Chapter 164 Getting Better
Seeing that it was Lu Xingtang, everyone immediately said to Lu Xingtang: "Doctor Lu, I'm sorry, we are not on the same team as Minister Ji. We don't know where Minister Ji went to find supplies."
"Doctor Lu, I know! I wasn't in the same team as them, but when we left Hangzhou, we followed the same route as Minister Ji. We were behind, and Minister Ji was in front. I saw Minister Ji and his team encounter a survivor, and I even went over to take a look. The survivor was originally going to enter our Hope Base, but when he saw Hangzhou was corroded and destroyed by the thick fog and was gone, he thought the base was gone too, and was planning to go to Fucheng Base.
Minister Ji asked the man for information and inquired about the situation in nearby cities. He learned that only Hangzhou and the surrounding counties were affected by the thick fog and acid rain, while other places were not affected. So Minister Ji led his men to the neighboring Jiacheng.
There is some distance between Hangzhou and Jiacheng, and it takes some time. If there is no natural disaster, or if supplies are difficult to find in Jiacheng, it will take some time to get back.
Lu Xingtang frowned. Jiacheng? Thinking carefully about the situation in Jiacheng in his previous life, it seemed like it was raining heavily in Jiacheng at this time.
It seems that it will take several days before Ji Yanmo returns to the base.
Another five days passed, and the team led by Ji Yanmo finally returned. Each car was fully loaded. The supplies he brought back were food and water, with only a small amount of herbs, wood, and stones.
They even caught two goats, a cow, a dead wolf and a rabbit, all of which were obtained from hunting.
Su Cheng's eyes lit up when he saw the supplies Ji Yanmo and his team had brought back. These supplies were enough to feed everyone at the base for three days. The goats and cattle were all put into the farm and kept under watch. After all, goats and cattle were used to being in the wild and might not be used to being kept in captivity. There was a concern that they might become stressed out and cause disturbances to the other cattle and sheep on the farm.
When Lu Xingtang learned that Ji Yanmo had returned, he asked for leave from his teacher and went to find Ji Yanmo.
Ji Yanmo watched Lu Xingtang running towards him from afar, his face full of smiles. He opened his arms and let Lu Xingtang rush into his arms.
"Amo!" The moment Lu Xingtang rushed into Ji Yanmo's arms, she hugged him tightly: "You are finally back."
Ji Yanmo hugged the person dear to his heart tightly, burying his head in her neck: "Tangtang, don't worry about me. Have you forgotten that I also have space and lightning abilities? Nothing will happen to me!"
"But your space doesn't allow anyone to enter!" She wasn't worried about Ji Yanmo's safety at first, but he had been out for eight days, the longest time they had been apart since they got together. Worry was secondary, and longing for him was deep in her bones: "Amo, I miss you."
"Silly, I miss you too."
Unfortunately, Ji Yanmo rested for the night, and the next day, he continued to lead everyone in the search for supplies. This time, everyone knew where the needed supplies were, so it wasn't as arduous as before. The time was shortened, but supplies were still scarce. The construction workers, without much building materials to continue, had to join everyone in searching through the ruins. Strength lies in numbers, and they did find quite a few supplies.
With everyone's hard work, a month passed slowly, and the reconstruction of the base took shape. It could not be compared with the initial establishment of the Shuanglong base. The houses built now were all adobe houses, which felt like a step back of more than 200 years.
Lu Xingtang was worried about Ji Yanmo, so he asked for leave from his teacher and went out with Ji Yanmo to look for supplies.
The teacher had originally disapproved, but Xu Yan and the other two were already capable of handling the situation on their own, so she only needed to keep an eye on things. Lately, everyone was busy rebuilding their homes, and gynecology patients, wanting to save on medication, had stopped coming to the hospital's base for treatment, unless they could no longer afford to wait or were expecting a baby, which was rarely a major event. Lu Xingtang had even been loaned out to the surgery department, helping out there for a while.
Seeing that the couple had a very close relationship, Yin Meixin didn't want to break them up, so she agreed to let Lu Xingtang follow Ji Yanmo. She told them to be careful when looking for supplies and not to get into trouble. She would wait for them to come home.
They had previously gone to Jiacheng to search for supplies, but this time they went to Shaocheng instead. Like Jiacheng, Shaocheng had not been eroded by acid rain and dense fog, and its supplies were relatively abundant. They found a lot of supplies in Shaocheng and brought them back to the base.
Of course, they also encountered many dangers, such as being robbed by a group, encountering heavy rain and landslides. If Ji Yanmo did not have special abilities, they would have to pay a heavy price to bring the supplies home.
Two months passed, and thanks to everyone's tireless efforts, the base was now densely packed with adobe houses. A large number of the survivors had already moved from the underground city to the surface, settling into their own adobe houses. Though small, the families were thrilled to finally have a home. Tears welled up in their eyes, their faces filled with sadness, the hardships they faced, and a sense of longing for the future.
The ruins of the base have not been completely cleared, but a lot of supplies buried underground have been found, especially those belonging to the rich.
The rich people originally did not intend to donate supplies to the base, but when they saw all the survivors helping them find the stockpiled supplies, they felt guilty and donated some of the supplies to the base to express their gratitude.
Su Cheng saw that the rich people gradually put down their airs and stopped putting on airs with the poor people, and the poor people did not hate the rich either. Everyone got along very harmoniously, at least for now. Su Cheng was quite satisfied.
What makes Su Cheng even happier is that Hangzhou's ecological environment is gradually recovering.
It rains almost once a week, and it lasts for one or two days, never more than three days.
Green sprouts have grown on the ground corroded by acid rain and thick fog. Seeing the green sprouts emerging, all the survivors in the base cheered and jumped for joy. This means that they can stay in Hangzhou and there is no need to migrate.
Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo looked at Su Cheng standing at the gate of the base and walked over: "What are you thinking about?"
“I’m thinking, our lives are getting better and better.”
Lu Xingtang nodded, it was indeed getting better.
In particular, two months ago, the official base of Shancheng, which was closest to them, learned about the situation in Hangzhou and flew over to check on the base. They found that they were rebuilding, so the official base of Shancheng donated a month's worth of living supplies and a lot of seeds to their Hope Base, ensuring the basic lives of the survivors in the base.
Since Ji Yanmo and his team received assistance from the official base in Shancheng, they rarely looked for daily necessities. Instead, they looked for construction materials for the base. Construction materials are much easier to find than daily necessities, and they don't build high-rise buildings.
Another month passed, and it was November. The weather in Hangzhou was a bit cold in November. Lu Xingtang found the constant temperature clothes and put them on. Seeing Su Cheng wearing thin clothes and shivering with cold, Lu Xingtang asked Ji Yanmo and made a set of constant temperature clothes according to Su Cheng's size overnight. Ji Yanmo gave it to him: "I found this clothes when I was looking for supplies in Jiacheng. I didn't plan to bring it back, but when I put it on yesterday, I found that the clothes can maintain a constant temperature of 25°. I didn't feel cold at all. You can wear it!"
Asking for monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
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