Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 339: Mastering Filler Literature

Wen Shi looked at Yi Chichi, "Wife, if you don’t set things up, do you have anything to use?"

"Yes, Uncle Ning said we can collect a set of living supplies from the warehouse." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"For free?"

"For free, after all, they’ve been used by others."

When she said this, there was a somewhat unhappy expression on her face.

Wen Shi knows her too well; except for not minding him being dirty and smelly, she minds everything else.

She also doesn’t like using things others have used.

"Then let’s buy a new set."

As long as the wife is comfortable and happy, money that needs to be spent should be spent.

"Can we ship it to the island when I go back?"

The family doesn’t lack these, plus it’s too far to send back home, and the postage is not cheap.

Not wanting it is impossible; she spent money to buy it, and there’s no reason not to take it.

Wen Shi thought it was fine, "Ship it, we will use it ourselves then."

"Alright, let’s go find Uncle Ning for a note."

"Can’t we just go to the warehouse to buy it?"

"There are too many things, it’s better to greet him first."

She wanted defective items, but these are considered employee default benefits, usually divided equally.

If you don’t greet him in advance, you might not get the goods.

Even if you can get it, you might incur public anger.

But you can borrow a quota from what belongs to Ning Jiandong and them for once.

Wen Shi didn’t know her plan, until he met Ning Jiandong, Yi Chichi smiled, "Uncle, I want to set up some living supplies, can I borrow your and Uncle Gu’s defective items quota for this month?"

Wen Shi’s eyes suddenly widened, then quickly returned to normal, but he called her amazing in his heart, his wife’s mind works quite fast, he didn’t even think you could handle things this way.

Ning Jiandong’s mouth twitched a bit, "You really are not polite at all."

"You’re my uncle, why should I be polite with you."

Yi Chichi is thick-skinned and good at climbing up the ladder.

Blushing with embarrassment...

Sorry, what is that, she simply doesn’t have such a virtue.

"You’re not as good at talking, nor as good at pleasing people as her."

Ning Jiandong ignored her, turned his head and complained to Wen Shi, "When you call me uncle, I feel like you want to fight me."

Wen Shi got it immediately, it’s him complaining that his tone is too firm, not soft.

Alright, a real man can bend and stretch.

"Uncle, you know, I respect you the most."

As he spoke, he raised the teacup in his hand, "I toast you with tea instead of wine!"

Ning Jiandong was speechless, could he say that’s not what he meant?

But forget it, at least he has the heart to humor him.

Although the words sounded quite disingenuous, it doesn’t matter as long as he believes it’s true.

"Let’s go, I’ll accompany you to the warehouse, then we’ll go to the canteen for a meal."

"Sure thing."

Knowing it was settled, Yi Chichi pulled Wen Shi along cheerfully following him to the warehouse.

With the share from Ning Jiandong and Gu Xinghua, plus Yi Chichi’s own share, they just got the right amount of bed sheets, blankets, pillows, two enamel basins, a thermos flask, two lunch boxes, an enamel cup, and two pairs of Liberation shoes.

They chose two sizes for the shoes, one for Wen Shi’s size, and one for his mother-in-law’s size.

Yi Chichi didn’t need shoes, she had a change of shoes in her bag.

She also had toiletries with her, but no laundry soap, so she took a bar.

Once everything was packed, Wen Shi and Ning Jiandong each took half and accompanied her to the dormitory.

"Doesn’t anyone live here?"

"They do, you won’t see them at this time, but you will in the evening."

As he said it, Ning Jiandong began introducing which room was occupied by whom, what they were like, whether they were worth getting close to, and so on.

When they reached Yi Chichi’s dormitory, he pointed to the nearby dorm and said, "Your neighbors are Master Su, Master Qiu, and their apprentices, focusing on Chao embroidery and Yue embroidery. You can exchange ideas with them."

"I’ll exchange with them when I see them in the evening."

Yi Chichi was intrigued; she had some experience with Yue embroidery, but Chao embroidery she hadn’t really encountered much before. It was indeed worth exchanging ideas.

Maybe she could even learn a few tricks.

The room wasn’t big, and cleaning it didn’t take long, especially since Wen Shi was used to handling housekeeping, moving quickly and efficiently.

After entering the room, he first fetched water, and instead of cleaning right away, he soaked the bed sheets first.

Then he started cleaning.

In less than half an hour, Yi Chichi’s temporary dorm was clean and tidy.

The sheets were washed too, and with Yangcheng’s summer temperatures, they would be dry in less than two hours.

The things from the luggage bag were also taken out and placed nicely.

Pinned down by Yi Chichi and chit-chatting, watching Wen Shi work, Ning Jiandong glanced at the time, then at Yi Chichi’s dorm, and sighed, "This place is cleaned up nicely."

"I’m a professional when it comes to cleaning."

Wen Shi showed off proudly, Ning Jiandong acknowledged with a nod, "When you have time, come to my place and tidy it up."

It’s all messy, making it really bothersome to look at.

Wen Shi’s mouth twitched, "Uncle, you really are not polite at all."

"Why should I be polite with you; I don’t see you being polite with me."

That is true.

"When I take a vacation, I’ll tidy it up for you."

"When’s the vacation?"

"When it’s supposed to be."

This answer almost left Ning Jiandong at a loss for words, Yi Chichi chuckled to herself, her Old Wen had surely mastered the art of saying nothing.

"Let’s go, time to eat."

After a busy morning, he was now both tired and hungry.

So, the three of them headed to the canteen.

It was meal time at this point, with many people coming to eat.

Gu Xinghua was among them. Just as Yi Chichi and her group were about to dig into their food after serving, he entered through the door with one man and two women wearing blue overalls.

Ning Jiandong called out to Old Gu, and hearing the call, Gu Xinghua looked over, his eyes lit up upon seeing Yi Chichi and Wen Shi, and after saying something to the people beside, he led two women in overalls over.

After greeting Yi Chichi and Wen Shi, he introduced the two women to Yi Chichi, "Xiao Yi, this is Master Tan Ning, a crochet master, and this is Master Qiu Yu, a Chao embroidery master. Get to know each other, it’ll be helpful for your future work."

"Hello Master Qiu, hello Master Tan."

"Hello Comrade Xiao Yi."

Master Tan was very enthusiastic, shaking her hand, "Comrade Yi, we’re so grateful for the crochet designs you provided before, they were a real problem-solver for us."

"That..."

"Go get your food first."

Knowing Tan Ning’s chatty nature, Gu Xinghua quickly interrupted, "We can chat while we eat, there’s plenty of time."

"That’s true, we’ll go get food first then."

The most important thing is a meal; Comrade Xiao Yi was to stay for twenty days this time, there’s plenty of time to exchange ideas.

Not rushing it.

Thus, Yi Chichi had a short escape, and once they returned with their food, everyone got into a chatty eating mode.

Yi Chichi and the others talked about crochet styles, Chao embroidery, and needlework, among other topics.

Wen Shi and his group discussed current affairs, news, agriculture, etc.

There seemed to be shared topics for everyone, with no one left out.

The atmosphere, overall, was quite pleasant.