"Miss, you must be tired and hungry after going out. Aunt Zhi made some chicken soup. Drink a bowl before you go to sleep."
Qin Su: ……
However, Aunt Zhi's chicken soup gets better the longer it's simmered; you never get tired of drinking it.
"Shanshan, have a bowl too. Don't be shy at the resort, we're all family here, just do whatever makes you comfortable."
Wang Shanshan's eyes reddened as she accepted the chicken soup from Xu Jingzhi.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhi."
She sipped the chicken soup, the warm taste spreading deep into her heart.
"Master, is the chicken soup delicious?"
Xie Erxun stared longingly in one direction. Although he couldn't see outside, he had a strong feeling that Aunt Zhi's chicken soup was delicious.
"Mmm, it tastes good."
Qin Su raised an eyebrow, noticing from her mind that Xie Erxun was swallowing.
"It's a pity you can't drink it."
Ahhh...
Xie Erxun was devastated and angrily sought out the delicacies in his spatial storage to vent his frustration. However, he had already tasted all the delicacies in the space, and he just couldn't find the flavor of chicken soup.
Waaaaah, my master is so mean!
hehe!
Qin Su felt happy, which dispelled some of her fatigue. However, she was indeed too exhausted, and after drinking the chicken soup, she obediently returned to her room under Xu Jingzhi's urging.
Wang Shanshan was assigned to the room next to Xu Jingzhi.
"There are too many smelly men at our resort. You're a young girl, so it's more suitable for you to stay with me."
Fearing that Wang Shanshan might overthink things, especially since the boy's room had been updated, Xu Jingzhi carefully explained.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhi. I like living with you."
Wang Shanshan didn't think much of it; this arrangement made her feel at ease.
Mo Rongguang had already gone to the storeroom to find pills when the thick fog arrived, and had the people at the resort take them, so none of them were poisoned.
Back at the camp, Fang Ao had previously heard Qin Su mention that snow fruit could cure all poisons. Upon discovering the fog was poisonous, he immediately had everyone eat snow fruit. After eating the snow fruit, the poison was indeed neutralized.
But the situation at the municipal government was more dangerous. Although Mo Rongguang had sent pills, it was too late; many people had been poisoned and died before they could be treated.
After a long period of peace, Wancheng suddenly began to die, and fear spread.
The mayor came out to offer reassurance, but with people dead and the fog growing thicker, the fear did not dissipate.
No one dared to go out anymore, and they hid in the city hall waiting for supplies to be distributed.
A day or two wouldn't be a big deal. But the thick fog lasted for half a month and still hasn't dissipated.
The city's supplies were being consumed quickly, and the warehouses were getting emptier and emptier. So the mayor decided to let everyone clear land and farm.
The dense fog and extreme cold will limit crop yields, but it's still better than nothing.
This order was supported by many, but also opposed by some.
"The city has so many supplies, they can definitely last until the fog clears. Why not wait until the weather gets better before clearing the land? Clearing land in this weather is just asking for us to freeze or be poisoned."
If some people refuse to do the work, those who are actually doing it will naturally be unwilling to do it either. If these people refuse to do the work, aren't the workers just feeding parasites?
The mayor issued a direct order: "Those who are unwilling, leave the municipal government!"
Some people wanted to protest, saying that the city government couldn't act in such an inhumane way.
The mayor ordered them to be driven away immediately.
"This is the apocalypse. Special times call for special measures. If you don't want to obey, then leave!"
The mayor was so angry he wanted to swear. Miss Qin was right. People who shouldn't be spoiled shouldn't be spoiled. It's the apocalypse, and it's not easy to survive. To expect to be spoiled is simply taking advantage of someone's kindness.
After a few were driven away as a warning to others, no one dared to act recklessly anymore, and they obediently followed suit in clearing wasteland and farming.
Fortunately, Qin Su had given them a lot of seeds and plant growth promoters beforehand, so they used the plastic film they found in the ruins to build a greenhouse for planting.
The weather was very cold, the fog was very thick, and the visibility was less than one meter.
The mayor stood at the entrance of the municipal government building, his face full of worry.
The dense fog had dissipated at some point, and relying solely on farming wouldn't last long. Moreover, there were other dangers lurking within the fog.
"Mayor, how about I go to the resort and ask Miss Qin what their next steps are?"
The only solution Secretary Li can think of right now is to find Qin Su.
"No need, Miss Qin has said what she needed to say. From now on, we'll deal with it ourselves."
The mayor understood perfectly well that Qin Su disliked trouble.
She's already been very kind to lend a hand, so why bother her with everything?
He instructed his secretary, Li, to ensure security, as criminal activity could easily occur under the cover of the thick fog.
No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard a gasp of surprise from not far away.
"Someone stole my seeds!"
The mayor and Secretary Li exchanged a glance and hurried toward the sound.
The person whose seeds were stolen sat on the ground crying and wailing, while the one who stole the seeds had long since disappeared.
Did you get a clear look at that person?
Secretary Li asked.
"No, that person grabbed my seeds and ran away. When I turned around, I couldn't even see a shadow of them, sob sob sob..."
The seeds were all distributed to everyone in the same bag, so you couldn't guess who had taken them just by looking at the bag.
"Immediately have someone investigate; we absolutely cannot let the person who stole the seeds get away with it."
The mayor gave the order, but Secretary Li knew that the case was unlikely to be solved.
"But now that I've run out of seeds, how am I supposed to plant them?"
The mayor had his secretary give him another bag of seeds, but this time it wasn't free.
“This bag of seeds is a loan from the city. If that bag of seeds can be found, this bag of seeds will be considered a resettlement allowance from the city. But if it is not found, you will have to return this bag of grain to the city after the crops are harvested.”
The man finally stopped crying: "Thank you, Mayor."
The mayor felt very heavy-hearted as he left the plantation.
"These kinds of things will probably happen frequently in the future."
They don't have many municipal staff, so they're probably overwhelmed with dealing with this kind of thing. What can he do to prevent this from happening again?
Seeing that the mayor remained silent, Secretary Li dared not utter another word. He knew in his heart that Wancheng's good days were probably numbered.
"Have the people we sent out returned?"
When the mayor asked the question again, Secretary Li's heart sank even further.
"No."
During the coldest period, the mayor sent people to check on the surrounding cities, but two months passed and no one returned, so it was feared that they were probably dead.
"Sigh, I should have known. With Miss Qin around, Wancheng is still relatively peaceful. Outside, things would probably be in chaos by now."
Secretary Li asked in bewilderment, "Didn't the higher-ups already know about the apocalypse? Didn't they come up with a solution all along?"
Even if a complete solution hasn't been found, shouldn't some measures be taken? But now, the entire country is in crisis, yet no support has been received.
Does this mean they've given up on them?
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