Winter has arrived, but the temperature shows no signs of dropping. Just as the Five Elements Spectrum indicated, there should be a year of flooding.
The duration of rain each day is decreasing, and sometimes there is even half a day of sunshine. The water level in Building C has dropped to the 5th floor, and many submerged buildings in Tangcheng have been exposed.
The surviving half of the people began to cheer, thinking that the disaster was over and they had made it through.
Bai Shuang felt that this might be a rare chance for people to catch their breath, given by God.
She rarely took out pieces of paper of various colors and tried to use the crystal bottle for divination. After shaking it, a pink piece of paper popped out.
This means that this winter will not be cold and there will be some sunshine.
Bai Shuang rarely uses such mystical skills because her grandfather once told her that each sorcerer has a limited number of times they can perform these skills in their lifetime, and once that limit is reached, they will no longer be effective.
Next, Bai Shuang took out the potatoes she had bought at the market and placed them on the edge of the black soil to encourage their growth. She planned to exchange these for Liu Zhongyi and the others when they returned in the afternoon.
Bai Shuang suggested they try planting it, and she immediately told Liu Qiang and Wang Bin upstairs about it.
The eight-month flood prevented planting because there was no sunlight. All things grow by the sun, and now that the sun has finally come out, we must seize the opportunity.
The people in Building C have benefited from Bai Shuang many times, so now her words are like imperial edicts, as if those who obey her prosper and those who oppose her perish.
Experience tells them that anyone who doesn't heed her advice will not get anything good.
So, on the balcony and rooftop, next to the bullfrog pot, they added more planting pots. During their long search for supplies, they had accumulated quite a few pots, pans, and dishes.
The next day, they went out together to find soil again.
In the afternoon, Lu Yu brought two personal guards to deal with Bai Shuang; he always handled things personally.
"Can potatoes really be grown? Can other things be grown instead?"
Bai Shuang: "I guess it will take about three months of normal time. With insufficient sunlight, other crops probably won't mature."
Even if potatoes don't grow very big, they can still fill your stomach.
"Why don't you plant some corn? Even if it doesn't ripen, you can still eat the green shoots. You need to plant it as soon as possible; time waits for no one."
Lu Yu nodded and thanked him.
The biggest problem now is the seeds. The eight-month-long floods have destroyed a lot of people's survival supplies, and people have almost finished eating everything they could find to eat.
Although Lu and his men had some military rations, the floods had terrified them, so most of their supplies were processed, and they had very few seeds.
Bai Shuang recalled the large quantity of soybeans she had collected at the general market in her personal space.
"I know a scalper; maybe he has the seeds?"
Lu Yu: "Then I'll leave it to you."
Bai Shuang: "Why are you staring at me? I'm doing this to save the lives of the People's Liberation Army soldiers, not for your sake."
Lu Yu smiled and nodded. "I suddenly feel that you are a blessing to China."
Bai Shuang: "So, you have to protect me well."
Lu Yu reached out to grab her hand, but Bai Shuang reacted instinctively and threw him over her shoulder, which Lu Yu nimbly dodged.
Undeterred, Bai Shuang unleashed a barrage of attacks, each strike aimed precisely at a pressure point, but Lu Yu dodged them all. Lu Yu made a move, and Bai Shuang evaded it...
The two practiced for more than a dozen rounds. Lu Yu, having trained in kung fu since childhood, still won. However, he did not expect that Bai Shuang's strength and skills were so good.
Before this, he rarely encountered any rivals.
Her kung fu would be considered top-notch even in their military camp, let alone the fact that she hadn't used any hidden weapons or poisons.
Bai Shuang was still annoyed. How could this person be so skilled? Her body had been cleansed by the spiritual spring water, yet she still couldn't defeat him.
As for hidden weapons and poison techniques, they are very dangerous and should certainly not be used on friends.
The next day, Bai Shuang asked the brother upstairs to pass on a message that the seeds had been found, and that some corn and vegetable seeds had also been given to her.
They were very grateful. "Shall we settle the debt with gold bars, or should we repay him later, after the harvest?"
Bai Shuang: "They said they'd pay half at market price, and the other half after the harvest, double the price based on the seeds."
You're really generous, paying the bill with gold bars.
The next day, Bai Shuang led Bai Jiu and the others to a secluded place, released two large motorboats, loaded them with potato and grain seeds, and the three of them drove to the handover point.
These grains were all activated by Bai Shuang using spiritual spring water. As long as the weather doesn't deviate significantly, they will grow strong and healthy.
Lu Yu's influence was still very strong. The government quickly issued relief, giving each person half a pound of potato seeds, and the nationwide potato-growing campaign started again.
But the land is still submerged in the vast ocean, with very little of it above the water.
People can only grow it on balconies and rooftops.
Even An Ming, Bai Jiu, and Bai Shuang planted potatoes and vegetables on their balconies, none of them wanting to miss this rare planting opportunity.
But there are always a few people who think they're clever.
Since it was already winter, they felt that planting potatoes was a waste of time.
Food is so precious now, it's better to eat well.
This group of people will also be the first to die in the next round of natural disasters.
Some people are taking a wait-and-see approach, planting half and eating the other half. They won't regret it if the potatoes yield a good harvest, or if they don't.
Of course, there are also people who try to buy potato seeds from others at high prices and plant as many as possible. These people are the ones with the best chance of surviving.
In short, life is full of different aspects, and everyone chooses their own path.
One day, Bai Shuang wanted to go out for a stroll, so she took Bai Jiu and Bai Chang with her, and of course, the snow leopard too, because she couldn't raise it like a flower in a greenhouse.
These past few days, everyone has been busy with planting, and even the looting has decreased, but there are always those who are lazy and have a habit of looting. Along the way, the three of them kept their guns with them at all times.
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