Return to the journey(120)

A wildfire burned for three days and three nights. Except for the forest that was left as a shelter when the factory was originally built, almost all the rest was burned. The fire break that was originally set up did not burn through the woods surrounding the factory.

It is getting wilted from the roasting, but it is indeed alive. Because of the cover of this forest, except for being smoked by smoke and dust, the factory building is completely preserved.

Not only that, when spring came, with the help of caves and cave sinkholes, the water introduced into the caves actually survived. With this water, the factory was the garrison for the master, and it could also ensure basic life.

Zheng Tiansheng carried his luggage and looked at the factory site that he could see at a glance. Of course, this place can still be used. But, it can’t be used! No one can live anymore, and who cares about the factory or not.

What Phoenix, what arsenal, what pharmaceutical factory and power plant, it’s meaningless. If we can’t survive this disaster, this place is no different from being abandoned.

This means that people’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations. It cannot be said that the place chosen is not good, but God does not cooperate, so there is nothing you can do.

He came over to find Fourth Master, "Brother Jin, come back to Jinling with me. Talents like you and Mr. Lin can be put to use anywhere. This place is guarded, and it will be difficult to recover in three years. Stay here."

Here, it’s just a waste of time.”

But this is human life! How can you just say you don’t want it and just don’t want it?

Fourth Master waved his hand, "Brother Zheng wants to leave. If I don't stop him, I won't be able to stop him."

"It's not that you hide when you see a disaster." Zheng Tiansheng said, "You have also seen this place in Qin Province. General Feng who just took office is going to rebel again, and there will be another war. This Qin Province is affected by the disaster, and the city is

Those old-fashioned warlords are resurrected and constantly changing their flags. It’s not a good idea for us who came from Nanjing to stay in Qin Province now.”

I understand! But the things before have not been completed. You have to keep your mouth shut so that the news cannot be leaked.

"That's for sure! You can't even dream about it."

Bai Xue said nothing and followed these two people and left Qin Province again.

Nowadays, it can be said that this place is really quiet. In a place thousands of miles away, what is worthy of people's attention?

Zhang Qiao sent a telegram saying that the matter here could be put on hold and that he should withdraw first.

Hu Mulan sent several telegrams in a row, all with the same idea. She could go back to the capital first, or go to Shanghai. Anywhere is fine. Don't stay in Qin Province. Three telegrams in a row were rejected by Lin Yutong, so she sent a telegram.

If that doesn't work, go back to Chang'an City first. The city is always better. There are sweet water wells and food, so your life will not be affected much.

But I can't leave! Where can I go! Many women sell their children and daughters, just to get some money so that their children can survive. At this time, except for the hope of living, there is nothing else to think about.

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We have food in stock here and can last until the end of the year. People in the mountains control their eating, and even if they consume it until the end of the year, they will not die of hunger.

But what about after the New Year? Is there any drama?

Along the river, wells were dug. The water in the wells was not prosperous, but at least there was drinking water. In order to prevent people from stealing the water, seven or eight people in the village took turns to collect the water every night. There were gongs hanging by the wells.

When people come to get water, stop them first. If more people come, bang the gong quickly. Men, women, old and children in a village have to stop them. People almost die for a mouthful of water not once or twice.

Huaizi wanted to evacuate to the mountains if that didn't work. There was food, drink, and 3,000 guns on the mountains to ensure safety. He was mainly worried that people would do evil if they were too hungry to survive. Therefore,

, he wanted to take several children to the mountain together, because he felt that the mountain was the safest.

Tongtong waved his hand, "So many people are going to starve to death, we can't do nothing! God won't give us a way to live, but people have to give people a way to live! God has given it up, but people can't give it up. We have to find ways to get food.

How much can be saved?"

But in this situation, where can we get food?

The Fourth Master pointed at the transmitter and said, "Crank it to generate electricity. I want to generate electricity."

To whom?

Just one thing for all the friends who can get involved, use food to order affordable or even low-priced medicines...If it doesn't work for five years, then provide it for ten years. If it doesn't work for ten years, then twenty years. As long as you can find food.

, No matter what kind of food it is, as long as it can be allocated to me, we are willing that the pharmaceutical factory will not earn any money from those who are willing to provide food in the next ten or twenty years on the basis of guaranteed costs.

There is no need for polished rice and white flour, and it doesn’t matter if it is a serious grain. If you eat something that won’t kill you, it will count.

In the past, this medicine was sold exclusively by everyone, but now? It means that anyone who is in the drug store business can sell my medicine at a low price. To be honest, this is a long-term investment! In ten years,

How much does this cost?

Now I spend 10,000 yuan to find some things that can fill my stomach. In the next many years, I will earn back more than ten times.

In such a large country, the situation in Jiangnan and several coastal provinces is quite optimistic. In addition to domestic and foreign countries, if people in the pharmaceutical industry, large and small, are mobilized, it will really be a little bit of success.

Many, it is really useful.

The fourth master didn't run away from this matter, leaving the matter to Li Tingtong and Zhou Xianmin. As long as they can provide everything including food, they can talk about anything.

In order to prevent food from being transported, Lin Yutong said that anyone who transported food to Qin Province was allowed to use Lin Sanniang's name. She would take the head of anyone who dared to seize the goods privately or embezzle and rob them.

Less than half a month after this matter was publicized, there were results. First, Wanzhong Pharmacy set up by Qin Nan sent some supplies, followed closely by some people who used to do medicinal materials business, one after another, some with three to five loads of dried vegetables.

Some of them are bran, but no matter what they are, there is always food coming in one after another.

This has to be allocated. Wanzhong Drug Store in Qin Province takes the lead and distributes it to each county. When the amount of supplies is small, several porridge sheds will be set up in each county.

Even if one person eats a handful of vegetables and a pinch of wheat bran a day, it is already a big deal to ensure that he will not die of hunger.

Originally, the workers on the construction site stayed together and helped distribute the food to various counties. At first, there were a few trucks a day, or more than a dozen trucks, which could save people around them. Later, people from far away also arrived, including those from various coastal areas.

Dried kelp and dried algae all count. You don’t wash them, and there isn’t much water. Just boil them in the water, take them out and chop them when soft, then throw them into the pot and cook them again. This kind of wild vegetables is a bit dry.

With a little bit of kelp, the soup went from a clear soup with little water to a bowl of dry food, but it also saved my life.

Fourth Master and Tongtong were receiving telegrams every day, asking who the contract was with, how much goods were provided, how many medicines were ordered, and how many years the price was equal. Not every transaction is fair. Some people, the food provided by others

The quality is high, such as wheat bran, rice bran, and various old grains, and the quantity is indeed sufficient. Lin Yutong will reply to her, and there will be a small amount of scarce medicines later, which she will provide to the other party at a fair price. But for some people,

She was speechless at the time, but she remembered it. Let’s get through this before we get through it.

Everyone else is allocating supplies. If you still need people who are fine, just stay and rest to save energy.

Changping and Yang Zi, and even Qiu Shen and Qiu Hai, raised by Xiaotong and Shuanzi's grandma, did not starve. Even if there was nothing to eat, the children should still eat. But Changping never mentioned what to eat.

What to eat? Anyway, just eat whatever is given by your family.

Potatoes were also planted in the yard. They were irrigated with the water after washing every day, but they also grew well. I guess they didn't grow well, but the children were very attentive. They wished that a little bit of water would make every little seedling grow.

Take care of it.

When the autumn harvest came, Chang Ping squatted on the ground and carefully dug potatoes with a small shovel. As a result, the largest potato was only as big as an egg, and the smaller ones were as big as peanuts and broad beans. Chang Ping dug up the soil from the vegetable garden.

I kneaded it carefully with my hands, fearing that the little potatoes would be lost. As a result, I didn’t do anything all day, so I just rubbed the soil there. My fingers got calluses when I rubbed them, and my palms became red and swollen. Only then did I find five

Little potatoes. He had a small hand, and he held five small potatoes in such a small hand, which could fit into the palm of his hand. This shows how small the potatoes are.

But the child was still very happy, "Mom...Mom...look! There is a leak."

Yeah! I missed something, you are so good at it. I washed the child’s hands with a little water, and put the potatoes away solemnly, “Tonight, let’s share an extra potato with each person.”

Chang Ping smiled happily.

For a while, the couple were talking in the main room, but when Tongtong came out again, the potato seedlings in the yard were gone.

Someone must have taken it away. This thing is inedible, but what can we do now?

Lin Yutong could only raise his voice and shout in the village: "...If anyone feels uncomfortable after eating potato seedlings, please come over and I will give you an acupuncture..."

No one answered. There was really no sound of chickens or dogs in the village. There were even few voices, so it took a lot of effort to speak.

There is not a grain of grain in the autumn harvest, but people are still looking forward to it. They say that if it rains at the beginning of autumn, they will sow wheat seeds and carry them for another half a year. By the time of next summer's harvest, they will be over. But it is the beginning of autumn, why is there any rain?

Looking up at the sky, it is clear and cloudless.

Lin Yutong said to Bago, "Let's think of a way to collect firewood. This winter, I'm afraid it will be very cold."

Bago took a careful sip of water and then went back to work. He asked everyone to use their mobile phones to make firewood, but who was going to go? He was so tired that he didn’t even have the strength to speak, so how could he have the strength to get firewood? Besides, where was the firewood?

It's all dried up and cracked into that kind of virtue. Where can I get firewood? Did the tree be cut down?

You can cut down the trees at any time. You can go back to cutting down the trees when it is really too cold. Now, let’s keep the scattered trees in the village. After peeling off the bark, you can still eat them to fill your stomach.

So what to do?

Huaizi led people to dig tree roots on the mountain. The mountain fire burned the above ground parts, so there must be tree roots underneath. Don't be afraid that no trees will grow in the future if the roots are dug. Tree roots are deep and can be dug endlessly.

We only need to take out the huge root, and the other roots must be cut off and continue to be buried in the soil. Even if it rains heavily, they will still grow out.

With so many people, we can dig as much as we can. After digging, we dry it and then store it. When we have free time, we can move some to our families down the mountain. There is also a drug store next to the coal mine. Every time we come to bring food, we take it with us.

Here comes the coal.

Mr. Lin insisted that this winter was a cold winter, so it probably really was a cold winter.

As soon as winter came, I really felt it, and Mr. Lin was right again.

Winter comes very quickly, and it's cold all of a sudden.

There was no moisture in the air, but it was too cold to go out.

The little leather coat and boots came in handy, otherwise, my ears would really freeze off.

After all, the families lived together. Except for the fourth master and Tongtong who lived in the east room with their children, the women lived in the west house. Grandma Shuanzi and Fang Yun Xiaotong lived with their two children, and the men lived in the house on the west.

We live in a small cubicle next to the kitchen. The room is small, has a heated kang, and a stove, which saves charcoal and firewood.

Households that don't have so much firewood have to arrange it like this now. The men have one room and the women have one room, and they stay together for warmth.

Lin Yutong had just woken up that day. When she came out of the toilet, she felt frozen to the bone. Suddenly, she heard the sound of crying coming from the next door. She was startled, thinking that something had happened to someone, so she ran out.
To be continued...