When Mo returned, Zhao Xiaoxiu's family had already cleared the road from their front door to the entrance of their territory.
The snow piled up on both sides of the road, forming a guardrail. Zhao Xiaoxiu gestured with her own height, and the two snow walls were as high as her waist.
If the heavy snow continues, the fences piled up in less than two days will completely block her view.
Looking back at the rooftop awnings and solar panels, the snow on them was already ten centimeters thick.
It wasn't convenient to release all the tentacles to work during the day, so Zhao Gang planned to sweep the snow off the roof at night.
Mo Shigui drove a patrol car with a snowplow attached to the front of the vehicle. He shoveled snow as he drove, ensuring that the basic roads within the territory remained clear.
The loudspeaker on the roof of the vehicle repeatedly broadcasted a heavy snow warning, reminding the lords to be careful.
Upon meeting Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father for the first time, Mo Shigui asked, "How are the potatoes and rapeseed you planted in the field?"
Zhao Gang first carried his daughter into the car, covering her scarf and collar, before replying, "Very good."
The mutant strains are highly resilient; we just need to pay attention to the virus's mutation status.
This little bit of snow won't do them much harm.
Knowing the crops were doing well, Mo Shigui felt a little relieved and reminded the father and daughter to sit properly before starting the patrol car.
Monkey Sister threw Zhao Xiaoxiu's thermos through the car window and went home to guard the house.
Zhao Xiaoxiu waved to it, then eagerly followed her father and Mo Shigui as they left the territory to greet the new lords.
The patrol car drove very slowly, taking half an hour to reach the entrance to the territory.
Upon reaching the entrance, two snowplows that had converged from several other directions also arrived.
Mo Shigui led the way, followed by two other snowplows. However, the snow outside was even thicker, and they could only move slowly and in a very slow manner.
But snow removal is also part of the patrol team's task; roads must be kept clear to avoid cutting off contact with the outside world.
Each of the three planting areas was responsible for one week. The snow was light in the first week, and Area A's task was easily completed.
Now it's B area's turn to clear the roads. The snow is falling heavily, and the soldiers complain about their bad luck while still having to complete their tasks dutifully.
"Judging from this, if we don't go out to greet them, the new lord won't be able to get in at all."
Since Zhao Gang and his daughter were not speaking, only Mo Shigui was talking to himself in the car.
"I don't know what the situation is like at the Taoyuan Base now. I was in a hurry to return to the planting area yesterday, so I didn't have a chance to go into the city to take a look."
"By the way, our base leadership has decided to make Jiangcheng the new base. Before the snow, some people had already moved to Jiangcheng with the official troops."
“In the future, apart from the planting area and the bio-manufacturing plant, everyone else will probably move over there one after another.”
"When the road is completed, our B area will be able to connect to both Taoyuan Base and Jiangcheng."
"The facilities in Jiangcheng are quite complete. The provincial hospital has been reopened, and the old buildings are easy to renovate. It can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people."
"As long as this kind of thing doesn't happen again, we humans will have truly survived."
Speaking of 'arrival', Mo Shigui suddenly nudged Zhao Gang in the passenger seat with his elbow, "How come those giant sea creatures suddenly appeared over the city? Is it because we wanted the original base site to be too close to the sea?"
If that's the case, now that the base has been moved to Jiangcheng in the inland hinterland, it should be able to avoid this, right?
Zhao Gang: "It didn't appear suddenly, it just moved too fast, making it seem like it appeared suddenly. It was an angry revenge."
Mo Shigui raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Revenge?"
Zhao Gang nodded. "To be precise, it's punishment."
His tone was so certain that it gave Mo Shigui goosebumps for no apparent reason.
He wanted to ask: How did you know?
Then she remembered Yang Mei's strange attitude towards the father and daughter.
His intuition told him that the unexpected terror that had befallen him might, probably, or perhaps was related to the 'lost item' that the base had been searching for.
Is it because the people in the base stole something they shouldn't have that they were subjected to a divine punishment?
Yang Mei's attitude towards the father and daughter was always strange, so Mo Shigui naturally connected it to the fact that Zhao Gang actually already knew the details of the 'lost item' from Yang Mei.
Thinking of this, Mo Shigui automatically shut up.
He wanted to know the secret, but he also knew that the more he knew, the faster he would die.
So, let's end this topic here.
Mo Shigui suddenly fell silent. Zhao Gang looked at him strangely, wondering why he hadn't continued asking.
Mo Shigui: "......" Brother, even if you dare to say it, I dare not listen!
"Someone's there!"
Zhao Xiaoxiu, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation ahead, suddenly spoke up excitedly to remind them.
The two men sitting in the front row immediately looked up and saw a group of people carrying large and small bags, struggling to move forward on a road covered with snow.
A young couple led the way, while an elderly man with thinning, gray hair, supported by a woman in her thirties, followed in the footsteps left by those who had come before.
The last person to walk was a man in his early thirties, carrying luggage in both hands and a child on his back.
This configuration perfectly matches the situation of the two newly arrived lords.
Mo Shigui stopped the car, picked up the microphone, and called out the names of the two lords.
The person on the other end immediately raised their hand and waved in response.
"It seems to be them. Let's get out of the car," Mo Shigui said to Zhao Gang and his daughter.
The snow removal task had to continue, so the soldiers from the last vehicle switched to the first one and continued clearing the road with the second snowplow, leaving the last vehicle for Mo Shigui and the others.
Upon seeing the waiting vehicles, the two newly arrived families immediately perked up and quickened their pace to approach Zhao Xiaoxiu and the others.
Once the person arrived, Mo Shigui confirmed their identity again. After confirming it was correct, he introduced them with a smile:
"This is Lord Zhao Gang of Territory No. 13 and his daughter Zhao Xiaoxiu. It's snowing heavily right now, and your territory doesn't have suitable conditions for wintering, so I've taken the liberty of arranging for you to stay at Zhao Gang's house temporarily. Is that alright?"
This was just a polite question; how could the two newcomers dare to have any objections?
Naturally, they all agreed, showed goodwill to the 'landlord' Zhao Gang, and took the initiative to introduce themselves.
Territory No. 2 is occupied by a husband and wife. The husband's name is Wang Xiang and the wife's name is Qiu Bai. They are both twenty-five years old.
The family of four in Territory No. 16 consists of the female head of the household, Jiang Ning, the male head of the household, Liu Chuan, their five-year-old daughter Liu Miaomiao, and Jiang Ning's father, Jiang Miao.
You can sense the two companies' completely different styles just from their self-introductions.
The couple in plot number 2 are confident, poised, and exude a strong presence.
Of the four family members on the 16th, only the lady of the house, Jiang Ning, was enthusiastic and proactive. Liu Chuan and Grandpa Jiang didn't talk much and didn't take the initiative to be polite.
As for their daughter, Liu Miaomiao, she seemed to be in poor health, perhaps because of the cold weather; she looked listless.
Only when he saw Zhao Xiaoxiu did he raise his head, and his pair of wet, doe-like eyes, hidden in the thin blanket, suddenly lit up, and he uttered a curious "Huh?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu never expected to see a little girl about her age. She couldn't hide her surprise and excitedly tugged at Zhao Gang's pants. "It's a kid!"
Zhao Gang nodded affirmatively, indicating that she had not misread it.
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