Chapter 186
Mu Nan's words cast a shadow on their happiness of making money. They saw that their life was stable and they were adapting to the extreme environment year by year. The worst case scenario was that they could just continue to live like this. They didn't expect that there would be disasters in the future, which they didn't know when but were predictable. This made people suddenly have a desperate thought of just dying and being done with it.
Thinking about Mu Nan's words, Jian Chu said, "Then how are you going to save your family? Make more money? If we are really going to be flooded by then, the money we have will just be a pile of numbers that we can never use again."
Mu Nan waved at them and whispered, "It's not about saving money, it's about saving supplies. I don't know the specifics. You know, there are some things my brother won't tell me too much, and I wouldn't understand anyway, but he always has some mysterious ways. Think about it, the things we know now must have been known by the government a long time ago. It's impossible for them not to think of ways to take refuge, and the backflow of seawater from melting glaciers doesn't happen in an instant, so there must be time to prepare. If nothing else, at least we will definitely receive information in advance about where to migrate to."
This is true, but Song Jia still doesn't quite understand: "So what will happen if we know this? Will it give us more time to escape?"
Mu Nan said: "No, but we can prepare the destination in advance. If everything goes well, we can save some money there in advance."
This made Jian Chu and Song Jia even more confused: "So you are ready to leave?"
"Not really. It means that if we choose a place a year or even half a year in advance, my brother can find a way to have people save some things there. That way, when we arrive, we won't be left with nothing, nor will we have to flee with too many things. That's probably what I mean. I can't explain the details. Otherwise, when Yu Zibai, Wu Zheng, and Xu Ming come back, we can have a meeting with my brother and ask them to discuss whether you want to save money together."
Qin Huai knew that if he really had to leave here at that time, all his hard work over the years would be in vain. They had no space, and there would certainly not be much they could take away. Moreover, when the time came, he didn't know if the money would still be useful, so now was the best time to plan for the future.
Furthermore, when the time comes, they will go together, no matter where they choose to flee to, as long as they are all together, the "family assets" accumulated in advance can be given to them legitimately.
Taking a step back, if everyone chooses a different direction and wants to go their separate ways, they can also leave some food and supplies for Jian Chu, Song Jia and others. These are "accumulated" in advance over the years, so it would be reasonable for them to take out whatever they want at that time.
Anyway, the so-called family assets are all things in Mu Nan Space. No matter whether they stay or leave, if we start preparing from now on and ask them to pay a little money every month, in their eyes, this money is used to buy things. When the time comes when they really have to leave, it will be equivalent to cashing in the items that cannot be taken out of Mu Nan Space.
This was the best solution Qin Huai could think of. He didn't know where would be safe in the future, so he couldn't decide the direction to escape. The environment was harsh now, with extreme alternations of cold and heat. Nothing could be preserved as easily as in Mu Nan's space.
He knew that no matter they were together or not in the future, Mu Nan would not turn a blind eye to his friends' difficulties and walk away. He would definitely want to give them something to help them at that time. Qin Huai might as well find an excuse for Mu Nan's future behavior in advance, and even prepare for a few more years, so that he would have more legitimate reasons to give out things in the future.
This matter could not be decided immediately, but after they got off work, they gathered together for a small meeting. Qin Huai told them the currently known news. The melting of glaciers and the infection of the sea were not secrets. They had just been rumors in the market and had not been officially confirmed.
But now that the news is obviously accurate, we have to find a way to deal with it.
Qin Huai couldn't provide much help with other things. He and Mu Nan had no special background or special connections. He was now trying hard to find a way to reach a special class. It would not be easy to protect Mu Nan with all his efforts at that time. The most others could give was some supplies.
Finally, the few people discussed for several days and decided to follow Qin Huai's plan. It would be best if the disaster did not happen. If it did, the savings made today would be the trump card to save lives in the future.
Although they didn't know how Qin Huai would do it, after all, no food can be stored for a long time. If they buy it at that time, the money they have saved now may not be enough to buy a few kilograms of rice. If the sea water really floods back, food will definitely be more expensive than human life, let alone other things.
But they also believed in Qin Huai's ability. Although Qin Huai did not say too much, it should be that he could not reveal too many secret channels. Anyway, it was just a small expenditure of money every month, which was not a difficult thing to do.
Qin Huai repeatedly emphasized to them that this matter must not be spread. It was a secret between them. Along the way, they all knew each other's character, because stockpiling grain was too important. Or rather, the message Qin Huai conveyed to them was that the identity of the mysterious man who helped him stockpile grain was very sensitive, and doing this was very risky, so it must be kept secret. They didn't even tell the Cai family and Daniu, with whom they had a good relationship, which showed how secret this matter had to be in order to be safe.
Everyone knew what was going on, and after repeated reminders, Qin Huai believed that everyone would be able to keep the secret.
After making the decision, Mu Nan specially prepared a notebook to record the transfer amount of each family every month.
The amount that Song Jia and Jian Chu's families transfer every month is not fixed. The more they earn, the more they transfer, and the less they earn, the less they transfer. Xu Ming transfers a fixed amount every month. He basically doesn't have much expenses every month. As long as the company provides meals, he doesn't need much other expenses except rent and electricity, so he transfers a fixed amount every month.
Apart from an unspeakable amount of expenses every month, Xu Ming's life remained the same as before. However, he paid more attention to current affairs and even asked Yu Feng if he had received any news about glaciers or sea areas.
He promised Qin Huai to keep it a secret, so he would never tell anyone about the grain hoarding, even to Yu Feng who had saved him several times. But Yu Feng's network of relationships was very complicated, and there might be some news that even they didn't know, so when they met, he asked one more question.
Yu Feng smiled and said, "Why, are you feeling uneasy because of all the comments online?"
As soon as he saw that non-serious expression, Xu Ming didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Yu Feng grabbed Xu Ming's clothes and said, "Hey, look at you. You don't like what I said. Just take a look at the comments on the Internet. Look at the residential area now. The construction has not stopped. If the sea water really floods over, all the work we are doing now will be in vain. So don't worry. If something really happens, just follow the government to evacuate."
Xu Ming looked at him and said, "If this place is really covered by sea water in the future, what are you going to do?"
Yu Feng was a little confused by this question: "What else can we do? We can just run to where we can. But I'm a good swimmer. If you follow me, I promise I won't let you drown!"
Xu Ming rolled his eyes at him in unbearable pain, then turned and walked towards his office. From now on, he should transfer more money to Qin Huai every month and stock up more things. At most, he could give Yu Feng an extra meal in the future as a way to repay him for saving his life several times.
Mu Nan kept the accounts seriously. He had no habit of keeping accounts before. He just spent as much as he earned. But now he had to record his expenses, the amount they transferred every month, and Xiaocai's expenses and income. It was a headache to calculate the accounts, but Qin Huai had no intention of helping him.
After finally figuring out the accounts roughly, he just smoothed over the details down to a few cents, and then he slumped over the coffee table with eyes confused.
Qin Huai poured him a glass of warm water: "I told you not to study hard when you were in school."
Mu Nan: "Mathematics is really an anti-human subject."
Qin Huai smiled and said, "Have you figured it out?"
Mu Nan spread out the account book for him to see: "This is for the vegetable sellers, and this is for their transfers. Brother, what are we going to do with this money? We can't really save it."
Qin Huai: "How can we save them all? In the future, they may just be a bunch of useless numbers. When the time is right, we can buy food from private individuals and use up the money. We can use it once a year. Then, we can mix the food we buy with what we have stored and give it to them."
Qin Huai glanced at his account book again and said, "You have to keep a record of how much money you spent on the purchases. The amount of money transferred to each company is different, so the amount of money given by each company is also different. Otherwise, it would be unfair if someone gave more money. You have to calculate these accounts yourself in the future."
Mu Nan immediately hugged his brother's legs and begged for mercy: "Let the child go, please, wuwuwu..."
Qin Huai gently stroked his head and asked, "Will you still do bad things in bed in the future?"
Mu Nan shook his head pitifully, with tears in his eyes, looking as pitiful and helpless as he could be.
Unfortunately, Qin Huai's hard heart still could not be moved: "It depends on your performance next time."
Mu Nan looked at him with frustration, then reached out to pull Qin Huai's clothes, meaning don't wait until next time, show it to you now.
However, he underestimated Qin Huai's ruthlessness. The ruthless man touched his face with a look of pity: "Yesterday you said that the baby was tired and needed to rest. Then the baby should have a good rest today. Baby, be good and continue. The account of selling peppers to the Cai family has not been settled yet."
Mu Nan gritted his teeth, turned around and opened another small notebook, recording Qin Huai's evil deeds. If Qin Huai offended him one day and felt guilty, it would be time for him to settle accounts!
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