Chapter 50 49. An unexpected surprise

In just one night, the air seemed to be much drier, and the grass buds on the ground also showed more vitality.

The ground covered with tangled grass roots was no longer muddy, but had a slightly harder feel. At least today, I was wearing white shoes, so they wouldn't get dirty that easily.

Huaiyu looked at the watch, it was only half past seven!

She returned to the tree house and took out the solar lamp without saying a word.

The new clothes drying rack made last night was still heavy, carrying its own moisture and the dampness of the outer bark. Huaiyu took out a plastic bag and wrapped it around the trunk, then quickly put the quilt on it to dry.

Even though the sun has not risen yet, the opportunity to take out the quilt and get some fresh air is precious after the continuous rain.

The black and blue floral quilt was placed on a simple clothes-drying rack. It was swaying slightly in the morning breeze, and even its color seemed to be brighter.

The tree trunks sticking out at both ends were not wasted, and the only five hangers were used to hang clothes.

Next he took out the hay that had been laid in the center of his stone bed, layer by layer and in bundles, and spread it on the ground as well.

The temperature is slowly rising, the sun is gradually coming out, the open grassland is gradually filled with warm golden morning light, and even the solar lights are shining brightly.

Huaiyu walked around the tree house, took down the blue bricks that were pressing down the waterproof tarpaulin, then found the right angle and pulled the tarpaulin down little by little.

The friction from the vines and branches made this a difficult task. But when the tarpaulin was lifted, light could be seen shining through the gaps between the dry leaves.

The room suddenly became brighter, as if invisible steam was rising, and they no longer had to live in this humid hot and cold sauna room.

Huaiyu smiled with satisfaction.

Only then did the morning broadcast finally begin.

[Today is April 3, 2066, sunny, air variation index 11...]

[…After many days of rain, the weather finally cleared up…]

[However, the soil and water pollution index has increased, and the anti-pollution headquarters reminds everyone...]

It's sunny! Huaiyu finally put his mind at ease and went back to the house to organize the backpack.

Take one basket of bean sprouts and keep one basket for yourself.

I brought a jar of pickled ferns and tore off a piece of paper to wrap some dried spicy wild onion segments. These were for Captain Zhou.

She put on her backpack, looked around, took some paper and pen, and a few more plastic bags, and was ready to go! The backpack on her back hadn't been so empty for a long time. Huaiyu looked at the piles of belongings outside the tree house, thought for a while, and then instructed the Rose Corridor: "I'm going out! Please take good care of the house - and you, Xiaotian, don't steal anything! Otherwise, I will dig up your house."

He has two completely different faces.

Xiaotian stuck his head out of the new home cave, squeaked, and went back angrily.

…

The bus that turned here from the Jinyuan Community Station was already quite crowded. It seemed that it was a rare sunny day after the rain, and everyone was eager to go out for a walk.

Therefore, even though buses now charge tolls, there are still plenty of people on the bus.

Huaiyu carried the backpack and walked all the way to the back of the car before finally finding a seat.

Everyone was carrying baskets and bags, so her outfit wasn't unusual at all, but the place where she got on the bus was unusual. An old lady I'd seen before even recognized her: "Girl, it's raining heavily now, and the campsite is near the mountains and the Rose Corridor. Are you afraid to live here?"

"Yeah, your brother and his friends probably went on a lot of missions these days, didn't they? Tsk, God, he won't let us have an easy life just after we settled down."

"Oh, you're from the Defense Forces? I was wondering why you're here..."

Huaiyu had already grasped the main points of the aunts' conversation. At this moment, she smiled shyly and said nothing.

So everyone quickly started to mutter, "Stop asking, stop asking. What's the point of asking about this mission?"

"It's not easy, not anywhere... It's just like the rainy season before, when it was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside. The child was covered in rashes."

"Don't mention it. It's okay to have a rash, but he's also allergic. The allergy medicine is 50 cents a box... Why doesn't he just go and grab it?"

"Ah! We live high up, and the drafts are leaking from all sides, and everyone is catching a cold."

"We're also high up, 27 stories high! The guys at home found a lot of scrap furniture to burn in the fire, and that's when things got a little better."

"There are quite a few people in our neighborhood selling vegetables at high prices... Tsk, isn't it just that you can grow vegetables at home? What's so great about it? Why sell them at such a high price?"

"That's right! Last time I saw a broken pot, it had a huge crack on it, and it was so expensive..."

"There is no proper market management in our community. People charge exorbitant prices. I'd rather go to the pedestrian street to buy things if I have the time."

"It's far away, and sometimes it's inconvenient to buy big items..."

Everyone talked at once, and a very vivid picture of community life was sketched in front of Huaiyu.

As the bus drove towards the city center, more and more people got on board. Soon, it was packed like a can, just like the scene when we first came out of the administrative hall.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The aunties in the back row were holding their baskets and could not move. They could not help but complain again: "There are so many buses in the city, why do you have to squeeze into the same one with us?"

"That's right! We were out for more than an hour, and they were here in no time..."

"I guess life is tough for them. We live in a remote community and no one comes to light a fire. They don't allow families to light fires in the city..."

The car was shaking and bumping, and in this swaying manner, we finally arrived at the Hongsheng Trading Market.

…

Huaiyu walked towards the inspection station at the intersection with familiarity. There was a long queue of people in front of her, but as soon as she showed up, a familiar staff member came over and greeted her:

"Sister! Come on, come on, sit here and wait for a while."

Huaiyu was startled for a moment, then walked over naturally.

One of the busy staff members on the other side said, "Sister, come on, let's go into the office and talk."

After saying that, he turned the door of the next room.

Huaiyu walked in with the basket on his back and listened attentively. No one outside was protesting or muttering, so he guessed that it would not interfere with everyone's progress.

Or, is it commonplace?

Then she was stunned to see that there was a small detector in the room, which looked more advanced than the one that looked like a security checkpoint outside.

The staff member pressed the switch, turned his head and smiled at her, "Here, give me the basket, I'll test it for you first, and then you can go in through the side door. You have to test it. There is also a gate at this door, and it won't give you the test code without it."

This is an unexpected surprise.

After all, there were a lot of people coming to the pedestrian street today, and there was a long queue. If she had to queue there, even though it was very efficient, it would still take her at least half an hour.

Huaiyu put down the backpack and couldn't help but smile at the other person.

Update 2, good night in advance.

(End of this chapter)