Surviving the end of the world

A few days later, Chen Jin took advantage of the darkness to send three hundred catties of grain and ten catties of soybean oil to Father Chen. After all, it was too conspicuous in broad daylight. I also don't want Father Chen and the others to be targeted.

They had nothing to say, and when the things were delivered, Chen Jin turned around and left.All they knew was that shortly after they went back last time, they sent over the food and salt that Chen Changlin asked for, and then, Chen Changlin immediately rushed to marry his daughter.This is also a last resort. Chen Guifeng has been pregnant for almost two months, and has severe morning sickness. These days, there are no supplements, let alone fruits, and there are no fresh vegetables. Pregnant women stay at home for an extra day, so they have to eat a lot of food.

Now there is no Civil Affairs Bureau, and the marriage is simply notified to the villagers, and I don't have the ability to invite people to dinner. Everyone is still considerate, but what is said behind the scenes is beyond the control of others.

Chen Jin thought to herself, raising a pregnant woman at this time is not an easy task, there is almost nothing, and it is still a problem whether she can support herself by eating only those coarse grains!However, he naturally didn't say anything, since it wasn't his wife and children anyway.

The temperature does not mean to rise, but people can often be seen in the ground. Some people use simple tools, such as small shovels, or even kitchen knives and spatulas, to dig up the hard ground, looking for traces of voles, and looking for voles from inside. Find out the grass seeds hidden by the voles. If you can catch the voles, it will be even better.Frogs, toads, and even snakes hibernating in the ground, as long as they are found, they will be dug out by these hungry people with green eyes. At the beginning, everyone didn't care. Soon, the people in the village came back to their senses. .

It’s okay to dig a field mouse’s nest, but frogs and toads can’t do it. Now there are no pesticides, and the pests in the ground rely on these ugly little things. If they are dug away and eaten, then What about the food for the coming year? You know, they haven't laid eggs yet, so they need to cut their roots!

The villagers didn't dare to nest in their homes anymore. Although they were unwilling to move and consume calories, they discussed it and arranged the number of people. They began to patrol the ground in turn, and these people were not allowed to dig holes in the ground.However, people who are crazy about starvation can't control these things. If they starve to death now, they will have a bumper harvest in the coming year, so what, they won't be able to enjoy it.

There were several conflicts between the two sides, but the problem is that the villagers can't go all out for a few frogs and toads, and it's impossible for them to take care of so many places. People dug holes everywhere in the ground, so they could only comfort themselves, thinking that someone had cultivated the land for free.

These days lasted for almost two months. Chen Jin suspected that the insect eggs in the ground were probably dug out and eaten by these people. At this time, the frozen river suddenly thawed out, and the temperature rose rapidly. Tidying up the messy farmland and canals and paths that were turned over in winter, preparing for farming, and those people no longer tossed in the ground, they quickly shifted their goals, and the rivers that spread across almost all villages and towns provided them with more food. , fish, shrimp, river mussels, snails, etc., which made more people dissatisfied. Although no one has contracted these rivers for farming, in essence, these rivers still belong to the common property of the village where they are located. How can outsiders be so cheap by fishing so much, but everyone is busy with the things in the field, so they can't spare a hand for a while.

When the villagers were busy with the affairs in the field, several large military trucks drove into the village. Chen Jin saw the faces of many acquaintances in the trucks, they were the garrisons who had exchanged salt with them.

To be honest, even though we now know that the government is no longer effective, the army is different. The army has guns, and it can be eaten anywhere.

This group of garrisons came to exchange food. They brought a lot of salt and even some military supplies, such as cotton coats, cotton boots, enamel bowls and so on. They wanted to exchange food, fresh vegetables, and chickens. Meat such as ducks.

This made everyone feel uneasy. The old captain gritted his teeth and stepped forward to ask: "Sirs, didn't we go there to change the salt in the past? Why did you go to the countryside in person this time?"

A black and thin soldier raised his head and said: "The troops have received an order to go to the base collectively. From now on, we will not be on the beach!"

Uncle Li was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Then who should we turn to for changing the salt?"

A soldier on the side squinted his eyes and said, "Who knows, but now there are people cooking salt by themselves on the beach, just go back and have a look!"

The words were very uncertain, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay before trying to find out what was going on, and they were about to withdraw their defenses, so they said with a straight face that it was a military secret and should not be disclosed.

Everyone has no choice, and they don’t know what the market will be like in the future. It may not be as cheap as it is now. Even though there is not much food at home, they still grit their teeth and go home to get food and prepare to change salt.

Chen Jin thought for a while, and took out all the small vegetables, leeks, onions and garlic from the greenhouse in her house, no matter whether they were raw or cooked, and asked, "I'll give you the vegetables and pots, and you can change them." Do not change!"

The group of soldiers looked at these slightly yellow and thin vegetables because of some malnutrition, and their eyes turned green. A man whose military rank was a major immediately clapped his hands and said, "Change, why not! Such vegetables, if they are good, a catty of salt in this pot!" These are all good things, they can be put directly on the car, and you can pick them when you want to eat them, so you don't have to worry about them being stuck.

When the villagers heard that this was much more cost-effective than exchanging food, they hurried back and brought out all the vegetables they planted in winter. It didn’t cost much, as the seeds were kept by the family, and most of the pots were used and had been broken. Plastic pots, even those made of cardboard boxes, put them in the greenhouse and usually water them. It is more convenient to grow a stubble.

However, there are not as many households as there are in Chen Jin’s house. After all, they have to eat in winter. Chen Jin has a space. Naturally, there are only occasional ones outside. Therefore, there are almost a lot of pots. Well, when the cold snap came, they were already frozen to death. The better ones didn’t grow much, and they weren’t enough to feed their family. Therefore, there wasn’t much they could get out. Both parties were a little disappointed, and some shrewd For a little bit, I just dug out all the green vegetables that had just germinated in the ground, put them in a pot and sent them over. Although I can't exchange a catty of salt, it is cost-effective to exchange a few taels. Anyway, the weather is warm now, so I sprinkled a handful of seeds. , it will germinate in a few days.

Except for the salt, the items brought out by these soldiers are quite attractive. Those military winter coats and cotton boots are always warmer than those made at home. Some children are still young, or people who plan to have children have taken a fancy to those I began to inquire about the price of the crudely packaged military milk powder, and wanted to bargain for some.

Chen Jin began to inquire with a few people who had dealt with them before. Since the people here are leaving, naturally the previous agreement does not count, but if they can't get fertilizers and pesticides, Chen Jin wants to ask Ask if you can get a cow.

The baby-faced captain spread out his hands: "Brother, we have been staying by the sea, where can we get any farming cattle? I used to raise dairy cows, but there wasn't enough to eat. In the end, I had to slaughter those cows for food." Beef!"

Chen Jin was a little disappointed, but she still didn't give up: "Without a cow, donkeys are fine!"

"It's not the 80s and [-]s of the last century, you know the situation here, who raises these things!" Babyface smiled, "If you want these things, it's best when you are free Go to the security base, there will always be these things there. Although we have said this before, no one thought at that time that the troops would leave so soon!"

Chen Jin glanced around, and then calmly stuffed a flat steel wine bottle, which Chen Jin bought online before, and now it is not filled with foreign wine, but some mid-range wine that she bought before. Baijiu, with a baby face, took it knowingly. Chen Jin lowered his voice and asked, "Is there something wrong with your departure this time?"

Babyface hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, and said: "There is no secret, that is to say, the security base over there wants to increase development efforts, expand the scope, and needs more power. I heard that in the future we Those who serve as soldiers must also go to the fields, just like the old saying of farming!"

Chen Jin saw that his eyes flickered, and knew that what he said was not true. He wanted to ask again, but the baby face had already put on a look of refusing to speak, so in desperation, he didn't ask any more questions.

Babyface saw that Chen Jin didn't ask any more questions, and he was also relieved. What he said just now, that is, what the above said to ordinary officers and soldiers, if it weren't for someone above him, he would not know the real inside story.However, those things cannot be told to ordinary people. Anyway, that matter is just the speculation of experts, and it may not happen. If someone leaked his mouth and caused panic, it would be fine, but something big will happen.

These people only stayed in the village for half a day, and then they continued to walk along the road with a lot of things, and went to the village in front to continue changing.In order to prevent the salt price from skyrocketing in the future, the villagers had to grit their teeth and change a lot of salt. Most of them weighed more than ten catties. In addition, some people used the vegetables in the field and the eggs and duck eggs they had accumulated at home to change some winter clothes.However, someone inquired about the price of milk powder, and immediately gave up his mind. Instead of changing milk powder, it would be better to wait until someone's sheep gave birth and buy a pair of sheep. When they grow up, they will be bred. Drinking goat milk is much more cost-effective than this milk powder.

Few of the villagers would think about it, or dare not think about the reason why these soldiers evacuated from the seaside station. Some of them started to think, but their hearts were cast in a shadow.