Chapter 175

“Your father had to quarry his own rocks to build a house!”

Xu Wen let out a “Huh?” He let out a cry, clearly surprised, “Why did my father suddenly have this idea?”

“It’s not so sudden Last year, he originally thought that we could help you bring up Xiachu, and then go back home to farm In fact, your father discussed this with me years ago, thinking that we would go back to Wei Village and not come back We’ve been in Wei Village for most of our lives, so we’re not as comfortable as you young people We always miss the two old houses at home

As a result, you went back and organized to bring so many young people from the commune over here Your father was afraid that you couldn’t manage on your own, so he thought he would come and stay for another year

At that time, he was thinking of building his own house

But then Xiaozheng came back a few days ago and brought back many fishermen who were in distress They are now temporarily housed in tents

The tents are not a permanent place for people to live It’s just a thin layer of cloth, and when it’s exposed to the sun, it’s soaked to the bone that people don’t even sweat when they stand in it and do nothing If it rains, it basically rains heavily outside and lightly inside”

“It’s not that exaggerated” Xu Wen disagreed, she had also lived in a tent for a few months when she first came to Rainbow Island!

The point was, “What’s that got to do with my dad wanting to build a house?”

“Your dad doesn’t think it’s appropriate for us to occupy this cabin all the time Two days ago, when you and Xiaozheng weren’t on the island, he asked Instructor Shi Lei Instructor Shi Lei said that he would allow you to build your own house, and gave your father a few plots of land for him to choose from Instructor Shi also said that this area was originally intended for the resettlement of the people, so everyone could build their own house

Your father then chose a place for himself and went up the mountain to quarry stone”

Xu asked, “”

Old Xu could move really fast!

You don’t even need to discuss such a big thing?

Lu Yuanzheng didn’t dare not give his mother-in-law face, and came early to wait for dinner

Seeing Lu Yuanzheng come, Zhu Meizhen ran to the kitchen and said to add two more dishes

Xu Wen asked him in a low voice, “Are you done with your work?”

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, “I just finished a meeting”

“Then why are you here so early?”

“Craving mom’s chicken stew” This was said out loud by Lu Yuanzheng

Zhu Meizhen heard it and cooked more vigorously

Xu Wen rolled her eyes, snorted, and whispered in disgust, “Pretending!”

“How can you say that? Mom’s chicken stew is really delicious!” Lu Yuanzheng took his daughter from Xu Man’s arms and pressed her face, “Baby girl, do you miss your dad?”

At this moment, Xia Chu’s emotions have long been stabilized, and she has returned to her usual cute self, sniffing and baring her small teeth, her eyes curving into a crescent moon, she hugged Lu Yuanzheng’s face and kissed him, as a kind of reply

Lu Yuanzheng’s face and heart melted together

Xu Wen felt that Lu Yuanzheng probably didn’t even look at her as tenderly as he did at Xia Chu

She couldn’t help but feel a little sour: ”It’s really worthy of being a lover in a previous life! It seems that there is indeed true love between this father and daughter!”

Lu Yuanzheng sniffed, one hand holding his daughter and one arm around Xu Man’s waist, “Did you fall into the vinegar tank in the past two days? You’re jealous of your daughter too?”

“I’m holding out for my son! You didn’t even notice that your son wasn’t home?”

“I just saw him on the way! He said he was going to play with Xu Che for a while before coming back”

Xu asked, “”

Xu Man stopped talking

Xia Chu saw open arms to Xu asked to jump in the arms, “Ma Ma Ma Ma, hold!”

Xu asked the cold face of the moment can not be tensed, from the arms of Lu Yuanzheng took his daughter, in passing, Xu Qiushi want to quarry stone to build a house with the matter of Lu Yuanzheng said

“Can that stone be quarried casually? Don’t let anything out of order make things difficult for you”

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, “Not for now Besides stones, there are also mines in the mountains It’s not a big deal for Dad to pick some stones to build a house I’m just afraid that others will follow suit and go quarrying”

Xu Wen understood for a second

It wasn’t that they didn’t meet the requirements, and there were no rules that prevented them from mining stones

It’s just that the rocky mountain wasn’t big, and part of it had already been mined for paving the road

It’s not a problem to build a house or two, but it’s also a bit of a problem if all the fishermen on the island follow suit

I’m afraid to get to the end of the stone is not enough to cause any public anger, a conflict

Like this kind of conflict, the military is not good to intervene

When the time comes, it will be troublesome

Xu Wen sighed, pinching his forehead: ”Dad definitely won’t think that far ahead Currently, he’s just thinking about building a house of his own and moving out, letting this wooden house be lived in by others”

“I know” Lu Yuanzheng puts Xiao Xiachu on the ground and bends down to help her practice walking, “You don’t need to care about this matter, when the time comes, I’ll help dad build a house”

Xiao Xiachu’s physical quality was about as good as his, especially good, and she dared to take a step after more than ten months

It was Xu Man who was afraid that it would be bad for her legs and didn’t dare to let her walk

A girl’s family, in case walking too early affects her bones, what if her legs are not straight?

However, the Magic Mirror said that this was a misinformation, and that everything had to be done scientifically

Xu Wen has no time to study such science, has been half blocked and half permissive

Because teaching children to walk is the most exhausting thing in the process of bringing up children

She will not walk at a young age, but also willing to walk, belonging to the human vegetable addiction, walk and walk unsteady not two steps on the fall, which means that often need an adult has been bending over to help her

With rice planting in the rice paddies is almost the same, always bending over, moving small steps, in fact, is a very tiring thing

Xu Wen felt sorry for Zhu Meizhen, so he used the reason that it was not good for the child’s bones and asked her to walk less with Xiachu

Zhu Meizhen believed it, and would not let Xiachu walk if she could climb

Most of the time, Xu Wen is free, bending down to help Xiachu practice walking

Because the Magic Mirror said that children are not as delicate as adults think The fact that she dared to stand meant that she had the ability to stand The fact that she wants to walk proves that her bones can already support her steps It was good to be careful, but there was no need to be so careful

Xu Wen thought deeply Her eyes watched as Lu Yuanzheng bent down and practiced carrying Xia Chu with one hand, and her mouth said, “Forget it! You picked up so many fishermen on the island! It’s not good to favor one over the other, there may be nothing going on right now If it comes to the point of saying that you’re being hypocritical and favoring your old man, I’ll see where you can argue I think it’s better for you to stay out of Dad’s house-building business!”

“I’m not afraid of shadows! First come, first served! Besides, just because I’m the chief official on the island, I can’t let my parents be restricted because they’re worried about me! It’s not like they’ve done anything wrong! As you just said, Mom and Dad went to the mountains to build a house in the heat because they wanted to give it to someone else That’s a good deed and should be encouraged! It’s only the people who make a mess of it who should be weak!”

Xu asked: “”

Come on, you’re the one who said the good words

After the two of them chatted for a few moments, Zhu Meizhen came in with a pot full of chicken stew

Xu Man inhaled, “Mom, what’s this smell?”

“Sand ginger A fisherman gave it to me, saying that it would be especially delicious when stewed with chicken! You try it”

Sand ginger and chicken were indeed a perfect match

Xu Man took a small bowl and tasted some, and it did taste good

She put down the bowl and headed out, “I’ll go call Xiao Che and the others back for dinner”

Xu Man had just left the house when Xu Che had already driven the motorized convertible that Lu Yuanzheng had given her, pulling Dongsheng and Yuanbao back

Yuan Bao had transferred to Rainbow Island after all

Because Xu Che and Dongsheng are here, he is not willing to stay in Pengcheng alone

Anyway, here to and from school connected to the transport are saved, but also the militarized management of the island, not afraid of human traffickers are not afraid of them to get lost

Xu Wang finally compromised

Zhu Meizhen and Xu Qiushi are also happy, the children are in front of the lively

She has the energy to work on her meals

Xu Qiushi is either busy with his crops or teasing his young son or grandson

Xu Wen said that he would send Chunsheng here in September

I don’t want anything else, the safety of Rainbow Island is not comparable to Pengcheng

A table of people around the dinner table eating and drinking is very lively

Zhu Meizhen kept asking Lu Yuanzheng how he was doing these few months outside, whether he was suffering or not

The children would also curiously ask something about the Yangtze River ship

Lu Yuanzheng held little Xiachu in his arms, feeding her what she could eat while picking up what he could say and answering everyone

The atmosphere at the dinner table had been relatively harmonious up to this point

Until Yuan Bao lamented, “This chicken is so delicious! Little uncle, are these the chickens you raised?”

Xu Che and Dongsheng instantly reacted, turning their heads to look at Xu Qiusi in unison

Xu Qiusi was at a loss

Zhu Meizhen slapped her head and asked Xu Qiusi, “Which chicken did you kill?”

In the morning, she brought her children to the door, and when she returned, Xu Qiusi had already removed all the chicken feathers

Xu Qiushi wondered, “What’s the difference? Aren’t they all chickens? I picked a fatter rooster because I thought it was crowded”

Xu Man sighed softly and asked with little hope, “Is it a big red-crowned one with a ring of orange feathers around its neck?”

Xu Qiushi casually grabbed it, not really paying much attention, and thought carefully, “Seems right? What’s wrong with it? Is that chicken inedible?”

Without saying a word, Xu Che and Dongsheng put down their rice bowls and rushed outside

“It’s definitely all edible to me” Xu Man looked at those two children’s backs and shook his head

Zhu Meizhen interjected, “It’s not edible for your precious son and nephew, that’s the chicken they raised!”

Xu Qiushi: “”

Previously, Xu Wen was bored with his pregnancy got some eggs and used a light bulb to hatch some chicks to play with

At the time, it was to pass the time and at the same time teach Dongsheng and Xu Qushi a little bit of common sense

Then the chicks really hatched, and most of the time it was Xu Che and Dongsheng who took care of them

They really raised them from eggs

The first twelve chicks hatched out, yellow and cute, especially adorable

Xu Che and Dong Sheng were too young to take care of the chicks, and due to various reasons, such as a little too much water in the bowl, the chicks fell in and drowned, or they were overfed and died

In the end, there were almost six left

Their favorite was the big white rooster It was usually very powerful They called him “General”

Now the general had completed its mission and was in everyone’s bowl

You could tell that it was usually in good shape, fat and strong, quite a big pot

While the three members of the Xu family were discussing, Lu Yuanzheng fed his daughter, put her in the stroller on the side and let her play on her own, then picked up the bowl and started eating

The three members of the Xu family saluted him in unison

Xu Wen even touched him with his arm, “Did you hear what we just said?”

“Yes”

“How can you still eat after hearing that?”

“What a waste if I don’t eat it after I’ve done it? Can the chicken in the bowl come back from the dead? They’re too young to get so excited over a chicken, they’ll be fine when they’re older and have more experience It’s good for boys to be kind, but you have to learn to accept things that can’t be changed

Besides, it’s hard to believe that you intend to accompany them to mourn for this chicken?”

When Xu Man thought about it, it was right for Lu Yuanzheng to say that

What was that saying? Sometimes getting hurt is what makes people grow

She also picked up her bowl and continued to eat, not forgetting to greet Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen, “Mom and Dad, you guys eat! When Xu Che and Dongsheng come back in a while, let them find Lu Yuanzheng Who let this chicken be slaughtered for Lu Yuanzheng’s reception!”

Xu Qiushi: “”

Zhu Meizhen: “”

Lu Yuanzheng: “”

Well, this time, no one but Xu Wen could get their chopsticks down

Not a moment later, two loud cries were rightfully heard

When Xu Che and Dongsheng entered the door, their eyes were red and swollen with snot bubbles

Xu Che is okay, in the end, older, crying more stoic, Dongsheng can not, whimpering into Xu Wen’s arms crying that a miserable

At the end of the day, the chickens were all eaten by the crowd

Dongsheng and Xu Che ate it while sobbing

They had failed in their crusade against Lu Yuanzhan, and had been taught not to waste food

Xu Man sympathized with them a bit

However, he also knew that Lu Yuanzheng had done this to draw these two children’s grievances onto himself

Otherwise, his old husband Xu Qiushi would have been the first to face the brunt of the two children’s accusations

Older people are more likely to blame themselves when they are soft-hearted

Lu Yuanzheng had been the bad guy, so Xu Man naturally had to be the good guy

He comforted the two teenagers’ hurt hearts and told them that chickens are good for food

As a result, Xu Che and Dongsheng cried even more

Luo Zemin was especially helpful and shipped back two pieces of equipment for her

Because Xu Wen is not producing sanitary napkins, she wants diapers, the equipment can not be used directly also need to be modified

Originally, you can directly hire engineers from foreign countries to do this, but I’m afraid of spies, thinking that they are still a little more secure

This matter is not only beyond the scope of knowledge of Xu Man, even the magic mirror does not have this function

It’s just a search engine, and it’s not professional

When Xu Man was at a loss, Lu Yuanzheng once again became her hero

No, it’s her hero’s leader

When Lu Yuanzheng realized that she was worried about this, he picked a few people from his battalion to help her without saying a word

However, Xu Man had to explain to them the working principle of this equipment and what Xu Man needed this machine to be modified for

This was not difficult for Xu Man

After Xu Man finished speaking, the three soldiers with a series of pliers and screwdrivers hanging from their waists started to do it

Seeing Xu Man very apprehensive, his hand poked Lu Yuanzheng’s waist behind his back and asked him in a low voice: “Can your people be reliable? These two pieces of equipment are half of our family’s assets”

The remaining small half, get plant

Her plant was different from Luo Zemin’s, Luo Zemin built it manually

She borrowed the printer that printed the wall last time and printed it out directly

The length, width and height were completely sufficient, and it took one day to build a workshop

It saved a lot of labor as well as building costs

All the money saved was buying these two devices

With Xu’s current financial resources, she was only able to maintain the operation of these two devices

She couldn’t afford any more

Lu Yuanzheng followed her example and whispered, “You can trust them”

With just such a simple sentence, Xu Wen relaxed her heart

Modifying the equipment wasn’t something that could be accomplished in an instant

Xu Man didn’t have time to keep an eye on it all the time, and it felt like there were a lot of people coming to the island this year, but there was also a lot more going on

There was always a sense of being too busy

Lu Yuanzheng was no better than her, with a bunch of official business to deal with

Mainly related to the Yangtze River

Listening to that, Lu Yuanzheng will continue to leave in a few days

Of course, he hasn’t left the island’s affairs behind, and has been meeting with Shi Lei for three days

The planning of the island is one step at a time, thinking to take it slowly

However, there are always accidents of one kind or another

For example, how to place these fishermen who were picked up by Lu Yuanzheng was also a problem

“They are all just refugees?” Shi Lei carried his enameled cup and stood in front of Lu Yuanzheng’s table, looking out the window

The camp was initially built on top of a hill, the terrain was higher, so it couldn’t be said that it was completely overlooking Rainbow Island, and what should be seen could basically be seen

The fishermen who lived in tents and the working teenagers that Xu Man had brought with him lived wall-to-wall in that large open space

It was especially consciously divided in two along a road that was barely a central axis

On the left side, inland, were the tents of the working teenagers, and on the right side of the road, living by the sea, were the fishermen

It was the middle of the day, and the working people had gone to the factories

The right side of the road, where the fishermen live, has a more lively atmosphere

There are quilts drying in the sun and fishing nets being laid

Lu Yuanzheng sniffed and also glanced out the window, shaking his head: ”Not sure Most of them are ordinary fishermen, but whether there are any demons or ghosts mixed in hasn’t been mapped out yet”