Chapter 188: I can only eat coconut palm hearts and pick up seafood to fill my stomach
Everyone was busy the whole day, and in the afternoon, traffic in the city was miraculously restored. I have to say, it felt great to see everyone working together to accomplish a task.
After finishing the work, it was already afternoon. The three of them returned home. Li Fusheng was older after all, and even though he was not asked to do heavy work today, he did not look very well. After returning home, he drank a large pot of water without saying a word.
"I haven't worked like this for a long time. I'm really tired."
Not only Li Fusheng, his son-in-law A Ming was also pounding his waist and didn't want to get up from the sofa.
Among all the people, only Du Ruo looked indifferent. He did the most work today. He used a chainsaw from one end of the street to the other, and finally helped to carry a lot of wood.
But I didn't sweat a drop during the whole process, I felt very relaxed and comfortable.
"Go wash up and get ready for dinner. After dinner, I'll give you a good massage."
Li Yuanyuan still felt a little sorry for her husband. After all, she had never seen her husband A Ming have back pain in such a long time of marriage. He must have done some really strenuous work today.
"Ah Ming, traffic has been restored now, can you help me contact a car?"
After drinking the water, Li Fusheng did not go to talk to Li Yuanyuan, but took the initiative to talk to A Ming.
"Dad, why are you contacting the car? Are you going somewhere?"
A Ming had no idea why his father-in-law suddenly mentioned this, and he thought Li Fusheng had something to deal with.
"I want to go back. I don't know what the situation is in the village this time. If I don't go back, I will always be worried."
Li Fusheng hesitated but finally told his plan. After the typhoon passed, he wanted to know whether the windows of his house were in good condition, whether the doors and windows were affected, whether water had entered the room, whether the furniture was damaged, whether the electrical appliances could still be used, and whether any vegetables in the vegetable garden were still alive.
In addition, the village was full of old houses, and they had no idea what the situation would be like after they came out. Moreover, the village would definitely need manpower to rebuild, so he couldn't stay in the city with peace of mind and let the villagers clean up the mess while he went back to reap the benefits.
"Dad, there's no need to be so anxious. I've been tired all day. I'll take the car to be repaired this afternoon. We'll take you back in a few days when the car is repaired."
Li Yuanyuan frowned. She couldn't understand her father's worries. She was just worried about her father's health.
"This little bit of tiredness is nothing. When we went out to sea, we didn't have any problems going without sleep for days. We didn't do any heavy work today. We will be fine after a rest."
Li Fusheng waved his hands without even looking at Li Yuanyuan, but kept staring at A Ming. Even his wife stood by without saying a word, obviously having the same attitude as Li Fusheng.
"It's okay to go back, but you're not the only one going back. I'll go back with you. But in this case..."
Looking at his father-in-law's firm attitude, A Ming frowned and agreed, but he turned to look at Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan. After all, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan were guests and benefactors, so he couldn't just leave them here.
Of course, he also had the advantage of keeping Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan at home, and letting Li Fusheng and his wife stay for two more days.
"Don't look at us. Yuanyuan hasn't gone out to play in the sea for a few days. We are not leaving so soon. Uncle Li, we haven't returned the house yet. We have to stay for a few more days after we go back and pack it up."
Du Ruo saw A Ming looking at her and replied with a smile.
"Yes, yes, yes. I haven't refunded you. You can stay as long as you want. Oh, and I have to refund you the room fee."
Li Fusheng was immediately happy when he heard this, and only then did he remember to refund Du Ruo and the others for the room.
"this…"
Li Yuanyuan and his wife looked at each other and thought of countless ideas. They didn't expect Du Ruo to answer like this, and they were speechless for a moment.
"But there's no need to go back today. Let's set off tomorrow morning. We don't know what's going on in the village yet. If we go back today, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep at night."
However, Du Ruo also added that the focus of rescue will definitely be on densely populated urban areas and towns, and the villages will definitely be put last. It may not be a good thing to rush back at night.
"Yes, Dad, Mom, our car can't be driven, and I won't have enough time to borrow a car. I'll borrow a car tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."
At this time, Amin knew that he could not stay any longer, so he decided to stay one more day.
"Okay, let's get ready to eat. I'm a little hungry after working today."
Li Fusheng's expression quickly changed at this time, and he smiled. While speaking, he asked his wife to prepare the meal.
Everyone went to bed early that night, and Xiang Yuanyuan was also a little tired today.
She didn't do nothing, she helped to clean up. The typhoon was really powerful. All the flowers and plants on the two balconies and the small yard in front of Li Yuanyuan's house were destroyed. It was not easy to clean up the broken branches and leaves.
So after dinner, Du Ruo just gave her a little massage and she quickly fell asleep.
Du Ruo didn't care about this. He meditated for a while and then began to rest while hugging Xiang Yuanyuan.
……
The next morning, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan got up at six o'clock to wash up, but by then, everyone else had already packed up and were waiting for them to come downstairs for breakfast.
"Dad, there's nothing wrong with my brother's car, and he borrowed it without saying anything. It's parked outside the door now, but his car is a sedan. I discussed it with Yuanyuan, and she will stay at home. I'll take you back."
At the dining table, Amin was drinking porridge while speaking.
"Okay, but you don't have to stay in the village when the time comes. After all, we are borrowing someone else's car. Just drop us off and then go back. There are so many people in the village, how can you still be worried?" After hearing this, Li Fusheng stopped A Ming from going back to help. It was a bit of an exaggeration for A Ming to say that he was powerless, but he really had not done any work, and he didn't want to trouble his children too much when he got old.
"this?"
After hearing this, A Ming couldn't help but look at Li Yuanyuan. After seeing Li Yuanyuan nod slightly, A Ming continued:
"Then let's go back and check the situation first. I'll go back to lend a hand and come back after I've cleaned up the mess."
"Yeah, okay, let's go."
When Li Fusheng saw Du Ruo finish eating, he immediately put down his chopsticks and was eager to go back.
There was very little stuff they brought back. They left all the food for Li Yuanyuan's family, and also took the cigarettes, alcohol and Du Ruo that Qing Bo had given them. Anyway, the trunk of the car was just full.
The road back was not as easy to drive as the way here, mainly because the traffic was simply cleared yesterday, and there were occasionally some glass fragments or hard tree thorns left on the road, so we still had to drive carefully.
Moreover, the closer to the village, the harder it is to drive. However, there is no need for Du Ruo and others to move trees or stones. It is obvious that some people have already returned to the village.
This is understandable. At times like this, it is harder to give up home, and most of the people in the village are still older.
However, in the end, the vehicle was unable to drive to the door of the house and just stopped at the edge of the village because the village was full of people cleaning up the fallen trees.
"Let's walk back and check on the house first, clean it up, and then come and help."
After Li Fusheng got off the car, he walked towards his home without taking anything in the car. At this time, no one was in the mood to say hello or anything like that. Everyone was busy with their own things. When they saw Li Fusheng and his family coming back, they just nodded as a greeting.
When they were almost home, Du Ruoye and Xiang Yuanyuan separated from Li Fusheng, and the two of them went to the rented house by the sea.
Overall, we were lucky. The glass on two sides of the house was completely broken and a lot of water got into the house. Fortunately, the beds, furniture and appliances were placed in the inner rooms and most of them were made of wood, so they were not greatly affected.
The two of them worked quickly and cleaned the room roughly. Du Ruo moved out the furniture and Xiang Yuanyuan re-made the bed. Apart from some broken glass and a slight smell of sea water, the room was not affected much.
"I'm sorry Yuanyuan, I insisted on coming back, and I just wanted to help as much as I could. I have to inconvenience you tonight."
Du Ruo pushed the hair on one side of Xiang Yuanyuan's face back and said something a little embarrassedly.
"I support all the decisions you make. There is no injustice or no injustice."
Xiang Yuanyuan hugged Du Ruo's waist, leaned her head on his chest, listened to his heartbeat, and spoke softly.
"Well, let's go, let's go to Uncle Li's house and take a look. Don't do anything later."
The two of them were affectionate for a while, and then Du Ruo took Xiang Yuanyuan to Li Fusheng's house.
The situation was similar here. In the end, Du Ruo also helped to move some furniture, and all that was left was some finishing work.
When I finished everything, it was almost noon, so I ate something simple.
"Yuanyuan, you and Auntie can clean up at home. I'll go to the village to help."
Du Ruo asked Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Fusheng's wife to stay at home, and he decided to go to the village. As for A Ming, after unloading the things from the car, Li Fusheng persuaded him to go back. With Du Ruo around, he seemed a little redundant.
As for Li Fusheng, he went to the vegetable garden, where he also had things to clean up.
"Okay, please be safe."
Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Fusheng's wife were collecting coconuts together. After the typhoon, the water in the basement could not be drunk, so they used coconut water to cook lunch. There was also a power outage. Fortunately, Li Fusheng's family used a gas stove, otherwise they might not have been able to have a hot meal.
"Boss Du, how are you doing? Is your place all right? Do you want to come back to town with me tonight?"
Uncle Mo, who was helping in the village, saw Du Ruo and immediately came over to greet him enthusiastically. Now he already knew a lot of information about Du Ruo. He had no choice but to watch the videos of Xiang Yuanyuan carefully after finishing the phone call with Alang, and also learned the identity of Du Ruo's B&B owner.
However, he really didn't expect Du Ruo to come back to continue helping. He thought Du Ruo had already left and would never come back.
"No need. There's no problem with the house. We can live there. Have you been helping here these days?"
Du Ruo was also a little surprised to see Uncle Mo.
"Yeah, we're going to shoot a series of videos, and these are part of it. By the way, have you eaten yet? Let's eat together."
As Uncle Mo spoke, he raised the axe in his hand and chopped at the coconut tree a few times. Finally, he took out a piece of milky white tree heart and handed it to Du Ruo, asking Du Ruo to eat it. At the same time, he moved quietly to block Du Ruo's sight.
"Is this what you're going to eat?"
Du Ruo took it and took a bite, and his eyes immediately lit up. It was quite sweet and tasted better than coconut meat.
"Yes, there is a shortage of water and electricity after the typhoon. These days, we can only eat coconut palm hearts and pick up some seafood at the beach to fill our stomachs."
After Uncle Mo finished speaking, he pointed to the side and saw several people from his team setting up firewood and roasting very large shell oysters, among which one could even see lobsters and crabs.
"Haha, it seems like you guys are having a hard time."
Du Ruo grinned.
(End of this chapter)
