The return of natural disasters before the end of the world

In addition to the elderly, even children aged seven or eight came to help.Moving bricks and cement, the busy ones are in full swing.It was almost a matter of dispatching by the whole village, so naturally there was no one at home to cook.The big pot of rice, which has not appeared for decades except for banquets, reappeared in the village.

However, there are always a few families in the village that do not agree. For example, Fang Jinlei and his second uncle are like enemies.The same is true for Lei Chenggen and Lei Chengji. Prices have risen sharply in recent years. At the beginning of the separation, it was agreed that they would go out of the house. Afterwards, Lei Chengji's family will be responsible for the maintenance of some parents every month.

But the consumption is getting higher and higher, so Lei Chengji naturally wants Lei Chenggen to spend more.However, Lei Chenggen has sons and daughters now, so naturally he has to think about the children, money, no, send part of the food according to the parents' ration every month.

Who doesn't have food? It's not that Lei Chengji really lacks a bite of food. To put it bluntly, he just wants money.However, Lei Chenggen refused to give it, and blocked him with food, so the relationship naturally became more and more rigid.

The third uncle is also getting old, and he has long been unable to do what he wants, and even now his mind is a little confused, which feels like a precursor to dementia.No one reconciles, and the two brothers quarreled in private, and now it is difficult for them to sit and eat together.

Then there is Lu Mingyou and the second uncle's family, who really tore apart their faces because of the house.Even if the old couple hadn't come yet, they wouldn't make friends with those who used to be with their family.

Simply put, the big pot of rice is divided into two sides.

Lei Li and the others are relatively close to Uncle Cheng Gen and the others, and there are a few other families that have a good relationship, so they make do with each other.Lu Mingyou and the others are old, about the same age as grandma, so naturally they won't be allowed to move bricks to build the fence, but it's okay to just give their opinions.For example, where to leave a door, where to pass a water outlet.Moreover, it is easier for the villagers to integrate into a group if they eat together, and it is even more lively to eat with a group of food rations.

In the past, Second Uncle and the others had prestige in the village, not to mention their prestige, but at least their age, no matter how old they were, they had to be respected, no matter if they were sincere or not.In the current situation of standing in line like this, of course, there are more villagers eating along there.

But the current situation is unclear, and the future situation is hard to say.In any case, it is always beneficial and harmless to make friends with Lei Li and his group of young men.So it became a group of people on their side, but on the other side it seemed like a small group that didn't fit in.

There was nothing he could do about the village chief. Although he knew it was bad, he couldn't force people to unite and love each other.If one fights badly, it will only make the fight more rigid, so it's better to keep a proper distance like this.

Lei Chenggen's daughter-in-law, Xiang Li, is from the north. Naturally, she is better at food in this kind of big stew pot than the southerners, so Aunt Xiang Li is in charge of the cooking, and some young daughters-in-law are helping.

The food in the big pot is handed in by yourself. Calculated on the basis of head count, men over 16 years old and under 60 years old, one catty of rice per person, other children and women plus the elderly, all are six taels, which is two meals a day.As for the vegetables, they will be picked from the field, and for the sake of fairness, each family will share them equally.As for meat, there is no such thing. Even if there is still meat at home, it is reserved for the family to cook.

This was the first time for Yao Ziqing to lift bricks to build a fence. The weather was already hot, and he would sweat all over without moving.The hot body is so stuffy that I wish I could take it off.Seeing that the people around them were far apart, they were all busy doing as much as they could before dawn, so they moved to the side of the second brother, raised their hands to his face, and mobilized the elemental energy to create a weak wave. The airflow fanned the second brother.

Lei Xiao saw that he was hot and sweaty, and the collar of his shirt was soaked with sweat, he frowned slightly: "You go back first, grandma is at home, I'm here"

Yao Ziqing refused: "Grandma is not at home. I just saw grandma and aunt Xiuxiu helping with the cooking. Grandma said to let her do some activities. I think it's okay now. It won't be too tiring to help pick a dish, so I just let her go." "

The surroundings are relatively dark, and there is a small homemade lantern hanging on a tree after a distance.There are not many oil lamps, which consume fuel.There are quite a few in Candle Village, and each household took out some, and made their own lantern covers, and just hung one at intervals to illuminate a little.

Yao Ziqing dispersed his mental energy and found that no one was paying attention to this side. He immediately got a bottle of ice water in his hand, and then conjured up a straw.Just hold it in your hand and stuff the habit into the second brother's mouth to let him drink a little quickly.

If you don't use a straw, you have to drink from a bottle, which is a bit conspicuous.

Lei Xiao couldn't help it, it was all stuffed into his mouth, so he had to follow Si'er's wishes and take a few sips.

Yao Ziqing put away the water bottle in satisfaction, and turned his head to look around. Although the light was not enough, he still found his elder brother and the others quickly.Seeing them sweating profusely from their work and licking their lips from time to time, it was obvious that they were hot and dry.After thinking about it, he turned and walked home.When I came back again, I took two kettles in my hand, the kind of military use, and handed them to the eldest brother and the third brother.

Lei Lang quickly ran towards Si'er: "You are my timely rain! I'm thirsty!" He took the water bottle and began to pour his head up.

"Drink slowly! Water is so expensive now, don't waste a single drop!!"

Yao Ziqing was really distressed to see the silly brother pouring water like this.It's not that the third brother is so thirsty, but that he mixes the water with the psychic liquid, and he feels sorry for wasting even a drop. Even if it is diluted, it is still the psychic liquid!

As for the water that the second brother drank just now, it was naturally spiritual liquid water. There were several bottles in the space that he had prepared, but they were all one drop at a time, so the concentration was very high.I'm afraid that the eldest brother and the third brother will not get used to the high concentration, and there will be some unprepared reaction, so it's better to let them drink more diluted version.

After listening to Si'er's words, Lei Li knew that what he was talking about must have been mixed with something, he didn't drink it like Lei Lang, but drank it slowly, not a single drop was wasted.

Lei Lang was really hot and thirsty, everyone was busy with work, he was too embarrassed to say that he wanted to go back to drink water, so he just endured it.He drank up a bottle of almost [-]ml water bottle, and couldn't help but burp after drinking it...

The people on the side couldn't help but sigh: "Tsk, it's better to have a younger brother than to marry a wife. My mother-in-law doesn't know where to go, and she doesn't know where to bring me some water!"

"Come on, at least you have a daughter-in-law, like me, who has no younger brother or daughter-in-law, so am I even more pitiful?"

It was Lei Xinmin who spoke, and he was the only son in the family.I used to think it was good to be alone, and my parents left him any good things.But seeing other brothers love each other and support each other, I am alone.Now that his parents are old, he alone has to take care of everyone in the family.

It's not that he is unwilling or reconciled, but he just thinks that if he has a brother who can still help him, it will be better no matter what, at least there are some things to discuss.

Lei Li was actually alright, not as ruthless as Lei Lang did, but he still drank all the water.Sure enough, as soon as he put down the kettle, the person next to him asked if he had finished drinking and if there was any more.If there is still in it, then it’s not true to give it, and it’s not true if it’s not given.

Yao Ziqing took back the kettle and said to the people next to him: "The meal is almost ready. When I first came here, Aunt Li said that the meal will be ready soon. I will ring the bell later."

After saying this, everyone immediately became excited. People worked so hard just to open their mouths.They all threw off their arms and started working in full swing.

For three whole days, every night and when the sun was just rising or slowly setting, the villagers kept building the wall.The results after the hard work are gratifying. Leijia Village, a slightly remote village, has almost built a safe barrier except for the back mountain.

Yao Ziqing was lying on the sofa in the room on the second floor. The only room in the house with 24-hour power supply was grandma's, so when it was too hot to go out during the day, she stayed in grandma's room.For this reason, two water beds were specially placed.

Grandma also sleeps very comfortably every day, the air conditioner is cool, and all four grandchildren sleep beside her.When I turn my head, I can still see the sleeping faces of my grandchildren who haven't changed much since they were young.

Lei Lang slept soundly, at most, his feet occasionally pressed on Lei Li's lap.Si'er has been dishonest since he was a child, and often rolled to the edge when he fell asleep, and then was grabbed by Lei Xiao and dragged back into his arms to hold him down.

When I was a child, the four meatballs made people feel warm in their hearts, but they haven't changed when they grow up, they are still so cute.Sure enough, it was my own child, no matter how I looked at it, I couldn't get enough of it.

Ever since they saw their village built a wall, Lijia Village began to follow suit.But there is no place to find the bricks. They have moved the brick factory in the town, and even if there are leftovers, they are piled up in the village. They have no intention of giving them away. If they need to expand, who will it be? Are you sure? !

However, these were all negotiated by the village head with them, and I don't know how the village head dismissed them. The people from Lijia Village stopped pestering them after they came a few times.Seeing that the surrounding area of ​​the village was surrounded, the villagers felt much more at ease.Finally, I didn't have to sleep until I woke up worryingly halfway through.

The weather is too hot, and Fang Jinlei still has about a thousand chickens in his hands.Yao Ziqing reminded him to dispose of these chickens as soon as possible.Because he remembered that an infectious disease would appear soon, and he didn't know what the source of the infection was. Some said it was mosquitoes, and some said it was poultry.But some of the chickens and ducks in their homes are safe and sound, and some of them just stay at home and haven’t gone anywhere. They haven’t even eaten meat for a long time, so they got infected.

He worried that when the disease broke out, the villagers would blame his chickens.There is a second uncle who hates him and wants to drive him out of the village when he seizes the opportunity, so he must think more about it.And the weather will be hotter, and he is also worried that these chickens will not be able to bear it. If it is too hot, it will be even more uneconomical.

Fang Jinlei also had the idea of ​​getting rid of these chickens for a long time, and now Si'er suggested so, so he didn't hesitate anymore.Thinking about the new market that I saw in the town that day, I can take a few chickens to test the water first.

Yao Ziqing heard that there was a market, and wanted to visit it too.Lei Lang and Lei Zheng were all bored at home growing mushrooms, and they also clamored to go together, even threatening to give Fang Jin the platform.A few of them stood there, and if someone wanted to cheat, he had to weigh it.

Since there are many people going there, there is no need to worry about being robbed.So Fang Jinlei directly took several cages of chickens, about thirty of them, and drove the small truck that was on loan but never returned.

Ma Chen brought Ma Xin along with him. He still had thousands of dollars in cash with him. He wondered if he could use it, so he just carried it with him. It would be good if he could buy a few catties of rice.

It's not just Ma Chen who has this idea, Lei Lang and his family also think the same way.Fortunately, the daughter-in-law's money that had been saved for their son for decades, the rumors of the doomsday spread like that, they didn't dare to spend all the money desperately, so they kept tens of thousands of yuan.

Looking at the bank card with the money in it now, Xiang Li was sad several times at home.He kept saying that if he knew it would become like this, it would be good to buy firewood, rice, oil and salt and pile it up at home to get moldy.I have worked hard all my life without enjoying anything, and my money is wasted, even if I throw it in the water, I still hear it!There was still some cash at home, Lei Zheng and Lei Lin took it out, and spent it as much as they could!

After the car drove to the main road, I saw street stalls on both sides.Some put cloth directly on the ground, and some made some small tables and placed them on the tables.Some are piled up with cardboard boxes to form tables and placed on top of them.And there are various things on display.

Some put a sign on it with the word "potato" written on it.Some display a lot of beautiful jewelry, gold, silver, and all kinds of diamond jewelry.There are also some clothes, shoes and brand-name bags, which are overwhelming.Mostly items though, very little food.

After finally finding a relatively open place, Fang Jinlei drove the car over and stopped.Lei Lang asked the vendor next to him: "Uncle, is there an owner here? Can we sell things here?"

The middle-aged man next to him was sitting on an armchair, holding a fan to fan the wind.Seeing someone asking, he just raised his eyelids: "No one, just sell if you want, no one cares about this area, whatever you want"

Lei Lang didn't mind this man's indifferent attitude, it was already pretty good to be able to answer.After asking Fang Jinlei to stop the car, he helped carry the chicken coop down.

The eyes of the middle-aged uncle next to him opened suddenly, with surprise and joy in his eyes: "You still have chickens, or live chickens?! How do you sell them?"

Before they came, they had discussed the price in the car. It was certain that there was a shortage of food, but this living thing really didn't know how much to pay.And Yao Ziqing couldn't give any advice.When I was in the shelter, I used to get half a cornbread every day, or a cornbread the size of a palm, and I used this kind of food to exchange things.

The important thing is that he hasn't eaten meat at all since the world was in turmoil. It's not available at his level, so the price is naturally unknown.It's like ordinary people don't know how much a bottle of mineral water the rich drink is, that's not the world that ordinary people have access to.

Fang Jinlei looked at Yao Ziqing with a questioning expression in his eyes, he was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said directly: "Two hundred catties of rice and one chicken"

Except Lei Xiao's expressionless face, everyone was surprised.Fortunately, Lei Lang and the others knew that the more the better, they quickly restrained their emotions, but they couldn't control the beating of their hearts.One chicken weighs two hundred catties of rice. Fuck it, Fang Jinlei still has more than 1000 chickens. It would be unimaginable to sell them all!

After the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, he was also shocked by Yao Ziqing: "A chicken can be up to four or five catties, and you have two hundred catties of rice? Little boy, do you know that you are whimsical? You can't sell it at this price! "

Yao Ziqing shrugged indifferently: "The price is the same, the value is not based on the amount of meat." He stopped talking to this man and asked them to put the chicken coops in front.

The place where they are located is relatively backward, and there are not many people.But several chicken coops are considered big objects, and the chickens kept screaming when they were moved, which soon attracted many people.

At first, the market was just some people taking out the things they didn't need at home to see if they could get some food in exchange.In the beginning, some rich people took out some mink fur coats and expensive bags at home to set up stalls.Later, I learned from others, and there were even more types.Paintbrushes, unwritten notebooks, and even some old books that were turned over were all taken out.

There are also some food exchanges, but they are all mung beans, corn, potatoes, jicama and other foods. This is the first time that live poultry has appeared.There were a lot of onlookers, and some people asked about the price. Hearing that it was two hundred catties of rice and one chicken, he quickly stepped back.

However, there are still some people who want to fight for the price. Buying a chicken to raise it and then selling it later may make more money.

There are quite a few people who hold this idea, so they booed and asked them to lower the price.Noisy, sounds like the head is big.

Lei Lang found the board from nowhere. He found a white stone that could paint colors and wrote on the board: Two hundred catties of rice are the same price, if you are the one!

Seeing that the bargaining failed, some people began to say some sour sarcastic remarks

"It's just a chicken, it's not like it can lay golden eggs, but it's also two hundred catties of rice, it's really open mouthed and I don't know the heights of the sky and the earth."

"One chicken, plucked, and processed internal organs, can eat at most two meals. Two hundred catties of rice can last for at least a year. One chicken can be exchanged for one year's rations, haha"

Lei Zheng glanced at the bracelet on the woman's hand, and asked, "Sister, is the bracelet in your hand worth a hundred thousand?"

The woman who spoke the most and loudest words subconsciously touched the bracelet on her hand, and lifted her chin triumphantly: "Not only that, but my husband bought it from abroad, hundreds of thousands! It's not like that kind of cheap stuff." !"

"Oh, a bracelet is worth the income of the family for the past ten years, and I can't eat it, hehe~"

The woman rolled her eyes at Lei Zheng, and said with disdain and arrogance: "Can you control my family's money?"

"The chicken is from my house, do you have any control over what price I charge?! So many words!"

"you!"

Lei Zheng also imitated her and rolled his eyes with disdain: "I can pay whatever price I like!" After saying this, he also picked up the board, crossed out the two hundred, and wrote down the price of three hundred!

Some people who originally planned to buy one on the sidelines, did not expect that the more they talked about it, the more the price would increase, and they were suddenly a little reluctant: "Boss, you can't do this, you just paid two hundred, how can you just change it, can you wait? If you are happy, you can reduce the price to [-] or even give it away for free? If you buy the later ones and buy them cheaper, wouldn’t it be a big loss?”

Lei Lang looked at his watch and said directly to them: "Now one o'clock, the price will be increased to [-] at [-] o'clock, [-] at [-] o'clock, and no longer available at [-] o'clock." After speaking, he took a few folding chairs out of the car and opened them. sat down.

Fang Jinlei just watched in silence as they raised the price again and again. In fact, at first, he originally planned to buy [-] catties of rice, but when he asked Sier, he asked for [-].Looking at the chickens that were dragged out, I think they will probably be dragged back as they are.

They were still bargaining tirelessly, and tugged at the corner of the second brother's clothes: "Second brother, let's go for a walk?"

Lei Xiao nodded, gestured to Ma Chen, and then the two walked aside as if exchanging something, Ma Chen was shocked at first, then calmed down, walked over as if nothing had happened, found a chair and sat down.

Yao Ziqing blinked, probably guessing what the second brother gave Ma Chen.But although the eldest brother and the third brother actually have them, Ma Chen is a veteran after all, so it is probably more reliable.

Turning to look at Ma Xin: "Do you want to go shopping with us or stay with your brother to guard the stall?"

Ma Xin glanced at her brother, and wanted to go shopping. She hadn't visited a market like this before, but Lei Xiao's aura was too cold and strong. Although she felt at ease, she also felt scared.

Lei Lang couldn't sit still, and it was too noisy here, so he told his eldest brother, and ran to Sier's side: "I'll go shopping too, as long as eldest brother Ma Chenjinlei is here to guard, let's go around change"

There are a few more active people together, Ma Xin will not be too nervous, and she is also familiar with Lei Lang, it is also very interesting to see him and Lei Zheng bickering, so I greeted my brother and talked to them A few left.

Seeing them running to the market, Ma Chen yelled at the noisy crowd: "Buy it if you buy it, or leave if you don't buy it! The price on it is written clearly and you can't read! What's the noise!"

After all, Ma Chen had been in the military camp for a few years, and his aura was very intimidating.Originally, he was relatively dark, and he looked very fierce. He opened his eyes and roared with a loud voice. Some people were shocked immediately, and they didn't make any noise, but they still refused to leave.

Meat is indeed very greedy nowadays, the power outage in the town is much longer than that in the village, and there is no refrigerator, so there is no way to store any meat.I used to order food when I wanted to eat meat, and I didn't expect to raise chickens and ducks, but now I was caught off guard, and the family hasn't eaten meat for a long time.I can still bear it when I don't have it. This living chicken appears in front of my eyes and hooks out all the gluttons. How can I bear it.

"How many chickens do you have in total? If you buy them all at once, is the price negotiable?"

Suddenly a male voice appeared in the crowd, and the scene suddenly became quiet. They looked at this man who spoke surprisingly. They couldn't afford it, so they could only watch the excitement.