472, Winter Has Arrived36

On March 21, the seventh year of the end of the world, Xiangya Town began to conduct population census, household registration and registration. On April 3, the town issued a recruitment notice. This soldier was not the other soldier. They were to clean the streets for house repairs. The hard work provided included food, accommodation, rice, noodles and other grains. In order to restore order across the country as soon as possible, the top officials did not hesitate to bleed a lot of blood. I heard that once everything is tidied up outside, the victims will be able to be rearranged so that they won't continue to be crowded together, and they may even be able to return to their hometowns.

The whole town was shocked by this announcement, and their minds were in a state of flux. When I saw the truckloads of grain shipped in from outside the town, my heart was on fire and I couldn't hold it back.

Are they really giving out food? Ouch, that’s really rice! Most people here have not eaten rice for several years, and there is no land to grow it! Nothing will survive! Only the mountains are tolerant and tenacious, the vigorous vitality of nature is still exuding vitality in the cold winter, and the native wild animals continue to grow despite the severe cold. This gives the victims a chance to breathe and prevent them from really starving to death.

But hunting is really difficult, and hunting in the cold winter is not something people can do. There are many people who want to make a living by hunting, but very few succeed. Therefore, many people have really eaten wild vegetables and weeds for several years, and their stomachs have become smaller due to hunger, and their faces have become sallow and thin. When the notice first came down, everyone didn't quite believe it. Where did the food come from? Where can we grow food these days? As a result, the people in Xiangya Town were shocked when this carload of food was delivered!

The driver came from out of town. He stuck his head out of the cab and said, "These are all ripened seeds from Siliang original species. They don't taste very good, but they are genuine rice. If you want to work, sign up quickly!" This man is also interesting and smooth-talking. Advertised.

The onlookers watched eagerly as the convoy continued to move forward. If countless gun barrels were not pointing at them, they would have been tempted to grab it. Sign up! Definitely sign up!

The wave swept through Laokang Village, and the people in the village were also moved. Zhou Qingrong has changed his mentality and walked down from the high place these days. Therefore, when someone reported it to him, he had no other words, only that it was everyone's choice. , he can’t control it either. As soon as the messenger left, he leaned back in his chair and stared blankly. Yu Heng walked into the living room and laughed when he saw this: "Boss Zhou, are you thinking about life? What can you come up with?"

"Mom, are you awake?" Zhou Qingrong sat upright and went to the stove to scoop hot water for Yu Heng to drink. Yu Heng took the handcuff and sat on the other side of the sofa and looked at Zhou Qingrong. This son's appearance had changed drastically. The careless innocence and frivolity in the past had long since turned into a mess. He looked like a very calm man. A reliable grown man.

He is still a powerful man who once stood on a high place and gave orders.

Zhou Qingrong began to feel a little embarrassed under Yu Heng's gaze, but he did not avoid Yu Heng's eyes. He only smiled sheepishly: "If we don't think about life, isn't the life of people like us just like that? We only have to eat well and wear clothes." It’s a good day when it’s warm, there’s no need to think about it.”

Yu Heng did not expose him. He slowly drank a sip of hot water to warm his stomach and talked about other things: "I heard what Xiao Su said just now from the next door. This is a good thing. If it weren't for my old age, I want to go even if I can’t move bricks and cement.”

Zhou Qingrong couldn't help laughing: "Mom! Even if you want to go, I can't let you go. There are me, Ahan, and Xiao Ming at home, so it's not your turn to move bricks. Mom, don't tease me with your words. I’m fine, I’m just worried about what to do in the cave.”

"What should we do? Now that the road is open and the country's rescue is in place, the land in the cave is no longer the most important thing. Now the people in the village must leave the village one after another to seek a livelihood. That land is no longer important to those people. If the secret of life comes out from their mouths, we will be too passive. We will definitely be disturbed." Yu Heng suggested, "Leave the cave to General Chen as well."

The problem that Zhou Qingrong had been worrying about for a long time was solved neatly by his mother. Although he felt distressed, he also knew that it was better for him to take the initiative to tell the truth than to be leaked by others. He gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, I understand. Let's go to town now."

Zhou Qingrong went away for one day and did not come back until the next day. He led a group of soldiers back. He led the group directly up the mountain. When he came back, he was so tired that he could hardly speak, but his expression was very relaxed. "I met General Chen. He valued the cave very much. He took some time out of his busy schedule to meet with me and then sent someone to send me back. The cave has been taken over by them and they said they would send it to us after the crops inside are harvested. But our village no longer needs to send people to guard it.”

The importance General Chen attached to the cave made Zhou Qingrong very scared and thankful, "It's a good thing we sent it up first, otherwise our village would really suffer." The country's order was reestablished, and the Legion once again became an existence above the clouds, and was very important to ordinary people. It has an absolutely suppressive effect. Even if General Chen's subordinates are all kind-hearted people and do not hold Laokang Village accountable for secretly acquiring a treasure land, Laokang Village will become a target in the eyes of other villages.

"That's good." Yu Heng put an end to the matter, "As the saying goes, you have to bear as much responsibility as you have the ability. Our family has never failed in any aspect, and that's enough."

Ming Ming smiled and said: "Auntie, I signed up this morning and will set off to repair the house tomorrow morning. You wait for me to bring you rice from Sirahara."

"Okay." Yu Heng smiled, "Siliangyuan was also a famous granary in a major grain-growing province in the past. I am also looking forward to the taste of the new rice grown there."

Mingming puffed up his chest and made a funny gesture: "Mother Shufen, just wait!"

Zhou Haojun said: "I'll go too! I'm twelve years old and very strong! Uncle Xiaoming will take me!"

There are two strong men at home, how can a twelve-year-old boy get his turn to work? Mingming shook his head: "The workload must be very heavy now, you are still young and can't go. What if you get tired and don't grow taller in the future?"

Zhou Qingrong was unwilling, so he coaxed his son: "Your uncle Xiaoming and I are going out, and you are the only man at home. I will leave your grandma and your mother and sister to you for protection. Can you take on this responsibility?"

"I can!" Zhou Haojun is a very sensible child. The elders don't want him to go and have plans for him. He thought about it and agreed, patting his chest and said: "Don't worry! I will definitely protect grandma and others at home."

Speaking of going out, Zhou Qingrong is not a whim. He also has the idea of ​​signing up to work outside. Since Mingming has already signed up, he will also sign up, so that he can take care of Mingming when he goes out. He went out to ask a few cousins ​​with the best relationship, if they want, they can sign up together.

Zhou Qingrong and others left as soon as they said they would. The next day, a large number of young and middle-aged people in the village left in a hurry. Yu Heng closed the door at home, and his life was no different from the past. There was no shortage of food at home for the time being. Zhou Qingrong and Mingming agreed to work to earn more food to go home. He was not idle at home. He was not the type to be idle.

He sorted out his storage ring. He had collected a lot of things before the end of the world. He was not partial to food. He focused on purchasing many daily necessities, such as quilts, clothes, shoes, socks, gloves, and a large amount of cloth and wool. In order to survive the cold winter, he worked hard on his clothes. Yu Heng sorted out the clothes and finally only took out a large pile of wool.

Now that work is being resumed in various places, the number of workers is incalculable. The work is tiring and hard. It is impossible for the superiors to provide work clothes for all workers. Gloves? It is very likely that there are none. And doing hard labor in the cold winter will cause great harm to the opponent, and frostbite is a big challenge. He planned to knit some gloves at home, which can be used to keep warm and protect hands.

"Mom, this is a good idea. Anyway, I have nothing to do at home. Xiaofu is good and Haohao is sensible. I can save time to knit some gloves to sell. They will definitely sell well!" Zheng Han thought her mother-in-law was wise. Yu Heng only mentioned the beginning and she agreed excitedly. Yu Heng laughed, "Now there is work and there is salary. Business will definitely flow again, but don't worry, just knit slowly."

How could Zheng Han bear to knit slowly? In her opinion, now there is a lot of work to be done, and she doesn't know which direction to go in the future! All the family savings in the past are gone, and the two children are growing up. The mother-in-law is not young anymore. She must be diligent and save more family savings to feel at ease!

So the Zhou family began to knit gloves behind closed doors. Zheng Han was determined and clever. Yu Heng only taught Zheng Han twice and he remembered it. "You don't need to weave any patterns, just weave densely and compactly." Zhou Haojun and Zhou Yueting also wanted to learn, so Zheng Han rolled some balls of yarn for them and told them not to damage them. The two children weaved with difficulty, and the ones they wove were really ugly, but they were full of confidence and wanted to give their father/uncle a surprise.

Zhou Qingrong and his friends were gone for a month. Before they left, they said they didn't know when they could take a vacation. Yu Heng went to inquire about them half a month after they left home and learned that they hadn't taken a vacation yet, so she waited patiently. This wait lasted for a month, and everyone in the family was anxious. If someone from the village hadn't visited the class and told the Zhou family when they came back that they had indeed seen Zhou Qingrong and Mingming, Yu Heng would have gone to visit them herself.

A month later, the two returned home, and Zheng Han burst into tears as soon as they saw each other, and pulled her husband with great distress: "Why are you so haggard?!"

That's right! Zhou Qingrong and Mingming looked like beggars walking back to Laokang Village from Kyoto. They were dirty, smelly, and haggard, with sunken faces and dull eyes. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot! Zheng Han cried and the two children also had tears in their eyes. Zhou Haojun was still able to hold on because he felt that he was a little man. Zhou Yueting cried when she saw her mother crying. She hugged Zhou Qingrong's arms on both sides and cried heartbrokenly. Zhou Qingrong smiled and hugged one of them at a time, feeling that his life was perfect. "Don't cry, don't cry! I just look ugly, but it's not that bad! Come inside, I'll show you something good!"

Yu Heng took Mingming's hand and went into the house, and Mingming held Zhou Haojun's hand: "Haohao, come here, uncle also brought you something good."

The family went into the house, and Yu Heng sent people to take a bath first. Anyway, there was hot water at any time because the kang was burning at home. "We'll talk about the good things later, go take a bath first!"

The two brothers took a bath together, and their laughter in the bathroom could be heard in the living room. Yu Heng also heard Mingming say "rub my back". It seems that the two boys were much more relaxed after getting home. This is good. People's spirit is the invisible backbone, and it's good to be energetic.

He went to the stove to boil the medicine soup to replenish the vitality of the two. Soon Zhou Qingrong and others came out of the bath. Zheng Han took the scissors to cut the hair of her husband and Mingming. After cutting their hair, the two looked more energetic.

"Come! Mom, come and see! This is our salary!"

When Zhou Qingrong and Mingming went home, they carried backpacks with only spare clothes. After Zhou Qingrong came out of the shower, he took out his storage ring and poured it down, and a large pile of bags came out, all of which were plastic bags filled with things.

“Originally, the wages were to be paid once during the holiday period, but the workers were unwilling to do so, so it was changed to daily payment. We had three free meals a day, including cakes and steamed buns, and one pound of food a day, including rice, flour and grains. I hid my things here in case they were lost.”