Rebirth at the starting point of happiness

Su Qiuyue went to the town and bought some nails and a few knives.

I went to get some coarse cloth and bought a thermos.

There were also some odds and ends, and then we took a bus to the commune with the bags.

Her cousin was waiting for her there after shopping, and when he returned home, he moved all the packages sent by Su Qiuyue to the new house.

The Su Qiuyue sisters also moved to the new home.

Xinyue was very happy to have her own home. Although she was also happy living at her cousin's house, she felt a little uncomfortable doing anything because it was not her own home.

The water tank was placed opposite the stove, so it was convenient to use water. The third cousin was busy fetching water for her.

My eldest cousin washed all the bottles and jars in the house for her, put those that could be put into the cupboard, and placed the rest on top of the cupboard.

The small jar for storing grain was also placed in place, and my cousin was measuring the size of the jar mouth so that he could go back and make a jar lid for him.

My fourth cousin and her brother went to find stones for her, which would be used to press the cylinder cover in the future.

The sauerkraut jars used for pickling sauerkraut in winter are also placed.

My second cousin and younger cousin were helping to clean the house and put bedding in place.

"Okay, we have almost everything, so don't worry about the remaining odds and ends.

I'll get it done for you when I have time, it will only take two days."

My cousin looked around the house and found that everything was basically ready.

"Yeah." Su Qiuyue looked at her own house and was satisfied with every detail.

"We're going back now. You two sisters can take your time with it." Seeing that there was nothing to do, the uncle sent the children away.

"Sister, sister! Our own house!" After the cousins ​​and the others left, the younger sister took Su Qiuyue's hand and jumped happily.

"Yes, yes, our own home." Su Qiuyue also happily jumped up holding her sister's hand.

"Oh oh oh, it's my own home!" My sister jumped and shouted happily.

Su Qiuyue also danced in circles following her sister.

At this moment, it was the fifteen-year-old Su Qiuyue, who was in her prime.

She is not the Su Qiuyue who was gloomy and lived an uneasy life.

After being happy for a while, the two sisters went back to work.

Su Qiuyue took out a nail and nailed it to the wall of the west room with the hammer left by her cousin.

Then take out the rope and secure it so that you can hang the clothes in the house in the winter.

Su Qiuyue took out the things from the bag and asked her sister to arrange them.

The washbasin, water cup, and clothes were taken out and folded. The clothes I was wearing were placed in the kang cabinet, the other clothes were placed in the cabinet on the ground, and some more important miscellaneous items were placed in another cabinet.

Take out the quilt, fold it and place it on the kang.

"I've bought some old newspapers and stuff, and I'll make some glue to paste the wall tomorrow.

You also need to buy a few woven baskets to hang the food in.

After my cousin has finished making the jar cover, my sister will get some food and put it in, and then we can start cooking.

You also need to pick up some stones outside and put them under the eaves. If there are any extra ones, put them under the front door as well.

There's no rush, just take your time.

We will till the soil in the south side of our yard next spring and plant some vegetables, and raise some chickens in the backyard so we can have eggs to eat.

Tomorrow I'll hang a rope on the tree in front of the house to hang clothes on.

Is there anything else to think about?" Su Qiuyue talked to her sister about the small tasks she had to do while she was cleaning up.

"Sister, I heard from my third cousin that she will take me to find some brambles to stick on the courtyard wall tomorrow to prevent people from climbing over the wall." Xinyue was also thinking seriously about what else she needed to do in her life.

"Yes, this is a big deal." Su Qiuyue quickly affirmed.

Xinyue was very happy that her proposal was recognized. She became even happier and thought more seriously about what else she could do.

"Go get a pen and paper and write down everything you need to do. When the time comes, cross out each thing you complete." Su Qiuyue asked her to get a pen and paper and sit on the table on the kang to write down the details.

Su Xinyue hurried over and started writing seriously.

When she wasn't paying attention, Su Qiuyue secretly took out the things in the space and put them in place.

Such as mirrors, combs, tea leaves, and some food.

The fabrics, papers and other items hidden in the space are all locked in another floor cabinet.

Lock both cabinets, thread the keys, tie them to the key rope, and then tie it to your trouser waist.

"This is an oil lamp. Put the matches in this hole. You have to be careful, okay?" Su Qiuyue placed the oil lamp on the bulge specially left on the wall.

There is a hole under the bulge, which is specially used to hold matches.

Remind your sister not to move around.

"Got it." Xinyue looked up deliberately, nodded her answer, and then continued writing.

"You will have to go to school after a while. The primary school is in the village, which is quite convenient, but there are not many children.

You still have to continue studying when you come back every day. " At this point, Su Qiuyue put down the things in her hand, looked outside, and then whispered to her sister:

"You have to learn the family tradition of acupuncture and ointment prescriptions tonight. Even if you don't need them in the future, you still have to know them."

My sister nodded to show that she understood.

Dinner was brought over by her third and fourth cousins. After dinner, Su Qiuyue lit the candles again, and before it was completely dark, she quickly took out the cloth she had brought, found a dense one, measured the size, and quickly sewed a curtain.

Sew the four sides of the curtain, then sew an edge through which the rope can pass. After sewing, pass the rope through and fix it on the nails on the window.

After packing up, Su Qiuyue went to the stove to boil a pot of water. She was very familiar with such work in her previous life, so she lit the fire without any effort.

The water was boiled and the kang was warm. My sister and I washed our faces and feet and locked the door. The two sisters finally had their first good night's sleep in their own home.

There is no time for them to feel sentimental, because life goes on and there is still a lot of work waiting for them.

The next morning, Su Qiuyue and her sister started to get busy.

Today, everyone at my cousin's house was at work or at school, so no one came.

The two sisters got busy after getting up.

For breakfast, I boiled some hot water and ate some oil tea noodles.

Then Su Qiuyue and her sister tied the clothesline outside.

Tell my sister to boil water at home and then soak and wash the clothes I have been wearing these days.

Su Qiuyue went to the village to buy a basket from a family who knew how to weave baskets.

I bought several big and small ones.

After returning home, the water was boiled, and Su Qiuyue put the clothes in to soak, and then hurriedly made the batter.

After the batter was ready, my sister and I started to paste the wall with the broom made by my cousin.

Su Qiuyue mainly papered the wall above the kang. Because people sometimes have to lean on it to put quilts, papering the wall will make it cleaner and prevent dust from falling on the kang.

Since it had to be pasted anyway, Su Qiuyue simply pasted three layers, and would have to re-paste it every year, and it would become more and more solid.

After pasting the walls, Su Qiuyue went to do the laundry. The soap for washing clothes was brought from her space, and her sister thought she had put it in her luggage.

After washing the clothes, Su Qiuyue took out the small basket she had bought, tied the rope, and hung it on the beam while standing on a stool.

Place the rope firmly on the beam, tie it tightly and let one end hang down, then tie the basket to it.

She asked her sister to put all the food at home that was not tightly packed into the basket, and then she tied it up.

Two empty baskets were also tied to store eggs.

The morning passed quickly, and they started working as soon as they got up. By noon, they were hungry. Su Qiuyue grabbed a handful of millet and a handful of rice from the cupboard and made a luxurious bowl of two-grain porridge.

Eat it with the shredded pickles delivered this morning.

After dinner, the two of them took a break as there were still many small tasks to do in the afternoon.

Su Qiuyue also finished making and hung up the curtains in the west room.

There were some weeds in the yard, so the two sisters pulled them out little by little and used them as firewood after drying them.

In the afternoon, after school, the two cousins ​​called Xinyue away and went to look for Jingtiao.

The vitex here is a low shrub with thorns.

This shrub is very tough after drying, and some of its thorns are so large that they can penetrate the soles of shrubs.

It is usually planted at the foot of the mountain to prevent larger wild animals from running down from the mountain to damage crops.

Some people also put it on the courtyard wall to prevent climbing. Like the Su Qiuyue sisters, there are only two little girls and no one would say anything for their safety.

Su Qiuyue took the woven basket and went to the river to look for stones.

Su Qiuyue is not very strong now, and can only move two stones at a time, and if it is a larger stone, she can only move one.

When no one is paying attention, secretly put two more pieces into the space.

Then when we come back we pile them under the house.

For the next few days, the two sisters were busy tidying up their own little home.

My cousin and my younger sister cut the thorns they brought back into pieces of equal size, with the cuts made at an angle so that they would be very sharp when dried.

Then he gave his third cousin time to mix the mud for them, put it on the courtyard wall, and densely insert the prepared brambles before it dried.

The current courtyard wall is made of volcanic rocks underneath and a mixture of hay and mud on top, so when we add new mud, it will bond tightly to the wall and be very strong after it dries.

Su Qiuyue had almost cleaned up the house these few days, and had just paved the area under the eaves with the stones she had picked up.

The rest can be done slowly. My sister can pick up a piece when she goes out to play after school, and slowly little by little it will add up to a lot.

After Su Qiuyue finished her housework, she went to the fields with her cousin.

She is a city girl who has just moved to the countryside. She has learned how other families live, and she cannot learn farm work all at once.

Moreover, Su Qiuyue had to fetch water for the family these days, and her shoulders had been rubbed raw. Today, the wound on her shoulder had just healed, so she went to the fields with her cousin.

Learn how to use farm tools and how to do the work.

The team was happy to see her "positive" attitude towards learning.

Su Qiuyue learned quickly but worked slowly because her body couldn't take it and she could only work slowly and bit by bit.

Such performance is expected. It would be suspicious if one could really do it well once he got started.

Su Qiuyue didn't want to work as hard as she did in her previous life, as her body couldn't bear it.

From now on, as long as I can support myself, that’s enough. I started working early because the autumn harvest is coming soon. I don’t want to suffer and want to let my body adapt first.

Now her main job is to follow her elder cousin and learn how to weed. Her elder cousin Xu Feng is a well-known "iron girl". Su Qiuyue cannot keep up with her at all. Besides, she is young and cannot finish weeding a cage of grass in the morning.

In the evening, Xinyue helped her sister to pop the blisters on her hands with a grimace.

When the blisters are deflated, apply some mercurochrome.

At night, after her sister fell asleep, Su Qiuyue entered the space and soaked her hands with the water in the space, hoping that she would feel better tomorrow.

"Sister, does your hand still hurt? Are you going to go out today?" The younger sister got up early the next morning and asked about Su Qiuyue's condition.

"It doesn't hurt anymore. I'll wrap it with a bandage and it should be better in a while. Don't worry, get up, wash your face, eat, and go to school." Su Qiuyue said and went to cook.

She just noticed that the blisters on her hands were no longer as painful as they were yesterday.

After soaking in the spring water in the space, it seemed to heal faster than normal, so she would suffer less.

After cooking, Su Qiuyue still wrapped her hands with cloth strips. Her sister didn't quite understand, but she couldn't fool her cousin.

As soon as she arrived at the field, my cousin saw the cloth strips wrapped around her hands and couldn't help laughing.

"Have a blisters broken? Once the blisters are healed and calluses are formed, you won't need to rub them anymore.

This process is necessary when doing work unexpectedly.”

"Yeah, I know." Su Qiuyue said quickly.

"You, listen to me when you go to get the tools later. Don't be silly and follow me. You're already working in the fields. No matter how much you work, you will be given work points. This is how you earn food for yourself." Xu Feng retorted to her and said in a low voice.

Su Qiuyue quickly nodded obediently.

Xu Feng couldn't help but sigh as she looked at her cousin. She wanted to help her but there was nothing she could do. They were living on their own and she could only work harder on her own.

She also knew that her cousin had some money, but these days if she didn't work she would have no food to eat. That little money would be enough for one or two years, but it would not be enough for a long time. If she only spent money and didn't earn any, it would be spent sooner or later.

Fortunately, my family can help. Now she knows how to work, and she will be able to support herself in two years when she grows up.

When collecting the tools, Xu Feng went straight to the team leader and told him about giving Su Qiuyue work points. The team leader agreed without saying anything, but he said that she could not be arranged to follow Xu Feng.

Xu Feng is so capable. Arranging the two of them together may be because Xu Feng helps them more. Besides, it's not fair.

Arrange him directly to the team of educated youth.

After Su Qiuyue received the tools, a man and a woman were waiting for her.

"Hello, I'm Chen Shanlin, the educated youth team leader. This is Wang Hongying, who's in charge of the female educated youth. Let's go to the educated youth compound after work today to get to know each other."

After saying this, the man named Chen Shanlin hurried back to his own field.

"Everyone calls me Sister Hongying, and I'm the oldest among the female educated youth.

We know a general idea about your situation, but we don’t know your name yet.” Wang Hongying is a straightforward person with a straightforward voice, which makes people feel close to her.

"My name is Su Qiuyue, I'm fifteen years old. I have a younger sister named Xinyue, she's ten years old.

There are only two of us sisters left at home.

I will be going to the countryside next month. Carpenter Xu in the brigade is my cousin, so I came to live with him in advance." Su Qiuyue briefly introduced herself.

Wang Hongying nodded. The educated youth center also knew about her situation. At the beginning, some people talked about her buying a house, but she was rich and there was no problem with buying a house and living with her relatives.

But now most of the educated youth think they have to go back to the city, so they have no idea of ​​buying a house and settling down.

Su Qiuyue's purchase of a house gave them the impression that she was going to put down roots there, but there was nothing wrong with an orphan girl living with her relatives.

Wang Hongying took Su Qiuyue to the mission field while talking about the situation of the educated youth, and then assigned her today's tasks.

The person working with Su Qiuyue is a female educated youth named Sun Yanqiu. She has been an educated youth for almost two years and is eighteen years old this year.

She doesn't talk much. When she sees someone, she smiles first. It's a shallow smile, and she looks quiet and virtuous.

It is almost autumn harvest time and there is not much work to do in the fields. The educated youth’s current task is to process the vegetables in the brigade’s vegetable fields.

In addition to being used by the people in the team, these vegetables are mainly transported to the town to be sold.