Chapter 6 Self-reliance
After Tu Rongrong and Tu Che cut down trees together, dried them in the shade, and got enough wood to build a house, Tu Che came to Tu Rongrong with a frown.
"What's wrong, Uncle Che?" Tu Rongrong asked Tu Che in confusion. Although she has been busy cutting trees for shade recently, such a busy life is also very good and fulfilling.
So in such a life, does Tu Che have any worries?
Tu Che looked at Tu Rongrong hesitantly and said, "...the nutritional supplements we brought are almost finished."
"Nutritional supplements?" Tu Rongrong was stunned after hearing his words. She had gotten used to taking nutritional supplements every day in recent days. After all, she was busy with work every day and didn't have the energy to miss the taste of delicious food.
I didn’t expect that the nutritional supplement would be finished in just a few days?
"Uncle Che, don't we have enough nutrient supplements in stock?" Tu Rongrong asked curiously. Since they knew they were coming to the remote and poor area of Hailan Star, they shouldn't have insufficient nutrient supplements. Otherwise, what would they do if they ran out of them?
"I originally thought that after we came to Aquamarine, we could find a way to make money and have enough money to continue buying nutrients. But we previously bought tools for felling trees and machinery for drying wood, and the money in the account is not enough to buy many nutrients." Tu Che said helplessly.
The interstellar era's express delivery industry is highly developed. After all, they're transporting inanimate objects, so there's no need to worry about them disappearing due to excessive speed. Even in remote places like Planet Aquamarine, express delivery can reach them.
The tools they had used to cut down trees and process wood were also purchased after arriving on Planet Aquamarine, delivered via interstellar express. As a result, the meager funds in their accounts had been nearly depleted.
Tu Che hadn't stockpiled a lot of nutrients initially because interstellar express delivery reached Aquamarine, allowing for quick delivery. In the age of advanced interstellar technology, delivery only took a few minutes, meaning it took only a few days to cross a star system.
Tu Rongrong didn't expect that the nutrient supplements were almost gone, and her family's money was almost gone too.
There are a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in Tu Rongrong's space, but the currency in the interstellar era is credit points.
Gold and silver are worthless in the interstellar world, and neither are jewels. Because the interstellar universe is vast and there are many planets, there are many jewels and they are worthless. Therefore, she is very poor.
But... Tu Rongrong looked towards the forest outside. She had found many familiar plants in the forest during this period, and they were all edible.
Of course, she still prefers to eat meat, and there are animals like pheasants and rabbits in the forest. Of course, even snakes are edible, so Tu Rongrong thought that maybe she could start a food business.
"Uncle Che, do we have a pot here?" Tu Rongrong turned around and asked Tu Che.
"What...is a pot?" Tu Che asked doubtfully. He apologized that as a robot butler from an interstellar era thousands of years away from the era when gourmet food was popular, he didn't know what a pot was. Thank you.
"That's it..." Tu Rongrong described to Tu Che the cooking pot, frying pan, soup pot and other kitchen utensils, and of course the kitchen knives, chopping boards and the like, which are essential tools for developing delicious food.
Tu Che: "Although we don't have that much metal in our luggage, we can still make the pots you mentioned. I can make these. They're just simple pots, I can make them."
Tu Rongrong didn't want Tu Che to make something like a rice cooker. It was just a simple pot that could be put on the fire, so even the robot Tu Che could do it.
"Uncle Che, I'll leave the pot matter to you. I'll take Yuanyuan out to see if there's anything to eat." Tu Rongrong greeted Tu Che, then took her sister's hand and walked out of the spaceship.
Well, they haven’t built their houses yet, and haven’t even started to build a brick kiln, so the place they live in is still the spaceship.
"Sister, where are we going to eat?" Tu Yuanyuan raised her hand for her sister to hold, and then asked curiously.
Tu Rongrong, who is over 1.7 meters tall, is holding the hand of Tu Yuanyuan, who is less than 1 meter tall. The two sisters have a big height difference but get along very well. In the past few days, Tu Yuanyuan has often stuck to Tu Rongrong, making Tu Rongrong accustomed to having her sister by her side.
"We don't have enough nutrients. Let's go see if there's anything delicious. I'll make something delicious for you, Yuanyuan. It's super super delicious." Tu Rongrong said to Tu Yuanyuan, and she couldn't help swallowing as she spoke.
"How delicious is super delicious? Is it as delicious as strawberries?" Tu Yuanyuan asked. Strawberry nutritional supplements and strawberry fruits are the most delicious things Tu Yuanyuan thinks, so is the delicious thing her sister said as delicious as strawberries?
"This tastes different, I don't know why." Tu Rongrong touched her sister's head, not knowing how to explain it. Strawberries are indeed delicious, but meat is also delicious, there is just no comparison.
The virtual map of the Aquamarine Planet had been transferred to Tu Rongrong's optical computer when the planet was registered under her name. However, it was only a virtual map. If she really needed to find something on the planet, she would not be able to find it with the help of the virtual map.
Can you find a field on the globe?
Tu Rongrong took her sister for a look around the forest, then closed her eyes to feel for any crops. This planet, so similar to Earth, should have crops, right? And the flora and fauna should be similar to Earth's, right?
After searching around, Tu Rongrong didn't find any crops nearby, but she did "see" a few pheasants and a lot of mushrooms. Hmmmm...why not try making beggar's chicken?
Tu Rongrong brought Tu Yuanyuan to the outskirts of the forest and found some vines. "Yuanyuan, watch me weave a small basket for you."
"What little basket?" Tu Yuanyuan asked curiously. She didn't know what a basket was. In fact, she only saw a forest for the first time after arriving on the Blue Sea Star. This novel experience made her gradually forget the previous hurt and no longer miss her parents.
After all, she was only two years old and had no concept of the death of a loved one. Although she heard people say her parents had passed away, she had no clear understanding of it. She just felt the emotions of those people and felt the malice of others, so she felt sad and scared.
Now sticking to her sister and having Tu Che, the caring housekeeper, by her side, Tu Yuanyuan gradually lost the cautious and frightened feeling she had before.
"The small basket is a tool for putting things. Come, sit here and watch your sister do it for you." After pulling down the vine, Tu Rongrong broke off a few branches. She placed the branches with dense leaves on the ground and asked Tu Yuanyuan to sit on them.
She had already checked the surroundings and there were no insects or snakes, so there was no need to worry about any danger.
(End of this chapter)
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