Chapter 129: Leave and Plant the Seeds of Hope! (3rd Update)

"Why are there babies?"

Somo spoke through gritted teeth, but he was afraid of disturbing the women and children inside, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke softly. Google search reading

Chen Shen who was behind was also startled and said quickly:

"Brother Lu, don't be angry. She was about to give birth when she first traveled through time. With the help of Doctor Song, the child born in this camp was not directly transported."

Listening to Chen Shen's explanation, Sumo closed his eyes and said nothing.

After a while, Sumo turned around and walked out of the den, opening the shed of No. 3 den.

Fortunately, there was only one pregnant woman and her child who had just given birth in the entire camp.

"What do you usually eat?"

Stepping down the hillside and looking at the supplies on the ground, Somo's tone was no longer heavy or cold.

This time, there was no need for Chen Shen to answer. The man who was still slumped on the ground pointed to the looted supplies next to him and whispered:

"We usually eat bark and grass roots, and then they give some muddy water to cook, and everyone can barely eat half full."

"Then there will be a snack every four days, and the food will be potatoes, and each person can get half of it."

Potato?

Sumo lowered his body and dug the bag on the ground. Sure enough, the bag was filled with potatoes.

Occasionally, there are a few potatoes that have sprouted but have not rotted among them.

Sumo is very familiar with this thing. In fact, when he first planted vegetables in a medium, Sumo hesitated whether to plant potatoes, but in the end he chose to give up.

Once upon a time in the Earth Age, the movie "The Martian" made almost everyone know that growing potatoes in large quantities is a food that is full of food, delicious, can be cooked in many ways, and can keep you alive.

Therefore, in most time-travel novels, once food is insufficient, the solutions almost proposed are:

Plant potatoes!

Compared with other crops that require pampering, potatoes are cold-resistant and filling. The starch in them can provide a lot of calories and nutrients. It is indeed the best crop to grow in this environment.

Coupled with the yield of several thousand kilograms per mu, everyone seems to think it is a magical thing.

But the reason why Sumo gave up was very direct and real.

Energy is conserved, and the exaggerated yield and nutrition of potatoes must be converted by other energies.

This energy is land fertility in a broad sense!

On ordinary barren land, the potatoes grown are small and the yield is low. Without suitable fertilizer, the yield will continue to be greatly reduced.

And the lessons of history clearly tell us: if you grow potatoes in large quantities, once you get sick, you have to finish it.

"Let's cook it. Boil all the potatoes. Let's talk after we have a full meal!"

There are about one and a half bags of potatoes on the ground. If they are distributed to everyone, they can basically get about two.

Although some potatoes have sprouts and may produce solanine, in this environment, after hearing Sumo's words, there was no trace of concern on everyone's faces.

Tremendous cheers rose from the center of the camp. Everyone did not take action immediately. Instead, the grateful collective bent down and bowed before starting to perform their duties.

Those who were looking for pots were looking for pots, those who were lighting fires were lighting fires, and a group of people went to uninhabited places and came back with handfuls of slightly clean snowflakes.

Every refugee who passed by Somo had a look on their face that showed the joy of surviving the disaster and the joy of having a big meal soon.

Two potatoes per person

"So this is the simple happiness of ordinary people in the last days?"

Looking at these people, Sumo suddenly understood why, from ancient times to the present, even several catastrophes on earth have failed to wipe out humankind.

"Perhaps, I am a decisive person, but I am definitely not a cold-blooded person, at least, not now!"

Soma stood quietly in the middle of the camp.

Seeing the people around him busy, Sumo even had the idea of ​​bringing all these people back to the base to live in a small camp.

People are always lonely.

Even with the company of Oreos and Big Sparks, after half a month passed and I returned to collective life, a sense of community that had disappeared came back again.

This feeling is indescribable.

Even looking at the smiling faces on the faces of his kind, Sumo couldn't help but want to smile.

"But my current camp has not solved the food problem at all, and I don't have anyone I trust enough to manage these people. Once they rebel, I have no way to counterattack!"

Silently looking through his apocalyptic rules, Somo's heart, which had just become heated, gradually returned to calm.

Anger can make people lose their minds.

Excited, too!

Except for family members, no strangers are allowed to enter the three-kilometer radius of the shelter before they have a clear understanding of the other person's character and style of doing things.

Otherwise, they can only be enemies!

Standing in the corner, Sumo, deep in thought, was like a sculpture, with the words "No strangers allowed to enter" carved on his face.

Of course, no one would come to disturb you at this time.

The pregnant woman in the underground nest was also helped out by everyone at this time. The baby in her arms seemed to feel the cold outside and screamed.

All the men spontaneously formed a circle, protecting the pregnant woman in the middle, until they reached the center of the camp.

The scent of salt evaporating in the water, the round potatoes, and the strong firewood below all made the pregnant woman extremely curious.

On the dark face, a pair of eyes full of dead silence also regained a bit of spirit at this time.

Then, she saw Su Mo standing in the corner again, with a hint of expectation on his face.

The firewood was still burning, the water had begun to churn, and the potatoes in the water were like a swaying boat, rising and falling.

All the refugees were like possessed, staring closely at the white steam coming out of the pot and the flames below.

Looking at the baby, and then at the refugees with a desire for survival on their faces, Su Mo slowly came to the pot that had not yet boiled.

With a move of the void, the remaining 200ml of psionic water appeared in Su Mo's hand. He opened the lid of the pot and watched the psionic water slowly enter the pot.

A fragrance different from that of potatoes scattered out, which shocked all the refugees!

No one can refuse the taste of psionic water!

As long as it is the first time to smell it, almost everyone can feel the desire for this taste in their genes!

Looking at Su Mo standing in the center and putting down the lid of the pot, these people have a hint of complicated emotions on their faces.

They are used to seeing the ugliness of human nature. If there is a person who is a little bit normal, in their eyes, he is no less than an angel.

"Just consider it as a reward for helping them collect saltpeter for me!" Su Mo muttered in his heart, and walked out of the camp while saying loudly:

"I will come back later. These potatoes will be divided into four for pregnant women and children. Anyone who dares to snatch them will bear the consequences!"

Accustomed to the food he made in the shelter, this kind of potato can't arouse Su Mo's taste and mood changes at all.

Everyone watched Su Mo walk along the way he came, and then flashed away from the gate. His bleak back gradually disappeared from sight.

"He is a good man!"

I don't know who said this, and the others nodded and agreed!

But then, as the fragrance in the pot became stronger and stronger, everyone put their eyes back and stared at the pot fanatically.

"Oreo, do you think I should care about these people? I obviously have the ability to do something."

Walking on the snow, Oreo ran over intimately and rubbed Su Mo's trouser legs with his dog head.

Hearing Su Mo talking, Oreo raised his head, his eyes full of curiosity and confusion.

Woof!

Woo!

Then, unable to figure it out, he smiled humanely and straightened his chest.

"Are you saying I'm awesome?" Seeing Oreo nodding repeatedly, Su Mo laughed, then shook his head.

"You're wrong, I'm not awesome. If I were awesome, I would have taken everyone back to Earth!"

Stopping his pace, Su Mo turned his head and looked at the camp where the waves of fire were still surging.

This flame, in a moment, can become a flame of hope, or a hellfire that devours everyone.

After a pause, Su Mo's eyes gradually became firm.

He walked all the way back to the cave where the Earth Tiger was parked, lit the fire, and drove the Earth Tiger out.

Facing the road to the camp, Su Mo estimated the time and drove slowly.

The midday sun shone on the car window. Oreo lay lazily on the passenger seat, and with the ups and downs of the terrain, he occasionally showed a satisfied smile.

When he drove to the entrance of the camp, Su Mo honked the horn, waking up all the refugees who were still eating potatoes.

When they saw Dihu, the refugees first showed a trace of disbelief on their faces, and then became relieved.

"Bring all the saltpeter to me, and the treasure chest!" Su Mo shouted inside while lying next to the car window.

The refugees who were still eating received the order, hurriedly put down the still hot potatoes in their hands, and started to work.

Pieces of saltpeter were moved to the front of the car, and then sucked into the storage space of Dihu by Su Mo.

The treasure chest for killing the dog-headed man was also stored in the storage space of the game panel by Su Mo.

When everything was moved, Su Mo shook his head at the refugees who were holding potatoes and handing them over, wearing masks.

"Chen Shen, come here!"

He called the young man over twice, and before Su Mo could speak, Chen Shen spoke timidly:

"Brother Lu, are you leaving?"

After a moment of silence, Su Mo did not answer directly, but reached out and touched Chen Shen's head, looking forward with a faint gaze:

"Remember, go out along this path, 50 kilometers west, there is a human refuge, take all the remaining supplies, go, survive!"

After saying that, Su Mo slowly released the brakes, and the Dihu began to slide forward.

The rubber anti-skid chain left huge tire marks on the ground, and gradually drove forward.

After hearing what Chen Shen conveyed, all the refugees looked in awe, but full of hope, standing at the door, watching the Dihu go away.

Until the Dihu disappeared at the end of the horizon and could no longer be seen, these people still stood there in a daze.

Suddenly, a cry of surprise "woke" everyone up:

"Look, what is that?"

Others followed the direction of the man's finger and looked curiously. In the haystack at the entrance of the camp, there seemed to be a bunch of colorful things:

Everyone walked over quickly and found the blood-stained cotton jacket that Su Mo had collected before and had not had time to wash in the haystack.

On the cotton jacket, there were two stacks of unpaste cakes, and a piece of paper was sandwiched between the cakes.

Everyone looked at Chen Shen, who did not show any fear. He walked up quickly, picked up the paper in the cake, and after taking a look, he could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes:

"Brother Lu said that joining the refuge in the west is a test for us. If one day he thinks we have passed the test, we can join his refuge!"

"Brother Lu is a good man!"

Clatter!

Once again, without anyone proposing or speaking, all the refugees knelt on the ground in the direction where the tiger left.

Kowtow! Thank you!

[ps: Brothers who watch pirated copies, please come to Qidian.com to support and subscribe. I can't stand it anymore! Please! ]