Chapter 136 Jinjiang Exclusive
When they first saw the county town's walls gradually disappearing from view, the dozen or so people who had just joined Yunlu Village couldn't help but show some nervousness and uneasiness on their faces.
After noticing this, the people of Yunlu Village took the initiative to share with them their previous life in the mountains and began to talk about some of the village rules. The newlyweds immediately put aside their other emotions and listened attentively.
These newcomers had come into contact with them when they set up a transport team in Yunlu Village, but most of what they learned about Yunlu Village was from rumors from the outside world.
No one could tell whether those rumors were true or false until now when they heard the people involved talk about the details of their mountain life.
Gathering, hunting, planting...
Wearing bio-suits, applying ice patches, drinking cold drinks, eating popsicles, and using air conditioning...
The expressions of the newlyweds who had never seen the world were filled with shock and disbelief.
The most shocking thing is still the existence of space and superpowers.
Seeing the villagers demonstrate the magic of the two with their own eyes, even the villager who took the evolution liquid two days ago happened to successfully awaken the water-based ability today and demonstrated the new ability on the spot, the newcomers were completely dazed.
My God, they have joined a very powerful organization.
The villagers did not explicitly state whether newcomers would have a chance to obtain evolution fluid in the future.
To put it another way, even if you can get it, you will definitely have to wait until everyone else in the village has had a turn.
Despite this, the newlyweds still felt very excited, and the melancholy and anxiety about the unknown future they had when they first left the county town were almost gone.
Inside the RV on the other side.
Lu Xuan briefly understood the background of the two siblings.
The brother and sister are named Mei Xue and Mei Cheng. They are the same age as the Chen siblings, one is ten years old and the other is seven years old. They are locals in the county. Their parents died in the earthquake, leaving them to depend on each other.
The child did not have a deep feeling of being reluctant to leave his hometown. Mei Xue’s greatest hope was to survive with her brother.
Lu Xuan admired her rational attitude very much.
However, he did not show any sympathy and offered to cover all the food and drink for the siblings in the future.
He said to Mei Xue, "After you join Yunlu Village, you can form your own household. When you gather or hunt in the village, you will receive a household subsidy. Your age meets the age limit for subsidies for the elderly and children, so you can receive an additional subsidy.
With these two subsidies, you don't have to worry about starving, but if you want to live a better life, you need to work hard. You can help the village work and get paid, or join the gathering team with other women. The choice is up to you.
Mei Xue said firmly, "I can help with the work and collect the supplies! I will work hard to earn the supplies!"
She knew that the people in Yunlu Village lived well, and she also wanted to ensure that she and her brother had enough food and clothing, and could eat and drink delicious food like everyone else!
Mei Cheng nodded vigorously to agree with her sister, they can do anything!
Lu Xuan did not show off his many high-tech gadgets like other villagers did. He knew that everyone would know about it sooner or later, so there was no need to show off to the two children.
On the contrary, because the Mei siblings had become members of the village, Lu Chen's attitude towards them was more enthusiastic than that towards the Chen siblings. He not only took out a lot of snacks to share with them, introduced their families to them, and told them about the collection team's previous gains, but also took the initiative to say that he would introduce them to other friends in the village after they found a place to settle down.
Lu Xuan didn't stop Lu Chen from making new friends.
Keeping the Mei siblings was partly a fulfillment of his promise, but also partly a spur of the moment decision. If Lu Chen liked them, he wouldn't mind taking better care of them.
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The four hovercrafts did not go straight south. Instead, they used drones to explore the surrounding area, bypassing areas that were too desolate or had town ruins, and tried their best to find areas with richer resources.
The rain is still heavy today, and the vision of the hover car and drone is limited, so the forward speed is not very fast.
About two hours after leaving the county town, they discovered a small green hilltop that looked rich in resources. Even through the rain, they could still see many animals moving around in the mountains.
The drone circled the mountain and found an open space, and the hovercraft slowly landed on the open space.
The villagers got off the car wearing raincoats, and the young and strong men quickly built an extra-large awning on the open space that was large enough for them to move around using the parts provided by Lu Xuan.
The top of the awning is made of transparent environmentally friendly panels, and there are transparent covers around it, which not only blocks rain but also keeps out wind and keeps warm, making it a perfect temporary campsite on rainy days.
The villagers who got off the bus stretched their legs and feet, which were a little stiff from sitting in the bus, and then quickly got busy with their respective duties.
The elderly women took out the branches and charcoal they had stored in their own spaces, lit a fire and prepared to have something hot to eat;
The old man helped to keep the children from running around, while the captains of the gathering and hunting teams shouted loudly to their members to assemble.
At first, the newcomers were busy looking at the awning in amazement, but when they saw the members of the gathering and hunting teams skillfully holding their weapons and backpacks and getting ready, they suddenly felt uneasy and exchanged glances with each other, not knowing what to do.
Li Tie said, "Anyone who wants to join the gathering or hunting team is welcome to do so. We can provide weapons and backpacks, and the cost of the weapons will be deducted from the harvest. Of course, you can also stay in the camp and do other things within your ability."
The allocation method of the gathering team and the hunting team had already been explained to the newcomers by other villagers on the bus, so Li Tie did not repeat it.
Each of the newlyweds has at least one or two hundred kilograms of food stored up. When Yunlu Village invited them, it also promised that they would not be short of the necessary betrothal gifts and dowry. In the short term, they don’t actually need to worry about food and drink.
But Mei Xue, a ten-year-old girl, knew that she had to find ways to earn more supplies. How could the young and strong men just stay in the camp and do odd jobs?
In addition to the elderly and children who served as family members, Lin Qingfu, the middle-aged carpenter, five future daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law, the blacksmith, the hunter and others all joined the gathering/hunting team and received their own weapon backpacks.
Mei Xue was not originally suitable to join the collection team at her age. Considering that her family could only rely on her to support, Li Tie agreed to let her join and specifically instructed the female members of the collection team to take good care of her.
After the new members joined, in order to harvest the most in the shortest time, except for the elderly, the weak and the guards who stayed behind, a total of six gathering/hunting teams almost went out in full force.
The new hilltops were not destroyed by the wildfire, and now is the autumn harvest season, so the resources in the mountains are very rich.
Not long after the six teams set out, they discovered a lot of good things.
Wild garlic, purslane, shepherd's purse...
Wild garlic is in season now. It is very delicious when fried with eggs. The latter two are not as tender as in spring, and they are wilted and half-dead by the rain, but they can still be eaten after being picked and washed.
In addition, the most common thing is the clusters of mushrooms growing beautifully that can be found under almost every two or three trees.
This is also the easiest ingredient to find and grow best during the rainy season.
Matsutake mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, honey fungus, and even enoki mushrooms. The first three types are obviously larger and thicker than in summer, so you can imagine that the taste must be even better.
The point is, there are really a lot of them.
No one picked the mushrooms growing on top, and new ones grew underneath. The layers of mushrooms were squeezed together and burst directly. The collecting team picked all the mushrooms in a small area of the surrounding forest, and their backpacks were almost full.
In addition to a large number of mushrooms, Lu Qing and Miao Jinfeng's collection team also discovered a small wild persimmon forest.
This season is when persimmons are ripe. The orange-red fruits hanging high on the trees look beautiful and eye-catching.
It’s a pity that it has rained too much recently, and most of the persimmons were knocked to the ground, and the fruits were rotten all over the ground, which made Miao Jinfeng and others very sad.
Fortunately, these persimmon trees are all old trees, and each tree bears a lot of fruit. Lu Xuan was called over to help ripen the half-ripe fruits still hanging on the trees, and they still obtained seven or eight hundred kilograms of fruit.
Lu Xuan also pulled up the tree and put it into the space.
The audience in the live broadcast room happily ate the original persimmons, and urged Lu Xuan with understanding: "Hurry up and cultivate the mutant species, they want to eat the mutant persimmons!"
Compared to the gathering team's harvests that can be picked almost everywhere, the hunting team has a little more trouble.
In such heavy rain, most of the prey hid. They needed to use the hoverboard to fly farther, and then rely on Lu Xuan and Wu Yang's enhanced vision to find the prey.
However, once the prey is discovered, it basically cannot escape.
Rabbits, pheasants, roe deer, musk deer, wild boars... the harvests were also not small.
The group was so busy getting supplies that the village chief had to use a communicator to contact the team leaders to urge them on. Only then did the six teams reluctantly return to the temporary camp with a large amount of supplies.
result……
The newcomers looked in shock at the houses that appeared out of nowhere in the camp, wiped the rain off their faces, and were stunned.
Where did these houses come from!?
They had clearly only been out for less than two hours, but why did it feel like several months had passed in the camp?
In addition to the houses with strange layouts but exquisite appearance, there are also rows of neat houses with doors and windows... Are those also houses?
"Hey, didn't I tell you before, this is the Fairy Palace... No, it's a safe house. Those next to it are quarantine cabins, and the sound insulation effect is very good!" Zhang Chengming said in surprise.
Li Jing thought about it and realized that they did share a lot of information with the newcomers, but they did seem to have missed out on the safe houses and quarantine centers.
These were mainly what they exchanged from Lu Xuan during the hottest season. They had seen so many good things that it was impossible to explain each one of them clearly in a short time.
Now that the house was ready, he turned around and explained to the newlyweds who were full of doubts about life.
After the explanation, the newcomers were even more confused.
The house can be made bigger or smaller, and can be assembled, disassembled and reassembled at any time?
Is this still the house they remember?
Lin Qingfu, who stayed behind, patted the newcomer's shoulder with an expression that said 'I understand you'.
He watched with his own eyes as the remaining villagers took out the square panels and put them together to build small houses. He even helped out and experienced the sound insulation effect. He could fully understand their shock at the moment.
The mobile quarantine center is already amazing enough, but the safe house is even more outrageous, with all kinds of magical automatic equipment that are jaw-dropping.
The newlyweds listened to Lin Qingfu's story with excitement and exclamation, while looking hesitant.
The new hunter asked, "Are we going to settle here in the future?"
Li Tie quickly waved his hands with an expression of "How is this possible" on his face.
"Didn't we say we were going further south? This is completely different. It's just that the hills here are rich in supplies, and it would be a shame not to get more before we leave. Let's discuss staying here for two or three more days and take away all the supplies we can find."
He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, we'll have plenty of time to look at the house later, so let's divide up today's harvest first."
The newcomers already knew how Yunlu Village distributed these supplies, but even though they knew it, they didn't actually think they would get much.
His expression didn't change when he heard Li Tie's words.
Until Li Tie fairly distributed the share of gathering/hunting and household subsidies to them, they all got at least three pounds of meat, three pounds of persimmons and two pounds of mushrooms. Some even got more than ten pounds of meat, and the total supplies reached fifteen pounds!
As expected, the newcomers were confused again.
Can they get so many supplies just after joining?
It turns out that the benefits mentioned above are actually true! ?
Lu Xuan glanced at the new members who were repeatedly shocked by the village's generosity and curled his lips.
Even in the heavy rain, people were organized to go out and collect supplies. Not only did they not want to miss out on the supplies that were right in front of them, but they also had the intention of giving the newlyweds a shock and letting them return home as soon as possible.
Now it seems that this effect should be beginning to show results.
Mei Xue and Mei Cheng were almost crazy with joy after getting their share of supplies.
Lu Qing asked Lu Xuan to help dry their portion of wet mushrooms, and then sealed the supplies with a vacuum packaging machine before handing them to Mei Xue.
Mei Xue carefully put the supplies into the backpack that Lu Xuan gave them as a gift, with a burning light flashing in her bright eyes.
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In order to celebrate today's harvest and also to welcome the new members to join, we had a rare big pot dinner, and the ingredients were from public supplies.
In addition to the meat and mushrooms harvested today, the village chief also took out several waterfall fish and treasured beef, so that the whole village could have a sumptuous meal.
The villagers usually eat pretty well at home, so although they were happy, they were not particularly excited.
The newlyweds, especially the youngest, Mei Cheng, started to choke on the food after just two bites. She sobbed to her sister Mei Xue, "Sister, it's so delicious! So much meat! I wish my parents were here too."
The villagers felt sad when they heard this. The sentimental women couldn't help but keep serving food to the siblings, saying, "Come on, eat more. Don't be polite. Just treat it as your own home."
The other newly joined adults moved into the east of the city a few days in advance, and their food from the villagers was actually not bad, but for today's meal, most of the ingredients were obtained by their own hands, and the mood and meaning were completely different.
They no longer have to worry that the promises made by Yunlu Village are just empty words to deceive them, but they can actually find and distribute supplies.
Thinking of this, my originally uneasy heart suddenly felt at ease.
Lin Qingfu kept sighing as he picked up some food: "It's so good, so good!"
During the meal, the distance between the newcomers and the villagers of Yunlu Village was shortened a lot. After eating and drinking, they happily followed the villagers who were already somewhat familiar to them to visit the safe house and the quarantine center, and were allocated accommodation for the next few days according to their needs.
The newcomers did not have biological suits, and it would definitely be cold to live in the quarantine center at the current temperature. Therefore, all the newcomers were made an exception and arranged in a more comfortable safe house like the elderly, the weak, women and children.
The safe houses lent to the villagers are not like the Lu family villas, which are fully furnished with all kinds of high-end furniture. The villagers sleep on ordinary wooden beds made by Carpenter Ye during the hottest season. However, there are air conditioners. A lot of silver and gold blind boxes have been sold, and each safe house is equipped with them.
With air conditioning, the temperature in the safe house was as warm as spring. The exhausted newcomers lay down not long after and fell asleep relaxedly without even having time to review the shocks of the day.
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Over the next two days, the villagers got up early every day, had a simple breakfast, and then actively continued to pick mushrooms all over the mountains, which they could never pick up all the time. They also tried to catch all the prey hidden in every corner of the valley and caves to increase their meat stocks.
The newcomers' pockets are getting fatter and fatter, and their faces are smiling more and more. No matter how heavy the rain is, it cannot dampen their enthusiasm and pace to collect supplies.
This continued until the morning of the fourth day. When most of the villagers were still asleep, a rumbling sound suddenly came from outside.
Lu Xuan was the first to wake up and walk out of the house, turning on the live broadcast to face the outside. The doors of other safe houses/hospitals on both sides also opened one after another. The villagers looked at the surging flood coming from the mountain in shock.
After days of continuous heavy rain, the flood peak finally arrived.
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