Su Mi had no intention of finding a job in the so-called base. At this moment, he started digging up trees in the patio of his villa.
Su Mi kept shoveling with a shovel. She watched Su Mi shovel the soil out of curiosity every day. Later, when Su Mi shoveled out too much soil, he helped her pull some of it outside with his hands.
The trees in the patio were half dead. Except for the roots, which were still partially alive, the rest were dry. However, the trunk of the tree was very thick. After Su Mi dug out the main root of the tree, she cut it off with an axe, dragged the tree to the center of the patio, and then continued digging the main root of another tree.
After both trees were dug out and Su Mi pounded out the tree roots buried deep in the soil, she filled the hole with the soil she had just dug out.
The roots of some trees were so big that after they were dug out, even if they were filled back with soil, they still couldn't fill two tree holes. Su Mi looked at Tiantian, whose body was covered in dust and hands were covered in mud from helping her pull out the mud. She might as well wait until there was no one at home to transport the black mud out of the space to fill the hole.
"Say kid, how about we plant some vegetables in these two flower beds?"
Tiantian's eyes sparkled, "Sister, cabbage is delicious. Tiantian also likes to eat radishes..."
Su Mi poked Tiantian's little cheek in a funny way, feeling that the child was still thinking about the half cabbage and radish.
The first time she saw this little guy, she thought he was a master who would bring disaster to the country and the people when he grew up. It's just been more than a month since the end of the world, and this kid has lost a lot of weight, and the pimple on his face is gone.
"Vegetables are not just cabbage and radish. For example, green vegetables, eggplant, cucumber, beans..."
She has seeds or grafted seedlings for these things in her space, but... the weather is getting colder and colder, and it may be difficult for them to germinate if they are sown at the current temperature.
It would be great if we could get some materials to build a greenhouse. This is because she doesn't know much about planting. Before the end of the world, she only thought about buying seeds, but ignored the temperature issue.
It seemed like she really had to go out. I don’t know where to get the materials for the greenhouse.
It took several hours just to dig up the tree. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and Qin Hao and Ma Dexiang didn't come back...
"Child, are you hungry?"
I didn't ask if it was okay, but when I asked, Tiantian touched his stomach, and there was a very appropriate "gurgling" sound in his stomach.
"Eat instant noodles?"
Tiantian nodded at first, then suddenly shook his head, "No, sister, dad said there are only about 20 packs of instant noodles, you can't eat them all the time, and they will be gone after you finish eating."
Su Mi frowned. Although what she said was right, she always felt inexplicable guilt for letting children starve.
"It's okay. Once my sister's vegetables are grown, you can eat them openly. I have the final say today, so I'm going to eat instant noodles."
Tiantian was obviously very happy, which made Su Mi feel that this child was too easily satisfied. But compared to those survivors who didn't even have anything to eat, a pack of instant noodles was already a luxury.
Su Mi secretly added a sausage to the instant noodles.
While eating Tiantian, he looked at Su Mi with wide eyes and surprise, but was stopped by Su Mi's mysterious eyes and a silent gesture.
"Kid, I secretly give you extra food, but you have to keep it a secret for me, do you know?"
Tiantian nodded excitedly, then ate heartily. Su Mi didn't know how much a seven-year-old child eats, but she ate an entire pack of instant noodles every day without wasting any soup or ingredients.
"Wash the dishes after dinner. My sister has to go out. The doors and windows of the house are locked. If a stranger knocks on the door, don't open the door. You have to hide in the room. Do you understand?"
Tiantian nodded obediently, then collected the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Su Mi put on a cap and a mask and went out, but as soon as she left the villa area, she saw so many people in the base. Everyone was unkempt, either oily or covered in dirt.
There are only a few people who are clean and stand out.
Su Mi quickly returned to the villa to chat for a while. Get some mud to stain your clothes and pants, and put some on your face and hair.
Finally, before going out, I messed up my hair, put on a cap that had been soaked in muddy water for a minute, and finally stopped wearing the mask. Wearing a mask only attracts attention.
Tiantian saw Su Mi suddenly go out in such a mess and couldn't figure it out, "Sister, you are so dirty." In his impression, Su Mi had always been a clean and beautiful sister who had never been dirty.
Su Mi nodded with satisfaction, "It's okay to be dirty. I'm going out. Lock the door later."
This time, Su Mi finally felt that she was no longer out of place in the crowd. Walking out of the villa area, passing through the residential area of three-story small buildings, you come to an area with two rows of shops.
The items sold in these stores were very mixed. Su Mi saw another store that sold everything, including clothes, shoes, socks, and second-hand electrical appliances. There were also hundreds of deflated pickled pepper and chicken feet for sale in a conspicuous position.
Chicken feet with pickled peppers... This was a snack she had eaten in high school. Every time she ate it, it was so spicy that she would get angry.
The owner of the store saw her staring at the pickled pepper chicken feet on the counter and immediately came to greet her.
"Little girl, do you want to eat pickled pepper chicken feet?"
In fact, Su Mi just sighed and had no desire to eat. But when people asked, she asked about the price so she could understand the market situation.
"Boss, how do you sell pickled pepper chicken feet?"
The boss's eyes lit up. Although the little girl was covered in mud, she didn't have that disgusting sour smell. She didn't look like someone who lived in a bungalow.
There's something going on!
"Hey, little girl, do you have any rice, flour or food? Or instant noodles, let's barter."
"How to change?"
"For instant noodles, I can exchange one bag of instant noodles for one package of chicken feet, and I can exchange one bowl of rice or flour for one package. How about that?"
Su Mi turned around and left expressionlessly.
This boss is quite treacherous. The pickled pepper and chicken feet are not very filling, and a bowl of instant noodles can be enough for one person to eat for a whole day if I save a little.
Not to mention precious rice and flour.
"Hey, don't leave. Half a pack of instant noodles is fine."
Su Mi ignored her and went to another store. The store is filled with scattered broken parts. Su Mi saw a roll of metal wire made of an unknown material. It looked a bit like the material used by farmers to build the framework of greenhouses, so she went up to ask.
"Boss, what kind of metal is this?"
The owner of this store was wearing a little thin clothing. He was standing there stamping his feet and rubbing his hands in an attempt to warm up his body.
The boss glanced at the person asking the question and found that she was a young girl. He instantly lost interest. "This is a composite material for building a greenhouse. Two kilograms of rice are exchanged for one roll. No negotiation on the price." After saying this, he continued to twist his hands and stared at the people walking on the street with a pair of sneaky eyes.
Isn't this a pillow for sleeping? It's really the material of the greenhouse frame. But two kilograms of rice is really a bit expensive. "Boss, can it be cheaper?"
The boss frowned and slightly rolled his eyes, "What can I buy if I don't have rice! The materials for my greenhouse are something that Professor Zhu is full of praise for. If I sell two kilograms of rice, I think it's too cheap!"
Su Mi sighed in her heart, looking at the unsatisfactory purple bamboo seedling in the inner space, wishing that it would grow into a purple bamboo forest tomorrow, so that she could chop some bamboo strips to make the framework of the greenhouse.
"Boss, I..." Su Mi wanted the boss to wait for her for a while, but suddenly the boss rushed out of the shop with a smile on his face and stood in front of a woman with a diligent look on his face.
"Assistant Su, why didn't you say hello before you came? Does Professor Zhu need any more materials? Tell me and I will send them to you personally."
Fourth update
I already have 2 monthly tickets today. If I get eight more tickets, I can add another chapter.
As long as I am tired, I will work hard to death. I also want to challenge the daily update of 12,000 (calculated separately for different platforms, now there are 2 starting points and 2 q-views)
(End of chapter)
