Natural Disaster Apocalypse

There are not many people like Qin Huai who would rather spend 30 yuan a month to rent a car than live in the dormitory of the Ministry of Information, or for now, Qin Huai is the only one. The dormitory of the information department needs to pay five yuan a month. The five yuan is water and electricity bills, and there is a meal card for one meal a day in the cafeteria. Their job is to include two meals, breakfast and lunch, or lunch and dinner. Where do you want to eat? You can choose two meals by yourself, but most people will choose Chinese food and dinner. Before, many people did not have the habit of eating breakfast, or just drink something to mix it up. Now, they can be in a heated office Sit down, get a little hungry in the morning, and you can have a full meal at noon and night. In addition, there is an extra meal card for the accommodation, and you can also have a late-night snack. Take half of the late-night snack back and eat it, and the remaining half can be eaten as breakfast. I was full that day, not hungry at all.

Qin Huai had three colleagues before, and they all came after receiving the notice. Unsurprisingly, they all chose to stay. It was too cold, and their family did not have the conditions to rent a car to commute like Qin Huai. Just one person, no relatives around me, renting a small apartment is living by myself, and living in a dormitory. The five yuan in the dormitory also includes water, electricity and a meal. It is not much more cost-effective than an apartment building, so why bother to look far away.

The three of them are very happy to see Qin Huai again, or to say that it is very happy to see them who used to be in the same office after such a long time. Qin Huai and the others live in District 2, District 2 Although it is not a single-family villa, it can also be regarded as a villa building. If the conditions are poor, let alone those who cannot live in it, it is a big problem to pay the rent, so those who can live there, the conditions are not bad, at least they have the ability If it is left in such a cold time, it will not freeze to death at home.

But the place where Zhou Chuanghong and the others live is different. The environment in the apartment building is particularly chaotic. Some families have more than ten members crowded in a small house of more than 60 square meters. If so many people go to the greenhouse, it will be really difficult You may not be able to afford it, not to mention that as long as you are willing to work, you can always support yourself. Some poverty makes people feel helpless and sad no matter what time it is. Especially when there are so many people in the family who can only rely on one laborer who is not too strong to support them, those who have no personal experience can never imagine that, so in the apartment building, there are actually many Those who did not go to the greenhouse ended up freezing to death at home.

Because there are many cases of death around me, so after closing the door for so long, I can still see my former colleagues, which is very emotional.

Zhou Chuanghong, Shubin, and the others have already become full-time employees. It should be said that the timing was good. At that time, only their residential area was gradually being rebuilt, and many survivors had not yet been rescued. In order to rebuild the network, they were recruited. In addition, the ability is good, and it has indeed brought out civilian communications again, so it was made a regular. Now that most of the winter has been spent behind closed doors, their residential area has been rebuilt to more than ten districts, which can be regarded as a small new city. It is said that there are more than 300,000 survivors. Anyway, the search and rescue is still going on outside. In a city with a population of tens of millions, it is impossible to have such a little left, but with so many survivors, there are quite a few former professional programmers. This is another technical job, even if they did not choose this job after graduation, Now that I have the opportunity to expand the enrollment, I have signed up and tried it, just in case I am selected.

There are too many people applying for the job, so it is natural to take the exam and delete the selection. The exam questions were discussed by Qin Huai and the communications officer of the military department. There are nearly 400 people who applied for the job. The new recruits are not only programmers, but also equipment maintenance. Members who know how to play software may not be able to fix hardware, but this is only for some people. Some minor basic equipment maintenance is still okay, but in order to run smoothly in the future, you can’t ask for the basics. Try to find talents who are suitable for this aspect, so the scope of recruitment has become much larger.

Qin Huai and one of the communication soldiers were in charge of the unified recruitment of programmers. They first took the written test, and then went to the computer to operate after passing the first two rounds of the written test. It can be said that it was very strict.

What Qin Huai didn't expect was that he saw Jiang Xuan among a bunch of applicants.

The university that Jiang Xuan planned to apply for back then was a business major, but later it might be because of Qin Huai, or it might be influenced by Qin Huai. He majored in IT, so Qinhuai set up a company and started his own business after returning to China. Jiang Xuan resigned directly and joined Qinhuai's company not only because of interpersonal relationships. They originally also majored in this field. Now that the higher ups are recruiting talents in this field, it doesn't matter if Jiang Xuan can apply. Strange.

For Jiang Xuan, Qin Huai has completely regarded him as a stranger, no, he is a little more than a stranger, at least he will be polite and polite to strangers, and he has zero tolerance for Jiang Xuan. The harder it is, the more afraid he is. Thinking of Mu Nan's body that has been tossed and broken all these years, and his anxiety about being on guard against others now, although his own departure is the main reason, Jiang Xuan's deception also has a great influence. Responsibility, he blamed himself for not knowing people clearly.

The last time he beat Jiang Xuan was not enough for him, but he was not so overbearing that he would do something behind his back just to prevent this person from appearing in front of his eyes. As long as Jiang Xuan didn't come to provoke him, he would Hold back your temper. If Jiang Xuan provokes you, then don't blame him for being cruel. He has never been a kind person. On this point, Qin Huai really feels that he may have inherited some genes from that man, some aspects To be ruthless, human life is also nothing in his eyes.

Jiang Xuan was also very surprised. He didn't expect to meet Qin Huai under such circumstances, but there was a big difference in their identities. He applied for the job, and Qin Huai invigilated the exam. The moment he saw Qin Huai, Jiang Xuan felt guilty and flustered. He even wondered if Qin Huai would wear small shoes for him, but he couldn't help thinking, if he could successfully apply for the job and become a colleague with Qin Huai in the future, what would he do? It's all very convenient. Of course, what he thinks about now is no longer about love and love. After Qin Huai beat him up like that, Jiang Xuan no longer has it. From then on, what he thought in his heart was to make Qin Huai regret it. Regret bitterly!

So after a moment of flustered, Jiang Xuan answered the question more seriously, he has to work hard to stay, his ability is no worse than Qin Huai, he wants to be better than Qin Huai, he wants to see with his own eyes how Qin Huai was dragged by that bottle Dragging.

Qin Huai of Jiang Xuan's little thoughtfulness naturally didn't know, and left without looking back after collecting the test papers, because there were a large number of applicants, and now there is no such condition for the answer card to be corrected by machine, hundreds of test papers have to be corrected A little time, so those who finished the exam in the morning did not leave. A free lunch will be provided here, and the list of those who passed the written exam will be listed in the afternoon, and they will take the exam tomorrow.

Qin Huai and the others who became regulars not only had to invigilate the exams, but also had to correct the test papers, including the communication soldiers. They had to correct all the test papers at noon, and the rest of the score statistics and the selection list were not their business. .

Zhou Chuanghong stretched his waist and stood up: "I didn't expect that I would have a day to correct test papers for others."

Zhang Qi, who was sitting next to Zhou Chuanghong, said: "Some people just write nonsense, such messy things, thinking that writing a few characters is a language formula, it's so simple."

Qin Huai looked at the time: "Let's go, let's go eat."

Hearing about eating, of course he responded positively. Qin Huai took his own lunch box to the cafeteria. Their building was rebuilt later. It used to be a small office with food for people to eat. Now that the staff has expanded, some people who need it The public facilities have also been improved naturally, and a canteen has been specially built.

The people who came to apply for the job in the morning were also queuing up for cooking, probably because they wanted to prevent them from occupying the meal and rest time of regular staff and soldiers, so another window was opened for cooking, but the dishes were the same, otherwise hundreds of people would come to eat , It will take a long time to wait in line. There is nothing to wait in the afternoon of the application. Those who have work to do will be too late.

Carrying the lunch box, Qin Huai walked to the window where the staff were ordering meals. Seeing that the aunt serving the meal was an old acquaintance, he smiled and said, "Aunt Fang, long time no see."

The chubby Aunt Fang looked at Qin Huai with a smile: "Xiao Qin, I haven't seen you in a few months and I'm handsome again. I want to eat something today. I'll order more food for you."

Qin Huai said, "Are there any candied tortillas today?"

Aunt Fang smiled and said, "Yes!"

Qin Huai said: "That's great, my brother is worried about it. I brought some food today, so I won't cook. Please save some candied cornbread for me. I'll come get it after I finish eating."

Aunt Fang naturally agreed, and even took a special lunch box and put a few pieces of candied tortillas aside for Qin Huai. As for the staple food on the other side of the long queue, there are also corn tortillas, but they are not candied, and they have not officially joined the job yet. How can there be such a good salary, and candy is rare now.

Jiang Xuan from the team next to him heard their conversation and sneered in his heart. Sure enough, he was carrying an oil bottle, and the meal provided by the unit had to be taken back to feed the oil bottle.

After Jiang Xuan finished eating, he chose a place by the window with the few people he had just met. When he walked over, he saw the lunch box that Qin Huai had just carried on the table next to him, but he didn't know where he went. There are still some vacant seats at the back, but out of some dark psychology, Jiang Xuan said casually: "Just sit here, although it is by the window, it should be fine not to be next to each other."

It's cold outside, and now the window is not for admiring the scenery. In order to keep warm, the whole building is covered with thick cotton cloth, but the windows are not insulated by walls, and it will be chilly if they get close, but they came in time At night, some good places have been occupied, so I can only find a place to sit.

As soon as they sat down, those colleagues from Qinhuai came over with dinner trays. They are not allowed to eat in the office. Although they can eat in the break room, they have to send the dinner tray back after eating. It’s okay to walk, you have to bring your own lunch box, and you have to wash it yourself. It’s better to eat in the cafeteria before leaving.

Zhou Chuanghong saw Qin Huai's lunch box and looked around: "Where did Brother Qin go?"

Zhang Qi said: "Captain Shi is here. I just saw them talking, and I think they will be here soon. Eat quickly, the food is getting cold." Although there is a heater, the temperature cannot be warmed no matter how high the heater is turned on. Go, it's good to keep the room above zero. If you don't finish the meal quickly, it will get cold soon.

As soon as they started, Qin Huai came back, and the few of them didn't ask Dui Shi what he wanted Qin Huai to do, they hurriedly started cooking.

Qin Huai opened the lunch box, and the smell of pickled peppers immediately dispersed. Zhou Chuanghong took a look and said, "Wow, the fried rice looks delicious."

Qinhuai’s lunch box is rechargeable and heated, so there is no need to heat it in the microwave. It is always hot when you take it out to eat. Except for fried rice, several people couldn’t help swallowing when they saw the bowl of tomato soup. Zhang Qi was even more curious. Said: "Are there any tomatoes for sale now? Green peppers, there are even green peppers!"

There is no way to distribute the soup to others, and it is unacceptable to ask others to scoop up Qinhuai in his soup bowl, so he can only push out the small bowl containing tiger pepper: "You guys have a taste."

A few people are really greedy. Although the food in the small cafeteria is pretty good, it has been cooked as carefully as possible within the limited conditions, and the taste is not bad, but after all, there are no vegetables or meat, and they are all rehydrated dry goods , Seeing and smelling the green peppers, the saliva couldn't help flooding to the point where they couldn't control themselves, but they weren't so rude. Each of them took one. Although there were four in this small box, they couldn't be all of them. Let others finish eating, so Zhou Chuanghong smiled and said: "Then we will not be polite, let's share one among the three, and don't finish Brother Qin's lunch."

Others naturally have no opinion, green chili pepper, it's been a long time since I saw it, it's so rare.

Zhang Qi bit it down, tears almost filled his eyes, this is what a person should eat, but he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Brother Qin, where did you get these things?"

Qin Huai said: "My younger brother grows them at home. He bought some insulation film, built an indoor shed, and planted some tomatoes and peppers."

Zhou Chuanghong sighed: "I am truly envious." They knew that the younger brother Qin Huai mentioned was his little lover. Although homosexuality has been tolerated a lot now, as long as it is not recognized by the law, it will be a small crowd for a day, so outside , Qin Huai usually refers to his younger brother, but he feels that Qin Huai's saying this is not something to avoid, it seems to be pure habit.

While eating, Shi Yuanfei also came over with a plate, and when he saw Qin Huai's lunch box, he immediately heyed: "Good guy, fried rice with minced meat, and green peppers."

Qin Huai said: "Try it?"

Shi Yuanfei is no longer the first Shi Yuanfei that Qin Huai came into contact with who didn't take the people's stitches and threads. He has been in contact with Qin Huai so many times, and he is considered an old acquaintance, so he took one of them away politely, and then whispered to Qin Huai: " Next time your family bears fruit, sell me some?"

He knew that Qin Huai and the others went hunting and caught a lot of deer. He also knew that the family had grown vegetables. He was originally from this circle. A little bit of news quickly spread. He knew that Qin Huai's family was in good condition, although it was a pity for Qin Huai. It seems that he didn't need his help all the time. He remembered the kindness of catching doomsday thugs, earthquake reminders, and rice grain donations. He even registered on it. It depends on Qin Huai's need to help him solve problems at any time. But Qin Huai is too capable, he doesn't need them at all if he has meat and food to eat, on the contrary, he still wants to rub the vegetable shed of Qin Huai's family now.

Qin Huai smiled and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to wait a little longer. The freshly harvested batch has had some seasoning changed, and the rest are still immature."

Shi Yuanfei hurriedly said: "Wait, wait, no problem!" Waiting for Qinhuai's family to hope, waiting for the greenhouses in the base, I don't know when they will go. Now most of the greenhouses are occupied by people, and there is no way to plant them for the time being. , only a few planting sheds have started planting, but except for a small number of vegetables, most of them are grain rice, which is what fills the stomach. Don't panic, although those dishes are also essential, but compared to the importance of rice, they still have to be placed in the back row.

Even Shi Yuanfei was envious of Qin Huai's food, not to mention others, Jiang Xuan, who wanted to see how miserable Qin Huai had been, almost broke the chopsticks in his hand, and those people who had just met him were also Envious in a low voice. Although they are embarrassed to stretch their heads to see what other people are eating, they can smell the aroma, not to mention that the officer just said fried rice with minced meat, and they can still eat meat at this time. How good the conditions are, even if it is meat Canned food, not to mention the price, is not so easy to grab even if it was sold in limited quantities earlier, not to mention that people seem to grow vegetables in their houses, smelling the smell of green peppers in the air, some people are already scratching their hearts and livers.

Counting them carefully, they have not eaten green vegetables for almost two years. Although they can still eat some meat when it is hot at the beginning, the meat spoils too quickly when the heat is too hot. At that time, there is a shortage of supplies. Now, they haven't eaten a full meal, even though they are all adults, but they still can't help but cast their eyes over there, their saliva overflows uncontrollably, and their mouths are still envious in a low voice.

"That seems to be the team leader, who is responsible for civilian communications. If we apply for the job, will he be in charge?"

"I hope I can apply for the job. If you're lucky, you might be able to grab a bite once in a while."

"It's great to build a vegetable shed at home, so I don't have to worry about food in the future."

"Hey, if I don't apply for the job, I'll try to grow some vegetables at home. I'm afraid I can make a lot of money selling vegetables now."

"He's also a programmer, can I say I'm more envious of his hair?"

"Eat quickly, there are not many chances to have a free meal like this." If you don't apply for the job, you will lose the meal after eating.

A few people were chatting there in low voices, Jiang Xuan tried his best to keep his expression tense so as not to distort himself, why, why did that Mu Nan have such a good life!

The lucky Mu Nan is plucking chicken feathers at home. Qin Huai works so hard, so he must not wait for him to come back to cook. He is not very good at cooking some dishes, but it is much easier to stew some dishes. Put the seasoning and ingredients in the pot and cook. Just cook it.

Qin Huai sent a message to Mu Nan before returning home. As soon as he left the office building, the temperature outside would be so low that his mobile phone could not be used at all, even in a car with the heater turned on, so Mu Nan counted the time and set off early. I got dressed and waited on the first floor. When I heard the horn of the car outside, I hurried out to open the door.

Qin Huai parked the car in the garage, and as soon as he entered the house, Mu Nan handed him hot water: "Is it cold? Did you go to work today? Is the road slippery?"

Qin Huai took a sip of water before saying: "It's going smoothly, the road is not slippery, the snow is piled high on both sides of the road, even if the car slips and cannot stop, the car will rush into the snow, so there will be no danger, don't worry. "

Mu Nan touched Qin Huai's hand, it was cold, and pushed him onto the kang: "I've finished the rice, the chicken is still burning in the pot, and I've put lettuce in it, after a while, the chicken and The lettuce is stewed and delicious, what else do you want to eat? I'll fry it for you."

Qin Huai pulled him to his side, smiled and said, "So good today?"

Mu Nan held his face and kissed him: "You've worked hard, it's freezing and snowy, and if you want you to come back and cook for me, that would be too much."

Qin Huai said: "Going to work is my hobby, and cooking for you is my pleasure, but I'm also very happy to cook for me once in a while."

Mu Nan chuckled, "I still have some cooking skills." I couldn't do it before, relying on takeout, but now, I watch Qin Huai cook every day, and there are a lot of recipe tutorials in the space, so it's no problem to stew a chicken or stir-fry.

Mu Nan put the chicken stewed in the pot into the hot pot, because the power supply had already started. Although they still slept on the kang, at least some electrical equipment did not need to be so troublesome to use batteries, so he directly took a power strip and put it on the kang Come on, hot pot is eaten hot, and it will not cool down when eaten slowly.

During the meal, Qin Huai said: "There are many people applying for the job today, and Jiang Xuan is also there."

Mu Nan was gnawing on the chicken leg, when he heard Jiang Xuan's name, he was taken aback for a moment, he thought that there would be no more intersections in this life.

Qin Huai said: "His major in this area is still acceptable."

Mu Nan felt that the chicken legs in his hand were no longer fragrant.

Qin Huai looked at him and smiled: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Mu Nan looked at Qin Huai and said, "Then you will be colleagues again from now on?"

Qin Huai said: "If he has not lost his professional knowledge, there is a high possibility of being selected."

Hearing this, Mu Nan was so happy. He thought that he would never have anything to do with Jiang Xuan again in this life. He wanted to say that Qin Huai beat him up. He didn't know what happened in the last life. , then just treat it as a clean break, but in the end it got pulled together again, and he will become a colleague in the future. The words to tell Qin Huai to resign and not do it all got stuck in his throat.

Qin Huai rubbed his hair: "If he stays away honestly, I won't bother him deliberately, but since he has delivered to the door, then naturally I can't blame me."

Mu Nan looked at Qin Huai: "Huh?"

Qin Huai smiled: "Ah, what, when will I let go of those who bullied you?"

Mu Nan hesitated and said, "But if he becomes your colleague, it won't be good to fight any more. What if it affects your work?"

Qin Huai smiled when he heard the words: "Who said that the only way to teach a person is to fight. How can the pain of the flesh be as good as attacking the heart?"