Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Upon hearing this, Wei Guoliang almost blurted out, "Are they crazy?" What if something unexpected happens along the way if all the grain is distributed at once?

What if the grain gets damp due to improper storage?

Most importantly, there is already a shortage of manpower. Everyone is extremely busy. Distributing these tens of thousands of tons of grain to each person will require hundreds of people working for a considerable amount of time just for the statistics and distribution. This is not something that can be done with mere words.

Although Wei Guoliang was extremely unwilling, given the high risks, manpower shortage, and numerous variables, he dared not show it on his face.

The next second, he immediately put on a decisive and cheerful smile, patted his chest, and loudly replied, "No problem, no problem!"

"I'll execute this immediately! Have Zhao Mingyi lead his men to unload all the remaining grain from the carts and divide it into four portions according to the number of people. Comrade Su Wanqing, you can rest assured, I, Wei Guoliang, will handle this matter perfectly!"

Su Wanqing nodded, her gaze slowly sweeping across the room, and continued in a clear voice, "However, I also have two small requests. Could you all grant them?"

"able!"

"It absolutely must be possible!!"

"Don't just say two, I'll take ten thousand!"

"Comrade Su, just say it directly. We wouldn't even blink an eye, even if it meant going through fire and water!"

A unified roar exploded through the mountain valley.

Zhao Mingyi stared blankly at the scene, his mind reeling—he had worked in this mining area for half his life and had never seen these stubborn miners and their families so devoted to anyone.

He muttered to himself, "If this were ancient times, Comrade Su Wanqing would be the emperor of this land. With just a few words, she has won over the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people."

Su Wanqing smiled slightly and raised her voice:

"Okay, my first request is also my biggest wish."

I hope that from now on, no one in the entire disaster area will go hungry, and everyone will have enough to eat every day. We don't need to worry about food anymore; there will be plenty to eat! The second batch of cooked food will arrive in a few days. Can everyone agree to this request?

Please agree! Please agree! My merit points, you must make sure you have enough to eat!

No one expected that Comrade Su Wanqing's request would be this—that everyone should have enough to eat?

What kind of request is this?

But it was precisely this simple sentence that brought tears to the eyes of a group of tough men.

Old Zheng's eyes welled up with tears. He had lived most of his life, and this was the first time he had been forced to eat by such a "requirement".

Who would choose to die if they could live?

He was the first to push his way to the front of the crowd, snatched the rice ball the size of a washbasin from his son's hand, and shouted through gritted teeth:

"Eat! We must eat our fill! Comrade Su Wanqing distributed all the food to us so that we could feel at ease! We must live up to her kindness! Everyone, eat your fill!" As she spoke, she took a big bite, tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

Many of the veterans who had originally planned to go on a hunger strike were reluctant to eat the rice dumplings they had hidden in their baskets.

They originally thought this would be all the food they had for the next month or two—just like the mixed grain porridge that Commander Lei cooked a few days ago. At first, they said they had enough food, but after only two days, the pot was empty.

But Comrade Su Wanqing is different. They believe what she says!

"Eat! We must eat our fill!"

"These pork floss rice balls smell so good! I've never enjoyed anything like this in my life!"

"It's delicious, so delicious! Even though these two teeth are loose, I can still chew it!"

Seeing that the veterans who had been on hunger strike were finally eating bite by bite, the families around them breathed a sigh of relief and smiled through their tears.

Su Wanqing also quietly let out a long breath—it's safe, it's safe, this wave of merit points is even more secure, not a single one will be missed.

She paused, then said:

"My second request is that now that everyone has eaten and drunk their fill, please have some of the able-bodied young men help Wei direct them to repair roads and reinforce slopes on the outskirts."

"A section of the roadbed beneath our feet has been eroded by underground mining subsidence. If this isn't addressed beforehand, a secondary collapse is highly likely. If that happens, supplies from outside won't be able to get in, and the injured inside won't be able to get out—the consequences would be unimaginable."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lei Dabiao stood up abruptly, slapping his thigh excitedly, and said, "Comrade Su Wanqing, this isn't a request! This is clearly for our own survival by building this road! You didn't even need to ask. Everyone agrees, right?"

"right!!"

"Now that I'm full, it's time to get some exercise. I've got so much energy I've been wanting to use!"

"Exactly! I just ate most of a rice ball, I'm bursting with energy, let's go right now!"

The entire shelter erupted in a noisy uproar, with everyone's faces brimming with boundless energy.

Lei Dabiao was about to call for his men to gather for work when Wei Guoliang grabbed his arm.

"Let Lao Zhao arrange the road repairs. You take us to the mine that's being blasted right away. Comrade Su Wanqing's idea is that the groundwater level is rising there, so we need to go down there now and grab what we can, otherwise the losses will be huge."

Although Wei Guoliang still felt that this matter was not urgent, since Comrade Su Wanqing had given the order, he had to treat it as a top priority.

He had just ordered all the remaining grain to be brought over, and estimated that the second batch could be distributed in about half an hour.

Lei Dabiao paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll call a few more experienced men to go with us. They know the situation best down in the mine tunnels."

Zheng Youniu and Old Man Zheng immediately squeezed over, father and son saying in unison, "Let's go! We know the blasting area best. There are still exploration data and core samples stored there, including the location data for the newly discovered vein! It's been dangerous there since the blasting, and no one has dared to go down, but the archives room inside is only half collapsed, so there are still things we can salvage."

Old Zheng thumped his chest loudly: "I'm full now! Don't let my age fool you, I'm all muscle!"

Su Wanqing immediately said, "Then I'll go down and take a look too."

Wei Guoliang opened his mouth as if to say, "It's dangerous over there, it's too risky for you to go down there," but then he changed his mind and said, "Okay! I'll have someone prepare safety helmets and miner's lamps. We'll all come with you, but please be careful."

Wei Guoliang thought to himself, "Why does this young lady have to do something so dangerous? Can't she just stay put for a while?" But he didn't dare say it out loud.

Su Wanqing patted Zhou Yanshen's arm that was supporting her, signaling him to put her down. As soon as her feet touched the ground, the panoramic view of standing on the "shoulders of giants" disappeared, and she returned to the perspective of looking up at people.

"Yan Shen, why don't the children stay here and play? Shall we go together?"

Su Wanqing excitedly shouted in her heart, "Wait for me, all you good stuff underground! I'm coming to collect you right away!"