Chapter 241 The growth rate is a bit outrageous
As the days passed, Shi Jiaojiao and the other three had nothing to worry about except praying every day that the polar day would end soon.
After the outside temperature rose to eighty degrees, it temporarily stagnated.
It is worth mentioning that although there is no day and night now, the temperature in the morning and evening is still about ten degrees lower than at noon.
But this change of ten degrees cannot change anything, or the benefits brought are minimal.
It looks more like the polar day's silent mockery of weak humans.
There were no more human beings on the ground, and everyone was hiding underground like rats.
The official seawater filtration program was also forced to suspend due to the raging temperatures.
Fortunately, the authorities had taken the time to store a lot of water, and the plan to extract groundwater was not affected, so the basic lives of the survivors were barely maintained.
Life in the city was not easy, but the four people in the mountain had a relatively good time because they had the shelter of the cave.
Wang Jia and Tang Wei had stored a lot of water when the extreme cold ended. Although they consumed a lot of it, they were lucky enough to have the right people and managed to replenish a batch before the polar day came.
However, the two had experienced the bitterness of extreme heat, so they lived very frugally, wishing to split every drop of water into two.
Forget about washing clothes. I can’t even bear to use a towel to wash my body. There’s no other way; it absorbs water too much.
Each of them had two face towels, and tried to keep their bodies clean using the least amount of water.
Not to mention washing dishes and pots. Nowadays, food is not very oily, so after eating, just pour some water and drink it as soup.
Of course, everyone drinks from their own bowl and no one should look down on others.
Although it was a bit difficult, they were many times happier than the survivors in the city.
At least there is water to drink, air conditioning, and occasionally I can reward myself with a piece of ice.
All vegetable planting was also suspended. Not only did it waste water, but they also had a lot of dried vegetables left from their previous storage.
So just save all the vegetables for seeds and plant them later when there is no water shortage.
But vegetables do not have to be planted, but the aloe vera and cactus brought by the Qin army must be planted.
This is their lifeblood. They would rather drink less themselves than let these two ancestors drink their fill.
On the other side, Shi Jiaojiao looked at the two pots of plants that were obviously more than twice as big as before, and even grew out of the pots, and touched her chin: "Brother, although Qin Jun said that these two are easy to raise, isn't this growth rate a bit too outrageous?"
Aloe vera and cactus were the most common plants before the end of the world. They were easy to grow, but they did not grow very fast.
She always felt that if these two plants were well grown, it was possible that one of them would outlive the other.
Of course, I really have no talent for growing flowers and plants. Every one I planted died. The only one that didn't die was a small cactus that I bought when I was in college.
At that time, she thought she had succeeded, but two months later she suddenly discovered that the cactus was actually made of plastic. It was made so realistically that no wonder it could live so long.
Since Shi Jiaojiao brought back the two pots of aloe vera and cactus, she handed them over to her brother, fearing that the plants would be contaminated by her scent and commit suicide.
Mu Ci also looked at the two pots of plants. They were growing really fast, as if they had been injected with hormones. "They might be newly researched mutant plants, otherwise the Qin army wouldn't have given them to us."
Shi Jiaojiao nodded. She couldn't think of any other reason and quickly forgot about the two abnormal plants.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the two measured the temperature on time.
Seventy-five degrees.
Shi Jiaojiao drew a circle on the calendar and recorded the temperature.
Unable to find anything else to do, and the vegetable garden and food in the space were taken care of by two robots, she thought for a moment and simply opened her tablet and found a movie to watch.
This time I'm looking for disaster films about midnight.
The ruthlessness of natural disasters, the shock when disaster strikes, the human nature exposed when facing life and death tests at any time in extreme environments, and the great love of all parties working together to rescue.
Of course, there are also male and female protagonists who cannot die no matter how great the difficulties are.
The final ending, as no one expected, is a happy ending for humanity and nature.
After watching the movie, Shi Jiaojiao felt a little bored.
No matter how exciting the movies are, they are nothing compared to the real end of the world.
The good and evil of human beings are far from being portrayed in a single film.
The most important point is that the movie has an ending, but what about them?
Will we continue to race against natural disasters?
Mu Ci looked at her and sighed, then reached out and rubbed her head: "Do you want to have an ice cream?"
Hearing this, Shi Jiaojiao was stunned.
Her brother has always been strict about this. In such a hot day, they can only eat two small boxes a day at most.
And eating before bedtime is not allowed.
But the head of the family has spoken, and you’d be a fool not to eat!
So she immediately took out a box of pistachio flavored ice cream from the space, fearing that Mu Ci would go back on his word, and didn't even ask a single question.
She scooped a spoonful and put it into her mouth. After she swallowed it, she saw that Mu Ci showed no sign of stopping, and she felt a little strange.
So she tentatively said, "Brother, this is what you allowed. You won't deduct my share for tomorrow, right?"
Don't blame her for being suspicious, it's really something Mu Ci could do!
Mu Ci laughed angrily and flicked her head: "Don't worry, I won't deduct it."
After getting the guarantee, Shi Jiaojiao started eating without any psychological burden.
The smooth ice cream with a nutty aroma slid from the mouth along the esophagus into the stomach, and the slight feeling of restlessness that had just arisen in my heart disappeared without a trace at this moment.
While eating, she said, "Brother, how long do you think the polar day will last? Is it also half a year?"
Mu Ci shook his head: "I don't know, but I hope it's only half a year."
Shi Jiaojiao nodded. This was also a beautiful expectation.
Thinking of this, she climbed out of bed and went to pick up the calendar on the table.
Then he counted the circled numbers.
Twenty-five in total.
Before we knew it, the polar day has been here for almost a month.
"Brother, when you think about it, time has passed quite quickly..." As she spoke, she looked up at Mu Ci with a smile on her face.
As a result, the smile disappeared instantly after taking a look.
Mu Ci actually took advantage of her inattention and secretly attacked her ice cream!
Shi Jiaojiao rushed over to grab the ice cream, but it was empty, even cleaner than the plate that Xiao Hei had licked.
"Okay, you are allowed to eat half a box more today. You should be content." There was no trace of guilt on Mu Ci's face after stealing the ice cream.
Shi Jiaojiao threw the box away and let out a long sigh.
She had never known before that a person's sigh could be so long.
The anger over having my ice cream stolen didn't dissipate until dinner time.
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