With her father away, Zhao Xiaoxiu was very happy during the day. After finishing planting persimmons in the evening, she drank a big bowl of tomato and bird egg soup made by Grandma Meng. Uncle Meng even played with her for a while with knives and guns, and she was so happy that she forgot all about home.
After entering the bedroom that night, with Monkey Sister's help, Zhao Xiaoxiu struggled to take off her pullover sweater, changed into comfortable pajamas, and lay down. She subconsciously turned over to lean against something, but found nothing, and her mood suddenly plummeted.
"Waaah... Daddy..." The little girl rubbed against the pillow, feeling uncomfortable.
When Sister Monkey tried to turn off the light, Zhao Xiaoxiu quickly shouted, "Don't turn it off! I want to sleep with the light on!"
The older monkey made a funny face at the cub, mocking it for being afraid of the dark and timid. But its body betrayed its true intentions, and it plopped down on the bed, tucked the baby into its arms through the blanket, closed its monkey eyes, and went to sleep together.
Zhao Xiaoxiu glanced weakly at the extra monkey paw prints and fur on the pure white bedding, and silently mourned for Sister Monkey for two seconds.
When Daddy comes back, the tentacles responsible for cleaning will definitely be furious. Hopefully, Sister Monkey will be able to run fast enough then.
Of course, she'll protect Monkey Sister too!
Zhao Xiaoxiu's mind wandered for a while, but she was lulled to sleep by Monkey Sister's snoring and gradually fell asleep as well.
When Zhao Gang and Meng Da returned, it was already past midnight.
As soon as the truck approached the territory, Zhao Xiaoxiu opened her eyes and woke up.
"Daddy's back, Xiaoxiu, sleep a little longer." Zhao Gang's voice came from downstairs, and Zhao Xiaoxiu finally closed her eyes with peace of mind, lying on Monkey Sister's warm belly to continue sleeping.
She unconsciously wrinkled her nose and sniffed, muttering, "Sister Monkey, you should take a shower..."
A child and a monkey, after sleeping until the alarm clock rang, got up energetically and went downstairs to practice their swordsmanship.
When Monkey Sister woke up, she found her own footprints and hair on the bedding. Before the tentacles could even notice, she patted Zhao Xiaoxiu's head and slipped away.
Zhao Xiaoxiu laughed heartily, practicing her sword skills while watching her father and Uncle Meng do their accounts in the pavilion at the entrance.
Meng Er couldn't hold on any longer and went back to his room to catch up on sleep, so Meng Da took over the notification work.
The medicine sold for 15,000 Peach Blossom Points, which secured the lords' wages. Meng Da then notified the lords to come and collect their wages.
Those with telephones made calls, while those without used walkie-talkies to announce their wages on the public channel. The lords who received the messages came one after another to collect their share of the wages.
After my salary was paid, I still had 2175 points left out of my 15,000 points.
Zhao Gang then distributed 675 points of basic salary to each of the Meng brothers, and the remaining 825 points of Peach Blossom Points became his own basic salary.
As for the remaining medical fungi at home, they are worth at least ten thousand.
Zhao Gang kept half of the fungus for himself, and asked the two men whether they wanted the fungus or base points for the remaining half.
Meng said apologetically, "We still owe you 6,000 for the medical pod startup fee, Brother Gang. The remaining fungus is worth about 5,000 points, so you don't need to give it to us."
"So the remaining points are only one thousand. Once my second brother and I go hunting in the mountains and accumulate more points, we'll pay you back."
At this point, Meng's face turned red. If it weren't for Gangzi taking them to the construction site and generously sharing so many medical fungi with them, he and his brother wouldn't know when they would be able to pay off their debts.
Originally, Meng Da and his younger brother had discussed that if Zhao Gang gave them two shares of the profits this time, they would not want them.
But my mother said that without rules, nothing can be accomplished. We can't be fussy about things. Points are points, and favors are favors. Returning points doesn't mean the favors are settled. Only by helping each other sincerely can we live up to the friendship between our two families.
Meng Da then said, somewhat embarrassed, that he would use the medical fungi he received to offset the debt.
Zhao Gang didn't think as much as they did; he was a man of his word, so he readily agreed, saying, "Okay."
“I’m planning to buy an electric water pump. You two should also contribute a penny, and we can use it together,” Zhao Gang said.
Meng Da was pleasantly surprised and agreed, "Great! I'll go back and discuss it with my brother. We should install a water tower at home too."
Zhao Gang pointed to the pipes covered with tarpaulin on the side of the house, "I have extra water pipes at home, 10 points per meter, want them?"
"That's great, thank you, Brother Gangzi!" Meng Da couldn't wait to go home and wake his younger brother up to take the measurements.
Once the water tower and pipes are all in place, we won't have to go back to the river to fetch water anymore, which will save us a lot of trouble.
When Zhao Xiaoxiu finished her daily morning exercise, Meng Er was already roused by her brother to install water pipes, looking resentful, and didn't forget to make a face at her.
Not to be outdone, Zhao Xiaoxiu also made a face: "Hehehe~"
"What are you doing?" Sheng Qingyang strode in and asked with amusement.
Zhao Xiaoxiu turned around in surprise and shouted "Master!" Only then did she realize that Aji from the patrol station was following behind her master.
"Brother Aji?" Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you here to see my father?"
Aji grinned at the little girl, moved the water pump from the truck bed to the suspension plate, and said, "I've come to deliver supplies to you."
Zhao Gang called Meng Da to come forward together to inspect the water pump and the two sets of filter cartridges he had specially bought. He was very satisfied with the speed and quality of the patrol station's delivery.
"It costs 1800 points in total. A set of filter cartridges costs 200. The refurbished water pump is the same as a brand new one, but the price is only half that of a brand new one, which is 1400."
Aji handed over the card reader specially used by the supply station. Zhao Gang asked Meng Da to transfer his 600 Peach Blossom Points before transferring 1800 Hope Points to Aji in one go.
Zhao Gang's points card balance is 7200 Hope Points and 1425 Taoyuan Points.
Aji left after collecting the money. Sheng Qingyang looked at Zhao Gang and the others who were busy and asked, "Are you planning to pump water from the river?"
Meng Er quickly replied, "Yes, it's too inconvenient to go to the river to fetch water every day."
Sheng Qingyang looked at the distance between the riverbank and the houses; the closest point was at least a kilometer away. He expressed concern about the materials required for such a distance.
However, seeing Zhao Gang's confident demeanor, she didn't say anything more. She led her little apprentice to the backyard, set up a wooden stake to teach her new things, and checked her recent practice progress.
Meng Er kept staring until the person was completely blocked by the house, then he grinned foolishly and looked away.
When she looked up, she was met with disdainful looks from her older brother and Zhao Gang.
Meng Er puffed out his chest defiantly, "What are you looking at! Get to work!"
We don't even know where to get a thousand meters of electrical wire and water pipes. Instead of wasting time watching him, we should hurry up and find a way to get water and electricity.
Zhao Gang wasn't worried about the electrical wires; Yin Lan could buy cheap wires from her. He set up a linkage switch so he could control the water pump from home.
Water pipes are proving difficult to find; they're hard to buy in Taoyuan Base, so I might have to go to Jiangcheng.
Alternatively, they could dig it up from underground in abandoned residential areas and piece it together themselves.
Meng Er stared at the ground and tentatively suggested, "How about we dig a well ourselves?"
"Dig a well?" Zhao Gang raised an eyebrow, scanned the ground in front of and behind the house, and smiled slightly. "That seems like a good idea."
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