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

Zhao Qingsong thought for a moment and realized that it would be more convenient for him to act alone.

He then said, "Section Chief, I've been thinking about it. The nearby mountains have been almost completely ravaged by the hunters around here. I'm thinking of making an extra trip into the deep mountains to avoid making a wasted trip. Actually, we can't cover that much ground in a day."

Sun Guodong frowned slightly: "Deep mountains? No way. Hunting is an unplanned supply, but we can't risk it for this. I can give you some time, so you don't have to travel back and forth, but you can't go deep into the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingsong raised an eyebrow.

He smiled and said, "Okay, then give me two days. I'll go into the mountains alone. The department is quite busy. If I find anything, I'll come back and call someone."

It's not convenient for him if there are other people around.

Sun Guodong hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

"Alright! You two can discuss it."

"Okay, then I'll be going now!"

He said hello and left the department.

When he returned, the meat had already been distributed.

Huang Hai was wiping the lard off his hands with a towel when he saw Qingsong coming over and said, "Qingsong, all the meat has been distributed. It's 24 yuan in total. Here, count it."

"Hey, what else would you like to order?"

Zhao Qingsong glanced at it and stuffed the money into his pocket.

Sixty-odd yuan is enough for him to buy some piglets and chickens and ducks. He can go to the livestock station to buy two piglets when he has time, or he can hunt wild boars next time and keep them.

After packing his things, Zhao Qingsong looked at Gao Dazhi and said, "Brother Gao, who's on hunting this week? The section chief told me to go alone and gave me two days. I'll stay a little longer."

"This time it's Wang Hu and the others. Can you manage alone?"

Gao Dazhi stopped smoking and asked him.

"Okay! I'm going to stay in the mountains for another day to save myself the trouble of going back and forth. I was lucky with the wild boar last time."

"Let's keep it to two people! It's not about taking advantage, but there are wolves in the mountains, and it would be very dangerous if we encountered a large wild animal. This is no joke; we can't do dangerous things just for hunting!"

Zhao Qingsong was speechless for a moment.

He managed to convince the section chief, but he couldn't convince this other side. However, Gao Dazhi was right.

Even if a wild boar attacks a person, it can still be fatal if it doesn't hit a vital spot, especially if it goes berserk.

He even wanted to sneak out to stroll around the city a few times!

"Brother Gao, really, there's no need to worry. There won't be any danger. The section chief said that the department is short-staffed recently, so he sent me alone. He only told me to fight near the mountains and not to go deep into the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Gao Dazhi looked at Lao Liu.

Finally, he agreed: "Alright! You go alone, be careful."

"Don't worry."

Zhao Qingsong happily agreed.

……

In the afternoon, I asked Gao Dazhi for a short leave and rode my bike to the coal station.

"Master, is the station manager here?"

Zhao Qingsong asked a question at the coal selling window.

The old man initially didn't want to talk to him, but upon seeing the clothes he was wearing, he immediately shut up.

Security Department of the Steel Plant?

This is not someone you should mess with.

"Oh, it's the second one over there in the back, over by the bungalows."

"Okay, thanks!"

He offered the other person a cigarette before leaving.

……

"Station Chief Liu!"

Zhao Qingsong knocked on Liu Qiang's door, walked in with a smile, and closed the door behind him.

Liu Qiang was organizing the ledgers when he saw him come in. He smiled and said, "You're here. The work certificate is ready and stamped. Just fill in the forms yourself and come to report later."

Zhao Qingsong took the item, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Thank you so much!"

He then took out his pen, breathed on it, tested it on a scrap of paper, and began filling in the information.

He still knew about his father.

Seeing that she was a permanent employee, they didn't ask any more questions.

After filling it out, I handed it over: "Station manager, please take a look and see if there are any problems. If there are no problems, I'll take it."

"Okay, sure!"

The station manager took it and looked at it.

Then he frowned deeply: "From the countryside?"

"Yes! What's wrong? Is it not possible to get it from the countryside?"

"It's not impossible!"

Liu Qiang frowned and explained, "Right now, not many industries are busy, and they're basically not hiring in rural areas. There's still a huge shortage of workers in the city!"

"I know, that's why I'm bothering you! There's no rule against hiring people from rural areas. Didn't the city hire quite a few people from rural areas before?"

"this……"

Liu Qiang was in a dilemma.

Seeing Zhao Qingsong's expression, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

Finally, I could only sigh and say, "Alright then, hurry up with the paperwork. I heard that the higher-ups are going to issue a policy that may stop recruiting rural workers after a while."

Zhao Qingsong raised an eyebrow.

If the coal depot knew about it, then the steel mill must have known about it even earlier.

He recalled that this time the recruitment was not targeted at rural areas, but rather at all people.

In the coming years, a large number of workers from rural areas will be laid off, and one of the two working families will be persuaded to leave. Recruitment will be even more scarce.

This has resulted in a large number of junior and senior high school graduates having nowhere to go in the past two years.

"Okay! I understand."

Zhao Qingsong agreed.

He then smiled and said, "Stationmaster, you're busy. The person who came is my father. I'll have to trouble you to take care of him in the future."

"Okay, sure! That's for sure."

Station Master Liu was polite, but it was just a perfunctory response.

Zhao Qingsong didn't pay much attention.

He said hello and then left.

……

Zhao Qingsong glanced at the job offer certificate in his hand, flicked it, and put the item into his spatial storage.

Once the father is dealt with, the rest will be much easier.

At worst, I won't go to work and my mother can stay home and do the housework. These days, there are quite a few people in the city who can't afford the government-subsidized grain rations, and it's not just one or two.

These people are all paying negotiated prices for grain.

It felt like no time had passed before I rode my bike straight to the agricultural technology station.

Most people in rural areas save vegetable seeds for their own plots, and they can get some when they go back to the countryside, but he doesn't want to go through that trouble.

Agricultural technology stations sell all kinds of seeds.

Even grain seeds are available.

……

Half an hour later, after making some inquiries, Zhao Qingsong found an agricultural technology station near the countryside.

Various vegetable seeds are basically priced at a few cents to about ten cents per packet, and the quantity is not small.

I've got some seeds of all kinds. Whether I plant them or not, I'll just buy them and keep them for later.

It cost two yuan.

I bought some of everything except for grain.

Plant cultivation rooms are not suitable for very tall crops, since the height is limited; they are mainly for growing vegetables.

I saw some chicks and ducklings, so I bought four of each, one male and three females.

After making the purchase, he left the agricultural technology station and returned home.

You can start planting by digging some soil in at night.

As for large livestock, he wasn't in a hurry to get them. He did have a lot of grain, but not much more, and his parents were reluctant to eat it all!

Besides, there's so much pork in the space, there's no rush.

I rode my bike home and went to the basement. First, I put the chicks and ducklings in, then mixed some cornmeal with water until it was slightly damp.

The sink was also filled with water.

Clap your hands when everything is done.

That's pretty much it. I'll get some little rabbits over later.

These livestock grow relatively slowly, but if we have time, we can trade the pork for a few adult hens and ducks, and then we won't be short of eggs.

There's not much gasoline left, and I don't know how many days it will last.

After confirming there were no problems, he tossed in some cabbage leaves and left, locking the door and returning to the steel mill.