Chapter 190 Return to the End of the World 18
A military truck was driving slowly on the snow-covered road, its wheels rolling over the frozen, hard snow, leaving two deep tracks on the ground.
Huang Tianqi carefully controlled the truck by holding the steering wheel. Although the front and rear wheels were tied with iron chains as thick as his forearms to increase friction, the vehicle still drifted or skidded unexpectedly every time it turned.
"Damn this weather!" he cursed. Driving in snowy weather is extremely challenging for a driver. Fortunately, they reached their destination after turning the next corner.
"Knock, knock, knock~" The sudden knock on the door was very loud in the empty snowy field. Huang Tianqi kept stomping his feet in front of the door, trying to keep himself warmer. If it weren't for the hard-earned title of godfather, he would have been lying comfortably in the house, warming himself by the fire.
The sound of shoes crunching on the snow could be heard in the yard. After three or five minutes, a head that was red from the cold wind appeared through the opened iron gate.
"Brother Huang, why are you here?" Lin Xing was very surprised and hurriedly welcomed the man in. He was just worrying about shoveling away the snow on the cellar when help came.
Huang Tianqi was wrapped up tightly, with only a pair of eyes exposed. From a distance, he looked like a sturdy bear coming to the yard to look for food.
"Why am I here? Of course I came to see my elder sister and my future godsons and daughters. Otherwise, I could have come to see you?" His low voice came out from his scarf, "Is your sister-in-law asleep now?"
He walked into the hall with big strides. Lin Xing, who followed behind him, shrank his neck because of the cold wind. He was only wearing a military coat after coming out. "Yes, she has been sleepier since she got pregnant. Sometimes she fell asleep while chatting with me."
"Brother Huang," he caught up with a few strides, "How about the thing I asked the captain to inquire about last time? Is there any position available in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the base hospital now?"
Another gust of wind blew the snow on the wall, filling his mouth with snow foam.
Huang Tianqi: ...
This idiot, he has to be outside making noises in such a cold weather. Isn't it said that women become stupid for three years after pregnancy? I've never heard that men also have this symptom.
Knowing that impatience creates confusion, he glared at the fool, pushed open the door and went in. Before he even entered the house, a warm current flowed through the open gap and washed over his face and body. The alternation between cold and heat made the hairs on his body stand up.
There were two braziers with charcoal fires burning brightly, one placed under the square table and the other next to the sofa.
After staying in the room for a while, Huang Tianqi began to sweat on his back. He simply took off his sheepskin coat and hung it next to the brazier to warm it. He also took off the felt hat and scarf on his head.
"It's really warm here. Are all these braziers and charcoal enough?"
Lin Xing also took off his military coat. "It's enough. The base health center comes to check on Xixi every half a month. The accompanying inspectors also come to distribute pregnancy subsidies. There is enough charcoal, food, etc., but fresh vegetables are hard to come by."
"I've delivered them. Knowing that my sister-in-law was pregnant, Captain Gao put in a lot of effort and prepared half a cart of fresh vegetables and fruits." Huang Tianqi looked at Lin Xing who was hesitant to speak and sneered in his heart. He was so silly when he was a father for the first time.
"You need to think about the base hospital issue again."
What?
"I don't know why so many women are pregnant this winter. Maybe the zombie tide has receded and people are feeling more at ease. About 50% to 60% of women who are of childbearing age and want to start a family are pregnant. The obstetrics and gynecology department is extremely busy every day. If there is no serious problem, they will not admit the patient."
"Another thing is that the temperature has dropped so much this winter that many people in the city have caught the flu, especially the elderly who already have illnesses and are still suffering from it. If your sister-in-law is in good health, then we don't have to take the risk of going to the hospital."
He took a sip of hot water and whispered, "Something is going to happen up there. I'm only telling you this quietly because there are too many pregnant women and the charcoal in the base may not be enough. Also, meteorologists predict that this winter will be longer than in previous years. This news has aroused the ambitions of some people up there. Things are looking better and better. If we don't create some trouble now to reshuffle the discourse power, those later regiments will be willing to be inferior to others."
He snorted and laughed twice: "Just wait and see, the base will probably be in chaos."
There are rumors in the outer city that there is not enough food and charcoal in the base, causing panic among the people. He doesn't believe that there is no one behind this. Now it seems that this idiot is lucky enough to have hidden away in peace.
Lin Xing frowned. In this way, the base seemed like a pool of calm water, but in fact, the calm water was deep and there were undercurrents underneath.
In this case, it would be better to wait for the birth of the baby on the farm. Anyway, there are still seven or eight months before the expected date of birth. By the time Chen Qian gives birth, this matter will probably be over.
After dinner, Huang Tianqi was dragged to shovel snow in the yard. After the snow pile on the cellar was cleaned up, Lin Xing lifted the wooden board and let the air in for a while. He hung a candle and lowered it down. After making sure there was enough oxygen inside, he stepped on the wooden ladder and entered the bottom of the cellar.
Huang Tianqi looked down and saw a lot of sweet potatoes, radishes and other food neatly stacked inside: "Your cellar is really well built."
As he spoke, he put down a wooden box filled with apples. In order to better preserve them, he had laid a layer of dry sand on the bottom of the box before he came, and then sprinkled a layer of dry sawdust on it. He then stacked the apples on top according to their size, and between every two layers of apples he put a layer of dry wheat straw, for a total of four layers.
Lin Xing caught it from below. A box full of apples was quite heavy. He moved the white radishes on the wooden shelf to one side and placed the wooden box on top.
Just like this, with one person passing the food upstairs and the other receiving it downstairs, the cellar was soon filled with food. Lin Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the full store of food.
"That won't work. We still need to build a shed on top." Huang Tianqi pulled him up from the ladder, rolled up his sleeves and looked at his watch. "It's only 1 o'clock now. I'll drive to the team to get some building materials and finish building the shed this afternoon."
He did what he said. After saying hello to the young couple, he wrapped himself up tightly and walked out. His rough voice could be heard in the snow: "I will be the one to pick the nicknames for our future goddaughter and son. Don't compete with me for them."
Chen Qian and Lin Xing were left staring at each other in the room for a long time, and then someone burst out laughing.
"Brother Huang is really quick and hasty in his work." Chen Qian put down the wool in her hand. Ever since she became pregnant, she has been treated like a ceramic snowman. Lin Xing always feels that the wind can melt her. When she has nothing to do, she can only knit sweaters.
Lin Xing frowned and looked worried. The nicknames of "Da Lei" and "Er Hu" in Huang Ge's team were his future children's nicknames...
It's really worrying!
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