Gu Yanzhi recognized the girl who had the accident. She was one of the three girls Gu Qiang had rescued.
The three of them went home happily. But after the girl disappeared, her parents searched everywhere for her despite their poor health, and passed away with regret before she returned.
When the three of them first returned home, the girl learned that her parents had passed away and was heartbroken. They initially planned to find a place to live together. However, the girl's uncle's family was still alive, and her uncle had helped with the funeral arrangements for her parents.
It was called "handling," but in reality, it was just throwing people into the water and taking over the remaining supplies left behind by the two elderly people.
Upon seeing the three girls return with a large amount of supplies, the family became greedy. They found a box, stuffed some flour inside, and claimed it was the ashes of the girls' parents. They then used sweet words to say that they had done many things for their younger brother and sister-in-law, and that their brother and sister-in-law had always been worried about her before they passed away, and that they had never given up searching for her.
They also said they would let them stay at their home and that they would be well taken care of in the future.
When the girl learned about this, she thought her uncle's family were good people and was deeply moved by what they had done.
Moreover, all three had once lived in harmonious families; if it weren't for the apocalypse, they wouldn't have encountered such unbearable memories. Being rather simple-minded, although they harbored some doubts, they were dispelled by the smooth talk and persuasion of their uncle's family.
The three of them then moved in with their uncle's family and continued living in their original home.
At first, the uncle's family treated the three of them very well, granting their every request, because of the supplies they had. It wasn't until their supplies gradually ran out that their true colors were revealed.
Every day, they not only robbed the three girls of their relief supplies, but also only gave them one steamed bun a day, and forced them to eat...
They found themselves in another world, the three of them tied to the bed, with different men coming and going from the house every day. The uncle kept this very secret, only sending men during the day when everyone was out at work or late at night when everyone was asleep.
The other two girls found an opportunity to end their own lives early on, leaving only her under even stricter surveillance. Now that she is completely dead, her body is even being used, leaving her without a complete corpse.
Gu Yanzhi never expected that the three girls, who had finally regained their confidence and were looking forward to a new life, would fall into the clutches of evil again after escaping from the wolf's den, and end up like this.
When the girl was carried out, her uncle's family was also taken away by the police. Gu Yanzhi asked Gu Yanlin about the fate of this family; the population of the apocalypse was decreasing every day. The government no longer advocated the death penalty; the most severe punishment was to make them do the hardest work and give them the least amount of food.
Gu Yanlin didn't say what they would be taken there for; it's currently a top secret in the military. Not only him, but Chu Guodong wasn't very clear about this secret mission either.
Several such incidents occurred, and the security situation in City C was severely rectified. During that period, the military, government, and police were all mobilized, patrolling and arresting people day and night. In addition, people who had been numb for a long time finally found some fun and came out to watch the excitement. The bustling crowd outside made it feel even more lively than before the apocalypse.
Every week during their rest time, they would reinforce the windows, wishing they could make the outside walls as solid as a rock.
When distributing supplies, everyone used to gather together to receive them. As expected, even after the supplies were changed to be distributed monthly, the amount decreased. Now, we can receive about twenty days' worth of supplies per month.
However, due to the government's recent crackdown, there have been no more street robberies.
Gu Yan knew clearly that this was the calm before the storm. On the surface, everything seemed peaceful, but the undercurrents beneath were just as strong, and it was anyone's guess when it would suddenly erupt.
During this time, things were chaotic outside, and Gu Yanzhi didn't have any desire to go out for a stroll. She focused on taking care of her ginger at home.
It's worth mentioning that the ginger had grown quite large. Gu Yanzhi dug up a few and took them to the government's material appraisal and recycling station. They were highly valued, and all the ginger was taken away with the best conditions.
After learning that Gu Yanzhi had built his own planting house, the relevant staff members also discussed with him the planting of a batch of vegetables.
It's best to plant easy-to-harvest vegetables, such as spinach, rapeseed, and bok choy, which can be harvested in one or two months.
People in City C only receive those dried vegetable packets once every one or two months as a source of vitamins. Many people have experienced weakened immunity due to the prolonged lack of vegetables, which worries the staff. However, the weather is too cold, and despite investing a lot of effort in the planting experiments, the harvest is minimal.
The only option is to transport supplies from other places to City C, but food is a scarce resource in every city now, and even if you have the time, you need someone to be willing to give you the supplies.
Now that they've finally found someone who can grow so many high-quality vegetables, the staff feel like they've grasped a lifeline.
Not only did they discuss the subsequent vegetable planting and purchasing issues with Gu Yanzhi, but they also obtained Gu Yanzhi's consent to visit the planting room on the 17th floor and invited Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao to serve as consultants for the planting base, all so that the people of City C could have more food to eat.
After agreeing on the terms, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao threw themselves into research on crop cultivation in frigid weather.
Although neither of them has a professional agricultural background, they stocked up on a large number of related books and videos when they were hoarding supplies. Coupled with their strong learning abilities and the guidance of professional agricultural experts, their research is progressing smoothly.
Gu Yanzhi, a top student in bioengineering, has unique advantages in research, making it easy for him to learn the required proportions for various vegetables.
Time slipped away as the two of them busily planted, sold, and studied vegetables.
After the young couple sold another batch of vegetables and made a small breakthrough in their research, they took a break from their busy schedule and realized that the weather outside had changed without them noticing.
The original ice surface, which had become uneven and pitted over time, has now been repaired and smoothed out. A passable road has been planned, and rows of white pipes with light bulbs hanging high on them have been added to both sides of the road.
Gu Yanzhi only then remembered that the polar night was approaching.
Gu Yanzhi didn't remember the exact time when the polar night arrived, only that he woke up one day and felt that the night was exceptionally long, and the sky didn't light up for a long time after he woke up.
Until the day the polar night truly arrived, everything outside was in complete chaos.
At first, everyone thought it was because they got up too early, but an hour passed, two hours passed, and... it was still not dawn.
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