Chapter 78 Using the Tiger's Power to Clean Up Those Dirty Things (Bonus Chapter 1)
In recent years, some leaders outside the 40th district have gone too far in certain aspects. For example, the official subsidies given to pregnant women are clearly based on the fact that from the day they become pregnant, they can enjoy a basic guarantee of 500 silver coins per month, and after giving birth, each person can also receive a newborn subsidy of 10,000 silver coins.
However, they blocked the first item and also blocked half of the second item. Of course, this money benefited the higher-ups outside of District 40 and was directly divided up by them.
Regarding the support for orphans, the official regulations stipulated that orphans under the age of twelve would be cared for by the Charity Hall, with each child receiving a monthly allowance of eight hundred silver coins.
Orphans aged twelve and above can participate in gathering activities at gathering points under the protection of mercenary groups. The food they gather will be purchased back by the mercenary groups at market prices.
The silver coins they earned were transferred to their personal accounts as start-up capital for their future independent lives after leaving the orphanage.
However, the management arbitrarily changed the rules, forcing orphans over the age of twelve to work in the mines, exploiting their blood and sweat until they died of exhaustion in the mines.
Orphans under the age of twelve were allowed to be chosen and bought by wealthy people at will, becoming their servants or playthings for their pleasure, lust, and abuse.
Chi Zhengyang had long been dissatisfied with this, but as a member of his family sent Eagle Eye to act as the vice leader of the Storm Hunter mercenary group, he had no choice but to act in accordance with the rules of the area.
He dared not and could not manage those matters, so he could only let them be.
Now that Mr. Matt has authorized him, he can use the family name to take charge of these dirty deeds.
It is believed that the management outside the 40th district would never dare to disobey the will of the Lan Dun family. Otherwise, if a high-level mutated beast or a small beast tide occurs in the area in the future, the Lan Dun family will make them understand what despair is!
Zuo Shan was unaware that just because a certain man cared about her life or death and worried that she would have a hard time after the disaster, he casually gave his assistant a few instructions, which would trigger a major upheaval outside of District 40.
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As dawn broke, Zuo Shan, having caught up on some sleep, stretched and got up. Pan Duole had already cleaned up all the hardened debris and residue in the house.
When the gold-devouring ants crawled in last night, they didn't swarm in all at once. Against a mutated beast of the next tier, the three of them were not weak in combat, especially Xiao Bao, who happened to be the nemesis of the gold-devouring ants. So the furniture in the house wasn't badly damaged; they only gnawed off some of the edges and corners.
The stored food was almost undamaged, except for a small gold-eating ant that gnawed through the peanut bag and ate two peanut kernels. However, Xiao Bao quickly ate the ant, so the peanut kernels were not wasted.
However, Zuo Shan didn't want to think about the details and process; just thinking about it made him want to vomit.
Seeing that she was awake, Pan Duole quickly came over and said, "Sister, what would you like to eat? I'll cook it."
"It's the first day, so let me cook. You've already done a lot of work this morning," Zuo Shan said with a smile.
When Pandora got up early to tidy up the house, she had already taken a look around and found that there was indeed a lot of food stored in the house, but she did not dare to take the food to cook without permission.
In fact, her family rarely cooks. Most of the time, she and her mother each take a few leaves to eat. They only cook the tough, hard, or uncooked leaves when they are particularly unpalatable.
Zuo Shan started cooking wild vegetable porridge. There was still some purslane left from before, so she threw in a few leaves, added six peanuts, and three times the usual amount of minced meat, since everyone had worked too hard last night and needed to replenish themselves.
There were very few yam strips left, so I didn't add any more. I hope I'll have the chance to try them again next time.
Pandora's eyes widened when she saw what her sister had added. She thought her sister was really bad at managing money. So many good things were gone in one meal. What would happen if there was nothing to eat later?
But since she was new to the place, she didn't dare to contradict the decision made by the other woman. She could only silently resolve in her heart: she must work hard from now on and never let her sister and unborn baby go hungry.
Looking at the portion of wild vegetable porridge her sister cooked, there was enough for her and Xiao Bao. Xiao Bao was so cute, and although she felt bad for him wanting to eat it, she couldn't bear to let him have any.
My sister is pregnant and should be getting more nutrition, but she can skip it; she's long been used to having a few wild vegetable leaves as her main meal.
When the aroma wafted out, Pan Duole felt her mouth watering uncontrollably. She had no choice but to open the door and go outside to find out more information first.
Pan Duole didn't return for more than half an hour after she went out, intentionally avoiding the process of her sister and Xiao Bao eating.
But as soon as she entered the room, she saw a small bamboo basin on the table, filled with a bowl full of porridge.
"Why are you only just getting back? The wild vegetable porridge is almost cold. Luckily, it's hot now, otherwise it wouldn't taste good," Zuo Shan said with a smile.
"Sister, I'm not hungry. You and Xiaobao can eat this later. I don't need to eat such good food. I usually just eat a few leaves for lunch at home."
Pandora tried to look away from the delicious food on the table, but the aroma filling the room kept wafting into her nose, and she couldn't stop drooling.
"Lele, now that you've entered this family and become a part of it, we'll share all the good and bad fortune together."
When we encounter danger, I won't protect you just because you're a child; you'll have to rush forward with me.
"Then we should enjoy the food and everything else together, including Xiaobao, do you understand?" Zuo Shan said earnestly.
"Okay, thank you, sister, I'll eat!" Pan Duole said with tears in her eyes. All she had asked for was the protection of an adult, but her sister gave her no less than her mother.
Moreover, unlike her mother, who always disliked her and would hit or scold her when she was unhappy, her older sister was always so gentle yet firm.
"Gurgle!" The loud sound coming from her stomach made her instantly embarrassed. Zuo Shan couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even Xiao Bao rolled around on the ground.
The atmosphere instantly shifted from touching and solemn to relaxed. Pandora sipped the wild vegetable porridge, chewing slowly the peanuts and minced meat.
She had never eaten such delicious food in her entire life. Even the bits of wild vegetables and the soup tasted so good. Besides the saltiness, there was an indescribable tingling sensation that kept stimulating her taste buds.
Pan Duole felt that if she had the opportunity to eat to her heart's content, she could eat three large bowls by herself!
No matter how slowly he ate, he eventually finished the paste in the bamboo basin. Pandole picked up the bamboo basin and carefully licked away the residue, bit by bit, until the bamboo basin was spotless.
Zuo Shan couldn't help but feel heartbroken. The poor child was born at the very bottom of this wasteland era and probably never experienced a single day of life that a normal child should have.
After licking the bamboo basin, Pan Duole looked up and met Zuo Shan's responsible gaze. Feeling a little embarrassed, she quickly said, "Sister, I'll mark this bamboo basin and I'll never use yours again."
"Alright, now that you're full, tell me what news you've found out outside?" Zuo Shan gently ruffled her hair.
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