105: Brother Lu is hiding something from us

Jiang Fei circled the room before finding the source of the urine smell.

The scratching board in the cat villa had been peed on by Big Yellow.

The litter box on the bottom layer had been freshly changed that morning, and there was still plenty of empty space.

Cats are clean animals and don't usually pee outside their litter box.

Worried that something was wrong with Big Yellow, Jiang Fei, who didn't know how to raise cats, contacted Su Liuyuan on the walkie-talkie and explained what had happened.

The corridor had just been sprayed with ant killer, so Su Liuyuan couldn't come over. He said over the walkie-talkie, “Big Yellow is probably in heat.”

“He is about eight months old now, which is considered a big cat. You can play with him to distract him. The estrus period usually lasts 7 to 10 days.”

“When Lu Yu and the others return, find a pet Hospital to get him neutered.”

“Okay.” Putting down the walkie-talkie, Jiang Fei cleaned up the minced garlic in the room, leaving only the one in the bathroom untouched, to prevent any residual Blood-red Poison Ants from crawling up through the pipes.

Normally, the door was closed, and Big Yellow couldn't get in.

Afterward, she let Big Yellow out to eat canned food, replaced the old scratching board and cat litter with new ones, and also put in catnip, a feathered ball, a cat turntable, and other self-amusement toys.

After Big Yellow finished eating, Jiang Fei brought a cat wand to play with him.

After exhausting Big Yellow’s energy, she carried him into the cat villa to sleep. Jiang Fei entered the Supermarket and immediately harvested the fruits and vegetables from the plantation and orchard.

The watermelons, grapes, cabbages, zucchinis, and other produce planted in Lincheng had long been ripe, but she hadn't had time to harvest them.

It took two hours to pile all the fruits and vegetables on the empty space nearby. Jiang Fei exited the Supermarket.

She used her mind to take out a portion and place it in 302, then put it back into the Supermarket warehouse.

The Supermarket warehouse automatically sorted the fruits and vegetables and placed them on the corresponding shelves.

This was a lazy trick she had discovered the last time she farmed.

Transporting them back and forth with a tractor was too much effort, and her arms would be sore the next day from moving things, unable to lift them. If there was a bug, she had to use it!

Unfortunately, fruits and vegetables planted in the ground could not be directly taken out of the Supermarket; they had to be picked and placed in boxes or on the ground before they could be retrieved.

If it weren't for items put into the Supermarket automatically going into the Supermarket warehouse, she could even be lazy when sowing seeds.

Jiang Fei also made a bowl of instant noodles for dinner, eating it while using her mind to move fruits and vegetables.

In the cat villa, Big Yellow, who had woken up to the sound, opened his mouth and widened his eyes.

He saw a pile of green things appear out of nowhere, then disappear.

He blinked again, and they reappeared!

He must not have been fully awake! He was seeing things!

Big Yellow instantly burrowed into his cat bed to catch up on sleep.

After Jiang Fei finished her noodles, the fruits and vegetables were also sorted out.

Full of energy, she entered the Supermarket and planted corn, peanuts, garlic, cucumbers, water spinach, watermelons, eggplants, scallions, ginger, potatoes, and more in the plantation and orchard, respectively.

Even the cactus given by Ling Zhaorui was planted using the stem propagation method.

In the small pond next to the plantation, all the shrimp eggs of the green shrimp had hatched into small shrimp, at least a thousand of them, too many to fit.

The small pond was in the middle of the plantation and orchard. Jiang Fei planned to dig a small pond behind the two gardens specifically for raising green shrimp.

Green shrimp are bottom-dwelling and usually crawl on the bottom and walls of the pond, so a slope needed to be dug for them to move around.

It didn't need to be dug too deep; about 1.5 meters would be enough.

Finding the small agricultural excavator stored in the Supermarket warehouse, Jiang Fei began to work.

When she was tired, she would exit the Supermarket to rest. When she woke up, she would feed Big Yellow and play with him with a cat wand until he was too tired to get up from his cat bed, then re-enter the Supermarket to continue digging.

On the fourth day, a small pond covering 200 square meters was dug out.

Jiang Fei took dozens of sufficiently long water pipes and put them into the glass water tanks in the live seafood section on the second floor of the Supermarket.

There were also several large empty buckets for holding the caught seafood.

Once a glass tank was empty, the Supermarket would automatically refill it with the corresponding seafood and water suitable for their survival.

Although catching seafood batch by batch was troublesome, it could save her stored water.

Jiang Fei openly used the Supermarket's water, and after nearly a week of work, the small pond was completely finished.

After moving the green shrimp, Jiang Fei caught two carp from the second floor of the Supermarket and put them into the original small pond to raise.

Using the bricks and cement given by Crippled Wang, she built the remaining two walls of the plantation and also made a wooden door from planks.

Hanging a sign that read “Plantation,” Jiang Fei felt a strong sense of accomplishment.

It was finally not a “bare shell” anymore!

Next up was the orchard wall!

However, there weren't enough bricks, so Jiang Fei had to go plant medicinal herbs, put up a “Herb Garden” wooden sign on this plot, and prepared to build it later.

Unknowingly, half a month passed.

Jiang Fei played with Big Yellow every day, exhausting his energy, and successfully helped the kitty get through his first estrus period without peeing randomly again.

With previous experience in dealing with insect infestations, the long-absent official loudspeaker sound was heard outside again—

“Important notice: All Blood-red Poison Ants have been completely cleared. Normal outings can resume starting next Monday. Residents are advised to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact with residual ant killer.”

“If you accidentally come into contact with it and it enters your mouth or nose, please rinse immediately with plenty of water. For severe cases of abdominal pain and vomiting, please go to the Hospital immediately for treatment.”

“Important notice...”

Jiang Fei removed the iron plates and windbreak cloth from the windows.

The bright and warm sunlight streamed in, and Jiang Fei uncomfortably squinted her eyes.

Suddenly, the walkie-talkie on the table crackled, and Lu Yu’s deep voice came through.

“I’m back, almost home.”

Xiao Chuxia: “Miss, I’m back too! I’ll be home in about ten minutes!”

Ling Zhaorui: “I have too many things, so I’ll probably be a bit late.”

“What do you want to eat? I’ll cook for you, we have plenty of vegetables at home.”

Xiao Chuxia and Ling Zhaorui each ordered one dish. Lu Yu only replied with one sentence—

“I’ve been too tired recently. I want to rest when I get home. You guys eat.”

“Then I’ll prepare the dishes, and I’ll cook them fresh when you wake up. It’ll only take a few minutes to eat.”

Hearing Lu Yu say “Okay,” Jiang Fei asked again, “Su Liuyuan, what do you want to eat?”

“As long as it’s not instant noodles or self-heating hotpot, I’ll eat leftovers!”

Su Liuyuan couldn't cook and had been surviving on instant food during this period, so the sight of those things made him nauseous.

Turning off the walkie-talkie, Jiang Fei took out ingredients to cook.

Xiao Hua Lao wanted tomato and egg, and Ling Zhaorui wanted stir-fried cabbage with vinegar.

Two vegetarian dishes weren't enough, so Jiang Fei added stir-fried pork liver, fish-flavored shredded pork, braised chicken with chestnuts, and a large pot of brown rice.

As for Lu Yu, it was still the same three dishes.

Tomato and egg noodles, stir-fried pork, and stir-fried shredded potatoes.

Jiang Fei prepared his dishes and went to cook others.

Su Liuyuan came over to help carry the dishes.

Soon, Lu Yu and the other two returned.

They went home first to drop off their things before coming to 302, and each of them had lost a noticeable amount of weight.

“Two more dishes and we can eat. You guys go rest in the living room for a bit.”

“Miss, I’ll help you.” Xiao Chuxia went into the kitchen to assist.

Ling Zhaorui helped Lu Yu move Big Yellow’s cat villa and supplies back to 301.

Noticing that Lu Yu was sweating profusely and his brows were constantly furrowed, Ling Zhaorui asked with concern:

“Brother Lu, why are you sweating so much? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

“I ate something bad this morning, and my stomach hurts.” Lu Yu forced a smile and handed a small cloth bag to Ling Zhaorui:

“Please give this to Jiang Fei. I’m going to sleep and won’t come over for now.”

With that, Lu Yu entered the bedroom and closed the door.

Not wanting to disturb his rest, Ling Zhaorui returned to 302 with the small cloth bag.

“Sister Jiang, Brother Lu asked me to bring this.”

Jiang Fei, who had just finished cooking, washed her hands and took the small cloth bag.

Inside were several gold ornaments.

She casually slipped them into her pocket and put them into the Supermarket.

System: [Ding—Gold detected: 1025 grams]

“Where’s Lu Yu?”

“He’s sleeping.” Ling Zhaorui was still thinking about Lu Yu and couldn't help but ask Xiao Chuxia:

“Does stomach pain caused by eating something bad make someone sweat profusely?”

“He was sweating so much he could take a bath.”

Xiao Chuxia shook her head: “That kind of stomach pain wouldn’t, unless it’s another illness.”

Ling Zhaorui pursed his lips: “I think... Brother Lu is hiding something from us.”