1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 141 She is a waste

After submitting the report, Lu Youyou finally had some free time. She wanted to wait for a reply before deciding on the direction of her subsequent research. Of course, she might not get any response.

She leaned back in the rocking chair, closed her eyes, and cleared her mind for a while. After working non-stop for half a month, Xiao Huihui now looked like an oxygen tank to her.

"Little Deer, can I come in?"

When Lu Youyou opened her eyes, she saw Wang Jinglian with her head sticking out from the railing. She stood up and greeted her, "Sister-in-law, come in. The door is not closed."

"Finally, you're not busy anymore. I wanted to ask if you wanted some seeds and soil. We've been planning to grow some vegetables for ourselves, so we're going to go shopping. If you need some, I'll give you some."

Lu Youyou was a little surprised: "Growing vegetables? Why did you suddenly think of growing vegetables?"

When she mentioned this, she suddenly remembered that every yard was bare. Apart from a few tropical plants, there were basically no green vegetables.

Unlike before in the Ancheng family compound, every household has a vegetable garden, so there are always a few onions.

Wang Jinglian smiled and said, "It seems you don't worry about anything. Haven't you noticed that there are fewer leafy greens in the cafeteria recently? You can't buy anything good if you go out to buy them."

Lu Youyou was embarrassed. She had never cared about food and drink, and had been concentrating on research recently. She didn't know what three meals a day were. She just ate whatever Gu Qingye cooked. She was indeed a little ignorant of the sufferings of the world.

"Is there a disaster somewhere? Why are there suddenly no vegetables to sell?"

Wang Jinglian sighed, "Most of this land is saline-alkali, making it difficult to grow vegetables. The abnormal weather this year has damaged the vegetable fields on the island. Although we can transport them from land, it's still inconvenient. Furthermore, Dongshan City is similar to the island, so the vegetables we transport won't be fresh."

Lu Youyou is a novice in farming, but it is always better to be prepared. She still has Gu Qingye!

"Then I want some too," Lu Youyou said. "How much is it in total? Do I need a ticket?"

"No need for a ticket, just go to the supply and marketing cooperative on the island and buy it. You just need to pay one dollar, and we'll refund if you exceed the limit or make up for the shortfall. The soil is a bit more troublesome, though, as we have to dig it ourselves."

Lu Youyou thought she had misheard: "Dig it yourself?"

"Yes, the soil near the sea can't grow crops. You need the soil from the mountains in the middle of the island."

Wang Jinglian smiled and said, "Are you scared? Don't worry. The family compound is short of everything except people. We only need two trips at most."

Lu Youyou felt that she was not very capable, but since she had already said it, she had no choice but to go ahead with it.

"What tools do I need to bring? I only have a shovel at home."

"That's fine. Just take whatever's convenient for you. Don't worry about the rest. You can borrow the cart from the logistics department when the time comes."

Lu Youyou felt miserable because she had nothing that was convenient for her.

"By the way, you might need to get another jar to store some rainwater for watering the vegetables." Wang Jinglian began to sigh. "The land on the island is poor, and there's a shortage of fresh water. Back when I was back home, I never imagined that one day even having vegetables would be a problem."

It was only after Lu Youyou came to Dongzhou Island that she realized that the fresh water here was distributed per person, and if the ration was used up, she had to buy extra.

Gu Qingye was willing to spend money, and she was not the kind of person who would let herself be wronged. There was never a shortage of water at home, but she knew that some people lived a frugal life and only used water for eating and drinking, and only took a bath every few days.

The temperature on Dongzhou Island remains around 20 to 30 degrees Celsius all year round. It is very difficult to endure going without a shower for several days.

After Wang Jinglian left, Lu Youyou took out the shovel, waved it a few times, and then regretted it.

Why is this thing so heavy!
And this ground is so hard, how can we shovel it?
Ten minutes later, Lu Youyou looked at his red palms and couldn't help laughing at himself. He was really spoiled and couldn't do any work at all.

No, grit your teeth and hold on a little longer.

Another ten minutes passed, and not only did Lu Youyou not master the trick, her hands became even redder, and the ground was also messed up by her poking.

She collapsed in the rocking chair and questioned her life.

Even if she hadn't eaten pork, she had seen pigs run. She had seen people using shovels during the month in the countryside. Why was she so tired just copying them? She felt like her hands were not her own.

Seeing this, Zhuifeng came into the house and brought out the kettle. Lu Youyou panted and thanked him. Just as he was about to unscrew the bottle cap, he burst into laughter in a second. His hands were red and swollen, and he couldn't exert any strength at all. The smooth lines on the bottle cap felt like a dull knife grinding meat.

Lu Youyou exposed herself more thoroughly this time. It was confirmed that she was a little loser!

She closed her eyes and sulked. The breeze blew, and her closed eyelids seemed to be glued together, becoming heavier and heavier, and her breathing became lighter and lighter.

With a creak, the gate was pushed open.

Gu Qingye slowed down his pace and gestured to Zhuifeng.

Zhuifeng, who was trying hard to cover Lu Youyou with a towel blanket, decisively let go, and Gu Qingye took a corner of the quilt and gently covered her with it.

Lu Youyou was completely unconscious and didn't even wake up when the aroma of food wafted out.

The physical labor was more tiring than she had imagined. She had originally just wanted to lean back and rest for a while, but she fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Qingye was about to call for help when he saw Lu Youyou's mouth move and a vague mumbling came from her throat.

"Water, no water... digging, digging... tired..."

Gu Qingye: No water?
Is there no water at home?

He stood up and looked at the water tank, which was still more than half full.

"Yoyo? Yoyo?"

Lu Youyou didn't wake up, her whole face was buried in the towel blanket.

Gu Qingye laughed and saw that it was still early, so he decided to go buy two more buckets of water.

Accompanied by a creaking sound, Lu Youyou's eyelids trembled slightly and opened a crack.

Gu Qingye was pushing a huge wooden barrel towards the bathroom. There were two smaller barrels by the door, which were used to carry the extra water.

"What is this for?" Lu Youyou rubbed his eyes and stood up.

"Awake?" Gu Qingye turned around and asked, "This is a bathtub. Didn't you say you wanted to take a bath?"

Lu Youyou was stunned. Her brain was a little slow to react after just waking up. When did she...

No, it seems that I did say that.

She just mentioned it casually, but Gu Qingye actually got one back!
Such a tall bucket is more than enough to fit her whole body in it.

"But the water..."

Taking a bath requires a week's worth of water from other people's homes. This is not a bath you're taking, it's money!

Gu Qingye smiled and said, "The water has been brought back. Don't worry, there is enough for you."

It's not like she soaks in it 24 hours a day, how much can she use by herself?
How could he let her dream about the lack of water at home? It was his dereliction of duty.

"You work so long hours at your desk every day, a bath can help relieve fatigue. Don't you always say that health is the most important thing? Why don't you care about it now that it's your turn?"

Lu Youyou was speechless, feeling something was wrong.

But when she mentioned water, she finally remembered that she had something important to say.

"Mrs. Wang asked me if I wanted to grow some vegetables at home. I might need to prepare some flower pots and find a tank to store rainwater."

Gu Qingye smiled and said, "If you want to plant, plant it. Do you need my help?"

(End of this chapter)