After the Earthquake of Rebirth

Time flies, and when Ning Qiyan was pounding sauce with a wooden pestle every day, the temperature in the mountains was getting higher and higher, and the scorching sun made the crops in the field wilt.

At the beginning of May, each family had changed from watering once every two or three days to daily watering.

Fortunately, the labor force of the three of them is sufficient, and everyone comes in rotation, so there is no need to be in a hurry.

Except for Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen going to the platform every day to see how the rice is growing, they don't need to water the field in the valley.

However, since the frequency of watering has increased, Ning Qiyan directed Du Cheng to make a few solid wood pulleys and tie them with strong ropes, so that every time the three of them watered, two people were left at the water station to fetch water and hang it to On the pulley, the rest of the people just wait for the bucket to be sent down by the rope under the col.Except that it took a lot of effort to deal with the slide along the rope in the early stage, and then it was worry-free and labor-saving.

Seeing them delivering water like this, other nearby families felt somewhat annoyed. They gave up the land so close to the water station because of the difficulty of going up and down the mountain col. No one thought that they could deliver water like this.With pulleys and slideways, watering the fields in the depressions is much easier than carrying water from the water station and walking a short distance to reach the fields.

Facing everyone's annoyance and envy, Du Cheng and the others could only shrug their shoulders and say nothing.Even Wang Yang would just scratch his head and smile foolishly every time he heard people talk about it.

Although he usually bluffs and has no one to tell the truth, he also knows what can be embarrassing and what is easy to make people jealous.

It's rare that everyone in the vicinity is getting along well, even if they are annoyed and envious, they can tell it face-to-face jokingly, so he is not so stupid as to be hated by others.

Because of this, Huzi expressed in surprise that he thought Wang Yang didn't have an IQ, but he was wrong to blame him. Although the brain size is still subject to discussion, at least he still has some IQ.

Wang Yang: TAT

He didn't feel that Beard was complimenting him at all.

A few days after Wang Yang mentioned that Wang Yuanyuan and Liu Jia were coming back, Yang Yu, Wang Yuanyuan, and Liu Jia returned to Cangyun Mountain in the city's bus to pick up and drop off citizens.

The things they brought back were not only the luggage they brought with them when they moved to the university town, but also a lot of in-demand items that occasionally appeared at the redemption point and were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves.

Such as sealed side dishes, ginger, Band-Aids and... "little umbrellas".

Ning Qiyan looked at Wang Yuanyuan with embarrassment, giggling and talking about how she overcame obstacles, fought her way through the crazy crowd, and snatched this half box of "little umbrellas".

He is very aware of the size and layout of Wang Yang's cave. Six big boys and girls live together, relying on a thin curtain as a defense between men and women. There is no time, no place, and no one to get along with. How can you use a "little umbrella" ? !Can't these two young couples go out and sit on the ground, can they? !

So he really couldn't understand why Wang Yuanyuan was so proud...囧!

However, Ning Qiyan understands why the "small umbrella" has become a commodity in short supply, not to mention that there is not enough stock in the city, this item has become a commodity in short supply when the credit point was first established, and occasionally appears in the list of redemption points The frequency of online shopping is less than that of medicines, unless the people who were collected in the ruins before moving into the mountains, it is more difficult for others to exchange for "little umbrellas".

The reason is very simple. The death toll in that global earthquake was too large. Coupled with the subsequent plague and harsh climate, not to mention City D, the whole country and the whole world are facing the plight of scarce population.

In the case of the collapse of the entire society at the same time, it is not difficult to adapt to the new climate. After all, human beings can be said to be the most adaptable category of all life.But it is difficult to rebuild a new society. The restoration of technology is part of it, and the lack of population is the biggest obstacle to rebuilding.

The society before the earthquake was the result of thousands of years of slow advancement of human beings... Well, the historical sites that have been around for too long are of little use now, and civilization has long been integrated into the bones of everyone, and the main direction of their reconstruction is still external. in the environment.

To put it short, like City D, not everything in the city before the earthquake was built in recent years, such as the underground drainage system, the air-raid shelters during the war, etc. can be pushed back to 100 years ago.

How many people have participated in urban construction in these 100 years?

The number of people is probably too large to imagine. After all, construction is not simply to build a building with cement bricks and tiles. Where does the cement come from?Where do the bricks come from?How to calculate the weight?How to lay the circuit water pipe?

But how many people are there in the entire D city now?Even reducing the city to a size that only needs to accommodate the surviving people is a huge project.This is still an inhabited city.What about other places?What about the roads connecting the cities?

So there is no need to count the number of deaths. Just look at the scene after the earthquake, and a fool will know that as long as the starvation does not die, the population must be increased immediately.

Could leaders be fools? !

After the earthquake, the world is difficult. Not to mention the families who did not have children, how many families who have children do not regret it?I regret giving birth to my children, but I can't give them a healthy environment and a comfortable life. I went through these hardships with adults at a young age.Therefore, even before moving into Cangyun Mountain, the higher-ups issued various subsidies for families with newborns, but few of them are willing to create small lives. Even they themselves don’t know what will happen in the future, so how dare they take on a fragile young life.

So the higher authorities simply prepared with both hands. The subsidy is on the one hand, and the control of "little umbrellas" and contraceptives is not a special reason. The hospital does not provide abortions on the other hand.

The effect of the subsidy has not been seen, but the "out of stock" of "little umbrellas" and contraceptives have achieved remarkable results.

After moving into Cangyun Mountain, until the land was divided and started farming, everyone had nothing to do for such a long period of time, what to do with nothing to do?Of course, it is to pass the time with the things you love to do~

For the residents near Ning Qiyan's house alone, there are four living couples, and two of them are pregnant before they are 40 years old.

The "little umbrella" restriction is really indispensable.

cough!

Far away.

No matter how powerful the "little umbrella" is, Ning Qiyan couldn't look directly at Wang Yuanyuan's cute face with a bit of baby fat, full of complacency.

Ning Qiyan had to sigh, although he was not yet 30 years old, the generation gap between him and this group of children had already bottomed out.

As for Huzi and Du Cheng, they looked at each other secretly, understanding each other.

These kids can't use it, but they can use it!And they have money and food, let alone half a box, even ten or twenty boxes, they have to "buy in-house" all of them!

They don't need to be circulated outward, they can be consumed internally by themselves!

As for why Wang Yuanyuan was so proud, and as shy as Liu Jia, they all praised Wang Yuanyuan's "shopping"... Naturally, it was because they directly thought of the loving couple of Ning Qiyan's family.

They didn't even think about reselling the half box of results. To put it bluntly, they just snatched it up for Ning Qiyan and the others.The six students who don't know anything can live in peace and stability until now, and their life is not bad, almost all of them are supported by Ning Qiyan and the others.They were very happy to repay Ning Qiyan a little when they could.

Fortunately, Ning Qiyan didn't know what Wang Yang and the others were thinking. If he found out about their return and the result would be that his legs were so weak that he couldn't get out of bed for a few days, Ning Qiyan might want to break off relations with Wang Yang and his family directly!

But fortunately, Ning Qiyan and Ning Xiaowen, the brothers and sisters, only lay down for a few days, and after flying out countless knives, they were able to...be able to take care of themselves again.

The benefits of Wang Yuanyuan and Liu Jia's return soon became apparent.

The labor force of the three of them is sufficient, and they haven't reached the point where they need two girls to go to the fields, so eight are raised and ten are released. Liu Jia directly asks Ning Qiyan and Bai Chengyi to bring the chickens and ducks to their home, and the Bai Chengyi's family raised and raised the rabbits they planned to breed together.

In this way, during the day when other people went to the fields, Liu Jia and Wang Yuanyuan stayed in the yard and looked at the chickens and ducks all over the yard.

Because their home is very close to the intersection, people in the neighborhood usually pass by them when they come to fetch water, so when so many chickens and ducks are released, they are more eye-catching than the pulleys on the side of the mountain.

But just as they thought, don't care what those people think, even if there are only two delicate and weak girls in the yard, no one dares to attract the attention of the chickens and ducks in the yard.

It's like the old saying: hit the young ones and come the old ones.

The consequences of robbing the two of them are more terrible than the old ones. Standing behind them is a group of fierce and strong big men.

If you can't do it in the dark, then do it in the light.

The chickens and ducks had just been released. In just one day, almost all the nearby residents came to ask how to change the chickens and ducks.

Liu Jia and Wang Yuanyuan are very firm, they will not change the chickens and ducks, but after a while the chickens and ducks can lay eggs, and the extra eggs can be exchanged.

Others didn't feel that they were wrong, after all, they were themselves, with a hen that kept laying eggs, they would only change out the hen unless they were crazy.

So everyone simply rested their minds and waited for these chickens and ducks to lay eggs.

As for the two nearby families with pregnant women and those with children or the elderly, they directly asked about the proportion of eggs exchanged for food in the future, started saving food early, and tried to order eggs that had not been seen yet.

Although there are not many residents nearby, there are not many chickens and ducks. God knows if you don't make an appointment in advance, will you be able to exchange eggs at that time.Moreover, the chickens and ducks in this yard are so conspicuous, it will be a matter of time before it gets out.At that time, there will only be more people who want to exchange.

Wang Yuanyuan and Liu Jia are very clear about the situation of these families who want to make reservations in advance, and they are easy to talk about when making reservations, and directly guarantee that no matter how many people come to exchange eggs in the future, they will at least guarantee that the families with pregnant women will let them Each family gets an egg for three days.And those who have children or the elderly also promise to exchange them for at least ten days.

It's not that they don't want these companies to exchange more, but that eggs are rare and nutritious, and the exchange price cannot be low.Even if they can provide one a day, these few families can't provide enough food for daily exchange.

Eight or two rices or one catty of miscellaneous grains can be exchanged for two eggs, that is, one credit point and two eggs. Although the government's relief point is still one point per person per day, the exchange rate has begun to decrease.Miscellaneous grains are still one credit point per catty, but rice and white flour have been reduced to one credit point eight taels.

The price of the egg exchange was not high, and it was the total of the three of them sitting together.Anyone who knows the price will say that the three families are kind.After all, according to the scarcity of eggs, even if you want ten credits for one, you are not afraid that you will not be able to exchange them.