Chapter 11

“We can talk about these things later. There is another problem right now. In the past, there were more male educated youth than female educated youth here, so the rooms for male educated youth were bigger. But this year, four female educated youth came here, and now we can’t accommodate them. We have already applied to the commune for materials for a new dormitory for educated youths. Once it is approved, we will build another house behind the Youth Courtyard.”

“Right now, apart from Kang Yan, the three of you female educated youth may have to squeeze in with the old educated youth, or make do with a makeshift bed next to the kang for a month.”

“Captain, we can just distribute this ourselves.” Seeing that the captain was so worried, as if she couldn’t accomplish anything, Nie Shuhui immediately took the matter back without caring about anything.

But the other party completely disregarded other people’s feelings and took on so much responsibility, which made Jiang Yule’s face darken again and again.

It was midsummer, and the weather was already hot and humid. Not to mention the whole room had to squeeze on a kang. For Jiang Yule, who had a mysophobia, this was simply torture, even more unbearable than working in the fields.

Although Jiang Yule had some concerns just now, she was now determined to move out.

“Captain, are there any houses or land for sale in the village?”

Jiang Yule’s words successfully made everyone in the yard look at her. Nie Shuhui initially thought that these two particularly good-looking girls would be difficult to serve, but when Jiang Yule opened her mouth, Nie Shuhui immediately put her in the position of a thorn in the side…

“Why are you asking this?” The captain now has a headache just looking at Jiang Yule. He can’t beat him, scold him, or say anything…

“I want to buy a house. You went to the Public Security Bureau this morning. You should know something about my situation. I have sold the house in Beijing and now my household registration has been moved here. I want to settle down here. Captain, you must really welcome me to settle down here.” Jiang Yule said with a sweet smile, but there was a hint of, if you don’t agree, I will have to talk to you…

“Buying a house is not a small matter. You spent so much money to buy it. If you have the opportunity to go back in the future, wouldn’t the house be wasted? Moreover, although your household registration has been transferred here, it is also in the collective household of educated youth, not in the village.” The captain said the truth. As for the house… It’s not that you can’t buy it, he really thinks it’s a waste.

With this girl’s looks and background, can she stay here forever? He didn’t believe it…

“I still have enough money to buy a house. You see, if I buy this house, it will not only give the brigade more funds for activities, but also save space for the educated youth camp. When the new educated youth camp is built, everyone will be able to live more evenly. Why not do it?”

Jiang Yule said, not caring about the expressions of the people around him, he just stared at the captain, waiting for his answer.

Hesitation, struggle, denial, compromise…

Jiang Yule just watched the captain’s expression change rapidly, and he knew that the matter was settled…

“There was a landlord in our village a few years ago. He spent all his property for the revolution. Later, when the revolution started, the country was grateful for the kindness of the old couple and left this yard for them. In the past two years, the old couple passed away one after another. They had no children, so the yard was vacant and confiscated. If you don’t mind, let’s go and take a look.” In recent years, feudal superstition has been severely cracked down, so the team leader didn’t dare to explain it too clearly.

“I don’t mind. If it’s convenient for the captain, can we go and take a look now?”

“Okay, let’s go, put your luggage here first.” Seeing Jiang Yule like this, the captain followed suit. After all, the old couple who passed away were kind people, and the child was an orphan. If anything happened, they would surely treat him well…

“Then I’ll leave the rest of the educated youth to you,” the captain turned to the two educated youth captains and said

“Okay,” the two of them answered in unison. They had no way of refutation of what the captain had agreed to…

“Captain, I want to buy one too!” Meng Wanshu raised her hand and said it confidently, as if it was as easy as buying a piece of fruit…

Before the captain got angry, Jiang Yule quickly pressed down Meng Wanshu’s hand. Didn’t she say she was going to college in two years? Why buy a house? “Captain, she won’t buy one. We can just live together. It’s fine. She’ll have a companion.”

Hearing Jiang Yule’s suggestion, Meng Wanshu nodded excitedly. Living with Jiang Yule is naturally better than living alone!

Hearing her say this, Meng Wanshu did not object. The captain held back the curse that was about to come out of his mouth. Did he really think that the houses in their village were the same as cabbages? Besides, everyone was in a tight spot these days. They only built new houses when they couldn’t fit in their homes. How could there be so many empty houses?

“Okay, let’s go.” The captain waved his hand and led the empty ox cart towards the door. Seeing this, Jiang Yule asked Li Fengxian to help look after the luggage and hurriedly followed him out.

A few people first sent the ox cart to the cowshed, and then took people to the yard. On the way, they passed by some villagers. When they saw the captain with two fairy-like girls, they whispered to each other, almost shouting at you, without any concealment…

The three of them quickly arrived at the yard the captain mentioned.

The yard was fairly tidy, with some weeds, but that wasn’t a big problem. After walking around, Jiang Yule liked it more and more.

This courtyard is full of brick and tile houses, bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, utility rooms, bathrooms, and everything else you need. There is even a small toilet, which is the best among the common dry toilets in the village.

In addition, the yard is spacious and there is a persimmon tree. When the fruit-bearing season comes, Jiang Yule can even imagine the scene of abundant fruits, which is really beautiful…

Not only Jiang Yule was satisfied, but the captain behind him was also very satisfied.

This yard…If the villagers hadn’t been superstitious about two elderly people being childless, which was considered as the end of their lineage, and they died one after the other, which was unlucky, they would have been fighting over it long ago. After all, although the house is expensive, everyone has a married son or daughter, so it’s not impossible for several families to come up with the money…

“Captain, I want to buy this yard. Please name a price.”

“400 yuan, how about that? Generally, building a yard costs about 300 yuan. This yard has a toilet, and uses a lot of glass and cement. This price is not too much.”

Jiang Yule didn’t care whether it was a lot or a little. She thought it was worth spending 400 yuan to buy a few years of not having to crowd around the Youth League. So without thinking, she took out a stack of big unity from her bag and gave it to the team leader.

“Please click”

“Yu Le, I’ll pay half as well. After all, I’m living with you, I can’t live here for free.” Meng Wanshu watched Jiang Yu Le take out the money and quickly rummaged through her bag.

“Farewell, this house is under my name. If you pay half, can you put our names on it?” Jiang Yule said jokingly

Meng Wanshu felt that this was somewhat inappropriate, and immediately said, “Then I’ll give you the rent.”

“There’s no need to pay for rent, but there’s a big problem if we live together…”

“What?” Meng Wanshu asked

“I can’t cook,” Jiang Yule said awkwardly. She knew a little bit about archery and horse riding, but she couldn’t handle cutting vegetables and cooking.

“That’s great! I’m an excellent cook!” Meng Wanshu finally found something she could do, and she was so excited. In her previous life, she didn’t work for half a year after graduating from college. She just stayed at home to write novels, cook, and update her food vlog. So although her cooking skills are not as good as those of the chefs, she has also achieved some success.

While the two chatted, the captain had already counted the stack of money. He sighed again that these girls were so lavish in spending money. How much money could they have? And when they get married in the future, which good boy would dare to marry them?

“Okay, money is no problem, then come with me, we’ll go to the brigade to handle the formalities, and then you can pack up and move in.”

The captain then called the two girls to the brigade office. Just as they were about to leave the yard, they suddenly remembered what Li Gongan had told them, so they added one more thing, “The house opposite is Qi Bai’s, and the house next to Qi Bai’s is my home. If you have any problems, you can go there to ask for help. As for the educated youth site, although you don’t live there, you still have to visit from time to time. After all, you are all educated youth, and you are a group. Don’t be too distant.”

“I see. Thank you, Captain.” Jiang Yule didn’t quite understand the captain’s inexplicable friendliness, but after all, it was well-intentioned, so he sincerely thanked him.

“No need to thank me, you kids, just stop causing me some troubles as a thank you.” The captain’s eyes wandered between the two girls. These two girls looked like this, and the young men in the village… The captain didn’t dare to think about what kind of mess would happen next…

“Captain, don’t worry. We two won’t offend each other unless we offend each other. We will never cause trouble for you for no reason,” Meng Wanshu promised. The captain’s face visibly fell.

Captain: How should I understand this… Is this telling me… that when someone provokes you, you will show no mercy? ?

The captain didn’t want to stay here any longer. Public Security Li had told him that Jiang Yule couldn’t be criticized or scolded. If he stayed here, he would be making things difficult for himself.

“Let’s go. After you’ve completed the formalities at the brigade, you can go back to the educated youth camp to pick up your luggage. Take the food that the brigade has loaned you. There’s not much work to do in the summer, so you can still rest for two days. The day after tomorrow morning, when you hear the horn sounding, go to the brigade warehouse to gather.”

“Okay.” Meng Wanshu and Jiang Yule just nodded obediently without saying anything more.

The two beautiful young girls followed the team leader to the office. Even though it was working time and there were not many idle people in the village, their appearance still caused quite a stir. That night, all the young girls and boys in the village were extremely curious about these two fairies in their parents’ mouths…

The house formalities were handled very quickly, especially in the village yards of this era. Once the signature was signed and the brigade registered, the matter was considered settled.

“Okay, go pack your things. The team will bring food to the Youth House later. Tell Nie Shuhui and Lei Wen that I won’t be there.”

“OK”

Jiang Yule and Meng Wanshu then said goodbye and took their own food to the Youth Hostel. The old Youth Hostel had not returned yet, and the new Youth Hostel was coming in and out of the dormitory, presumably packing their luggage.

“Hey, Yule, Wanshu, you’re back. How’s the house? Have you talked to the captain about it?” Li Fengxian came out to pour water and saw the two of them coming in from outside the yard. She casually sprinkled the water aside and came out to greet them.

“The house has been decided. It’s across from the captain. There are a lot of rooms. Do you want to move in and live with us?” Jiang Yule asked Li Fengxian for her opinion. They might have different living habits and consumption concepts, but Li Fengxian was a sincere person. She was simply envious of things she didn’t have, without any covetousness. This was worth Jiang Yule’s question.

Li Fengxian was a little surprised when she heard this, as if she didn’t expect Jiang Yule to ask her. But she hesitated for a moment and didn’t think about it anymore. Then she said firmly, “Yule, Wanshu, I won’t live there anymore. The Youth League Center is pretty good. My family is average, and I may not be able to afford to live with you guys.”

Li Fengxian’s words were very frank, so Jiang Yule did not insist and just replied calmly, “Okay, then if you need anything in the future, you can always come to us.”

“Okay.” Li Fengxian nodded seriously. She was really happy that Jiang Yule really treated her as a friend. However, their family backgrounds were different after all. They could be friends, but she might not be able to bear the pressure of living together. For now, it was fine like this…

“Fengxian, are Nie Shuhui and Lei Wen here?”

Li Fengxian looked inside the house and said, “They’re not here. They took some educated youth to fetch water. Do you need anything from them?”

“Well, the captain asked me to tell them that the accountant of the brigade will come with food later.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll tell them that you guys still have a lot to pack, so don’t waste time here.” Li Fengxian said as she took out their luggage. It was just a small matter, so they didn’t need to wait for them.

“Well, thank you for your help. Once we have cleaned up our place, please come over and visit us.”

“Okay, I’ll definitely come,” he said, and watched the two of them leave. Then he picked up his basin and walked back, running into Nie Shuhui and Lei Wen who were coming back from fetching water.

“Sister Nie, Brother Lei Wen, you are back. I just told Le that the brigade accountant is coming to distribute the food. The brigade leader asked to tell you two.”

After all, she was the leader of the educated youth center, so Li Fengxian was very respectful. Lei Wen nodded in response, with the same attitude. On the contrary, Nie Shuhui, after Li Fengxian finished speaking, looked her up and down, hummed in a sarcastic tone, and then stopped looking at Li Fengxian.

“Don’t mind it, my comrade is honest and not a bad person.” As Nie Shuhui walked away, Lei Wen explained to her in a low voice.

Li Fengxian raised her eyebrows and did not comment on Nie Shuhui’s remarks.

“Brother Raven, I’ll go in and continue cleaning up.” He nodded at the other party and went straight into the house.