The next morning, just as it was getting light outside, Ning Xiyue had already packed up and was going to work in the drying yard not far from the brigade office, carrying a water bottle and a straw hat.
That will be where she will be working for a short while.
It was her first time to go to work, so Ning Xiyue got up early and went there early.
It was not only to leave a good impression on the team members, but also to get there early and have time to walk around the food storage area, especially the granary of the team. She was looking forward to it.
A row of houses were specially built in the place where the grain was dried to store the grain collected by the team.
When Ning Xiyue arrived at the row of houses with walls painted with quicklime, she found that she had indeed arrived early and the doors at the entrance were all locked.
"Woof woof woof—"
A tall and mighty black dog was guarding the door. When it saw Ning Xiyue, a strange figure, it barked fiercely.
"Big Black."
A tall middle-aged man walked out of the house and called out to the dog at the door. The big black dog at the door immediately stopped barking, ran over with its tail wagging, and jumped around the man a few times, looking very happy.
Ning Xiyue knew that this must be the dog's owner.
When the man looked at Ning Xiyue with a wary look, Ning Xiyue immediately stepped forward and introduced herself with a proper smile: "Hello comrade, I am a new member of the drying team, Ning Xiyue, may I come in?"
"You are Xiaoning, the educated youth. Please come in." The man's expression softened and he opened the big iron gate: "Just call me Uncle Anguo."
"Thank you, Uncle An Guo."
When Ning Xiyue walked into the gate, the big black dog stopped barking at her and sat there looking at her curiously. It was not as ferocious as it was at the beginning and even looked a little cute, which made her want to pet the dog.
Zhao Anguo saw Ning Xiyue paying attention to the dog and introduced it with a smile:
"Dahei is our team's expert in guarding the grain. He oversees the autumn and summer harvests every year. You don't have to be afraid of him. He knows you're not a bad person and won't hurt you."
"Uncle An Guo, to be honest, I prefer dogs. I'm not afraid of him, I just want to touch Dahei. He looks so cute." Ning Xiyue said with a shy smile.
"If you want to touch Dahei, it's easy. Come, I'll take you to touch it. Our Dahei is the best dog in the whole team. Look at his shiny black fur, isn't it beautiful?" Zhao Anguo said proudly like a child introducing his good friend to a new friend.
Ning Xiyue's praise of Dahei really touched Zhao Anguo's heart. What he liked most was to hear others praise his Dahei.
"It looks good." Ning Xiyue nodded sincerely: "Uncle, can I touch its head?"
Zhao Anguo squatted down and stroked the dog's back, comforting it: "Sure, you can touch it. You can also scratch its chin. It likes people scratching its chin the most."
Ning Xiyue carefully stretched out her hand and showed kindness to the dog. Not only was Dahei not frightened, he even put his head towards Ning Xiyue's outstretched hand.
Ning Xiyue finally touched Dahei's head as she wished, and it felt just like the touch of a Chinese pastoral dog she had imagined.
I touched the dog's two erect ears again. The hair on the ears was soft and fluffy, which felt very comfortable.
In the end, Ning Xiyue didn't stretch her claws towards Dahei's chin. His grinning mouth was really too big, and they were not familiar with each other. She was afraid that her hand was not big enough to fill the gap between Dahei's teeth.
After petting the dog, the relationship with the dog owner has become closer, and it's time to get down to business.
Ning Xiyue stood up: "Uncle An Guo, can I look around in here and get familiar with the environment?"
"Of course, it's still early. Come, I'll show you around and explain it to you."
The benefits of Ning Xiyue's closer relationship became apparent, and she gained a guide.
It's like the novice village in the game, which has successfully gained the favor of NPCs.
"Each room in this row of houses has a different purpose. There are ten rooms in total. The first three are used to store sweet potatoes. There's a cellar inside to protect them from freezing. I'll open it and show you."
Zhao Anguo took out a key from his bunch of keys and opened the door.
Ning Xiyue had just poked her head in to look when she heard a familiar voice ringing in her mind.
"Ding, the check-in location, the sweet potato warehouse, has been found. Host, are you ready to sign in?"
"Sign in." Ning Xiyue said without hesitation, with a hint of anticipation.
"Ding, sign-in successful, receive one kilogram of sweet potato flour and one hundred kilograms of sweet potato residue."
Ning Xiyue almost cried with joy when she heard what she had signed in for this time.
Wow, the little pig clan in the space finally has food. We don’t have to worry about it anymore. We can come here to sign in after eating.
Sweet potato flour can also be used to make jelly.
After looking at the sweet potato warehouse, Zhao Anguo locked the door and continued to take Ning Xiyue to see the room at the back.
"The four rooms next to the sweet potatoes are where the wheat is stored. They're currently harvesting wheat, and a small amount of the newly harvested wheat has been stored inside. When the sun comes out, it will be taken out to dry in the sun."
Ning Xiyue silently memorized the content.
"Ding, the check-in location has been found, the wheat storage warehouse, host, are you ready to sign in?"
Hearing the sign-in sound again, Ning Xiyue hesitated. She still had two chances to sign in, and there were still rooms to see, so she had to finish seeing them before making a decision.
Sure enough, as Zhao Anguo took her to look down, the system's voice would sound every time they arrived at a different food storage area.
"Ding, the check-in location has been found, the rice storage warehouse, host, are you ready to sign in?"
"Ding, the check-in location has been found, the sorghum storage warehouse, host, are you ready to sign in?"
"Ding, the check-in location has been found, the corn storage warehouse, host, are you ready to sign in?"
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Ning Xiyue felt both happy and sad when she heard the system prompt.
What made me happy was that I found so many check-in locations in the area where the brigade stored food, and each one looked very tempting.
The sad thing is that she doesn't have many sign-in opportunities, with only two left, so she can only envy these sign-in locations and can only choose two of them.
"Xiao Ning, you look after yourself first. I'll go get Da Hei something to eat."
Ning Xiyue stepped aside and exited the warehouse where the corn was stored. She nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle An Guo, you go ahead and do your work. I'll get familiar with the place."
This was exactly what she thought.
After considering for a moment, Ning Xiyue finally chose the wheat storage warehouse and the rice storage warehouse.
"Ding, sign-in successful, receive one kilogram of flour and fifty kilograms of wheat bran."
"Ding, sign-in successful, receive one kilogram of rice and fifty kilograms of rice bran."
Hearing about the similar check-in items, Ning Xiyue roughly guessed what the remaining two check-in locations were, and was no longer so anxious about the remaining locations that had not been checked in.
This time, we have prepared all the food for the Pig Clan at once, so they can eat for a while.
After signing in, Ning Xiyue looked at the time and saw that it was just past seven o'clock. She sat obediently next to Dahei, watching it eat while waiting for the drying team members to arrive.
"It's you, little girl."
When Ning Xiyue was fascinated by the dog, she heard a cheerful female voice calling her.
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