Chapter 1547 Partial Eyed Mom 23
Chapter 1547: Partial Eyes Mom 23
With the bucket, Yuanchun quickly locked the door, carried the bucket, and went to the only well in the village to fetch water.
There was an old-fashioned hand-cranked water bucket on the well, which was the public property of the whole village. Yuanchun put down the bucket, shook up a bucket of water first, and then washed the two new buckets inside and out.
"Girl, you look unfamiliar. You must be a new educated youth."
"He's still young and tender, still a child. With his skinny little body, I don't know if he can lift a hoe."
"His eyes are really big, but he's too thin. He's even thinner than the kids we raise in the countryside."
"What can a child of this age do if he is sent to our village?"
There were several women washing vegetables and clothes by the well, and they were looking at Yuanchun curiously.
Yuanchun shook the bucket into the well and said with a smile, "Hello, ladies and aunties. I am the new educated youth Han Yuanchun. Don't look at me because I look thin and weak, but I am very strong."
After shaking up a full bucket of water, Yuanchun lifted it up easily and poured the water into her own bucket.
Then he shook the bucket down again.
A woman saw her carrying a bucket of water without any effort and exclaimed, "Wow, this girl looks frail, but she is very strong. My eldest daughter could only carry half a bucket of water when she came to fetch water."
"This bucket is heavy when empty, and weighs fifty kilograms when full of water. Wow, this girl is stronger than us country kids."
Yuanchun returned to the Youth League Home with a full basket of water, amidst the praises of several aunts and ladies.
He washed the clay pot inside and out, went out to find some stones, built a simple stove, placed the clay pot on it, filled half the pot with water, threw a handful of millet into it, and also cut a sweet potato into pieces.
Half an hour later, a bowl of sweet potato millet porridge was ready.
Paired with salted duck eggs, Yuanchun ate it with gusto.
After eating and drinking, Yuanchun began to clean and wash everything, including the furniture, tidying up the clothes and cleaning the straw mat on the kang.
After working for half the afternoon, I finally tidied up the whole house.
In the evening, when the villagers were about to get off work, Yuanchun went to Grandma Song's house again, "Grandma Song, I want to buy some firewood. Do you know who has a lot of firewood? I want to buy a few carts."
"My family has it. My grandson is very strong and hardworking. Whenever he has time, he goes to the mountains to chop firewood. There is a huge pile of firewood in my backyard, hundreds of bundles, which has taken up all my vegetable garden."
"Han Zhiqing, how much do you want? My grandson is about to get off work. I'll ask him to deliver it to you."
"I want five carts, Grandma Song, how much is one cart?"
"Those educated youths who live in single dormitories buy firewood from our villagers. It's 20 cents per cart. Everyone pays the same price. Six bundles of firewood per cart is the rule. You can't load more. You can't break the rule. But I asked my grandson to load big bundles for you."
Grandma Song kept mumbling to herself and took Yuanchun to the backyard to check on the firewood.
The pile of firewood was higher than the house.
Yuanchun took out a dollar from her pocket and said, "Grandma Song, I'll give you the money first. You can ask your grandson to take the firewood to the innermost single dormitory behind the Youth House."
"I know, I know. My grandson is about to get off work. I'll send it to you when he comes back." Grandma Song took the money with a smile.
Yuanchun looked at the old lady, her face full of wrinkles, and her heart tightened a little, "Grandma Song, this is milk candy, please have some."
"The milk candy is so precious. It would be a pity to give it to me, an old woman. I don't want it. You keep it for yourself."
"I have a toothache recently and can't eat sweets. It's hot and they will melt if I keep them."
Yuanchun put it in her pocket and was about to leave when she heard the bell for the end of work.
Grandma Song smiled happily, "My grandson will be back soon. He is really good. He earns ten work points every day when he goes to the fields."