The blizzard continued to fall, and the huge fan blades drove powerful airflow that shattered palm-sized snowflakes, sending them soaring into the sky.
The construction team split into two groups. One group was responsible for collecting various kinds of sand, gravel, and mud from the surrounding area. Stones of different sizes were thrown into the huge pit that had been created by the melting snow to fill the gaps.
Another group of people gradually filled the gaps in the giant pit.
Salt water melted the ice on the ground, turning the entire area into a muddy mess.
Lu Yuanshen stumbled along, looking at the huge crater, feeling as if he were racing against death.
Although they were numerous, even with dozens of concrete machines continuously filling the huge pit of several hundred square meters, it would still take a long time.
After working for seven or eight hours straight, everyone was exhausted, like dogs.
Xiao Shan's dad and Lu's dad cut open the tent and sewed it back into cloth bags. Then they carried the bags of mud into the pit and threw them down. Lu Yuan used a shovel to fill the gaps in the rocks with mud.
Xiao Shan's face was covered in mud, but she didn't care at all. She reached up and wiped the sweat off her face and continued working. Lu's mother and Xiao Shan's mother also followed along, digging mud with shovels. Grandpa and Grandma were old and their legs were not very mobile, especially in this muddy environment. This kind of heavy physical labor was simply not something they could handle at their age. Although they had the help of Lu Yuan's golden fruit, they were still somewhat powerless. Especially after working continuously for seven or eight hours, Grandpa's back was even more hunched over.
With a cry of "Ah!", Grandpa accidentally fell to the ground.
Grandma quickly stepped forward to support Grandpa, her eyes filled with concern.
"Old man, how are you?"
Grandpa clutched his lower back, his face contorted with pain.
"Ouch! I've strained my back! It's okay, I can still manage!"
"No! I'll go talk to Xiaoyuan! I'll do your job!"
After saying that, Grandma was about to go find Lu Yuan, but Grandpa grabbed her arm.
"Don't cause trouble for the child! He's too busy to even think about it. There are two hundred of us here! This is such a huge pit, when will it ever be filled? If you tell Xiao Yuan, he definitely won't let us work anymore. You know, the people in Group Three aren't really on our side, and even among us in Group Seven, quite a few people are resentful! Don't cause trouble for Xiao Yuan! I'll just take a break! You go and get busy!"
Seeing her husband still persevering, Grandma burst into tears again.
Sure enough, less than ten minutes after Grandpa sat on the rock, several people from Group 3 started pointing and whispering around him.
"Why isn't this old man working? He's just sitting here watching us struggle, hoping to share the spoils of victory with us later?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down, these old folks are the grandparents of the head of Group Seven, hurry up and get to work!"
"Tch! What are you afraid of! You can't even be criticized for slacking off!"
The group started arguing. Grandpa, sitting not far away, turned red and then pale, his lips trembling slightly as he tried to argue. But when he saw Lu Yuan running back and forth carrying stones in the distance, he swallowed his anger.
Holding onto the shovel with one hand and clutching his back with the other, Grandpa stood up again. But the moment he stood up, a cold sweat broke out on his face.
Grandma helped Xiaoshan put the stones into the basket. Because she was wearing a windproof mask, Xiaoshan didn't see the tear stains on Grandma's face.
Basket after basket of stones were transported into the pit.
Suddenly, a hunched figure caught Xiao Shan's attention.
"That's...Grandpa?"
So Xiaoshan emptied the pebbles from the basket into the pit and quickly walked over.
Before we even got close, we saw Grandpa stumble and almost fall into the pit because of a sprained back.
In the blink of an eye, Xiaoshan darted forward and grabbed her grandfather.
"grandfather?"
Xiao Shan looked at her grandfather in surprise, and then helped him up.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?"
The old man's face was covered in sweat, and the pain in his back almost made him unable to stand.
Xiao Shan held her grandfather tightly, and through the fogged mask, she saw the pain on his face.
"Grandpa, what's wrong? Are you hurt?"
Recalling the scene just now, Xiao Shan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If she hadn't been there, her grandfather would probably have fallen into the pit.
Although the pit wasn't very deep, it was filled with rocks and muddy water at the bottom. If you fell in, you would definitely get hurt.
Grandpa struggled to stand up straight, supporting his back, and forced a smile.
"Girl, Grandpa's fine! You go ahead and do your work! Let's finish the task as soon as possible, we can't hold everyone back!"
As he spoke, Grandpa tried to break free from Xiaoshan's arm to continue working, but Xiaoshan forcefully pulled him back.
"No, Grandpa, you're injured! You can't do this kind of work anymore! Let me help you to see Deng Yuanyuan!"
"No need, Grandpa is fine!"
After saying that, Grandpa continued to move the stones with heavy steps, but he would pause for a long time every time he picked up a stone, because the pain in his back made it impossible for him to do any large movements.
Seeing her grandfather like this, Xiaoshan's heart sank.
So she quickly walked over to her grandmother.
"Grandma, what's wrong with Grandpa?"
Grandma, who was looking for stones, immediately straightened up when she saw Xiaoshan arrive.
"Girl, what brings you here?"
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