Chapter 15: Still Water Wei Lan (3)
As snowflakes fell leisurely from the gray-white sky and silently covered the wilderness with weeds, the first winter after the nuclear war was announced.
Having completed the supply task of transporting supplies for the last settlement, Wu Han returned to Peach Blossom Land before the increasingly storm and snow. At this time, snowflakes were covered with snow. He pushed the tricycle out of the freight elevator. Wu Han, who was about to take care of the snow on his body, looked up and saw such neat rows of figures. He couldn't help but look at them in surprise. He didn't know which one to sing today. Sun Meng, who seemed to be in the lead, looked at Wu Han with a smirk at this moment. Seeing her expression, she was obviously holding her stomach for bad water, but she said politely:
“Welcome back.”
Wu Han is a pessimist who is worried about the world and does not believe that there will be good things in the world. Therefore, he always believes in the principle of being diligent and being robbed. Seeing this, Wu Han subconsciously took a step back, then looked at these women with vigilance and suspicion, and said very cautiously:
"Well, the people are so neat, why don't you plan to criticize me collectively again, right?"
Almost all the survivors of Peach Blossom Land agree with the plan to merge the settlements. Only Wu Han holds the opposite view, and he is so stubborn that he is comparable to the stones in the pit. No one can convince him. Wu Han has been criticized a lot for this matter, and today's scene has caused him to have some bad associations.
After hearing Wu Han's words, Zhou Chen smiled and said:
"Oh! Look at what you said, today is a special day!"
"What? Special? What's special today?"
Wu Han, who took off the wool hat on his head and was sweating all over his head, scratched his head in confusion. His silly expression seemed very contagious and made the women laugh so hard that they leaned back and forth. After a long time, Zhou Chen, who was so angry that he was laughing, recovered, covered his lower abdomen with his hands, and said in pain:
"Please, today is your birthday, you will never forget this!"
When Wu Han heard this, he opened his mouth as if he had woken up in a dream, and then said embarrassedly:
"Uh! Is that right? I don't remember it."
When he was young, Wu Han said goodbye to his normal family life after his parents died in a car accident. He maintained a bachelor who was full and not hungry for a long time. Wu Han gradually took it lightly and even forgot about his birthday last year. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly reminded that it was this special day again, and Wu Han could not help but show some surprise and indescribable complex emotions.
"Happy birthday, happy birthday..."
When Wu Han was distracted, as an electronic ringtone set to the rhythm of the birthday song rang, the women with red faces sang in unison by the candlelight. I don’t know where they made a big cake filled with candles and pushed it to Wu Han.
Lu Xiaoya stepped forward and patted Wu Han on the shoulder, called him back from his sacred state, and said with a smile:
"Birthday Lord, come and make a wish to blow candles!"
Wu Han's eyes swept across everyone's faces and finally landed on the birthday cake. Suddenly, his eyes felt a little sore. Unwilling to be seen strange, Wu Han closed his eyes, and could not stop a warm current in his heart. After a while, he calmed down and opened his eyes again, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Thank you, thank you!"
When the first heavy snow fell after the beginning of winter, the next day, the temperature rebounded slightly. Under the bright sunshine, the snow in the rising sun immediately melted away, and when you came outdoors, you could still feel a little warmth.
To be honest, the Northeast is a standard high-altitude area, with the maximum temperature difference of about fifty degrees all year round. Although the climate is hot and rainy in the summer, the grass and trees are growing vigorously, and the lush forests are not inferior to those in the south, the situation is very different in winter. Regarding the degree of coldness, Northeast Asia is probably second only to the Arctic Circle and Siberia in the entire northern hemisphere. Even if there is no nuclear winter power, it is not a pleasant thing to do for a long time outdoor activities in the Northeast in winter. Therefore, the older generation of Northeast people have the habit of winter. To put it bluntly, after winter, everyone tries to stay in a warm indoor and spend time, and never walk outside without any trouble.
Survivors of the Peach Blossom Land are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally come a good time for spring flowers to bloom. Unfortunately, before a few days of comfortable days have passed, they will soon have to accept the real test of winter coming again.
"Hey! I know, it will be almost done when the land is plowed."
Taking advantage of the temporary melting interval after the first snow fell, Wu Han stood on the homemade heavy plowshare, waved his whip, and shouted loudly to drive the two strong Simentra cattle to plow the plots in the valley where a large amount of legume grass was planted in the valley for the last time.
These forage grasses that have been growing for several months are now lifted and cut off by sharp plowshares and finally covered in the soil. When these plants rot, they become good green manure. The wasteland has the first year of cultivation and maturity and nourishment of green manure, and crops can be planted in the coming year.
Always living in the city, Wu Han has accumulated a little bit of pitiful agricultural and animal husbandry knowledge except watching the agricultural science programs broadcast on TV. He is not familiar with farm work, but he must do anything like ploughing. The reason is very simple. The two stubborn cattle responsible for pulling plowshares have a bad temper and often have a little cow's temper to strike. It is not worth making a fuss about this situation. The average subsidy issued by the EU to cattle farmers is calculated. The amount of money received by a cow is even higher than that of a country called "prosperous".
When these cattle were in their hometown, of course, they lived in a fully enclosed cow pen equipped with air conditioners. They drank clean drinking water all day and lived comfortably. Even after they came to Peach Blossom Land, they still enjoyed high standards of treatment. How could they have done such a dull physical work as pulling plows?
Chapter completed!