Chapter 110 Chapter 110 Yellow and Blue
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When the snow fell, the weather became even colder.
After taking a shower and getting into bed, Gu Mengran's hands and feet were cold, and he couldn't sleep warmly no matter how hard he tried. He couldn't sleep comfortably even when hugging Liang Zhao. The biting cold spread in the cabin, and he always felt that the quilt was leaking, and the cold air was coming from all directions.
After tossing and turning for more than half an hour, Gu Mengran pulled Liang Zhao up again, laid an electric blanket, and replaced the quilt on their bodies with a thicker cotton quilt.
After finishing his work, he lay down again. The electric blanket began to heat up, and the thick cotton covered his body tightly. Gu Mengran felt comfortable all over. He lay on his side with Liang Zhao's arm as his pillow, curled up in his arms, and fell into a deep sleep soon.
When I opened my eyes again, the person sleeping next to me had disappeared. The boat anchored on the water began to move again, swaying and rising and falling with the waves.
The quilt was soft, comfortable and warm. Gu Mengran was sealed as expected. He supported himself on the bed and climbed up, but fell back down again. He tried to get up many times but failed every time.
My mind was still struggling with my body. Liang Zhao, who heard the noise in front of me, took sides. "Leng, it's nothing. If you don't want to get up, don't force yourself. Are you hungry? I'll bring you breakfast."
"No, I'll get up and eat by myself."
This sentence almost destroyed his psychological defense. Gu Mengran gritted his teeth and used all his strength to pull open the quilt.
The biting cold invaded, and the lost rationality gradually returned, and the person sobered up. Gu Mengran immediately sat up and hurriedly put on his clothes, and did not forget to complain to Liang Zhao through the curtain: "You keep making trouble every day. What if you make me lazy? You will be the one who suffers."
"I'm happy to do that." Liang Zhao chuckled. "What's wrong with taking a nap?"
"Who said it's okay? I'm busy today." Gu Mengran put on a sweater and a cotton coat, then slowly moved to the end of the bed to put on his socks.
Liang Zhao asked with interest, "Oh? What are you planning to do?"
Putting on a pair of thick fleece socks, Gu Mengran walked on the carpet to tidy up the sheets. Then he walked back to the end of the bed, grabbed the two corners of the quilt and shook it hard, spreading the messy floral quilt flat on the bed.
“Sizzle—”
The curtain was drawn and Gu Mengran walked out in high spirits.
He walked slowly to the middle of the cabin and looked around before answering Liang Zhao's question: "We are almost near the coast. Although the sea is calm now, who knows what will happen when we enter the sea? I think our boat needs to be reinforced."
"Besides, the weather is getting colder day by day. The cabin is like a freezer. I want to add another layer of insulation pad inside."
The idea was good. Liang Zhao looked back at him and suggested, "Reinforcement is quite troublesome. Why don't you drive the boat and I'll do it."
"No need." Gu Mengran refused decisively: "Drive your boat well, I'll call you if I need help."
Liang Zhao shrugged helplessly, "Okay. The milk is in the thermos, it's still hot, and there are oats and nuts in the bowl next to it. Just soak them in milk and you can eat them. Fill your stomach first so you have the energy to do anything."
"I know."
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After washing his face and brushing his teeth, and drinking a bowl of hot oatmeal milk, Gu Mengran was completely awake. He roughly tidied up the cabin, took out the insulation pad, scissors, glue and cable ties from the space, and started working.
Adding a layer of insulation pad is not a big deal. You just need to cut the insulation pad to the right size and glue it along the edge of the cabin and the endurance board. Although it is a bit time-consuming, it is generally an easy job that does not require any brainpower or effort.
After two hours of busy work, the endurance board was tightly wrapped in a layer of gray insulation pad, and the light and cold were blocked outside. The room became noticeably darker, but fortunately some light could still come in through the skylight and windows on both sides.
The effect of the thermal pad is immediate. Once the windows on both sides are closed, the temperature in the cabin rises sharply. The heat emitted by the little sun is locked in the house and cannot get out. The house is warm, just like the air conditioner is on.
The sound of rain outside turned into snowflakes, falling onto the water surface.
Gu Mengran sat on a stool to take a break, enjoying the snow scenery and drinking a cup of hot tea.
After drinking the hot tea in one gulp, Gu Mengran took out a raincoat and work gloves from the space and put them on. Then he greeted Liang Zhao and climbed out of the warm and comfortable cabin through the left window.
It was cold, as if he had walked out of the air-conditioned room and immediately entered a freezer. The moment he left the cabin, the huge temperature difference made him shiver. The biting cold wind blew in his face, and Gu Mengran's hair stood up.
A sunroom was built on the cabin, and there was no place to stand on the outer hull. Gu Mengran grabbed the window and repeatedly adjusted his position in the cold wind. After a long time, he was able to squat on the outer hull.
After more than a year of continuous heavy rainfall, the rivers, land and ocean seem to have no significant difference. However, the scary thing about the ocean is never the water. The most terrifying things are the unpredictable storms and waves.
The diesel boat is always too small. Its draft and stability do not meet the standards for entering the sea. In the past, it could not even get close to the coast. A slightly larger wave could overturn it at any time, not to mention a terrible storm.
Increase stability, increase buoyancy…
Gu Mengran had figured out how to reinforce the structure, but the hull was small and narrow, so it was a bit difficult to implement.
Taking an anti-collision tire prepared for the Fengyi, Gu Mengran squatted on the edge of the boat, and took out a roll of two-finger-thick cable from the space, fixed one end to the anti-collision tire and the other end to the side of the boat.
The hull and sides of the boat are equipped with factory-provided tool buckles, saving you the effort of welding the buckles yourself. However, crash-proof tires, like car tires, cannot be fixed with just a cable.
In order to fix the other end, Gu Mengran hung on the edge of the hull with his head almost in the water. It took him twenty minutes to install an anti-collision tire, but he had to pay back the energy he had saved every minute.
It was cold, tiring and dangerous. Liang Zhao was terrified watching this in the cabin. After he installed the anti-collision tires and sat back firmly, Liang Zhao immediately stopped the boat and climbed out of the window to replace him.
There was no place to put the tools outside, so they could only take them from the space and use them. Gu Mengran decisively rejected his request for substitution, but with Liang Zhao's insistence, the number of people installing the anti-collision tires increased from one to two.
There are three on the left side of the ship, three on the right side, and one each at the front and back.
The two worked from morning to afternoon and did not even have time to eat lunch. Finally, eight sturdy, wear-resistant, donut-shaped anti-collision tires were firmly fixed around the boat.
Anti-collision tires are made of rubber and have natural floating capabilities. They are usually installed on large ships to cushion the impact and avoid damage to the ship. However, installing them around small boats is actually equivalent to putting a large swimming ring on the diesel boat.
The density of seawater is greater than that of fresh water. After entering the sea, the boat will definitely float up a little. At that time, the weight of the cabin will be added and the "swimming ring" will be immersed in the water, which will increase the buoyancy and stability.
Of course, the result of all the hard work can only deal with small winds and waves. Once the big winds and waves come, it cannot be stopped and it will capsize.
Gu Mengran also thought about installing a set of anti-roll fins on the boat, but...
It’s too cold. I don’t know if the fin stabilizers can be installed. I’ll definitely catch a cold if I go swimming in the water at this time.
After staying outside for too long, the raincoat was unable to protect me from the falling snow, and my clothes got wet.
Hurrying back to the cabin, Gu Mengran closed the window, quickly took out two sets of clean clothes from the space and changed into them with Liang Zhao, then the two of them went to the little sun, one in front and one behind, and busily warmed themselves by the fire to thaw themselves.
"Oh my god, this weather is horrible! It feels several degrees lower than yesterday. I was frozen silly after going out. I can't even feel my hands anymore."
There was no falsehood in what he said. Gu Mengran was very close to the little sun and was so busy talking that his fingers were almost inserted into the gap, but he did not feel any heat at all. He even felt that the temperature was just right.
Liang Zhao frowned, "It's not the right way to heat something up, be careful not to burn your hands."
After saying that, Liang Zhao grabbed Gu Mengran's hand and pulled it back a little, then held the pair of ice-like little hands in his own and rubbed them up and down with his palms repeatedly to keep them warm.
After warming himself by the fire and rubbing his hands, Gu Mengran's hands soon regained consciousness and gradually warmed up. Then he followed Liang Zhao's example and rubbed the back of his hands repeatedly while holding them.
"That's a good idea. How about it? Are you warmer now?"
Liang Zhao curled his lips and smiled, "Much better, don't just rub your hands, take something out to eat, you'll be warm after eating."
“Yes!”
Once reminded, Gu Mengran realized that he was still hungry and hurriedly took out food from the space.
Just as Liang Zhao said, eating is faster than roasting a fire. Two home-cooked stir-fries and two bowls of rice fill the stomach while the warmth spreads from the inside out, gradually warming the body.
But what comes with it is... sleepiness.
It was past three in the afternoon. It was too early to go to bed and too late to take a nap. Gu Mengran wanted to hold it in, but when the boat started moving, the cabin started to shake, and he became even sleepier...
His eyelids began to droop, and Gu Mengran sat on a small stool with his back against the cabin, nodding his head. Just as he was about to fall asleep, Liang Zhao's slightly anxious voice rang out:
"Meng Ran, come here Meng Ran."
"Ah?" Gu Mengran opened his hazy eyes and was a little dazed for a moment, almost forgetting where he was.
It was not until Liang Zhao called him again that he finally regained his little consciousness from the chaos. He stood up by holding onto the bulkhead and staggered towards the control panel.
But when he came to the control panel and looked at the water ahead through the transparent endurance board, his sleepiness disappeared and Gu Mengran became awake instantly.
To the right front of the boat, a tattered red and blue fishing boat was floating on the water. From a distance, the hull with peeling paint and mottled rust could be vaguely seen, and the mechanical arm standing on the boat was in disarray, and the flagpole was crooked, like a weathered, completely abandoned empty ship.
The fishing boat was almost still, occasionally swaying with the wind and waves.
Obviously, the ship had no power. Gu Mengran looked at the ship and then at Liang Zhao, and couldn't help but say, "Red and blue, it's a fishing boat. How could a ship without power appear here? Should we go over and take a look?"
"No hurry." Liang Zhao looked at the water in front of him intently, with a smile of joy on his lips, "Take a closer look, is there anything special on the water?"
What's special about it?
Gu Mengran was a little confused. He frowned slightly, but still looked at the water obediently.
All his attention had just been drawn to the fishing boat. Now Gu Mengran paid attention and looked around the water carefully. He soon discovered the problem.
Looking far away, where the water and sky meet, the rain mixed with mud and sand is blocked by an invisible barrier, like a silky yellow ribbon, spread across the middle of the water, while at the other end, a deep and rich blue is particularly dazzling.
Snowflakes are flying, and two completely different colors are meeting in the boundless waters. Yellow and blue collide and blend with each other, but they are clearly separated and always maintain their original colors.
The end of the water is the sea.
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