Chapter 92 No One Is Seen
I don't know how long it has been since it rained on the island. The land is extremely dry. I dug hard with both hands, but only a thin layer of soil covered my surface. Not to mention planting anything, I guess the seeds won't even germinate.
Lin Xia is not someone who gives up when faced with difficulties, so he keeps working.
Lin Xia, sweating profusely, straightened his back and only then felt the soreness. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face and looked at the thing in front of him. He put in a lot of effort but only turned over a small corner.
Lin Xia couldn't help but feel fortunate that she didn't go to the countryside, otherwise she would have either died of exhaustion or starvation in the fields.
"Come on, mom! Mom is the best!"
When An An saw her mother stop and sigh, she quickly stood up from the small bench and raised her hands to cheer for Lin Xia.
Lin Xia smiled bitterly in her heart. She really wanted to keep working hard, but after struggling for a while and being exhausted, she only achieved such a small result.
Putting the hoe against the wall, Lin Xia walked to the corridor and sat down, taking off the towel on his head to wipe the sweat off his face.
As soon as I sat down, I felt a sharp pain in my waist. This is the consequence of bending in one position for too long.
It’s over. I’m afraid I’m done for today.
Sweat soaked her hair and stuck to her neck, making her feel uncomfortable. Lin Xia got up to look at the bath water that had been drying in the morning. She tried it with her hand and it was warm.
This was an idea that Lin Xia suddenly thought of this morning. She filled a bucket with water, covered it with nylon, and placed it in the sun. After it absorbed the heat, it could be used for bathing.
It's not for drinking anyway, so it doesn't matter whether it's boiling water or not. The temperature is not low now, so it's fine to take a shower with this water temperature.
"Be good and don't go out. Mom is going to take a shower." In the military district's family quarters, even if the door was not locked, she was not so afraid of bad people coming to the house, but she still nagged her husband, fearing any accidents.
After taking a shower, she came out feeling cool and sat in the porch to blow dry her hair. She didn't know if it was because of her regular life or the shampoo, but her hair became more and more shiny.
A sweet smell wafted over, and An An saw the hair shaking in front of her, and couldn't help but reach out to touch it. The hair passed smoothly through her short little fingers.
It was slippery, and I couldn't help but touch it.
"Smells good~"
Lin Xia picked up the end of her hair and threw it at the little girl, making her laugh out loud, her baby voice floating in the yard.
"One more time~" The little guy who dodged fell into the trap and asked for another time.
Lin Xia did as she wished and scratched her again, but she felt itchy and moved away.
I don’t know what’s so fun about this, but seeing the little guy excited, Lin Xia had an unconscious smile on her face and cooperated again and again.
Being with such an angelic child is healing. If she didn't have the little one to accompany her, she would probably be bored to death in this age without entertainment.
I had a few miscellaneous books to read at the Lin family before, but I didn't dare bring them with me when I came here, so I put them in the bottom of the box at the Lu family. I guess I won't be able to take them out again until a few years later.
After killing time until five o'clock, Lin Xia got up to make dinner. She had already thought of the recipe: braised yellow croaker, scallops with vermicelli and garlic sauce, some shrimps left to be blanched, a seaweed egg drop soup, and finally some steamed rice.
The kelp can be kept and eaten tomorrow morning.
First clean the yellow croaker, cut it a few times and marinate it.
When I bought the scallops, they were very fresh, not like the ones in later times which were only half a scallop. Now their shells were tightly closed. I boiled a pot of hot water and put the scallops in to let them open.
After removing half of the shell and the black sand sac and the gills inside the skirt, Lin Xia spread the soaked vermicelli on it and put it aside for later use while she prepared the minced garlic and chili peppers.
Garlic is a condiment. It may look inconspicuous, but it has great effects. Adding it to dishes not only adds flavor, but also has the function of reducing inflammation and killing insects.
Especially for meat and seafood, it is necessary to add more garlic.
It will be easier to peel off the skin if you smash it with the back of a knife first.
The fish is almost marinated. Only the braised yellow croaker is the more troublesome part. The others don’t take much time.
When the rice was already simmering in the pot, she looked at the time and realized that Lu Yuxiu had not returned yet.
These past few days he would be back before 6:30, and no one knew why he hadn't been seen today. Seeing that there was a fire in the stove, Lin Xia went out, stood outside the yard and looked at the road, with An An following behind him.
Lin Xia was a little anxious, but this was still a military area, so nothing should happen. She suppressed her anxiety and went back to the kitchen to wait.
I waited for more than half an hour and it was almost eight o'clock and I still hadn't seen anyone. If something had delayed him, it couldn't have taken so long, right?
But what if?
Feeling extremely anxious, after thinking for a few seconds, Lin Xia went to knock on Yang Hongmei's door.
Yang Hongmei was a little surprised to see her. She could already smell the fragrance of food coming from next door. The whole family was drooling with greed and didn't understand why she came knocking on the door.
"What's wrong with Xiaoxia?" Yang Hongmei asked hurriedly when she saw that she looked unhappy.
"I want to ask Brother Wu if he saw Lu Yuxiu when he went down to the camp." It was her fault. She didn't even know whose man was in the same camp as Lu Yuxiu, which led to her having no choice but to knock on the door next door when she was at a loss.
"Don't worry. Nothing can possibly happen in the military area. Come in first and I'll go ask Old Wu." Upon hearing this, Yang Hongmei hurriedly comforted her.
Lin Xia held An An's hand tightly and entered Yang Hongmei's house.
"Old Wu, did you see Xiao Lu when you left the camp?" Yang Hongmei asked hurriedly as she entered the house.
"Ah? This...we are not in the same camp, and I didn't notice it." Wu Deye thought for a while and said.
That's right, there are so many people, and they are not in the same camp, so it's normal not to meet each other.
"Then do you know who in this family quarters is from the same battalion as Lu Yuxiu?" Lin Xia asked hurriedly.
"What's going on?" Wu Deye was confused when he heard her anxious tone.
"Usually he comes back before half past six, but it's almost eight o'clock and he hasn't come back yet."
"Well, let me take you to see their leader. Don't worry, nothing will happen." Wu Deye put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and said.
"Sorry to trouble you, Brother Wu." Lin Xia knew that nothing serious would happen in the military district, but she didn't know if it was because of the hoeing in the morning. She was feeling very anxious.
"It's no big deal, let's go." Wu Deye felt that nothing serious would happen, but seeing her anxious expression, he thought he should take her to visit Captain Zhou's home.
Captain Zhou lives on the second floor of the new family building. The building is newly built and looks much more luxurious from the outside than a single-family house.
After arriving, Wu Deye knocked on the door directly.
"Here I come."
The Zhou family was also having dinner. Shen Yulan was startled when she opened the door.
"You...Captain Wu, are you looking for Lao Zhou?" Shen Yulan was stunned for a moment, seeing a woman with an unfamiliar face, and asked Captain Wu.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here to look for Lao Zhou. This is Lu Yuxiu's wife." Wu Deye introduced.
"Xiao Lu's wife? Come in, come in." Shen Yulan hurriedly welcomed them in when she heard it.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Lin Xia nodded.
"Old Zhou, come quickly, I have something to talk to you about."
Captain Zhou had already heard the voices outside and came out. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Lin Xia saw a square-faced man coming out and asked, "Captain Zhou, did you see Lu Yuxiu when you went to the camp?"
"Xiao Lu?"
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