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Chapter 142 Rice for Bricks

Fishing boats from the three islands have set off.

Cao Ping steered his fishing boat with a heavy heart, gazing at the sea.

It gave them everything, and it also took everything away from them.

"Turn the helm eastward..."

Cao Ping quickly turned the rudder, while the other fishermen waited for Shi Xia to give the order to cast the net.

But after waiting for a long time, it still didn't arrive.

"Sit down, we're not fishing today."

Everyone was puzzled, but no one asked any questions; they just waited for Shi Xia to speak.

"We suffer, the land suffers, who will buy our fish?"

Several fishermen slapped their foreheads, "Yeah... there's nowhere to sell them."

"Shi Xia, us?"

"We went out to pick up some things, and I felt that the east was auspicious for me, so we kept walking."

"it is good."

Cao Ping continued to steer the boat. Shi Xia closed her eyes and used her supernatural powers to reach out. The sea turtle Lao Liu emerged from the sea and swam to the front, leading the way for the boat. The little eagle also flew ahead.

"Follow the little eagle."

"it is good!"

Cao Ping responded and continued driving with Little Eagle.

After driving for more than two hours, we arrived at a deserted island.

"Wait."

Shi Xia went to sea.

This is where she brought back rice from Country R. Currently, the most effective commodity for circulation is food.

It's not hard to see that transportation to many places on land has been cut off. If people don't have food and fresh water, their survival instinct will drive them to do many bad things.

Half an hour later, Shi Xia returned carrying a bag of rice.

Cao Ping and the others stared blankly at the bag of rice, then at the isolated island, and then at Shi Xia.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and move the rice, and remember not to get it wet."

"Ohhhhhh!"

"Good good!"

Cao Ping and the others didn't dare to ask, nor could they ask, and many things were simply left unsaid.

The people on the ship today have seen a lot in life; they've all gone abroad to mine.

Several people used a small wooden boat to transport rice back and forth. After bringing it back, they opened the bags and poured the rice directly into the fish hold.

Because there are words on the bag.

Shi Xia put the sack back on the island. After the rice was filled, the fishing boat left, not returning to Hai San Island, but going directly to the mainland.

Shi Xia pondered the situation and finally decided to go to Lin Sisi's father. They had a connection, he was a nice person, and they could talk to him.

Several hours later, the fishing boats from Hai San Island finally approached the land. At that moment, they felt only relief, relieved that Shi Xia was on Hai San Island.

The land ports are gone, and the little houses that used to be called fish are nowhere to be seen.

Every time, there are many small fishing boats broken on the shore, and planks, ropes, buckets, and all sorts of other things floating on the sea.

"I'm getting off the boat. Keep an eye on the rice and stay away from the shore."

Having experienced famine, Cao Ping and his companions knew what people would do when they were starving, so they were very vigilant.

Shi Xia quickly went ashore and headed towards the dehydrated vegetable factory. Lin's father must be at the factory; he couldn't possibly be at home.

Sure enough, Shi Xia found Lin's father among the chaotic crowd.

Mr. Lin is leading his employees to salvage the machines and take inventory of the stock.

"After you've made the records, donate all the existing stock. There are too many disaster victims over there; prioritize meeting their food and drink needs. If the machines can produce, then produce as much as possible..."

"Factory manager, we have no raw materials."

Lin's father was also having a headache.

"Uncle Lin."

Shi Xia called out, and Lin's father turned around. "Shi Xia, it's so good that you're alright! Your Aunt Lin was worried about you... she was afraid something might have happened to you."

"I'm fine, I need to talk to you."

"Good good."

Lin's father followed Shi Xia to the side and whispered, "Come to my house, your aunt has saved some food for you."

"I'm not here to ask for anything, I'm here to deliver something."

Shi Xia took out a handful of white, glistening rice from her pocket and unfolded it to show Lin's father.

"I have a boatload of rice, and I'd like to exchange it for some bricks."

Rice for bricks?

It's a losing proposition.

Lin's father looked at Shi Xia.

"How much do you have? If you give out too much, someone will investigate, it's too dangerous."

Shi Xia shrugged and said, "This was raised by our whole village through frugality. Is it really that dangerous?"

"Well... it's not impossible."

It's perfectly reasonable for a village to contribute enough grain to fill a boat.

Next, Lin's father followed Shi Xia to look at the grain. The high-quality rice made Lin's father suspicious, but he didn't ask any questions.

Sometimes you need to be a little oblivious.

After inspecting the grain, he took Shi Xia to see the county leaders.

"The roads and bridges leading out of the city are all broken, so we have three to five days of emergency time. Your rice is a lifesaver."

Shi Xia understood.

It's not a famine year right now, so it's easy to bring in food. The reason there's no food in the city right now is because the storm came too suddenly, destroyed many homes, and blew everything away.

Once these few days are over, she will lose the opportunity to exchange the grain she has for other things.

The timing was just right.

Shi Xia successfully met with the county's top leader, and she immediately transformed into an envoy of justice.

"Big Leader—Hello, hello, I am Shi Xia from Haisan Island. Our village has collected a batch of grain to give to those in need. In the past, the leaders have always taken care of us. In times like this, we can't just do nothing."

When the top leader heard that grain was being delivered, he felt a little more at ease.

"Comrade Shi Xia, we cannot take what belongs to the people..."

At the very least, it shouldn't be taken for free.

“It’s not that we’re taking it, it’s that we’re giving it away willingly. We’re just living by the sea and we can eat fish and such. But what will you do if there’s no food for all of you on land?”

"We just want to do our part. We know that the country and the Party have not abandoned us and will definitely help us with post-disaster reconstruction. Now it's time for everyone to get through this difficult time together."

The two became polite with each other.

The top leader learned that there was food on Hai San Island, but the houses were all gone.

Shi Xia kept saying that they would get through this together, and Hai Sandao was willing to do so.

Lin's father chimed in, suggesting that they exchange the bricks used to build the house for food from the three islands. Shi Xia said that she wasn't there to ask for anything and genuinely wanted to give.

"Comrade Shi, I know you three islands have good intentions, but we also have our policies. You must accept it, otherwise I cannot accept it!"

"Oh, okay, I'll accept it! Thank you, sir!"

The reconstruction of the three islands in the sea has been partially completed, the land has been restored to alleviate food shortages, the crisis has been resolved, and both sides are very satisfied.

Next, it's time to unload the grain.

The top leader deliberately unloaded the grain in front of many people to show them that the county had the ability to solve problems. He told them not to rush or panic, as this was only the first batch of supplies, and post-disaster reconstruction would definitely begin.

Now I feel at ease, and work is going much more smoothly.

Shi Xia then led the fishing team to the brick factory.

The brick factory was located in the back, so the losses were manageable.

Shi Xia took all the usable bricks with her, but these are definitely not enough. Once they reopen the kiln and start firing bricks again, the three islands in the sea can be the first to exchange for them, and the brick coupons have already been approved.

Shi Xia returned to Hai San Island with a boatload of bricks.

She stood on the bricks, with two burlap sacks blackened with squid ink beside her.

"Today we'll eat dry rice, eat our fill, and then build a big brick house!"