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Chapter 74
Since the beginning of winter, the Heping Base has sent four groups of people to the Xinghuo Base, and now there are more than 2,000 people supporting the Xinghuo Base.At first, the supporters thought that they would live a miserable life like serfs, but they didn't expect that they would be able to eat and clothe themselves in the Xinghuo base, and everyone was very motivated.
With the help of supporters, several villages in the Xinghuo base have been connected to natural gas and heating pipes.
The foundation of the Xinghuo base is too thin. Although the pipelines are connected, there is no supporting heating and natural gas.If we want everyone to use heating and natural gas, more people need to invest more time and energy.
According to the preliminary estimates of the experts in the base, according to the current construction progress.Next winter, most people in the Xinghuo base will be able to live with heating.
The premise is that there will be no more natural and man-made disasters before next winter, and the two bases will not break up.However, a few days after the premise was finished, the Spark base issued a snow disaster warning.
On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell from the sky.The wet and cold snow covered the entire base in a short time, and the outdoor thermometer kept dropping.
Jiang Rong swept away the snow on the thermometer and looked in surprise, "Guan Shao, guess what temperature it is now?"
Guan Shao's voice came from the roof: "How many degrees?"
Jiang Rong took a few steps back and looked at the roof: "-15 degrees below zero, we have never been so cold here." The Xinghuo base is located on the south bank of the river. According to historical records, the lowest temperature on the south bank in the past was only two degrees below seven or eight degrees below zero.Five degrees is indeed a temperature that has never been seen before.
And this is the temperature when it snows, and when the snow melts, the temperature will be even lower.
Guan Shao is cleaning the fallen snow on the roof. The roof of their house is full of solar panels. If they are not cleaned in time, the snow will cover the panels and they will lose their electricity.
When talking to Jiang Rong, Guan Shao was sweeping the snow off the solar panels with a broom, "It's really cold." Fortunately, Jiang Rong had considered the cold wave in advance and responded positively, otherwise the low temperature of minus 15 degrees would have killed him.The lives of ordinary people in the Spark Base.
Thinking about it now, strengthening houses for the people, distributing wood, and installing ovens, everything is preparing for the cold wave.These actions of the base have made the people more firmly believe that one thing: their leaders have the foresight.
Jiang Rong has no vision, he only has the experience of his previous life.When he was at the peace base in his previous life, he and his son were shivering from the cold.Once again, he didn't want to experience that kind of cold.
The snow was getting bigger and bigger, Jiang Rong said in a loud voice: "Come down and have a rest first, even if you don't sleep all night, it's useless. The snow is so heavy, if you clean the front, the back will be covered. Our battery lasts six months.Seven days, when the snow stops, we will clean together.”
According to the experience of the previous life, this snow will last for three or four days, and his home's battery should be able to last until then.It doesn't matter if you can't last, there is a heater in his house, at least the children won't starve and freeze.
Guan Shao responded: "Okay, I'll clean the roof first." The last time I went to the roof was several months ago, and some dead branches and leaves had accumulated on the roof during this time.Guan Shao wanted to take advantage of the snow to clean them up, so that the snow that fell would be clean, and the collected snow would be a source of clean water.
When Guan Shao came down from the roof, his down jacket was already covered with a layer of snow.Jiang Rong raised his hands and patted the snow on Guan Shao's back and shoulders: "I made ginger soup, go and drink a bowl."
Guan Shao was not the only one who was yelled by Jiang Rong to drink ginger soup. When Guan Shao entered the door, he saw two children each holding a sea bowl bigger than their heads and gurgling ginger soup.
The sea bowl was too big, and the two children couldn't finish it after drinking half of it.But this is not a problem, Jiang Xiaoheng took out his own small thermos kettle: "Dad, can you help me put ginger soup in the small kettle?" After a while, when he is thirsty, he can continue to drink.
Jiang Hao also had the same thought: "Me too!"
Because of the heavy snowfall, the large-scale projects in the base have been suspended, and the supernatural beings and the common people have also returned to their residences.But the radio did not stop. It was freezing outside, and it was boring for everyone to stay at home. The radio was their spiritual food.
Since the last unsuccessful broadcast for Wan Xinran, Jiang Hao and Jiang Xiaoheng had their own program on the base radio.
Their shows are usually between four and five in the afternoon, but because of the snow today, the show time has been moved forward a few hours.Children's physical fitness cannot be compared with adults. After this broadcast is over, they can come back to rest earlier.
Jiang Rong took the small kettle and said with a smile, "Can you tell Dad what you plan to say today?"
At first, when Jiang Rong asked them to broadcast, the two children refused.Faced with so many buttons on the radio station, they have no idea what to say.Let alone persisting for ten minutes, it would be difficult for them to persist even for one minute.
But as more and more people came up with suggestions, Xiaoheng and his program content increased little by little.They can sing, they can talk about what happened to them today, and they can even tell everyone what they ate today.
Now the two younger brothers have been able to chat and laugh for fifteen minutes, and the effect of the program is getting better and better.Now their program is the most popular program in the entire base. As long as the tired people hear the innocent voices of the children, their physical fatigue will quickly subside.
Hearing Jiang Rong's question, Jiang Xiaoheng covered his small schoolbag: "No, this is a secret, I can't tell Dad."
Maybe he thought it was too heartless, Jiang Xiaoheng laughed and explained, "Dad will know in a while!"
Jiang Rong smiled and filled the two children's water bottles with ginger soup: "Okay, Dad won't ask any more questions. Go and get dressed, we're leaving soon."
It is not easy to scooter on the snowy road. After the four of them are ready, everyone chooses to walk to the activity center.
The two children, holding small umbrellas, jumped up and down in front, while Jiang Rong and Guan Shao walked slowly behind.The wide black umbrella fell in Jiang Rong's direction. Jiang Rong looked up and saw white snowflakes had fallen on Guan Shao's right shoulder.
Jiang Rong laughed and said, "There are so many umbrellas at home, why do you want to squeeze under the same umbrella with me?"
Guan Shao looked directly into Jiang Rong's eyes with a half-smile, "Because it's very close to you." So close that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Rong, so close that he could hold Jiang Rong in his arms as long as he stretched out his hand.As he spoke, Guan Shao tilted the umbrella forward, covering their faces.He held the back of Jiang Rong's head with one hand and gave him a deep kiss.After the kiss was over, Jiang Rong's breathing became unsteady, and his cheeks began to flush, "The children are all here..."
Guan Shao touched Jiang Rong's forehead, "They can't see." The children just cared in front of them and wouldn't even look at them, besides, he had blocked it with an umbrella.
Snowflakes fell on the hair of the two of them one after another, Guan Shao smiled lowly: "Look, if we go on like this, will we be able to grow old together?"
Jiang Rong's smile deepened: "Yes!" How lucky he was to meet someone who could live with him forever.
When Jiang Rong and Rong walked again, the two under the black umbrella had already held hands.In the heavy snow, the two shared an umbrella, leaving two big, two small and four rows of footprints on the snow.
When Jiang Xiaoheng turned around by chance, he saw the two fathers holding hands, and he stretched out his hand to Jiang Hao in the same way: "Little brother, let's hold hands too. Holding hands is not afraid of slippery roads!"
Jiang Hao turned his head to look at the bushes beside the road: "Hmm..."
Jiang Xiaoheng asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, little brother?"
Jiang Hao pointed to the bushes: "Did you hear the cat's cry?"
From the grass beside the road came the intermittent meowing of a kitten, and Lele, with sharp ears, had already run to the bushes to search.After a while, Le Le took out a palm-sized black and white milk cat from the bushes. don't know how long the kitten stayed in the bushes, it was almost frozen to death.
The two children froze for a moment and then gathered around: "Dad, Dad, Le Le found a kitten!"
Lying in the bushes was an already stiff female three-flowered cat. The female cat curled up with her eyes half-opened, and couldn't bear to leave her child to suffer in the world.
Guan Shao shook his head regretfully: "Bury it."
In winter, life for stray cats and dogs is extremely difficult.In the past, they could dig through human trash cans to make a living, but now that human beings can't take care of themselves, how can they have the energy to take care of them?After the temperature dropped, stray cats and dogs could not find food or shelter, so they could only freeze to death.
Jiang Hao held the kitten in his arms and warmed the kitten with his own body. Jiang Xiaoheng stretched out his hand and stroked the kitten's head: "Dad, the kitten is so pitiful. It has no mother..."
The weather is so cold, can the kitten survive?
After Jiang Rong and the others buried the kitten, the two children begged Jiang Rong with red eyes, "Daddy, shall we adopt the kitten?"
Jiang Rong thought for a moment and said, "Little Hao Xiaoheng, we already have a lot of small animals in our house. If we adopt another kitten, aren't you worried that Le Le and Jun Jun will be angry?"
That's all for Le Le, it's just a fool, it's okay to have one or two more small animals in the house.Jun Jun is a big cat, whether it will accept the kitten is a small problem, but whether the kitten will be stressed when it sees Jun Jun is a big problem.
Jiang Xiaoheng pursed his lips: "But..." Without anyone to take care of it, the kitten will freeze to death.
Jiang Rong rubbed the child's head: "Dad knows that you are good and caring children, but we can't just raise one as soon as we see it. In this way, you take the kitten to the activity center first, and Daddy will try to find an owner for the kitten, okay?"Okay?" With so many people in the Starfire Base, we can always find someone who wants to raise a kitten.
Jiang Xiaoheng nodded sullenly: "Father, I have to find a good owner for the kitten."
Jiang Rong replied, "Okay." In fact, he had already thought of an excellent candidate.