vrcanaries Chapter 435: Collecting Fruits
Chapter 435: Collecting Fruits
"I'm coming!" Grandma replied in a long voice, and then said to Anjiu, "Give those two children a few, otherwise they will go hungry for a day."
"Hey, I got it."
Anjiu took out a two-layer insulated lunch box from the space, put the freshly-baked sugar cakes on the upper layer, and put the meat porridge cooked by grandma on the lower layer, covered the lid, and waited to deliver it before going out.
Grandma was reluctant to put out the still blazing fire, so she shoveled the fire and poured it into the stove in the small kitchen, and asked A Ling to leave the two children there, and then lock the small iron door so that they would be warm and safe.
A Ling was afraid that the two children would make trouble and break things in the house, so she refused to do so no matter what.
The two children were willing, but they still listened to their mother and shook their heads to refuse.
Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded, grandma stopped talking and just asked her to accept the lunch box. "It's not for you, it's for the two children. It's freshly baked sugar cakes and meat porridge. It's good for your health to eat them warm!"
Love is always downward. Aling looked at her two children and couldn't say no.
After settling them in and locking the door, the group quickly headed towards the platform area.
According to the habits of the citizens on the 48th floor, some people would come to reserve seats at five o'clock or even in the middle of the night. It was too late for Anjiu and her friends to arrive at this time, and they couldn't squeeze in at all.
They could only stand on the periphery.
One of the grandmas slapped her thigh in regret, "If I had known, I would have stayed up last night and stayed here! What if the number of people is limited?"
"It's okay, don't be afraid. Didn't the administrator say yesterday that anyone can sign up, there are no restrictions?" An Jiu comforted her.
Just at this moment, the crowd in front became restless and someone shouted that the administrator was coming.
The atmosphere at the scene was immediately ignited, and everyone's eyes became hot and excited.
"Everyone be quiet!"
A sharp, piercing sound pierced the air, like a needle piercing the eardrum.
Anjiu couldn't help but raise his hands to cover his ears.
"Now, everyone line up and wait for the portal to be formed, then go in in an orderly and sequential manner! Once you are there, get on the bus in order, and don't make any noise. Anyone who doesn't follow the rules will be sent back! No need to dig for fruit over there!"
Yang Xuezhen's voice spread throughout the entire platform, and everyone's eardrums were buzzing.
When they heard that disobedience would result in disqualification, everyone kept their mouths shut.
Yang Xuezhen ordered people to prepare to install the portal device on the spot.
The people on the 48th floor had never seen such a thing before. They were all very curious and stood on tiptoe to look over there.
An Jiu had seen Kong Liu install a portal and knew that this temporary one could be built quickly, in less than a minute, so Yang Xuezhen began to organize citizens to go in.
When they saw a living person disappear before their eyes, even though Yang Xuezhen had warned them, everyone couldn't help but exclaim and feel it was magical.
But this time Yang Xuezhen said nothing.
The queue to enter the door was very fast, and Anjiu whispered to A Ling and the others to follow closely and not to be afraid.
She held a shovel in one hand and held her grandmother's hand with the other, and followed the people in front of her and walked in.
A cold breath blew towards me, and all the warmth in my body was instantly blown away. My mouth and nose were filled with white mist with every breath I took.
Anjiu couldn't help but shiver.
She quickly pulled up her collar, put on her hat, and used her scarf to cover the lower half of her face.
"Grandma, quickly surround it like me."
Grandma followed closely behind her, and suddenly came out of the building into this white wasteland. A trace of helplessness and nervousness flashed in her eyes.
——This...it’s coming out now?
Just as I was panicking, Anjiu turned around.
Seeing her, grandma immediately found her backbone and her emotions gradually stabilized.
"Don't panic, we are not far from our destination. Wrap yourself up and get in the car." An Jiu followed the people in front of him and turned back to comfort the grandmothers who had never been so far away from the beehive.
The Beehive Building was no longer visible from where they were now. All around them was white snow. Under the sun, the surface showed layers of melted and frozen ice.
Not far away, more than a dozen large trucks were lined up in a row. The drivers and co-drivers were smoking inside, looking at the portal and enjoying the different expressions of the citizens who came out.
There was no one conducting the operation at the scene, but the loudspeaker on the top of the large truck at the front kept repeating:
"Get on the bus one by one, don't make a scene, don't talk, and set off once everyone is gathered."
"Get on the bus one by one, don't make a scene, don't talk, and set off once everyone is here..."
Most of the people on the 48th floor were riding this kind of car for the first time. They were clumsy and didn't know how to use force. They were also afraid that if they used too much force, the car would be damaged. They couldn't afford the compensation, so they finally flipped inside with a plop after a great deal of effort.
Anjiu supported grandma, placed her hands and feet on the car body, then lifted her thighs and helped her get inside.
"Grandma, please find a seat first. I'll help them get in the car."
After sending A Ling and the other grandmothers off, she followed them up.
Several people sit together, which gives them a sense of security and keeps them warm.
Almost everyone in the carriage was like them. They all had their own small teams. Everyone kept to themselves and waited quietly for the car to depart.
But they were on the third car, with seven more cars behind it waiting for passengers. Because they were not familiar with getting on the cars, they delayed getting off the cars. They felt their buttocks getting colder and their feet started to go numb.
Anjiu and grandma were fine as they were wearing warm clothes, but A Ling and the old sisters couldn't hold on and their lips were a little purple from the cold.
"When can we set off?"
"If we don't leave now, we're going to freeze to death."
They had already put on everything they could wear, but the car was still cold and they felt colder the longer they sat.
"Shh! Stand up quietly and slowly." An Jiu was also afraid that grandma would catch a cold, so he pulled her to stand up and stretch her numb legs.
Seeing this, others followed suit and quietly swung their legs.
Anjiu took off the cloth bag, reached inside, took out a few foot warming patches from the space, and gave two to each person.
"What is this?" A Ling asked softly.
"It can warm the soles of your feet." An Jiu also replied softly, "Tear open the outer packaging, don't rub it, just stick it on the soles of your feet."
She demonstrated it to everyone.
The process is very simple and they will learn it by watching.
In order to prevent others from noticing, everyone gathered together and surrounded the person who took off his shoes in turn until all the stickers were posted.
Grandma felt it and said in surprise: "Oh, it's really warm now."
"Isn't it? My feet aren't cold at all anymore!" The old sisters exclaimed, "This is really a good thing!"
If your feet are warm, your body will not be so cold.
After waiting for another two or three minutes, the car finally started. They quickly stood firm, listening to the squeaking sound of the wheels rolling over the snow outside, and looking at the endless snowfield.
The snow particles blown up by the wind swirled in the air and fell on my face, feeling cold.
They couldn't help but wonder what kind of place it was that could grow fruits in the snow?