's go get some too. The most important thing is to make sure there is firewood to burn in the winter. When everything is ready, we can go to the market to buy some."

Lin Qingyan was also worried about the door locks. In this era, basically every household did not lock their doors, but for girls, it was still safer to lock the doors.

"Then let's go up the mountain together to collect firewood tomorrow!" Fang Yunxing suggested happily.

"Okay!" Ye Yi glanced at Lin Qingyan, and seeing that she had no objection, she agreed directly.

Even Gu Yizhou did not express any objection.

Sun Qiushui, who was wandering over, stepped forward quickly.

"I'm going to collect firewood tomorrow too. Can I come with you?"

Several people looked at each other, ignored her, and went back to their rooms. Sun Qiushui, who was ignored, looked very unhappy and turned back silently.