Chapter 51 Why didn’t her grandmother just tell Jing Chen to live in the chicken coop?
Shen Shuyu leaned lazily on the chair. She was not at all surprised by what her grandma said. She stroked the dog's fur from time to time, and occasionally opened her mouth to let Gu Jiandong throw peanuts to her.
The old woman actually agreed. Shen Xue was overjoyed. "Grandma, I'll go to the educated youth camp and tell Zhou Zhiqing. Zhou Zhiqing also said he would bring gifts for our family. Grandma, just wait to receive the gifts."
Jing Chen said that he wanted to sleep in a room by himself, and she would have to talk to the idiot alone later and ask him to give up his room. He was just a idiot, and she should be able to coax him with a piece of candy.
"Don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet. You can let Zhou Zhiqing live in the house, but you can't let him live in it for free. You have to pay him 20 yuan a year.
He couldn't use the kitchen, pots, pans, and firewood for free. He had to pay five dollars a year.
He had to fetch water himself when he lived at home. When cooking at home, he had to wait until the food was ready before he could use the kitchen.
There is also a toilet. Last time I had to pay ten cents. My family......"
Shen Xue couldn't listen any longer, "Grandma, everything costs money, why don't you just go and rob!"
Living at home is more expensive than living in a guesthouse in a big city. How could Jing Chen be willing to live at home?
Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia had to give their mother-in-law a thumbs up. This trick was much more effective than direct rejection, and they could also see the girl getting angry.
Old Lady Shen ignored her second granddaughter who was jumping up and down. "Okay, go ask Zhou Zhiqing for his opinion. If he moves in, I'll ask your eldest brother to clean the woodshed."
Shen Xue was confused, "Why are you cleaning the woodshed?"
"There is no room left at home. If Zhou Zhiqing moves in, he will have to live in the woodshed."
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Several laughs came out at the same time in the main room, and the laughter outside the door was even louder.
"My dear, if there is any shameless educated youth who wants to move into my house in the future, I will say the same thing."
When the movement of sending educated youth to the countryside just started, the people in the team were very friendly and caring to the educated youth. If the educated youth had any difficulties, it goes without saying that there would be team members who would take the initiative to help.
If the youth camp was too crowded and there was no room for them, many team members would take the initiative to ask them to stay at their homes.
But after only a few days, the educated youth started to cause trouble. They either stole food from the team members' homes or seduced their children. All kinds of messy things happened one after another.
The people in the team had no good feelings towards the educated youth who went to the countryside. Not only would they let them stay at their homes for free, they would not even let them stay there even if they were paid.
Shen Xue couldn't believe it. How could her grandma say such shameless words? "Grandma, you let Zhou Zhiqing pay you 20 yuan a year, and you let him live in the firewood room? How can people live in the firewood room?"
Why didn’t her grandma just tell Jing Chen to live in the chicken coop?
"Why can't someone live here? Your eldest brother and his friends have made the woodshed clean and spacious. If he wasn't an educated youth, I wouldn't want him to live here."
"Boss, hurry up and cook. You don't have to cook for Shen Xue tonight. She's not hungry."
After giving her a slap, Old Lady Shen didn't want to waste her breath scolding her second granddaughter.
The second son’s wife is right. This girl is not young anymore and it’s time for her to find a husband.
Hearing that Old Lady Shen didn't want Uncle to cook for her, Shen Xue shouted loudly, "Grandma, I'm hungry!"
No one cared whether she was hungry or not.
Uncle Shen came out of the woodshed and said, "I know, mother. The cicada monkey is going to explode, right?"
He remembered that his eldest niece loved to eat fried cicada monkeys. When they were fried, they could also get to eat one or two.
"I want to fry it. My dear loves it. Please pay attention to the heat and make sure it doesn't get burnt."
The aunts and grandmas who were watching the excitement outside the door thought that the Shen family was in chaos tonight, but who would have thought that the third wife of Shen Lao San, the second girl, was slapped in the face and stopped moving.
When the aunts heard Uncle Shen talking about frying cicada monkeys, they were amazed.
"Fried cicada monkeys? How can the Shen family survive? You really can't bear to do that. If my wife puts two drops of oil in the cooking, I will feel distressed for several days."
"Every family does this. Except for the Shen family, who else would be willing to fry cicada monkeys in oil?"
"I heard that Shu Yu loves to eat fried food. She won't eat anything that's not fried. Wang Guifang loves her granddaughter so much, how could she not fry something for her?"
"I'm afraid her parents spend all the pension they get every month. If a girl like this eats so much, who will be able to support her when she gets married?"
Zhang Cuicui heard people outside talking about her niece, and she became unhappy and went out to chase them away.
"What time is it? Why don't you go home and cook? What's wrong with my Shu Yu? She can afford it. As for whether her future in-laws can afford it, you don't have to worry about it. Anyway, she won't marry into your family."
In addition to the fried cicada monkeys, Old Lady Shen also asked Shen Shuyu and Gu Jiandong what they wanted to eat tonight.
"Grandma, just eat corn porridge tonight."
Shen Xue stood in the middle of the main room, her eyes red with anger. Not only did the old woman beat her, but she also didn't let her eat tonight. Not only did she not let her eat, but she also set conditions for Jing Chen to move in. How could she tell Jing Chen about this?
She had promised solemnly that her grandfather would definitely agree.
Educated youth point.
Zhou Jingchen finished eating a steamed bun, drank some water to moisten his throat, and then said goodbye to the educated youth at the educated youth point.
"During this period, I have had a great time getting along with everyone. Although I will not be living in the educated youth camp in the future, my heart is with everyone. We are all comrades, and the relationship is there. If you have any problems, just tell me and I will help in any way I can."
"..."
The educated youth were all eating in silence, no one responded to his words, and the atmosphere was very awkward. Zhou Jingchen cursed them all in his heart, calling them a bunch of ungrateful people.
Zhao Chunhua was silent for a while, then said, "Zhou Zhiqing, do the Shen family agree that you can move in?
When we got off work, I saw that the Shen family members all looked unhappy. "
Zhou Jingchen said he wanted to move to the Shen family. Zhao Chunhua was the only one in the educated youth center who didn't want him to move away. She had a crush on Zhou Zhiqing, and if he moved away, it would be inconvenient to cultivate their relationship.
Besides, there is Shen Xue in the middle. What if that bitch Shen Xue seduces Zhou Zhiqing?
"Xiaoxue said that her family welcomes me very much."
Other educated youth: “…” It’s hard to tell.
Just when Zhou Jingchen had packed his things, Shen Xue arrived. He put on his backpack and was about to leave.
"Xiaoxue, you don't have to come pick me up specially. I know the way to your house."
He was holding a cloth bag with two kohlrabi in it, "This is a gift I brought for your family, I think your family will like it, right?
This kohlrabi is delicious. I brought it back from Kyoto. There are only two of them. I couldn't bear to eat them. I'll take them to your house so that your family can have a fresh vegetable tonight." In order not to go empty-handed, Zhou Jingchen went to the team member's house to exchange two kohlrabi. These two broken vegetables cost him 20 cents, and Zhou Jingchen felt very distressed.
"Jingchen, you are so thoughtful. My family will definitely be very happy to see it." There were a lot of kohlrabi at home, but Jingchen said that they were brought from Kyoto, so the taste should be different. She had never eaten Kyoto food before.