Farming for Survival in the Apocalypse

Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...

Chapter 533 Enlightenment

Chapter 533 Enlightenment

Chen Shunwei was stunned, then he slapped his forehead, "Oh my, I was so busy working that I forgot about it. I thought it was still the same as before, with daybreak at around five o'clock."

Chen Yanming smiled and shook his head. "It's impossible to avoid being exposed to the sun, unless you're ready to finish work at 2:30. When it comes to work, it's normal to work early or late."

Then he pointed to his face and said, "Like yesterday, I planned everything well, but I was still burned by the sun on the way. There are several pustules, and I am almost depressed. But what can I do? I can't just throw the harvested wheat into the field.

After working hard for a year, even if there are a few more pustules, we must get the harvest in our hands."

Chen Shunwei thought about it and agreed. If he were in his place, he would not be willing to leave the wheat ears in the field and go back to hide from the sun.

I raised my hand and touched my face, thinking that since I already looked like this, why should I be afraid of getting even uglier?

But he still said, "For us men, it doesn't matter if we are a little ugly or handsome, but for those women, even a pustule on their face is like a death sentence.

I'd better let my wife take my parents and daughter home first, and I'll take care of the rest, so they don't have to feel as bad as I did."

Shen Yanming blinked but said nothing.

I thought to myself, "You are so careless that you don't even consider your appearance. Aren't you afraid that your wife will think you are ugly and won't let you go to bed?"

Chen Shunwei is a man who tends to talk a lot when he gets to know someone well. He didn't talk so much before because of his position as a security guard and the other party's owner.

Since Shen Yanming didn't care about these, he put aside his worries. Looking at the wheat seedlings around him, he asked Shen Yanming: "What do you plan to do with the wheat ears you bring back?"

Shen Yanming did not hide anything and told about the transaction between him and the guards.

Chen Shunwei fell silent after hearing this, because he found that no matter how humble Shen Yanming was, there was still a big gap between him and the other party.

At least, he didn't dare to give 10% of the harvest to the other party just to have an easy time and eat the ready-made food.

Shen Yanming seemed to have read his thoughts from the other person's expression. He said, "My family has a light burden, and I work in the security team, so I have some security. Although I just had two little babies, they are still young and can just drink milk.

Besides, I don’t have time to slowly thresh, dry and grind the grains into flour.

Our situations are different. As the breadwinner of the family, you can’t be so lazy. A family of five needs to have enough food and drink, but not a single grain of food can be wasted.”

After Chen Shunwei heard what Shen Yanming said, the discomfort in his heart disappeared.

Yes, there are several people in his family to feed. Even if he can squeeze out some food to lighten his burden, neither he nor his wife and parents are willing to pay so much for their labor.

After figuring it out, I felt relieved and even had the mood to laugh at myself with Shen Yanming: "I don't have much ability. I just work in our community, guard a small piece of land, and feed my family."

Shen Yanming has experienced many lives, so he has many different views on the high and low of professions. He smiled and said, "What's the big deal? No matter what job it is, as long as you can support yourself, it's fine. What's more, in the current environment, do you think any job can last long?"

"For people like you, you have your own organization, and the alliance will never give up on you." Although he adjusted his mindset, he was still somewhat envious of the other party.

"You are both right and wrong."

Shen Yanming shook his head and said with emotion: “While guards get a lot of benefits, they also have to pay a lot of costs.

It is true as you said that the normal operation of a country cannot be separated from the strong military force. But the force should not be abused. To a large extent, it exists to ensure the good life of the people.

How much we get, how much we need to pay. In this world, nothing can be obtained without work. "

Hearing this, Chen Shunwei felt ashamed of his little thoughts.

He was also a veteran, so how could he not know the significance of the Guard? When he joined the team, it was a peaceful and prosperous time, and he had participated in several disaster rescue operations, not to mention the Qinghua Country, which is now plagued by disasters.

At least he knew that Mr. Shen had taken his pregnant wife to Su City for rescue. Think about it, even a pregnant woman who was about to give birth was glowing with enthusiasm. As an ordinary person living under the protection of the guard team, what qualifications did he have to feel jealous?

Chen Shunwei was a little afraid to look Shen Yanming in the eye. He had never been jealous before when he had to abide by the boundaries between the owner and the security guard. Why did he lose his position when the other party showed him kindness?

It’s floating, it’s definitely floating!

While I was reflecting on this, I heard Shen Yanming say, “In fact, in this world, whether you can live a good life does not depend on your career, but only on your value.

Just like those regular workers who have a stable life in the company now, once the society collapses, where will they find leisurely work? If they have no value, I am afraid they will not even be able to compete with contract workers. "

Shen Yanming didn't say that he was optimistic about the laborers, but Chen Shunwei could hear it.

At the same time, I also feel a little regretful. I thought that the job was just hard labor and it was better to have a leisurely and comfortable life here, so I didn't sign up. I don't know if there will be another opportunity for him to participate in the future.

When they were almost at their own fields, Shen Yanming patted the other person’s arm and said, “Practice well. If danger occurs, your chance of survival is definitely higher than others.”

Then he let go of Chen Shunwei and went back to his own field. Chen Shunwei looked at Shen Yanming's back, his eyes flashing.

He knew that his little thoughts were clearly seen by the other party, but Shen Yanming not only did not expose them, but instead gave him reminders everywhere, which made him admire him even more.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was still a little bit overwhelmed by the title of security captain.

Fortunately, it was not too late to find out. If he works harder in the future, his life will not be worse than those who work in offices. Just like Mr. Shen said, when danger comes, he still has the power to resist, but those who are delicate and precious can only sit and wait for death.

Moreover, I have to urge my family members to work hard in the future. They are good, but they are too fragile. I can't run hard when there is danger, but they are out of breath after running for just two steps.

Chen Shunwei smiled when he thought of this, and his eyes turned softer when he looked at his parents, wife and daughter.

Shen Yanming ignored what was happening here. He took out two woven bags from his own field and continued to walk down the mountain. No one helped him this time, so he worked very fast. But no matter how fast he worked, it was already dawn before he finished because of the delay.

He smiled as he watched the people around him busy packing up their things. At least his own work on the field was done, and he only had to carry the wheat ears harvested at night down the mountain.

Unlike them, they were busy looking at the grain bags and stuffing food into them. A sack of grain was mostly filled with straw. The ripe wheat grains were still falling out of the gaps.