Chapter 122
Afterward, the two of them hugged each other after the shower and sat on the bedside chatting, which was also considered as a discussion
Lu Yuanzheng’s voice was still a bit muffled: “Our country has hundreds of islands and shallow reefs, but because there has been no artificial development and construction, some of them have been illegally occupied by neighboring small countries
The archipelago we just recaptured, including Rainbow Island, was taken over by other countries in this way Luckily, we’ve got it back now That’s why we’re here to defend the island and develop it into an island where people can live normally
If we just take it back and leave it alone, it will happen again We can’t keep doing that, and the leaders realized that, so they put us on the islands, even on reefs so small that only one or two people can stand on them
At first, I thought that the random rise of the sea water can be submerged in the reef no one cared, not enough attention, resulting in a few innocent comrades missing although they have been missing in action, but the probability is that they were attacked for the country to die”
Xu asked to know the rainbow island sacrificed a lot of soldiers to get back, also heard that because of the storm supply ship did not arrive in time, in the hammock on the sentry disappeared for no reason, asked him: “So we want to recapture the other occupied islands or reefs, but also have to start a war?”
Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, “War is the most forced means It’s best to have a peaceful solution What I want to tell you is, if you really have a better way to get artificial reefs that’s even better!”
“If you want to put it that way, I think I can be a little more ambitious and try an artificial island?”
Lu Yuanzheng laughed, “That’s not necessary! Our Rainbow Island is not developed yet, it’s not time to expand If you have a way to make this artificial coral reef and keep the other sisters-in-law busy, you’ll be doing your man a big favor!”
“Huh?” Xu Man wrinkled his eyebrows, wondering, “Isn’t it a big favor for Shi Lei? How did it become a favor for you?”
“Appeasing his sisters-in-law is his business, but developing and building the island is your man’s business! That’s why you’re called doing them all a favor”
Xu Wen blinked, “What do I get out of helping you guys?”
Lu Yuanzheng ran his large palm down her smooth, satin-like back, “Make you comfortable?”
Xu Man rolled out of his arms and moved away from him, “You wish! Dog man!”
“Huh? What man?” Lu Yuanzheng narrowed his eyes
Hearing the warning in his voice, Xu Man readily changed his words, “A good man!”
“Too late! I heard you! Let’s see what I’ll do to you!”
Xu Man was re-captured in his vice-like grip, struggling twice in vain: “So Lu Yuanzheng, what’s the difference between your punishment and reward?”
Lu Yuanzheng thought very seriously and returned to her in a less serious manner, “The difference is in making you cry or making you scream?”
Xu asked, “”
The coral is not so good, because you need to go to sea often
Not in the business sense, but in the literal sense of the word
You have to wear scuba gear and dive to the bottom even in shallow waters
This one alone had dissuaded quite a few sisters-in-law with dry duck attributes
Xu Man in his previous life when traveling was a “frogman”, but also really experienced the seed coral
But the entertainment nature and professional nature of coral planting are two different things
The former figure a fresh fun, the latter is a real hard labor, the need to persevere, endure day after day of wind and sun
Coral is actually considered a “delicate girl” on the seawater environment is more dependent on the need for suitable temperature, but also to meet a variety of conditions
Coral planting is not like planting crops, roll up your sleeves and you can do it, but also have to go through specialized training, learn to dive well and care for coral technology
For this reason, Lu Yuanzheng and Shi Lei specially reported to apply for relevant experts to come over to support and train his sisters-in-law
In any case, it was considered that some of the sisters-in-law had found something to do
But there are still half of the sisters-in-law who have nothing to do
It wasn’t that the sisters-in-law had to work, but very few of them had the mentality that Xu Man had, and no one liked to be busy, but they also didn’t like to be idle all the time
For example, in Xu’s past life, she experienced the “universal menstruation” caused by some force majeure
During the first week, the whole family enjoys being together without visiting friends and relatives No work, no school, no going out, hungry, eat, thirsty, drink, sleep, especially cozy
After a week, you start to fall apart, trying to entertain yourself at home, making games and pasta, “playing house” style at home to create the atmosphere of a tourist attraction
After two weeks, going out to take out the trash is considered a vacation, and everyone in the family rushes to go
A month later, everyone thinks, “School is great!” “It’s great to be at work!”
On Rainbow Island, it’s actually the equivalent of group segregation You can only move around on Rainbow Island, and it’s not easy to get in and out
However, there are many people, and for the time being, they can satisfy their social needs
There wouldn’t be a problem inside the gate for a short period of time
The inside of the camp is generally closed to visitors, but the family areas can visit each other
Newly arrived on the island sisters-in-law, in the process of familiarizing themselves with the bad situation, invite their own men’s comrades to their homes, and follow their own men to other people’s homes as guests also killed a lot of time gate, at least the first month or two is not so boring, counting on something to do, plus just arrived on the island fresh and curious can still wind up in the calm
Time door so a little bit to the summer, another year to the college entrance examination
Wang Ying and participated in the college entrance examination, the difference is about than last year calm a lot, fill in the volunteer foot down to earth a lot, did not fill in a variety of famous universities, chose a teacher training college
When filling out the volunteer also came to find Xu asked to help counseling
Xu asked Wang Ying why she wanted to choose teacher training, Wang Ying said that she finally found what she wanted to do in the past six months of teaching children
Xu Wen did not say anything more, according to their own understanding of her recommended a few colleges that meet her requirements
After the test is no longer mindful of waiting on the shore, nothing to bring children to prepare for the class
The elementary school on the island had a summer vacation just like on land
A part of the officers and soldiers took the opportunity to take an annual vacation, and Shi Lei and Song Baoying’s family of three also left
Shi Lei’s departure meant that Lu Yuanzheng could no longer leave the island
To Dongsheng’s dismay, Doudou’s family of three also went back to their hometown, and it would be another month before they could meet
Xu Wen, in order to make Dongsheng happy, drove their family’s houseboat out every day to hang out, but did not dare to go far, just in the shallow sea area to play for a while
Mother and son either sitting or lying down, floating in the sea, either eating fruit to see the seascape and listen to the sound of the sea, or Dongsheng writing homework, Xu Man research artificial coral reefs
After consulting through the magic mirror in many angles, Xu Man found that 3d printing of artificial coral reefs is the most appropriate
The so-called 3d printing, is a rapid prototyping technology, and ordinary printers are the same working principle Ordinary printers can only hit the plane, while the 3d printer through a layer of printing ultimately present the desired items of the three-dimensional effect Generally based on digital modeling files, with powdered metal or bondable plastics and other substances as the main raw material
According to the unreliable magic mirror, the earliest 3d printing technology used in the commercial field should be in the late eighties, that is to say, if Xu Man wants to use this technology, will become the first to eat crabs, or even have to become an invention scientists and so on This didn’t fit Xu Man’s low-key persona
The point is, Xu Man also asked the magic mirror, in this era, not to mention the computer can not do to support 3d printing technology, alone a computer worth tens of thousands of dollars
The reference that Magic Mirror can find is an ibm 5150 from the seventies, with a starting price of one thousand five hundred and sixty-five knives, and the high end is more than three thousand knives
According to the purchasing power of this era, ten thousand dollars is equal to about six hundred thousand dollars forty to fifty years later Three thousand dollars is equal to twenty thousand dollars
That means a high end computer costs one million two hundred thousand dollars
Was this something that Xu Man, who only had ten dollars a month in military allowance, could consider?
Even if she didn’t only have ten dollars a month, even though she didn’t go to class, the university subsidy that college students were supposed to have was reimbursed to her by the school when she went to take her exams
Even so, Xu Man was just a salted fish earning a few hundred dollars a year
Therefore, Xu Wen gave up the road of 3d printing artificial coral reefs after several days of entanglement
Lu Yuanzheng, who seldom saw Xu ask to give up on something halfway, curiously asked her why she didn’t continue to tinker with it According to Xu Man’s description, this would be the most effective way to expand the area of Rainbow Island
Xu Wen only asked him slyly, “Disregarding the cost of materials, a single computer, worth a million or so, will you be able to file a report and apply for it or will you be able to buy it back for me out of your own pocket?”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
He was silent for a while, and said, “Daughter-in-law, I think that actually advancing two and a half centimeters in a circle a year is the most appropriate”
People have to live within their means, Lu Yuanzheng dared to escape in the encirclement of a hundred enemies, and could bring a hundred soldiers to annihilate a thousand enemies, but, really out of thin air, he couldn’t change a million pieces
It’s hard to get a million dollars, not to mention a million dollars, even ten thousand dollars
Xu Wen was amused by Lu Yuanzheng’s injured look, “Hubby, don’t be afraid! It’s only a million dollars! I’ll earn it for you to spend in the future”
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t take it seriously and nodded with a smile, “Okay! Recently, my appetite is not good, so I like to eat soft food”
After two years of salted fish, Xu Wen still thinks that the salted fish after realizing financial freedom is called real salted fish
Beggars on the street in fact, life is also very salty, every day to eat a clean place to find a place to lie, surrounded by a bowl of sun, what work is not doing, enough salty, right?
That rich people lying on the yacht, blowing the sea breeze sun, are the same posture, are the same sun, the difference is nothing more than the material level of enjoyment
The world should favor the latter, and Xu Wen is no exception
When she was studying abroad, she once traveled in poverty I don’t know if it’s because she didn’t have the right mindset, but she always felt that traveling poor was very tiring and far less comfortable than traveling rich
All in all, Xu Wen wanted to make money
How to earn? is a problem
August 1 was a very important holiday for Lu Yuanzheng and the others, Army Day
It was also a very important day for Rainbow Island After half a year, the harbor was finally completed
On this day, several military ships sailed into the harbor of Rainbow Island and anchored
There were battleships and transportation ships
In the past, large ships were unable to dock at Rainbow Island, and all the weapons, ammunition and military supplies had to go to the center island first, and then they drove their small boats to the center island to receive the goods What they could bring back were all lightweight and small-sized weapons
This time, the amphibious armored vehicle was finally delivered to Rainbow Island
The whole island officers and soldiers collectively gathered around the harbor and cheered
As far as they were concerned, this iron shell guy was similar to a lipstick bag to a woman
Xu asked at first did not know, just listening to the movement thought that eight hundred soldiers at the same time off single and today’s wedding it!
After knowing the reason, flirted with a sentence: “So this is to pick up the lover back?”
Lu Yuanzheng looked askance at her and then said, “Then I’ll have to elope with my lover!”
For the next month they were going to have semi-closed training, where the people would have to break in with the weapons, mainly meaning the ships and armor
Semi-closed means that they have to go to the sea, eat and live at sea, and occasionally go back to Rainbow Island to resupply, but not all the officers and soldiers can land, and when they come, they can only be at the battalion headquarters
That is to say that all the officers and soldiers of the family building are back to live in the class, even if the sister-in-laws who live on the same island with the soldiers are also cowboys and weavers
Some of the sisters-in-law who had just come to the island were not used to it and complained that if they had known, they would not have come to the island and would not have been able to see anyone
Not to mention the other sisters-in-law were not adapting, even Xu Man was not adapting
It seemed that since Lu Yuanzheng had recovered his life, the two of them had never really been separated in such a serious manner
Four or five days was the limit of Xu Man’s separation from Lu Yuanzheng
After a week of not seeing each other, the longing became a torment
Xu Wen talked less and less and couldn’t bring herself to do anything She sat on the houseboat every day, looking at the sea in the distance
In the distance was Lu Yuanzheng and the others training for a beach landing
A distance away, Xu Wen’s eyesight is not bad, can not see who is who, can only see a blurred silhouette
The fact that Xu Man couldn’t pick out Lu Yuanzheng accurately among those figures made her even more frustrated
Every day when she opens her eyes, she touches the cold sheets around her and starts to lose her mind, wondering what Lu Yuanzheng is doing right now Has he eaten? Is he okay? Will he be thinking of me?
I’m full of thoughts like these, and I’m not in the mood for anything else
Xu Wen felt that this can not go on, this state is really too funeral!
She was afraid that after a long time, she would also become a whiny woman
After thinking about it, Xu Wen called Dongsheng back, who was also not particularly energized, “Dongsheng, aren’t you bored?”
“Bored! When will Doudou come back?”
“You have so many good friends, why are you only looking for Doudou? Aren’t they all still on the island?”
“But I just want to play with Doudou No, I want to play with other kids too, but I’m not in the mood to play with other kids without Doudou”
Xu asked, “”
She struggled, “Don’t you even want your dad?”
“Want to, too! Daddy hasn’t been separated from me in a long time, and I miss him a little bit too” Dongsheng’s thumb and forefinger pinched out a slit to show how little there was
Xu asked, “”
Xu Wen took a deep breath and asked him one last question before making a move to throw him out, “Do you want to follow me to play with your second uncle?”
Now that the Special Economic Zone had been declared, it would be a good idea to go and see how things were going over at Second Brother’s side, and if there were any suitable doorways to make money
Dongsheng instantly door his eyes brightened, “Isn’t Second Uncle on the shore? Then I want to go!”
Xu Man nodded, “Go, pack your bags and go!”
Early the next morning, in order to prevent Lu Yuanzheng from worrying, Xu Wen and Dongsheng with good luggage and travel expenses, wrote a letter to Lu Yuanzheng and put it on the coffee table, and the two of them left Rainbow Island holding people
In fact, Rainbow Island from Pengcheng especially close, but because there is no direct public transport, Xu Man mother and son still have to transfer from Rainbow Island to the center of the island, from the center of the island folded to the city of the sea, and then from the city of the sea around a big circle to the city of Pengcheng
Originally an hour’s walk, walked all day
The day dawn on the departure, the night only to arrive
Xu Man first to Pengcheng better guest house opened a door room, rested for the night, the next day to find Xu Wen
Xu Wen and his second uncle are still renting the house that Xu Man and Lu Yuanzheng helped them rent last time
When Xu Man’s mother and son arrived, the second uncle went to work, Xu Wen had not yet gotten up, and was woken up by Xu Man tapping on the door
When he opened the door to Xu Wen, he was wearing a hen’s nest of hair and had a sleepy face, but when he saw Xu Wen, he was instantly energized, “Why are you here? Why are you here?”
“I haven’t seen you in months, so I came over to see you!”
“I miss you too! Then you wait!” Xu Wen snapped and slammed the door shut after he finished speaking
Xu Wen: “”
Thinking of me and doing this to me?
After a while Xu Wen opened the door again, her hair had been combed, and her top and shorts were on
Xu Wen entered the door and swept a glance, the room door obviously also hurriedly cleaned up, vaguely can still see the traces of cleaning up before
Two big men’s room door, it can be imagined that there will not be any surprise, with the pigsty has a spell, but fortunately, nothing strange flavor
Xu Wen muttered, “The baggage is pretty heavy!”
“What did you say?” Xu Wen didn’t hear
“Saying why are you still sleeping at this hour?” It wasn’t early, but it wasn’t late either, just past eight o’clock in the morning