Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

Xie Yumei and the other two were very talkative, and more importantly, they had a lot of gossip to share.

Xia An and others would occasionally chime in, which would lead to many amusing incidents.

The journey wasn't boring at all.

More than two hours later,

As noon approached, everyone returned to the village entrance and breathed a sigh of relief.

"This awful weather, I need to hurry back to find some shade, or I'll be roasted alive."

Xie Yumei cursed under her breath, picked up her things, and headed home.

"Wait for me."

Aunt Xiulian called out and quickly followed.

Aunt Guihua looked at Xia An and said, "Xia An, you're not busy today, why don't you come to my house for a while?"

Xia An shook her head, "Thank you, Auntie, but we have some things to do. We'll go another time."

"Alright."

Aunt Guihua nodded, "My home is at the east end of the village. Come visit me whenever you have time."

"Okay, Auntie, take care."

Xia An quickly smiled and said,

He handed Scarface a cigarette: "Scarface, we're heading back now."

Scarface chuckled, "You're a smart kid, aren't you? Want me to give you a ride?"

"It's not far, so let's not trouble Scarface. We can walk back."

Xia An shook his head, and then he, Ye Qingxuan, and the other two carried their things and walked into the village.

"Ye Zhiqing, there's a lot of stuff. Let's put it all at Yunshu's place for now, and move it all over when the house is finished."

Xia An carried a large basket she had bought earlier, filled with heavy items, weighing around 100 pounds.

"good!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded.

The four arrived at Luo Yunshu's house.

Hearing the noise, Shen Nian'an came out of the inner room and said happily:

"Brother Xia, you're back?"

"I'm back."

Xia An nodded and asked, "Is Shen Zhiqing's foot feeling better?"

"It's all better now."

Shen Nian'an smiled sweetly, "I originally planned to go with you, but my sister wouldn't let me."

"Getting more rest is a good thing."

Xia An smiled and walked into the courtyard, placing the things in the main room.

Shen Nian'an smiled and nodded, looking at the things the three of them carried back, and asked in a low voice:

"Sis, it's done?"

Shen Nianchu nodded.

Shen Nian'an's smile widened, her eyes crinkling as if she had eaten candied fruit.

She hurried inside and poured water for the four of them.

"Brother Xia, you guys take a rest first, I'll help you pack your things."

Ye Qingxuan took the water glass and shook her head, saying:

"No rush. Many of the public items were bought by Xia Zhiqing. We need to calculate them first."

Jiang Mengmeng and the other two nodded in agreement.

Xia An didn't say anything.

The relationship isn't close yet, so it's good to be clear about things, otherwise it would just be like offering candy to someone who's already given it away.

Ye Qingxuan continued, "Xia Zhiqing, let's divide up the communal items first."

"good!"

Xia An nodded and took the items out of the large basket one by one.

Many of the items were stored in his storage space. He took them out while the four of them weren't paying attention, concealing them with his basket.

This included five catties of brown sugar, five catties of white sugar, and two roast chickens.

Ye Qingxuan looked at the pile of things on the ground, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Xia, you've got a really big basket!"

"She's quite good at putting on an act."

Xia An chuckled, "It's a convincing act, otherwise it really wouldn't fit."

The four nodded.

Ye Qingxuan looked at the many items and said, "First, let's separate the building materials. We'll calculate the amount based on four people and pay Xia Zhiqing with coupons."

"Then there are household necessities such as cooking utensils, oil, and meat, all of which need to be calculated."

Watching Ye Qingxuan methodically categorize the items, Xia An smiled but remained silent.

Then.

Shen Nianchu quickly calculated the expenses from the list and finally came to a conclusion.

"Regarding the building materials, the three of us should each give Xia Zhiqing 12 yuan."

"Regarding shared items, Xia Zhiqing spent a total of 158 yuan. Adding in various receipts, each of us needs to pay..."

"And, the parts we bought..."

Listening to the three of them doing calculations, Xia An was slightly stunned.

He hadn't expected them to ask about the pricing of goods sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, and the need for receipts.

This surprised him somewhat.

Not long after.

Ye Qingxuan walked over with a wad of money and said with a smile, "Xia Zhiqing, we don't have many tickets, so we took the liberty of converting them into money. This is the money we need to give you, please keep it safe."

"Then I'll accept it?"

Xia An nodded and smiled.

Ye Qingxuan smiled and said, "Take it. It's only right. We're all cooking together, we can't let Xia, the educated youth, suffer, can we?"

Xia An smiled, casually stuffed the money into her bag, and didn't stand on ceremony with her.

Then Ye Qingxuan continued, "Xia Zhiqing, we use a lot of brown sugar, but it wasn't included in the communal usage. We were thinking..."

Xia An waved his hand, interrupting, "There's no need to calculate this too clearly."

"We'll be cooking together from now on, so being too calculating would seem petty."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then thank you very much, Educated Youth Xia."

"You're welcome."

Xia An shook her head and smiled, "I bought two roast chickens. It's lunchtime, let's eat together."

"How could I possibly accept this?"

Ye Qingxuan shook her head.

"Yes, Brother Xia, we feel bad that you always suffer losses."

Shen Nian'an also said.

Jiang Mengmeng nodded in agreement, "That's right. We'll all be sharing meals together later, so we can't let you always be the one to suffer."

"I don't think so," Xia An shook her head and laughed. "Being able to team up with the four of you, countless people would envy you."

"Don't overthink it, I'm hungry."

Ye Qingxuan smiled and said, "Then I'll go cook a couple of side dishes so we can eat together."

"I'll help you."

Shen Nianchu quickly replied.

After the two left, only Xia An and two others remained in the main room.

Xia An gathered her belongings into a basket on her back, while piling the rest in a corner.

Seeing this, Jiang Mengmeng and the other woman exchanged a glance and came over to help.

Of course, apart from Jiang Mengmeng's, they didn't touch any of her personal items.

After all, we don't know exactly whose it is.

Soon,

Ye Qingxuan and her companion walked in carrying three small dishes, along with ten steamed buns.

Xia An opened the packaging of a roast chicken, which was still steaming.

Five people sat down at the table.

"Mmm~ Xia Zhiqing, where did you buy this roast chicken? It smells so good!"

Jiang Mengmeng took a bite of chicken, her eyes lit up, and she mumbled something indistinctly.

Xia An's eyes flickered slightly. "It's right here at the supply and marketing cooperative, and it really is delicious."

He hadn't expected that the roast chicken produced by the system would actually be so delicious.

Ye Qingxuan asked in confusion, "That's not right, why didn't we see it at the supply and marketing cooperative before?"

Shen Nianchu's eyes flickered slightly; this was also her question.

You know, my sister really likes roast chicken; she had specifically looked for it before.

Unfortunately, supply and marketing cooperatives did not exist.

"It's in a corner; perhaps it was gone by the time you arrived."

Xia An casually said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. If it's delicious, eat more. Next time I see that stall owner, I'll buy a few more."

"Mmm~ This is delicious!"

Shen Nian'an took a bite, her eyes lit up, and she smiled, "Thank you, Brother Xia. This is the best roast chicken I've ever had."

Ye Qingxuan and the other woman didn't think much of it and focused on eating their rice. The roast chicken was really delicious!