The reason why Lin Donglai went directly back to the courtyard instead of going to the countryside to collect the supplies he would need in the next two days was naturally because he had his own plans.

It took nearly twenty minutes to walk back to the courtyard from the steel rolling mill, although the distance was not far.

Just as he entered the courtyard, the third aunt heard the footsteps and hurried out of the house. Seeing Lin Donglai returning to the courtyard at this time, she was puzzled: "Dongli, aren't you going to work? Why are you back so early?"

This old couple is quite interesting. As long as Yan Bugui is at home, he must be the one guarding the gate. Once Yan Bugui is not around, his wife will tacitly take over his shift. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as flawless.

Lin Donglai answered truthfully: "Third Auntie, our leader said that we only need to report to the department in the morning, and we can arrange the rest of the time by ourselves."

When the third aunt heard this, her eyes lit up and she said enviously, "Donglai, you have a great job. If our Jie Cheng could also get a job like yours, we would be so lucky."

She basically lives in Tongluoguxiang. According to what she has learned, she has never seen anyone with such flexible working hours, not only in this courtyard, but even in the entire alley.

When Yan Jiecheng heard his mother mention him, he quickly got up from the bed and walked to the door in slippers to find out what was going on.

Lin Donglai was in a hurry to go home and deal with his own affairs, so he didn't chat with the third aunt anymore. He smiled, nodded, and walked towards home.

The first thing he did after returning home was to close the door. He wanted to sit down at the table, but then he thought it would be more comfortable to lie on the bed, so he went to the inner room and lay down.

Then he entered the space with a flash of thought. He was more worried about the living things in the space, so he went to the rabbit pen first. He saw that the rabbits were chewing grass obediently in the pen.

Lin Donglai walked around the rabbit circle and found that the rabbits were not digging holes everywhere as he had worried, so he felt relieved.

The big wild boars in the pigsty were not afraid of the people coming. They swung their tails and made a "grunt" sound, then leisurely chewed the grass on the ground.

This scene even made Lin Donglai think that these wild rabbits and wild boars were running wild on the black soil simply because they had no nests. Now that they had nests built for them, they could live in peace.

Thinking of this, he came out of the space in a flash of thought, and picked up some branches and sticks from the kitchen, intending to make a chicken coop to drive the pheasants in.

Lin Donglai was quite good at hands-on work and he quickly built a chicken coop. Strangely enough, the pheasants were unwilling to go into the coop no matter how they were driven away. They just kept burrowing into the grass.

There was really no other way, so Lin Donglai didn't bother about it anymore. After working for a while, he felt thirsty, so he walked to the gurgling spring, washed his face, and drank the water with both hands.

Then he turned and walked behind the wooden house. When he arrived in front of the black soil, Lin Donglai was shocked. In just two days, the changes here were so great.

The wheat and rice that were planted earlier have grown quite tall and are all green. Judging from this trend, they will probably bloom and ear in two days. It will be such a great sense of accomplishment.

The soybean and potato seedlings next to the rice look like they are growing well. If nothing goes wrong, the harvest will be pretty good.

Just as Lin Donglai was grinning from ear to ear and talking to himself about how this piece of black soil was a treasure, he suddenly felt as if something was missing.

After thinking about it, he remembered that when he was sowing seeds before, he also planted tomato seeds, but the area he sowed was not large, but now there is not a single seedling to be seen.

Lin Donglai was very unwilling to accept this situation. He picked up a small stick from the side and dug the ground where the tomato seeds had been buried before. After a while, he dug out several rotten seeds.

After a closer look, the seeds were black and smelled bad. They didn't germinate at all. I don't know if there is something wrong with the seeds themselves, or if the black soil is not suitable for growing tomatoes. I can only try again when I have the chance.

There were still some rice seeds left, and Lin Donglai thought they should not be wasted, so he went to the wooden house to get a hoe, turned the land over, replanted the rice, and then watered it.

After the crops were processed, it was time to get down to business. He had noticed in the cafeteria this morning that there were still a few wild rabbits kept in the kitchen. It was obviously not appropriate to get some more wild rabbits for the steel mill.

In addition to hares, there are also pheasants on the grassland, but these things grow slowly, and his sister likes to eat chicken, so he is reluctant to take it out.

It just so happens that the wild boars have grown up. If all else fails, we can just bring another one back to the factory. That should be enough to complete this task.

Thinking of this, Lin Donglai walked back to the wooden house and planned to go to the pigpen to take a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the pigpen, he ran into a pair of boars riding on a sow and doing something indecent.

Lin Donglai immediately felt that it was not a wise move to sell the wild boar now. If nothing unexpected happened, the sow would give birth to piglets soon, which was a good thing.

The living creatures in the space are useless at this time. There was no prey in the trap when we entered the mountains last time, so it is not appropriate to go into the mountains again at this time.

If it really doesn't work, go to Shichahai to fish again. I caught a lot of big fish last time, so let's try again today.

Lin Donglai left the space with a flash of thought. To go fishing, he first needed bait. He carried a bucket and a fishing rod, intending to dig some earthworms before rushing to Shichahai.

As soon as he walked out of the house, he ran into Yan Jiecheng who was returning to the yard in slippers after using the toilet. When he saw Lin Donglai, he immediately grinned and asked, "Dongla, where are you going?"

Then, noticing the bucket and fishing rod he was carrying, he asked, "Are you going fishing?"

When I saw Yan Jiecheng, I remembered the sound of such a big man lying on the table and crying. I also remembered how he helped carry wild rabbits to the steel mill.

Lin Donglai immediately thought of an idea and replied with a smile: "Brother Jie Cheng, I'm going to dig some earthworms. I plan to go fishing in Shichahai later. Do you want to come?"

"Go, go, Donglai, I'm going to go home and tell my mom first. Wait for me and I'll help you get your things."

Yan Jie's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had been waiting for a long time to go fishing with Lin Donglai, and now that the opportunity had come, he couldn't miss it easily.

He hurried home and told the third aunt about it, then took out the bucket and fishing rod that Yan Bugui used for fishing, took the things from Lin Donglai's hand and said with a smile, "You can go now."

After digging some earthworms, the two walked for a while and arrived at the Shichahai Lake. Although the weather was clear, perhaps because it was afternoon, there were not many people fishing at the Shichahai Lake, and there were only a few tourists strolling on the shore.

According to his previous impression, Lin Donglai walked towards the fishing spot next to the big tree, and Yan Jiecheng followed obediently behind him. He had already made up his mind that as long as he could catch fish, he would not be afraid of walking a long way.

When we arrived at the fishing spot, we found that for some unknown reason, there were several people sitting there, and it was obviously difficult to squeeze in.

Lin Donglai felt a little regretful but there was nothing he could do, so he had to continue walking along the lake to see if there was a better fishing spot.

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