After the disaster

The next morning, Qiu Cheng found himself waking up on the terrace, feeling refreshed and feeling well. He untied the vest tied to his head and touched the wound on the back of his head. It turned out that scabs had begun to form. , It's hard to touch with your hands, but it doesn't hurt much.

But how did he get on the terrace?Could it be that he ran over by himself in the middle of the night?It's probably like this. When people are half asleep and half awake, people often do something and then don't remember it the next day.

Qiu Cheng touched the back of his head again, and he found that the spirit-gathering array actually had the effect of speeding up wound healing. Although he had spent time transcribing the "Wood Repair Notes" before, this book was written in ancient Chinese, and some It’s difficult to understand. These days, he didn’t really put in the effort to study it. He just wanted to use the Spirit Gathering Formation to grow crops so that he would not suffer from hunger. Most of the other contents were half-understood. Reiki can be used in cultivation, I don't know it can be used in this way.

That being the case, Qiu Cheng decided to re-arrange the spirit-gathering formation to include his entire house when he had time tonight.

Qiu Cheng returned to the bedroom with the quilt in his arms, found a pair of shorts from the drawer, went to the bathroom, poured some water from the bucket into the washbasin, and took a simple shower.

Thinking of what happened last night, he still has lingering fears.Qiu Cheng remembered that when he was studying at Xinnan University, a teacher once said to them when chatting with them that the villages by the Xinnan River used to be water villages with sturdy folk customs. At that time, Qiu Cheng Cheng and his classmates didn't take anyone seriously, and went swimming there as usual in summer, and nothing happened.

I didn't expect that I would almost lose my life there yesterday. It seems that I have to stay away from that area in the future, no matter whether it has anything to do with the water village or not.

Regarding the three villains last night, Qiu Cheng wished that they would be taken away and shot immediately. Such people would be a disaster if they remained in the world, and it is unknown how many people they will kill in the future.

But he has nothing to do with them now. At the time of the incident last night, there were only four of them at the scene, and there were no witnesses. The wound was almost healed, if he ran to report the crime now, who would believe him?

Qiu Cheng took a shower, and took out the bag of seeds from yesterday to have a look. The seeds had already been soaked in water, so they couldn't delay any longer, and they had to be germinated and sowed as soon as possible.Last night, Qiu Cheng got a total of two small potatoes, more than ten corn kernels, a few pepper seeds and a few tomato seeds from that village.

It stands to reason that it is best for these seeds to germinate first, then grow seedlings, and finally plant them in the soil, but the crops in the Juling Array grow too fast, and Qiu Cheng is worried that when he is not at home, those seeds that are germinating will be destroyed. If it grows too far, and there is no fertility in the water, it will inevitably affect the later growth of these crops.

Looking at the basket of green onions growing vigorously, Qiu Cheng was very confident in the spirit-gathering array that he could not afford. He decided to bury these seeds directly into the soil in the wooden basket. The two potatoes were too small to be cut into pieces. I don't know if they can grow normally after planting them, so Qiu Cheng didn't want to take any risks, so he just buried them in two wooden baskets.

After burying these seeds, Qiu Cheng brought out the basin of bath water he had just used, took another small spoon, and poured root-fixing water on the seeds in these wooden baskets one by one.

After finishing all this, Qiu Cheng looked at the time, and it was almost time to go to work.After the torment last night, he lost some blood again. After sleeping in the spirit gathering array, he didn't feel any discomfort in his body, but his stomach was unbearably hungry.

"Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr etc..." but Qiu Cheng has no rations, so he can only endure hunger and go out to work, in order to prevent the scabbed wound on the back of his head. Being seen, Qiu Cheng even found himself a peaked cap to wear.

Over the past few days, Qiu Cheng and the others have repaired the power grids for several communities and successfully electrified them. Now they are gradually moving to the suburbs along the route assigned by their team. The closer to the suburbs, the more empty houses and less crowded. The more rare.

"Look, how beautiful this Binhe Garden was at the beginning. It sold for nearly [-] square meters, but now it is almost becoming a ghost town." At ten o'clock in the morning, Qiu Cheng and his partner were in charge of repairing a transformer box.

This man's surname is Li, and everyone calls him Lao Li. He used to run a hardware store. He is strong and able to fiddle with wires and pipes. He can be considered a high-quality labor force in a temporary base. Yes, not only brought up a child, but also supported two old people. There were originally three, and one of them passed away two years ago.

"How can you live in such a tall building without an elevator?" Qiu Cheng has a deep understanding of this these days.

"Tsk, you don't understand this. Those people don't live here, so it doesn't have much to do with whether they have access to the elevator." Lao Li said to Qiu Cheng while checking the line: "You know that the people who bought houses here were all Who are they? How many ordinary people are there who want to live here? Those who buy houses here are all rich people. How many rich people in Xinnan City have no roots? The bottom? Either there is still a house in the city center, or they have already entrusted someone to resettle them in a house in the city center."

"Then this area will be empty in the future?" Qiu Cheng looked at the beautiful tall buildings in front of him, and felt that it was a waste.

"It's not all empty. Is there any other place to go, so I have to continue to live here." Lao Li said, hehe smiled at Qiu Cheng twice, and said to him: "A little while ago The other day in my wife's hospital, Dr. Liu, he also has a big family to support, relying on his salary alone, the whole family has never had enough to eat. After returning from the temporary base, he took the two families A house was sold, do you know what price he sold it for?"

"How much?" Qiu Cheng asked.

"Fifty catties of cornmeal." Lao Li shook his head and said.

"A lot." That cornmeal is a life-saving ration. There are empty houses everywhere these days. Is a house worth more than a human life?

"You don't know, their house is next to the city hall. If there is any news, they will know the fastest, and if there is any benefit, they will be the first to get it. If there is any trouble, those who live in that area People are also the fastest runners." Lao Li only hated that he didn't have fifty catties of cornmeal, otherwise he would have bought a house there to live in.

"The vaccines are out, so what else is there to worry about?" Qiu Cheng comforted him.

"It seems like you haven't heard any rumors, you kid." Lao Li shook his head, and said, "Now everyone is spreading the word that the appearance of that X virus is inseparable from the genetic modification. I know what kind of virus will appear in the future. You are fine, you are single, you have nothing to worry about, and a family like us, how can we stand such a toss..."

"Baba..." At this time, the sound of a car horn came from the direction of the gate of the community.

"Hey, it's time for dinner. Hurry up and give me your ID card. You are here to look at things, and I'll go get dinner." Lao Li said to Qiu Cheng.It's definitely not okay to leave things here unattended. Xinnan City is full of scavengers these days.

Qiu Cheng gave him his ID card, poured out the little water left in his kettle, and handed him the kettle. These days, he used the cornmeal batter in the kettle. After lunch, he went to the gate of the community Just go and fill up the water. Except for the first two days when they just came back from the temporary base, it is quite convenient to get water in the following days, especially for the various teams involved in the post-disaster restoration work. Set up a water supply point where each team works that day.

After a while, Lao Li came back with lunch for the two of them, and they sat beside the transformer box, drinking corn flour paste and eating corn tortillas.Qiu Cheng was so hungry that day, he ate a tortilla and a pot of cornmeal batter, and there was nothing left, and he chewed the hard tortilla very sweetly.

"You can eat quite a bit, this cake weighs half a catty." Lao Li drank a few mouthfuls of cornmeal paste, ate about half a cake, and then stopped.

"Hey." Qiu Cheng smiled and didn't say much.He knew that the son of Lao Li's family was ten years old this year, and he was just growing up, and he couldn't find a serious job to do, so he went outside with his grandparents every day to pick up garbage, like bullet casings and broken mobile phones, There are other metal garbage and the like, and they can be exchanged for some food when they are taken to the purchase station.

His daughter-in-law is a nurse, and she can't earn much food rations all day long. It is not easy for the couple to support a family, and she is not willing to eat if she has a stutter.

These years are not easy for everyone, and it is always more difficult for those who have to support their families, but whenever Lao Li talks about his wife, his son, and their old man and old lady, the full energy is actually very satisfying. Qiu Cheng was envious.

After a busy day, at around five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone gathered at the entrance of the community to eat and report to the team leader on the work of the day, and then the team leader assigned tomorrow's tasks.Although it was said that the meal time in the afternoon was 04:30, it is normal to be late by 10 or [-] minutes. The big guys got their dinner, had a small meeting while eating, and went home after they were done.

"This is for your son." Qiu Cheng tore half of a tortilla and handed it to Lao Li. He had seen Lao Li's son before. He was as thin as a reed stick when he had lunch a few days ago. , is also short.

Lao Li was startled for a while, then happily took the half cornbread and put it in his arms, patted Qiu Cheng's shoulder vigorously and said, "Thank you brother! Someday you will come to me with a headache, Your sister-in-law is familiar with those doctors and can get some special medicines."

The meeting of the electrician group is very simple. There are only about 20 people in total, and each person only has one or two sentences. It can be done.

After the meeting, Qiu Cheng did not go home directly, but went to Xinnan University. He remembered that the animal husbandry major in their school used to raise cattle and sheep. He wanted to go there to find out if he could get some cattle and sheep manure. Going back, planting crops requires fertilizer. Qiu Cheng has done farm work in the temporary base these years, and knows that fertilization is very important for crops.

The gate of Xinnan University was wide open, the glass in the security room was shattered, and there was still a lot of blood on the ground.The school was empty, weeds were growing wildly on the grass, and the camphor trees on the side of the road had grown a lot. Qiu Cheng walked alone in the empty campus, and the surroundings were so quiet that even his own footsteps could be heard clearly.

He came to the front of the teaching building used by the animal husbandry major. This is an old teaching building with a boxy layout and a patio in the middle. The lighting is not very good and it is a bit shady. Yes, in the past, when Qiu Cheng passed by here, he would often hear the screams of small animals. It is said that the veterinary students were dissecting. In the past, even when the final exam was approaching, few students would come here. self study.

Qiu Cheng walked into the teaching building, his footsteps echoed in the empty aisle, it was already getting dark outside, he thought that students majoring in animal husbandry would not keep their cattle and sheep upstairs, they must be downstairs An empty classroom, and it should be next to the patio, so it is easy to get in and out.

He walked along the corridors around the courtyard and pushed open the doors of the classrooms one by one. He quickly found the classroom that was used to house goats. There were no tables and chairs in the classroom, and some straw was piled on the ground. It seems that there is still a lot of sheep dung, enough for Qiu Cheng to use for a long time.

Qiu Cheng took out the woven bag from his backpack and searched the classroom again, looking for a broom or shovel or something.

"Hey, hey!" At this time, there were a few sheep bleating outside, and it seemed extraordinarily eerie and scary in the empty teaching building!

"!" Qiu Cheng's hairs stood on end. He rushed out of the classroom and looked around, but saw nothing. The woven bags are mixed with straw and sheep dung, and they are carried away.

Qiu Cheng carried a bag of sheep manure and went straight to the side entrance of the school along the tree-lined road. After the side entrance, there was a student street. The community where his home was located was just behind the student street. There used to be various restaurants on this small street. , Qiu Cheng has always been here to solve the food problem.

He climbed up to the fourteenth floor in one breath, closed the door panting, and carried the woven bag of sheep dung to the terrace.By the moonlight, Qiu Cheng could see that in those wooden baskets, there were already small seedlings sprouting out of the ground. It was only a day, and the seeds he had buried had already germinated.

After resting for a while, Qiu Chengcheng planned to get some sheep manure and bury it in the wooden basket. While bending down to open the woven bag, he thought in his heart that the sheep manure had been placed in that classroom for five full years. It needs to be fermented again...

Thinking of this, the movements of Qiu Cheng's hands suddenly stopped again. The woven bag had been opened, but the sheep dung in the bag was clearly fresh.