348, Mutation Fever 11
After breakfast, Mother Zheng came back around ten o'clock. Her face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "We ran out of gasoline. I asked someone to ask. Gasoline is not available for takeout in the safe zone. Gasoline is now a strategic material and can only be supplied. The military and the police." She looked at Zheng Hengli, her eyes full of hatred. For her daughter, just use the oil. You can't watch her rolling on the ground! Losing face in front of outsiders.
But as a mother, she has given her daughter enough face, and her daughter should honestly tell the cause and effect! Don't let her mother feel cold! Her biological father is still missing, and her daughter is going around hugging strange men without any reasonable explanation. She will never let her go this time.
Maybe it was because Zheng's mother's eyes were too scary. Zheng Hengli was so excited that she stretched out her hand to take Zheng's mother's hand. As soon as she reached out and touched Zheng's mother's hand, she felt confident. This has been the case since childhood. As long as she shows weakness and holds her mother's hand, her mother's anger will disappear.
But this time she was disappointed. Mother Zheng waved her hand away and looked at her coldly: "You tell me, I'm listening."
Zheng Hengli was stunned. Zheng Min picked up Liu Taotao and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll take Taotao out for a walk." She looked at Yu Heng again, wanting to take him out with her. Yu Heng shook his head and sat still, so she sighed and went out by herself. .
"Hurry up and say it. After that, I have to go to the gate and wait for your dad." The plain words made Zheng Hengli feel like she had been slapped in the face. She bit her lip and told her "dream".
In her dream, Fang Shiyu was a very powerful character. Although he was an ordinary person, he had a physique and abilities that were not inferior to mutants. The hunting team he formed was always able to capture mutants when going on missions, in exchange for huge rewards. What made him truly famous was when he fought against ten mutants with one against ten in the battle of Songhe Tower, and he even won!
That is the glory of mankind! The glory of ordinary people!
Once a person becomes famous, old stories from the past will be talked about and passed on by word of mouth. Fang Shiyu also suffered hardships before. What inspired him to be determined to fight against mutants and take action? It turns out that Fang Shiyu was attacked by mutants lurking in the safe zone on the second day after entering the safe zone. His stomach was stabbed and he almost died.
It was so miserable at that time. In the dark alley, the screams every day and the earth did not respond. He just crawled out of the alley before he was rescued. It was at that time that he made up his mind to resist the mutants to the end! Kill all the mutants and create a peaceful world for ordinary people!
In the planned promotion, Fang Shiyu's image became more majestic and profound. Even Zheng Hengli, who was struggling to survive, had heard of the legend of Fang Shiyu. She even wrote down the time and place of Fang Shiyu's death, because she and Fang Shiyu entered the safe zone on the same day, but the ending was disappointing, and she felt unwilling to do so, which impressed her deeply.
Since her rebirth, Zheng Hengli has had plans in her heart, and all of them have come true! After entering the safe zone, she picked up the scattered ideas she had previously had: find a golden backer, then cleverly complete the plan, and take action immediately, time waits for no one!
She said anxiously: "Mom, believe me, in dreams, Brother Fang is very powerful. As long as we establish a relationship with him, this life-saving grace will definitely make our family live a good life."
The dormitory became quiet. After Zheng Hengli finished speaking, the sound of Mother Zheng's vigorous breathing slowly sounded. It was still very scary to look at it like this. Zheng Hengli was very scared: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Zheng's mother closed her eyes suddenly and waited for a while before saying: "Is this what I taught you? You are indolent, not self-reliant and self-improvement, and just look for shortcuts without working hard? You have disappointed me so much."
She opened her eyes and looked at Zheng Henli with disappointment: "If you tell me that you have taken a fancy to Fang Shiyu, a potential stock and want to establish a good relationship in advance, I will give you a thumbs up and say that my daughter is really amazing and has great vision. Okay." Zheng Hengli looked confused. Isn't that what she did? Since her mother thought she did a good job, why did she do this to her?
Seeing the expressions and thoughts on her eldest daughter's face, Zheng's mother continued: "Then what? Follow his example, work hard to train and enrich yourself, strive to become a partner of Fang Shiyu's team, advance and retreat together, and earn your own place! You are Do you think so? Think about it for yourself, what do you mean by lying on your thighs and living a comfortable life? I have taught you how to be flattery!"
Mother Zheng's words were very reasonable and enlightening. Yu Heng admired her very much. As a mother, Mother Zheng said this, which was already remarkable. She had not given up yet and wanted to turn Zheng Henli back from the wrong path.
"If you still think that I am your mother, don't go to Fang Shiyu again, and don't ask me where he lives. If he really has a conscience and remembers your life-saving grace, he will come to give you gifts and thank you. The rest is up to you. Don't even think about it." Mother Zheng remembered her daughter's words about Fang Shiyu's prosperous life and the envy of the beauties around her. She felt a string in her heart and wanted to correct her child's wrong ideas!
"Little sister, please go out." After listening to what should be heard, let the younger daughter learn from it, and the rest is not what she should listen to.
Yu Heng responded and walked out, helping to close the door. Standing in the corridor and looking down, he could see Zheng Min and his children playing downstairs. He went downstairs to find an open space to do exercises. After dinner, Zheng Min and I went up together.
After entering the dormitory, he first looked at Zheng's mother and then at Zheng Hengli. Zheng's mother had a calm face. Zheng Hengli sat on the bed with her head lowered and could not see her face clearly.
"It's time, isn't it? Let's go to the big cafeteria for dinner."
The cafeteria is crowded with people. Today’s lunch meal is rice with shrimp stewed with cabbage, and winter melon and minced meat soup. They are all rationed and will be gone after you finish eating.
The family finished the meal in silence, washed the dishes and took them home. It was very sunny at noon, so they didn't go out.
Zheng's mother put a newspaper behind the dormitory door and sat cross-legged to enjoy the cool air. In fact, by this time, she had given up hope for her husband's return. If nothing happens to him, these two days will be enough for him to register into the safe zone. The reason why the husband didn't come in was because something happened, or...he didn't want to come in.
She lowered her head to wipe her tears and did not let others see her cry. Even Yu Heng could see something fishy after spending time together. How could Zheng's mother not be confused at all? It was just that the dangers kept coming one after another, and she also had some thoughts that she didn't want to destroy the stability and happiness of her family, so she forced herself to ignore them. But now, with the worst outcome right in front of her, she couldn't help but admit that her husband, the father of her children, might really be unable to come back for the time being.
As the sun set, the first round of whistle blows began in the safety zone to persuade them to retreat. Nighttime is the most intense and difficult time for patrolling. The inspection method at the entrance to the safe zone is not flawless. Furthermore, the safe zone is not flawless either. Mutants are different from ordinary people and can sneak in and fly in from nowhere. . The power grid around the city is under construction, so it is very dangerous at night. The first round of whistles is to remind residents outside to go home in time and pay attention to safety.
Starting from the first round of whistles, the intensive whistles will continue until ten o'clock at night. The rapid whistle made people panic. Yu Heng could imagine how panicked and frightened Zheng's mother was when she was looking for Zheng Henli like a headless fly that night.
He went up and sat side by side with Mother Zheng, and then rested his head on Mother Zheng's shoulder: "Mom, let's take a bath and then go to bed."
"Hey, okay." Zheng's mother reached out and touched Yu Heng's hair, and her heart slowly floated back from the sky.
It has only been two days since they entered the safe zone, but the Zheng family seems to have experienced all the hardships.
In the days that followed, Zheng's mother cheered up and began to look for ways to make a living. The safe zone is very large and provides three meals a day, but she is a woman who is wary of danger in times of peace. The meals given by others are ultimately given by others, and the ones she earns are the most reliable. There was an empty bed in the dormitory where they lived. She took her things as a gift and occupied the empty bed to prevent other strangers from staying. Then I added an extra lock to lock the door, and barely had an independent and safe room.
It’s very difficult to find a job. Work has been suspended everywhere. The factories that are still operating are state-owned factories and there is no intention to recruit people now. Maybe we need to recruit people, but there is no way to get in. No one can come in if you knock on the door. Let's do some small business. Now that we can't use the money, how can we sell it?
When Yu Heng came back from the library, he saw Zheng's mother worried and asked a few questions, and then said: "Mom, then you just let people pay for the food and barter. What kind of business do you want to do?"
Mother Zheng was enlightened and praised him for his intelligence. "I plan to plant some vegetables, like the onions and garlic we used to grow on our balcony. This kind of thing is simple and easy to grow. I also found out who has some. I can take a few plants home and plant them myself." Zheng Min also found something to do, she found work cleaning the streets. Now there are too many people coming into the safety zone every day. The streets are dirty and littered with garbage. There is an urgent need for a large number of sanitation workers.
"I'll leave it to you to look after Taotao." He entrusted Liu Taotao to the care of Yu Heng and Zheng Henli.
Zheng's mother was also thinking about finding a job for Zheng Hengli. She was already twenty years old and could work and make money. She asked Zheng Min to help inquire and recruited Zheng Hengli to work as a sanitation worker. It's hard work for sure, but I only get 50 kilograms of rice a month.
The safe zone has just begun to be established, and all aspects are still being explored and standardized. According to Zheng's mother, the mutants outside should not be eliminated within two or three years. In the eldest daughter's dream, they have not been dealt with for a whole two years. . Everyone must not be able to live outside. At least until the mutant problem is solved, they have to live in the safe zone. If you want to live, you have to eat. Everything in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation is a hassle. It is really useless to always eat in a big cafeteria.
But she also understands it very well. After all, so many people are eating and drinking for free. It's great if it can make people full. Mother Zheng thought, now that the safe zone has just been built, she can still eat for free, but she will definitely not be able to do so in the future. It is necessary to seize the opportunity to find a stable job first. After much thought, she decided to give the onions and garlic grown at home to her younger daughter to look after, and she also found a job. After searching around, there was no way, so I ended up working as a sanitation worker with my sister-in-law.
Yu Heng was at home taking care of the children and taking care of the vegetable seedlings. Time passed very quickly. Half a month later, Zheng Henli was too tired and miserable. After complaining several times, Yu Heng and her changed shifts. They shared the same job, and each person Work one day, take turns to rest.
Going out to clean the streets was also an opportunity to exercise. He did it very seriously, watching people on the street and listening to some specious news.
Another month passed, and the speed of people entering the safe zone slowed down. I heard that most areas of the province had been swept, and most of the living people were taken in. One of the two gates of the safe zone was closed, leaving only one to continue to accept new survivors. After two months of meetings, the revised and improved safe zone management regulations were finally released, with detailed regulations on all aspects of the safe zone. The most important point was to temporarily interrupt the circulation of paper money, and use work points to record labor wages and use them for consumption. On this basis, the conditions for providing food were adjusted. The canteen was no longer free, and work points were required to receive food.
At the same time, the rapidly expanding safe zone released a series of construction projects, and the construction of external protective buildings such as city walls and the reconstruction of internal dormitory areas were finally put on the agenda. In short, a large number of jobs were released to encourage residents in the safe zone to work actively to obtain work points in exchange for living supplies.
Detailed regulations on other aspects will not be mentioned for the time being. Yu Heng listened to the broadcast and felt that the management leadership of the safe zone was very powerful and far-sighted. Demolition and reconstruction have always been an eternal and difficult process, but the safe zone has managed both internally and externally in the two months since the end of the world, which is so meticulous that people admire it. At this speed, if everything goes well, the safe zone can be standardized in advance and quickly transition to the reconstruction stage without taking a detour and wasting time.
In fact, the vigorous and swift measures of the safe zone have not been completely well received. Many people still have hope that the disaster is temporary and order will be restored soon. Now the original currency is abolished, and there is nothing left. All the accumulation of half a lifetime has turned into ashes, and we have to start all over again?
How can this be possible! No way!