Stocking up in space: surviving in a world of crisis

Crying sounded in the room, and everyone crowded in the small room, looking at Liu Zhang who passed away peacefully in grief. Wan Tao stood outside the door, his limbs were cold, his eyes were empty, his ears were buzzing, and his fingers were numb. Can't help but tremble.

Just now he was still alive, he was still breathing, and his body was hot, why did he disappear just after he went out?
Wan Tao staggered two steps. He didn't believe that Liu Zhang was gone just like that. In the morning, the two of them said they would go out to shovel the snow and come back to build snowmen for the children. The bamboo by the river became more and more luxuriant. Yesterday Liu Zhang was talking about making more bamboo baskets for the children. Things, last night he was still stitching with himself, saying that the clothes were torn and needed to be patched.

He explained that in the next spring, he would move to live in a small courtyard, and the poker players in the chess and card room made an agreement with him that when the weather was more comfortable, he would go fishing in the downstream lake.

Wan Tao only felt a headache and tightness in his chest. He was so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe. He wanted to find a place to lean on, but his legs were so weak that he fell back heavily as soon as he moved his steps.

"Uncle Wan." Seeing Wan Tao fall, Tang Yizheng rushed over to help him.

"Uncle Wan, what's wrong with you? You can't do anything, Uncle Wan, Uncle Wan..."

When Wan Tao woke up, Xuxu and An An were sitting by his bed. Seeing him waking up, Xuxu hugged him and cried loudly. The child's eyes were red and swollen. It seemed that he had already cried. An An raised his hand and wiped his mouth. Tears, and then went out to call the grown-ups in.

Wan Tao held Xuxu in his arms and gently stroked her hair, "Grandpa Wan is fine, stop crying."

"Grandpa Wan, I went to see Grandpa Liu just now. My mother said that Grandpa Liu has passed away. When he dies, he will never wake up again, never hug me, tell me stories, and tie my hair. I'm so scared You won't wake up either."

Wan Tao had a sore nose, and shook his head slightly, "How can I bear you, Xuxu, you go out first, Grandpa Wan gets up and washes his face, and then he goes out to find you."

Xuxu turned her head three times, "Grandpa Wan, I'll be waiting for you at the door."

"Okay, I'll be out right now."

As soon as Xuxu walked out of the room, she saw everyone standing outside.

"Grandpa Wan said that he will wash his face before coming out to find us."

Ye Fu nodded, "Okay, then let's leave first."

She stretched out her hand to close the door. The wooden house was not particularly soundproof. The moment the door closed, everyone heard the suppressed crying from the bathroom.

"Grandpa Wan is crying." Xuxu burst into tears, "I'm going to hug him, Grandpa Wan must be very sad."

Fang Wei hugged Xuxu away with red eyes, "Good boy, let's not disturb Grandpa Wan, wait for him to come out, and let's give him a hug, okay?"

Others were also crying softly, Ye Fu clenched his lower lip, wiped away his tears, and motioned for everyone to leave.

"Brother Song, Wu Pei, you stay here to take care of Uncle Wan and Uncle Liu. The others will come with me to carry wood. I will make a coffin."

Everyone hurriedly took action upon hearing the words, Ye Fu took out a tissue and distributed one to everyone.

"Don't cry, Uncle Liu doesn't like to see us crying."

Having said that, Ye Fu still couldn't hold back the tears.She turned her back and tried to take a deep breath to restrain her emotions.

Jiang Rong patted her on the shoulder, and then motioned for the others to go to the storage area first.

"Jiang Rong, I can't accept it." Ye Fuhong looked at him with rimmed eyes, "We didn't even have time to see him for the last time. If we knew it would happen, we shouldn't go out today, nor should we go to work in the fields."

"He should know that his time is coming. Before lying down, he cleaned himself up, even trimmed his beard and nails, and changed his clothes. He is a decent person, so let's let him leave in a decent way, don't you Have you said that? Uncle Liu doesn’t like us crying, be good, stop crying, everyone is waiting for you to go and choose wood together.”

Ye Fu covered his eyes, "I see, give me 2 minutes to calm down."

After finishing speaking, Ye Fu squatted on the ground and hugged her head, while Jiang Rong stood beside her to calm down with her.

Two minutes later, Ye Fu stood up and went to the storage area with Jiang Rong. Qi Yuan and the others saw Ye Fu and Jiang Rong coming over, wiped their eyes and stood up hastily.

"There are a lot of wood, which one should I choose?"

Ye Fu looked at a pile of mahogany in the corner, "That's it."

"How will Uncle Liu's funeral be handled? Will he be sent to the base for cremation? Or will he be dealt with in space?"

"I'll ask Uncle Wan for his opinion later, no matter how to deal with it, let's do it according to the custom, and stop for three days."

Mahogany is the best material for making coffins. When Ye Fu used to chop wood, he only thought about lighting a fire for warmth. He never thought that one day he would use them to make coffins.

"Is this the future house of Grandpa Liu?" Xuxu asked suddenly.

Everyone froze for a moment, An An pulled Xuxu aside, whispered something to her, and then the two children left.

"He survived the severe injury during the volcanic eruption. He has been in good health and spirits this year. He has been exercising recently. He can still run around the wooden house three times every morning. He is so healthy. Say no, it's gone."

"It's hard to think about it, we're not around, alas."

"Uncle Wan feels worse than us, don't cry, hurry up and let Uncle Liu leave decently."

Inside the wooden house, Wan Tao came out of the room, the whole wooden house was quiet, everyone went out, only Police Officer Song and Wu Pei stood by Liu Zhang's bed.

Seeing Wan Tao approaching, the two looked at him worriedly. Wan Tao waved his hand and signaled them to go out. He wanted to stay alone with Liu Zhang for a while.

With a click, the door closed. Wan Tao pulled a chair and sat in front of the bed, watching Liu Zhang quietly.

"It's been decades, and we brothers haven't been separated much. Now you left me and left, no matter how sad the children will be. We have known each other for so many years, and the big winds and waves have come. If you say die, you will die. , don’t say hello to me, Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang, you are really good.”

"Old Huang is missing, he should have left, and you are gone now, the three of us, I am the only one left."

"The children are going to make a coffin for you. I know you are afraid of pain, so you won't be cremated. You said you wanted to go back to your hometown. Don't worry, I will try my best to live. If I have the chance to go back, I will take you back with me. "

"Old Liu, if you see Lao Huang down here, don't keep arguing, I'm not here, no one will judge you, if you see your family, you must apologize to them, you are worthy of everything in this life People, I'm only sorry for them."

Wan Tao took Liu Zhang's hand and patted it lightly twice.

"You are blessed. It's good to leave in your dream. You don't suffer at all. I just found out now that your hair is all white."

"Old Liu, let's be good brothers in the next life, it's agreed."