The day after being notified that they could go out, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan left their apartment building. They didn't stay long, but just took a walk around the neighborhood. The warm sunshine shone on them, and they both felt that life was peaceful and serene.
An hour later, the two returned home, but before they could even stay there for half an hour, Zhang Heping called them to his house.
Upon seeing Shen Yanming, Zhang Heping gave him a loving hug. Not only him, but Li Zhaozhao also gave Shen Yanming a loving hug.
Shen Yanming wanted to dodge, but the two men seemed to know what he was thinking and blocked him from both sides.
And so, Shen Yanming pushed Li Zhaozhao aside with disgust, then shoved Zhang Heping aside behind him, and pulled Bi Qiaoan to sit on the sofa.
"Old Shen, on behalf of my parents, my sister, and myself, I thank you! Thank you for saving my life!" Li Zhaozhao stood in front of Shen Yanming, solemnly said these words, and then bowed deeply to Shen Yanming.
Shen Yanming did not avoid the question, and nodded to let Li Zhaozhao sit down.
While saying, "Old Li, you're such a formalist!", Zhang Heping also bowed to Shen Yanming, just like Li Zhaozhao.
"If you hadn't reminded me, I might have fallen for it too. Thank you, Lao Shen!"
Shen Yanming waved for them to sit down before saying, "I didn't know there was anything wrong with the rain. I was just really panicked that day, so I quickly called you. We were lucky to escape it!"
Everyone laughed, but Shen Yanming said, "Next time something happens, I might not be able to give a warning. After this experience, I believe everyone has realized that we are in the end times, and every moment is full of crises. In the past, the country was there to protect us, but in the future, we may need to be vigilant ourselves at all times."
Li Zhaozhao and Zhang Heping nodded. After this incident, neither of them dared to think of themselves as NPCs with walkthroughs in hand anymore.
As for Ji Kangyong, he can live very well without Shen Yanming reminding him. Just think about his keen intuition, agile skills, and perfect survival skills. He is definitely a golden thigh in the apocalypse!
However, Shen Yanming is not bad either. After all, he has a cheat system, so he can definitely carve out a bloody path in the apocalypse.
The group chatted for two hours without even eating before parting ways. Shen Yanming reminded them to cook the vegetables and meat thoroughly and to boil the water as well.
The group nodded and went home.
Li Zhaozhao drove Shen Yanming back to 1602 and then drove Ji Kangyong back to 901. Sitting alone in the empty elevator, he suddenly regretted how stupid he had been and why he hadn't thought of buying an apartment in Qingyu Community.
On Saturday night, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan discovered online that the recruitment of laborers had been postponed.
Originally, the deadline was the end of February, but due to the unknown date of March 1, many people lost their jobs or were temporarily unable to work.
Therefore, the Qinghe Alliance allocated another batch of positions to place these unemployed people, and extended the registration period for labor service workers to mid-March.
However, even if it's extended, there are only a few days left.
At 9:30 p.m., Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan received a notification from Director Zhu in their work WeChat group, saying that they would be back to work as usual on Monday. After replying "received" in the group, they didn't pay any more attention to it.
When they returned to work, the two realized they hadn't seen everyone for a long time.
It hasn't actually been many days, but my colleagues have changed so much.
Yu Shui, in particular, is now very thin and lacks energy. He walks with a weak and limp gait. Bi Qiaoan also noticed that the skin on Yu Shui's wrists is bumpy.
Others, such as Li Yinhe and Cui Xian, were also very thin and looked unwell. Bi Qiaoan wondered if their family members were blind and didn't know to take them to the hospital for a checkup even in their condition.
What Bi Qiaoan didn't know was that most people in Qinghua Kingdom had lost weight. Although Yu Shui and Cui Xian's families noticed that they had lost weight, they didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, everyone hadn't been eating well for the past six months, so it was normal to lose weight, wasn't it?
This time, Bi Qiaoan didn't speak, but just sat quietly in her seat. Shen Yanming did, however, ask, "How come you've all gotten so thin, you're just skin and bones?"
As a result, they poured out their grievances about their miserable lives during this period. They said that they were stuck at home and not allowed to go out, so they couldn't even buy food on the black market. They had to carefully calculate and plan their meager food supplies at home to make ends meet for so many days.
They're so thin, they're all starving!
After Qinghe Alliance notified them that they could go out, the group went to the black market without prior arrangement, bought a lot of various kinds of meat, and cooked a big stew at home before finally filling their stomachs.
Shen Yanming was speechless, shook his head and returned to his seat.
In that instant, Shen Yanming thought of Lin Yongke, an extremely intelligent man who could extract key information from just a few seemingly ambiguous words and thus formulate countermeasures.
Shen Yanming sighed inwardly, wondering how Lin Yongke was doing now.
In mid-March, the temperature in Qinghua Kingdom began to rise. After a less-than-ideal rainfall, the land was nourished, and living plants began to sprout and bud.
The Qinghe Alliance dispatched staff from agricultural bureaus in various regions to conduct investigations. A few days later, they received the investigation report, which estimated that more than 40% of the plants had died during the dry season.
This time, the Qinghe Alliance dared not rely on the prophet's hints. Many tasks still needed to be carried out, even if they were ultimately proven to be futile. They had to try first.
Therefore, Qinghe Alliance accelerated the selection of laborers. Soon, the third and fourth batches of laborers were arranged to receive training at the local agricultural bureau. After three days of simple training, they were directly taken to local suburban farms to begin scientific farming.
At the end of March, the Qinghe Alliance issued a regulation that starting this year, everyone will be farming!
The Qinghe Alliance further reduced the rations of food and vegetables for residents. However, the Qinghe Alliance decided to allocate a piece of land to each urban resident. As for those with rural household registration, they already had land, so no further allocations were made.
According to Qinghua State, each urban resident can be allocated one mu of land. The specific location can be applied for by the work unit or the community.
If you have a suitable location, you can apply for approval directly through the Qinghe Alliance. If not, the Qinghe Alliance will allocate undeveloped land in the countryside or wasteland in the mountains to you.
Well, in either case, you'll need to develop the land you're allocated yourself.
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