Fang Yuqi looked at Hua Mi with a surprised expression.
"Sister Hua, there's really no need to go to such trouble. We all know that supplies are very tight right now. We can cut back on our own food and just give us one meal a day."
Fang Yuqi understood the current situation better than anyone else.
At least they had experienced hunger and sleep deprivation during their garrisoning in City B. A single biscuit could last a whole day, and a loaf of bread could feed an entire squad. Each person took a bite, and everyone was afraid that if they took too much, the people behind them would have nothing to eat.
After going through such hardships, look at the oranges in the B City supply depot; they are all bright and juicy, as if they were just picked from the tree.
If each person could get two oranges every day, even just two, they would ask for nothing more.
So let's leave those three meals a day for those who need them.
Hua Mi waved her hand.
"No matter how tough things get, we can't let you suffer. Don't worry, leave this to me. I'll be in charge of procuring supplies for Commander Gong's team. There will be enough for you to eat and stay warm."
Since she had said that, Fang Yuqi didn't know what to say.
Hopefully, Commander Gong will know what Sister Hua is doing and that it won't disrupt his plans.
At this point, Fang Yuqi did not yet have a proper understanding of what Hua Mi had said.
He simply followed instructions.
Truckloads of oranges were dispatched from the supply depot to Xiangcheng and Bcheng, where they were sold to the survivors.
It is said that sales are very good; everyone is eating oranges, and everyone can afford oranges.
Soon, the cooking team responsible for providing meals to the garrison arrived, dragging large pots of rice and vegetables.
Following behind the cooking team were Tang You and Cao Feng.
They were ordered to help Sister Hua, but upon arrival, Chi Chuan pulled them in to help count the oranges for the garrison in City B.
Hua Mi moved things around, and apart from the few rows of supplies placed at the entrance of the supply warehouse, she put all the supplies into the level 13 warehouse.
Then, she filled the entire B City supply depot with oranges.
Chichuan's friends used a large cart to pull out oranges and distributed them one by one to the B City garrison guarding outside the supply depot.
100 per person.
Standing in front of a pile of oranges, and with a stack of leftover food in their hands, the garrison commanders of City B fell into deep thought.
Are you really going to give each of them 100 oranges as a bonus?
But they are now quite full, a little stuffed.
A garrison soldier walked up to Fang Yuqi's side.
"Captain, there are so many oranges, we can't possibly eat them all in one day. Are you really going to give us another 100 tomorrow?"
Fang Yuqi looked at Tang You with a bit of panic.
"Brother, can we really refuse this perk? Yeah, even if we were stuffed, we couldn't possibly carry that many oranges."
Tang You, as if familiar with the process, produced a document.
"Don't worry, your troubles have already been resolved in Xiangcheng. This is a document that entrusts the sale of welfare oranges to a unified agent. See who among you wants to entrust the sale of welfare oranges to an agent, and have them sign this document."
Everything needs to follow a process. After all, it's a team of over 5,000 people. Each garrison receives 100 welfare oranges per day, which is essentially a way for the garrison to exchange for money.
Fang Yuqi took the pen, decisively signed the document, and then passed it on to the next garrison brother in City B.
He sighed,
"Commander Gong from Xiangcheng is truly capable; we are just like that."
Fang Yuqi sighed endlessly when he thought of the B City garrison commander who committed suicide by shooting himself.
When disaster strikes, no one is prepared, not even those stationed on garrisons.
But without comparison, there is no harm. The garrison in City B was starving, while the garrison in City Xiang was so wealthy that they were giving out welfare benefits in disguise.
Sometimes he didn't want to complain, but as his brothers died one by one, Fang Yuqi would fantasize that if their commander hadn't committed suicide, would he have tried his best to get them supplies?
Would they bang on the table and fight against the management system just to save a few brothers from dying?
Tang You patted Fang Yuqi on the shoulder.
"Now we are one family. What we have in Xiangcheng, your Bcheng garrison will definitely have too. Our lives will become more and more secure."
At the entrance of the supply depot, Chi Chuan and his friends were squatting down eating.
Some friends were curious and secretly asked Ikegawa,
"Why does Xiangcheng have so many oranges, and B City also has oranges? The B City supply depot is also full of oranges?"
After a moment of contemplation, Ikegawa said to his friend,
"Before the earthquake, there must have been an orange disaster, so the management of City B had no choice but to hoard oranges like crazy."
Only this explanation makes sense: why the entire supply depot in City B is filled with oranges.
Ikegawa lowered his head, ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice, and then said to his friends,
"Don't think too much about it. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. We just need to help Sister Hua sell oranges."
That huge warehouse full of oranges, I wonder how many trips it will take to get it out of here.
After Hua Mi replaced all the supplies in the warehouse with oranges, she sent a message to Gong Yi and was preparing to return to Xiangcheng.
Uncle Ba suddenly rushed into the supply warehouse and shouted to Hua Mi, who was sitting in a rocking chair by the door looking at her phone:
"Something terrible has happened, Miss Hua. The mountains on both sides of the supply depot are collapsing."
Before he could finish speaking, Chi Chuan and his friends tumbled in, followed by Cao Feng, Tang You, and Fang Yuqi and the other garrison members.
"Sister Hua, let's hurry, or everyone will be trapped in the mudslide."
Cao Feng spoke anxiously, explaining that the unstable terrain here was something they had anticipated.
But the mountains on both sides of the supply depot collapsed at the same time, which was just too unlucky.
Hua Mi slowly stood up from the rocking chair.
"It's okay, I'll go out and take a look. You all go do what you need to do."
She was about to walk outside when Tang You stopped her.
He stood up straight and said,
"Sister Hua, we promised the commander we'd protect you properly, let's go quickly."
There's still time to leave. The mountains on both sides are moving, but they won't collapse anytime soon.
But before Cao Feng could finish speaking, everyone felt the ground beneath their feet tremble. Right behind Tang You and Cao Feng, mud, trees, and weeds came crashing down.
Two mudslides plus an earthquake left them with absolutely no chance to leave.
Hua Mi quickly shouted to Cao Feng and Tang You,
"Quickly call in all the garrison troops."
Fang Yuqi blew the assembly whistle, and hundreds of garrison troops emerged from different directions, all rushing towards the supply depot.
As the last garrison soldier rushed into the supply depot, Cao Feng and Tang You simultaneously slammed the heavy iron door shut.
Before it was properly closed, mud seeped in through the cracks, like some kind of monster extending its tentacles, slowly squeezing open the heavy iron door.
Why does my cat Xiao Diu always hide food in the litter box?
Doesn't it know that's its toilet?
(End of this chapter)
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