Chapter 1432: Fighting in Troubled Times, Working in Prosperous Times

Big camphor tree base.

The first outer city is Wengcheng.

Song Min looked at the sky and saw that it was getting dark.

"Captain Xiao, the president is waiting for you in the inner city. Leave it to me here."

The time has reached 6:40, and it will be dark in ten minutes.

Here in Wengcheng, 3,000 tons of oil still need to be counted before it can be put into storage.

"Okay." Xiao Jun nodded and turned around to find Pan Hai and Huang Zheng to help with the inventory.

Then, he took Ma Yingxue towards the inner city.

On the way to the inner city, Ma Yingxue looked even taller than the outer city wall.

Stunned, "How high is the inner city wall?"

"I don't know, but it looks like it should be more than sixty meters."

"Yeah." Ma Yingxue nodded.

Anyone who enters the inner and outer cities from the urn city needs to hand in their firearms, and Xiao Jun is no exception.

Before Xiao Jun entered the inner city, he handed over all the weapons on his body, and Ma Yingxue did the same.

When I reached the gate of the inner city, I also went through a body search.

Ma Yingxue is looking forward to the inner city of Da Zhangshu Base.

According to Xiao Jun's description, if Dazhangshu Base is a paradise, then the inner city is the most beautiful place in this paradise.

After checking them, the inner city guards opened the inner city gate.

Crunch——

The closed city gate slowly opened, and the gap between the two city gates could no longer block the setting sun.

Golden light shone on their faces from the inner city.

Somewhat glaring.

Ma Yingxue squinted her eyes, adjusting to the light of the setting sun.

After two seconds, her eyes gradually adapted to the light. Just looking at the scene in front of her, her pupils slowly dilated.

I saw a neat main road in front of me, clean and tidy.

Street lights and street trees are erected on the main road.

On the left are rows of neat greenhouses, and on the right is a wide farm. The farm is full of pasture and surrounded by wooden fences. There are people driving cattle and sheep to the indoor breeding farm.

There is a bamboo forest growing on the edge, and beyond that is a garden filled with flowers.

Further inside is a teaching building, and opposite the teaching building is a stadium.

There is an outdoor track outside the stadium, and some people are jogging in the golden sunshine.

There are some children playing in the grass under the forest. Their childish voices make people feel better after hearing them.

In the distance, two mountain peaks stand

And everything in front of me is covered with a faint golden light of the setting sun.

It's like. It's like a dream.

So beautiful.

Ma Yingxue's eyes were slightly red, and everything in front of her was more beautiful than she had ever dreamed.

She suddenly remembered the story in Peach Blossom Spring, "The land is flat, the houses are neat, and there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, and bamboos. There is traffic on every road, and chickens and dogs hear each other."

Maybe that's what it feels like.

Suddenly, she felt her hand being held.

Xiao Jun took her hand and walked straight inside.

Women are emotional, even the strongest women will be moved by beautiful things.

Since her father's death, Ma Yingxue has learned to be strong.

Although Mr. Hu adopted her as his adopted daughter, she was not the adopted daughter he brought up since childhood, and the relationship was not that deep.

She also knew that Mr. Hu accepted her as his adopted daughter to take care of her. After all, Ma Yingxue's father and he were also brothers at the beginning.

Although Master Hu will take care of her, his care is very limited.

And Xiao Jun gave her a strong support.

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet our president, you must have seen him, right?" Xiao Jun took her hand and walked inside.

"I must have seen him before. The last time the president came to Oil City, I remembered you were there."

Xiao Jun said two sentences in a row, but did not wait for Ma Yingxue's response.

Turning her head sideways, she discovered that at some point, there were tears in the corners of Ma Yingxue's eyes.

"Xiaoxue, why are you crying?" Xiao Jun was confused and didn't know why Ma Yingxue was crying.

"Do you miss Master Hu? It doesn't matter. The president and the city lord invited Master Hu before, and they will send a helicopter to pick him up when the time comes."

"No, no, I'm just too excited." Ma Yingxue said with some choking.

"Uh" Xiao Jun was a little confused.

He had come into the inner city once before, but this time he didn't seem so excited.

Compared with the last time, there were indeed changes in the inner city, but not that big.

Looking at the scenes in the inner city, my mood will indeed become calmer, but I won't cry.

Xiao Jun is a straight man, and his perception of beautiful things is not as strong as Ma Yingxue.

And it’s Ma Yingxue’s first time coming in, so her reaction will be bigger.

The two of them were walking on the main road, and a man with a Chinese-shaped face came from the opposite side.

"Captain Lu~" Xiao Jun greeted Lao Lu.

"Hey! Xiao Jun, who is your wife?" Lao Lu came from the opposite side fully dressed. He was going to work the night shift tonight.

Xiao Jun coughed twice and introduced Ma Yingxue to Lao Lu.

"Okay, not bad. The president is in the conference room now. I just came out there. He is probably still there waiting for you." Lao Lu looked at Ma Yingxue and smiled at her. Xiao Jun said.

There was a trace of scrutiny hidden deep in his eyes. After all, this Ma Yingxue was from the Southern Paradise, so she was somewhat wary.

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

On the way.

They met several more people who knew Xiao Jun one after another. Xiao Jun repeated the words just now and introduced Ma Yingxue to everyone.

The smile on Ma Yingxue's face never stopped, and she said excitedly:

"They are really warm and friendly. I like it here so much."

Xiao Jun raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Let's go see the house we are assigned later."

Pass through the garden and then step into the villa area. The conference room is just opposite the villa area.

Xiao Jun and the other two walked to the door of the conference room. There were three or four people sitting inside, including the second uncle, Li Qingqing, the second uncle, and Ding Jiu.

Da da da--

Xiao Jun knocked on the door.

The four people in the conference room looked towards the door.

"Xiao Jun, I've finally waited for you, come and sit down."

"President, Minister Liu, Chief Engineer Ding, Sister Li." Xiao Jun addressed everyone in the conference room one by one.

The second uncle Liu Jianwu is in charge of all the factories in the base and is the Minister of Industry.

Ding Jiu is the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the entire Da Zhangshu Base. Even the construction of the Oil City and the Northern Territory requires periodic remote communication and reporting with him.

As for Li Qingqing, Li Yu's only aunt, she was a salesperson and real estate salesperson before the end of the world.

This profession is basically useless in the apocalypse. There are a lot of houses and you can buy them for 0 yuan.

After the apocalypse broke out, she had been working in the control room, and then went to the cafeteria. She got tired of staying in the cafeteria, and ran to the factory in the outer city. But she still couldn't stay.

Just let her help with chores and errands. Anyway, she has a cheerful personality and can talk up and down.

Xiao Jun walked in with Ma Yingxue.

"Xiao Ma, we have met before." The second uncle said with a smile after seeing Ma Yingxue next to Xiao Jun.

"Hello, President Li."

"Come on, sit down, don't stand." The second uncle smiled and waved to the two of them.

Next to her, the second uncle, Li Qingqing and Ding Jiu looked at Ma Yingxue curiously.

Seeing the three people looking at Ma Yingxue, the second uncle explained:

"This is the wife Xiao Jun found in Southern Paradise. Her name is Ma Yingxue, hahaha. You three, stop looking."

Ma Yingxue was a little nervous, because just after hearing the name, she knew that these people in front of her were relatively important people in the Da Zhangshu Base.

"Welcome to join Da Zhangshu Base, haha." The second uncle said with a smile.

Li Qingqing stood up directly, took Ma Yingxue's hand somewhat naturally, and said:

"I asked why the president asked me to prepare a romantic room. It turns out it was prepared for you."

"Xiao Ma, your skin is so good. It's really an advantage for Xiao Jun."

Ma Yingxue was a little flattered, "Sister Li, you are overly complimentary."

Li Qingqing smiled and said:

"I will take you over to see that room later. I have specially selected it for you. It has one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom. Although it is small, it has all the internal organs. The most important thing is that the view is good. You know, you can see the garden from the window. Every day When you wake up in the morning, think about it."

"When I woke up and saw all kinds of flowers blooming in the garden, I felt so good."

"And let me tell you, the height of your room is also suitable, it's right on the middle floor."

"By the way, how on earth do you have such good skin? No pores can be seen at all. You are able to maintain such good skin in this end of the world. I'm so jealous of you."

"Qingqing, please stop, I have business with them."

The second uncle frowned when he saw that the fifth sister was starting to ramble again.

However, Li Qingqing seemed not to hear him at all, and continued to talk to Ma Yingxue:

"Oh, don't call me aunt, it's rude!"

"How old are you, 29?"

"I'm ten years older than you, so I call you sister. Sister, your skin is really good. Please teach me how to take care of your skin some other time!"

"What? You don't have skin care? Are you born with it?"

"Sister, I'm telling you, it's not good for you to speak easily like this."

"Li Qingqing!" The second uncle shouted loudly, calling her by her full name.

When Li Qingqing heard her second brother calling her like this, she immediately stopped.

But he didn't feel embarrassed at all, "Okay, sister, let's talk slowly later."

Hearing what Li Qingqing said, Ma Yingxue felt a little numb. In just a short while, Li Qingqing's conversation made her a little dizzy. She was so eloquent.

But she was too embarrassed to refuse, "Okay, Sister Li."

Seeing Li Qingqing stop, the second uncle said to Xiao Jun:

"You have stayed in Oil City for a long time and have made great contributions. Now that you are back, a promotion ceremony was originally going to be held, but Ju Tianrui will be back in a few days, so we might as well hold it together then. Let me tell you first."

Xiao Jun nodded quickly and said: "I understand, President, just do as you say."

"Um."

The second uncle thought for a while and continued: "You have just come back, so I won't assign you any tasks for the time being. I'll give you a week's holiday, and take a good rest during this time."

Xiao Jun's eyes lit up when he heard this. When he was in the oil city, he was basically busy from morning to night and rarely took any rest.

He was worried that he would have new tasks when he came back this time and would not have time to accompany Ma Yingxue to visit the Zhangshu Base. Now the president directly gave him a week.

"Thank you, President!" Xiao Jun couldn't hide the joy in his tone.

"There's nothing else to do."

The second uncle looked at Li Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, take them to that house. They have never been there."

"Okay!" Li Qingqing blinked at Ma Yingxue.

"President... let's go first." Xiao Jun and his second uncle resigned.

"Go ahead."

…

On the way.

Li Qingqing was extremely enthusiastic about Ma Yingxue, asking questions, while Xiao Jun next to him was left out in the cold.

But he was very happy. In his opinion, people in the inner city liked Ma Yingxue, which could actually help Ma Yingxue integrate in faster.

He used to live in the outer city, so he was familiar with the Da Zhangshu base, but Ma Yingxue was different. After all, it was his first time here.

"Xiaoxue, what did you do before?"

"Athletes, track and field athletes."

"Where are you from? Your accent sounds a bit like that of Suzhou."

"Sister Li, you are so amazing. You guessed it right right away." Ma Yingxue was a little surprised. She thought her accent was not strong.

"Hey, I used to work and sell houses in Gusu, so I can tell. We people here in Gan Province fight in troubled times, work in prosperous times, and it is convenient to work anywhere before the end of the world."

After Ma Yingxue heard this sentence, she showed this expression awkwardly:

('')

Ah this...look what this says.

She didn't know how to answer, so she looked at Xiao Jun next to her.

→_→

Xiao Jun didn't know how to answer, so he pretended not to see Ma Yingxue's expression.

However, Li Qingqing didn't care that Ma Yingxue didn't respond.

"I'll take you to see the residence later. Let's go to the cafeteria together later."

"No~"

Li Qingqing pointed to a building to the east and said:

"That's the canteen. Breakfast is served from 8:00 to 9:00, lunch is served from 12:00 to 13:30. Dinner is served from 17:30 to 19:00."

"After this time, there will be no more. You have to remember this."

"Okay, thank you Sister Li for reminding me." Ma Yingxue quickly thanked her.

Soon, they arrived next to several buildings in the residential areas of the inner city.

Li Qingqing pointed to the eastmost building, "You are over there, on the third floor, on the far right. The scenery is very nice."

Ma Yingxue nodded vigorously and followed Li Qingqing towards that direction.

Along the way, I met several people from the inner city, so naturally I made some introductions.

They arrived at the rightmost location on the third floor, house number 331.

Li Qingqing groped around on his body, took out a large bunch of keys from his pocket, and then found the keys to 331, four in total.

Li Qingqing handed two of the keys to Ma Yingxue and Xiao Jun and explained:

"You each have a key, open the door and take a look."

Ma Yingxue and Xiao Jun took it over. Xiao Jun looked at Ma Yingxue with a smile on his face and said, "Go ahead."

Ma Yingxue inserted the key into the keyhole with excitement.

Bada——

She gently turned the handle and slowly pushed the door open.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a bouquet of blue dried flowers inside.

The entire room is decorated in white and looks simple and neat.

Quilts, mattresses, tables, chairs and wardrobes are all available. The room is not big, but it looks extremely cozy.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Li Qingqing asked with a smile.

"I like it, thank you Sister Li." Ma Yingxue looked excited and raised the corners of her mouth.

This is her and Xiao Jun's small home, the small home in the Da Zhangshu base.

Just thinking about it makes me feel better.

"Haha, as long as you like it, take a look inside and just tell me what's missing. I'll wait for you downstairs." Li Qingqing waved her hand and walked downstairs after speaking.

After Li Qingqing left, Ma Yingxue hugged Xiao Jun and looked at the bouquet of dried flowers. "They are so thoughtful. They even have dried flowers."

There is no woman who doesn't like flowers, even someone like Ma Yingxue who is more of a strong woman.

"Hurry in and take a look. Don't keep Sister Li waiting." Xiao Jun touched Ma Yingxue's head and said gently.

"Uh-huh."

(asking for monthly ticket)