The Tight Embrace of the End Times

Gu Leng looked at the one-meter-high green corn stalks in the greenhouse, and grasped the sweet potato vines on the ground. There was a clear difference between the two, but it was time to harvest at the same time.

Step on the corn stalks with one foot, pick off the corn wrapped in thick green clothes one by one, pick all of them, transport them to the lobby of the small building, and then peel off the outer wrapped green clothes one by one, leaking golden corn, like a hill The golden corn is piled together, bringing people the joy of a good harvest.

Carefully pull up the sweet potato vines, bring out strings of red sweet potatoes with soil, and transport them home in batches in sacks.

Corn stalks and sweet potato vines are not thrown away.Corn stalks are "natural desserts" that are sweet to bite. In such an era when there is a lack of transactions and cannot be purchased, corn stalks can not only provide children with some "nutritional supplements", but also slightly satisfy their desire for sweets.Therefore, the harvest is something that adults are happy about, and children are especially lively and joyful.The corn stalks can also be used as firewood for cooking when the weather is hot later.

The top leaves of sweet potato vines can be removed, the dark skin on the outside can be torn off, and after a while of frying, it is a dish on the table.

Furthermore, there are still many people who raise chickens and ducks in greenhouses, and sweet potato vines can be used as food for chickens and ducks.

Everything that grows in the ground is useful.

After a busy day, he arranged the harvest in the field properly. In the evening, Xiao Qiao made a corn roast and a shredded sweet potato with today's harvest in the evening. Gu Leng smiled happily.

According to the experience of living in the post-apocalyptic world, there are still twelve months in a year, more than five months of hot summer weather, and more than five months of freezing weather. These two seasons, when the seasons alternate, are often accompanied by ten or so days. heavy rain.

People estimated that the time was almost up, and after arranging all the crops in the field, they began to move things home one by one.

After moving the things in the greenhouse, dismantle the greenhouse.

Yes, demolition of the greenhouse. Although the greenhouse is very strong, it is raining like a waterfall. I dare not take this as a bet. It is better to tear down the greenhouse as soon as possible, and it will be used again next year.

Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao are two young and strong men with quick hands and feet. Others are still moving furniture. They have already dismantled the greenhouse and moved it back to the small building for safekeeping.

Between two people, conflicts are inevitable.It cannot be ignored that women seem to be a relatively weak existence in the last days, and every critical moment, this weakness is manifested to the fullest.

For example, moving things and dismantling greenhouses are all labor-intensive work now. Because of their gender, women are inherently inferior to men in physical strength and strength. When Gu Leng was carrying good things and walking back, he saw several men cursing. Yes, some words were extremely unpleasant, but the women of his family stood aside shyly, daring to speak out, Gu Leng shook his head, it seems that the hard life in the last days brought men a more solid body, But at the same time, their machismo has grown wildly.

Uncle Gu of Gu Hai's family is a veteran, Gu Hai after practicing martial arts is also a hard worker, Aunt He is a neat rural woman, and Gu Yun, I don't know if it was stimulated by emotions, she has no daughter at all now. Delicate, fighting to be the first in everything, Gu Leng greeted Gu Hai from a distance, pointed to the direction of Yuan's shed, Gu Hai put his hands on his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Go, go, We're busy here..."

Although the Yuan family has more people than Gu Hai's family, not everyone is so quick-witted and capable.

Furthermore, Xiao Qiao helped build the shed back then, so the Yuan family wondered if they would tear it down?

Sure enough, when they arrived at the Yuanjia shed, it was a mess.Qin Yufang and Yuan Yuyan were not there. When Gu Leng came out of the small building, he saw that they were still peeling corn at home.

Yuan Yumo and Yuan Qinghe wandered around in the messy shed, tidying up here and there.

The uncle of the Yuan family was bending over to pick up the scattered small sweet potatoes that had been missed in the field.

Yuan Yushu put all the utensils such as dishes and chopsticks used in the kitchen into a large basin.

Without saying a word, Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao carried heavy stoves and other things to the small building.Let them clean up the remaining bits and pieces.

Later, Xiao Qiao instructed them to close the greenhouse, and the affairs in the field came to an end for the time being.

After returning, Gu Leng moved a solar generator from the space to Yuan's room. So far, Gu Leng has helped everything he can. In the future, the Yuan family will have to walk step by step on their own.

Sure enough, two days after harvesting the crops and the shed, at noon one day, the sky was dark, and suddenly, there was a rumbling thunder, and then, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky. After a while, raindrops the size of soybeans fell from the sky. There were crackling sounds on the ground, thunder and lightning, and violent wind and rain. Even sitting at home, I could feel the momentum of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking.

With the torrential rain, the temperature undoubtedly rises slowly, and the snow-white snow seems to melt in an instant, and the rainwater fills the canals and rivers that have been dry for a long time.

The experienced people in Gujia Village are not in a hurry to do their laundry. They have to wait for the rain on the last day before washing. The next day, when the sun shines, they will be done.

However, if you don’t do laundry, you can take a bath. Many people have been bound for a winter, and they are liberated by the heavy rain, taking a quick bath first.

When it rains, it always brings a feeling of melancholy, especially when there is nothing to do.

After Gu Leng was busy with all the things, his lazy bones broke out, and he lay on the chair by the window, not wanting to move.

Xiao Qiao let him go at first, and even stayed with Gu Leng in a daze, but after staying like this for a few hours, Gu Leng didn't move, drink water, or clamor for delicious food, Xiao Qiao was a little worried about him .

Although she knew that Gu Leng was in good health, she anxiously pressed her forehead against Gu Leng's forehead to test her body temperature. The body temperature was normal, so Xiao Qiao pulled Gu Leng to pack her luggage.

Yes, pack your luggage, when the heavy rain stops and the sun shines brightly, Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao will go to the beach to dry the salt.Although summer is hot, sunning salt must be carried out in summer, and the higher the temperature, the faster the seawater evaporates, and the result is twice the result with half the effort.

Xiao Qiao pulled Gu Leng to discuss what clothes to bring, and finally chose to bring a shirt, T-shirt, and beach pants, and a few towels.

As for the food they brought, in order not to attract attention, the two discussed and decided to bring some corn and sweet potatoes. The corn decided to dry it the day before they left, grind it into cornmeal and take it away, so as to save the space in the car to the greatest extent.Bring some accumulated sauerkraut and marinated chicken.

Considering the lack of water in summer, it may not be so smooth to find a water source along the road, so Gu Leng boiled a lot of snow water to cool down, and put it into a large mineral water bottle.

Considering that drying salt requires digging a salt pond by the sea, and cooking on the road requires chopping firewood, so I brought a shovel and an ax, which can also be used as self-defense weapons.

Finally, people who go out often forget to bring it, but it is extremely painful to find that they have not brought it-toilet paper, they must bring a few big bags!

In order to fully mobilize Gu Leng, Xiao Qiao also asked Gu Leng to make a large amount of naan cakes. Yes, they are naan cakes from Xinjiang. The main raw material is flour, and there is no alkali but a little salt. It can last for a long time. Preserved without deterioration, it is so convenient to take the pouch cake with you when you go out.

Gu Leng was being ordered around by Xiao Qiao, so he naturally had no time to be melancholy.

But there is always a time when things are done. After all the things are done, Gu Leng lies on the chair again and doesn't want to move anymore. In fact, Gu Leng himself doesn't understand the current state. He said he was too tired, but it wasn't.Melancholy?Gu Leng doesn't seem to have this kind of literary talent.Maybe Gu Leng just wanted to be a quiet and handsome man, haha, but Xiao Qiao always came to disturb him, Xiao Qiao didn't want to see Gu Leng in such a daze, defenseless, hit Xiao Qiao all at once heart, finally thought of an idea.

The phone is fully charged with a solar generator and puts on some stored music.Then I picked a novel from Gu Leng's bookshelf and put it in Gu Leng's hands, mixed a glass of red wine and stuffed it into Gu Leng's hands. Eyelids were fighting, she snuggled up on the chair and fell asleep, falling asleep is better than being in a daze, such a defenseless expression made Xiao Qiao panic in her heart, Xiao Qiao gently picked up Gu Leng and put him on the bed, and fell asleep Gu Leng looked at the pages of the book quietly.A cozy room.

The heavy rain seemed to be about to stop, and the people of Gujia Village took action one after another, washing clothes, scrubbing furniture, and storing water.Water storage has always been the most important thing for the people of Gujia Village.

Gu Leng stood on the small building, quietly watching the busy scene of Gujia Village.Suddenly, it was discovered that most of the busy people were women. Even if it was heavy work like carrying water, it was women carrying the buckets unsteadily in the heavy rain.

What about the men?Oh, yes, the rare and comfortable temperature. After a busy winter, men who think they have worked hard are sitting under the eaves, crossing their legs, and bossing them around from time to time.

It is true that after the end of the world, men and women have so obvious advantages in physical strength, and men's machismo is reflected, but as a woman who can hold up half the sky, she does not have an advantage in physical strength. The contributions of women are infinitely magnified, while the hard and busy logistical work of women is infinitely reduced. Many men begin to ignore women's efforts and despise women's dignity in their inflated hearts. It is better for women who have been married for a long time and have children. Daring to make noise to protect their own interests, young daughter-in-laws who have not been married for a few years are the most neglected and contemptible existences. Their foundation in this village is still shallow, and they are far away from their parents and brothers, so their status is precarious.

Will the social equality that women have gained after thousands of years return to the past again due to the catastrophe of the end of the world?