Chapter 207: Chapter 206: A Joyful Sprinkle of Dog Food (1) [Reward and Additional Chapter 1] Chapter 207: Chapter 206: A Joyful Sprinkle of Dog Food (1) [Reward and Additional Chapter 1] Xinshan First District, located in East City, had a population of fifty thousand, and it extended around the entirety of Xinshan.
C City had never before undertaken such a massive project to build houses on a mountain.
However, calling it “building houses” was a far cry from the standards of peace tis; for the residents of the First District, the primary requirent for their houses was simply that they be inhabitable.
So would chop down a few trees and hack together a structure; covering it with grass or a canopy was enough for it to barely qualify as a living space.
In these dogged days, just staying alive wasn’t easy, so making it through each day was an achievent.
There were no small number of people living like this.
Nonetheless, there was also a portion of people whose attitude was the sa as Su Shu’s—they had certain standards for the quality of life, even if modern living had collapsed back to primitivism.
Upon moving to the First District from the resettlent site, Su Shu had offered a box of 20 candles and two Alcohol Pastes in lieu of taxi fare.
Li Xiaoxia and Luo Gang didn’t ask where Su Shu had gotten these items from, perhaps assuming the young girl had her ways, especially since she had soone to back her up.
Senior Colonel Tang, thousands of miles away, was inexplicably blad.
As for food, she wouldn’t consider using it for barter anyti soon since it was too conspicuous.
After the collapse of the power system, darkness fell as night arrived, and those accustod to city life suffered greatly; only then did they realize the bliss of having electric lights.
Now, every device related to electricity was rendered useless.
And the few self-sustaining generators that C City had were all moved to hospitals, military bases, and other key locations—which effectively ant they were out of reach for ordinary people.
Most of the movers who ca were after food, but quite a few had also sward in after hearing about Su Shu’s generous vehicle fee.
When there was electricity, no one thought much of these items, but without it, they discovered just how crucial these items could be at critical tis.
And so, the three families moved together to Xinshan First District.
The three families, in accordance with what they had agreed upon earlier, had old Ge supervise the construction, Luo Gang contributing labor, and Su Shu lending a hand.
They were busy for almost a week before the three separate houses began to take shape.
Su Shu didn’t choose to settle halfway up the mountain. Instead, she picked a spot between the mountaintop and the mountainside because there was a mountain spring halfway up, which many people had discovered during their wanderings these past few days.
Consequently, the mountainside was crowded with people. Living near the water seed advantageous now, but Su Shu didn’t like the constant stream of people passing by her doorstep.
After so discussion among the three families, old Ge and Grandma Fu’s house was the closest to the mountainside, followed by the Luo Family in the middle, while Su Shu and Xiao’ai’s ho was at the top, backed by a mountain wall. Su Shu set her sights on this location, feeling it provided a sense of security, like having a solid backing.
Therefore, her house was built directly against the wall.
With only a simple house in front for now, Su Shu thought about just settling in for the ti being. With a life devoid of computers and televisions, she had all the ti in the world to gradually make her ho better.
Ever since moving away from the resettlent site, Li Xiaoxia felt that Su Shu’s deanor had changed a lot, becoming much less tense and cautious than before.
As she scrubbed clothes in a small basin on her own bed plank, Li Xiaoxia suddenly looked up and spoke to her husband, Luo Gang, about it.
“Luo Gang, have you noticed that after moving here, Su Shu’s entire deanor seems to have changed?”
Luo Gang, who was kneeling on the ground, weaving twine, replied on hearing this, “Yes, she does seem much more cheerful.”
Li Xiaoxia pondered for a mont, then shook her head, “It’s not just that she’s more cheerful, I just feel like sothing is quite different about her.”
Raising his head, Luo Gang asked, “What do you an?”
“I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s as if the little girl suddenly beca more mature. Look at how she’s been working and speaking these past days—she has this air of quiet confidence about her. If you didn’t know better, you’d think she had lived here before,” Li Xiaoxia remarked with a sigh.
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