Chapter 216 The Poor Kid in the Apocalypse 46
After intimidating everyone, Shen Ci began distributing supplies to them.
Wang Jianguo, a family of five.
"Your whole family, please step forward to collect your supplies. From now on, everyone collecting supplies must stand up to verify the number of people, so that no one is receiving pay without working."
Wang Jianguo and his family quickly stepped forward, and after counting, there were indeed five of them.
"Each person can receive 10 jin of grain. There are five people in your family, so that's 50 jin. In addition, the seeds distributed this time are all suitable for planting in this season."
As long as you work hard, you won't have to worry about surviving; this is yours.
Shen Ci handed the grain bags to them. Wang Jianguo had been looking forward to this moment for a very long time, but when it actually happened, he was still surprised and couldn't believe it.
This is the apocalypse! In an era where people would fight each other and kill each other over an expired loaf of bread, someone would actually give them so much food for no reason. That's 50 pounds! If they eat it sparingly, it should last them for several months!
Their family didn't have much food to begin with, and even if they were frugal, it would run out in a few days. If they couldn't find any more food, the only fate of the family would be to starve to death, with the only difference being that some would die more slowly and others more quickly.
This is equivalent to someone pulling him back from the brink of starvation, or someone providing timely help in his time of need.
Wang Jianguo is a grateful person. This apocalypse is similar to those years of famine in the past. People are willing to be treated like slaves if they are given food.
He knelt down with a thud, "My life, Wang Jianguo's life, belongs to you, leader. I will do whatever you tell me to do, and I will never have any disloyalty!"
"If it weren't for the leader taking us in, my family would probably have become one of the zombies sooner or later. We will never forget the leader's kindness!"
This was the first person to lead his family to choose to believe in him, and Shen Ci was deeply impressed by him, patting him on the shoulder.
"What would I do with your life? Live well, for only by living is there hope."
As long as enough people survive, our world will be rebuilt sooner or later. The world is created by people, so we must survive.
Wang Jianguo carried the grain home, and his family couldn't help but cry tears of joy. This real grain was so heavy!
Before receiving their bags, everyone harbored a sliver of doubt, but at this moment, they truly believed it. They all saw what was in the bags—real food, food that could save lives.
Everyone's eyes grew even more eager. Shen Ci continued to call out names and distribute food. Every family that received food was overjoyed. Although they had only been here for a short time, the rules had already been explained many times, and that was the same as in civilized society.
So after receiving the food, everyone knew to say thank you. Having the food meant they could have a full meal that day, and there was also electricity so they could cook with appliances.
Currently, the base has a small population, ensuring that every household can be allocated a house with electricity.
At that moment, these people were incredibly grateful that they had chosen to believe and follow them here. If they hadn't made that choice, they wouldn't know where they would be now, in some corner of the city, barely surviving.
"We don't have many people right now, and everyone can get some food, but this is only in the early stages."
Besides these grains, everyone can also find their own food on the mountain.
I've already tested the wild vegetables growing in the mountains around here, and they're not infected, so there shouldn't be any problems eating them.
Whether we have enough to eat next time depends on how well everyone does in farming.
There are some things that need to be made clear beforehand. I'm not supplying them with food indefinitely. They'll have to pay me back after the harvest. I'm just not charging interest.
If we grow crops like this for several seasons, basically no one will starve to death.
Although this society has suffered a catastrophe, it is not completely beyond recovery. The most important thing right now is to solve the problem of food and clothing.
Everyone was undoubtedly happy after receiving the food, which proved that this place was not a lie and that Chief Shen could provide them with food. However, some people were also troubled.
Most of these people were brought back from the city. There are many city dwellers; these days, everyone aspires to glamorous jobs in the city, and most young people love to flock to the city.
Therefore, few of these people know how to farm. They might be able to do cultural work, but when it comes to farming, most of them only have theoretical knowledge and no practical experience.
"I don't know how to farm!"
"Oh, what a waste it would be to squander such good seeds!"
“I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but I am afraid that the grain I grow will not be enough to eat myself, let alone enough to repay Chief Shen for the seeds and grain he borrowed.”
"I should have watched more farming videos before."
"Dad, Mom, luckily you're both experienced farmers. This time, we must do a good job of farming so that when the harvest comes, our family will have enough to eat."
Looking at his family, Wang Jianguo felt fortunate that he hadn't abandoned anyone. Surviving in the apocalypse was so difficult and painful, and he was always on edge. As the only man in the family, he had to protect everyone.
He and his wife worked together, one going out to find supplies to bring back to the family, and the other staying home to protect the rest of the family. From beginning to end, the couple never said a word of complaint, nor did they ever think of abandoning any of their family members.
Of course, the reason he feels gratified now is because his parents actually took the initiative to suggest that they take the children with them. His parents felt that they were too old to fight zombies and would waste food.
Grandma Wang and Grandpa Wang both understood what he meant by those words, and tears welled up in their eyes. Fortunately, their family had always been together and remained stable, overcoming all hardships and difficulties together.
"Everyone was exhausted yesterday, and everything was arranged too hastily. Now we need to improve the system of our base step by step."
From now on, people will be arranged to patrol and keep watch every night, both to guard against zombie attacks and to guard against people with ill intentions.
The base's infrastructure construction is a task that everyone must complete. After that, everyone can go to farm, take care of their own business, go to the city to find supplies, or freely form teams.
However, a record must be kept of each person who goes out, for easy statistical purposes.
The base is currently empty, so today's mission is to send out a team to search for supplies, not just food. Wang Jianguo, you will drive and lead the team.
Survivors you see on the road can be brought back, but survivors who want to join our base in the future will need to hand over a crystal core.
The crystal core can be retrieved from the zombie's brain.
Shen Ci took out a crystal core from his pocket and showed it to them. It's been so long since the apocalypse, there should be other people who have also discovered this thing. I just don't know if there are any people with superpowers among the people in the base now.
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