Follow the army to the island, the rebellious male protagonist was led by me to counterattack

Chapter 146 Construction Begins

Uncle Cao understood what Shi Xia said.

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Uncle Cao took care of it.

Shi Xia sighed, "The logistics department did a great job, which saved us a lot of trouble."

After making arrangements with Uncle Cao, Shi Xia saw Madam Qu. At first, she thought she was seeing things, but upon closer inspection, she realized that the woman who had changed out of her elegant cheongsam and was wearing shorts was indeed Madam Qu, along with Old Madam Qu.

Isn't that Leader Qu wearing a traditional Chinese jacket?

I guess we can't call him Leader Qu anymore.

Shi Xia walked over.

"Shi Xia, we'll be staying here from now on."

Madam Qu came up to explain, and Shi Xia said reassuredly, "Don't worry, I'm here for you."

One sentence brought tears to Madam Qu's eyes for no apparent reason.

Of her three children, two have severed ties with her, and one drowned young. Sometimes she really feels like she can't go on living.

"You've come at the perfect time. Don't just sit around; teach the aunties in our village to read."

"And Uncle Qu, why don't you go to school and teach the children? Once you're here, you'll have to work. We don't support idlers."

Shi Xia made the arrangements for them in the blink of an eye, and the two of them readily agreed.

That evening, the Qu family of three ate dinner with Shi Xia.

Later that evening, several small boats quietly set sail out to sea and headed towards the island.

The people who went to work were very tight-lipped; they didn't say a word, and they didn't bring everything back—just enough for tomorrow's work.

In the village, you don't need to hire a construction team to build a house. A carpenter and a bricklayer are basically all you need.

The villagers can do a little bit of everything else, and building a house can be done quickly.

The next morning, Shi Xia first went to see Old Man Shan and looked at the design drawings he had made.

The entire village is circular, and the courtyard walls of each house are designed with an arc shape to effectively block the wind.

The design is aesthetically pleasing, and Shi Xia likes it very much.

"In that case, let's get started."

In short, the reconstruction of the three islands began.

Shi Xia wanted to help, but the research institute, which came every day, called her away.

When Shi Xia went with the research institute to re-establish the radar base, she was surrounded by Fu Qiang, who kept talking.

"Yamamoto Cheng is really too smart. It's a real waste of his time that he's studying with me. I can send him to Beijing, where my teachers are better."

"No."

Shi Xia, wearing the equipment, sat on the side of the boat and simply refused.

Yamamoto Cheng ran away from Beijing, and they even sent him back. Besides, what time is it now? Staying far away is the right way.

"Stop talking, I won't change my decision."

Shi Xia leaned back and fell into the sea.

For the next few days, Shi Xia was busy here.

After the first phase of base station deployment, she finally had time to visit Wen Chengan.

When Wen Cheng'an heard that Shi Xia was looking for him, he ran back to his dormitory to get his things before coming out.

He waved to Shi Xia from afar, shouting, "Wait for me there, it's sunny here!"

Everyone in the courtyard knew without even looking that Wen Cheng'an's girlfriend had arrived.

This silly Wen Cheng'an is completely different from the Wen Cheng'an who trains like his life depends on it, but they've gotten used to it.

Wen Cheng'an ran out, and Shi Xia smiled as she watched.

"What's wrong?"

"It's gotten dark again."

"You don't like it? Then I'll wear a mask during training next time."

Shi Xia chuckled, making a circle with her thumb and forefinger and placing it on Wen Cheng'an's eyes.

"Wear a mask. There are two circles here, and you can pretend to be a panda."

Do you like pandas?

"How silly." Wen Cheng'an chuckled, and with a bit more courage, grabbed Shi Xia's hand, then pretended to look at the scenery.

"Look how blue the sky is!"

Shi Xia smiled and took the initiative, directly placing her entire hand into Wen Cheng'an's, their fingers intertwined.

"It's quite blue."

Wen Cheng'an stopped looking at the sky and stared blankly at the two people's hands before pulling Shi Xia to sit down.

"I have an hour's leave, which Battalion Commander Cheng gave me. I made another contribution this time, and the battalion commander said I'll be promoted next time. Once I become a company commander, my family can accompany me..."

Wen Cheng'an looked at Shi Xia cautiously, but Shi Xia pushed his face away.

"Okay, I'll say yes when you propose, okay?"

Wen Chengan was surprised by the huge joy, and his heart was pounding.

"Okay, okay! You keep your word."

"What if I don't count?"

Shi Xia teased Wen Cheng'an, who pouted and said pitifully, "I'll cry."

"Hahahaha! Wen Cheng'an, how could you have such a shameless attitude!"

Shi Xia was so amused by Wen Cheng'an's expression that she almost fell over. Wen Cheng'an put an arm around her lower back and said without any shyness, "I'm willing to do anything for you."

Shi Xia blinked: The colors in her mind were acting up again.

"This is for you."

Wen Cheng'an handed Shi Xia a small cloth bag containing beef jerky.

“One of my comrades is from the grasslands. It was mailed from his family. This is what I exchanged with him.”

"Coming to the navy from the grasslands?"

"Right? He said he wanted to see the sea because there was no sea there, and he joined the army because of his outstanding physical fitness. I even trained him to swim."

Shi Xia listened to his interesting stories about the military camp and laughed happily, feeling very relaxed.

As for Wen Cheng'an, he didn't ask Shi Xia a single question about what she was doing.

It's best not to ask about what his partner does.

The two didn't go anywhere, just chatted at the entrance of the military camp. An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Wen Chengan had to go back.

"I will work hard!"

"I know, take care of yourself."

"Ok!"

Wen Chengan nodded heavily and ran back.

Shi Xia knew without asking that Wen Chengan trained very hard, had developed eight-pack abs, and was strong and resolute, already looking like a soldier.

He is completely different now from the person he was at the beginning.

Shi Xia carried the beef jerky back home.

After returning home, they participated in building the house, and the entire village, young and old, all got involved.

But we can't build houses everywhere; we still need to eat, and we still need to manage the farmland.

The first thing to be done was to cultivate water spinach fields. This time, Shi Xia planted a lot of water spinach, intending to make a quick buck with it.

The seaweed and laver fields at sea have also been rebuilt.

Everything is back on track. Although it has not fully recovered, there is hope and high morale. Shi Xia once again takes the fishing boat out to sea.

This time it was a real fishing trip at sea; news came from the land that they needed fish again.

Because other islands suffered heavy losses, there haven't been many fish being sent there for some time, and the land also needs meat.

Pork is good, but raising it takes time, unlike fish which is raised much faster.

Now that she knew about fishing on land, Shi Xia naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.

The summer ship set off before dawn to fish in the three islands of the sea.

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Somehow, Jin Kaiwen, their old rival, learned about the sea storm disaster in China.

He suffered losses at Shi Xia's hands twice, and after hearing about the disaster in China, he was tempted to do the same again.

Their fishing boats are all destroyed... That female demon definitely can't go out to sea, it would be a shame not to go fishing now.

Whether for insurance or out of guilt, Jin Kaiwen gathered more than a dozen fishing boats to go out to sea together. With their numbers, even patrol boats would have to think twice before encountering them.