Chapter 718
: Self-sufficiency Fatty was also happy to accept this.
However, as more people come, the situation will become somewhat complicated, because there is only a small amount of land between the two staggered mountains. If more houses are built, there will be less arable land, and the area of Baihua City will have to be expanded.
It is now impossible to expand the area on the mountain, as the mountain is full of strange and mutated plants. Therefore, we can only expand in the north and south directions, or add one or two floors on top of the original house.
Later they found that even so, it was impossible to accommodate all the small boat people who wanted to settle in Baihua City, so the experts strictly limited the number of people who could settle in the city.
Baihua City cannot expand any further. An Ran has already issued a serious warning. If it expands further and goes beyond the valley, it will no longer be within her protection range.
Therefore, from the time the survivors were accepted to the time the people who were finally able to set foot on this Noah's Ark, the total number of people was no more than about ten thousand. Some newcomers did not understand the rules of Baihua City and were very nervous at first. Later, they discovered that Baihua City had no rules at all and as long as they did not go up the mountain, they could do whatever they wanted in the valley.
Some people say they want to farm, so they farm. Some people say they want to start a business, so what kind of business should they start? Let's set up a noodle stall first. OK, make noodles yourself, mark out a place, set up a small stall, let the experts set the price, and surprisingly, many people come to eat noodles every day.
Even Anran brings her baby to eat noodles every day.
Because the bald noodles tasted tasteless, the noodle stall owner thought of getting some seasonings. He grew some onions, ginger, and garlic himself, and also added an acre of chili peppers and coriander. Even without oil or salt, his noodles still tasted fragrant and hot.
Experts were thinking day and night about how to improve Baihua City. After a few days, based on the suggestions of several sociologists, Baihua City restored the wage system.
In Baihua City, many jobs have been set up. Survivors who do not want to fight monsters to obtain crystal cores, do not want to farm to be self-sufficient, or do not want to do business to obtain crystal cores can go to work, exchange work for crystal cores, and use the crystal cores to buy supplies.
Such as defending city walls, repairing and building, caring for orphans, teaching children... In short, there are plenty of job opportunities.
This city is not just anyone’s city, nor is it An Ran’s city, nor is it a fat man’s city. It is a city that belongs to everyone in Baihua City.
They worked hard to build a small society of tens of thousands of people. Those who wanted to go out and kill monsters killed monsters, those who wanted to farm farmed, those who wanted to do business set up stalls, and those who were unable to kill monsters got a stable job in Baihua City and lived a simple, self-sufficient life.
Gradually, as the days became more stable, more people with special abilities passed by here. Although Baihua City no longer accepted settlers, it could provide a place for passing people with special abilities to rest for a while.
There is everything here. Walking on the bluestone-paved path, you can also find small stalls selling grilled skewers. Although they are grilled vegetarian dishes, such as corn, leeks and potato chips, and none of them are meat, they are sprinkled with chili powder and cumin, and are so fragrant that people are willing to pay for them.
I grind the chili powder myself, grow the cumin myself, make the charcoal for the grilled skewers myself, and make the chairs and stools myself.
For those who travel back and forth in the end times with various purposes, the self-sufficient Baihua City has become their transit station. People passing by can replenish their supplies here and then continue on their journey.
(End of this chapter)