Life is often full of setbacks, and things are unpredictable, so it's important to constantly adjust one's state of mind.
Contentment is happiness, and that's all there is to it.
In such a joyful atmosphere, one can always forget all worries.
Li Yu listened to the surrounding laughter and saw the tender face of the beautiful woman beside him; with his parents healthy and friends and family close, this was a time of happiness.
After the merriment, the world's situation continued to change, and the temperature kept dropping.
After that gathering, the temperature changed constantly, dropping by one degree every day.
Recently, when everyone went on duty, they had to wear thick clothes, with thermal underwear inside and a windbreaker outside, but even so, it still felt very cold outdoors.
A week after the gathering, the temperature had already dropped below zero.
It's important to know that it wasn't even December yet, but the temperature had already dropped below zero. At such temperatures, many outdoor plants froze, let alone the crops.
However, thanks to Li Yu's foresight, after that gathering, he harvested all the outdoor vegetables and some crops. In fact, there wasn't much left to harvest, but the navel oranges on the trees were all picked.
For some trees, some straw from harvested rice stalks was tied around their base to provide simple insulation for the trees.
Outside the duty room, Li Yu stomped his feet, breathed hot air onto his hands twice, and touched his earlobes, which were red from the cold.
Then he looked through the binoculars standing in front of him, scanning the surroundings.
Immediately, he saw Li Hang standing beside him, also shivering from the cold.
He said with a smile, "Let's go inside the duty room."
Sub-zero temperatures might not be a big deal for the north, but for the south, in such a damp and cold environment, it was truly freezing.
After Li Hang heard what Li Yu said, he quickly walked into the duty room: "Brother, it's too cold today. It's getting colder by the day."
Li Yu heard Li Hang's words and thought to himself: This is nothing. The temperature will continue to drop later, and when it reaches minus 40 degrees, that's what you call truly cold.
In such extreme cold, no one dared to go to the bathroom outside; even if they had to, they would bring a stick.
After Li Hang returned indoors, a wave of warmth hit him. The base now had heating installed, and even the duty room had radiators.
So, the duty room was exceptionally warm.
Li Hang looked at the duty room and suddenly thought of something: "Brother, I remember we still have some cameras and screens, right? Why don't we build a few more duty rooms in other directions and install the cameras in key locations there?"
Li Hang continued, "Today, our eldest uncle was patrolling outside, and I saw his chilblains acting up. If we build a few more duty rooms like this, everyone can see what's happening outside the wall from indoors, and if anything happens, they can see the situation as soon as they step out of the duty room. Plus, this can also reduce the pressure on the monitoring room; it must be tiring for them to watch hundreds of screens."
Li Yu thought about it and felt this was a good idea. The most important thing now was the protection on the wall; there was basically nothing inside the base that needed monitoring.
So he said, "Well, we can achieve Linkage. Set up more cameras outside the base, and both the monitoring room and the duty room can see them. That way, it's double protection."
"In addition, the people in the duty room need to be scheduled; they can't stay indoors all the time."
Li Hang nodded.
Then the two discussed some details and Precautions about this matter.
Such as the required materials and completion time.
This method would not only reduce the pressure on the monitoring room but also allow the personnel on duty on the wall to avoid staying outdoors and freezing.
Currently, there are only two duty rooms, at the front and back gates. Especially the duty room at the main gate, being built between the Weng City and the wall, is quite large. In its space of over ten square meters, there are some commonly used weapons, and even a machine gun.
Therefore, at the main gate, there are usually two or more people on duty.
Both felt this was a good idea, so they took out their walkie-talkies and discussed it with their second uncle and eldest uncle.
Da Pao, who was currently patrolling on the right side, was so happy when he heard it that he almost applauded!
"We should have done this a long time ago! I'm practically freezing to death. The cold is one thing, but this biting wind is howling! Achoo!" Da Pao sneezed and said.
"This is a great idea. We've moved a lot of materials before, and there's still plenty of steel and cement, so we have enough to build them. Big Brother, how long do you think the whole construction period will take?" Second Uncle asked.
"My dad is in the underground planting base today. He didn't bring his walkie-talkie," Li Yuan's voice came from the other side.
"Hmm, Xiao Yu, let me see. How about we discuss the specifics tonight? I think we can go ahead with it; it is indeed getting quite cold now," Second Uncle said.
"Alright."
As night fell, Li Yu and Li Haoran changed shifts and walked towards the base.
Li Hongyuan, who had just come up from the basement, was listening to Second Uncle explain Li Hang and their suggestions.
Seeing Li Yu approach, Second Uncle said, "Just in time, Xiao Yu is here. Come over and tell your dad your ideas that you and Xiao Hang had today."
Li Yu saw his father, greeted him, and said, "Dad, it's actually very simple. The weather is getting cold, and everyone staying outside all the time can easily get sick. So, why not build a duty room on or near the wall? It doesn't need to be as big as the front and back gates; it can be smaller. A few square meters would be enough."
Li Hongyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Building this isn't troublesome. We have enough materials, and Ding Jiu and the others are experienced builders. The main thing is, how many duty rooms do we need?"
Li Yu thought about the current number of people regularly stationed on the wall, plus the patrolling personnel, which was nearly 10 people. By that calculation, having five or six duty rooms on the wall should be enough. The front and back gates already had one, meaning only three or four more duty rooms needed to be added.
This perimeter wall, over a thousand meters in length, covered nearly 100,000 square meters.
It encompassed the plain planting area, residential area, garden, breeding farm, and some other areas within the base; two mountain forests, and mountain ponds, among other places.
All combined, it was over a hundred acres.
Building these duty rooms would also benefit everyone's rest and prevent them from freezing.
After Li Hongyuan listened, he had a rough idea in his mind, so he said, "If we're going to build four more duty rooms, each a few square meters in size, they can actually be built directly on top of the wall. The current wall thickness is nearly 3 meters, so we can just build upwards directly. It will be very fast."
Li Hongyuan thought again and said, "Let Ding Jiu and a few others assist me; it won't even take three days to get it done."
