After the New Year's Day reunion dinner, Lu Liqing and the others turned on the TV to watch some DVDs. Qin Suyun had a lot of DVDs at home, all of which she had bought online. Lu Liqing picked and chose a family drama.
He Zhennan glanced at the TV, stretched out his legs and kicked Pang Xiong and the others, signaling them to go out with him.
When Pang Xiong and the others saw their boss's expression, they looked at each other and hurried forward together.
The four of them walked to the kitchen together. The obviously high temperature in the kitchen hit them in the face. Pang Xiong and the others didn't take it to heart, but just stared at their boss with burning eyes.
"Boss, what's going on this time? What do you need us to do?" Dongzi spoke first.
He Zhennan glanced at Dongzi, Pang Xiong, and the others, then nodded gravely. "Yesterday, the village chief told me that the village is running low on salt and food. The food is still enough to keep us going, and if things get tough, we still have those locusts we've collected, so we won't starve to death... But the salt supply is running out. Many families in the village haven't had salt in months. Many people are suffering from swelling all over their bodies. If this situation continues, I'm afraid people will die!"
The consequences of not eating salt for a long time are almost known to everyone.
Over time, not only will symptoms such as weakness in the limbs, anorexia, dizziness, and nausea appear, but there may also be more serious consequences such as blurred vision and muscle cramps.
"So the village chief... wants us to help collect some salt?" Cui Wen frowned slightly and asked carefully.
He Zhennan nodded. "That's what the village chief came to me with yesterday. He wanted the villagers to go to Yunhai City and exchange some supplies."
"These days, everyone is in danger. Even if we go to Yunhai City, we may not be able to find salt... I think, why don't we go a little further away, to the Xipo Salt Field? There are salt mines there, so we can at least get some salt back." Pang Xiong frowned and expressed his concerns, "But the Xipo Salt Field is 600 to 700 kilometers away, even if we take the highway. I'm afraid we will encounter many dangers along the way."
Before the natural disaster, it would not be difficult for them to travel a distance of seven or eight hundred kilometers, let alone seven or eight thousand kilometers. They could just rent a car, take a plane, or use any other means of transportation.
But now, the collapsed roads in many places have not been repaired yet. In addition, after the mutation of animals and plants, the plants have occupied more road space. It is really not an easy thing to drive to the west slope. I am afraid that they will have to walk 700 to 800 kilometers along the way, which will be reduced to 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers.
After all, no one knows whether the road ahead is clear or not, and where they will have to take a detour to get through.
"We don't need to go so far as Xipo. We can go directly to Yunhai City." He Zhennan told everything he knew. "Yesterday, Meng Changlong came back. He brought his wife and daughter with him. They decided to settle down in Wanxi Village and live with everyone."
"Meng Changlong passed through Yunhai City on his way back and heard a lot of news there... A trading zone has been built in Yunhai City, and many people from surrounding cities go there when they need something. The trading zone also has salt and grain, so I plan to go directly there and trade with the people there."
Pang Xiong frowned, "Boss...will the salt in the trading zone be very expensive? The villagers in Wanxi Village may not be starving to death, but they probably don't have much food on hand. If Yunhai or the people in the trading zone drive up the price of salt, we may not be able to exchange it for any salt."
This kind of price gouging happens frequently, not to mention in the context of a natural disaster, even before a natural disaster.
For example, every time it snows, the prices of all the vegetables sold in the market will be much higher than before. This is just because it snows, and the vendors have directly raised the prices of food by so much...
In the face of a natural disaster, with no means of communication or food supplies, the government army can only barely protect those in temporary safe bases. How can they care for the rest of the city who haven't yet evacuated? Without the enforcement of laws and morals, price gouging is highly likely to occur.
Especially when it comes to essential supplies like salt, the other party would probably be even more ruthless when it comes to killing people.
"I don't know... but I guess even if they're driving up the salt price, they wouldn't dare go too far. Otherwise, this trading zone wouldn't be able to continue forever... I heard from Meng Changlong that this trading zone has only been open for four months." He Zhennan looked out at the dark night outside. In the darkness, a few scattered fireflies fluttered up and down. He glanced at them and then looked away. "Four months is a long time. Even if the people who run this trading zone are a bunch of idiots, they must have already established their own rules. We should go and take a look first."
"Anyway, to get to the Xipo Salt Field from here, you have to go through Yunhai City."
The matter was settled, but going to Yunhai City was not an easy matter. He Zhennan and his people were busy for more than a week. With the help of Zhao Xingguo and other people in the village, they finally found two suitable off-road vehicles. As for the heavy-duty truck that He Zhennan had thought of at the beginning, there was no sign of it at all!
In addition to He Zhennan, Pang Xiong and Cui Wen, the people who went to the Yunhai City trading area included Meng Changlong who had just moved in from outside, three other strong laborers in the village, and two soldiers carrying guns. As for Dongzi, he was arranged to stay in the village to protect Lu Liqing, the three members of the Cui family and Qin Suyun.
Just seeing He Zhennan going on such a long journey, Qin Suyun felt a little uneasy and wanted to go with him.
She could take Dahei and the others on the road together and would definitely not hold He Zhennan and the others back. Most importantly... she also wanted to go out and see what was going on outside.
So, in the end, Qin Suyun drove her truck that had been modified long ago, took some food and supplies, and followed the off-road vehicle driven by He Zhennan and others, and the SUV driven back by Meng Changlong.
Because Dahei and the others were too big to get on the truck, they could only run beside the four cars. Heidou sat in the passenger seat of the truck, lazily curled up in the seat like a black ball of hair.
The temperature outside was too high and everyone had to save gasoline, so they didn't dare to travel in broad daylight. They could only go out in the early morning and evening, and find a place to stay during the day to avoid the scorching sun.
It would have taken them only three or four hours to get from Wanxi Village to Yunhai City, but it took them two and a half days to reach Yunhai City. They had to thank Meng Changlong for leading the way. If it weren't for Meng Changlong's special directions, it would have taken them two more days to get from Wanxi Village to Yunhai City!
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As soon as they entered Yunhai City, Qin Suyun clearly felt that the atmosphere in the city was a little wrong, which was completely different from the other people they met along the way.
The roadsides are lined with houses that collapsed during the earthquake, and these houses are overgrown with dead trees and weeds, making the overall look desolate and deserted.
While driving, Qin Suyun carefully looked at the city streets. The big black dogs following on both sides of the car also pricked up their ears, became alert, and had serious faces.
At the same time, in a dilapidated six-story building at the entrance of the city, two pairs of eyes were staring at Qin Suyun and her group vigilantly.
"Fuck! Where the hell did this group of people come from?! They brought so many mutant dogs with them!" The flat-headed man holding a telescope in the room spat viciously, "Fuck! I've been waiting for three days, and finally a fat sheep came, but I didn't expect it to be a King Kong sheep!..."
"So many dogs, all good meat! Brother Leopard, are we really not going to do anything?!" Inside the room, besides the crew-haired man holding the telescope, there were about twenty other strong and young men standing there. Although these men didn't have telescopes and couldn't see the situation inside Qin Suyun and the others' car, the nine large wolfhounds following the four cars allowed them to see everything clearly!
Braised dog meat! Braised dog meat! Dog meat hot pot! Dog meat stewed with potatoes!
Every thought made their mouths water! Their gazes towards Qin Suyun and her group below the road became increasingly heated!
They wanted to rush out of the corridor and kill the dogs outside and make them into food! But the flat-headed man holding the telescope glared at everyone fiercely.
"You bunch of wild boys, don't you have any brains? All you think about is eating! Do you think someone who can raise so many mutant wolfhounds after a natural disaster is a good person?!!"
The flat-headed man said angrily, "Each of you should use your brains a little more and stop dragging me down at a time like this and causing unnecessary trouble! If you provoke the wrong people later, we'll all be finished!"
The main reason why Flathead Brother has been doing well in Yunhai City these days is not because he is young and strong, nor because he has extraordinary abilities! But because he has good eyesight!
The group of people on the opposite side of the street looked like they were not to be trifled with! How could he possibly dare to provoke them?
After the natural disaster, many domestic pets suffered, many being used as food by their starving owners. Under such circumstances, how could someone who could safely raise these nine dogs after the plant and animal mutations occurred, and continue to provide food, and keep these dogs fat and strong, be someone who could be easily provoked?!
Look at the dark and shiny fur of these dogs, and their obviously energetic state. These dogs are not the kind that can be fed well by just letting them roam freely!
Qin Suyun and her group, who were still driving slowly on the road, probably had no idea that they had inexplicably avoided a disaster because of the presence of Dahei and the others.
But even if Qin Suyun knew about this, she wouldn't care too much...
After all, this is normal. Who can ignore Dahei and his brood nowadays? Under such pressure, those who think they are slightly weaker naturally dare not attack them anymore!
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