Three days later, Zhou Xiaoran went to the captain's house again, and Rao is Yang Yougen took care of her, and she couldn't help muttering.

"I said Xiaoran, what's the matter with you, why do you run to the county seat twice in three days?"

"Uncle Yougen, I promise, this is the last time this year, didn't everyone on the team say that this snowy day is coming, I have a thin cotton jacket for the winter, I didn't buy cotton last time, I want to go and see it again."

Yang Yougen heard that it was for this, so he immediately agreed, "Then you go quickly, if it really doesn't work, I'll send a telegram to your father and ask him to find a way for you." ”

Zhou Xiaoran has a padded jacket, sweater, and cashmere sweater for the winter, and there are more than ten catties of cotton in the space, all of which she prepared herself before going to the countryside, and she didn't need to send a telegram to Zhou Zhipeng.

"I'll go and see it today, if I buy it, I'll have to trouble my aunt to make a padded jacket for me, and I'll sew a button." After saying that, he smiled embarrassedly.

"That's no problem, your aunt doesn't have any other skills, and she can still do this needlework."

Zhou Xiaoran thanked him immediately.

This time, there were no tractors and bicycles to go directly to the county seat, first by donkey cart to the commune, and then by the commune's tractor to the county seat.

When I arrived at the county seat, I went directly to Sister Cai's house.

Sister Cai greeted Zhou Xiaoran warmly.

"I also discussed it with my lover, and he also agreed to sell the house, what did your cousin say?"

"My cousin said he would be willing to buy it if the price was right, so let me help him look at the house first."

Sister Cai said happily: "It's no problem, I can take you there now." ”

Sister Cai rode a women's bicycle and took Zhou Xiaoran to the suburbs. Zhou Xiaoran secretly thought, it seems that the conditions of Sister Cai's family are really good.

The house is two bungalows, the walls are made of green bricks, there are two small yards in front and back of the house, there should be a lot of years, but the maintenance is good, there are two old cabinets inside, no other furniture.

"This house was built by my father-in-law when he was young, my lover has lived here for more than 20 years, and it's a bit reluctant to say that it's reluctant, but there's no way, no one will lose quickly if there is no house, just your cousin needs it, and we can help each other."

"Then eldest sister, what is the price of this house?"

Sister Cai thought for a while before saying, "I see that this girl of yours is also a sincere person, and I won't tell you anything about it, just give fifty yuan." ”

At this time, there is no commercial house, and basically the house cannot be bought and sold privately, so there is no comparison, Zhou Xiaoran doesn't know if fifty yuan is expensive. She calculated that if it is calculated according to the number of earners, she can earn 146 yuan a year if she is open all year round, but it should be noted that the purchase and sale of this house is completely not protected by law, there is no deed and no formalities, only a handwritten contract written by Sister Cai, if someone asks, it has to be said that it is borrowed by a relative of Sister Cai's family, and it cannot be said that it was bought.

In this way, fifty yuan should be considered reasonable, as long as Sister Cai's family does not play tricks in the future.

Zhou Xiaoran didn't think about it so much in the future, the main purpose of this house is now, as long as her current problem is solved, its mission will be completed.

"Cheng, then that's it, I'll give you money here, you just give me a copy of the contract."

Sister Cai was once again surprised by Zhou Xiaoran's cheerfulness, and took out a contract with a fingerprint on it, and Zhou Xiaoran directly pressed her own handprint.

"Doesn't your cousin have to come and see this?" When Sister Cai saw her, she pressed her handprint directly, and said a little hesitantly.

"It's okay, my cousin said, I'll be in charge, he can trust me."

Sister Cai didn't say anything anymore.

After finishing the matter, Zhou Xiaoran asked Sister Cai to go back first, and before she left, she told Zhou Xiaoran again: "If you have eggs, remember to send them to me, and I'll give you more candy to eat." ”

Zhou Xiaoran agreed, but she knew in her heart that she would not come to Sister Cai again if she was not surprised, and she was involved in buying a house, and she didn't want to have too much contact with Sister Cai anymore.

Zhou Xiaoran changed the locks in the house, took out 100 catties of rice, 100 catties of flour, two bags of preserved fruits made before, and a few dried fish from the space, and put them in the cabinet.

After doing this, Zhou Xiaoran went out to look around, there are a few families scattered around, and there are not many people living there, and after looking around, I found a benefit of this house, there is a slope in the back yard, and it takes seven or eight minutes to walk from there is the avenue, which can lead to Xiangyang Commune, but because this road is narrower than the other road, it is more difficult to walk, so even if it is closer, the tractor does not like to go this way. At a glance, there are no donkey carts and carriages passing by, let alone cars.

Zhou Xiaoran walked back to the county seat and spent an hour to get to the place where the tractor was catching.

By the time I got back to the production team, it was getting dark.

It's actually very tiring to go to the county seat, and if you can, you don't want to go.

Zhou Xiaoran endured the tiredness of his body, first went home to find a five-foot muslin cloth and blue plain noodles, took out cotton from the space, and went to the captain's house.

"Ouch, this has to be four or five catties, now this cotton ticket is not good, this is good to be a worker, not to mention anything else, we farmers do not have that good supply." It was Uncle Yougen's eldest daughter-in-law who spoke, the famous fast-mouthed Chen Dalian in the team.

Uncle Yougen was still very surprised when she saw that Zhou Xiaoran really bought cotton, she thought that Zhou Xiaoran was just looking for an excuse to go to the county seat to play.

Zhou Xiaoran smiled reservedly, and said to Uncle Yougen's daughter-in-law, Aunt Chrysanthemum: "Auntie, I have to trouble you, I want to make a cotton shirt and a cotton pants." ”

"No problem, I'll help you do it with my mother, it's the rest of the cloth or something, can you give it to me, I'll see if I can build a gown for my family for the people." Chen Dalian grabbed the conversation, Weimin is her two-year-old son.

Aunt Chrysanthemum heard that her daughter-in-law was so unkind, so she slapped her a few times angrily, and said to Zhou Xiaoran: "Don't worry about her, she is a faceless and skinless person, don't worry, my aunt will definitely help you do it." ”

"Auntie, don't say that, I think Dalian's sister-in-law is very straightforward, I am also a straight temper, isn't this also cheeky to beg you to make clothes for me, I estimate that there are a few taels left over to touch this cotton, and then I will make a pair of cotton shoes for the people or something, anyway, I want a set of cotton clothes and pants, and it doesn't need to be too thick, just don't be cold, you can just look at the rest." Zhou Xiaoran took enough cloth and cotton, and the cotton was enough to make a big quilt for the bed, and her idea was to thank others for their help, but it was not good to send things directly.

"You kid, you are so polite to your aunt, I think your father and my family were good at wearing a pair of pants, what do you want Uncle Gen and me to help, although it is, don't worry, I will keep the warmth and warmth made for you."

Aunt Chrysanthemum understood what Zhou Xiaoran meant, so she took her heart, and had to sigh, this little girl is still quite good at things.

Zhou Xiaoran also secretly thought in her heart, look, there are some things that she doesn't know, it's just that when she was at home before, these people didn't need her to come out.

Within a few days, the cotton jacket was ready, the cotton was stuffed enough, it would definitely not be cold, and Aunt Chrysanthemum also made an extra pair of cotton shoes.

"Auntie, didn't you say that you would make a pair for the people, you made it for me."

"Yes, I also did it for the people, it's not that you took a lot of cotton, and there are still cotton shoes left for you, and I not only made small clothes for the people, but also made a pair of pants for our two dogs."

Although Zhou Xiaoran has two pairs of leather shoes with fluff in them that he bought from a department store, looking at these cotton shoes, he was also moved by Aunt Chrysanthemum's heart.

As soon as the cotton clothes were made, Zhou Xiaoran received a package from the provincial capital, which was sent by Tan Shiguo, a women's military coat, a pair of woolen boots, twenty yuan and twenty catties of food stamps, and a letter, asking her why she didn't write back to him, he had been waiting for two months...... Yunyun, there was no lack of small complaints in her tone, Zhou Xiaoran seemed to see a resentful woman who was more than 180 tall and full of tendons, but she was holding a small handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Zhou Xiaoran wrapped his military coat around his body, it was really warm.

My mood suddenly improved, and I made up my mind.

In a few days, the team will start killing pigs and distributing food.

It's a big event of the year, and every family is beaming.

Zhou Xiaoran didn't know if Zhou Yi still wanted to buy food, so he planned to ask with the mentality of giving it a try.

"Yes, of course, we have only been in the field for less than four months, and we can't get much food, and we have to last for next year."

Zhou Xiaoran reminded, "The captain will also take this issue into account, and the team may borrow your food like this year." ”

"It's definitely cornmeal and sweet potatoes, I want to buy some fine grains, and occasionally change the taste."

This Zhou Yi's family conditions should be good, and he doesn't look like a hard-working person, and he seems to be a long-term customer.

"However, I've been a little inconvenient to go into the city lately, can I wait until the next year? Anyway, it's going to be distributed soon, so you're not in a hurry, are you? ”

Zhou Yi nodded indifferently: "As long as you're okay, I'll do it." ”

So the two agreed to go into the city again after the year to get food.

There's no way, Zhou Xiaoran promised to go to the county seat last time, it was the last time this year, although she really wanted to go, Uncle Yougen wouldn't let her go, but she was embarrassed to do something like this and slap herself in the face.