It was already dark by the time the siblings came back, "Third sister, I'm going back."
Chen Miao was also afraid that he would be beaten when he went back. After finishing cleaning up, it was completely dark. While eating, he thought that now he could relax temporarily.
I'm thinking of going to the county town tomorrow, but it's really hard to have no time. There's nothing else I'm missing. I'll ask the village chief tomorrow.
There are also ways to encircle the courtyard wall. If you have money, just pay people to do it. But I don’t know if it is enough?
It was so comfortable to lie down on the hot kang. It was still a dreamless night.
The next morning, just after we had finished packing, Chen Jiang came over.
"Hurry up and sit down and eat."
"Third sister, I have eaten."
"Eat more."
The vegetable porridge I made this time put a little oil in it, and the taste immediately changed.
"Chen Jiang, I want to go to the county town."
"Third sister, I will go with you."
"That's alright, I won't go with the village chief."
After the two of them finished eating, they got into the car. "Third sister, do you know where the county seat is?"
"do you know?"
Both siblings shook their heads. "Then we'd better ask the village chief."
Chen Miao followed Chen Jiang and knew where the village chief's home was next time.
Shen Wufu looked at the two siblings who came in and said, "What's the matter?"
"Uncle Wu, when are you free? I want to go to the county to buy some seeds, but I don't have any seeds at home."
"What do you lack?"
"Uncle Wu, I want to plant half an acre of cotton, otherwise I won't survive the winter."
"Okay, let's go today and I'll buy two sickles too."
"Uncle Wu, I'll go back and set up the car."
After the two siblings left, Shen Wufu's wife came out and said, "This Chen Miao is different. She always lowered her head when speaking before."
"In the future, I will have to support this family alone." It is not an easy task.
"The boss bought some salt and lamp oil."
This is a necessity, you can’t afford not to buy it.
With Shen Wufu following him, of course he was the one driving the car.
"Uncle Wu, I want to build a wall around the courtyard. It doesn't matter if the house is a little dilapidated, but I live alone and I'm really scared of the little donkey.
Fifth Uncle, Shen Jianfeng left me money, can I ask someone to fence the courtyard wall?"
"Your house doesn't have soil. If you build a wall around the yard, it will take a lot of money."
"Well, I think the courtyard wall should be higher."
Shen Wufu understood that it was indeed scary to live alone with a woman.
"Okay, let me ask."
Chen Miao knew that the more than five yuan left for herself was not enough to do anything, but she was willing to spend it on the wall of the courtyard. She was really worried when she went to bed at night.
The little donkey is not very fast, but it is still faster than a person walking.
He drove directly to the grocery store, "Third Sister, Fifth Uncle, you go in, I'll look at the car outside."
Chen Miao followed Shen Wufu into the grocery store, and the pungent smell of vinegar came over her.
"Shopkeeper, give me two pounds of salt and two pounds of lamp oil."
"Okay, let's see if you want anything else?"
Chen Miao looked around the grocery store, which was similar to a small store.
You already know that you can buy seeds at grocery stores. Of course, grain stores also have seeds.
Watching Shen Wufu pay, Chen Miao came over and said, "Shopkeeper, I want to buy half an acre of cotton seeds and half an acre of sorghum seeds."
"You've come to the right place. Let me tell you, I got these cotton seeds from the Central Plains. One acre of land there can produce seventy or eighty kilograms of cotton."
Shen Wufu was very excited to hear that. His family has a large population. They grow some cotton in the yard, but they don't produce much.
"Shopkeeper, cotton seeds must be very expensive, right?"
"Not expensive, not expensive, the same price as ordinary cotton seeds."
I bought two kinds of seeds and old seedlings. I gave them 50 copper coins. Isn’t that expensive? I couldn’t bear to buy anything else. The courtyard wall said it would cost money.
When the two came out, Chen Jiang had already fed the little donkey. He also collected the donkey manure. Chen Miao knew that this was for basal fertilizer. To be honest, she was really not used to this.
"I'm going to the blacksmith shop. Is there anything else you want to buy?"
"Uncle Wu, Shen Jianfeng bought all the hoes, picks and sickles at home. I want to go to the train station to see them."
"What are you doing at the train station?"
"Just to take a look and see what the train looks like."
"There are many people at the train station, so you have to be careful." Shen Wufu felt that this girl just missed Shen Jianfeng. Also, she left just one day after getting married.
"Third sister, I also want to take a look."
"Okay, you two go. I'll look at the car outside."
Chen Miao didn't want Chen Jiang to follow, but this guy had never been to the county town. Forget it, he just checked the time. Although the watch couldn't be taken out, he could use it secretly.
There are a lot of people on the street of the train station. "I'll stay here waiting for you, hurry up. The boss here is not easy to mess with."
Chen Miao nodded, "Uncle Wu, I'll go in and take a look."
In Chen Miao's mind, there must be time at the train station.
The two siblings ran into the train station, but they didn't see the time anywhere. What should they do?
Suddenly seeing a beautiful lady, Chen Miao gritted her teeth and said, "Beautiful lady, can you tell me what time it is?"
Zhao Manfei looked at the country girl wearing a headscarf in front of her. Does she still know the time? But she didn't say anything. She raised her wrist and looked at it, "It's eleven twenty now."
"Thank you, beautiful lady."
Chen Jiang was very puzzled, how could the third sister still know the time?
Chen Miao already knew the location of the toilet just now. She said so and ran over, counting in her mind.
I walked around to the toilet, quickly took out my watch and squatted down to adjust the time, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
The purpose of coming to the county this time has been achieved.
When he reached the donkey cart, Shen Wufu was already anxious. "Let's go, let's go to the blacksmith shop and then go back."
Once here, Chen Miao felt that she could use everything, but because she had no money, she could only take a look.
After leaving the county town, Chen Miao took out the pancakes and said, "Uncle Wu, Chen Jiang, you two eat."
"If you don't want to eat, then go home." How can Shen Wufu be embarrassed to eat?
Chen Miao was stuffed into his arms. There were a lot of wild vegetables and salt in the pancake. It was not so hard when eaten cold. In fact, as long as they can eat enough, the taste is not a concern for them.
Returning to the village, Chen Jiang was halfway home, and Shen Wufu didn't enter the yard either. She was just a little daughter-in-law living her life by herself, so it was better to be careful.
"Uncle Fifth, please ask me about the courtyard wall. I know that every family has soil embryos. I thought it would be nice if we could enclose it as we are not busy yet."
Shen Wufu nodded, "Okay, I'll go ask you tomorrow."
Chen Miao had been busy for three hours, and the kang was getting warm, so she took a bath and lay down. Even though she was sitting on a donkey cart that day, she still felt very tired.
After a dreamless night, it was still the same routine when he got up the next day. Chen Jiang still came over early, but asked him to eat and said nothing.
