Chapter 151 Clues
"Uncle Xia, why are you here?"
The scream came so quickly and suddenly that it stunned the staff. They were unable to react even when their hands were held down.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Jiang Hui looked at the name that had just passed by the corner of his eye, and at the same time frantically recalled it in his mind. After he was sure that the name in front of him matched the one in his memory, he pointed his finger at the screen and said in a trembling voice.
"This person, this one, is he in the base now?"
"Ren Ying?" The staff member was stunned. "Is he someone you know?"
Jiang Hui nodded.
Although his father Jiang Weiguo was older than his uncle Jiang Weimin, he was the youngest of his close brothers, even younger than Jiang Dong. When Jiang Dong got married and went to meet his bride, he, an unmarried young man, also went with him.
Jiang Hui remembered that his sister-in-law was called Ren Ru, and he also vaguely remembered that the eldest sister of his sister-in-law's relatives who was in charge of sending her off during the wedding was called Aying.
He was not sure whether Ren Ying on the list was the one he knew, but at this point, he had a rare clue and did not want to give up any opportunity.
Uncle Six registered the names of the people in their village here, and now there is someone who looks like my sister-in-law's sister here. Uncle Hongbing also said before that Uncle Six and others said they were going to City N to find my sister-in-law's family... With all these coincidences piled together, Jiang Hui couldn't help but think too much.
Although he had just experienced disappointment, there was still a high possibility that Ren Ying was not the person he was looking for, but what if?
Afraid that the staff would misunderstand, Jiang Hui was more specific.
"I have a relative with the same name, in his thirties, who originally lived in City N and probably worked in a hospital. But I don't know if this Ren Ying on the list is the same person. Can you help me find her?"
Now that he was here, Jiang Hui didn't want to miss any opportunity.
After hearing what he said in such detail, the staff looked at the detailed information registered on the back of the order list and found that everything he said was correct. They were happy for him for a moment.
"It's probably the person you're talking about. She's also working as a doctor in the hospital now! Come on, I'll take you to find her!"
The young girl was very motivated. Knowing that Jiang Hui had come from another place specially, she did not waste any time. She stood up, wrapped herself in a cotton coat, and was about to take him out to find someone.
Jiang Hui also wanted to go and see the people first, so he naturally followed.
It was cold, and there weren't many people at the Jingmingshan Hospital. When they arrived, the hospital was completely empty. They asked at the registration desk at the door and found out where Ren Ying's clinic was.
When Jiang Hui knocked on the door and entered, there was no one in the clinic. When he was about to leave, a gentle but sharp voice came from behind him.
"Excuse me, I just went to the bathroom. What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
The woman behind him was wrapped in a cotton jacket and a white coat. She squeezed in through the gap in the door when he turned around and went to the sink to wash her hands first.
"You guys sit down first..." The woman turned around and said, but she was stunned when she saw Jiang Hui's face, and the unfinished words disappeared in her mouth.
Jiang Hui actually couldn't remember what Sister Aying looked like in his memory, but looking at the shock in the woman's eyes when she saw him and the surprise on her face that couldn't be hidden even through the mask, he felt that he might not have found the wrong person.
"Is that Sister Ren Ying?" Although Jiang Hui suspected that this was the person he was looking for, he still carefully confirmed, "Do you know Jiang Dong?"
"Yes, I know him." Ren Ying shifted his gaze away from the face in front of him that looked about half like his brother-in-law and came back to his senses.
"Who are you to Jiang Dong?"
Jiang Hui realized he had found the right person. He was so excited that he was incoherent. He pointed at himself and said, "I, I'm his younger brother, his cousin. I'm from the same village as Xiaohewa. My name is Jiang Hui. When Brother Dongzi got married, I went to pick up the bride! We greeted each other then. Do you remember?"
Ren Ying shook her head. "I'm sorry, it's been so long, I don't remember much."
There were many people from the Jiang family who came to pick up the bride at that time, and so many years have passed, and she really can't remember Jiang Hui, who was just one of them.
But, "But, I see you do look like him."
Although Jiang Hui felt a little disappointed when he heard that the other party didn't remember him, the feeling of disappointment faded away as soon as he thought that the other party was really the person he was looking for.
Hearing Ren Ying say this, he also laughed, "Yeah, all the elders in the village say that we look alike, not like cousins, but more like brothers."
Seeing that the two knew each other, the staff member was happy and relieved. "Since you know each other, then you guys chat. I have work to do, so I'll leave first!"
Jiang Hui then noticed the person he had neglected. He thanked the staff member repeatedly and sent him out before returning to the clinic to chat with Ren Ying.
Although Ren Ying rarely saw her in-laws, she knew from Jiang Dong and Ren Ru, with whom she occasionally met, that the whole family was looking forward to hearing news from other villagers who had left the village before.
Ren Ying was very happy for them when she unexpectedly met Jiang Hui this time.
"My sister and her family are doing well. Aunt Huang was hired as a chef on the food truck, and they've been living there ever since. A while ago, when the weather got cold, Xiaoru took my dad and my kids on board. Now that the weather's bad, they rarely get off, only occasionally to visit me."
"They knew that everyone in the village was talking about going to the base in City A. They've been asking about you in City A for the past six months, but they haven't heard anything yet."
"The trains are now divided into several shifts, and there's no new information coming back. I don't know which car they're on right now, but if we get on board and ask around, we should be able to find them."
As Ren Ying said this, she was about to go to the dean to ask for leave, wanting to take Jiang Hui in the car to find someone.
But Jiang Hui stopped her.
"Sister Ren Ying, no need, I can go by myself."
Now that he knew the specific news about his sixth uncle's family, Jiang Hui felt much calmer.
These days, working one more day means earning one more day's food. Life is tough for everyone. He's not a child, so he can do the rest himself. There's no need to bother anyone else.
Seeing her determination, Ren Ying stopped insisting and just glanced at his watch before saying, "The next bus is still a few hours away. Stay and have dinner before leaving."
Jiang Hui couldn't refuse Ren Ying's enthusiasm, so he went home with Ren Ying in the evening to have a meal, and then went down the mountain when the train was about to arrive.
Ren Ying and Guo Rui saw him off and watched him walk into the wind and snow outside.
Jiang Hui went down the mountain against the falling snow. Ahead was the cold and dark night, but his heart was warmer than ever before.
After buying his ticket and waiting for a while, Jiang Hui boarded the train and was once again enveloped by the warmth of the train. He didn't adjust his clothes like the other passengers, but kept walking towards the dining car.
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Since choosing the new route, Huang Liping and others in the dining car have basically had no rest.
Unlike the previous station, the train has been operating for a long time, and the crystals that everyone has accumulated have been almost spent. These passengers from the new station have accumulated a large amount of crystals over such a long time.
Since landing at the first stop on the new route, the train's vending machines had been sold out. Before Jiang Qian could notify the system to restock, many people flocked to the dining car.
At first, these people bought them one by one and just ate them themselves. Later, I don’t know which genius came up with a good idea, but more and more people brought their lunch boxes and pots at home to buy them in batches of dozens. After they emptied the vending machines, they emptied the food cart directly.
But for Huang Liping and others who work in the dining car, this is not good news.
Although there have been cases of people taking food home in the past, it was never as outrageous as this time because not many people had enough crystal cores. It was still within the range that the dining car staff could bear.
But now Huang Liping and her colleagues are working overtime to keep the dining carts supplied, but even so, there are often times when the dining carts run out of supply.
Not understanding why the passengers did this, they initially advised the passengers that the food was fresh and delicious and there was no need to buy so much at once.
Passengers who brought their own pots, pans, and utensils to the dining car to get meals said that the temperature is low now, and the meals they get can be kept for a long time. Even if they get diarrhea after eating them if they are not fresh, it is better than having nothing to eat.
It was only after the passengers explained that Huang Liping and Master Wu finally understood why they had bought so much food at once. They all knew that food was in short supply this winter, so they wanted to stock up on food while they had the crystal cores.
As for how long the stockpiled meat can be stored? In the past, when families had refrigerators, the meat in the freezer could be kept for more than half a year. Now that the weather is so cold, it is no problem to find a place to store it outdoors and store it for three to five months.
Not only is food in short supply in winter, but dry firewood is also hard to find. Therefore, instead of buying ingredients and cooking them themselves, more and more people prefer to buy ready-made ones and just heat them up on the stove at home, which does not require too much firewood.
As for the passengers along Line 1, it is clear that some of them have thought of this, but they are limited by the number of crystal cores they have and cannot buy so many.
It was only at this time that Jiang Qian understood why the material consumption of the dining car had been increasing during this period. At first, she thought it was because of the opening of a new route, but now she realized that everyone was stockpiling goods.
Thinking about the limited food that could be allocated to them in the interstellar space at any given time, she wanted to set a daily purchase limit in the dining car. However, when she thought of the hungry, cold and weathered faces she saw in the dining car, she couldn't bear to do it.
It's all for survival...
Thinking of the crops growing well in the ecological carriage, Jiang Qian hesitated and had not made up her mind.
Fortunately, a piece of news came out and saved Jiang Qian from her predicament.
Previously, various bases received seeds and nutrient solution from the train. After receiving them, except for a small part kept for research, the rest has been used in various planting greenhouses.
And these seeds and nutrient soil that they had placed high hopes on did not disappoint them. After only half a month of planting, the crops could be distinguished from the crops in the nearby greenhouse.
Needless to say, the seeds delivered by the train have a higher germination rate than ordinary seeds, even those without nutrient solution. The crops with nutrient solution also grow better than those without it.
As for applying nutrient solution and soil to ordinary crops, the effect was even more immediate. Not only was the germination rate at least 40% higher than without the solution, but the seedlings were also noticeably stronger.
Moreover, after half a month of observation, the experts who have been keeping an eye on these greenhouses have also clearly discovered that the growth rate of crops this season is much faster than they expected, and the rate of growth is almost different every day.
Thinking of what Old Nie had said on the phone before, that the crops in the train carriage were also growing very fast, several experts in agronomy and chemistry were eager to use up the unused nutrient solution and nutrient soil.
"At this rate, we should be able to harvest this batch of winter wheat in less than four months!"
"I don't think it will take four months, maybe just three months!"
"Quick, go find someone to help. How far along is the research on this nutrient solution? Didn't someone try to replicate it before?"
"It's still too early to start producing it after researching it yourself! I think we should see if we can buy another batch from the train and build a few more greenhouses now. Maybe we can plant another crop before the weather warms up..."
While discussing, the experts submitted their weekly reports.
Everyone was very excited to receive this good news at this time and felt that they saw hope, especially the National Command and Rescue Center which had been worried about food problems.
After so long since the mutation occurred, they were not afraid of other problems, but only this one. After all, a good cook cannot cook without rice, and the food problem is essentially a survival issue.
Upon hearing that such great progress had been made in the greenhouse, the rescue command center directly made the news public on the Internet in order to reassure the public.
It was also because of this news that the number of people rushing to line up at the food trucks every day to stock up on food gradually decreased.
Jiang Qian took a stroll around the dining car and was just feeling relieved that she didn't have to make such a difficult decision, but was suddenly stopped by someone.
She looked back and saw someone who shouldn't be there.
"Uncle Xia, why are you here?"
【Author’s words】
Today, I'm ranked 37th on the Gold List! Keep sprinting!
There should be another update tomorrow night, and after tomorrow's update, this week's list task will be completed! So there will be no update on Wednesday, the day after tomorrow. It's a good time for me to make an appointment with the installer and finish up the unfinished business.
But it will be updated when the new list comes out on Thursday.
Although I have some drafts saved, I don't dare to release them all at once. I'm not sure if I'll be able to write again in a while, and I need to calm down and revise the new stuff before I can release it.
That's why I choose to release them slowly. At least I have the drafts saved, which is a buffer for me, and I won't be so anxious when writing.
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