The following day, the Huaxi Valley base issued a series of notices recruiting temporary workers.

[Recruiting 2000 men to build a new market and other houses, with a daily wage of half a jin of rice.]

[Recruiting 2000 men to dig traps and build fortifications at the lakeside camp, with a daily wage of half a jin of rice.]

[Recruiting 2000 women to smash the zombie corpses piled up outside the base gate. Flower Valley Base will provide gas masks, and the daily reward is half a jin of rice.]

[Recruiting 1000 people to cut down trees and collect firewood, with a daily wage of half a jin of rice.]

The most unexpected thing is that the daily wages can be accumulated, and then 10 kilograms of rice can be exchanged for a thick cotton-padded coat.

You can also exchange ten kilograms of rice for a cotton quilt!

However, you can only exchange rice accumulated through rewards; you can't directly exchange it for ready-made rice.

The best part is that if you choose to exchange your quilt and cotton-padded clothes, you can do so on credit!

In other words, you can change into a thick cotton-padded coat first, and then work at the camp for 20 days!

Alternatively, one could receive only a small portion of food each day and then work for the camp for 30 days.

In this way, you can get a cotton-padded coat or a cotton-padded quilt!

This order drove the survivors in the base's shack area into a frenzy.

As the weather grew colder, they weren't fools; they racked their brains trying to figure out how to get through the winter.

Now, the lakeside campsite has solved their problem in such an incredible way!

This lakeside campsite was simply sent by God to save them!

Although all the survivors couldn't understand why the lakeside camp was being so generous, and some even suspected it was a scam.

But this did not diminish their determination to get the job!

From the moment the notice was posted, tens of thousands of shack survivors flocked to the dozens of recruitment points set up by the lakeside camp in a large open area.

Inside the venue, an automated message continuously played: "Please line up. Those who do not wish to line up, please leave! Disruptors will be killed without mercy!"

Tang Jia, who has been promoted to the position of officer in the logistics and personnel department of the base, was wearing a clean down jacket and bustling around the recruitment point.

Last night, the news that Li Qingxuan had become the leader's fourth wife still spread.

Tang Jia, who had been in close contact with Li Qingxuan, was quickly given an important position.

After all, she had moved into Li Qingxuan's villa, which proved that Li Qingxuan trusted her.

The middle-level managers at the Huaxi Valley base aren't fools either.

They immediately began to study how to arrange a position for Tang Jia.

Finally, it was learned that Tang Jia worked in human resources before the apocalypse.

Thus, Tang Jia rose from the poorest of the poor to become a cadre in the logistics and personnel department of the Huaxi Valley base.

A man queuing in the crowd suddenly recognized Tang Jia and called out, somewhat uncertainly, "Little Jiajia!"

Tang Jia looked in the direction of the voice, saw the man, took a few steps over, and sneered, "Isn't this my brainless ex-boyfriend? He's not dead yet?"

The man scrutinized Tang Jia, then exclaimed in astonishment, "You...you've become a leader in this camp? How is that possible! You're not selling yourself..."

Tang Jia coldly laughed and said, "None of your business."

Then, Tang Jia smiled at Yan Xiaoyan, who was registering, and said, "Xiaoyan, this man's character is questionable. Don't hire him."

Yan Xiaoyan nodded.

Upon hearing this, the man flew into a rage and shouted, "Tang Jia, you filthy bitch! How dare you!"

Tang Jia smiled sarcastically and said, "I'm an officer in the logistics and personnel department of the Huaxi Valley base now. Are you insulting me?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a soldier from the field patrol regiment responsible for guarding the area kicked the man out of the ranks and shouted angrily, "How dare you insult the officers of our Huaxi Valley Base! Are you looking for death?!"

The man staggered, glaring angrily at Tang Jia, then glanced warily at the soldier.

At this moment, Shen Li, accompanied by a female soldier, walked over carrying a large bag of snacks and four cans of beef.

At this moment, she was wearing a full military uniform, a stark contrast to when she first arrived at the base.

Even those familiar faces within the base might not recognize her.

Walking up to Tang Jia, Shen Li smiled and said, "Xiao Jia, I brought some snacks for you and Xiao Li Qing."

Tang Jia recognized her as Tan Xiong, the battalion commander of the field operations regiment, and her face instantly lit up with a smile. She took the things and said with a beaming smile, "Sister Chen, thank you."

Shen Li handed the items to Tang Jia and smiled, "It's not much, and I know you don't need anything, but this is a small token of our appreciation from Lao Tan and me."

Tang Jia said with a smile, "I understand. I will talk to Xiao Liqing and also mention it to Qingxuan."

Shen Li smiled and said, "There's no need to go out of your way to tell Madam Qingxuan about this. I won't bother you any longer. Let's chat more in the future."

"Okay, let's chat more in the future."

After Shen Li left, Tang Jia looked at the two large bags and sighed inwardly: "Indeed, when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs benefit."

I have received quite a few "gifts" since last night.

Tang Jia placed the items on the large table at the recruitment point next to her, then took out an Alpenliebe lollipop and popped it into her mouth.

She looked up and saw her disgusting ex-boyfriend staring blankly at the snacks and canned beef on the table.

His eyes were filled with greed.

Tang Jia sneered, "What are you still doing here? Do you want me to call someone to kick you out?"

The man quickly came over, his expression ingratiating, and said affectionately, "Jiajia, I was wrong before, and I know I was wrong, but we were, after all, lovers..."

Tang Jia interrupted her directly, saying, "Don't disgust me. Get lost, or you'll regret it."

The man wanted to say something more.

Tang Jia pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the man, coldly asking, "Are you getting out of here or not?"

The man dared not linger any longer. He glanced once more at the huge pile of snacks and canned beef in front of Tang Jia, and he was filled with regret.

Who would have thought that she would be so lucky and inexplicably become a cadre at the lakeside camp?

Moreover, some people even tried to curry favor with her by offering such important supplies.

He racked his brains but couldn't figure out why.

Tang Jia looked at the man's helpless and regretful expression with a cold smile.

If she weren't someone with a certain status now, she would have shot him dead.

Tang Jia glanced at Yan Xiaoyan beside her, picked up a few lollipops and handed them to her, smiling, "Xiaoyan, have some lollipops."

Yan Xiaoyan took out a lollipop from her pocket, unwrapped it, put it in her mouth, and said with a smile, "Sister Jia, I have some. Brother Ding gave me a lot. The ones you have are from Sister Chen for you and Xiao Liqing. I wouldn't dare to take them."

Tang Jia glanced at the people queuing next to her, occasionally looking at the pile of snacks and canned beef on the table. She felt smug and couldn't help but sigh, "We're so lucky. Our base is simply paradise."

As Yan Xiaoyan thought about her past and then about her present, a tear welled up in her eye.

He empathized and said, "Yes, it really is heaven..."