Zhu Xiao got into the car and asked, "Uncle Old Qin, Third Uncle hasn't given us our task yet!"
Old Qin replied, "No problem, he's already explained it to . We're going to the industrial park side to clear out so flies. Make sure to cut the grass and dig up the roots, and keep your actions swift."
Zhu Xiao instantly understood that this was a test for them, so he nodded seriously and exchanged a glance with Guo Peng.
This was both a challenge and an opportunity.
......
After Old Qin and the others left, Third Uncle said to Ant, "Let's leave here first. Get in the car."
Ant clicked his tongue in wonder as he looked at the armored RV, exclaiming, "I've always wanted to get one of these, but could never find one. Didn't expect the captain to have one. Haha."
Third Uncle laughed and said, "I'll let you drive it later."
He opened the car door to let Ant in.
Before getting in, Ant rembered the motorcycle placed between the industrial park and the steel factory, so he said, "Oh, right, Captain, I have a motorcycle I need to retrieve. It's just nearby."
"How far?" Third Uncle asked.
"Just over there. Less than three hundred ters," Ant said.
"Alright, I'll wait for you here then." Third Uncle tossed a cigarette to Ant.
Then he lit a cigarette himself and waited for him.
Seeing what Third Uncle threw over, Ant excitedly said, "Captain, you're quite wealthy, huh? I haven't seen this stuff in ages."
Third Uncle chuckled and said, "That's because I have a good nephew."
"Our great nephew! Haha, that's great," Ant laughed.
He sniffed the cigarette at his nose, reluctant to smoke it, then said to Third Uncle, "I'm going to get the motorcycle first."
"Okay." Third Uncle nodded as he lit his cigarette.
Ant put down his backpack and ran in that direction.
Behind him, Xiao Hei hesitated for a second, then turned and ran towards Ant.
It was puzzled as to why its owner left the backpack behind.
In the past, in such situations, its owner would be doing sothing and would have it watch the bag.
But usually, he would talk to it or pat its head.
The backpack contained all of Ant's luggage and so food.
But just like that, it was left there.
What Xiao Hei didn't know was that, to Ant, the person he trusted most in the world was right in front of him.
.......
Soon, before Third Uncle finished a cigarette, Ant rode up on the Harley, with Xiao Hei obediently sitting in the back.
Seeing this, Third Uncle gestured for Ant to follow, then got into the armored RV and drove into the steel factory.
.....
Big Camphor Tree Base.
Li Yu stood on the wall, watching the bustling construction site. His mind wandered, counting the days; Third Uncle and the others had been gone for three days and should have arrived by now.
In these days, through the efforts of hundreds, they had dug less than a hundred ters of the foundation.
That was despite the fact that they were working together in a coordinated, assembly-line manner, which was relatively fast.
After all, digging and building a foundation over a dozen ters deep is a massive project.
anwhile, Ding Jiu directed Fu Sheng and the others in pouring concrete, reinforcing it with steel plates and rebar, filling it in.
Essentially, they were digging and constructing the foundation simultaneously.
The templates made in these past days had all been laid down.
The excavators were digging the foundation, while Fu Sheng and the others were producing cent, Xiao Qian was directing the placent of templates, pouring the concrete, and Xiao Liu was overseeing the rebar work on the other side.
He Chao was there receiving the building materials transported by the nurous cooperative personnel.
Everything was progressing in an orderly manner.
These days, Li Hang was accompanying Ding Qingqing, playing with their daughter, Li Ke'ai.
Li Ke'ai was very robust, weighing eight pounds and eight ounces at birth.
She would eat and sleep, and upon waking, she would relieve herself.
With a wife and daughter, Li Hang appeared to have matured significantly, looked more stable.
The weather had been quite pleasant these past days.
A sunny day with not very high temperatures, good weather facilitated their construction operations.
The new season of planting at the Big Camphor Tree Base was also underway.
Now An Ya had the seedlings ready and was about to plant them.
As for other crops like sweet potatoes and corn, they had been planted long ago.
A variety of staple foods was necessary, as rice cultivation required too much water.
At the Third Outer City, construction needed a large amount of water.
Thus, Xiao Jun had people install a water pipe connecting to the small lake filled by floodwaters at the base of the cliff, using a pump to draw the water up.
Drawing water alone took seven to eight hours a day, consuming a lot of electricity.
But with the Big Camphor Tree Base now having a power source, electricity was not an issue.
Everything was proceeding stably.
"I wonder how things are on Third Uncle's side, whether everything went smoothly," Li Yu murmured.
In so sense, Li Yu might not be the best leader.
Because his heart wasn't ruthless enough, he cared too much about his own people, especially his family.
He liked to be at the forefront himself, leading the team on adventures.
But whenever his family went on an adventure to execute a task, he couldn't help but worry.
He recognized this as his weakness, but he was also extrely clear-headed.
He knew what should be done and what shouldn't.
Extrely rational emotionality, that was Li Yu's state.
He wouldn't yield to any threat; even if soone threatened his family one day, he would absolutely refuse to compromise.
Because he understood that once a person inclined to make threats was satisfied, the consequences could be dire.
He understood this point, so he tried his best to nip crises in the bud.
.......
Steel factory.
Third Uncle and Ant entered one after the other.
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