She slept well that night. When she woke up, Qin Huijun had not left yet, carrying a bucket and planning to fetch water.
"Mom, I'll go with you." Qin Wan quickly got up from the bed.
Qin Huijun didn't say that she couldn't carry a bucket of water. When her children wanted to explore the outside world, she always agreed, "Okay, you can bring the pot."
After cleaning up, the two of them went out.
The shantytown was very large, neatly arranged like a military camp. The Qin family rented the fifth row, with ten tents in each row, and there were two rows behind their house.
The well is in the first row, and there is a trash can next to each row.
Qin Huijun took out the garbage and then walked along the road. There were three wells dug in the first row. People were already queuing up. Qin Huijun told her some things about water.
Each tent can only fetch two buckets of water per day, and extra charges will apply.
Two buckets of water were enough for a family of three to eat and drink. It was impossible to take a bath, so I could only use some hot water to wipe myself.
They soon joined the queue. Qin Huijun handed over his ID card first, and the other party registered the information. Then he took two buckets from their house and filled two buckets of water neatly, but he did not return them to Qin Huijun immediately. , but took out something like a thermometer and put it deep into the bucket. After three seconds, he took it out and looked at it, "That's it."
Qin Huijun carried the bucket and poured some water into the stainless steel buckets.
Then she rushed home with two buckets of water. Qin Wan followed with the pot. When she heard her gasping, Qin Huijun put the bucket down very lightly. The water inside did not shake at all, and not a drop of water splashed out. .
Those five hundred years have carved rare water resources into human genes.
When the original owner lived underground with his father, the water was controlled.
The ground is a little better when we come here. There is a water plant in Yunshan City, and the water is charged on a ladder. It stands to reason that the natural ecological water has been purified. However, when the house was first built, other furniture could be left out, but a water purifier must be installed. Qin I had it in the house I rented before, and it was very convenient to automatically detect and automatically dispense purifier.
Shanty towns are much more troublesome.
The time to fetch water is from 6 to 8 in the morning. The people who look at the water will arrive early to test whether the water pollution exceeds the standard. If it exceeds the standard, put purifier in. Wait half an hour and then test again. The pollution will come down. But For safety reasons, they still test every barrel.
If unfortunately they miss this time, they will seal it with a water manhole cover and then go back again from 5 to 7 pm.
Qin Wan also noticed that the buckets in every household were exactly the same.
She lamented that this really seemed like military management.
After tying their hair, washing up, and eating the mushy sweet potato porridge that had been simmered on the stove all night, they continued to open up wasteland.
The weather was cool at first, but gradually it got hotter and hotter. Qin Wan didn't treat herself harshly. When she got tired, she would sit on the ground to rest. There was no shade, so she could only hide with her hat on while working in this situation. The water was consumed quickly. Qin Huijun felt sorry for her and asked her to go back to boil water, and rushed her early to make lunch.
At noon, the hottest time, Zhang Gong was afraid that some people would suffer from heatstroke, so he gave them a lunch break.
At about three o'clock, when the sun was not so bright, I continued to work. I was still tired and hot, but Qin Huijun didn't dare to stop at all.
Some people owe a lot of favors and become thicker-skinned, so they rely on others, but Qin Huijun is not like this. The more she experiences, the more she feels that good people are rare. If others give her a point, she wants to give back ten points. Zhang Gongsuan is a person from an official unit, and the establishment is rare. She doesn't want to make it difficult for the other party. If she is reported, in addition to losing her job, she may also be punished.
The sun was tilted, and there was a movement next door. It turned out that Aunt Li's daughter Li Maisui was back.
Qin Wan knew about her. Yesterday, Aunt Li proudly mentioned her daughter. Her wood affinity reached thirty-four.
Don’t underestimate this number. Five hundred years ago, there were still many people awakening to the wood power. But five hundred years later, the wood power has become as rare as the healing, space, and prophecy systems. , the reason lies in the extinction of green.
Nowadays, most people's wood affinity is below ten.
If you reach thirty, you will have a certain probability of becoming a wood spiritist if you can buy the awakening potion. If you are fifty, you will be officially recruited. If you are eighty, you will be considered a very precious genius, and will be competed by super first-tier cities such as the capital city, and will be given various gifts. Preferential welfare policies, such as the capital's household registration and the capital's experimental field, which Zha's father once worried about, if he could reach 90, he would have a high chance of awakening Muxi's superpower, which would be even more remarkable. It could be said to be a step to the sky.
Qin Huijun told her that although Aunt Wang's family had a rich meal, Aunt Li's family actually had a stronger foundation.
But they still live in shantytowns because they want to save money to buy awakening potions.
"Huijun, my Maisui is back from vacation." Aunt Li came over with a young woman in her early twenties, "Maisui, this is the one next door to our house. Your name is Aunt Qin."
Li Maisui was wearing a blue top and blue trousers, which looked a bit like a uniform. Her facial features were ordinary and her skin was very tanned. She smiled sheepishly and whispered, "Aunt Qin."
Qin Huijun knew Aunt Li's purpose, so she followed her words and praised her a few times.
Aunt Li was indeed very happy, talking loudly about how her daughter was valued by her employer, who would always give her some artificial food as a welfare every time the goods were received, which attracted Mr. Zhang over.
Mr. Zhang also likes to mix in with the cunning parents. He doesn't care much about their laziness at work, as long as they pass the inspection.
Qin Wan listened while picking up stones, and gradually came to know that reaching thirty wood affinity levels was a hurdle. It was very easy to find a job. Whether it was an official farm or a private contractor such as Xingsheng Farm, they all liked to take on such farmers. hired labor.
It doesn’t matter if you’re young, you don’t have experience, or you don’t even have enough strength, they don’t pick.
Because farmers with high wood affinity are very effective in handling artificial plants, which can offset part of the feed to some extent.
Qin Wan has always been thinking about finding a job, but her health is too poor to do heavy work. Even light work like picking up stones has to be done for a while, and then rested for a while. If she is a farmer, she remembers the wood affinity of the original owner. There are twenty-two degrees.
"Come Maisui, why don't you teach your Aunt Qin how to plow this land?" Aunt Li said proudly, "Huijun, don't look at my daughter who is so young, but she can work very efficiently. It is said that the owner of their Xingsheng Farm still has I specially found someone to teach them, and I’ll follow suit and steal a teacher.”
Qin Huijun hesitated, "This is not easy to spread, in case it affects Maisui..."
"Aunt Qin, don't worry, our boss won't mind. This is just some very basic knowledge and does not involve farm secrets." Li Maisui said.
"Then thank you very much." Qin Huijun stopped being polite and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I have never farmed in my generation. I am clumsy and don't know how to do anything. I just know how to work hard. I can't plow the ground well." .”
"Who says it's not the case? Maisui, your boss is really nice."
Someone else praised him, "If you ask me, Maisui is also very smart. He can teach others only after working on the farm for half a year."
Li Maisui's face turned red after being praised, although she couldn't tell it clearly.
Aunt Li enjoyed the envious looks from everyone. After talking for a long time and seeing that it was getting late, she continued to open up wasteland, not forgetting to tell Maisui to teach everyone well.
Qin Wan watched Qin Huijun master the correct posture and technique of exerting force under Li Maisui's guidance, which really saved a lot of effort, and silently noted it in her mind.
As expected, the work was completed very quickly. Qin Huijun urged Qin Wan to go home and cook before Worker Zhang came to check.
Qin Wan and his brother cooked thick sweet potato porridge and saw Li Maisui coming back.
She smiled at the other person as a greeting.
Li Maisui was stunned for a moment and then smiled. She also came back early to cook.
Seeing that she was cooking, she went to work on the waste piled at the door. Li Fengshou took her sister to pick it up. Qin Wan went over to help her.
Li Maisui was a little flattered, "Sister Qin, you..." Although Qin Wan was too thin, she had a very special temperament about her, which made Li Maisui feel that she didn't look like someone from a shantytown at all, but rather like their boss. The daughter of the family.
Qin Wan said, "Sister Li, please call me Wanwan. My mother also calls me that. I want to ask you something."
"You, you say." Li Maisui composed himself.
"Do you still need people on your farm?"
Li Maisui nodded and understood, "Wanwan, do you also want to work on our farm?" She felt a little incredible.
"If you want to recruit people, are there any conditions?"
"Yes, first of all, the wood affinity must reach thirty, and then -" she glanced at Qin Wan's physique and wondered, "Although our farm is not as physically demanding as before the apocalypse, many farm jobs are also I have a high affinity for heavy physical work, so my boss doesn’t make me too tired, but I still have no time to rest all day long, especially during busy farming days, when both women and men have to act like beasts.”
She saw Qin Wan picking up stones for a while and resting for a while. His physical strength was so weak.
"Of course, if the affinity is higher, then you just need to go to the field every day, pour fertilizers and water. According to experts, the longer people have a higher affinity with the crops, and the longer they stay with the crops and the more meticulous they are, the better they will grow. good……"
Qin Wan thanked him, knowing that he couldn't do the job anymore.
She is not strong enough to undertake heavy physical work, and her wood affinity is not high enough.
After helping Li Maisui deal with the pile of waste, people came back one after another.
"Wanwan is chatting with our Maisui." Aunt Li walked in front, still in high spirits.
Qin Wan nodded, "I asked Sister Maisui some questions."
"What did you say? Our Maisui family has a strong heart. I will definitely tell you everything I can say." Aunt Li was a little curious.
Li Maisui opened her mouth but didn't say anything, fearing to offend this little sister who was as beautiful and weak as a porcelain doll.
Qin Wan, on the other hand, was very calm, "I'm an adult now, so I can't rely on my mother to support me. I can't find a job like Sister Maisui to make more money."
The post-apocalyptic age of adulthood has been raised to sixteen.
But as long as you are over twelve years old, you can work, which does not count as child labor. Schools in shelters are rare and expensive, and compulsory education is long gone.
Aunt Li understood immediately, "You also want to enter the farm?"
"My wood affinity is too low and does not meet the requirements." Qin Wan did not hide it, she had registered it in the first place.
This wood affinity is considered private and not too secretive. Some people are not shy about showing off their children's high affinity after testing it.
Aunt Li comforted her and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't join, you still have to take care of yourself. Although the farm is good, the wheat ears are so busy every harvest time that they don't even touch the ground. I think it's hard work."
Aunt Wang next door who had just returned home listened to what they said, looked at Qin Wan carefully, her eyes flashed, and she said with a smile, "Wan Wan wants to make money? Auntie, I have a job that is suitable for you. , and very relaxed, come here and I’ll tell you.”
Qin Wan felt uncomfortable looking at her, and it felt like those eyes had stripped her naked.
Aunt Li spat over, "You are a plagued person, you just sold your daughter like a piece of grass, and you still want to harm other people's families? Do you think Huijun is the same as you? He spent all his money to save his daughter, but that's not the case Treat it like a treasure."
sold? Qin Wan's expression changed.
There are also powerful female superpowers in the apocalypse, but there are not many such people, because the ones who are sacrificed in the beginning are always women, the elderly, and children, and they rarely wait until the day they awaken their superpowers.
Aunt Wang was not weak, and she immediately started scolding Aunt Li.
