Chapter 54 Dried Seafood
It would be fine if they didn't talk about the house, but once it was brought up, Zhu Yanqiu got very angry.
When the houses were distributed in the staff housing compound, Zhu Yanqiu's family was the last one in line, and they were running out of houses.
She did go to Gu Zheng to discuss giving the quota to her family first, and Gu Zheng agreed very readily.
As a result, the two-story house that should have belonged to their family was given away to someone else. How could she not feel guilty?
Afterwards, Zhu Yanqiu thought more and more that something was wrong. She believed that Gu Zheng must have received the information in advance, which was why he readily exchanged with her.
Her husband was the first to come under Commander Zhou, and Gu Zheng has only been here for three or four years, but he has been given an important position. There must be something shameful going on.
If Commander Zhou heard these words, he would definitely call them stupid. The military region is not a one-man show for him. All matters are decided after discussions in meetings.
Zhu Yanqiu had never even met Lin Yunxi, but she had another reason to target her.
That means Dr. Kong promised her that if he could help her get Gu Zheng, she would decide to exchange the two houses.
Zhu Yanqiu said with a cold face: "Our family has suffered a loss in this matter. If he can do it, can't I say anything?"
"Since you said so, let's go find Commander Zhou to seek justice." Zhang Hongmei stepped forward and was about to pull her to the military region.
The three of them were already in the wrong, so upon hearing this, they ran away in shame without even finishing washing their clothes.
After waking up from lunch break, Zhang Hongmei gritted her teeth and walked next door, ready to tell Yunxi about this so that she could be mentally prepared.
Unexpectedly, he came back empty-handed. At this time, Lin Yunxi was walking towards a small fishing village not far from the staff quarters.
They have settled down now, so she planned to send a letter back home in the next two days, and also send some local specialties to the elderly on both sides.
Province Z is rich in seafood, and the elderly in the family probably have never tasted it in their lives. Lin Yunxi plans to exchange it for some dried goods, such as kelp, abalone, sea cucumber and the like.
These things are not only easy to store and transport, but also very nutritious, so it is perfect to send them back home.
Along the way, the sea breeze blows on your face, soft and comfortable. You can also hear the sound of the sea water hitting the rocks, which is very healing.
Ten minutes later, Lin Yunxi finally saw a small village, but she knocked on several doors but received no response.
Maybe she went out to sea to fish during the day, so she walked towards the beach.
Not far away, there were two children holding tattered buckets and catching water from the sea. The older one was about seven or eight years old, and the younger one was four or five years old.
Lin Yunxi stepped forward and asked gently, "Hello, little friend, are the adults at home? I want to change something."
When the little boy saw the stranger, he protected his sister behind him with his backhand and asked cautiously, "What do you want to change?"
Their village is one of the poorest villages nearby because it is located by the sea and the land is severely salinized and there is no land for farming.
The adults in the family make a living by fishing every day, and there is nothing valuable in the house.
Who would come here to exchange things? I'm afraid they're just beggars.
Lin Yunxi took a few steps back, afraid of scaring the two children, and said with a smile.
"I want to exchange some dry goods. I can use food or just give money. Is your adult at home?"
Haisheng looked at the beautiful sister in front of him suspiciously: "How do I know if you are pretending to be Pahuazi?"
As he spoke, he protected his sister even more closely.
In the morning, before going out to sea, his parents told him to keep an eye on his sister. Last year, a little boy from a neighboring village was abducted because he talked to a stranger and has not been found yet.
Lin Yunxi looked at the little boy in front of her with admiration. Even though she was very scared, she still protected her sister like a little ferocious beast.
She showed the white rice and flour in the basket, and took out two big unity notes and said.
"I'm from the military family compound in front. I wanted to come to your village to exchange some dry goods. If you're afraid, I'll look for other families."
As she was about to leave, Haisheng saw her and immediately stopped her: "I don't have any adults at home, but I can make the decision to exchange with you."
The food in the basket had already convinced him halfway. When he heard that the sister said she was from the military family compound, Haisheng was already 80% convinced.
In addition, his family is really short of food recently, so he wants to take a bold gamble. If it is true, his family can exchange some food to fill their stomachs and make some rice porridge for his sister.
If it was a beagle, he could just shout for help loudly, and the villagers would definitely come to check after hearing the sound.
"Come with me." Haisheng walked in front, holding his sister's hand.
About five minutes later, the three of them came to a simple stone yard.
This house can be described as bare-bones. The most valuable thing is probably the patched fishing net drying in the yard.
Haisheng took her to a room where there were many dried goods on the shelves, including common dried goods such as dried oysters, scallops, abalone, sea cucumbers, etc.
Lin Yunxi washed his hands, picked up a handful of dried sea cucumbers and began to look at them.
Haisheng stood aside feeling a little nervous, after all, every household has such dry goods.
It is also easy to pick them up at the beach. Just take them home, process them simply and dry them.
His little hands tightly grasped the seam of his pants, fearing that Lin Yunxi would look down on him.
"It's okay, it's handled quite cleanly." Lin Yunxi said after checking several items of dry goods.
Hearing this, Hailan, the younger sister who had always been protected by Haisheng, poked her head out from behind her brother and spoke timidly.
"My brother and I picked these out one by one. They are very clean."
"Yes, we dry them to eat ourselves, you can buy them without worry."
Lin Yunxi looked at the two young faces in front of her that were darkened by the sea breeze, and thought of Yanyan, the chubby and fair girl who was raised at home.
In an instant, moisture welled up in her eyes. She suppressed the strangeness in her heart, put on a smile again and praised.
"Really? You and your brother are both awesome, to be able to show such high quality dry goods."
Hearing the compliment, Haisheng felt a little embarrassed, but Hailan had a bright smile on her face.
Holding the elder sister's hand affectionately, I explained to her in detail how these dried goods were dried and what to pay attention to during the process.
"Okay, I want all this useful information." Lin Yunxi said.
No matter how much she buys, she buys it. In addition to sending some to the two elderly people, she also keeps some for herself. So it doesn't really amount to much when you add it up.
Hai Lan covered her mouth in surprise and asked in disbelief, "Big sister, are you really going to buy all of them? It will take a long time to finish them all."
Lin Yunxi touched her little head and explained gently.
"It's okay, I bought it as a gift, you can finish it."
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