Travel through famine years and awaken a post-apocalyptic survival system.

Seeing the other person's expression, Zhao Qingsong smiled and said, "It's alright, so what if they know? I can't secretly eat meat. If someone reports me, I'll have nowhere to complain!"

After saying that, he looked at Sun Guodong and said, "Section Chief Sun, I was just lucky."

"Heh, I know, but you're really lucky!"

The last time, he thought Zhao Qingsong might have been lucky, but this time he got another big fat pig, which made him think about it.

Zhao Qingsong might actually have some real skills.

There are such people, too.

He then laughed and said, "The New Year is just around the corner, and the post-production department is having a real headache over how to provide holiday benefits for the staff. How about this case is closed, could you do us the trouble of going to the mountains to hunt some game?"

Zhao Qingsong gave a wry smile upon hearing this: "Section Chief, with so many people in the factory, even if we hunted all the wild boars in the mountains, it wouldn't be enough. You're... giving me far too much credit!"

"Hey, I know, of course I can't let you manage the whole factory, that would be way too much meat!"

Sun Guodong smiled and said, "Do as much as you can, and of course, the factory won't treat you unfairly."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingsong raised an eyebrow.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Okay."

However, he was thinking to himself that a big fat pig would be worth more than a thousand dollars on the black market, it's just that the price is high and it sells slowly.

It's not good to suffer too much loss.

We should at least make a request then.

Sun Guodong didn't think much of it and laughed, "Alright, you can all go back to your work!"

Seeing this, the two left together.

Back in the department, everyone naturally started discussing Wu Zhiqiang's situation, and they all sighed with regret.

……

After chatting for a while, someone changed the subject.

Huang Hai suddenly remembered something and said, "Hey, by the way, Lao Liu, what's the situation with the expansion of our security department? Still no news?"

Old Liu shook his head: "I don't know! They say there's a meeting going on at the higher-ups, it'll probably take a few more months."

"Hehe, if they expand the staff, don't you think we can all become leaders?"

Huang Hai chuckled.

Old Liu rolled his eyes at him: "Who knows? Maybe they'll transfer someone from another position!"

"Then our department will have more opportunities!"

Listening to their conversation, Zhao Qingsong asked curiously, "What expansion?"

"Oh, it's because our factory has quite a few branch factories, and the security department is too weak. We need to expand it. We'll bring the factory, mine, and hospital together. I heard that we'll also establish a security department after we arrive."

There's not much work at the factory right now, so they'll be implementing internal job transfers. I've been waiting for two months, but haven't heard anything yet.

Huang Hai said casually.

Zhao Qingsong nodded slightly.

In the early days of the People's Republic of China, both the Public Security Bureau and the Security Department were short-staffed, and as time went on, it was indeed necessary to integrate them.

This is actually thanks to the characteristics of this era.

By mobilizing and relying on the masses, adhering to the principle of resolving conflicts locally rather than escalating them, a grassroots governance model with fewer arrests and better public security can be achieved.

Therefore, a township with tens of thousands of people only needs one or two special police commissioners.

In the future, police stations will be established in towns and villages, and public security in cities will be strengthened.

The steel plant is not just a factory; its affiliated hospitals, schools, and mines all have their own security departments.

The establishment of a security department to oversee everything is now inevitable.

It is estimated that in a few years, the factory will establish a militia regiment or even a militia division, at which time there will be more people.

The group chatted idly there.

Wu Zhiqiang's case has come to an end, but as for Xu Jing's contact, there are currently no clues whatsoever.

After finishing work in the evening, Zhao Qingsong left work as usual.

I wasn't in a hurry to go home.

He first went to the place that makes quilts. He kept some of the cotton coupons from last time, and today he came to make two thin quilts.

One bed weighs 4 jin (2 catties), and the other weighs 6 jin (3 catties).

He was given cotton coupons and 12 yuan, and they agreed that he would come to pick them up the next evening before he went home.

……

With all the materials ready, he was eager to get to work on the animal shed.

Back home, I opened the door and was about to go inside.

Just as I was about to close the gate, a figure quickly walked over from not far away and rushed towards the gate.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Zhao Qingsong didn't notice anyone. Just as he was about to close the door, he saw a figure already at the door.

He stopped closing the door.

"You...were looking for me?"

The other person was a woman, probably around twenty years old, with a slightly swollen face and some scars.

The woman was a bit timid and stopped about two meters from the doorway.

"Um... could I buy some meat from you? Just two pounds, the same as everyone else."

The sound is relatively quiet.

If his hearing hadn't improved, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear clearly.

Lost in thought, Aunt Wang from next door passed by.

He stopped in his tracks: "Xiao Zhao, what's wrong?"

Zhao Qingsong looked up and smiled, "Oh, it's Aunt Wang. She wants to buy some meat. I was wondering if she changed her order last night."

"They didn't come to replace it."

Aunt Wang spoke up directly, sighed, and said, "Give her some more, otherwise she'll get beaten again when she gets back."

Zhao Qingsong was stunned for a moment.

He glanced at the woman.

"What happened?"

"We'll talk about that later."

Grandma Wang did not answer.

Zhao Qingsong glanced at the two of them and then didn't ask any questions. "Wait a moment, two jin of meat costs two yuan."

"Here, this is the money!"

Upon hearing this, the woman quickly handed him the money.

Then step back a few steps.

Zhao Qingsong was puzzled for a moment, but didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and left, then went back and brought out a piece of meat.

"This is two jin. If you want more, you don't need to buy it with money; you have to exchange it for things—food, anything!"

"Okay, thank you! Thank you, Aunt Wang."

The woman took the items, thanked the two men, and quickly turned to leave.

……

Zhao Qingsong watched the woman's hurried departure until she went to the backyard diagonally opposite, at which point he came to his senses.

Seeing that Aunt Wang was still there, he asked in a low voice, "Aunt Wang, what happened?"

Seeing this, Aunt Wang approached and whispered, "That girl's name is Wang Chunlan. She came here with her younger sister to escape the war at the beginning of the year before last. The man in that family is called Zhu Dachang. Chunlan became his wife and stayed here. It's been almost three years and they still don't have a child. He beats and scolds his wife all the time and doesn't allow her to talk to other men, otherwise she'll get a beating."

After saying that, she sighed and said, "Her mother-in-law is really formidable. There's nothing we can do; it's their family matter, and we can't interfere. If we happen to run into her, we can only do our best to help. If she doesn't bring the things back today, she'll probably get another beating."

Zhao Qingsong sighed upon hearing this.

This kind of situation is all too common these days.

There are far too many cases where people sacrifice their health for a bite to eat.

He couldn't do anything about it.

No wonder he sometimes heard crying around him when he came back; it must have been from being beaten.

"Alright, that's enough. Don't be too kind, or you'll cause a lot of trouble later. I'm going back now!"

"Okay, I understand, thanks for reminding me."

"Hey, don't be so polite!"

Aunt Wang said hello and then left.

Zhao Qingsong glanced at the people on the street, closed the courtyard gate, and returned home.

After locking the door to the main room, I went to the basement and turned on the air conditioner.

……

"We have enough materials!"

Zhao Qingsong rubbed his hands together and directly used the two modules.

In an instant, the room changed again.

It has three bedrooms, one living room, and one bathroom, with a large living room in the middle.

100 square meters without shared area is equivalent to a 120-130 square meter apartment in later times, with four bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and two bathrooms.

We're still missing a kitchen.

Upon arriving at the animal enclosure and pushing open the door, you'll find a large 20-square-meter room with a passageway in the middle and animal pens on both sides.

The ground is made of stone, and the fence is an iron frame with a glass structure, like a zoo.

It contains feeding troughs, water troughs, and a sewage system.

The manure can be collected and used as fertilizer in the planting area.

"Not bad. We'll raise a few pigs and rabbits on one side, and some chickens and ducks on the other. We won't have to worry about eggs then. Rabbits have a fast production cycle, so we can use them to gain experience."

Zhao Qingsong looked at the empty breeding area and felt quite satisfied.

I just don't know if it will smell bad.

If it smells bad, that would be troublesome.

But the door is very tight, so there shouldn't be any smell.

After watching for a while, I turned around, closed the door, and went to the planting area across the street.

Similar patterns.

There is an aisle in the middle, and three shelves on both sides, which can be used to cultivate three layers of crops.

It's also connected to water pipes, and there are pipes on each floor, so you can manually water the plants all at once. Although it's not very smart, it's enough. The lighting in the rooms is also sufficient.

There shouldn't be any major problems.

"Based on this calculation, it's about 60 square meters, which is close to the size of a small plot of land."

Zhao Qingsong was pondering over there.

That's good.

There won't be a shortage of vegetables anymore.

When the time comes, we can get some vegetable and grain seeds and be self-sufficient without relying on the system.

The feeding area and toilets are used for composting, while the planting area is used to grow vegetables and grains, thus creating a cycle.

Perfect.

……

"Find an opportunity to get some live pheasants to raise inside."

Domestic chicken eggs might be a bit conspicuous, but wild chicken eggs shouldn't be a problem, especially in spring and summer, they're perfectly presentable.

At this moment, he felt a pang of sympathy for the livestock he had previously crushed.

But it wasn't a big loss, since he wasn't in a hurry anyway.

After looking at it, I left the planting area, planning to get some soil and seeds tomorrow.

With sufficient water resources in the shelter, people naturally take baths every day.

The food was naturally prepared in the space beforehand.

After taking a shower and having a full meal, I lay down in bed.

"Eating alone is no fun at all, and I don't even want to cook."

He lives alone at home. It's winter now, and it gets dark soon after he gets home from get off work. He doesn't want to cook because it's too much trouble.

But if you keep eating the same few flavors for too long, you'll get tired of it.

"Ah, it's so much better to eat with a group of people! And you don't have to worry about what to eat."

Zhao Qingsong sighed and took out a novel to read.

Without a phone or games to pass the time, I can only read novels. If only I had a computer with games, even a single-player one would be great!

He has given up all the bad habits he had in his past life, such as staying up late and not being able to get up.

I wasn't quite used to it for a while.

At this moment, he finally understood why he had been so fertile before.

If I have nothing to do at night, why not have some babies?