Chapter 861 Failure in Summer
After An'an Nuan'nuan's birthday, it rained heavily in Hai City. Fortunately, it didn't last long, and the rain stopped after just one day.
After the rain, many people in the base formed teams to go out, just to collect wild mushrooms before others.
Of course, not everyone can tell whether it is usable. At this time, Ye Wengui proposed the "rental" guard service.
To put it simply, everyone can apply for a guard to lead them out to look for wild vegetables and mushrooms. No matter how much they harvest in the end, the guard team will get 10% of it.
Many people went to Ye Wengui to apply because the cost was low.
Of course, there are also stingy people who would rather do whatever they want than pay this 10% price.
Ye Wengui didn't care. After all, it was a business, so of course it had to be voluntary.
Shen Yanming also took a group of friends out to look for food on weekends. When they walked to the hillside they had been to before, they found that it was covered with weeds. But when they looked closely, they found that those waist-high weeds were wild vegetables.
Everyone cheered and no longer cared about their companions. They rushed into the weeds, scrambling to pick the freshest and tenderest parts.
After Wen Mengguan found out, he left enough guards on duty and sent the rest out.
"Hurry up and collect them. Store more now while you have them. Otherwise, when winter comes, we will have no vegetables to eat."
Although this is an exaggeration, the guard team cannot just go out without coming in.
The jubilant atmosphere lasted until mid-June, when everyone realized that the temperature had remained at 25 degrees.
Qinghua Kingdom failed to invade Xia again.
Everyone began to panic. Is there going to be no summer from now on?
Although it is not as comfortable as spring and autumn, isn't it too scary for a season to suddenly disappear?
Ye Wengui was looking at the wheat in the field with a sad face. When Shen Yanming came over, his face twitched unnaturally, but he couldn't smile.
"There is no hope. What should we do? Only two-thirds of the wheat seedlings have grown, and now they cannot produce ears of wheat. The guard team's food can only last for three years. Now there is no income, and I am afraid it will be difficult in the future." There was a total harvest last year. Do we have to go through it again today?
"Let's wait and see. It's still more than two months before the temperature drops. Who knows, it might be ripe in July or August."
Shen Yanming's consolation was somewhat feeble, but Ye Wengui smiled: "Well, then let's wait a little longer. I hope we can get something this year, even if the production will be reduced."
Shen Yanming patted his shoulder and said, "Let's plant some vegetables while the temperature is high. There are also sweet potatoes and potatoes. If we hurry, they may mature in a season."
Ye Wengui nodded: "I have already arranged for the planting."
Shen Yanming thought for a moment and suggested, "With so many of us, the more food we have, the better. There are so many wastelands outside the base. If we can make full use of them, it will probably have unexpected results."
Ye Wengui smiled when he heard this: "Officer Wen Meng has already thought of this. Our guards have secretly reclaimed a lot of land outside the base, but we haven't announced it to the public. As for the wasteland in the city, we also encourage the survivors to cultivate it. However, they don't seem to be very enthusiastic."
Shen Yanming could understand: "The weather is abnormal now, and they are probably worried that they will be busy for a long time but end up with nothing. Besides, the order is a bit chaotic now, and planting outside may not bring you the harvest. Instead of that, it is better not to plant anything from the beginning."
Ye Wengui thought about it and nodded: "I will go and investigate first. If the situation is true, I will report it and see if we can come up with a reasonable plan."
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "That would be the best. We can have more food sources. By the way, have you organized people to go hunting in the mountains?"
Ye Wengui sighed: "Humans have made the environment like this, so how can we dare to hunt on a large scale? I can only hope that the end of industrialization will allow the planet to slowly repair itself."
Shen Yanming felt a little sorry, thinking that there were so many animals in the space that he couldn't release them.
He thought a lot and didn't dare to release them casually, fearing that changes in the number of animals would once again impact the precarious food chain.
Ye Wengui obviously didn't know what he was thinking, and said with satisfaction: "Thank you for coming to chat with me. Every time I tell you my true feelings, I feel less upset."
Shen Yanming nodded, thinking that I had to be a confidant sister just to get information.
After leaving the agricultural area, Shen Yanming went up the mountain again. He quietly scattered a lot of watermelon, pumpkin seeds, and yam beans on the mountain.
He didn't expect them to grow this year, but he had planted them, and the rest was up to fate. He just hoped they would survive.
After returning home, he told his wife about it, but neither of them thought much about it. They were powerless to stop the world from changing, and the couple could only make sure they had enough food and drink.
At the end of June, Li Zhaozhao brought Xu Yajing to visit.
This time, the two people's mental states were obviously different, and the couple thought Xu Yajing was pregnant. But Li Zhaozhao said, "My parents are back."
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan widened their eyes and asked in surprise: "When did you come back? What happened?"
Li Zhaozhao wiped his face, calmed down his emotions and said, "I don't know what the old couple was thinking. They said they didn't know if they could survive and didn't want to drag me down, so they never used the smart bracelet.
They thought that if they died on the way, I wouldn't be sad if I didn't know. Now that they finally came back, they came to look for me."
The couple looked confused for a long time before they said, "Uncle and aunt have such a unique idea. They really took great pains for you."
Li Zhaozhao nodded: "Who said it wasn't?"
"So where are they now, your dormitory?"
"No, my place is small and can't accommodate four people. They applied for housing in District D."
Li Zhaozhao wanted to ask if my parents could stay at your place for a while, but when he saw An An Nuan Nuan's figure and the flower pots and firewood everywhere in the house, he stopped talking.
Although there are only two rooms here, each room has its own use. If it were him, he would not be willing to do it either.
The couple had no idea what he was thinking and thought he was just too excited to come over to share the good news.
Chen Yanming also said with a smile: "When uncle and aunt are ready, come over and have a meal together. It will be a welcome dinner for them."
Li Zhaozhao suddenly felt ashamed of his dirty thoughts. He blushed and refused: "No, no need. It's not easy for everyone now. Besides, I..." I have a lot of supplies.
Li Zhaozhao didn't say the second half of the sentence because Xu Yajing was still beside him. He didn't reveal all his family assets and still kept the small treasury in the cave.
Shen Yanming nodded, but did not force it, and just said that he would visit his uncle and aunt another day.
Li Zhaozhao had a subtle expression on his face. He chatted with the couple for a while and then left.
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