Chapter 29
Because among the surrounding villages and several residential areas, Yingshui Community was the only one that actually sought help from the town, so after Dean Liu took Shen Cong and others to the temporary government office to explain the situation, the person in charge did not hesitate to help.
Instead, they tried their best to "squeeze" out some of the already scarce supplies for them.
Although the number is not large, it can be seen that the town government has really made an effort.
The supplies included: 50 cartons of small-bottle mineral water, 20 cartons of bagged instant noodles, a carton of various small breads, a carton of various Chinese and Western snacks, and a large supermarket plastic bag filled with various biscuits.
In addition, there are one hundred sausages, five bags of ten kilograms of flour, five bags of ten kilograms of rice, and a box of various small packages of miscellaneous grains, about ten kilograms in total.
Then, the town government also prepared some daily necessities for them, including toilet paper, sanitary napkins, towels, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc., which filled up an entire tricycle.
There are quite a lot of these things, but the quantity of each one is small, and it is obvious that they are put together.
This just proves that the person in charge here is telling the truth, and supplies in the town are also in short supply.
Getting these things was a pleasant surprise for the people in Yingshui Community. Naturally, no one thought it was too little and they were extremely grateful.
When they came to carry the supplies, everyone had a smile on their face and walked with excitement.
The government official took the initiative to send several volunteers to deliver these things to the passage together with the people in the community.
These people were very surprised to see that there was a passage that could be considered a road.
Apparently they hadn't discovered it before.
People from both sides cooperated with each other and transported all the supplies over in just a few trips.
After the people from the town government left, the residents in the community finally couldn't hold back and shouted in surprise.
Everyone was busy as if it was Chinese New Year. There was no need to rush them. They were all busy loading things into the car and bags. No one complained of being tired.
The backpacks of the twenty-two people were all packed to the brim, and the various cars they brought were so packed that things seemed to be about to fall out, and then they all hurried back excitedly together.
Unlike the trip here when we were full of anticipation and anxiety, on the way back, everyone was silent and walked very fast.
I just wish I could grow wings so I can fly back quickly and share this happy thing with everyone.
Everyone was really fast on this trip, and it wasn't even completely dark when we got back to the community.
But people in the community who care about them have come out to see them countless times.
The moment they saw them returning with a full load, all the people guarding the door ran out and welcomed them in as if they were heroes.
After entering the community, the group went straight to the small square in front of the property department.
Cao Hongmin, who had already received the news, was already waiting here with a few people.
Shi Lei and his team first handed over the medicines to Cao Hongmin and his team. Cao's people counted them one by one in front of everyone present in the community, and then registered them into the warehouse.
This look is to prevent people from gossiping about him afterwards.
After the medicines are put into storage, the highlight of today will begin - the distribution of supplies.
When Lao Cao was registering the items into the warehouse, the few heads of each room who had not received the news had all been called over and were waiting on the side.
The community now adopts a separate housing management model.
When Shen Cong and his team went to transport supplies, Lao Cao and his men had already registered all the existing population in the community.
In addition, temporary persons in charge were elected for each villa, tent and temporary house.
This temporary person in charge is a bit like the building manager before an earthquake, responsible for managing all affairs of the small area where he lives.
Distribute rations, arrange work, etc.
The temporary person in charge can be replaced, as long as the small area where they are located feels that this person is not suitable, they can discuss and replace him among themselves. Lao Cao and others have no say in this.
However, if there is no change of personnel, the property will only be handed over to this person in charge.
After the supplies are given to him, how to divide them when he returns is the business of each small area.
So, when it comes to distributing supplies, although the people below are very excited and anxious, it is still relatively quiet, at least it is within controllable range.
While Xiao Fan and other volunteers were counting numbers in the back, Shi Lei informed everyone about the situation outside today.
Special mention was made of the great contribution made by the Shen family in applying for this batch of supplies.
The people below were also deeply moved after hearing this. Several neighbors who were familiar with the Shen family even loudly expressed their gratitude to the three of them.
Then it was time for the distribution of supplies, which people were most concerned about.
At that time, there were about two hundred people in the community, including all the surviving owners and staff. To be honest, not a single person could get any food or daily necessities.
Shi Lei directly took out ten bags of instant noodles and handed them to Shen Cong, who was the first to come forward after his name was called.
Then he looked at everyone and said, "We have a rule before that the team that goes out to search for supplies has the right to obtain 20% of the supplies they find.
Look how much stuff Xiao Shen and his family have found for us!
If we really calculate according to this ratio, let alone ten packs of instant noodles, even if we give all the food we brought back this time to the Shen family, it would not be enough for 20%. After all, those medicines are the treasures we need most at the moment, and they can save all of our lives!
But, I know that people in several cabins are running out of food, so…"
He looked at Chen Cong and said, "Take these first. The rest is what our community owes you. I'll have the person in charge of supplies write you an IOU later. Lao Cao and I will both sign it. Then you can pay it back when the people who are looking for food bring back new food, okay?"
Shen Cong took the instant noodles from Shi Lei, said "OK" and then returned to her husband and father-in-law.
Although there is no shortage of instant noodles at home, what belongs to you is yours.
Not to mention asking for instant noodles, she would also go to the person in charge of food to get the IOU. At the very least, she couldn't let others think that their family was a soft persimmon that was easy to take advantage of, and whoever didn't do something would try to get some benefits.
No one had any objection to Shi Lei's distribution of supplies to the Shen family, especially the regional managers, who all thought Shi Lei had made a good move.
After all, this was the first time food was distributed after the rules were set.
If you think that giving too much to the Shen family now, what about the things that other teams will find in the future?
If everyone starts to make trouble, it will be difficult to lead the team.
After the supplies were distributed, it was almost ten o'clock and everyone was tired.
Chen Cong walked up to Shi Lei and the others and said something, then left. The others also gradually dispersed.
As a result, before the three of them had time to sit down after arriving home, there was a bang on the security door near the gulf. Before anyone in the house could say anything, Xiao Fan's voice was heard outside.
"Uncle Chen, Sister Cong, please come to our room. The people who went to Yingshui Village are back!"
Is this another round of material distribution?
Although they were too tired to move, Shen Cong and Gu Kai still followed Shen Jianyi to the villa in the west.
They were closer and arrived first.
When they entered, there were already quite a few people sitting in the living room of the villa.
But basically, they all lived here originally, with only a few unfamiliar faces. It can be seen that they were all part of the food-foraging team.
Chen Cong looked around and didn't see much food. There was only a bamboo basket near Shi Lei and the other core figures.
The bamboo basket was not big and was covered with a piece of cloth, so you couldn't see what was inside.
But even if it is food, there shouldn't be much.
Chen Cong now understood what was going on.
In fact, this was also expected. After all, she never thought that these people could borrow food from Yingshui Village.
Xiao Fan went out for a walk, and several temporary persons in charge came one after another.
After everyone arrived, Shi Lei asked the team leader, a man in his thirties, to talk about what happened during this trip.
The man's surname was Wang, and his name was Wang Liangcai. He used to be a floor supervisor in an executive hotel in the town. He was a man who was good at speaking and getting along with others.
I think he was chosen to lead the team this time because he is good at communication.
Wang Liangcai was very articulate and explained their grain-borrowing trip in a simple and clear manner.
"That mountain is not difficult to climb. It's not steep. It's newly formed. There are a lot of broken rocks on the mountain. You have to be careful of collapse at any time. There may also be falling rocks from high altitudes.
Fortunately, we were lucky and managed to avoid them all, so we had a safe journey.
The disaster that Yingshui Village encountered was similar to ours. There were also several large cracks there, one of which went through the village, and all the houses on both sides of the crack were destroyed.
It’s just that their village committee is not near the crack and is kept intact.
Those who had sought refuge here before are now staying temporarily in the village committee after returning. They are so lucky that they have saved their lives because of this.
It’s just that their previous village chief, Xu Xingxue, was hit by a falling beam while escaping and broke one of his legs.”
Hearing that Xu Xingxue's leg was broken, Shen Jianyi, who had been sitting there listening quietly, suddenly raised his head and his hands trembled.
Wang Liangcai continued: "There are not many young people in their village, only elderly people.
Now that Xu Xingxue's legs are no longer functioning, their village has put forward a man named Xu Liang to take charge.
It is said that the man had caused trouble in our neighborhood before, and many people here know him. "
Wang Liangcai was a tenant in the upper floors and had no idea what happened in the villa area.
But many of those sitting here were people who had lived in the villa before, and they were well aware of the disputes between Liu Xia, Xu Liang and his mother, and the Shen family.
After he said this, many people looked towards the Shen family.
Chen Cong had a blank expression on his face and did not move, as if he had not noticed anything.
"That Xu Liang is a piece of shit!" Wang Liangcai suddenly cursed.
"I heard from people in his village that he used to do business in the city and was a profiteer. Later, he lost his restaurant due to gambling and his wife divorced him. He had no choice but to return to the village to live off his parents. Tell me, why doesn't such a person just die? Shouldn't he fall into the cracks the most?"
Wang Liangcai's sudden change of expression and curse at people startled everyone around him. Even Chen Cong couldn't help but look up at him.
Finally, someone nearby couldn't help but shout, "What on earth did he do? Is it related to him that we didn't get the grain back?"
It seemed that everyone saw that they were returning empty-handed.
"Yes, he is not a human being!" A young man who was with the team also started to curse.
"Brother Wang, saying that he is a dishonest businessman is just a nice thing to say. He is not a human being, but a beast! A beast without conscience!
It would be fine if he didn't lend us grain, we don't have much to say since we are not close friends. But do you know how wicked he is? When we asked to buy grain, he raised the price and insisted on selling it for 50 yuan per catty! "
There was a sound of gasps from below.
“50 yuan per pound?!”
"What's the price? Why doesn't he just die?!"
"They are trying to drink the blood of our victims!"
"If the country finds out, he will definitely go to jail!"
Everyone was excited and said all kinds of things.
After everyone had vented their anger, Wang Liang continued, "We really have no way to convince them! We said everything we could to please them, but they still wouldn't budge. In the end, they even said, this time it's 50 yuan per catty, and if we don't want it, they'll sell it for 100 yuan per catty next time."
There was another round of cursing from below.
"Does he really think that no one cares? If they continue to drive up prices, aren't they afraid that the government will come back to punish them after rescuing them?"
Someone shouted from below.
Others also responded.
Another person who went with them this time said in a rough voice: "People from Yingshui Village also ran to the city to seek help this time. The people we went to seek help didn't get out halfway and all came back.
But the other person ran over.
They also brought back bad news, saying that the Bac Ninh City Government was gone and an entire street had sunk into the ground.
The city is in chaos now, and they can't even manage themselves, let alone manage us. That's why they are so confident and dare to ask for such a high price!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was another uproar from the audience!
For fear of causing panic, Chen Cong and his companions had agreed on the way to temporarily suppress the news that Beining was leaderless and not tell people in the community.
After all, it's all speculation that the troops will take action, and there's no basis for it.
But it is a fact that the government fell through the cracks.
Before finding a greater support, it is much better to let everyone have hope than to be completely disappointed. There is no need to undermine people's confidence at this time.
But no one expected that the news would eventually spread in this way.
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