Chapter 226: Base Construction
It is already the beginning of September, and the extremely hot days are getting closer.
However, a worrying and troublesome thing happened in the bunker and slowly came to everyone's mind - their food was gradually running out!
When they first moved to the bunker, they brought nearly 3,000 kilograms of food, plus various meats and canned foods.
Up to now, they have been living in the bunker without leaving the house for nearly ten months.
You know, the food consumption of six adults cannot be underestimated.
Even if you only consume 6 kilograms of rice every day, the total amount in ten months will be 1,800 kilograms. In this way, the remaining rice will be less than 1,000 kilograms.
Apart from a few major festivals, there were two grand celebrations in the bunker, but at other times, the daily food was distributed very carefully.
But since the extreme cold began, there has been no other food to eat except the frozen game found in the mountains.
Nowadays, because of the brutality at the manor, the outside world is in complete chaos, and official relief food no longer exists. It has become extremely difficult to stockpile food again.
There was no shortage of food in Yu Duoduo's space, but she had no way of directly taking it out and giving it to everyone, so the matter regarding food had completely reached a dead end.
In addition, outsiders are constantly cutting down trees on the mountain outside the bunker. The mountain is about to become barren, and even the firewood supply may be cut off...
This has reached a critical juncture with internal and external troubles.
They are not the type to accept things passively. They know that the current situation is difficult, but they have to find a way out. If they cannot get food in a short period of time, they will stock up enough firewood first.
At least taking action can give people a little peace of mind.
The people outside cut down trees during the day, so the few people in the bunker waited until it was completely dark and those people went home after get off work before going out to cut down trees.
Before the extreme cold came, we used electric saws to cut down trees, and it was no problem to cut down hundreds of trees a day. This is completely different from the current situation.
Because the temperature was too low, even the electric saw stopped working...
But sawing wood by hand is too tiring and the efficiency is almost non-existent because the tree trunks frozen by the low temperature are as hard as steel.
The firewood we stockpiled earlier is actually enough, so there will be no problem getting through the next month.
But Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun didn't want to cause any trouble. If they spoke too confidently, people would easily suspect them.
I'm just sitting around in the bunker anyway, so there's nothing wrong with going out for a walk.
Based on previous experience with felling trees on the ice, Yu Duoduo indirectly suggested that everyone light a fire next to the trees to be felled to preheat the surrounding air before starting, which could save a lot of effort.
The tree-cutting work lasted about ten days.
Finally, one morning in early September, while having breakfast, everyone heard an exciting news on the radio - the official base was built!
The base will recruit talents in infrastructure, planting, etc. in advance~those who are helpful for construction and production will be given policy subsidies...
This is big news, which means that their future life is settled!
Everyone didn't even bother to eat and gathered around to look at the offline map on the tablet in Yu Duoduo's hand.
According to what was said on the radio, the base is located in the high-tech zone west of the provincial capital, about 200 kilometers away from Hui City.
Judging from the offline map, this place is high and relatively flat. It was originally a planting field around the city and should not have been affected by the flood.
"What do you think are the policy subsidies mentioned in this broadcast? Will there be food subsidies?" Minan asked curiously.
"I think so." Yu Duoduo explained to her, "After all, the most scarce thing for ordinary people right now is food, followed by housing. The government should take the lead in solving these two basic living problems!"
Yu Duoduo was telling the truth. The policy subsidy in the previous life was 20 kilograms of food per person per month, plus 2 housing purchase points.
The houses on the base were built in batches. The earliest batch of houses were reserved for those who made great contributions to the construction of the base and were called the first-ring houses.
These houses are built around the base command center in the center and enjoy the best treatment.
Yu Duoduo had seen them from afar outside. They were large flats, and he estimated that each floor was about 500 square meters, and there were duplexes on the top floor.
Ordinary people do not have the right to live in the first ring.
If the manor was still there, probably a family like the Lin family, which had a pivotal position in the medical field and could provide official assistance, would have the right to occupy a house in it.
The second group is the construction talents recruited through the radio. When they have accumulated enough points, they can move into a single dormitory building of about 50 square meters, which is called the Second Ring Residence.
The base's points can be exchanged for labor, or purchased with food and other supplies.
This type of residence occupies the vast majority of the base, and is densely packed outside the first ring, like a huge ring that tightly wraps around the first ring of residences.
Basically, it is a place where only those who have made technical contributions can live, such as scientific researchers like Le Yan and doctors like Xie Yun.
The house only contains a bathroom, has water and electricity, and the walls and floors are made of cement. It can barely be considered a furnished house, but students have to bring their own furniture when they move in.
Yu Duoduo has the title of intermediate engineer. In his previous life, he was supposed to live in a residential area within the Second Ring Road.
But because we left for the base too late, there were no vacancies left in the second ring, so we had to downgrade to a residence in the third ring.
The third-ring residential area is a collective residence, similar to a youth hostel, and is a building surrounding the second-ring residential area.
There are several bunk beds in a room, a centralized water supply room and a public toilet. No matter who you are or what specialties you have, you can move in as long as you pay food!
In his previous life, it was in this mixed Sanhuan dormitory that Yu Duoduo lost all his property.
Because he had no food to pay for the monthly bed rent, he was kicked out of the base.
"Then sister Duoduo, sister Zizi, do you have any plans to leave for the base?" Minan asked timidly.
Her boyfriend Le Yan, a researcher at an agricultural science institute, would definitely want to go to the base and contribute to the government's efforts to restore food production.
But they had lived together for more than a year, it was very warm and wonderful, and she was reluctant to part with them.
So she hoped from the bottom of her heart that everyone could move together like they did last time when they moved from the apartment building to the bunker.
Yu Duoduo did not answer immediately. She still had to discuss this matter with Xie Yun.
After all, there are so many natural disasters ahead, and blindly turning to the authorities and seeking their protection may not necessarily be the right thing to do.
What's more, they still have the trump card of space.
It was Tong Zi who spoke first. She looked tangled and said:
"Then people like us who don't have any skills to contribute to the base, will we be turned away?"
Minan quickly smiled and said, "Sister Zizi, Brother Weidong is a master of craftsmanship. He is good at everything from making weapons to furniture. With his skills, how can we miss yours?"
Tong Zi looked at Wei Dong, and they smiled at each other, "That's right!"
Yu Duoduo instantly smelled the sour smell of love!
"Duoduo, what are you and Brother Yun planning?
This morning, Minan and I carefully counted the rice and found that only 800 kilograms were left.
On average, each person's head weighs only about 100 pounds, and can only last for four months at most.
Looking at the current situation, it should be difficult to get food supplies in Hui City. Going to the official base may be a wise choice!" Tong Zi suggested sincerely.
Yu Duoduo looked at Xie Yun and was about to ask what he meant...
The alarm device connected to the bunker entrance above everyone's heads suddenly rang!
Beep-beep-beep-
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