Chapter 11 - 11

Chapter 11 Settling In" Brother Jia Yan, look at them, they're so rude!"Yin Jiao said angrily in a high-pitched voice."Yin comrade, please call me Lu comrade from now on. We're not that close." Lu Jiayan gave her a cold look and quickly left.Zhou Yang quickly followed, secretly chuckling to himself."Glad?" Lu Jiayan glanced at him."Haha! Bro, you're still as charming as ever! Everywhere you go, girls flock to you."Lu Jiayan ignored him, and Zhou Yang, used to it, didn't care, and continued rambling on and on.Yun Ting and the other two went back toEducated Youth Point, put the food away, and then went to clean the house together.They had just finished cleaning the yard when Lu Jiayan and the others arrived."We heard from the Brigade Leader that you rented a house here, so we rented one too.""Great idea! I can help with the cleaning.""This house is so dilapidated! Is it even habitable?" Yin Jiao started complaining again."Then you don't have to live there. The Brigade Leader said that if you have the money, you can build your own." Yun Ting was truly fed up with this rich girl this time and directly confronted her.The Old Landlord's house is spacious with many rooms, similar to a traditional courtyard residence, but not quite.After simply cleaning up all the clutter, it looks much better. However, the broken doors, windows, and roof need to be repaired. I don't know if the kang (heated brick bed) in the house is still usable; I'll probably have to pay for its replacement myself.They each chose a room. Yun Ting didn't want to be too close to the original male and female leads, so she deliberately chose a room a little further inside, but it was on the same side asYang Qingqing's room, separated from her by a room. This room belonged to Li Zhaodi, who was across from Zhou Yang. Lu Jiayan deliberately chose a room opposite Yang Qingqing. Yin Jiao, on the other hand, chose the room to the left and right of Lu Jiayan at the same time as Wang Xue.Watching this scene of choosing rooms, Yun Ting secretly chuckled to herself, knowing that there would definitely be plenty of drama in the future, and things wouldn't be boring."How about we clean the kang (heated brick bed) a bit and make do with it for tonight?" Yun Ting suggested. She didn't want to suffer from not being able to sleep well in the crampedEducated Youth Point anymore, since she had to go to work tomorrow!"That's what I think too," Yang Qingqing agreed."Let's move together then! But we need to let the old Educated Youth know first after they finish work.""Yes, I should say so."At lunchtime, the Brigade Leader brought people to help repair the roof and windows.The old Educated Youth and the villagers all knew about this move. The new Educated Youthwho had just arrived yesterday moved into the Old Landlord's house. There were all sorts of rumors circulating behind their backs. Some said they were foolish and had too much money, some said the house must be haunted and they would regret it later, and some made sarcastic remarks, saying that even if the house was not good, it was still much better than the houses in the village.These sarcastic remarks come from long-timeEducated Youth members. Who wants to squeeze into Educated Youth Point? It's because they don't have the money."Oh dear, this is terrible! Do these newcomers want to distance themselves from us oldEducated Youth? We Educated Youth are one family!" These words were spoken by Wang Lijuan."Alright, it's really uncomfortable for ten people to squeeze into this kang (heated brick bed). Isn't it a good thing that they have the ability to move out? What are you being so sour about? If you want, you can move out too," Li Hongxia said irritably.Li Hongxia was, after all, the female head ofEducated Youth Point. Wang Lijuan pursed his lips and said nothing more.Everyone else was busy with their own things and didn't interfere.Since they arrived late last night, and apart fromZhang Wei and Li Hongxia, they didn't know anyof the other old Educational Youth, Zhang Weitook advantage of the lunch break to invite everyone to dinner together that evening as a welcome dinner for the new Educational Youthand to let them get to know each other.Everyone has tacitly agreed to this, and it has always been the case.The villagers who came to help repair the house worked quickly, and finished almost in one noon. Only the roof was not yet repaired, but it was not raining, so there was no rush.Yun Ting cleaned her room again carefully, but the old kang was still dusty no matter how she swept it. Luckily, she had some old newspapers in her space, so she took some out and spread them on the kang, and then she spread another layer of dark blue cloth on it, which made it barely acceptable.She didn't have much stuff in her luggage. She took some things out of her spatial storage while no one was looking. Anyway, no one would know what was in her big bundle, as long as it wasn't too big.After tidying up, the room finally looks somewhat presentable. I still need to buy a kang cabinet and other things; I can't just pile everything on the kang, can I?She took out a lock and locked her door. Thankfully, Mother Yun was thoughtful and had her older sister bring it back for her to put on." Comrade Yun, you were so farsighted! You even included the chain stores." Zhou Yang joked with a smile."My mom prepared this for me. If you don't have a lock, you should take your valuables with you when you go out."Yang Qingqing also has a lock, Yun Ting knows, and she has more than one; she probably has more in her space."Now that everything's alright, do you want to go to town to buy anything?" Lu Jiayan came out and asked the group."But there are no cars available now, how long would it take to get there?" Lin Xue hesitated. She wanted to go, but she was afraid of walking, and besides, she didn't have much money on her."Then how are we supposed to eat? We don't have any pots.""Ah...right! What should we do?""Even if you go now, you might not be able to buy a pot," Yun Ting cautioned."How about we eat with the older 'Educated Youth' for now? We can provide our own food and take turns cooking," Zhou Yang tentatively asked for everyone's opinion."I'll fire it myself...""I'll fire it myself..."Yun Ting and Yang Qingqing spoke at the same time, then looked at each other and laughed."Did you make plans together?" Zhou Yang was quite talkative and lively." Educated Youth Yang, can I share a room with you? I'm not very good at cooking, but I'll do the dishes," Lu Jiayan asked Yang Qingqing urgently."Count me in," Zhou Yang immediately chimed in.Seeing this, Lin Xue was about to speak when Yang Qingqing quickly interjected, "Sorry, I don't want to work myself to death cooking for a huge group of people every day."Yang Qingqing has no feelings for Lu Jiayan at this moment, so naturally she wouldn't agree, especially with so many people following her around.Lu Jiayan felt a little disappointed, but then recovered.Yun Ting was watching the charade between the group with great interest when the drama suddenly ended. Sigh…Yin Jiao does nothing and leaves everything to Li Zhaodi. The reason Li Zhaodi is also able to stay here is because Yin Jiao pays the rent for her. She was brought here to serve Yin Jiao. She is a typical capitalist lady. If someone with ulterior motives were to report her, they would report her without hesitation. This young lady is so proud of herself that she has no brains at all."I'll go to the village and ask if there's a carpenter there. I need to buy a kang cabinet and a table. Do you want to come?" Yun Ting asked."I'm not going, I'll rest for a bit." Lin Xue waved her hand, actually she didn't dare to spend money recklessly, because her family wouldn't send her any more money once she ran out."I'll go with you!" Yang Qingqing followed Yun Ting out, not giving Lu Jiayan a chance to speak.