Chapter 130 Plantation House
Shu Fu had dinner that day on Yao Ruoyun's new raft.
You certainly can't go to "someone else's house" for a meal empty-handed, so she took this opportunity to pack a large box of supplies for the other party, which basically contained items that are currently restricted for purchase on land: fresh chicken, duck, pork, beef, fresh seafood, fresh vegetables and fruits, spiritual food such as milk tea, coffee, desserts and snacks, and some daily necessities.
Hua Qiong and Yao Guofan were really embarrassed to take her things, and they declined several times, saying that they were just treating her to a meal, and there was really no need to give her such an expensive gift. To their family, her existence was of great significance, and they should have given her things, so how could they take her things?
But to Shu Fu, these things are really not worth mentioning: "I can't come to visit you empty-handed. What's more, I'm not just eating one meal today. I will come here often in the future. Finally, these are also welcome gifts for the raft trailer. After all, from now on, your raft is under my control."
That being said, Hua Qiong and Yao Guofan both knew that they were the only beneficiaries in the whole thing.
Because of her, their raft has a protective cover from now on, and can be used openly on the water without fear of any natural disasters, and will not attract anyone's attention or covetousness; because of her, their raft, which originally had nothing, now has a planting area, and from now on they can grow whatever vegetables and fruits they want to eat...
Not to mention, if it weren't for her, they couldn't imagine what would happen to their daughter now, whether she could survive the cold snowstorm, and whether she could reach Zhicheng safely.
In their minds, Shu Fu was like the biggest boss in a multinational corporation, and their family of three had no skills at all, yet they had the audacity to hold sinecure positions in the company.
Every month the company pays for the three fund and five insurances, and gives everyone a large and generous salary. Now the other party also gives them a big red envelope when they start working, which really makes them at a loss for words.
"Just say thank you!" In the end, it was Yao Ruoyun who answered. She looked at the other party and said very seriously, "Thank you, senior sister! My raft will follow you from today on. I will work very hard to grow vegetables and fruits, and after I upgrade, I will also grow grain. I will never give up halfway! From now on, I will take care of all the vegetables and fruits you need! I am your back garden, and I will plant land for you for the rest of your life!"
Shu Fu: ...
It was her turn not to know what to say.
**
The living space on the first floor of the two-story wooden house is divided into several areas, including a living room and dining room with an open kitchen, two rooms, and a bathroom with a shower room.
Although the interior space is compressed, it is still not very large. Overall, it is a small apartment of about 60 square meters.
But this small apartment has simple yet modern furnishings and large wooden lattice floor-to-ceiling windows that provide excellent lighting. It is much more advanced than the original empty cabin.
She put away all the furniture that Yao Ruoyun had pieced together, leaving only the soft furnishings and household items that were needed.
Because planting requires electricity, there is no need to worry about the second sharing function, and "electric energy" is directly selected. After Shu Fu equipped his drifting island house with an electric card, Yao Ruoyun's raft immediately received electricity, and the battery panels of the glass greenhouse and the second-floor triangular glass roof also began to charge rapidly.
As for the third shared function, when Yao Ruoyun's raft was equipped with the "special upgrade set", it seemed to be assimilated by Shu Fu's drifting island house in some aspects. The black technology that made the sewage in the sewer disappear also disappeared. In the kitchen and bathroom of the two-story building, sewage tanks of a certain capacity also appeared.
Currently, sewage can still be stored in this box, but it will be troublesome when the box is full, so the third sharing function was quickly decided and "sewage treatment" was chosen.
All of this can be viewed on the electronic screen next to the front door of Yao Ruoyun's cabin. This screen appears after the raft is successfully towed, and is similar to Shu Fu's functional panel.
However, the electronic screen Yao Ruoyun uses is small, only about twice the size of a mobile phone. It can be taken off directly and is very light in the hand.
On this screen, there are very few functions that can be viewed and used. There are only three options. The first is [Trailer], the second is [Notification], and the third is [Planting].
When the "Towing" option is turned on, you can view the cumulative towing time of the raft and the "Sharing Function" that has been selected.
Click on "Shared Functions" to view the functions you currently have. The first one is the protective cover, which can basically only be viewed and cannot be closed or opened on this screen.
If Shu Fu closes the protective shield, the protective shield of Yao Ruoyun's raft will also be closed. If Shu Fu's raft's protective shield automatically opens due to extreme weather, the protective shield of Yao Ruoyun's raft will also open.
Shu Fu's raft has absolute management authority.
The second is the electric energy source, which will show whether the raft is in a powered or unpowered state - that is, whether Shu Fu's raft is equipped with an electric card, and Yao Ruoyun can choose whether to "turn on" or "turn off" the power on her raft.
The third sewage treatment function is exactly the same as Shu Fu’s drifting island house.
Simply put, Shu Fu's raft is the main switch. Only when the main switch is turned on does Yao Ruoyun have the right to choose.
Fortunately, the upgraded set of her raft equipment is "planting", so the battery panels can store a large amount of electrical energy "when there is electricity". In addition to supplying plants, this electricity can also be used by their family for daily use.
It’s just a pity that at present, only three shared functions can be selected for the towed raft, purified tap water is not yet available, and the sinks and showers in the kitchen and bathroom can only be viewed but not used for the time being.
They still have to put large water storage containers in the restroom and use water manually.
But this is just a small flaw. After all, for every 100 days of towing, the raft will have an additional sharing function, and there will be various functions waiting for them in the future!
For Yao Ruoyun's parents, being able to quickly and conveniently prepare dinner using an induction cooker in an electric kitchen today is already a leap from primitive to modern.
The second function [Announcement] is even simpler. When you click on it, you will see a normal page with four words displayed on it: No announcement yet.
After seeing this, Shu Fu went back to his raft and tried it, and found the place to post the notice in the "Towing" column on the function screen.
There are two ways to post announcements, text and voice. It is like creating a group, where she is the group owner, and everyone else in the group is banned. Only she can post announcements in this "group" in a one-way manner.
After she issues the announcement, a prompt sound will appear on the function screens of other rafts, reminding people on other rafts to check the new announcement.
The text version of the announcement needs to be viewed. After the audio version of the announcement is released, her voice will automatically sound from Yao Ruoyun's electronic screen, similar to the effect of a "broadcast", which is really shocking.
This function is very convenient. When she is busy but feels lazy, she can send messages or call other people on the raft with just one click. It not only saves effort but also saves the communication fee of satellite phone.
As for the third [Planting] option, it should be a unique function after the raft is equipped with an upgrade kit. It contains some detailed statements and options for planting, harvesting and upgrading, which they need to slowly explore and understand in subsequent planting.
This part is not Shu Fu's responsibility.
The main reason is that she doesn't want to care about it, it's too much trouble and she's lazy.
The dinner was very sumptuous. In addition to Hua Qiong's specialties, boiled fish and fried chicken wings, Yao Guofan also made two specialties, fish-flavored eggplant and hot and sour shredded potatoes. Hua Qiong also took out a large pot of pork bone soup and bubble wontons on a flat tray from the compartment of her backpack and asked Shu Fu to put them away first.
There were five flat trays, each of which was large, and each plate had hundreds of raw bubble wontons, with pork bone soup sprinkled with chopped green onions. Just like what she had packed in their store before, every time she wanted to eat, she just had to take out the bubble wontons, boil them in water, scoop them out and put them in a bowl of pork bone soup, and she could eat them directly.
Shu Fu's eyes were wide with greed, and she almost wanted to cook a bowl of it and eat it right away.
However, Hua Qiong seemed to know that she would have this reaction, and took out ten brown paper packaging bowls from the backpack, which contained cooked bubble wontons.
She also explained that take-out boxes are now limited in purchase, so she doesn't have a lot of them. Otherwise, she could cook the raw wontons and put them in her backpack so she can eat them easily.
Shu Fu didn't care about all this. When she saw so many bubble wontons, her eyes were curved with joy.
A year and a half ago, when she reluctantly got up early to punch in and pack at Yao Ruoyun's wonton shop in order to complete her task, she really did not expect that one day, Yao's bubble wontons would become her special supply!
She didn't hesitate to put away the big pot, flat tray and take-out bowls, leaving only one portion to be eaten as a side dish for dinner.
Yao Ruoyun also took out drinks from her backpack and took out a few cans of beer. While happily telling Shu Fu that they could have a drink today, she subconsciously turned around to look at her mother's face.
This person is her biological mother in two different worlds. Because she has seen her serious and angry look many times in her memory fragments, Yao Ruoyun is more well-behaved in front of her mother than before.
"Today is a good day, you should drink a little." However, Hua Qiong was not angry. To her, both her life and her precious daughter's life were saved by Shu Fu from the brink of death.
Since she discovered her abnormality, although she was very surprised by the appearance of the golden finger, she also had nightmares every night because of the memory fragments that gradually became clear.
In her dreams, she was always trying to hold her daughter's hand.
She didn't know what had happened. It seemed like just an ordinary day. She came home from overtime work and heard something strange coming from her daughter's room.
Then the scene changed, and her daughter seemed to be trapped in a huge vortex of light and shadow. It was a scene that was completely unreasonable, but at that time she had no time to think about anything. She just stretched out her hand and grabbed her tightly to prevent her from being swallowed by the vortex of light and shadow.
However, the vortex of light and shadow seemed to have a suction force, constantly swallowing her daughter. More than half of her body had disappeared in the light and shadow. She looked at her with a frightened and helpless expression, crying and calling for her mother.
Hua Qiong also cried. She felt her strength slipping away bit by bit, and her heart was filled with despair and unwillingness.
Why? Why couldn't she stop her daughter!?
As her daughter's hand slipped away from hers little by little, she seemed to let out a desperate roar. The sound did not seem to come from her mouth at all. She was fighting against an unknown terrible force. Even if it meant her death in the next moment, she would never let go of her daughter's hand!
If there is no way to bring her back, then she will go with her!
…
Then, Hua Qiong woke up. She had several memory fragments after the golden finger appeared, but she didn't know if the memory of this period was too deep and strong. She had dreamed about it several times. Every time, she woke up before the vortex of light and shadow was about to swallow her daughter, and her memory was interrupted.
In her memory, the face that looked at her with tears of despair and fear did not look exactly the same as the current Yao Ruoyun. He seemed to be smaller and thinner, with a sallow complexion, and his facial features were not as pretty and energetic as they are now.
Yao Ruoyun now looked like she had her daughter's beauty camera turned on, making her look prettier. If she showed the photo to other people, they would look like two different people. But she knew that the Yao Ruoyun next to her was the daughter in the memory fragment that she had to hold on to and protect even if she died!
She didn't know how she came to this world, but obviously, she did it. Even after traveling from one world to another, she did not let go of her daughter's hand!
She thought that she was the only one who knew about this matter, so she decided not to say anything and to move to a smaller, safer town near water, so that she could stay by her daughter's side, accompany her and protect her as she continued to live.
But she didn't expect that her daughter also had a golden finger. Not only that, she also recovered some memory fragments, and she also remembered her.
When she hugged her and called her mom again, everything had a different meaning.
She understood that this call of "Mom" spanned two worlds. No matter where she was, whether in peacetime or in the end of disaster, she was her mother and would always be by her side.
**
After dinner, Hua Qiong took Shu Fu to the glass greenhouse on the front deck alone, saying that he wanted her to help pick some seeds of her favorite vegetables and fruits so that they could plant them in the first batch.
But in fact, she learned something from Yao Ruoyun and knew that there were other special people like her and her daughter who had golden fingers around Shu Fu.
She had a hunch that her memory fragments should be of some help to Shu Fu, but these memories had always been her nightmares, and because they were too tragic, she had never told Yao Ruoyun about them once. So today she took this opportunity to tell her alone, and hoped that she could keep it a secret from Yao Ruoyun.
This is a mother's love for her daughter, so of course Shu Fu would agree.
The memory fragments described by Hua Qiong were indeed very helpful to her.
If she guessed correctly, that scene should be the process of people from another world crossing into this world. It was unclear how it started and ended, but the process actually contained a lot of information.
For example, the awakened ones should all be entities traveling through time, and during this process, if there happen to be people around them, they will be captured by their sight. However, such an opportunity will not happen to everyone. After all, there are too many factors such as time and place, and it is impossible for everyone to be so coincidental.
In addition, Yao Ruoyun's appearance changed, just like Lu Zheng's. The two worlds are not the same. Hua Qiong, like her, maintained her original appearance. This shows that when entering this world, the time traveler may be able to choose his or her own appearance.
Everyone's situation is different. Some people may choose to change their appearance due to some concerns or other reasons.
Finally, if there is nothing wrong with Hua Qiong's memory fragments, then these time travelers should all be physical travelers, and it should be an involuntary random incident, which means that planned thinking and consciousness travel is ruled out.
The question here refers to whether the memory fragments have been tampered with, but Shu Fu thinks it is unlikely. After all, if she can't even confirm the authenticity of the memory fragments, she may as well just lie down and stop looking for the final answer.
In any case, at this point, one more piece of the puzzle has been solved.
**
That night, she returned to her Castaway Island home and took a lavender-scented bubble bath.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, the heavy rain turned into a rainstorm. The sky above the mountains was filled with lightning and thunder. From time to time, purple-blue thunder swept across the sky, splitting into spider-web-like arcs of light. The arcs of light falling from the sky hit the trees between the mountains, exploding into dazzling flames, but were quickly extinguished by the torrential rain like a waterfall.
Another thunderstorm night came. Her raft could withstand such catastrophic weather, but Yao Ruoyun's raft might not be able to withstand it. Fortunately, the protective shield now had unlimited usage time. Under the protection of the protective shield, the two small houses on the raft were as safe as a secluded fortress.
When she had just finished taking a shower and was sitting on the sofa watching a variety show, Yao Ruoyun came over. She had also finished taking a shower and changed into her pajamas. When she saw her open the door, she asked her if she was ready to go to bed.
It was just past nine o'clock in the evening. Shu Fu was lying down completely now. Naturally, she would not go to bed so early.
After receiving a negative answer, Yao Ruoyun took out a square stainless steel bowl from her backpack with a smile, which contained a large handful of freshly-baked barbecue.
"My dad heard that I wanted to come over to hang out with you, so he just prepared some barbecue for me. Want some midnight snack?"
After eating too much for dinner, Shu Fu, who originally planned to drink plain water and watch variety shows tonight: …
A moment later, two single sofas for reclining, a small round table and a large tablet with a built-in floor stand were placed on the glass balcony of the Drifting Island House.
Shu Fu and Yao Ruoyun each leaned on a sofa, watching the variety show while discussing the games and the entertaining reactions of the artists, just like they did during the Blizzard days, and occasionally taking the barbecue from the round table to eat.
Even though Yao Ruoyun still cannot enter her roof, because of the protective shield, both the balcony and the deck have become their own little space for late-night gatherings.
Especially on a night like this when it is raining heavily outside, they are protected by the protective shield. They can visit each other after just taking a shower, wearing fresh clothes and slippers.
The raft is their home. Here, everyone has their own little home. The homes of friends and relatives are also nearby. Everyone can stay in their own home and do what they want comfortably and freely. They can also visit each other and chat at appropriate times.
Although their rafts drift in the waters of this planet and may arrive at different unfamiliar places every day and encounter different terrible disasters, because of their safe, familiar and warm homes and friends around them, their hearts will always be full of security, and they will no longer be confused and afraid of an unknown tomorrow.
At around eleven o'clock, Yao Ruoyun finished visiting friends and returned to her raft.
The light was poor at night, so she took out a flashlight to illuminate the area as she crossed over to the rafts. Although the distance between the two rafts was small, the right rear side of Shu Fu's raft was still empty, so she still had to be careful, otherwise she would cross in the wrong direction and go straight into the water.
This also made her particularly look forward to Shu Fu's next raft, who would it be?
After towing, which upgrade set will the opponent's raft choose?
After all the rafts are towed, will Shu Fu take them out to the deep waters?
Wow, I’m really looking forward to it just thinking about it!
…
Before going to bed, Shu Fu checked the satellite phone again. There was a message from Lu Zheng the day before reporting on the progress of the journey, and there was also a message from Chen Fa saying that he would have to stay in Kangsu County for two more days, but there was still no news from Zheng Feifei.
She sighed and sent a message to the other party again, hoping to get a reply from the other party this time.
Afterwards, she half leaned on the pillow, took out the map panel, set the water closest to Gongmang County as the destination, set the drifting speed to 40, then turned off the lights and went to sleep.
The lights in the raft cabins on both sides were turned off, and the people in the cabins on both sides fell into a sweet dream.
On the Yinsha River, the two rafts, protected by protective covers, began to drift quietly and steadily from north to south, ready to welcome the next long-term towing raft of the Drifting Island House.
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