The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 426 - 415: A Different Kind of Factory

The food in the canteen was good, with both rice and noodles available. There was one meat dish, potatoes, cucumbers, and all the dishes were common for the season.

Each child had a small bowl of rice, and they were a bit tired.

On the way back, it was Jiang Nanzhou and the second cousin each carrying a child in their arms.

After arriving home, Lu Jingqiu quickly put the two children to bed, as Jiang Nanzhou had brought a blanket when he had come earlier.

Lu Jingqiu then made up another bed for the second cousin and Jiang Nanzhou to rest on that side.

There was no wardrobe, so clothes could only be placed on the floor for now.

There was no TV stand in the living room either, so that had to be put aside for the time being as well.

"Auntie, get some rest."

"I’m not tired. I’ll help tidy up the house."

Lu Jingqiu smiled and said, "Auntie, there’s no wardrobe. Even if you tidy up, it will still be like this."

In the end, Zhou Lanqin sat and sat, and truly lay down on the bed and had a nap.

Jiang Nanzhou took the afternoon off, and around 2 p.m., he and the second cousin drove to the county town.

They were going to pick up a wardrobe and a table.

With nothing much to do, Lu Jingqiu and her aunt took the two children to the convenience store and bought two popsicles.

The convenience store was run by a family member, a woman in her thirties. Seeing them as strangers, she hurriedly asked, "Just moved here, right? Whose family are you from?"

Lu Jingqiu replied, "From the Jiang family of Group Two at Factory One. My last name is Lu. How do I address you, big sister? My name is Yang, around here everyone calls me Sister Yang. Sister-in-law Lu, in the future, if you need any daily necessities, just come over."

"Okay."

The auntie next to her asked, "Sister Yang, where do you guys usually buy vegetables?"

Big Sister Yang was enthusiastic and quickly said, "Just around the front corner, there’s a path that leads to a small hill. The hill is full of little vegetable gardens owned by the family members; not many cars go there. Usually, our vegetable farmers set up stalls there, and if some family members have too much produce from their small gardens, they’ll sell there as well. It’s every morning from five to six till about seven or eight o’clock. freewebnøvel.com

All seasonal vegetables and fruits. Everything is very cheap."

Lu Jingqiu said, "That’s quite convenient. Is there a place that sells meat?"

"The supply and marketing cooperative sells meat, but it doesn’t get much each day, so you have to go early."

The auntie laughed, "Thanks, sister."

After leaving the convenience store, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to have a look. They sold similar things as the convenience store, but they also had meat, poultry, and also socks, shoes, and clothes.

About two hours later, Jiang Nanzhou returned, the truck carrying two wardrobes.

The wardrobes were four-door, two doors in each set. Fortunately, it was a cargo truck; otherwise, it would not have fit.

Then they found out there was still more stuff coming.

Carrying such heavy furniture, neither she nor her aunt had the strength.

It was the second cousin and Jiang Nanzhou who carried it; it was difficult to maneuver around the corners.

Lu Jingqiu just assisted them on the side.

Fortunately, it was just the third floor. If it had been the fifth or sixth floor, it certainly would have been a lot more difficult.

After dealing with the wardrobe, the two of them went back to the county.

There was a dining table and a TV stand to get.

Once the wardrobe arrived, Lu Jingqiu and her aunt hurried to tidy up the clothes inside.

When it was almost five in the afternoon,

Lu Jingqiu went to the canteen and got three dishes, seven or eight buns, and two small buckets of porridge.

It was after six when the two of them returned.

The table wasn’t big and came with four chairs. They brought it up directly. There were more people off work at this time, and seeing them moving in, everyone from their building—also from their factory—knew Jiang Nanzhou and helped out.

The family next door was named Li, in their forties, with a son and a daughter, both in middle school, and Big Sister Yao worked at the factory’s elementary school, teaching mathematics.

Big Brother Li next door was named Wang; everyone called him Worker Wang. He was in his thirties, with a son in elementary school, about seven or eight years old. His wife’s last name was Cao, working in a hospital in the county.

Another family across from hers was named Zhang. He worked in the same workshop as Worker Wang and was also in his thirties. His wife’s last name was Yang and she worked in the factory.

All of them were older than she was; Lu Jingqiu should call them sisters-in-law.

Today they moved in, and she had gotten to know everyone on this floor.

Since they couldn’t cook at home yet, there was no way to entertain the neighbors.

Her aunt took out some dried meat and green peas, giving each household a small packet, "These are all homemade, please try them. Distant relatives aren’t as good as close neighbors, so I’m counting on you all to take care of my niece and her husband."

"Aunt Zhou, you’re being too polite."

After saying goodbye to the neighbors, Lu Jingqiu hurriedly urged them to eat.

The dining table wasn’t big, just the right size.

The TV cabinet was one of those tall ones, with two layers of drawers on top, and cabinets below. It was quite sufficient for storage.

While the two of them were eating, Lu Jingqiu tidied up the two bedrooms.

She also cleaned up the living room outside.

That evening, Lu Jingqiu and her aunt slept in one room with the two kids, while the second cousin and Jiang Nanzhou took another room.

Early the next morning, her aunt got up just past six, and Lu Jingqiu also stealthily got up.

The two of them went to check out the morning market.

Once they arrived, her aunt laughed, "I didn’t expect this, they actually sell steamed buns here, and there are seven or eight vegetable stalls."

Lu Jingqiu inquired about the prices of the vegetables, which were quite cheap. She bought a few cucumbers, two tomatoes, several chili peppers, and a handful of green beans.

Her aunt felt relieved, "I thought this place would be more remote, but it turns out it’s quite convenient."

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t expected that the factories here would be so big.

Everyday life was quite convenient too.

Because Jiang Nanzhou had to work.

He had just moved in and shouldn’t be taking time off continuously. Her aunt told him to go to work and not worry about home, "I’ll have your second cousin take us to the county town later to see what we’re missing and buy some things."

The second cousin said, "Right now, what we’re lacking at home is a gas cylinder. Do we need to buy another pot?"

Lu Jingqiu looked around and said, "Yes, we need to buy a reinforced pot for steaming steamed buns."

By seven o’clock, she and her aunt, along with the children, got into the car and headed to the county town.

Driving from here to the county town took about twenty minutes.

Lu Jingqiu had been to the county town a few times before when she was sent to Ten-miles Village; she knew the post office, the supply and marketing cooperative, the department store, but seldom visited other places. The second cousin took them around the small county town.

Her aunt said, "Why are we wandering aimlessly? Isn’t the fuel expensive? I’ll go ask someone."

The second cousin laughed, "Mom, when have you become so thrifty?"

"Isn’t it because we’re waiting to buy things? After we’ve bought what we need, we’ll have a proper look around."

The second cousin didn’t let his mother get out to ask; instead, he got out of the car, found someone, and asked for directions.

They reached a supply and marketing cooperative where you still needed tickets to buy things.

Luckily, Lu Jingqiu had some, and she used a few Industrial Coupons to buy a large reinforced pot.

Then they went to the gas company’s office and completed the paperwork, purchasing a gas cylinder.

After that, they bought essentials like rice, flour, grains, and oil. There was really nothing else they were lacking.

Because she was worried it would be hard to buy daily necessities like laundry paste, soap, and cosmetics in this new place, she had already bought plenty in West City. They picked up a dozen or so bars of soap, five or six bags of laundry paste.

Toothpaste and toothbrushes were stocked up in surplus as well.

They also brought quite a bit of toilet paper, and even Manman had packed a large bag of sanitary pads for her.

However, her aunt was curious about the county town in the north and, after finishing their shopping, she had the second cousin show them around the county town.

The county town wasn’t very big, and in less than half an hour, they had seen the center of the county.

There were two high schools, three junior high schools, an agricultural machinery store, supply and marketing cooperatives, and a department store, which weren’t very large.

A Xinhua Bookstore, as well as a farmers’ market, were there too.