Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 77 This is a promising base
"Why doesn't the boss just beat up these bastards? If it were me, I would just slap that old bastard away!" Meng San said angrily.
Today is an important day for currency issuance. All the extraordinary people are guarding the base to prevent any unpleasant things from happening. At the same time, with so many extraordinary people watching the scene, most people will accept Shen Jin's three axes now:
Supplies are bought and sold with Homeland Currency, and people work to earn money to buy food. The distribution of relief porridge is cancelled.
To sum up: restore the economy and become self-reliant.
To this end, Shang Qian and her team have specially created quite a lot of positions for everyone to choose from. If you really don’t have any skills, you can participate in this year’s spring ploughing and become a glorious farmer!
It has been a while since the beginning of spring, and the weather is about to get warmer. The season for turning the soil and sowing is coming. In order to prepare for a protracted war with zombies, food must be grown. Although the population of the base has doubled now, the reserve grain stored by Shen Jin will not rot and can still support the current people for 15 years, but... it is never wrong to have more food. At present, the food here by Shen Jin can be stored indefinitely, but... the food in other bases across the country will all go bad after a few years, unless... Tianluodiwang is willing to trust him and store most of the uneaten food with him, and ask him for it when needed. Obviously, such a thing will not happen. Tianluodiwang will not let one person hold the lifeline of the country's food, or in other words... Shen Jin makes enough [Craftsman Soul Backpacks] for Tianluodiwang, and then helps them store the food, and let them take it freely through [Traveler Gloves] in the future.
It may be like this in the future, but not now.
It would be better for Shen Jin to keep his abilities in his own hands. Anyway, the food can be stored for one or two years without any problem. Besides, the purpose of spring plowing is not just to grow food... Vegetables can also be kept fresh for a long time if they are placed in the [box].
Back in front of the villa, Li Zhe saw Meng San's aggressive look and spread his hands, "So, Brother Jin is the boss, and you are not!"
"Oh? Can you tell me what I said wrong? In the situation just now, if we catch the old man and Xiao Wang, break their legs and throw them out of Home No. 1, those troublemakers should either work hard or throw them out. Who would dare to cause trouble? Huh?" Meng San said.
"I dare say that after you do this, no one will dare to make trouble," Li Zhe said helplessly.
Meng San immediately revealed a smug smile: "Isn't that enough? In my opinion, Brother Jin is too kind! He gave them face!"
"But...what about later?"
"after?"
"Yes, in the future, every time someone raises an objection, do we have to suppress it with force? Is everyone who raises an objection a class enemy? Aren't there some pitiful people among them? Aren't there stupid people who are incited? Do we have to kill them all? Every time a new policy is implemented in the future, we have to kill a group of people to establish our authority? I admit that in that case, there must be strict order and prohibitions, but no one dares to say it openly, which does not mean that no one opposes. Do you remember our group of rebellious extraordinary people before? Oppression will bring order, but don't forget... oppression will also bring backlash! If Brother Jin really becomes what you said... will we still follow Brother Jin?"
"This..." Meng San hesitated and couldn't speak. His mind flashed back to the time when the zombie tide came to D City. Shen Jin asked the people to retreat first, and he led a team of more than 20 extraordinary people to stop the zombie tide. He also remembered that there were many discordant voices among the people who fled at that time. It was at that time that he decided to stand up. He couldn't let the heroes fight outside and have people stabbing their spines behind them. What happened later? He told Shen Jin about these situations and hoped that Shen Jin could deal with those who spread rumors. Shen Jin smiled and left a sentence: "What wise words can you ask ordinary people in extreme panic to say? Times create heroes, and so many people have created you three captains..."
He seems to... never require everyone to be extremely smart.
Li Zhe continued, "Back to this matter, the old man is a fool, Xiao Wang is the one who was instigated, and many of the people behind are speculators. Are they hateful? Hateful! But... what bad things did they do, enough to make them have their hands and feet broken and beaten out? Not enough, right? You can say that just now, in fact... You think you are above ordinary people and can control their life and death at will, but Brother Jin... never has that, and Brother Jin made these people retreat with just a few words, and finally accepted a useful talent. Don’t you think this is... more handsome?"
Finally, Li Zhe pointed to the large number of extraordinary people around him and said, "We don't need to show off our military strength to prove our strength now..."
Meng San thought about it carefully for a long time, and was convinced in his heart, but he still said: "What you said is right, but ... you know so much, why aren't you the boss?"
Li Zhe: “…”
After a while, Li Zhe left the door of the villa, cursing. Sister Xia carried the unconscious Xiao Wang to the hospital and put him in the concussion department. He was hit on the head 200 times, so he must have a concussion. However, the young man should be able to recover quickly. Sister Xia was not too worried. If the old man was hit on the head more than 100 times, he would probably be sent directly to the emergency room...
"I really didn't expect that this troublemaker has such a kind side. It reminded me of a famous saying that was often said on the Internet: The world is neither white nor black, but a delicate gray..."
There weren't many people in the hospital today, because most people's first reaction after getting the Home Coins was not to see a doctor, but to buy food. Those who came to the hospital at this time were probably suffering from illnesses that were more important than food. "Doctor, please save my brother! His abdomen was pierced by steel bars. He had been enduring it since he came back yesterday. When I went to look for him this morning, I found that he had fainted at home. Please save him. It's all my fault that I didn't listen to him yesterday and chose the wrong route..."
A tall and strong man was kneeling beside the doctor. Lying on the bed next to him was his brother. They met after the end of the world. They had no relatives or friends, but they had always supported each other until today.
The male doctor in the emergency department hurriedly pulled the big man up, but his small body couldn't pull him up at all. The doctor looked at the thin man with heavy abdominal bleeding on the mobile bed and shouted, "Nurse, quickly push this gentleman into the operating room and perform surgery immediately!"
A young nurse wearing glasses took the bed from the man and pushed the thin man in. The male doctor said, "Hurry up and get up. You don't have to kneel down here. We will do our best to treat your brother. Hurry up and get up!"
"Doctor! I know that your hospital charges fees now. I... have no money and no supplies. How much do you think an operation like this will cost? I will work hard to pay you back in the future! If you don't believe me... if you don't believe me... just take my kidney! It will pay for my brother's operation! Please save him!"
The big man was so anxious that tears came to his eyes. Who says men don't shed tears easily? It's just that he hasn't been sad enough. When he came today, he saw the hospital's various fee standards posted at the gate, and they are not cheap!
In the apocalypse, medical supplies are in short supply, and these medicines are non-renewable resources. After emptying several hospitals in Q City, these are all they have, and they will be gone once they are used up.
A packet of antipyretic medicine costs 5 Home Coins!
Drinking two packets means 10 kilograms of food is wasted.
The most expensive medicine in the hospital is the magic bean. One pill can clear corpse poison and cure all diseases. One pill costs 500 Home Coins and can be used immediately. It is effective within an hour of taking it.
The man didn't know how much an operation would cost, but he knew... it was definitely a fortune he couldn't afford. The male doctor pondered for a moment and said, "For a surgical operation like this, let alone whether we can save him, the cost... is also extremely high, at least 200 Homeland Coins!"
"Two hundred!" The man was shocked. It was indeed a high price. But then he gritted his teeth and said, "How much do you think my kidney can be sold for? If it's not enough...you can take something else from me, as long as it can keep my brother alive!"
At this moment, the male doctor's small body seemed to contain huge energy. He could control the life and death of others with just one sentence. The sturdy man was the one who was powerless and helpless. The male doctor patted the man's body and said, "You don't need to donate your organs. We don't need them for the time being. The population base is too small and it's difficult to match. If you really want to save your brother, sign this agreement, which means you owe the hospital 200 yuan. Follow our arrangements and work to repay it!"
The man took the "indenture" handed over by the doctor, and without even looking at it, he signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on it: "I signed it! Doctor, I am willing to work for you, please save my brother! He is dying!"
The male doctor said calmly: "Don't worry... the operation has already started!"
"That's good, that's good..."
The man fell to the side and his body suddenly relaxed.
…
"Maybe... this is the hopeful base that Boss Shen Jin is pursuing?"
Sister Xia withdrew her gaze and found that Xiao Wang next to her had woken up.
"Hiss~! Am I in...a hospital?"
Xiao Wang covered his forehead and tried to sit up, but his head shook and he felt dizzy and almost fell off the bed.
