Chapter 42: Gathering Place for Work Check-in

The next morning, just as it was getting light outside, Ning Xiyue had already packed up and was going to work in the drying yard not far from the brigade office, carrying a water bottle and a straw hat.

That will be where she will be working for a short while.

The first time she went to work, Ning Xiyue got up early and arrived there early.

Not only to leave a good impression on the team members, but also to get there early so that she would have time to walk around the food storage area, especially the team's granary, which she was looking forward to.

A row of houses were specially built in the place where the grain was dried to store the grain collected by the team.

When Ning Xiyue arrived at the row of houses with walls painted with quicklime, she found that she was indeed early and the doors at the entrance were all locked.

"Woof woof woof—"

A tall and mighty black dog was guarding the door. When it saw the unfamiliar figure Ning Xiyue, it barked fiercely.

"Big Black."

A tall middle-aged man walked out of the house and called out to the dog at the door. The big black dog at the door immediately stopped barking, ran over wagging its tail, and jumped around the man a few times, looking very happy.

Ning Xiyue knew that this must be the dog's owner.

When the man looked at Ning Xiyue with a vigilant look, Ning Xiyue immediately stepped forward and introduced herself with a proper smile: "Hello, comrade, I am a new member of the drying team, Ning Xiyue, may I come in?"

"You are Xiaoning, the educated youth. Please come in." The man's expression softened and he opened the big iron gate: "Just call me Uncle Anguo."

"Thank you, Uncle Anguo."

When Ning Xiyue walked into the gate, the big black dog stopped barking at her and sat there looking at her curiously. It was not as ferocious as it was at the beginning and even looked a little cute, which made her want to pet the dog.

Zhao Anguo saw Ning Xiyue paying attention to the dog and introduced it with a smile:

"Dahei is an expert in guarding the grain in our team. He watches over the autumn and summer harvests every year. You don't have to be afraid of him. He knows you are not a bad person and won't hurt you."

"Uncle An Guo, to be honest with you, I prefer dogs. I'm not afraid of them, I just want to touch Dahei. He looks so cute." Ning Xiyue said with a shy smile.

"If you want to touch Dahei, it's easy. Come, I'll take you to touch it. Our Dahei is the best dog in the whole team. Look at its shiny black fur. Isn't it beautiful?" Zhao Anguo said proudly, like a child introducing his good friend to a new friend.

Ning Xiyue's praise for Dahei really touched Zhao Anguo's heart. What he liked most was hearing others praise his Dahei.

"It looks good." Ning Xiyue nodded sincerely: "Uncle, can I touch its head?"

Zhao Anguo squatted down and stroked the dog's back, comforting it: "Sure, you can touch it, you can also scratch its chin, it likes others to scratch its chin the most."

Ning Xiyue carefully stretched out her hand and showed kindness to the dog. Not only was Dahei not frightened, he even raised his head towards Ning Xiyue's hand.

Ning Xiyue finally touched Dahei's head as she wished, and it felt just like the Chinese native dog she had imagined.

I also touched the dog's two erect ears. The hair on the ears was soft and fluffy, and it felt very comfortable.

In the end, Ning Xiyue did not extend her claws to Dahei's chin. His grinning mouth was a little too big, and the two sides were not familiar with each other. She was afraid that her hand was not enough to fill the gap between Dahei's teeth.

After petting the dog, the relationship with the dog owner has become closer, and it's time to get down to business.

Ning Xiyue stood up: "Uncle An Guo, can I look around in here and get familiar with the environment?"

"Of course, it's still early. Come, I'll show you around and tell you more."

The benefit of Ning Xiyue's closer relationship became apparent, as she gained a guide.

It’s just like the novice village in the game, which successfully gained the favor of NPCs.

"Each room in this row of houses has a different purpose. There are ten rooms in total. The first three are used to store sweet potatoes. There is a cellar inside to prevent the sweet potatoes from freezing. I'll open it and show you."

Zhao Anguo took out a key from his bunch of keys and opened the door.

Ning Xiyue had just poked her head in to look when she heard a familiar voice ringing in her mind.

"Ding, the check-in location, the sweet potato warehouse, was found. Host, are you sure you want to check in?"

"Sign in." Ning Xiyue did not hesitate, with a hint of anticipation.

"Ding, sign in successfully, get one pound of sweet potato flour and one hundred pounds of sweet potato residue."

Ning Xiyue almost cried for joy when she heard what she signed in for this time.

Wow, the little pig clan in the space finally has food. We don’t have to worry about it anymore. We can come here to sign in after eating.

Sweet potato flour can also be used to make jelly.

After looking at the sweet potato warehouse, Zhao Anguo locked the door and continued to take Ning Xiyue to see the room at the back.

"The four rooms next to the sweet potatoes are where the wheat is stored. They are harvesting wheat recently, and a small portion of the newly harvested wheat has been stored inside. When the sun comes out, it will be taken out to dry in the sun."

Ning Xiyue silently wrote down the content.

"Ding, the check-in location is found, wheat storage warehouse, host, are you sure you want to check in?"

Hearing the sign-in sound again, Ning Xiyue hesitated. She still had two chances to sign in, and there were still rooms to see, so she had to finish seeing them before making a decision.

Sure enough, as Zhao Anguo took her to look down, the system's voice would sound every time they arrived at a different grain storage area.

"Ding, the check-in location is found, the rice storage warehouse, host, are you sure you want to check in?"

"Ding, the check-in location is found, the sorghum storage warehouse, host, are you sure you want to check in?"

"Ding, the check-in location is found, the corn storage warehouse, host, are you sure you want to check in?"

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Ning Xiyue felt both happy and sad when she heard the system prompt.

What made me happy was that I found so many sign-in locations in the area where the brigade stored food, and each one looked very tempting.

The sad thing is that she doesn't have many sign-in opportunities, with only two left, so she can only stare at these sign-in locations and can only choose two of them.

"Xiao Ning, you look after yourself first. I'll go get Da Hei something to eat."

Ning Xiyue stepped aside and exited the warehouse where the corn was stored. She nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle An Guo, you go ahead and do your work. I'll get familiar with the place."

This was exactly what she thought.

After considering for a moment, Ning Xiyue finally chose the wheat storage warehouse and the rice storage warehouse.

"Ding, sign in successfully, get one kilogram of flour and fifty kilograms of wheat bran."

"Ding, sign in successfully, get one kilogram of rice and fifty kilograms of rice bran."

Hearing similar sign-in items, Ning Xiyue roughly guessed what the remaining two sign-in locations were, and was not so anxious about the remaining locations that had not been signed in.

This time, we have prepared all the food for the Pig Clan at once, so they can eat for a while.

After signing in, Ning Xiyue looked at the time and saw that it was just past seven o'clock. She sat obediently next to Dahei, watching it eat while waiting for the drying team members to arrive.

"It's you, little girl."

When Ning Xiyue was engrossed in watching the dog, she heard a cheerful female voice calling her.