Bonnie's face was still a little hot when she got home, so she fanned herself with her hand to cool down.
When Gu Ye returned, Bao Ni wanted to talk to him as soon as possible, as she was unsure about many things.
"Guarantee...the mission!"
Before Bonnie could even speak, Sanqi saluted his father and shouted a slogan.
"What do you mean?"
Gu Ye didn't understand and waited for Bao Ni to explain it to him.
Bonnie wished she could stuff Gu Sanqi back into her belly; that child was just too infuriating.
"It's nothing much. The logistics manager gave me some instructions today, and I don't know what got into me, but I immediately stood up, saluted, and said I would complete the task. Your son saw that I was embarrassed, so he's demonstrating it to you here."
"My baby girl is so cute, isn't she? Isn't Mommy cute too?"
"snort……"
Sanqi snorted and turned to look for her sister.
This semester, Liu Jiu started learning to write. After school, she has to do her homework first, and no matter how well she writes, her attitude is quite proper.
Gu Ye and Bao Ni stayed in the kitchen to cook, enjoying some alone time together. It would be good if they could annoy Gu Sanqi more often, and he wouldn't cling to his parents anymore.
Bonnie talked about logistics while helping out.
"So, they took back the land you cultivated, leaving you with only one plot, and you didn't even get a reward?"
"You can ask for a reward? I didn't know that?"
Returning to this era that values dedication, Bonnie was unsure about many things and was afraid of bringing shame upon Gu Ye, so she decided not to dwell on it.
“I understand. Leave it to me. I’ll get you an award certificate no matter what.”
"Alright, I'm waiting. It has to be my Ye-ge, awesome!"
"Brother Ye?"
Before anyone knew it, Liu Jiu and San Qi arrived. The two were busy exchanging glances and didn't notice that they had been overheard. Oh no, another piece of leverage had fallen into Gu San Qi's hands.
"Liu Jiu, you've finished your homework. Are you hungry? Dinner will be ready soon. Help Mom take the bowl to the table."
Bonnie stuffed four bowls into Liu Jiu's hands, wanting the two of them to hurry up and forget what they had just heard.
Liu Jiu didn't make things difficult for her mother; she took the bowl and left. San Qi stared at her mother for a long time before turning around and leaving as well.
Bonnie breathed a sigh of relief. She was a little afraid of Gu Sanqi now. Sometimes she even suspected that Gu Sanqi was a time traveler, a reincarnated person, or someone who forgot to drink the Meng Po soup before being reincarnated. She was a bit of a monster. But after testing her a few times, it didn't seem like it.
"Alright, three sevens is the stage of learning to speak. When you were six nines, didn't you always imitate adults' speech?"
Bonnie thought about it and agreed; there aren't that many extraordinary adventures!
After dinner, Gu Ye helped Bao Ni organize the documents to make sure there were no loopholes. He could let Bao Ni do what she liked, but he couldn't tolerate any potential danger from her, not even the slightest bit.
"Alright, you've worked hard. Go to sleep now. It's almost the end of the year, and you'll all be busy again. Find a chance to go to the city and get some mutton to help you recover."
"Where can you buy mutton at this time of year? Don't go to the black market, it's too chaotic before the New Year."
Bao Ni patted Gu Ye and said, "What are you thinking? Going to the black market? Does Lin Bao Ni need to go to the black market?"
“I used to sell seafood in the city and knew a lot of chefs. Now they are all chefs in state-run restaurants or large factories. I’ll trade some sea cucumbers and abalone with them.”
Bonnie has made up her mind. In a few days, she'll go to the city to find her old friends, ask what they need, and barter with them. No one can accuse her of reselling. It'll also be a good opportunity to nourish Grandpa and Grandma; they'll be celebrating their birthdays next year.
Lights out, lying in a warm bed, so cozy!
At the appointed time, Bonnie, along with her father and the team's accountant, went to the logistics department. The three of them sat down together to discuss seaweed farming.
The final result was that the military would provide 1,000 yuan in funding, plus the right to use the wasteland on one side of the island, and future manpower support. The island team would provide personnel and transportation, and be responsible for communicating with the commune and handling the formalities. Bonnie would provide the technical expertise and would also lend the existing members enough rations for one meal in advance.
After the agreement was reached, the final profits would be split 30/30 between the military and the island team, 10/30 for Bao Ni herself, and the remaining 30/30 for daily expenses. Another clause stipulated that Bao Ni would have complete control over all production processes and personnel allocation.
Bonnie didn't want someone who knew nothing or was vying for power to come and ruin the whole thing.
The three parties signed an agreement, stipulating that the matters concerning the commune would be handled jointly by the military logistics leaders and Bao Ni's father, which would expedite the process. Bao Ni wouldn't concern herself with this matter; she had many other things to do.
Bonnie went home first to check the remaining grain: corn, sweet potatoes, soybeans, millet, and wheat, totaling about four or five thousand catties, filling all the empty rooms in her house. She needed to give these teenagers an extra meal; they couldn't skimp on staple food, vegetables, or oil.
Although the temperature was quite low at this time, it didn't hinder the clearing of the land. The weeds in that spot were very tall, so they had to be burned first. After burning the weeds, the soil was turned over, and the ashes could be used as fertilizer. Apple trees could be planted around the cleared land.
Bonnie wrote down everything she needed to do in her notebook so she wouldn't forget.
With things mostly sorted out, Bonnie packed three or four pounds of flour and three or four pounds of millet into a cloth bag, filled a jar with soybean oil, and put them all in her backpack. She had to go see Professor Gao.
"Teacher Gao, are you there?"
"I'm here, come in."
Bonnie pushed open the door and went inside. It was quite warm. The seaweed houses all had kang beds (heated brick beds) with fires lit, so it was quite cozy.
"Why did you come here? There won't be results so quickly. The equipment is inadequate and is causing delays."
Gao Cheng was also anxious. He and Yan Wenshan conducted experiments whenever they had time, but they had not succeeded yet.
"No rush. Our seaweed farming team has just been established. You and Teacher Yan are non-staff members and will work with our team from now on. Here are some fine grains for you to nourish yourselves. Without good health, everything else is just empty talk."
Bonnie took things out of the basket one by one.
"You're not going to stop giving us all this; what are you going to eat?"
Gao Cheng knew that she had two other children, and each child had a fixed food ration, so she had managed to save up quite a bit.
"I can only give you some if I have enough to eat myself. Don't worry, I'm clearing land with my wife this year, and thanks to the blessings of Mazu, the harvest is pretty good. Don't worry, I won't let myself or my child go hungry. I'm being a good person, and you'll have to pay me back for it later."
When dealing with these aloof literati, one must be tactful; they will not accept charity.
“If we don’t die, you won’t lose money; otherwise, consider it a good deed.”
Gao Cheng wasn't someone who didn't know right from wrong. Of the five of them, one was a married couple, and the remaining three were all alone, with no relatives, and had all severed ties with each other.
"Alright, you all better stay alive. Everyone on the island knows that I, Lin Baoni, never do anything that doesn't make a profit. Okay, leave the things here, I'm going back."
"A stubborn guy with a soft heart!"
Gao Cheng told the only female comrade to pack up her things; they needed to live well and see the country prosper.
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