pappabearbooks Chapter 218 Have you ever seen anyone starve to death?
Chapter 218 Have you ever seen anyone starve to death?
After explaining the matter, Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han immediately returned to Qiuhan Mountain, while Zheng Xiao drove Du Ning and the others to Zhang Yukun's place and conveyed Qiu Qiu's words to him.
"I understand, go and do your work and leave this to me!"
After Zheng Xiao heard what he said, he didn't stay any longer. He just said a few words to Du Ning and his party and left in a hurry.
Zhang Yukun immediately took the people to the public bathhouse in the camp, found them a change of clothes, and told them to clean themselves up.
"Come in, everyone! I'll wait outside and take you to the collective kang room later. During the snow season, except for special circumstances, we all live together."
"Okay! Thank you, Uncle Zhang!"
Du Ning and his companions thanked him and then carried their clothes into the bathhouse. Zhang Yukun sat outside and chatted with the base residents who were waiting for him.
After Zheng Xiao came out of the camp, he immediately went to the medical department to find Chen Gang and gave him the car keys, "Captain! Brother Zhuang is still waiting for you to deal with the people, so I'll just keep watch over the kid!"
"Thanks!"
Chen Gang took the key with a smile, waved it in front of the other party, and left the security department. When he drove to the ground, Brother Cheng and his group had been frozen to the point of unconsciousness. Chen Gang and Zhuang Qi immediately threw them all to the ground. in the rear compartment, and then drove out of the base.
A few days later, Qiu Qiu saw that the temperature had stabilized and no longer dropped, so he asked Tangyuan to take care of his brother for a while.
He and Xiao Han dispatched 50 people from various camps in the base and followed them to the greenhouses to learn to grow flax and raise silkworms with the villagers of Dongxi Village.
It takes less than two days to plant all the flax, and everyone has basically mastered the technology. If they really don't understand, they will discuss it privately with a few villagers.
The top priority for everyone is to learn how to raise silkworms. This thing looks easy to raise, but it is actually very troublesome. First of all, the room temperature is best controlled between 20-30C.Light must also be provided, because silkworms cannot stay in the dark for too long.
Moreover, the mulberry leaves supplied to the silkworms must be kept fresh, otherwise they will cause discomfort. This is not a big problem. The mulberry trees brought by Qiu Qiu and the others have been planted in the glass greenhouse, and the trees have been nourished by diluted spiritual spring water. So until now, the leaves are still green, which is perfect for raising silkworms.
You must also pay attention to hygiene and hygiene when raising silkworms. Leftover mulberry leaves eaten every day must be cleaned up in time, as well as water and feces accumulated in the silkworm-raising container.
In addition, the place where the silkworms stay must maintain air flow and prevent insect damage. Do not place or light irritating things, such as mosquito coils and insecticides, indoors to avoid poisoning the silkworms.
During the cocooning process, you should also be careful not to move or touch the baby silkworms, otherwise it will affect the cocooning process.
Everyone listened to the villagers' instructions and wrote them down in small notebooks and kept them in their minds, for fear that if they forgot any item, they would make a big mistake.
Time passed quietly in the busyness of everyone. By the time everyone felt a slight change in the temperature, it was already March.
The silkworms are growing well under everyone's careful care, and the flax is still more than half a month away from harvesting.
The temperature gradually rose and the snow gradually melted. Everyone immediately started digging into the mountains. By the time they were ready, the outdoor temperature had reached between -3C and 7C.
With everything ready, a team of 500 people headed by Professor Zhang, watched by all members of the base, set off toward the place where the copper mine was discovered.
After they left, everyone went into spring plowing, and flax matured at this time. Qiu Qiu divided the people into two groups, half of them followed him and Xiao Han to farm, and the other group continued to follow the villagers of Dongxi Village , harvesting and processing of flax, and planting of the second crop.
After nearly two months of busy work, everyone finally planted the crops. People at the Qiuhan base also mastered flax and mulberry planting and management, as well as silkworm raising and weaving techniques.
After everyone had some time off, Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han personally organized a simple but unique outdoor wedding for Zhang Lingzhi and Chen Fang. On the day of their wedding, all residents at the base came to attend the banquet. Send blessings to the newlyweds.
Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han specially prepared a pair of rings for Zhang Lingzhi and Zhang Lingzhi, which excited them greatly, especially Chen Fang.
Rings are of great significance to people who are getting married, but in today's world, it is extremely difficult to find a ring.
Because of this incident, he always felt sorry for Zhang Lingzhi, but now with the gifts from Qiu Qiu and the others, it can make up for the shortcomings between them.
Three days after the wedding, Qiu Qiu once again convened a meeting with the residents of the base to inform everyone that he and Xiao Han would lead a team to set off in a week, and asked everyone to prepare bags for their children of appropriate age.
There are also members who are searching for minerals with Jiang He and try their best to explain their family affairs well, because once they leave, they will not be able to return home for at least a year or two.
"Okay, let's say goodbye to our family and children these days! Let's call it a night!"
Everyone left the auditorium one after another, but Zhang Lingzhi dragged his new husband to find Qiu Qiu and said that he and Chen Fang were going to build a base with those children.
"You two are going? Are you sure?"
Qiu Qiu frowned and looked at Zhang Lingzhi, "Have your father and Mr. Yan agreed?"
It's not that Qiu Qiu doesn't want him to go, but that this child is quite talented in studying medicine. If possible, he really wants this person to study hard with Mr. Yan so that he can inherit the old man's mantle in the future.
To be cruel and realistic, although Mr. Yan is in good health, his age is there after all. As the person in charge of the base, he must make plans in advance.
Zhang Lingzhi knew what Qiu Qiu meant, and Mr. Yan had also discussed these matters with him in private. However, when the old man heard about his thoughts later, he was very supportive of his decision.
And his father, Zhang Yukun, had no objection. When he expressed this idea, the other party was silent for a moment, then reached out to touch his head and agreed with a smile.
"Go if you want! Although this world is full of devastation, you have not seen it properly since you have grown up. Go! After you go out, pay attention to your health and protect your own safety!"
Zhang Lingzhi recovered his thoughts and nodded with a smile, "They all agreed. Besides, I will only go there for two years, not for a lifetime. When the situation there stabilizes, I will come back and continue studying."
Seeing that Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han were silent, he put away his smile and said seriously, "Brother! I want to go there and do something for the base with everyone!"
"Then go!"
Qiu Qiu reached out and touched his head, "I originally wanted you to study at the base for a few more years before going out to exercise, but now that you have made your decision, my brother will naturally not stop you anymore."
"Thank you, brother!" Seeing that he didn't object, Zhang Lingzhi grinned happily again. Influenced by him, everyone also had smiles on their faces.
A week later, Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han set off on time with a large group of troops. The farewell team followed for a long time before gradually stopping. The children were lying on the baffle of the trunk, with red eyes, facing the people who were getting closer and closer to them. Family members further away struggled to wave.
The look of reluctance to leave made the base members sitting behind them feel uncomfortable. For a moment, the sorrow of parting enveloped everyone's hearts.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for everyone to be attracted by the green scenery along the way, and the atmosphere in the team became better again.
It was already April, and the wind was very strong outside. The trees and flowers on both sides of the road were rustling and fluttering in the wind.
Qiu Qiu observed carefully for several days and found that there were fewer mutant plants this year than in previous years. He had only seen two clusters of mutant vines from the base until now.
But overall, only the ends of the plant are slightly purple, and the other parts are green, and there is no particularly unpleasant smell.
Qiu Qiu was a little happy, thinking that in a few years, mutated plants should all evolve benignly, but he didn't know what would happen to those aberrant animals?
After walking around for more than a month, we finally arrived at the Happy Base. It was now the busy time of farming. We had just harvested the first crop of crops and were planting the second crop. Qiu Qiu and the others immediately joined the work. There were so many more people, so the speed He sped up a lot and finished all the work in less than half a month.
It happened that Gong Longwu came over with salt again, and Qiu Qiu immediately asked him to prepare the manpower to take him away to Jiang He.
Immediately, he asked Zhao Jingyu and Qin Chuan to each lead a team of people to Hope Base and Guangming Base respectively, asking them to convey their meaning and bring the children there.
After that, Qiu Qiu handed over the happiness base to Han Jie and Xiao Gao to continue taking care of it, while he and Xiao Han drove away again with 50 base members, the children, Zhang Lingzhi, and Chen Fang. base.
The team set off toward the northwest of the base, stopping and stopping all the way until they stopped at the edge of a wilderness forest seven days later.
The view here is wide, the land is flat, and there is a river with crystal clear water not far away. Next to the river, there are several connected earth slopes. They don't look high, only [-] or [-] meters, but there Building a house can still block the wind.
Opposite the slope is a large forest. It takes about an hour to walk to the opposite side. One end of the forest is connected to the river, and the other end extends deep into the mountains in the distance. Everyone is happy that such a good place is indeed suitable for establishing a base.
After everyone got the car in order, they started to get busy. Cao He first took the 10 children and planted the mulberry trees one by one.
Chen Nan and Zhang Yi, together with the younger children, set up a tent and built six large stoves with clay and stones.
An Ning, Xu Lei and Xiao Yue, as the base managers, took the older ones to the forest to cut wood, intending to use it to build temporary kitchens, breeding bases, and protective fences.
As for Tangyuan, Dudu, Taotao, and Xiaohao, none of them went. They were in their tents, carefully arranging mushroom bags, and dealing with egg hatching and animal breeding.
Zhang Lingzhi, Chen Fang, Qiu Qiu, Xiao Han and Little Hope, who can now walk freely, are responsible for sorting out the medical supplies brought from the base in the largest yurt.
After everyone had been busy for half a month, the base began to take shape. An Ning, Xu Lei, and Xiao Yue immediately came over to find Qiu Qiu.
"Brother Qiu Qiu, just wait and see for the rest of the time! I will lead everyone to work hard to complete the rest!"
"Think clearly!"
Qiu Qiu looked at An Ning who was speaking and chuckled, "The other base members haven't come yet, but you only have a hundred people now?"
"That's okay!"
An Ning tilted her head and smiled, "We can't rely on the crowd and everyone's help for everything, otherwise the three of us and the other younger siblings will never grow up.
How will we take on the important responsibility of construction planning in the future?You always get old, don't you? ? "
"it is good!"
Qiu Qiu nodded in agreement. Hearing these words of the other party, he felt very comforted. The younger brother who used to pull him to ask for strawberries had really grown up and become more and more responsible.
Xiao Han was also filled with emotions. He looked at An Ning and the other three and asked in a deep voice, "Has the plan been made? What to do next?"
"It's planned!"
Xu Lei took the words and said seriously, "Let's plant 50 acres of grain first, 20 acres of vegetables and fruits, and then plant 20 acres of flax.
After these things are done, other companions will almost arrive. At that time, 30 people will be assigned to follow Xiao Yue to raise mulberry silkworms and take care of the housework.
An Ning leads people to farm the land, while I lead another team to build houses. It is already mid-June. If we don't hurry up, I'm afraid everyone will have to huddle in tents in the cold winter. "
"Row!"
Xiao Han put his hand on his shoulder, "You have very mature ideas. My brothers won't help with these things, but I can chop some firewood for you, right?"
An Ning, Xu Lei, and Xiao Yue frowned at him at the same time, "Brother Xiao/Brother..."
"Listen to me first!"
Xiao Han interrupted the three people and looked at them with a smile, "As you know, it is already June, but there are many important things waiting for everyone to do.
There are not enough manpower in the base, and most of the members are relatively young children. It is unrealistic to ask them to chop wood. Brother Qiu and I want everyone to come out for exercise, but we are not forcing you to die! ?
Think about it, if there is no reserve of firewood, if the temperature drops and you freeze out, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
Besides, brothers will only help you with chopping firewood this time. From now on, you will still have to rely on yourselves!Understand? "
When Xu Lei heard what he said, he felt that he should not refuse his brothers' kindness. After all, what he said was the truth, so he quickly nodded and agreed, "Brother Xiao, you are right, it's me and An Ning, Xiao Yue got it wrong! Then I’ll be working hard from now on, please help me!”
"Is this right!?" Qiu Qiu said with a smile, "Okay, then you go do what you planned. We brothers will help you chop wood first."
"Okay! Let's get to work first!"
The three An Ning said goodbye to them, and then led the others into intensive work again.
Later, many young children were so tired that they hid in the corner and cried because they couldn't bear such a heavy workload. Some even clamored to go back to find their parents.
Xu Lei, An Ning, Xiao Yue, and even Tangyuan and Dudu tried to persuade them for a long time, but they didn't work, so they ignored them. When the children saw that everyone ignored him and continued to work hard, they felt even more aggrieved, so they Cried louder.
Seeing how upset they were, Yun Sheng couldn't bear it, so he ran in front of these people and looked at them coldly.
"Have you ever seen anyone starve to death? I have! In order to keep everyone alive, my grandparents didn't even eat a morsel of food, so they secretly saved it for everyone.
They were so hungry that they couldn't bear it, so they grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and swallowed it with water. As a result, they suffered from indigestion and stomach pain.
Later, they couldn't hold on any longer and were afraid that we would see them in pain, so they quietly left the village and committed suicide!Woo hoo..."
Everyone fell silent and silently looked at Yun Sheng, whose eyes were red from crying. He raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and then looked at the tantrum child with a fierce expression.
"Let me tell you, it's the end of June now, and we haven't planted a single crop of farmers. This is not a base, no one is raising you, and no one is pampering you.
If winter comes and we don’t have food in stock, we won’t share a bite of food with you. You’ll just wait to starve to death! "
After saying that, he angrily ran to the field and continued working. The others ignored the children and started busy.
Several children lowered their heads and sobbed in frustration. After a while, they either figured it out or were really afraid that no one would give them food in the winter, so they all took their tools and started busy with everyone.