Eating melons

Jiang Qi suddenly remembered that they would have to carry their own water soon. "Should we go talk to them about digging a well? That way we don't have to carry water. The autumn harvest is over now, and we'll be parting ways with Li Zhibin and the others soon, so we'll have to carry water ourselves."

Wei Wei had always been curious about the well. "Speaking of which, the well is right in the yard. Isn't it minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius in the coldest winter here? Won't it freeze over? I saw online that in the Northeast, pouring water into it in winter seems to be so cold that it turns into ice!"

Jiang Qi was also curious about this. "I don't know either. I'll ask the team leader when the time comes. I see that the team leader's family, the accountant's family, and the women's director's family all have wells, and they're all in the yard, so this shouldn't freeze."

Wei Wei: "Is it so magical? How did they do that? Doesn't it come up through a pipe? Is there no ice underground? That's not right. Isn't there still some part of it on the ground?"

Jiang Qi: "I don't know either. I'll find out when the time comes. By the way, do you have any cotton-padded clothes? I want to buy six sets of cotton-padded clothes."

Wei Wei: "Yes, but what do you need so many cotton-padded clothes for?"

Jiang Qi: "I bought a set for each of my parents, two brothers, and two sisters-in-law. They are very good to me and give me things every month. My two brothers do the same. Although my two sisters-in-law have some opinions about the original owner, that's normal.

If my future husband gave my sister-in-law so much pocket money every month, and she turned around and gave the money to the ungrateful person, and I couldn't even get a word of praise from that ungrateful person, I would also be dissatisfied.

I've been in the countryside for two months, and the original owner's brother has sent me a lot of things every month. I have to show my appreciation! After all, I'm not the original owner, so I can't just take in without giving out!

My two sisters-in-law and my mom are about the same size as me, so let's all get a size L! As for my two brothers and my dad, they're all over 5'3" and weigh about 140 pounds, so they should probably get a size X. By the way, do you have that much money left? Why don't I go buy some things and sell them?"

Wei Wei looked at the more than 3,000 yuan in her account, then looked at the price of the cotton coat, which was more than 100 yuan a set. She nodded proudly: "Yes, then I will buy navy blue and black for men."

Seeing the colorful cotton-padded jacket, Wei Wei had a flash of inspiration and said with a wicked smile, "Is your sister-in-law wearing a cotton-padded jacket? The kind of cotton-padded jackets from Northeast China that you see in TV dramas."

When Jiang Qi heard this, she immediately thought of her two rather arrogant sisters-in-law wearing red flowered cotton jackets. It was so incongruous. "Pfft! I can't imagine it. The picture is too beautiful. But is this color very popular in this era?"

Wei Wei: "I think so! When I read novels before, it seemed that in this era, the brighter the color of the fabric, the more popular it was."

She wasn't too sure about this, but that kind of cotton-padded jacket was also very popular in later generations, so it should be true!

Jiang Qi was successfully persuaded, "Then buy two sets of red and one set of green, that will be bright enough!"

Wei Wei: "Okay."

However, when placing the order, I remembered that a large part of the money in the system was earned from Jiang Qi's purchases, so I also placed an order for a red floral cotton jacket for Jiang Qi.

When Jiang Qi heard Wei Wei's agreement, he immediately pulled out ten big unity notes from his pocket. "I don't know how much this set costs, but these are definitely worth more than a hundred yuan. You can exchange the rest for something else. I'll take care of your food for the winter this year."

Wei Wei: "These are enough. You usually buy a lot of things."

I bought these sets of clothes by selling the mushrooms she gave me.

Jiang Qi touched it and felt that the quality was OK: "Why is there an extra set?"

Wei Wei waved her hand, "That set is for you."

Looking at the bright red florals, Jiang Qi's mouth twitched. "Thank you, but I have a request. Next time, could you give me something plain? I like plain clothes, and your clothes are all plain, too. Why do you like colorful clothes?"

Wei Wei absolutely refused to admit that she did it on purpose. "I just bought it when I bought those. Don't worry, this color is definitely popular right now. No one will laugh at you. They'll envy you! Just wear it with confidence!"

Jiang Qi os: But the person who makes fun of me the most is right in front of me!

Jiang Qi suddenly thought of how Wei Wei had guessed she was a time traveler. "But there's another person on the team who I don't know if he was reincarnated or a time traveler! Will it be a problem if I dress this way? Will she discover anything? After all, that person seems to have ulterior motives."

After all, if she really traveled through time or was reborn, it would seem unreliable for her to cling to a man right away.

And her family really loves her, but she doesn't seem to care about her family at all.

The words "five black categories" and "son of a landlord" are quite lethal now, but she just openly pestered him like that. She doesn't look like a smart person at all.

Wei Wei: "Don't worry! Absolutely not. First of all, this kind of pattern and this kind of clothing has long been available in this era. We don't see it here because we can't buy it. Secondly, if she really is from the future, she wouldn't guess you've traveled through time. After all, no time traveler would be so ostentatious as to buy a bright red floral dress."

Jiang Qi laughed angrily, "You also know that no one would wear it! And you said you didn't do it on purpose, you just wanted to make fun of me."

Wei Wei os: Oops, I spoke too quickly.

The two played for a while and then continued to pack. After all, there were still a lot of things to pack and send them tomorrow.

Both of them prepared a lot of dry goods, which Jiang Qi bought from the brigade, and they each took half each time.

Wei Wei prepared a lot this time, such as two kilograms of dried mushrooms, as well as some peanuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, and walnuts.

There are also dried chestnuts. I originally planned to buy chestnuts, but this year's chestnuts have not been harvested yet. They are all from last year or even the year before.

These chestnuts are all boiled, peeled and dried, and are still edible. Jiang Qi cooked them once and they tasted pretty good, so he also bought two kilograms.

After thinking about it, I decided to buy a set of cotton coats for Wei Wei and Zhang Guodong.

One reason was that there was fifty yuan in the package Wei Wei sent her, but the things she sent were worth more than fifty yuan.

Also, during this period, she and Jiang Qike bought a lot of things in the team, saying that they were to be sent to their families, but in fact most of them were sold to the system.

The things were gone, but they still had to be sent. The cotton coats were fluffy and were put in a sack. No one would know what was inside unless someone came to take it. They would only know that they sent a big bag of things back.

Especially Jiang Qi, who had six sets of cotton clothes, which were packed in a sack that was not small. When the people in the team saw her like this, it became clear why she had bought so many dry goods before.

After all, who buys dry goods in pounds? And I bought from more than one store, so who can eat so much?

If most of them were sent back, that's normal. After all, everyone has relatives! Everything is in short supply in the city.

Moreover, they are from the south, so it would be very prestigious for them to send these northern specialties back home as gifts.

Just like that, Wei Wei took out two sacks, and Jiang Qi was even more exaggerated, taking out four large sacks.

While having dinner in the evening, Jiang Qi talked about digging a well and building a toilet.

Jiang Qi: "We're not close to a place to get water. Do you have plans to dig a well? Weiwei and I are planning to dig a well like the one the captain has at his house. Would you like to join us?"

Xiao Xuemu: "Are you talking about the hand-pumped well like the one the captain has? Sure, but we only need to dig one together."

Wei Wei was afraid that if they dug a well, the educated youth home and nearby villagers would all come here to fetch water, and they would have no water to drink. Or they would have to queue up to fetch water themselves. After all, people used water most frequently when cooking and bathing.

Wei Wei: "I'm worried that once we dig the well, everyone will come to draw water, and I won't have any water to use. I'll also have to queue up to get water."

Xiao Xuemu: "We can just go and ask them if they want to dig a well together. If they want to, we can dig one together.

If they don't want to, just tell them directly that if they want to come to our place to get water, they are not allowed to come after work or when we get up in the morning. We need to use the water ourselves. They are also not allowed to come too late at night to disturb our rest."

Jiang Qi: “If we say that, I think we’ll get scolded.”

Li Zhibin: "They said, 'Just don't say it to our face!' They'd rather they scold us! That way, they won't have to carry water. It's even better."

Wei Wei: "Should we talk to Liu Jiaojiao and the others about this?"

Li Zhibin: "Speak a little! If they want to fight, the seven of us will fight together. If they don't want to fight, forget it."

Wei Wei: "Okay, I'll ask after dinner."

After all, Liu Jiaojiao and Jiang Qi don't get along very well, so it would be better for her to ask.