After Ye Qiuyu fed Chen Jiayi and wiped her mouth, Luo Yuan stopped her: "Doctor Ye, come here!"
Ye Qiuyu didn't know what was going on, so he trotted over quickly: "Mayor Luo, call me!"
"This is your share!" Luo Yuan picked up the remaining energy crystal and handed it to her,
Ye Qiuyu looked at the almost completely transparent sheet, his expression was stunned, and then his breathing became a little quick, but he still quickly evaded: "This... this, Mayor Luo, this is too precious!"
"Don't worry so much, here it is, just take it!" Luo Yuan patted her shoulder gently: "Just work hard from now on!"
This was the first time Luo Yuan had close contact with her body. The hot palm seemed to penetrate the thin clothes and seep into the skin. Ye Qiuyu shuddered, his face turned pale, and then turned red again.
At this time, her heart was in a mess, and she had no idea what to do. She had always been thoughtful, and sometimes she would break apart an ordinary sentence in her heart, mash it up, and chew it over and over:
"Is this a hint? What should I do? Should I refuse verbally and refuse to accept it, should I pretend not to understand and accept it first, or should I just push it along?"
Luo Yuan watched her whitening and turning red, her expression changing, thinking that her face was tender and he didn't dare to accept it, so he couldn't help but grab her hand and put the energy crystal in her palm: "Take it!"
Ye Qiuyu stared blankly, her body in a daze, as if she had completely lost her thoughts. After a while, she came back to her senses, only to find that Luo Yuan had already walked to Chen Jiayi's side!
She bit her lip, let go, and looked at the thin, weightless energy crystal core in her palm, but it felt as if it was as heavy as a thousand pieces.
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In the early hours of the morning, a piercing alarm bell suddenly rang.
Cui Weichuan, who was still asleep, closed his eyes and was confused for a while. Suddenly, he suddenly woke up completely.
Today was his first day at work, so he couldn't be late. He quickly stood up and pressed the alarm.
He was originally a grassroots civil servant in Motucheng (Chapter 311), but unfortunately there was a big earthquake at that time, and the entire Motucheng was buried underground. He came to Hope City as a refugee.
At that time, Hope City accepted a large number of refugees from all directions, including civil servants like him, and it was impossible to assign corresponding jobs to everyone.
After waiting for a few days, he was assigned to the No. 1 Steelmaking Plant in Hope City as deputy section chief of the logistics department.
This career is not bad. To some extent, he has even been promoted a small step. He has always guessed that there are some off-field factors, because he knows a big shot, and he and his daughter can He was saved by this big shot when he came to Hope City alive. Perhaps it was because of this aspect that he made an unusual promotion.
That period of friendship may be insignificant to the big man, or even just acquaintance, but to him, it may be a turning point in his life.
However, the good times did not last long. The devastating disaster a few months ago turned his factory into ashes in an instant.
He was lucky. He happened to be on the day shift that day and was not at the factory, so he was lucky to survive.
During that period, the entire Hope City was in chaos and darkness, with cries that kept going all night long. Everyone in Hope City wore mourning, and some vented their despair for the future. Occasionally, gunshots could be heard on the streets.
This was the day he feared the most. He and his baby daughter huddled in this small house and did not dare to go out for several days.
Fortunately, such days did not last for a few days, and everything began to improve, the city gradually restored order, and light returned to Hope City. However, since then, he has been completely unemployed.
The days of unemployment are quite difficult. He can only queue up to go to the public welfare canteen every day to fill his stomach. Although he will not starve to death, it is impossible to eat well or be full. Even if you want to buy some small items for your home, you have to think twice.
As a newly arrived refugee, he didn’t have much savings, and by this morning he had very little left.
He could endure this kind of poor life, but he didn't want his daughter to suffer with him and be discriminated against by other classmates in boarding school.
He has to have a job!
Fortunately, in the post-apocalyptic world, learning is completely free, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to pay for his daughter's tuition.
He walked into the bathroom, washed his face, brushed his teeth carefully, cleaned up his personal hygiene, then walked to the closet, took out all the clothes he could wear, and put them on one by one. This job requires working in the cold. When working in the field, he must keep warm.
He put on all the clothes he could wear, and suddenly a hot sweat broke out on his body. He wanted to take off a few pieces, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. He only walked a few steps until he reached the underground floor, which was only one floor away from the outside world. The temperature will drop a lot.
Finally, he dug out a fur coat, leather gloves and leather boots, held them in his hands, and closed the wardrobe.
This three-piece cold-proof suit is quite heavy, especially the fur coat, which weighs over twenty kilograms. The outer layer of animal skin is only 3.5 millimeters thick, and the inner lining is made of soft red hair like flames. No matter how cold it is after getting there, it feels like holding a heater.
Cui Weichuan waited in line for a whole day in an environment of more than 30 degrees below zero in order to rush to buy limited quantities of cold-proof clothing, and finally bought the clothes for him and his daughter from a salesperson, and spent all his money on this. Most of the savings.
But before he could wear it for a few days, he regretted it. As heating lamps were gradually installed in every corner of Hope City, the temperature here gradually became as warm as spring, so this expensive leather jacket became a decoration in the wardrobe. Every time he saw it, he felt so distressed that he almost twitched.
But everything comes with a drink and a peck, and this time the job clearly requires that you bring your own leather jacket. Thinking about it at this time, Cui Weichuan can't help but feel that he has foresight.
The pay for this job was quite high, three times that of an ordinary job. And because of his management experience in his previous job, he was hired as a captain to manage about a hundred people. His salary was twice that of ordinary workers. I don't have to be so tight anymore.
He closed the door, walked out of the house, and soon arrived at the basement level.
This floor once collapsed during the disaster, but was later repaired, and traces of cement repairs can still be seen.
He discovered that he was not the first, there were hundreds of people earlier than him. Now part of the space here has been transformed into an open-air canteen. At this time, these people were having breakfast.
Cui Weichuan couldn't help but feel his stomach pounding when he smelled the food. He immediately went to the service window and ordered a portion.
While chatting with the chef, he got the good news that there is no limit to the food here. These days, Cui Weichuan has been eating half-heartedly every day, and his life has been miserable. Now he can finally eat well.
While he was eating, more and more people came, and the originally deserted canteen soon became bustling with people.
His dining table was gradually filled with people.
"Hey, Chief Cui!"
"Ah, Lao Hu, you're here too." Cui Weichuan looked up and found that it was a colleague from his department, and said quickly.
"What can I do if I don't come? This is the only place where I can eat now." Old Hu said with a wry smile. He had a scummy beard on his face. It was obvious that he had been living in quite a miserable state during this period.
"No one is the same. This is the first time I've had a full meal!" Cui Weichuan also felt the same way.
"Tell me, how many people came today?" Lao Hu looked at the people in the canteen and asked doubtfully.
"Ten or twenty thousand!"
"I can't stop seeing it. There are at least more than 30,000 people. Have you heard that the groundwater here is about to be exhausted? Otherwise, why would we go to the ice and snow to mine ice." Lao Hu suddenly said mysteriously.
"Don't say this nonsense!" Cui Weichuan said quickly: "Be careful of being overheard. What's more, Mayor Luo is here now. What are you afraid of? Even aliens will be taken care of by him. I'm afraid of running out of water."
Lao Hu shrank his neck, a little scared. Now that Hope City is still under martial law, there is no such thing as freedom of speech. Once he is suspected of inciting* civil* chaos or spreading* rumors, there will be no good consequences: "You Look at me, I can’t change my big mouth habit. Eat, eat!”
"Is your daughter in first grade?" After a while, Lao Hu asked again.
"Yes, I come home once a week and find that I have gained weight." Speaking of his daughter, Cui Weichuan couldn't help but reveal a doting smile on his face.
"Of course I'm fat. The food in the school is not comparable to that in our public welfare canteen, where there is no limit." Lao Hu said enviously.
…
As time goes by, the number of people continues to increase.
When the time reached six o'clock in the morning, a team of heavily armed military police and a large number of civil servants in charge of the work began to station on the first floor.
"Workers from the 1st Brigade, gather towards me!"
"Workers from the 2nd Brigade, gather towards me!"
"The 3rd Brigade..."
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"The 32nd Brigade..."
"I'll take the first step!" Cui Weichuan said after hearing the brigade he belonged to, and quickly stood up and rushed over.
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"All squadron leaders come out, organize their teams, and report the numbers."
…
The workers in the reconstruction area were both workers and reservists. Almost everyone had undergone military training. In just a few minutes, the workers who were originally huddled together formed a square formation!
As the steel exit door opened with a rumble, the dark workers walked out of the underground city one after another in neat goose steps.
"Hiss, it's so cold!" The gas coming out of his mouth turned into fine ice shavings in the blink of an eye. Cui Weichuan tightened his clothes and couldn't help but start to shiver.
The sky outside was dark, as if filled with ink. This was the first time he had walked outside since the disaster. He had already expected the cold outside, but he didn't expect it to be so cold.
Even though he was wearing a thick fur coat, the chill could not stop creeping into his bones.
He touched the high-strength liquor in his arms. In order to keep out the cold, they distributed it for free before departure. Originally, he thought there was no need for it, but now he couldn't help but want to take a sip, but he just thought about it. We have to endure another day today, and I can't bear a few sips of this half-pound bottle of strong liquor.
The 15th Brigade arrived at the selected area and stopped.
"I know everyone is cold, so I'll keep the story short!" The captain took out a tin trumpet and shouted loudly: "The working conditions this time will be very difficult, and many people may have regrets now.
I know that many people have received the news or made some speculations, but unfortunately, the situation this time is as everyone guessed, and the groundwater in Hope City is on the verge of depletion.
If Hope runs out of water, I think everyone knows the consequences.
So this job is not just a simple job, it is also for you and for the entire Hope City. There is no possibility for you to quit!
Now the ice mining has officially begun. Each captain will lead your team members and come here to collect tools. "
While talking, two trucks had stopped here, and the workers on the trucks kept throwing tools underneath.
Cui Weichuan did not expect to be guessed by Lao Hu. With a heavy heart, he called the members of his team to receive tools. The tools for mining ice were quite simple. Each team received three thick metal stakes tied with ropes. Come to break the ice, a large number of iron drills, and five simple wooden sleighs.
As for construction machinery such as excavators, there is no one at all.
Even the trucks drove away quickly after throwing away the tools. The entire brigade was only allocated two trucks, each of which was extremely precious. In this cold weather, they could not stay outside for too long. The ice is only transported to the underground level by sleds before being loaded onto trucks and taken away.
Mining work soon began.
Cui Weichuan assigned the work, took the lead and the others lifted the metal stakes and began to smash the ice.
The metal pile is 30 centimeters thick and weighs 800 kilograms. It is lifted with a rope and the other four people. Each person has to bear at least 160 kilograms. Without a handful of strength, it cannot be lifted at all.
Fortunately, he followed Luo Yuan all the way to Hope City and ate a lot of high-grade food, which gave him quite a lot of strength.
But no matter how strong he is, he is still just an ordinary person. The work of breaking ice is quite tiring. Not only does he need to keep shouting slogans to cooperate, but the ice layer is also incredibly hard.
It often takes more than a dozen hits before it cracks, and hundreds of times before it finally breaks. Then it is moved to another place. The broken ice is naturally mined by other people, filled with sleds, and sent to basement one.
But one good thing was that he no longer felt cold. Instead, he was sweating a little. Until almost noon, he didn't take a sip of the strong wine in his arms.
There was a sudden commotion in the distance, and one of the workers suddenly stopped.
"Why did it stop so suddenly?" Cui Weichuan almost ducked and said in a somewhat displeased tone. Did he know that if such a heavy metal pile stopped rashly, an accident would occur.
The other party said in an excited tone, his face flushed with excitement: "Mayor Luo, Mayor Luo is here to inspect!"