Jiang Zhongyi turned to look at Su Ying and Qian Duoduo: "You guys discuss it and see where to build the house. I'll find someone to help you build it later. I'll try to build it within ten days. You can live there temporarily for the next few days." If you go to my house, I won’t charge you rent, but you have to find your own way to eat!”
Qian Duoduo asked: "Can I eat with your family? I can give you food or money!"
Jiang Zhongyi: "Okay! But our family only has simple food. If you are not used to it, you can borrow our kitchen to cook it yourself. If you use anything, just make it up to me later!"
As the captain, Jiang Zhongyi can only help so much!
Su Ying didn't want to stand out too much: "Then I'll eat with the captain and your family these days, please!"
Jiang Zhongyi nodded and signaled Su Ying and Qian Duoduo to first decide where to build the house!
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo discussed it and chose an address in an open space about fifty meters away from the educated youth point. This place was closer to the back mountain and it was more convenient to go up the mountain.
Jiang Zhongyi made a mark and took Su Ying and Qian Duoduo home.
Jiang Zhongyi's wife warmly received Su Ying and Qian Duoduo: "You guys sit down for a moment while I clean up the room! My daughter's room has been empty since she got married. Although I will clean it regularly, the last time I cleaned it... It was already ten days ago!”
Su Ying was very discerning and offered to help.
Jiang Zhongyi stopped: "You two don't need to help me, I still have something to discuss with you!"
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo had no choice but to sit down and look at Jiang Zhongyi after hearing this!
What Jiang Zhongyi and the two of them want to talk about is still building a house. Now that the address for building the house has been selected, he will go through the relevant procedures. The next step is to hire people!
Su Ying: "I'm new here and I don't know much about the people in the village. I don't know who to invite, and I don't know anything about building a house, so I want to entrust you with full authority, okay? Don't worry, I will definitely do it when the time comes. Don’t let your work go in vain!”
Qian Duoduo said quickly: "Me too!"
Jiang Zhongyi: "As long as you can trust me, of course it's okay!"
Su Ying directly gave 60 yuan to Jiang Zhongyi: "Don't trust the people you employ, don't trust the people you doubt. I trust you. I'll leave the house to you!"
Qian Duoduo also immediately took out sixty yuan.
Jiang Zhongyi's attitude towards the two of them was very helpful: "When everyone finishes work in the evening, I will take care of hiring people. Labor is cheap in the countryside. Under normal circumstances, it is 50 cents a day with lunch or 60 cents a day without lunch. You are new here. It’s definitely inconvenient to include lunch, I only pay 60 cents a day without including lunch, is that okay?”
Su Ying: "No problem, I told you that I will leave all the power to you, just do whatever you want!"
Jiang Zhongyi's wife moved very quickly and had already tidied up the room while Su Ying and others were talking.
Jiang Zhongyi asked Su Ying and Qian Duoduo to put their things in the room first, and then go to the team with him to collect this month's food subsidy!
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo happily agreed.
After the two put their things away, they followed Jiang Zhongyi to the team. As soon as they arrived at the team, they met Li Bing and several new educated youth coming to collect food.
Wang Chunni looked at Su Ying and Qian Duoduo and asked, "Where will you live before the house is built?"
Qian Duoduo: "We are temporarily staying at the brigade leader's house!"
Wang Chunni immediately cast an envious look at Qian Duoduo: "It's great that you two can build your own house. I want to build it too, but unfortunately I don't have enough money and no one is willing to build it with me!"
Qian Duoduo: "You can ask the old educated youths. Maybe some old educated youths are willing!"
With so many people living together, it is impossible without conflicts. If conditions permit, some people will definitely be willing to move out!
Wang Chunni thought about it and said, "I'll ask after everyone finishes work in the evening!"
Li Bing brought everyone to collect food. When he saw Su Ying and Qian Duoduo, he informed them to go to the educated youth spot for dinner in the evening: "According to the tradition of our educated youth spot, the new educated youth arrive on the first day, and the old educated youth are invited to have a meal." And hold a welcome party for the new educated youth!"
Su Ying heard this and asked, "Do we, the new educated youth, have anything to prepare?"
Li Bing: “There are no mandatory rules, it’s up to you!”
Su Ying: "My belongings haven't arrived yet, and there are only some snacks left in my bag. I'll bring some snacks when the time comes!"
Li Bing smiled and nodded: "No problem!"
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo returned to the brigade captain's house with food in hand. They made an agreement with the brigade captain's wife to eat at the educated youth restaurant tonight.
The brigade captain's wife knew that this was the tradition of the educated youth camp, so she asked them to go pick some vegetables from the fields and take them to the camp.
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo were so embarrassed that they didn't even say no.
The captain’s wife: “The vegetables I grow at home are not worth much, so you’re welcome!”
Seeing that the two of them were embarrassed, the captain's wife directly asked her daughter-in-law to go pick vegetables in the fields.
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo looked at each other and reluctantly thanked the captain's wife.
Thinking that they would have to trouble the captain's family next, they went back to the room to discuss. Su Ying took out a pound of brown sugar and Qian Duoduo took out a pound of peach cakes and gave them to the captain's wife.
The captain's daughter-in-law made excuses again and again, and finally accepted the two men's tough attitude. Then she looked at them with even kinder eyes.
Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, Su Ying asked if there were any carpenters in the village.
After the house is built, she will have to add a lot of furniture, and some of the furniture may have to be ordered in advance!
The captain's wife smiled and nodded: "Of course, my eldest man is the best carpenter in the team. I will take you there now!"
Su Ying and Qian Duoduo went to the captain's eldest brother's house with the captain's wife.
The eldest brother's house is about two hundred meters away from the captain's house.
The captain's eldest brother's house is a mud house like most other houses in the village, but it looks much larger than the captain's house.
The courtyard door of the captain's eldest brother's house is closed.
The captain's wife stood outside the yard and called people: "Is anyone home?"
A tall man with a beard who looked uneasy to get along with came to open the door. When he saw the captain's wife, he called "Second Aunt" in a very magnetic voice.
The captain's wife smiled and pointed at Su Ying and Qian Duoduo behind her: "These are the new educated youths. They are planning to build a house in the village and want to customize some furniture."
The man looked at Su Ying and Qian Duoduo with sharp eyes.
Qian Duoduo thought the man was scary and was so frightened that he hid behind Su Ying.
Su Ying smiled indifferently at the man. Although the man looked a little scary, the man's voice pierced her heart. Now she was even more curious about what the man's face looked like under his beard!
The brigade captain's wife noticed Qian Duoduo's fear and explained: "This is my nephew Jiang Yanshi, ranked fifth and the youngest in the family. Even though he doesn't look easy to get along with, he actually has a very kind personality. Just tell him what you want!"
