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

After settling things down here, the group took the data box and core samples and headed back.

Zhou Yanshen had no injuries other than a scrape on his arm. However, an unlucky miner was grazed by a flying rock and bled a little, but fortunately, he was not seriously injured.

When they returned to the shelter, they found that the area outside was already crowded with people.

The violent tremors from over there had clearly reached here, but no one looked worried; instead, they were filled with excitement and joy.

The air was filled with the aroma of roasted naan bread, mixed with the oily scent of mutton and sesame, making one's mouth water.

"Good heavens! I thought rice and pork floss dumplings were the best things I'd ever eaten, but this Golden Jade Naan Meat Pie is absolutely amazing! The aroma when it's grilled over a fire is enough to make your soul swoon!"

"Delicious, so fragrant! The fat in the meat filling inside the pancake has melted during baking, and every bite is bursting with flavor—we wouldn't even dare put this much meat in the pancake when we slaughter pigs for Chinese New Year!"

"Look, Comrade Su Wanqing and the others are back!"

"Comrade Su Wanqing, thank you! Your flatbread is so delicious! We don't have much to repay you with, this is just a stone I dug up at the mine, please don't mind it."

"Comrade Su, look at mine, it's bigger and clearer, and it even sparkles! Take it, take it!"

"We may not have much else here, but we have plenty of stones. Please accept them!"

Su Wanqing smiled and waved to everyone, but she was surrounded by enthusiastic miners and their families after only a few steps.

Unable to refuse, she had no choice but to put the "stones" that were stuffed into her bosom one by one.

However, when she looked down at the first "stone" in her hand, her lips twitched—a rough diamond the size of a fingernail.

You call this thing a stone?

Then someone slipped a ruby ​​the size of a pigeon's egg into her hand. It was ridiculously large and its color was so intense it looked like a burning fire.

Su Wanqing was completely dumbfounded.

Seriously? She just came to deliver some food to accumulate merit, and these miners actually gave her their most treasured possessions as junk?

Not finished yet.

A dark-skinned man squeezed through the crowd, shoved a fist-sized turquoise into her arms, and said in a loud voice, "Old Zhao, don't embarrass yourself with your little trinket! Comrade Su, take mine, take mine! This is the biggest piece in our mine, I polished it myself!"

Before long, the wicker basket that someone had given Su Wanqing was filled with all sorts of "broken stones"—diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines, turquoise, pyrite crystal clusters... full and sparkling.

Su Wanqing estimated that this basket of things, if auctioned off in later generations, would fetch at least several billion.

Oh my god!

She only sent a few hundred thousand tons of grain, and these people are so open and honest with her.

She was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears.

Wait, the second batch of grain will be arranged immediately! Not only will there be grain, but she'll also get more supplies for free, including cotton-padded clothes, quilts, and medicine!

Zhou Yanshen stood beside her, looking at his wife. She never complained about the old and worn stones, but protected them like treasures to take care of the feelings of the people affected by the disaster. His eyes were full of tenderness.

My wife is still too kind!

He walked over, took the basket steadily from him, and said in a low voice, "I'll carry it. You go ahead, watch where you're going, and make sure no one is missing."

Su Wanqing wanted to tell Zhou Yanshen that they shouldn't leave any of them behind, but after thinking about Zhou Yanshen's calm and steady nature, she felt relieved.

Over here, Zheng Youniu's wife, carrying the child, jogged over, shouting at the top of her lungs before she even reached him:

"Honey! Comrade Su Wanqing said she would distribute all the remaining grain, and sure enough, she did! Look, they're distributing the last batch right now, it's all calculated per person, and each of us in the family got ten rice and meat floss dumplings and ten meat-filled naan breads!"

Bao'er, the little girl, carrying a meat-filled naan bread bigger than her head, toddled over to her father and grandfather, offering it to them in her sweet, childish voice:

"Dad, Grandpa, eat, eat! This is overcooked, there's so much meat and it smells so good, it's so delicious!"

Zheng Youniu and Old Man Zheng looked at the piles of grain in their arms, each carrying a small mountain of grain, their lips trembling before they could utter a few words:

"The organization distributed them all? So much to each person? That's over 200 pounds per person! If they eat sparingly, it'll last them for months!"

Aunt Han next to her was carrying a large basket of grain.

"Women and children received this amount, and men received even more! Look at this huge basket in our house—oh my God! The higher-ups also said that this is only the first batch, and this much food is only enough for twenty days. They told us to eat as much as we could! They also said that cooked food doesn't keep well, so we have to eat it quickly, or it will be a waste."

Old Zheng took a bite of the crispy, caramelized naan bread. The crust crunched, and the glistening meat juices dripped down his chin. The aroma made the old man squint his eyes and nod repeatedly.

Su Wanqing watched this scene with satisfaction, then turned and nodded to Wei Guoliang.

Wei Guoliang immediately understood and beckoned the battalion commander over. The battalion commander jogged over, stood at attention, and reported:

"Report! All three distribution points have completed the distribution of food according to the number of people. All the disaster-stricken people, rescue officers and soldiers, and medical personnel here have also been distributed according to the standards. Currently, only a small amount of reserve food has been kept, and the rest has been distributed to each person for their own safekeeping."

The more than 3,000 veterans who had previously gone on a hunger strike began to eat again after seeing that all the food had been distributed to each individual.

Everyone is eating now. We've inspected each shed area, and no one has been missed. With several hundred kilograms of grain in hand, everyone's mood has stabilized.

In addition, after dinner, we organized several thousand able-bodied men to go to the western section of the highway for emergency repairs and reinforcement. However, other miners were so enthusiastic that tens of thousands of them spontaneously joined us. Now that section of the road is full of people. We estimate that the hazardous section will be reinforced before dark today.

Wei Guoliang turned to Su Wanqing and said respectfully, "Comrade Su Wanqing, everything you asked me to do has been completed."

Su Wanqing nodded in satisfaction. Just then, the space in her mind began to flash wildly—

[Congratulations! You have saved tens of thousands of people from certain death in Yanshan, earning 40000 merit points! You not only delivered life-saving food, but also calmed the despairing hearts of the disaster victims, rekindling their will to live and gaining their unwavering support. You are also awarded an additional 5000 merit points!]

Congratulations! You have acquired the "Titanium Ore Mining Equipment (1 set)". This equipment has automated drilling and mining capabilities for deep ore veins, with efficiency far exceeding current world levels. It can significantly reduce mining costs and safety risks. It cannot be upgraded.