Chapter 129 Meeting an acquaintance
"You've grown up now, don't make the old man worry..."
After the important decision was made at the meeting, the various bases became busy that night.
For cities like A and B, which have local train stations, it's easy. However, for other places without train stations, local specialty crops need to be delivered to places with train stations in advance. All of these operations take time.
Jiang Qian, who planned all this, felt relaxed at the moment.
In order to obtain the stable medicine produced by herself earlier, shortly after confirming that the other party agreed to the transaction, she asked the system to transmit the research data and two samples of medicine as research and development samples.
After all, the earlier it is developed, the earlier it can be used, and the safety of more people can be guaranteed.
As for the seeds agreed to be exchanged, Jiang Qian believed in the character of the "trading partner".
Along with the transaction, there was a spread of incidents of the public effectively dispersing flocks of birds from trains.
In less than half a day, several cities with train stations, and even all cities with uninterrupted network signals, knew about this advanced and effective weapon on the train. Although most people had never witnessed the weapon's effects firsthand, they still imagined it with excitement.
Since they're available on trains, can they be sold? Can they be used in other places as well?
[Recently, because of these birds, we were supposed to be able to evacuate at the beginning of the month, but now the plan has been changed several times.]
"As long as it's for sale, the rescue team will definitely buy it! I just don't know how to buy it. If the price is too high, I guess only the areas with the most incidents will get more, and we won't get a chance..."
"Why isn't it my turn? Just this past week, we've already had two bird attacks here! Even if it's not as frequent as in the mountains, we still have to consider the actual situation!"
[How does this thing work? Can we develop it ourselves?]
[This looks like a chemical weapon. Is it harmful to the human body?]
"My life is almost in danger, why worry about whether it's harmful to the human body? Now is not the time to be bothered by this!"
【Too】
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Just when the discussion on the Internet was in full swing, the official who had already signed a transaction agreement with the train and obtained the R&D information and samples quickly released the news for the first time, making the discussion more exciting.
That night, the base that obtained the R&D data made copies of the data and sent electronic versions to all domestic research institutes that were still able to carry out research work. The samples were also packaged and sent to the nearest research institutes in two batches.
In the conference room, the leaders who made the decision felt relieved after watching and listening to their subordinates report on the dynamics on the Internet.
Although releasing the news so early violates their long-standing principle of cautious action, the apocalypse has been going on for so long, and the news has almost always been bad. It's time for some good news to cheer up the people!
Of course, the facts have proved that their decision was correct. Since the announcement of the news, the masses have indeed been like being given a shot of adrenaline and have been happy for a long time.
In the next few days, people discussed the progress of the drug's research and development from time to time on the Internet, but the official has not released any news related to the drug since the last announcement, which is a bit disappointing.
But soon, the public's disappointment was diverted and their attention was drawn to new events.
Autumn is here and a new round of harvest begins!
After the mutation occurred, although most parts of the country were still in dire straits, there were some areas where the disaster was not serious and there were not many zombies nearby. Therefore, in these areas that people could control, harvesting and farming were carried out as usual.
For example, in several villages near Xiaozhao, the wheat on the hundreds of hectares of land cleared earlier has been harvested, and corn has been planted before the season ends. Some villages that didn't have time to plant corn have planted other seasonal crops.
Now, some of the first batch of corn planted is ready for harvest.
So, after a few months, several villages near Xiaozhao Village became busy again.
This time, because the base accommodated enough survivors, and the corn planted before matured in batches, there was no need to recruit more workers outside, and the idle personnel in the base were enough.
Therefore, by the time people in other places heard the news, more than half of the land in Xiaozhao Village that had matured first had already been harvested.
Rows of harvesters rumbled past from different fields, and the golden corn cobs were transferred to the truck bed at the back.
When the bucket was almost full, the harvester stopped by the roadside and dumped the golden corncobs into the back of the tractor. In the September sun, the golden corncobs shone like a pile of glittering gems, brightening the hearts of those who looked at them.
To reassure the people, the harvest scene was recorded and published. The piles of golden grain did indeed reassure the people nearby.
The newly harvested corn was threshed and dried, and some of it was stored in warehouses, while the rest was arranged for transportation to other areas that were short of food.
Just as the autumn harvest in several nearby cities was about to end, Chen Jing'an finally learned the good news from his eldest brother that his fifth brother was safe.
Ever since he contacted his eldest brother about the bird repellent last time, thinking that he was busy, he hadn't contacted him again. Because of the bird attack, Chen's eldest brother was worried about him flying back to Xishan, and he kept postponing sending Chen Jing'an back to the Xishan villa.
Chen Jing'an had run away from home once before, and now his fifth brother's life or death was unknown. He felt guilty and didn't dare to act like a troublemaker again. He was very obedient and stayed on the train the whole time. He only got off the train once with his bodyguard to receive the crystal core sent by his eldest brother.
He had no worries about his safety on the train and had enough food and drink. His only concern was the safety of his fifth brother. Now he finally received good news.
Although we can't see each other now, it's enough to know that Fifth Brother is safe.
Chen Jing'an also felt the same way as the eldest brother of the Chen family.
Knowing that his fifth brother was safe, Chen Jingye, the eldest brother of the Chen family, felt relieved.
"Your third brother's company is also involved in the research and development of the potion you mentioned last time. If nothing unexpected happens, future production will probably be handled by the factory under your third brother's company. He's been busy with the factory construction these days, but it will probably take some time for the research and development of this potion to be successful. Your third brother said thank you for the advance notice and asked you to be obedient... Grandpa already knows about Xiaowu's incident and your secret departure from home, but things are not peaceful outside recently, so Grandpa said you should wait until the potion is successfully developed before returning."
There was another noise coming from the receiver. Chen Jing'an heard his elder brother speak faster, "I have some things to do here. Do you have enough crystal cores? I'll have someone send you another batch in the next two days, so you should stay in the car for the next few days. Oh, by the way, make time to call Grandpa again. You've grown up now, don't let him worry..."
So, after hanging up with his eldest brother, Chen Jing'an had no choice but to listen to the old man's nagging. After making dozens of promises into the phone, his calloused ears finally felt relieved.
At this time, the Jiang family finally met the first group of familiar people they had met since leaving their hometown after the incident.
In the train dining car, Jiang Dong, who was standing at the stall serving meals to passengers, looked at the person standing in front of him and felt like a thousand ducks were quacking in his heart.
But no matter how confused and anxious he was, Jiang Dong didn't show it on his face.
"Hello, what would you like to eat?"
The words he said were exactly the same as before, but the tone was obviously not as friendly and warm.
The man opposite with messy short hair was also stunned when he saw Jiang Dong for the first time. It was not until Jiang Dong asked for the second time that he came back to his senses with an "umm and oh".
"Dongzi, are you Dongzi?"
The tired-looking man's eyes lit up with a light that was hard to ignore. He stared straight at the person in front of him, reminiscing and dazed, "It's Dongzi, right? Is it you?"
His originally dim eyes were filled with anticipation, making Jiang Dong feel embarrassed to deny it. He was afraid that if he denied it, the little flame in his eyes would be completely extinguished.
Jiang Dong nodded randomly and continued, "Sir, if you have nothing else to do, please order quickly. There are other passengers waiting in line behind you!"
"Oh, okay." Seeing him admit it, the man smiled on his tired face, but the smile disappeared immediately after hearing what Jiang Dong said, and he ordered the food.
"I want this, this, and this, three of each."
Jiang Dong silently placed his chosen items on a plate and handed it over, saying expressionlessly, "Enjoy your meal! Next."
The man wanted to say something else, but he felt that the person behind him had rushed in front of him, so he had to give up.
He stood there and watched for a few seconds before turning and walking towards the table in the corner of the carriage.
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Next to the table in the corner of the carriage, there was a pile of small, packed luggage. People were already sitting around the table.
The obviously older woman saw him coming and stood up to take the plate in her hand. After seeing the food on the plate, she couldn't help complaining, "Why did you buy so much? You can buy less. We have food in our bags. Why spend all this money?"
"There are so many of us here. How will we have enough food if we don't buy more?" The man ignored his mother's complaints and leaned sideways, avoiding her hand. "I'll do it. You just sit down! Didn't you sprain your ankle? Stop doing anything!"
The man's mother was obviously not convinced by his words. Although she sat down, she still did not agree with him buying so much.
"You guys dug those crystal cores out of the zombies one by one. How dangerous! How could you spend them so easily? Good steel should be used on the blade. Now that it's all spent, what will you do when you need it in the future?"
"But no matter how dangerous it is, you have to use it. Buying things here is more economical than exchanging them privately downstairs!" The man obviously knew how to persuade his mother. "These things are not expensive, and we can afford them. Why eat hard dry food when we can eat hot food? We adults are fine, but we have to think about the children too, right?"
The man said, handing the soup spoon in his hand to the young woman sitting next to him, "Xiaoying, here, you and the baby eat first. If it's not enough, I'll buy more."
【Author’s words】
【Completed! 】
Guess who this acquaintance is?
I'm working hard on typing. The next chapter should be on the 10th or 11th, which is tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I may not be able to finish it today.
I'll update these first, and then fill in the blanks when I finish writing.
I’m going to send everyone the red envelopes for the last chapter!
Happy May Day! Did you go anywhere? Did you have a great time?
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