January 10, 2045, ten days before the New Year.
Ye Ning watched TV while munching on the sausage that Wang Ma had just steamed.
"This is a report from the rescue base in City A. With the arrival of the New Year, our staff at the rescue base have begun preparing New Year's supplies for the general public."
With the climate stabilizing, communication and power supply in City A have been largely restored recently.
On television, a female reporter in professional attire is smiling as she introduces New Year's supplies.
"Besides rice, there's also pork and seafood..." The camera panned to the neatly stacked supplies on the side, with staff bustling about, creating a lively and prosperous scene, as if one had returned to before the extreme cold arrived.
Camera angle change.
"This is a report from a residential area in City A. Residents of City A are currently clearing snow and debris, and it is expected that the work will be completed by next spring."
The snow will all melt by next spring, so there won't be any need to clean it up.
Ye Ning continued changing channels.
"This is a report from the A City Meteorological Observatory. The temperature in A City is currently rising and is around -35 degrees Celsius. Experts estimate that it will break through zero degrees Celsius by the end of April next year."
This time, the experts were surprisingly right, but unfortunately, after the temperature dropped below zero, a zombie outbreak soon followed.
"With the Lunar New Year approaching, several robberies of supplies have occurred in City A, and the cases are currently under investigation."
Ye Ning muted the TV and took out her phone to call Gao Feng.
"Hey! Uncle Gao, you really need to be extra vigilant over there lately. The end of the year is approaching, so be sure to take precautions against theft."
Every year as the year draws to a close, it's the time when thieves come out in droves. She remembered seeing a news report about a family who lost over 300 kilograms of sausages in one night.
Since Aunt Zhang's leg was broken last time, the surrounding residents have been less likely to cause trouble.
Especially after Aunt Zhang vividly described how terrible Ye Ning and her group were.
As the saying goes, evil people will be punished by evil people. For someone like Aunt Zhang, she doesn't mind being the bad guy and making an example of him.
"By the way, miss, the workers who work for us want us to give them some New Year's supplies." As a laborer who has worked at the bottom of society for many years, Gao Feng naturally felt pity for them.
Ye Ning was silent for a moment, then said, "Uncle Gao, you can decide what to do."
“Yes, Miss!” Gao Feng knew that Ye Ning had agreed.
That afternoon, Gao Feng summoned all the workers he had hired during that period.
"These are the New Year's supplies that our young lady specifically instructed me to distribute to everyone: five catties of rice, two chicken legs, ten eggs, ten packs of instant noodles, and two loaves of bread per person."
As soon as he finished speaking, the workers cheered.
"Alright, alright, everyone, please be quiet for a moment. This was specially instructed by Miss. You must remember to thank her. She is concerned about your situation despite her busy schedule. We will stop work in three days. Those who are willing to come after the New Year can come to me to register on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Now, everyone line up and we will start distributing supplies."
"I'm signing up!"
"Me too!" someone shouted as soon as the words left their mouth.
"Alright, we'll register after the New Year. Now you all need to line up!"
Thirty-odd workers lined up in a long queue, receiving supplies one by one.
Many people burst into tears upon receiving the supplies; most of them were ordinary working-class people.
Unexpectedly, they were caught off guard by a natural disaster. They had no ability to foresee it, nor the ruthlessness to plunder others' resources. They endured hunger and humiliation, groveling in order to survive.
They come here to work, and not only can they have a full meal every day, but they can also take some supplies home. Compared to the others who survive on the meager supplies from Xinyuan Group, Miss Ye is simply an angel.
After the chaos of the previous period, everyone knows how precious supplies are. But no one expected that Miss Ye would distribute so many supplies at once, including rice, chicken legs, and eggs. Now they can finally have a peaceful and happy New Year.
Compared to the others, Ye Ning's image is simply shining brightly in their hearts.
Soon, all the workers left. This was one of the tasks Ye Ning had given Gao Feng: to quickly establish prestige among the survivors.
The era of extreme cold will soon pass, and whether it comes with the arrival of zombies or the later era of superpowers, one will need supporters by one's side.
Meanwhile, Miss Ye, who was being deeply grateful, was in the shelter directing Aunt Wang to pack up the New Year's goods she had made over the past few days.
"Wang Ma, put all these cured meats and sausages into the box, otherwise they will all get moldy after a while when they get damp again."
"Miss, it should be alright! The weather is so cold now!" Wang Ma also had her own stubbornness, which was that she didn't want anyone else to interfere in the kitchen.
"Listen to me! The weather will warm up in a while!" Ye Ning insisted.
"Alright!" Wang Ma said dejectedly. She knew she couldn't argue with Ye Ning no matter how hard she tried; that was a lesson learned from experience.
Wang Ma has been making a lot of preserved foods lately, including preserved pork, sausages, pork trotters, beef, braised duck, and chicken. In short, everything can be preserved.
In addition, there are also local specialties such as pig's blood sausage and cured tofu.
Aside from setting aside food for the Lunar New Year, Ye Ning plans to store all of these items in her spatial storage.
Curing bacon is a traditional activity for the Ye family every year during the Lunar New Year.
The Ye family is a relatively traditional family. Ye Ning's grandfather's generation started from scratch. The family has a simple style, is wealthy but down-to-earth, and still retains all the traditional items.
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