Chapter 58

Team leader Chen looked bitter.

"You asked me to give you some suggestions, but what suggestions can I give? If I knew what to do, I would have definitely told my leaders. Who wouldn't want to get through this difficult time as soon as possible?

If you must ask me what I think… Go if you can. Especially for young people, it’s okay to go out and try your luck. I heard that earthquakes don’t happen all over the country, and epidemics don’t happen everywhere. ”

After saying goodbye to Team Leader Chen, the father-in-law and daughter-in-law walked back.

There are almost no outsiders in the town today, and the people in the town are busy with physical examinations, so there are not many people at the scrap collection station.

When they returned, not only had all the scrap the team brought been sold, but even the second wave of scrap brought by the dozen or so strong laborers who had returned earlier was being weighed and counted as food rations.

Seeing the two of them coming back, people gathered around and asked with concern: "How is it? What did the leaders say?"

Chen Cong smiled and calmed everyone down first.

She said: "Don't worry, we have met Team Leader Chen, the one who visited our community before. Team Leader Chen told everyone not to worry, saying that the government promised that the scrapyard would not be closed and we can come and sell our waste anytime.

In addition, workers in the city are always recruiting from the entire region. As long as they have a health certificate, they can come and get work at any time, just like before.

This is not just a perfunctory statement. Team leader Chen said that the government notice will be sent to all gathering points tomorrow, so don't worry, let's continue working, make two more trips, and earn more food!"

She spoke the last sentence at a high volume so that everyone in the team could hear it.

Everyone felt relieved immediately, and smiles returned to everyone's faces once again.

"That'll do!"

"Let's go, let's make two more trips today since there are fewer people."

"Yes, let's go back. We don't have to queue up, which saves a lot of time! Let's hurry up, maybe we can make four round trips today."

"That's right, as long as we have to work, we are not afraid of hardship!"

Everyone started laughing and chatting again, and felt motivated again.

Gu Kai took a look at the unconcealable sadness between his wife and father's brows, and his heart grew heavier.

He didn't ask or say much, but pushed the cart to the front of the line.

Chen Cong didn't leave in a hurry, but went to find Sun Qing.

Sun Qing brought a total of nine power banks today, but didn't sell any power.

The people at the Labor Square looked at the people coming out of the community as if they were flood beasts, so naturally no one would come to her to buy electricity.

"Go to the municipal government to find Team Leader Chen, the man who spoke to our community before. Do you recognize him?" Chen Cong asked.

Sun Qing thought about it and felt a little uncertain.

She was far away at the time and didn't see the man's face clearly at all. Besides, her mind was buzzing at that time and she didn't care about it.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Shen Cong was about to describe it to her again, when a childish voice sounded beside him: "I remember, I know what that uncle looks like."

They turned their heads together and saw the little girl who was inseparable from Sun Qing.

"Then Xiaoxue, you and Sun Qing can go together, so they can keep each other company." Chen Cong instructed.

"You go find him and tell him you are from the community. Then give him the power bank and ask him to find a way to help you sell the electricity. Just say you will go to him to get it before you leave at night. I think he should help you."

This is what Chen Cong just remembered on the way. She had completely forgotten about electricity before.

But the power in nine power banks can be exchanged for a lot of steamed buns, so don’t forget this.

Sun Qing and her friends went to the town government, and Chen Cong and his group returned to the community.

While Gu Kai and Shen Xi continued to load the goods, Shen Cong and Mr. Gu went to find Cao Hongmin.

After not seeing each other for one night, a big blister appeared at the corner of Cao Hongmin's mouth. It was bright and looked a bit scary.

It is enough to prove how torturous his day and night was.

"Xiao Cao, come to our house later and ask your Aunt Cheng to give you a bowl of herbal tea. You have too much heat in your heart." Old Master Gu said with a frown.

"It's okay, it's okay." Cao Hongmin touched the corner of his mouth a little embarrassedly: "I love this when I get angry, it will be fine in two days."

Then he took the initiative to change the subject: "I just heard them say that the government is going to issue a notice? You met with Team Leader Chen, what did he say?"

Of course, I should encourage the neighbors in the community, but when facing Cao Hongmin, I must tell him the truth.

At least he has to be mentally prepared.

Shen Cong simply told him everything that happened in the morning, including the conversation with Team Leader Chen and what she and her father-in-law saw in the town.

"Team Leader Chen wants us to abandon the community and leave here?" Cao Hongmin confirmed again with some disbelief.

"He didn't say that, he just said it was an option. But I don't think it's that far yet."

Chen Cong thought about it for a while and expressed his thoughts.

"I think we don't need to make a decision so hastily. We can wait and see what the results of this town health check are.

If we really can't survive in the future, we can talk about the future, but it hasn't reached that point yet.

I think that instead of thinking about those things, it is better to make good use of the time difference. "

"Make good use of the time difference?"

"Well, compared to other gathering points, our community actually does have an advantage. The upper echelons, if nothing else, can at least guarantee food and drink for everyone in our community within a month.

Another way we talked about yesterday is selling finished products.

What we know today, other gathering points will definitely know as well.

We are confused, but they must be more confused than us.

We still have high-level people, and they still have to look for ruins outside!

Instead of thinking too much, it is better to seize the time and get to work.

Before others react, while they are looking for scraps everywhere, we should make a few more trips and sell more.

It won’t be long before the vegetables we planted earlier will grow out.

With so many of us staying at home now, we can definitely grow more vegetables.

When the scraps can no longer be sold at a high price, or the higher-ups have sold all the scraps they can, we can use our vegetables to exchange for food.

Besides, it’s not really that there’s no job to be found in the town after all.

Those who have the ability and skills can continue to look for them. If we work on several aspects at the same time, we will definitely have an advantage over others."

"Yes, there is one more thing. Shi Lei and his friends should be back soon, right? They brought air conditioners and other electrical appliances to the city this time, so they can always exchange some for other things.

Be it food or other things, I think Shi Lei is a smart guy and he won't let us suffer any loss.

We can also wait for them, wait for them to come back and ask about the situation outside, and then we can discuss the next plan.

There is no need to think too much now, let's just work peacefully and earn what we can first!"

Mr. Gu obviously agreed with his daughter-in-law's suggestion and responded with a sentence.

After those few full-time workers came back and told him about the situation in the town, Cao Hongmin couldn't calm down no matter what he did that morning. All kinds of thoughts were fighting in his mind, making his whole thinking a little disordered.

But after asking the two people from the Shen family to sort out the situation, he felt that life was not as unbearable as he had thought before.

In fact, you can still get through it if you grit your teeth.

He sighed and shook his head, saying, "Uncle Gu, Xiao Shen, I finally feel at ease after talking to you. You don't know, my heart has been like a cat scratch, all messed up.

Okay, let’s do as you say. We won’t think too much about it. Let’s make use of the time difference and get to work quickly!

I thought, as long as we work hard, God will not leave us no way out, if we try hard, we can get through it!"

Everybody was full of energy, and everyone in the community cooperated and ran to the town four times that day!

Even someone as strong as Chen Cong felt as if his legs and feet were not his own during the last trip, and his lower thighs were numb.

Not to mention that there are many people with poor physical fitness in the team.

But no one complained of being tired, and no one even fell behind.

Everyone knows that although they seem to have been wronged and discriminated against today, it is also a rare opportunity.

Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even before the day after tomorrow, a large number of people with health certificates will flock to the town again early tomorrow morning.

They imagine that the good things like today where they don't have to queue up and can weigh and exchange money immediately upon arrival will never happen again.

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Shi Lei and his friends came back three days later.

When they came back, each of them had a health certificate, all of which had been checked in the city.

According to them, it is really difficult to go out without this certificate now, and you will be checked everywhere.

And from what they saw along the way, it seemed that cases had been found in various places, checkpoints had been set up at every gathering point, and inspections were carried out everywhere.

Chen Cong and the others naturally told Shi Lei what the team leader had said before, and then specifically asked him about the situation outside, mainly asking if it was easy to work there.

Shi Lei answered without hesitation: "I don't know if it's far away, but Beining is not suitable."

The people who came back with him also said: “People in Bac Ninh can’t even find jobs, let alone people from outside.

Didn’t you see that we have been out for a few days and haven’t even brought back any food? They are also in great shortage of food over there.”

In fact, under normal circumstances, an earthquake would not cause such food shortage in an area.

The earthquake in Bac Ninh really came at a very bad time.

The summer crops have just been harvested, the land is still idle and nothing has been planted yet.

Most of the harvested grain, even the government's grain reserves over the years, sank into the ground or were buried under the rubble during the earthquake.

No rescue efforts were possible.

In addition, this natural disaster is global in nature, and it is not just Bac Ninh that is affected.

No one can help anyone else, we can only rely on self-help.

Under such circumstances, the problem of food shortage appeared early.

It has been more than three months since the earthquake. Logically, we have reached the recovery period and can start farming again.

Unfortunately, the weather is as hot as the hottest days of the dog days, and there hasn't been a drop of rain for several months.

The land was completely dry and was exposed to the scorching sun every day, so the seeds planted there had no chance of survival.

The city’s tap water has not yet been restored, and citizens still rely on water trucks for regular water supply. Many small rivers in the countryside have also shown signs of drying up.

In this situation, people can hardly even guarantee drinking water, let alone put precious water into the fields to irrigate seedlings that are obviously dying.

Therefore, those who are in better health set their sights on finding work outside.

Now, there are not enough workstations not just in this town, but everywhere.

Compared to the town, the imbalance between supply and demand is more obvious in Bac Ninh.

"If we really want to go out, Beining is definitely not an option. We have to go farther away, perhaps towards the capital, where we might have a chance?" Shi Lei said after a moment's hesitation.

“I heard that the capital is going to speed up infrastructure construction, and many people in Bac Ninh are saying that the country is going to recruit skilled workers from various provinces and cities.

If you can seize this opportunity, it should be a way to survive."

"Oh, that's just talk. Many people have spread the word. Have you seen anyone who actually went there?"

"It's not necessarily all empty talk. Beijing is the capital, so if we want to build something, we have to start there.

Anyway, if I knew where to find someone, I would definitely try it."

"That's fine. It's good for young people to go out and try their luck. A move can save lives. But people like us who don't have the ability or skills can only stay in the community. People will definitely not want us."

Several people who came to the meeting started discussing.

"There's nothing wrong with staying in the community. Although we didn't bring back any food this time, we did bring back a lot of things! Compared to our community, do you think there are any better places around?

You won't suffer any loss if you stay here." Shi Lei looked at those people and said.

The tone was serious, with a hint of complaint in it.

The people below immediately shut up, and some even made a few jokes to lighten the atmosphere.

Shi Lei's emotions are easy to understand.

They worked hard for half a month and finally brought back three tricycles, a modified electric tricycle, and many movable solar panels similar to the ones at Shen's house.

Each of them is rare and precious nowadays.

Needless to say, they must have put in a lot of effort to get these, and they did these things with the confidence to build a better community.

As a result, when we came back, all we talked about was how to escape from the community and how to find a job outside...

Who wouldn’t have any thoughts in their mind?

You will definitely feel that your efforts have been wasted.

Seeing this situation, Cao Hongmin quickly came to smooth things over.

He glared at the young men and said, "If you want to leave, leave now. Don't come back. Why are you talking like this? I don't believe you are willing to leave.

Our community is so good, it’s no worse than any other place. By the way, you just came back from outside, I have a good news, you may not know, the first batch of vegetables planted in our community is almost ready to be harvested! ”

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