After the woman's story, everyone had a general understanding of the Shennong Mountain granary.
The Shennongshan Granary does store a large amount of food, and has been accepting refugees since the snowstorm. It can be said that everyone is welcome. At first, it was just some nearby villagers. It was the early stage of the snowstorm, and everyone got along well. The food distributed every day could not be eaten up. They also helped each other build shelters, make fires for heating, and cut some trees in the snow. Since the snow was not deep in the early stage of the snowstorm, it was not that difficult to cut trees, and they could easily get them from the snow.
Although it was a bit cold at that time, people had enough food and drink, and they didn't have to go to work or school, so everyone lived a very happy life.
Later, as the snowstorm lasted longer and longer, everyone's hearts gradually became a little restless. In addition, more and more people came here to seek refuge, and when there are too many people, it is easy for chaos to occur. Some more domineering people began to form gangs and suppress others, such as asking those who looked easy to bully to help chop firewood or something.
Many conflicts have occurred because of this. At the beginning, the soldiers and police stationed in the granary would come forward to mediate. However, as those forces grew stronger, the military and police no longer dared to intervene in such matters. After all, their number was not large, only a few hundred people.
The entire Shennong Mountain granary has gathered 100,000 people. The three most powerful forces are called the Big Three. No one knows where they got their weapons from, but their equipment is no less than that of the military and police.
About a month ago, the three giants reached an agreement with the military and police, and the five parties jointly managed the granary. They also announced that food would no longer be provided for free, but would require everyone to exchange it for corresponding labor, and digging wood was the most common way of exchange.
"Is that a problem? If everyone has something to do, they won't think too much and can manage better." Jia Qian said.
"Haha, I thought so at first, but later they exposed their evil nature. At first it was 100 kilograms of wood for one kilogram of grain, and then it gradually became 200 kilograms, 300 kilograms... Just yesterday, it had risen to 1,000 kilograms, and it had to be chopped into pieces. No matter whether you are a man or a woman, old or young, if you can't hand over the corresponding wood, don't even think about getting a grain of food! Quite a few people have starved to death or frozen to death in the past half month." The woman said with a wry smile.
"Even if it's 1,000 kilograms of wood, it's less than the amount of one tree, right? It won't be difficult if you help each other." Guo Xinyi thought for a moment and said.
"Girl, you think too well. Not to mention how many elderly people and children there are here, the key is that many people don't have the tools to cut down trees. Moreover, there are not only three giants and military and police in Shennong Mountain, but also some other small forces. They will not cut down trees by themselves." The woman shook her head.
"Do you really think this is a matter of 2,000 kilograms of wood in exchange for one kilogram of food? There are only a few people managing the base, and can they consume so much wood? Moreover, they are becoming more and more harsh on everyone. It is obvious that they are deliberately making things difficult for everyone and forcing everyone to die!" The woman said this with a look of resentment on her face.
"Sister, my son and I are really desperate. The food in the village has been eaten up. We have rushed here from very far away. If we hadn't met these kind people, we would probably have starved to death on the road. No matter how harsh they are, at least we can have food to eat if we work hard, right?" Zhou Lin said bitterly.
The woman was silent for a long time before she slowly spoke: "Sister, I will not persuade you and your son to go to Shennong Mountain. I see that you are strong and can work hard. If you work harder, you will have no problem eating enough food at the current rate."
After the woman finished speaking, she looked at Li Mu and the other three and said in a deep voice, "I also heard it just now. You and the mother and son were not together. Since you were able to help them on the road, it means that you are not at the end of your rope. If I were you, I would definitely not choose to go to Shenlong Mountain to seek food."
"Why? Do you think we are not strong enough?" Xu Ling asked somewhat unconvinced.
The woman shook her head and said, "Young and beautiful girls don't have a good ending in Shennong Mountain, and the same goes for young and handsome men."
The woman said this and glanced at Li Mu.
Li Mu smiled bitterly. Could it be that because he could not use his cultivation, he could no longer suppress his handsomeness? Even his temperament from being in a high position for a long time could not shock the world?
“Of course, if you don’t mind, you won’t have to worry about food and drink. However, young men and women who have been tortured to death are thrown out of the camps of the Three Giants every day. Don’t be lucky. As long as you enter Shennong Mountain, someone will definitely capture you and offer you to the Three Giants. Men and women with good looks can be exchanged for a lot of food.” The woman continued.
"What? They don't even let men go?" Xu Ling was furious. She was not stupid, so she naturally understood what the woman was talking about. Jia Qian and Guo Xinyi also clenched their fists, looking indignant.
"Ahem~" Li Mu coughed lightly and said to the woman, "Thank you for your kind reminder, Auntie. We will consider your opinion carefully."
The woman nodded, and that was all she had to say. It was up to these people to decide what choice to make. She had almost rested enough, so she picked up a stone axe and started chopping wood, no longer paying attention to Li Mu and the others.
"Let's go." Li Mu said to Xu Ling and others.
As he spoke, he walked towards Shennong Mountain. Xu Ling and the others looked at each other and hurriedly followed him.
"Mr. Li, you are not short of supplies. I don't think you need to take the risk of going to Shennong Mountain." Zhou Lin trotted to catch up with Li Mu.
Regardless of whether what the woman said was true or not, what she saw along the way was that Shennong Mountain was full of weirdness. Li Mu and his friends could eat and drink as much as they wanted and use the heating, which showed that they were extremely rich. She really felt that Li Mu and his friends did not need to take risks in Shennong Mountain. There was another thing she was embarrassed to say, which was to ask Li Mu and his friends to take her and her son in. She did not really want to go to Shennong Mountain, but after all, she had only known Li Mu and his friends for less than a day, so it was a bit too much to ask for this.
"There is no place in this world that I cannot go to. Haha, actually I don't have much food. If possible, I don't mind going to that granary to borrow some food." Li Mu said with a smile.
He was not joking, but really had this idea. Otherwise, he would have left without worrying about Zhou Lin and her son. Why bother making so much trouble? 80 million tons of food! What is this concept? There are only 100,000 people gathered in Shennong Mountain. Even if hundreds of thousands of people come later, it will be enough to eat for hundreds of years. He knows that the snow disaster will only last for 10 years. Isn't it a waste to leave so much food here?
There are only a few tons of food in Li Mu's Qiankun Ring, which is enough for a few people. But now the plan has changed. He has to go to Miancheng. He doesn't know what the situation is there. He has many relatives and friends in Miancheng. He can't let them starve, right?
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