Lu Yuan nodded and thought for a moment before saying, "Then let's go ask him what he needs. We can satisfy him with anything we have here. I don't believe he could want anything other than food!"
Chen Bin nodded and left the office.
Chen Bin quickly resolved everything, but Lu Yuan was extorted for several tons of grain by the contractor. However, he managed to gain control of the dozen or so construction teams under the contractor.
With this group of construction workers in place, the next step is to prepare for the relocation. There are still about six months left until the end of the year, and the houses in Shanxi Province are still mostly empty land.
If you want to build your own base, six months is a bit tight. In this time of scarcity of various resources, it is indeed very difficult to build a building. However, Lu Yuan's requirements are not high. He does not require building a skyscraper, but only that the buildings be sturdy and earthquake-resistant enough.
During dinner, Lu Yuan sat at the table eating. Usually, Lu Yuan would laugh and joke with his family, but today he didn't say a word. Wei Xiaoshan, who was eating next to him, noticed Lu Yuan's unusual behavior, so she gently nudged him with her shoulder and asked, "You seem distracted. Is something wrong?"
Lu Yuan picked up a piece of food, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and found it rather tasteless. He always had to tell everyone what was on his mind, so he sighed, put down his chopsticks, and saw Lu Yuan like this. His family members also put down their chopsticks and looked at Lu Yuan.
"I'll have to leave again soon. The construction project in Shanxi Province is about to start and can't be delayed, so I'll be going with them this time. While I'm gone, please take good care of yourselves!"
When they heard that Lu Yuan was leaving, his family members were reluctant to see him go, but no one objected, since Lu Yuan was thinking of the family.
Grandma looked at Lu Yuan with teary eyes and said, "Xiao Yuan, you're going out again. You have to take good care of yourself this time. Don't be as clumsy as before! You don't have family anymore, so you can't afford to have anything happen to you!"
Lu Yuan smiled and nodded, then said, "Don't worry, Grandma, I'm not going out alone this time, but with a group of people. Besides, things aren't as chaotic outside as they used to be!"
Lu's mother sighed softly and said, "Sigh, we're so old, we can't be of much help. Why don't you let your father go with you? If he needs any help, the family can still lend a hand!"
Mr. Lu quickly nodded and said, "Yes, I've heard from Wu Tian these past few days that he's planning to build a house in Jincheng. I think I might be of some use!"
Xiao Shan's father, not wanting to be outdone, chimed in, "Yes, yes, I've had enough of being here. I'll come along too. Although I don't know anything about building houses, I'm the one you can rely on when it comes to steel. I have connections with some steel mills in Shanxi Province, so I'll be in charge of the steel business, how about that?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shan quickly replied, "Then I want to go too. You don't know how to cook or anything when you're out there. You're not eating or drinking well, and you'll get thin from hunger. I'll go with you. Even though I can't be of much help, I can still get you something to eat and a hot meal!"
Lu's mother and Xiaoshan's mother both nodded and said, "That's right, let Xiaoshan go with you. With her there, you can at least have a hot meal!"
Lu Yuan glanced at Xiao Shan, whose eyes were filled with determination, and could only nod. Actually, they didn't want to take Xiao Shan with them, after all, the conditions there were extremely harsh, and there might be some dangers. Being away from home is not the same as being at home.
But after being cooped up at home for so long, Lu Yuan didn't want to leave Xiao Shan alone at home, so he could only nod to everyone.
Two days later, Zhou Tong returned on time as expected. He was covered in oil, but ran over excitedly, not caring about the oil on his hands, and pushed open the door to Lu Yuan's office.
"I have successfully brought back all two hundred tons of fuel oil, which is now docked at the pier next to Qingshui City!"
Upon hearing the other person's words, Lu Yuan immediately stood up from his chair with a look of delight.
"Great, great! We need to find someone to unload some of the fuel now, and then we'll sail over there!"
After listening, Zhou Tong looked at Lu Yuan in surprise: "Huh? What do you mean? Where are we going?"
After listening, Lu Yuan immediately understood that he had not told Zhou Tong about what had happened during this period. So he told Zhou Tong everything that he had discussed with everyone.
The other person immediately said with a happy expression, "Great! It's finally officially started! I want to go to Shanxi Province this time too! After all, I went with them last time! I'm quite familiar with that place!"
Lu Yuan shook his head and said, "Brother Zhou Tong, I guess you won't be able to go this time. Most of us are going to Shanxi Province, so those who are left behind are the elderly, women, and children. They need someone to take care of them, so I plan to leave you here. Also, the researchers in our laboratory are very important to us, so you can stay here for a while. However, we won't be gone for long. I'll go with you to complete the initial construction and then come back!"
After listening to the story, Zhou Tong sat down on the sofa, feeling somewhat dejected.
"Alright, that's the only way then. But please be careful when you go to Jincheng!"
Lu Yuan nodded, and then led his men to bring back all the dozens of barrels of fuel.
For a moment, the factory area was filled with bright, dazzling light. If you looked closely, you would find that it was all about modifying cars and boats.
Lu Yuan had been preparing for this day for a long time, sending people around to search for ships to modify, as well as some heavy industrial equipment.
This time, he planned to travel by both water and land, heading towards Shanxi Province. Although a large-scale flood had broken out across the country, according to Lu Yuan's prediction, the water level was gradually decreasing. Due to the Earth's rotation stopping, a large amount of ocean currents rose sharply, causing the first wave of flooding. The second wave of flooding was caused by heavy rain. However, after the first wave of flooding receded, even if the heavy rain was heavy, its ability to damage roads would not be as severe as the first flood.
So far, the expressway that previously ran through the east and west has gradually been reopened to traffic. Although there was a lot of debris on the road, it has been basically reopened to traffic after the road has been cleared over this period of time. After all, this was the main road used by the previous large-scale population migration.
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