1960s: The crazy life after the alchemy furnace became a spirit

Chapter 26 Struggle
"what happened?"

Mu Guozhong looked at Tao Xiangdong who was tied up, and then at Shi Peigang. Shi Peigang looked at Mu Guozhong with shame on his face.

"Captain, there is something wrong with Tao Xiangdong. He is a spy."

As soon as Shi Peigang said this, Mu Weidong's face changed immediately. At first, Tao Xiangdong was given a warning, and he felt that Tao Xiangdong had suffered an unprovoked disaster. But now Shi Peigang said that Tao Xiangdong was a spy, how could Mu Guozhong not be shocked.

Looking at the shocked Mu Guozhong, Shi Peigang recounted the conversation between him and Tao Xiangdong just now. Mu Guozhong looked at Shi Peigang in disbelief, and Shi Peigang nodded helplessly.

Mu Guozhong looked at Tao Xiangdong. When he saw Tao Xiangdong's desperate expression, he knew that Shi Peigang was not lying.

So he asked again and found that it was exactly the same as what Shi Peigang said. Mu Guozhong's face suddenly turned dark.

"Tao Xiangdong, you...?"

Mu Guozhong looked at Tao Xiangdong with a dark face. The expression on Tao Xiangdong's face was very strange. His eyes showed struggle and unwillingness, but he was shouting.

After seeing this scene, Mu Guozhong decided to report the matter, and also took the opportunity to clean out the corrupt officials in the army.

He didn't know how Tao Xiangdong was exposed, but he knew that Tao Xiangdong's exposure was a good thing for them, and that was enough.

So, next, the troops began martial law.

Gu Qingwu pretended to know nothing and continued to busy herself with her own things.

Make clothes for yourself and build a shed in the yard. Since there is no plastic sheet, use straw felt, which is a warm-keeping material. Gu Qingwu decided to give it a try first. The straw felt may allow the vegetables to survive for another month. If it gets colder, it will be useless, especially after snowing.

She just wanted to experiment. If Qin Haonan came back and could get some plastic sheeting, she would grow some fresh vegetables in the greenhouse. If not, she would just grow some quick-growing vegetables.

……

"Qingqing, are you okay?"

After Chen Hongxia heard the news that Tao Xiangdong was arrested, she came to the door worriedly. Gu Qingwu looked at Chen Hongxia with doubt. She had just arrived and couldn't act like she was well-informed. She hadn't gone out for the past two days, so she should pretend that she didn't know that Tao Xiangdong was arrested.

In fact, Chen Hongxia had heard from her husband a long time ago, and she wanted to come over at that time, but then she thought about it and decided to wait until the news was settled before doing anything.

A lot of bad guys were cleared out of the army, as well as some nearby spies. Chen Hongxia was a little worried about Gu Qingwu. The incident that caused Tao Xiangdong to come and apologize two days ago had some impact on Gu Qingwu's reputation.

People said all kinds of things. Some said that Gu Qingwu was unreasonable, some said that Gu Qingwu wanted to make more money. Anyway, there were all kinds of things said, but Gu Qingwu didn't take those rumors to heart at all.

Tao Xiangdong will soon receive the punishment she deserves, and the rumors against her will soon disappear, so there is no need for her to pay any attention to them.

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine. I've been at home these days."

Gu Qingwu chuckled and said. Only at this moment did Chen Hongxia feel like observing Gu Qingwu's current home.

The first thing that caught her eye was the tidy courtyard. Opposite the gate was a stone-paved path. Seeing this scene, Chen Hongxia became interested.

"Why didn't I think of paving the road with stones?"

Chen Hongxia had never thought that this could be done. Their yard had always been made of dirt. When it rained, it was all mud. She thought that when she had the chance in the future, she would buy some bricks to pave a road, so that she wouldn't have to worry about rainy days. Now, when she saw Gu Qingwu actually paved the road with stones picked up from the creek, she showed a look of surprise.

"I've been idle these two days. There's not much stuff at home, so I just need to clean it up. I saw there wasn't much that needed to be cleaned up in the yard, so I picked up some small stones when I was free." Gu Qingwu said with a smile. These small stones were not difficult to clean up at all.

She just had to pick them up and put them in the basket and bring them back. Of course, most of the things she threw into the space were brought back. Anyway, she didn't have anyone she knew in the staff quarters, so she might as well do her own thing.

"Seeing how well you've tidied up the yard, I'm also moved."

Chen Hongxia looked at the clean and tidy courtyard that Gu Qingwu had kept, and said with a smile.

Gu Qingwu smiled shyly and didn’t say anything. What should she say when someone praised her like that?
It would be better to say nothing.

Chen Hongxia didn't mind that Gu Qingwu didn't say anything. She looked around the courtyard that Gu Qingwu had tidied up with great interest.

"What do you do with that piece of land covered with felt?"

Chen Hongxia saw the shed against the wall and asked curiously.

"I'm a little late. I thought it would snow for another month, and I wanted to grow some quick-growing vegetables, but I was worried that they wouldn't grow due to the cold, so I covered them with some felt and waited for Qin Haonan to come back to see if he could get the plastic sheeting I heard about on the train. If he can, I'll see if I can think of a way to grow some vegetables in the winter."

Gu Qingwu smiled and said that she came from the countryside and didn't know what plastic sheeting was, so she said that she heard it from others on the train. When Chen Hongxia heard what Gu Qingwu said, her eyes widened again.

“Growing vegetables in winter?”

She knew that the officials in the past had hot springs in their homes and could grow vegetables in the winter. Could they do the same?

Why doesn't she believe it?
"I heard someone on the train say that our country has developed a transparent plastic sheet that is airtight. I thought that if it is both airtight and transparent, and we can build a shed to keep it warm, we should be able to grow vegetables."

Gu Qingwu thought for a while and explained to Chen Hongxia in the simplest language the principle of growing vegetables in winter.

Chen Hongxia widened her eyes again. At this moment, she clearly realized how smart Gu Qingwu was.

She also understood why Qin Haonan had been waiting for Gu Qingwu for so many years.

"If your experiment is successful, don't forget your sister-in-law."

Chen Hongxia did not say that Gu Qingwu was daydreaming. She expressed her support for Gu Qingwu in an encouraging tone.

Although she didn't know whether Gu Qingwu could succeed, if Gu Qingwu wanted to try, she would not interfere. After all, Gu Qingwu was just her man's wife, not her own.

In addition, Gu Qingwu also said that Qin Haonan should get the plastic sheeting. If Qin Haonan supported it, he would naturally find a way, and there was no need for her to act as the bad guy.

Gu Qingwu was pleased with Chen Hongxia's attitude. In fact, she quite liked Chen Hongxia's attitude towards people.

In the past two days, she has seen some people in the family compound who like to take advantage of their seniority and point fingers at others, and she has also seen many people who like to preach, and of course, there are also people who are jealous of others.

There are all kinds of people, but people with a temperament like Chen Hongxia are rare.

"it is good."

Gu Qingwu promised with a smile, even if others didn't know, how could she not know? She would succeed, because in her first life, this technology had already matured to the point where she could grow everything out of season.

(End of this chapter)