"So you don't plan to borrow food?" The man's face darkened, and the others stepped forward in unison.
Tan's mother was startled and couldn't help but step back, her face full of fear: "You, you guys are trying to rob us? This is a society ruled by law, aren't you afraid of being arrested?"
The others were stunned, then burst into laughter: "She said a society ruled by law? Hahahaha, this is the best joke I've heard in the past few days."
Tan's mother was confused and stared at them blankly. A man pointed around and kindly told her, "Madam, you probably don't know this, but this is a disaster that has swept the entire planet. The whole world is in chaos."
Everyone in the villa was shocked. They knew that a cold snap only occurs once in a thousand years, and the situation this time was very bad!
You should know that before the snowstorm, this was a very famous community with complete facilities around it. It sold for about 30,000 yuan per square meter and was in short supply.
In a community with such a large population, only so few people survived. This shows how terrible the cold wave is.
The man had a sympathetic expression. "There's no electricity, no water, the radio's off, and everyone's busy taking care of themselves. And you still expect others to do justice for you? Haha, how naive."
Mother Tan was dumbfounded and turned to look at her husband subconsciously: "Old Tan!"
Mr. Tan also had a very ugly expression on his face. They were only thinking about collecting supplies at the time, but they didn't think about what to do if this happened.
"Brother, I have a suggestion. Can you listen to it first and then make a decision?"
Zhou's father spoke and then stepped out from the crowd.
The man with a face full of flesh glanced at him and said nonchalantly, "You said, but we definitely have to take some of the food today. My wife and children at home are starving. You know this, right?"
Father Zhou nodded: "I know, if you are really in need, we will definitely not watch you starve to death."
"But brothers, just like my brother's wife said, we worked so hard to buy this food, and then braved the snow to transport it back. You didn't have the awareness to store it back then, and now that we're short on food, you come and grab it..." He looked at them with a sharp look in his eyes, "That's not how you behave. You have your own children too. Aren't you afraid of having a negative influence on them?"
"Oh, in this world, just being alive is enough. Who cares about the rest?"
A man laughed out loud.
They left home two weeks earlier than the Zhou and Tan families. The experiences of these two weeks made them realize that this is no longer a disciplined and rule-based society, and the most important thing is to stay alive.
When disaster strikes, the collapse of morals and rules happens faster than expected.
"But how do you know that the world will never recover?" Zhou's father did not back down.
When the others heard this, they were stunned.
"This snow has only been falling for over a month. Although the situation is bad, if the sun comes out later, it won't be difficult to return to the previous state. Are you really prepared to commit such a crime?"
"Brother, the current situation is far from the end of the road. You don't have to go to this extent."
Father Zhou said earnestly, "We can definitely discuss it."
"Besides, don't forget, this is Province H, and this is City Z, known as the nation's granary."
Zhou Yan stared at the leading man with a stern expression. "You know we have enough supplies. What do you think your chances of winning are?"
Zhou Yan threatened them blatantly.
The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard. The group of people who came to steal food looked at each other and began to retreat.
Although they acted very ferocious, they had never done anything illegal. They were just very hungry today, and Zhang Biao led them to borrow food (although they knew that it was actually robbing food, after all, money was not important now), but they really didn't think about doing anything to the people in the villa.
Zhang Biao stared at Zhou Yan with a fierce look, while Zhou Yan had no expression on his face.
He just understood that these people were here to steal things, so it would not be difficult to give in, otherwise these people would only become more aggressive.
Besides, they had worked so hard to store all this food, so how could they be willing to let someone take it away? But there were four elderly people in the family, and several weak women. If a conflict really broke out, they would definitely suffer.
After much thought, the only way is to scare them first and then find a way to solve the problem later.
"Ahem," Xihe said. "Of course, we're not heartless. We can temporarily lend you a week's worth of food. After that, you can find a way to help the owner of the food store open a new one, or exchange food with us for other things. That's fine."
Mother Zhou immediately said, "Yes, Ruo Ruo's meaning is exactly what we mean! It would be great if we could all communicate in peace, right?"
She had been terrified from the beginning. With so many big men on the other side, what would happen if they tried to rob her and a fight broke out? She clutched her pounding heart, feeling a wave of fear.
Grandma Tan was unhappy and grumbled, "But it's not easy for us to earn money, and they just want it if they want it..."
No one paid any attention to it. Zhang Biao looked at Zhou's father and said, "We agree to what you said."
He thought about what Zhou Yan said. Province H is a major grain-producing province, and the army cannot give up here... His eyes lit up. That kid did remind him.
Thinking of this, he didn't delay any longer and hurried away with a bag of food on his shoulder.
When the others saw this, some hurriedly followed with food on their shoulders, while others happily ran home with vegetables and noodles. After being hungry for so long, they could finally have a full meal.
The food was distributed quickly, and soon those people left, leaving only the fat man from the villa next door.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Tan, let me tell you, that Zhang Biao is pretty impressive. See that building across the street? He and his gang took on a job and built it. It's said he's been out there since he graduated from elementary school. He's pretty impressive. But hehehe, you guys are the real deal. You scared him off with just a few words."
Father Zhou and Father Tan looked at each other. Zhang Biao didn't leave, he just changed his target.
No matter how many things there are in the villa, they are not as many as those in the market. There is also a granary built outside the city. Zhang Biao is cruel and ruthless, so he might go there.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at her son, and saw Zhou Yan being courteous to Xihe, making a snowman to present treasures to her, and smiling innocently, without any of the threatening coldness she had just shown. Even Xihe's eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and she didn't show any of her boldness just now.
These two kids...
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