Become a winner in life after binding the childbearing system

On the 160th day of the cold season, the cold season ends, the temperature outside officially rises, and the mild season arrives.

"Don't go out yet. It's a bit dangerous outside recently. Wait for me to accompany you."

Cheng Qi reminded Shen Yao with one sentence as usual. On normal days, it would seem that he was too controlling, but now Shen Yao was not even three months pregnant, so it was indeed not appropriate for her to go out.

She nodded and told Cheng Qi not to worry. She would stay at home recently. "It's just that food is a bit troublesome. Did the exchange center say it's open?"

Zhao Xue didn't understand the situation in this regard, because the base had spent too much money to ensure the stability of public areas during the cold season.

Cheng Qi shook his head and said, "The patrol team has no source of channels, but I don't think it will be closed for too long." People in public areas are gradually returning home.

At the beginning of the mild season, food is insufficient outside, and the base must be relied upon to provide basic survival guarantees. Otherwise, all the efforts made by the base will be in vain, and the backlash will be more severe than before.

Shen Yao is not optimistic about her future life. The base's response measures are still too simple. It has neither the courage of a large base nor the decisiveness of a small or medium-sized base, and is always hesitant and wavering.

A group of restless and dangerous elements were cleared out last year. Logically, so many things should not happen in the cold season, but in reality, the public areas of Zones E and F were basically destroyed, and ordinary people inside suffered heavy casualties.

Even if the base gives humanitarian compensation afterwards, the people are gone, and how can the base appease the deep resentment in people's hearts? When dissatisfaction and contradictions are accumulated, how can the base respond?

"Let's wait and see. The base can suppress it for a few years no matter what."

As for whether they will be alive or dead in a few years, perhaps they will no longer be in the Dawn Base, so there is no point in considering these.

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After watching Cheng Qi leave the yard, Shen Yao turned around and closed the door. The neighbor next door stuck his head out to chat with Shen Yao, trying to get close to her in his words.

It's not that he had any intention, he just wanted to find out if there was any new information from the patrol team. People like them who work in the public sector of the base were very anxious as they had not received any notice to return to work.

"Hey, I don't know what the base means? It won't be pushed to the end of this month."

"No, no, we should arrange for those people in the public areas first, otherwise how can we go to work?"

"Will we have to clean the public areas? That's really tiring."

"..."

People gathered in groups of three or four to chat. Unlike in the cold season when everyone hunched their necks and was lazy, they were much more enthusiastic at this time.

Shen Yao occasionally interrupted, but she was more worried about the food supply.

"My family has been running out of food these past few months. Sister Wang, does your family have any connections at the exchange center?"

The woman called Sister Wang quickly waved her hands and said, "There's still no movement. I plan to go outside the base tomorrow to take a look, even if it's just to pick some wild vegetables."

"Sister Wang, I also want to go and take a look. Shall we go together?"

A young wife took over the conversation, clearly not understanding Sister Wang's tendency to take advantage of others.

Shen Yao smiled knowingly, and heard Sister Wang agree impatiently, and said that they would meet at the door early tomorrow morning.

Shen Yao: ...quick enough

Shen Yao went into the house and closed the door, claiming she was not feeling well. She then took some time to remove the wooden boards and windshield mats from the windows and sent them to the utility room, which greatly improved the light transmittance of the space.

Then, Shen Yao reorganized the remaining supplies in the storage room and attic.

After carefully calculating the remaining food in the house and making arrangements based on the daily consumption of two people, I finally came to the conclusion that I could continue to lie down for three months.

Three months?!

"I still need to continue going out to collect." The first mild season is less than three months, and in the middle is the annoying hot rainy season. If nothing unexpected happens, the baby will be born between the end of the hot rainy season and the beginning of the second mild season.

After giving birth, you need to rest and not overwork your body. This year's cold season is even more severe than last year.

To be on the safe side, time cannot be wasted in each mild season and a large amount of collection is required to ensure a continuous supply of materials.

Walking to the window and taking out a notebook, Shen Yao carefully wrote down their next plan.

Cheng Qi doesn't need to think about resting, he needs to work harder this year than last year.

“Leave it to me to arrange it. Last year, you and mom were the only ones who acted on your own.

This year we can draw on the power of the patrol team, more people means more work.”

Cheng Qi received a lot of favors during the cold season, and now is the time to take them back.

Even if the collected items are split 50-50, they will all make money.

"Ask mom and the others if they want to go together. I'll arrange the manpower and car rental." Cheng's mother and Song Ling only need to send someone to go with them. There is no cheaper job than this.

When Song Ling and Cheng Ma saw the suggestion sent by Shen Yao, they had no reason to refuse.

Not only did they agree readily, they both agreed that the distribution should be 60% to 40%, and 40% would be enough for them.

"It's right to listen to me. Your father and brother are not the ones who just eat and do nothing. But you, you should be as careful as possible when you are pregnant. Don't just bear it if you get bumped or bruised..." Song Ling kept muttering to herself. Ever since she knew Shen Yao was pregnant, she has been concerned about her three times a day without fail, doing more than the pregnant woman herself.

Sometimes Shen Yao would wonder who was the pregnant woman and why the roles were switched.

Mother Cheng also cares about Shen Yao very much. She keeps track of her situation through her watch every day and tells Cheng Qi some precautions for pregnant women so that Shen Yao can worry less.

"We are all adults. It's not your responsibility when we are away from home. Your sister-in-law has experience as she gave birth to two children. If you don't understand something, you can ask her..." Mother Cheng is not her biological mother, so it is difficult for her to say overly intimate words, but the care in her words cannot be faked.

After Shen Yao contacted the Shen family and the Cheng family, she stayed at home waiting for Cheng Qi's notification.

There is no clear division between the cold season and the mild season, it’s just that the temperature outside varies too much.

The day before, someone was complaining on the reopened forum that there was nothing in the wild, and the next day someone was showing off the green shoots he had picked.

The popping up of wild vegetables and weeds is just like the line in poetry that says “spring breeze brings new life”.

It seems that at a certain moment, the meaning of life is infinitely magnified.

Five days after the cold season, Cheng Qi organized a wild picking activity.

Two vehicles took everyone and headed straight to the riverside with lush grass in the wild.

The wild grass that has grown to calf height makes the surrounding scenery very beautiful.

After deciding to go back in the afternoon, everyone dispersed and went around the river to collect.

Shen Yao and Song Ling walked together, not far away from them were Cheng Ma and Zhao Xue.

Cheng Qi and other men went into the forest ahead to hunt. They had silently persevered through the cold season, and everyone needed fresh meat to supplement their nutrition.

Dididi

Shen Yao cut off the fresh shepherd's purse that passed the inspection and put it into the backpack. Shen Yao, who had already laid a thick layer of wild vegetables on the bottom, half sat on the ground, moved his wrist slightly, and quickly pinched another handful in his hand.

"My girl, sit down and take a rest. I'll go cut the shepherd's purse in front."

Song Ling rolled up her sleeves, told Shen Yao not to move, and took two quick steps forward, then bent down and started working.

At present, the most common wild vegetable by the river is shepherd's purse. In addition, there are some water celery, wild onions and wild garlic, and lichens that can swell in water.

Everyone dislikes dry vegetables, so if they want to eat fresh wild vegetables, they can only look for them by the river.

wow-

The shepherd's purse in her arms was thrown away. Song Ling went back and forth several times and piled up a round little hill in front of Shen Yao.

Shen Yao simply changed her posture, put the hem of her clothes under her body and sat down, then picked up a juicy shepherd's purse and put it in front of the testing needle.

"Wild shepherd's purse, moderately mutated plant, eat in moderation"

Shen Yao put the edibles into the backpack and examined them. If they were not suitable, she would just throw them away.

When it was noon and the weather was getting slightly warmer, Shen Yao returned to the carriage and put the wild vegetables in the backpack into a sack and marked it.

The people who went to the forest have not come out yet. Shen Yao uses her watch to ask about Cheng Qi's situation. After finding out that everything is normal, she comforts Cheng Ma and Song Ling with words.

Mother Cheng said that she was used to this kind of thing. Moreover, the cold season had just passed and most of the animals in the forest had become thin due to starvation, so there was no need to hold out too much hope for the hunting results.

Shen Yao:......

There is no need to be so realistic. Small wild animals may lose weight and water, but medium and large wild animals are still very interesting. As long as they don't encounter any ferocious beasts such as jackals, tigers and leopards, they can have a good meal when they go back tonight.

"Mom, Aunt Song, someone found a wild fish nest up ahead and is planning to catch some fish this afternoon. Should we go over and join in the fun?"

Zhao Xue ran back from a distance and pointed at the covered area in front with excitement.

There are always small puddles by the river that have been washed out or cut off. If you are lucky, there will be many river fish that cannot escape.

"Are there many people going?" Song Ling wanted to go, but after looking at Shen Yao's condition, she asked worriedly.

Zhao Xue said, "Not much. There are quite a few puddles over there. Let's go to a place with fewer people." Maybe we can get a few more fish.

There is no difference between fish and meat at this time, and fresh fish soup tastes better than dried vegetables and dried meat.

Mother Cheng patted the back of Song Ling's hand and said, "Let's two take good care of Yaoyao. There are fishing nets in the sacks we brought out today." We have the right time, the right place, and the right people. Let's do it first.

After a short rest at noon, four people went there in the afternoon with backpacks and fishing nets.

There were already quite a few people standing by the puddle, some of whom were more prepared than them and even threw fish cages down.

Mother Cheng held Shen Yao's arm and asked her to walk inside and try not to conflict with other people.

"There are so many puddles of water here," and the key is that there are really fish in them.

The biggest one poked the water and the fish jumped out with a splash.

After all, the puddle is stagnant water and there is not enough oxygen in it, so the fish must jump out to breathe.

The four of them walked to a small fish nest that was only two meters long and wide, closest to the river.

When they came over just now, the person who was stabbing here was just leaving with a bucket of water.

"Throw out the fishing net and catch some in the afternoon." If you can catch anything, you'll make money. If you can't, you'll move to another place.

After hearing this, Zhao Xue let out a cry, opened the fishing net, and threw it away, and it sank into the water along with the ropes tied to it.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Xue pulled the rope in her hand and dragged him back.

Cheng Ma and Song Ling ran over to help, while Shen Yao stayed away and did not cause any trouble.

There are many small puddles around, which don't look big but show signs of river fish activity in them.

Zhao Xue and her two companions came out carrying a fishing net full of water, just in time to see a few lively fish.

Zhao Xue's eyes lit up, and just as she was about to speak, she heard a sudden burst of intense applause in the distance. It was from the big puddle they passed by.

"We must have caught a big fish," Song Ling looked over, then retracted her gaze to focus on what was in front of her. "Let's try again. If there's no fish, we'll move to another place."

Zhao Xue nodded, and the four of them checked the lively fish one by one, and finally left three half-grown crucian carps weighing several kilograms.

The fishing net continued to be pushed into the water, and when it was pulled up again, the number of fish was obviously less than before.

Pick out two crucian carps and put them all into a backpack, with half of the basket immersed in water to ensure the activity and freshness of the crucian carps.

Shen Yao also took a job to look after the backpack, while Zhao Xue took Cheng Ma and Song Ling to other small puddles to catch river fish.

The trio chose puddles that were sparsely populated or had already been scooped up by others.

Although this results in a small number of fish, it can ensure safety and prevent them from being attacked by aquatic creatures while fighting.

You should know that there are often water snakes and toads in puddles, one is poisonous and the other is disgusting, and these two things can easily destroy fishing nets.

They only carry this as a spare when they go out, because if it breaks, they will get nothing.

The three people who were not greedy filled a backpack with the accumulated fish.

"That's enough, let's go back to the car first," Cheng Ma and Song Ling held up the two sides of the backpack, motioning Shen Yao and Zhao Xue to stay away from them.

The fishy smell of fish can easily make people uncomfortable, not to mention that Shen Yao is a pregnant woman, so she should be more careful.

Zhao Xue had already put the fishing net into a sack. It was a little wet when she carried it, but the smell was much less.

"Sister-in-law, when do you start work?" Shen Yao asked about the opening hours of the exchange center.

Zhao Xue looked distressed. "The base didn't give us any accurate information. They just told us to wait for news."

Otherwise, how could Zhao Xue, a counter clerk, accompany them out to collect the samples?

"Alas, every household is waiting for the base to sell grain," but the base just won't open, forcing most people to run outside.

A few days ago, Cheng Qi said in a serious tone that they could not come out because it was dangerous, but today Cheng Qi simply led the team himself, and Shen Yao was completely unaware of the situation.

"Where is the food in the base? Our manager said the exchange center can't be relied upon."

Zhao Xue complained quietly about the situation at the exchange center, thinking that the exchange center had just been cleaned up and was empty without even a chair. If she wanted to restore it to its appearance before the cold season, she could only wait for the base to make arrangements.

Shen Yao listened to Zhao Xue talking about the inside story of the exchange center, and looked at the busyness of the Chengqi patrol team. She thought that it would take a long time for the base to recover from this heavy bleeding. She hoped that the base would not fall into chaos.

The four of them returned to the car and happened to meet Cheng Qi and his men carrying the prey out of the mountain.

There were a few wolves. They were not skinny, but they didn't seem to have any meat on them either, and their ribs were clearly visible.

As we all know, wolf meat is not tasty when it turns sour, and mutated wolf meat is even more not to be eaten casually.

Cheng Qi and his companions only killed a few wolves during their trip into the mountains. They thought it would be a good idea to waste them. If they wanted to eat any, they could take them back and try to stew them. If they didn't want to eat them, they could just sell them to the base for points. The base would recycle the carcasses of the beasts anyway, so no matter whether they were edible or not, they would not be wasted.