Chen Kai pulled out a pair of cloth shoes. "Mom, try these on and see if they fit."
Mrs. Zhou exclaimed happily, "These shoes are so beautiful and durable! Let me try them on. Wow, they fit perfectly! They're so comfortable, even more comfortable than the denim shoes we make ourselves!"
Zhou took them off and couldn't put them down. "What material are these soles made of? They're so comfortable and soft!"
Zhou Daya opened the family-sized sewing kit and exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! So much thread! And needles too, so many!"
The family-sized sewing kit, with 24 colors in total, and featuring extra-large spools of thread, truly astonished Zhou Daya.
Grandma Zhou said happily, "It'll last us a long time."
Second son's wife: "There are so many colors!"
The second son exclaimed with delight, "There's medicine! It's the one for treating febrile diseases, just like the last one!"
There was still half of the medicine left from last time, and another box arrived this time, which made everyone very happy.
Chen Kai quietly put away the mask that everyone else had overlooked; he knew he might need it someday.
Next, everyone sorted the remaining treasures into familiar categories:
15 takeout boxes, 20 plastic bags, 30 500ml mineral water bottles, 15 1.5L mineral water bottles, 10 2L mineral water bottles, 10 2.5L mineral water bottles, 10 5L mineral water bottles, 5 beer bottles, and 3 bottled water buckets.
With so many mineral water bottles, everyone felt rich again.
Besides one full, unopened bottle of water, the other two bottles were half full, and the water from the other bottles was combined to make another full bottle.
There were 12 familiar ripped jeans, 6 worn-out denim jackets, 2 gray blackout curtains, 3 pairs of worn-out canvas shoes, 3 pillows, a box of mugwort warming patches, 2 boxes of needles and thread, a blanket, and a black flashlight.
Holding the denim jacket, Zhou exclaimed with delight, "This jacket is still in good condition; you can wear it directly. It's quite thick!"
Old Man Chen took a flashlight and started studying it, while also asking Big Black to operate it over there.
Old Chen accidentally turned on the switch and exclaimed in surprise, "Is this a power bank? It can also provide light!"
Big Black: "This is a flashlight for lighting."
Old Man Chen: "Isn't that just like a power bank?"
Dahei: "It's different. The main function of a power bank is to charge devices; lighting is just a side benefit."
Old Man Chen: "As long as it works, it's a good product."
Er Ya said happily, "Grandpa, give us this light."
The fifth son exclaimed excitedly, "Father, there's a glass bottle!"
Old Man Chen: "It's a valuable item, but it's a pity that the materials are gone, so we can't make Molotov cocktails."
Chen Xiaohua said, "Mom, we have curtain fabric again. Let's use it to make clothes."
The fourth brother took out a menstrual warming patch and asked curiously, "What's this?"
After asking Black Ox, Old Man Chen was overjoyed and said, "Big Black said this is something women use to ward off the cold by sticking it on their stomachs. It will generate heat when you stick it on and keep you warm."
Zhou said, "It generates heat! That's amazing! If it gets cold, everyone will use it, regardless of whether it's for men or women." Everyone agreed.
Zhou took them and counted them. "Quite a lot, there are 36 pieces!"
Old Man Chen picked up a pair of liberation shoes and looked at them. "These shoes are good. Uncle, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle, you can each have a pair."
My three uncles tried them on, and the shoes fit perfectly, were very comfortable, and they liked them very much.
Finally, Grandma Liu distributed the remaining six denim jackets to the younger children.
The coat was meant for adults, and it was too big for the kids, but Zhou couldn't bear to alter it. She just rolled up the sleeves because they were too long, and that wasn't a big problem.
Old Man Chen: "Take out 30 stone spears and 30 stone hoes, and 5 pottery jars and hand them over to the team. Er Ya, go and tell them to come and get them themselves."
The Bai clan received roughly the same amount as Dahei, but not as much as the Chen family.
After discussing it with the village chief, the elders decided to give each of the leaders of the guard team and patrol team a 5L mineral water bottle and a plastic bag. The remaining team members who made contributions would each receive a small mineral water bottle, and the Bai clan members who made contributions to the clan would also receive bottles.
They divided the fabric among themselves, and shared the rest as much as possible.
Now most of the wounded in the team have recovered, and the guard team and patrol team have more manpower. The three village chiefs have reorganized the personnel.
The guard was divided into three teams: Team One, Team Two, and Team Three. Each team was further divided into two subgroups.
In the future, when the team goes out to find food during rest periods, they will be divided into three routes. Team members can freely choose which route to take, and a small escort team will be assigned to each route.
The patrol team was smaller than the guard team, but it was still divided into three groups.
Half of the guards and patrol teams are permanent and receive benefits from the team, while the other half work on a rotating basis and do not receive any benefits.
The defensive forces also included catapults, archers, and doctors.
Their team's roster is pretty good; otherwise, they wouldn't have gotten this far.
Today, the Chen family did not go out to look for food; they were preparing to set off tomorrow.
The women cut up their ripped jeans to make denim shoes. The scissors they used were from a family-sized sewing kit; otherwise, they wouldn't have had any.
The women prepared dry rations, cooking root vegetables such as Smilax glabra and Smilax china with chopped grass roots and shaping them into wild vegetable dumplings for easy carrying on the road.
The girls helped organize their belongings, putting them into bamboo baskets and carrying pole baskets.
In order to make it easier to travel tomorrow, Old Man Chen planned to make sure everyone had a good meal, since he had said yesterday that everyone should have a good meal today.
Old Man Chen cut off half of the lamb leg used for the sacrificial offering and used it to cook lamb slices to eat, while saving the other half to eat slowly later.
He also had the chicken stewed and eaten, while the sugarcane and cherries were given to the children.
Zhou went to exchange elm bark flour with others. Although she got some from the village chief's family, it wasn't enough. Without adhesive, she couldn't make wild vegetable dumplings; they would fall apart.
Several kids were surrounding the fifth brother, clamoring for a lucky koi card, which gave him a headache.
Xiao Bao: "I don't care, I want to go, I'm going! Fifth Uncle, give me a lucky charm card!"
Chen Nong: "I want to go too, I want to go too, Fifth Uncle, give me a ticket."
Er Ya and San Ya: "Don't try to take it from us."
Xiao Shi: "We're not afraid of savages. We'll bring back lots of food. Let us go!"
Fourth and seventh brothers: "I want to go too!"
Old Man Chen eagerly crowded around, "I want to go too!"
Chen Kai sighed and said, "Stop arguing, everyone!"
The crowd then quieted down.
Chen Kai laughed and said, "Fifth Brother only has 4 Koi Cards, so Daya can only bring 4 people over."
Fifth Brother definitely has to go, otherwise we won't have any more "lucky draw cards" and won't be able to go anymore. Does everyone agree with that?
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