Rebirth of natural disasters at the end of the world

In the more than a month since Qiu Qiu and his party arrived at Guangming Base, they have never had a moment of leisure.

Everyone followed them, burning bricks, planting flax, planting mulberry trees, and raising silkworms, and they were very busy.

Not only that, during this period, Liu Ning also divided a team of people to set up kangs in several caves and on the first floor of those buildings.

It was quite cold last year, and the base was busy with many things after spring, so everyone didn't have time to do this.Originally, they wanted to wait until they had free time recently to do it, but they never thought that Qiu Qiu and others would happen to come and bring so many surprises to everyone, so it was delayed for some time.

Now that the snow season is approaching in a short time, everyone does not dare to delay it any longer, thinking that they must burn the kang plate thoroughly so that when it snows heavily, they will not suffer from the cold like last year.

After opening the kiln today, they have to stop work and have to wait until spring before they can bake bricks.After all, the weather is cold during the snow season, not to mention the difficulty of getting soil and making molds.Just when baking bricks, it is difficult to control the temperature.

Therefore, everyone can only suspend this matter. Anyway, now that Liu Ning and others have mastered the skills, Qiu Qiu does not have to worry about the Guangming Base not being able to produce bricks after he leaves.

The heavy snow came in late December, a few days later than last year, so everyone made adequate preparations early.Firewood, food, clothing and daily necessities... all kinds of materials are piled up in every cave and room.

In addition to clearing the snow every day, everyone is either observing the growth of mulberry trees and flax in the greenhouse, or gathering around the silkworm room to take care of the precious silkworm babies.

In this way, the life was fulfilled. After more than a month, those silkworms finally formed cocoons under the nourishment of the spiritual spring.The villagers of Dongxi Village immediately taught everyone how to start the first step - collecting silkworm cocoons.

During the silkworm cocooning stage, the cocoons harden, so care must be taken during collection to avoid damaging the integrity of the cocoons.

After the collection is completed, the second step is to start. Put a pot on the fire, boil the water, and immediately put the silkworm cocoons into the boiling water. The purpose is to kill the silkworms and prevent the silkworm eggs from hatching.

Afterwards, put the treated cocoons into warm water and gently clean the outer surface of the cocoons until the stains and residues on the cocoons are completely removed.

After this step is completed, the washed cocoons must be put into boiling water again and boiled for a period of time. The purpose of this is to soften the cocoons and make them easier to unravel.

Take out the cooked silkworm cocoon, use a fine-pointed tool to gently tear open one end of the cocoon, and then completely unravel the cocoon. Remember not to pull during the process to prevent damage to the silk thread.

After the silkworm cocoon is completely untied, use your little finger or the help of tools to pick out the appropriate silk thread according to the required quality and fineness of the silk thread and wrap it, or connect it in series with threads of other materials, dye it, and then spin it into shape. It can be made into cloth or silk.

The method sounds simple, but doing it requires a lot of patience and finger dexterity. Fortunately, there are some people in the base who have learned well. I believe that if they do it a few more times, they will become more skilled.

Because the flax was not yet mature, we could not weave linen cloth, so the villagers taught us how to make weaving crafts. They used the dried corn leaves that had been piled in the cave to weave many futons, pillows, cushions, and even backpacks.

Everyone was simply stunned by the craftsmanship of these people.

"Brother Hua, you are so awesome!"

"This look is so special!"

"that is!"

Liu Mei held a shoulder bag and gestured happily from side to side, her eyes full of joy, "Isn't this more beautiful and sturdy than the ones I bought in the ancient town before the end of the world!?"

"I bought one at a tourist attraction before. It cost me 280. The craftsmanship is far inferior to yours!"

Chen Bi'er, who was already in confinement, was also holding on to her and she seemed to like it very much. Wang Nashan, a villager, chuckled and then said proudly, "Yunsheng's father helps to sell the fabrics in our village. The price is Higher than what you paid for.”

"It seems that although your village is a hidden world, it is still not out of touch with society!"

Qiu Qiu took over with a smile, "Before the end of the world, I often saw reports that in many places like Dongxi Village, due to lack of information and inconvenient transportation, no matter whether they were growing food specialties or producing handicrafts, they could not sell them. out, so life was very difficult.”

"There are always more solutions than difficulties. They are probably not people like our village who have gone out and are willing to work hard for everyone."

Brother Hua put down his work and couldn't help but sigh, "The old people of our previous two generations have no knowledge, culture, and no connections.

But in order to let the children of the next generation go out, they have made a lot of hardships that ordinary people cannot bear. It is also because of this that we have been noticed by the G family.

Later, when Yun Sheng’s father and others went to college, our family saved money to support them.

However, they are also very conscientious. Even if they stay outside after graduation, these young people are trying their best to bring people out of the mountains and help everyone gain a foothold outside.

If the end of the world has not come, not to mention all of us in the past few years, at least half of us will be able to leave the mountains. "

"It's a pity!" Qiu Qiu nodded in agreement, and then added, "But it's better that you didn't all leave the mountain so quickly.

Otherwise, when the end of the world comes, you may not be able to survive so many people.So, everything has two sides, right? "

"Too!"

Brother Hua laughed, feeling instantly relieved, "The base commander is right!"

He picked up the half-knitted handiwork and continued knitting, "Anyway, we have skills and can farm. As long as we don't get sick or injured, we won't be afraid of starving to death wherever we go!"

"have a look!"

Liu Ning smiled and gave the opponent a thumbs up, "Be tough!"

"Isn't that right!?"

“Artisans never starve wherever they go!”

"I'm jealous!"

Everyone booed, and Brother Hua and the others started laughing. For a moment, the room was filled with excitement and laughter.

In early February, the flax in the greenhouse, irrigated by Lingquan water, reached maturity earlier than expected. Brother Hua and others were not surprised by this and thought it was due to the technology of the greenhouse.

After harvesting, the six villagers taught the base members step by step how to process the flax into twine and then started weaving.

Everyone watched in amazement as the thin threads gradually formed into linen with the help of machines and humans.

Brother Hua looked at everyone, smiled and asked them to sit in front of the loom one by one to practice.

At first, everyone was worried about messing up. Everyone was timid and did not dare to make too many moves. Before taking a step, they had to stop and ask Brother Hua if he was wrong?Wait until you get a definite answer before taking the next step.

Qiu Qiu couldn't stand their ink marks and immediately said, "Are you trying boldly? What are you afraid of!?

If it breaks, just start over!If you continue like this, who will teach you when we are all gone?Do you want to wear new clothes? "

Everyone's face turned red with shame at his words, and each of them was finally willing to let go of their courage. They were still a little clumsy at first, but later on, their movements gradually became smoother, and by the end of the day, they had woven a few pieces of cloth. .

Due to the weather conditions, the conditions were limited and it was difficult to dye fabrics. Brother Hua taught everyone many original dyeing methods.

For example, use gardenias, willow branches, onion peels, avocado peels, avocado pits, sage, brightly colored flowers and plants, etc., pick leaves or petals, or wash the pits of plants, then add water to boil them to create the color.

During this period, first pour the melted alum water into a certain proportion of clean water and mix it evenly. Then put the woven cloth into the water and soak it evenly for 20-30 minutes. Keep turning during this period, and then take it out for later use.

Then, filter the boiled juice with gauze and let it cool until it is still a little warm. Then put the cloth into the juice and dip it evenly until the cloth is colored. The time is suitable for half an hour.

After taking it out and wringing it out, put it into a basin with alum water again and dip it for the same time as above. Then take it out and continue dyeing.

The two processes are repeated 3-5 times in total, and then the dyed cloth can be hung on a rack to dry completely, and the dyeing process is completed.

Everyone listened carefully, and even took notes to write down everything so as not to forget it in the future. As they wrote, everyone laughed again, and each one joked to himself, saying that before the end of the world, when they were studying, everything would be half as good as now. With such seriousness, there is no need to worry about not getting into a good university.

Xiao Han shook his head and laughed, "Can it be the same? The environment is different. There is no need to compare like this. Let the past be in the past and look forward to the future. Living a good life is the most important thing!"

Everyone agreed. Besides, even if you could get into college, it would be of no use unless civilized society was established again.

The days pass by as everyone is studying, and soon it will be the Spring Festival that the Chinese people are looking forward to.

This year's Guangming Base has a bumper harvest, and with the arrival of Qiu Qiu and the others, Liu Ning and all the members of the base discussed to prepare a more sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

Early in the morning of New Year's Eve, everyone got up early and began to prepare the New Year's food.

The experts at the base, many of whom wrote beautiful Chinese characters, used a reagent they made themselves to turn the white paper into red, and then wrote some Spring Festival couplets for the children to paste on them.

The women and some 20 strong men kneaded and steamed dozens of trays of steamed buns, rolls and dumplings. Of course, they also steamed a lot of rice.

Liu Ning, Ikaruga and the others had people boil a lot of hot water. They went to the farm early and selected 3 pigs, 3 sheep, and 20 chickens, ducks and geese. They caught them all in the open space and killed them. After cleaning them, they dried them with vegetables. , tofu is made into more than 20 dishes that are full of weight and fragrant.

People like Wang Mingyang and Qiu Qiu saw that everything was settled, so they had to take charge of cleaning.

The whole day was very busy at the base. It was not until evening that the food was ready. Everyone gathered around the two-story cave where Liu Ning and the others lived, singing and dancing all night long. , at dawn, each of them struggled to stay sleepy, ate breakfast, and then went back to their respective rooms to sleep.

In the afternoon, everyone got up from hunger and went to the cave again. To be honest, yesterday, they were busy making trouble and didn't eat much. Today is the time to be greedy.

The older elders had warmed their food in the iron pots placed on the fire early.

Everyone held a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and put some meat in one pot, and poured some soup in another pot. They ate here and there, and accidentally got full. Children, all leaning on the straw mat made by Brother Hua and others, humming, it was funny to watch.

As soon as the new year is over, the days feel faster. March is here in the blink of an eye, and the snow season also ends at this time.

It can be said that it was last year. The winter temperature was not as low as the previous year. At the coldest time, it was only minus 22 degrees. However, the snow season was about 20 days longer than before.

But no matter what, winter is over and spring has arrived!

The Guangming Base was busy again, and Ikaruga led the team to plow the ground, weed, and plant crops.Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han led a group of men to dig around, preparing for warmer weather and continuing to make adobes and bake bricks.

Chen Gang, Zhuang Qi, Wang Mingyang and Lin Jingzhe drove around with their team members early to spread purifying plants. As for Hua Ge and others, they started planting flax with Liu Ning and others.

By the time everyone finished their work, it was already more than half a month later. The weather was good and the sun was rising outside. Qiu Qiu immediately led people to participate in a complete brick-burning process from beginning to end.

After this batch of flax matured, Brother Hua taught everyone in the base how to weave and dye cloth. He did not let go until most of the people were completely proficient in the technology.

In mid-May, when the first crop of crops was harvested and the second crop was planted, Qiu Qiu informed Liu Ning that they had to return to the base.

"it is good!"

Liu Ning put down the bowl and chopsticks, feeling a little worried. He looked up at Qiu Qiu, Xiao Han, Chen Gang and Zhuang Qi, his eyes full of reluctance, "I will go visit you all in the spring next year!"

Qiu Qiu chuckled and stretched out his fist, "It's a deal!"

Xiao Han and the four others laughed one after another, and shook hands into fists, reaching out to collide with him.

After everyone knew that Qiu Qiu and the others were leaving, everyone was filled with reluctance, especially the children Congcong, who pulled Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han to cry.

The children at Guangming Base, until now, are almost all between a few years old and eleven or twelve years old.

They all understand that it was these two people who took in everyone and gave them a second life.

Therefore, everyone always has a special emotion hidden in their hearts for Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han. Now that their benefactors are leaving, how can everyone bear to part with them! ?

But, no matter what, leaving is a foregone conclusion. Everyone can only make an appointment with the two of them and visit them at the base next year.

Three days later, Qiu Qiu and his party left the place completely, watched by all the members of Guangming Base. But now, it was almost a month later than the day they expected to leave.

In order not to waste time, Qiu Qiu urged everyone to speed up. After arriving at the botanical garden where they were in Lengtian, he immediately picked up several villagers from Dongxi Village and embarked on the return journey.

Everyone hurriedly hurriedly and slowly arrived at the base in autumn.Everyone came to welcome them and embraced them warmly.

Tangyuan's eyes suddenly turned red when he saw his parents and younger brother whom he hadn't seen for a year. The same was true for Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han, and their youngest son Hope burst into tears.

The child is now more than four years old and can already remember things. When he was at Hope Base and Light Base, he asked his brother many times where he was and why he didn't go out with them.

When I saw my brother, I couldn't stand it any longer. I stretched out my arms to hug him, and my heart melted. I quickly held him in my arms and coaxed him softly.

"I hope you won't cry anymore. Brother, I will take you with me wherever I go from now on, okay?"

The child pursed his lips and cried, "Don't lie!"

Tang Yuan chuckled, "It's a puppy!"

"Ok!"

Little Hope straightened up, turned to look at Qiu Qiu and Xiao Han aggrievedly, and complained to her brother, "Dad always said that he would see his brother soon. They are puppies..."

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