When Li Ke finished her work and returned to collect her work points and sign for them, she saw He Ru's name below, but she didn't pay it any mind.
After shoveling snow for a while, Li Ke had worked up a sweat. He planned to go back and wash up before wandering around the shelter to familiarize himself with the environment.
Li Ke's group is making good progress. The supervisors have all assessed them, and each person has successfully received a work point ticket. The work point ticket is a small, laminated piece of paper, about three-quarters the size of a bus ticket. It needs to be recycled and reused, essentially serving as currency in the shelter.
After washing up and resting in her room, Li Ke went downstairs again and saw a convoy of supply trucks returning one after another, with many more people and supplies being brought back by the convoy.
Xiao Yi strode over, stopped beside Li Ke, and suddenly asked, "How's your stay here?"
Li Ke was a little confused about what Xiao Yi meant, so she replied, "Still getting to know each other."
Xiao Yi stared at her for a moment and said, "The law enforcement team is also recruiting. I see that you are quite good at handling crossbows. If you are interested, you can come and apply."
Li Ke: "Let me see how things go before I decide."
Xiao Yi gave a faint "hmm" and headed towards the dormitory building.
Li Ke first went to the recruitment office to take a look. There were many job postings: water purification department, medical department, canteen, greenhouse planting shed, power plant, as well as general construction department, health management department, security department, etc. Each place was recruiting without limit on the number of people.
As far as Li Ke knew, the shelter was currently divided into seven major areas, and the total number of refugees was approaching one million. It was certain that they would need to recruit many people, but they had been recruiting without any limit, which puzzled Li Ke.
I asked around at the recruitment office and found out that the weather is so bad that the work is dozens of times more difficult, but the work can't stop, otherwise how can we support so many people?
Moreover, the high difficulty of the work leads to a significant reduction in working hours, with most outdoor jobs lasting no more than two hours. Furthermore, most people are currently working while injured or ill, and many have died while working outdoors or in shelters. Under these circumstances, the only way to keep the shelters running smoothly is to recruit a large number of workers.
Li Ke nodded in understanding, and then the staff member enthusiastically asked her what job she wanted to apply for, seemingly very eager to recruit her.
Li Ke coughed twice, pretending to be sick. "I'm still not fully recovered from being sick these past two days. I'll come back to check on you in a couple of days."
The staff were a little disappointed, but they were still very kind and told Li Ke to take good care of her health.
Li Ke went to the neighborhood supermarket again. It had rice, flour, cooking oil, and other daily necessities, and even some fresh sprouts and other common vegetables. They were still sold in rations, and the prices were very expensive. A pound of rice and flour cost around 300 yuan. At that price, it was really better to eat at the cafeteria.
Li Ke came out of the supermarket empty-handed. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. The sky was gloomy and not quite dark, but the snowflakes had lessened considerably, and there were still many people sweeping and shoveling snow outside.
Now, thanks to the early establishment of the shelter, the survival rate of the people is much better and more orderly than in the previous life. Li Ke felt a little complicated. She did not regret giving the early warning, but now she was in a bit of a dilemma.
Without specifically asking around, Li Ke heard people say that the people in the villa area were living the same way they did before the disaster, with water and electricity restored long ago and the best daily supplies available.
However, some people say that many of the residents there are professionals who play a significant role in the current shelter construction work and should be given special treatment. Moreover, those who can live in the villa area are qualified to move in only after contributing a large amount of supplies to the shelter.
Li Ke then ran to the main road outside the community and walked around the road. There were snowplows working in front of the main road, with people sweeping snow behind them. Moreover, large trucks were constantly bringing back workers who were working outside, and then taking the next batch of people out.
Li Ke ran out just to check the road conditions. She still wanted to go back to her neighborhood when she had time, in case her home was ruined after not going back for too long. She wanted to move back after winter. She had put a lot of effort into the renovation, and she was really reluctant to throw it away so soon.
Chen Niansheng's refuge was quickly submerged, and he lost contact with his wife and children who were abroad. He was struggling to support his two elderly parents, his disabled son, and several caregivers. After many twists and turns, and having almost given away all the supplies he had stockpiled, he finally managed to bring his parents and Chen Xian back to his elder sister Chen Ziyue.
Just two days after reuniting with Chen Ziyue, Chen Xian succumbed to his illness and died on a sweltering, rainy summer day.
Chen Niansheng was both heartbroken and relieved. If his son were still fertile, he might have tried his best to save him now that Chen Qi was missing. But Chen Xian was completely useless; living would only be suffering for him, and death would be a relief for him.
What's truly remarkable is Old Lady Chen. She coughs so hard every day that it seems like she's about to die, but she's actually becoming more and more resilient. Now she can even walk a few steps with a cane. Her vitality is truly remarkable.
Old Master Chen's health has deteriorated significantly, and he looks like he's nearing his end. Because of his illness, the Jin family's convoy, which was moving with the main group, was left behind, which greatly displeased Jin Kaixiong. The old man has been on his deathbed for so long, refusing to go peacefully, which is really tormenting!
When the Jin family received the evacuation notice, they stockpiled a large amount of supplies. Although they distributed some during the evacuation, they still have five large truckloads of supplies. For safety, they hired more than a dozen veterans as security guards on the road and have been carefully following the main group.
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