Traveling through time and space, wanting to lie down, but being forced to move forward

After Liu Jingxue completed the household registration and food transfer procedures at the brigade headquarters, she signed a house rental contract with the brigade leader.

The requirements she had put forward previously were also stated in the contract.

Finally, he wrote another IOU, borrowing 30 kilograms of coarse grains from the village, and using his future work points to pay for it.

The coarse grains that can be borrowed include cornmeal, grits, sorghum rice, and brown rice.

Liu Jingxue didn't want the 30 kilograms of coarse grains, but mostly cornmeal, grits, and a small amount of brown rice.

Captain Zhang reminded him, "Liu Zhiqing, this bag of grain is lent to you by the village, so remember to return it later.

Also, when we distribute food in the future, remember to bring your own food bags."

Liu Jingxue rubbed her forehead, wondering how could she have forgotten about this.

In the original owner's memory, every time he went to the grain station to buy grain, he had to bring his own bag.

She responded quickly, "Okay, Captain, I'll return the food bag in two days."

After carrying the food out of the brigade's granary, the children saw Liu Jingxue coming out and hurried over to find her.

"Comrade Zhiqing, do you want us to lead the way to exchange things now?"

Liu Jingxue asked, "My name is Liu Jingxue, don't call me Comrade Educated Youth, call me Sister Xiaoxue."

"I have a lot of things to exchange, including furniture, farm tools, backpacks, kang mats and the like.

There are a lot of things, I need to put the food back first."

"Sister Xiaoxue, are you living in the educated youth camp?"

"I didn't live in the educated youth camp because there was no room for me. I rented the house next to the cowshed and lived there."

The people in the village are naturally familiar with these children who run around the village every day.

After hearing what Liu Jingxue said, they immediately knew where the house she was talking about was.

"Sister Xiaoxue, the home of the blacksmith Wang who exchanges farm tools is in the direction of your home. You can exchange farm tools on the way back when you deliver the food."

Under the guidance of the children, Liu Jingxue successfully found the home of blacksmith Wang.

According to the children, Wang the blacksmith's family are now working in the fields, and only their lame old father is left at home.

"If I go there now, can I exchange something?" Liu Jingxue was a little worried.

“Sister Xiaoxue, don’t worry, you can go directly to Grandpa Wang to exchange it.

All the new educated youth in the village had to prepare furniture, and the blacksmith's house always had stock.

The exchange price has already been decided in the village, and Grandpa Wang can handle it."

When they arrived at Blacksmith Wang's house, the gate was closed, so the children hurried forward and knocked on the door.

"Grandpa Wang, the new educated youth from the village are here to exchange things. Please open the door quickly."

After knocking on the door several times, an old male voice came from inside, "I'm coming, wait a moment."

After a while, the gate opened and a skinny old man stood at the door.

Seeing several children from the village surrounding a young girl he didn't know, the old man hurriedly greeted her, "You are the new educated youth who came today. You are here to exchange things."

Liu Jingxue quickly greeted him, "Hello, Grandpa Wang, my name is Liu Jingxue, and I am an educated youth who just came to the village today.

The captain said you could exchange farm tools here, so I came here."

The old man quickly stepped aside and said, "Come in. If you want to change something, just pick it out yourself."

Liu Jingxue followed the old man into the yard and came to the storage room.

He picked up a sickle, a hoe, a shovel, a rake and an axe.

"Grandpa Wang, how much do these things cost in total?" Liu Jingxue asked.

"That's six dollars."

Liu Jingxue hurriedly gave the money.

When leaving Wang the blacksmith's house, the old man said to her, "Liu Zhiqing, if these farm tools break down and need repairing in the future, you can bring them to our house and we will repair them for you for free."

"Okay, Grandpa Wang."

On the way home, Liu Jingxue asked the children, "Grandpa Wang's family makes farm tools. Are they his own or the team's?"

"He must be from the team. How could he get the iron on his own? He must have gotten it from the commune in the name of the team.

Most of the money I earned had to be handed over to the team, and I could only keep a small portion for myself."

“It will be the same for the carpenters and bamboo craftsmen who will go to exchange things next.

After all, the wood used to make furniture, as well as the willow branches, rattan branches and other things used for weaving, were all brought from the mountains and are collectively owned.

They use it to make things and exchange it for money, so they must give a portion of it to the village. Otherwise, the villagers will have complaints.”

Donkey Egg looked around and saw that there was no one else besides them, so he said, "My grandfather said that the village cadres did this to protect them, so that others would not be jealous and report them, saying that they were doing business privately and were arrested and sent down.

Pay part of the money to the village, and distribute it to the villagers according to work points at the end of the year. The villagers will benefit and will not report them. "

Liu Jingxue understood that this was not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth. The cadres of the Red Star Production Team really cared about the villagers.

After delivering the food and farm tools back home, Liu Jingxue gave each child two candies and asked them to continue leading her.

Seeing that some people were a little embarrassed to accept the candy, Liu Jingxue hurriedly said, "Hasn't the team leader confirmed that I am a new educated youth in the village? You are not still worried that I am a human trafficker and dare not accept my candy, right?"

An older child quickly shook his head, "Sister Xiaoxue, we are not worried that you are a human trafficker.

We are just showing you the way, it's no big deal, and you gave us so much candy at once, it's really too much.

We only need half a pill each."

"How can half a pill be enough? Sister Xiaoxue can't be so stingy.

Besides, you have to bring it back to your brothers and sisters to please them."

Seeing that they were still a little embarrassed, Liu Jingxue hurriedly advised, "Don't worry, it's just a few candies, Sister Xiaoxue can still afford it.

Besides, Sister Xiaoxue will be staying in the village for a long time, and there will be many things that will trouble you in the future.

If you don't accept it, how will Sister Xiaoxue have the nerve to ask you for help in the future?"

After some persuasion from Liu Jingxue, the children finally accepted the candy she gave them.

These children were well educated at home and were not taken advantage of. Through them, Liu Jingxue felt that their family members were probably not bad people.

Of course, this is just her preliminary speculation and there may be exceptions.

At the carpenter's house, Liu Jingxue selected a chopping board, a kangqin, a kang table, a shoulder pole, a large bucket of water, a bath tub, and a four-door cabinet, spending a total of ten yuan.

There were too many things to take back all at once, so Liu Jingxue made an appointment with Zhang the carpenter's wife to send the things to her on a cart after the strong laborers in her family finished work.

After leaving her home address, Liu Jingxue followed the children to the next house.

At the bamboo craftsman's house, Liu Jingxue replaced a kang mat, a felt mat, two dustpans, three drying mats, two straw hats, and three large backpacks.

There were too many things for her to carry by herself, so the children helped to carry them back home.

After sending the children away, Liu Jingxue quickly wiped the kang mat and drying mat clean while it was still early, and placed them in the sun to dry so that they could be used at night.

Although she would live in the space at night, she had to prepare all the necessary things in order to prevent people from coming to visit her and finding out that she had nothing and wondering how she lived.