Doomsday Grain

The two went to the buildings in the city to have a look again, and found that there were quite a lot of people living here, even at night, the street lights in the community were still on.There is a guard at the entrance. Lin Qian can only enter after verifying the identity of the owner. Open the gate and drive in. First, drive the car into the garage.

Just now when the truck entered the community, I saw a lot of people in the small square over there. The two locked the garage and walked to the square. They heard the sound of the stereo. The sound of the stereo was not too loud, but everyone who passed by could listen clearly.

The content of the speech is nothing more than some inspiring words of encouragement. Look at this, it seems to be official from the government.

Judging from the expressions of the people around, it seems that this has been going on for some time.There can be 500 people present, and the voices talking to each other are very low. Even so, with so many people, the buzzing sound is still a bit noisy in the ears.

The two only listened from the outside, and when they were about to leave after listening for a while, they saw more than a dozen people in military uniforms carrying a few sacks, entering the crowd and standing in a row.

Then everyone lined up spontaneously, listening to the commander receiving something, and the soldiers were also distributing things.

There were too many people, and Lin Qian and the two of them didn't want to rob them. They just waited for someone to finish receiving, and went over to ask what was given.

It happened that a young man took something and walked this way.Seeing the two people walking towards him, they were still quite vigilant, and they frowned and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"Sorry to bother you, we just came back and wanted to ask what's going on?" Lin Qian smiled.

Hearing this, the man relaxed a little, and said: "The government comes here every two days to send out things, one half catty of rice per person, two bottles of water and a set of things to cook rice, that's all."

The man put the rice and water into the bag, closed the zipper, and handed Lin Qian two white bags wrapped in plastic film. Inside was a small cloth bag, small and flat, Lin Qian Qian couldn't remember what it was for a while.

"Fever pack?" He Yangxuan spoke first.

The man nodded: "Tear open the bag and add water to heat it. Such a big bag of rice can be cooked. It's very convenient for cooking."

"Why don't you give fuel like alcohol?" Lin Qian was a little surprised.

This thing is a very common heating bag for self-heating food, Lin Qian remembered, but obviously alcohol is more convenient.

"It seems to be because alcohol is easy to ignite. In this city, the whole building is overhanging, and now the water is inconvenient. The tap water is bitten off by rats every two days. It is strange recently. There were rats before, but there were no rats." Seeing something bitten bad, this year hit Conghuaxue, the rats look like they have become fine, and they can't be guarded against."

Lin Qian and Lin Qian looked at each other, returned the fever pack to him, and went upstairs side by side.

"Why didn't you think of this? You can cook with water."

"It's not very convenient. It can only be heated once, and it can be cooked for half an hour. It can't be stewed or fried, so it should be used in an emergency. The current situation is indeed more convenient than alcohol."

"I knew I would have bought some, but now it's difficult to buy things." If you are away from home and you don't have time to go home, you can simply eat two bites. This is more convenient than an alcohol pot, and it is easy to carry and does not take up space.

"I have it in my space. It's not too much, it should be enough. There is also a whole set of self-heating food, such as self-heating hot pot and self-heating rice."

Went upstairs, locked the door, turned on the light and found that the power was out, He Yangxuan took out two charging lamps from the space and put them on the coffee table.

There is some damp in the room, but it is not afraid to stay for a while.

Lin Qian opened the curtains and took a look at the opposite side, and saw more than a dozen houses with light, but they were all very dim, and the brightness should be candlelight.

"There are more people in our community than before." Lin Qian said.

"There are supplies distributed by the government in the city, and it can block the sun. It is relatively cool. This hot day is much better than in the village."

In the building, even if there is no air conditioner, it is much cooler than in the village. Most people in the countryside are reluctant to install air conditioners, and even if they have one, the power is often cut off.The arable land at home is already hopeless, so it's really not as comfortable as being in the city.Receive relief supplies from the government every other day. Although it is not enough for normal food, it also reduces the consumption of my own home. I use electricity for cooking when there is electricity, and use heating packs when there is no electricity. Don’t be too comfortable.

"That's right." Lin Qian closed the curtains, sat beside He Yangxuan, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, expelling the stale air in his body, feeling much more refreshed.

"But for our family, it's better to be in the village. We have our own generator, so we don't have any problems with electricity, and we don't have to worry about food."

Rats were a problem. In fact, Lin Qian's house was also bitten and damaged a lot of things.But with He Yangxuan's treasure bag, if something breaks, just replace it with a new one.Now that there are fewer mice, more traps and rat poison are laid, and there are fewer and fewer things to bite.Now there are basically mouse traps in the corners of the house, which are changed every two or three days, and the tricks are changed before the mice understand the mechanism, so many mice are exterminated.

"If our family didn't keep those things, we probably hid in the city, right? But if there are no such things, our family has prepared a lot, so we will have a good life."

He Yangxuan looked at Lin Qian, thought about it, and finally asked what was in his heart: "How do you know so much?"

Lin Qian was taken aback, then turned to look at He Yangxuan.

He Yangxuan hurriedly smiled and said: "I'm just asking, it's okay if you don't want to answer. No matter what, it's a good thing you know in advance, we have prepared in advance, and live more comfortably than most people in the country."

Lin Qian opened his mouth, wanted to speak but couldn't, struggled a bit, but still didn't know how to say it: "Actually, I didn't want to hide it from you, but I just don't know how to tell you."

Lin Qian himself was also deliberately avoiding the past, so naturally he would not take the initiative to bring it up.That memory was so heavy that Lin Qian didn't want to think about it, let alone make He Yangxuan feel uncomfortable.

He Yangxuan pulled Lin Qian over, kissed him lightly, and smiled gently: "Then don't say it, you don't want to say it, it must be because it's not a good thing, since it's not a good thing, don't mention it in this life. Living a good life is more important than anything else. In fact, when I think that I will be with you for the rest of my life, in fact, any day is a good day for me, better than the previous days. "

If it wasn't for the end of the world, even He Yangxuan, who was as bad as he was, might not be able to tell Lin Qian what he wanted in his life.So this last days, instead made him.

As long as the two of them can be together, nothing is important to He Yangxuan.

As long as Lin Qian was around, as long as he could be with Lin Qian.

In this way, Lin Qian completely swallowed this secret into his stomach.He believes that with the passage of time, that difficult past will become a real dream.This is God's gift, let him know this unprecedented disaster one step ahead of everyone else, and let him spend the rest of his life with the people he loves and cares about, he is very grateful.

He Yangxuan's delicate kiss came again, and Lin Qian hugged He Yangxuan back, feeling each other's tenderness.

However, the two of them were quite sensible, knowing that they couldn't stay longer, they got bored for a while, went downstairs to the garage, drove away and returned to the hospital.

At this time, the Liu family and his wife had already received the results of the obstetric examination, and they were sitting in the waiting seats at the entrance of the hospital, looking a little depressed.

Lin Qian entered the hospital, saw them with a glance, walked over and asked, "Is the result out?"

Liu Dongsheng sighed, stood up and said: "Come out, said that the baby is too big, and now it is bigger than a normal baby. But I heard from the doctor that all the pregnant women this year have this problem, and I don't know what's going on. "

Just like that, doesn't mean it's normal.Now that the baby is already bigger than a normal full-term fetus, wouldn't it be bigger if it waits for the full-term fetus?

An oversized fetus is not only a health problem for the child, but pregnant women also face the danger of dystocia.Even with modern science, pregnant women still have to bear certain life risks in childbirth. If the fetus is too large, it is equivalent to increasing the premature birth rate of the child.

Lin Qian didn't quite understand this, so he thought for a while and said, "Then wait until the child is full-term and have a caesarean section?"

Liu Dongsheng said: "The doctor said that many pregnant women choose to have a section around July when their children are almost full-term. My wife and I are also discussing whether to have a section tonight. Although it is still two months away, But it’s better to be able to live at birth than to be in danger at full term.”

"Then let's cut it open. If I don't have enough money, I'll pay for it. I'll bring my Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu when I go back tomorrow."

Pregnant woman Wang Ying touched her swollen belly, bit her lips and said, "I still want to wait for full term."

Liu Dongsheng frowned and said, "Now that I'm so old, I won't be able to give birth at full term."

Wang Yingdao: "Then let's have a section. This is also the case with other pregnant women, so it is not an exception, and there may be other reasons. Babies born prematurely have weak constitutions. Didn't Dad say that the world is not good now, and if the baby dies? There's nothing wrong with it."

Lin Qian looked at He Yangxuan. How could He Yangxuan understand this, and shook his head.

The couple negotiated for a while, whether it was the pregnant woman who had the right to speak, or decided to wait until the child was full-term in two months before coming to the county to give birth.

The couple packed up the materials for the prenatal checkup, and the four of them went home by car together.

Because it was night, the car was not driving fast, and the street lights along the way were not very bright, so the headlights of Lin Qian's car were particularly conspicuous.

Halfway through the journey, just as he was about to enter a village, a crossbar suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. Lin Qian stepped on the brakes and frowned. There had never been any roadblocks before.

At this time, someone came out from the side of the road, his clothes were dirty and sloppy, and he knocked on the car window: "50 yuan or half a catty of rice."

Lin Qian understood that this was a private barrier to ask for money.

He Yangxuan frowned and said, "Why do you want to pay?"

The man smiled politely: "Life is not easy, let's be considerate to each other."

The words were polite, but then a few people came out behind the man, all of them holding sticks in their hands, and the meaning of the threat was already obvious.

Lin Qian frowned, knowing that this was a blatant robbery.

There are pregnant women in the car, so you can't make trouble. When you encounter this situation, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

He took out money from his pocket, and was looking for fifty, when a fifty was stretched out behind him, and he handed it directly to the person outside the window.The man took the money, rubbed it to see if it was true or not, his smile deepened, and he signaled the people behind him to move the roadblock away.

The car drove directly there, and only after leaving the village did Liu Dongsheng say, "Now there are people who set up roadblocks to collect money, and there will be more in the future. Why are you going out?"

"Not necessarily." He Yangxuan affirmed, "Let's not say that the police don't care about them, and they can still drive now. Many families have wealth, and there are not a few powerful and powerful ones. They should have just tasted the sweetness and haven't met them yet. Iron plate. If they really bump into someone who is not easy to mess with, they will be the one to look at."

In this kind of weather, everyone is a little impatient, not to mention the north where the folk customs are a bit tough.They don't cause trouble, and after the money is settled, there will always be a fight with their sleeves, and they will know what ill-gotten wealth is and it is not easy to earn.

Lin Qian thought for a while, and said, "It's really not long-term, but someone has already thought of blocking the road to ask for money. These strong men are easy to be beaten, but what if they were replaced by old people or children? It would be difficult."

If a thin old man stopped in the middle of the road to ask for money, not to mention moral kidnapping or disrespect for the old, can he drive over or beat the old man?If it is really easy to solve, there will not be so many touches before the end of the world.

He Yangxuan was silent for a while, thought about it and said: "It's not the time to be hungry yet, when it's too late to pick up food, blocking the road to ask for food is killing people. At that time, the elderly and children don't work, and no one will care if they are killed. .”

At that time, the whole world will be in great chaos. If one or two car accidents occur, there should not be many people who can be dispatched to deal with them.

Wang Ying thought for a while, then sighed heavily: "What kind of world is this?"

Liu Dongsheng held his daughter-in-law in his arms, and patted her: "Okay, at least I'm not hungry yet. We've had two days of good life, and the country won't ignore the hungry stomach in the future. I hope it will be better in two years. , otherwise our son will suffer when he is born."

The car drove into the village, and the car stopped at the gate of Liu's house first. The Liu family heard the sound of the car and rushed out to greet him.Today is Xuanyue, not very bright, but you can see it without using a flashlight when you go out.

Uncle Liu and the old couple hurriedly came over to ask how things were going, Liu Dongsheng simply explained what was going on, and the two elders fell silent.Lin Qian and He Yangxuan drove home, and it was none of his business what their family was going to do.

When I got home, Grandpa was still asleep.No matter how old the child is, parents are always worried when the child goes out.Seeing the two grandsons entering the house, the grandfather was relieved.

"How is it?"

Lin Qian told his grandfather about the matter, and said, "I heard from the doctor that this happens to all the pregnant women this year, and the children are all very big."

He Yangxuan thought for a while: "It should be evolution."

Both grandparents and grandchildren looked over, and He Yangxuan smiled and said, "Isn't human beings adapting to the environment step by step to evolve into this? Now that the end of the world is coming and the climate is harsh, maybe humans are evolving in the direction of adapting to the environment. But even so, Isn't this evolution too fast?"

Lin Qian said, "Rather than evolution, how about mutation?"

In his previous life, Lin Qian had only experienced the end of the world for two years, and he had been struggling at the bottom. He was unfamiliar with many things.But vaguely remember, it seems that the children in the future are really different from the present.In total, he has only lived for two years, and now it has passed more than half a year. The specific changes in the child are not very clear, and it is only an impression.

Newborn children are different from the previous ones, and they are more likely to adapt to the difficult end times.

"Maybe it's a good thing," grandpa thought, "God won't kill them all. But it's useless to think so much, and our family doesn't have children. It would be a good thing if the livestock cubs mutated. We can eat two more bites with more meat. "

He Yangxuan was taken aback when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Maybe the animal has mutated. Isn't it just a mouse? I haven't seen so many mice before, and the mice in the past were not so willing to bite things, otherwise they wouldn't be so common in the village. power failure."

That being said, it seems to be the case.

"If they all mutate, it will be really lively."

People don't know what they can mutate into, but there are so many creatures in the world, if all of them mutate, then the risk factor for people will skyrocket.

At least for the crop of people who have not been able to mutate, the difficulty of survival will increase a lot.

"Think about the good, there will always be a solution." He Yangxuan ended the topic, "Master, it's already so late, go back to sleep, Qian'er and I will go up the mountain to have a look."

Grandpa nodded, turned around and went upstairs.

Grandpa went upstairs to sleep, but Lin Qian was still thinking about the child.

The two changed into mountaineering outfits and drove to the mountain. There was no one in the mountain, so after entering the mountain, the two had no scruples about talking.

"Not all children are like this." Lin Qian said, "If I remember correctly, in the future, children will either be stronger, or have a longer pregnancy, but they will also speak earlier."

Lin Qian only lived in the apocalypse for two years, and the first batch of children born after the apocalypse were only in their early one year old, so of course little was known about it.

"So evolution is divided into two directions, one is the body, the other is the brain. One is stronger and more powerful, and the other is smarter. This is just right, and both are suitable for living better in the future." He Yangxuan didn't ask him. How do you know, the question has already been asked once, and Lin Qian doesn't want to answer, so He Yangxuan won't mention it again.

"There should be ordinary children who haven't evolved. But in the long run, the two directions of evolution are really good."

"I've heard a saying before." He Yangxuan thought about it, "It is said that when a child is born, he can either walk or talk first. Those who can talk first are smarter, and those who can walk first are stronger. Maybe this evolution is magnification these two characteristics."

This statement is only a folk statement, and it is not clear whether there is any scientific basis.

"Then do you remember whether you learned to speak or walk first?" Lin Qian asked with a smile.

"Who knows, he should be able to speak first." He Yangxuan is still somewhat confident about his IQ.

"Not necessarily, you have developed enough limbs."

The next sentence with well-developed limbs is naturally simple-minded.

"The skin is tight, right? Come on, I'll let you loose!" He Yangxuan rolled his arms and chased after him. Lin Qian dodged two steps, but it was inconvenient to run up the mountain, so He Yangxuan caught him.

He Yangxuan held him in his arms, opened his mouth and gnawed twice: "One more skin."

The two chatted and laughed, and when they wanted to talk, they could always find endless topics to talk about.I walked around the mountain to see the growth of the fruit, and then went home to the greenhouse for a couple of circles, and took a rest when I had nothing to do.

The fish are not bad, and all of them are quite large.However, it is difficult for the two of them to reproduce, but they bought some reference books and some videos, but they are laymen after all, and they are somewhat lacking in their own research.

The two set aside a period of time every day to study how to breed fish. After researching and researching, the final result is that the fish is not yet fully mature, and it will take another year to breed it before it can have estrus and spawn.

Therefore, it is impossible for these fish to reproduce this year, and they must be well bred to reproduce in the coming year.In other words, you can’t eat too much fish at ordinary times, and if you eat any more fish, the species will become extinct.

Fortunately, there are still a lot of processed fish in He Yangxuan's space, but unfortunately most of them are frozen, even if a small amount is freshly killed, it will be dead fish when taken out of the space.For grandpa, the most delicious fish must be cooked live in order to produce the best texture and taste.

But in this world, it's good to eat something, so why care so much?

Lin Qian's side was closed to the mountain, and he couldn't go up. At first, there were people who didn't believe in evil ideas, but two people were electrocuted. After learning the lesson, the villagers got used to it and stopped going in the direction of Lin Qian's family mountain. went.

However, the two families in the village who had extorted money received some complaints in the village. After all, if they hadn't extorted money, Lin Qian would not have preferred to enclose the mountain with a power grid and not let people go up the mountain again.

Although there are complaints, few people will speak out.Now I can't go up to Lin Qian's family's mountain, but I can go up other mountains. At most, there will be less wild vegetables. It's not yet the time to live on wild vegetables, so it won't affect them much.

Therefore, although the two families feel a little sorry for this incident because of them, it has no effect on their own lives, so they don't take it too seriously.

It lasted until August, for five whole months, during which there was only one hailstorm that killed a person and destroyed several broken houses, and there was not a single drop of rain.The ground is dry and cracked, only some weeds on the side of the road are still tenaciously surviving.

The state has issued two subsidies. At the beginning, there will be some auxiliary farming things, and later it will be pure rice noodles.

The water level of the river has dropped very poorly, and the Water Conservancy Bureau expressly prohibits the use of river water to irrigate dry fields. Once it is found out, it will be a heavy penalty.

Several large grain growers couldn't stand the lack of grain in the fields, so they began to spend money to dig wells in the fields, irrigate with groundwater, and replant vegetables with short growth cycles, such as cabbage.If it can grow well, it can also make a fortune, and at least make up for the loss.However, the sun is so hot that it often dries up within two days after irrigation, and the body and mind are exhausted again and again. Most of the sprouts that came out died again, and the rest were thin and small, looking malnourished.

This year can be said to be a blow to all farmers who live off the land.In the past, even if the weather was not good and the harvest was not good, they would not have to pay too much. This year alone, there is no harvest.

There is not much grain produced in the whole country, and the remaining hundreds of millions of people in the country are fed by the grain stored in the national treasury.

The country is still distributing food in large quantities to feed everyone, but I don't know how long this situation can last.

Grain has a shelf life. If the weather continues to be like this in the future, it is necessary to find a way to produce enough grain for the whole country to eat as soon as possible.