Chapter 46 Returning from a Business Trip
Before Hippo's turn, all the popular simple names were taken.
There are Wang Yi, Li Er, Zhang San, and some are named after things people know. Datian’s eldest brother is Xu Tu, his sister-in-law is Fang Shui, Datian’s mother is Zheng Zhi, and his second brother is Niu Da.
There are also Sun Xiao, Jin Mu, Yang Tieqiao...
Anyway, Luo Jiu just let them call him whatever they want as long as it is convenient to call him in the future.
Hippo was the last one to come on stage. When asked what his name was, he thought for a long time but couldn't say it.
Luo Jiu said, "Why don't you just call yourself Ma? This surname is simple and no one else has chosen it yet. One, two, three, four, and five have all been named, but six has not. How about you call yourself Ma Liu?"
Feng Qi had just taken a sip of water when he heard this and almost burst out laughing, "Ma Liu? Just call me Ma Luo."
The hippopotamus thought about it seriously and said, "I don't know how to write Maluo, so I'll just call him Ma Liu."
After the fifty-six gift packs were distributed, the whole place became as lively as a vegetable market.
Everyone couldn't help but open the boxes on the spot, some ate, some drank, some looked, and some excitedly communicated with each other.
"I have a lighter. It says windproof on it."
"Who doesn't have one? I have one too, exactly the same. Hey, did you enjoy eating konjac? How come it tastes so good? Who do you think invented this thing?"
The audience was talking lively, and the four people on the stage were watching with smiles on their faces.
Luo Jiu turned on the loudspeaker to remind people: "Take care of your own things. You are not allowed to throw garbage around. Didn't they burn a huge pottery jar yesterday? That's called a trash can. Throw everything there and we'll burn it together later."
Chat all you want, there's no rush anyway. When they were almost done chatting, Luo Jiu knocked on the table and said, "Quiet, let's move on to the last item."
"After research and decision by the organization, the title of this month's model worker is awarded to Comrade Zhao Datian. Comrade Zhao Datian has obtained the right to allocate the first batch of houses. Applause welcomes Comrade Zhao Datian to give a speech of thanks for the award."
Datian came on stage again, thanked the organization for the honorary title bestowed on her, and promised to work harder in the future. At the same time, the list of housing allocations was announced and the reasons were explained.
The first set she wanted to give to Comrade Fang Shui because she was about to give birth, and in a period of population shortage, pregnant women should get the best resources.
Everyone nodded. This reason was sufficient enough.
The second set is for five children. Children, like pregnant women, are the hope of the future. Children are weaker and need a warmer and safer house.
Everyone also recognized that the five children came from the four tribes that joined later. It was surprising that Datian was willing to give them a house.
The third house was given to Wang Yi to encourage him to continue to study wall-building techniques, selflessly dedicate himself and work hard during the construction of the house. This house is a reward for his hard work.
Even Wang Yi himself couldn't believe it. He was a latecomer and had rarely spoken to Datian, but the first batch of houses was allocated to him?
Everyone's eyes widened, unable to believe it.
From the moment Datian came on stage, the people in the audience kept looking at her family.
Everyone thought she would give all four houses to the cavemen, but unexpectedly, only one was given to her eldest sister-in-law.
Oh, there is one last set. Everyone thought that she would definitely keep the last set for herself.
Unexpectedly, Datian said, "I want to leave the last house empty for now. We still have 26 houses to build. During the next construction period, the one with the best performance and the greatest contribution will move into the fourth house."
"Wow!" This exclamation from the crowd contained so many complex emotions.
There was both the joy of being eager to try and the selfless respect for her.
From then on, Luo Jiu felt at ease, she believed that Datian would do a good job.
After the celebration meeting, Luo Jiu appointed Datian as the commander-in-chief of the housing security project, intending to help her establish prestige in the tribe.
Under Datian's leadership, all work progressed steadily, and the four of them had some free time to prepare for returning.
The system currently displays 102/. To upgrade the system, 9898 non-small prey need to be slaughtered.
Although wild boars and goats can be reproduced and their numbers can be expanded, it is still a bit slow. If you hunt them exclusively, you can kill enough in about three years.
The four decided to act separately. Feng Qi took Zhong Jialing and Cheng Yaoyao in an RV to continue hunting along the Yellow River Basin, looking for animals that could be domesticated and brought back for breeding. If they met primitive people from other tribes, they could also invite them to join and form a unified group as soon as possible.
Luo Jiu was in charge of the base, researching various production technologies, formulating laws and regulations, and developing usable weapons.
After all, once they return, there will be endless zombies waiting for them, and they must make all preparations in advance.
After the three of them set off, Luo Jiu was busy from morning to night almost every day.
She surveyed everywhere during the day and selected a few people from the construction site to follow her up the mountain to quarry stones.
To make weapons, you need at least iron, and smelting iron requires a lot of iron ore.
Fortunately, Luo Jiu had already mastered the production of gunpowder and blew up several stone pits, reaping a considerable harvest.
The iron ore produced is enough to make a hundred or so large hammers.
After knocking and hammering, other stones in the stone pit are also useful materials. Some can be taken back to build walls and fences, and some can be pulled back to make stone tables and stone benches.
On this day, Datian brought people to learn blacksmithing. Luo Jiu first asked them to make a hundred big swords, which he would leave for everyone to use for hunting and defending against enemies.
Datian followed her out and said, "Second Mother, you should use this iron to make weapons for your return. We won't need it. There are no enemies right now."
Luo Jiu smiled helplessly, "In this world, wherever there are people, there will be disputes. Just because there are no enemies in front of you doesn't mean that the enemies will never exist.
The higher your level of civilization and the more material wealth you have, the stronger people's desires will be.
What should you do if someone else wants to take what you have? What should you do if someone else forces you to do something you don’t want to do?
Datian said, "Then I will explain science and reason to them."
Luo Jiu stretched out his finger and shook it, "I have read the history of five thousand years, and there is no struggle for power without bloodshed.
If you try to reason with people with your bare hands, no one will listen.
But if you put a knife on the other person's neck, he will nod to whatever you say.
I agree with what a modern professor said: dignity is only above the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.
There are several sets of history books on my desk. Take them back and have a good look at them."
Datian is very upright, but she doesn't understand how evil human nature can be. Luo Jiu silently plans how to clear the obstacles for her before leaving.
Three months passed in a flash. Luo Jiu was writing a bill in the tent when Niu Da stood outside and shouted, "Second Mom, Auntie is back!"
In the past few months, they could only take turns to see each other in the space occasionally, as they all had their own things to do. Since they met, the four of them lived in the same room every day, and they had never been apart for such a long time. He just said he would come back last week, but I didn't expect him to come so soon.
Luo Jiu happily dropped his pen and hurried out to meet him.
Feng Qi drove a group of horses back. From afar, Luo Jiu saw her holding a short whip and riding on a tall horse, looking extremely majestic.
Seeing her, Feng Qi spun around on his horse, jumped down, and spun around several times while holding Luo Jiu.
Feng Qi laughed and teased, "Why have you lost weight? Did you miss us three too much?"
Luo Jiu punched her strong arm muscles, "Yes, I miss you so much that I can't eat or sleep. What about the other two?"
Feng Qi said: "They were driving a car with important supplies in it. The road here is not good, so they are not as fast as me riding a horse. But they are right behind us and will be there soon."
Luo Jiu asked what the supplies were, but Feng Qi was mysterious and refused to say.
Luo Jiu asked someone to take good care of the horses first, and then quickly sent someone to ask Datian to build a stable.
Feng Qi and her two companions had a fruitful trip. In three months, they killed more than 900 prey. In the corner of the space, there was a large pile of slaughtered deer, tigers, bears, leopards, wild boars, etc.
Now the system shows 1065/, which means one tenth of the work has been completed.
Feng Qi said: "We have run out of arrows and our knives are blunt."
Luo Jiu stared at her tanned face and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I have asked someone to make 5,000 arrows and 300 knives, which are enough for us to hunt in winter.
In two months, when the weather gets colder and the construction site stops working, we can produce more.”
Speaking of the construction site, Feng Qi suddenly recalled many things. "I saw a row of houses here from a distance. They are so beautiful. By the way, has Sister Fang Shui given birth?"
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "She gave birth half a month ago. Her belly was so big before she gave birth. I thought she ate too well and the baby in her belly became so big.
After the babies were born, we found out they were twins, a brother and a sister. Datian’s mother and I attended the birth together, and now Datian’s mother is taking care of me during the confinement period.
The chicks that my sister-in-law hatched earlier have just laid eggs, so I asked Li Er, who is in charge of the chicken coop, to give them two extra eggs every day to supplement their nutrition."
As the two were talking, Cheng Yaoyao and Zhong Jialing drove over on a tricycle.
Luo Jiu took a look and saw that the car was indeed loaded with important supplies.
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