The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

Once the oxcart was out of sight, Xin Yi shouted, "Liu Mengting, come quickly and help, Liu Mengting!"

Liu Mengting had just eaten some snacks and was waiting for Xin Yi to come back when she heard Xin Yi calling out, so she quickly ran out.

"Sister Yiyi, you're finally back! I was worried something had happened to you!"

"We'll talk later. Go get the flashlight from my bed first, and I'll move these things to my room!"

"Okay, right away!"

Liu Mengting ran out again with a flashlight, using one hand to illuminate the way and the other to help carry some small items. Together with Xin Yi, they moved all the things into the new house.

There were no tables or chairs in the house, so the two of them had to sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Sister Yiyi, you bought so many things today, you must have spent a lot of money!"

Xin Yi wanted to say that she didn't spend any money, but wasn't that right? The total cost was 126.5 yuan. She got 118.4 yuan from Sang Biao, and she only paid 8.1 yuan herself. Rounding it up, it was practically the same as not spending any money.

But fearing that knowing too much would be bad for Liu Mengting, he changed his words and said, "Not much, just over a hundred, but they are all daily necessities!"

Liu Mengting glanced at it briefly, "These things cost over a hundred? I think only this big iron pot is worth anything, how can it be so expensive? You didn't go to...?"

Shh... watch out, the walls may be listening!

When Xin Yi reminded her, Liu Mengting quickly covered her mouth. This couldn't be told to others, or it would cause big trouble.

However, what the two did not know was that someone was indeed eavesdropping on their conversation outside the courtyard. In fact, when Xin Yi called Liu Mengting, everyone at the educated youth settlement heard it, but since it wasn't them she was calling, no one paid any attention.

Mei Zhi, however, followed Liu Mengting out of the room after she left with the flashlight for the second time, watching helplessly as the two of them moved a bunch of things into the new house, her heart burning with jealousy.

He's now pressed against the wall, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Just as they were vaguely hearing the crucial part, the room suddenly fell silent.

"Who's out there?"

Xin Yi tentatively called out, and Mei Zhi, upon hearing the call, hurriedly ran back to the educated youth settlement.

A series of hurried footsteps approached. Xin Yi and the other looked at each other and realized that someone was indeed eavesdropping. Luckily, they hadn't said anything in particular.

The two quickly tidied up their belongings, locked the door, closed the courtyard gate, and returned to the educated youth settlement.

Mei Zhi, who rushed back to her room, had nothing but the item worth over a hundred yuan on her mind.

Without even taking off his shoes, he climbed onto the bed and covered his head with the blanket.

"Why? Why?! All of these should be mine! Auntie is so biased!"

Fueled by anger, he kicked and thrashed involuntarily, leaving the others bewildered.

"Hey, you've only been out for a short while, and you're already like this when you come back. Did you get caught having an affair with a man?"

Mei Zhi threw off the covers and sat up.

"Li Bailian, don't go too far!"

Li Bailian didn't even glance at her. "Didn't you get caught doing something wrong? Then are you having an epileptic seizure? That won't do, you need to see the village doctor!"

Mei Zhi was about to say something when she saw Xin Yi and the other person walk into the room. Her guilty expression was written all over her face. She immediately shut up, took off her shoes, covered her head and went to sleep in one go.

As soon as Xin Yi entered the room, she scanned everyone, trying to determine who had been eavesdropping by looking at their eyes and micro-expressions.

After one round, everyone's performance was normal, and Xin Yi was about to give up.

No, there's another person, Mei Zhi. I saw her take off her shoes as soon as I came in, so that must be her.

Having identified the person, Xin Yi nudged Liu Mengting and glanced in Mei Zhi's direction. Liu Mengting instantly understood.

The two didn't expose him, and instead took their change of clothes to the kitchen to boil water for a bath.

The next day, Xin went to work in the fields with everyone as usual. After finishing his morning work at noon, he went to ask the team leader, Li Jun, for leave.

Everyone in the village knew that Xin Yi's house was completed and she would be moving in that afternoon, so Li Jun readily approved her leave.

While everyone was having lunch, Liu Mengting and I moved all our belongings into the yard, including the dried pheasants and rabbits.

Before everyone started work, Xin Yi took Liu Mengting to the village chief's house to retrieve the wild boar meat that had been stored there, and invited the village chief's family to dinner that evening.

So far, Xin Yi has only had contact with the village chief's family, and they are all very nice people. She will definitely invite them when she moves into her new house.

As for the educated youth settlements, there were a few people we didn't want to invite, but if we really decided who to invite and who not to invite, it wouldn't be good for unity if word got out.

I might as well not invite anyone and just send some food over. Of course, Liu Mengting will definitely come, since she's dining with me, and no one else can say anything about it.

After everyone else went to work, Xin Yi was busy in her own house, washing dishes, scrubbing pots, making the bed... It took her half the afternoon to finish tidying up.

"Is Xin, the educated youth, home?"

Suddenly hearing someone calling her from outside the door, Xin Yi wiped her hands, went to the yard, and opened the door to take a look.

"Sister-in-law Guihua, what brings you here? Come in quickly, be careful!"

As he spoke, he reached out to support Wu Guihua.

Wu Guihua smiled warmly and, with Xin Yi's help, walked into the courtyard.

"Xin Zhiqing, you've built a really nice house, and this yard too! It could even be used as a wedding home!"

Hearing this, Xin Yi's face flushed. "Sister-in-law, please stop teasing me. I'm not an adult yet, I don't need to think about those things. Besides, isn't being alone great?"

"Yes, yes, you're still young and developing!"

As Wu Guihua spoke, she glanced at Xin Yi's steamed buns.

Even though they were both women, Xin Yi wasn't intimidated. She puffed out her chest and said, "I'm not young anymore!"

Amidst laughter and conversation, Xin Yi helped Wu Guihua sit on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Let's get down to business, Xin Zhiqing. The furniture you ordered from my father's place is all ready. My son Zhang Erwa will deliver it to you as soon as he gets off work. Is that alright?"

As Xin Yi listened, she went to the cupboard and took out some snacks and fruit candies, placing them on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Sister-in-law, that's great! But I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Zhang. How much is it in total? Should I deliver it to Uncle Wu, or give it to you directly?"

"No need for all that trouble, just give it to me. An eight-immortal table and four long benches, that'll be six yuan. A small square table for the kang (heated brick bed), that'll be one yuan. A cupboard, that'll be two yuan. A wooden bucket, that'll be one yuan. A wooden basin for washing vegetables, that'll be fifty cents. A padlock, that'll be fifty cents. That'll be eleven yuan in total. I'll also throw in a water ladle and a broom. Is that alright?"

Xin Yi did a quick calculation and found the price to be reasonable. Without haggling, she took out a wad of cash from her pocket, pulled out a large denomination bill and a one-yuan bill, and handed them to Wu Guihua.

Seeing that Xin Yi was so generous, Wu Guihua didn't haggle, took the money, and her smile widened even more.