Chapter 171 Extreme Cold. Hand over 50 kg of food first
When Ouyang heard that Liu Cheng wanted food from the 11th floor, he might really want to see a joke at first, but he soon realized that asking for food was also a great opportunity to make contact. He was afraid that Liu Cheng would use the excuse of protecting the 11th floor to win them over privately.
He finally used his brain. In fact, Ouyang was quite smart and could accurately predict danger. Otherwise, he would not have been able to unite the 10th and 11th floors in advance and close the security door on the 11th floor.
But these were not the smartest things he had done. The smartest thing he had done was to never break off relations with the 11th floor and always leave some room for them.
In the past, everyone called him a fence-sitter, a two-faced person, a coward and incompetent. In fact, he had long known that the 11th floor was not easy to deal with, let alone manage, so he chose to go downstairs to realize his dream of being an "emperor". However, no matter what conflict there was, no matter how serious the conflict was, he always tried to smooth things over.
This person is more capable than she thought. Yes, without some ability, he would not have been alive until now and has been the "precarious" building manager for such a long time.
Chu An looked Ouyang in the face for the first time, and squinted his eyes again to look at the spirit in his chest. There were only two colors, deep red mist mixed with gold threads, and conscience under the strong desire.
His desires should be the desire for power and control. The end times are the same as the prosperous times. Everyone wants to climb up, enjoy wealth and glory, and be the center of attention. Even many people who are unhappy in the prosperous times want to turn things around and become prominent in the end times.
It's a pity that Ouyang doesn't have that ability yet, not in prosperous times, not in the end times. But considering that he still has a conscience, I can give him a reassurance.
"You can rest assured that I will not stand on Liu Cheng's side."
With Xiao An's assurance, Ouyang felt much more relieved.
"Thank you, Xiao An. Actually... I only lost by 3 votes in the second vote."
Internal competition is so mysterious. Everyone promises to support you, but when the results come out, there is a huge difference.
Of course, they are also the first line of defense for the 11th floor against foreign enemies, so it is still a kind reminder, "Have you ever thought that many people in Building A hate the 11th floor? Once I stand on your side, you will lose the support of some people."
In the past, there were only 20 or 30 people who often went up to cause trouble, and most of the residents were still normal. But now some are dying, some are running away, and there are fewer and fewer people. Including him, there are still 45 people, including a lot of old, weak and disabled people.
Most of those who ran away were capable people. According to his observation, there were only seven people in the building who still hated the 11th floor, but they did not dare to cause trouble.
Alas, he had already lost three votes inexplicably, and he couldn't lose more. Chu An had indeed not thought this through, and his face wrinkled into a bitter gourd again.
"You don't have to worry too much. Keep your eyes on the horizon."
Chu An pointed towards Building B.
Ouyang suddenly realized what was going on and hurried home. He knew a lot of people in Building B, and their place was even more chaotic, and many people wanted to move out.
Since he is in charge, he can select those who support him and have them move in. This will not only increase the overall strength of Building A, but also expand his influence.
It seems that being in the Lord is not necessarily a bad thing.
Luoyang also reminded him that there was nothing wrong in letting Liu Cheng go out as a striker, as long as he kept an eye on him and did not collude with the outside world.
"If he can't handle the people outside, everyone will naturally side with you."
On the other side, Chu An and Gu Ye went home and thought about what to plant in the flower pots.
The two of them cleared out a space under the stairs and placed six flower pots. After some research, they decided to plant lettuce, spinach, carrots and asparagus, which are relatively cold-resistant vegetables.
For the next three days, Chu An was looking through the map for a suitable place to store ice. There were too many bodies in the urban waters, and using space equipment would easily expose her, so she planned to go farther away. Gu Ye, on the other hand, devoted himself to growing vegetables and never tired of it.
During this period, Ouyang came up once and told them that there were a total of six families in Building B who were going to move in, and they were all people who supported him.
Liu Cheng also got news that the people hanging around recently were from Star City International, not the original residents.
These people were provoked by people like the man with glasses at the end of the opening of the trading market. When they first arrived, there were 20 of them. They looted and killed people in the community, and their number doubled. They also extended their claws to the surrounding communities.
After the extreme cold, these people changed their strategy. They no longer went door to door to rob food. Instead, they asked every building to voluntarily hand over food every month. If anyone did not hand over, they would go to the house to smash, rob and kill.
At present, their control area is within seven kilometers. Qingrun Apartment is five kilometers away from Xingcheng International, which is right within the suppression range.
After Liu Cheng got the news, he went to negotiate and came back to say that as long as he paid 50 kilograms of grain every month, he would be protected.
"Are you going to hand it in?"
"The building has just organized its defense, and it's not mature yet. He wants to pay one month. He said that other buildings have to pay 100 kilograms, and they only pay half of that for his sake. Bah~ What face does he have!"
Chu An didn't believe that Liu Cheng had face, but he was curious about how Ouyang convinced the building committee to allow people from Building B to move in.
Ouyang said that the person who introduced Building B was Li Yan, and he gave many gifts. However, all the gifts were given in the name of Building B, and he did not show up.
clever!
After Ouyang finished complaining and left, Xiao Li came up again and gave her a reinforced umbrella. Nothing special could be seen on the surface, but Gu Ye opened one and found a circle of crescent-shaped iron sheet installed inside, which fit very cleverly.
Gu Ye uttered several "F*ck"s, "It looks a bit like the cold weapons in the movies, so cool."
In addition to the umbrella, Xiao Li also wanted some wood. They had run out of wood from outside and could not buy large pieces of wood now.
Chu An asked Gu Ye to go to Tang Xiao's house to get it.
"Anything else you need?"
"There are some small items that you can exchange here."
Xiao Li gave her an address.
Chu An didn't want to make any trouble, so he gave him 120 kilograms of harvested corn. He asked him to exchange 100 kilograms for materials, and the other 20 kilograms were to ensure that they had food to eat. When the work was done, he could choose between 20 kilograms of rice or 40 kilograms of corn as a reward.
They didn't ask for a price in advance because they trusted Chu An. Chu An didn't intend to treat them unfairly, and giving them five minutes of fullness a month was considered a high price.
Xiao Li chose 40 kilograms of corn without hesitation.
At noon on the second day after Xiao Li left, Yin Tianlin and the others finally came back. The four of them were wrapped tightly and it was hard to tell if they were injured. They just walked crookedly and their steps were a bit heavy.
When they went upstairs, they happened to meet Gu Ye who was planting green onions at the door.
Gu Ye was afraid of making the house dirty, so he would fill the house with soil outside before moving it back in.
"Brother Tang, are you back?"
"Xiao Ye, we have to go back and rest and have some sleep. We'll come back to see you tomorrow." Tang Xiao, the only one who still had the strength to speak, couldn't even smile. After he finished his speech, he hurriedly took out the key to open the door.
His hands were shaking a little when he opened the door, so Gu Ye hurriedly took it and helped them open it.
"See you later."
Gu Ye continued to carry Cong, and only went back to tell Chu An after he finished working, that 1112 was back. He also described their condition as being a bit like the walking dead.
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