Chapter 1707 Winter is coming, save your points to get through it!
After the meeting.
After Li Yu, second uncle, and uncle returned to the inner city,
In the inner city conference room, I used the radio station to chat with my third uncle alone.
They used a radio station, and there was also a radio station in the room where the third uncle lived.
Since Dong Ying was able to assemble the radio station, the Da Zhangshu force camp and the radio station have been allocated to the squadron level.
Almost every squadron can have a radio station.
The content of their conversation was relatively private.
It's about what should be done once the oil city and trading market are at their most dangerous.
The core issue is the food issue.
After Zuo Ruxue and others transported the grain to Oil City, more than 20,000 tons of grain could support the Oil City and the trading market for 200 days.
Over half a year, more than 200,000 people attended.
This is already a lot of food.
The more than 20,000 tons of grain, the output of the Da Zhangshu headquarters base and the northern border in the past two quarters, have basically been transported to the Oil City.
However, no one knows how long the ice disaster will last.
They have tried their best to prepare food for half a year, which is an exaggeration.
If after more than 200 days, the frozen natural disaster is still not over, then a group of people may have to give up by then.
Of course, it’s possible that transportation will be able to resume after the snow stops.
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Oil City.
A building in the central core.
Third floor.
The third uncle put down the radio headset, walked to the window, and looked at the thin layer of fog condensed on the window glass.
This is caused by the difference in indoor and outdoor temperatures.
Through this layer of fog, you can still see the purple-blue light outside.
The purple-blue light passed through the glass and reflected on the third uncle's pupils.
The third uncle's eyes flickered, and he sighed as he recalled some of the extreme situations Li Yu mentioned just now.
When that time comes, I'm afraid some people will still have to sacrifice.
I never feel like I have enough food.
In addition, there are more than 200,000 people in the trading market. Feeding these people for free is simply a fantasy.
Therefore, points must be collected for all aspects, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc.
The trading market is not a charity hall, and heating fees will be charged for subsequent heating.
If you can't afford the heating bill, you can only go to an unheated room and use other methods to keep out the cold, such as charcoal.
"Winter is coming!" The third uncle pushed open the window, and the cold wind from outside blew in.
Blow up a corner of the map hanging on the wall and make a rattling sound.
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In the trading market.
East End Residence.
Zone B.
Building 15, second floor, room 219.
The hallway light went out.
Only the lights from the commercial district in the distance shine on the window glass, and there is some light in the room.
Ma Xiaotiao, who was lying on the bed, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up.
He wrapped himself tightly in the quilt and curled up his legs.
He asked Xu Qingwen who was on the opposite bed:
"Uncle Xu, do you think we can still go to work tomorrow?"
Xu Qingwen didn't fall asleep at this time. They started work on the buffer city construction relatively early, starting at around four o'clock.
Unexpectedly, after work, the wind picked up and became stronger and stronger.
At this moment, the wind outside the window made a roaring sound.
With such a strong wind, he was a little worried that he would not be able to work tomorrow. If he could not work, he would not be able to earn points.
Without points, he would not be able to support his family.
Xu Qingwen replied in a muffled voice:
"I don't know. It just depends on whether the wind will continue to be so strong tomorrow. If the wind is still so strong tomorrow, we won't be able to go to work."
Windy weather is extremely unsuitable for construction.
When Ma Xiaotiao heard this, he sighed and said:
"If we don't work, how can we save points..."
Sui Dahua, who was sitting on the bed next to him, heard the conversation between the two and joined in the discussion.
"Xiao Tiao, how many points have you saved now?"
Ma Xiaotiao thought for a while and replied:
"56 points."
"Not bad, it seems you listened to what we said." Xu Qingwen was a little relieved when he heard the points on his hand.
"Old Xu, where are you?" Sui Dahua also climbed up and looked at Xu Qingwen and asked.
Xu Qingwen coughed and said:
"Me, I have 106 points on hand, and my wife has 82 points. The total is 188 points."
"Brother Sui, how many points do you have on hand?"
Sui Dahua replied:
"I have 103 points in my hand and my father has 90 points in his hand. The total is 193 points."
When Ma Xiaotiao heard that the two of them actually had so many points, he said with a grimace:
"If I had known better, I should have listened to you and saved my points earlier instead of squandering them like that. We do the same job, and the two of you have saved almost twice as many points as me."
A long time ago, Sui Dahua and Xu Qingwen reminded Ma Xiaotiao to ask him to save as many points as possible.
At that time, they were working in the field and went out to cut trees.
You get food for free every day, and you also have a lot of points. After all, if you work outside the wall, you can get more points than doing construction in the trading market.
Moreover, they are still level 4 members, so they can get 0.8~0.9 points every day.
The reason why Ma Xiaotiao was able to become a fourth-level member was thanks to his father.
His father, Xu Qingwen, and Sui Dahua went up to the wall to stop the zombies during a thunderstorm.
Ma Xiaotiao's father is dead.
Therefore, when the hierarchy was divided later, this reward was given to his son, Ma Xiaotiao.
Otherwise, if Level 5 personnel were to live in the room in Area B they currently live in, the cost would at least be doubled several times.
They are currently living in a house in District B. Just by virtue of their status as level four personnel, they can live in a room at the District B level at the cost of others living in a house in District C.
After Xu Qingwen heard Ma Xiaotiao's complaints, he sighed:
"Xiao Tiao, you are alone. We are all raising families. There are three of them, Lao Sui, and there are three of us including my daughter and wife. On average, the points are about the same as yours."
"On average, that's more than me." Ma Xiaotiao felt a little regretful, regretting that he didn't have any points before.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He is only nineteen years old, the age where he is in full swing, but he only went to Tingfeng Tower a few times, and a lot of points were consumed.
But it was a relief, and it took him several days of hard work to earn points.
Looking back now, he feels a little sorry for his efforts.
Xu Qingwen sighed with emotion:
"It looks like a natural disaster is coming. Let's live here and stay together for warmth."
Sui Dahua asked:
"By the way, where are the heating pipes in our trading market repaired? It's almost zero now, haven't the pipes been repaired yet?"
"I happened to pass by Area A when I came back at night and took a look. Area A has been paved. We are on the 15th floor of Area B. The repairs should be able to reach us soon," Xu Qingwen said.
Ma Xiaotiao asked: "Uncle Xu, Uncle Sui, when do you think this natural disaster will end? What will we do if the points we have are used up?"
When they heard the question he asked, neither Xu Qingwen nor Sui Dahua knew how to answer him.
After a while of silence.
In the end, it was Xu Qingwen who spoke.
"We don't know this either."
"Dad, will we be hungry by then?" asked the daughter who was lying on the same bed as Xu Qingwen's wife.
Xu Qingwen felt a little uncomfortable after hearing his daughter's question.
His throat rolled, and he said in relief: "No, don't worry."
In fact, he himself had no idea.
Half a year has passed since the thunderstorm disaster passed.
In the past six months, they have lived a good life.
The construction work of the trading market has never stopped, building commercial areas, adding residential areas, logging, building water plants, building buffer cities...
The project never stopped.
They participated in the construction and obtained food and points from it.
With these points on hand, they can feed their families so that they no longer need to go hungry as before.
I have been eating tortillas for half a year, and occasionally I can get some green leafy vegetables to eat.
This kind of time is the most precious to them.
Even though it requires sweat during construction, the physical work is definitely not easy.
However, at least I can have a job, have food, clothing and housing, and save points to buy food.
They are very contented.
In the past six months, they had accumulated more than 100 points by dunking and searching, which was extremely difficult.
Save these points so that you won’t be hungry in the future.
"Uncle Sui, are your wood products factories still making furniture?" Xu Qingwen asked.
Sui Dahua's father, Sui Deguang, slept in the lower bunk.
Right next to Xu Qingwen.
"We are still making furniture, and a lot of people have come in recently, so the demand for wooden beds in Area C is still very high."
"You guys shouldn't be affected at all. You all work indoors and work even if the wind blows." Xu Qingwen said.
Sui Deguang shook his head and said: "I don't know, such a strong wind feels like it's hanging."
They were in the residence, chatting with each other.
They were discussing and speculating on how the sudden strong wind in the evening would lead to subsequent changes.
There are many people like them in the trading market residential area.
That night, they were all talking about some worries.
Can they go to work tomorrow? How terrible will the natural disaster be in the future? What should they do?
etc.
Their eyes were full of fear of natural disasters.
Even though they have experienced thunderstorms and natural disasters, they are still a little scared when they encounter another natural disaster.
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Trading bazaar business district.
The neon lights flickered and swayed in the strong wind.
Auto repair shop, suspended tires, shaking left and right.
A whole wall of wine bottles hung outside the door of the Water Dragon Club, like wind chimes, tinkling in the wind.
There are very few pedestrians on the entire street.
Most people returned to their homes to take shelter from the strong wind.
Three men were walking side by side on the street with their arms folded.
"Brother, it's so cold that we don't want to go back to where we live, so why are we here?" asked Abao.
"Go take care of your rice business." Hong Shixiong replied.
Abao was stunned, but soon said in surprise:
"Brother, are you serious?"
Hong Shixiong said with a smile: "Fake it, let's go buy some meat and some wine, and go back to the store later."
"Oh." A Bao was a little unhappy about being fucked by his elder brother.
Hong San next to him took A Bao's arm and persuaded him:
"We have just started our business, so we might as well save some points and use them."
Abao suddenly asked: "How many points do we have now?"
He never knew because they put all the points in the team number plate.
The team number plate has always been in Hong Shixiong's hands.
For example, in the trading market, there are many family-run teams. In order to manage the points in a unified manner, they often manage the team's points individually.
But it mainly depends on the closeness of the team relationship.
Most teams work separately because the relationship has not yet reached the level of integration.
Although we are all in the same team, it is inevitable that everyone has his or her own thoughts.
For example, if Team A performs a certain task and then goes to the Trading Market Task Hall to receive reward points, the points will be recorded on their team number card.
Then they can operate freely in the automatic switching machine in the mission hall.
Their leader will put part of the points into the team number card for public use. Everyone needs to vote to use it.
The other part is allocated to each person's personal number card according to their work.
The points in the personal number card can be used freely.
These two methods actually have advantages and disadvantages.
The first method is for the leader to personally manage all points of the team so that he can concentrate on doing big things.
And there are more points available.
But there is a premise, that is, the leader has extremely high prestige and everyone has no objection.
The disadvantage of this method is that once the leader embezzles or spends money arbitrarily, the entire team's points will be quickly spent.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The second method is to use them separately.
The advantage is that everyone has autonomy and is more motivated to do tasks. After all, everyone is distributed according to their work.
But the disadvantages are also huge, that is, some team members may not be able to resist spending and are attracted by the business district, unable to save points.
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"How many points are there?" Hong Shixiong looked at Abao with scrutiny in his eyes.
"What? Do you want to share points? That's okay." Hong Shixiong said in a calm tone.
"No, no, no."
Abao waved his hand quickly, "Brother, you misunderstood. I'm just worried about our current economic situation."
"If my eldest brother hadn't driven out with me and Brother Hong, we would have been dead by now. How could we have lived such a comfortable life for such a long time."
Hong San nodded and said, "Yes. Brother, don't get me wrong. I don't think Abao meant that."
Hong Shixiong took a few steps forward when a voice came from the front.
"There are not many points left. There are only more than a thousand points left, so we have to save some. Don't go to Tingfeng Tower. It's too expensive!"
"With those points, why not buy some delicious food and drinks!"
"In the future, when our store's business improves, we will visit their business again."
Abao nodded when he heard this and said, "I listen to big brother."
Hong San also nodded and said: "More than a thousand points, it's actually not bad. The main reason is that I'm worried that not long after we opened, there will be a strong wind, and there will be no business tonight..."
The two trotted to Hong Shixiong.
Hong Shixiong looked up at the sky at 45 degrees, with worry in his eyes.
"So, be prepared for danger in times of peace. We can't go to Tingfeng Tower in the near future."
"unless....."
"Unless what?" Abao asked quickly.
Hong Shixiong Youyou said:
"Unless she lowers the price! It's hard to earn points these days, it's still so expensive, I can't afford it..."