Chapter 177 Chapter 177 Inquiry

In the space, a three-room courtyard with green bricks and red tiles stood quietly. Zhang Yuandong dragged a few dead sheep and rabbits, pushed open the gate in the courtyard, and walked in.

Lin Yue was squatting beside the spiritual spring pool, scooping spiritual spring water from the pool into a wooden bucket. She heard the sound and looked towards the door, only to see Zhang Yuandong dragging a sheep in one hand and a few rabbits hanging around his waist.

"Why did you drag these back? They've been dead for so long, they must be smelly, right?"

"You probably can't take the meat, but the skin can be nitrated. I can make you a sheepskin jacket to wear in the winter. It will definitely keep you warm."

Zhang Yuandong raised his hand and pretended to smell it, but Lin Yue quickly stopped him: "Don't move! Drag it to the river and deal with it. When you are done, throw the rest to the garbage dump in the back mountain."

The garbage generated in the space is thrown there, which is far away from here, so the smell will not spread over.

She smiled at Zhang Yuandong and said, "I won't go. I've prepared some soapberry water for you."

Zhang Yuandong knew that she disliked the smell, so he didn't say anything and went out again, dragging the two sheep.

Lin Yue shook off the water droplets on her hands. She originally wanted to fetch two buckets of spiritual spring water and pour them into the creek in front of the door, but Zhang Yuandong was going to nitrate the fur there, so she could only put the buckets aside and wait for him to finish before going there.

She could change almost all the layouts in the space as she wished, but not the spiritual spring pool. Lin Yue had thought about digging a small ditch next to the spiritual spring pool, so that some of the spiritual spring water could flow out and enter the circulating water system in the space, but it didn't work.

The pool wall was made of unknown material, and Lin Yue had no way to change its shape, nor could his tools leave any marks on it. If he wanted to draw the water out of the pool, he could only use the most laborious method, which was to use buckets to carry the water out.

Lin Yue heated up the soapy water that she would use later. She was not curious about how Zhang Yuandong processed the fur. She had seen it several times before, so it was not strange at all.

The army is a magical place. Lin Yue has no idea how much Zhang Yuandong has learned, let alone nitrifying animal skins and building houses. He can do everything from farming to weaving cloth, spinning cotton, paving roads, making furniture, smelting steel, baking bricks, tiles and pottery, and even delivering pigs, cattle and sheep. He is simply an expert in infrastructure.

Zhang Yuandong took the skinned rabbit and sheepskin and put them into the soap water to boil and soak. The soaking time was very long. He wanted to follow Lin Yue into the house, but thinking of his wife's love of cleanliness, he lowered his head to smell the smell on his body, frowned, took a large bathtub from under the eaves, pulled a large towel from the clothes drying pole, and went to the stream to take a bath.

He took a quick shower and was troubled by the clothes on the floor. He was so impatient that he forgot to bring a change of clothes. The creek was not close to the house, and although he knew there were no outsiders, it was still an open-air environment, and it would be a test of his mental strength to walk back naked.

Zhang Yuandong was torn between calling Lin Yue to bring him clothes and running back naked. Thinking of being laughed at by his wife, he decisively covered his key parts with a large towel, gritted his teeth, and ran back.

He had a good idea. His clothes were still drying in the yard. He thought that as long as he moved quickly, Lin Yue would not know about his little thing. Unexpectedly, Lin Yue came out to look for him after not seeing him for a long time.

As soon as Lin Yue walked out of the door, he saw Zhang Yuandong running into the yard in a strong manner. His muscles were well-defined, and with a pair of long legs, he took a step over the low fence and flipped over from outside the yard.

Lin Yue was shocked, and Zhang Yuandong was even more frightened. The towel that was originally covering his key parts almost fell to the ground.

Lin Yue smiled unkindly, and just as he was about to say something, he was picked up by the man and quickly walked into the house.

Zhang Yuandong was in a particularly good mood that morning. He woke up the children at five o'clock on time, supervised them to fold their quilts neatly, and then took the four little guys of different heights to run around the family yard.

The children ran slowly, but he was not in a hurry. He just stayed with them leisurely, occasionally shouting "one, two, three, four" or two, and his voice was very loud.

A comrade who had gotten up early for morning exercise ran into him and greeted him with a smile: "Hey, Zhang Tuan, you really practiced. These kids look pretty good. They have good endurance!"

When the four children heard this, they all straightened their chests and followed Zhang Yuandong in shouting, "One, two, three, four!"

The frightened officer let out a cry of "whoosh", said a few more words of encouragement, and then ran away first.

Little Mushroom even had trouble dressing himself. He had to get up early in the morning to fold his own quilt and run with his brothers and sisters. He couldn't hold on after running half a lap.

He knew his father was not easy to talk to, so he could only bear it and stayed at the end of the team. He ran slower and slower, dragging down the entire team.

However, this child was very shrewd. When he was almost at the door of his home, he suddenly burst into tears, as if he had suffered a great injustice. He kept calling "Mom" and would not say a word no matter who asked him or who tried to comfort him.

Lin Yue heard it in the house and thought he had been bumped into something, so he ran out to see what was happening. As soon as he walked out of the door, his little son hugged him and refused to let go.

Lin Yue was anxious to ask what happened, but the child couldn't explain it. She looked at Zhang Yuandong, but saw that Zhang Yuandong was speechless.

At first he was worried that the child was not feeling well, but when he saw that he was howling without shedding a single tear, he guessed what was going on.

At this moment, he was in his mother's arms, his eyes rolling around, secretly observing the adults' expressions. What was he not understanding? Zhang Yuandong simply stood aside with his arms folded, quietly watching this little kid putting on an act.

Lin Yue was too concerned and confused, and he gradually figured out Zhang Yuandong's attitude during the meeting.

She stopped worrying and started to worry, "What's wrong with this child? Is he sick? Why don't we take him to the hospital and let the nurse give him an injection? He should be fine."

The little mushroom cried even louder, and this time his heart was much more sincere. He cried like gold beans for free, sobbing, "No injection, no injection!"

Ling Ling put her hands on her hips and said, "Why are you crying? Tell me!"

The little mushroom blew a snot bubble and said with great grievance: "I can't run anymore..."

Zhang Yuandong originally planned for Little Mushroom to run one lap and the other three children to run three laps, and they had been running like this for the past few days. Who would have thought that this child, while trying to be clever, would not be able to do what he did and end up doing this?

Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yue shook his head at him. Lin Yue comforted him softly, "What should we do? Brothers and sisters can still hold on, only Little Mushroom is tired. Do you want to give up?"

The little mushroom shook its head and nodded hesitantly.

Lin Yue asked again: "Isn't this little man brave enough?"

"brave!"

"Mom, remember you still have a short distance to run. Let's hold on and finish it, okay? Our little men are the best!"

The little mushroom's eyes suddenly became firm. He sniffed, stopped crying, nodded and said, "Okay, little mushroom, be brave!" Then he was about to run forward.

Lin Yue stopped him and pointed at the door of Zhou Aixiang's house. "The last part of your journey is to run to the door of Aunt Zhou's house and then run back. Can you do it?"

Little Mushroom nodded and ran towards that direction with all his might, feeling his whole body shaking.

Zhang Yuandong walked over, secretly pulled Lin Yue's hand, and quickly let go.

Lin Yue felt a little embarrassed that something had happened on the street in front of the children. She coughed dryly and said, "He was in a bad mood just now. If I had told him that he had finished running and didn't need to run anymore, he would have thought that this was a privilege he got because of his crying, and he would have formed a bad habit in the future."

Zhang Yuandong lowered his head to listen to her. Seeing her ears turned red, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. As for how much he heard, no one knew.

The little mushroom came back running and said excitedly, "Mom, I'm done!"

Lin Yue praised: "Well, my son is amazing. I knew you could hold on. Look, you succeeded!"

"Mmm, the little mushroom is awesome!"

Lin Yue led the little guy back to the house and waved to the remaining children, "Come on, you guys too!"

Ling Ling was too disdainful to coax the child with her mother, and urged, "Dad, let's go!"

Zhang Yuandong gave a command and the four of them ran away in a disorderly manner.

It was still early in the morning, but people were already coming and going on the streets. Some were just going out to get some dry grass to start a fire, while others had started visiting friends and relatives early in the morning.

Zhang Yulan is the one who came to visit.

Lin Yue had just arrived and was not that familiar with her, but she had been coming here quite frequently in the few days since Wang Tingting was discharged from the hospital.

Lin Yue was feeding chickens in the yard. The day before yesterday, Aunt Hua bought six chicks for his family. She was afraid that some of them were not healthy and difficult to raise, so she observed them at home for two days before sending them back.

Zhang Yulan walked into the yard awkwardly and asked for something to say: "Sister-in-law, how about feeding the chickens?"

She was in her thirties, with traces of time already creeping up on her face. She called him "sister-in-law" all the time. Although Lin Yue knew that this was a polite way of addressing military families, he still found it a little awkward.

But she didn't say anything, and politely said, "Mrs. Zhang is here. Why are you here so early in the morning? Are you here to see Tingting?"

Zhang Yulan said quickly: "No, no, I'm not here to look for her. She just gave birth and needs more rest. How can I wake her up so early!"

Lin Yue nodded with a fake smile. Seeing that Lin Yue didn't speak first, Zhang Yulan could only hesitate and say, "I heard that Nurse Wang and her ex-husband divorced because of political issues? Will they remarry in the future?"

Lin Yue hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, what's the point of talking about politics or not? There are some things you shouldn't say!"

Zhang Yulan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Sister-in-law, I'm just curious. I heard that some people's divorces are fake. But Nurse Wang even gave birth to a child. Will she remarry in the future?"

Lin Yue did not answer this question. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, why don't you go inside and sit for a while?"

However, Zhang Yulan did not agree. She looked back at the street and shook her head vigorously, saying, "No, no need. I'm still cooking at home. I have to go home quickly." After that, she went back in a hurry, much faster than when she came.

Lin Yue felt a little puzzled, but she came to ask about Wang Tingting's marriage so early in the morning, it seemed that she was really anxious.