This year is the first day of the new year, and the festive atmosphere is always stronger in the village than in the city. Although they do not have abundant supplies this year, every household still puts up Spring Festival couplets and hangs lanterns.
They followed them to Wang Zixiang's house, where Wang Zichao and his father brought out some pumpkin seeds and tea to entertain them.
Ye Yunyi and her group brought back a solar power generator. If they only need to maintain basic power, it should be enough to supply several households. The village chief's house and Wang Zixiang's house are only one house apart. The village chief's house is large, and his appliances are top-of-the-line. Because of his prestige, his family can store anything that needs refrigeration or freezing at the village chief's or Wang Zixiang's house.
This needs to be explained in advance. Ye Yunyi had solar power equipment installed at the Wang family's residence, radiating outwards from there in several circles. However, too many people would lead to insufficient power, so the radiation could only be maximized.
After installation, everyone tested the lights, and they worked. After a year, they finally had electricity again. Although some people couldn't use them, they were still very happy.
The company generously stated that anyone who needs to store frozen goods or requires charging should feel free to contact them.
At noon, everyone went back to eat, and Wang Zixiang asked the village chief and clan elders to come over for a meeting after lunch.
After everyone left, Wang's father had prepared the meal. For the New Year, the family slaughtered a chicken, and today it was still chicken, cabbage, egg and pea shoot soup, and the cured meat lantern that Ye Yunyi had brought back last time. Wang's father used limited resources to cook a large table of food.
Wang's father, Ye Yunyi, Wang Zixiang, Wang Zichao, Xiao Deng, Huang Bo, Liu Jun, and Xiao Ran sat around the table. Xiao Deng and Huang Bo had been living at the Wang family's house since they stayed, and now they had a particularly good relationship with Wang's father and Wang Zichao.
After learning that Ye Yunyi and her group encountered the half-corpse virus infection upon their return, they were quite surprised and said that it was fortunate that the virus was not present here.
Perhaps for this reason, Wu Bohu was supposed to report to his superiors last week, but they cited his poor health as the reason, and the other party didn't suspect a thing, not even bringing back a single word. They were probably too busy with their own affairs.
Then Wang Zichao and the others reported on the situation here.
Because their village is remote, and neighboring villages are several miles away, it is currently relatively safe.
Their selected guard team, composed of young and middle-aged men from the village, has been largely trained. Even Wang Zichao himself has improved significantly in physical fitness, combat skills, and archery.
Yes, as the leader here, he can't be inferior to others. Even if he is a little less capable, he can't let others look down on him.
Wang Weifeng is one of the best members of the guard team, with excellent fighting skills and intelligence.
In fact, he and Wang Zixiang are related. His grandfather and Wang Zixiang's grandfather were brothers. They are cousins.
He used to teach at a school. After the zombie virus outbreak, he returned home. He used to just like playing basketball and was particularly good at shooting. He never expected that his talent would be discovered after participating in training. He said more than once that if he had discovered this earlier, he would never have let himself and his family be exploited by Wu Bohu.
"Is it reliable?" Ye Yunyi asked.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. After that incident, everyone is very united and wholeheartedly wants to protect this place," Wang Zichao said.
Ye Yunyi and Wang Zixiang exchanged a glance, and Wang Zixiang immediately understood. He put down his chopsticks and said to Wang Zichao, "Brother, they are wholeheartedly protecting this place because it is their home, but we hope that the person they will be loyal to is you." Wang Zixiang spoke very bluntly.
"Brother, I know, I'm trying. But you know I don't have much leadership ability," Wang Zichao said dejectedly.
“No one is born with these skills. Think about Junjun. This is the apocalypse. Only by becoming strong can you protect the people you want to protect,” Ye Yunyi said.
She looked at the people at the table and said, "Besides Dad and my brother, all the other brothers came back from the villa area with us. You probably don't know, but the place we live in is just a wall away from hordes of zombies. We can hear their roars all the time. We only have a tiny place in the villa area to farm, and we have to risk our lives to gather all the supplies we need. And now the zombies are getting stronger, while we humans haven't evolved. As time goes by, the supplies we can use will become fewer and fewer. The survivors will fight each other for supplies. Only by becoming stronger and only by uniting can we survive in this apocalypse."
"Xiao Deng and Huang Bo will stay and train two usable teams. The stronger these two teams are, the better they can ensure everyone's safety. But they need a restraint. Without a restraint, they will be leaderless and fall into internal strife. They will scatter before others even invade. How can we talk about protecting our homeland then?"
“Your brother and I will be guarding the villa area, and we hope you can guard this place. We will support each other and be each other’s fallback. We don’t trust anyone else; we can only entrust our backs to those we can trust. As for management, your brother has a lot of experience; let him teach you. But don’t be afraid; we are your biggest support. We’re all here and will come back from time to time.”
Ye Yunyi couldn't help but say a lot, clearly explaining the pros and cons to him, and offering support to Wang Zichao. After listening, Wang Zichao truly felt that he must become stronger. To become even stronger.
"Actually, we rushed back this time because of another thorny task, which I will talk about at the meeting later, but let me give you a heads-up: if this so-called issue at the higher-ups is not resolved, there is no such thing as security here. We could repeat the same mistakes at any time."
After the meeting, we will notify everyone to come and get vaccinated against the half-corpse virus. We also brought back some supplies. Little brother, you can make good use of them to establish your authority, but don't try to curry favor. It's best to exchange them or use them as rewards.
"A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor is resented. When people get used to getting everything without working for it, or when they think you are their savior, you become a blood bag."
"Actually, more than giving, they hope for a fair and just environment where their efforts will be rewarded. The villagers are simple and honest, but they are also calculating. It's good to find a balance."
Ye Yunyi realized these truths when Wang Zixiang had left her heavily in debt. During that time, it took her a lot of effort just to control her soft-heartedness. After that, she always thought ahead and considered the worst possible outcome when doing things, so as to prepare for the worst.
It was this habit that allowed her to survive the apocalypse and led her family to survival as well.
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