The days passed by dully. If it weren't for the fact that everyone's faces were getting thinner and thinner and they kept talking about food every day, Jiang Jiang wouldn't have felt that this was the end of the world.

Searching for food became increasingly difficult. Sun Hui and his colleagues went to farther places every day, and they might not be able to return on the same day. But every time they came back, looking at the dwindling amount of food in the car, everyone lost their enthusiasm and just took better care of the crops in the fields.

Until one day when everyone returned to the community in a mess, with the loss of several people and one off-road vehicle, Sun Hui decided to temporarily reduce the frequency of going out for exploration.

Food was in short supply, and everyone’s already limited food quota became even smaller.

Fearing that some people would get so hungry that they would dig up roots and leaves from the soil to eat them, Sun Hui specifically ordered the patrol team to intensify patrols in the crop area.

Jiang Jiang only ate one meal a day during this period, and she didn't touch anything with strong smell or flavor. After all, her life was still very precious.

She reduced the frequency of her going out, and even Tiantian's homework was reduced to only three subjects: Chinese, math and English. After class every day, Jiang Jiang went straight home and did not participate in other activities.

At the same time, she also reduced the frequency of her interactions with others. She knew her own character and temper. If she really developed a deep relationship with someone, she would not be able to bear to see them starve to death.

For now, it’s enough to just be an acquaintance.

Jiang Jiang took out a piece of draft paper and calculated the food reserves and population distribution in the warehouse. Then, he began to calculate the maturity time and expected yield of crops.

In a rough estimate, Jiang Jiang found that their food did not seem to be enough to sustain them until the crops matured.

Even at the current lowest consumption, there is still a full week's supply left.

A week is enough to starve a person to death.

If everyone chooses to eat immature crops in advance in order to avoid starving to death, then there will be no hope for the future.

Call her selfish or indifferent, Jiang Jiang had no intention of paying out of her own pocket to contribute a large amount of food from the space.

She had no way of explaining where the stuff came from, and she didn't want to put herself in danger.

In the eyes of outsiders, she was also lacking in food and clothing and struggling to make ends meet. It was only with the help of Grandma Wang and classmate Sun Tiantian that she lived a little better than some people.

For a moment, a negative atmosphere swept the entire community.

In the face of life, food is the most important.

On the one hand, Jiang Jiang wanted to exchange for more valuable gold, silver and jewelry, and on the other hand, he wanted to circulate a small amount of food. While ensuring his own safety, every life saved was a life saved.

After Jiang Jiang dressed up in disguise, he secretly exchanged food in the community.

The amount of food she exchanged each time was very small, mostly a small portion of bread and a few ounces of rice, which was usually the amount of a normal person's meal before doomsday. If it were now, it would only last for one day at most.

A small piece of bread is not worth taking such a risk.

Jiang Jiang only exchanged a fixed amount with others each time. Even if they repeatedly said that they had good things at home, Jiang Jiang would directly refuse to exchange, saying that he had no food left.

Perhaps it was a matter of life and death, and everyone was willing to exchange some of the best things they had kept in their closets. Jiang Jiang even put some money into his own piggy bank.

However, these actions are just minor ones and cannot quench the thirst of the residents of the entire community.

As for Jiang Jiang, the biggest source of income for his piggy bank currently still comes from Sun Hui and his group rather than from residents of the community. However, precious metals have some value after all, and they cannot always find and bring them back.

The various crops are not yet mature, but they have passed the stage where they need constant care.

People in the community brought their own chairs and sat around an old radio to listen to the searched signal.

This radio is now the treasure of everyone in the community, and almost all of their information comes from it.

Every day from 117pm to pm, they can hear news from nearby officials on Channel .

"Attention, survivors. Attention, survivors. We will use helicopters to drop supplies to parts of the high-tech zone in the next 5-7 days."

Important words were repeated three times on the radio.

"This area includes xx, xxx, Huiming Community, Jinyuan Community, xx, xxx."

"Really? We have one in our neighborhood too?"

"Did I hear wrongly?"

"You heard me right, we have relief supplies! We will definitely be able to hold out until the food is ripe!"

After hearing the news, some members of the search team jumped for joy and ran straight to Sun Hui's home, wanting to tell him the good news immediately.

It was Grandma Wang who opened the door. When he asked where Sun Hui was, Grandma Wang pointed in the direction of the study and motioned for him to go straight there.

Without even having time to change into slippers, he ran straight to the study.

Sun Hui looked very haggard at this time, and it was obvious that he had spent a lot of effort to solve the food problem during this period.

He took out a map, kept marking the places the search team had been to, and compared them with the offline map on his mobile phone, trying to find a resource point that no one had discovered.

When he learned that his team members had brought the good news that the authorities were going to deliver supplies, he stood up excitedly and didn't even notice that he had knocked over the teacup.

The clear white water flowed down the edge of the table and dripped onto Sun Hui's trouser legs.

"Okay, okay, now we can all survive."

Sun Hui's eyes were red. The problem that had troubled him for a long time was finally solved!

Jiang Jiang had a radio, so he naturally heard the good news and breathed a sigh of relief. This was the best outcome.

Everybody survived.

People in the community now have something to look forward to. The most common thing they do every day is to look up to see if there is any movement in the sky, and wait for the arrival of the helicopter with great anticipation.

Even though Sun Hui repeatedly explained that according to the information on the radio, it would take several days for the helicopter to come and distribute supplies, it did not dissuade everyone from thinking so.

Everyone was counting the days on their fingers.

On the sixth day, the roar of propellers was heard from the sky, and everyone was cheered up.

coming!

Their life-saving supplies have arrived!

After the two large boxes of supplies were dropped steadily on the most spacious rooftop of Unit 2, the helicopter took Xuan'er away. It seemed that they still needed to drop supplies in other places.

The boxes filled with supplies just stayed there quietly. No one dared to touch them. No matter how anxious they were, they were all waiting for Sun Hui and others to arrive.

During this period, they have won the trust of everyone in the community with their strength and character.

After a while, Sun Hui brought his people to the rooftop, and the residents spontaneously made way for them to pass.

The boxes were nailed together with wooden strips and iron nails to prevent them from falling apart when thrown down.

Sun Hui and his team brought tools and removed the wooden strips from the box one by one.

The removed wood strips are neatly stacked aside, which can be used as various tools or even for making fire in the future.

After opening the box, Sun Hui and his team first checked the condition of the food.

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