dkrc Chapter 21 Open Your Mouth for 3 Points of Profit
Chapter 21 Open Your Mouth for 3 Points of Profit
I roughly guessed that Sun Changkui and Xiao Kai came and went to get more benefits for him.
Chen Tuo didn't rush to vent his inner turmoil.
They found stones near the wooden planks and canes at the educated youth settlement, built a simple stove, and boiled the wolf bones and wolf heads left over from last night.
While cooking bone broth for the puppy Red Hairy, Chen Tuo also rummaged through the tree stumps that had just been delivered.
The smallest can be hugged, the largest is the size of a tabletop.
You don't need to go up the mountain to see the trees to know how abundant the Xingan Mountains are now.
Clear out a section of the area next to the gatehouse that was covered with solid wood planks.
Depending on their size, use tree stumps that are large enough to hug to make benches, and tree stumps the size of a tabletop to make tables.
Next time I host a dinner party, I won't have to squat on a pine stump as thick as a bowl to eat and drink.
I still don't sweat while working, my chest still feels burning, and my heart is still agitated.
The wooden stake, about the size of a tabletop, is only a hand's breadth thick, but it is estimated to weigh at least one or two hundred kilograms.
Although the tree stump that can be embraced by two people is small, it can support the height and must weigh more than 100 kilograms.
After moving more than a dozen tree stumps, Chen Tuo was not only not tired or sweaty, but his breathing was also steady.
I don't know if this manic, energetic, and spirited state is caused by ginseng or if it will continue.
If it can last for ten or twenty years, that would undoubtedly be the best blessing for a man.
After finishing his work, Sun Changkui and Xiao Kai still hadn't returned, and he felt that his open Mongolian-style slanted leather coat was getting in the way.
Chen Tuo simply took off his fur coat and woolen sweater.
Place the little red-haired puppy on the newly placed tree stump table and feed it some gel-like fish bone broth jelly.
Chen Tuo then busied himself preparing his lunch: fish bone soup with cornmeal.
Five or six potatoes were buried in the stove pit inside the house.
The puppy drank wolf bone soup, while Chen Tuo ate fish soup with cornbread.
After walking for most of the morning, Sun Changkui and Xiao Kai finally arrived at the gate of the educated youth settlement by tractor.
Looking at Xiao Kai peeking in from the doorway, Chen Tuo wasn't sure if he was checking if Xiao Kai was dead or not.
"Section Chief Xiao, why don't you come in and have something to eat?"
Chen Tuo's voice came from beside the gatehouse, which startled Xiao Kai.
Based on his own experience and what he had heard, this educated youth, Chen, probably didn't have many days left to live.
If frostbite on the hands and feet is not treated properly, the worst-case scenario is amputation.
But if the internal organs are frostbitten, the person will most likely not live more than half a month or a month.
He went back to the Forestry Bureau with Sun Changkui, and that's what the older folks there said too.
These survival experiences also relieved Xiao Kai of his worries.
If someone freezes to death, he is directly responsible.
If he died of illness, then it has nothing to do with him...
"I'm not eating anymore, I have things to do at the bureau! Chen Zhiqing, I've changed you into a full set of clothes for the cold region, and the overcoat is a Mongolian-style border guard leather coat."
After saying that, Xiao Kai gestured to the tractor driver, Lao Zhang, to go into the educated youth settlement to unload the truck.
He then introduced the supplies on the vehicle to Chen Tuo.
"Chen Zhiqing, I found some mixed grains and potatoes for you in the canteen. Just make do with these for now."
"In a little while, we'll change your tattered cotton-padded coat. We have thick and thin cotton-padded coats, leather coats, fleece jackets and long underwear on the train."
"Also, the Mongolian robe is not suitable for going up the mountain. If you want to go out for a stroll, change into a thinner leather cloak. We've also prepared a sheepskin overcoat for you."
"I've got you all kinds of thick and thin platform shoes, all extra-large sizes..."
Following Xiao Kai's direction, Chen Tuo saw a pile of dark yellow cotton-padded jackets and military overcoats.
Xiao Kai and Sun Changkui made a trip back and forth, and they really put in a lot of effort.
Just as Xiao Kai said, their area is a cold region, and the logistics department had allocated a batch of clothing and bedding that had been retired from the border defense.
The Mongolian-style front-opening leather coat is suitable for horseback riding and guard duty, but not for forestry work.
However, the sheepskin Mongolian border guard robe was quite expensive, so it was left in the warehouse.
Over time, the fabric becomes dull and faded, so there's no need to distress it anymore...
"Section Chief Xiao, could you find me a few sets of tableware, and also a small pot and a kettle? The 45-liter marching pot that the educated youth had was too big."
With the idea that one can gain something from speaking up, Chen Tuo didn't hold back.
His biggest problem right now is food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Who knows how long the effects of ginseng will last?
If the medicine wears off and I have to keep going, keeping warm will be a problem, as will eating and drinking.
"Why not?"
"Could you find me some fishhooks and fishing line?"
"Curry should have it, I'll go back and look for it for you..."
"Can you get me a gun?"
"Isn't that ridiculous? Why would I dare get you a gun?"
Seeing that Chen Tuo's words were getting more and more outrageous and that he was even going to use a gun, Xiao Kai quickly gave Lao Zhang a look, telling him to hurry up and do it.
"Chen, how about I change your tattered cotton-padded jacket too? These sets were just aired out to dry, so you won't feel itchy wearing them. As for the others, you can rub them with snow and then air them out again..."
I watched as Chen Tuo put on a cotton-padded coat from the cold region.
They also took away his bedding, which was stuffed with ula grass, and replaced it with a sheepskin rug and a thick cotton quilt from the cold region.
Xiao Kai and Sun Changkui then fled from the Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement as if they were escaping.
When he returned to the bureau, Sun Changkui also asked his wife, Hu Yuling.
Unsure of the medicinal properties of ginseng, Hu Yuling gave the two answers based on Wu Laowai's statement that "Chen Tuo spent the whole night in the freezing snow."
This provided Xiao Kai's conjecture with corroboration from a professional doctor.
Chen Tuo's internal organs were damaged by the cold, and he was not long for life.
That's why Xiao Kai took remedial measures.
As long as he puts on the cotton-padded clothes from the cold region, then take away the tattered cotton-padded coat from his house.
Even if someone came down to investigate, Chen Tuo would still be dead from illness.
With this pretext...
The tableware, small pot, kettle, fish hook, and fishing line that Chen Tuo requested were delivered by Xiao Kai in no time.
Chen Tuo became interested in the wooden skis under Xiao Kai's feet.
"Section Chief Xiao, could I have a pair of skis?"
"Don't you educated youth settlements have plenty of these? Oh, you must have forgotten. Go look in the warehouse, there should be dozens of them."
Chen Tuo's lack of memory was also directly attributed by Xiao Kai to his brain being damaged by the cold.
Before leaving, I checked the gatehouse where he was staying and found nothing wrong.
Xiao Kai, skiing furiously, was terrified that Chen Tuo would suddenly snap and die right in front of him.
Watching Xiao Kai leave behind a military canvas backpack, glance around the room a few times, and then disappear without a trace.
Chen Tuo shook his head, secretly pleased.
Now that's great, with Section Chief Xiao turning a blind eye, he only has the problem of food for the winter left.
He stomped on his leather boots and high-top canvas sneakers, then straightened his ridiculous hat.
Chen Tuo hummed a little tune as he began to tidy up the day's harvest.
Hong Ye provided the manuscript paper, fountain pen, notebook, ink, and pencil.
The Forestry Bureau allocated cotton-padded clothes, fur coats, quilts, rice, miscellaneous grains, and potatoes.
Xiao Kai brought tableware, a small pot, a kettle, and a large bag of fishhooks and fishing lines.
In the courtyard of the educated youth settlement, there were two cartloads of firewood delivered one after the other, one cartload of logs, and one cartload of tripods of the right size.
Just open your mouth, and you'll definitely survive the cold and hunger within a month or two.
But that's about all you can get by simply asking.
Early in the morning at the post office entrance, Secretary Wei and Director Chu's attitude was also very clear.
It seems unlikely that his work and quotas can be resolved in the near future.
Moreover, Chen Tuo, having started over, had no intention of working at the forest farm...