food crisis [end times]

The winter in Northeast China is bitterly cold, but the humidity is low, and the heat is easy to gather and not easy to disperse.As long as the house is not leaky, the heat in the house will not dissipate too quickly.

Therefore, in previous years, people in the village would cover the outside of the windows with a layer of plastic film to increase warmth.

Last year, when the apocalypse was so fierce, only a few households in the village had leftover plastic film to seal the windows, and most of them didn't.Fortunately, most people have replaced the plastic windows.The insulation effect is relatively good.It's not too cold.

But this year has not been so good.

Fortunately, these plastic films were issued above.

No matter how shabby it is, at least this winter can pass away first.

This is exciting and good news. The audience was filled with joy and laughter. Looking at them, the officer felt relieved.

At this time, someone in the crowd asked: "Then can you cut down more trees and burn some charcoal this year?"

Since the bricks were fired, more charcoal was burned and distributed among the villagers.People in the village feel that burning charcoal is more convenient and worry-free than burning wood.And easy to transport.

In the case of insufficient coal, charcoal is undoubtedly the best substitute.

The officer shook his head and said: "The coal mines are already stepping up production, and the government will restart several coal mines to increase food production recently. At that time, every household will definitely use it as much as possible. There are fewer trees on the mountain. Cut or cut less."

"Those trees are dead and dried up, it's useless to keep them!"

The land has been barren for a whole year.Those trees are also dead.Originally, looking at the dead branches all over the mountain, I could still have some fantasies.But the drier tree trunk still extinguished people's last hope.

The officer sighed: "Then let's keep it for now. We still have coal on the left and right, and the coal is enough to burn."

Then the people in the village asked a lot of questions, and they answered all they could answer.

In the subsequent distribution of relief supplies, there was one hundred catties of coal for each family.One hundred catties is not much, but save money and only burn two stoves in the morning and evening, which is enough to burn for half a month.Now the weather is not too cold, it is enough.After half a month, when the firewood is almost dry, you can continue to burn firewood.

In addition to coal, there is also a pack of solid alcohol for each family.Solid alcohol is cut into small pieces, about 25 grams each, and there are twenty pieces in a pack, which is one catty.This can be used to start a fire when no firewood is available.You can even build a shelf by yourself and put a small iron basin to cook and eat.Nature is a good thing.

Then there is some clean drinking water packaged in plastic bags.Now every household lacks food, and the safety of drinking water is a problem.It doesn’t take long for boiled water to be polluted again after it cools down. Now it’s not as good as it used to be when you can boil it at any time. These packaged drinking water can last for a while.

Xiang Luo took the things home and opened the package to look at the solid alcohol.I have a lot of these at home.

It is said to be solid alcohol, but it is not simply solidified alcohol, but it is made by mixing alcohol with other things and solidifying it by certain techniques.Alcohol is safer and easier to use than liquid alcohol.

This craft is not complicated, even now it can be easily made a lot.However, at this time, it can be easily distributed to the public. Does it mean that there is no shortage of officials?

Grain is precious, and it is impossible to make alcohol from grain.The best material is coal, or... oil?

Oil is the blood of modern industry!

With this conjecture, Xiang Luo took out a small solid alcohol block wrapped in a thin plastic film.

Zhu Yan took a look with his probe: "New one?"

"Yes. One catty, every family has it." Xiang Luo said.

If it's just a pound, it's fine.But there are hundreds of households in the village, each of which has hundreds of catties.This is not a small amount.

What's more, it can't be unique to this village.

"Maybe it's because coal produces enough grain." Zhu Yan also picked up a piece and squeezed it. It was relatively hard, which meant that paraffin wax was added to increase the hardness and make it not easy to deform.

"I'm wondering if the oil has recovered." Xiang Luo said.

Zhu Yan raised his eyebrows.

Before the end of the world, domestic oil imports were as high as 70%.

Of course, it's not that there are no domestic products, but the cost of imports is relatively low.However, the country will not only import but not produce itself and cause fatal dependence on foreign countries.

Therefore, for a long time, a certain balance has been reached between imports and domestic production to ensure that there are no accidents.

It was also discovered early in the country that many spare mines were not directly developed.Just wait for an emergency and then mine to make up for the vacancy that cannot be imported.

Like now.

And now the domestic demand for oil has also been greatly reduced, not only the mass death of the population, but also a series of oil consumption such as oil consumption are almost zero.

Therefore, the demand for oil has been reduced to a minimum, and the chances of this oil being extracted and spent wisely are greater.

The representation is also quite large.

As long as the foundation is restored, the former industrial glory will not be far away.

Now it is not as poor and white as it was in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.No matter how down and out he is in the apocalypse, the former airs are still there.A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the speed of recovery has never been a problem if only the original frame is used and talents are put into it.

Zhu Yan only said: "If this is the case, you should think about more things."

Xiang Luo smiled: "I don't have such big ambitions. But if I really recover, I will at most take advantage of this east wind."

There is a good saying, as long as it is in the air, even a pig can fly.

Although the current end times are hopeless, gold is everywhere.This photo is much better than the 90s.

Although they had such conjectures, neither of them said any more.

The People's Liberation Army is furiously cutting military winter tents for everyone and pasting windows for ordinary people.I have been busy for most of the day.When we left, every household was busy pasting the windows, especially those with broken windows. Once the windows were pasted up, the visibility in the house would become very low.

But although the visibility is low, the room is warmer.

In the afternoon, Xiang Luo's family came.It was the person who had agreed to work in the factory before who came to ask when the work would start.

Although the disaster caused by hail is not small.But such a huge pool of water also solves the urgent need for water.There is water in the well.This means that they can raise as many bacteria bags as they want.

And those who decided to work in Xiang Luo's factory also understood that no matter how good the day is, it can't beat the natural disaster.However, life in Xiang Luo's family has always been good.

It's better to quickly follow Xiang Luo's steps and get your family's life back on track as soon as possible.

Xiang Luo could also see their impatience, and only said that the original opening time remained unchanged.

There are containers in the backyard of Xiang Luo's house to protect the raw materials of those fungus packs.There is no problem with the raw materials, so production can naturally continue.

The factory is newly built, and even though some glass was smashed by the hailstorm, it is not bad to have the official military winter tents pasted on it.

Xiang Luo also contacted the official, and ordered ten tons of coal specifically for this factory, and it will be delivered after a while.At present, there is still a surplus of coal at home, and it can last for ten days and a half months.

Open according to the original plan!

After the hail disaster, Xiang Luo volunteered to donate three ducks to the severely affected people. It didn't take long for the news to spread in the village.

Everyone knows how rare ducks are. Even if you own a duck farm, it would be a pain to give away three at random. What's more, now that one duck egg is enough to be flattered by others, it is even more courageous to take out three ducks casually.

Although Xiang Luo gave away three ducks, the reputation left in people's hearts far exceeds these three ducks.

Xiang Luo himself also realized belatedly that the attitude of the villagers towards him was more polite than before.

But none of this matters.

The second day is the day it was originally scheduled to open.

Zheng Xiaoer brought his son over early in the morning.Xiang Luo was still awakened by the sound of the siren.

Zheng Xiaoer was a few laps thinner than the last time she saw it, but she immediately regained her vigor when she saw the duck.

The four ducks were slaughtered simply and neatly, and the duck blood was stirred by the son with chopsticks to prevent it from coagulating. This duck blood can make a lot of delicious food, and it is also a big dish for today's dinner. Seeing the water being pulled out little by little, Zheng Xiaoer's blood-stained face was full of smiles.

Xiang Luo understands that his eyes are hot when he sees these things, and taking them back will be enough to eat for a while, so let his son eat more good ones.It's just that this picture looks really abnormal.

According to Xiang Luo's request, Zheng Xiaoer split the duck.Although I used to be a butcher of pigs, I was a bit unfamiliar with ducks doing too delicate work.But it won't be too ugly. After finishing it, I put it back together and showed it to Xiang Luo. After making sure that there is no shortage of meat in each one, Xiang Yan just happened to come over.

Xiang Luo packed all the meat and handed it to Xiang Yan, and asked her to pick a few factory workers to work with. Xiang Luo took some dried vegetables and six duck eggs, and asked Xiang Yan to decide what to do.

At that time, Li Baoguo and his daughter will also bring them along.All the employees and the boss, Xiang Luo, had a meal together.

This is their first serious dinner party in this factory.

Zhu Yan doesn't like such excitement, Anwei plays computer games when he has time.

So it was Xiang Luo who came forward alone.

The two of Zhu Yan have always lived in seclusion, except for necessary occasions, they seldom go out, and they seldom communicate with outsiders.

After a long time, rumors of one kind or another spread naturally in the village.Anyway, opinions vary.

Because they are mysterious, many people had plans on them earlier, such as introducing someone, but now they don't make such plans.

Especially after the rumors about Xiang Luo being gay came out.

Although it was explained at the beginning that Xiang Luo did this to avoid being introduced to him by others, but it has been so long that Xiang Luo has not looked at any girl, so this kind of statement is naturally becoming more and more popular.

Because of this, many people in the village still worry about Xiang Luo.

Naturally, there are also unruly people.

It's just that Xiang Luo was politely rejected by the big leaders who introduced him to Xiang Luo, and the others naturally didn't have the confidence to feel that they could do it.

There is a stove on the other side of the factory, where oil is burned in a pot, and the hot air flows out along the chimney on the ground, heating up the whole place.All the assembly line workbenches in the venues were moved to the side first, and some tables were borrowed from the village and placed on them.

The kitchen space is not large, and it can accommodate up to ten people to eat at a time.It was originally stipulated that fifty people would go to eat in five batches at meal time.The time of rotation is different every day, and the next batch is changed after eating.There is a two-hour break at noon, and you can choose to go home to eat, or take a meal and go home to eat.

This also means that as long as they want to, they can also take the meal home and share it with their family members.It's up to them to decide.

Anyway, if you take it away, the amount of dishes given is fixed, and only those who eat there can eat more if they are not full.

Xiang Luo also specially instructed Xiang Yan to pay attention to the taste of the dishes when eating in the future.Don't be too hard to eat.Guarantee the taste so that there will be no leftovers.

Xiang Luo is also worried that the cook will deliberately make the food unpalatable in order to pack the leftovers home, so that his family can enjoy the delicious food alone.

It wasn't until after eight o'clock that the people led by Xiang Yan had finished their work, and the three dishes and one soup were ready. After the employees were all seated and waiting for the banquet to start, Xiang Yan asked Xiang Luo to come over.

Xiang Luo is the boss, so the first meal at the job is naturally to ask Xiang Luo to take the lead.

Everyone's mentality was different this time.

The hail disaster has caused everyone to lose, and even those who lost their families in this hail disaster.

Everyone's situation has changed.But as soon as you enter the factory, you can smell the aroma of meat.

This feels different.

As soon as Xiang Luo came, everyone stood up from their seats.

Xiang Luo glanced at everyone who was doing it.They are men and women who are not very old, and the only thing they have in common is that they are all thin.Between this fat and thin, many people can no longer recognize it.

Being fat is a luxury in this world.

"Let's all sit down. We won't be outsiders from now on. Today is our first day at work, and I'm going to spend my money here to give everyone a good meal. Originally, I just wanted to make a good start, but looking at it now, it's also a little cheering for everyone It means cheering up and suppressing shock. So everyone eats and drinks well, without any scruples. Work hard in the future, and life will get better day by day. Whether it is meat, eggs, or even vegetables, you will not be too extravagant in the future. This is It depends on our own efforts."

Xiang Luo is not a person who is very good at talking about scenes, but even so, the whole factory applauded thunderously after his words.

"I know everyone is hungry, so I won't delay everyone from eating meat." Xiang Luo nodded to Xiang Yan at the door of the kitchen. Come down and eat together.

Some of the foremen at the dining table are still employees, and there are only men and women.I'm afraid I won't be able to let go if I sit in a mess.

When three dishes and one soup were served, Xiang Luo heard someone crying.

This cry made many people's eyes turn red.

These were actually common and commonly eaten at home in the past.But seeing it now makes me sad.

It had been a long time since they had such a decent meal.

When someone cries, someone comforts them.I don't know who said loudly: "Why are you crying, eat quickly, eat while it's hot!"

"Yes, yes, yes, while it's hot!"

Everyone stuffed their chopsticks into their mouths.On average, twelve people have one chicken, and each person gets a few pieces of meat.

Even so, it made them want to swallow their tongues.

Never thought that duck meat would be so delicious before?

Sitting at the dinner table, watching the people at the same table gobble up, Xiang Luo was embarrassed to pick up a piece of duck meat and eat it.Xiang Luo really does not lack this.

A stewed duck with mushrooms, a stir-fried blood tofu, a stir-fried dried vegetable, and a duck egg soup with seaweed.

When I went to the table, I accepted a lot of wind and clouds.

There are only those dishes, and if you eat them, they will be gone, but there are still many soups.Many people waited until the other dishes were almost eaten, and went to make soup and rice to eat a lot.Everyone was full and sat on the chair with an unprecedented satiety.

Appetite is the most primitive desire of an animal, and all needs, rules, and thoughts start after eating.Those who are hungry have no time to take care of so much.

In fact, those who have been working for Xiang Luo will not be too excited to see this. After all, although they did not eat as good as this before, it is not too bad. Like duck eggs and duck meat, they can be eaten occasionally. of.Before, I could eat half a duck every week.

Seeing other people eat like this now, their brows and eyes are a little more proud.

They worked here earlier.

After they were full, everyone looked at Xiang Luo differently.

I ate this meal very happily. Does this mean that I will not be short of such meals when I follow Xiang Luo in the future?

They thought it would be a very satisfying thing to have enough food at home and to be able to eat a canned food once in a while.After all, it is said that there is a famine outside, and Shili Village here is the richest.

But now it is clearly not the case.

The real good life still depends on Xiang Luo!

Seeing that everything on the table was clean from the plate to the bowl, and there was not even a little oil left, Xiang Luo couldn't help but twitched his lips, but it was also because of them.

Then he stood up and said, "How is everyone's meal?"

"Good!" Everyone said in unison.

"Do you want to eat again!"

"miss you!"

Xiang Luo's smile deepened: "For us, I'm afraid it was just this meal a year ago."

As soon as these words came out, there was naturally a disappointed voice below.

Xiang Luo said: "However, there must be normal extra meals. I will try to make everyone gain weight with me!"

Everyone laughed.

Xiang Luo said again: "Everyone may have a harder time this winter. Wait until spring next year. At that time, the number of ducks I raise will have a certain scale. By then, everyone will be able to eat like this every week. But When the time comes to eat, I am afraid that the table can only be placed outside, or a separate restaurant will be reserved in the newly built factory. But the days pass quickly, and the spring of the next year will be a blink of an eye. We all work hard The more fungus packs you do, the more money our village can earn. The food will naturally be better.”

When a goal is set, everyone is naturally more motivated.

Hearing everyone's applause, Xiang Luo said again: "Then everyone is full to eat, don't work too hard, let's go home and rest, come together in the afternoon, my second aunt will take everyone to familiarize themselves with the work process and general information What needs to be done. I will start studying tomorrow, and I will officially go to work in seven days. Do you have confidence!"

"Have!"

"Disband!"

Xiang Luo only said this, and was greeted with laughter again.

With full stomachs, everyone chatted with familiar people and left contentedly.