Chapter 1662 I Want to Go to the Dock to Get some French Fries

Night falls.

It is the weekly movie day again.

The big screen is down again in the building behind West Third Street in the commercial district.

A large number of survivors gather behind West Third Street, and some people come here early with small stools to take seats.

For many people, the weekly movie is the only time they can relax.

The commercial district now has three roads, horizontal and vertical, forming a nine-square grid.

The middle is the main street.

The left and right sides are the secondary streets.

West Third Street is located in the northwest corner of the commercial district.

Chu Juan and others from the Charm of Plants also came here to watch the movie.

The reason why they are so leisurely is that they finally accepted the call and joined the Oil City Planting Team.

Because the drought is severe now, everything is withering, a large number of trees have died, and wild vegetables and fruits have naturally become less.

They can't get enough food in the wild, so they can only join the planting team.

This joining makes them regret it.

Regret not joining earlier, the benefits are too good.

What's the point of working so hard and taking great risks to search for food outside!

Now they have allocated a test field in the southern area of ​​the trading market, and built several greenhouses to let them plant experimentally.

The area is not large, only 30 acres.

Once the buffer city wall of Oil City is built, they will immediately start to build greenhouses and let people start planting.

But now there is a shortage of people who know how to plant. In order to support the North, the headquarters base dispatched a group of planting backbones to the North for a long time. It took several months to teach the members of the affiliated forces in the North how to plant.

It takes a long time.

And in order to stabilize the planting in the North, some planting experts and backbones were left there.

And there are also huge greenhouses in the headquarters base of Dazhangshu, which also needs a lot of planting personnel.

So the buffer city of Oil City also built greenhouses, which must also need a large number of planting personnel.

They have previous experience and lessons, so they recruit some people with planting experience in advance.

Once the greenhouse is built, planting can be started immediately, which will be much faster.

Not only people from Plant Rhythm joined, but also Lin Muguang and others from Qingtian Garden.

These three greenhouses are experimental. Each team is given a piece of land and the same seeds to see who grows better.

Later, they will be given different positions based on the results of their crops.

The weather has become colder recently. It is still about 20 degrees during the day, but only about 10 degrees at night.

Many survivors who watched the movie no longer wear short sleeves, but put on a coat to keep warm.

In the crowd, a group of people gathered together and looked at the big screen in the distance with great interest.

"Brother, it's better to stay in the trading market. There are movies to watch." Wang Gang wrapped his coat tightly and said with a smile.

Wang Ou raised his mouth, "Yes, now everyone works during the day to build the wall, and food is provided. Everyone can save some points."

Chen Chen watched the dragon logo appear, and then the name of the movie appeared.

Excitedly patted Xiaofei next to him, "Xiaofei, science fiction movies, don't you like to watch science fiction movies?"

Xiaofei ignored him.

Chen Chen looked at him in confusion, only to see Xiao Fei with a melancholy face.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Chen was confused. Now he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, nor did he have to risk going out to perform tasks in exchange for points and food. Although he was a little tired during the day, his quality of life was much better than before.

What else was there to be dissatisfied with?

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Fei raised his head, with a look of longing in his eyes.

"I think it would be great if Xiao Ya was still alive."

Hearing him talk about Xiao Ya, Chen Chen also fell silent.

They couldn't forget what happened in Tongshi.

Now thinking back to the foreign soldiers they met, they still felt a little angry.

If the people in Oil City hadn't rescued them, they would probably have died.

Chen Chen took Xiao Fei's shoulder and squeezed it hard.

"Those people are dead, our revenge has been taken, Xiaoya's spirit in heaven will also hope that you will continue to live well."

"Okay, don't dwell on the past, let's look forward."

Xiao Fei looked at the dark night sky, his eyes flickering.

"Okay."

Under the dark night sky, the earth was pitch black.

The lights on the trading market were flickering, and there was a bright light.

The purple, blue, yellow, and white lights intertwined, giving people an unclear and blurred feeling, making people feel extremely unreal when they were in it.

The existence of the trading market was like a beam of light in the dark night for many survivors, illuminating them, and like a harbor on the stormy sea, shielding them from the impact of the storm.

It allowed them to find a little comfort in this cruel doomsday.

Although the weather was getting colder, the trading market was still bustling.

Especially in the commercial area, it was the busiest time every night.

Down-to-earth hawking, pedestrians wearing all kinds of strange costumes, rough retro signs hanging high, and neon lights flashing.

The air was filled with the smell of barbecue and rust.

All of this combined to form the prosperity of the commercial district.

Shuilonghui Bar.

Men and women danced freely in the explosive music.

Jiba and Guo Xingchen sat at the bar. The two met in the duel field.

After a fight, Guo Xingchen won.

One is the character ranked 4th in the duel rankings, and the other is the character ranked 23rd in the rankings.

Although Jiba is a bit stubborn, he is also quite capable. After his successful victory against the steel war god Liang, he made great progress and won several games in a row.

Achieving 12 wins and 0 losses, he can be said to be the new dark horse in the arena.

However, this dark horse is somewhat disliked, because his opponents can never guess what methods he will use.

He defeated Liang Chenggong by kicking his crotch indiscriminately, and in later games he also used various disdainful methods such as finger-breaking.

Liang Lecheng specially ordered a pair of steel underwear at the Cold Weapon Shop after his battle with him, specifically to protect against opponents like Jiba.

Jiba drank until he was tipsy, patted Guo Xingchen on the shoulder and said:

"Lao Guo, I plan to go out for a walk in the next few days, will you go?"

Hearing this, Guo Xingchen asked with confusion:

"Why? What are you doing out there? Our gladiatorial match is not over yet! The final reward points can only be obtained after the final event."

"integral?"

Jiba smiled when he heard this, "It's okay, I have points."

The fight with Liang Lecheng revealed the biggest dark horse in the history of the arena.

The odds are as high as 1:15.

Jiba Stud won by himself and gained more than 200 points in one go.

With so many points, he would be a rich man in the entire trading market.

Guo Xingchen thought about winning by buying Haha, so he reacted and smiled:

"You are so fucking lucky. You can use that kind of tactics. But I heard that Liang Lecheng got a pair of steel underwear and said that next time I fight you, I will beat the shit out of you."

Jiba rolled his eyes, "I'm afraid of him. I've never lost a single game so far! When I play ten more games, I'll be able to surpass you in the rankings!"

Guo Xingchen looked at him with disdain and said:

"You kid, I'm afraid you are too scared to continue playing in the next tournament."

Suddenly, he looked at Jiba with great dignity and said:

"Brother, don't worry. If that Liang Lecheng dares to cause trouble for you, I will definitely help you. Besides, you don't have to be afraid. The management of this trading market is so strict that Liang Lecheng doesn't dare to mess around."

"I can't stand that so-called God of Steel God of War. If I were to meet him, I would definitely help you fuck him again!"

"Hahaha." Jiba laughed.

"No, I just want to go out for a walk. I have been staying at the trading market for almost two months and I am tired of it."

Guo Xingchen frowned and said, "I'm tired of being idle. I think you're tired of living!"

He came closer to Jiba and whispered:

"I heard from the gossip that a natural disaster might break out next. If you run out at this time, wouldn't you be risking your life? Listen to my brother, you are safer in the trading market than anything else!"

"You've seen the trading market, isn't it good to stay here? It's safe and convenient. You can have wine and women, and you can have women. It's like a paradise in the end of the world. What are you thinking in your head!"

Guo Xingchen's persuasion did not make Jiba change his mind.

He took a sip of sweet potato roast, turned to the bartender at the bar and shouted:

"Waiter, bring me a bottle of 22-year-old Niulanshan!"

The bartender looked at the drunken Jiba and felt that this Jiba could never afford this bottle of wine.

However, out of politeness, he still said politely:

"Hello guests, this is a rare collector's edition of wine. One bottle will cost you one, and the price is 50 points."

What is the concept of 50 points? Construction site workers only earn 0.5 points for a day's work.

To earn 50 points, you need to work continuously for 100 days.

If a person worked on a construction site for 250 yuan a day before the end of the world and worked for 100 days, that would be 25,000.

It’s equivalent to 25,000 yuan to buy a bottle of wine, luxury!

Moreover, this bottle of Niulanshan was still the most common kind of liquor before the end of the world. Before the end of the world, it sold for more than ten yuan a bottle.

But now it costs 25,000 yuan for the same purchase price!

Things are rare and expensive. Some things that were once common before the apocalypse have become many times more expensive in the apocalypse.

Jiba's eyes widened, "What? Are you looking down on me?"

“Swipe my card!”

He took out the number card from his arms and threw it on the bar.

"Hurry up."

The bar was about to take the card, but was held down by Guo Xingchen.

"No, just burn a whole bottle of sweet potatoes."

"Lao Guo, you look down on me too, don't you? You must be punished!"

"Don't do it. A bottle of beef can buy more than a dozen bottles of sweet potato roast. They're all the same! Sweet potato roast is pretty good!"

Guo Xingchen looked towards the bar with sharp eyes.

"Get the sweet potatoes to burn! Use my card!"

Then throw a number card to the bartender.

Now Jiba was unhappy. He stood up and was about to speak when Guo Xingchen picked up Jiba's card and said to the bartender, "Help me go to the barbecue restaurant and buy twenty skewers of barbecue. Use his card."

The bartender heard this and looked at Jiba.

Jiba had no choice but to say, "Okay."

Twenty skewers of barbecue cost 6 points. This is equivalent to the points that a construction site worker can earn after working for more than ten days.

A bottle of sweet potato dumpling is also worth 6 points.

This time the two scored six points each.

Guo Xingchen pressed Jiba on the stool and persuaded him earnestly:

"Jiba, you are a true-hearted person. There are very few people like you, so I am willing to make friends with you."

"It's not easy for us to earn points. Although you have many points now, you can't squander it like this. Brother, please be more careful and save your points. There will be many opportunities to use them in the future. It's not good to feel hungry."

"Besides, don't go out to the trading market and play games in the arena. With the points in your pocket, we can come and drink every day. How great."

Faced with Guo Xingchen's persuasion again.

Jiba was silent for a long time.

Suddenly he said:

"Thank you brother, I understand what you said, but I want to go to Huashan Mountain to see the scenery. The clouds are so thick, the scenery in Huashan Mountain must be good."

"Why are you going to Huashan?"

"Because I want to go to Huashan." Jiba replied.

"Why should you go? It's very dangerous now!"

"But I want to go."

"Run out now, it's so far away, you might not be able to come back!"

"But, I want to go."

"Why do you have to go to Huashan?" Guo Xingchen asked again.

Jiba replied seriously: "Because I want to go."

Guo Xingchen was about to continue asking,

But he suddenly fell silent. He inexplicably remembered a nonsensical comic strip he saw before the end of the world.

That was a conversation between two seagulls:

[Where do you think we are going? 】

[I want to go to the dock and order French fries. 】

[You misunderstood me, I mean what is the ultimate goal of our life, what are we living for? 】

[Order French fries to go to the pier. 】

The "seagulls" firmly believe that everything they do will be in vain, and the meaning of struggle is just to be able to walk to the dock and eat French fries comfortably.

Although on the surface it is a conversation between two seagulls, it actually reflects the issue of the meaning of life.

What is the purpose of living? What is the meaning of living?

Do you live to survive physically? Or is it for some reason, to prove that you are stronger than others? Or to change the world? Or what?

have no idea.

But at this moment, Jiba made Guo Xingchen suddenly feel that Jiba had a different attitude towards life than ordinary people.

It doesn't need any meaning,

It’s just that I want to go to the pier to order French fries. I want to go to Huashan to see the scenery. I want to go.

If you want to, then go for it.

As long as you want to do something, as long as you can accept the consequences, then go for it.

Life may not require meaning, but may be more about experience.

Guo Xingchen couldn't do this, but Jiba could.

At this moment, Guo Xingchen understood Jiba.

He raised his head, smiled and said, "Okay, pay attention to safety, I'll wait for you to come back."

Jiba also smiled, "Okay, come back and treat me to a drink."

"become."

The next day.

Trade Market West Area.

This area is mainly an industrial area. The industries of the trading market are gathered here, and the boiler room under construction is also here.

Sizzling——

Workers continuously send the wood to the crusher, which crushes the wood into chips of about 5MM.

The crushed wood chips are sent to the dryer for drying, so that the moisture content of the material reaches about 5-10%.

Behind the dryer, there are several workers who put the dried, crushed and dried raw materials into the rod making machine, and extruded them through high temperature and high pressure to make good machine-made hollow wooden rods.

After the hollow wooden rod is made, it is then sent to the carbonization furnace via transmission.

Workers put the hollow wooden rods into the carbonization furnace for carbonization.

After carbonization, place it in a cool place to cool.

Lao Wang walked over with a small cart filled with cooled charcoal.

He raised his head and looked at the warehouse where the charcoal was stored, in a daze.

There are many workers on the ground, stacking charcoal in the factory where the charcoal is stored.

Nuoda's factory stores charcoal mountains that are seven to eight meters high, 10 meters wide, and 20 meters long.

This is only part of making charcoal.

The charcoal making factory does not use the traditional method of making charcoal in a mud furnace, but uses a modern charcoal making machine and a one-stop production line, which is extremely efficient.

In the past half month, some of the wood transported in from outside has been used to make wooden beds and other wooden furniture, while the other part has been used to make charcoal.

But too much wood is cut and transported every day.

The wood is consumed more slowly than it can be transported in, causing the wood to pile up.

If it weren't for the large amount of wood made into charcoal, the amount of wood in the Southern District would be even more terrifying now.

A worker who was handling the cooled charcoal saw Lao Wang in a daze and couldn't help shouting:

"Old Wang, why are you so dazed? Hurry and pour down the charcoal."

Crash--

Lao Wang poured the charcoal down as carefully as possible to avoid breaking the finished charcoal.

"What do I want to do with so much charcoal? Look at how long it will take to use it."

The worker who urged Lao Wang said nonchalantly:

"Whatever, hurry up and push the cooled charcoal over."

Lao Wang curled his lips and thought to himself: If you really admire this Lao Liu, you won't even be lazy.

But being urged, he did not dare to stop and pushed the cart back to the factory building where the charcoal was cooled.

Being lazy is a technical job. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are busy or not. You just have to let managers see that you look busy.

Since the Natural Disaster Research Institute informed Li Yu that a frozen natural disaster might break out, Li Yu ordered the three forces of the Great Zhangshu to prepare for defense.

Whether it is the boiler heating system, or cutting down trees, stockpiling wood, charcoal, coal, ore, coal, oil, and food, they are all preparations for this matter.

The camphor tree base, the northern border, and the oil city are all running at full capacity, doing their best to stockpile these things and prepare to survive the long ice disaster.

(Seeking monthly tickets) (End of this chapter)