The two stood there quietly for a while, and then Cang Yu said, "Lin Yue, once you've changed your things, I'm going to take Cang Jun and the others out for a bit."
"Go dig for grain?" Lin Yue asked.
"Yes! We need to dig out the grain as soon as possible, otherwise the grain will easily spoil when the ice melts in the extreme heat."
"Hmm! Do you need me to go?" She has enough space to store things, so she can bring back more if she goes.
They're already boyfriend and girlfriend, so it's nothing for her to help him out.
“No need, you can rest at home. Those are all small granaries, and they are quite far apart and not on the way. If we go there, we will have to go again after a while.”
Her space is hers. If it's just for storing his things, he has nothing to be ashamed of. But if he needs her help with everything he does, he might as well not do it at all.
"Okay!" Lin Yue did not insist.
...
Over the next few days, Cang Yu went to work very frequently, reporting for duty every day, while Lin Yue stayed at home planning what to exchange for items.
She had already decided what she wanted from the condition that Secretary Chang agreed to. As for the condition of exchanging things, besides exchanging the shockproof compartment, she also wanted to exchange it for an acid rainproof suit.
Two days later, the two finally decided what to exchange.
Lin Yue decisively followed Cang Yu to the administrative district to find someone. If she had come alone, she would have been questioned and then had to report to the authorities. But with Cang Yu, who was his military advisor, she could go in directly.
However, once inside, she could only wait in the lobby on the first floor, since she hadn't made an appointment in advance.
However, it is clear that she has a special status and can see Secretary Chang without an appointment.
Yes, she went directly to Secretary Chang. He was the one who negotiated the terms with her. If she needed to find someone, he would definitely be the first person she contacted.
Moreover, she had a vague feeling that if she went directly to Chief Cao, he probably wouldn't acknowledge the promise.
Secretary Chang was told that the police officers came down and led them up to his office, where he was sitting at the tea table used for entertaining guests, making tea.
"Miss Lin, Xiao Cang, you've arrived? Please have a seat!" Secretary Chang poured tea and pushed the teacups to the other side.
Seeing Secretary Chang's actions, the two walked to the place where the teacups were placed and sat down.
Cang Yu: "Secretary Chang!"
Secretary Chang nodded to Cang Yu.
"Secretary Chang, I won't bother with pleasantries. I'm sure you know why I've come. I wonder if what you said still stands?" Lin Yue picked up her teacup, took a sip, but didn't actually touch the tea.
She doesn't like drinking tea; she usually drinks plain water, and most of the time, she only drinks the water she brings with her.
“Of course it counts. May I ask what Miss Lin would like?” Secretary Chang asked with a smile.
He had actually been waiting for Lin Yue to come and redeem the terms. Although not much time had passed, Lao Cao kept telling him that a verbal promise meant nothing.
Moreover, he wouldn't acknowledge the promise he made, since it wasn't one he agreed to.
Secretary Chang didn't know how to persuade him.
Old Cao wasn't like this before. He became like this after the extreme cold. He didn't know why Old Cao had become like this.
While he still has a voice and can keep his promise to Lin Yue, he is relieved that Lin Yue arrived early. As time goes on, he doesn't know if his words will still have any effect.
Lin Yue didn't know what Secretary Chang was thinking. Looking at his expression, she felt that he had been waiting for a long time, which made her feel very strange.
However strange it was, I didn't intend to investigate it further.
"Secretary Chang initially agreed to three conditions. I felt his sincerity in the first one. For the second condition, I hoped the base could give me a few things in return. First, a shockproof cabin that seats six people; second, four sets of military-grade acid rain resistant suits; third, fifty kilograms of various national reserve crop seeds. For the third condition, I hoped Secretary Chang could give me a helicopter and five thousand liters of fuel for it," Lin Yue stated her conditions.
The shockproof chamber was something she had decided to replace long ago; the anti-corrosion suit would come in handy later; and the seeds were something she replaced for Cang Yu.
As for the helicopter, if she asks to exchange it, Secretary Chang may not necessarily do so. She can ask for it directly, as long as he keeps his promise and sends her a helicopter. Although it may be a bit difficult, he can definitely send it.
As for why she only made these requests, there are two reasons. One is that the base is really too "poor" and doesn't have any other good things, only these are acceptable. The other is that if she wants to exchange for more things, she may not be able to get them.
One should be content!
Secretary Chang glanced at Cang Yu, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Miss Lin is quite well-informed. These are all the things in the base, and you haven't missed a single one."
"I wouldn't say I'm well-informed; I just happen to want these things. I didn't have the chance to have them before, but now that I do, I just want something new." Lin Yue kept her eyes straight ahead, pretending not to see the way Secretary Chang looked at Cang Yu.
The point of this kind of thing is to play it safe; she doesn't care what others think, she just needs to maintain her composure.
Cang Yu simply sat there calmly, ignoring Secretary Chang's gaze, holding a teacup in his hand, seemingly drinking continuously, but in reality, he didn't touch a drop.
Secretary Chang didn't mind whether they drank or not. Serving tea was just a formality, and there was no need to refill their tea. He saved himself the trouble, since tea was a rare commodity these days.
"I agree to what you want, but the four items you want to exchange are not cheap. Do you have that many points?"
"Secretary Chang, this is exactly what I'm about to say. I don't plan to go to the base to exchange for points; instead, I want to barter for goods."
The points system at the base is not only troublesome but also a rip-off. It would be much simpler to just exchange items directly, and you might even be able to get a good deal.
"What can Miss Lin offer?" Secretary Chang asked, intrigued.
"Ten boxes of basic medical supplies, one thousand catties of frozen seafood, two thousand frozen fish, one thousand heads of frozen cabbage, and fifty cars of various models. I wonder if these are enough to exchange for those three items?" Lin Yue asked confidently.
Other items may not be valuable, but medicine is definitely valuable. It should be enough to exchange for what she wants, and it won't be much less.
"Does Miss Lin have a lot of supplies?" Secretary Chang asked tentatively.
"Not much, we've used up all these things and it's almost empty." The implication is, "Don't worry about it, it's all gone now."
Secretary Chang chuckled.
He was just asking the child a question, a test, but he didn't intend to embezzle their resources.
"Miss Lin's food is indeed very tempting, but it's still lacking something. I wonder if you have any salt?"
For a capable person, obtaining supplies is not difficult.
"How many do you want?" If there are too many, she won't exchange them.
"One thousand bags... small bags," Secretary Chang stated his request.
The salt reserves at the base are relatively small, enough for at most a year. Even though middlemen like Li Mazi have connections, they don't have much salt.
It's possible that the ice is frozen underground, but the current situation at the base is special, and we can't send anyone out to dig for the time being. Ordinary people can't dig it up either, which is why this situation has arisen.
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