Chapter 344 346 Ice Spring

"The temperature changed too suddenly and dropped too quickly. Some elderly and weak people with poor health didn't make it and many people froze to death," Wang Lin continued.

"The authorities will take measures soon. Providing relief food to the workers on the construction site is just the beginning. There will be more welfare policies later," said Rong Xianxian.

"I think the situation is pretty bad. Apart from anything else, there are people freezing to death or starving to death in the tent area every day, and the authorities don't do anything about it." Wang Lin said pessimistically.

"Yes, it's terrible, Sister Rong, you don't know, I just went to deliver things to the victims in the tent area who were short of cotton clothes and quilts, and I almost got trapped there." Jiang Jie said this with a look of fear on his face.

"Me too. Those people really pounced on you, held on to your thighs and wouldn't let go, and insisted that I take her in, saying they were willing to work like a slave for you." Xia Kai said with the same feeling.

"It's normal to be willing to work like a slave, and there are also people willing to make the bed and warm the quilt. Oh my god, that auntie really said that. She even touched me several times. Oh my god, I was scared to death at that time. I felt like I was taken advantage of!" Jiang Jie had a disgusted expression on his face.

"Tent area, it's so cold, can people living in tents bear it?" Rong Xianxian felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of the coldness of the ice and snow.

"Sister Rong, although that is a tent area over there, the leaders of this safe zone are still very creative. I don't know where they transported so many large blocks of ice, but the entire tent area was surrounded by giant ice blocks, and the top was sealed with wooden boards, ice blocks, and plastic. Although it is not as tight as a house, it is still warm enough. The reason why those people couldn't survive was mostly due to their physical problems." Xia Kai said.

"So, the authorities have actually taken action a long time ago." Rong Xianxian smiled slightly.

"Yes, but there are too many people affected by the disaster, and there are always places that the government cannot take care of. Especially for civilian teams like us who are passing by for rest, the government will not provide any benefits." Jiang Jie said again.

In fact, this is understandable. The civilian teams passing by did not contribute to the construction of the safe zone. After spending the winter, they are likely not to stay. Naturally, the authorities will not consider their situation.

"How is the action of Mr. Ye's team going?" Rong Xianxian asked Xia Kai. Xia Kai went to get information about this matter.

"It wasn't going very smoothly. It seems they were attacked by monsters on the road and didn't even reach the old city. Some people were seriously injured. Seeing that the weather was bad, they turned back before the afternoon." Xia Kai replied.

"In the official trading center, what are the prices in the private trading market?" Rong Xianxian asked.

"The most expensive item is of course food. The prices of coal, cotton clothes and quilts have increased by 2 to 3 times compared to before, and they are often out of stock. In the private trading market, these scarce goods are sold to the highest bidder, and there is no fixed price. Many private teams that venture out of the safe zone to look for supplies are going for these things." Wang Lin replied.

"What did Feng Xingjia say?" Rong Xianxian asked Jiang Jie again.

"He has left the original team with several of his brothers and moved into the yard we rented before. He said he is willing to be our vassal and be at our command." Jiang Jie replied.

"Have the stalls at the folk trading market been settled?" Rong Xianxian asked immediately.

"We have rented four fixed stalls in total and can sell goods at any time."

"Our food, cotton clothes and quilts can only be exchanged for special materials, special items and special weapons. This needs to be explained to Feng Xingjia. Forget it, ask him to come over when he is free and I will explain it to him." Rong Xianxian said a little worriedly. Some things are difficult to define, and it doesn't matter if a little supplies are wasted. It is better to accept the wrong ones than to let them go.

Heavy snow fell for another two days. On this day, the sky cleared up. Although it was still cold and windy outside, the bright sun finally climbed out of the horizon.

"Mom, look what I found, skis. Let's go skiing!" Xiao Luo excitedly shouted at Rong Xianxian while holding the skis.

After being trapped in the courtyard for half a month, Rong Xianxian still had no idea how to draw the natural energy of heaven and earth into her body. She was in a bad mood, so she planned to take her two children to go skiing.

I put thermal underwear on the children, put on cold-proof, warm and lightweight ski suits, put on hats, and then went out of the yard.

Xuanxuan had learned roller skating in kindergarten and quickly mastered the skills of skiing. Xiaoluo was born with an excellent sense of balance, and although he had never tried it before, he was able to get the hang of it quickly after falling a few times. On the contrary, Rong Xianxian, who had skied before, was not as skilled as the other two children.

Xiao Luo and Xuan Xuan shouted excitedly, skiing very fast, turning, spinning, and downhill. When Xiao Luo's skis accidentally flew out, he rolled in the air and stepped on the skis when he fell. Rong Xianxian was frightened when she saw this. If the snow wasn't so thick, the children wouldn't be hurt even if they fell. Rong Xianxian would have stopped them from playing around long ago.

Seeing the children having fun, I just let them do what they wanted.

They had originally agreed to play in the open space outside the yard, but soon Xiao Luo lost interest in this area and they wanted to move somewhere else to play.

Rong Xianxian looked at the sky and saw that it was not yet noon, so she agreed to take a walk outside the safe zone after lunch.

Rong Xianxian thought that Cui Lie was bored of staying in the courtyard, so she planned to ask Cui Lie to go outside to check the situation.

At noon, I cooked thick white porridge on the coal stove, added century eggs and fried minced meat, took out the dried meat and dried vegetables that I had stored before, added water to heat and soften them, poured the sauce on them, added oil and dried red peppers to stir-fry, then poured in the dried meat and stir-fried.

I have been eating jerky for half a month and I really miss the taste of fresh meat.

Go out for a walk in the afternoon and see if you can encounter one or two monsters. Bring them back for everyone to enjoy.

In the afternoon, Rong Xianxian and Cui Lie brought their two children to the gate of the safe zone. The soldiers guarding the city looked at the two children and couldn't help but persuade Rong Xianxian, "How can you take such small children out in this weather? Go back quickly!"

"No one will look after the child if I don't bring him with me." Rong Xianxian said helplessly.

"Put it here and we'll watch it. The duty room inside is quite warm." The soldier said enthusiastically.

"No, I still have to go and help! Thank you, uncle." Xiao Luo was afraid that Rong Xianxian would not take him with her, so he objected loudly.

"We will be back soon, thank you for your kindness." Rong Xianxian hurriedly expressed her gratitude.

The world outside was all white. It was easy to get lost in this single color. Rong Xianxian looked at the compass in her hand, pointed in a direction and said, "There is a hillside over there. Let's go over there first."

(End of this chapter)