GBP Chapter 12 Changing the Door Locks
Chapter 12 Changing the Door Locks
Moreover, after not seeing her for only a few hours, he felt very anxious and couldn't wait to see her.
Seeing Wen Xi coming over, Jin Changfeng jumped down from the tall jujube tree at the entrance of the village, straightened his clothes, trying to leave a good impression on Wen Xi.
Wen Xi was startled by the sudden appearance of a figure, fearing that he had run into some village scoundrel. He looked closely and found that it was Jin Changfeng. He smiled helplessly, "Comrade Jin, what are you doing here?"
I have to say that Wen Xi really suits Jin Changfeng's aesthetic taste. Even if she just smiled helplessly, Jin Changfeng was stunned.
Wen Xi walked back from the town for an hour or two. She was hot all over, and even sweat oozed from the tip of her nose. Jin Changfeng looked at her with some distress, "Xiao Xi, did you go to the town? Why didn't you come back with the ox cart?"
"I wasted some time and missed the ox cart." Wen Xi smiled and said, "Comrade Jin, I have something else to do, so I'll go back first."
Jin Changfeng nodded.
After Wen Xi walked away, Jin Changfeng followed her from a distance, wanting to quietly send her back. When he saw Wen Xi suddenly turn around, Jin Changfeng was stunned and felt a little flustered. He really had no ill intentions, he just wanted to send her back, and he didn't know if she would misunderstand his meaning.
Wen Xi came back carrying something, "Comrade Jin, can you change the door lock?"
"I can." Jin Changfeng nodded repeatedly. He didn't look at all as mature and steady as he did when they first met on the train. Instead, he looked as shy as a young boy.
Wen Xi didn’t understand what was going on. Did he bring pressure to him?
"I want to change the door lock. Can you help me?" She can do some farm work and housework, but she really can't do this kind of technical work.
Jin Changfeng nodded, "Okay."
After that, the two of them walked one in front and one behind, keeping a distance of several meters between them. Even if the villagers saw them, they would not think that they were walking together.
And because it had just snowed, there was nothing to do at work. No one was working outside and most people were at home warming themselves by the fire and chatting. There were really not many people outside, so naturally no one saw them.
Jin Changfeng walked behind Wen Xi. He was very happy when he thought about helping her change the door lock and being able to spend more time with her, but there was no expression on his face because he was not a person who expressed his emotions openly.
Arriving outside the courtyard gate, Wen Xi reached out and knocked on the door, "Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, I'm back."
Soon there was the sound of running, and then the gate was opened. Shen Jiaojiao was very excited, "Xiaoxi, you're back. Thank you for your hard work."
Seeing Jin Changfeng following Wen Xi, Shen Jiaojiao shrank her neck in fear.
Wen Xi explained, "Comrade Jin came here to help us change the door locks."
Shen Jiaojiao nodded, and after Wen Xi and Jin Changfeng came in, she quickly closed the courtyard door. Wen Xi took out the door lock and handed it to Jin Changfeng, "Comrade Jin, the door locks of the three doors, the main door, and the courtyard door are all here. Thank you for your help."
"No trouble." Jin Changfeng smiled, looking at the delicate white face in front of him, "I promise to help you install it well."
After handing the door lock to Jin Changfeng, Wen Xi took out the fruit candy, opened the oil paper package, gave a piece of fruit candy to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue respectively, and then took a piece for himself and put it in his mouth. It tasted sweet.
Candies in this era were not packaged but were put in jars. People would pack up a few candies for you if you bought them. Wenxi wanted to use candies to enter the children's world, so he directly bought 100 pieces of fruit candies.
"Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, Comrade Jin helped us change the door lock. I plan to treat him to dinner. You go to the kitchen and cook dinner first. Add more rice. I will arrange the dishes later." Wen Xi said.
"Comrade Jin has helped us so much, we really should thank him." The two nodded in agreement and went to the kitchen together.
Looking at Jin Changfeng who was removing the old door lock, Wen Xi hesitated for a moment, then held the fruit candy in front of Jin Changfeng, "Comrade Jin, I bought some fruit candy today, you can have one too!"
"My hands are dirty, I can't take it. Otherwise, you can help me get one." Jin Changfeng looked at the lively and smart Wen Xi with anticipation.
Seeing that his hands were indeed dirty, Wen Xi pinched a piece of fruit candy with her fingers and handed it to his mouth. Jin Changfeng opened his mouth to take it. The sweet feeling spread in his mouth, and his heart also became sweet.
Wen Xi returned to the table, counted out ten fruit candies, wrapped them in oil paper, and went out to the next door.
There lives a family of four next door. The man is called Zhao Zhiping and his wife is called Chang Qingqing. They have two daughters. The eldest daughter is called Zhao Yuanyuan, who is fourteen years old this year, and the youngest daughter is called Zhao Huihui, who is eleven years old this year.
After all, Wen Xi had worked in the countryside here for two years in his previous life, so he had some understanding of their family. Zhao Zhiping and Chang Qingqing were a rare loving couple in this era. After having two daughters, they never had any more children.
I didn’t have a third or fourth child just to have a son.
Of course, it may also be because Chang Qingqing’s parents-in-law have passed away, and no one forced them to have a son. Otherwise, they would definitely be forced to have a third or fourth child, because in the minds of the elderly, not having a son is absolutely unacceptable.
Wen Xi came to the next door and saw the hostess Chang Qingqing feeding chickens in the yard. He walked over and knocked on the door, "Sister, are you free now?"
Chang Qingqing heard the voice and turned her head to see a beautiful girl with red lips, white teeth, and picturesque eyes and eyebrows. She smiled immediately and said, "You are..."
She has two daughters of her own, so she particularly likes girls, especially pretty ones like Wenxi.
"Sister, hello. I am Wenxi, the educated youth who just arrived yesterday. Sister, you can call me Xiaoxi. I bought the empty house next to your house and will live next to your house from now on. We just arrived and have nothing. I want to come to your house to exchange some vegetables. Radishes and cabbages are fine. Is that okay?"
Wen Xi walked up to Chang Qingqing and handed her the fruit candy.
The winter in Huizhou Province is not too cold, at most it is only a few degrees below zero, and that's only occasionally. The temperature is above zero most of the time in winter, so there are quite a variety of winter vegetables here.
There are several kinds of vegetables planted in Chang Qingqing’s yard now!
Radish, cabbage, yellow cabbage, coriander, garlic, winter melon...
They are in pieces, green and lush, and look particularly pleasing to the eye.
"Hey, it's just a small matter, why are you so polite?" Chang Qingqing reached out and took three pieces of fruit candy, smiling embarrassedly, "The child and I each have one, just taste it. It's not easy for you to be away from your parents and family, living alone in the countryside, so you should keep it for yourself and eat it slowly!"