Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

After a while, they arrived at the place selling plastic sheeting. Zhao Da'e looked at it; it was all quite translucent, but not very thick. However, this type was commonly used because it was cheap and didn't block light. In the north, it was cold, freezing in winter; without plastic sheeting, it would be extremely uncomfortable, with drafts everywhere. The walls themselves didn't have any of the insulation materials of later generations; they were just bare walls, even thinner where there were windows. When a strong wind blew, the cold air would enter the house.

Zhao Da'e chose two portions, one for his own room and one to be placed in Zhou Yuren's room.

"Do you have any nails?"

The shopkeeper shook his head: "You'll have to buy that from the hardware store. We only sell plastic sheeting."

Zhao Da'e shook his head helplessly.

It's not that the boss brought nails when he was buying goods, it's just that those things don't make money.

After strolling around for a while, Zhao Da'e and Zhou Chunwen went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy nails. The supply and marketing cooperative had everything.

When I entered, I saw a young man with a flushed face, who looked like he had just had a drink, and a small mole on the corner of his mouth. He was sleeping on the counter.

“Big sister, this young man is the one I told you about, the one from the family on the east side of our backyard,” Zhao Da’e said.

There was a family living near the east side of the ancient well. This young man was the second son of that family, named Wu Er.

Zhao Da'e knocked on the counter: "Second Brother, get up, get up. Your boss will fire you when he gets here."

Wu Er woke up groggily, glanced at Zhao Da'e, then at Zhou Chunwen, and then became even more confused.

Because he didn't know either of them.

"What are you looking at? Second brother, I'm... Zhao Da'e. I'm your neighbor, the one in the backyard in front of the old well. The Zhao family, my dad is Zhao Tiesheng."

Wu Er was still a little confused, though he vaguely remembered it.

"Oh dear. My grandma, Wang Guixiang, is that old woman in the village who always pretends to be sick and threatens to hang herself a couple of days ago," Zhao Da'e reminded her.

Wu Er then remembered: "The neighbor. The one in the front yard that I call the old lady?"

Zhao Da'e nodded: It seems I still have to mention my grandma when I go out. My grandma is famous. Everyone knows about the grandma who tried to hang herself.

Wu Er, trying to clear his head, rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's up, sis? Want to buy something?"

"The nails used to nail plastic sheeting should be thumbtacks."

"Two cents each for thumbtacks, two dollars a box. You won't need a whole box, so I'll find you a few. I have some loose ones, the ones you can't sell, I'll find you some." Wu Er said, starting to look around, and after a while he finally found some. "Here you go."

"how much is it?"

"It's free, just a few cents or two. We're neighbors, why would we need money?"

"This isn't your business. I'll pay you." Zhao Da'e still wanted to pay, after all, the other party was just an employee.

"Then I'll give you two cents," Wu Er said sheepishly.

Zhao Da'e paid the money and then asked, "Hey, Second Brother, do you sell water pumps here? The electric kind."

“We don’t sell them here. If you want to buy one, you’ll have to go to the county. Or you can go to Xinglongzhuang. There’s a private shop there that specializes in selling water pumps. I heard they’re all from the south. The quality is alright. My dad works in Wohugou and happens to pass through Xinglongzhuang. I’ll have him ask around tomorrow on his way to work to see how much the water pumps cost there. Do they need pipes too? We can ask together. They shouldn’t be too expensive. The supply and marketing cooperative in the county also sells them, but they’re probably quite expensive. For personal use, just buy something decent,” Wu Er said.

"Alright. Then I'll trouble you, Second Brother," Zhao Da'e said with a smile. She then glanced at the saleswoman who was also sleeping nearby, and gestured towards Wu Er, saying, "Second Brother, is that... Zou Xiaohua?"