Chapter 202 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
Everyone looked stunned. Lu Qing asked in astonishment, "You're going to make deals with other disaster victims? Why did you suddenly come up with such an idea?"
Others are curious about this as well.
Lu Xuan said, "It's not sudden. The village is no longer short of supplies, and the Huo family's army is living a better life. As the old saying goes, 'When you're poor, you should take care of yourself; when you're rich, you should help the world.' If I have enough ability, the gods also hope that I can help more victims survive the disaster."
When the word "gods" was mentioned, everyone's expressions immediately became serious.
Li Tie couldn't help but ask, "Is this a mission assigned to you by the gods?"
Lu Xuan said calmly, "You can say that."
【? I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense! 】
【What a huge scapegoat! 】
【We are just a brick, we can be moved wherever we are needed.】
Mr. Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "We don't lack food and clothing anymore, but many more victims are still suffering. We can certainly help if we can."
Even a gathering place like the Huo Family Army, which has extremely high military power, suffered casualties in the beast attack, let alone ordinary disaster victims?
A few people die in every disaster every year. After five years, it is unknown how many people will be left in the Central Plains.
To put it bluntly, only one tenth of the original population is left, or even worse, only the people in their village are left. Is this a good thing?
Humans are social creatures after all, and they certainly hope that as many people as possible will survive.
[I'm indeed curious about the living conditions of other disaster victims, but... this is no reason for the anchor to blame us!]
[Based on my understanding of the anchor, he said he was going to help other disaster victims, but in reality, he was just trying to make money from them!]
How could the "money" of the disaster victims, who can barely survive, be earned by the anchor? More accurately, they're trying to make money from their girlfriends' labor. For more information, see the victims of the Huo family army.
[What nonsense! The host is from the end times. Do you really expect him to act like a saint and offer charity?]
Lu Xuan deeply agreed with this.
You have to make money.
But looking back at the first time when Huo Jiajun did a large-scale transaction with him and wrote an IOU, you will know that when he went out for the first time, he mostly sold supplies in large quantities.
If you really want to see a lot of "return money", you have to wait until next time.
Li Tie didn't stop him from helping other disaster victims, but he was a little worried. "How long will you be gone? What if another disaster happens while you're away..."
Lu Xuan said, "After this storm and the polar day are over, the weather will be relatively calm for more than a month. Aside from strong winds in some areas, no special disasters will occur. This is a rare period of peace and stability in the year."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to go out at this time.
When this period of stability, or the disaster dormancy period, ends, a new round of extreme hot season will begin.
"If anything unexpected happens, we can directly activate the city's protective shield. Whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it can be blocked outside the protective shield."
After hearing this, Li Tie finally felt relieved.
Lu Xuan added: "In addition to other gathering places, I also plan to find an opportunity to go to the capital to see the situation there."
Everyone was cheered up.
Ge Yuan asked sharply, "Are you planning to go and see if the current court has established a new emperor?"
Lu Xuan nodded. "If there is already a new emperor, it would be a good opportunity to learn about the higher-ups' plans for the disaster, so we can prepare corresponding countermeasures."
Rather than passively waiting for the disaster to end and then targeting the villagers who have changed dramatically under his guidance on the grounds that "those who are not of our race must have different hearts", it is better to take the initiative and strike first.
Lu Xuan looked at Li Tie and reminded him, "I'm going there just to explore the route first. If nothing goes wrong, I'll need help from other villagers for the subsequent transactions. The village chief can ask who is interested in going out to do business and earn more money, and make a decision before I come back."
Li Tie's eyes lit up, "I understand."
During this period, each of them has stockpiled a lot of nutritional supplements and salt and sugar.
Although their original intention was to cash in the money after the disaster, it would be great if they could exchange it for more supplies in advance so that their house-buying plan could be realized as soon as possible.
Lu Qing glanced at the barely touched fruit plate on the coffee table and asked, "Ah Xuan, I heard you say you're planning on being away for over a month this time? What about the orchard during that time?"
Lu Xuan had already thought about this, "Tomorrow I will ripen the fruit trees in advance again."
The fruit orchard had been harvested once two days ago. This time, apart from trading a small portion of the fruit income with Huo Tiankuo and selling some to the grocery store, the majority of the proceeds were kept by him.
If he ripens the fruit again tomorrow, his fruit inventory will increase further, which will be perfect for trading with other disaster victims.
Not only the fruits, but also the first harvest of spring that will be coming tomorrow, he does not plan to recycle it, but instead prepares to "make food from food" and make a fortune.
Li Tie: "When exactly will you leave?"
Lu Xuan: “The day after tomorrow.”
the next day.
The villagers worked hard for a whole day and harvested all the crops in the 200 acres of greenhouses.
In addition to the 100,000 kilograms of grain that Lu Xuan received as his share, he also exchanged some of the public supplies for them. Together with the last part of the debt for the evolutionary liquid that everyone paid back, he earned a total of 250,000 kilograms of grain.
In addition, the fruit forest that had just been harvested was ripened again, and Lu Xuan harvested a large amount of fruit.
In the evening, the storm subsided and he went to the Huo family army camp again, handed over the promised big ship to Huo Tiankuo, and brought back 240,000 kilograms of mutant grain and 480,000 kilograms of various seafood.
These supplies could allow Lu Xuan to earn 120 million points, but in fact Lu Xuan had no intention of recycling them. Instead, he prepared to use them as commodities for trading.
That night, the polar day and the storm ended one after another, and night fell again.
The villagers learned the latest news that the weather would be stable for more than a month, and they slept peacefully without having to worry too much.
The next morning, at dawn, Lu Xuan left Yunlu Village, watched by the reluctant Lu Chen, Lu Qing, Lu Yan, and a few villagers who knew about the situation.
The helpers didn't know that Lu Xuan was going on a long journey. Similarly, Huo Tiankuo, who had just met him yesterday, would not have thought of it either.
When they hadn't seen Lu Xuan for several days and remembered to ask, he had already arrived at other gathering places.
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At an altitude of more than one thousand meters, dozens of miles away from Yunlu Village.
A silver-white aircraft with smooth lines and cool appearance is flying steadily.
At first glance, the aircraft looked similar to the one Lu Xuan took Lu Chen out last time, but a closer look revealed that it was obviously larger and more exquisite and beautiful.
This aircraft is the limited edition aircraft that Lu Xuan purchased during the holiday flash sale.
In addition to the differences in appearance and performance, the interior layout is also more luxurious, and there is a comfortable little room behind the driver's seat that is "small but fully equipped".
At this time, Lu Xuan was lying on the bed leisurely in automatic driving mode, counting the supplies in the space.
[The number of people in other gathering places is definitely more than just over 3,000, perhaps tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands!]
[With over 3,000 people, we need to build 1,000 acres of greenhouses. If the number were ten times greater, wouldn't the anchors be making a fortune?]
The weather there is getting noticeably warmer now, so it doesn't really matter whether we have a greenhouse or not. During the rainy season, we can just use a tarp.
[Eh? But wouldn't the streamer's earnings be less? I thought I could easily negotiate deals worth hundreds of millions like I did with Huo Tiankuo.]
[The anchor has a lot of good stuff. If the population of other settlements is really large, the supplies they need will be several times or even dozens of times that of the Huo family army. Even if they don't build greenhouses, they will still make a lot of money.]
[Speaking of which, where is your first stop, host?]
Lu Xuan glanced at the barrage and said calmly: "Didn't you see when I set the destination?"
Live broadcast audience: ???
The audience recalled the direction of his destination, and some smart ones reacted quickly.
——Yangshan County!
[Is the anchor going back to Yangshan County to meet Mr. Miao and his people?]
Lu Xuan said: "Since we are doing business, we naturally have to take care of our old customers first." By the way, he also wanted to see how the people in Yangshan County are doing after half a year.
After leaving the county town, they sailed on a large boat for six days before reaching their new place of residence.
The speed of the aircraft was much faster than that of the big ship. Even without going at full speed, Lu Xuan still saw many familiar mobile cabins, as well as wooden houses or thatched houses on the high mountains in front of him in just one hour.
…
On the mountain, one of the disaster victims, busy with spring plowing, felt tired and stood up to stretch. He inadvertently looked up and saw something flying down. He was horrified and asked, "Look, what's that in the sky?"
The people in the surrounding fields subconsciously raised their heads and their expressions also changed.
"Quick, go call Mr. Chen and Mr. Miao!"
A few people with quick feet saw the thing in the sky getting closer and closer, and without saying a word, they ran to report the news.
By the time the silver-white aircraft landed dozens of meters away from the ground, hundreds of people had gathered below, and many familiar faces were among the leaders.
Mr. Miao, Mr. Chen, Chen Bing, Boss Wang, Landlord Liu, etc.
These people's faces showed tension, as well as unconcealable anticipation and excitement.
The aircraft descended until it was only one meter away from the ground before slowly stopping.
The hatch slowly opened from bottom to top, and Lu Xuan, dressed in a dark, slim-fitting suit and a long windbreaker, swiftly jumped down. He curled his lips at everyone and said, "It's been a few months since we last met. I hope everyone is well."
When they saw the familiar face they had been expecting, Miao Yuanwai and others' eyes immediately became red.
Chen Bing's eyes lit up with excitement. "I said that only you from Yunlu Village could fly down from the sky. And it turns out to be you! Hahahaha!"
Chen Bing couldn't help but rush over and patted Lu Xuan's shoulder. His voice was a little choked up. "We thought we would never have the chance to see you again."
Lu Xuan smiled calmly, "As long as I'm still alive, there will always be a day when we meet again."
Chen Bing wiped his face with red eyes and grinned, "That's right, I saw it today."
At this time, other people also came over.
"Brother Lu!"
"We are relieved to see that you are safe."
"A few days ago we were discussing whether or not to send someone to find you, but I didn't expect you to come here first."
Mr. Miao, Old Man Chen and others looked at Lu Xuan with excitement and nostalgia.
Lu Xuan glanced at everyone one by one and found that although they were not missing any limbs, they looked much thinner and haggard than before. Especially Boss Wang, who was originally a little fat, had become slim, which showed that he had suffered a lot in the past few months.
A group of people surrounded Lu Xuan and talked for a while before Old Man Chen said, "Okay, don't stand outside. Please invite Brother Lu into the house, sit down and talk slowly."
"That's right, come on, Brother Lu, let's continue this discussion upstairs." Chen Bing pointed to a large mobile cabin higher up the mountain. That was where the influential people in Yangshan County usually held meetings.
On the way up the mountain.
Lu Xuan deliberately observed the surrounding environment. Cultivated fields could be seen everywhere on the mountainside, with mobile cabins, self-built earthen houses or thatched houses interspersed among them.
Among them, many things covered with animal skins and worn-out bedding can be seen outside the mobile cabins.
Chen Bing noticed his gaze and took the initiative to explain, "The shelter is much stronger than a wooden house, but it's not as warm. In winter, to increase the warmth, people cover the outside with a layer of blankets, then smear a thick layer of mud on top. Then they light a charcoal fire inside, which is much warmer than an adobe house."
"Now that the weather is getting warmer, the mud layers have been removed. These quilts were taken down because everyone was busy with spring plowing and hadn't had time to unload them yet."
Mr. Chen said from the other side, "We've assembled some of the mobile shelters into a large building with air conditioning installed. During the coldest days, we'll take turns letting the victims go in to warm up."
One air conditioner can heat a space of two to three thousand square meters. They originally bought five air conditioners and put them together to form five large houses, which can accommodate a total of two to three thousand people.
Although there were only one-third of the total number of people, some of the others were able to wear biological suits to keep warm, so the victims were not frozen to death due to the cold.
Lu Xuan nodded to show that he understood.
Being able to achieve this with limited resources is already quite good.
On the way, many people who received the news gathered around them.
Some bold people asked Lu Xuan loudly about what was happening to the people in Yunlu Village, and some who knew Gao Dalin, Jin He and others asked about their current situation.
Lu Xuan said: "They are all fine."
Some people even asked excitedly: "Brother Lu, is your village still accepting people?"
Lu Xuan, Old Man Chen and the others paused for a moment.
Lu Xuan said: "I won't accept it for now, maybe there will be a chance in the future."
This time he came out mainly to do business, and it was impossible for him to go back to send people off or to take people who wanted to join around. Next time, if other villagers came and there were suitable candidates, he could consider them.
But this also requires going back and discussing it with the village chief and seeing the village chief's decision.
"Brother Lu, can I exchange some medicine with you?"
Lu Xuan: "Don't worry, I will trade medicine with Mr. Chen and the others. You can come and exchange it with them when the time comes."
Old Master Chen and Mr. Miao looked at each other, with some joy in their eyes.
A quarter of an hour later, the group finally reached the top of the mountain.
When he arrived at the mobile cabin, Lu Xuan found that it had been divided into several small spaces.
Chen Bing took the initiative to introduce him, "The mountain is small. To accommodate the entire county, we can only squeeze in as much as possible. So, except for the small rooms where my second uncle and his family usually hold meetings, all the other small rooms are used for living. The conditions are a bit poor, but at least we can survive. That's a good thing."
Lu Xuan nodded.
In the end times, many survivors of safe bases could not even enter the bases and had to set up tents outside. The living environment in Yangshan County was pretty good, although the living conditions were more compact.
As he was speaking, Boss Zheng, Landlord Zhao, Cheng Yi, Miao An and others who had not appeared before also arrived one after another. After seeing Lu Xuan, they all looked very moved.
Lu Xuan noticed that there were several deep scratches on Cheng Yi's face, and deduced that they were probably injuries left by a beast attack.
Just like the scars on the bodies of many people when they were outside.
The conference room was small and there were not many seats. After Mr. Chen, Mr. Miao and others sat down, young people like Cheng Yi and Miao An could only stand at the back.
They didn't mind it at all, as they were filled with joy at meeting old friends again.
After sitting down, without waiting for Lu Xuan to mention it, the others took the initiative to talk about their experiences in the past few months.
Old Master Chen said, "Two days after you left, just as you said, the flood came very quickly."
The old man recalled the raging flood and the county town that was swallowed up in the blink of an eye, and his hand holding the teacup still shook uncontrollably.
The county town, which remained relatively intact during the earthquake, was engulfed by floods in an instant.
If they had not moved to the mountains in time a day in advance, tens of thousands of people in the city who had managed to survive the previous disaster might have died in an instant.
However, avoiding floods does not mean safety.
The continuous heavy rain after the flood still brought them great inconvenience, including the impact on their farmland cultivation, the inconvenience of travel, the increase in the number of people getting sick after the temperature dropped, etc.
At its peak, the flood even reached the middle of the mountain. As a result, they were forced to move up the mountain no less than three times throughout the rainy season.
Old Master Chen said, "The mutant seeds you gave us in exchange were indeed very good. Combined with the other supplies we traded, we were able to prevent the victims from starving to death during the rainy season."
Although the newly reclaimed wasteland in the mountains was not fertile enough and the continuous rain affected the harvest, and there was a mudslide that destroyed part of the fields, the final harvest still did not disappoint them.
There are enough medicines and the sick can get timely treatment. When the water flow is not so turbulent, you can go out in a kayak to get some usable things washed up by the flood. If you are lucky, you can even catch some fish. Life is not as hopeless as it was in the extremely hot season.
only……
Old Man Chen took a breath and said, "The lightning and thunder in the last few days of the rainy season really scared us."
Others recalled the apocalyptic scene during the thunderstorm, and a look of fear appeared on their faces.
There are dense trees in the mountains, and it is easy to be struck by lightning during thunderstorms, let alone the extreme weather of thunderstorms where the sky is filled with lightning.
If Lu Xuan had not provided them with some lightning rods and reminded them to install them in the mobile cabins, they would probably have suffered heavy losses in just those few days.
Although they were lucky enough to save their lives by hiding in the quarantine center, the broken trees on the mountain, the lightning that hit other houses built after going up the mountain, and the lightning in the fields still caused them considerable losses.
"But these are actually far less than the troubles after winter." Boss Wang couldn't help but say.
The expressions of the others also became solemn.
The biggest trouble during the rainy season is nothing more than heavy rain and occasional hail.
The temperature is generally not particularly low, and as long as you find a place to live high enough, the danger is not that great.
The extreme cold season is the worst.
In terms of keeping warm, as mentioned just now, with the help of the large air-conditioned cabin and biological clothing, only a small part of the charcoal collected thanks to Lu Xuan was used during the rainy season, and it was just in time for use in the extreme cold season. Overall, there was no big problem with keeping warm.
As for farmland, although the temperature was very low in the first two months of winter, they deliberately only planted more cold-resistant mutant radishes and cabbages.
Although the output was reduced by more than half, the amount harvested still ensured that the victims would not starve to death.
But it didn't work in the next two months.
Not only was the temperature too low for mutant seeds to grow, but after the polar night arrived, beast attacks occurred.
Hearing the word 'beast attack', Lu Xuan frowned, "Were there heavy casualties during the beast attack?"
At first, he had not expected that the wild beasts would go crazy during the extreme cold season. The weapons traded to Yangshan County were only a few hundred cold weapons, which were probably not enough to deal with tens of thousands of wild beasts.
Old Master Chen sighed deeply.
"Of course it's not big. Every two or three days, a large group of crazy beasts would swarm in. If it weren't for the fact that the mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we have a large number of people, and we have the lamp you gave us for lighting, it is not impossible that our entire army would be wiped out."
Even though most people managed to survive in the end, the number of young and strong people who died at the hands of wild beasts, and those who were bitten to death by poisonous insects, snakes, or rats still reached more than 600 people.
[Huh? A batch every two or three days? Why are they encountering beast attacks so infrequently?]
[That's right! The most frequent broadcasts are three or four times a day.]
[Over 600 people died. So many?]
Is that a lot? Yangshan County's population is probably in the tens of thousands. Six hundred or so people might only account for one percent of the total population, which is already very small.
[Except for the anchor, the other victims who were not wiped out by the beast attack were lucky. The loss was only 1%, which is indeed not much.]
As to why the frequency of encounters is lower when there are more people, the audience is a little puzzled. In the end, they can only attribute it to the fact that they are luckier and Yunlu Village is unlucky.
In short, the overall strength of Yunlu Village is much stronger than that of Yangshan County. There were no casualties, and a large amount of meat was obtained, so it was not a loss.
After Old Man Chen finished describing his own losses, he asked Lu Xuan with concern, "You don't seem surprised at all by the beast attack. Did Yunlu Village also encounter one? Is everything okay in the village?"
The others also looked over with concern.
Lu Xuan said: "The village is doing well, there are no casualties."
The people present couldn't help but show envy on their faces.
Although they had guessed the result when Mr. Chen asked, they still couldn't help but feel envious when they actually heard it.
Miao Yuanwai said with a smile: "It's good that you are okay, it's good that you are okay."
Then the two sides reminisced about their experiences in the past few months for a while. Finally, Mr. Chen asked the question that everyone present was concerned about.
"I wonder what brought Brother Lu here this time?" It couldn't be that he really came here just to understand their current situation, right?
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Lu Xuan smiled and said, "I'm here mainly to discuss business. The items we originally traded have probably been used up after a few months, so I was thinking, maybe you'd be willing to purchase a new batch of supplies?"
Although they had guessed Lu Xuan's intention when they heard him say that he would trade medicines, everyone's eyes lit up instantly after getting a more definite answer.
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