Chapter 74
Intercom
After a moment, Fang Xin stood up and said, "Let's go home."
Upon hearing this, the two of them stood up and shook off the snow on their bodies.
Wait, where's her dog?
No one knew where the dog had gone after the sneak attack. She had just focused her attention on these people and had not paid any attention to the dog at all.
"Tuntun," Fang Xin looked around and called out.
After a while, the dog ran out from a snowdrift, ran close to Fang Xin, and nudged Fang Xin's calf with its mouth.
Fang Xin stroked its head and said, "Go home."
We returned with a full load and arrived home very smoothly.
In general, although the supplies we got from the ranch were not as much as we had expected, they were still abundant enough to last us a long time.
18 fat sheep, 10 big yellow cattle, 8 hairy donkeys, 9 big fat pigs, and 35 big white geese.
After distributing the supplies, Fang Xin couldn't wait to take the dog back home.
I'm really exhausted these days.
Only when I walked into the warm little house did I feel alive again.
They quickly changed their clothes and took off the dog's clothes, then both man and dog cleaned up the place.
Get some food for the dog. The dog is really hungry today.
As soon as the food was taken out, the dog couldn't wait to gobble it up in big mouthfuls.
Fang Xin first added some coal to the stove, then threw a few pieces of firewood into the kang, then took off his shoes and got on the kang.
Pull the kang table over and take out the food.
Fang Xin simply ate something to fill her stomach, then pulled over the quilt and fell asleep. She was so sleepy, tired and in urgent need of some sleep.
No need to go out to collect supplies, and finally no need to get up early in the morning, I can just sleep until I wake up naturally.
Xiao Kai and Grandpa Li fell ill this time. They couldn't bear the psychological pressure and lay in bed with a high fever.
Fang Xin went over to check on the old man, who looked a little listless.
Grandma Li was very nervous and kept looking after him.
Grandpa Li smiled and said, "It's normal to have a headache or fever at your age. You don't have to worry."
The old man's face was as pale as paper, and Fang Xin felt very distressed when he saw it.
I was given some antipyretic medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, and two boxes of cold medicine.
After all, it was her fault. The dose was too strong.
The first time she killed someone, she was under great psychological pressure.
Killing one's own kind is not an easy task.
Fang Xin turned around and looked at Xiao Kai again. It was her first time to visit Old Man Wang's house.
The house is kept very clean, and everything is neatly arranged.
Every time Old Man Wang saw Fang Xin, he was very enthusiastic and greeted him with a smile.
Xiao Kai saw Fang Xin and tried to sit up with his arms.
Fang Xin stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "Lie down, I just came to check on you."
"I'm fine, sister. I just have a slight fever. I'll be fine in two days."
"I'm glad you're alright. You've finished your work anyway, so just take good care of yourself."
Fang Xin placed two boxes of antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs at the end of the bed and said, "I got you two boxes of medicine. Remember to take them."
"Thank you, sister."
Old Man Wang poured Fang Xin a glass of warm water and said, "Thank you, young lady. We will never forget your kindness in our lifetime."
The corners of his eyes were red. He knew in his heart that medicines were very precious and scarce. Last night, Xiao Kai had a fever, and he had been applying a cold towel to his forehead and wiping his body to cool down. Now that he had the medicine, he would get better.
He turned around and took out two large bags of beef jerky and handed them to Fang Xin, "Miss, thank you for taking out the precious medicine. You can take these jerky back and eat them."
Fang Xin looked at Old Man Wang's nervous expression and accepted it without any hesitation.
He sat for a while and then left.
The small generators that were recovered last time have already been installed by two companies.
The problem of electricity consumption has been basically solved.
Some small power devices such as home lamps can still be brought along.
The walkie-talkies we found last time were shared by each family.
You can talk directly after charging the walkie-talkie without having to run back and forth.
But apart from Fang Xin, the other two companies rarely use the generators except to charge intercoms and are reluctant to use diesel.
Fang Xin gave them two battery boxes and brought back two barrels of soybean oil and twenty kilograms of rice.
The battery box can be fully charged to charge the intercom for a long time, which is more economical than developing a separate motor to charge the intercom.
Fang Xin recovers his body with exercise in the morning, and goes into the space to work with the dynamic space in the afternoon.
Harvest crops, plant crops and so on.
During this period of time, we have already had a considerable harvest, all of which have been stored in the storage space to be eaten slowly.
Every ten days or so, some snow is sprinkled into the black soil of the dynamic space to nourish the land.
A lot of snow was also stored in the space for watering the ground.
After lying in bed for two days, Grandpa Li and Xiao Kai finally recovered.
The two drove Fang Xin's snowmobile to a nearby village, where they took down several large black pots from the stove of an empty house and brought two back for Fang Xin.
The two families were collecting meat every day. Originally, Grandma Li wanted to collect the meat and chop it into pieces, then freeze them in the snow for preservation.
There is a lot of meat, and they cannot finish it in a year or two. If it is not properly preserved, their meat will not last for too long.
If the temperature drops too low, the meat will deteriorate.
Fang Xin suggested making some of the meat into jerky, bacon, and smoked meat.
These three methods can preserve the products for a longer period of time and are less likely to spoil, but they are a bit more troublesome.
Although it has been stored for too long, it is better than not eating it at all.
The house of the second elder and Old Man Wang was filled with the aroma of meat every day.
Whenever Old Man Wang and Grandpa Li had time, they would go to the orchard to chop wood.
In short, the two families never had a single day of leisure, and they always had to find something to do to feel at ease.
It's really tiring and happy.
Fang Xin lay on the kang, eating nuts and watching TV, feeling very leisurely.
Just then the sound of the intercom microphone rang out.
Grandma Li's voice came from inside, "Xinxin."
"Tuntun, bring me the walkie-talkie." Fang Xin lay on the warm kang and didn't want to move at all. She was commanding the dog.
The dog, who was playing with a ball, dropped the ball in his mouth, ran to the dining table, jumped onto a chair, picked up the walkie-talkie, ran over again, jumped onto the kang, and smashed the walkie-talkie into Fang Xin's arms with a bang.
Then his eyes, as black and bright as grapes, looked at the pistachio in her hand.
"Okay, here you go," Fang Xin put a handful of pistachios in front of the dog.
Gouzi lay on the kang with his hands in his pockets, eating pistachios.
"Yes," Fang Xin replied after pressing the intercom.
"Come to my house for lunch tomorrow."
"No, you guys eat."
"Come on, it's New Year's Day tomorrow, it's going to be crowded and lively."
Chinese New Year is such a strange word.
Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions. No matter where we are, we will try our best to rush home, hang up lights and decorations, laugh and talk, and eat New Year's Eve dinner together as a family, enjoying the rare reunion and warm time.
She never even paid attention to the date of Chinese New Year, because she didn't like it and even resisted it. When Chinese New Year came, she envied others for having a home to return to.
And she... has no home.
"Xinxin, come tomorrow," Grandma Li's expectant voice came again.
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."