The sanatorium in Zhoujiawu has finally been decided!
The most important thing is that the villagers' land is leased for 20 years, with an annual payment of 300 yuan per mu, paid every five years, and the price will be increased according to market conditions.
For the villagers of Zhoujiawu, this is a price that most people can accept, and this is mainly due to the intervention of the town’s government departments to subsidize the village.
After all, Zhoujiawu has been a drag on the region for many years. If this village can get up, it will be a significant contribution to the region's political achievements.
"I never thought I would raise such a heartless son!"
But Grandma Yao really couldn't help it, and she held back her tears so as not to embarrass herself in front of the younger generation.
As mentioned before, Grandma Yao's two acres of land are under the name of her son Zhou Jiwei. This time, the first payment for five years is only 3,000 yuan, which is less than a city worker's monthly salary.
However, Zhou Jiwei secretly came back and signed the agreement, then took all the money away without telling Granny Yao or leaving any money for her.
You have to know that Grandma Yao relies on the vegetables from these two acres of land to feed herself. Otherwise, who would be willing to work in the fields every day as an almost seventy-year-old woman?
"Grandma, don't be sad. I have plenty of vegetables in the back of the mountain." Lin Luo had seen many shameless people, and while there weren't many as heartless as Zhou Jiwei, there were quite a few either. "If you feel bad about it, I have an idea."
Lin Luo knew that Grandma Yao had a strong sense of self-esteem. As a widow raising a child, she must have suffered a lot, but she did not choose to remarry but raised the child alone. Her personality must have played a part in this.
"Girl Luo, what's your idea?"
As expected, Grandma Yao no longer wallowed in her sorrow. "You scholars have a lot of ideas. I'm listening."
Lin Luo smiled and said, "Actually, it's very simple. Nowadays, people in the city are looking for pure natural things."
"Grandma, you're quite good at raising chickens. I've heard that a one-year-old chicken can sell for at least two hundred yuan these days. If you raise a dozen and sell them to those local restaurants in the city, you'll make more money than farming."
If rural people only spend on food and drink in a year, two to three thousand yuan is enough, provided that they don't get sick or have other major problems.
"Raise chickens?" Grandma Yao hesitated for a moment. "Will anyone want them?"
She had saved a little money from selling eggs over the years, enough for a year's living expenses, but she was worried that no one would want her after a year. Who in the countryside doesn't have a few chickens? That would be...
Lin Luo nodded and said, "I'm going to the city tomorrow. Grandma, you can come with me to ask."
In fact, if he used mental power, Grandma Yao would immediately believe what Lin Luo said, but mental power hints that it is not good to use it too much on the same person. If it was someone he had no relationship with, Lin Luo would naturally not care about it, but he still needed to pay attention to Grandma Yao's words, especially since she was not young anymore.
As expected, Grandma Yao agreed after hesitating for a moment. She was thinking that Luo Yatou and Xiao Yun were both growing up and needed to eat more nourishing food. She didn't have other good things, but she did have some local eggs. When she raised more chickens, there would naturally be no shortage of eggs. She would then give them two eggs every day.
Lin Luo raised this point not only to comfort Grandma Yao, but also out of consideration for the post-apocalyptic world. She and Yun Shu had tried to raise chickens before but failed, so it would be better to leave it to professionals.
When the time comes, she will provide shelter and food to Grandma Yao, and Grandma Yao will be responsible for their fresh meat. Only in this way can the relationship develop in the long run.
The next day, Lin Luo took Grandma Yao to several local restaurants to ask. The prices were a little higher than she expected. As long as the chickens were guaranteed to be free-range, they would welcome them warmly. They would not only buy a dozen, but even hundreds!
For the people in these restaurants, it is still easy to tell the difference between farmed chickens and free-range chickens, so don't try to pass off inferior products as good ones.
Reassured, Grandma Yao bought twenty chicks in the town that day. She already had three chicks at home, all of which were over a year old. She could sell them if she really needed money.
In fact, nowadays, city dwellers are really becoming more and more fond of pure natural food, not to mention local chickens, but also wild vegetables, dried bamboo shoots and so on. As long as you are diligent, you will not starve to death.
Zhoujiawu is also restricted by geographical conditions. The elderly people cannot drive, so the local products are usually eaten at home or given to relatives and children. Who would have thought that they could be sold.
After Grandma Yao started raising chickens with great enthusiasm, the construction of the sanatorium also progressed rapidly. Soon, trucks of materials and construction workers flocked to Zhoujiawu and began building the sanatorium.
At this time, it was already the end of May, and there were still two months until the end of the world!
"Dig a well? Of course."
After several months of hard work, Lin Luo finally completed the water circulation system in early June. Twelve water veins formed a circulation system around Xiaowu Mountain. The well he had wanted before should be put on the agenda.
Lin Luo planned to dig two wells, one in the backyard and one next to the back mountain.
"Three hundred for digging twenty-five meters deep, and three hundred and fifty for digging thirty meters deep." Lin Luo was looking for the construction team that had built her house before. Their business scope was very wide.
"Sister, it's not that my quote is high, it's mainly because the machines in Zhoujiawu are difficult to get in, and I..." The boss was afraid that Lin Luo would think he was cheating her, so he couldn't help but explain.
However, Lin Luo didn't care much about this amount of money. She still had more than 300,000 yuan left, and another 100,000 yuan would come in July. After the end of the world, money would be completely worthless. She would definitely spend it all in these two months. Of course, she could still afford to dig a few hundred wells.
After deciding on someone to come tomorrow, Lin Luo went to the wholesale department in town and bought a bunch of seeds, a few boxes of popsicles and a sack of watermelons to take back.
In June, even Zhoujiawu, which is close to the mountain, gradually became hotter. When the weather gets hot, people want to eat something cold. People like Yunshu, who have a hot temper, can only wear a short-sleeved shirt in winter. In summer, they are really more intolerant to heat than others.
Lin Luo turned on the air conditioner at home early, otherwise, seeing Yun Shu sweating while cooking, her conscience would ache!
"Yunshu! Let's have lobster and barbecue tonight!"
Before the car came to a complete stop, Lin Luo's voice had already reached the house.
Before leaving the town, Lin Luo was pleasantly surprised to find that the crayfish season had arrived. Each crayfish was very big, with two claws showing off, and they looked very meaty.
Compared to when it was first launched in May, it is obviously time to start selling it.
Lin Luo hadn't eaten crayfish this year, so she bought thirty kilograms in one go, buying out all the best crayfish on the stall.
How can we not eat barbecue when we have crayfish?
Lin Luo had already bought a barbecue grill at home, and she went to the market to buy fresh beef, mutton, chicken wings, pork belly and other ingredients. She would marinate and grill them herself, which would definitely be cleaner and more delicious than buying semi-finished products.
"good!"
Of course he would not refuse Lin Luo's small request, even though Yun Shu had already prepared what to eat tonight. But it didn't matter, he would choose to forget it.
There were thirty pounds of small lobsters. Lin Luo was responsible for cleaning and removing the shrimp threads, while Yun Shu prepared the ingredients for the barbecue. The two of them divided the work and cooperated, doubling their efficiency.
Little Hei, who did not go out today, saw a crayfish for the first time. He came over curiously and wanted to test it with his claws.
Then, very happy to hear...
Xiao Hei's claws were pinched!
“Ouch!”
Xiao Hei immediately waved his claws, trying to throw the crayfish away, but the enemy refused to let go, and the yard suddenly became joyful.
Lin Luo was just about to stand up to help Xiao Hei, but Xiao Bai, who was resting nearby, couldn't stand the noise and ran over to Xiao Hei, "Meow!"
Xiao Hei froze in an instant.
Then he put his paw on the ground, and Little White stepped on it, and Little Black took the opportunity to break free.
The two little guys cooperated very well!
Lin Luo suddenly had the illusion that he was redundant.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, all the barbecue ingredients were prepared, and Yun Shu brought out the large iron pot and barbecue grill that he had used to cook bamboo shoots.
He and Lin Luo's tolerance for spicy food is okay, and crayfish definitely tastes better when it's spicier, so Yunshu prepared three kinds of chili peppers.
"Onions, ginger, garlic, fermented soybean paste, beer..."
Yun Shu placed the necessary ingredients next to each other, poured oil into the iron pan first, and when the oil temperature was almost right, he began to put some flavoring ingredients in one by one. Immediately, a spicy aroma wafted out.
"Lolo, move away, or the oil might splash out."
After seeing Lin Luo walk away obediently, Yun Shu picked up the nearly 20-pound crayfish after cleaning them in one hand and held a shovel in the other.
Sizzle——
The smoke suddenly rose!
The color of the crayfish quickly turned into a bright red under the high temperature of the oil. Yun Shu quickly stir-fried it a few times to coat each one with the seasoning. Then, with his free hand, he picked up the beer next to him and applied a little pressure with his thumb.
The bottle cap was pried open with a plop, without even needing a bottle opener.
Looking at this, Lin Luo on the side couldn't help but want to applaud Yun Shu. It is said that serious people are the most charming, and now it seems to be true.
Although she was wearing a cute apron and the background around her was very ordinary, Yun Shu now looked 100% handsome in Lin Luo's eyes!
He picked up the wooden lid and covered the pot of lobsters to let it continue to cook. The charcoal on the grill on the other side was almost burned out. Lin Luo had already put a few skewers of meat on it, turning it over from time to time.
"Lolo, go get something to drink. I'll come over here."
"good!"
Let professionals handle professional matters. Don't think that barbecue is just about grilling the meat. There is a lot of knowledge involved.
Lin Luo ran into the kitchen and poured out two cups of corn juice that had been in the soy milk maker. Eating spicy food right away is not good for the stomach, so these two cups of hot corn juice can be used to stimulate the appetite.
Then she took out two bottles of ice-cold beer from the refrigerator. The mulberry wine she had brewed earlier was also ready to drink. Lin Luote found a beautiful glass bottle to hold the dark purple wine and added a few ice cubes into it.
Color, aroma and taste, it can be seen that beauty is the most important factor affecting appetite.
After preparing the drinks, Lin Luo took out the watermelon that he had put in the refrigerator in the afternoon, washed it, cut half of it and put it on the plate. It can be said that his preparations were very complete.
Originally, Grandma Yao was invited to come over, but she was not interested in this kind of spicy grilled food, and it would be easy to indigest, so she politely declined Lin Luo.
Lin Luo didn't force it, today it was a BBQ for her and Yun Shu!
"cheers!"
The glasses collided. In Yunshu's glass was bubbling ice beer, while in Linluo's glass was homemade mulberry wine, which only took up about one-third of the glass.
After taking a sip, Lin Luo picked up a skewer of lamb that had just been grilled on the side.
The fat and lean mutton has been successfully "slimmed down" after being smoked and grilled over charcoal fire. It is neither dry nor tough, but full of meaty aroma. With Yunshu's secret sauce filling her mouth, Lin Luo narrowed her beautiful eyes in happiness.
——This is the most fragrant and delicious lamb kebab she has ever eaten!
Lin Luo quickly finished the whole string. Although she wanted to eat more, the red little crayfish also tempted her.
There were no such things to pay attention to at home. After washing his hands, Lin Luo picked up one directly, broke off the head and peeled it, pinched the tail and dipped it in the soup. His movements were very smooth.
She bought the most expensive lobster, so the meat was naturally the fullest. After taking a bite, the spicy taste that was a little beyond her tolerance instantly swept over her taste buds, and the chewy crayfish meat was so chewy that she couldn't give it up.
After swallowing it, Lin Luo couldn't help but gasp twice.
"It's too spicy?"
Yun Shu's tolerance for spicy food? A little better than Lin Luo's. Seeing that her eyes were slightly red from the spiciness, she quickly picked up the corn juice next to her.
"It's okay, it's okay. This little lobster tastes better when it's spicy."
Lin Luo waved his hand. It was a bit spicy, but it was still very delicious.
Then she would eat a few bites of barbecued crayfish, and when the spiciness became unbearable, she would nibble on a piece of watermelon or drink a glass of corn juice.
On her fair face, her lips were bright red from the spicy smell, and her eyes were slightly red as if tears were welling up in them. Yun Shu, who was taking in all the beautiful scenery, couldn't help but tense up slightly.
——Lolo like this is so, so beautiful.
Yun Shu stopped the inappropriate thoughts in his mind and peeled another lobster for Lin Luo.
Lin Luo was probably really spicy, and his hands were greasy, so he didn't care about anything and just leaned over slightly, took the shrimp from Yun Shu's hand with his mouth, and his soft lips accidentally brushed against Yun Shu's fingers.
Yun Shu: “……!”
He picked up the ice-cold beer and gulped it down. When Lin Luo saw it, he thought he was also fed up with the spiciness, so he quickly handed him a piece of watermelon.
Yun Shu: “…” He took a deep breath and forced himself to focus on the food. It took him a long time to calm down.
Spiciness can stimulate people's appetite, but people's appetite is limited. Even if Lin Luo's mouth can still eat, his stomach can't take it anymore. Yun Shu, on the other hand, seems to still have a lot of room to eat.
However, after Lin Luo stopped, he also sped up his eating. After finishing the crayfish and the prepared grilled skewers, Yun Shu also used the remaining broth from the crayfish to stew a bowl of noodles. He really finished everything without leaving any.
During this time, Xiao Hei kept wanting to take a few bites, but unfortunately, the food with strong seasonings was obviously not suitable for him, so Lin Luo used his mental power to forcibly "pacify" him.
“So satisfying…”
The meal lasted until nine o'clock in the evening. Lin Luo couldn't help but half-lean back on the chair, his whole body emitting the lazy energy of a full meal and a full drink, "I don't even want to move..."
Was her words really just a casual remark? She sighed, but she didn't expect that the next second...
The whole person suddenly flew into the air!
"It's okay. I'll carry Luo Luo in and I'll clean up here." Yun Shu picked up Lin Luo in a princess hug. "Do you want to rest in the living room first or go straight to the second floor?"
Lin Luo's mind was spinning rapidly, a little startled. "Living room, let me get rid of the smell first."
"Okay." Why did Yunshu's answer seem to have a hint of regret? Did he feel the living room was too short?
It was not until she sat in the living room that Lin Luo seemed to come back to her senses. She glanced at Yun Shu who had gone to the yard to pack up her things. From her angle, she could only see Yun Shu's back.
—This guy…
Lin Luo's eyes were blank, not knowing what to think.
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