TYH-DCI | Chapter 39 - Beginning the Countryside Life!

Inside a large bundle that was about half a person taller than her,

there was a complete set of bedding and bed linens, along with a moisture-proof mat.

There were two quilts: one cotton quilt and one down quilt.

The mattress underneath was also filled with down.

As Jiang Lai was unpacking, the system even popped up on its own.

【System: Host, this down quilt is high-tech! It can automatically adjust its temperature according to the surrounding environment, and it's waterproof, oil-resistant, and stain-resistant.

It also has intelligent insect and mosquito repellent functions and can clean itself automatically. It's an essential item for both home and travel.】

Jiang Lai: !!!

“Best system, I knew you cared about me the most!!”

【Hehe, Host, there are still other things inside. Take your time looking.】

With that, the system went offline.

Jiang Lai continued unpacking.

Besides the quilts, this bundle also contained two military greatcoats.

Two down vests and two pairs of down pants.

There was also a pair of self-heating gloves and a pair of black, mid-calf leather boots with fluffy lining.

The rest consisted of things like scarves, cotton shoes, and hats.

For convenience, the two down vests, down pants, and gloves were all black, and the material was ordinary cotton cloth.

The scarves and hats were brighter in color, though their materials were also quite ordinary.

At the very bottom was a nylon mosquito net.

And with that, the first bundle was completely unpacked.

Although the bundle looked large, the cotton quilts took up more than half the space.

Then she turned her attention to the second bundle.

The second bundle was a wooden chest.

It contained all sorts of miscellaneous things.

There were enamel basins and enamel cups, towels, toothbrushes and tooth powder, a military canteen, a flashlight, a sewing kit, brown sugar and white sugar, bar soap, laundry soap, and all kinds of other daily necessities.

Basically, everything Jiang Lai would need after going to the countryside was inside.

There was even a small iron pot.

Jiang Lai took the small coal stove she had previously bought at the salvage station out of her storage space.

She placed the iron pot on top.

It fit perfectly.

Jiang Lai's eyes shifted.

Thinking about all the supplies she had stockpiled before coming to the countryside,

she figured that since she had the bundles as cover, she might as well take out some of the cotton-padded clothes and trousers, rubber shoes, gloves, fabric, cotton, and other things and mix them in.

She also stuffed two or three new ready-made outfits into her worn-out bag.

She put several more pieces into the bundle.

After finishing all this, she looked around the messy room again.

Aside from the down quilt and down mattress being somewhat unusual,

everything else was fairly common.

Fortunately, she had her storage space.

She immediately put the down quilt and down mattress inside.

When it was time to sleep that night, she could simply take them back out.

After all, she was living alone, so it was convenient for her to handle these things.

Besides, she could buy a quilt cover and mattress cover later.

Once the down quilt and down mattress were covered, she could openly use them outside.

There were also the rewards from today's check-in.

At the time, Jiang Lai hadn't been able to check them while she was outside.

She only remembered now and opened her system storage space.

Since it had been an ordinary check-in, the rewards weren't particularly generous.

It was the same old two things.

Money and coupons.

There were ten yuan in cash, and there weren't many coupons either.

However, there were quite a variety of them.

There were cloth coupons, industrial coupons, coal coupons, meat coupons, egg coupons, and cotton coupons.

There were only two or three of each type.

But Jiang Lai currently had an abundant supply of all kinds of goods.

So she had no use for these coupons for the time being.

Except for the coal coupons.

She happened to have a coal stove, and one coal coupon could be used to buy one hundred coal briquettes.

Three coal coupons could buy three hundred honeycomb briquettes, which would be enough to last them for quite some time.

When they had been cleaning the courtyard earlier, they had discovered that the kitchen had a traditional earthen stove, but there was no pot.

Jiang Lai didn't know whether Li Zhaodi knew how to use an earthen stove.

If she didn't, they could just use Jiang Lai's small coal stove to cook.

She was just thinking about this when someone knocked on the door.

“Jiang Lai, open the door. We're here to help you organize your things.”

Standing outside were Xi'er, Li Zhaodi, and Wang Shengnan.

The three girls had first finished tidying up their own room.

Then they went to help Wang Shengnan clean up.

Finally, they came to Jiang Lai's room.

That was because Jiang Lai had so many belongings that it would take some time to organize them.

Hearing the knock,

Jiang Lai hurriedly put the down quilt and down mattress into her storage space before opening the door.

Looking at the room piled high with things,

the three of them were stunned.

Xi'er was the first to speak.

“Oh my gosh, Jiang Lai! Your family was so thoughtful. They prepared everything so thoroughly!”

Li Zhaodi couldn't help clicking her tongue in amazement.

“I was just envying you because your family prepared so many things for you. But now that I've seen yours, Jiang Lai, that's really…”

She didn't finish her sentence, but Xi'er completed it for her.

“There's no comparison. There really isn't.”

She shook her head as she spoke, making Jiang Lai burst out laughing.

At the same time, she couldn't help sighing inwardly:

Thank you, System, for your generous gifts!

Seeing the pile of things on the kang,

Li Zhaodi immediately started helping organize them.

She said, “I see you all have so many things, but there aren't any cabinets in the rooms. Aren't we going into town tomorrow to shop? Let's remember to buy some cabinets with locks while we're there.”

Wang Shengnan nodded.

“We definitely need a few. Otherwise, there's nowhere to put all our things.”

Xi'er chimed in.

“I bought several enamel basins and enamel cups for washing up. Once we divide them up later, there should be enough for everyone.”

Li Zhaodi's hands didn't stop moving as she continued talking.

“And the kitchen doesn't have anything either. Pots, bowls, utensils, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar—we'll need to buy all of that if we're going to cook for ourselves.”

Xi'er was quite optimistic.

“It's fine! Tomorrow, we can just have my brother make a few extra trips. He's driving anyway.”

Jiang Lai was standing nearby, helping pass over the lighter items.

Hearing this, she said,

“How about we ask the brigade leader tomorrow whether the brigade has an ox cart or tractor or something? We can ask them to go with us. That way, Third Brother won't have to keep driving back and forth.”

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Jiang Lai.

After all, there were four of them.

They would definitely need at least eight cabinets.

Besides, they only had sheets. The quilts and mattresses they had brought were meant for winter, and putting them down now would be far too hot.

So they also needed to buy bamboo sleeping mats and other things.

The girls busied themselves while continuing to chatter.

One after another, they listed all the supplies they needed to buy.

The kang in the room was large enough.

Li Zhaodi first folded up the cotton quilts, mattresses, and other things they wouldn't need for now and placed them to one side.

She even thoughtfully put the moisture-proof mat underneath them.

After clearing out a section of the kang, she prepared to help Jiang Lai make the bed.

Although Jiang Lai had already received supplies from the system,

there weren't many things among them that were suitable for immediate use.

Actually, there was one suitable item—the down quilt.

The system had said it could regulate its own temperature, so even if she used it now, she wouldn't feel hot.

But wasn't it inconvenient to take it out?

Fortunately, Jiang Lai had bought a pure-cotton four-piece bedding set before coming to the countryside.

She could only make do with the four-piece set tonight.

Once they went into town tomorrow and bought bamboo sleeping mats, she could put one down then.

Jiang Lai said, “Wait a moment. Let me look for it.”

She then rummaged through the pile of things and found the four-piece set she had slipped inside before the girls arrived.

She handed it over.

“Here, use this. We'll make do with it for tonight.”