Infrastructure: I survive in troubled times

Chapter 372 Going to the Sea (Part [-])
Wherever Hong Lianshuo has gone, where he has popularized environmental protection, the lesson of the end times is really too tragic.

Although conquering the stars, interstellar travel is easy, and seeing the vast universe, you can't lose your home!

A son is not too ugly for his mother, and a dog is not too poor for a family. How many people have been working tirelessly to restore Blue Star to the green mountains and green waters, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

"Shelter forest?" Patriarch Yang murmured thoughtfully with downcast eyes.

"We need firewood for cooking. We can't just chop firewood, let's not plant trees! We must cut down all the trees." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with clear eyes and said.

"No wonder you told me not to cut down a forest, but to replant the trees in time." Chen Zhongyuan smiled and shook his head when he heard the words.

"Of course." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with bright black eyes and said, "It takes time for trees to grow."

"And if you plant too many trees, you won't attract locusts." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with bright eyes and said.

"Locusts?" Patriarch Yang stood up and said in horror.

"Be careful, be careful." Hong Lianshuo said while holding his son's arm tightly.

The oar in Yang Fan's hand fell onto the boat with a clatter. Fortunately, the oar is not an oar, and it will be over if it is washed away.

Patriarch Yang got up too violently, and the boat swayed swayingly, and it was quite frightening for Chen Zhongyuan and Hong Wangyue, who could say it was their first time on a boat.

"Locusts?" Patriarch Yang looked at her with a pale face and said.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited, can we sit down and talk?" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with glazed eyes and said, looking at Patriarch Yang who sat down and trembled, he said quickly, "We should have heard that long drought will lead to locust disaster!"

"Yes." Patriarch Yang nodded upon hearing the words.

"Those kinds of trees can prevent locust plagues if there is no drought!" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with crooked eyes and said.

"Is that so?" Patriarch Yang blinked at her and said.

"Think about it! The drought not only wiped out the crops, but also withered the flowers and trees, and this plague of locusts came." Hong Lianshuo looked at them seriously and said.

"It seems to be the reason. If you grow more trees, you can prevent locusts without drought." Patriarch Yang thought for a moment and said.

"That's right!" Hong Lianshuo smiled and nodded.

"Mother, we've already planted trees, so how can we grow food!" Hong Wangyue looked at her innocently and said.

"Little fool, what I'm talking about is that the place where the firewood is cut should be replanted." Hong Lianshuo scraped his nose with his index finger and said, "In this place where the land cannot be cultivated, plant trees in the corners, or grow vine-like vegetables! Cucumbers , pumpkin, loofah..."

"Understood!" Hong Wangyue looked at her with bright eyes full of smiles and said, "In a word, it can't be idle here, it should be used."

"Hey!" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with pearly eyes and smiled, "We have mountains and places to cut firewood here. You are like the Central Plains. There are thousands of miles of fertile fields, and there are no trees. What are you using to light the fire!"

"Use straw." Chen Zhongyuan said immediately after hearing the words, "There are also sorghum stalks." Then he added, "The harvested straw is used for cooking and heating in winter."

"Then the wheat stalks burn quickly without being burned, so what should we do in winter?" Hong Lianshuo looked at him worriedly and asked.

"It's freezing in winter!" Chen Zhongyuan said with a smug smile, "Rich people can buy charcoal, better silver frost charcoal without smoke."

"It's not cold this year." Hong Wangyue leaned forward and patted his knee with his hands.

"That's right! It's not cold this year, there's a kang." Chen Zhongyuan patted his little hand with a big hand like a cattail fan and said gently.

"Is the kang really that good?" Patriarch Yang asked curiously.

"We've tried it, it's so good, especially when it's connected with the stove in the hall, it doesn't need to be heated at all, and it's warm on the kang!" Chen Zhongyuan looked at him with a smile and said, "It's just burning the kang alone, You don’t need a lot of firewood to make a fire, just a smoldering fire will suffice.”

"Then I will prepare the ingredients first." Patriarch Yang said with a smile on his face, looking at the clear seabed and the sea vegetables growing underwater, "Oh! We are here. Did you see it?" Pointing.

"That's sea vegetables!" Hong Wangyue leaned on the side of the boat and looked at the bottom of the sea, "Mother, the sea water is so clear! You can see it clearly."

"Yes!" Hong Lianshuo looked at the eel under the water with gentle eyes.

"Mother, do you want to go into the water to cut it?" Hong Wangyue pointed to the water and said.

"Yes!" Hong Lianshuo nodded lightly when he heard the words, it's not artificial breeding, it's floating in the sea, just drag it up.

"This must be good in water!" Chen Zhongyuan said with some worry.

"Our children who grew up by the sea are good at water!" Patriarch Yang said in a sly voice, "I think I was also a good player back then, but now I'm not good enough, I'm old."

"Just go into the water like this?" Hong Wangyue pointed to the seabed.

"That's right! Put on the knife and plop down." Patriarch Yang looked at him with a smile on his face and said.

"Isn't it cold? The water is cold to the touch." Hong Wangyue stretched his hand into the sea and said.

"Why isn't it cold!" Patriarch Yang looked at him with deep eyes and said, "But what can I do? In order to make a living, we have to go into the water even in the twelfth lunar month of winter. Otherwise, after this meal, there will be no next meal."

"Mother, let's not eat sea vegetables anymore." Hong Wangyue turned around and pulled Hong Lianshuo's arm and said.

"Young master is kind-hearted, and we are willing to get these sea vegetables for Mrs. Hong." Patriarch Yang looked at them with clear and sincere eyes and said, "It's not so cold now, and the sun is warming it!"

"Is the water deep?" Chen Zhongyuan asked curiously.

"It's three feet deep." Patriarch Yang looked at them with black and white eyes and said.

"Mother, what are you doing?" Hong Wangyue asked, looking at Hong Lianshuo who stood up and moved his legs.

"Jump down to catch seaweed!" Hong Lianshuo said with a gentle smile.

"Mother, the water is cold." Hong Wangyue said worriedly.

"It's okay." Hong Lianshuo smiled and shook his head slightly.

"That... Miss Hong, we can do it, you don't need to go into the water." Patriarch Yang dissuaded him.

"I want to play with water, can I?" Hong Lianshuo said very childishly.

What else can Patriarch Yang say about what he said?
"Mother, I want to play too." Hong Wangyue suddenly became energetic.

"Son, can you swim?" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with a smile and said.

"Uh..." Hong Wangyue pursed his lips and said, "No."

"Then it won't work." Hong Lianshuo looked at him helplessly and said, "Wait for me obediently on the boat, and I will teach you next summer." He patted his head and said, "I'm going down." He turned over and went into the sea.

"Mother..." Hong Wangyue watched his mother fall into the sea and swim around like a fish, his eyes were hot and envious!

"Oh! How can you cut seaweed without a knife?" Patriarch Yang said anxiously.

(End of this chapter)