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Chapter 11

In the residential areas where fresh water resources are scarce on the island, every household is surrounded by smoke.

Xiao Liu held a lunch box and hurried home with a smile on his face.

The man from the military canteen gave him a lunch box full of rice and some broth.

He was reluctant to eat, so he borrowed the lunch box and wanted to take it home and eat with his grandparents and younger brothers and sisters.

When he was approaching the door of his home, he suddenly saw a scene that shocked him -

the female educated youth who was renting a house and was taken away by Director Liu, holding a dirty water tank with both hands, walking struttingly on the road!

Wipe your eyes, wipe them again!

Not an illusion!

"Brother, you're back~"

"Wow, what an amazing big sister~"

"This is the new female educated youth on the island."

"Oh~"

Xiao Liu put away his shocked expression and put the lunch box on the table. Let the younger brothers and sisters eat with their grandparents first. He has something to do and goes out first.

What are you doing out there?

Of course, catch up with the female educated youth and gain a sense of presence in front of the female educated youth!

Now that she came to the island, Chu Yao had no intention of hiding her strange power.

She passed by the residents' house with a water tank in her hand, and her purpose was also to impress others and remind others not to think that she lived alone and that she was easy to bully as a little girl.

Wrong, she can crush bricks with her bare hands and lift a water tank half a person's height!

"Sister Chu, my name is Wang Xiaoliu. Do you want to wash the tank? I'll take you a shortcut. I know where to get the best water."

"Oh, lead the way."

Chu Yao had seen this boy who was as thin as a bamboo pole. , did not refuse, anyway, there was no crazy gossip.

"Okay~"

Wang Xiaoliu led the way enthusiastically, not asking questions that shouldn't be asked, but saying what should be said.

Chu Yao felt that this boy was similar to a guide, and he would just listen and learn more about the situation on the island.

Xiaoliu brought her to the sea in the southeast, about seven or eight minutes away from the residential area and the small yard where she rented.

The soldiers and civilians she met along the way looked at her in shock when they saw the water tank she held up.

If Xiao Liu hadn't helped him deal with it, she felt like she might have been arrested and interrogated.

On the reef, the waves are calm.

The blue sea is close at hand and the sea breeze is gentle.

At the edge of an artificially excavated water tank, Xiao Liu motioned to the eccentric Sister Chu that she could clean the water tank here.

"Dong~"

Chu Yao put down the water tank easily, took out the dishes and other things, and washed them while looking around.

There are many clams in the patches of kelp and gravel, and the oysters on the rocks are incredibly plump.

Why do you feel that with so many overseas goods in front of you, Xiaoliu doesn't even take a look at them?

"Xiao Liu, don't you pick up these seafood?"

"Sister Chu, these things are not delicious. We used to feed pigs this seaweed-like thing, but the pigs wouldn't eat it."

"What about these clams?"

" This thing is full of shells and sand. It's chewy and not delicious!"

"What about the oysters?"

"Oh, you said sea oysters. We eat them, but if we eat too much, we may get bloating or diarrhea. The health center of the military region posted a notice not to eat too much. It said it was cold and there were parasites~"

"What about the Pippi shrimps, such big shrimps?"

"Oh, we don't want to eat those shrimps. It's just a shell, no meat, just cut off the mouth.

As for the big shrimps that Sister Chu mentioned, if we catch them, we will send them to the military compound or the canteen to exchange for food,

and we will dry them in the sun. Collect a certain amount and take a ferry to Yuanshan Village to exchange food with the villagers. If the amount is large, Director Liu will send it to the supply and marketing society in Haiwan Town for trading."

After asking about it, Chu Yao was happy.

Many seafood products that were very popular in later generations are not liked by the islanders on this island that lacks inland condiments.

Even disgusting and not very knowledgeable~

Thinking of the scarcity of fresh water resources on the island and the fact that the islanders have difficulty drinking water, they really have no intention of making delicious food.

It seems that if you want to live comfortably on the island, the fresh water problem is the first trouble to solve.

"Xiao Liu, how do you solve the problem of fresh water in the current life of the island residents?"

"How else can we solve it? If I'm lucky and it rains, I will take out all the water containers at home to collect water. If I'm not lucky, , It won't rain for several months."

At this point, Xiaoliu looked at the center of the island with a grateful face, where there was a red flag. The next second, he said with great piety:

"Fortunately, we have uncles from the People's Liberation Army, since then. After they came to the island, each of our families could line up outside the military compound wall every day to receive a bucket of fresh water. "

Don't underestimate this bucket of fresh water, even a sip can save your life!"

Chu Yao nodded thoughtfully. No wonder ships regularly transport supplies to the island. It turns out there is this reason.

"I'm not afraid of Sister Chu's jokes. In four years, when I grow up, I also want to join the army and serve the motherland!"

"It's good that you have such ideological awareness. I won't laugh at you."

Chu Yao shook her head, joining the army is an honor . , the small bamboo pole in front of me, oh no, Xiao Liu, with this ambition, he is a good seedling.

"Hehe~"

Xiao Liu scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, thinking that Sister Chu was interested in seafood, so he silently picked up seaweed and clams, thinking it was a meeting gift for Sister Chu.

After the water tank is cleaned, there are no holes and it can hold water.

After Chu Yao filled the water, she put other things in the wooden basin.

Then he called Xiao Liu back, she was going back to get the distillation device.

Xiao Liu found a bagful of seafood. In addition to seaweed and clams, he also saw a few scallops, a dozen sea crawlers, and two large conchs.

Show it to the other party as if you were offering a treasure -

"Sister Chu, this is a gift for you~"

"For me?"

Chu Yao was surprised. She didn't seem to have given Xiaoliu any benefits.

"Yeah!"

Xiaoliu nodded, no, let's establish a good relationship. If Sister Chu does anything good in the future, she can still think of him, right?

Although he is young, he has rich experience.

For example, the six educated youths that Director Liu asked him to lead the way today all dislike this and that one on the island. They are not good birds at first glance!

Sister Chu was different. Although she wasn't very good-looking, she was very strong. She didn't look at him with critical eyes, let alone say anything bad about Hai Dao.

"Thank you."

Chu Yao once again felt the kindness of the islanders and thought that if the distillation device was built, she would not mind sharing it with the islanders and forming a good relationship.

Hello, hello, hello everyone~

Next, Xiao Liu quickly washed the seafood and put it in a wooden basin.

"Are you busy this afternoon?"

"No."

"Then do some work for me, and I'll give you delicious food."

"Okay, Sister Chu!"

Xiaoliu's eyes lit up, delicious food, isn't it just work? , he does a lovely job!

But, what is Sister Chu doing?

Holding a tank full of sea water!

"Follow me."

"Come on, come on."

No matter what Sister Chu does, he won't talk too much and just obey!

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