Just half an hour later, Lin Yutong was still holding potatoes in his hand, preparing to cook. The message card sounded a prompt, "Mom is calling! Mom is calling!"
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment. He hadn't realized that remote communication had been activated, but the call came before him.
"You must have set up the repeated dialing function and waited for the day when you can get through." Fourth Master explained, raising his chin to signal her to answer. On the other side, Fourth Master's information card also rang.
Lin Yutong entered the kitchen and closed the door, so that the sounds inside and outside were not disturbed. Then he cautiously answered the call: "Mom?"
She called out like this.
It was quiet for a long time before I heard a steady voice saying: "Is it really connected?" Then he called out uncertainly: "Tongtong?"
The emotions that did not belong to Lin Yutong suddenly burst out: "Mom!" His voice was choked.
"Why...are you crying again?" Fang Kexin put down the watering can in his hand and sat on a bench beside him, "Stop crying. Now that you can talk on the phone, it proves that you can support yourself. You can talk on the phone so quickly.
, it proves that you are living a good life in the outer district. This is much better than mom expected. You can rest assured that mom and your dad will work hard and will apply for some help as long as there is an opportunity."
The world is like this. If parents want to help children in other low-income areas, they must use contribution points in exchange. There are strict regulations. Once private aid is discovered, you will be punished. This is what the law requires.
The stipulation is that no resource can be squandered.
Therefore, if parents want to see their children or give them things, they need corresponding contribution points. Although this is ruthless, it is indeed effective. No one dares to slack off, and no one can slack off.
"Your father is on a mission this time, otherwise he could call you in time." Fang Kexin added hurriedly, holding the back of the chair with her hands.
Lin Yutong quickly calmed down and said hurriedly: "Mom, no need! I'm fine here..."
Fang Kexin sighed: "I'm separated from my mother too!"
This is a problem faced by many families. Children are only 14 or 15 years old when they go out. This is the time when they are cultivating relationships and shaping their character. However, they are cut off from their closest relatives and familiar environment. The changes in the environment are the most serious.
It can change a person, it can change a person's character. In addition, if you don't see each other for a long time, even long-distance calls are extremely expensive. The larger the level of the area you cross, the higher the cost. However, there are still two-way charges. Many people in outer areas are working hard.
I couldn't afford the expensive phone bills for a year. I gradually accepted my fate. When the habit became natural, sometimes I couldn't remember that I still had relatives in this world.
Lin Yutong could hear Fang Kexin's trembling and said hurriedly: "No, mom! My space has begun to develop. Just wait for me. It won't be long before I can go back."
"What?" Fang Kexin stood up suddenly, "You said... you said... what did you say?"
"Really! Mom!" Lin Yutong laughed, but said in a low voice: "Not only has it grown, but it has also grown very well. So, don't work too hard with me. I'm already in the outer area now.
We are in a safe zone. Life is okay. When the time is right, around the end of the year, I will do a space assessment. Don’t worry. From now on, I will call you every week, okay?"
Parents never dare to call for fear of burdening their children.
Fang Kexin burst into tears: "Okay! Mom is waiting."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yutong felt particularly uncomfortable.
She was not in a hurry to cook, but came out of the kitchen. Seeing the fourth master sitting on the sofa in a daze, she couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Who called just now?"
Fourth Master shook his head helplessly: "Yin Zhen's mother, Yin Yin."
Take your mother’s surname?
In fact, Yin Yin can be regarded as an inspirational and representative figure. She also lived in the outer area at first, and then the space developed, and she developed into the central area step by step. At the age of marriageable age, she met a suitable partner named
Meng Yingjie. Both of them were in Area E at that time. The lovers finally got married, got married and had children. Everything was beautiful.
But within two years, Yin Yin's space developed further, and she decisively took Yin Zhen to District D, and the marriage was automatically dissolved.
"Actually, in this situation, Yin Zhen's father can be taken away." Fourth Master shook his head and said, "It's the same as you taking me in the safe zone now. But any consumption must increase exponentially. Moreover, the man must go to the mission center
Claim the mission and complete it. As long as it is completed within the limited time limit, you can continue to stay. Otherwise, you will be deported. In fact, Meng Yingjie may not be unwilling to follow his wife to Area D, even if it is a bit dangerous..."
Lin Yutong whispered: "I guess the proportion of people who were disabled or died during the mission was too high." Therefore, Yin Yin would rather leave than let Meng Yingjie die.
The fourth master fell silent for a moment. No one except the person involved knew what the two of them were thinking about this kind of thing.
Lin Yutong whispered: "Then where is Yin Zhen's father now?"
The Fourth Master finally came to his senses: "In Area C." It is not easy to go from Area E to Area C. Besides, he is not young anymore. "Every year, you have to pay a large amount of money and apply to see me once.
"
Lin Yutong couldn't help but sigh: "It's not easy." After saying that, he turned around and asked: "Then...have they all gotten married?"
The fourth master looked like he had a toothache: "Yin Zhen, this mother...has never stopped. Although she is not married, she is never short of people around her...Meng Yingjie...is not married either, but without energy food, he also
No progress can be made…”
Therefore, both of them had colorful flags flying outside.
This is definitely not something that Fourth Master can accept easily.
"Except for Yin Zhen, she never gave birth to a second child." Fourth Master said this, as if saying this would make him feel better.
Lin Yutong didn't know what to say to comfort the Fourth Master, so he could only reach out and rub the Fourth Master's arm.
Although the fourth master is not very opposed to divorce and remarriage, he must be very uncomfortable with such a thing of "unmatched marriage".
"Okay!" Fourth Master patted Lin Yutong, "This situation is normal now, and no one is laughing at anyone." After saying that, he stood up and pulled Lin Yutong, "I haven't cooked yet, and I'm not hungry yet. Let's go out.
, go buy some meat."
Lin Yutong is also greedy for meat. During this period of time, he can't even eat meat happily.
The two greedy people faced the setting sun and strolled towards the market.
When selling meat here, they usually sell cut meat. If you want to buy a whole chicken or a whole fish, it is basically impossible. The key is that there are no tools, and the chicken skin cannot be processed. Nowadays, to eat chicken, not only do you have to pluck the feathers, but you also have to
Skin peeling is very demanding, and most people can't handle it at such a high level of difficulty.
When we arrived at the meat stall, there were all kinds of meat available, the most common ones being rabbit, chicken, and field mouse meat. These are meats that have undergone strict testing and are absolutely edible by humans.
Some are cut into pieces, some are cut into shreds, and some are cut into slices. There are even large pieces of stewed meat.
Lin Yutong only wanted rabbit meat and chicken cut into pieces, which cost two kilograms. This cost more than 20,000 yuan.
Fourth Master pointed to the fish belly on one side and asked for a pound.
After spending 30,000 yuan, Lin Yutong looked at the pieces of meat with exactly the same size and shape, and felt distressed. Once again, she felt that her space was too small. It would be great if she could raise some poultry in it.
Seeing Lin Yutong's face full of pain, Fourth Master smiled and said, "Okay, next time we want to eat meat, we can find it ourselves. We can just pay someone to clean it up for us. It's free."
Lin Yutong glared at him angrily, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
The fourth master couldn't help but laugh. What's the matter for these three melons and two dates?
Lin Yutong rolled his eyes, you are so grand, no matter whether you are rich or not, you still have this attitude.
But after spending so much money, the taste of this meat is really unflattering.
Dry firewood always tastes wrong anyway.
After lying down at night, Fourth Master said: "If you want to raise poultry in this space, I'm afraid you have to buy or exchange it with someone who has poultry."
I'm afraid that there are no such people in other areas who have such a space.
Lin Yutong sighed, he could only wait until he entered Area E before asking.
However, during this period of time, Lin Yutong was only relieved that the sweet potato seedlings planted on the sandy soil could survive. The jujube trees planted had also taken root and were full of energy.
On this day, Lin Yutong came out of the space, and the Fourth Master had already knitted four baskets. Lin Yutong saw that the Fourth Master's hands were worn out and then grew again, and finally felt distressed, "We can't live like this forever."
Fourth Master got up, washed his hands and applied medicine, and then came out and said: "How about I go to the testing center and test my strength. If it is 20% higher than the testing line, I can enter Area E in advance." It's just that this early testing is
You have to pay for it yourself, 200,000 a time. And at the end of every year, the test is free.
Very few people spend this wasted money, and very few people can save so much money.
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment: "This is okay." The only thing I'm worried about is the detection, fearing that the level of the detected space is higher.
With such worries, the two took the basket to the trade center and sold the basket first. Then they went to the testing center and had to consult clearly before talking.
The consultant asked about space detection and said with a smile: "Space contains many unpredictable substances, and it is also an individual's body. Therefore, there are generally two ways, one is to detect by machine..." As he said,
, took out a detector, "This can be put into the space, and it can collect data and analyze the results..."
Lin Yutong shook his head in his heart, this is absolutely not possible. There are too many things in the room in his own space that cannot be known to others. This detection machine must be able to transmit image data.
"What about the second one?" she asked directly.
The consultant nodded understandingly, "The second way is to pay a full amount of space-produced products at one time. Take the planting space as an example, 100 kilograms of energy food can be advanced."
Lin Yutong breathed a sigh of relief. This is really not difficult for her. But for people like Bai Yun and Chen An, there is only one fruit tree in the space, and the yield is sometimes good or bad. This also has to bear the burden of various things in the central area.
Tax. It is indeed not easy to save enough 100 kilograms.
"But..." the consultant smiled and said: "When you enter Zone E, you have to pay 30 kilograms of space production per month..."
This means that even if you barely make up enough, your space must ensure that you can produce at least thirty kilograms per month. This does not include other expenses. If you cannot reach this amount, you will not be able to live there, and you will not be able to live.
Have to be sent back.
Lin Yutong feels that sweet potatoes and radishes are more reliable, as they have high yields. My space is really not that big, and the only crops I can count on are high-yielding crops.
She glanced at Fourth Master, nodded, and told him that there was nothing wrong with her.
The Fourth Master just paid the money and wanted to be tested in advance.
Seeing the fourth master follow the staff in, Lin Yutong could only wait outside. Then his mind sank into the space, collected all the existing garlic seedlings, weighed them, and found that it was exactly 102 kilograms. It was really exciting!
After preparing one hundred kilograms separately, Fourth Master came out. Judging from the smiles on the faces of the guiding staff, the result should be good.
"Fifty percent higher than the standard." Fourth Master whispered.
This is great.
Lin Yutong quickly expressed that he wanted to advance.
One hundred kilograms of garlic sprouts filled the testing hall with the smell of garlic, but no one disliked it. They all received it immediately with great joy. The procedure was handled smoothly.
"The attitude of the current civil servants is really good. I have nothing to say." Lin Yutong sat on the sofa, very comfortable.
Fourth Master whispered: "They are the ones hosting us today, and there are bonuses. Didn't you notice that the staff are all men? Their bonuses are energy food."
I see!
Thinking of each of them holding garlic sprouts and eating them, Lin Yutong shuddered violently.
Not long after, Lin Quan also arrived. He smiled bitterly and said, "Ms. Lin, you are leaving too suddenly." Every time he made a transaction, he pointed at the bonus.
Lin Yutong smiled helplessly: "When you go to higher places, there are family members waiting at home. Don't dare to slack off."
Lin Quan then nodded: "That's right! That's right!" He said with a smile: "In the future, if we want to buy food from this space in the outer area, please ask Miss Lin to order with us in mind. At the same price, give priority to us...
…”
Although Lin Yutong didn't understand the meaning of these words, he nodded quickly: "Definitely! Definitely!"
Saying that, shaking hands and saying goodbye.
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master's information cards immediately received the information. The information has been upgraded and completed, and they can leave at any time.
Someone upgraded from the outer area to area E. This is an inspirational thing. It is also important news in the outer area. Therefore, at the same time, everyone in the outer area received a message on their information card.
Therefore, when Lin Yutong and Fourth Master came back, there were already people standing at the door.
Chen An and Bai Yun were both standing at the door. They were the only people Lin Yutong knew in the safe zone who had space.
Inviting the two of them in, Bai Yun asked anxiously: "Did the fossil I gave you work?"
Lin Yutong didn't even explain, and stretched out his hand to take out the fossil: "You're overthinking. Isn't this still there?" He didn't understand this thing at all, so how dare he easily tell others that it might be an energy block. Besides, he and I
The Fourth Master's reaction to the thing was not obviously different from the others. In other words, this thing was useful for his own space, but not necessarily for others. How could she dare to be careless if she could get someone killed if she messed up?
Bai Yun took a look and saw that the 'fossil' was still intact. It could be seen that the development of other people's space had nothing to do with this thing. She said a little disappointedly: "Then do you know the reason why your space suddenly developed?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen An sat up straight and looked at Lin Yutong.
"I really don't know." Lin Yutong could only shake his head, "However, before, my mother did a lot of trouble for my space. Now I can't tell whether the things collected have played a role."
Chen An said unwillingly: "Does it have nothing to do with us going...?"
"The speed of development has not been affected." Lin Yutong whispered: "This may be related to genetics and physical constitution. My sister's space also developed suddenly when she was thirteen years old. The speed was extremely fast."
Chen An nodded, it is not impossible. This thing is indeed related to genetics. Generally, the mother is a planting space, and her daughter cannot have a mineral space or a water space. The size of the space, the quality of development, and genetic factors also play an important role.
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Some scholars and experts also say that the space situation may also be affected by the father's genes. If the father's genes are strong enough, the daughter's space may be better than the mother's space. Vice versa.
After seeing the two of them off, Fourth Master received a call from Guo Shanyang.
They could not enter the safe area, so Fourth Master and Lin Yutong had to go to the reception room at the door to see them.
"...If you still need it in Area E, you can place an order with us. We promise not to delay your business." Guo Dongyang pulled Liang Xia and said nervously.
They live off orders from Lin Yutong and Fourth Master.
It turns out that higher-level areas can place orders to lower-level areas. Every day, the acquisition information that appears on the scroll screen of the trade center is released by high-level areas. It can be done through official channels, such as trade zones. It can also be done through private channels.
Through channels, they will find what you need and the trade center will designate it and deliver it to you.
The official channels are completely luck-based. If someone finds it, you can buy it. No one is looking for it specifically, and the supply may not be available for the time being. But private channels are different, they are targeted.
Fourth Master nodded: "Don't worry, there are still many places that need your help."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Wang Chenxu pulled Lin Yutong to the other side and whispered: "What happened to your space? My space has also changed..."
"Has the temperature dropped?" Lin Yutong asked quickly. He didn't know if it was due to the energy source.
Wang Chenxu gritted his teeth and said, "Where did it drop? It's because the temperature increased again."
Lin Yutong was stunned, and it took him a long time to say: "Whether it's low or high, changes are a good thing. As long as it's high to a certain extent, it's definitely useful..."