Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 249: Chapter 249 Leaving

As soon as Yunyi spoke, Zhong Liyuan, who was at the back of the crowd, hurried over. ”Chu Zhiqing, let’s do the handover now then.”

Yunyi nodded at her. ”Alright.”

Qiao Wenyu knew the way and directed the driver towards Yunyi’s residence. However, the road leading to it was too narrow for the Jiefang truck, so they had to stop by the river and wait.

When Yunyi saw Qiao Wenyu approach, she asked, ”Is there any furniture in the room I’ll be staying in?”

Since Qiao Wenyu and the others had cleaned it previously, they knew the situation well. He replied, ”In the bedroom, aside from a kang bed, there’s only a rather old table. Nothing else.

”However, I can help you find a few chairs from the corps headquarters later. As for the kitchen, apart from a simple wooden rack, everything else will need to be newly acquired.”

After hearing this, Yunyi turned to Zhong Liyuan, who was still behind her. ”Zhong Zhiqing, you heard him. It seems there’s nothing in that room I can leave behind.”

Thinking about how she had paid for the house repairs herself, Yunyi said, ”However, I was the one who paid for the repairs to that house...”

Zhong Liyuan, fearing that the two new educated youths might compete with her for the house, quickly interjected, ”The brigade leader already spoke to me about it. I’ll reimburse you for the repair costs.”

As she spoke, she took out ten yuan from her pocket, her face full of arrogance. ”The brigade leader said I should compensate you for half. Here, take this money.”

Since she had lived there for several months, Yunyi didn’t dwell on the amount. Naturally, she wasn’t foolish enough to refuse the money, so she accepted it without further comment.

Many hands make light work. Besides Qiao Wenyu and his companions, the village women who were on good terms with Yunyi also came to help.

With the large Jiefang truck available, Qiao Wenyu didn’t even overlook the firewood in the shed, instructing everyone to help load it onto the truck.

Yunyi removed her padlock from the main gate, replaced it with the original lock, and then handed the key to Zhong Liyuan. ”Zhong Zhiqing, this is the key to the courtyard gate. This lock was already here. If you’re uneasy, you can replace it with a new one yourself.”

Once everything was moved and the courtyard officially handed over, Yunyi bid farewell to everyone, preparing to depart.

What she hadn’t expected was that the older women from the village whom she had previously helped—various aunties and other respected married women—had heard the news and come to see her off, none arriving empty-handed.

Zhao Guihua stepped forward first. ”Chu Zhiqing, these are sun-dried mushrooms from home, some homemade soybean paste, and a few eggs. Please take them with you.”

Before Yunyi could voice her polite refusal, everyone enthusiastically loaded their gifts onto the truck.

Noticing Yunyi’s predicament, Qiao Wenyu announced loudly, ”Aunties, we eat in the cafeteria over at Hua’an Farm Reclamation.”

Yunyi also quickly chimed in, ”Aunties, I truly appreciate your kindness. I accept your good wishes, but please keep these wonderful things to nourish your own families.”

Despite her words, everyone was so insistent, urging Yunyi to take all the items.

Yunyi had no choice but to accept the dried goods and soybean paste. However, she declined all the eggs, explaining that she feared they wouldn’t survive the bumpy journey.

In those times, life was difficult for every family. For farming households, eggs were the best source of nutrition, and the family’s well-being often depended on them.

Watching the truck drive out of the village, Zhao Guihua sighed. ”Chu Zhiqing’s departure is a loss for our production team.”

”It truly is. Chu Zhiqing is so young, yet her acupuncture skills are remarkable. If it weren’t for her, who knows how much longer my leg ailment would have tormented me.”

”Well, it’s too late for regrets now. She’s gone directly to Hua’an Farm Reclamation to be a doctor.”