Chapter 110: If You Can Hold on, You Will Live!

Because it is afternoon shift time.

There weren't many people in the car.

The carriage where Chu Feng was sitting only had a few people sitting there.

They were all old people over fifty years old chatting.

"Sister Li, why are you free to come out with us today?"

"Hey, I'm laid off too, but I'm only 56 this year, so the street won't let me work. Why don't I come out with you for a walk?"

Grandma Li complained, but her face was so full of laughter that she couldn't get rid of it.

laid off.

Although it means losing the iron rice bowl, of course the monthly fixed salary is also gone.

But she is not worried about her future life.

Not to mention being taken care of by the younger members of the family, she also receives a senior citizen allowance, which is enough for her to feed and clothe herself.

Moreover.

He has arms and legs and can still move.

The income is no less than that of young people.

I'm just a little sad about losing my job.

In this case, I will not be able to shine for the shelter.

That's right.

In Grandma Li's simple heart, only public officials can contribute to the asylum.

"It's good to be laid off. As the propaganda officer said, it will make room for the young people from the Dragon Kingdom in other brothers' shelters. Compared to us, their lives are difficult."

"More than that, it's simply dire straits."

Grandma Liu on the side interrupted.

He smacked his lips, his face full of bitterness.

"I used to live in a shelter in Xiaodong Town, and the environment there... was miserable."

Suddenly Grandma Liu’s eyes turned red.

"You have absolutely no idea what kind of life I lived before."

Grandma Liu seemed to be trapped in nightmare memories.

"The apocalypse just came. Our family brought some food, plus we usually went out to collect scrap metal and other materials. Although we lived in a simple way and ate cockroach cream, we still spent three months peacefully."

"After that, nothing useful could be found in the ruins. It was pitch black and the snow was falling so heavily that no one could get out."

"With the meager salary of my two sons and the food distributed by the shelter, I can barely manage to eat two or three meals a day, even though I eat all cockroach cream."

"The whole family is just next to each other..."

Speaking of this, the old man barely managed a smile on his face.

But it immediately dissipated without a trace.

What replaced it was deep fear.

"But in this damned apocalypse, no one will be able to survive."

"More than half a year after the apocalypse, the small shelters of other villagers could no longer support their shelters, so they all ran into our town, doubling the total population. If it hadn't been that they couldn't fit in any more, there would still be people squeezing in here."

"In my house alone, there was only one room left out of the two rooms. The eldest brother and the second family were all crowded together, and the corridor in front of the house was full of people sleeping."

"If that's all it is, forget it. I can live with it for a while."

"Can······"

Sighed.

Continued:

"Not long after, my youngest son lost his job, followed by his two daughters-in-law..."

"The nine members of the family only rely on the relief fund, and each person takes a pill of cockroach cream every day. This is something that adults can endure with gritted teeth, but it is not enough for three little children. I call grandma every day, I am hungry, and my heart breaks. ah······"

"If my eldest son hadn't still had some work, I don't know what would have happened at that time..."

"But his salary is not enough! There are only three tubes of cream a day, which is only enough to fill the hungry bellies of three children."

Speaking of this, the old man's face became a little distorted.

"If this is the case, we can grit our teeth and tighten our belts...we can still persevere..."

"But God doesn't fulfill people's wishes."

"It's been nearly a year."

"The heavy snow of more than 10 meters completely blocked the road, and the county stopped supplying coal. In fact, they themselves did not have enough, and they were helpless... The entire shelter completely ran out of power..." "

"After that, bad things happened one after another."

"The coal is out, the electricity is out, and the boiler is cold."

"The temperature in the entire shelter suddenly dropped by half, from minus 40 degrees Celsius to minus 80 or 90 degrees Celsius. Even with all my clothes wrapped around me, it's still cold, bone-chilling!"

"I was forced to do nothing, so the whole family wrapped themselves in a quilt and hugged each other to feel a little warm."

"Just like this, gritting our teeth, we can still endure it."

After swallowing hard, Grandma Liu continued:

"But the temperature is so low, people can still hide under the quilt, but the cockroaches and earthworms in the breeding farm will die instantly wherever they hide."

"After that, the factory in the shelter...no, it can only be called a workshop. It just processed some cockroaches, earthworms and the like. These machines stopped working immediately, and the eldest son also lost his job..."

He said mockingly.

"Whether you lose your job or not, it actually makes the same difference."

"The shelter can no longer pay wages, and the 50,000 people are completely dependent on the county's support."

"Hey, life is so difficult..."

“From that day on, the shelter only distributed one cream to each person every three days.”

"But that's not enough..."

"My stomach growls every day. I drink water when I'm hungry. I drink until my belly is full until I vomit and can't drink anymore. Some people even die from exhaustion."

"Now it's a race against death!"

"Compare with others who can endure and persevere..."

"If you can endure, you will live."

"Otherwise, you will die early and be reborn early, it's just a step earlier!"

The old man continued with a bitter face:

"January 11, Year 1 of the Ice Age, I will never forget that day."

"It was only less than a week, and the Star People were only one day away."

"But the night before, my old man just passed away..."

"Gone, gone, gone!"

Grandma Liu was a little crazy.

"I know... I knew this day would come, I saw it..."

"The old man always loves his grandchildren. Seeing them crying with hunger and with dry and skinny faces... How could he eat? He gave them all, all!"

"He drinks water every day, his stomach is full of water! It's all water..."

"But he still grits his teeth and persists."

"Just not to die!"

"Just to last a few more days, and have one more cream for his little grandson."

"But why can't the damn old man last one more day like me, just one day, just one day!"

"This useless old man!"

"Chu Feng..."

"..."

Ouyang Xiu'er leaned on Chu Feng's shoulder and burst into tears.

She cried like a tearful person.

Chu Feng has seen many such tragedies after moving to hundreds of shelters in a year.

They are countless.

From the few words, Chu Feng probably knew how this family survived.

First, the two old people survived...

The so-called survival.

That means they only drank water and gave all the food they saved to their grandson.

There was no other way.

The temperature was so low that if the children didn't eat more, they would not survive.

The two old people survived to death, and then the two daughters-in-law took over.

Then.

The pillar of the family cannot fall.

The only choice is the children.

Otherwise, without an adult to protect them, they will be all children, and they will not be able to keep the food.

They may even become food for others.

The reason why Chu Feng thought so.

Chu Feng has seen too many such scenes.

There are even more tragic things than this.

In the absence of food, what can a starving person eat in the freezing cold weather...

"Grandma Liu, it's all over, it's all over..."

"Yes, the hard days are over."

"Three little grandchildren are still waiting for you, life should look forward."

After being comforted by the old sisters for a while.

Grandma Liu also calmed down.

The old man becomes wise.

He takes life and death lightly.

It's just a feeling.

"I know! I know! Now I am also a Xingchen person."

"Although I am 58 this year and there is no job to arrange, I am still good at embroidery. I can always sell it for a price to supplement the family income. I can't be a parasite."

"Yes."

Grandma Zhang took over the conversation.

"I also want to make more money. My useless little son has not been hired. He is still lying in the mud pit of Green Willow Town, waiting for me to save him."

"······"

While listening, Chu Feng nodded secretly.

It seems that the old scholars in the Economic Research Institute did not fool me.

Further laying off these 55-60-year-olds is not a burden.

On the contrary, it nourishes the tertiary industry, and even the handicraft industry is booming.

The key to the key.

Everything is because everyone has money in their hands.

Money naturally drives domestic demand.

The economic banner of the shelter can be revitalized.

Of course.

It's just a sign.

But it also gives Chu Feng unlimited motivation...