Chapter 171 The Birth of the Points System
Mo Huaiyu sneered: "The house was originally yours. Qin Zhaoxian is dead. Are we just going to watch them take it away if we don't get it back?"
The two boys then recounted, one sentence at a time, the circumstances surrounding their repossession of Building No. 4.
It was three days after Mu Qingyu left that Qin Zhaoxian died in the middle of the night. Mo Huaiyu knew perfectly well how and when he died.
So the next morning, as usual, those people came to collect water, but Aunt Mei didn't open the door that day. So they started making a scene in front of Building 4.
Their commotion was so loud that it naturally alerted the people in the other houses, including Jing Cheng and Han Yu.
Unable to bear the noise any longer, Aunt Mei finally came out, her face swollen from crying, and dejectedly informed them of Qin Zhaoxian's death. After a moment of shock, some of them immediately set their sights on the house.
Who wouldn't want such a post-apocalyptic fortress?
However, they weren't entirely unrestrained. After all, on her very first day back, Mu Qingyu had declared ownership of the house with her blood. Everyone knew that Building 4 also belonged to Mu Qingyu, but because of Aunt Mei, she didn't interfere much in matters there.
But Mu Qingyu isn't dead. If someone tries to take over Building 4, she definitely won't stand idly by.
At this moment, Mo Huaiyu and Mu Qingrong went directly through the side gate of Building 3. Accompanying them were Jing Chen, Han Yu, Lü Peng, and a group of others.
Mo Huaiyu didn't waste any time with their pleasantries and went straight to the point, saying he wanted to take the house back. They didn't hide the fact that Mu Qingyu was away from home.
But as I said before, Mu Qingyu has just gone out, she's not dead! She'll only be gone for a few days, she'll be back sooner or later.
Before they could get excited, Mo Huaiyu had Mu Qingrong take out a bag of potatoes and sweet potatoes and dump them on the ground.
“Tell them,” Mo Huaiyu said with a smile, repeating what he had said that day, “We are going to take the house back. We can give you water, but free water is out of the question. We turned a blind eye a few days ago only because Sister Xiaoyu didn’t want so many people to die.”
“We have water, we have food! We even have water that has been filtered twice, it’s cleaner than the water in Building 4. We can give it to you, but you have to bring something in exchange.”
Those people were stunned by the large bag of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and no one spoke up for a while, so Mo Huaiyu had a lot of room to maneuver.
“I know you have nothing, so let’s exchange labor for it! We’ll post what we need at the entrance of Building 3 every day, and these things can all be found nearby. Occasionally, we’ll also hire some people to do some work. All of this can be exchanged for points, and then we can exchange those points for corresponding supplies.”
"For example, if we need bamboo now, there is a large bamboo forest behind the village. Ten bamboo stalks can be exchanged for one point, one point can be exchanged for one potato, and two points can be exchanged for one sweet potato."
Mo Huaiyu pointed to the sweet potatoes and potatoes on the ground: "Our potatoes are so big that, under normal circumstances, one potato is enough to fill an adult woman's stomach for one meal, and an adult man can eat more than half of his stomach. Moreover, based on the characteristics of sweet potatoes and potatoes, they can both be propagated from root tubers."
“You can’t grow anything in the ground at this time of year, but you can still get some clean soil and plant something inside the house. There’s a bamboo grove behind the village. Since the bamboo there can survive, you can dig up some soil there and plant a small amount of sweet potatoes and potatoes. They should be able to grow too, right?”
After Mo Huaiyu finished speaking, the excitement of those people instantly subsided, and many of them became thoughtful.
Those with clear minds have already begun to weigh the pros and cons.
If a forced takeover of the houses were to occur now, with so many people involved, it's uncertain who would ultimately succeed. Furthermore, the process of grabbing the houses would likely result in injuries, and in such situations, injury is hardly different from death.
Moreover, the people from Building 3 next door came over with a group of people to take over the houses in a very open manner, making it clear that they wouldn't let them take over Building 4 at will. If they tried to take it by force, there would be a conflict, and with a conflict, people would die or be injured...
The strongest among them—Qin Zhaoxian—is already dead! The second strongest superhuman was killed by Mu Qingyu on the very first day of his return!
Even assuming we disregard the factors mentioned above and they manage to seize the house and obtain water, what about food? There might be some left in the house, but what about after that?
Most importantly, so what if we manage to snatch it? Mu Qingyu might be back in a few days. Once she returns, who will be able to hold onto the house?
How did Qin Zhaoxian die? How did he suddenly fall ill after Mu Qingyu returned, and then die so abruptly?
She was perfectly healthy before.
So those with clear minds have already started asking what else they can get points from, and what else they can redeem with points besides what Mo Huaiyu just mentioned.
After Mo Huaiyu explained the significance of the points and the items that could be redeemed, the pace of the game had already been taken off by him.
Not only did they recover Building No. 4 without firing a shot, but they also reached an agreement with the villagers on what items could be redeemed with their points.
For example, they also need metal, which can be used not only to make arrows but also to reinforce houses. Metal can be obtained from abandoned vehicles on the main road outside the village.
However, as Mu Qingrong had mentioned before, the properties of metals in automobiles are too complex, with different metals used in different parts. Therefore, Mu Qingrong needed them to disassemble and categorize the metals, with different categories receiving different points.
For example, they can earn points by patrolling the village roads or guarding the village entrance. Guarding the village entrance for one night earns two points, while patrolling for one day earns three points.
One point can be exchanged for one potato, and two points for one sweet potato. One point can be exchanged for one bottle of water in Building 4, and two points for one bottle of water in Building 3. If you need unopened bottled mineral water, it's one point for two 500ml bottles.
One point can be redeemed for one ear of corn, but most people think it's not worth it and no one has ever redeemed it. Ten points can be redeemed for one pound of frozen beef, eight points for one pound of rice, and one point for a pack of instant noodles...
Anyway, these prices were basically set by Mo Huaiyu. He's been thinking about this stuff whenever he has free time these past few days.
Many of the things decided that day were done too hastily, and he hopes that things can be improved gradually in the future.
In short, the three children made full use of all the supplies that Mu Qingyu left behind before she left.
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