Chapter 26 Limits
Dozens of young men and women excitedly picked up their guns, divided into several teams, left the camp, and headed into the mountains.
Behind them, a group of elderly people watched this scene and couldn't help but smile.
It’s great to be young…
Nowadays, young people have basically received some training in firearms shooting and wilderness survival. The reason is simple: without these trainings, how can you go out to play in the wilderness?
Now that we are in our twilight years, any wild mountain has enough pristine scenery. Wouldn't it be too boring if we couldn't go out and play?
Following the training they had received before, the 71 young men were divided into seven hunting teams and headed in different directions.
The team Zhou Cheng was in set their sights on a group of wild boars.
There were more than a dozen wild boars, big and small.
Following the footprints all the way, we finally found traces of the wild boars in a valley.
"Everyone, choose your targets and shoot at the same time. Don't let them get away."
Zhou Cheng lowered his voice and issued an order.
3, 2, 1...
Zhou Cheng pulled the trigger. In an instant, bullets were unleashed from all ten guns. Seven of the dozen wild boars fell to the ground.
Zhou Cheng narrowed his eyes, decisively turned the gun, and with a few bangs, he killed the three wild boars that had escaped the net. The remaining wild boars were also shot dead by his teammates.
"good!"
Zhou Cheng, gun in hand, stood up first, cheering loudly. Several classmates joined in the cheering.
The shouts echoed throughout the mountains and fields.
It took five trips to finally bring the dozen or so wild boars, large and small, to the camp. The other hunting teams also brought back their share of prey.
A rough count revealed that the gross weight of the prey brought back this time reached over 10,000 jin. After processing, at least several thousand jin would be left.
As one prey after another was brought back, the camp became as lively as New Year's Day.
No, it’s not like that, but it’s Chinese New Year now.
The chefs in the kitchen were sharpening their knives, and the other old people also came to help, boiling water to remove the hair and cut open the belly. It took less than a day to finish the process.
In the big pot, large chunks of meat floated up and down, and the meat grinder roared as it ground the meat into fillings. Large basins of flour were mixed into dough, which was then turned into pieces of dumpling wrappers. Dozens of people worked together, and in a short while, thousands of dumplings were wrapped.
When it was time for dinner, someone took out firecrackers from the warehouse, hung them on a tree and lit them, making a crackling sound.
After dinner, the excitement continued until midnight, when someone brought out the fireworks they had prepared in advance. After they were lit, countless brilliant colors rushed into the sky, and countless birds and animals fled in fear.
That night, the entire camp was filled with a lively atmosphere.
Looking at the gorgeous fireworks in the sky, Zhou Cheng thought of another thing.
I'm afraid that within the hundreds of miles around, apart from this camp and the logistics personnel at the Guangxi County settlement at the foot of the mountain, no one else has come to experience the New Year's atmosphere...
After staring blankly for a long time, Zhou Cheng accidentally turned his head and saw Liu Yu beside him staring at him.
"Look at the fireworks, why are you looking at me?"
Liu Yu sat there, hugging her long legs, with a stubborn look on her face: "I want to see you. You are prettier than fireworks."
Touching his rough, unshaven face, Zhou Cheng smiled bitterly: "What's so good about me?"
“It’s just beautiful.”
"Then I'll watch you too."
Zhou Cheng stopped looking at the fireworks and stared straight at Liu Yu.
When he looked closely, he saw that her skin, which used to be fair, was now weathered and even had traces of frostbite on it.
I couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"You've suffered so much in this mountain..."
"You are the same, and so are everyone else. What's so hard about it?"
Liu Yu was a little angry.
"Yes, we are all the same. We have come here for the same goal."
Zhou Cheng sighed slowly and held Liu Yu tightly in his arms.
…
Winter goes and spring comes, and flowers bloom.
The ice and snow gradually melted, and a little green quietly emerged among the withered and yellow branches and leaves. There were also more birds than before, chirping all day long.
On this day, Zhou Cheng received a piece of news.
The first 2,000-man vanguard has already departed and will be deployed to the construction site in a few days. Afterward, a team of 100,000 people will arrive in batches to officially begin repairing the roads and bridges leading from the Guangxi County settlement to the construction site.
At this moment, people stationed in the Guangxi County settlement have begun preliminary preparations.
Like any long-abandoned town on Earth, the Guangxi County seat has been occupied by various plants and animals.
Apart from the settlements, the rest of the county was desolate with weeds covering the roads and vines covering the buildings.
At this moment, the lawn mower began to roar, sweeping away the carpet of weeds. The bulldozer roared, pushing the weeds and various garbage into a pile.
Excavators and transport trucks roared along the long-abandoned roads, transporting all the garbage that prevented people from moving in to the outside of the city.
Lines began to be laid and water and electricity began to be connected.
With the settlement as the core, the breath of civilization gradually spread outward in this wilderness.
When the first batch of 2,000 people arrived, people set up big pots in various places in the county, and truckloads of grain, oil, rice, flour and fresh vegetables were transported in. Hundreds of elderly people joined in the task of washing and picking vegetables.
As soon as the 2,000 people got off the train, they were warmly welcomed by the people.
People gathered around the big pots, chatting and laughing while eating.
If it weren't for the white hair on people's heads, Zhou Cheng would even feel that he had arrived at the peak era of human civilization.
If it wasn't the heyday, how could there be such a passionate and high-spirited atmosphere?
As time goes by, more and more people and machines gather in Guangxi County.
Helicopters began to roar, constantly flying back and forth between Guangxi County and the Yangjiagou ruins, sending in advance troops and supplies.
Various engineering teams then began to work, and dozens of construction sites scattered around the Yangjiagou ruins started operations simultaneously, building bridges and roads, trying to reopen the broken roads.
The number of on-site construction workers at the Yangjiagou site has also increased to about 3,000.
It's not that the helicopters can't transport more people here, but the helicopter's carrying capacity is limited. If there are more people here, there won't be enough supplies.
These 3,000 people and numerous large machines roar here all day long.
Once the road is completed, there will no longer be bottlenecks in supply, and the number of construction workers can be increased to the carrying capacity of the work surface.
At that time, people will officially set out for the mountains to dig out any key clues that may be hidden among the mountains.
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