Chapter 78

Because I won't be staying at home for too long this time, after chatting for a while, the topic naturally turned to what Chen Cong cares about most.

Recently, the well digging has reached the most critical time, and the well digging team has been very busy. They have started to work in round-the-clock shifts. Naturally, it is not easy for Jiashu to stay at home.

He went to live in the well-drilling team with his master.

This way, all the people left at home are our own family, and things will be easier to talk about.

Chen Cong glanced at the people who were practicing in the inner room, and lowered his voice and said, "Dad, Mom, I have to leave something for you before I leave this time. I don't know when I will be back next time, so I have to leave enough food for you."

Shen Jianyi nodded: "Okay."

It was he who bought the food for the family.

In order not to attract attention, he went to several surrounding counties and towns in several batches, and the food he bought was more than enough for the whole family to eat for ten years without doing anything.

Therefore, he knew best how many things were in the Shencong Space, so he naturally would not be pretentious with his daughter at this moment.

"In addition to rice, flour, grain, and oil, I'll leave some meat and seafood for you. Anyway, we have enough electricity now. I'll put two more freezers in the basement tomorrow, and you can freeze the food and eat it slowly."

"Not too much, too much won't be enough for the electricity at home." Shen Jianyi frowned.

"It can be powered." Gu Kai interjected, "When we designed the solar energy system, we calculated that the total amount of electricity used in our home every day can power not only the refrigerator, but also the air conditioner.

Mom and Dad, you old and young, don’t be reluctant to use your home appliances. Even if the air conditioner is an eyesore, no one can say anything if you use a fan or something like that.”

Shen Jianyi nodded: "I know."

"Don't just say you know, you have to listen to advice. This electricity is not connected to the grid, and there is no point in saving it. Don't save it, and don't make yourself too uncomfortable." Chen Cong became more and more worried the more he thought about it.

"I know, I know, why are you so long-winded!" Shen Jianyi laughed and scolded: "You control me every day, who is the father between me and you?"

Chen Cong looked at his sister angrily: "Sister, you yelled at him! What kind of words did he say?"

"I won't argue with him. He's almost disgusted with me every day. How long have you been gone? He keeps saying I'm great and not as good as you. Now I understand what it means to be good at a distance but smell bad up close. This old man is very fierce and I can't afford to offend him."

Everyone laughed at this sentence.

In addition to leaving enough food and meat, Chen Cong also left medicine for the family, as well as enough dairy products, snacks for the children and plenty of bottled water.

With the well and the small river outside still flowing, she doesn't have to worry about daily water. She kept these as a backup.

In addition to food, she also left a lot of daily necessities and clothes.

The two rooms in the basement were filled to the brim with stuff, almost reaching the ceiling.

Cheng Ru kept watching and felt worried again.

I couldn't help but keep repeating, "How long will you be gone this time? Aren't you going to be gone for half a year or a year and not come back?"

"No, we will definitely come back often when we have time. And Liu Tuan also said that we were just wandering around here in the beginning, so we will definitely come back more often. We left these here just in case."

Shen Chong explained.

Chen Xi also looked a little scared.

She didn't say much when her parents were around, but as soon as the old people left, she pulled the couple aside.

He asked seriously, "Tell me the truth, are you going on a long trip? Why did you leave so many things at home?"

Chen Cong looked helpless: "Really not, sister, don't think about it."

Seeing that Chen Xi was insisting on telling her the truth, Chen Cong had no choice but to explain: "It's really okay. It's just... I'm a little worried that other disasters will happen ahead of time."

Chen Xi was shocked, and the color on his face instantly faded: "What do you mean? Explain it clearly!"

"It's okay, sister. I'm just preparing for a rainy day. Congcong is also worried. After all, once we go to the city, we don't know where to go next. I'm afraid that if something happens at home, I won't be able to make it back."

"Besides," Gu Kai paused and continued, "Sister, my parents are old and the two children are still young. Jiashu won't stay here for long, so you should practice that technique more when you have time."

Chen Xi was silent for a while, then nodded: "I understand."

In fact, the couple did not want to make their family worry too much, but they decided to leave some more supplies at home this time, even if it was just for preparation.

The couple discussed the issue of the early appearance of the superpower many times. Chen Cong told Gu Kai about his concerns, and Gu Kai thought that it was not impossible.

Think about the sudden earthquake before——

Even earthquakes that never happened in Chen Cong's previous life can happen. Who dares to say that other disasters will not happen in advance?

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance.

The day after Shen Cong and his friends came back, Mr. Zhao also came to the community.

He had stayed in the group before to attend a meeting.

However, he did not stay in the community for long. The land management here had been completed, and he and his working group had to go to other places to continue to manage land pollution.

Mr. Zhao came back to the community specifically to find the Shen family. He and the members of the working group hoped to buy some soil from the Shen family.

Such a proposal surprised Chen Cong and his family. They didn't understand why they had to do this since they already had a formation.

Mr. Zhao told them, "We are all family members here, and there is nothing to hide. We have done tests before, and your soil has one more active substance than other soils, which is very helpful for plant growth.

The main purpose of our coming here from Beijing is to visit your home and learn about the environment in which this soil exists.

Of course, we didn't know about the existence of this formation at that time.

Yesterday I discussed with Liu Tuan that before the headquarters gives the order, he will not allow us to make this secret public, nor will he allow us to use the formation in any place other than the army."

At this point, Mr. Zhao sighed, his expression showing deep melancholy.

"I can understand his thinking. I am also a soldier and I know the importance of obeying orders.

I also know that this is a kind of protection for your family, so I won’t object.

However, in the face of disasters, time is life. Planting crops earlier may allow more people to have more food.

I can't ask Mr. Gu to help us set up the defense for other disaster-stricken areas, so I can only settle for the next best thing and discuss with you whether you can let me take some of the soil from your home?

Don't worry, I will keep it a secret. We will distribute this soil as a new type of fertilizer to the worst-hit areas, hoping to help them grow as much as possible.

When food is grown, people will have hope.”

Mr. Zhao has said this much, what else can the Shen family say?

Of course I have to agree.

What's more, with the formation in place, this soil containing active substances can be regenerated.

Besides, what Mr. Zhao and his team could take away was only the soil on the ground in the backyard. There was still a lot of soil in the sinking space that was dug out when the basement was dug.

The soil had been in her space and the formation for half a year, and was in a closed environment. The active substances it contained would definitely be more than the soil in the backyard, and definitely not less.

When Boss Zhao heard that the Shen family agreed to this plan, he was very happy and immediately proposed a purchase plan.

The working group is willing to purchase fine grains and soil at a price of one to one.

That is, one pound of soil for one pound of grain.

After this plan was proposed, Old Man Shen was so frightened that he stood up and waved his hands repeatedly in panic: "Don't dare, don't dare, we can't do this! This is taking advantage of the country! It's just some soil, how can it be priced the same as grain?

Mr. Zhao, please don't say that. We definitely cannot accept your offer."

The other members of the Shen family also nodded.

“You may not understand the value of these soils, but the value they can create when actually used is definitely more important than the same weight of grain.

I understand your good intentions, but the country cannot let you suffer too much..."

“Then let’s calculate it according to the standard we used to replace soil in the community.” Chen Cong interrupted.

The country is in a much more difficult situation than their family is now, and they are not short of food, so why should they take such a big advantage of the country?

This soil is valuable in Mr. Zhao's eyes, but it is not that precious to his family.

Besides, there are so many people in the community, so many eyes, and their house is already eye-catching enough in the yard.

Even if Mr. Zhao and the others intended to cover it up, if they moved so much rice and flour into their home, someone with ulterior motives would definitely find out.

The working group cannot stay in the hospital for a long time, and it is definitely not a good thing for my parents if they are worried about them.

After hearing what his daughter said, Shen Jianyi also agreed.

“Yes, let’s do it the way we did with the people in the community before, and use Essence Stones to settle the bill.

This way we can continue to maintain the formation, and maybe we can provide you with more soil in the future."

"This essence stone should have been provided by us." Old Zhao was moved.

This was originally the second suggestion he wanted to make.

He wanted to discuss with the Shen family and have the government provide fine stones and good soil so that they could try to grow more soil containing active substances.

Of course, he also raised the same request with Liu Tuan, hoping to grow some soil in the regiment's experimental field.

Liu Tuan also agreed.

However, Mr. Zhao felt that the man was unreliable. After all, he had troops under his command and so much land in the city of Bac Ninh that needed to be maintained, which he could not even afford for his own use.

It would probably be difficult to get some good soil from that miser in a short period of time.

Instead of relying on him, it is better to discuss it with the Shen family.

"Mr. Zhao, it's fine for you to take soil from my house, but there is one thing you need to consider, which is how to protect the safety of our family."

Shen Cong made a request.

She said: "We are going back to the city soon, and my parents and my sister are the only ones left at home taking care of the two children, the old and the young.

Don't think I'm being rude. Although you are just taking some soil, in the eyes of my neighbors or people who are interested, they might think I have some treasure at home!

If this puts our family in danger, we will not exchange this land.

There is nothing more important in this world than the safety of my family."

"Don't worry about that. We will definitely ensure safety."

Mr. Zhao said: "You may not quite understand what this experimental base means. Since this community is set up as an experimental base, it will be protected by the government.

Residents of your community must arrange their planting and production according to the government's plan as long as they live here, and the food and vegetables they produce will also be purchased and sold by the government.

The government will provide the most basic living security for residents living in the base, and of course will also ensure that residents get more pay for more work.

To establish a base, the country has to spend a lot of financial and material resources.

Just like the deep wells being dug in your community, and the roads specially built for convenient transportation.

We need to establish various experimental bases in different regions in order to develop regional production and planting plans based on the data that the bases can provide.

This is a matter of national importance and can only succeed, not fail.

Therefore, whether we take soil or not, your family's safety is guaranteed within the base, you can rest assured about this.

Besides, your Bac Ninh area is now a military-controlled area, and your community is under the jurisdiction of Liu Tuan and his troops.

He also has Wei Yan, so how could he let something happen to your family right under his nose?

Mr. Zhao's promise reassured the couple, so they did not stay long. After finishing their family affairs, they returned to Fulin early with the old man and Shi Chen's siblings.

Their original intention was to stay at home for two days before reporting to Liu Tuan, but they didn't expect that Liu Tuan would find them on the day they returned.

When he opened the door, he was surprised to see Liu Tuanchen standing at the door.

But when he saw her expression, Liu Tuan smiled smugly.

I said to her, "Xiao Shen, don't be so surprised. We will be neighbors from now on, and there will be more and more opportunities for us to meet."

Before Chen Cong could reply, Gu Kai, who was following behind her, reacted and asked directly, "Did you rent the house opposite?"

Liu Tuan showed an expression of appreciation for his sharpness, but denied his guess.

"We're not renting it. We bought it in the name of the government." As he spoke, an indescribable sense of pride was in his eyes.

This person is really familiar, otherwise Chen Cong felt that he would not be able to match the person in front of him with the first time he met the captain Liu, who looked resolute and courageous.

Seeing that Liu Tuan seemed eager to talk, the couple decided to satisfy him and warmly invited him into the house.

At this time, Shi Chen and his sister had already returned to their own home, and only they, the couple, and the old man were left at home.

As soon as he entered the room, Liu Tuan hummed in comfort, and then exclaimed: "You actually have air conditioning here? You guys really know how to enjoy yourself, don't you?!"

Shen Cong now understands how to treat him. He knows that although this man looks fierce, he is actually very kind-hearted, has a bottom line and will not harm others, so he relaxes a lot in front of him.

Not much defense.

She shrugged and said jokingly, "I can't help it. We have too much electricity at home. It would be a waste if we don't use it."

This sentence choked Liu Tuan so much that his nose almost became crooked.

"Congcong, stop talking nonsense!" Old Master Gu scolded with a laugh.

Then he turned to look at Liu Tuan and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense, she is just joking because she is familiar with you.

I had a bit of heat stroke on the way back, so they opened the door because they were worried about me, and they closed it after I recovered.”

Hearing the old man say that he had a bit of heat stroke, Liu Tuan suddenly became nervous: "Mr. Gu, are you okay? Do you want me to find a doctor to see you?"

Old Master Gu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Have you forgotten that I am a doctor myself? It's fine. I just didn't pay attention on the way and was in a hurry."

Liu Tuan knew that the road from Qingshan Town to the community had not been repaired yet. There was no shelter or obstruction on that section of road, and it was normal to get heatstroke if you walked too fast.

It is normal for the old man to be unable to cope with the situation as he is old.

After taking a closer look, I found that he looked okay and didn't look seriously injured. I could only say a few words of comfort to him and there was nothing else I could do.

Chen Cong poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea for Liu Tuan, and then asked, "Liu Tuan, can you also tell us how you bought the house opposite?

We already knew that the two families living opposite were very powerful. They almost robbed my house and beat up Shi Chen. "

"Oh, what's going on? I really don't know anything about this. Can you tell me about it first?"

Liu Tuan frowned. He hadn't said anything yet, but Chen Cong's words aroused his interest.

Chen Cong did not hide anything and told them all how that group of people bullied the brother and sister, how Shi Chen built a wall at the elevator entrance, and how he fought them with a knife.

After that, he added: "Liu Tuan, you are now the father and mother official of our Beining. In addition to solving the food problem, you also have to deal with this kind of bullying. Otherwise, the people will still have a hard life."

Liu Tuan was silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "I know about this. We have been cracking down on this kind of evil forces and will deal with them as soon as we find them.

It’s just that the government has limited manpower at the moment, and many things can’t be handled. But we will continue to work hard to improve efficiency as much as possible.”

After that, he squinted his eyes and stared at Shen Cong carefully, then asked, "Xiao Shen, are you interested in joining our patrol system? I think your ability is quite suitable."

"Not interested." Chen Cong waved his hand: "Liu Tuan, don't think about me, you have so many brave and skilled soldiers, any of them is better than me.

I'm with my dad and Gu Kai, and I have to protect their safety!

Besides, you said it was a production promotion team, so the people in that team must not be very capable. If you have someone to help you keep an eye on them, you will save yourself a lot of worry!"

Liu Tuan thought about it, then nodded: "That makes sense. It will work if you follow me."

He was a very decisive man. Since the matter had already been decided, he would not talk about it anymore, so he continued with the previous topic.

It turned out that on the day that Gu Kai made the suggestion, Liu Tuan sent people to find the owners of the two households opposite.

It's not that there are no people living in those two households, but that everyone is there. However, because they came back late, their houses were occupied and they couldn't come back no matter what.

When they heard that the government was interested in purchasing the two houses, the two families were extremely happy, as if they had seen hope.

One family started crying and said that they were willing to donate their house to the country as long as they could get revenge and make the people who occupied their house get their retribution.

Only then did Liu Tuan and his friends realize that the son of that family had been beaten by the group of people because he went to reason with the occupiers of the house.

Not only was he beaten, he was also pushed down the stairs.

Later, he died due to intracranial hemorrhage and could not be rescued.

There are two elderly people and a woman with a child left in the family. The family is living a hard life in a government transitional house.

But even so, their request was only to avenge their family members, and they did not mention any compensation from the government.

In this case, we naturally have to act according to the law.

They arrested those who wanted to be arrested and captured those who wanted to be arrested, and wiped out the evil forces that had been hovering in the building in one fell swoop.

Of course, the compensation given to the two families was not reduced by a single cent.

After all their outstanding loan amounts were forgiven, the house payments they had previously paid were exchanged for food according to the exchange rate previously announced by the government.

The elderly and weak family who lost their breadwinner was given some other compensation.

"We are also trying to contact the residents on the 18th floor recently, and if possible, we would also like to buy those four houses." Liu Tuan continued.

Chen Cong gave him a thumbs up and made an expression of admiration.

What else can be said?

As expected, the country’s presence brings its own momentum, which is something that ordinary people cannot do.

Liu Tuan was also used to Chen Cong's liveliness. In response to her praise, he was not polite at all. He laughed twice and looked happy.

Then he looked at the old man and Gu Kai and said, "We have asked people to prepare soil and tools for planting. We are also improving the waterproofing facilities over there in the next two days.

When we are done, I will trouble you to help modify the formation, so that it can cover the entire top layer. Of course, we have also prepared the essence stones. "

"No problem." The old man replied immediately.

"And Gu Kai, I'll have to count on you to help with the seedling growth when the time comes."

"Sure." Gu Kai's answer was even more concise and to the point.

Seeing that they all answered so readily, Liu Tuan had nothing more to say.

He thought about it and asked about the background of Zhou Ying and his wife.

Chen Cong briefly told him about the relationship between his family and Zhou Ying and others, and how they rented the Shi family's house.

After hearing Chen Cong's words, Liu Tuan was speechless for a moment.

Obviously, such a relationship made him a little hesitant, and he seemed to not know how to deal with things next.

"Zhou Ying and the others shouldn't pose any threat to our future lives. Liu Tuan, if there is no necessary reason, I suggest that you let them live here," said Gu Kai.

Liu Tuan nodded: "I don't mean to chase them away. After all, none of us are bandits. How can we force them to leave just because we moved here? That doesn't make sense.

I'm just thinking about how to solve this formation problem? They have been living here all the time, so this matter cannot be concealed."

"Then there's no need to hide it, just tell them directly." Shen Cong interrupted.

Everyone in the room looked at her at the same time.

Chen Cong said: “Liu Tuan is right, this matter cannot be concealed, not only Zhou Ying’s family, but also the entire building, and even further, the entire Beining will know about this in the future.

The house on the top floor of this building was suddenly bought by the government, and vegetables were planted on it. The vegetables grew very well...

Everyone will see these things with their own eyes and will inevitably spread them by word of mouth. How is it possible to stop everyone from talking?

And there’s no need to block it!

Whether it is establishing a planting base or growing vegetables on the roof, these are all pilot projects of the government, which are intended to accumulate experience in order to better serve the people.

Just tell everyone openly.

Since it is something good for the people, people will only be happy when they know about it and will have more confidence in the country.

The same goes for formations. They will surely spread in the future. Even if they cannot be widely publicized now, there is no need to hide them.

I suggest you explain it directly to Zhou Ying and the others, tell them the seriousness of the matter, and make it clear that they are not allowed to spread the information.

They are both cautious people and will not lose their sense of propriety.”

"Besides, Liu Tuan," Chen Cong smiled, "you represent the government. Who among the common people would go against the government for no reason?"

By staying here, they can not only profit from the formation, but also grow vegetables for money. How stupid must Zhou Ying and his wife be to do something that harms others and does not benefit themselves.

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