Chapter 112 Mid-Autumn Festival Tour

In the space, Lin Yue, wearing a loose set of home clothes, lazily lay in a recliner, looking at something not far away. As far as her sight could reach, Zhang Yuandong was facing her, chopping wood skillfully.

He was shirtless, wearing only a pair of loose trousers that were wide and wide, but the waist was just right, just stuck at the waistline. As he swung the axe, the muscles of his abdomen were clearly visible. Maybe he worked for a long time, and beads of sweat slid down from his forehead, winding down along his bronze skin and disappearing into the invisible place.

It had been a long time since Lin Yue last saw this scene. The difference was that before she could only sneak a peek, but now she could lean back in the recliner and admire it openly.

Zhang Yuandong could clearly feel the strong gaze from afar, but he did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he worked even harder.

These firewoods are some of the more robust trees in the space. Lin Yue cut some of them for backup when he remodeled the space last time. Zhang Yuandong wants to make some charcoal this time to burn in the brick kiln.

There is a metal bucket in the space that Lin Yue used before. She used to put the wood in the metal bucket and then put it in the kiln to burn. However, the metal bucket was too small and the charcoal burned was not enough. Zhang Yuandong simply built a kiln with yellow mud. Fearing that the sealing was not good enough, he plastered the kiln wall very thickly.

He carefully stacked the firewood layer by layer in the yellow mud kiln, and finally sealed the kiln with yellow mud, leaving only one vent, then squatted in front of the kiln and started to make a fire.

This is a long process. Lin Yue watched for a while, felt a little bored, stretched, stood up, and went to make mooncakes.

Mooncakes are an introductory course for many novices in the future world. You can find many tutorials by searching online. She also knew how to make them in her previous life. She also made them herself during the Mid-Autumn Festival a few years ago. It was not difficult, except for the trouble of converting the syrup.

After she finished making mooncakes, she went out to check on the children. When she came back, Zhang Yuandong was still lighting the fire. She simply picked two bunches of grapes, stood beside Zhang Yuandong, and fed him one by one. She fed him too fast, and Zhang Yuandong was stuffed with a mouthful of grapes. He begged incoherently: "You must be tired, why don't you go to sleep first?"

Seeing that the fire was almost out, Lin Yue pulled him to stand up and went into the house to take a nap.

The next morning, Lin Yue woke up the children. Zhang Yuandong was on vacation today, so they could go out for a walk. And she had other plans.

When the children were in the countryside, they usually wore straw sandals. Lin Yue would sew cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles for them, but other children wore straw sandals, and they were reluctant to run around in cloth shoes all day. After joining the army, the children never wore straw sandals again, and Lin Yue suddenly realized how tiring it was to make cloth shoes for the children.

Anyway, she had enough money and she didn't want to embarrass herself anymore, so she simply went to the department store to buy shoes and clothes for the children.

In fact, Zhang Yuandong had never been out for fun, and he even asked someone about nearby attractions.

There is a temple in the city not far from them, but now is a special era and going to the temple is taboo.

Wang Tingting came back from a business trip yesterday afternoon. Seeing Lin Yue and the others about to go out, she suggested, "You kids have never rowed a boat before, have you? You can row a boat in the park, you can go there and play. Also, there is a Western restaurant in the city center where you can drink coffee. But I haven't been there either, and I heard that you need a Overseas Chinese Visa voucher."

Lin Yue waved her hands quickly. She didn't dare touch such petty things. But this is indeed a big city, which is incomparable to the small county town where they are. There is even a Western restaurant.

When Lingling and Wanli heard the word "rowing a boat" for the first time, they immediately became impatient and grabbed their parents' sleeves and shook them vigorously. Lin Yue had no choice but to say goodbye to Wang Tingting and left with Zhang Yuandong and the three children.

They left early and just caught up with the troops' outbound truck, which took them all the way to the city center.

Because they were out for fun today and it was inconvenient to carry a backpack, Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong each had a child tied to their bodies. On Lin Yue's chest was the little Sisi, and on Zhang Yuandong's was the little mushroom whose arms and legs were moving around and twisting.

Lingling and Wanli held their parents' clothes and looked around along the way, staring at the pedestrians they saw for a long time. Lin Yue held a map in his hand, and the two of them studied it as they walked. They were still quite far from the park that Wang Tingting mentioned, and they needed to take the bus to get there.

There were no public buses in the small county town, only buses to the city. It was the first time Lingling and Wanli saw a bus, and they were full of surprise. As soon as they got on the bus, they found a seat by the window and sat down, looking out the window in surprise.

Not to mention the two children, Lin Yue was also surprised. It was the first time she had seen such a "big nose" bus. The appearance of the bus was simple and the body was polished to a bright shine. There was a big arrow in the middle of the front windshield, and the color was bright. Lin Yue thought it was a decoration at first, but when the bus started, she found that it was actually a turn signal.

Zhang Yuandong paid for the bus ticket. Seeing that Lin Yue was curious about the turn signal, he explained the principle in a low voice and finally said, "The sidecars in the army also have this light, which needs to be turned on manually. I don't know if the one I drove at the Public Security Bureau fell off, but since it is not used in the county, I didn't care."

Lin Yue looked around the bus as she listened, feeling that everything was new and interesting, just like the first time she took a bus. In her eyes, the bus itself was a work of art worth collecting.

They got on the bus relatively early. As the bus slowly started moving, more and more people were on the bus. By the time their family got off the bus, the carriage was already packed with people. Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong protected several children and got off the bus. The conductor shouted from the side: "Please give way and let these two comrades and their children get off the bus!" When people around heard the shouting, they stepped aside one after another, trying to clear the road at the door as much as possible.

This was the first time Lin Yue enjoyed this kind of treatment, but he felt very awkward. When he finally got out of the car, his face was already red.

It was the first time that Zhang Yuandong saw Lin Yue so embarrassed. He held a child in one hand and kept glancing at Lin Yue from the corner of his eye. Lin Yue was annoyed by his look and glared at him. Zhang Yuandong touched his nose and smiled silently.

During the May Day holiday, many people went out to play, and there was a long line at the boat ticket window. The boat ticket was not expensive. Their family of six only needed to rent a boat, and it only cost four cents per trip, but it was more expensive to take pictures, which cost three yuan. However, what Lin Yue did not expect was that the so-called "rowing a boat" in this era was really rowing a boat, using an oar. She was dumbfounded standing on the shore.

Lin Yue had taken a lot of boats in her previous life. She had also taken boats in the park with her friends when she was a student, but the boats were either pedaled or electric. She had never rowed a boat. Fortunately, there were special staff members in charge of teaching here. After learning for a long time, Lin Yue finally dared to try.

The family finally got together for an outing, and Zhang Yuandong still took a three-dollar photo.

By the time they got off the boat and landed, it was almost noon. They found a state-owned restaurant and ordered three servings of knife-cut noodles and one serving of meat and vegetable porridge. Three servings of knife-cut noodles, one for Zhang Yuandong and Lin Yue, one for Lingling and Wanli. The meat and vegetable porridge was for Mushroom. This was the first time for this child to go out for fun. Although he was held by his father most of the time, he was already exhausted and had taken a nap on the boat.

The child nestled in his mother's arms, and from time to time he would ask for some noodles from his mother's bowl. Lin Yue didn't dare to give him more, so he just dipped a little soup with chopsticks and fed it into his mouth. The child was easy to fool, and he slurped the little taste on the chopsticks with relish, twiddling his little feet, and he was eating happily.

Because he was going out today and it was inconvenient to bring milk, Zhang Yuandong asked the hotel waiter to help him make milk powder for Xiao Sisi.

It is not easy to go out with four children. Zhang Yuandong carries a big travel bag on his back, which is filled with things the four children need and change of clothes.

The family returned home when the sun had already set. Lin Yue and his wife and Wan Li Ling Ling's brother and sister were all carrying a lot of things. Wang Ting Ting saw this family and smiled and asked, "Did you go out to buy New Year's goods?"

Lingling liked this pretty Auntie Wang very much. She ran over, opened the bag and held it in front of her: "Auntie Wang, look at the new shoes and clothes my mother bought for me!"

Wang Tingting couldn't act cool in front of her child, especially one who loved her so much. She flipped through the things in the bag and praised with a smile: "The clothes and shoes are very beautiful. They will look great on Lingling's boat!"

Lingling happily turned around, and her ponytail drew a bright black arc as she moved. After everyone had gone far away, Wang Tingting still stared at her back, looking thoughtful.

The family played outside all day and were very tired when they came back. Lin Yue had planned to prepare a big meal tonight to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it was too late and he was afraid that the children could not hold up, so he packed up some bacon buns and a roast chicken from a state-owned hotel in the city and the family had a simple meal.

Lin Yue thought it was simple, but for Zhang Yuandong and the children, it was already a rare delicacy, especially for the two children. Although their mother often cooked delicious meals, she had almost never made more troublesome dishes like steamed buns and roast chicken.

The two children were sitting at the table enjoying their meal when they suddenly heard their mother ask with a smile, "Are you happy going out to play today?"

The two of them nodded together. Then their mother said, "Then write down your experiences today. It doesn't have to be too many words, no less than 150 words. It just so happens that you haven't practiced calligraphy in the past few days since you came here, so just treat it as practice. Don't be too anxious, just give it to me tomorrow night."

The two children's eyes widened immediately, and then they heard a "click" sound, which was the sound of chopsticks falling to the ground.