In Li Xue's office.

Zheng Liang sat across from Li Xue with some reservations. After a long moment of deliberation, he finally spoke: "Captain Li, we are here to ask for help from Hope Base."

Li Xue raised her eyebrows: "Oh, what's the matter?"

Zheng Liang said in a low voice: "Since the flood, our S Base has suffered heavy losses, and Mr. Jia unfortunately died."

Li Xue was surprised: "Mr. Jia died?"

Zheng Liang nodded heavily. Mr. Jia had been very kind to him, and most of his achievements today were inseparable from Mr. Jia.

Li Xue sighed with regret. Mr. Jia was a very respectable person. At that small base in City A, just because of her words, Mr. Jia did it without hesitation for the safety of the residents of the base. From this, we can see that he is a very philanthropic and responsible person...

Zheng Liang went on to say, "Afterwards, due to improper handling of some follow-up matters after the flood, a large-scale plague broke out, and more than half of the people in the S base were killed or injured. Most of the supplies in the base, which were originally few, were washed away. Although crops were planted again later, the harvest was not very good, perhaps because the purification work was not done thoroughly enough. Then it snowed heavily. Although you provided the method of making cotton clothes with reed flowers, many elderly people in the base could not survive. The most terrible thing is that the food in the base is almost used up."

Li Xue understood: "So, are you here to borrow food this time?"

Zheng Liang nodded, and then Shaking his head: "We did come for food, but we didn't borrow it, we bought it. After all, food is so precious now. If we borrow it, you will definitely suffer a loss."

Li Xue frowned: "But you have never thought about what if our base has no food? Although our base did harvest a lot of food at the beginning, you should have received news that the population of the base will increase to one million. But our planting area has not expanded at all, so it is a problem for the food to be consumed by our own base."

Zheng Liang's face immediately dimmed when he heard this. Although he had anticipated this situation when he came, it was still hard to accept when the facts were laid out in front of him. If even the Hope Base has no food, then the base will be even worse.

Are all the people in the S base going to starve to death? That's a population of millions!

Li Xue thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, we still have some food, but this matter is too serious, I must discuss it with other ministers. After all, we also have such a large base to support."

Zheng Liang rekindled hope and nodded excitedly: "Okay, okay."

After seeing Zheng Liang off, Li Xue invited all the other ministers to come.

"I called you here to discuss how to solve this problem? Should we sell the food or not?" Li Xue repeated Zheng Liang's purpose and then asked for everyone's opinions.

Guo Qing naturally knew their purpose after receiving Zheng's call. He knew that Li Xue had food, but this matter was not that simple.

Zhang Hu and Zhang Long did not approve of this matter because they did not know the situation of Li Xue's space: "I guess our base does not have much food left. If it were not for the food in your hands, I'm afraid we would have starved to death. If we sell food to S base at this moment, it will be difficult for us to be the citizens of our base, not to mention anything else."

Li Xue smiled: "Don't worry about the food. I have enough food. It is said that our planting area is almost cleared, so I think we should try to plant some frost-resistant crops, such as winter wheat. I believe that before long, our base will be able to eat the newly planted food. "

Xiangdong is a little worried: "Even if we can sell food to S base, what if other bases get the news and come to buy food?" "

It will be a troublesome matter whether we sell it or not. If we sell it, how can we explain the source of so much food? If we don't sell it, it means we have offended other bases.

The other members of the Hope Team also think this way. This is not just a question of whether to sell it or not, there will be many troubles later.

Li Xue knew this, of course: "If we don't sell it, the millions of people in S base will have no way out."

There was silence in the meeting room.

Indeed, if this batch of food is not sold, then it won't be long before we can hear bad news from S base. But if we sell this batch of food, I'm afraid other bases will come to us for help.

Sell or not, it's a dilemma.

Seeing that it was getting late and there was no way to come to a conclusion in a short time, Li Xue said: "Let's go back today and continue the discussion tomorrow. It's better to give an explanation to S base as soon as possible. Even if this batch of food is not sold, they should find another way as soon as possible."

Everyone nodded and left.

Li Xue and Xiang Dong went home together with Little Apple.

Xiang Dong saw that Li Xue's brows were furrowed all the time, and said, "Actually, you want to sell food, right?"

Li Xue nodded: "If I don't sell it, I can't watch so many people starve to death. If I don't have that ability, there is nothing I can do. But I clearly have the ability to keep those people alive."

Li Xue covered her face with some sadness. This feeling is really bad, just like when the incident at H Base, although the incident at H Base had nothing to do with her, she still couldn't help thinking that if she had sold food to H Base, maybe many people would not have died.

Xiang Dong looked at the way Li Xue tortured herself, and felt a little distressed. He understood Li Xue's current mood. She had the ability to save those people's lives, but she couldn't help others for various reasons, and even had to watch those people die. This feeling was really tormenting.

Li Xue buried her face in her palms and said in a muffled voice: "Xiangdong, do you know? I always thought that God gave me this space so that I could help people survive this cruel end of the world." Her rebirth and this space are definitely not just for revenge.

"But now, even though I know so many people need food, I am always hesitant because I am afraid that I will be exposed and cause trouble. When I think that countless people may die because of my selfishness, I feel so sad."

Xiangdong walked to Li Xue, pulled away her hands that were covering her face, and pulled her into his arms. He sighed: "If you want to help, then help!"

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