Chapter 4: Sense of Security
Famine!!
In the next few days, Wang Tian's mood was a little heavy.
My cousin's family has run out of food, what about the others?
This made him very uneasy.
The reason for the uneasiness is not only sympathy for the cousin's family, but also because the food shortage incident will not be a matter of one or two families, and it is likely to be widely implicated.
As supplies become more and more scarce, there are always people who can't bear to go out hungry and find a way.
It was my cousin who knocked on the door the day before yesterday, what if it was a stranger?
To give or not to give?
Yes, what should I do next time?
If you don't give it, will it cause conflict?
Rescue has not yet arrived, but danger is looming.
Wang Tian felt that he had to prepare for the worst and prepare for the worst.
Knock knock...
On March 30, there was another knock on Wang Tian's door.
It was the village chief of their happy village who came, an old man in his sixties who everyone called Sixth Uncle.
The old man was wearing a down jacket and a mask, wrapped himself tightly, and said hoarsely: "Wang family boy, be clever when you sleep at night, there were dead people in the village last night, and Zhao Er, who opened a shop at the head of the village, was killed, and things were robbed." ”
"Sixth uncle, do you know who the murderer is?"
Wang Tian frowned.
The sixth uncle shook his head and said, "I don't know, it may be from another village, or it may not, in short, be careful." ”
In all fairness, Uncle Sixth didn't want this to be done by the villagers, but he had no evidence and couldn't say it too much.
And he was also worried that it was done by the people of his own village.
Many families have run out of food, and people are hungry and anxious, and they can do anything.
"Sixth Uncle, your face?"
Under the light of the flashlight, the sixth uncle's head was full of abscesses, as if he had a serious skin disease.
"I ran to the county a few times, but I didn't have protective clothing, and my skin was a little allergic."
The sixth uncle stopped at the point and didn't say more.
Wang Tian knew that the sixth uncle had no relatives in the county, and when he went to the county seat, eighty percent of them were looking for supplies for them.
"Sixth uncle, what's the situation in the county now?"
Wang Tian's face was strange.
The sixth uncle went to the county several times in vain, and it didn't look like he had found an organization.
In addition, the short-lived epidemic prevention brigade has never been seen again after appearing once, which makes him have a bad premonition.
"The situation in the county is not very good."
"In the entire county, there are only hundreds of sets of qualified protective clothing, which is not enough at all."
"Of the eight rescue teams that went out on the 15th, three were robbed, and I heard that they were shot."
"Now the supplies in the county are not enough for my own use, I went to look for it a few times, and I can't control us for a while."
The sixth uncle sighed with a sad face.
Wang Tian was a little puzzled when he saw this, and asked: "Sixth uncle, there is a granary in the county, with the sealing degree of the granary, it shouldn't be polluted, right?" ”
"Granary, granary!"
The expression on the sixth uncle's face became more and more bitter: "The granary is empty!" ”
Empty!!
Wang Tian only felt dizzy.
Their Qingyuan County is a large vegetable county, and there are not many farmers who grow grain.
The granary in the county is empty again, which is the rhythm of starving people.
You must know that the grain in their county is all transferred from other places, and most of them come from the three northern provinces.
Normally, it's okay, where to go to transfer grain now, a county town has 120,000 people, how long can the existing grain last?
No wonder the rescue work has been delayed, there is no food in the county, what to do to help the countryside.
If it weren't for the urgency today, the sixth uncle would tell the truth.
I'm afraid he's still in the dark, waiting for someone from the county.
It's going to be messy, it's going to be messy.
The granaries in the county are empty, and if there is no grain for them, the towns below will definitely be in chaos.
Other places are not clear, but seven or eight out of ten of their happy villages have run out of food.
The people live on food.
Everyone can't eat, their hungry eyes glow green, and they can't do anything when the time comes.
"No, I need to go to my cousin's house."
After the sixth uncle left, Wang Tian put on a raincoat and wrapped himself tightly and went out.
He was going to go to his cousin's house, and now that the world was beginning to show chaos, there were some things he planned to discuss with his second uncle.
Knock knock.
"Who?"
"Second uncle, I'm Wang Tian, you open the door, I have something to discuss with you."
Wang Tian's family and his cousin's house are on the same street, and the two families are not far away, and it only takes half a minute to trot over.
But that's it, his throat is still hot when he breathes, and the radiation dust outside is stronger than the haze, and it is unbearable to take a few breaths, no wonder Uncle Six's voice is so hoarse.
"Xiaotian, why are you here, come in."
The second uncle opened the door and let Wang Tian into the house.
Wang Tian saw at a glance that the second aunt and the little cousin were there, and there was a half-eaten instant noodle on the table.
Feeling Wang Tian's gaze, the second aunt smiled awkwardly, and took the initiative to speak: "Xiaotian, what are you looking for your second uncle?" ”
"That's right."
Wang Tian was also unambiguous, and said bluntly: "Second uncle, the sixth uncle should have been here just now, there were dead people in our village, and no one did it, just for a bite to eat." ”
"I asked the sixth uncle just now, the granary in the county is empty, there is no food for us at all, so we don't have to think about rescue."
"I thought, now that there are more and more people who lack food and clothing, the countryside may be chaotic for a while."
"The two of us, it's best to put people together and take care of each other, so that we don't die in a daze at night."
They are all their own relatives, and Wang Tian doesn't have to hide what to say.
Hearing Wang Tian's words, the second uncle was very moved, but he still had concerns: "Xiaotian, we can go over, but the second uncle's family has nothing to eat, didn't I grab rations from you in the past?" ”
"Second uncle, look at what you said, if I didn't have anything to eat, I wouldn't dare to invite your family."
Wang Tian leaked a little bit and whispered: "The four of us save some food, my food and water can at least allow the four of us to last for a month." ”
"A month!"
The second aunt's eyes lit up.
In the past few days, they have been supported by three packets of instant noodles every day, and they don't dare to eat more at all.
Cao Sihui is okay, just a little girl of sixteen or seventeen, a pack of instant noodles is enough.
The second uncle and the second aunt are not good, a pack of convenient is enough, and the hungry eyes are spent.
Now when I hear the word "eat", my eyes glow green.
"That's good, if we can hold on for a month, the radioactive dust outside should almost disperse, and we can go outside to find food."
The second uncle was overjoyed.
Once the two sides are combined, they will not wait for tomorrow.
Packed up the useful things, and moved to Wang Tian's side while it was dark, and the two families temporarily merged into one.
Wang Tian's house is an old house, and it was built when it was a few years old.
There is a room in the east and west, facing the street, with a living room in the middle, a kitchen and bathroom in the back, and a courtyard in the back.
Wang Tian lived in the East House, and his second uncle and second aunt lived in the West House.
The little cousin can only be aggrieved, and there is no place for her to live except for the kitchen.
Fortunately, it's hard to eat enough now, and I'm not so particular about where I live.
In order to celebrate the merger of the two families into one big family, Wang Tian specially steamed rice, took out three cans of braised pork, and made a braised pork rice bowl.
At the end of the meal, the plates were all licked up.
A group of people sat around the living room, and their hearts were a little more stable.
There are many people, there is food, and there is still a sense of security.
"Cousin, now every household has nothing to eat, you actually have several boxes of canned food, just take out two boxes, you should be able to change a daughter-in-law in the village, right?"
Eat and drink to your heart's content, the little cousin quipped.
Wang Tian was stunned for a moment.
Then a wry smile appeared.
He is twenty-four or five years old this year, and he doesn't have a daughter-in-law, so he can only feed the whole family by himself.
Unexpectedly, the end came, and he became a rich man, not to mention, now everyone is hungry and anxious, and he can do anything to kill people.
Two boxes of canned braised pork, I am afraid it is not difficult to change a daughter-in-law, it is better than 200,000 dowries.