She slept well that night. When she woke up, Qin Huijun had not left yet, carrying a bucket and preparing to fetch water.
"Mom, I'll go with you." Evelyn Qin quickly climbed out of bed.
Qin Huijun didn't say she couldn't lift a bucket of water. She always approved of her child's desire to explore the outside world, saying, "Okay, you take the pot."
After packing up, the two of them went out.
The shantytown is very large and neatly arranged like a military camp. The Qin family rented the fifth row, with ten tents in each row, and there are two more rows behind their house.
The well is in the first row, and there is a trash can next to each row.
Qin Huijun dumped the garbage and then walked forward along the road. There were three wells dug in the first row and people were already queuing up. Qin Huijun told her some details about water.
Each tent can only get two buckets of water per day, and any more will be charged extra.
Two buckets of water are only enough for a family of three to eat and drink. Taking a bath is impossible, so they can only use some hot water to wipe their bodies.
Soon it was their turn. Qin Huijun handed over her ID card first. The other party registered her information and then took the two buckets from their house and filled them up neatly. However, he did not return them to Qin Huijun immediately. Instead, he took out something like a thermometer and dipped it into the bucket. After three seconds, he took it out and looked at it. "It's OK."
Qin Huijun picked up the bucket and poured some water into the stainless steel buckets.
Then she rushed home carrying two buckets of water, and Evelyn Qin followed holding the pot. Hearing her panting, Qin Huijun put the buckets down very gently, and the water inside did not shake at all, and not a drop splashed out.
Those five hundred years have engraved the preciousness of water resources into human genes.
When the original owner lived underground with his Sc*mbag father, water was controlled.
The ground is better now. Yunshan City has a water plant with a tiered water charge. In theory, the natural ecological water has been purified, but when the house was built, other furniture could be omitted but water purifiers must be installed uniformly. The house that the Qin family rented before had one, and it was very convenient with automatic detection and automatic delivery of purifiers.
Shanty towns are much more troublesome.
The time for drawing water is from 6 to 8 in the morning. The water checker will arrive early and test the water to see if the pollution exceeds the standard. If it does, he will add purifier and wait half an hour before testing again. The pollution will be reduced, but for safety reasons they will still test every barrel.
If they unfortunately miss this time, they will seal it with a manhole cover and then come again between 5pm and 7pm.
Evelyn Qin also noticed that the buckets in every household were exactly the same.
She lamented that this really seemed like military management.
After washing up and eating the thin sweet potato porridge that had been simmered on the stove all night, they continued to open up the land.
The weather was cool at the beginning, but gradually it became hotter and hotter. Evelyn Qin didn't treat herself too hard. When she was tired, she would sit on the ground to rest. There was no shade, so she could only wear a hat to hide. In this situation, the water she consumed while working was very fast. Qin Huijun felt sorry for her, so she asked her to go back and boil water, and then sent her to make lunch early.
During the hottest afternoon, Mr. Zhang was afraid that someone would get heat stroke, so he gave them a lunch break.
At about three o'clock, when the sun was not so bright, she continued to work. She still felt tired and hot, but Qin Huijun did not dare to stop.
Some people owe too many favors, and they become thick-skinned and just keep doing it, but Qin Huijun is not like that. The more she experiences, the more she feels that good people are hard to come by. If someone gives her one point, she wants to give back ten points. Zhang Gong is a person in an official unit, and it is difficult to get a position. She doesn't want to make things difficult for him. If she is reported, she may lose her job and be punished.
The sun was setting and there was a noise coming from next door. It turned out that Aunt Li's daughter, Li Maisui, had returned.
Evelyn Qin knew her. Yesterday, Aunt Li mentioned her daughter with great pride. Her affinity with the wood element had reached thirty-four.
Don't underestimate this number. Five hundred years ago, there were still many people awakening wood-related abilities. But five hundred years later, wood-related abilities have become as rare as the healing, space, and prophecy abilities. The reason is the extinction of green.
Nowadays, most people's affinity for wood is below ten.
If you reach 30 and can buy awakening potions, you will have a certain chance of becoming a wood spirit master. If you reach 50, you will be recruited by the official. If you reach 80, you will be considered a very rare genius and will be fought over by super first-tier cities such as the capital, Shanghai, and given various preferential welfare policies, such as the capital's household registration and the capital's experimental fields that your Sc*mbag father once worried about. If you can reach 90, there is a high probability that Mu Xi's supernatural powers will be awakened, which is even more extraordinary and can be said to be a step to heaven.
Qin Huijun told her that although Aunt Wang's family had a rich life, Aunt Li's family was actually better off.
But they still live in the shantytown because they want to save money to buy awakening potions.
"Huijun, my Mai Sui is back from vacation." Aunt Li came over with a young woman in her early twenties. "Mai Sui, this is our neighbor. You can call her Aunt Qin."
Li Maisui was wearing a blue top and blue pants, which looked a bit like a uniform. She had ordinary features and her skin was very tanned. She smiled sheepishly and whispered, "Auntie Qin."
Qin Huijun knew why Aunt Li came, so she followed her words and praised her a few times.
Aunt Li was indeed very happy. She loudly talked about how her daughter was valued by the employer and how she was always given some artificial food as a welfare during the harvest season. This attracted Mr. Zhang to come over.
Engineer Zhang also likes to meddle in these family matters and doesn't care much about them being lazy at work. As long as the work passes the acceptance inspection, it's fine.
Evelyn Qin picked up stones while listening, and gradually realized that reaching a wood affinity of thirty was a hurdle, and it was very easy to find a job. Whether it was an official farm or a privately contracted farm like Xingsheng Farm, they all liked to hire such farmers as workers.
It doesn't matter if the woman is young, inexperienced, or even not strong enough, they are not picky.
Because farmers with high affinity for wood are very effective in tending artificial plants, they can offset part of the feed to a certain extent.
Evelyn Qin had always been thinking about finding a job, but her health was too poor to do heavy work. Even light work like picking up stones required her to work for a while and then rest for a while. If she became a farmer, she remembered that the original owner's affinity for wood was twenty-two.
"Maisui, can you teach your aunt Qin how to till the land?" Aunt Li said proudly, "Huijun, don't underestimate my daughter because she is young. She is very good at work. It is said that the owner of Xingsheng Farm has specially hired someone to teach them. Let's learn from her."
Qin Huijun hesitated, "This is not a good thing to spread, what if it implicates Mai Sui..."
"Aunt Qin, don't worry. Our boss won't mind. This is just some basic knowledge and does not involve any farm secrets." Li Maisui said.
"Thank you very much." Qin Huijun was no longer polite and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I have never farmed in my life. I am clumsy and don't know how to do anything. I just bury my head in work and I can't turn the soil well."
"Who says it's not true? Mai Sui, your boss is really nice."
Someone else praised him, "I think Mai Sui is really smart. He has only been on the farm for half a year and he can already teach others."
Li Maisui's face turned red when he was praised, although it was not very noticeable.
Aunt Li enjoyed the envious looks from everyone very much. She talked for a while, and when she saw it was getting late, she continued to go and open up the wasteland. She also did not forget to ask Mai Sui to teach everyone well.
Evelyn Qin watched Qin Huijun master the correct posture and technique of using force under Li Maisui's guidance, which really saved a lot of effort, and he silently took note of it in his mind.
As expected, the work was completed very quickly that day. Without waiting for Engineer Zhang to come and inspect it, Qin Huijun urged Evelyn Qin to go home and cook.
Evelyn Qin and his brother cooked some thick sweet potato porridge when they saw Li Maisui coming back.
She smiled at the other person as a greeting.
Li Maisui was stunned for a moment, then smiled. She also came back early to cook.
Seeing that she had cooked, she went to deal with the waste piled up at the door, which was picked up by Li Fengshou and her sister. Evelyn Qin went over to help her.
Li Maisui was a little flattered, "Sister Qin, you..." Although Evelyn Qin was too thin, she had a very special temperament. Li Maisui felt that she didn't look like someone from the shantytown at all, but rather like the daughter of their boss.
Evelyn Qin said, "Sister Li, please call me Wan Wan. My mother calls me that too. I want to ask you something."
"You, you say." Li Maisui calmed down.
"Do you need more people on your farm?"
Li Maisui nodded and understood. "Wanwan, do you also want to work on our farm?" She found it a little unbelievable.
"If you are hiring, are there any conditions?"
"Yes, first of all, the affinity for wood must reach 30, and then---" She glanced at Evelyn Qin's physique and said with embarrassment, "Although our farm does not require physical strength as much as before the apocalypse, many farm chores are still heavy. My affinity is relatively high, so the boss doesn't make me too tired, but I am busy all day long, especially during the busy farming season, when both women and men are treated like beasts."
She saw Evelyn Qin picking up stones for a while and then taking a break. His physical strength was too poor.
"Of course, if you have a higher affinity, you just need to walk around the fields every day, fertilize and water them. According to experts, the more friendly you are, the longer you spend with the crops and the more carefully you take care of them, the better they will grow..."
Evelyn Qin thanked him, knowing that he could no longer do this job.
She is neither strong enough to undertake heavy physical work, nor does she have a high enough affinity with the wood element.
After helping Li Maisui deal with the pile of waste, people came back one after another.
"Wanwan is chatting with our Mai Sui." Aunt Li walked in front, still energetic.
Evelyn Qin nodded and said, "I asked Sister Mai Sui some questions."
"What did he say? Our Mai Sui is a very honest person and will tell you everything he can." Aunt Li was a little curious.
Li Maisui opened his mouth but said nothing, for fear of offending this beautiful and fragile little sister who was as beautiful as a porcelain doll.
Evelyn Qin was very calm, "I am an adult now. I can't rely on my mother to support me. I should find a job like Sister Mai Sui and make more money."
The age of adulthood after the apocalypse was raised to sixteen.
But as long as you are over the age of twelve, you can go to work and it is not considered child labor. Schools in the shelter are rare and expensive, and compulsory education has long been gone.
Aunt Li understood immediately, "You want to join the farm too?"
"My affinity for the wood element is too low and doesn't meet the requirements." Evelyn Qin did not hide it. She had registered for it in the first place.
This affinity for the wood element is considered private, but not too secretive. Some people are never reluctant to show off when they find out that their children have high affinity.
Aunt Li comforted him, "It's okay if you don't come in. You still have to take care of yourself. The farm is good, but every time you harvest wheat, you are very busy. I can see how hard it is."
Aunt Wang from next door, who had just returned home, heard everything they said, and then looked at Evelyn Qin carefully again. Her eyes twinkled, and she smiled and said, "Wan Wan, you want to make money? Auntie has a job that's very suitable for you, and it's very easy. Come over and I'll tell you."
Evelyn Qin felt uncomfortable being stared at by her, as if those eyes were stripping her naked.
Aunt Li spat at him, "You damned B@st@ard, you sold your daughter like a weed and now you want to bring harm to other people's families? Do you think Huijun is the same as you? People spent all their money to save their daughter, and they treat her like a treasure."
Sold? Evelyn Qin's face changed.
There are also powerful female superpowers in the apocalypse, but there are not many of them, because the ones who are sacrificed at the beginning are always women, the elderly and children, and they rarely wait until the day when their superpowers are awakened.
Aunt Wang was not a weakling either, and she immediately started arguing with Aunt Li.
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