In Xuantian City, everything was in order. In the past few days, people have gradually adapted to the temperature outside. Sometimes they have to sigh at the strong adaptability of human beings.
Lu Jiu was also lowering the temperature set by the protective shield by one degree every day in the city so that residents could gradually get used to the temperature outside.
She and her two teammates spend most of their time in the training room except sleeping these days and usually have lunch.
In a few days of training, they gradually became accustomed to fighting in the winter environment.
The stall owners on the street gradually came out, and the city-state returned to its previous liveliness.
The residents who shoveled snow in the city received wages from the city lord every day.
That evening, Zhang Chengyun felt warm all over after work. In a few minutes, today’s salary will be paid on time.
Soon his mail came up. He rubbed his hands and went home with a smile on his face. When he opened the door, his wife had already set up a small table in the living room. The table was new furniture from a store in the city.
There was a small hole in the middle of the table, where they could put a few small pieces of firewood for burning, and the whole family could gather around the table to keep warm.
“Hey, what are we going to eat today?” He took off his coat at the door and stretched his head to see clearly what dishes were on the table.
The wife smiled softly, “Mom made your favorite braised pork and fried shredded pork with green peppers. I also stewed beans and noodles on the stove, and by the way, there was also a bunch of cabbage that you gave me in your salary yesterday. Our son wanted to eat it, so I fried some.”
Zhang Chengyun rubbed his hands and said, “Thank you, my wife, for your hard work.” He said while he was checking what was in the materials for today’s salary. The email contained money, then a few pieces of firewood, and finally a few peaches.
He took the things out and said, “The fruit after dinner today is peaches. Where is our daughter?”
The wife took the firewood and put it into her backpack, “She is playing chess with her brother in the bedroom.”
The chess was bought from the department store, and the two children would always get together to play backgammon.
Zhang Chengyun put the peach on the table, walked to the children’s room, and knocked on the door. “Dad is back. Are my little darlings in there?”
Soon he heard a thud from inside the room. It was the children who jumped out of bed and ran to open the door.
Soon the door opened, and his two children hugged his thighs, “Dad, you’re back.”
Zhang Chengyun knelt and kissed the foreheads of the two children, “Are you playing chess? We will eat now, so end this game quickly and wash your hands, okay?”
“Good.”
” I know it.”
The two children answered clearly and went back to bed to put away the chess. Anyway, they could still play after dinner.
Soon the whole family came to the living room and sat around the small table. The two children looked at the rich dishes and juicy peaches and began to act coquettishly with their father.
They knew that these fruits were obtained by their father while shoveling snow outside, so they cherished every bite they took.
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Liu Jiu and Shen Jufeng paid the residents separately who shoveled snow in the city. The 10% supplies were different every day. Today she gave away peaches.
Today, she was eating at Shen Jufeng’s house. She was lying on the sofa eating peaches, while Shen Jufeng was busy preparing ingredients in the room.
He was the best at barbecuing, so today Lu Jiu came to have a barbecue feast.
Not to mention, Shen Jufeng’s movements were neat when he was fighting wild monsters, but when he was preparing to cook, his movements were slow and leisurely.
He glanced at Lu Jiu, who was eating fruit on the sofa, and said in a low voice: “Stop eating, come over and help.”
Lu Jiu stood up, stretched, and asked, “What do you want me to help?”
“Cut the meat and these vegetables.” He ordered.
Lu Jiu sat down obediently and started chopping vegetables. She wanted to eat them too. While chopping vegetables, she told Shen Jufeng what Yao Bingan told her today.
“Brother Shen, do you still remember Longjiao City?”
“Mmm.” He remembered that among all the city-states he had visited, this was the worst.
“Yao Bingan received an email from He Ange’s team, saying that several people in their team died during the harvesting of tempered fruits in the autumn. He Ange didn’t care about the deaths of those people. The professional residents in the city wanted to leave. Now, he also closed all the city-state shops.”
Shen Jufeng thought it was okay to close it: “No one likes to go out there, so close it if you want.”
Lu Jiu said ‘tsk’: “I thought so too at first, but Yao Bingan said that during the riots in autumn, there were not many new winter coats and heaters, and not all residents had bought them. It’s so cold now. Even if they didn’t like to go out, they would go out and buy props. However, He Ange closed the stores. Doesn’t this force others to death in disguise?”
Shen Jufeng slightly raised an eyebrow. He didn’t expect He Ange to be so ruthless: “Could it be that he wants to teach those people a lesson? He didn’t let them buy supplies, so people who haven’t bought the equipment probably won’t survive this winter.”
“But Yao Bingan said that He Ange has no intention of opening the shops. She even contacted him personally by email. That guy said he had no plans to open a shop. His tone was very arrogant and confident. He no longer cares about the lives of those residents.”
Lu Jiu remembered that Yao Bingan was still very angry when she told her about it. Although He Ange was a bit greedy and lustful in the past, he was not so cold-blooded at that time.
Shen Jufeng just shook his head: “If he continues doing this to cause trouble to the ordinary residents, something will happen.”
There were no winter supplies to begin with. If people move away in such cold weather, he doesn’t know how many people will die.
“Yeah, it’s just the beginning of winter, so people will not stay in the house and light the fire to keep warm all winter long.”
Shen Jufeng said: “This is also fate. Not every city lord is like you. Although his behavior is immoral, this is the cruelty of the current world.”
Lu Jiu continued what she was doing and got down to business, “I guess Yao Bingan couldn’t bear it and wanted to give the deputy captain some clothes to distribute to the ordinary residents there.”
Shen Jufengdou didn’t even look up and asked her: “What do you think?”
Lu Jiu pouted slightly and shook her head, “I don’t agree with this behavior. After all, this is not the peaceful society we used to live in. It’s kind of her to help, but those people are not completely broke. She’s probably too anxious and didn’t expect this will happen.”
Shen Jufeng then raised his head and glanced at her: “Okay, there is progress.”
Even though Lu Jiu secretly collects supplies all day long so that everyone can get money in their hands, this was what the residents obtained in exchange for the supplies they collected.
It would be messy if Lu Jiu just distributed the coins directly.
He had enough time to look at Lu Jiu, “Understandably, you want to help, but you don’t just help when you want to help. If you don’t do it well, you’ll get into trouble. You’d better tell Yao Bingan not to give supplies to others directly, otherwise, if she doesn’t help for free in the future, it will be her fault.”
“I was going to tell her, but I also thought of a way. Since the residents there don’t have anything, they just don’t have the means to buy supplies, we can provide the supply, and they will use money to buy it. Isn’t it the same thing?”
This was what Lu Jiu felt like a safer approach. It was not a mindless and free help, but it could also save someone’s life.
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