Chapter 191 The Army and the People Are of One Mind
Just after Song Zhuang finished speaking, Bai Tang came out of the house with Bai Jiyang, carrying a few small chairs.
They put the small chairs in the yard, and Bai Tang said:
"If you have a rule that we can't come inside, then we can just move the chairs out."
Sit down, have a drink of water and take a break. The base is so big, and you'll be busy for a while.
If you don't get enough rest, how will you have the energy to continue your work later?
Seeing that Bai Tang and the others had said so, Song Zhuang stopped making excuses.
Song Zhuang said, "We won't sit in your chairs."
"We have to take off our protective suits, which is too much trouble. We'll just sit anywhere in your yard."
Seeing their insistence, Bai Tang said nothing more.
Instead, they asked Lin Feng to bring out a small table and put it in the yard.
Then Bai Tang went back inside and brought out a few disposable cups to serve them warm water.
Disposable cups are sold at Base Supermarket,which is why Bai Tang dared to bring them out.
Song Zhuang quickly said, "Thank you, thank you, don't bother."
We'll leave once the acid rain stops, so as not to cause you any trouble.
Gu Yanxu also poured water for them, saying as he did so:
"You're not causing trouble, you're serving the people."
"It's nothing, just a small thing for us to pour you some water."
Fortunately, Bai Tang's yard is big enough and is covered by a glass canopy.
Otherwise, they would have to knock on a few more doors; that's what happened the previous times.
It took knocking on several houses to get all the team members shelter from the rain.
Although they were all wearing protective suits, getting wet in acid rain still posed a certain risk.
Lin Fan and his team poured water for the rescue workers who were casually sitting on the ground.
Their bulky protective suits made it difficult for them to move around.
The only way to express gratitude is to reach out and take the water glass and say thank you.
The current pattern of acid rain is that it stops every two hours.
So they had to stay in Bai Tang's yard for two hours.
The rescue team members did not wander around or look around the yard aimlessly.
They all sat together properly, except for a few who went to the toilet.
Moreover, I had to ask Bai Tang and get their permission before I could use the toilet in their yard.
Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Song Zhuang did not force them to wear protective suits and wait for the next two hours.
So he said, "Everyone can take off their protective suits temporarily and relax."
But everyone needs to quickly put on their protective suits and continue our work.
The rescue team members cheered when they heard they could take a break.
Gu Yanxu also said, "Everyone can sit down, have a drink of water, and take a break."
The team members were all watching Song Zhuang's expression. After thinking for a moment, Song Zhuang nodded in agreement.
They carefully took off their heavy protective suits and put them aside.
Then they sat down on the small chairs that Lin Feng had brought for them.
However, they still sat with proper posture, not sprawled out.
It was clear they were very well-behaved. Gu Yanxu was talking to Song Zhuang about the situation outside.
Gu Yanxu asked, "What's the situation outside our base right now?"
Song Zhuang said, "We haven't met any affected families today."
Everyone here has installed glass canopies in their homes.
This largely avoids the harm caused by acid rain.
However, there must be considerable damage in other areas as well.
However, the overall affected area of the base was very small, and there were only a few casualties.
When we came out to carry out the rescue, several people who had accidentally been caught in the acid rain were admitted to the Base Hospital.
However, the crops outside suffered significant damage; some of the crops we planted on the Polar Night hill behind the mountain all died.
Gu Yanxu sighed, "Alas, what a pity."
Song Zhuang said, "Yes, but luckily our base had the foresight."
"The glass canopy was built a long time ago, otherwise the base's food supply would have been a problem again."
Bai Tang also came over and said, "Yes, the base even gave everyone an early holiday."
They even distributed a lot of supplies as welfare; anyone who didn't know better would think the base knew something was about to happen.
Song Zhuang said with a smile, "The base should have guessed correctly."
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu exchanged a glance, their two words serving as a tentative probe.
I want to see if Song Zhuang knows whether the base can predict acid rain in advance.
It seems he didn't know, which means the fact that someone in the base was reborn was kept very well hidden.
That makes sense, though; the Base Leaderscan't reveal that person's identity.
Just like Bai Tang and the other two didn't think about trusting the base after they were reborn.
You definitely need to be wary, otherwise you'll have been scammed out of everything long ago.
When speaking to others, you should speak to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghostly way.
Anyway, what people say is three parts truth and seven parts falsehood; who can really tell what's true and what's false?
After the team members took off their heavy protective suits, they all revealed young faces.
Gu Yanxu said, "Aren't their families worried about them coming out to help with the rescue work at such a young age?"
Looking at his team members, Song Zhuangsaid, "A large portion of them are orphans adopted by The Authorities."
These young people are the future of the base, and the base originally did not want them to leave.
But they all said they wanted to come out and serve the base.
Gu Yanxu nodded in agreement and said, "When the youth are strong, the nation is strong."
We're all getting on in years; the future belongs to them.
They sat and chatted for a while, and soon the two hours were up.
Song Zhuang urged his team members to quickly put on their protective suits and prepare to continue their work.
The young team members listened to their captain's words and quickly arranged the chairs they had been sitting on and tidied up the disposable water cups.
Then they quickly put on their protective suits and waited for Song Zhuang's next instructions.
They were all dressed quickly, and Song Zhuangand his team once again expressed their gratitude to Bai Tang and his family.
By this time, the acid rain outside had stopped. After thanking them, they left Bai Tang's house.
Bai Tang watched their retreating figures and couldn't help but sigh:
"Our country is able to prosper and develop precisely because there are many people like them."
After they left, Bai Tang and his family locked their gate again.
Bai Jiyang and the others conscientiously moved the small chairs and tables into the house.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu said, "I wonder when this acid rain outside will stop."
Gu Yanxu said, "Let's wait and see. I don't know what will happen next."
But our family can face this together.
Bai Tang whispered again, "I'm now absolutely certain that someone at The Authorities base has also been reborn."
However, this information is likely only known to the leadership.
This was probably also to ensure that person's safety.
Gu Yanxu nodded in agreement with Bai Tang's guess: "That should be the case."
Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the base suddenly needed so much glass.
Acid rain is a type of disaster that cannot be detected in advance.