ebookland Chapter 1059
Chapter 1059
Qi Mingyu raised his hand and wiped the mask, rubbing off a layer of fine salt with his gloved palm. "The vents and hatch gaps have been resealed. They've been wrapped in two layers of oilcloth and thickly taped. I think they'll hold up for a while."
Mu Mu nodded and put the tool bag in the corner. He was so tired that he sat down in a chair and didn't want to move. His mask rubbed against the back of the chair, and some salt grains fell off. "The salt on the deck has become thicker. It's almost covered the soles of my boots when I stepped on it. Just now, when we were sealing the stern, I saw small pits on the hull of the lifeboat."
Zhou Jianghai's brows suddenly frowned.
The lifeboats on cruise ships are also made of metal steel. Are they so easily corroded by salt?
Mu Mu looked around and immediately asked, "Where's my mom? Why can't I see her?"
"Everyone has been busy for such a long time and must be hungry. Your mother is going to cook."
Zhou Jianghai explained.
Mu Mu immediately grinned: "Okay, I'm so hungry that I can't stand it anymore."
Zhou Shuwan looked at them and said directly, "Go wash up quickly and get two new protective suits."
Now their bodies are covered with brown salt particles, which would be very painful if they accidentally got them on their bodies.
Mu Mu nodded repeatedly, grabbed two protective suits, and went to the rest area with Qi Mingyu.
The rest area and kitchen are right next to each other. As soon as you walk over, you can smell the fragrance all over the house.
"What a nice smell! What does this smell like..."
Mu Mu poked his head in and saw his mother frying breadfruit into slices.
Zhong Tiyun suddenly saw a brown head popping up, and her heart began to beat violently.
Fortunately, she had gained a lot of experience over the years and quickly returned to normal. She looked at her son, whose body was covered in brown salt grains, with a bit of heartache and a bit of amusement: "Go take a bath with your brother-in-law. After the bath, I will be fine too."
"Mom, are we having fried breadfruit today?" Mu Mu asked.
"Yes. The air is filled with fog right now, so this is convenient to eat."
Zhong Tiyun said as she turned the breadfruit over in the pot.
When Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu quickly came out of the hot shower, there were always places on their bodies where the mist accidentally got into them.
Without exception, wherever the fog touched, it was covered with dense bumps and was extremely itchy.
Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu took out the ointment and applied it to each other before changing into new protective clothing.
Zhong Tiyun just happened to walk over with a plate containing a dozen or so slices of golden and shiny breadfruit. Hot air wrapped in a sweet fragrance drifted over through the mask, instantly suppressing the salty and fishy smell in the air.
"Let's go, let's have this for lunch."
Qi Mingyu took the plate.
"Be careful of the heat. I peeled the shells cleanly, leaving only the flesh inside. I didn't put anything else in when frying. I just used the little oil I had saved before, and sprinkled some salt after taking it out of the pan."
Mu Mu muttered, "There's no need to sprinkle salt now, the air alone is enough."
Zhong Tiyun suddenly became stern: "Mu Mu, this joke is not funny at all."
Mu Mu quickly shut up.
Faced with the new salt spray disaster, everyone is under great pressure.
Mu Mu's joke at this time would naturally challenge Zhong Tiyun's sensitive nerves.
When the aroma of fried breadfruit wafted into the cockpit, Zhou Shuwan and Zhou Jianghai couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.
I'm really hungry.
The breadfruit is fried until the skin is slightly charred, with a crispy edge. When you touch it lightly, the soft texture inside is revealed, just like freshly baked bread.
The reason for eating breadfruit is that it is very convenient. Just pick up a piece and put it in the mask opening.
No need to come into contact with mist in the air.
Zhou Shuwan carefully picked up a piece, blew on the gap in the mask first, and then slowly passed the fruit to the small exposed opening.
As soon as the flesh touches the tip of the tongue, the sweet aroma spreads. The skin is a bit crispy and oily, but the inside is as soft as cotton, and there is a natural sweet aftertaste when chewing it.
These days, they have been eating smoked fish. When you first eat smoked fish, you may feel that it has a mellow aroma with a little bit of sea smell, and it is also very delicious.
However, after eating for a long time, it becomes very painful.
The unique smoky smell of smoked fish requires a long time to tear off a small piece with your teeth. No matter which kind of fish it is, it is unbearable.
Therefore, it is a rare comfort to suddenly eat this breadfruit that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Don't be too frugal now.
Zhou Shuwan can open the space once a day and take out some supplies.
Therefore, everyone had to eat seven or eight pieces in a row to fill their stomachs.
After dinner, Qi Mingyu sat in Zhou Shuwan's seat and continued driving.
Mu Mu will also replace Zhou Jianghai.
Qi Mingyu turned to look at Zhou Shuwan: "Wanwan, are you still unable to sense the edge of the fog?"
Zhou Shuwan shook his head: "No."
Zhou Jianghai looked at the brown mist spreading outside and suddenly said, "Actually, I think the mist is about to dissipate."
Everyone was shocked.
Zhou Jianghai pointed at the fog outside and said, "Look, I think the color is much lighter now than before."
Everyone looked closely and found that the brown fog seemed to have been diluted. The originally thick and dark fog now had a hazy brightness.
Even the vague outline of the sea level in the distance can be barely distinguished as a faint gray line.
Zhou Shuwan immediately moved to the window. The salt mist that had almost obscured the sky before was now indeed fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The salt particles accumulated on the glass no longer fell down like before, and even the pungent salty smell in the air seemed to be a little weaker.
She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Zhou Jianghai, her tone revealing unconcealed joy: "Dad, you're so accurate, it's really faded!"
Mu Mu also came over: "Really! When I was on the deck just now, I felt that the fog could wrap around me, but now when I look outside, I can vaguely see the shadows of the clouds in the sky!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but grin, and the fatigue in his eyes was mostly dispelled by this sudden good news.
Qi Mingyu also loosened his grip on the steering wheel, his brow finally relaxed a little: "It must be the wind currents over the sea that changed direction, blowing away the salt spray."
They waited another five hours, and the brown fog finally slowly dissipated.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, they have more important tasks to do.
This salt spray disaster lasted for about ten hours.
The brown salt grains covered the hull, windows, and all exposed gaps.
They have to race against time to deal with these condensed salt particles.
If left unattended, even if the salt spray dissipates, the remaining salt will continue to corrode the ship's metal.
It won't take long for rust to form and may even corrode the interfaces of key components, posing a navigation hazard.
After dinner, everyone started to clean up the salt grains.