Chapter 58

Mrs. Li originally wanted to take the wine back to her hometown and bury it together with Mr. Lu’s.

Now that we are on the island, Lao Lu is already there, so there is no need to bury this. Just let Xu Wen give it to Lu Yuanzheng and the others to drink.

Xu Wen declined the offer, not because he was afraid of bad luck, but mainly because he felt that this was at least Mrs. Li's wish.

Mrs. Li told her that in fact, these soldiers usually look forward to having their family members come to the team the most.

Who would always like to live in a group? Who doesn't like to live a family life?

When someone's family comes, the whole company is happy.

I would also entertain guests at my home, inviting people from my class or the company who were important to me to come to my home for dinner.

A new wave of guests arrive every day, which makes it very lively.

The sisters-in-law are also happy, and they will get to know other sisters-in-law and hear about their own men from other people.

After all, there are many things that are not convenient to say in daily correspondence.

Especially since their profession involves confidentiality at every turn, in the end the letters are written unilaterally by the sisters-in-law, and the men basically reply just to report safety and greet the whole family.

Correspondence is inconvenient, and they can only see each other a few times a year, so the couple has nothing to talk about.

It’s okay if they have children, but young couples without children are in the same situation as when they first started dating.

We ate together at a table, talking about daily life, and it felt like we were getting closer.

Xu Wen was moved by what he heard and asked Mrs. Li: "Then who should I invite for dinner? Should I invite the whole battalion?"

She was a little worried. How could she entertain so many people in the camp?

"How can you invite all the hundreds of people in the entire battalion?" Mrs. Li laughed and suggested to her, "You can first invite the instructors and the company commanders. They usually work with your Luying for a long time. Then, you can invite the people from the first company. After all, that is the old company of Luying."

Xu Wen thought it made sense, but what if she couldn’t cook?

Besides, the island is different from the property at home. If you need something, you can’t buy it yourself. What should you do?

After much thought, you can eat barbecue and grilled fish.

Especially with barbecue, it’s no problem to treat the whole camp to a meal.

But we have to wait until we can support ourselves on the island.

In addition, grilling and roasting fish require solving charcoal and oven problems.

There is no rush to build the oven, let's wait until the base is built. But you can try charcoal.

Fortunately, the magic mirror, which was sometimes reliable and sometimes unreliable, taught Xu Wen a simple method of making charcoal.

She thought that if it worked, she would try making a grilled fish first.

Rang Lu Yuanzheng invited Shi Lei and his friends to dinner, which could also be considered as a food tasting.

If it is successful, you can eat it during festivals.

It’s so beautiful to have so many people gathered together, eating barbecued fish, drinking wine while enjoying the sea breeze!

Shi Lei came with several company commanders and asked politely outside the tent, "Is anyone there?

Even though he and Lu Yuanzheng usually spend money together in private, sometimes they still feel a little awkward even when Xu Wen comes to visit.

Lu Yuanzheng lifted the curtain of the tent as if nothing had happened. "Come in!"

Xu Wen thought, it seemed that Lu Yuanzheng had done this kind of thing many times. She was particularly puzzled that although they met every day, they just changed the place to eat, and these people were so polite as to bring souvenirs.

"Wow! What's that smell? It smells so good!"

"It's so cool. Sister-in-law, can you make us some ice when you have time?"

"Sister-in-law even made ice porridge for me?"

"Sister-in-law, why are you so awesome?"

"There's still wine? Sister-in-law, you're so thoughtful!"

“…”

Xu Wen felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

Lu Yuanzheng stood in front of Xu Wen and said to them, "That's enough! You scared my wife!"

The others were of a lower rank and it was difficult to refute, but Shi Lei did not worry about that. He pulled out a stool and sat down, took a bowl of ice and started eating. He also did not forget to criticize Lu Yuanzheng: "You are so ugly but you didn't scare my sister-in-law. It shows that my sister-in-law is very courageous."

Lu Yuanzheng chuckled: "We are all comrades, personal attacks are inappropriate, right?"

Xu Wen blinked and defended him, "He's not ugly, he's very manly! I think he's very handsome."

Shi Lei: “…”

The company commanders were eating ice cream in their bowls and watching the excitement.

Lu Yuanzheng smiled and raised his eyebrows proudly.

Shi Lei sighed: "Sister-in-law, you are good in everything except your eyesight!"

Xu Wen knew that this was a joke, as was the previous one, and the previous one was just to coax Lu Yuanzheng.

Although I knew it was a joke, I was afraid that Lu Yuanzheng would take it to heart, so I took this opportunity to express my feelings.

There was no need this time, so I just smiled and said nothing.

After a brief greeting, they all sat down and started chatting while eating.

Just like what Mrs. Li said, they talk more in non-public places and they talk about anything as long as it does not involve confidentiality.

Xu Wen sat at a corner of the table, cut some fish for Dongsheng, and listened to their conversation quietly.

She heard from everyone some things that Lu Yuanzheng had never seen, both at work and in life.

For example, everyone joked that Lu Yuanzheng was a completely different person when he first joined the army.

At that time, he acted like a nobleman all day long. He even boiled the spoon before eating and chewed a mouthful of steamed bun for three minutes.

At that time, everyone felt that Lu Yuanzheng should not have joined the army and they often made fun of him in private.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yuanzheng would be so powerful on the battlefield later on. He had no plans and was brave enough to fight.

Later, I learned to eat a full meal in five minutes, go three days without taking a bath, and even sleep in the mud.

Xu Wen also vaguely caught traces of their daily lives while they were playing.

In fact, it can be summed up in four words: find joy in suffering.

However, Xu Wen also realized that when he was here, they were still a little restrained in their speech.

No matter how noisy or chaotic the situation is, they are all very tactful.

Dongsheng was not interested in the adults' conversation and ran out to play after eating.

One fish, six bottles of beer, shared among a dozen people, just to taste it.

Everyone left after sitting for a short while, and roll call was required before lights were turned off.

Before leaving, Shi Lei sighed: "Sister-in-law! Our island is so grateful to you! Otherwise, it would have become a monk island. You don't know that those married warriors are now busy writing letters to tell their families about your deeds so that their families can come over together!"

Lu Yuanzheng patted Shi Lei on the shoulder and said, "First, try to trick your sister-in-law into coming here!"

Shi Lei: “…”

That's not easy.

Xu Wen said seriously: "Let's build the island as soon as possible. Then the sisters-in-law will come willingly without you begging them."

Shi Lei nodded: "Sister-in-law is right."

After a brief survey, island construction work began.

Most of the officers and soldiers began to clear the debris, lay the foundation, and prepare to build the wooden house.

A small number of officers and soldiers are responsible for clearing out the various dangerous animals and plants hidden in the island's tropical rainforest.

The family members don't have to work.

But during this special period, everyone should try their best to help and do what they can.

There's nothing on this island anyway, so it's boring to be idle.

For example, Sister Li and several other sisters-in-law were responsible for washing clothes for everyone.

On the entire island, apart from five or six children under the age of five, there were only two people who did not work.

One is Wang Ying. The superficial reason is that she has to take care of the children, but in fact she wouldn't do it even if she didn't have children.

Another one is Xu Wen.

Xu Wen originally wanted to go to work with Lu Yuanzheng, but he happened to catch a supply ship that was delivering things, and there was her letter and the things she wanted, so he didn't go.

The letter was from the Xu family.

Before that, Xu Wen wrote a letter back to report that he was safe, and also took photos at the university and sent them back to the Xu family.

The Xu family was very happy to know that Lu Yuanzheng was fine, and they wrote back to tell them the good news that they could build a house in the spring.

When Lu Yuanzheng heard that the Xu family was going to build a house, he took out the bonus he had just received for his meritorious service and asked Xu Wen to send it back. After all, money was like paper after arriving on the island and could hardly be used.

Before Xu Wen came to Haicheng, he sold his tape recorder and had more than a thousand yuan in his pocket.

The allowance for the six-month expedition plus the bonus amounted to six hundred yuan.

After thinking about it, Xu Wen sent one thousand yuan back home.

Most of the remaining hundreds of dollars were spent in Haicheng, and the remaining small portion was used this time to ask someone to help buy some things from the land to be delivered next time.

In fact, the supplies sent to the island usually do not require them to spend money, but this time Xu Wen wanted to use them for personal purposes, and it would be bad to take advantage of public funds.

Xu Wen also enclosed an IOU in the letter, repeatedly stating that the money was a loan from Xu Wen and them, and told Xu Wen that everything was fine at home and asked her not to worry.

Her family had some objections to Xu Wen dropping out of school to go to the island, but since Xu Wen had already done it, it was useless to have any objections. They told her not to neglect her studies on the island, and also asked her to remember to bring Lu Yuanzheng home for the New Year.

He said that everyone at home missed Xu Wen very much.

Xu Wen quickly wrote a reply and asked the people on the ship to take it back.

I have bought most of the items on the list Xu Wen wrote last time, but some of them are probably no longer available now or even if I already have them, they are still rare and therefore difficult to find.

Fortunately, Xu Wen prepared for this situation and wrote a set of second-level components as well.

For example, if you want to do solar energy, the easiest way is of course to directly buy solar panels and assemble them.

But this one is particularly hard to buy.

So Xu Wen also wrote that the alternative option is the secondary materials that can be used to make solar panels, so they are easy to buy.

After getting it back, you may have to assemble it yourself, and the energy conversion rate may be lower.

In addition to solar panels, Xu also requested components for small wind turbines.

At that time, we thought that if solar power generators could not be built, we would use wind power.

Wind turbines are relatively simpler than solar turbines.

The principle is that the wind wheel rotates with the wind, driving the generator to rotate and generate electricity.

Small generators are also easy to make, and most of the components are readily available.

Xu Wen had done all his homework with the help of the magic mirror, and he could start as soon as the parts arrived.

Of course, Lu Yuanzheng asked about the purpose of these lists and wondered, "Then I can just apply for two generators!"

Generators are not rare things. There are diesel and gasoline ones, and they can even power tractors.

"It's different! Gasoline and diesel are so expensive, how can we waste them?" Xu Wen shook his head.

The oil crisis a few years ago has not yet been completely alleviated, and oil prices remain high.

"Besides, I did all this to make our lives more comfortable. But at the moment, I am only able to change our family, or to be more precise, to try to change our family. If it is possible, we can gradually promote it on the island. We can't always use generators, can we? We will definitely not have electricity on our island for a while. Are we going to rely on two generators to supply electricity for thousands of people?

Even if it is possible now, for military purposes, what if civilians come to the island in the future? Who can afford to use diesel and gasoline generators if they pay for it themselves?"

Lu Yuanzheng thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. When applying, it was specifically noted that these things were very important and must be found.

He also applied for two large diesel generators. Xu Wen's experiment might not be successful, but the generators could temporarily solve the island's electricity problem.

Compared to generators, Xu Wen's solar and wind power are a bit of a joke.

However, Xu Wen was well aware of the importance of wind power and solar energy technologies on the island, so he started researching them with great interest.

Which great man didn’t have a novice period?

Dongsheng followed Xu Wen and helped her, like a walking "100,000 Whys"

"Mom, what is this?"

"Mom, what is this for?"

"Why can it turn the sun into electricity?"

"Mom, can this plane generate electricity by spinning continuously?"

“…”

Xu Wen simply gave a hands-on teaching on the spot, explaining to Dongsheng the significance of each step and the uses of these parts after they were successfully assembled.

Most of the winter students actually don’t understand it.

However, the little boy seemed more interested in the manual work and listened attentively.

There are some tasks that cannot be completed by the mother and son alone.

For example, a tower support.

Solar and wind turbines can share the same tower.

At noon, when the long-distance tax collector came back to eat, he called two people to help Xu Wen choose a suitable location for the tower.

Because it is for experimental purposes and there are no tall obstructions nearby, the tower is not very high.

"Sister-in-law, what new thing have you got?" The young man who was helping was a little curious when he saw the thing that looked like a small airplane with three blades lying on the top of the pole.

"I want to see if I can generate electricity using solar and wind power."

"Wow! Just basking in the sun and blowing in the wind can generate electricity? That's amazing. Sister-in-law, you are worthy of being a college student."

Xu Wen smiled and said nothing.

I've heard this a lot lately.

Xu Wen felt that they were a little too mythical about college students. College students didn't know everything, but this title could save her a lot of trouble.

No matter what Xu Wen did that they had never seen before, in everyone's eyes it was not surprising because she was a college student.

As for Lu Yuanzheng himself, he knew why she did that, so he wasn't surprised at all.

At noon, both generators started running, and two floor fans were turned on in the cafeteria, which made the air feel particularly cool.

But only the cafeteria has fans, and the diesel generator is currently only enough for everyone's lighting.

We are currently unable to provide electric fans for so many people to use.

Electric fans are still a luxury item and we can’t supply so many of them at once.

The Quartermaster Department was willing to provide it, but there was too much material to be transported to the island, so they had to be delivered bit by bit.

For example, the ships that Lu Yuanzheng applied for were also approved, but they just needed time to build them. Once they were built, each island in the archipelago would be allocated one.

In the afternoon, Xu Wen made a simple ceiling fan. The blades were cut from iron sheets, and the small motor was also homemade and covered with a shell of suitable size.

He also followed the Mirror Cult's method and built a simple seawater desalination device connected to solar energy.

At night, Xu Wen got two large buckets of fresh water, and the fan in the tent started to turn with wind-powered electricity.

Dongsheng stood under the fan and shouted happily: "I have a fan! I have a fan! I don't have to worry about the heat at night."

Xu Wen pulled Dongsheng away and said, "Stay away from the fan first. If I don't hold it firmly, it might fall and hit you."

Dongsheng thought for a moment and said to Lu Yuanzheng who had just returned: "Then you go and try it, Dad!"

Lu Yuanzheng didn't understand for a moment and asked him, "What are you trying?"

"Try to see if the fan will fall and hit you? You are so strong, aren't you afraid of it falling?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

He sneered: "You are really my son."

Lu Yuanzheng looked up at the fan. Although he knew that Xu Wen was unlikely to fail, he couldn't help but be amazed when he saw with his own eyes that she had created electricity and even a fan using solar energy and wind!

"Wenwen, you are so amazing! You can even do this. Before, I was really worried that you wouldn't be able to bear the hardship and suffering if you followed me to the island. Now it seems that I thought too much! I think your coming to the island is a blessing to me! I never dreamed that there would be an electric fan on this small island!

When we go back to the meeting in a few days, I’ll tell them and they’ll be envious to death!”

Lu Yuanzheng looked proud and said, "It seems that it won't be long before you can turn this island into the tourist destination you said you would be by yourself!"

Xu Wen chuckled, "What else? Isn't the purpose of learning something to change your life?"

Lu Yuanzheng nodded: "Yes! If you keep doing this, it won't just be your life that will change, you'll have to change our lives as well! What do you want to do tomorrow? Is there anything I can do for you?"

Xu Wen shook his head. "Let's talk about it tomorrow. It's getting late. Let's go to bed first! I'm really tired."

This day was a unique experience for Xu Wenlu Yuanzheng and Dongsheng.

The fan blew on the ice, and the air was cool, making people feel tired.

Originally, Lu Yuanzheng wanted to wait until Dongsheng fell asleep before doing something.

As a result, after Dongsheng fell asleep, she excitedly called out to him twice, but Xu Wen didn't answer her.

When I sat up and looked, Xu Wen was also asleep.

Xu Wen was busy from five in the morning until she went to bed at night. She didn't even take a break for lunch and was busy fiddling with her pile of strange toys. Plus, it was so cool in the tent that she went to see Zhou Gong before Dongsheng fell asleep.

Lu Yuanzheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He sighed helplessly, put his arms around Xu Wen's waist and fell asleep.

Xu Wen was awakened by a loud noise.

Xu Wen rubbed his eyes, sat up, and saw that Dongsheng and Lu Yuanzheng were not there, feeling a little puzzled.

On weekdays, when they get up in the morning and do exercises and shout slogans, Xu Wen can hear them all. So why does he sleep so soundly just because there is an extra fan?

Besides, the fan has stopped working for a long time, probably because of insufficient electricity.

The noise outside was getting louder and louder.

Xu Wen frowned, washed up hurriedly, and opened the door.

Seeing that Sister Li had taken something from the cafeteria and was running out in a hurry, he asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what happened?"

Mrs. Li only turned her head to look at Xu Wen, and without stopping, she replied, "Are you awake? Let's go check on Lu Ying! They were bitten by jellyfish when they went swimming in the sea today, and it's pretty serious! I'll come back to get the alum and alkali flour."

Xu asked: "..."

His face changed and he followed Mrs. Li to the beach.

Jellyfish are jellyfish and are poisonous.

When the skin is stung, it will sting and itch, and red rashes will appear locally.

There are also different symptoms of poisoning, such as stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, etc.

In severe cases, anaphylactic shock may occur, and if rescue is not timely, it may even cause death.

If so many soldiers on the island were bitten by jellyfish, I'm afraid the health company wouldn't have enough medicine.

There is no condition to send him to the hospital as soon as possible.

I wonder how Lu Yuanzheng is doing?

Xu Wen was extremely anxious.