Chapter 275 Great Drought
She looked around and called to the kitchen, "Zijun, why can't I see the stone?"
Shan Zijun answered loudly, "He must have gone out. I saw him running away when I just got up."
As soon as Shan Zijun finished speaking, Shitou came back sweating all over, and before he even reached the door, he shouted happily, "Aunt Zixuan, I brought you gifts!"
He ran very fast and almost tripped over the threshold when he rushed in. Fortunately, Zhou Xiaolai was quick-witted and blocked it.
Before Shitou could stand firmly, he jumped towards Jiang Zixuan, as happy as a rabbit.
"What gift?" Jiang Zixuan took out a fan and fanned Shitou.
This kid ran around a lot early in the morning. Sweat mixed with mud and sand stuck to his skin, making him as dirty as a kitten.
Shitou was breathing heavily, and it took him a while to catch his breath. He spread out his palms, allowing Jiang Zixuan to see clearly what was in his palms.
Jiang Zixuan looked at the colorful shells that had just been dug out of the mud and sand and said in surprise, "You ran out early in the morning just to pick up shells?"
"Yes," Shitou's eyes sparkled, revealing the innocence and simplicity that is unique to boys, "I can make it into a bracelet for Boss Miaomiao, it must be very beautiful!"
The shells that Shi Tou picked up were indeed very beautiful, sparkling in the sun like crystals.
The shellfish had mostly died in the drought, leaving only these shells on the bare beach, picked up by the stones.
It is estimated that when Qiu Liren went to the Leia base before, he brought this kind of shell to Miaomiao.
Shells are not very precious things, so Jiang Zixuan accepted them without any psychological burden.
"Then Auntie will accept it for Miaomiao. Thank you Shitou."
When Shitou heard that Jiang Zixuan was willing to accept it, he was so excited that he couldn't close his mouth and shouted, "Then I'll go find a bag for you to put it in. Wait for me."
Jiang Zixuan wanted to say that she could just throw it into the space without going through so much trouble, but seeing that Shi Tou was so happy as if he had won five million, she just let him go.
Breakfast was ready quickly. Shan Zijun and Shitou were both busy going to work and school, so they ate the porridge in a hurry and their mouths were swollen from the burns.
The two old men of the Shan family took a day off from work to repair the shed at home, prepare feed for the poultry and livestock, and install anti-theft measures to prevent theft at night.
After dinner, Shan Zijun and Shitou went out one after another. Zhou Xiaolai and Jiang Zixuan helped the Shan family with some work and said goodbye to the Shan family before noon.
It was not easy for them to come to the Unified Base, and this time, they were also visiting Shan Changcheng's family on his behalf.
After the two sides said goodbye, Jiang Zixuan took out the off-road vehicle from the space and took Zhou Xiaolai home.
Her car is equipped with air conditioning, which makes it very cool, but it consumes a lot of fuel.
Zhou Xiaolai slumped in the air-conditioned car, not wanting to move at all, and said in a dead voice, "Zixuan, let me sleep in the car tonight. You don't know, I felt like I was on fire last night, my whole body was about to burn."
Jiang Zixuan nodded, "It's really too hot today. I'll park the car outside at night and decorate it. You, Leng Mo and Jing Chen can squeeze in the car. It's better than being half-dead in the heat."
Zhou Xiaolai has always been carefree and doesn't care about the difference between men and women. She is also very confident in Leng Mo and Jing Chen and doesn't think there is anything wrong with two men and one woman staying in a small car together.
The car drove all the way to the central area. On the way, Jiang Zixuan asked, "Shall I take you back to the guesthouse first, or will you come with me to the water tower and wait for me to finish my business and then go back together?"
"No, just give me a motorcycle and I'll ride back by myself. You can go directly to the water tower."
"Isn't it too hot now?"
"I'm not a delicate flower in a greenhouse that needs your careful care." Zhou Xiaolai said impatiently, "Anyway, just go and do your thing. I still have to go back to draw comics."
After that, she grumbled unconvincedly, "Isn't it just using him as a prototype? It's so cruel to force him to draw cartoons in such a hot day. Even Snow White's stepmother wouldn't treat him like that."
Jiang Zixuan pursed her lips and didn't laugh in front of Zhou Xiaolai.
When they reached the fork in the road, Jiang Zixuan took out the motorcycle and let Zhou Xiaolai go back to the guesthouse by himself.
She rushed to the water tower and saw that more and more people came to get water. Several water towers were empty in a blink of an eye, and the staff were running around in a panic.
The water tower was very large. Jiang Zixuan did not see Shan Zijun. She just filled the water tower with water and watched people from various bases and organizations scramble to grab water.
The long-lasting drought has pushed all places to their limits. Rivers have dried up, plants have withered, and it is difficult for humans to even drink water. In the hot summer, taking a bath once a month is an extremely luxurious thing.
Now that there is finally some hope for life, no one is willing to give up, even if it means exchanging their most precious things for a drop of water.
Fortunately, Jin Mohan's conscience has not been eaten away by a dog. Although he put forward many conditions, they are not so bad as to make others suffer.
Everyone understands that if all humans die, it will not be good for the Leia base.
After filling several water towers with water, Jiang Zixuan thought Shan Zijun must be very busy, so she didn't go to look for her and went back to the guesthouse first.
The entire base was using electricity during the day, and the power system could not bear the burden. Power outages occurred in many areas, electric fans could not be used, and the guesthouse was so hot that it was smoking.
Zhou Xiaolai was lying on the ground drawing cartoons, his whole body wet.
As a user of water-based abilities, Jingchen always kept his body wrapped in water mist. Although it consumed a lot of his abilities, he was able to endure the abnormally high temperature.
Leng Mo seemed to be insulated from the hot weather. Even though he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and casual trousers, he did not feel that hot. He sat by the window very calmly, staring outside in a daze.
Jiang Zixuan noticed that there was actually wind blowing gently all over his body, so he didn't feel hot.
"Lai Lai, come over to Leng Mo, look at how hot you are."
Zhou Xiaolai looked up from the comic book and asked blankly, "Huh?"
She was almost suffering from heatstroke. Her lips were pale, the corners of her mouth were trembling, and the sweat on her forehead was dripping into her eyes.
Jiang Zixuan saw that her condition was not good, so she dragged her to Leng Mo.
"Lengmo, please increase the wind speed a little, otherwise Lai Lai will be dehydrated and become a mummy."
Leng Mo regained a bit of rationality from his distraction and slowly looked down at Zhou Xiaolai lying on the ground.
After a while, he finally moved a little, which increased the wind speed and allowed Zhou Xiaolai to feel the coolness of the wind for the first time in a long time.
"Oh my god, I'm finally alive!" Zhou Xiaolai trembled and grabbed Lengmo's trouser legs, crying bitterly, "You are my second parent, Brother Lengmo, I love you so much, how can you be so good!"
His indifferent expression froze and he touched his nose uncomfortably.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Zixuan immediately said, "Don't get me wrong, the 'love' she's talking about now is not the kind of love you think it is."
If Leng Mo misunderstood Zhou Xiaolai's meaning, it would be a big trouble.
Sure enough, Lengmo was a little scary shy one second ago, but his face turned gloomy and as black as honeycomb briquettes the next second.
Zhou Xiaolai rolled around on the ground comfortably in the wind. He didn't hear what Jiang Zixuan was saying at all, nor did he notice Leng Mo's change of mood.
(End of this chapter)
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