The heavy snow continued intermittently, but the temperature finally stabilized at around minus 28 degrees at the end of January 2020, and did not continue to drop.
At this time, it has officially entered the end of the year.
As the first Spring Festival after the outbreak of the apocalypse, whether it is to celebrate survival or to boost morale in the face of a more severe future, everyone is holding back their energy to have a lively and prosperous celebration.
The base has been preparing for various activities during the Spring Festival since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. Lion dances, lantern riddles guessing, singing and dancing parties, and ice sculptures and lanterns of various colors and unique shapes are placed along the main roads and streets and alleys.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the management of the capital base opened 128 free porridge shops throughout the base, using rice, millet, barley, corn flakes, white fungus, candied dates, peanuts, red beans and other ingredients to cook Laba porridge for 24 hours a day. Four hours, available at any time.
For nearly a week, the whole base was filled with the steaming sweet aroma of Laba porridge.
After the twenty-three year of the twelfth lunar month, the New Year's atmosphere in the base became more and more intense.
All the core members of the sharp blade have carried out a big cleaning after the new year, and the whole villa has a new look. Chen Nan gave birth to a courtyard full of bright red gerbera in the yard outside the villa. They were frozen into ice sculptures at low temperature as soon as they bloomed. The moment it was released, it was especially dazzling against the white snow.
Because everyone said it looked good, Chen Nan led three new members of the wood department, and simply spawned a circle of gerbera on the wall surrounding the Blade Base. From a distance, it looks like an everlasting flame in the ice and snow.
In a blink of an eye, it is the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
"The winter combat uniforms have all been distributed, and all combatants have two sets each, with a total cost of 6,500 points; the year-end rewards have also been distributed in the form of new year goods. According to the contribution value of each member to the organization, the total The value of the handed-in materials varies from ten percent to one percent, and the total cost is 2,044 points... "
The person who spoke was the finance director who had just been hired by Li Ren for a month. His surname was Huang and his name was Huang Chou. The person was recommended by Mr. Gu, tall and thin, about twenty-six or seventeen years old, with a delicate and ordinary appearance, except for a colorful and gorgeous hairstyle that really caught the eye.
Although it looks a bit unorthodox, his ability is indeed excellent. Before the end of the world, he graduated from the highest school in Beijing with a master's degree in economics. Within a week of taking office, he had sorted out all the accounts of Liren, and all the income and expenses were clear at a glance.
Shen Shi'an quickly and carefully read the financial report in his hand, nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. In addition to these expenses, I plan to donate three more truckloads of food supplies to the relief station."
"Cool cool, convenient packaged food?"
"right."
"I'm afraid there are not enough in the warehouse."
"I have it in my space, and it will be replenished in advance."
Huang Chip tapped twice on his notebook, "Since it was taken from your own space, Captain, then this batch of supplies should have been collected before the establishment of the sharp blade?"
"That's right."
"Then I suggest setting up a separate private account. In the future, any such expenditures will be taken from your personal private account. Whether it is public or private, it will not be easy to confuse it with the actual income and expenditure of the sharp blade."
Shen Shi'an thought for a while, "Yes."
"Cool cool," Huang Chip tapped a few more times before closing his notebook, "If there's nothing else, then I'm leaving first?"
Shen Shi'an sent people downstairs, the wind was biting outside, and the villa was full of hot fried sweet aroma.
Xu Ge took Chen Nan and others in the kitchen to make balls and fry New Year's goods. Seeing that Huang Chiu was about to leave, he packed a box full of freshly fried pumpkin balls and sweet potato balls.
"Brother Shen," Liu Fangzhou, wearing disposable gloves, scooped a large spoonful of mashed sweet potatoes into his palm: "Please ask Brother Xun what kind of stuffing he likes to eat, we have cheese stuffing, cheese stuffing, red beans Stuffing, condensed milk filling, honey filling, I’m going to make another plate of chocolate as filling, once the hot oil is fried, the chocolate will melt, it must be delicious.”
"Anything is fine," Shen Shi'an led the big dog over to join the ball-making team: "Let's pack some jam, applesauce, strawberry jam, tomato sauce, it won't be too greasy."
"Tongtong, don't eat too much," Xu Ge warned, "Eating too much sweet stuff is bad for your teeth."
Xiong Manshan added: "And it's still full, don't forget, we have a big meal tomorrow... Oh, I'll go, who the hell wrapped a pepper stuffing!"
"You have eaten this chili pepper out of hundreds of meatballs. Brother Xiong, you are really lucky..." Chen Nan, who had been paying close attention to him, shook his head, and transferred 100 points to Lin Ruan from his identity bracelet: "Wish Take the bet."
"Hahahahahaha..."
Cheerful laughter echoed in the villa along with Xiong Manshan holding chili sauce and trying to "revenge".
Everyone got up early on New Year's Eve. Chef Shen Shi'an and Xu Ge cooked, Chen Nan, Tao Yuan, and Lu Xiuyuan helped, and Tang Song led others to post couplets.
Two lion cubs ran around fiercely in the villa, rolled in Fan Xintong's arms for a while, and ran to the kitchen to strip people's trousers, and had to throw a small piece of meat and bone to coax them. The little milk dog who was picked up by him not long ago.
Fierce and violent each wore a red wool cap in the shape of a small tiger, and the balls of wool hanging from the tiger's ears bounced back and forth as they ran, not to mention how cute they are.
This hat was made by Xu Ge, and an enlarged version was originally printed and given to Shen Xun. The dog didn't want to wear it, thinking it was too childish, "I'm not a three-year-old child, so I don't know how to wear this kind of thing."
Seeing Shen Shi'an looking at the two little lions from time to time, with a gentle expression and feeding the meat, I couldn't help but quietly ran back to the bedroom and pulled out the hat from under the closet, and rubbed it crookedly on the head next to Shen Shi'an: "An'an, I want to eat, too."
Shen Shi was relieved, and helped Big Dog straighten and fasten the red cartoon tiger hat, and fed him a chicken leg, "Wait a little longer, and we can eat right away."
Gouzi was delighted, and with a sweep of his tail, he turned over the ferocious and violent who came running again: Compared with me, I can eat chicken legs, but you two are only good for gnawing bones.
For breakfast and lunch, I ate noodles in big bone soup made from chicken and bones.
The most important dinner is eaten in the cafeteria together by all the members. Because the members are from south to north, the customs of Chinese New Year are different. Some people are used to eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve, and some people are used to having a table of sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner with chicken, duck and fish. , but since they are getting together to celebrate the New Year, then simply prepare both of them, and eat whatever you want when the time comes.
In order to let everyone have a good time this Spring Festival, Shen Shian ordered three pigs, two sheep, half a piece of beef and more than 40 chickens from the farm in advance.
It is not possible to eat all these things in one night, even a hundred people can’t finish them. After cleaning up the excess meat, Shen Shi’an temporarily put it on the second floor of the bamboo building—this cold wave caused most of the poultry and livestock in the farm to freeze to death. It is estimated that after the beginning of spring, there will be at least several months when it will not be able to be supplied to the outside world. If it is not for the farm to limit the purchase volume, Shen Shi'an would like to stock up a little more.
Starting at two o'clock in the afternoon, except for those who were on duty, everyone in the entire Sharp Blade base area gathered in the cafeteria. Tian Yi and Xu Ge were assigned tasks as the chief chefs tonight. It was orderly again, and the middle table was temporarily moved to set up three large pots, and a raging firewood was lit underneath, and the aroma of meat soon wafted into the warm and bright cafeteria.
Tian Yi's wife, Ye Ping, also came with her daughter Tian Shiyao, wearing the down jackets that Shen Shi'an and others brought back from the storage warehouse and distributed. Because these down jackets are all of the same style, there is no special children's style. Tian Shiyao's one is obviously handmade. It was modified, but it was still a bit big, and the loose fit almost covered her whole body.
Ye Ping first greeted Shen Shi'an and others, and then turned to Fan Xintong: "Oh, Tongtong's red coat today is really beautiful, foreign and exquisite, like a little princess. Today is Chinese New Year, so the teacher prepared for Tongtong. A gift, Tongtong opened it to see if he likes it?" After speaking, he handed Fan Xintong a box with a bow tie and carefully wrapped in colored paper.
There is a warm yellow sweater in the box, the wool is soft, and a large cartoon-shaped flower grass is drawn on the front. The texture is beautiful and fine, which shows that a lot of effort has been put into it. Tian Shiyao is also wearing one, but the pattern on the chest is the sun and the rainbow, and the two pieces just echo each other.
Shen Shi'an thanked Ye Ping: "It's too troublesome, please take care."
"No trouble, no trouble. Anyway, I don't have to teach recently, so I'm free. Does Tongtong like it? I took Yaoyao's size and enlarged it a little. It should fit you well."
Fan Xintong put away the sweater carefully, "I like it very much, thank you Teacher Ye."
He didn't speak to Tian Shiyao.
Tian Shiyao timidly hid behind Ye Ping, looking like she was a little afraid of Tongtong, Liu Fangzhou coaxed her a few times before taking a few sweet potato balls from the table.
After the mother and daughter left, Tao Yuan remembered something and asked Fan Xintong in a low voice: "Are you still having conflicts with Yaoyao? Last time you said that Yaoyao was lying, what happened?"
Fan Xintong lowered her eyes, "She said she likes me and wants to be my friend."
"That's right," Tao Yuan patted her head, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"She lied, that's why she doesn't like me." Fan Xintong raised her chin with a cold expression: "She doesn't like me, and I don't want to like her either."
Shen Shi'an looked over thoughtfully.
After six o'clock, the sky gradually darkened, and only ice and snow could be seen outside.
All the meals in the cafeteria have been prepared, and the long dining table has been rearranged. Everyone sits in a circle around the three cauldrons, and the steaming dumplings and various gourmet delicacies are fully arranged.
Shen Shi'an is not used to giving speeches in public, but he couldn't bear the warm cheers from the team members, and finally stood up with a toast, "Blade is a new organization with advantages and disadvantages. Thank you for your trust and joining. I hope that next year It’s time to be with you again.”
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
"The sharp blade rises! Invincible!"
"Happy New Year!!"
"..."
Shen Shi'an's memories of this New Year's Eve gradually became blurred less than half an hour after the New Year's Eve dinner. Too many people came to toast, one cup after another almost never stopped.
Partly affected by the atmosphere and partly wanting to indulge for a while, he didn't use the exercises to defuse it deliberately, and the drunkenness continued to pile up. In the end, he only remembered the non-stop cheering and laughing in his ears.
At about nine o'clock, Mr. Gu rushed over in the heavy snow. He sat next to Shen Shi'an, and seemed to say a lot, but didn't seem to say anything. Shen Shi'an remembered pouring him a glass of wine.
At twelve o'clock, the bell rang, the "Skynet" was temporarily closed, and the bright fireworks illuminated the whole city.
new Year is here.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Shi'an was woken up by being licked by a dog.
"An'an! An'an!" The clear boy's voice sounded in his head: "The snow has stopped!"
After running the exercises for two weeks, the misty Lingtai instantly cleared up.
Shen Shi'an sat up from the bed, stepped on the carpet to the window, and opened the curtains with a "shua".
The snow did stop.
After more than a month of heavy snowfall, the sky overhead showed an indigo light for the first time.
It was still early, less than six o'clock, the sun hadn't come out yet, and there was only the shining white light reflected from the ice and snow between the sky and the earth. Shen Xun jumped back and forth excitedly: "An'an, let's go out for a run, shall we!" After staying indoors for half the winter, he felt that he was almost rusted.
Shen Shi'an rubbed the dog's head and gave him a good morning kiss: "Go wash your face and brush your teeth first."
After washing, Shen Shi'an changed into his combat uniform, put on a cloak, and rode on Gouzi, "Let's go."
There was a lot of trouble last night, and almost everyone was asleep at this time. Under the misty sky, the entire capital base was silent, only the sound of howling wind and the creaking of big dogs stepping on the snow.
The mighty behemoth leaped and galloped across the snow, ran out of the Blade base, ran across the deserted streets, left the gate of the base, and finally left the majestic black city wall far behind.
"An'an, are you cold!"
"It's not cold!" His physique has long been far superior to that of ordinary people, and he has skills to protect his body. This kind of temperature has no effect on him, and the back of his bare hand is still glowing with blood.
"Then I'll speed up!"
The bitter cold wind blew past his face, and the ice-like trees on both sides of the road formed afterimages at the edge of his field of vision. Shen Shi'an clamped his calves, and his upper body leaned forward slightly, undulating naturally with the movements of the big dog.
Looking around, there is endless silver and white everywhere. The snowy light was reflected in the dark eyes, and the golden sword emblem on the back of the cloak was billowing and flying in the strong wind like waves.
Shen Xun finally stopped at the top of a gentle slope, and when Shen Shi landed safely, he raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar, white air gushed from the tip of his nose, and he flicked his hair happily.
Shen Shi'an took two steps towards the edge of the mountain top. Looking down from here, he could just have a panoramic view of the majestic and boundless capital base far away.
A sense of ambition gushed out of his chest for no reason, and Shen Shi'an rolled his hands into the shape of a trumpet, imitating Shen Xun's way and howling loudly.
The whistling sound was clear and lasted for a long time, shaking the snow all over the mountain and rolling down.
Shen Shi'an gasped for a few breaths, the cold and clear air filled his lungs, and turned his head to look east.
"The sun is coming out."
A round of red sun protruded halfway from the silver-white horizon, and a magnificent light-colored golden light fell on Shen Shi'an's body, like a sword with peerless sharpness, standing between the sky and the earth.
Shen Xun stared at his side face, his heart skipped a beat twice, and the clear boy's voice suddenly became hoarse for some reason: "An'an, I like you the most in the whole world."
Shen Shi'an turned to look at him, behind him was the white snow and the sky full of red clouds.
He laughed: "I also like to search the most in the whole world."
The author has something to say: The next chapter will officially develop the relationship line! !