Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Confused
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After the rainstorm, there was a torrential rain that was unstoppable. The river in the sky burst its banks and heavy rain poured down. The rain was heavier and more violent than yesterday. Not to mention going up the mountain to work, it was difficult to go out in this weather.
People were in the lake and had no way to contact their employer, but there was no need to say more about the weather. Fengyi and Hengrongsheng tacitly chose to skip work.
Being exhausted yesterday, Gu Mengran had a nice sleep today.
He slept until he woke up naturally, and it was already twelve o'clock when he opened his eyes. Although he had lost the morning for no reason, he felt refreshed after getting enough sleep. Gu Mengran opened his eyes and threw back the quilt, not lingering in bed for another second.
His stomach was growling with hunger. After washing up and coming out of the room, Gu Mengran originally wanted to have breakfast. But as soon as he walked into the kitchen, the rich aroma of meat hit his face. He immediately gave up the idea of eating breakfast, walked eagerly to the stove and stood behind his grandfather.
"What's cooking in grandpa's pot? It smells so good."
The rain was pouring down, the pot was bubbling, and the kitchen was noisy. The old man didn't hear the footsteps, but suddenly a sound exploded in his ears. He was startled and raised the soup spoon to call behind him.
“I’ll go!”
Gu Mengran exclaimed, but luckily he was young and reacted quickly, so he dodged to the side in time. If he was a second later, the spoon would have hit him hard on the forehead.
The old man's hands trembled slightly as he almost hit his grandson, but he didn't show it on his face. He scolded him righteously: "What are you doing? Can't you walk without making any sound? Who are you trying to scare in the middle of the day?"
"Grandpa, you are quite good at taking the initiative," Gu Mengran stepped aside, patted his chest in shock, and muttered softly: "It's obviously you, why are you so startled in your own home, how could there be outsiders?"
Complaining all the time, seeing that the old man's face was getting uglier and uglier, Gu Mengran approached him before he got angry and said with a playful smile: "Let's not talk about this. You haven't answered me yet, Grandpa. What are you stewing? When can we eat it?"
"Besides sleeping and eating, what's the difference between you and a pig?"
"There is still a difference. Can pigs talk?"
This kid... The old man was amused by him, his eyes gradually became friendly, and he pointed to the cupboard above the sink and said, "The meal will be eaten soon, don't be idle, restock the cupboard with some meat, vegetables, etc. The refrigerator is empty, and if we don't restock, we will run out of food."
Gu Mengran took a quick look around after hearing that, and it was true. Most of the peppercorns and chili peppers were gone, the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were all gone, and the refrigerator was also empty.
Hiss, I was so busy that I forgot about it.
Without further delay, Gu Mengran immediately started to replenish the stock.
Oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice, noodles, vegetables, meat... Gu Mengran filled the kitchen little by little, but still felt it was not enough. The workers went out every day, so in case he forgot again and failed to restock in time, he hurried to another warehouse next to the cab.
He took out the shelves in the space and arranged them, putting a large amount of long-lasting rice, flour, oil, various seasonings and dry goods on them. Then he moved out several freezers one after another and froze some fresh meat and meatballs.
It is not safe to keep the food for a whole ship of people on one person. Gu Mengran decided to replenish the warehouse regularly in the future.
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"Come here, Xiao Huang, come here and let grandpa hold you."
"Hey Liang Zhao, is it fun to just crush someone? Can't you let them off a little?"
"If you are not good at it, practice more."
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The living room was particularly lively. After lunch, the group of people were completely idle. The old man sat by the window playing with the dog, while Liang Zhao and Zheng Yijie were holding game controllers and playing fighting games online on the TV.
Well... one hits and the other is hit.
Laughter and joyful chatter echoed in the living room. Gu Mengran sat on the sofa with a half-can of Coke in his hand. He burped from time to time and felt happier than ever before.
The work on the boat had not actually been completed yet. The soil taken out from the space yesterday was neither dry nor watery, and was very suitable for growing vegetables. However, Gu Mengran felt that since he was going to do an experiment, he had to plant the vegetables together with the soil dug from outside, so that the conclusion he would draw would not be wrong.
Although the experiment was to test the difference between the soil inside and outside the space, and had nothing to do with the soil outside, but...
Forget it, I'm just lazy and just want to lie down.
It felt quite good to lie down completely, especially when it was stormy and extremely bad outside. However, Gu Mengran was able to live with his family in this warm little home. Even if he did nothing, he felt extremely happy.
But the joy did not last long. After a while, the old man stopped playing with cats and dogs. He stared out the window in a daze, as if he was thinking about something unpleasant. His head drooped lower and lower, and even his back looked a little lonely.
Putting the Coke back on the coffee table, Gu Mengran kicked off his slippers, walked across the sofa to his grandfather and sat down. He pinched his shoulders twice, "What's wrong? Our Grandpa Meng doesn't care about Xiao Huang anymore?"
As if he was in no mood to joke, Meng Gaoyang did not respond and a weak sigh escaped from his throat.
Seeing this, Gu Mengran also put away his joking thoughts, held his grandfather's hand hanging by his side, and patted it gently, "What's wrong, Grandpa? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"
"It's okay." The old man held Gu Mengran's hand, looking a little disappointed.
Nothing is wrong! Gu Mengran kept asking, "Do you look fine? It's like you lost your wallet. Didn't you always say that you can't keep things in your heart, you have to speak out openly?"
"You have such a big mouth." The old man smiled helplessly, turned his head again to look at the rain pouring down outside the window, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, "It's really nothing, but watching the rain continue to fall, I feel very uncomfortable."
It was not a good word, and Gu Mengran understood it instantly.
Having experienced the end of the world once and witnessed the blue planet turning into mercury, Gu Mengran was no longer shocked. Liang Zhao had also seen it in his dreams, so it was not surprising. Not to mention the heartless Zheng Yiji. The only exception was grandpa, an old man who had lived decades longer than them.
He grew up on this land, but was forced to leave his homeland when he grew old.
It is known that in the future, every time a drop of rain falls, an inch of land will be submerged. At this moment, the violent storm sweeping across the world is like a brutal and ruthless beast. It opens its bloody mouth and devours the land on which human beings depend for survival inch by inch.
In a few years, the land where Meng Gaoyang has lived for most of his life will completely disappear. By then, he will be like a wisp of duckweed on the water, unable to find where he came from, and not knowing where to go.
Having witnessed this history with his own eyes for more than sixty years of his life, he felt sad and reluctant, yet he could do nothing about it.
Although he knew why his grandfather was sad, Gu Mengran didn't know how to comfort him. After a long silence, he held his grandfather's hand tightly and said solemnly, "Don't worry, and don't be sad. The land is gone, but it's okay as long as the people are still here. Grandpa has me, Liang Zhao, and Zheng Yijie. We will always be with you."
"Thanks to you guys." Meng Gaoyang murmured softly, his cloudy eyes concealing a loneliness that was difficult to conceal, "The old and the young are gone, your grandma, your mother, now they don't even have a home. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be too lazy to struggle with my old bones, I might as well go down earlier to accompany them."
"What are you talking about? Don't think like that!"
Gu Mengran suddenly became nervous and squeezed his grandfather's hand hard.
"Okay, okay." The old man patted him with his other hand.
Gu Mengran glared at his grandfather and said angrily, "Don't say such discouraging words in the future, otherwise I will really be angry. It will rain and my mother will get married. These are not things we can resist with human power. As long as our family is well, there is nothing we can't overcome."
"I know, I know." The old man grinned.
The topic was too heavy, and the old man didn't want to continue. He looked at the dark sky outside the window, watched the water level of the lake rising day by day, and asked in a low voice: "If you leave here later, where do you want to go? Yinan, or..."
Gu Mengran resolutely held up his confused grandfather and said in a relaxed tone: "The land is gone. In fact, it doesn't matter where we are. We live on the boat anyway. If you don't want to leave, we can stay here. If you get tired of staying here and grandpa wants to go to the sea, we can also follow the Huangjiang River to the East China Sea."
"Comparatively, the sea is cleaner than these city ruins, there are relatively fewer people, and there are more resources available. Of course, the risks may also be greater, such as tsunamis and typhoons, but these are not a problem. You have the space in your hands, and Grandpa can go wherever he wants."
There was no need for deliberate comfort. The grandfather and grandson chatted about family matters and talked about their common future, and the old man's mood naturally improved. Of course, this may also have something to do with Gu Mengran's domineering speech.
In the apocalypse, you can go wherever you want, and you can use the cards that are just as good as those in the heyday.
Hearing these words, the old man held Gu Mengran's hand tightly. The confusion in his eyes gradually faded away, and he showed a bit of yearning for a better life in the future. He smiled and said, "Speaking of the sea, I really want to go there. After all, it is my second home."
"cough."
Gu Mengran, who had just finished boasting, coughed lightly, touched the tip of his nose unnaturally, and said shyly: "I want to take you there too, but I can't now, Grandpa. There are probably flash floods and mudslides in many places now. It's very dangerous. We can't just put the Wind Wing in our pockets and walk over. We have to wait a little longer."
"How long?"
"It will probably take about a year."
The rain keeps falling, the glaciers are melting, the sea level is rising, and the water level is rising very fast. In a few months, the middle and lower reaches of the Huangjiang River, the coastal areas and the relatively low-lying depressions will all be flooded by the rain.
However, this is not conducive to ship navigation, because all you can see is water, and the water is deep or shallow. If you sail out of the river, it is easy to run aground due to insufficient water depth, causing damage to the ship.
So, if you want to sail smoothly and safely, it will take at least a year.
What will the Blue Planet look like in a year? Gu Mengran had forgotten a little, it seemed that…except for the areas above 1,000 meters above sea level, everything that should be flooded would be flooded, everything that should be submerged would be submerged, and it would eventually turn into an ocean.
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