kvmb Chapter 742 A Chaotic World (7)
Chapter 742 A Chaotic World (7)
Next, the educated youth at the settlement gave a brief self-introduction, but the undercurrents during the introductions were as intense as watching a grand drama.
For example, a female educated youth named He Laidi liked Wang Anguo, the head of the ward, but Wang Anguo liked another female educated youth named Liu Mei. Liu Mei, however, didn't like Wang Anguo and preferred Wu Jian, a handsome and strong male educated youth.
For example, there's a pretty-boy educated youth named Duan Ming. He's been in the countryside for three years and still looks frail. You can tell he's living a comfortable life in the village. But he seems a bit fake. His family must have some money, but Wangyou doesn't like him.
After looking around for a while, the only normal one at the educated youth settlement was the female educated youth Wang Hong, a very cheerful girl who was also one of the first to go to the countryside. She didn't cause trouble but wasn't afraid of it either. There was also the male educated youth Hu Yiqiong, who, as his name suggests, didn't seem to be in good circumstances, but he was quite warm-hearted.
Breakfast was corn porridge made by the older educated youth. They would return the grain they received from the village later.
Wangyou stared at the coarse corn porridge on the table, lost in thought. She had eaten coarse corn porridge at home before, but it was never this coarse. It seemed she was destined to never eat with the others.
But now the problem is, she has never learned to cook, and with so many people in her family, it's really not her turn to cook. She doesn't know how difficult cooking is.
"Um, Wang Zhiqing, I wanted to ask if cooking is difficult? I've never cooked before," Wangyou asked, poking at the corn porridge.
"It's not difficult, you'll learn it after a while."
"Then I'll give you half a pound of brown sugar, and you teach me how to cook!"
“Okay.” Wang Hong did not refuse, nor did she have a reason to refuse.
After a simple breakfast, the older educated youth went to gather for work, leaving only the few new educated youth behind.
"I'm going out for a walk in the village."
“Me too!” Song Qingqing quickly raised her hand and followed Wangyou.
The remaining Shen Jiaolan, Wang Fugui, and Tan Yonglin thought about it and decided to look around as well.
"Little friend, can you take me to where in your village I can buy furniture? If I do, these candies are yours."
"I know you're new educated youth, right? I'll take you there." The child happily agreed when he saw the candy.
"Sister, my name is Niu Dan. My grandpa is the brigade leader. He's the one who picked you up yesterday. I know the village very well, so you can't go wrong looking for me." Niu Dan carefully put a few candies into his pocket, not in a hurry to eat them.
"Then I'd appreciate it if you could show us around the village."
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
Led by Niu Dan, Wang You and Song Qingqing arrived at Liu the carpenter's house.
"Uncle Liu, open the door quickly, the new educated youth wants to order furniture from you." Niu Dan went up and knocked on the door.
It's a bit strange that Wangyou locks her door during the day in the countryside. People rarely lock their doors, let alone when they're home. Even when they're not home, it's rare for them to lock their doors. And if they do lock their doors, they only lock the more valuable rooms. People rarely lock their yards.
Locking the door in broad daylight seems rather unusual.
A moment later, the door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking refined came out. "If you're looking for furniture, we have it all over there. If you don't see it, just tell me, and I'll make it."
Wangyou went inside and picked out a washbasin and a foot basin, as well as a large bath tub, two boxes, a table and chairs, and took the opportunity to look around at the layout of the courtyard.
After buying everything, Wangyou was also troubled. What kind of bad luck was she having? She always seemed to run into strange things. If she wasn't mistaken, this carpenter Liu was probably not from the Flower Kingdom.
"Is carpenter Liu a local?" Wangyou asked curiously.
"No, I fled here fifteen years ago and settled down here."
"You've been to school, haven't you?"
"I have indeed read it."
“You don’t look like a villager. You have a scholarly air about you. It’s amazing that you can do such good carpentry. Can you carve?” Wangyou asked excitedly.
"I know a little bit, and you also like carving."
"Yes, I like it, but I've never carved anything before. By the way, do you know how to carve?"
"I know a little."
“This spring, the whole cherry blossom street was especially beautiful. Do you know how to carve cherry blossoms?” Wangyou asked Liu the carpenter with bright eyes.
Wangyou clearly saw the fleeting look of nostalgia in Liu the carpenter's eyes, which confirmed her suspicions even more.
"It's a pity, I've never seen it before, it probably can't be carved," Liu the carpenter said with some regret.
"Oh, I was hoping you could make me a wardrobe, covered in cherry blossom carvings. Well, it's true, good craftsmen aren't easy to find," Wangyou said with a hint of disappointment, perfectly capturing the frustration of a young girl who hadn't gotten what she wanted.
Carpenter Liu didn't say anything, and Wangyou also lost interest in chatting. She silently paid the money, then asked someone to help her and Song Qingqing leave with the things they had bought.
Throughout the entire process, Song Qingqing bought whatever Wangyou bought, except that Wangyou tried to pick out exquisite and beautiful items, while Song Qingqing chose the cheaper ones. As for when Wangyou was talking, she just listened to her without interrupting.
"Sister, the village chief and the brigade leader said they want you to go to the brigade headquarters," a chubby boy ran up and said.
"Little Tiger, why are my grandpa and the village chief looking for the educated youth sister?"
"I do not know."
"Thank you, Comrade Little Tiger. Here's some candy. Lead the way!" Wangyou said with a smile.
"Comrade Song Qingqing, you should go back first."
"Oh, okay." Song Qingqing was a little reluctant, but she still left.
When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, they learned that the village chief and the brigade leader wanted to discuss the wolf meat. It had all been dealt with last night, and it would be better to ask Wangyou how to divide it.
"I don't want wolf meat. It doesn't taste good. You can divide it among yourselves." Wangyou waved her hand, saying that it wasn't worth calling her over for such a small matter.
"Alright, girl, I gave your wolf pelt to my son to process last night. He'll bring it to you once it's dried," Old Li said with a smile.
"Thank you, Uncle Li. I'll pick it up myself later. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"Alright, your food has been sent over. If you run out of food, you'll have to buy more yourself."
"I know, I just need to be assigned to cutting pig feed when I start work the day after tomorrow."
"Oh right, I almost forgot, could you go check on our tractor now?" Old Li suddenly remembered. Yesterday, with wolves and tigers around, he had almost forgotten about this important matter.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to town today to let my parents know I'm safe and sound, and I also have some other things to take care of. You guys get your tools ready, I'll go fix it tomorrow."
"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy, anyway, we don't need it right now."
Afterwards, Wangyou left and walked all the way to the town. She first went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a bicycle.
Then she ran to the post office to call her parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and maternal grandparents to let them know she was safe. The phone bill came to fifty yuan, and the staff member looked at Wangyou with a strange expression.