After the disaster

Under the vigorous investigation of the Xinnan City Public Security Department, the Dianyu case was quickly solved. After all, the people involved in the case were ordinary people.

It is said that the initiators of this electric fish incident were a few young people living in urban areas, two of whom lived in a village by the Xinnan River, and this group of people died before they left the temporary base. They had already started planning for this matter, and after returning to Xinnan City, they obtained electric fishing tools and put the plan into action.

These people knew that they were fishing in the river, and they definitely couldn't hide it from the two villages closest to the river, so they recruited villagers from those two villages, including Xiushui Village.

On the night of the incident, some people living by the Xinnan River also heard the movement. Some people were timid and stayed at home and did not dare to go out. Those who were more courageous also went to share a share.

On the second day after the incident, the public security personnel received a report and rushed to the Xinnan River before dawn, but it was still a step too late. They checked and visited along the river bank. According to the information provided by the residents by the river, they knew the case involved this time. There are quite a lot of people, but who is involved, and the residents say they don’t know. It’s too dark at night, and those people don’t talk much, so they can’t tell the difference.

A few policemen went to Xiushui Village, and what they got was similar to the previous ones. Many villagers said that they heard a little movement and guessed that someone might be fishing, but they didn't dare to go out to see, and they didn't know who it was, or He simply said he didn't know, he slept soundly at night and didn't hear any sound.The policemen went around the village a few times, but found nothing unusual, so they had to give up.

Later, the public security personnel found a breakthrough in another village. As soon as several policemen entered that village, they saw a man burying something on the ground, with a sea bowl beside him.

"My fellow, what are you burying?" a policeman asked him.

"No, nothing." The man looked flustered and his eyes wandered.

The policemen knew something was wrong when they saw it. They walked over, picked up a branch on the ground, and dug out what the man had just buried. It was nothing but a pile of fishbone.Originally, with these fish bones, he couldn't be convicted. It's normal for people who live by the river to catch two fish and eat them, but this guy is timid, and he said everything after being frightened.

Once the gap was opened, the subsequent work became very smooth. According to the clues provided by this man, the public security personnel quickly arrested the young people living in the city and detained some villagers involved in the case. Bite one, and the rest pops out in no time.

After people are caught, how to deal with them is another problem. There are too many people involved in this case. There are more than 30 people directly involved in Dianyu. In addition, there are many people who benefited from covering them up.

In the past, if electric fish were caught, they usually just confiscated their crime tools, and if the circumstances were serious, they would be fined some money.Although the scale of the crime was large this time, in the final analysis, the reason why these people went to the river to electric fish was just because they wanted to fill their stomachs. If the sentence is too heavy, it may cause public resentment, and if the sentence is too light, it will be difficult to act as a deterrent effect.

Not long after, Qiu Cheng and the others heard that each of these people who participated in the electric fish was fined 1 yuan, and several of the main criminals were [-] yuan each.

These years they lived in a temporary base. Due to the lack of supplies, prices soared, and the purchasing power of banknotes became lower and lower, but this did not mean that the amount of fines was not too much for them.In fact, everyone doesn’t have much money in their hands now. When they first arrived at the temporary base, banknotes still had a certain purchasing power. The average citizen is not a small number.

"Just a little fine, it's really cheap for those grandchildren." Qiu Cheng and the others in the electrician team said so.

"Otherwise, what should we do? Can we still arrest them? Then we have to feed them in the cell." It was not yet 04:30, and many people from the electrician team were already waiting at the gate of the community. dinner time.

In another three to five days, the work of their group should be finished, and there is no other arrangement after that, either stay in the city to find other jobs, or go to the countryside to farm. At this time, everyone is a little bit Relaxed, not like before, for fear that the team leader would tell them to go back and eat him if they didn't like it.

"If there is such a good thing, I will also go to electric fish."

"You still think that anyone can do this. In this world right now, if you don't have many acquaintances, you can go to a village near someone's village and give it a try, and you won't be eaten alive."

"Electric fart fish, there are no shrimps." In fact, there are not a few people who have the idea of ​​​​Xinnan River. Although most people are not really planning to go electric fishing, they will take their children to the river to fish or something. Well, many people have thought about it, and now most of the fish and shrimps in the waters have been powered off, and everyone is deeply resentful.

"After the work here is over, our family plans to go to the countryside together. Will you go, Xiao Qiu? Do you want to come with us?" Lao Li asked Qiu Cheng.

"I'm not going." Qiu Cheng shook his head.

He has already made up his mind to stay in the city. With the help of the Spirit Gathering Formation, even in the city, he can grow enough food to support himself. It would be inconvenient for him to go to the countryside.

The peppers and tomatoes on the terrace of their house have begun to ripen these days. The tomatoes grown in Juling Array are sweet and juicy. He and Ah Chang both like to eat them, but this time he planted several tomato plants in total. , Just eat it by yourself, you can't finish it, and you can take it to the city to exchange for other things.

In addition, the peppers he grows are also very spicy and strong. They belong to the inland area, and the locals love spicy food. Order chili sauce to satisfy your hunger.

As a native of the country, Qiu Cheng is no exception. He has dried these mature peppers in the sun, and plans to grind them into chili powder after they are dried. At that time, they can be used for cooking or soup. a little.

At [-]:[-], the food delivery car finally arrived, and everyone went to line up to get it.

"Are these tortillas too small?" Soon, dissatisfied voices came from the front of the line.

"There is a unified standard in the new South City. Don't complain to me. It's useless to complain." The person in charge of delivering food said, "Our place is pretty good. Do you know that some cities are starting to fight famine now?"

"Isn't it considered a famine just as we are now?" Someone shouted from behind.

"It's been empty for five years. I haven't had a full stomach for a few days since that bastard's X virus came." A tall and strong man complained loudly in his low voice.

"Are you the only one who can't get enough to eat? People all over the world can't get enough to eat." The person in charge of delivering meals was obviously used to this kind of scene, and with a single sentence, the group of people burst into laughter. He took his own ration and ate it.

The tortillas are really small. Before, a tortilla could weigh nearly half a catty. Now it is estimated that it is only four taels. These days, everyone has no oil in their stomachs. They just had a meal before, and they turned hungry again. Such a four taels Double corn tortillas are really not enough for anyone to eat, not to mention that most men still have families to support.

Qiu Cheng now has to support his family, Ah Chang can't catch fish in the river, so he can't feed himself very much, and often needs Qiu Cheng to help him.

Regarding the matter of accepting the help from his partner, Ah Chang felt a little frustrated in addition to being happy. He still couldn't find enough food on this day. Seeing that it was getting late, after a little hesitation, Ah Chang Walked into a wasteland on the side of the road.

Qiu Cheng collected some dry branches nearby after work this day. If there is no work to do in the future, they will have no ready-made corn cakes to eat. When the crops on the terrace are ripe, they can start a fire in their own home and prepare a fire in advance. It's always a good idea to have some firewood ready.

"Squeak! Squeak!" Just as he walked into the empty room opposite his house with a bundle of firewood on his back, he suddenly heard the cry of a mouse.

"Achang?" Qiu Cheng called out tentatively.

"..." Ah Chang came out of the dark with a wrinkled face, holding two fat voles struggling in his hands. These two voles were held upside down by the tails of Ah Chang, trying to turn around and turn upside down Bite him, was shaken slightly by Ah Chang, and went down again.

Ah Chang doesn't like eating mice, and he doesn't want Qiu Cheng to know that he can't catch fish and can only eat mice now, because Qiu Cheng doesn't seem like he would like mice, so he just hid.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Cheng did not show any disgust or rejection towards these two voles. He put the firewood aside first, then came over to take the two fat and big voles in his hands, picked them up and looked at them. , I rolled up my sleeves and started to tidy up.

Qiu Cheng had never eaten voles before, but he heard about it from a classmate from the south.He chopped off the heads of the two voles, cleaned out all the dirty things in their stomachs, washed them with clean water, lit a fire, put some clean water in the pot, put them on a shelf, and put the two voles away. The two voles are steamed in a pot. These two voles are very big and have a lot of weight.

After the voles are steamed, it’s easy to remove their hairs. Remove the hairs, feet and tails, and then wash them clean. Put the stainless steel steaming rack directly on the simple stove built with bricks, and burn it on the bottom, and the voles will be placed on the shelf. Roasted on top, smeared with seasoning, and sprinkled with some cumin powder, it is roasted and fragrant.

In front of the delicious barbecue, the attention to not eating mice can be thrown into the sky. Qiu Cheng can't remember how long he hasn't eaten meat. His body urgently needs to supplement protein and fat.The two of them ate a roasted field mouse, and Ah Chang finished eating his own, feeling a little unsatisfied, and rushed out again.

"Wait." Qiu Cheng called him.

"?" Ah Chang stopped without knowing why, and tilted his head to look at Qiu Cheng with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Bring this, grab it and put it inside, grab more and bring it back." Qiu Cheng handed him a woven bag.

"!" Ah Chang laughed, and happily went out to catch mice with a woven bag.

The wilderness is quiet at night, and Ah Chang feels very at ease. Finally, there are no people everywhere, and he no longer needs to hide. In fact, he can’t explain why he hides, although he looks very similar to them , but in my heart, I always feel something is different.

This night, Ah Chang caught a total of more than a dozen voles and went back. Most of the inexhaustible voles were made into voles by Qiu Cheng, and there were three left unkilled. He planned to take them to the city tomorrow. Take a chance.

No matter how difficult the current situation is, there will always be some people who don't have to worry about eating. Once they are full, they naturally want to eat well. According to Lao Li, on the road in front of the old vegetable market in their city, Every morning, people set up stalls to trade.

The next morning, it was just dawn, and Ah Chang was still sleeping on the bed. Qiu Cheng walked out of the bedroom lightly, put all the tomatoes that the family had saved in the past few days into his backpack, and then went out of the balcony on the balcony. He pulled some green onions out of the wooden basket, wrapped them in a piece of cloth, and put them in his backpack. His backpack was big, so he didn't have to worry about breaking the green onion leaves.

The basket of green onions on the terrace of his house is too lush, it's time to pull some of them out, otherwise the basket will be covered with them soon.

In addition, the three voles that were specially left last night must also be taken. The reason why he did not process them is because it is difficult to tell whether they are house mice or voles after processing. It is more resistant. If it is a house mouse, it is likely that no one will want it.

Qiu Cheng came to the urban area with these things, and just walked on the street in front of the vegetable market, he saw a row of stalls in the distance, including daily necessities, cosmetics, various clothes and shoes, and even some people put them here. A stand selling cornmeal.

"How do you sell this cornmeal?" When Qiu Cheng passed the stall, he couldn't help but stop.

"Sell? Brother, you are joking." The stall owner smiled and said, "I don't sell this cornmeal. If you have any good things, you can exchange them with me. Gold, silver and bronze wares are the best, and other things are also good." OK, let's evaluate the price face to face."

"Do you want tomatoes?" Qiu Cheng reached into his backpack and took out a bright red tomato.

"Hey, bro, your tomatoes are pretty good, where did you get them?" The man didn't say whether he wanted them, but instead asked Qiu Cheng where he got them.

"Of course I have my own channel." Qiu Cheng naturally wouldn't tell him that the tomatoes were grown by himself.

"Hey, do you have a driver at home?" The stall owner put on an expression that I know all about: "I've also heard that some drivers who go to other provinces will smuggle some things by themselves. It's up to you."

Having said that, Qiu Cheng probably already knew that the other party would not give him a satisfactory price, so he didn't say anything more, and left with his things.

The stall owner really didn't try to keep him. His main customer group is not like Qiu Cheng who can still get fresh tomatoes at this time. These people won't bring out good things at all until they are desperate. But life-saving cornmeal.