Chapter 136 Coal Transport
The weather is getting cooler and the haze is slowly dissipating.
Those who didn't know what was going on thought that the weather was finally going to return to normal, and they were discussing how the floating city would be rebuilt after the disaster, and how they could find an easy job in the reconstruction process.
However, those who knew the truth guessed that eternal night was coming and made various preparations in advance.
What does eternal night mean? It means that for a long time, or even forever, the sun will not be seen in this land.
Without solar radiation to provide heat, this land will sooner or later be covered with ice and snow and become another glacier area on the blue planet.
If you want to avoid freezing to death, you must collect as much fuel as possible before the eternal night falls.
Noticing the weather changes, the Shuiyuewan Property Department held several meetings of varying sizes and ultimately decided to organize two teams. One team would go to the suburbs to chop trees and collect fuel at night, while the other team would drive to Yancheng.
Yancheng is a famous mining city. In addition to two large coal mines, there are also several small coal mines.
According to the information they had heard, Fucheng had already negotiated with Yancheng to go there to haul coal. Old Man Luo wanted Wang Shijin to lead the convoy and follow the coal-hauling team to Yancheng.
It goes without saying that the two large mines in Yancheng are definitely controlled by Yancheng, but other small coal mines may be able to get some coal back.
When Wang Shijin came to borrow the car, Xia Xiaoman was taking eggs from the chicken coop. The chicken she had raised for half a year finally laid an egg. Although there was only one egg, as long as it started laying, she would be able to eat fresh eggs every day.
After putting the eggs away, Xia Xiaoman ran downstairs to open the door. Knowing that Wang Shijin wanted to borrow a car to haul coal, she said, "You lead the team to haul coal, so who will take over the business with the Ye family fleet?"
Even though they were busy cleaning the sewers every day, Shuiyue Bay's cooperation with the Ye family fleet had never stopped, the only difference was that trading had changed from daytime to nighttime.
"Auntie Xing will arrange for someone to take care of it. Compared to business, hauling coal is the real business." Wang Shijin paused, and then said, "It may take a long time to borrow the car this time. There are many people in the community, but there are few cars that can haul coal. We may need to keep running back and forth to Yancheng until we have transported enough coal."
Xia Xiaoman understood, "The deposit must be paid, and the rent can be offset with coal. Every time you bring back coal, just give me 200 kilograms."
"Okay, no problem. There's one more thing. I see there's a tricycle in your garage. Can you lend it to us?" Wang Shijin looked at her with a thick face.
Xia Xiaoman was speechless, "You are trying to grab me alone!"
Wang Shijin smiled and said, "That's not the case. I have borrowed cars from everyone in the community who has one. Your family is relatively wealthy and has two cars, so I shamelessly borrowed them twice."
Xia Xiaoman: “…”
"What do you want a tricycle for? Riding a tricycle to Yancheng?"
This time it was Wang Shijin's turn to be speechless. "Even if I were crazy, I would never ride a tricycle to Yancheng! This tricycle is lent to the team that is going to the suburbs to cut trees."
"I've driven away all the cars in the community. They go to the suburbs to cut trees, but they don't have a car, so they can only carry them back. Your tricycle is relatively large, and the back compartment can hold a lot of wood. It will be easier for them to use the tricycle to transport the wood back."
"The deposit is 2 kilograms of gold, and the rental is one and a half carts of firewood for a day. If you agree, pay the deposit." Brothers should be clear about the accounts. Even if it is a broken tricycle, it cannot be used for free by others. At most, the rental fee can be cheaper.
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Many people followed the official coal transport convoy to Yancheng. In addition to Shuiyuewan, there were other people who knew that the eternal night was about to come, so they took a leave and secretly followed the official coal transport convoy.
The official coal transport team did not drive these people away. On the contrary, they hoped that these people could bring back more coal, so that if an extreme cold night came, the survivors would have enough coal, which might reduce the burden on the government.
The convoy that went to Yancheng to transport coal was almost entirely composed of trucks, pickup trucks, vans and other vehicles that could carry large amounts of cargo. The only exception was the last vehicle, which was an off-road vehicle that looked good but was not practical.
In the off-road vehicle, Xia Xiaoman picked up the kettle beside him and drank two sips of strong tea. The next second, his face was distorted by bitterness.
It was a wrong decision. I thought I would feel sleepy after driving for a long time, so I made a pot of strong tea with half a pound of green tea. Who knew it would be so bitter, almost as bitter as Chinese medicine.
Suddenly, the convoy in front stopped by the roadside, as if they wanted to rest for a while.
Seeing this, Xia Xiaoman also stopped by the roadside, but she did not get out of the car. She just lay in the cab and stretched.
The theory of eternal night has not been confirmed, but judging from the recent actions of the authorities, the possibility of eternal night is very high. If eternal night occurs, fuel will be the most scarce material.
With Wang Shijin giving her 200 kilograms of coal every time he came back, when would she be able to save enough coal to get through the night?
Instead of waiting for others to deliver the coal to her door, she might as well go to Yancheng herself and get enough coal before returning.
Just as she was thinking about how to collect coal in Yancheng, she saw two people getting off the car in front, and they seemed to be coming to her side.
Xia Xiaoman put on a mask and pressed down the hat on her head. Wang Shijin was in the motorcade, and she didn't want to be recognized.
Dongdong——
The man knocked on the car window and said something. Xia Xiaoman didn't hear clearly, so he took out a gun from his pocket and looked at them coldly, "Get out!"
When the two men saw the gun, they were stunned for a moment, then they backed away with an embarrassed smile. They returned to the car only after they had retreated to a safe distance.
After a 15-minute break, the convoy started again.
It takes about 14 hours to drive from Fucheng to Yancheng if the journey goes smoothly. Including the rest time along the way, it will take about 15 hours to arrive.
The convoy started at 7am and has been driving for nearly six hours. It was the first time for Xia Xiaoman to drive for such a long time. Her butt was numb from sitting and her concentration was a little distracted.
Finally, at the edge of a flat and vast field, the convoy stopped again to rest and have lunch.
Afraid that Wang Shijin and the others would find her, Xia Xiaoman climbed onto the back seat and stretched her body. Fortunately, she was short, so there was enough space in the SUV for her to stretch.
After stretching all her muscles, she took out the lunch box that had been prepared long ago and ate it with relish.
The lunch box was made last night. It has fragrant rice at the bottom and luncheon meat slices, chicken greens and smoked duck and dried vegetables on top. It is a combination of meat and vegetables, and is nutritionally balanced.
While we were enjoying our meal, the man who had gotten off the car in front to smoke suddenly ran back into his car, lit the ignition, and ran after the convoy in front.
Xia Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, and quickly threw the unfinished lunch into the space, lit a fire and followed closely...
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