Jiang Li turned to look at Gu Jin, and following the light of the nightlight, saw Gu Jin's eyes and realized that Gu Jin didn't seem to have been asleep at all.
Although the two slept in the same bed, they each had their own blanket.
Jiang Li turned to the side and looked at Gu Jin.
"Why do I feel like you haven't slept at all?"
“I can only go to sleep after I see you fall asleep every day. I was just about to go to sleep when I saw you fall asleep, and then you woke up.”
Gu Jin also turned to face Jiang Li and answered.
Jiang Li was a little surprised when she heard Gu Jin's answer. She really didn't expect that Gu Jin would wait until she fell asleep before going to sleep.
Jiang Li felt that if it weren't for the fact that it was so noisy outside, she probably would never have known.
Jiang Li stared at Gu Jin, feeling a warm glow in her heart.
At this moment, Gu Jin's voice rang out again, and she spoke softly to Jiang Li.
"I remember you have earplugs. If you really can't sleep, taking them out and putting them in might help."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Li took out two pairs of earplugs from her spatial storage, handing one to Gu Jin and keeping the other for herself.
Then he smiled at Gu Jin and said...
"You should go to sleep too, don't wait for me. I have to be on duty later. When it's time, just call me and I'll go with you."
"Okay, you go to sleep, I'll go to sleep now."
Jiang Li put on her earplugs, closed her eyes, and went to sleep, though she was actually quite happy inside.
These earplugs are pretty good; after putting them on, I really couldn't hear any outside noise.
The next day, when Jiang Li woke up, it was already morning. She was the only one left in the room; Gu Jin was nowhere to be found.
Jiang Li sat up and had just finished washing up in the bathroom when Gu Jin pushed the door open and came in.
"I fell asleep later yesterday, why didn't you wake me up? Did you go to your shift alone?"
"Well, I saw that you had finally fallen asleep, so I didn't have the heart to wake you."
I just checked in the yard; the cement hasn't completely hardened yet, and a lot of insects have crawled back up. We've killed the insects, but it left many holes.
Jiang Li and the others had already discussed this situation yesterday, so they were mentally prepared and it was within their expectations.
"It looks like we'll have to spray the insecticide again and then fill in these holes."
"Yes, I've discussed it with others, and it would be much better to add another layer on top while filling in the gaps."
"Okay, let's go downstairs after we've had breakfast."
After breakfast, Jiang Li and Gu Jin went downstairs. Shi Lin and Shi Yuan were also downstairs. After exchanging greetings, the group went to the courtyard.
There were quite a few holes of various sizes in the cement. I sprayed insecticide on the cement, sprinkled some pesticide powder, and then planned to fill in the holes the same way I did yesterday, and then laid another layer of cement on top.
There were quite a few caves. When Jiang Li and the others were halfway through their work, Fang Qingxun and Fu Xiaxia woke up and came over to help. By the time they finished, another hour or two had passed.
The villa reeked of insecticide, which was quite unpleasant. Except when Jiang Li returned to his room, he would never take off his mask.
As the group sat on the sofa to rest, Gu Jin's phone rang. It was a message from Captain Wang.
Yesterday, when Gu Jin and Shi Lin went to exchange the cement, they asked Captain Wang about the current situation. At that time, Captain Wang was busy and did not have time to chat with Gu Jin and Shi Lin.
Because of Wang Shuo's situation, Captain Wang was still very considerate of them. She sent many messages in a row, the general content of which was...
Now, both inside and outside the base are swarming with insects, and several photos have been attached.
When Jiang Li saw the photo, he got goosebumps. People with trypophobia probably wouldn't be able to stand it.
I don't know exactly how many insect eggs there are. I guessed they were all hibernating during the extreme cold, but now that the temperature has risen, they've all woken up. They were able to survive in such cold weather; their vitality is truly amazing.
Captain Wang also said that many insects eat plants, so the crops and fruit trees in the plantation have been almost completely eaten, and there is no point in trying to save them.
The situation in the poultry area is not much better. Many animals have been bitten by insects. Some have died, and others are half-dead from the bites. The animal shelter has no plans to save the bitten animals.
Because the base doesn't know if so many insects carry any viruses, feeding these insect-bitten animals to people could potentially spread diseases.
Fortunately, the grain in the warehouse had always been protected against insects, ants, moisture, and pests, and the damage was quickly dealt with, so the warehouse was not damaged.
But with so many people in the base, food must be in short supply during this period. Captain Wang also sent a message to them, telling them to stock up on some food that is easy to preserve.
Another interesting observation is that the insects seem to be afraid of the chickens and don't dare to go near them. The chickens, on the other hand, have provided a lot of insects for the people at the base, but only to a limited extent, as they stop eating once they are full.
The base's original insecticides have all been seized, and the research lab is currently developing new insecticides, but it's unclear when they will be available.
Even if the research is successful, it's impossible to mass-produce it in just one or two days.
Jiang Li asked Gu Jin.
"Didn't Captain Wang say exactly when he'd be coming out?"
Gu Jin closed her phone and replied.
"We definitely can't give it to the base. What if they haven't developed a useful insecticide by then?"
Or if the research doesn't go smoothly and mass production becomes impossible, the base's prestige will be greatly diminished.
Hearing what Gu Jin said, Jiang Li understood. He only hoped that the scientists could work harder and try to develop a new insecticide as soon as possible.
Otherwise, he and his team would have to take turns coming every day to spray insecticide, patch up the holes the insects had made, and so on.
Nobody wants to face all these disgusting bugs all day long, but Jiang Li also knows that their lives are already much better than others.
At least she still has some space and enough pesticides to use, while many people in the base can't even buy pesticides.
For the next few days, there was still no news about the insecticide. The people in the villa disinfected the villa, sprayed insecticide, and patched the holes in the cement every day.
With each repair and patching, fewer and fewer holes were drilled in the cement in the yard, and most of the time, the group lived quite comfortably.
Three or four more days passed, and Jiang Li and Gu Jin learned from Captain Wang that another epidemic had broken out in the base.
Just as Jiang Li and the others had seen before, the water source in the base was also polluted. Many people started vomiting and having diarrhea after drinking the water, and the hospital in the base was already overcrowded.
Captain Wang told Jiang Li and the others that they must boil the water thoroughly and for a long time before drinking it. Although it couldn't be 100% certain that it would prevent the spread of disease, it would at least give them some peace of mind.
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