Chapter 146: Chapter 146 Hope
Li Jian turned around and called a woman's name several times: "Liu Mei, Liu Mei! Come down quickly!"
Soon, a woman with long hair ran over.
Li Jian handed the child to her solemnly, "This child will be given to you to raise in the future. You should raise her as your deceased daughter, and don't let her have any mishaps. She is our life, understand?"
The woman named Liu Mei had just lost her daughter a while ago. Looking at the baby girl in front of her, she excitedly hugged her in her arms and refused to let go.
Zhang Yi showed a casual smile at the corner of his mouth, "It seems that I can rest assured, right?"
Li Jian nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you can rest assured!"
Zhang Yi said nothing more.
He was able to do this step and it was worthy of the baby girl. Whether she lived or died next, Zhang Yi had no energy to care.
He glanced at the skinny Li Jian, and then looked up at the 18# building in front of him. Suddenly, he asked, "How many people are still alive in your building?"
Li Jian answered cautiously, "There are still 66 people."
"66?"
Zhang Yi suddenly smiled happily, "This number is really auspicious. It seems that I will have good luck recently!"
Li Jian had to smile.
Zhang Yi asked again, "Next, how are you going to survive? I won't provide you with any food!"
Li Jian opened his mouth and hesitated for a long time before saying, "There will be a way! We have lived to this day and have encountered many difficult things."
"As long as people are still alive, there will be hope. There is always a way out, I firmly believe it!"
Zhang Yi laughed "hehe" and came to Li Jian's side and said temptingly, "The food problem is also easy to solve. Have you seen those buildings that I burned down? The rations in them are enough for you to eat for a long time!"
Li Jian's face changed.
He shook his head firmly, "No, we won't go that far. Once we have a wrong start, the end that awaits us is still destruction."
"Instead of that, it is better to retain the dignity of being a human being and die. At least our hearts are guiltless and open."
Zhang Yi looked at Li Jian in surprise.
He admitted that he was somewhat shocked by the man in front of him.
It has come to such a difficult time, is there anyone who can maintain his original intention?
There should be!
But Zhang Yi didn't expect that such a person would appear by his side.
If you have not experienced such a tragic disaster, it is difficult to really see a person clearly.
Zhang Yi smiled slightly and said to Li Jian: "To be honest, I admire you very much."
Li Jian smiled with difficulty, "Thank you, but I admire you more. Because you have the ability to keep yourself and the people around you alive, even if the end of the world comes, you can still live well."
"In this regard, I am far worse than you."
At this point, Li Jian mustered up the courage and made another attempt.
"Zhang Yi, I have a request..."
"Stop!"
Zhang Yi reached out to stop him from continuing, "I know what you are going to say, but you don't have to say it anymore. I won't help you! I don't have the time."
Li Jian asked in confusion: "Why? You could provide 300 portions of food before, and now there are about the same number of people living in the entire community. With your ability, it is entirely possible to manage the entire community and lead everyone to survive!"
Zhang Yi sneered.
"All living beings suffer, and I am not a Buddha, so I can't save so many people."
"Even if I save them, they may not be grateful to me. I know the principle of gratitude for a little rice and hatred for a big rice."
"Born in troubled times, it is not easy to take care of yourself. I don't have such lofty ambitions and a great mind, I just want to live well."
The last hope was shattered, and Li Jian's face was a little gloomy.
Although he said it well, saying that there is always a way out, but judging from the current situation, it is indeed difficult for them to survive for long.
Zhang Yi looked at him and suddenly said, "As a human being, you have to rely on yourself for everything. You, more or less, have touched me. You made me believe that there is still the brilliance of humanity in the end times."
"So don't say I don't give you a chance."
Zhang Yi pretended to reach into his wide pocket, and then fiddled with it for a while, and actually took out a bag of corn seeds.
He threw the corn seeds on the ground and continued to dig into his pocket.
After a while, wheat, rice, soybeans, potatoes, sweet potatoes...
Seeds and rhizomes of more than a dozen crops appeared in front of Li Jian.
"This is the chance I give you. You can try to grow food to feed yourself. Of course, you can also eat them. It's up to you how to deal with them. I can only help you here."
Zhang Yi didn't know how to farm, so he gave Li Jian a lot of seeds and rhizomes.
In his opinion, this was like throwing two fish fry into a fish pond and waiting to harvest fish a few years later.
What he was waiting for was a miracle. If Li Jian and his team can really survive, it means that God will really favor those who keep their original intentions.
If they die, then let them die.
After doing all this, Zhang Yi turned around and waved his hand, leaving 18# without hesitation.
Li Jian was stunned on the spot.
Looking at the grain seeds and rhizomes on the ground, he was a little at a loss.
Can these things be planted at minus 60 or 70 degrees?
Just at this moment, a white-haired old man suddenly ran out of the corridor.
He hurriedly picked up the seeds and rhizomes on the ground and stuffed them into his arms regardless of the cold.
"Hurry up and collect these seeds. We won't have to worry about food after we grow them!"
When Li Jian saw the old man, his eyes suddenly lit up.
This retired old professor, who specialized in crops at the Agricultural College, is 75 years old this year.
It was in 18# that he, with his old arms and legs, could live to this day.
"Old Ge, can you grow these crops? Can you grow them in such a cold weather?"
Old Ge said tremblingly: "There is a chance, there must be a chance! We must always try, no matter how slim the hope is, but if we succeed, we can survive!"
Li Jian suddenly realized, and then hurriedly accompanied him to stuff these precious seeds and rhizomes into his clothes to keep warm.
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After doing all this, Zhang Yi returned home.
At this time, he felt extremely relaxed.
Finally, the grievances in the community are over. As long as the next thing is completed, he can hug the beautiful Zhou Ke'er and have eight or ten babies.
Zhou Ke'er had just changed the medicine for Uncle You and walked out of the room while unbuttoning the mask.
Seeing Zhang Yi lying lazily on the sofa, she asked, "Are you done with your work?"
Zhang Yi nodded, "I'm a little hungry. Let's cook!"
"Okay, what do you want to eat for lunch today?"
Zhou Ke'er walked into the kitchen, put on an apron and prepared to cook.
Zhang Yi walked into the kitchen with a smile, and hugged her from behind.
"I want to eat you!"
"Ah! What are you doing? Uncle You is still next door!"
"It's okay. The sound insulation at home is very good. He can't hear it!"
"I still have to cook. Can't you wait?"
"You do yours, I do mine, it won't delay us."
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