Chapter 17 Hopscotch
Tu Che also brought up the patent issue that the Sirius brothers had mentioned earlier with Tu Rongrong.
Tu Rongrong couldn't help but be surprised when she heard Tu Che talking about patents. "Pheasant stewed with mushrooms is so simple, and beggar's chicken can be made very simple or very complicated. These two dishes should be very simple recipes, right? Do they still need to register a patent?"
Tu Che smiled and said, "If we register a patent, someone might register it first and profit from it. Are you willing to see that outcome?"
"Maybe your original purpose was just to share with the audience, but others will not share selflessly. You have registered a patent, and how you want to charge is your problem." Tu Che explained to Tu Rongrong with a smile.
"Especially those families with deep roots. What if they see the benefits of these two dishes and want to profit from them? You know, the interstellar space is so vast, there will always be a shortage of pheasants and mushrooms."
After hearing Tu Che's words, Tu Rongrong fell into deep thought. She had to admit that Tu Che was right.
Perhaps these recipes are very common on Earth in the 21st century and everyone knows them, but not in the interstellar era. After all, we have been away from Earth for five or six thousand years, and the civilization we once knew is lost. How could we know so many recipes?
So if someone wants to use these things to make a profit, she has no way to stop it, because the patent is not hers, so she has no right to stop it.
Tu Rongrong thought for a moment, then looked up at Tu Che and said, "I'll write down the recipes for pheasant stewed with mushrooms and beggar's chicken, and Uncle Che, please help me register the patents. As for the fees, anyone who uses them only needs to pay one credit point, and then these credit points can be donated to the military."
"Donate to the military?" Tu Che looked at Tu Rongrong in surprise.
"The military has always been defending our country. I hope this money can be used to help those soldiers who are not doing well after retirement." Tu Rongrong looked at Tu Che with a serious expression and said, "They are all fighting for the peace of the Huameng and for the people of the Huameng. As one of them who is being protected, I naturally hope to do my best to help."
Tu Che couldn't help but laugh when he saw Tu Rongrong like this. He reached out and rubbed Tu Rongrong's head and said, "Although I don't know why you think this way, this is also a good thing to do. I support you."
Although he has emotions, he cannot fully understand the emotions of humans. Tu Che, who can understand all kinds of human emotions, did not oppose Tu Rongrong's decision. Soldiers are of course the most worthy of respect and care.
Tu Che followed Tu Rongrong's advice and went to deal with the patent issue, while Tu Rongrong looked at the surrounding environment and fell into deep thought.
Now the wood for building the house is ready. Of course, it takes some time to dry the wood in the shade. Although there is technology to help, it is not possible to use the trees just after they are cut down. So what should she do while waiting for the wood to dry in the shade?
"Sister?" Tu Yuanyuan, who was having fun after eating and drinking, was curious when he saw Tu Rongrong standing under the spaceship in a daze. He ran to Tu Rongrong excitedly and shouted in confusion.
"Hmm?" Tu Rongrong was brought back to her senses by her sister's voice. She looked down at her and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong with Yuanyuan?"
"Sister, let's play together?" Tu Yuanyuan said, holding Tu Rongrong's hand.
"What to play?" Tu Rongrong was helpless. She couldn't play with a two-year-old kid, especially since she had forgotten what was fun when she was a child.
"Let's play together." Tu Yuanyuan still wanted to stick to her sister, so she held Tu Rongrong's hand tightly.
How can you reason with a two-year-old? When a little baby is willful, no one can handle it, especially when she is a very cute little baby. Even Mo Rongrong can't stand it when she is spoiled and willful.
Because Tu Yuanyuan was just acting coquettishly, she didn't cry or make a fuss, and she didn't act like a spoiled child.
"Okay, let's play hopscotch together." Tu Rongrong was helpless, but after all, this was her own cute baby. Whoever owns the baby, she should spoil it. After all, she is the older sister.
"Hopscotch?" Tu Yuanyuan looked at her sister in confusion, "Sister, we don't have a hopscotch."
Tu Yuanyuan remembered it very clearly. Her sister had told Uncle Che that they had no house to live in and they could only live on the spaceship.
"The house hasn't been built yet." Tu Yuanyuan continued.
Tu Rongrong: “…”
"...The hopscotch I'm talking about doesn't mean the one we live in." Tu Rongrong explained to her sister speechlessly, but when she looked at the short and chubby baby, she rolled her eyes helplessly at the sky.
What was she explaining to a two-year-old?
"Come, sister will teach you how to play." Tu Rongrong took her sister's hand and returned to the spaceship.
Anyway, although this spaceship is said to be small, it is actually not that small. It has at least a few hundred square meters of space, so Tu Rongrong directly took her sister to a more open place to play hopscotch with her.
Tu Rongrong found some paint and drew a large "田" character on the empty space inside the spaceship. Then she drew a smaller "口" underneath it. After she finished, Tu Rongrong turned her left hand over and saw two different stones in it.
"Okay, let's play hopscotch," Tu Rongrong said to her sister. "These two stones, one for you and one for me, put them both here." Tu Rongrong placed the stones inside the "mouth" character and said to Tu Yuanyuan, "Now, let's play rock-paper-scissors to see who goes first."
After listening to her sister's words, Tu Yuanyuan became particularly interested in "hopscotch" and started playing with her sister enthusiastically.
"After rock-paper-scissors, it's hopping on one foot, okay?"
"Tu Yuanyuan, I asked you to hop on one foot. I didn't ask you to switch feet every time you hop."
"Tu Yuanyuan, did you hear what I said? I asked you to hop on one foot."
"Tu Yuanyuan, you've already thrown the stone over the line. You haven't even reached there yet."
"Tu Yuanyuan, I told you not to move."
"Tu Yuanyuan..."
Applying for a patent in the interstellar era can be very troublesome or very simple. Applying for patents for two recipes is very simple, especially since the patent only costs one credit point each time, and this credit point can even be donated.
So the patent was easily approved, and Tu Che was satisfied and went out to look for the sisters. However, he found that the sisters were in the spaceship, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun.
Tu Che couldn't help laughing when he saw Tu Rongrong, a girl over 1.7 meters tall, hopping on one leg with a short and plump two-year-old baby.
"Tu Yuanyuan, I told you to hop on one foot. Lift your left foot up, don't put it on the ground, and then hop over with your right foot."
"Tu Yuanyuan, you've crossed the line."
"Tu Yuanyuan, your stone has fallen onto the line. Come back here. It's my turn now."
"Tu Yuanyuan..."
"Wow—sister, please let me go!"
"Sister, please let me go. I'm going to lose."
"elder sister--"
"Tu Yuanyuan..."
Seeing the two sisters, who had a big age and height gap, having fun, Tu Che, who was standing aside with his arms folded, also smiled happily.
Ever since the Master and Mistress passed away, I haven't seen them so relaxed and having fun. It's good now. The past haze is over, and the future will be even better.
(End of this chapter)
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