Chapter 508 Transcript
Later, some people with evil intentions instigated those who felt they could not endure it any longer to start resisting.
"The most people died during that period, more than when the temperature was more than 60 degrees below zero."
Corpses were carried outside the city and burned. For a whole month, black smoke was seen floating outside the city every day.
Later, the rest of the people knew to just wait patiently, thinking that everything would be fine after they could get through it.
But things don't always go as planned, and after summer comes winter.
When had their southern city ever experienced a winter with temperatures of more than 20 degrees below zero? Cold-proof supplies were in short supply, so every day they had to organize a team to go up the mountain to chop firewood, and everyone used firewood to burn for warmth.
When she was young, Mrs. Feng had been farming for decades. She had the longest tenure in the city and the most experience in farming. Compared with other older farmers, she was also the healthiest.
She became the first person in the Feng family to be officially hired. She had to grow vegetables in the greenhouse every day. She didn't have to grow them herself, but she had to go there every day to provide guidance and study with several other veteran farmers and agricultural students on how to increase the yield of indoor vegetable cultivation.
By the end of winter, the vegetables grown were basically enough to meet the minimum daily needs of the entire city.
Feng Lixuan said: "The winter was not so bad. After everyone had survived the summer, their immunity had improved a lot. The occasional illness in the winter was cured by the city doctors who went into the mountains to collect herbs when the weather was warm. But after the snow melted, those reactionary organizations rose up."
When the snow melted, water flowed into the soil, and landslides and earthquakes occurred soon after the spring.
People who shouted that this was a punishment from God and heaven began to protest in the city, saying that disasters such as mudslides, landslides and earthquakes were all caused by cutting down trees in winter.
"Originally, there were rumors after the ground cracked, saying that the disaster was caused by human industrialization and deforestation. The earthquake that occurred after the trees were cut down in winter further increased the truth of the rumor. At one point, almost half of the people were incited."
When Feng Lixuan recalled this period of time, he couldn't help but feel bitter.
"Some people even set themselves on fire to seek forgiveness for their sins... I can still remember the stench of burning human fat that rushed straight into my nose."
The three of them walked on the street, the cold white street lights lengthened their shadows, and no one spoke for a moment.
During that period, in addition to doing the official tasks of cleaning, moving supplies and some indoor production work, the most important thing for the Feng family every day was to voluntarily guard outside the greenhouse, for fear that someone would take advantage of the situation to harm the old lady.
"Once people get stuck in a dead end, everything changes. Most of the reactionary people were driven out, but some of them hid in the crowd. An agricultural student who worked with the old lady, who had just graduated not long ago and was only about 23 or 24 years old, was stabbed to death by the group of people...
They have been brainwashed into believing that there are too many people in this world and that humans are a virus to the earth, so those who have been brainwashed simply killed the people who grew vegetables and food for everyone.”
Zhao Yeqing was aroused by his emotions, as if he had already seen that scene. He was so angry that he couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth and sneered.
Feng Lixuan looked up at the moon that had risen to the middle of the sky. "It's funny, right? I think so too. I was so worried at the time, afraid that the old lady would be upset and sick, but I still underestimated her."
From then on, Old Mrs. Feng stood more firmly in the greenhouse and the planting room, sticking to her post from beginning to end, in good spirits and with a straight back, and she never got sick until the climate gradually returned to normal.
"At the time, I thought the old lady was amazing. She was in her 80s or 90s, but she managed to carry such a heavy burden. But I didn't expect that when the weather recovered and everyone's life improved, she collapsed."
When Zhao Yeqing heard this, she raised her head suddenly and her eyes turned red. She knew Feng Lixuan had said that the old lady was fine, but she still felt so distressed that she shed tears. She couldn't help but tremble when she spoke: "What's wrong with her?"
"If the tense nerves relax, they will get sick. How can they not get sick? These nerves have been tense for five or six years."
"What did the doctor say?"
"The Chinese doctor came to check and said that it was caused by mental damage and blocked triple energizers, which was caused by excessive thinking. I also went to see a Western doctor, but there are not many medical resources in the city now. All the existing medical equipment has been used for examination. There is no major problem, but I am not as energetic as before and I am always easily tired."
Zhao Yeqing didn’t know whether this was good news or not, but he really couldn’t be happy.
After getting in the car, they arrived at the tarmac in silence. Feng Lixuan had adjusted his mood and put on a hearty smile on his face, "Aunt, please slow down. I'll go back and tell my family to make a big meal for lunch tomorrow!"
"Okay! Is there anything else you want to eat? I have all kinds of meat."
This is a good relationship. Feng Lixuan said without hesitation: "I want to eat both."
When the helicopter was flying into the air and gradually leaving the sky above the city, Zhao Yeqing looked back and could still see a small black dot on the apron.
This time she was looking forward to going to the city more than ever. She knew she would have to go there early in the morning, but she was still so anxious that she couldn't sleep at night.
Mu Xi forcibly covered her eyes: "Okay, do you want to go to the city to see your aunt tomorrow and have her eyes stare at your dark circles?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yeqing was no longer excited about what to take with him and quickly closed his eyes.
When I woke up again, I was awakened by some miserable cries. I looked at the time and it was already past nine in the morning. I sat up, rubbed my sleepy eyes, stood in front of the window, and watched Mu Xi dragging a sheep out of the sheepfold below.
She opened the window and asked, "Are you going to kill a sheep?"
Mu Xi looked up when he heard the voice and saw that her messy hair had not been smoothed out, and a strand of hair on top of her head was sticking up. He couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Well, a souvenir."
It was a goat that was killed; goat meat tastes better.
The two were worried that the Feng family's refrigerator was too small to fit anything, so they cut the sheep in half and only took half with them.
Zhao Yeqing packed up the fresh local eggs he had found in the morning and planned to take them with him. He also went to the vegetable garden to pick a lot of vegetables, took a bag of dried mushrooms, and two large jugs of milk.
Although the Feng family will not be short of vegetables as they manage the greenhouse, the old lady is a very decisive person. Even if the superiors feel sorry for the elderly and allow them to take the vegetables home, the old lady will not abuse her power for personal gain.
What's more, it's grown organically.
In fact, Zhao Yeqing also had some selfish motives. When she first returned to Meishan, she said she wanted to grow vegetables, but her cousin seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Now is the time for her to get out her report card.
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