Gu Chengxu returned to his unit and spent the evening celebrating the New Year with his comrades, eating dumplings.
After the excitement subsided, I lay alone in my dorm room, silently thinking about the girl I had met during the day. I felt that we had a deep connection, having met twice in one day.
I don't know why, but I really liked that little girl. I don't know how old she was, but she didn't look very old.
I wonder if he'll mind that I'm getting old. My mind is a jumble of thoughts. I've been thinking about so many things. It's a pity he's not free to go out to the military every day. It seems I need to find a matchmaker in advance and have everyone introduce us. Once we get to know each other better, we'll naturally grow closer.
The only thing that worries him now is whether the girl has a boyfriend or someone she likes.
If he already has someone, then no matter how well he plans, it will be in vain. It seems he still needs to find opportunities to show himself in front of the girl more often, and then find a matchmaker to act as a bridge.
As for whether I will succeed in the future, that depends on my own efforts. At the very least, after trying my best, no matter what the result is, I won't have any regrets.
After thinking it through, I finally felt sleepy and fell asleep in less than 20 seconds after closing my eyes.
It's no wonder he's been trained; his sense of time is incredibly strong, even his sleep is so quick.
Because she had stayed up late the night before, Tang Baozhu woke up very late the next morning.
I checked the time; it was already nine o'clock, and there was still no sound outside. I guess everyone must have overslept.
After washing up, I ate a little something—the breakfast I had prepared in advance.
She went behind the window, put away the frozen pears, and then put down the fresh pears. It would normally take less than a day and a night to freeze them, but she was a little lazy and thought that taking them away once a day was enough.
With a fishing rod in hand and a small wooden bucket in hand, she prepared to go fishing by the lake, though her real purpose was to catch ice.
After locking the door, there was indeed no one in the yard; they probably slept until lunchtime.
Carrying their things, they arrived at the lakeside, greeted the patrolling people, and then took their tools to a spot a little distance away from them.
Anyway, they weren't that curious. The holes I dug for them last time were still there. Since someone kept watch day and night, there was no need to worry that the holes would freeze again.
Tang Baozhu looked at the place she had chosen and felt that it was quite far from the patrolling people, so she didn't want to look again and simply chose this place.
They took out their special tools and started working directly on the ice. Each piece of ice was about the same size, a 50-centimeter square. Of course, since it was a rough measurement, there would definitely be some discrepancies.
Each piece of the sword was cut off and stored away in the warehouse. The sword was so sharp that it was as easy as cutting tofu.
Tang Baozhu didn't stop for half an hour before finally resting for a while.
Looking at the towering mountain of ice blocks in the warehouse, I felt quite accomplished.
When we arrived at the first piece of ice that had been cut, a thin layer of ice had begun to form on it again. It looked like it would freeze solid again in a few hours.
Because the ice on top was gone, the fish below swam right up. Seeing the fish delivered to her doorstep, Tang Baozhu didn't stand on ceremony and simply put them away.
However, the robot has made quite a lot of preserved fish, so we can just ask it to clean these out and store them in the warehouse.
I collected two and put them in the bucket, intending to take them back later. I stored the rest in the small space.
Feeling that I had rested enough, I continued cutting ice cubes until it was almost lunchtime.
She stored the ice blocks she cut this time in a small space, and planned to store the next batch of ice blocks in her storage ring. That's how she arranged everything.
It takes about an hour to go back and forth. Tang Baozhu planned to grab something to eat, then spend another two hours cutting food before heading back, not wanting to make the trip alone again.
Anyway, there are still at least two or three months until the ice melts. If we come once or twice a week, we can definitely stock up on a lot. Besides, we will stay here for four years. Since the New Year has just passed, this year will be the 73rd year of the New Year. We have plenty of time and are not worried about running out of ice.
After eating a steamed bun and drinking a bowl of spirit beast bone soup, I felt sweating profusely and felt incredibly hot right after drinking it.
After finishing a bowl of spirit beast bone soup, he felt energized and picked up his sword to start cutting.
After about two hours, Tang Baozhu stopped, not forgetting that she needed to go to the village to exchange her vermicelli.
It's a bit of a pity that I don't have enough money on me, otherwise I could have saved up more and waited for the snow to melt in the spring to see if I could exchange it for some money on the black market.
Tang Baozhu discovered that many people went to the mountains to hunt, but instead of sharing the spoils in the village, they kept what they hunted for themselves.
Perhaps it's because this place is indeed quite far from big cities, but it seems that the village isn't very strict. I heard that those who were sent down to the countryside are doing alright, and there's no sign of them being tortured.
After packing her things, Tang Baozhu was about to return to the educated youth settlement, but looking at the two fish in the bucket, she suddenly wondered if it was a little too few.
You know, she used to have a great catch every time she went fishing. Even though she shared some with the other people at the educated youth settlement, she kept a lot of fish for herself.
Everyone in the village knows that the new female comrade is exceptionally good at fishing; she has salted fish hanging all over the yard.
While that might be a bit of an exaggeration, it's not that far off. You can imagine how many fish there must have been. Taking just two back seems a bit unbelievable.
He took out five more from the small compartment, filling the bucket to the brim, and nodded in satisfaction.
When they encountered patrolling people by the lake, they simply handed them a large fish, saying, "It's such a cold day, here's a fish for you to make fish soup."
"Oh, thank you so much, Tang Zhiqing."
Now, thanks to those five big holes, everyone has plenty of fish to eat, but since it's free, people still really like it.
She waved goodbye to them and then headed towards the educated youth settlement. Fortunately, villagers often walked this road, otherwise she was worried that she would have tripped and wouldn't have been able to climb out.
The snow was incredibly thick. Except for the middle walking area, the snow was higher than waist-deep in other places. It was the heaviest snow I had ever seen in my life.
Back at the educated youth settlement, there was still no one in the courtyard. It was obvious that they were all hiding inside the houses.
Originally, they weren't having such an easy time. This year, perhaps because of the new educated youth who took the lead, they all went to buy firewood. The older educated youth no longer wanted to go to the mountains to gather firewood. Everyone bought enough firewood for the whole year, so they could stay indoors every day without worrying about getting cold.
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