"It's raining again."
The rain had just stopped for a day and it started raining again outside.
The rain was just as heavy as before, with strong winds and heavy rain.
Some people who originally had high hopes already had bad guesses in their minds.
Things outside became even more chaotic. In the heavy rain, Li Jianshan came and knocked on the door, wanting to borrow a kayak.
An Jingzhi lent the kayak to the other party and declined the other party's request to go out together to find supplies.
Finally, Li Jianshan and Mr. Dao went out again in the heavy rain. From Li Jianshan's expression after he came back, it can be seen that they did not gain much from this trip.
"Thank you, Jingzhi." He was dejected, his lips pale. "If I had known this would happen, I should have fished a little longer yesterday."
"I heard the patrol's announcement when I went outside. The next batch of supplies won't arrive for seven days."
An Jingzhi thanked the other party, closed the door, and told his family the news.
"It seems that this is really just like what happened in Jingzhi's dream. We can't escape it." Xin Fenlan sighed.
Most people's hearts are like strings about to break, and they are just waiting for supplies in seven days.
But seven days later, we only received news that a supply ship had been robbed.
Of course, the things on the supply ship were not stolen, but the robbery did delay some time.
It will arrive at least one day later.
…
Due to the severe shortage of manpower, the government has recruited a lot of temporary workers, but it is still far from enough. For the distribution of supplies this time, residents need to go in person with their ID cards to collect them.
Having witnessed the cruelty outside, everyone in the corridor chose to go together.
What they received was far less than what they expected.
Before, in addition to compressed biscuits, there were also a few potatoes and a few bottles of water.
The seven-day supplies I received this time only included compressed biscuits and two bottles of water.
There were only three compressed biscuits.
An adult eats one piece a day, and these three pieces can only last for five or six days if they are eaten sparingly.
After returning, An Jingzhi and Xin Ruoyao both looked unhappy. They knew that the order would completely collapse in just a few days.
"Supplies are extremely scarce this time. I think the authorities are about to collapse. The rainstorm came very suddenly. I guess a lot of crops didn't get harvested in time, and a lot of supplies were swept away by the flood."
"It's not easy to hold on until now." Xin Ruoyao said in a deep voice: "I guess this is the last time supplies are distributed. From now on, no one in our family should go out."
Xin Ruoyao's words were agreed by the whole family.
If it weren't for the desire to make their homes less conspicuous, they would not have been willing to go out to collect the supplies.
Every time An Jingzhi and Xin Ruoyao go out, the three old people in the family are always worried.
"Okay, okay, no one in our family will go out." Old Man An said, "My soilless vegetables have already grown green leaves. We'll eat them tonight to calm our nerves."
Although soilless cultivation does not require soil, it still requires the preparation of nutrient solution. Old Man An was reluctant to use the nutrient solution because it contained both sugar and salt, so it took him so long to develop it.
In the evening, the family happily had a hot pot meal. The crispy and tender vegetables were dipped in the hot pot and then taken out, and some beef, pork and shrimp were added.
The whole family was so enchanted by the delicious food that they forgot about the disaster for a moment.
Everyone went out to look for supplies yesterday, so having a good meal now won’t attract too much attention.
The neighbors in the corridor smelled the smell of hot pot.
"It smells so good, like hot pot?"
"Who's cooking hot pot?"
"It seems to be coming from upstairs. I guess they picked up a lot of good stuff yesterday."
"You really don't know how to live. You don't even realize what time it is. You're eating so lavishly."
"Mom, it smells so good. I want to eat hot pot too."
"Do I look like hot pot to you?"
…
A hotpot meal aroused the concerns of many people in the building.
There are only two households upstairs, and anyone who is interested can tell which family is eating by just coming up and smelling it.
There were a few times when those who wanted to take advantage came to borrow food, but they thought that the two young people, An Jingzhi and Xin Ruoyao, might be shy and would feel embarrassed to refuse the food.
"My baby hasn't had any good food in three months. He smelled hot pot at your house yesterday and made a fuss all night. I know everyone's having a hard time right now, so I won't ask for too much, but I'll just have some of your hot pot soup base. Is that okay?"
"I want to eat hot pot, I want to eat hot pot!" There was a little boy standing next to the woman. When he heard his mother say that, he immediately collapsed to the ground and screamed.
An Jingzhi frowned. Originally, he was not stingy in giving the other party a bowl of hot pot soup base, but the little boy's behavior made him uncomfortable.
The woman comforted her son and said, "Okay, okay, let's eat hot pot. Xiaohao, don't cry. Xiaohao, don't cry."
"Xiao An, look..."
Xin Fenlan watched coldly. When An Jingzhi opened his mouth to speak, she thought An Jingzhi was shy and embarrassed to refuse, so she walked to the front and blocked An Jingzhi behind her.
"If a child cries, it's because the adults didn't discipline him well. You need to take good care of him at home."
"How can you talk like that? What's wrong with the child wanting to eat something?" the woman said somewhat unhappily.
"Then he has to go find his mother. If his mother is incompetent, then he deserves to starve! No matter how you look at it, you can't find my family!"
"Who are you? I'm not asking you for anything! Why are you talking so harshly?"
"She is my mother." An Jingzhi said.
The woman's face was grim. "You're an elder too, don't you know how difficult it is to manage children? How can this little kid control himself? I wasn't asking for anything, I just wanted a bowl of hot pot soup base. Seeing how stingy you are, who would dare to get along with your family in the future?"
"There's something even more unpleasant that I haven't said yet. Do you dare to get along with my family? This has nothing to do with you. What time is it now? Every household is having a hard time getting enough to eat, and you still have the nerve to come in and ask for hot pot soup base." Xin Fenlan said coldly.
"That hot pot soup base is full of salt and oil, and you're so smart that you come here empty-handed to ask for it? Why don't you go to the street and ask for it?"
The woman was so angry that she was shaking all over. "How can you be like this? We are just neighbors, why are you fussing so much? It's all for the sake of the children! Xiao An, is this also what you meant?"
"My mother's words reflect the opinions of my entire family." An Jingzhi said calmly.
"you!"
The woman was still angry, and the little boy next to her, seeing that he couldn't get what he wanted, immediately burst into tears and rolled on the ground.
"I want to eat hot pot, I want to eat hot pot, I want to eat hot pot! You have hot pot at home, why don't you give it to me!"
The An family members' expressions became even colder.
"Eat, eat, eat! Are you going to eat this slap in the face? Can't you see I don't want to?" The woman angrily lifted up her son's butt and slapped him twice, and the boy cried even louder.
"If you want to teach the child a lesson, go home and don't quarrel in front of my house!" Xin Fenlan said with a cold face.
After he finished speaking, he immediately closed the door without giving the woman a chance to retort.
After closing the door, Xin Fenlan said, "Jingzhi, I know you young people are embarrassed to refuse others, but you also have to consider the situation. A bowl of soup base is nothing, but she came empty-handed and brought her child crying."
"She just calculated it right. You young people are thin-skinned. You borrowed her once, and there will be a second time."
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