Husband, please lend me your virtues

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Comrade Ding, are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Xu Zijin stopped walking towards the post office and looked at the figure in front of him.

"Go! I also want to buy some things."

Ding Songqing waited for Xu Zijin to come up before he started moving. The two walked side by side and entered the supply and marketing cooperative.

Xu Zijin looked around the supply and marketing cooperative of Xiangyang Commune. There were very few things for sale there. Even the patterns of the cloth were fixed in blue and black, with very few bright colors.

Xu Zijin walked over to the cake and candy section and ordered two packs of hard candy of unknown brand, then went to the side area to get a thermos and a ceramic cup...

Ding Songqing looked at Xu Zijin who took down a bunch of things without any pressure, and secretly felt sorry for him.

This girl was not short of money or tickets, so his plan to pay for her to win her favor fell through. He could only follow Xu Zijin closely and help her carry some things.

"Comrade Ding, I have already bought what I wanted to buy. What do you want to buy?"

Ding Songqing was stuck. He didn't really need to buy anything, but it was just an excuse to follow Xu Zijin to the supply and marketing cooperative.

He saw a counter selling red scarves nearby and brought Xu Zijin to the counter.

The saleswoman greeted Xu Zijin and his partner with unusual enthusiasm. "Hello, comrades. You are carrying so many bags. Are you preparing for your wedding?"

"Misunderstood, this gay and I are not in a relationship to get married."

The two of them blushed and Xu Zijin quickly denied it.

"Yes, comrade, you misunderstood. Comrade, give me a red scarf and a blue scarf."

Ding Songqing took out the money and receipt from his pocket and handed them to the salesperson, staring at the small leather shoes next to the scarf, thinking that there seemed to be a few pairs of small leather shoes in this batch of goods, which would definitely look good on Comrade Xu.

After coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, the two went to the post office to pick up the parcels. Ding Songqing easily carried two large parcels by himself. Xu Zijin was amazed. The man's strength really lived up to his size. When she was in Ji City, she and Aunt Huang could only lift one parcel by themselves with difficulty.

When they returned to the gate of the commune, the donkey cart that the Qianjin Brigade used to pick up the new educated youth was gone, and the donkey cart that the aunt took to the market was only occupied by Old Liu, the driver, who looked drowsy.

They arrived in front of the donkey cart, and before they could say anything, Old Liu was awakened. Xu Zijin took out two cents and a few hard candies that she had unpacked and put in her pocket after leaving the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Old comrade, I am a new educated youth. I am also riding this donkey cart back to our brigade. Thank you for your hard work."

As Xu Zijin finished speaking, she stuffed the prepared things into Old Liu's hands. Old Liu saw the things he received and smiled at Xu Zijin.

"It's not hard, it's not hard, little comrade, sit down, it's sheltered from the wind, it's not that cold here."

Old Liu stuffed the money and candy into his trouser pockets and said, "The market they attend is not here. It's already over. It will take some time for them to get to the gate of the commune. Please wait a little longer, young comrade."

"Okay, thank you uncle!"

Xu Zijin got on the donkey cart and thanked Old Liu. Ding Songqing also handed two cents to Old Liu.

Ding Songqing said in a hoarse voice: "Uncle Liu, I'll sit down too."

Old Liu took the money and heard something wrong. He looked up and saw Ding Songqing with a surprised tone.

"Hey, the youngest of the Ding family! Why don't you go back with your father's donkey cart and ride on my donkey cart? Won't your father wait for you?"

"No, he has to take the new educated youth back to the brigade, so it's inconvenient for him to wait for me."

"Oh, then you go up and sit down too."

Although Old Liu was from the same team as Ding Songqing, his attitude towards him was not as good as that towards Xu Zijin, an outsider. Apart from the first few sentences, there was no further communication.

On the donkey cart, only Xu Zijin occasionally talked with Old Liu. After Ding Songqing got on the donkey cart, he didn't say a word.

The aunties who returned with a full load were very happy to see Xu Zijin, and Ding Songqing who was beside her became quiet again. On the way back to the team, it was so quiet that the only sound left was the sound of the wheel shaft rolling over the road.

She distributed the hard candies in her pocket to the aunties on the bus, even Ding Songqing who was sitting next to her.

Ding Songqing held a few hard candies that had Xu Zijin's body temperature in his hands and was reluctant to eat them, so he carefully put them in his trouser pocket.

"Oh, how can I do this? This candy is not cheap, Xiao Xu, you should keep it for yourself!"

The aunt who had just talked to Xu Zijin in the commune saw that the candy in her hand was the candy they usually didn't want to buy, so she wanted to return the hard candy to Xu Zijin.

"Aunt, take some candy home to sweeten the mouths of your children, don't push it around with me here."

The aunt had no choice but to accept it and looked at Xu Zijin embarrassedly.

After returning to the Qianjin Brigade, Qin Qingci, who had just been forced to apologize and had a gloomy face all the way back, now smiled widely and talked to a fat aunt at the entrance of the village.

Seeing Xu Zijin coming back in a donkey cart, Qin Qingci's smile deepened.

"Hey, Comrade Xu, you're back."

The malice in her eyes was about to overflow, but considering that she had just suffered a loss at the hands of Xu Zijin, she did not dare to be too presumptuous.

"It's really unfortunate that Comrade Xu came back late and the female dormitory at our educated youth site is full."

Qin Qingci spoke slowly as she just walked around the team.

"Comrade Xu, you can only live in the villagers' homes and share a room with them."

In the brigade, except for the educated youth site which was a blue brick and tile house left by the previous landlord, and the almost newly built house at the east end which was a brick house, all the others were mud houses. It was a tough life for this delicate young lady.

Xu Zijin smiled and nodded, "Thank you for the notice, Comrade Qin. I understand."

The auntie walking in front of Xu Zijin turned around with a smile on her face after hearing this, "Comrade Xu, would you like to live at my house?"

"Aunt Xiuman, your house is already too crowded for you alone. Sister Xu, why don't you come live with me? I can make room for you in an empty room."

After the younger sister-in-law confronted Aunt Xiuman, she recommended her own house, but was pushed away by the aunt next to her.

If I live with the educated youth, do I have to pay for living with them? It can bring some income to my family.

Living together, the educated youth from the city are well-educated. If they treat them well, they may even be able to ask them to teach the boys and girls in their family who only know how to play around to read.

"My house is much more spacious than yours, and you have so many unmarried brothers-in-law. It's not good for Xiao Xu to live in your house.

We have to avoid suspicion! My family is different. We are the only two of us and our daughter. My son is serving in the army and rarely comes home. "

Hearing about his son being a soldier, Xu Zijin glanced at the female educated youth next to Qin Qingci. She had a bun hairstyle which was not common in the 70s. When she heard what her aunt said, her face became unnatural and gloomy for a moment before returning to normal.

It seems that this auntie is the mother of the male protagonist of the period novel, and the one with an abnormal expression is the female protagonist of the military marriage novel, Li Gaofei.

"Third Aunt, although there are not so many people in your family, there are only three rooms in total. Are you planning to let Xu Zhiqing sleep in the Guoan room?

Auntie, you need to avoid suspicion more than my family, are you trying to find a partner for your Guoan?"