Chapter 148: Luncheon Meat
After a little hesitation, the young girl didn’t even give them a chance to refuse, immediately taking action—
Tsk! Zhou Qian had the same temper when he first joined the team.
The leader turned and looked at the soft bamboo heart tea that had been scooped out, feeling heartbroken, “What’s with your temper? I never said no…”
Such a rare bamboo heart tea, it was now emitting a fragrant aroma. If they planned to brew it, it could last for several days! But now, who wouldn’t want something good? If they made a few more pots of tea tonight, everyone would drink it all up.
Huai Yu innocently smiled, “This bamboo heart tea doesn’t last long, just three brews and it loses its flavor.”
The main thing was that the raw material was extremely convenient, and since it could be endlessly harvested from Kuang Biao’s place, she didn’t feel any regret.
After all, she was now the wealthy Little Yu.
The two chatted while the soldiers at the stove kept throwing firewood into the fire. The flames beneath the stove roared, and despite it being May, the heat made the young man sweat profusely, while the water in the pot quickly began to boil.
With bubbles rising and the tea’s fragrant aroma spreading further, the soldier took a deep breath and unceremoniously pulled out his large water bottle.
“I’ll take a cup first to let it cool,” he said.
The leader, stunned, also pulled out his large tea container.
“Okay, I’ll fill my pot first, and then I’ll pour it into everyone’s cups. You add more water to the pot,” he instructed.
Although the large pot of tea seemed like a lot, after filling two large bottles, the pot was nearly empty—there wasn’t enough to fill everyone’s huge water bottles.
So, they had to start boiling another pot.
Huai Yu looked content as she watched the clear tea, then turned to observe the soldiers working hard in the distance. She couldn’t help but think:
After drinking such good bamboo heart tea, they would surely work even harder building Zhou Qian’s house!
She happily greeted the leader and then joyfully rode her bike back home.
Watching the young girl’s joyful figure as she left, the leader thought about how everyone sighed when mentioning Zhou Qian. He couldn’t help but smile—what was there to regret? In this day and age, just being alive and living comfortably was better than anything!
…
Zhou Qian’s house was built faster than Huai Yu’s, despite being larger and more complete. The number of workers was also greater.
Moreover, there was no need to spend time on the foundation, which was the most time-consuming part. After just one night, the whole area seemed to refresh at the push of a button.
When Huai Yu went to check on it in the morning, the new materials had already been put in place, and they had even thoughtfully fenced in the yard. At that moment, the workers were carrying boxes of daily necessities inside.
Huai Yu was overjoyed!
However, the soldiers working nearby saw her and couldn’t help but wave their arms to greet her, “Little Yu is here!”
“Ah, the little sister is here!”
“You’re up early, so hardworking!”
“Have you eaten breakfast? We’re having a big pot of food, come join us…”
Yesterday, they were just somewhat enthusiastic, but today, it was supercharged. Huai Yu looked confused at the leader, who was also full of enthusiasm, “Little Yu is here! Have you eaten breakfast? We’ve got a pot of noodles, come eat with us!”
Huai Yu shook her head, “I already ate.”
Not only had she eaten, but she had eaten very well!
She had measured her height against the door and tried her bike, discovering that she had grown at least two or three centimeters!
Just in these few days? Only two months!
So, this morning, she had made herself a serious breakfast: stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried beans with minced meat, and steamed locust flowers with pig fat noodles…
No meat, no protein, but at least she had enough starch and vitamins!
The leader laughed heartily: “Alright, if you’ve already eaten, we won’t insist—here, we’ve prepared something for you. You gave us so much tea yesterday, we can’t just take it without offering something in return, so here, take this.”
Huai Yu leaned over to look, and there were three tin cans labeled:
Luncheon Meat 800g
Wow! Luncheon meat!!
She couldn’t refuse; her eyes sparkled as she looked at the leader, “Is this really for me?”
“Of course! It’s for you! But we only had a limited supply, so we could only get this much…”
“It’s not a small amount!” Huai Yu exclaimed as she happily picked up the three cans of luncheon meat. The tin cans had a metallic sheen, and there wasn’t even a label—just a simple print with the production date and the words “Luncheon Meat.”
These were rare military supplies! Extremely rare!
And these were things she couldn’t even buy with her points!
Huai Yu was thrilled, “I really like this! What about the bamboo heart tea from yesterday? Did you all like it?”
Who wouldn’t like it?
If they hadn’t liked it, would the leader have gone through the effort to apply for such high-quality military rations?
In fact, because of pollution, the water they had been drinking for the past few years had a strange taste. But after brewing the bamboo heart tea, not only did it suppress the strange taste, but even the slightly bitter flavor became pleasantly sweet.
They had brewed four pots from one handful of bamboo heart tea and even chewed on the leftover tea leaves!
Then they brewed it several more times, filling themselves up with water as if they hadn’t eaten anything!
They were so satisfied!
Now Huai Yu’s honest feedback made the leader smile even more, his eyes full of affection, “Everyone said thank you for the bamboo heart tea. It must have been expensive, right? The mutation level must be especially low…”
“Here!”
He led Huai Yu into the yard, “The house is ready, and we’ve prepared the daily essentials. Come help Zhou Qian see if there’s anything else that needs to be added.”
“From now on, you two will be neighbors.”
Although the straight-line distance was a bit far, one was in District 37 and the other in District 39—it wasn’t that far apart.
But Huai Yu looked at him, “We’re neighbors too! You’re in the Rose Corridor, right?”
The leader paused, then laughed, “Yes, yes, neighbors!”
“We’re all neighbors now, so if anything comes up, you can always come find me at the camp—I’m Wang Changli, just call me Uncle Wang.”
Huai Yu nodded and sweetly replied, “Uncle Wang, I’ll remember!”
“Wow!”
Once they entered the yard, her eyes immediately fixed on the well, and she couldn’t help but want to get closer.
“This well is so beautiful!”
When she saw it yesterday, it was just a simple round hole, but today it had been built up with green, semi-transparent bricks, and the surface had been raised by about 50cm…
It even had a detailed wheel and bucket for drawing water!
