bayedsolid Chapter 223 Food Shortage Crisis
Chapter 223 Food Shortage Crisis
Chapter 223 Food Shortage Crisis
As night fell, the dim yellow lights flickered in the dormitory, as if they might be swallowed up by darkness at any moment.
Ji Xiurong sat upright on the kang (a heated brick bed), her expression focused, her eyes fixed on the open notebook.
She would sometimes furrow her brow slightly, the fine lines gathering between her eyebrows, revealing confusion and contemplation.
At other times, he would quickly pick up a pen and write furiously on the paper, the rustling sound of writing particularly clear in the quiet room.
When she encountered something obscure or difficult to understand, she would carefully draw a prominent mark next to it.
He secretly made up his mind that he must find Xia Tian and get to the bottom of things tomorrow.
The dormitory was extremely quiet, with only the sound of pen tips scratching against paper.
Qin Xuemei sat not far away, also holding a book in her hands.
But his gaze kept falling on Ji Xiurong's focused profile.
Watching Ji Xiurong immersed in the ocean of knowledge, Qin Xuemei was filled with admiration.
This small dormitory, with its dim lighting, bears witness to their thirst for knowledge and their dedication to learning on this land.
The night grew deeper, and the cold wind howled outside the window, as if playing a lonely melody.
Ji Xiurong finally rubbed her sore eyes, put down her pen, and ended her study session for the evening.
The next day, sunlight shone through the clouds onto the land of Bashang.
Summer will still be the main speaker, covering knowledge related to afforestation.
The days passed by slowly and steadily.
Time seemed to stretch out and become tranquil on this vast land.
However, peaceful days are always short-lived.
A day earlier, at the Forestry Bureau in the lower part of the dam, driver Xiao Pang was busy with his daily work.
Old Zhang, the gatekeeper, suddenly told him that he had a phone call.
Soon, Xiao Pang answered the call from his mother-in-law in Baocheng.
"Mom, what did you say?"
"My wife went into premature labor?"
"Okay, okay, I'll ask for leave and come back right away."
At this moment, he was extremely anxious, wishing he could sprout wings and fly to his wife in Baocheng.
Xiao Pang hurried to the Forestry Bureau's General Office and found Director Tian.
"Boss, I'd like to ask for leave!"
His tone was somewhat urgent.
Tian Qingshan, the director of the General Office, looked up at Xiao Pang, whose face was full of anxiety, and gestured for him to sit down and talk slowly.
"What's wrong, Xiao Pang?"
Xiao Pang composed himself and said.
"That's right, boss."
"My wife went into premature labor, so I'd like to ask for twenty days off to go back to Baocheng!"
After hearing this, Tian Qingshan's face was full of understanding, and he comforted Xiao Pang with a few words.
Seeing his anxious look, I didn't ask any more questions and quickly approved his leave.
Xiao Pang was only thinking about getting home as soon as possible, and had long forgotten about delivering supplies to Bashang.
He hurriedly bought a train ticket and rushed to Baocheng.
The moment Xiao Pang stepped out of the forestry bureau gate.
He probably didn't realize that his political career, along with Tian Qingshan's, was quietly coming to an end.
Coincidentally, Old Liu had also taken leave a couple of days earlier.
Liu Da Niang's grandnephew (see Chapter 41) is seriously ill.
Unfortunately, Aunt Liu had other important matters to attend to and was unable to go, so Old Liu had to go and visit her on her behalf.
All the unexpected events and coincidences came together, resulting in no one being able to deliver the supplies to the dam area.
At the campsite on the dam, the atmosphere of winter is becoming increasingly intense.
Summer sat in the camp's mess hall, his brows furrowed from morning till night, never relaxing for a moment.
The snow outside has started falling again, fluttering down.
Large flakes of snowflakes looked like white feathers falling from the sky.
"Old Zhao, the forestry bureau's supply truck may be delayed."
Xia Tian found Zhao Tianshan and said with a solemn expression.
"According to the agreement, today is the day to deliver the supplies, but we haven't seen the supply truck yet."
Zhao Tianshan remained relatively optimistic. He looked out the window at the snow and said...
"I guess the snow is too heavy down below the dam, so the supply trucks can't get up!"
After hearing this, Xia Tian slowly shook her head.
"I hope so!"
Then, he turned to Wei Fugui and asked.
"Old Wei, how many days' worth of grain do you have left?"
"Xia Gong, according to the ration standard, there are still three days' worth of food left!"
"But if we're careful with our spending, we can probably last another week,"
Wei Fugui responded quickly.
Summer nodded gently.
"okay, I get it!"
Time flies, and five days have passed in the blink of an eye.
The grain on the dam was almost gone, and the empty grain jars seemed to be sounding a silent alarm.
The snow showed no signs of stopping; instead, it fell even heavier.
The gale, carrying snowflakes, lashed wildly against the tents and houses in the camp.
"Old Zhao, with such heavy snow, the forestry bureau's supply truck probably won't be able to get up here."
"We need to be prepared!"
Looking at the raging wind and snow outside, Xia Tian spoke to Zhao Tianshan in a heavy tone.
"Engineer Xia, how much longer will this snow?"
Zhao Tianshan's face was full of worry.
Summer looked serious and spoke earnestly.
"If my prediction is correct, this snow will last for at least another 5 days to a week."
"Really?"
Zhao Tianshan's eyes widened in shock upon hearing Xia Tian's words.
"Yes, Lao Zhao, we need to inform everyone to prepare for snow."
Summer solemnly instructed.
"Okay, I'll go and inform them right away!"
Zhao Tianshan hurriedly responded and quickly left the canteen to deliver this important message.
Looking at the heavy snowfall in the summer, he pondered to himself.
He returned to the old camp and began packing his belongings.
Previously, he had stayed alone at the old camp because he was concerned that the female comrades were afraid of Chang Wei.
But now, the snow is falling so heavily.
At this rate, if I don't move soon, I'll be buried under the thick snow sooner or later.
Compared to the women's fear of Chang Wei, Xia Tian felt that her own life was more important.
Summer quickly packed her luggage.
Holding Chang Wei's hand, they walked towards the new camp.
Along the way, the wind howled and snowflakes lashed at my face, stinging it.
Chang Wei also seemed to sense the danger and stayed close to Xia Tian.
Summer arrived at her previous temporary dormitory and pushed the door open forcefully.
He placed the luggage on the kang (a heated brick bed), tied Changwei up, and then skillfully started a fire.
Before long, the temperature in the room gradually rose, and the warm flames dispelled some of the chill.
At dinner time, all the comrades gathered in the camp canteen.
Xia Tian took a deep breath, looked at everyone in the cafeteria, and slowly began to speak.
"Comrades, starting tomorrow, the knowledge enhancement classes will be temporarily suspended!"
"Why, Engineer Xia?"
Everyone cast doubtful glances.
Xia Tian's expression was solemn as he spoke slowly.
"Because we are now facing a very serious problem."
"That means we're about to run out of food."
"The supply trucks below the dam may be stuck in the snow."
Summer clearly explained the problems she was facing to everyone present.
He knew full well that hiding it was pointless and impossible.
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