The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

Qi Feifei slowed down only when he reached a crowded place. He bypassed the supply and marketing cooperative and went directly to the farmers' market.

The farmers' market doesn't even have a wall around it, it's just an open space and people put their things in rows.

There were people selling bed mats, baskets, brooms, curtains, piglets, lambs...

Qi Feifei immediately fell in love with the lamb. Lamb meat is delicious and warming. You can just put it on the grass in the courtyard and have meat to eat without any worries.

Qi Feifei went straight to the old man who was selling lambs.

"Uncle, how much do you want to sell this lamb for?"

The sheep seller rolled a pipe and replied, "Sixty-five cents a pound."

Qi Feifei: "How much does this one weigh?"

The sheep seller licked the cigarette paper and said, "It's about 20 kilograms. If you want to buy, you can weigh it. There's a scale here."

Qi Feifei weighed the money in his pocket and asked, "Can it be cheaper?"

The sheep seller said: "This is public property, there is no room for bargaining."

Qi Feifei touched his chin. Twenty kilograms is thirteen yuan per piece. Buying two will leave him with an empty pocket.

"Pick me a pair of sturdier ones."

The old man lit up his cigarette and said, "The sheep I raise are all strong, so don't worry."

Holding a cigarette in his mouth, he reached out and grabbed two sheep.

Qi Feifei hurriedly shouted, "Uncle, uncle, I want a male and a female."

The old man didn't even look at her, biting his cigarette between his teeth, "Don't worry, this must be a male and a female. I watch them every day, there's no doubt about it."

As he spoke, he put a piece of sackcloth on the lamb's belly, hung it on the hook, and lifted it up to weigh it.

"Twenty-one pounds."

Change to another lamb and weigh it in the same way.

"Twenty catties, a total of forty-one catties, sixty-five cents a catty, a total of twenty-six dollars and sixty-five cents."

As he said this, he handed the rope for tying the lamb to Qi Feifei.

Qi Feifei carefully counted out twenty-six yuan and sixty-five cents and gave it to the sheep seller.

In his hand he held three dollars and six cents.

Fortunately, there is food in the courtyard. If I spend more, I will be poor.

Qi Feifei was leading the lamb back. At this hour, the road was full of people. What should he do?

Qi Feifei thought about it, then led the lamb towards the school, which was spacious and secluded.

Walk to the woods next to the school and put the lamb into the grass of the small courtyard.

I went to the kitchen to boil six eggs and heat up a few large pancakes.

He hurriedly gave "Daoqiangjianji" and Doubao a rabbit, and fed the little pheasant.

Take clean glass bottles and fill them with spring water.

It’s not that I’m reluctant to give Pan Xiaowen meat, it’s mainly because all the restaurants are closed at this time, and there’s no way to explain why the meat has to be stewed.

After it’s cooked, I put it in a small basket and quickly ran back carrying it.

When she returned to where Pan Xiaowen was, Aunt Liu had also passed by and was sitting on a box to rest.

"You two's idea is quite good. Once you cover the box, you don't need to paint it, and it will be quite bright. When we have some nice wallpaper for the New Year, you can add another layer of wallpaper, and it will be even better."

Qi Feifei agreed.

“Yes, this one doesn’t look worn out anymore.

I bought some eggs and pancakes, let's have a bite."

Qi Feifei gave each of them two eggs and a big pancake.

Aunt Liu felt a little embarrassed. She had just made some money from selling things and hadn't even bought anything to eat.

It’s not that Aunt Liu is stingy. People in the countryside basically go home to eat after a day of hunger, and no one is willing to eat in town.

"I had breakfast at home this morning. I'm not hungry. You two can eat."

Qi Feifei put it directly in her arms and said, "Eat it. It's still early to go back. If you don't eat, you won't make it to the evening."

Several people sat on the box and had a meal. It would take a while for Zheng Dazhu's carriage to return.

Qi Feifei: "Pan Xiaowen, go take a walk. I'll watch here. You haven't seen anywhere in your entire trip. Go ahead."

Pan Xiaowen: "I don't have anything to buy. I'm just here to compensate Wang Bin. Go buy whatever you need. I'll keep an eye on the things."

Qi Feifei: "I'm really fine now. You can go for a walk or take a look."

Seeing that Qi Feifei really had nothing to do, Pan Xiaowen got up and went to the town.

Aunt Liu watched Pan Xiaowen walk away and asked tentatively, "Pan Xiaowen is a good kid. Does he have a girlfriend?"

Qi Feifei: "I really don't know. Aunt Liu wants to introduce him to someone?"

Aunt Liu: "I don't know his family background, do you know? If there is a suitable one, you can introduce him to me."

Qi Feifei: "I don't know either."

Aunt Liu felt relieved. "I noticed that he always called you sister, so I thought he told you everything."

Qi Feifei: "We just get along OK. I never asked about his family affairs."

Aunt Liu wanted to ask about the Cai family, "You and the Cai family..."

Qi Feifei: "It's all resolved. It's okay now."

"Auntie, how's your mushroom picking going lately?"

Qi Feifei changed the subject. In fact, she didn't want to chat at all. She would rather go to work than talk about nothing here.

She knew what Aunt Liu was thinking. Although she had no bad intentions, it was impossible for her to be open-hearted with Aunt Liu like she had been in her previous life, let alone respond to her feelings. It was very tiring to just chat like this.

After chatting for a while, she couldn't help it.

"Auntie, there's a scrap collection station not far away. Do you want to go take a look?"

Aunt Liu didn't want to go. She had enough rubbish at home and had to save all her money for her son.

“I don’t want to buy anything.”

Qi Feifei: "Then please help me watch it for a while, I'll go take a look."

Aunt Liu sat on the box, which was shaded by a tree and had a gentle breeze, which was quite comfortable.

"Go ahead, I'll watch here. It's still early for them to come back, so take your time to choose."

Qi Feifei slowly went to the scrap collection station.

Qi Feifei walked around in there to see if she could find a dictionary. If there was no Kangxi Dictionary, a Xinhua Dictionary would be fine.

I actually found one, but the cover was gone and a few pages were missing from the front and back, but it was still usable.

Qi Feifei continued to stroll with the broken dictionary in her hand.

I found a wooden box. The back board was gone, but the front board and the lid were still smooth.

Qi Feifei rummaged around and found a piece of wood in a pile of rotten wood. It seemed to be the horizontal partition in the cabinet. It was quite large and smooth, but very black and old.

Qi Feifei went to the recycling station to borrow an axe and a saw, cut the board to the size of the back of the box, and hammered a few nails in other places to repair the box.

The old man watched her work in a very professional manner and couldn't help but sigh, "Girl, you can do any job. What kind of partner can you find to be worthy of you?"

Qi Feifei smiled, "Uncle, I don't plan to find a partner."

The old man put his hands behind his back and shook his head, "That won't do. What girl won't get married? It's not good to stay at her parents' house forever!"

Qi Feifei understood the old man's thoughts. In this era, men, women, young and old all thought so.

But after all her life, men no longer had any appeal to her, nor were they a necessity in her life. She lived a better life without them.

She didn't refute the old man's words, nor did she explain, "Whether you get married or not depends on yourself. No matter when, hard work is always right."

The old man nodded, "That makes sense. No matter how long it takes, you can't live well if you're not diligent. You're right, girl."