Chapter 97
Chen Cong joined the group on the second day after returning to Bac Ninh, and found Liu Tuan directly as soon as he arrived.
Seeing her, Liu Tuan smiled: "Why don't you take a few more days off? Didn't you just come back yesterday?"
Chen Cong also laughed, and then said in a slightly complaining tone: "I would like to rest for two days, but isn't the leader deliberately not letting me rest?
Where did you take our Gu Kai and my father-in-law? It was like kidnapping, they just left to report a message and then never came back.
Wei Yan's speech was also unclear.
We are a good couple, but you can't find us anymore. How can I not come to you, Liu Tuan, to ask for you?"
This conversation, which was a mixture of joking and scolding, made Liu Tuan burst into laughter.
He apologized repeatedly: "I really didn't dare to do anything to your Xiao Gu. I'm not afraid of him, I'm afraid of you! My goodness, if I dare to touch Xiao Gu, you will break me in half like an iron rod, right?"
"That's hard to say." Chen Cong was not afraid of him and joked: "Liu Tuan, hurry up and return our family to us!"
It was only then that Liu Tuan stopped joking and said to Shen Chong, "I really haven't come back yet. They are no longer in the group and have gone to the capital."
Chen Cong was stunned. She frowned and looked at Liu Tuan: "What happened in the capital?"
"No, no, don't think too much." Liu Tuan waved his hands repeatedly.
Then he continued, "Don't worry, Xiao Gu and the others are just going abroad to complete a mission. The mission will last for one month, and including the journey, they will be back in two months at most.
They are going there on behalf of the country, so their safety is absolutely guaranteed. Moreover, the expert team on this mission is of a very high level, and the security level is also the highest.”
The more Liu Tuan explained, the more confused Chen Cong became, especially when he heard about the highest security level, he couldn't help but feel even more nervous.
Even the security level is listed out of the blue. Who would believe if you say this matter is not important?
But how can such an important matter be without danger?
"Liu Tuan, don't fool me. You know I'm not easy to fool. Tell me the truth. What's going on? Wei Yan told me that they were going to track the insect swarm."
Chen Cong suppressed his emotions and asked calmly.
But the hands under the table were clenched into fists.
Seeing her nervousness, Liu Tuan didn't dare to beat around the bush and replied directly:
“Tracking the insect swarm was an external statement because this mission was classified as confidential. At the time, not to mention Wei Yan, even I didn’t know the specific situation.
I also received a call from the headquarters at that time, saying that they would transfer Xiao Gu and Mr. Gu to Beijing immediately, and that the helicopter would arrive the next day.
I was also confused at that time, and said I needed to find someone to understand the situation. Then Meng Chao came.
Meng Chao and his team were the ones who were actually tracking the insect swarm, but they were called back halfway through by a phone call.
They came to meet Xiao Gu and the others and left together by helicopter. I also heard some things from Meng Chao.
I still don’t know the specific details of what happened. I can only tell you that they went abroad to provide support. It is said that they are going to help Country E build a national agricultural production base.”
He was silent for a long time.
This is another thing that has never happened in my previous life.
However, as time goes by, the gap between the two lives becomes bigger and bigger, and even the timelines no longer have much intersection. It is inevitable that many things will deviate.
But...my husband and father-in-law went abroad!
When the natural disaster has not yet completely ended.
She couldn't calm down at all.
"Country E?"
Shen Cong asked thoughtfully.
Her eyes flickered, and a thought quickly flashed through her mind: "For oil?"
Liu Tuan did not answer immediately, but a hint of admiration flashed across his eyes.
He knew that Shen Cong was very smart, but he didn't expect that she was so politically sensitive.
He did not hide it, but admitted openly: "I am not sure, after all, I have not received any official notice.
But we all know that E country produces coal and oil.
The country is now short of resources. Several large mines and oil fields disappeared in the earthquake. Without energy, a country is like being without hands and feet, and many things cannot be done at all.
Let's talk about electricity. Now the lines have been repaired, but we still can't guarantee full power supply.
In addition to electricity, there is also oil. Solar cars have limitations in every aspect. At least for now, they cannot completely replace gasoline cars.
But what can we do?
Without these energy sources, our factories cannot operate, workers cannot work, and even fertilizers and pesticides cannot be produced.
This concerns the lives of each and every one of us.
Country E also suffered heavy losses in the earthquake, but what they are most anxious about now is to restore agricultural production.
We are in urgent need of energy and they need assistance with agriculture, so this is a completely mutually beneficial relationship.
So I think that Gu Kai and his friends will not only not have to worry about safety, but will also be treated as VIPs."
Shen Cong nodded.
Although Liu Tuan kept saying that he didn't know, he didn't understand, and he hadn't received any notice.
But after all, he is a high-level leader and has access to too many channels.
As long as he is given the slightest clue, he can immediately restore the truth of the matter without any deviation.
Liu Tuan has already said this much, Chen Cong feels that this is how things should be.
She recalled the things she had heard in the community before.
When traffic was not fully restored, the city sent out tanker trucks to collect the remaining gasoline from gas stations one by one. No one was spared.
At that time, everyone was discussing that the country must be suffering from a severe oil shortage.
So this is the state taking action.
No one can refuse to do things for the country.
After confirming the whereabouts of her husband and father-in-law and knowing that they were safe, Shen Cong said goodbye and left.
Liu Tuan wanted her to stay a little longer, saying that she could continue working with the working group, but Chen Cong declined.
"I want to tidy up the top floor these days. The land has been badly damaged. Gu Kai is not here, so we can't force the seedlings to grow. But the more this is the case, the sooner we have to replant. Otherwise, another season of vegetables will be delayed." Chen Cong said.
They have been back home for almost a month. If they continue at the previous rate, the vegetables on the roof will be ripe by then.
Now their thousands of kilograms of vegetables are being destroyed!
When he thought of this, Chen Cong couldn't help but feel pain in his flesh.
Liu Tuan also felt pain.
He also lived on the top floor before.
It was simply because after the insect swarm came, the city was busy and he had to stay at the regiment headquarters so he moved back.
Now hearing what Chen Cong said, he nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, you guys can tidy up the top floor first. That's also our city's base, and it's a demonstration base. You guys go ahead and do your work. If you need someone, tell me."
"No need for people. Captain, please send someone to deliver some water every morning and evening. There is so much land, and we can never irrigate it all by just carrying water."
"No problem, leave it to me." Liu Tuan assured immediately.
At this point, he suddenly remembered: "Oh, go to the quartermaster's office and get your family's rations for this month. And Shi Chen and Can Can's. Xiao Gu and the others are on a business trip, so their rations will be issued as usual, and they will be issued according to the highest level.
Go sign it. If you can’t get it, I’ll ask someone to carry it back to you at night.”
With space available, Chen Cong naturally didn't need help from others to carry the food. She refused repeatedly: "No, I drove here. I will move the food slowly and won't cause any trouble to the group. These few days must be very busy, and no one is idle."
After hearing her say this, Liu Tuan smiled and didn't insist anymore. It was obvious that they were indeed short of manpower.
He just kept saying, "If you can't do it, just put it in the car and wait for those guys to go back at night and ask them to help you move it."
Since the group was so honest with his family, Chen Cong didn't hesitate any more and sat down again.
Liu Tuan, who was about to see the guest off, was stunned.
Liu Tuan quickly sat back down and asked, "Xiao Shen, do you have anything else to say?"
Chen Cong nodded and asked, "Captain, Gu Kai and my father-in-law left in a hurry, so they didn't have time to talk to you before they left, right?"
Liu Tuan thought for a moment and said, "That's true. I called Wei Yan and asked him to go to the community to look for someone, and they ran into him in Qingshan Town. At that time, Xiao Liang was leading a working group nearby, so I asked Xiao Liang to go over.
After they came back, they went to the garrison camp, where they met Meng Chao and his men. I didn’t even have the chance to meet them.”
"That's it." Chen Cong understood.
"Gu Kai and my father-in-law went to town to call you, especially my father-in-law, because he wanted to tell you something. But things were too chaotic later, and the old man didn't have time for it.
I guess by the time he realized what was happening, he would already be on the plane."
After hearing this, Liu Tuan also reacted.
That's right. The insect plague was at its worst at that time. How could the father and son abandon their family and run to the town?
There must be something going on!
Thinking of this, Liu Tuan's expression immediately became serious: "Xiao Shen, what's the matter?"
"My father-in-law just wanted to remind the group that the insect swarm would not form without reason. The reason why they appeared at this time must be that there was a change in the weather.
According to his speculation, the rainy season is about to arrive. He wants to remind everyone that while preventing insects, they must also be prepared for the arrival of the rainy season. "
"It's going to rain?!" Liu Tuan jumped up from his chair.
He is really tall and big, otherwise... Chen Cong felt that he would be so excited that he would jump onto the roof.
"Well, it should be."
Seeing that Liu Tuan was too excited to sit still, she had to kindly remind him again: "Captain, droughts and floods usually come in succession. Don't be happy just by hearing the word rain, you still have to prepare for what you need!
We must pay attention to flood prevention.”
"Understood! I'll have people survey the river in the next few days, and immediately dredge and reinforce the river."
Although he said this, Liu Tuan couldn't keep the smile off his face.
I was so happy that my whole body seemed to blossom.
Yes, it has been almost two years since the earthquake, and not a drop of rain has fallen!
The shallower rivers have all dried up, and the minimum water level of groundwater dug from wells cannot be guaranteed.
This is because Bac Ninh is well located and has never been a water-scarce city.
Many cities further north can no longer hold on.
In fact, Beining is almost unable to hold on. If it doesn’t rain for a few more months, Liu Tuan feels that he doesn’t know how to survive.
Therefore, for him, this news from Chen Cong was simply the best news he had heard recently!
No doubt about it!
Even when his subordinates told him that the insect tide was completely over and the swarm had left the ground of Beining, he was not so happy.
At this moment, when Liu Tuan looked at Chen Cong again, it was just like looking at a lucky star. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him, and he would agree to anything he said!
Knowing that Liu Tuan would not listen to any more warnings, Chen Cong said no more.
After saying goodbye, she went to collect food rations for the whole family, and then returned to Fulin.
In fact, Fulin’s current condition is not as good as when they returned to the community before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At that time, the city had already begun to demolish the ruins in front of the community.
But because of the sudden insect swarm that followed, everyone was caught off guard. The demolition work has now been suspended, and the half-demolished ruins look even more messy.
This time, Chen Cong did not stop the car in front of the ruins, but went around it.
But when I passed by, I still saw some people squatting in the ruins, picking through things, looking for things that could be used and sold for money.
The ruins have been here for more than a year. Everything usable in them has long been picked up. No one has been picking up junk here for a long time.
Now that it is surrounded again, there is only one possibility, that is, many people are about to fail to survive and can only find disappointment in these remaining places.
Chen Cong sighed silently in his heart, knowing that this insect tide had brought a heavy blow to the people.
It may be fatal to quite a few people.
When Chen Cong returned home, Shi Chen and Zhou Ying had been busy on the roof for half a day.
When Shi Chen saw her car upstairs, he ran down without waiting for her to call him, and carried the rations back with her.
The monthly food ration for five people is not too much, but not too little either, a full 150 kilograms. (Cancan is a superpower, so his food ration is calculated based on full labor)
Finally, Zhou Ying and Liu Xiaofeng also ran down, and the four of them finally finished moving everything.
Just like that, everyone took a long time to catch their breath when they got upstairs.
After a short rest, several people went upstairs together. At this time, Shi Chen and the others had already moved out the vegetable shelves that had been moved into the greenhouse during the insect infestation and in the house.
Although the vegetables inside were gone, the soil had obviously been turned over again.
There was a lot of soil on the top floor, which looked like it had been dug out from the vegetable garden and exposed to the sun.
"We also dug out some potatoes today, about 200 kilograms. At that time we thought they were all destroyed by insects and we were very sad, but when we turned the soil today we found that they were still fine."
Zhou Ying pointed to the sacks at the entrance of the greenhouse and said happily, "Our hard work over the past few months has finally paid off."
Chen Cong was very happy to know that there was something he gained.
She walked over to take a look and found that although the potatoes were still a little small, each one was at least as big as a child's fist. At least she could exchange them for a lot of things.
She looked at Liu Xiaofeng who was following behind her and said to him, "Xiaofeng, ask your friends where you can buy batteries or something like that. If you can, use these potatoes to exchange for as many as you can."
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