Chapter 143: Restoring the Beauty That Brings Disaster to the Country and the People

It was already dark when we returned to the farm. Director Lei was standing at the gate to greet Yang Gong.

"The accommodation has been arranged. It's not far from Xiao Luo's house. I'll also arrange for someone to cook and clean for you. Just rest assured and take care of your health."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Yang Gong felt embarrassed. It was all because of his poor health that he caused so much trouble to others.

"What's the big deal? You came all this way to build the reservoir for us. The whole county should be grateful to you. Let's go and see where you live first to see if there's anything missing!"

The mine director admired Yang Gong very much. He could have stayed in the big city and lived a comfortable life, but he ran to the wilderness of the mountains to build a reservoir. He had poor food and accommodation, and his body was exhausted.

The temporary accommodation was a bit simple, but much better than the shack on the mountain. Yang Gong was very satisfied. He had low material desires and was satisfied as long as he could fill his stomach and have a bed to sleep on. But he must not be prevented from doing the work he loved.

Once he loses his job, it will be more painful than death.

"Just have dinner in the cafeteria and someone will cook for you tomorrow," said Director Lei.

"No need to arrange anyone specially, I can just go to the cafeteria to eat."

Yang Gong was afraid of causing trouble to the farm.

"How about this, let Mr. Yang come to my house for dinner. He also needs to pay attention to his diet due to his illness. No one is more suitable than my family." Luo Xinxin offered to take care of Mr. Yang.

Because the system has released the task.

[Take care of Yang Gong until he recovers, and get 600 points as a reward]

"Why does Yang Gong have so many points?"

The reservoir designed by Yang Gong will benefit future generations and is a great merit.

Luo Xinxin understood that the system reward points were measured based on merit. The higher the merit, the more points were awarded.

Moreover, after the system upgrade, the points reward has also increased a lot.

Luo Xinxin offered to take care of him, and Director Lei agreed without hesitation. He had originally wanted to arrange for Yang Gong to eat at Luo's house, but he didn't have the courage to mention it. Since the girl had suggested it herself, he was naturally happy to agree.

The Luo family’s food is the best on the entire farm, and Luo Weian is also a doctor, so Yang Gong will definitely recover.

"Uncle Lei, let's eat together tonight. I'll stew mutton."

Luo Xinxin asked Daya to make a fire. She was starving and had to cook something delicious.

The minefielder raised his legs, but when he heard there was mutton, he immediately put them down and sat down steadily on the stool.

Lamb is stewed on the coal stove, and vegetables and rice are cooked on the wood stove. The meal is ready in an hour.

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, minced meat and eggplant, stir-fried beans, braised tofu, and a big pot of stewed lamb.

We slaughtered another sheep two days ago, so we have a lot of meat at home.

Those ewes are all pregnant, so we have to eat them quickly, otherwise the number of sheep will just keep growing.

Luo Xinxin also specially stewed crucian carp soup. Mutton is an allergenic food and Yang Gong cannot drink it. Crucian carp soup can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, and can also supplement nutrition, which is very good for his body.

She raised a few crucian carps in a water tank and slaughtered one whenever she wanted to eat it. She bought the fish from the mall, but told others that she caught them in the ditch. There were indeed crucian carps in the ditch on the farm, but they were difficult to catch.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Yang Gong kept thanking her. He was from the south, and the food cooked by Luo Xinxin was very much to his taste, especially the fish soup. He hadn't eaten such delicious fish soup for a long time.

"Don't worry. Building the reservoir will benefit future generations. If you take good care of your health, we can also get some of the merit." Luo Xinxin said with a smile.

Yang Gong felt even more embarrassed. He didn't think he was that great and couldn't bear so much praise.

"Xiao Luo is right, Mr. Yang, you should eat more. Man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. Eating well and having enough will keep you healthy."

Director Lei's voice was like a bell and his face was rosy. One could tell at a glance that he had a good appetite and was in good health.

The canteen on the mountain serves local cuisine, which Yang Gong is not used to. He only eats half full at every meal, and sometimes he would rather go hungry. Today's meal is the best he has had in the past two years. Before he knew it, he had eaten two bowls of rice and drank a pot of fish soup.

Luo Weian was very pleased. "You are already halfway to recovery if you have a good appetite. With my medicine and acupuncture, you will be back to health soon."

Yang Gong on the mountain looked like he was about to die, but now he looks much better. He doesn't need to go to the south for recuperation, he can just recuperate slowly on the farm.

"The food today is delicious. I ate more." Yang Gong said with a smile.

"Your accent sounds like you're from Jiangsu or Zhejiang?"

Seeing that he was very friendly, Luo Weian became bolder and started chatting with him.

"My father is from Zhejiang Province, and my mother and my wife are both from southern Anhui."

"Then we are half fellow villagers. My mother is from Huzhou."

Luo Weian and Yang Gong had a very pleasant chat. Old Mrs. Luo didn't say a word the whole time and just kept eating. She hadn't had such a sumptuous meal for a month and she was almost starving to death.

After dinner, Director Lei went home. Engineer Yang took some medicine and had acupuncture, then went back to rest.

Luo Weian prepared the medicine and asked Old Lady Luo to scrub the black marks off her face.

"Look, isn't the black color lighter? If you apply the medicine to your face and apply gauze overnight, it will be gone in the morning."

Luo Weian was very confident in his potion. He tested it on the old woman's face several times and was absolutely sure it would work.

Luo Xinxin moved closer to Old Lady Luo's face and found that the color had indeed faded a lot, so she decided to give it a try.

Luo Weian boiled a potion with a higher concentration, soaked the gauze in it, and asked her to apply it on her face while she slept.

"I'll change your dressing in the middle of the night, don't worry."

Luo Weian wanted to please her, partly out of guilt and compensation to his granddaughter, and partly to curry favor. His sons and grandsons were all ungrateful, and he had completely given up hope. He still had to rely on this girl to live a good life.

"Old man, I want to change the medicine too."

Old Mrs. Luo also put gauze on her face. She didn't want to bear this ugly face for another day.

"Change it yourself!"

Luo Weian spoke in an impatient tone. He also saw clearly that the old woman's gentleness, sweetness and understanding were all pretended. After a month in the mountains, her true colors were revealed.

It’s not realistic to get divorced at my age, so let’s just make do with it.

Old Mrs. Luo curled her lips, muttered something under her breath, and went to bed in a bad mood.

As soon as she got into the warm bed with thick bedding under her, Mrs. Luo was about to cry. Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless her, she finally came back alive.

She would definitely not bother that girl again in the future. She would just do whatever she was told to do. Only obedient people would have a good life. Old Lady Luo suddenly realized and finally recognized who was the head of the family.

Luo Xinxin slept until dawn. The first thing she did when she woke up was to look in the mirror. She was stunned when she saw the woman in the mirror with skin as white as snow and a face as beautiful as a flower.

This body is really beautiful, much more beautiful than her original body. Thanks to the mentally retarded Tongzi for choosing the wrong person, she can also experience what it feels like to have a beauty that brings disaster to the country and the people.

"Xinxin, what do you think?"

Luo Weian asked cautiously, fearing that she would be dissatisfied.

"fine."

Luo Xinxin nodded with satisfaction, and Luo Weian breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth it that he stayed up all night to change the dressings. He finally managed to make this girl look good.

We had noodles for breakfast, with stir-fried pork and sour beans as topping, and two fried eggs per person.

After a night's rest, Yang Gong looked much better and had a good appetite. He finished the whole bowl of noodles.

Luo Xinxin went to the town first and bought a lot of meat and a few live crucian carp for the family. She asked Old Lady Luo to cook lunch because she had to go to the military region to find Director Liu.

Before leaving, she called Li Rong and set off in her car.

It was already noon when they arrived at the military area. Luo Xinxin pulled off the gauze on her face. There was a lot of wind and sand on the road, and wearing gauze could provide some protection. She shook the gauze a few times and wrapped it around her neck. After parking the carriage, she went to find the soldiers on guard.

"Comrade, I'm Deputy Battalion Commander Li Rong's girlfriend, and I have something to discuss with him."

The soldier was about to lower his head, but when he heard that it was Deputy Battalion Commander Li's girlfriend, he immediately raised his head. Zhou Xiaohong said that he should not stare at the face of Deputy Battalion Commander Li's girlfriend.

They privately speculated that Deputy Battalion Commander Li's girlfriend must not be very good-looking and has a bit of low self-esteem, so she was afraid of being stared at.

"Go over there to register."

The soldier pointed towards the guard office but didn't dare look at it, for fear of irritating Luo Xinxin's fragile mind.

"Thank you, comrade."

Luo Xinxin looked at him doubtfully for a few times and couldn't help asking, "Comrade, do you have a stiff neck?"

It feels weird. My neck keeps tilting to the side when I talk. I must have a stiff neck.

"No!"

The soldier immediately turned his head back. He had tried hard to make his eyes look indifferent, but when he saw Luo Xinxin's face, which was more beautiful than a fairy, he couldn't move his eyes.