Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Digging in the Mud
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It was extremely unwise to go out in a rainstorm. The rain was falling on his head and the wind was blowing in front of him. Sitting in the "open-top" diesel boat that was leaking both wind and rain, Gu Mengran was soaked like a drowned chicken in less than three minutes.
The situation of the others was not much better. The brother and sister's diesel boat followed a little behind. They had learned from yesterday's lesson and, like Gu Mengran and the others, simply did not wear raincoats and braved the rain.
Although you get wet quickly this way, you won't be in too much of a mess because you're not restricted by a raincoat.
On the other hand, Zheng Yijie was wearing a raincoat and a rain hat, fully armed...
As the boat moved forward, the wind blew in the face, and the rain hat on his head was blown away by the strong wind, leaving only a rope tied around his neck. Zheng Yijie rolled his eyes because of the thin rope, and he was frantically pulling the rope while driving the boat, but the wide raincoat was blown up by the wind again, sticking to his face and blocking his vision.
The diesel boat separated from the team and went further and further off course. At the critical moment, the leading boat turned around like a dragon, bringing with it a burst of silver waves, and quickly approached the deviating boat.
The two boats were running parallel to each other at the same speed. Gu Mengran, who was sitting on the side of the boat, took the opportunity to reach out and lift up the raincoat, saving Zheng Yiji's life.
As the rain continued to wash away the hills by the lake, they looked like ice cream at room temperature, showing a tendency to melt.
Three small boats sailed to the foot of the mountain one after another. They each took out a shovel and iron spade from the boat, and without saying much, they started digging the mud.
The mud was soaked by rainwater, so it wasn't too hard to dig, but the amount needed was huge. Five people were busy digging, and three boats were running back and forth. Everyone was wrapped up like a mud man. It took a whole morning to finally end the battle.
The mud that was oozing with yellow liquid could not be moved directly into the cabin, so after lunch, several people sorted out the mud that had piled up like a small mountain under the eaves. Gu Mengran took out a bunch of foam boxes that were given as gifts when he bought fruit from the space, and covered each box with a layer of plastic film to prevent water seepage, and finally put the thin mud in.
The mud boxes were moved to the first-floor sales floor one after another. The three men dragged their tired bodies back to the deck and used high-pressure water guns to wash the muddy diesel boat and the deck.
The vegetables have not been planted yet, but the preparation work has almost exhausted me. The last bit of mud and water was flushed into the lake along the edge of the deck. Gu Mengran lowered the water pressure of the high-pressure water gun and washed away the mud on his body.
His skin was already swollen from the rain, and his fingers were full of wrinkles. He threw the high-pressure water gun back under the eaves, wiped the rain-soaked face with it, and waved to Liang Zhao who was standing not far away, "Just rinse it casually, the rain will help clean it. Let's go back and take a shower and change clothes!"
Just as he finished speaking, Liang Zhao hadn't responded yet, Zheng Yijie dragged the water pipe back to the eaves, wiping the water while complaining: "What a sin! It's like I've been soaking in water for a whole day. I'm almost turned into a giant."
After saying that, he threw away the high-pressure water gun and shouted at the top of his voice: "Let's go, Liang Zhao!"
"What's the hurry?" Gu Mengran laughed beside him, "Don't take a shower yet."
Zheng Yijie was really anxious, "No, why?"
Seeing Liang Zhao coming over from the corner of his eye, Gu Mengran turned the doorknob and entered the house. He stood at the door and took out things: plant light tubes, foam boxes, waterproof tarpaulins, seeds of various crops...
Finally, he threw two gardening shovels into the box, then turned his head and raised his chin towards Zheng Yijie, "Go, deliver it to Heng Rongsheng, and give them some guidance."
There were a lot of things, dozens of foam boxes stacked together like a small hill, and it would take at least three or four trips. Gu Mengran knew Zheng Yijie well, so he was about to complain, but he waited and waited, and Zheng Yijie just said "hmm" and squatted on the ground to sort them out.
Gu Mengran glanced at him suspiciously, "Are you so cheerful today?"
"You are the boss in this room. How can I refuse if you ask me to run errands?" Zheng Yiji stuffed the light tubes and seeds into the foam box without raising his head.
"Really?" Gu Mengran raised his eyebrows. "It's like someone is bullying you. Then go take a shower. I'll take you there myself."
After saying that, Gu Mengran reached out to take the box in his hand, but Zheng Yijie reacted very strongly, dodged with the foam box in his hand, and touched his nose unnaturally, "No, no, you and Liang Zhao can go wash it, I'll take it."
"There are so many that one person can't take them all. I'll accompany you."
"No, really. I can just run a few more times."
The discussion was fruitless, Gu Mengran stopped talking and stared at him without blinking.
Zheng Yijie was inexplicably frightened by being stared at. He blinked and turned away, "What?"
"Who is at Hengrongsheng?" Gu Mengran moved two steps to the side and forced himself to stare at Zheng Yiji's face, meeting his evasive gaze.
Zheng Yijie lowered his head lower and lower, and the tips of his ears turned red silently.
This reaction... Gu Mengran frowned, and had a vague guess in his mind. He sighed, rubbed his brows, and asked uncertainly: "You, are you interested in the girl on the other boat?"
No need to answer, Zheng Yijie's ears, which are red enough to bleed, are enough to explain everything.
Difficult! Gu Mengran rubbed his brows and said helplessly, "Zheng Yijie, I don't care who you like, but the girl is at most 18 years old, and you are already 25 or 26 years old. Is it appropriate to eat this tender grass?"
Zheng Yijie suddenly raised his head, his pupils filled with shock: "What do you mean eighteen years old? She is just a few months younger than me, okay?"
"Not making a wish?" Gu Mengran was stunned for a moment, then reacted belatedly. His eyes widened instantly, and his mouth opened wide enough to swallow an egg. "Xu, Xu Xingran?"
"Never mind! Go take a bath!"
After saying that, Zheng Yijie hurriedly covered the supplies with the waterproof tarpaulin, then with a red face, he picked up a pile of foam boxes and left the cabin as if fleeing.
Gu Mengran, who was standing there in a daze, said: Things have changed, and it’s time to eat the melon.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, Gu Mengran walked out of the room refreshed. Liang Zhao had been waiting at the door for a long time.
Without even drying their hair, the two of them went to the lobby on the first floor and began to plan their future "farmland".
The hall on the first floor is large enough to easily accommodate dozens of foam boxes, but for the sake of aesthetics and convenience, Gu Mengran decided to start from the door, place four horizontally, and extend vertically downwards, leaving at least half a meter around each box.
Although there were foam boxes and plastic films as double insurance, in order to prevent the waterproofing from seeping into the floor, before officially starting the construction, Gu Mengran took out a roll of large waterproof tarpaulin from the space and laid it on the ground together with Liang Zhao.
Planning is just a matter of talking, but it is quite a waste of time to actually do it.
A box of mud and water weighed dozens of kilograms. He had to carry it back and forth, constantly adjusting the angle and position. After all the hard work, Gu Mengran was so tired that he couldn't even straighten his back.
It's not over yet. The old man was working alone and progressing slowly. He had just connected the line. Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Mengran and his team didn't even have time to take a break after finishing their work. They drank a few sips of water and immediately set up the folding ladder to install the light tubes.
Hard work pays off. Two hours later, with a slight flick of the switch, the light bulb embedded in the ceiling suddenly lit up, as if the afterglow of the setting sun was shining through the glass, dazzling, gentle and warm.
However, he was not happy for more than a few minutes as he noticed the temperature was gradually rising. Gu Mengran suddenly remembered that there was diesel in the hall, so he hurriedly took Liang Zhao to move the oil drums piled in the inner corner back into the space and placed a pile of empty oil drums there as camouflage.
It was getting dark. Gu Mengran wiped his sweat and walked out of the hall. He put the miscellaneous tools piled at the door back into the space, sat down on the ground and exhaled a breath of hot air: "Is it almost done? Is there anything else you haven't done?"
I can’t plant vegetables today. The mud we dug up during the rainstorm contains too much moisture. It needs some time for the moisture to evaporate naturally, otherwise the seeds will easily get soaked.
Other things… The old man was thinking about it, and when he looked down and saw Gu Mengran panting, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly said: "Alright, alright, it's okay. You go upstairs and rest. It's inappropriate to sit on the ground."
"No hurry, sit for a while." Gu Mengran waved his hand, slowly took out three bottles of mineral water from the space, and gave one bottle to grandpa and Liang Zhao respectively.
Gu Mengran was extremely thirsty and couldn't wait to unscrew the bottle cap. Just as he was about to put it to his mouth, he suddenly felt an itchy sensation on the tip of his nose. He sniffed and tried his best to suppress it, but he couldn't control it in the end.
"——A-choo, A-choo!"
Two earth-shattering sneezes exploded in the hall, even echoing.
The newly opened bottle of mineral water spilled out as his body shook. Liang Zhao quickly took the water from his hand. The old man who was drinking the water was stunned and looked down at Gu Mengran.
"What did I say this morning? I told you to wear a raincoat but you didn't listen. Now look what you did. You caught a cold. You're just peeing hard and don't take care of yourself at all."
Gu Mengran was already used to the way the older generation cared for people. He rubbed his nose and looked at his grandfather innocently. "It's raining so hard, it doesn't matter what you wear. You didn't see Zheng Yijie. He looked so embarrassed when he put on a raincoat."
"I'll go upstairs and get some medicine later." The old man felt sorry for his grandson. He glanced at the heavy rain outside the window and sighed heavily: "This damn weather is really annoying. If I had known earlier... Wait, isn't there a lot of mud in your space? Can't you take it out?"
Gu Mengran paused, his whole body froze, "That's right! If we can make spring water, we should be able to make mud too!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, you don't use the ready-made stuff, but instead go out in the rain to dig. Poor thing, your brain isn't working well at such a young age." The old man looked at him with complicated eyes.
Liang Zhao coughed lightly and spoke for Gu Mengran: "You can't think like that. The soil must be dug out. It's just a matter of how much to dig. After all, there are people watching next to us."
"Right! There's suddenly a lot of mud in the boat without even leaving the house. Wouldn't others be surprised?" Gu Meng straightened his back and said righteously.
One person can’t win against two people, so the old man pursed his lips and kept silent.
Gu Mengran shook his grandfather's hand and grinned, "If Grandpa hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. In this case, let's do an experiment."
"What experiment?" The old man became interested and asked enthusiastically.
Gu Mengran stopped smiling and analyzed seriously with a serious expression: "The soil in the space is very special, at least it is special in the space. No fertilizer is needed, no weeding is needed, the seeds will survive as soon as they fall. Let's get a few boxes and try it outside. If the effect is the same..."
"The soil in the space may be a lifesaver at a critical moment."
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