However, when the topic of the ore's failure came up, everyone fell silent.
They looked at each other in bewilderment. After all, their resources, on which they depended for survival, had been taken away all at once, making their lives even more difficult. What's more, although the camp had a considerable amount of supplies, who knew how long these supplies would last under these circumstances?
The atmosphere in the cave immediately became somewhat solemn. Seeing the adults silent, the several cheerful children stopped playing and followed them closely, not daring to breathe.
Lu Yuan saw that the children's faces were covered in frostbite, and they walked with a trembling gait. Their little hands were tucked into their sleeves and were frozen like carrots, with some cuts on them from the frostbite that had not been treated in time.
Looking around at the adults, their lives weren't particularly good either. Everyone was basically shivering, wearing only thin clothes. Although some people had put on thicker sweaters, these clothes were basically ineffective in keeping them warm in such low temperatures.
Fortunately, Lu Yuan had purchased a lot of timber, enough to last the fire a long time. But even with the constant addition of firewood 24 hours a day, there will eventually be a day when all the timber will run out.
Everyone remained silent for a long time before Zhou Tong entered and broke the silence.
"Lu Yuan? You're finally back! The old man and the old woman have been talking about you a lot these past two days!" Zhou Tong stepped forward and looked at Lu Yuan and the others, feeling a little relieved.
"Yeah! We're fine! By the way, has anyone come to the camp to cause trouble these past couple of days?"
Zhou Tong looked at Lu Yuan in surprise: "No? Did something happen?"
So Lu Yuan told the other party what had happened in the mining area.
"The reason we rushed here was because we were worried that those guys would cause trouble in the camp, but thankfully they didn't come, so I'm relieved! But everyone still needs to be more vigilant in the future! It's best to arrange for people to stand guard! Be careful to prevent them from sneaking in!"
"Okay! Don't worry! I'll take care of it! By the way! I just came from the warehouse, and our situation isn't very good!"
"What's wrong?"
"Sigh! The timber problem is a big problem! We originally had several thousand tons of timber in reserve, but it seems that it's not enough! And those bastards in the West District have been going to the back mountain to move timber lately! I suspect they may have used up all the timber reserves!"
"What? Damn it! These bastards used up half a year's worth of timber so quickly? We can't let them use the reserves anymore!"
"Yes! That's what I meant too. Why don't we all go together and move all the timber in? That way they won't waste it!"
"Okay! Let's make arrangements soon! Get all the timber in as soon as possible! But it seems our transport equipment is unusable! We'll have to rely on manpower, which makes things extremely inefficient!"
Zhou Tong sighed: "Yes! The main problem is that everyone's clothing is not enough. With the weather getting cold, the textile factory is having trouble supplying it! The temperature is too cold now, and the electricity problem for the machines has become a big issue. The factory manager came to see me these past two days, saying he wanted to see if we could get some antifreeze. Otherwise, the factory is too big, and we can't use firewood, so we really can't start production!"
Lu Yuan fell silent, then suddenly he thought of another way.
"Right! What about wool? We've already stockpiled a lot of wool, haven't we? And cotton too! Haven't we been rushing to get all of these?"
"Ugh! This thing needs to be modified! Otherwise, it's completely unusable!"
"Alright! I'll go back and think of a solution! We have to solve everyone's clothing problem first! Fortunately, there aren't many clothes in the West District, and we don't have any moving equipment either. We can't move much by manpower alone! By the way, have you heard any news from over there? Let's get those people who were sent to the West District due to the statistical error back as soon as possible!"
"Yes! They've already sent over the list, and they're just waiting for your instructions! When do you plan to bring them over?"
After pondering for a moment, Lu Yuan said, "I'll go back and rest for a couple of days first! I need to sort these things out!"
After warming themselves by the fire inside the house for a while, Lu Yuan realized that almost everyone had moved to the front of the large fire. Since the amount of wood each person was allocated each day was limited, it was better to gather everyone together so that they could keep warm with each other, reduce heat loss, and more importantly, not waste too much wood.
"Everyone, hold on for now. I'll let you know when I come up with a solution! By the way, if you have time, please block up any other passages in this cave for now. We can open them up later when we need them, so as not to waste heat!"
"Don't worry, Boss Lu, we're all ready! We're about to get started!"
Seeing everyone terminate their contracts, Lu Yuan felt relieved. As for the people in the West District, Lu Yuan felt they were simply hedonists who didn't care about anyone's life or death. If they continued to use this method, his stored timber would be used up sooner or later.
Back home, Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan were greeted by their family members who rushed over to offer their concern and care. After checking that neither of them was injured, everyone was relieved.
"That was too dangerous! We can't take such risks again!"
"Yes! You have a family now, you can't take your life for granted! Even if you care about everyone, there's no need to take such risks! You're not a savior, why do you have to do everything yourself! Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate! Everyone's survival depends on themselves! Let's help if we can, and if we can't, let's not be stubborn!"
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