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When Jiang Mianmian arrived at Anmin's residence, this was the harmonious scene she saw.
Liu Ya and Pan Lian are studying diligently, while Zhu Yingxue and the other three are working like oxen and horses. They are all very hardworking.
She walked around the camp, took care of some trivial matters, and then drove around the perimeter of the eight camps, reinforcing the roadblocks once again.
The roadblocks were actually the large rocks she had collected during the mudslide. At the time, she thought there were quite a lot, but the perimeter of the eight camps was very long, so she could only raise and increase the number of them at key intersections. In other areas, she only built roadblocks that were only one person high, so it was still very possible to climb over them.
Even so, these stones are still not enough.
Jiang Mianmian quickly returned to Taoyuan, told Jiu Niang, and then drove back to the vicinity of Fengshui County.
After being washed away by mudslides and subjected to torrential rain and scorching sun, the county town was already in ruins. Scattered boulders and silt were everywhere, but the silt had all dried out. Stepping on it would send dust flying and the stench was unbearable.
She simply took out the fire truck, rinsed and put away anything that was still presentable, and if it was just to move the boulder to a new place, there was no need to waste water; she could just put it back in.
Having learned from her previous experience of frightening the residents, this time when she placed the items in Taoyuan, she made a point of sensing the surroundings and deliberately chose a location separated from the village by a mountain. The two different items were also divided into two piles. She just didn't know if the broken and tattered items she brought in could be repaired in Taoyuan. If they could be repaired, perhaps this place could become a brand new village.
After sweeping through the county town, Jiang Mianmian followed the route to the reserve warehouse on the north side and collected everything she could from the villages.
When they got tired, they would sneak back to Taoyuan Villa to rest, take a nap, and then continue collecting. In this way, they collected all the villages on the north, east, and south sides of Fengshui County, which took two whole days to complete.
During the trip, we also encountered several groups of villagers hiding in the cellars. Some of them had never believed the rumors about natural disasters and had never evacuated eastward, but had been hiding all along. Others had heard that an underground city was going to be dug and had run back to the village, thinking that they might as well start a new life in the village.
Without exception, they were all starving, pale and muscular, barely alive.
Jiang Mianmian had no patience to persuade them, since they were courting death. She only said that if they wanted to live, they should go to the camp at the East Gate, where there were people to help them find work and at least have something to eat.
Whether they can get there or not is not her concern.
After resting enough, Shi Yi came to her to finalize the exam papers for the major examination. The exam papers for the four departments and six offices were different, so he consulted with the teachers of the county academy to develop them. Of course, the question types and main directions were discussed with Jiang Mianmian in advance.
Jiang Mianmian looked at it carefully and made a few more changes. Another day passed.
After finalizing the exam details, she went to the prefectural city again to confirm that the Yuan family and the pregnant men were honestly atoning for their sins as required, and that they had recruited workers for all the newly recovered iron and coal mines and brought all the mined coal and iron into Taoyuan.
Busy as we went, it was already mid-June.
Jiang Mianmian has accumulated over 1.6 million merit points, but Taoyuan Master still broke through to level four when he had a million merit points. Naturally, no new quotas were added. Except for the 1,000 custom quotas that were retained, all other quotas were full.
There were 10,000 slaves, 8,000 residents, 5,000 skilled craftsmen, and 2,000 custom-made items.
Of these 20,000-plus people, only a small portion of the slaves were not from Fengshui County and were recruited through various channels; the rest were all selected from the camp in rounds. In other words, the camp now has only 60,000 people left.
These 60,000 people work together every day to dig the underground city, and now the underground city is taking shape. Although many facilities are not yet perfect, it can already accommodate 10,000 people to escape the summer heat, and it is not impossible to squeeze in 20,000 people.
The mountain valley was taking shape, and double beds were placed in the caves to accommodate more people, so that 15,000 people could live there.
The remaining 20,000 people no longer needed to live in tents, but were all moved to makeshift houses with heat-insulating bricks on the roofs. These bricks were purchased from the mall by Jiang Mianmian using merit points. They provide sun protection in the summer and insulation in the winter.
Because some people who had originally fled from Fengshui County came to Anmin's family, the more than 20,000 people who saw their miserable state no longer dared to complain about living in makeshift houses. Instead, they were very content and worked even harder to build the underground city, hoping to move in before the weather got cold.
By this point, Jiang Mianmian's Peach Blossom Paradise and camp had taken initial shape, but with large quantities of coal and iron entering Peach Blossom Paradise, the 10,000 slaves were still a bit overwhelmed.
Both iron smelting and coal washing require a lot of manpower. She has people, but no available positions.
It seems we still need to upgrade; I wonder how many spots we can give her then.
Jiang Mianmian was writing and drawing on the paper.
"Lin Bao? What are you doing here? Why don't you go inside?"
Jiu Niang's voice rang out, and then the door was pushed open. Lin Bao, his face flushed, followed her in.
Jiang Mianmian had a guess in her mind and teased, "Is Brother Lin Bao looking for me? Don't be looking for Twenty-Two and have come to the wrong house."
"Jiang Mianmian! What are you saying?"
Twenty-two poked his head in from the doorway, looking embarrassed and annoyed, and said, "If you keep doing this, I'm not playing with you anymore."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Come in quickly."
Jiang Mianmian begged for mercy and got up to grab her.
But the girl turned and ran away.
Jiu Niang pulled Jiang Mianmian back, saying, "He's Fu Jun after all, so be careful."
She looked at Lin Bao and said, "Just tell me what's on your mind. Why are you blushing?"
In Taoyuan, the food was even better than at Lingxiao Tower, and Lin Bao grew half a head even though he was only in his twenties.
At this moment, with her body twisted, neck stiffened, and voice strained, it was simply unbearable to watch.
"Ninth Sister, Mianmian, I want to ask you for a favor."
Jiang Mianmian wiped the goosebumps off her body and asked with a grin, "What's up?"
Jiu Niang looked at Lin Bao seriously and said, "Go ahead and say it."
"I...I want to propose to Twenty-Two."
After hesitating for a while, Lin Bao finally spoke, "I want Jiu Niang to help me propose marriage, and also ask Mian Mian to sell me a villa, is that okay? I've saved up 100,000 points now, is that enough?"
Taoyuanli was originally planned as a villa area, and among the people brought by the Ye family were master craftsmen. As soon as they saw the blueprints, they excitedly led the workers to start working. So far, three very decent-looking villas have been built.
Jiang Mianmian didn't say anything, and started searching through the folder.
Jiu Niang spoke first: "Why can't I propose marriage? I'll go pick a good date for you right away. Do you have any other ideas? For example, which month would you like to get married?"
"The sooner the better."
Lin Bao wanted to say that if it weren't for accumulating points, he would have married her immediately, but he couldn't marry her without anything just because of the natural disaster!
What's more, he's currently living with his brother in someone else's surveillance room.
He can make do on his own, but he wouldn't be willing to let Twenty-Two make do with him.
He looked at Jiang Mianmian expectantly, "Mianmian, is it because I don't have enough 100,000 points? I can save more and give you back double the points later. I just want to get married as soon as possible."