From the bottom of his heart, Xu Jinyuan did not want to do any work, especially something as degrading as digging silt.
Seeing that his companions who had come with him had started seriously accumulating bullets, he was still dawdling and did not want to work.
Xu Jinyuan quietly observed Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin. After all, these two legendary supernatural beings were the most important.
He had thought it would be very difficult for him to meet these two supernatural beings as a low-level bandit who had just joined the stronghold. He might not even have any interaction with them.
In the end, he was wrong.
For the past few days, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin had been working with everyone. No matter how dirty or tired they were, they did not complain.
Xu Jinyuan was a little puzzled. How could they be supernatural beings? Were these the legendary experts of Stronghold 178? How could experts put on airs like this?
But the pain on his face was a clear reminder that he could not afford to offend these two people.
Xu Jinyuan whispered to Jin Lan, "Brother Jin Lan, those two are just pretending, right? How could y 'all believe them? Did you really believe that the big shots were just playing house with you? "
Jin Lan looked at him with disdain. "Those two aren't just pretending. We're not fools, so how can we not tell if they're just pretending? But you, you're the one who's been slacking off all day and not doing a good job. You're not allowed to eat the corn that our fellow villagers brought over today! "
Xu Jinyuan was speechless.
What the fuck was this!
Xu Jinyuan was also unhappy. "You're a fucking bandit, so how can you feel superior doing farm work?!"
Jin Lan glanced at him and sneered. "It's not embarrassing to rely on your hands and feet to make a living! It's embarrassing to be slacking off! "
Xu Jinyuan thought about it seriously. "That seems to be true …."
But who the fuck was slacking off?!
However, Xu Jinyuan had been observing Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin for a long time. He even spent most of his energy observing the couple.
In the end, he realized the two of them were really not pretending. They could really endure hardship.
Deep down, Xu Jinyuan was actually starting to believe in Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin's identities. It would be great if he could really join Stronghold 178, but he still felt it was a little surreal. Besides, there were still other bandits waiting for news from him in the north. How should he choose?
People who came with a purpose would always be harder to convince than others, because they had a purpose to begin with.
At this time, someone shouted, "Come here. Big Brother said that anyone who helps build a house will get 15 bullets!"
Xu Jinyuan saw a bunch of people beside him jump out. Jin Lan roared, "Don't you dare fight with me for this!"
Xu Jinyuan followed them and muttered in a low voice, "They must be crazy."
When they arrived at the refugee settlement, the bricks were already piled up at the side. However, someone said, "But where are we going to get something like cement and concrete?"
At first, everyone thought that building a brick house with beams, a roof, and bricks would be enough. But then they realized that they were missing something: cement.
There was some in the stronghold, but they couldn't possibly go to the consortiums to buy it, right?
Ren Xiaosu was also dumbfounded. "Have any of you done something like this before?"
The refugees and bandits shook their heads. "We've never built a brick house before. We've been living in mud huts our entire lives."
Ren Xiaosu asked loudly, "Does anyone know how to do it? If you know how to get the 20 bullets, don't hide it from us!"
Everyone looked at one another. Everyone really wanted to earn these 20 bullets, but they really did not know how to do it.
Suddenly, Xu Jinyuan said, "It's an extremely viscous liquid made from stirring and boiling glutinous rice juice, lime, and hemp rope. It can be used as an adhesive for the cracks in the walls. It won't spoil even after a decade or two."
Ren Xiaosu's eyes lit up. "What about the ratio? What's the ratio? Have you ever worked in construction before? "
"I've built houses for the big families in town before, so I'll come up with the ratio later. Y 'all can look for the materials first. It's not difficult to find these things in the wastelands," Xu Jinyuan said reservedly. He was not doing this for the 20 bullets. He just felt that these refugees were too stupid if they did not even know how to do such a simple thing.
Suddenly, Jin Lan walked over and punched him in the chest. Xu Jinyuan was about to get angry when he heard Jin Lan say with a laugh, "Bro, you're amazing!"
Ren Xiaosu took the lead in applauding. "Come, everyone, let's thank our brother. What's your name?"
"Xu Jinyuan?"
"Alright, you'll be the captain of our settlement's construction team from now on!" Ren Xiaosu casually appointed him.
Xu Jinyuan looked around in a daze as everyone around him gave him looks of approval. He suddenly remembered what Jin Lan had said to him: "It's not embarrassing to rely on your own two hands and feet to make a living."
Ren Xiaosu went to fetch 20 bullets and handed them to Xu Jinyuan. "Bro, well done!"
Xu Jinyuan looked at the heavy bullets in his hand. When he saw the envious looks in the others' eyes, he suddenly felt a sense of joy that Jin Lan and the others had when they were accumulating bullets.
While they were building the houses, some refugees brought over sweet potatoes, corn, and other food. Their living conditions here were poor, so sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn were their staple foods.
A female refugee even praised Xu Jinyuan as she stuffed food into his hands. "I've been paying attention to you since you first arrived. I can tell at a glance that you're a knowledgeable person."
Here, anyone who knew how to build houses was a knowledgeable person.
Xu Jinyuan was just about to say that he was not considered a knowledgeable person when Ren Xiaosu stopped him with a smile. "Being able to use your knowledge to help others is what it means to be knowledgeable. Knowledge is used to change the world. You're changing the world right now. "
Xu Jinyuan was dumbfounded by these boastful words!
Previously, when he was not working, the other bandits found him an eyesore and looked down on him.
But when he displayed his abilities, these fucking bandits would address him as "Brother Xu" whenever they saw him.
The difference in treatment before and after made Xu Jinyuan feel a little uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, this group of bandits was moving from being scattered to being united.
They would be living together for a long time and share the same values, as well as a mysterious belief.
Of course, that day was still far away.
…
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The corn was delicious. As Xu Jinyuan chewed on the corn in his hand, he wondered why he had come here in the first place. In order to gain the trust of this group of bandits, figure out the situation of this group of bandits in front of him, and then take back the weapons that belonged to him, working together with the other bandits that were coming from the north to destroy the entire settlement.
But what was he doing? All he did was build houses every day!
No, he even dug silt, helped the refugees sow the seeds, and ate their corn.
There was even a female refugee who took a fancy to him and tried to pull him into a mud hut every day. It took Xu Jinyuan a lot of willpower to control himself.
As a bandit from the north, how could he stay here for a little romance and corn?
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu shouted from afar, "Come over and carry bricks. 30 bricks for a bullet."
Xu Jinyuan counted his bullets and finished the corn in his hand in two or three bites. "I'm coming. Brothers, don't fight with me. I'll have enough soon!"
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