Chapter 270 If I hadn’t retired
After returning home, Li Xu brought Zhang Kun's clothes and handed them to Li Lei: "Go take a shower and change your clothes."
Zhang Kun's height is not much different from Li Lei's, so the clothes should fit him well.
Li Lei took the clothes silently, went to the bathroom and took a comfortable hot bath.
When I came out of the bathroom, the three children had already returned.
Seeing Li Lei, Ji Ziang happily rushed over and said, "Uncle, why are you here?"
Li Lei smiled and said, "If there's nothing wrong, then I can't come?"
Ji Ziang tugged at Li Lei's clothes: "Of course, you are always welcome in our home!"
He pulled it and said in a strange tone: "Uncle, what you are wearing looks like my father's clothes!"
Li Lei had something on his mind. He reached out and rubbed Ji Ziang's head, then looked towards the kitchen.
After a pause, he ran to the kitchen to help Li Xu.
Seeing Li Xu busy as hell, he didn't know how to start talking, so he simply kept silent.
It was only six o'clock when I finished cooking.
As soon as the food was served, Zhang Kun came back.
"Have you eaten?" Li Xu asked quickly.
Zhang Kun shook his head: "I haven't eaten yet. I was in a hurry to come back, so I cooked for them and left."
In the past, Zhang Kun would wait until all his employees had finished eating before leaving, and he would eat while they were waiting.
It rained a lot these past two days, and he was afraid that the road would be difficult to walk on if it was too late, so he would leave after cooking every day and would not eat there.
Li Xu turned around and went to the kitchen to get dishes and chopsticks for Zhang Kun.
Zhang Kun sat down next to Ji Ziang and greeted Li Lei: "When did you come?"
Li Lei whispered, "I just got here not long ago!"
Li Xu came back from the kitchen and said, "Just stay here tonight. Don't run back and forth. It's not safe in this weather."
Li Lei nodded silently: "Okay, I'll go directly to Xiaoning tomorrow!"
After dinner, Li Xu and Zhang Kun cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen.
Zhang Kun urged her: "Go out and talk to Xiao Lei. I think he probably wants to talk to you about something!"
Li Xu looked back and saw Li Lei sitting on the sofa. He had no idea what he was thinking and had a dazed look on his face.
Li Xu took the towel beside her and wiped her hands, then slowly walked to the living room and sat down next to Li Lei.
Li Lei came back to his senses and glanced at Li Xu.
"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Li Xu spoke first.
She knew that her brother was a quiet person who kept everything to himself.
Li Lei nodded, "Yes, I want to discuss something with you!"
"What's going on? In the shed?"
Li Lei nodded again. "Mr. Liu, who has been cooperating with us, and Xiaoyong and I have talked to him. He said that the vegetables in the cold storage cannot be transported out now. The cold storage is full and we cannot receive our vegetables in the near future. The water in the field cannot be drained out now. Forget about the batch that has not grown yet. We haven't invested much capital. Several batches have already matured. It is a pity to let them rot in the field."
Li Xu nodded thoughtfully and asked, "About how many?"
"There are also some tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants. Adding them together, they must weigh over 40,000 kilograms!"
It takes half a year for tomatoes to grow. I don't even mention how much effort it takes. I don't know how much fertilizer I used. It's such a pity that they just rot in the field.
"We can't sell so much at regular price, so what about lowering the price? Even if we can only sell it for 0.1 or 0.2 per pound, at least we can make some money back, and these vegetables won't be wasted. They are all grown with great effort." Li Lei discussed with Li Xu eagerly.
He has been in the army for so many years that he has developed a habit: he cannot stand waste.
He felt extremely distressed when he thought about more than 40,000 kilograms of vegetables rotting in the fields.
They have only had enough food for a few years?
At this time, Ji Yuanyuan walked to the side and silently turned on the TV.
It's already seven o'clock, time for the news broadcast.
Li Xu shook his head: "The market in the community is so small. Even if the price is reduced, the two stores can only sell 2,000 kilograms a day at most. It may take nearly a month to sell all the 40,000 kilograms. In this season, the temperature is so high, these vegetables can't be kept for a month, at most a week or two, and they will rot by then."
After Li Xu finished speaking, both the brother and sister remained silent.
Ji Ziang and Ji Zixuan also knew that their mother and uncle were discussing important matters, so the two of them watched TV seriously without saying a word.
"At 10 o'clock this morning, the Yangtze River reached its highest water level in history. The Yangtze River levee has reached the most critical moment. Protecting the Yangtze River levee is to protect the people's life levee, which is to protect 49,000 square kilometers..."
Hearing the voice from the news broadcast, Li Lei looked up at the TV in surprise.
He murmured, "Is the situation in H City so serious now?"
"As of this morning, a total of more than 100,000 troops have been assembled. This is the largest number of troops assembled on the Yangtze River since the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River..."
Hearing this, Li Lei's expression became even more excited. He murmured again: "The unit I served in before I retired also participated in the rescue."
Ji Yuanyuan blinked, looked at Li Lei, and said, "If my uncle hadn't retired from the army, we might still be able to see him on TV today!"
When Li Lei heard what his niece said, his eyes suddenly turned red.
Yes, if he had not retired, he should still be fighting alongside his comrades, right?
Li Lei's eyes were fixed on the TV screen, trying to find someone familiar on the screen.
Zhang Kun finished washing the dishes and came out of the kitchen.
He stood behind Li Lei and patted Li Lei's shoulder comfortingly.
On the TV screen, young soldiers were carrying sandbags and running in the flood.
The young faces were all in disarray.
The scene was so shocking that not only Li Lei, but also several children were staring at the TV intently.
Unfortunately, until the end of the news, Li Lei couldn't find a familiar face on the TV screen.
Ji Yuanyuan took the remote control and turned off the TV.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became silent.
Looking at Li Lei's face, Li Xu suddenly let out a long sigh.
After a moment, she asked, "Are you going to see Xiaoning tomorrow?"
Li Lei nodded: "Well, let's go see her on the way!"
"How about this, I'll take all the food at home, but I can't be as lenient about the price as before, I don't have that much money right now. I'll give it as 25 cents, a total of 10,000 yuan. Go back and ask your parents if it's okay! And tomorrow you can ask Xiaoning if her father can find a few cars for long-distance travel!"
Hearing Li Xu's words, Li Lei looked at her in surprise: "What do you mean? If these vegetables can't be sold, what are you going to do with them? It's true that my parents are very anxious, but they can't transfer the risk to you! No, don't ask my parents, I don't agree."
This is a new chapter~
Thanks to Xu for the reward, and thanks to Meng, book friend 4****30, Xu, and Yaya for the monthly tickets~
(End of this chapter)
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