Chapter 150: Embracing the First Day of Failure
The sudden apology left Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue confused.
In their eyes, the two of them didn't say a word to each other for several days, and they went straight into the reconciliation process without even having a chance to have a fight.
"Li Zhiqing, you don't need to apologize. I'm glad you can think about Haiyu Village and offer your opinions." Yu Zhile responded, "No one can always take the overall situation into consideration. Your opinions are very valuable to us."
Her words made Li Ran feel relieved and less reserved.
Seeing this, Yu Chuyue smiled and said, "Everyone, stop standing there like an idiot. Sit down and eat noodles. I'll treat you."
Then she walked to the stove, skillfully ordered four servings of spicy fish noodles according to everyone's taste preferences, and then took out the money to pay.
A few minutes later, Ge Xiaoju brought the noodles on a wooden tray and repeated her request: "Le Le's noodles should be spicy and have bean sprouts, Wen Xin's noodles should be spicy and have more kelp, Chu Yue's noodles should be spicy as usual without shrimp, and Li Zhi Qing's noodles should be less spicy with bean curd and lettuce instead."
"Thanks to Chu Yue, the round-faced beauty who can do the accounting in Haiyu Village." Zhang Wenxin said with a smile.
Yu Chuyue responded with the same rhetoric: "You're welcome, the most eloquent sideline leader in Haiyu Village."
Yu Zhile was amused by them. She used a spoon to scoop out the red oil and scoop out the soup. Suddenly, an idea came to her. Then she switched her gaze between Yu Chuyue and Li Ran, revealing a subtle smile.
Li Ran noticed her movements, subconsciously looked down at the white shirt, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay. How does it taste?" Yu Zhile asked.
Li Ran gave a serious review, but then felt it was too long-winded, smiled embarrassedly, and continued to eat noodles.
After eating, Yu Zhile and the other two had to go to the cultural center, so Li Ran rode back to the village alone.
They borrowed provincial and county maps from the cultural center, as well as nearly a month's worth of newspapers and more than a dozen reference books on different industries.
Back at the sideline group's courtyard, the three of them were not idle. Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue began to sort out the preliminary list for the Autumn Harvest Party, while Yu Zhile planned the route for Ge Xiaoju and the others based on the map.
When everyone heard that there would be a press conference from the provincial capital that day, they all participated actively. Nearly one-third of the villagers signed up.
"I'll be busy in a few days." Yu Zhile glanced at the two pages full of names, turned around and asked Zhang Wenxin, "Have you chosen a time?"
"Well, we'll start digging the shrimp pond on the 3rd, and start selecting people in the evening of the 4th." Zhang Wenxin responded.
Yu Zhile nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make time for it then."
After that, she handed the written sales plan to the two and asked for their opinions.
Zhang Wenxin and the other person were more familiar with the surrounding environment than she was. After discussing and making some small adjustments, they decided on the final plan.
After the discussion, the three of them went back to other things at hand.
It was not until about 1 p.m. that Zhang Wenxin stretched and sighed, "I have finally arranged the schedule. This way, we will not delay everyone's work, and we can rehearse as much as possible."
"I have also finished settling my accounts." Yu Chuyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Zhile raised his hand to rub his neck while writing the last word on the paper, completing the recipe for spicy chicken noodles and tofu rice noodles.
The three of them left the courtyard together, chatting and laughing, and when they reached the fork in the road, they separated and went home to rest.
Yu Zhile met Jiang Shangqing, who was wearing a straw hat and was about to go up the mountain. His skin color was a shade darker, but his complexion looked good, and his body was visibly stronger.
Jiang Shangqing asked her to wait a moment, ran home and took out a letter, saying that it was written to her by Du Nanzhi.
Yu Zhile opened the letter and read it as he walked. In the letter, Du Nanzhi mentioned that the pond in Huaxi Village would be used to raise crucian carp and silver carp, and that a sufficient amount of mulberry leaves had been stored to try raising silkworms.
At the end of the letter, she mentioned that the begonias in the village were about to bloom, and invited Yu Zhile and his friends to visit Huaxi Village after the autumn harvest.
"I still remember about the flowers." Yu Zhile murmured to himself, with a smile in his eyes.
She folded the letter carefully and put it in her trouser pocket.
When she got home, she thought everyone in the family was taking a nap, so she gently pushed open the half-open door, only to see Zhou Yuesheng hugging Yu Chi and reading a picture book.
The big and the small maintained the same serious expression, as if they were dealing with a serious and urgent matter.
When she got closer, she saw the small tears hanging on Yu Chi's eyelashes and asked softly, "Why are you crying, Xiaobao?"
"The shark opened its mouth, it was so dark, and I disappeared." Yu Chi drooped his eyelids, his voice weak and hoarse.
Zhou Yuesheng translated: "I have heard too many stories about my grandfather. I had nightmares and was scared to tears. Now I dare not sleep."
Yu Zhile bent down and picked up Yu Chi, comforting him: "Don't be afraid, Xiaobao, if you have the same dream again, call Brother Zhou for help. Brother Zhou is very capable."
"Okay, let my brother-in-law drive away the shark." Xiaobao said softly.
Yu Zhile paced back and patted his back rhythmically to comfort him, and soon his steady breathing could be heard.
Zhou Yuesheng reached out to take it, and carried Yu Chi back to the west room. When he returned to the yard, he saw her standing in front of the door waving at him.
As soon as the door closed, Yu Zhile buried her face in his arms and said coquettishly, "I wrote a lot today. I'm tired. I need a hug to recharge myself."
"Here? Or the hand?" Zhou Yuesheng asked, his palm covering the back of her neck.
Yu Zhile hummed, and then felt his fingers pressing on the tense muscles, making small circular motions.
His strength was just right, making her feel less tired.
"Okay, resurrected with full health." Yu Zhile looked up and smiled at him.
Zhou Yuesheng's heart softened and he couldn't help but lower his head to kiss her. Soon the only sound in the room was the sticky sound of their lips and teeth entangled.
After a long time, heavy breathing became the main melody.
"I'll be very busy starting from September. Would you like to give me a few kisses in advance?" Yu Zhile touched his red ears and said with a wicked smile.
Zhou Yuesheng tapped her nose and said in a low voice: "Just wait, later -"
The unfinished words were blocked by Yu Zhile's lips, but the kiss did not last long.
Zhou Yuesheng noticed her flushed cheeks and wandering eyes, touched her face and said, "I won't bother you anymore. Sleep a little longer and make up for the sleep you lost in the morning."
"Well, go back and protect our Xiaobao." Yu Zhile pushed him out the door.
A few seconds later, she knelt on the bed, covering her steaming face. It took her a long time to calm down and turn over to sleep.
It was five o'clock when she opened her eyes again. She heard strange noises coming from the yard. She pushed open the door and saw Chen Zhao lying on the ground with his collar bitten, and Yu Yue was stepping on his legs.
"What are you doing?" Yu Zhile asked.
Yu Haiguang had a gloating smile on his face and explained, "Zhou Yuesheng and I went to exercise, and this kid insisted on running around the village with us. He only ran three laps before his legs became weak. I asked Xiaoyue to relax his muscles, otherwise it would hurt more tomorrow."
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, be gentle." Chen Zhao shouted for a long time, and still had the strength to respond, "Uncle, your genes are too strong. Yu Yue looks weaker than me, but he can actually run five laps."
"That's right. Our children have been in good health since birth. Each one weighs six kilograms." Yu Haiguang continued, his expression becoming inexplicably proud.
Chen Zhao turned around to look at him and asked, "Is this true? Yu Yue's physique, ah!"
After that, his screams became louder and louder, and he could no longer concentrate on chatting.
Zhang Haizhu, Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling came together. They were startled by his voice and covered their mouths and laughed after learning the whole story.
"You will have one yuan of funding and half a pound of food coupons every day. Don't save them, just eat when you need to." Yu Zhile first explained the sales plan to Ge Xiaoju and the others, "When the time comes, you will ride your bikes to the popsicle factory to get ice cubes to freeze the canned food, and then follow the map, one place per day, and you can arrange the order by yourselves. Report back after you're done."
Ge Xiaoju opened the accordion fold. The first thing that caught her eye was the safety precautions written by Yu Zhile, followed by the simple map she drew by hand, and finally the reference process for discussing cooperation.
"Even if the deal doesn't work out, don't feel any psychological burden," Yu Zhile said. "You have already spread the name of Haiyu brand through this trip, which is also beneficial to us."
Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling nodded at the same time, but they did not have any intention of being sneaky because of her words.
Finally, Yu Zhile reiterated his point of view - safety is more important than anything else, and then let them leave.
Facing Zhang Haizhu, whose cooking skills were becoming more and more proficient, she handed over the recipe directly and said, "Try it first, and come to me if you have any problems. You can still ask Chuyue for the money for the ingredients."
She paused for a few seconds, smiled at the increasingly confident girl opposite her, and said, "Keep going."
"Well, I will definitely study it carefully." Zhang Haizhu said firmly.
She really enjoyed the feeling of being trusted, especially the trust coming from Zhile.
The next day, the people from the supplementary food team went to the sea early to pick up jellyfish and prepared six large cans. They put labels on them and gave them to Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling, who set off on their bikes full of energy.
Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin plunged into the preparation work for digging the shrimp pond. They were so busy that time passed by in the blink of an eye.
In the evening, Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling dragged their tired bodies back to the courtyard of the sideline group and brought back bad news.
"The purchasing agent from Yi County Supply and Marketing Cooperative tasted it and said he didn't like it and was not interested in discussing cooperation," said Ge Xiaoju.
Zhang Ling's experience was even worse. She didn't even meet the purchasing agent of the Tianwei Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative before the arrogant salesperson thought she was a liar and kicked her out.
"It's okay. Two or more people have heard about our Haiyu brand." Yu Zhile comforted, "Go back and have a good rest. You still have eight towns to visit."
Others also cheered them on, which soon restored their confidence.
In the next few days, Ge Xiaoju and her husband went out early and did not return to the village until dark.
Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin were busy notifying the villagers of the time for the trial selection, so they could not spare any time to think about it. The people in the sideline group thought of the disappointment of the two on the first day, so they did not dare to ask about the results easily.
The day before the shrimp pond was dug, the two returned to the courtyard of the sideline group before five o'clock. At that time, Yu Zhile and others were confirming the details of the next day's procedures.
After finishing, Ge Xiaoju took out a stack of stamped notes.
"Twelve supply and marketing cooperatives have placed orders for canned spicy and sour jellyfish."
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