The Tight Embrace of the End Times

Even though the whole village abandoned their previous leisure, united and cooperated, and helped each other, this major drop in temperature still took the lives of at least one-fifth of the people in the village, most of them were the elderly and young children, some frail women and An emaciated young man, the village was filled with grief.

Among the children who froze to death this time was Gu Yong's daughter Duoduo, and his parents were still alive. Gu Leng still remembered that when he went to the county to pick them up, the immature girl hiding behind the trash can, the sobbing " "Mom", the fresh and young life called "hungry", was taken away by a cold like this.

Afterwards, the village head organized the whole village to gather all the people who died of freezing and held a cremation. These lives were taken away by the cold, and they hoped that the flames would make them feel warm. place.

After Gu Leng woke up the villagers together with the villagers, Xiao Qiao pressed him in the warm water when he returned home. Xiao Qiao even massaged Gu Leng's shoulders comfortably. While enjoying it, I thought, Xiao Qiao has never suffered a disadvantage. Now that he gives me a massage, he will definitely ask me to push it back later. How should I think of a way to get over it?Suddenly, Gu Leng jumped out of the bathtub with an "ah", he forgot to contact Yuan Qinghe and Jiang Tao.

During this period of time, the mobile phone signal was good and bad, and when it was usable, it was pitiful. Gu Leng had played Yuan Qinghe and Jiang Tao’s phone calls, but occasionally got through and listened to a few intermittent words before it was completely cut off. It’s okay. , As long as he hears their voices and knows that they are still alive, Gu Leng is relieved.

However, Gu Leng is really not a very patient person. The mobile phone has basically been abandoned, and Gu Leng has subconsciously been cut off from the outside world.

At this moment, Gu Leng thought of Yuan Qinghe and Jiang Tao. He was so anxious that he took the phone and dialed the number in a hurry. Oh, oh, oh, the phone has no signal at all. It seems that the 6 days and 6 nights of rainstorm , and the sudden cold completely destroyed the communication network, and the phone, really, was completely cut off.

Gu Leng was so anxious that Xiao Qiao watched anxiously, so he wrapped Gu Leng in a big bath towel, carried him to the bed, and stuffed Gu Leng between the thick quilt and his chest.

No amount of comfort is just empty words. When a lover is helpless, he just needs you by his side and a long and firm hug from you.

People have to look forward, Gu Leng buried his worries about Yuan Qinghe and Jiang Tao in his heart, and dealt with the immediate matter.

How cold is it?When the tears overflow, they will turn into ice balls, and white frost will appear on the face immediately when they go out. Men dare not go to the bathroom outside.

This kind of cold, many old people in the village who have lived for 80 to [-] years recall that such freezing weather has never appeared in their memory. Many people who know history say that this kind of cold is like a small glacier in history. period.

A week has passed since the Little Ice Age, and the temperature has not risen, but continues to drop slowly.

Some people’s food supply is almost bottomed out, but spring seems to be indefinite. Many people began to despair and went to the head of the village.

The village head, Gu Gang, is also worried. His family's food supply is almost exhausted. If they don't find a way, not only his family, but the whole village may cease to exist.

The village head was under a lot of pressure, so he comforted the villagers who came to ask for help. The village head scratched his gray hair, but he couldn’t think of a good way. Thinking of the plan Gu Leng gave him last time, he thought that Gu Leng might If there is a way, they joined hands to find Gu Leng.

Gu Leng is also discussing this matter with Xiao Qiao. The two of them have space, and the last thing they need to worry about is food, but the two of them hope that being alone is worse than being together.

If everyone around you is unhappy, you won't be happy either.

They thought about it, and thought of the greenhouse vegetables they had seen before, which can grow juicy and delicious fresh vegetables even in winter, and agreed that greenhouse cultivation is feasible.

Just in time, the village head came, and after the village head clarified the purpose of coming, Gu Leng also explained his and Xiao Qiao's thoughts to the village head in detail. "Okay, okay, sure." Suddenly thought of something, his face fell down again: "This method is okay, but we don't have a big shed. God wants to stop my way."

Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao looked at each other, with a hint of smile in their eyes, Gu Leng said: "Village Chief, I have a solution for the materials of the greenhouse."

The village chief came back to life with full blood: "What, what is the solution, tell me quickly and listen."

Xiao Qiao interjected: "There is a newly opened greenhouse material factory in front of the crossroads in the town. It has only been open for three months, but I know a person in it. I have prepared a large batch of goods, which are heavy and inedible, and should still be stored in the warehouse, I mean, can I get this batch of goods?"

The village chief said in surprise: "Fuck, if you get it, you can grow food, and your life will be promising again, but this..."

Gu Leng didn't wait for the village chief to finish, and said his plan: "We still have some gasoline, which is almost enough to go back and forth to the town. People, you can pick a few strong ones in the village to go with us, that is, the car. , it would be nice to have a truck."

"This car is not a problem. Gu Yun's family in our village has a big truck. I'll contact you right away. What I was annoyed about just now was gasoline. Gu Leng, Xiao Qiao, I thank you on behalf of the whole village," the village chief said.

Gu Leng believes that the village chief is sincere, just like Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao, he only hopes to do something practical for the village.

Those who followed Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao to move the materials for the greenhouse, besides Gu Yun, the owner of the truck, and Gu Hai, the four of them first fixed the iron bars on the truck wheels to prevent freezing and slipping, and then set off in the cab together. up.

For the few people who haven't been out of the village for a long time, there is a little excitement about this business.

But watching, watching, several people were silent, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is frozen for thousands of miles. The torrential rain flooded the fields, filled the canals, flowed over the road, and wet the roof. Looking around, all the rainwater has passed The place quietly formed ice.

When they arrived in the town, Gu Leng and the others took a look at the center of the town from a distance. The bustling and lively streets in the past were deserted. The shops on the roadside were either closed or in a messy scene. They must have been looted.In the past, the clean and orderly buildings in the community, which the villagers envied, seemed to be wearing a dirty coat. Some doors were tightly closed, while others were opened carelessly. Think about what happened to the original owners in the open door.

Gray smoke can be seen coming out of some windows in the community, which may be someone burning a fire in a house to keep warm.

Gu Leng and the others chose to bypass the town to go to the greenhouse material factory on the other side. Along the way, they occasionally saw some people. Those people only dared to come over when they saw the truck's hard carriage and high base from a distance. That's okay, Gu Leng and the others don't want to run into any extra trouble.

The greenhouse material factory is not big, and the door is wide open. Gu Leng and the others were worried that they would be late and return empty-handed, so they hurriedly got out of the car and opened the doors one by one. The rooms in the warehouse are full, but the other rooms have been ransacked. There are no wooden materials such as tables, chairs, and furniture. It is expected that they may have been carried away to be used as firewood. This damn weather.

Gu Leng and his team emptied two houses of greenhouse materials, and tied them tightly to the truck. The goods were two meters beyond the truck before driving back to the village.

As for the materials in the remaining three rooms, Gu Leng carefully closed the door and left them for other people with ideas and actions to use.

When we went back to the village, the village chief had already called a meeting with everyone, and explained the greenhouse and other things clearly. Everyone was full of hope and faced the cold to meet the village entrance. When they saw the car coming, they cried like a child. laugh.

Then a group of people from the village huddled together in the big house of the village chief's house to discuss distribution, and Gu Leng thought of another thing. There is a greenhouse. Although the temperature in the greenhouse is higher, the ice must be melted first, even if it can be farmed, but It is still necessary to keep the temperature at all times. In this way, there must be something that can be burned, such as coal. There are many trees on this mountain, and honeycomb coal. There is also a honeycomb coal factory near the town. Honeycomb coal is different from the material of greenhouses. Honeycomb briquettes are needed to keep out the cold, even so, Gu Leng and the others suggested to the village head and fellow villagers, and decided to go to the briquette factory to see the situation.

The villagers were very proactive, knowing that these young men did such dangerous things for the sake of the livelihood of the whole village. Some wealthy families hurried home and cooked warm sweet potato porridge for Gu Leng and others. People who still kept chickens and ducks went back to get a few eggs or duck eggs. This is a rare tonic at this time. Some families with cars went back to pump the remaining gasoline in the car and filled it with water. In the fuel tank of the truck, at this moment, hopeful people worked together, and all of them had new hope in their hearts and were full of energy.