The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

When Qi Feifei arrived, the old man was having dinner.

As soon as Qi Feifei entered the yard, he shouted, "Master, are you here?"

The old man was sitting on the kang eating, facing the window. When he raised his eyes, he saw someone entering the yard.

I recognized her at the first sight. This little girl left a deep impression on me the last time she came.

The old man put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked out of the house.

"Girl, are you here to pick up your boxes?"

Qi Feifei looked at the old man and smiled sweetly, "Uncle, are you eating? Take your time, I'll go in and take a look."

The old man smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll show you something."

As he spoke, the old man led her to Fangshan Huatou, lifted a piece of torn brown paper, and revealed a corner of a blanket box.

It is a large dark red box with gold patterns, copper handles at both ends, a copper folding keychain in the middle, and copper edging on all four corners.

Qi Feifei was very surprised. She had originally just wanted to buy a shabby box that could hold things. Isn't this too extravagant?

The old man lowered his voice and said, "This is a good item. It would be a pity to chop it up. To be honest, the original owner heard about it recently and was afraid that the Revolutionary Committee would come to investigate. This box is too conspicuous, so they dared not keep it, so they sent it here."

If you live in the country, you might be able to keep it.”

Pan Xiaowen: "Sister, you won't cause any trouble, right?"

Qi Feifei also hesitated. If Pan Xiaowen was not there, she could move to the courtyard house, but if Pan Xiaowen knew about it, she could only move to the collective household, which would be too eye-catching.

But, don't be too pity.

Go around the box.

"How much is this box, sir?"

Uncle: "Just these few copper corners..."

Qi Feifei: "Uncle, this is definitely a good thing, but no one would dare to buy it now. Even if you take off the copper ornaments, it's not worth much. It's a pity to waste such a good thing.

I'll give you ten dollars. I won't let you work in vain. If you have any good things in the future, save them for me. I won't let you suffer any loss. What do you think?"

Pan Xiaowen: Is Qi Feifei so rich? She just paid the Cai family 25 yuan a few days ago. Everyone is still worried about her!

The old man was also surprised. He thought that the mountain girl would give him three or five yuan, which was good. The copper looked a lot, but it was actually copper sheets without any weight. It was overestimated to say that it was worth two or three yuan.

"Okay, okay, it's a good thing to keep this good thing."

Qi Feifei didn't look at anything else. He gave the old man the money, asked him for two hemp ropes, tied the torn kraft paper on the box, and carried it away with Pan Xiaowen.

Pan Xiaowen was a little nervous, "Sister, what if someone sees this? Will I be criticized?"

Qi Feifei put his index finger between his lips and said, "Shh, don't be afraid. I have a way."

Qi Feifei and Pan Xiaowen carried the box to the weeds at the edge of the field not far away.

"You stay here and watch over the box. I'll go get something and come back. You just wait here on the side of the road and make sure no one finds the box."

Pan Xiaowen agreed.

Qi Feifei hurried to the town.

Trying to avoid roads where I might run into Aunt Liu, I went to the rice mill.

The country people come to the town early, and the rice mill has already started grinding rice.

There were two carriages parked outside and people were unloading grain.

Qi Feifei walked to the corner between the front of the house and the wall. There was a horse blocking the way outside. He quickly entered the courtyard and took out two crucian carps weighing about half a pound, which he had promised to the eldest brother in the rice mill last time.

Qi Feifei carried two fish into the deafening rice mill.

The eldest brother in the rice mill saw her coming and waved to her to leave, and then he followed her out.

He was too busy grinding rice to exchange pleasantries, so he held up two fingers and said, "Two bags of bran, two hundred catties, two cents a catty, a total of four dollars."

Qi Feifei gave him four yuan, "This is Kang's money. The deposit from last time is still there. If I can receive it, I want it back."

The rice miller took the money, took the fish, and pointed to the two bags against the wall. "That's it. Bring the bags back next time you come."

After saying that, he went back to continue grinding rice.

Qi Feifei went over and carried out a bag and put it in the corner where he had just been.

I thought to myself, I have to carry it in every time and be afraid of people seeing it. Wouldn’t it be great if the things could just go in by themselves as soon as I thought about it?

As soon as she finished her thought, the sack of bran in her hand disappeared.

Qi Feifei:?

He immediately slipped in and found the rice bran was placed against the wall in the southwest corner of the courtyard.

Qi Feifei: It’s not that it’s difficult to use, it’s that I don’t know how to use it!

He hurried out and carried another bag of rice bran. This time, he took the initiative to put the rice bran next to the previous bag.

Sure enough, the rice bran disappeared.

Still not convinced, I went in again to confirm.

Come out again.

The horse next to her stopped eating grass and stared at her.

Ma must be wondering, what is this thing that appears and disappears?

Qi Feifei was a little embarrassed. She forgot that horses also have eyes and can see.

Qi Feifei thought about it and put his hands behind his back.

Think seriously: "A handful of grass."

Sure enough, a handful of green grass appeared in his hand.

Qi Feifei reached out to the horse and fed it.

The horse looked at the smiling Qi Feifei, smelled the unusually fresh scent of the grass, stuck out its tongue, and rolled it over.

Fresh and sweet, filling your mouth.

The most delicious food I've ever tasted.

Qi Feifei waved to the horse, turned and left.

But the horse became restless, and kept neighing and kicking, trying to break free from the reins.

The horse made so much noise that it alarmed passers-by. A kind-hearted person called out the owner who was grinding rice, and finally managed to calm the horse down.

Qi Feifei was in a hurry, so she ran to the Xinhua Bookstore. She happened to catch the store opening and bought a bottle of paste.

Then he ran back to Pan Xiaowen.

When I was almost there, I took out the newspaper I bought at the scrap collection station last time.

Pan Xiaowen was walking back and forth, waiting anxiously. When he saw Qi Feifei coming back, he hurried over to greet her.

"Sister, you're back." She took the newspaper from Qi Feifei.

Two people carried the box to the small path at the edge of the field.

Remove all the torn brown paper covering it.

The box was covered with several layers of newspaper inside and outside, including the handles on both sides and the hinges of the padlock.

After that, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Carry the box back to the curb.

Only then did they remember that they hadn't had breakfast yet! They were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.

Qi Feifei: "Pan Xiaowen, I'm sorry. I was so nervous and anxious that I forgot to buy food."

There is food in the courtyard, but I can’t take it out now because the summer clothes are too thin to cover it.

"Pan Xiaowen, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Pan Xiaowen: "Sister, can I go?" You've made a trip and must be very tired.

Qi Feifei didn't wait for him to finish, "Take good care of the box, I'll be back soon."

Pan Xiaowen only helped her with the chores, so how could she ask others to buy her food? Besides, she wanted to go to the farmer's market.

Qi Feifei ran away and disappeared in a flash.

Pan Xiaowen was still very shocked. Although he knew that she was good at climbing trees, she ran too fast!

Qi Feifei herself has not yet realized that her current physical fitness and speed are beyond ordinary people.