Ding Qi looked at Zhang Chao and said sincerely, "I envy you. You have been so firm in friendship for so many years, and the partners you have met are so reliable."

In fact, Zhang Chao is used to people who cheat each other as a salesperson. He has many colleagues and customers, but his only friends are Lu Yu and Jiang Ning.

Looking back on the past 20 years, except for being deceived countless times in love, he has not made many mistakes.

Ding Qi occasionally said that Zhang Chao was simple and dared to use medicine to save people without knowing whether she was a human or a ghost.

Every time he did not refute, but just smiled.

Ding Qi was just hurt so badly that he completely closed his heart.

In fact, after going around in circles for a few years, many people wanted to team up with him and Lu Yu, but they were all rejected without exception.

Or talking about the good and evil of human nature, the two had seen too much in the orphanage, and the memory would be more profound, so if they were not people who understood the depths of the soul, they would definitely not agree to form a team.

But Ding Qi is different. She was born in a warm family and has her own abilities. She originally formed a team based on the principle of survival, which led to repeated backstabs.

But Zhang Chao grew up in a different environment. He knows when to be strong and when to be weak. If he does not have emotional soft spots, he is a person who is smarter than a monkey, but he knows how to be restrained and shrewd.

Everyone has their own secrets, Lu Yu has, Zheng Weili has, Shen Ge has, and Jiang Ning has more, but they do not hurt themselves, and even have good intentions, so why not do it?

After hiding their own supplies, the four of them discussed taking tea, cigarettes, alcohol, and bacon, and went to the official trading hall to exchange for a simple generator.

Zhang Chao and Lu Yu were on duty, while Ding Qi and Zheng Weili operated the simple generator at home.

There was a patrol team outside, so the safety of the community could still be guaranteed.

This was the most peaceful sleep they had had since leaving the official base.

While on duty, Jiang Ning happened to meet Qin Chuan. He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, if I rent a villa, do you think

Young Master Rong will offer a discount?" Jiang Ning smiled, "Brother Qin, are you going to rent one for Xiaomu?"

Qin Chuan thought, "I want to rent it for Hou and the others, but I don't know if the people in the community are willing?"

No wonder he was so active in talking to Zhang Chao and Lu Yu about the rent. It turned out that he was paving the way for Sharp-billed Hou and the others to move into the villa. The second-hand dealer has more tricks than a sieve.

However, Sharp-billed Hou and the others had conflicts with the community security before, and Jiang Ning really didn't dare to express his opinion. "This matter is decided by the owner committee."

Who is Qin Chuan? His head is full of lubricants, and he immediately went to find Young Master Rong.

I don't know how he negotiated, but Young Master Rong really agreed and rented out two more villas, which were much larger than Villa 42, with the same monthly rent of 20 kilograms of food.

Jiang Ning was surprised and talked to Huo Yishen during dinner, "Sharp-beaked Monkey and his men have wives and children to support, even if they were to share the stalls, they couldn't afford so much food." Huo Yishen

was not surprised, "I guess Qin Chuan paid for them." Being

good to your brothers is one thing, but brothers should be clear about the accounts, and the rent and food will be deducted from the future share. On the one hand, it can ensure the safety of your subordinates and make them grateful and more loyal; on the other hand, there are dozens of more people in the community, and they are all his people. Who among the rich people dares to show him a bad face in the future?

His guess was right, that's what Qin Chuan did.

The other rich people disagreed in their hearts, but they had to nod their heads due to the helplessness of reality.

They had no shortage of supplies before, even in the end times, but compared with the survivors at the bottom, their lives were simply too comfortable.

But with the arrival of the eternal night, after the supplies were looted by the mob, they truly felt the ravages of natural disasters.

It was too hard, they didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, and they had to go out on duty every day. They hadn't seen the sun for a long time, and their bodies were getting worse and worse.

They urgently needed others to share the burden so that they could survive the eternal night without seeing the sun.

Qin Chuan knew their psychology well, and rented two villas in one go on the condition that each family would send a male on duty.

He would provide food first, and then deduct the share from his brothers after the eternal night.

It is true that it is quite safe opposite the police station, but it is really uncomfortable for a family to be squeezed in a subdivided flat.

The rent here is a bit high, but it is relatively spacious. Not only can we raise animals, but there is also room to grow food.

The second-class merchants are the best at calculating, so how could they not agree?

Besides, if they really can't make ends meet one day, the boss will not watch them starve to death.

With the addition of the second-class merchants and 42 villas, the community officially operates in three shifts, and each shift can reduce four hours. Everyone is relieved.

Rong Sanshao pesters Jiang Ning every day, "Sister, when will you treat me to dinner?"

Thinking of his great help, Jiang Ning readily agreed, "Tonight, OK?"

If you treat someone to a meal, you have to treat them like one, you can't be confrontational.

But Jiang Ning couldn't stand his sleazy look, and Huo Yishen wasn't good at talking, so he invited Qin Chuan as well.

He was best at creating an atmosphere.

The father and son were both not good at cooking, but they would definitely try a big meal.

Qin Chuan brought two of the biggest fish over, "Sister-in-law, today it's up to you to cook."

Jiang Ning said cheerfully, "Do you want pickled fish or boiled fish?"

The space had a lot of seasonings and side dishes, and Huo Yishen's fish-cutting skills were already superb.

Qin Chuan was confident in her cooking skills, so he didn't pick and choose, "Anything is fine."

Jiang Ning weighed the fish weighing a few pounds in her hand, "Is it raised fish fry?"

The fish that grew in the dark were not very different from before the disaster, except that they were much slimmer and a little whiter in color.

"That's right." Qin Chuan was a little embarrassed. "Not long after we brought the fry back, Yongye came. It took a lot of effort to raise them. I have to take care of them carefully every day. I didn't even have to worry so much when raising a son."

Qin Mu followed behind him and said to Jiang Ning politely, "Sister."

Qin Chuan corrected his son, "Don't be disrespectful. Just call me Aunt Jiang."

Unexpectedly, Qin Mu ran to find Doudou. He took out a thermos from his schoolbag, "Doudou, I just squeezed some goat milk. I brought it here when it was hot. Come and have a taste."

"Brother Xiaomu, goat milk is too precious. I can't take it."

Qin Mu stuffed it into her hand stubbornly, "It's okay. I feed it every day."

The dog follows the master. It would have been fine if Young Master Rong had done it himself, but who knew that Ah Ben was even more shameless than him.

It brought a gift, a bone with meat

still on it, as a filial tribute to its eldest brother. This made Coke, who ate a lot of meat and fish every day, very disgusted, and he pushed the bone back without hesitation, but he still accepted the kindness.

After chewing the bone, Ah Ben served as a sandbag for the eldest brother to practice with, and the two dogs played in the yard.

Rong Sanshao stole the old man's Maotai, "Sister, this is 1982 Maotai, which is older than my mother. You haven't seen it, right?"

Jiang Ning smiled, "I really haven't seen it."

Five-star brand, yellow-glazed porcelain bottle, before the end of the world, it was as high as 150,000 per bottle, and now it is even more expensive.

She has 10 bottles in her space, all of which belong to her domineering cousin, and she can't tell anyone even if she is beaten to death.