Chapter 372 Where can you run to?
"It's not cold. I'm wearing a military coat and it's very warm. Feel it."
The woman was selling the clothes she had just bought. The thick military coat wrapped her whole body tightly, leaving only her feet exposed. She seemed to be walking in front of a burning earthen stove, and sweat was breaking out on her face.
"Really? Did you buy it at a branch store? How can there be such warm clothes?"
The man in sackcloth came over curiously. "Sold in a branch store? It must be good stuff!"
"Husband, this is what I bought for you. It's called a stormcoat and pants. It's said to be waterproof and oil-proof. You don't have to wear a raincoat when you go out anymore.
Come and try it on. I bought the down layer. I heard it is light and warm. Although it is not as warm as a military coat, it is more convenient for work. The assault jacket can be worn when working, and the military coat can be worn at ordinary times. "
The man in green, who was shivering from the cold, felt warm and soft the moment he put them on, as if he was touching clouds. He put the pants on directly, twisted his body and found that it really did not affect his movements.
"It's better than a cotton coat!"
"My dear, whether the clothes are expensive or not, I don't need to dress so well. I'll save some for you to spend." He rubbed his hands on the smooth surface of the clothes.
The woman saw that her husband was reluctant to leave, but he was still thinking about his family. She felt warm in her heart and felt that her contribution was not in vain.
"Kari's contribution is more than enough. Mr. Lin is kind-hearted and gave us clothes at such a low price that it's like giving them away for free."
"Mr. Lin? Are you the lady boss of the branch?" The man in sackcloth clothes had just arrived at Zhujiazhuang and didn't know why the people of Zhujiazhuang called a woman "Mr."
"Mr. Lin is the owner of the branch store. The entire store belongs to her. I heard that she was sent from heaven to help the Zhu family leader..."
The sound became quieter and quieter, and the listeners knew what was being said.
After all, the world still belongs to the Qing Kingdom, and ordinary people dare not talk loudly about treason, but their hearts have long been inclined to this side. If Zhu Linlang can be the master of the world, how happy their lives will be.
The people don't care who is the master of the world. Whoever is above them and can make them live a good life is a good king. Moreover, Zhu Linlang is supported by the gods and is the true emperor.
"How is that possible? She is just..." Before he could finish, the woman interrupted him, "Then tell me, where do these fresh vegetables, rice, flour, and electricity that have never appeared in Qing Kingdom come from?"
What on earth did it come from the Western Regions? The nobles of the Zhu family still looked as if they had never seen it before. A few young masters held the flashlights and foolishly played with turning the lights on and off for a long time.
They are ignorant people, but not stupid.
"Look, where can we grow crops in winter? And where can we have chickens, pigs, and sheep to eat?"
The man in sackcloth clothes had no objection. Yes, if there was something edible, who would eat human flesh?
"We should certainly address such a righteous man as Mr."
It’s just that the Shenci Army prefers to call Lin Xinhuan “Military Advisor Lin”.
It was obvious that the man in blue was so frozen that he couldn't even lift a brick just now, and he was wearing even thinner clothes than him, but now he was wearing a combat jacket and hugging his wife happily and sweetly, which made him look even more radiant, and he hugged himself silently.
He was not in a hurry to work and went straight to the Lingshan branch with the contribution points.
There is peace in Zhu Family Manor. What is it like in places where the God-given Army has not arrived?
"Brother Cheng was not found in the east."
"Brother Cheng, I found some clean quilts and cotton clothes on the west side."
"Brother Cheng, I also found the quilt and some unused firewood."
"Brother Cheng found a small bag of dry goods to the north."
Everyone focused their hopeful eyes on the person searching to the north: "We finally found something to eat!"
"Dried food is good. If it weren't for the fact that dried food can't be stored for that long, and you soak it in water, you can eat it for several meals."
The person in the north took out a palm-sized bag from his sleeve, and everyone was silent.
Well, the villagers have a hard life, so why would they stock up on anything? If they did, it would have been eaten up. How could they wait for them to pick up some leftovers?
As if unable to bear the heavy atmosphere, the people in the south exploded: "Damn it, are we going to let people survive?" The wood they found was scattered on the ground, clanging.
The others looked worried: "The village has already been searched by others. What good things can be left for us? Not to mention here, I think the nearby villages have been searched by other teams."
"If we want to find more food and things, we have to go further away and it may take one or two days, or even five or six days to return."
"Can I come back? Even if I can hold on for five or six days, what about my family? They will die!"
The people in the east were optimistic and comforted: "We are already living quite well. Look at the villages we have visited. Are there any living people there?"
They and Brother Cheng, a team of five, along with their surviving family members, were fortunately rescued by Tunan County after the apocalypse began. The county commander brought in all the survivors from several nearby villages to the county to fight against the monsters together.
All food and useful things in the village had to be handed over to the government for unified management. At first, everyone was immersed in the joy of being alive, and they dared not resist whatever the government said.
"The government is doing this for our own good. If we hand over the things to the government, we will starve to death. Are the government just going to watch us die?" Thinking that everything will be distributed uniformly in the future, those who have less at home are secretly happy, as they will not suffer any loss.
But all their trust was betrayed. The county ordered all their belongings to be confiscated. They could choose any residence they wanted, as long as someone's home was ownerless and someone had died. But food? Forget it.
What? These are your food? This is obviously the protection fee you paid to us, otherwise how can you live in my county?
Those who disobeyed the discipline were thrown out by the yamen runners to be fed to the zombies. The rest of the people had no choice but to obey the arrangements of the county magistrate in order to survive.
If you want to live in Tu'nan County, you must pay "protection fees" and "rents", forcing the people to go out and search for food and things to use. The county will take 80% of the supplies for one trip.
In order to support themselves and their families, the people formed teams to go out of the city to kill zombies and search for supplies. Cheng Ge's team of five were all good brothers who grew up together, so they formed a team and moved together.
With such harsh conditions, aren’t the county residents afraid that people will run away?
"Run? The world is in chaos, where can these incompetent people run to? If it weren't for me, they would have died long ago."
"Run? Where can we run to?"
Cheng Ge smiled bitterly, where else could be safe except Tunan County? Although the county order was a bit harsh, with the yamen runners there, his family was still safe in the county.
Even if I take my family with me, who can guarantee that other places are as good as Tunan County?
They had no hope for other counties and even doubted whether their county was the only one surviving in the world.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, and we can't survive at all. We have given firewood, quilts, and cotton clothes to the county magistrate, but it's not enough for the five of us to survive for a few days."
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