Chapter 54: Hope
"Old gun, go and haul those carts over. Xiao Jiang, you will follow the old gun and carry food into the armored car later. Xu Si and I cover you, that one, you will follow them out later, and go to serve as a guard with Yao Mei! In a few words, Cheng Sen assigned the task. Seeing He Xiaomei's frightened look, she simply let her go out with Wu Gun. Staying in the armored car with Yao Mei, you shouldn't be so scared!
Each shopping cart can hold five bags of rice, which is about 100 catties. Four shopping carts can transport out 400 catties of grain in one trip, don't look at 400 catties sounds like a lot, but if it is evenly distributed on the heads of the more than 100 people in the base, it can support a week at most. Cheng Sen decided that since he came, he would try to bring back as much food as possible. After several trips back and forth, it was not until the armored car was stuffed that Cheng Sen decided to give up.
"Follow Brother Cheng to do things, it's comfortable." Jiang Chibing pushed the rice bag hard to make himself sit more comfortably, and said to Cheng Sen. In the past, when I got some food or something, I was scared all the way. Let's take yesterday as an example, I didn't get the food, and I took my life. Today, following Cheng Sen, Jiang Chibing only needs to listen to orders without brains along the way. He didn't have to worry about anything. If it was possible, Jiang Chibing really hoped that Cheng Sen and them would be able to stay in the base. But he also understands that people like Cheng Sen will not be willing to be subservient.
"Ship things back and we'll come back. Try to stock up on as many necessities as possible, and it's up to you to do it in the future. Cheng Sen threw a piece of gum into his mouth and chewed it, and said slowly to Jiang Chibing.
"Brother Cheng, or you can stay. Others don't dare to say it, I, Jiang Chibing, will listen to you for sure. Besides, with so many old and weak here, you really can't bear to leave them alone? Although he knew that Cheng Sen and they were leaving, Jiang Chibing still wanted them to stay. As long as Cheng Sen and the others stay, then these more than 100 people have a lot of hope of survival.
"You really think of us as saviors, little ginger. In the last days, the only one who can save himself is himself. Look at those people, they're so numb. They themselves are living one day at a time, who can save them? Cheng Sen waved his hand and said to Jiang Chibing. When he had breakfast in the morning, Cheng Sen saw it. Those people just ordered a bowl to eat, and after eating, they each nested in their tents and fell asleep. The question of whether there is food or not, and where it will come from, has not been considered at all. Three meals a day, as if they should be eaten. This attitude made Cheng Sen feel very angry in his heart.
"But, after all, they are all our compatriots. Stay, and by your power you can make their lives better. As for the rest, shall we take our time? Besides, they don't do nothing. At least, they helped clean the clothes, shoes and socks of our field work. Jiang Chibing is still mostly sympathetic to the people in the base. Although sometimes he is dissatisfied, but there are hundreds of people, all kinds of people, and it is not a matter of one or two days to change them. Only by letting them live first can we have a chance to change them.
"Needless to say, there's nothing I can do. I will help you get a batch of guns and ammunition, and everyone will be equal in the last days, regardless of gender, age or child. If you want to be fed and clothed, you have to fight with your own hands and life. can count on others for a while, but can't count on others for a lifetime. Seeing that Jiang Chibing was about to continue, Cheng Sen raised his hand to stop him and said. If he can, he will try to help. The rest is up to these people to solve it themselves. In slang terms, it's like: I can help you get married, but I can't help you have a son!
"Alas~" Seeing that Cheng Sen was reluctant to stay, Jiang Chibing couldn't say anything. He let out a long sigh and looked out the window. In a city with a population of several million, there are only more than 100 survivors left. If Zuihou can't even keep more than 100 people, the whole city will really become a "corpse city"!
"Weizi, open the door!" By the time Cheng Sen and the others returned to the gymnasium, it was already noon. Back in the gymnasium, Jiang Chibing's mood was much better. Jumping out of the car, he shouted at the window above the iron gate.
"Brother Jiang, are you back? Wait a minute, open the door right away! Weizi poked his head out of the window and saw Jiang Chibing and them coming back, so he hurriedly shouted loudly.
In a few years, the iron door was opened. Not only Weizi, but even Zhou Keyou also came out to greet Cheng Sen and them.
"Hard work, hard work, comrades!" Zhou Keyou held Cheng Sen's hand and said again and again. I had the heart to ask Cheng Sen what supplies he had brought back, but after thinking about it, he was embarrassed to open that mouth.
"I also have to trouble District Chief Zhou to arrange for people to carry the grain, and after the grain is unloaded, we are ready to run again." Cheng Sen beckoned Xu Si and them to stand aside, lit a cigarette and said to Zhou Keyou.
"One more run? Okay, hard work, hard work! Weizi, hurry in and ask them to come out to carry food, hurry up! As soon as District Chief Zhou heard that Cheng Sen and they had brought the grain back, and they were about to run again, he couldn't hold back his excitement and shouted to Weizi on the side. It's not easy, Zhou Keyou knows how difficult it is to get some food back. At this moment, he is grateful to Cheng Sen!
"So much grain? Brother, you've done me a great favor! After Cheng Sen opened the doors of the two armored cars, Zhou Keyou was completely excited. Looking at the rice bags piled up in the carriage, old tears burst into tears for a while. He had never felt so happy to have food as he did at this time!
Soon, dozens of people with complicated chores walked out under the leadership of Weizi. Looking at the dozens of bags of rice, the indifferent faces of those people could be considered to have some luster. Without waiting for Zhou Keyou's instructions, he took the initiative to carry food to the gymnasium. Cheng Sen looked at the performance of these people, and nodded secretly in his heart. This is the attitude that we should have in the last days.
The miscellaneous team in charge of carrying the food quickly moved away, and as for the materials in the car that belonged to Cheng Sen, no one took advantage of the chaos to do anything, but took the initiative to help Cheng Sen and them organize the materials. There are many people, and after some ordering, not only the types of materials are placed in different categories, but even the space in the armored car is much larger.
"You've given them hope." Jiang Chibing looked at the old and weak women and children, and said to Cheng Sen.
"Let's go, run again!" Cheng Sen patted Jiang Chibing on the shoulder, said a word to Xu Si and them, and took the lead in the armored car!