Chapter 182 The Educated Female Youth of the Time 7
Chapter 182 The Educated Female Youth of the Time 7
Chu Yuan began to search inside, and even pulled out the system knife: "Knife, quickly find me if there is anything good here?"
Xiao Dao was somewhat speechless: "Host, there are simply too many good things in your space. Do you really have to come here to look for them?"
"What do you know? This is the fun of the heroine of period novels. I call this experiencing life."
Xiaodao had no choice but to turn on the scanning function: "Host, there is a gold earring under the box on your right."
Chu Yuan followed Xiao Dao's instructions, lifted the box, and picked up the dusty earrings on the ground: "And then?"
"Nothing."
Chu Yuan was a little bit unbelievable: "No more!?"
"Yes, host. There is nothing good in here. You think too much."
After saying that, Xiaodao went back to sleep. It would take energy to come out like this.
Chu Yuan looked at the earrings in his hands that were not even as big as his fingernails, and the dirty clothes on his body, and suddenly felt that this trip was not worth it.
If nothing unexpected happens, she will no longer have any illusions about the scrap collection station.
When she returned to the tractor, Chu Yuan's backpack was filled with various supplies, including egg cakes, ribs, pork belly, a whole chicken, etc., all of which she had just taken out from the space.
Most of the people on the bus had arrived, and soon they set off for the village.
It’s good to have a tractor in the village. It only costs a dime to go from the village to the town and back, and you can avoid being talked to by others along the way.
Because the noise from the tractor was so loud, it was impossible to hear what others were saying, and it was easy to breathe in exhaust gas when you opened your mouth, so basically no one talked.
The only drawback is that it is a bit bumpy. Every time Chu Yuan comes down from it, he feels his legs go numb.
When he returned home with the basket on his back, he saw Qiao Xun cooking in the yard.
Qiao Xun came to see her quite often during this period. Whenever she cooked meat, he would appear at the door with a bowl in his hand. In his hand he would hold either an apple or an egg, saying that he wanted to exchange a few pieces of meat with her.
Chu Yuan didn't suffer any loss anyway. After ensuring that he had enough to eat, he would give him the extra food. As a result, the two of them became good friends.
The main thing is that Qiao Xun is a stutterer. He never asks about things that he shouldn't ask. Every time he comes to her to exchange things, he waits outside the door and doesn't enter her yard. He is a good child with a sense of propriety.
After spending some time together, Chu Yuan also got to know Qiao Xun's general situation. He was only 17 years old this year, four months younger than himself.
The reason for coming here to work in the countryside is the same as hers. He is the youngest child in the family. His older brothers and sisters are all married, and he is the only one who meets the requirements for working in the countryside.
Perhaps because they shared the same suffering, Chu Yuan regarded him as his younger brother and called him Xiaoxun Xiaoxun.
"Sister Yuan, you're back. Did you buy any meat today?"
When Qiao Xun heard that Chu Yuan was going to town, he asked her to buy two kilograms of meat for him.
"I bought it. I want to make braised pork. Do you want me to put yours in the pot too?"
Qiao Xun was of course very happy to have a good meal, and she took out a dollar from her pocket tactfully: "Sister Yuan, please accept the material fee and labor fee."
Seeing his servile look, Chu Yuan smiled and started cooking.
First, I grabbed a handful of rock sugar and fried it to make sugar color, and then added a bunch of seasonings like star anise, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc.
Qiao Xun was stunned by this series of steps. He had never seen anyone use so many seasonings in cooking. The total amount of these things was almost more expensive than the meat.
He unconsciously touched his trouser pocket. Was one dollar not enough for the materials?
A pot of braised pork was successfully served under Qiao Xun's eager anticipation. In order to divide it evenly, Chu Yuan made each piece about the same size, just 24 pieces per person.
Qiao Xun carried his portion of braised pork back to his room, and before entering the room he shouted, "Sister Yuan, leave the things here and I'll wash them later."
A big part of the reason why Chu Yuan was willing to bring him a portion when she cooked was because Qiao Xun would take the initiative to do the dishwashing.
After finishing the braised pork, Chu Yuan was preparing to stir-fry some vegetables. Just as he put the vegetables into the pot, he heard someone knocking on the door.
It was the village chief Liu Daguo who came: "Qiao Zhiqing, are you home?"
But for some reason Qiao Xun didn't come out of the room, so Chu Yuan could only put down the food in the pot and go to open the door.
"Village head, Qiao Zhiqing is in the room, please come in first."
After hearing her words, the village chief brought a man into the house and introduced him to Chu Yuan: "Chu Zhiqing, this is Qiao Zhiqing's cousin. He passed by here on a mission and came to see him."
Then he turned to the man beside him and said, "Chief Qiao, this is Chu Zhiqing who lives in the innermost courtyard."
After Chu Yuan said hello, he let them do as they pleased and went back to the kitchen to cook.
When she brought out the dishes, she saw that the village chief had left, and the officer Qiao who had just arrived was talking to Qiao Xun in the yard.
"Sister Yuan, my cousin is visiting me and wants to stay in the empty room next door for one night. Do you mind?"
Although Chu Yuan didn't quite understand why they had to sleep separately if they were two brothers, she knew that they didn't live in her yard, so there was nothing to mind.
So he shook his head in the direction of Qiao Xun and said, "I don't mind." Then he took the plate and went back to the room to eat.
Because there was a strange man living in the yard, Chu Yuan stayed in the room all afternoon without going out.
It wasn't until dinner time that Qiao Xun knocked on her door: "Sister Yuan, what are you going to cook for dinner? Can you bring some for me and my cousin?"
"Sorry, I haven't finished the braised pork I had for lunch today, so I plan to heat it up and eat it in the evening."
After hearing that she was not going to cook, Qiao Xun left dejectedly.
"Brother An Nian, I wish I wouldn't cook tonight, otherwise we'd miss out."
Qiao Annian looked down upon his cousin's behavior. What was wrong with him going to see the female educated youth every day just for a bite to eat?
He took on the attitude of a big brother and began to educate him: "Xiao Xun, you are already 17 years old this year, and it's time to think about what you want to do in the future."
None of the children in the Qiao family is like him, being lazy all day long. He is only spoiled by his uncle and aunt, otherwise he would have been sent directly to the military camp and there would be no need to go to the countryside.
At the beginning, my grandfather proposed to send him to join the army, but my second aunt refused to let him go.
Now that he is brought here, he does the work of collecting grass for pigs like a child every day, and also eats and drinks with the female educated youth.
If he had not come here, he would never have known that the son who was suffering in the countryside as described by his second aunt was actually living such a life.
Qiao Xun had been afraid of his serious older brother since he was little. Hearing that his tone was a little unhappy, he didn't dare to talk back and went to the kitchen to cook in a dejected manner.
Qiao Annian came here to see how his cousin was doing and to bring him some supplies on behalf of his second aunt.
When Chu Yuan was ready to go to work the next morning, he had already left.
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