Amidst the rumble of cannons, the children and Wei Ran in the basement also woke up one after another.
Soon after, Alyosha got on the shabby bicycle and pedaled hard, driving the generator to start working and the radio to start broadcasting.
In the busy schedule, the children first drank the broth, and then each received a piece of chocolate.
Different from the past, the only person leaving this small cement house and warm basement today was Ke Na herself.
As Wei Ran and the children watched, the girl dragged the airdrop box brought back by Wei Ran alone and was pushed by the cold wind towards the job she was about to participate in. At the same time, Wei Ran, who was holding a camera,
Her too thin back was imprinted on the film.
It wasn't until the girl completely disappeared from sight that Wei Ran put away the camera and said, "Okay kids, just pretend that I don't exist. Alexander, I will leave you in charge of the work arrangements of my younger brothers and sisters."
"Sasha, you are responsible for taking care of Galina."
Alexander immediately took over the command and continued to issue work arrangements in an orderly manner.
"Olga, you are responsible for taking care of Bogdan, Anastasia and the other youngest children."
"No problem" Sasha and Olga responded in unison.
"Andre"
Alexander waved to the previous child king, "Take your people to look after the stove, as before, don't let it go out, and don't waste too much firewood."
"Leave it to us!" Andre, who is less than 10 years old, responded confidently.
"Alyosha, Yin Wan, let's go." Alexander said as he and Alyosha each dragged a sledge out of the small cement house.
"Where are you going?" Wei Ran, who had just pressed the shutter again, couldn't help but ask.
"We have been looking for things in the ruins of the school cafeteria these past two days," Alyosha explained helpfully, "We will go there again today."
"Do you need me to follow you?" Wei Ran asked proactively.
"up to you"
Alexander raised his hand and pointed in the distance, "We won't go far. We are just in the cafeteria. If you want to find us, you can go there anytime."
"In this case, I won't follow you."
Hearing this, Alexander's face became visibly happy. It was obvious that the trust he had given to Wei Ran was very useful.
Watching the three young men walk away together, Wei Ran also closed the door and signaled the other children to do whatever they should do.
Although they knew Wei Ran would not help them, these children, big and small, were extremely happy.
Under the gaze of Wei Ran who raised the camera again and again, whether it was the youngest baby Galina or the ever-burning stove, everything was taken care of in an orderly manner.
Even under the command of the former child king Andre, these children worked in groups of three and two, brushed their teeth and washed their faces with boiled hot water, and also briefly cleaned the basement and first floor.
The girl named Oujia, with the help of her classmate Sasha, took the horse crest vertebrae out of the pot that had been boiled for two or three days, and easily chopped them into equal pieces with an axe.
Each child was given a snack to suck on, and a new horseback vertebrae and half a pot of water were added to the pot and simmered slowly.
However, this overly sensible and overly mature self-care ability did not make Wei Ran, as a bystander, feel happy, but only made him feel helpless and distressed.
If it weren't for this war, these children who are far from adulthood should be in the classroom. They should have parents who love them, instead of having to cooperate with their peers to carry a bucket of snow into the basement and then tiptoe.
Put them on the stove, and they don't need to take care of children younger than themselves, help with breastfeeding, help clean up urine stains, and even like a qualified mother, hum a lullaby that they should hear before going to bed.
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After carefully taking a photo of each child, Wei Ran went to the first floor alone after changing the film, and began to carefully calculate the supplies they currently had.
Thanks to the risk of venturing out of the city and paying the price of Lydia's life, the firewood piled in the corner allowed them to not worry about fuel for at least five or six days.
And between the shelves, there are still hanging sausages that Kona led the children to make yesterday. In the unlocked wooden box on the shelf, there are two complete pieces of black bread, two dried fish and half a small pike.
, plus a glass canning bottle wrapped in kraft paper.
Opening the glass can, what was inside was a can full of canned Salo meat. There was also a large piece of medical tape attached to the lid of the can, with the words "
We agreed to eat this bottle of canned meat together when the war ends."
This is the last bottle of water in the desert...
Wei Ran muttered secretly and rewrapped the can in brown paper. He knew that this can was not easily eaten. Once eaten, the children, including Ke Na, might not be able to hold on for long.
After closing the lid of the wooden box, there was one and a half army horse crest vertebrae on the shelf. These items are also the main source of ingredients for the broth they drink every day.
Then open the iron cabinet squeezed into the corner by the shelves. In addition to a large jar of honey and a basin of succulent jelly, there are also glass jars with a total volume of almost 20 liters of fuel, and
Next to the iron cabinet, the red copper water tank picked up by Weiyan was also filled with more fuel.
In addition to these things, there is also a German Gems brand gasoline stove on another shelf next to it. This is apparently the only stove they can use that kind of fuel.
Looking at the direction of the entrance to the basement, Wei Ran turned around and took out the food box and cleaned up the chocolates inside. After these days of consumption, if the chocolates left in the food box were still one chocolate per person per day,
If we ration it at a certain speed, we can only last for about ten days at most.
But what day is it today...
Wei Ran thought about it secretly, quietly took back the food box, and then took out the oil drum, kettle, wine bottle and even the backpack for inspection.
There is only two or three liters of honey left in the oil barrel, and the honey in the kettle and wine pot is almost full. The ingredients in the backpack can only be used to steam a large pot of rice, and can only cook two pots at most.
It’s just oil tea that everyone drinks.
Wei Ran secretly sighed, put away the props belonging to the metal notebook, and found the girl named Ou Jia to help lock the door from the inside. He himself braved the cold wind and stayed in this gloomy place.
In the cold weather, we walked towards the direction of the ruins of the school cafeteria.
Far away, he saw those little scavengers rummaging through the ruins of the ruined canteen.
The three little guys braved the cold wind and worked together to lift large and small concrete blocks or bricks stuck together, or swept away the snow with a brush that didn't know where it came from, and used a small hammer and iron
The drill patiently broke open the broken wall on the ground, and then tried to find something inside.
From time to time, the three of them cheered because they found a wooden chair, or screamed because they dug up a body buried underneath. But these three little guys, who were only junior high school students at most, did not
Without giving up, the harvest on the sledge they dragged was also increasing little by little.
Without disturbing the three little guys, Wei Ran wandered around the ruins and successfully found the area where the kitchen was.
Unfortunately, it was obvious that this place had been rummaged through more than once. When he pushed the snow away with his feet again and again, except for some smashed pots and pans, he found nothing of value.
Not wanting to waste any more time here, Wei Ran secretly took a photo of the three little guys, told them to pay attention to their safety, and then turned and walked towards the ruins of the building outside the school.
As expected, except for the corpses that could be seen almost everywhere, there were no other decent finds around here. The only thing he could bring back were two cylindrical aluminum milk cans.
Returning to the concrete house with this small harvest, before he even entered, he heard the chorus coming from the basement and the sound of bayan playing that was almost random.
When did I, a musical idiot, have the right to criticize others for playing the piano randomly?
Wei Ran muttered to himself, but did not go in. Instead, he sat on the icy steps outside the door, listening to the singing coming from the window at his feet, and looking at the three little scavengers in the distance, always vigilant.
Looking at the battlefield thousands of meters above our heads.
On this rare day when he didn't go out to collect supplies, Wei Ran witnessed the children's reassuring and distressing ability to take care of themselves as he wished, and it also somewhat relaxed his tense nerves.
Of course, both Wei Ran and the children were actually worried about Ke Na, who insisted on going out to work alone, worried about what kind of accident she would encounter, and looked forward to her coming back soon.
As evening approached, Alexander and the three of them returned to the concrete house proudly, pulling half a cart of wood that could be used for burning. Almost before and after, Kona also dragged the airdrop box from a distance.
While being greeted by the children, the girl walked panting to the door of the cement house, rested for a while while holding on to the cold wall, and then pointed to the airdrop box behind her.
Seeing this, Alexander, who reacted the fastest, was the first to open the box. Then, everyone saw a large piece and a small piece of black bread placed in the box. In addition, there was a fist-sized piece of bread inside.
onion.
"Have supplies been restored?" Weiran asked in surprise.
"No"
Kona shook her head, "It's probably the inventory that was delivered yesterday. How are the younger brothers and sisters doing today?"
"It's very good," Wei Ran said truthfully, "I can't find anything wrong with it. I think I can go out with peace of mind tomorrow."
As soon as he said these words, the children headed by Alexander immediately cheered.
"Okay, let's go eat quickly."
Kona held Olga in one hand and Sasha in the other. As she walked in, she said, "I've been hungry all day. Have you prepared dinner?"
"Of course it's ready," Sasha responded immediately, "just waiting for you and the bread."
Looking back proudly at Wei Ran who had already raised his camera, Ke Na showed a tired smile and walked into the warm basement surrounded by the children.
Maybe in that time and space without me, you supported each other and persevered...
Wei Ran, who had put down his camera, muttered secretly and followed the children into the basement filled with the aroma of broth.
