Eating melons

Jiang Qi stayed awake all night, but Wei Wei slept soundly.

The next morning, the old educated youth got up one after another. After all, they still had to make breakfast so that they could go to work.

The movements of several people did not slow down at all, so the four of them were quickly woken up. Wei Wei and Wu Mei were fine, as they had gone to bed early last night and had good sleep quality, so they were refreshed soon after waking up.

But Jiang Qi and Liu Jiaojiao were extremely irritable and they didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning last night.

Jiang Qi has been thinking about moving out, while Liu Jiaojiao is used to her bed and cannot fall asleep at all when she first arrives in an unfamiliar environment.

I was woken up before I had slept for long, and I felt extremely annoyed, but both of us still had some rationality and did not quarrel.

At this moment, Jiang Qi had only one thought in his mind, that is, he had to move out, and he had to move out quickly.

Seeing that the old educated youth had all gotten up, Wei Wei didn't want to sleep either. She got up directly, washed up, and secretly took out a few biscuits from the box (actually the system backpack), and ate them with the water she had just asked Liu Hong for.

Wu Mei didn't have any biscuits, but she took out some dry food from the package. Seeing this, Liu Jiaojiao and Jiang Qi also stood up.

After solving the problem of food and clothing, several people went to the brigade, but they had not yet collected their food!

When I arrived at the brigade office, there was only one person there.

"You are the newly arrived educated youth, right? Are you here to collect food?"

Yu Xi: "Yes, comrade, where can we get food?"

"I'm the accountant of the brigade. My last name is Zhou. You can just call me Uncle Zhou. Come with me!"

"Here are your provisions: twenty pounds of sweet potatoes and six pounds of corn kernels. These are loaned to you by the brigade. You must pay them back in centimeters when the time comes."

Wei Wei: "Uncle Zhou, I heard the team leader say that if we don't pay with work points, we can buy it with money, right?"

After hearing Wei Wei's words, Zhou Youfu knew that this was the sister of Zhang's fourth comrade-in-arms. He had heard about it from the old man yesterday.

"Yes."

Wei Wei: "How much would these cost if I bought them with money?"

"Sweet potatoes are eight cents a pound, and corn kernels are 12 cents a pound."

Wei Wei: "Uncle, is there any other food?"

"Sorghum rice costs 1.3 cents per pound, rice costs 1.5 cents per pound, and potatoes cost 8 cents per pound."

Wei Wei: "Uncle, can you give me another ten kilograms of potatoes, ten kilograms of rice, and five kilograms of sorghum?"

"Okay, that's five dollars and twenty-seven cents."

Wei Wei was shocked when she heard the price. She knew it should be very cheap, but she didn't expect it to be so cheap.

Except for Wu Mei, these people were all wealthy, so they all placed orders, and Wu Mei also bought a lot.

There were so many things that the men volunteered to borrow two carts to drag them back.

The food problem was solved, but the eating problem was not. It was impossible to eat with these educated youth, but now the accommodation was not solved, so I couldn’t cook alone and had to share a meal with others.

Wei Wei didn't plan to cook at the educated youth camp. She would go to the team leader's house to ask which one was more reliable and stay there for a while.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Wei Wei planned to go to the captain's house.

Seeing Wei Wei about to go out, Jiang Qi quickly called out, "Wei Wei, wait a moment."

Wei Wei: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Jiang Qi: "I have something to do at the captain's house later. Can you accompany me?"

Wei Wei's eyes lit up when she heard Jiang Qi's words. Has this potential fellow villager found a way to live alone?

Restraining her excitement, Wei Wei replied calmly, "Okay."

Hearing Wei Wei's agreement, Jiang Qi was visibly happy, "Wait for me, I'll go get something."

After saying that, he went to the box and took out a small package of something. Wei Wei guessed it was brown sugar.

Jiang Qi walked over and took Wei Wei's arm, "Let's go!"

While there are few people around now, it’s better not to make your gifts too obvious.

Wei Wei saw Jiang Qi naturally holding her arm, which further confirmed that she was from the same hometown as her.

But she didn't have the idea of ​​crying when she saw her fellow villagers. She also made up her mind to be more careful when using things purchased through the system in the future.

When the two arrived at Zhang's house, the team leader had not returned yet, but Liu Aiying had already returned to cook.

Wei Wei: "Auntie, are you home?"

Liu Aiying came out immediately after hearing Wei Wei's voice. "Wei girl, what's going on? What's going on?"

Wei Wei: "This is the educated youth who came with us, Jiang Qi. We have something to ask Uncle Zhang. Hasn't Uncle Zhang returned yet?"

Jiang Qi: "Hello, Auntie. This is my first visit and I didn't bring anything with me. This is a little gift from me. I hope you don't mind it."

Seeing this, Liu Aiying quickly refused. She didn't dare to accept it. What if this girl asked for something outrageous? Wouldn't she be cheating Lao Zhang?

"No need for that. Just come and have fun. Why bring anything? Don't be so polite. It's not easy for you to come all the way here. Come in and have a glass of water!"

Liu Aiying had just finished speaking when she saw Zhang Xinwang coming back.

Liu Aiying: "Lao Zhang, you're back. Wei girl wants to see you about something."

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi also saw Zhang Xinwang.

Wei Wei: "Uncle Zhang."

Jiang Qi: "Captain."

Zhang Xinwang: "Wei girl, what's going on? Come in and tell me!"

Wei Wei: "Hey! Uncle Zhang, this is the new educated youth Jiang Qi. She wants to talk to you about something."

Zhang Xinwang: "Oh! What's the matter?"

Jiang Qi: "Captain, the thing is, there are too many educated youth in our Youth Corps, and we don't have enough housing. I'm embarrassed to bother the team, so I'd like to ask if we can build our own houses! We don't need too much space, just a small single room near the Youth Corps, and I'll pay for it myself."

Zhang Xinwang thought about it seriously after hearing this. There were indeed quite a few people in the Youth League Institute. If more people came next year, there would definitely not be enough room for them. If they built another house, the people in the team would definitely have objections. If they paid for the house themselves, that would indeed be a solution.

"That's not impossible, but you have to know that you educated youth can't have a foundation. If you go back to the city and leave, you have to return the foundation to the brigade."

Jiang Qi: "If we return to the city, I will hand over my house directly to the team."

Zhang Xinwang: "Okay, but you'll have to pay for the labor and materials yourself."

Jiang Qi: "Okay."

The more Wei Wei listened, the brighter her eyes became.

Wei Wei: "Uncle Zhang, how much does it cost to build a small studio apartment?"

Zhang Xinwang: "It depends on what kind of roof you want to build. Green tile houses are expensive, but green tiles are hard to come by. For an ordinary small studio room, the labor and materials together will cost about 40 to 50 yuan. Then the kang and stove will cost another 10 yuan, so 50 to 60 yuan is about right."

Wei Wei: "What if we build a small compartment for storage? The two rooms together will be about 50 square meters."

Zhang Xinwang: "About 80 yuan."

Wei Wei: "Uncle Zhang, can I build one too? When I return to the city, I can leave the house to the team."

Zhang Xinwang: "Are you sure?"

Wei Wei: "Sure, I need your help with the materials and finding people. I don't know anyone on the team."

Zhang Xinwang: "Sure, you can go back and ask who else wants to build it, and then we can build it together. But you have to pay for the labor and materials yourself, so make it clear."

Anyway, it’s not autumn harvest yet, and the people in the team have time, so we can find an opportunity for them to generate income.

Wei Wei: "Okay, by the way, uncle, there is one more thing. I don't plan to start a fire with the educated youth. I want to find a family to share a house with. Uncle, do you have any recommendations? It won't take long. Once the house is built, I will start a fire on my own."

Zhang Xinwang: "Some of these houses can be built in just over ten days. You can just eat at my house for the next few days."

Wei Wei: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang. I'll bring the food over shortly."

Jiang Qi, who was standing next to him, suddenly had an idea when he heard this. "Captain, can I come with you? I'll start working alone once the house is built. Don't worry, I'm not picky about food, and food won't be a problem either. I bought a lot today."

Zhang Xinwang didn't know what the character of this educated youth was like, so he looked at Wei Wei.

Wei Wei thought about the potential fellow villager's attire and usual attitude and felt that this person was okay, so she nodded slightly to the captain.

Zhang Xinwang: "Okay!"

Jiang Qi: "Thank you, Captain. I'll go get some food later and eat at noon."

Naturally, he saw the eye-to-eye quarrel between Zhang Xinwang and Wei Wei, and was very glad to have pulled Wei Wei over.

Of course, I also have to be a little tactful. The lunch has already been prepared, so there is definitely no portion for me. Naturally, I can't be so shameless as to leave some.