Chapter 167 Drought
"Don't you think this suburban area looks a bit dry?"
Bai Tang pointed outside and spoke to the others.
Gu Yanxu and Lin Fan both looked outside at this moment.
They discovered that it was indeed the eve of a drought; all the roadside plants were wilted, looking very much like they were short of water.
After observing the situation outside, Gu Yanxusaid:
"It looks like there are really signs of drought. I wonder if the base has noticed."
Fortunately, we have finished harvesting the second batch of crops, but we haven't had time to plant them yet.
If a drought really does occur, then the crops in the fields will suffer again.
"Sigh." The three of them sighed at the same time.
Bai Tang continued, "There's nothing we can do about it; we can only try to find a way to deal with it."
They talked for a while, then continued driving towards the base.
They parked somewhere along the way and rested for half an hour.
They continued their journey back to the base without taking a break.
The convoy sped back to the base, and after entering the base gate, they did not stop but continued towards the Base Administration Center.
Chen Weiliang and Wei Junyuan had received word early on that Captain Zhao Lei and Bai Tang's team had returned.
So the two of them stood at the door early, waiting for that batch of rare metal materials.
This demonstrates the importance of that batch of rare metal materials.
Chen Weiliang and his team received a message from the guards just as Captain Zhao Lei's convoy arrived near the base entrance.
It is said that Captain Zhao Lei and Bai Tang's two teams returned with a large number of boxes.
The two of them quickly realized that their two teams must have found the materials and brought them back.
Their convoy of vehicles soon arrived at the entrance of the Base Administration Center.
They parked the car, and Captain Zhao Lei andBai Tang both got out.
Chen Weiliang and Wei Junyuan came over and exchanged pleasantries with the two:
"Wow, the two captains are really amazing, they actually brought them all back."
Captain Zhao Lei said, "No, no, you should quickly find a professional to check it out."
"We've brought the items back, so we can consider our mission for both teams complete."
Chen Weiliang said, "Don't worry, your qualification base has already been approved."
By the time you brought these materials back, the base had already approved your qualifications.
Chen Weiliang didn't say much else, because there were too many people around and too much to say, and he was afraid of making mistakes.
However, Bai Tang and Captain Zhao Lei both understood what he meant.
Wei Junyuan sent people to carefully unload the boxes and put them on their vehicle.
Then they sent someone to deliver the materials to the Research Institute to reassure them about the upcoming research.
After Bai Tang and Captain Zhao Lei received their contribution points, they went home.
After finishing all that, Bai Tang and his team drove home.
While on the road, Bai Tang also kept an eye on the roadside.
There were signs of impending drought in the base; the roadside plants were also wilting.
They got home in the evening.
After putting their things down, they each went back to their rooms and took a quick shower.
Then Bai Tang brought out a sumptuous dinner so everyone could have a good meal.
Grandpa Gu said to them during the meal:
"This morning, I went to check on our field."
I noticed the ground seemed a bit dry, and the water level in the nearby ditch had also dropped.
All signs indicated that a drought was coming, but because the base was located near mountains and water, they had never worried about water supply.
However, this drought seems to be coming on strong, and Bai Tang only hopes that there will be less disaster.
Bai Tang said, "We've also noticed signs of drought in our suburbs."
It looks like a drought is coming; hopefully the base can guarantee everyone's daily water supply.
After dinner, everyone sat in the living room and chatted for a while before going back to their own bedrooms to rest.
...
The drought that Bai Tang feared did occur, but it wasn't a particularly severe one.
However, the water level in the ditch behind their mountain has dropped significantly.
This made the people at the base realize that a drought was coming.
Then everyone frantically stockpiled water, taking out all the pots, pans, and utensils they had bought to collect water just in case.
The Bai Tang people don't need to hoard large amounts of water because their daily drinking water comes from the stream within the Bai Tang space.
However, they still stockpiled some water, just like everyone else, only not to such an extreme degree.
Soon the drought arrived, and the entire planet Earth was facing drought.
Most of the crops in the field withered because there was not enough water for irrigation.
But they had no choice; they couldn't just give up people's normal drinking water for the sake of food.
Because no one knows how long this drought will last.
So everyone at the base is frantically stockpiling water.
Even if their water bills exceed their limits, they will continue to hoard water.
Soon the water flowing from the base's taps turned into murky, muddy water.
The base has groundwater, and every household has a tap water pipe installed.
The base used to have a place to collect water for free, but now the drought has caused the groundwater level to drop as well.
Bai Tang and his family still use water from the base to wash their hands regularly.
However, when Bai Jiyang was washing up, he found that the tap water was all muddy water.
He took the toothbrush cup and went back into the room, then said indistinctly:
"I brushed my teeth and found that the water was muddy."
Bai Tang and the others had already gotten up and come to the living room, where they heardBai Jiyang's words.
They all went out into the yard and turned on the tap, and found that the water that came out was indeed very murky.
Bai Tang said, "I'll come inside in a bit and fetch you a bucket of water to wash up."
"Fine, I'll just fetch a few more buckets of water so everyone can wash up together."
As he spoke, Bai Tang returned to the house and took out several buckets of water that he had stored in his space.
Everyone hadn't washed up yet when they got up early in the morning, and Grandpa Gu and the others were using the clean water in the bucket sparingly.
Although they knew there was plenty of water in the Bai Tang space, they knew that water resources should not be wasted.
Water is the source of life. A person can go three days without food, but not three days without water, which shows the importance of water.
The others at the base soon discovered that the water in their own taps had turned into muddy water.
Most people are glad they stocked up on some water.
However, many people are worried that this drought may last for a long time.
The base reacted quickly, first reassuring the people there not to panic.
Then they sent professionals to survey the water source.
Since the base is situated near mountains and water, there should be no shortage of water resources.
Now, everyone at the base can only hope that they will find a water source soon.
Professionals are conducting surveys at the site.
There is still some water in the small stream at the base, but it cannot be drunk directly.
River water that has not been professionally filtered is more likely to carry germs and insects.
Therefore, people will not drink the water there unless absolutely necessary.