Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 13 Voluntary Convenience Service Station?
Red Star Lake is wide, and the area next to the military factory is just the shallowest and smallest.

The deepest part is more than 50 meters, and even where the iron box is hidden in the reed marsh, the water is more than 30 meters deep.

Fortunately, dams have been built, so even if the water rises, we will be fine here.

But what if the water comes from underground?

It’s just like in many rural areas near the river in the north of the city, where every year when the river thaws, water will gush out of the cellars in the houses.

Lu Qiaoge pondered for a moment and whispered, "I heard that the opening mechanism is in the warehouse where the steel billets were originally stored. I don't know the exact location, but as long as it is opened, the lake water will come in, unless the entire warehouse is blown up."

Lu Qiaoge looked at the stunned Old Lu and said nonchalantly, "Actually, I didn't understand a thing either. Dad, isn't that strange? I was listening from the other side of the wall, and when I turned around, the place was empty. There was no one there."

Lao Lu grabbed a handful of hair.

My mind is a little confused by what my daughter said.

"Any more?"

Lu Qiaoge shook his head: "No more."

Old Lu stood up. What should he do about this?
Lu Qiaoge yawned. "I think it's probably those retired old men who love to tell stories talking nonsense. Maybe I walk slowly, and by the time I turned around, they'd already gone home. Dad, I'm sleepy. I'm going to bed."

After saying that, Lu Qiaoge went straight back to the bedroom without caring about how Old Lu reacted.

Nothing else matters. I think the Military Representative Office and the Security Department can find out.

The main thing is the severe storm a week later.

But this is just a matter of doing one’s best and leaving the rest to fate.

Lu Qiaoge flipped through the books Director He gave her: 100,000 Whys, Fun Mathematics, and Beautiful Ocean.

The 100,000 Whys of the 1970s are different from the 100,000 Whys of the future.

This book is pretty hardcore.

I'm almost teaching you how to poke the plane with a bamboo pole.

Lu Qiaoge flipped through the pages with great interest and finished reading it before he knew it.

She has always been a very fast reader, almost able to read ten lines at a glance.

The military factory has a stable power supply, but in this day and age, as a residential compound, it often experiences power outages.

By the time the power went out, Lu Qiaoge had almost finished reading and was wondering when to go to the research institute.

But after a while, sleepiness came over him, and the tabby cat jumped in from the window and curled up beside Lu Qiage. Lu Qiage stroked it unconsciously a few times. It was furry and soft. Soon, both man and cat fell into a deep sleep.

Old Lu tossed and turned, and Meng Xia was annoyed: "Why aren't you sleeping? Aren't you going to work tomorrow?"

Old Lu didn't tell her the truth and could only close his eyes and pretend to sleep.

Who did Qiao Ge listen to?

How come I can only hear the sound but not see the person?

Old Lu is also a straightforward person. He doesn't think about things that he can't figure out. The key point is the severe storm that will happen a week later.

Well, find a way to tell Lao Jia.

He is the deputy chief of the security department, so he can also take care of this matter.
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After Lao Lu deliberately stopped Lao Jia in the cafeteria, he pulled him to a corner and sat him down. He lowered his voice and said, "I want to tell you that there may be a huge storm in our area in a week. Do you want to prepare in advance?"

Lao Jia was stunned for a moment: "The weather forecast didn't mention that." Then, remembering that weather forecasts are sometimes inaccurate nowadays, he hurriedly asked: "Where did you hear that?"

Then he remembered Mrs. Lu: "Did my aunt tell you?"

Mrs. Lu only stayed in the city for half a year and spent the rest of the time in the countryside. She is very good at predicting the weather.

Old Lu nodded vaguely.
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Lu Qiaoge was woken up by his third sister.

She sat up and glanced out the window with a confused look.

I don’t know what time it is, but the sun is already high in the sky.

Alas, her vigilance has been lowered, otherwise she would have noticed Lu Qiaoling coming in.

As expected, a comfortable environment can make people lose their fighting spirit. "Second sister, we've already finished lunch and you're still asleep. You're so lazy."

Then he turned and walked away, muttering, "In the countryside, there was often not enough food to eat. Why am I still like this after returning? Am I destined to starve?"

Lu Qiaoge: ...

The harvest in my hometown has been poor in recent years. Every late spring and early summer, many families have no food to eat.

But the Lu family in the city had two more mouths to feed, so Old Lu and Meng Xia had to go out to borrow food.

After she washed up, she wandered to the kitchen.

There is no shortage of salt, sauce and vinegar.

Food...only a bowl of millet and half a bag of cornmeal.

Although it is a bungalow, the yard is too small to grow vegetables, so I only planted some green onions in a wooden trough in the corner of the wall.

There is half a bowl of cooking oil in the cupboard.

No eggs and no meat.

The Lu family always has to endure these few days at the end of the month.

In fact, it’s not just the Lu family, many families are like this.

Lu Qiaoge drank a bowl of cornmeal porridge and ate a steamed bun with pickles. Speaking of which, his sister-in-law's cooking skills were really good.

But this steamed bread is too rough.

Feeling of pain in throat when swallowing.

Today Meng Xia and the others were making matchboxes, and Lu Qiage is becoming more and more skilled at it.

Meng Xia didn't expect her second daughter to be so fast. She said happily, "Qiao Ge's hands are so flexible and she works really fast. I'll do more tomorrow."

Lu Qiaoge wasn't sure if he could just stick to pasting paper boxes at home.

Comrade Meng Xia had already been dissatisfied during these two days of strolling.

If grandma hadn't said that she was in a bad mood because she broke off the engagement and needed to vent, I might not have been able to leave.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiaoge put down the paper box in his hand and said, "Mom, I want to go to the street office to get a letter of introduction."

Meng Xia heard about Lu Qiaoge's plan yesterday and felt that she was in a thankless position.

The old ladies in the family compound are stingy, mean and fussy.

No matter how you change it, they will feel at a disadvantage.

And if I really bring it back, will it offend the grocery store?

"Will it work?" Meng Xia asked worriedly.

"I'll try. It's no big deal if it doesn't work."
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Lu Qiaoge really went to the street office.

She asked Director Hu to write: The responsible comrade of Guzitun Brigade would like to introduce Lu Qiaoge and other comrades from Xiangyang Subdistrict Office Voluntary Convenience Service Station to your place to handle the exchange of vegetables and supplies.

Director Hu asked Lu Qiaoge in confusion, "Why didn't I know our subdistrict office has a voluntary service station?"

Lu Qiaoge smiled, her eyebrows curved. "Here's what I think. No matter what I do, having a title will make things go more smoothly. Besides, this is voluntary. It exists when it's useful, and it's put aside when it's not. It doesn't affect anything without the staff, the salary, or the salary."

At this point, Lu Qiaoge paused, looked at the gray-haired Old Hu, and said obediently, "Of course, Director Hu, if you feel it is inconvenient, you don't have to write it."

Director Hu blinked his eyes.

Looking at the energetic Lu Qiaoge, I thought to myself, many people say that Lu Qiaoge must have cried and lived a life worse than death after breaking off the engagement, but isn’t he in a pretty good state now?

There is no problem with this letter of introduction, he can issue it.

Director Hu readily opened the letter of introduction, stamped it with the official seal, and handed it to Lu Qiaoge: "If it works, then it works. If not, come back. Don't make any mistakes."

Lu Qiaoge: "Don't worry, I've remembered all the terms and conditions regarding this."

(End of this chapter)