Fast travel to the front line of eating melons in the world

Chapter 2247 Cousin is a capitalist lady 72
This was Zhang Tao's first time staying in a dormitory-style room, and he never expected that this experience would be so unpleasant. He was sleeping at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed), and by midnight he was freezing cold and couldn't get any rest at all.

Adding to the problem was the snoring and sleep talking of others, making it even harder for him to fall asleep.

When Zhang Tao woke up the next day, he was still groggy. After getting up and going to Zhang Hui's room, he was told to "rest for a while."

Zhang Juan had just gotten up, so she gave him the spot. Lying on the warm kang (heated brick bed), Zhang Tao felt so happy, "It's so comfortable here."

"You have no idea where I live. It gets cold by midnight. I really don't know how they can sleep." Zhang Tao thought about it and found it unbelievable.

What? The kang (heated brick bed) won't be warm in the middle of the night? Zhang Juan was very surprised.

Zhang Hui had just woken up groggily when she heard this, and asked, "Brother, do you sleep at the head of the kang or the foot of the kang?"

After Zhang Tao described the place he slept in yesterday, Zhang Hui laughed, "That place definitely won't be warm by midnight."

"It's warm here because I often get up to start the fire," Zhang Juan added, taking the opportunity to boast, "I have to get up twice in the middle of the night."

Huh? Zhang Tao hadn't expected to have to get up in the middle of the night to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed). "Shouldn't it be usable for one night?"

"Impossible. You have to get up in the middle of the night to heat the kang (a heated brick bed). If you want to add firewood once a night, you can lie on the head of the kang and rely on the residual heat to get through the day."

"Oh, I see," Zhang Tao said, indicating he understood. "Where do you get all that firewood?"

He really didn't realize that Zhang Juan could manage to go to the mountains to chop firewood while busy working in the fields.
"We can have the village children help collect firewood. How much does a bundle of firewood cost?" Zhang Hui pursed her lips. She also hoped that Zhang Juan could go up the mountain to collect firewood, so that they could save some money.

Unfortunately, Zhang Juan kept saying she was too busy to handle everything, so Zhang Hui had no choice but to spend money. "We have to spend at least ten yuan a year to have someone deliver firewood for us."

Zhang Hui felt her heart bleed whenever she thought about the money she had spent; it was all a considerable sum.

What? Zhang Tao was quite shocked by the amount. He swallowed hard. "I remember Xiao Yu mentioned that you could find them as long as you went up the mountain, it just would take some time."

He finally understood why Zhang Hui often wrote back to complain that she didn't have enough money. She wanted to eat and dress well, and even though she could do the work herself, she was too lazy to do it and just paid people to do it. Wasn't that just because she needed to spend money?

“That’s right, that’s what I think too.” Zhang Hui also felt sorry for Zhang Juan. She had tried to persuade her, but the latter simply ignored her. Now that Zhang Tao had her support, Zhang Hui was overjoyed.

"Then why don't you go up the mountain to collect firewood?" Zhang Juan knew immediately that Zhang Hui was going to accuse her of wasting money again. Zhang Hui was really going too far.

“You only work half a day and rest at home after lunch. Why don’t you do some work, such as washing clothes, washing and preparing vegetables, or going up the mountain to collect firewood?”

“But you haven’t done any of them. You just lie at home or chat idly. And now you’re telling me I’m not doing a good job.” Zhang Juan was furious just thinking about it. “I’ve never seen such a lazy person as you.”

Zhang Hui hadn't expected Zhang Juan to get so angry at her casual action. "I, I, Xiao Juan, listen to me, that's not what I meant."

“That’s not what you meant, that’s what you meant,” Zhang Juan said angrily. “Yes, I live here, and you pay one yuan a month in rent.”

“You bought meat, but I grew all the vegetables we eat, and I do all the housework.”

"Now you tell me how badly I did it, fine, I'll move out." Zhang Juan didn't argue with Zhang Hui and immediately packed her things and moved out.

Zhang Juan's actions really frightened Zhang Hui, who immediately grabbed her hand and said, "Xiao Juan, don't be impulsive. That's not what I meant. You know I haven't been doing well on my exams lately, and I'm in a bad mood."

Zhang Juan rolled her eyes without hesitation. "Is it my problem that your grades are bad?"

"It's my problem, it's my problem," Zhang Hui kept saying. She had no choice but to apologize so she could keep Zhang Juan in line. What would they do then? She couldn't cook, and she couldn't rely on Zhang Tao either.

Zhang Juan said "Oh," and then stopped packing her luggage. Zhang Hui, unnoticed by Zhang Juan, watched her with amusement. "Hmph," she thought, "we still need to use her now. Let her be cocky for a while. We'll see how we deal with her when we get back to the city."

Zhang Juan knew that her words had offended Zhang Hui, but she didn't want to take the blame. Besides, she could see that Zhang Yu was giving Zhang Tao and the others the cold shoulder, still being confrontational, which ironically made them afraid to provoke her.

Zhang Juan knew they were planning to give her a good scolding after they returned to the city. What should she do?

As Zhang Juan stepped out of the room, the cold wind instantly sobered her up. What should she do?

As she passed Zhang Yu's house, her eyes suddenly lit up. Oh right, how could she have forgotten about Zhang Yu? She could ask her for advice.

I glanced at Zhang Hui's room. When she came out earlier, the two of them were already fast asleep, so they probably couldn't hear her talking.

Yes, she consulted Zhang Yu, because she knew that Zhang Yu was the only one who could save her now.

Hearing the knock on the door, Zhang Yu came out and found Zhang Juan standing there. "What do you want?"

"Can I come in?" Although she knew Zhang Hui was asleep, Zhang Juan still didn't want anyone to see her, so she whispered.

Seeing her flustered look, Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Remember to close the door."

After entering the house, Zhang Juan saw the clean room and sighed again, "Zhang Yu is still the best at doing housework."

Zhang Yu waited for a long time but didn't hear Zhang Juan speak. "What do you want?" She really disliked the way someone was looking at her.

At this moment, Zhang Juan remembered that she was still in Zhang Yu's house, and she especially hated people looking around her house.

He whispered about the argument he had just had with Zhang Hui, which Zhang Juan had overheard inside the room. "You're worried about Zhang Hui retaliating."

Zhang Juan nodded, "She's really stingy."

“She needs me now, so she has to beg for mercy, but once we get back to the city, she will definitely take revenge.” Having lived here for several years, Zhang Juan really knows Zhang Hui well.

"How could that be? Didn't you say she was very generous?" Zhang Yu repeated all the praise Zhang Juan had given Zhang Hui before.

Damn it, Zhang Juan cursed inwardly as she heard those familiar words. How could she forget that Zhang Yu was also petty? "I wasn't young and ignorant back then."

Zhang Juan was almost in tears. "Sister, I know I was wrong."

Zhang Yu really didn't want to help. In her previous life, after the original owner fell on hard times, this younger sister had kicked her while she was down on her luck.

But thinking about it again, Zhang Juan is a typical petty person. She sides with whoever is in power. If she could pass the entrance exam for a vocational school, while Zhang Hui took the exam for several years in a row but failed to pass anything, Zhang Juan would definitely laugh at Zhang Hui.

Thinking about this, Zhang Yu felt even more strongly that this deal was really worth doing. "Originally, I didn't want to help you, but after thinking about it, I'll give you a hand anyway."

"After all, if you live a good life, it will only provoke Zhang Hui more. I don't need your thanks, and your thanks wouldn't be sincere anyway. But Zhang Juan, you must live a good life so that Zhang Hui can't do anything to you."

Zhang Juan was very embarrassed, and wanted to say that she was truly apologizing sincerely.

Zhang Yu waved her hand, indicating that she didn't want to listen. "What I mean is, you should work hard to get into a vocational school, but Zhang Hui is already ruined. Her grades weren't very good back then, and she hasn't studied at all these years. She keeps saying she wants to continue taking the exam, but she hasn't actually studied."

How can I be confident of passing the college entrance examination?

“Zhang Juan, once you get into a vocational high school, what do you think will happen to her?” Zhang Yu advised. “Even if it’s a vocational high school, she’ll still be assigned a job after graduation.”