Chapter 545 What do you want to eat?
"No, no, let me do it. I brought my own food and fuel, enough for us to eat. Don't save, supplies will be sent down from above." This was also to comfort An An and the others. Jing Shu felt that these people had worked so hard for so long, and it was time for them to have a good meal. This was a reward for them.
Li Dayou said, "Do you want Aunt Wang to help you?"
Jingshu frowned. If there were people around, it would be inconvenient for her to secretly take something from the space. Moreover, she didn't like outsiders watching her cooking, as this would expose her food.
Just as she was about to refuse, a large group of people came in sparsely. This group of people had one thing in common, that is, they were miserable, even more miserable than the Beggars' Gang. Most of them were men, with very few women. As for children, Jingshu only saw two. There were about 40 people in this group.
Li Dayou frowned and said, "What's going on? Why are you all here? Didn't we say we'd cook a meal together tonight?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "We want to eat compressed biscuits, we don't want to eat biscuits soaked in water!"
"Just now, rescuers were dispatched. We saw them. The man was carrying so much food, and we were lucky enough to pick it up. There was definitely enough food for us to eat."
"We want to eat the old hen! Are you going to keep the chicken for yourself?"
The fat chicken was trembling and pulling at Jingshu's thighs, and someone noticed it.
One of the men on the opposite side stood up and shouted for silence, brushing back his unruly hair, looking quite like a Beggar Gang elder. He said, "Captain Li, this is very unkind of you! Why didn't you tell us that rescuers were sent from above? We in the valley should also treat them well. Oh, and I'm the village chief and secretary of the valley. Nice to meet you. I'm here to discuss something important."
Jingshu looked at these men coming at her aggressively and could easily guess what they were doing there. If they weren't here to be eaten, she'd tear their heads off and kick them like a ball.
What’s disgusting is that these people actually want to eat fat chicken.
Jing Shu's eyes drooped, and she said calmly, "I think you've made a mistake. I'm not from the rescue team, much less a witness to corruption. I'm just an ordinary person."
In the end times, can an ordinary person dress like this?
The village chief pretended to be surprised. He pointed at Jingshu and then at Feiji, "If you're not a rescue worker, why did you risk your life to come down here? And you brought so many supplies with you. Aren't you here to rescue us?"
"I am the owner of this batch of seeds. I came here just to check on the seeds. I don't care about anything else.
"As for these supplies, they're my personal property, and how I distribute them is my personal business. If you need anything, you can wait a couple of days. The rescue team will be here soon. If you have any requests, you can tell them. Talking to me is pointless," Jingshu said calmly.
Jingshu didn't have the awareness to selflessly donate her food in the apocalypse. The food she brought with her was just enough to feed the people in the fleet. If so many people were added, not even one bite would be enough for each person to eat.
The village chief frowned. "The chickens and compressed biscuits that landed the first time must have been given by the rescue team up there, right? Look, there are so many of us, old and weak, trapped here for so long without any food. Zhengfu should have saved our lives! He can't just watch us starve to death, right?"
Jing Shu said playfully, "Unfortunately, this chicken is mine. As for these compressed biscuits, they were given by the rescue team to the transport fleet. They weren't used to rescue other refugees. The refugees have their own certificates and are in charge. Others won't and can't interfere. This involves the issue of forming cliques."
The other villagers were dumbfounded. This completely disrupted their plans. They had come up with several plans to get more food, but what was this? What was going on?
The village chief was the quickest to react. He said earnestly, "To be honest, young comrade, I saved your boatload of seeds from the ravine. If it weren't for these rows of houses blocking your boat, the seeds would have been smashed to pieces by the waves. Now, are you going to watch us, your saviors, starve to death?!"
Jing Shu was surprised and said: "I remember Captain Li has violated
"You broke the rules. I gave you a lot of seeds to eat, didn't I? A life for a life. I won't pursue the matter of you eating the seeds now, but do you know what seeds you ate? These are the last seeds left in the country. They will become extinct in the future. You ate a first-class national protected species. According to the pre-apocalyptic law, you will be shot. If the higher-ups investigate..."
*** opened his mouth in surprise and clenched his fists secretly. He was originally worried that Jingshu would be like the captain and hand over all the food after being disturbed by these villagers. He didn't expect Jingshu to control these people with just a few words. These people couldn't say anything, and couldn't even say nonsense like "You should give it to me."
There was a commotion among the crowd.
The village chief's eyes rolled, and he immediately knelt on the ground and gave a signal, then began to howl: "There's nothing we can do about it even if it's already been eaten by us. We don't even know if we can get out alive. We can't just starve to death here now, can we? Look at us, a group of people, just be so kind, not to mention eating that old hen, at least give us some compressed biscuits, so that we can fill our stomachs and die full!"
"Yeah, we're starving!"
"Give me something to eat!"
A group of people suddenly knelt on the ground. They seemed to still have energy, at least they had the strength to howl.
Li Dayou sighed: "Or..."
Jing Shu waved her hands unmoved: "No! If you keep howling like that, I won't care."
The crowd immediately quieted down, and the village chief asked in surprise, "Are you willing to take care of it? Give us food?"
"I didn't say that. This food is for the people on the fleet. If they are willing, there is nothing I can do to stop them," Jingshu said.
"They are willing. Of course they are willing. It has been agreed long ago."
Jing Shu continued, "But it won't be free. You know the people out there aren't much better off than you. From today on, the people on the fleet will hire you to do work. You must obey the fleet's management. Only those who do their job well will receive food every day. If you don't work, you won't get any food, regardless of gender, age or status."
There was another scream from below. They were unwilling to do anything and felt restrained.
Jing Shu sneered, "There are only so many compressed biscuits. The rescue team will not arrive for a few days. Those who are willing to work can be counted and start working now. Those who don't want to can just cry here. Anyway, those who come late will definitely not get anything to eat."
A few smart people in the crowd ran over immediately. The village chief was still howling on the ground. This was not what he expected. Wasn't this depriving him of his power?
"Who is Aunt Wang?" Jingshu shouted.
After she finished shouting, another tall and thin middle-aged woman stood up.
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