Chapter 385 Penglai Base Established
"Da Hu, you are not trying to scare us, are you?"
Wu Tingfang trembled as she hugged Lei Yuhang.
"No, if there really is an extreme cold, it will be even more terrible than what I said."
After Lei Minghu finished speaking, he thought of something and continued, "Xiao Han, do you think the firewood we have stored is enough?"
Besides food, the most important thing is firewood.
Originally, Lei Minghu thought that they had filled up the three large rooms on the first floor of Lu Yuan's house in Hongmei Village, which was enough.
If there is an extreme cold weather, no one knows how long it will last. When the temperature drops to dozens of degrees below zero, will we still have to go out to find firewood?
"Don't worry, we'll continue to go out to look for firewood today. We'll go to Lakeside Village today. Lu Yuan said there are several mountains over there. Let's go up the mountain."
Going to the mountains is not only convenient for chopping wood, but also for digging soil.
There are more than seventy new planting pots today, so a lot of soil is needed.
Several people discussed the next arrangements in the car and soon arrived at Hongmei Village.
Lu Yuan and his team were still building the wall, while Han Ying took Lin Ting and the others to Lakeside Village to dig soil and cut trees.
Perhaps it was because of the news of the extreme cold today, Han Ying discovered that when He Xiu was tidying up the dead branches, she didn't even spare the small ones.
In the past, they didn't want any that were too small, but today Han Ying saw that even the small branches were tied together by He Xiu with another rope.
Several people were exhausted and sweating, but the harvest was really good.
After working for several hours, we dug more than a dozen sacks of soil, and the rest was all firewood.
The entire RV was so piled up that there was no place to step.
The back was piled with firewood and soil. There was no place to sit, let alone stand.
So Lin Ting and the others could only stay in the forehead room.
When we returned to Hongmei Village, we found that several soldiers had arrived.
It was Zhuang Xinghe who brought Ye Wei, Zhao Lei, and two other soldiers who often helped them deliver bricks.
They are helping to build the wall.
With so many more people working on the wall, Wu Tingfang and Qin Qinghai were almost unable to keep up with the cement and bricks.
"Why are you all here?"
Han Ying had just dragged bags of soil out of the RV.
"We only have this one hour to spare, and we'll be leaving soon."
Recently, Captain Liu has assigned a lot of work to everyone, so they just saved up this one-hour break to come here.
You have to go back as soon as the time is up.
"Okay, I won't say any more nonsense. Thank you for your hard work!"
Han Ying continued to drag the soil, bag by bag, into the first floor.
With the addition of five soldiers, the wall was rising from the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Han Ying guessed that if they tried again tomorrow the work would be almost done.
The wall is 1 meter thick and 5 meters high. The outside of the wall is filled with broken glass, and there are also some sharpened steel bars and broken glass on the top of the wall.
With this wall, Han Ying believed that they should be able to survive this extreme cold safely.
The wall will be repaired tomorrow, but it still lacks a door with a high safety factor.
"Don't worry, I've already deposited the door with the authorities, and will bring it back with the supplies when the time comes."
On the way back in the car, Qin Qinghai asked about the matter of leaving the house, and Han Ying took this opportunity to say something.
No one would question Han Ying's statement, after all, most of their supplies were deposited with the authorities.
It seems reasonable that Han Ying would deposit a door.
It was already 4:30 when we returned to the military base, but there was still no sign of daybreak.
After getting off the bus, everyone felt that the atmosphere at the base today seemed a little weird.
Many people were in a hurry and looked lifeless, which seemed a little different from usual.
On the way back just now, I saw many people on the roadside rummaging through ruins and picking up firewood.
Several people looked at each other, wondering if the news of the extreme cold had leaked out.
There are only a few people left setting up stalls in the once bustling market.
Han Ying still went from the market alone, while the others took a detour to bring things back.
Passing by the stall where she bought the flower pot yesterday, Han Ying stopped for a moment and asked the stall owner, "Boss, why are there so few people setting up the stall today?"
The sunrise time yesterday was 5:02, but it's only 4:30 now. Logically, there shouldn't be so few people here.
"Don't you know? I heard that the temperature is going to drop and the extreme cold is coming. Everyone has stopped setting up stalls and is collecting firewood everywhere."
The stall owner sighed helplessly, and his whole family went out.
He continued to set up a stall to earn food, while the rest of the family went around collecting firewood.
"Is this true? Who told you this?"
Han Ying was a little confused. It couldn't be official, right?
However, apart from the official authorities, no one seems to have this kind of influence.
"It's posted there. We are officially established as the Penglai Base starting today. The news of the temperature reduction was posted together with the news of the establishment of the base."
The stall owner spoke a few more words to the girl because she helped him get rid of so many inventory flower pots yesterday.
But even if she didn't say it, she would see the notice posted on the wall of the building when she returned later.
"What? Penglai Base?"
When she heard the name, the corners of Han Ying's mouth twitched. Isn't Penglai some kind of fairy island?
Han Ying didn’t buy anything at these stalls today, so she went straight towards the building.
Then I saw two notices posted on the wall.
Lu Yuan and the others were also looking at these two notices.
The first one says that from tomorrow this place will be officially named Penglai Base, and more than a dozen recruitment information are posted below.
After seeing this announcement, Han Ying realized that she had made a mistake.
It is not Penglai Base, but Penglai Base, which symbolizes that these people migrated from Pengcheng. Even if they go to live in a new place, they should not forget where they came from.
The second picture says that the temperature has begun to drop slowly in recent days and it is very likely to get colder, so the public is urged to stock up on more charcoal if they have the chance.
The meaning is obvious. Instead of waiting for official rescue in extreme cold, it is better to save yourself in advance.
This was also the result of discussion between the two base chiefs before Liu Hefeng came to Jiangcheng, and it was one of the tasks assigned to him.
After reading these two announcements, the little bit of hope in everyone's hearts was completely kicked out.
They also thought about what would happen if there was no extreme cold.
But since the official will announce this news, it is very likely that it will happen.
"Let's go back. We can't change anything like this. It's better to know in advance than to be caught off guard."
Seeing that everyone’s faces looked very bad, Lu Yuan spoke directly.
After saying that, Lu Yuan took Han Ying's hand and went upstairs first.
After returning home, the two put down their things and went to check the mutant corn first.
After a day, the corn kernel that was originally just a small white dot has now grown into a bud.
I believe it will really sprout tomorrow.
Han Ying took out some water and sprinkled a little on it, really just a little.
The mutant corn is very adaptable and only needs a little water to grow well.
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