When Jiang Chen finished moving everything from the two warehouses, it was already night time.
The good thing was that the storage dimension was expanded to twenty cubic meters. If he used the initial one cubic meter capacity of the interdimensional bracelet, he wouldn't be able to move the thousands of tons of supplies even if he worked himself to death.
"Oh my god, did you rob a granary?" Sun Jiao looked at the mountain of boxes in the backyard as she was completely dumbfounded.
Although the base never lacked food, it was the first time she saw so much food.
"Do I need to rob this much food? On our side, this amount would only cost seven hundred thousand USD. " Looking at Sun Jiao's naive look, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face as he said in a slightly proud tone.
Most of the hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent on logistics. Pannu Islands was surrounded by large agricultural countries, so the wholesale price from Australia and New Zealand was very cheap.
"But this is too much …" Sun Jiao stared at the mountain of food as her mouth was half-open.
Seeing Sun Jiao's rare blank expression, Jiang Chen smiled and patted her waist.
"Okay, don't just stand there. Let's move the things into the granary."
With a blush on her face, Sun Jiao seemed to have realized that she lost her composure. She glared at him and ran to the community center to find Wang Qin.
Jiang Chen smiled at Sun Jiao's back as he turned to look at the dark sky in the distance.
It was already February. After this month, the snow would most likely stop.
On the wasteland, spring was the season for hunting.
Whether it was the mutants that just finished hibernation or the bandits that had been silent for an entire season, they were all waiting for the snow to melt as they waited for their two-legged or four-legged prey to crawl out from the ruins.
"A lot of things happened this winter." Jiang Chen shook his head as he tightened his coat and walked into the mansion.
…
1302 tons of supplies were finally counted at noon the next day and stored separately.
300 tons of food was left in the base as a reserve and for daily consumption. The remaining 1002 tons were transported to the Sixth Street's warehouse through the sewers. A portion of it was used for local sales, and the other portion was transported to Su City and Hang City by Zhao Corporation's trade fleet to be exchanged for crystals and other hard currencies.
For the whole day, the base was immersed in the joy of the harvest.
Although they didn't know how the food was transported into the base, it didn't prevent the survivors in the base from smiling happily at the full granary. Although not everyone had the right to eat in the cafeteria, as long as they worked hard, they would one day become an upper-class citizen and enjoy unlimited rations.
Coinciding with the New Year.
With Jiang Chen's idea, the survivors built a row of snow shelters in the square in front of the community center and held a "reunion dinner."
Only for tonight, regardless of status, as long as one was interested, anyone could apply for a stall, cook their favorite food, and share it with others.
The food supply in the granary was not limited, and the logistics department of the base was responsible for supplying food and fuel to the stalls that were out of stock.
There was only one iron rule that needed to be followed, and that was to put an end to wastage! Take as much as you eat, and any act of discarding food would be severely punished by the base.
But as it turned out, Jiang Chen was overthinking it.
How would the "inexperienced" starving people be willing to waste food? When they ate, they wanted to burst their stomachs and hated their parents for not giving birth to two mouths.
Considering that the base didn't have digestive supplements, Jiang Chen had to add an additional rule – "No vomiting in 24 hours, or I'll make you eat it all!"
This order more or less made the starving ghosts a little more relaxed, and they became a little more rational when they enjoyed the food.
Of course, eating alone was not enough. The survivors built a bonfire in the middle of the square and began an impromptu performance.
The song might not be good, the dance might not be beautiful, but it was definitely lively.
People held hot bowls and sat in the middle of the square. They drank hot soup and chewed on barbecued meat.
Although the radiation dust in the sky was still oppressive and the white snowflakes were still cold, the rising flames above the bonfire dispersed the haze in people's hearts.
Standing side by side with Sun Jiao on the roof of the community center, Jiang Chen looked at the happy faces in the square and couldn't help but smile.
"Are you happy?" Sun Jiao looked at the side of Jiang Chen's face and smiled.
"Of course."
Half a year ago, it was just a half-collapsed mansion area. Not to mention the lack of people, there weren't even a few zombies.
But who would have thought that in just half a year, this place would be transformed into this prosperous place.
Looking at the smile on Jiang Chen's face, Sun Jiao's cheeks turned red, and a smile also appeared on her face.
It was not because of the growth of the base, but because of the growth of the person she loved.
Half a year ago, she also wouldn't have thought that the defenseless Jiang Chen would grow into the outstanding person he is today.
"Seriously, I don't know how much food will be consumed tonight." Although she complained, her face didn't show any signs of opposition. It was just like a quarrel between lovers.
"The material conditions are basically met, and the spiritual development is also important. Spending energy on outdoor activities is better than drinking and taking drugs. "Jiang Chen laughed.
"That's true." Looking at the lively atmosphere on the square, Sun Jiao's face was filled with nostalgia.
"What are you thinking about?"
"It's a long time ago," Sun Jiao said with a nostalgic tone.
Sun Jiao said in a nostalgic tone, "In the fallout shelter, although we couldn't feel the seasonal temperature change, on this special day, people would gather together to celebrate. I vaguely remember that on this day, my father would tell us stories on the ground. He said it was snowing, people were setting off firecrackers, and they were having a delicious reunion dinner … But when the fallout shelter opened, I realized it was all fake. Everything was just a fairy tale. "
The fallout shelter that was locked for a certain number of years was like an island isolated from the world. While it isolated radiation, it also isolated all electromagnetic signals, so it was impossible to receive any information from the outside world.
But people still believed that the moment the metal door opened, everything would be perfect. Since in the eyes of these people, it was only the halo before the nuclear explosion, not the ruthlessness of the shockwave sweeping through the crowd.
"Do you think … your father lied to you?" Jiang Chen asked softly.
"I used to think that way, but I more or less understood it later on." Sun Jiao shook her head as she stared at the campfire not far away with a complicated expression. "Humans are such fragile creatures. If they don't see hope, they won't live."
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