January 26, 2134.
The sun rises very early in the morning. In fact, it is because the ground is covered with snow. As long as there is a little light, it will reflect the bright light of the snow, as if the sky is bright.
Lu Qin looked at the watch and saw that it was only six o'clock, so it was still early for work.
Although the disaster relief office's work requirement is to be at 8 a.m., things are different now because the electricity supply has not been restored yet. Most alarm clocks cannot be used, and there is no need to clock in with "DingTalk".
Everyone goes to work based on their feelings. It doesn't matter if you come early or late. Generally, you can go home after completing your work for the day.
Although it was early, Lu Qin couldn't fall asleep. Liang Shuyu was middle-aged and had gotten up long ago. She didn't know what he was doing downstairs. She didn't call her mother and just stared at the ceiling with her eyes open for a while.
"Which package should I open today..."
She immediately entered the express delivery space, touched the large number of express deliveries in front of her, and felt a little worried.
No matter how busy she was, she never forgot to open her daily packages. Though the number wasn't large, the sheer variety meant she always found something useful. As someone who cherished all sorts of supplies, she naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.
For example, this watch on her hand, although a bit old-fashioned in style, is very much to her liking.
"It would be nice if I could drive a sled." Lu Qin thought to herself, it's too hard to go out and walk in the snow every day, it would be much better if she had a sled.
However, opening a package is a kind of metaphysics. She had studied it before, but she really couldn't come up with any results.
So, today she opened a rag doll.
Well, it’s a little Stella Lou.
It's a pirated one, the kind with the mouth sewn crookedly.
Looking at Xingdalu's crooked and evil smile, Lu Qin felt like crying but had no tears.
What is the use of this thing?
After opening the "Daily Blind Box", Lu Qin jumped up. Although there was still some warmth in the room because the fire was still on, she put on her clothes as quickly as possible.
If possible, she would also like to go back to the days more than a month ago when she stayed at home and slept and ate every day...
But not today. Today is the day when Shelter No. 042 is officially opened. As a member of the disaster relief team, she must be there.
It snowed particularly heavily that day.
After just a short walk outside, snowflakes already covered her shoulders. Lu Qin yawned and tightened her clothes. She was dressed generously, three layers deep, wrapped up like a ball, but she still felt the chill of the wind.
Fortunately, Liang Shuyu made her some hot milk in the morning. Now her stomach felt warm after drinking it, and she also felt a little heat in her stomach.
"Xiao Lu is here? Have you had breakfast? There is Laba porridge in the cafeteria today, with candied dates and red beans." Xiao Chen, who was in charge of routine affairs of the shelter in the same office, greeted her when he saw her.
"Is today Laba Festival?" Lu Qin was surprised.
The snowstorm continued, and the days seemed to be no different. I had long forgotten the festival.
"Yeah. Our boss specifically chose the shelter to open today, didn't you know?" Xiao Chen laughed, "So the kitchen staff is working like crazy. Anyone who shows their ID card today can get a bowl of hot porridge."
"That's true, Boss, you're really generous. With so many people, you must have spent a lot of food."
The boss that Xiao Chen was referring to was naturally Qu Dongbo, so Lu Qin just said it casually.
"Well, you know that our boss has made a lot of money just by using this shelter. Now that we are rich and powerful, this little thing is nothing to us!" Xiao Chen said mysteriously.
"Forehead......"
That's true.
Ever since that day's long conversation, it was as if someone had been gifted with a cheat code, and he instantly understood how to be a good "boss".
Integrating resources, selling shelter places, building trading venues, constructing various cold-proof and disaster-prevention projects, etc., were all done in an orderly manner, as if he was not the one who hesitated that day.
The entire month of January was the period of fastest development. Within a few days, Lu Qin had already sensed the prototype of the base.
People are no longer immersed in the confusion caused by the snow disaster and have started to rush around to fill their stomachs.
Apart from the heavy snow that was still falling, nothing seemed to have changed.
Of course, everything has changed. Those who were once high-ranking members of society before the end of the world may now be just lowly workers; farmers who once toiled in the fields may now, relying on their family's stored grain, become enviable wealthy households.
All the changes are taking place quietly, yet everything seems so harmonious.
But Lu Qin was still very happy to see this scene. This meant that she was one step closer to realizing her dream of living a life of idleness and waiting for death in a stable base!
......
Since the porridge was free, Lu Qin drank a bowl of Laba porridge based on the principle of not wasting the opportunity.
The chef who served her the porridge was Uncle Wang from the kitchen team. He had been working in the kitchen team for half his life. The Laba porridge he cooked was soft, glutinous and sweet. He also specially served her two extra candied dates.
Mm, so sweet.
After drinking the porridge, Lu Qin followed everyone into the car.
The shelter is actually quite some distance away from here, about three kilometers away. It is located in the northern suburbs of Antu County and is indeed not easy to walk to.
However, in order to facilitate passage, the road to the shelter was cleared early.
By the way, now the cleaning work is not done by soldiers. Ordinary people are recruited to do the work. Now the main job is to clean the daily snow. The salary is temporarily set at two steamed buns weighing one ounce and one ounce of boiled potatoes.
This reward made Lu Qin feel very cordial.
Her first job at Rongcheng Base in her previous life was to clear snow.
When she signed up, the person in charge thought she was too small and skinny for such physically demanding work. After all, there was a lot of snow, and it would take a lot of strength. But perhaps out of pity, they accepted her anyway.
Although the steamed buns were made of stale flour and not the soft leavened ones she had before, they were a little sour, and the potatoes were only slightly salty, she still burst into tears when she first received them. God knows what she had eaten during her wanderings.
Lu Qin sighed and looked outside.
The car was converted from a large military truck. Gasoline and diesel are rare nowadays, and only the military can afford to use the vehicle. However, ordinary vehicles are also difficult to drive in this kind of snow.
There were actually a lot of people outside, most of them were carrying their families, carrying bags and bags on their shoulders, and heading towards the shelter. Most of them had abandoned their original homes and moved to the shelter.
The official price for staying in the shelter is 100 kilograms of food, or its equivalent.
The price is indeed quite high. Those who can afford it are not the kind who would starve or freeze. However, the demand for space still outstrips supply. After all, underground shelters are primarily warmer. Being underground, they are naturally warmer than above ground, so they won't be freezing.
In addition, due to the relative safety of the residents after screening, everyone is more willing to stay in this shelter.
Even because of the collapse of the power system, the underground ventilation is not very good, the drainage and sewage are also temporarily modified and there are some problems. Even the rooms allocated to each family are very small, almost only a few square meters.
But in the face of disaster, humans always have a sense of community. Keeping each other warm is definitely the best option.
In short, those who live in Shelter 042 are all "middle class".
The real lower-class people, like Lu Qin in his previous life, all lived in disaster relief houses built later, and the quality of the houses was only slightly better than cardboard shacks.
But who cares? There are always different kinds of people at any given time.
After Lu Qin was reborn, she naturally wanted to be in the top third, but fortunately, she may have already completed half of it.
"Beep--" the sound of a car horn interrupted her thoughts.
042 Shelter has arrived.
Lu Qin got out of the car and saw Qu Dongbo in the crowd from a distance.
He had probably arrived a long time ago. The military insignia on his shoulder was already covered with snow, and he was listening to reports from several of his subordinates.
Perhaps he noticed her gaze, he suddenly raised his head and looked in her direction from a distance.
For some reason, Lu Qin's heart suddenly started beating faster.
Although she couldn't see his gaze clearly, she just felt that Qu Dongbo was looking at her.
......
"Captain, Miss Lu is here too!" Zhang Yu obviously saw Lu Qin as well, and waved to her excitedly.
Qu Dongbo had a keen eye, so he'd naturally noticed it early on. He'd been very busy lately, mostly out and about, so he'd rarely run into her. He'd been looking forward to Lu Qin's visit, and he'd been relieved to see her arrive safely.
"You're the only one who talks too much! Are you ready for the ceremony?" Qu Dongbo was always quiet, usually ignoring his chatty guards. But today, he broke the silence and gave them a small reprimand.
"Ah? Isn't the ceremony under the charge of Captain Liu?" Zhang Yu was scolded and was a little confused.
"Can't you keep an eye on it? What do you do as an adjutant?"
"Yes!" Zhang Yu saluted straight and replied.
Qu Dongbo stopped talking and walked towards Lu Qin.
Zhang Yu walked away silently, secretly complaining: Why didn't you just tell me to find Sister Lu earlier and it would have been done? Why did you send me away?
......
"Hello, Captain!"
"Hello, Captain!"
As they walked along, since the majority of the people were military officers, they all saluted Qu Dongbo one by one when they saw him approaching.
Qu Dongbo just nodded slightly and walked in front of Lu Qin.
Lu Qin's heart was pounding. "Well...hello, sir?"
Qu Dongbo suddenly laughed: "Ahem, didn't you say you don't need to call me sir? You're not my soldier."
"Then I am still your subordinate."
"Okay, whatever you want to call me. Let's go." Qu Dongbo didn't care.
"Huh? Where are you going?"
"Frozen silly? Go to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of the shelter."
Lu Qin turned around and confirmed that there was no one else around before pointing at herself: "Me?"
"You."
Yes, that's right. Today is the official opening day of Shelter 042. Despite limited conditions, a ribbon-cutting ceremony has been prepared. Sometimes this kind of formalism isn't just about superficial work; it's more of a signal, giving the people a sense of security.
But, at best, she was just a small employee who did the work. In this kind of thing, she would probably just watch the fun from the outside and be one of the people who applauded the leaders. How could she attend the ceremony with the big boss?
She couldn't figure it out.
"Don't be stunned. If it weren't for you, the shelter probably wouldn't have opened so soon." Qu Dongbo smiled and said, "Let's go."
The people gathered in groups of three or four were all Qu Dongbo's subordinates. At this moment, they were all looking up at the sky and the ground, looking at their noses and their hearts, wishing they had no eyes.
Their boss is picking up girls, what can they say!
......
Thus, a precious photo was passed down to later generations.
The name is "Hello, Shelter 042".
This photograph records the official opening of a human refuge in the first year of the Cold Wave. Most scholars believe this marks the beginning of the Cold Wave Period, demonstrating humanity's transition from ignorance to active adaptation. It also represents the fall of the old regime and the emergence of a new one centered around the survival base, offering valuable evidence of the transition from the old to the new.
In the photo, one can vaguely see a young woman in thick clothes standing next to General Qu Dongbo, the core representative of the Rongcheng base.
The woman was staring at the sign of Shelter 042 that was revealed after the red silk cloth was cut, while General Qu Dongbo was looking at her with a smile.
......
The girl wrapped up like a bear was, of course, Lu Qin. She hadn't noticed Qu Dongbo's movements at all, and had no idea that the logistics department had managed to get a camera to take pictures of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
After all, it is really not easy to find these usable high-tech products nowadays.
If she knew she would be photographed today, um, she would still choose to wear something thicker.
After all, she suffered from the cold. Her life was more important.
But she was still very happy to witness the opening of Shelter 042, and felt that she had witnessed a major event!
She looked at the inconspicuous plaque of Shelter 042 in front of her and breathed a sigh of relief.
Hello! See you again, Shelter 042!
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