Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 1621: Drought Disaster, Long-term and Short-term Concerns

After coming out of the Natural Disaster Research Institute, Li Yu returned to the inner city.

Unconsciously, he arrived at the shore of Neicheng Shantang Reservoir.

Looking at the water in the reservoir,
He found that the water level had dropped a lot, only one-third of what it was just after the thunderstorm.

The water in the mountain pond reservoir only supplies the inner and outer cities, while the lake reservoir under the cliff supplies the people in the buffer city.

There was a crab walking sideways on the dry shore. Li Yu saw it and kicked it into the lake.

It has not rained for more than four months. However, since there are two reservoirs in the base, four large and medium-sized water storage tanks, and deep wells distributed throughout the base to support the base's water use, it has not caused much impact on the large camphor tree base for the time being.

Agricultural planting is still proceeding normally, and industry has reduced water use. In the past half month, the main activities carried out include foundation excavation, which is a construction activity that does not waste water.

He walked along the wooden boardwalk by the lake, and kept thinking about what Song Zhihong, Madi and others had just said.

No one knows how long the drought will last, and no one knows what will happen after the drought.

There is indeed a limit to what can be done now, and he has been thinking about it but has not come up with a good solution.

Perhaps, just as he thought at the beginning, the best way is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations.

Li Yu was thinking about how long the drought would last and what would happen after the drought at the camphor tree base.

Most of the survivors are now facing the difficulties caused by the drought.

More than four months without rain caused great trouble to the survivors of the apocalypse.

Whether in the north or south, more than four months without rain is considered a severe drought.

Under drought.

Many plants in the mountains and forests withered due to lack of water, making it more difficult for survivors to find edible plants in the mountains and forests.

In addition, it became increasingly difficult for them to get water.

As mountain springs dried up and many rivers dried up, they could only get water from some large rivers or large reservoirs and lakes.

This is not the end yet. Due to the large amount of clouds accumulated in the sky, the sky is gloomy. The ultraviolet rays from the sun are reflected by the clouds, and more and more zombies have appeared on the ground.

These zombies that came out of dark and damp places caused a lot of trouble to the survivors.

China Forest Park.

The Qingtianyuan forces who lived here and grew crops were also in trouble.

In the yard of the house on the top of the mountain, Lin Muguang, Zheng Hanbing and others were discussing an important matter.

Zheng Hanbing said solemnly:

"Captain Lin, the lake at the foot of the mountain has dried up, and we can't find any water even after digging more than ten meters underground. It's time for us to make a decision."

As soon as Zheng Hanbing finished speaking, another team member followed suit and said:
"Yes, Captain Lin, Brother Zheng has been to the trading market to ask before. Since they are willing to accept us, now is the right time to go!"

Lin Lu stood up and looked at the crops outside. They hadn't been watered for four or five days.

Two days ago, the small lake at the foot of the mountain completely dried up.

If they want to get water, they can only go to Nanwan Lake 30 kilometers away in the north, or to Xujia Reservoir 25 kilometers away in the west.

Such a long distance would take a whole day to go back and forth even without rest.

Moreover, they have no vehicles, and relying solely on manual transportation is simply not enough to guarantee the moisture needed for planting.

The crops outside have reached the final stage of maturity. Thanks to their careful care, the potatoes and sweet potatoes are growing well.

Although the water requirement of these crops can be reduced in the later stages, they still need to be watered occasionally.

But now people can hardly drink water, let alone crops.

Lin Lu thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind.

"Well, in that case, let's pick up the potatoes and sweet potatoes."

"After the sweet potatoes and potatoes are harvested, we can send them to the market to sell. With these grains, we can live well at the market."

According to his budget, these two acres of crops can produce at least 6000 kilograms of grain.

Generally speaking, one acre of sweet potato field can produce at least 3000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and the yield of potatoes is about the same. If it were not for water shortage in the later period, their yield per acre could even reach more than 5000 kilograms.

6000 kilograms of food are enough to ensure that they will not lack food for more than a year.

The biggest problem now is water shortage. If they go to the oil city, the water problem may be solved.

Moreover, they have so much food in their hands, which is very dangerous in the last days.

They have so much food, but they don't have the ability to protect it.

Going to the trading market, their safety can be guaranteed, among other things.

What's more, the trading market has now extended an olive branch to them and welcomes them to come over.

Taking all factors into consideration, now is the best time to harvest crops and go to the market to trade.

When the others heard Lin Lu say that they were going to harvest the crops, they cheered.

"Great! We can finally go to the trade fair. You don't know, the trade fair is so prosperous!"

“How prosperous is it?”

"Haven't we been there before? Oh, I forgot. You were there a long time ago. Let me tell you, there have been a lot of changes there since the thunderstorm disaster."

"Uh-huh."

Zheng Hanbing smiled and said to Lin Muguang:
"Captain Lin, shall we start picking potatoes and sweet potatoes now?"

"Let's get up. It's not safe to keep so much food with us. It would be better to send it all to the trading market and exchange it for points." Lin Muguang nodded and said.

It is unrealistic for just 6000 people to carry 25 kilograms of food. On average, each person has to carry 240 kilograms of food.

"Okay! Let's get the tools and prepare the potatoes and sweet potatoes!" Zheng Hanbing said to everyone.

They dispersed into the yard to get hoes, shovels and wooden rakes, which are useful tools for planting and harvesting potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Lin Muguang reminded: "Arrange the sweet potato leaves and potato leaves, these can all be eaten."

"Okay, we know." Zheng Hanbing nodded.

Lin Muguang divided the work among everyone, and everyone did different things.

Pull out the potato vines, pick up the potatoes, and put them into bags.

Lin Muguang also took out a hoe from the storage room and went to dig potatoes and sweet potatoes with everyone.

Zheng Hanbing picked the potatoes with his hands, clearing the soil around them and carefully pulling out the potato vines while keeping the buds.

At the same time, he gently pulled out the small roots and leaves at the base of the potatoes, which would ensure that the squeezing between the potatoes would not cause scars.

This is just the first step. Because the soil is too hard, the stems of some potatoes broke and remained in the soil. Later they will have to turn over the soil and find the potatoes out of the soil little by little.

The method of harvesting sweet potatoes is similar to this.

They had a clear division of labor: one group was responsible for pulling out the potato vines, one group was responsible for picking up the potatoes with pickaxes, and the other two were responsible for putting the potatoes into bags.

Aunt Zhao and her colleagues worked carefully, and the potatoes they dug out had very few scratches on the pickaxe, so we let them do the digging.

There is a science to digging potatoes and sweet potatoes. You have to carefully dig with the pickaxe from the side of the ridge, otherwise the potatoes may be bruised by the pickaxe, leaving a scar that looks unsightly and is difficult to store.

"Captain Lin, this potato has grown so big!" Feng Chen said with a smile, holding up a fist-sized potato in his hand.

Lin Muguang smiled and nodded. This was more than the few potato vines they had pulled out a few days ago.

It seems that this time, there will definitely be more than 6000 kilograms of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

The harvest time is always a happy time. They started to dig potatoes at 9 am and worked until 11:30 pm. They finally finished digging potatoes, but there was still one acre of sweet potatoes left.

"Captain Lin, I'm going to cook." Aunt Zhao put down the pickaxe in her hand, straightened up and said to Lin Muguang.

"Okay." Lin Muguang nodded and turned to look at Lin Lu beside him.

"Xiaolu, take a few people to dig up the fields twice more."

"it is good."

It is not easy to grow these potatoes and sweet potatoes. Some potatoes grow deep underground and may not be dug up the first or second time. They need to be dug up several times later, and no potato can be left out.

On the other side, Zheng Hanbing and Zheng Zheng and a few others carried potatoes to the flat ground outside the house and spread them out to dry.

In order to preserve the potatoes for a longer period of time, they have to dry them in the sun for at least two days, which prevents too much moisture from remaining in the potatoes.

Generally speaking, potatoes can be stored for about 2 months at room temperature if they are intact and properly preserved.

If stored in a cellar, it can even last for 6 months.

If it is made into dried potatoes or sweet potatoes, there is no problem in preserving it for more than a year.

They will send these potatoes and sweet potatoes to the trading market, which will also judge the moisture content of the potatoes they send and give points that can be exchanged for one kilogram.

The higher the water content, the smaller the weight of potatoes.

Aunt Zhao went to cook, Zheng Hanbing went to dry the potatoes, and Lin Lu took people to re-sweep the potato field that had just been dug.

Lin Muguang took the rest of the people to harvest the remaining one acre of sweet potatoes.

Half an hour later, Aunt Zhao came running over and shouted to everyone:

"It's time to eat!"

Lin Lu wiped the sweat off his face, put the pickaxe in his hand aside, and shouted to his father and others who were busy working in the sweet potato field, "It's time to eat."

There was a faint scent of potatoes in the air.

Logically speaking, food is extremely scarce in the end times. The cleanest way to eat potatoes is to wash the dirt off the surface of the potatoes with water, then cut them into small pieces, steam them in water, and flatten them into mashed potatoes.

but.

Now they are short of water, and the water tanks in the kitchen can only support them for a few days.

After using up all the water, they had no water left to drink, so how could they be willing to use water to wash the dirt off the surface of the potatoes?

Baking potatoes is the most water-efficient method.

After working for a whole morning, everyone's upper and back were soaked and their throats were smoking.

As soon as I entered the yard, I looked for water to drink.

Aunt Zhao had already prepared water for them. The water was carried up in buckets some time ago before the lake at the foot of the mountain dried up.

They boiled the water and drank it after it cooled down.

Lin Lu picked up the gourd ladle, scooped up the water in the plastic bucket and drank it. He gulped down the whole ladle of water and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Gollum-

His stomach growled.

Aunt Zhao came out of the kitchen, carrying a bamboo basket of ripe potatoes.

Hey!
She placed the bamboo basket on the wooden table in the yard.

They built a pergola over the area near the gate in the yard, which they built bit by bit with wood and bamboo.

But after they harvest the crops on the ground, they will leave.

Looking at the yard and the house in front of him, Lin Lu's heart was filled with reluctance.

This time in Zhonghua Mountain was the best time for him since the end of the world.

This place is high in terrain and surrounded by cliffs. Most zombies cannot get up here, so it is safe.

And few survivors will find this place, it is like a peach garden.

They work hard to farm and harvest food here.

unfortunately
The drought came and they could not replenish water in the mountains, so they had to leave.

But fortunately, this time's grain planting was the largest harvest among their many crop plantings in the apocalypse.

In the past, the crops they planted would yield little before the harvest season due to natural disasters, zombies, or other surviving mobs.

This time, it can be called a bumper harvest.

Although there was a drought, we still had a good harvest of grain.

Soon, Lin Muguang and others returned to the courtyard from the field.

In the drought, washing hands has become a luxury.

There's nothing you can do about the sweaty smell all over your body. There's not much water left, so you have to use it sparingly.

Taking a shower is such a luxury.

They also have to harvest and dry the potatoes and sweet potatoes, which takes at least three days.

And it will take time to send these potatoes and sweet potatoes to the trading market for sale.
It is naturally impossible to transport all the goods in one trip. Even though the road to the trading market is now safe and they can use wheelbarrows for transportation, it is still impossible to transport all the goods in one trip.

By this calculation, some of them will have to stay here for at least five days.

For five days, they had to drink water, and using it to take a bath or wash hands was a luxury!
"It smells so good!" Zheng Zheng walked into the yard.

"But why is it grilled? It's so hot, the more I eat, the thirstier I'll be."

Aunt Zhao rolled her eyes and said, "It's better to drink water when you're thirsty than to waste it on washing potatoes."

She simply thought that it was better to pour the water into her stomach than to use it to wash the mud off the potatoes.

The potatoes in the bamboo basket piled up into a small hill.

They each took two, peeled them and started showing off.

Because the potatoes were roasted, they were a little thirsty after eating too much, so they drank water while eating the potatoes.

After half an hour, they did not rest.

Continue to pick the remaining sweet potatoes.

After they dug up the potatoes and sweet potatoes, they dug back and forth four or five times and dug out some scattered potatoes and sweet potatoes.

They didn't stop until they failed to dig out two potatoes and sweet potatoes in the last try.

The sky gradually darkened and the sun set.

They did not collect the potatoes and sweet potatoes that they had left outside in the yard to dry.

After all, potatoes and sweet potatoes are easily damaged during the storage process, which affects the storage time.

In addition, it seems unlikely to rain in the near future, and the potatoes and sweet potatoes need to be dried in the sun for a day or two, so they don't collect them.

As for whether someone will come to steal it, that is unlikely.

There are cliffs all around, and the only way up is the plank road, which has been destroyed by them, so ordinary people can't get up there.

The only ones coming up could be wall-climbing zombies, but wall-climbing zombies don’t eat potatoes or sweet potatoes.

Put it outside in the yard, it's safe.

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