Chapter 189 Heart Anchor Begins to Take Effect
"Then you eat. I'll go help out somewhere else. Lend me your axe."
Du Ruo came here to help, so he found an axe and went to help. The village was different from the city, where one could have an oil saw or a small forklift for transportation. Here everything was done with knives and axes, which was the main reason why the cleanup was much slower, as he could make better use of his strength here.
"Uncle Mo, what do you mean? Do you still want to cut off this section of the tree trunk?"
At this time, a young man who was grilling seafood came over and pointed at the coconut tree next to Uncle Mo's feet.
"Of course I will do it myself, please don't mess it up."
At this time, Uncle Mo picked up a saw again and started sawing around the top of the coconut tree.
There are no coconuts on the top of this coconut tree. Through a few large coconut leaves, you can vaguely see several disposable chopsticks stuck on the trunk.
Most of these chopsticks had already been inserted into the hard coconut tree, which was not something that could be done by human power.
“No matter how many times I watch it, I’ll always be amazed.”
Uncle Mo, who was cutting carefully, looked up at the disposable bamboo chopsticks and felt emotional.
When he came to the village, the first thing he did was to see the tree. After seeing the disposable chopsticks on the coconut tree, he tried to pull them out, but he couldn't. It was as if the chopsticks were growing on the coconut tree.
It was only when he saw the tree trunk that he understood why Alang said it was very troublesome.
So he decided to take a photo and take the piece of coconut tree back with him.
"Come on, aunt, please move aside."
Du Ruo didn't care about Uncle Mo at this time. He came to a fallen coconut tree, asked others to make way, then raised his axe and started chopping.
"boom!!"
Du Ruo was definitely a master in the use of weapons. With one swing of the axe in his hand, the coconut tree that others had been chopping for half a day was cut down directly.
"Uncle, please chop it vertically. The coconut heart inside is delicious."
As he was speaking, a half-grown child nearby saw Du Ruo chopping the coconut tree effortlessly, and then saw Du Ruo trying to move the coconut tree away, so he hurried forward and talked to Du Ruo.
"Okay, take it and eat it."
Du Ruo smiled, knowing that the children were greedy for the coconut hearts, so he simply raised the axe and chopped out the coconut hearts in a few strokes. Du Ruo only picked out one section that looked good, and gave most of the others to the children.
"Thank you uncle."
The child looked very happy. After taking it, he said thank you and ran away happily.
Du Ruo was busy afterwards, and many children came to ask for coconut hearts.
It was only then that Du Ruo realized that coconut palm hearts were actually very precious. These people could not eat them unless it was a typhoon. Moreover, in the current situation of water and food shortage, eating coconut palm hearts could not only quench thirst but also fill one up.
Suddenly, the whole village was filled with the sound of Du Ruo chopping down fallen coconut trees. He split the trees in half and then moved them to one side and piled them up. Du Ruo's work was so efficient that it could be said that Du Ruo's work efficiency alone far exceeded that of more than a dozen strong young men.
Even at the end, some young ladies in the village were secretly watching Du Ruo working, because the sight of Du Ruo swinging the axe was so eye-catching.
Du Ruo doesn't just work, integrating martial arts into his life is also a form of practice.
Every time he exerts force, Du Ruo will experience the changes, so his efficiency is getting higher and higher.
If it were someone else, using an axe to chop like this for an entire afternoon, not only would the person be able to endure it, even the axe would become blunt. But it was completely different for Du Ruo. After a busy afternoon, the axe was still as good as new. Not only was the blade blunt, there wasn't even a crack on it.
Du Ruo was cutting down and moving trees, and the other men were also busy. In just one afternoon, the village was almost cleaned up.
"Woo~~"
After finishing the work, Du Ruo was about to return the axe and take some coconut hearts that he had placed aside and go back, but he heard a burst of crying.
Looking for the source of the sound, I saw a man squatting beside a pile of very tall tree stumps, covering his face and crying, and his voice was getting louder and louder.
Du Ruo had some impression of this man. He had dark skin and looked like he was in his forties although he was in his thirties. He worked very hard, but Du Ruo saw that he had an unshaven beard and his eyes were red, so he thought he had not slept well. He did not expect that he would cry in public now. It did not seem as simple as not having slept well.
"He is the one I mentioned who planted more than 100 acres of bananas. I just went to check it out. There were more than 100 acres of bananas, and not a single one was left standing. And most of them still had fruits hanging on them."
Li Fusheng stood beside Du Ruo at some point, looked at the crying young man, and sighed.
It was a banana plantation of more than one hundred acres. Who knew how long he had worked hard and how much money he had borrowed? It could be said that he lost everything overnight.
Du Ruo watched as someone went over to comfort the young man, but he did not go over. He returned the axe and then walked towards the beach house holding the pair of coconut hearts that he had carefully left behind, but his steps became a little heavy.
This typhoon left a deep impression on Du Ruo. Human power is limited in the face of natural disasters. This experience can be regarded as an encouragement to him. He hopes that he can overcome such a natural disaster one day in the future.
"You're back? How are you? Are you tired? You haven't eaten well today. Come and eat something."
Back at the rented house, Xiang Yuanyuan was waiting for Du Ruo. At this time, a small ceramic stove was burning something on the dining table. Seeing Du Ruo coming back, Xiang Yuanyuan took the coconut hearts and brought a towel to wipe Du Ruo's face.
"How can I be tired? Don't you know my physical strength?"
Du Ruo took the towel and joked. After seeing Xiang Yuanyuan, he felt a lot more relaxed. The depression just now seemed to be completely dispelled after seeing Xiang Yuanyuan.
This is the meaning of the heart anchor, just like what Du Ruo said when he pursued Xiang Yuanyuan, hoping that Xiang Yuanyuan could become his heart anchor, and now Xiang Yuanyuan's role has been playing a role. No matter whether Du Ruo is practicing martial arts in the sea or facing the sadness of natural disasters, as long as he sees Xiang Yuanyuan, it is like his soul has a harbor, where he can quietly dock and not be affected by external things. "Didn't you say there is a shortage of water? What are we going to eat tonight?"
Du Ruo smelled the fragrance of the food and felt a little hungry.
"Hey, the two old hens sent by the village secretary have been slaughtered. They are a token of appreciation from the village, thanking you for your help today. There are also a lot of seafood. I will use coconut water as the base of the pot. We will have seafood coconut chicken hot pot today."
Xiang Yuanyuan opened the lid of the stove with a proud look on her face. Chicken was being cooked in coconut water, and there was a pot of processed seafood on the side. Xiang Yuanyuan even opened a bottle of tiger bone wine that she had brought with her.
"Well, let's eat together. After we finish eating, let's go to the beach. I heard that you can pick up a lot of seafood. Oh, this is the coconut heart. I specially saved it today. It's delicious..."
.........
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan stayed at the beach for a whole week.
During this week, the two of them ate as much seafood as they could, especially two or three days after the typhoon, when they could pick any seafood they wanted at the beach.
Then Du Ruo didn't care whether the sea water was turbid or not, and he went into the sea to practice martial arts every day. By the third day, the sea water was basically clear, so Du Ruo took Xiang Yuanyuan to dive for several days.
Xiang Yuanyuan was also having a lot of fun. With Du Ruo by her side, she didn't have to worry about her safety at all.
Even in the following days, Du Ruo asked Uncle Mo to get a set of diving equipment, and the two of them swam freely in the sea.
Xiang Yuanyuan was so addicted that she even didn't want to leave.
……
"Come and play more often when you have time. Come anytime. There is food and accommodation available in the village."
Today is the day Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan are leaving. Unexpectedly, it is not only Li Fusheng and his wife who are seeing them off, but many villagers also come to say goodbye to them.
Xiang Yuanyuan took an online taxi and went directly to the airport without stopping.
……
"It's over. I forgot to send seafood back to Yaya."
After getting off the plane, Xiang Yuanyuan patted his head and talked to Du Ruo in distress.
She originally had a memo, but she was having so much fun that she forgot to send the fish to Yaya.
"Hehe, don't worry, I remember it. I asked Uncle Mo to get a lot of seafood to send back. And not only seafood, I also sent Hainan specialties back to my parents."
Du Ruo shook his phone. Now he basically wouldn't forget things.
"That's good, that's good, let's go, I can't wait to go home."
Only then did Xiang Yuanyuan feel relieved. She took Du Ruo's hand and walked outside.
This time they did not go back to Huangshan directly, but came to Fujian, planning to stay at Xiang Yuanyuan's home for a few days.
After all, after the two established a relationship, Du Ruo had not officially come to the house, but this time he is really the son-in-law coming to the house, which has a completely different meaning.
After taking a taxi from the airport for more than an hour, the two finally returned to Xiang Yuanyuan's manor.
“No matter when I watch it, I feel shocked.”
Du Ruo got out of the car and looked at the manor, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, I'm back."
As soon as Xiang Yuanyuan got out of the car, she saw several people standing at the door and immediately threw herself into Xiang's mother's arms.
"Grandpa Xiang, uncle and aunt."
Du Ruo also greeted him and handed over all the gifts he had bought in advance.
"Okay, okay, let's go inside."
Xiang Yuanzhang saw that Xiang Yuanyuan's face seemed to have become fatter, and knew that his granddaughter had not been wronged, so he patted Du Ruo's arm and invited Du Ruo into the house.
If the Xiang family was just hospitable and warmly entertained Du Ruo last time, then this time it was a completely different experience for Du Ruo, and their enthusiasm was three times greater.
"Alas, I am old. I don't know how many more years my old bones can last."
At the dinner table, Grandpa Xiang Yuanzhang took the initiative to raise his glass and clinked it with Du Ruo, then said something with some emotion.
On the side, Xiang Yuanyuan was pulled aside by her mother to talk in private.
"Grandpa, you're joking. You're still pretty strong."
Du Ruo replied with a smile, and at the same time, he used his "spiritual" ability to observe people. After a quick glance, he found that the Xiang family members were all very energetic, even Xiang Yuanzhang. Although he was not as energetic as young people, he was already far superior to his peers.
Although the degree of "essence" fire cannot represent life expectancy, it can still represent health to a certain extent.
(End of this chapter)
