Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus-Chapter 1049 - 690: After the Rain, Bamboo Forests Grow Wildly (Part 3)
Every day, we wake up needing to eat.
But now, acting as partners, Big Camphor Tree Base doesn't need to supply them with food.
Even though some food was given to them this month, they must repay it by completing tasks.
In short, Big Camphor Tree Base holds absolute control without bearing responsibility.
If these people fail to complete enough tasks outside and starve, it's due to their lack of ability, allowing weaker teams to be filtered out and stronger ones selected.
Reality is extremely harsh, yet in the Doomsday, there were never lasting acts of kindness.
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Within the base, there was no impact from flooding, thanks to the smooth underground drainage.
Apart from a few originally low-lying areas that were slightly corrected, and some standing water,
the rest of the base gradually became dry under the scorching sun.
At the foot of the mountain, places scoured by the mountain flood were left with a layer of silt.
Li Yu instructed Xu Zhen, Deng Ben, and others to clean this silt up and, under An Ya's suggestion, use it to fill some planting areas.
Once the silt was cleared, the base became immaculate.
The entire base looked exceptionally clean.
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One day later.
The flood water level outside the base stopped rising and began to slowly drop.
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Three days later.
The flood was no longer as turbulent as before, and the water level had dropped by seven to eight meters.
The temperature also began to slowly rise, climbing from a few degrees above zero to around ten degrees.
As the temperature rose, unnoticed, you could see some wild grasses and flowers sprouting in the mountains and forests, and trees that survived stubbornly quietly grew new buds, green and trembling.
During this time in March and April, it was the prime growing season for spring.
Within the base, the Bamboo Forest, which had mostly died in the cold and drought,
grew frantically during the heavy rain, and after the rain ended, the bamboo was noticeably taller, with large patches of spring shoots emerging.
Aunt Zhou called on many people to dig numerous spring shoots, which were so abundant that they couldn't be finished, hence they cut the shoots into strips and dried them into bamboo dried shoots.
Mushrooms also grew in the mountain forest, and Li Yu participated in the mushroom harvesting activity, bathing in the long-awaited sunshine, feeling the meaning of life amidst the laughter and joviality.
An Ya also led people to start a new round of planting, cultivating seedlings, and transplanting.
That day, Li Yu saw Grandpa pushing a cart filled with straw early in the morning and heading toward the Mountain Pond. Curious, he inquired and learned that Grandpa was going there to feed the fish. So he followed to help.
The old man was healthy and pulled the cart steadily, his complexion rosy.
Initially, Li Yu wanted to use the electric scooter to make the trip easier, but Grandpa kindly refused, so he didn't ask why and just pushed from behind the cart.
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Mountain Pond.
Not a breath of wind stirred the surface of the lake; it was as calm as a flawless mirror.
Huala——
Grandpa tossed bundles of dry straw into the water.
Instantly, the entire lake surface boiled like heated water, with fish hidden in the lake leaping and frolicking, feeding on the freshly thrown straw.
As he scattered the straw, Grandpa said to Li Yu beside him, "Look at these fish, their heads are big and bodies small, starved thin."
Li Yu helped throw the straw, feeling a bit emotional: In such a harsh Doomsday, after experiencing high temperature, cold, volcanic eruption, torrential rain, acid rain...
Yet still, many lives persist, living resiliently.
Humans are the primates of all living things.
Formed from the essence of heaven and earth, humans are the most spiritual beings in nature.
With wisdom, humans find ways to survive.
Sometimes, he marvels at the tenacity of humanity.
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Feeding the fish here, watching them frolic, listening to Grandpa's chatter beside him.
Telling when to plant peanuts, how peanut oil is tasty, occasionally chatting about how the spring shoots dug yesterday can be stir-fried with cured meat.
Then talking about how Yutong is really nice, almost ready to marry her home. Xiao Hang has become a dad; you need to hurry.
Li Yu's expression remained calm, quietly listening to Grandpa's rambling, which eased his slightly restless and tense heart burdened by the heavy responsibility of carrying the base.
In the past, before Doomsday, he used to greatly dislike his family's nagging.
After Doomsday erupted in the past life, during his solitary survival, he dreamed countless times of such scenes:
Lakeside, the sun, Grandpa, mundane conversations.
Now, as he genuinely listened, he felt as if it were all a dream.
He cherished this moment dearly.
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"Xiao Yu, take good care of yourself," suddenly, Grandpa uttered this sentence.
Li Yu jolted slightly.
Some say anger doesn't lead to tears; only grievance does.
What is grievance? It's when you experience unfair treatment and criticism.
This emotion requires a foundation, at least someone who understands you.
Some say grievance expands one's perspective; people with a broad perspective rarely feel grievance.
Yet, even those in high positions still feel grievance.
Because of circumstances beyond their control.
Occasional grievance is normal.
The fewer grievances, the stronger one's soul.
The feeling of grievance.
Li Yu didn't have it, nor did many survivors who have lived through five years of Doomsday.
Because they had abandoned expectations and sympathy after repeated harsh blows.
Not blaming fate helps cultivate a strong heart.
But at this moment, Grandpa's seemingly casual words touched Li Yu's heart.
Slightly raising his head, after a few seconds, Li Yu turned, saying with a smile, "Sure, I will."
The afternoon sunlight, the quiet mountain forest, the jumping fish cast the silhouette of this elderly and young pair on the water.
With gentle ripples, it slowly drifted.
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os:
Natural disaster has come to an end, and new plots will unfold, so I spent some time thinking about the future development today, only 5000 words today, more to come tomorrow.
Thank you all for your support
Muah
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