Chapter 199 Expansion
Many people from the Shengshi Base team also came out to help distribute the food.
Bai Tang and the others got out of the car to help. Seeing the pitifully thin child holding a bowl in front of her, Bai Tang gave her more rice.
The child looked at Bai Tang and said, "Thank you, sister."
Because it's cooked in a large pot, it contains everything.
Therefore, it's impossible to cater to everyone's tastes, but no one voiced any complaints.
They were all expressing their gratitude, thanking them for coming to help.
With nearly 10,000 people, Captain Zhao Leiand his team opened more than 20 large pots at the same time, barely managing to distribute a bowl of rice to everyone.
They kept boiling water and adding the ingredients to cook.
Some people who didn't get to line up earlier just waited patiently.
They knew that these hot meals were hard-won, a result of Shengshi Base's selfless dedication, and they couldn't let down the people who had helped them.
Although the food wasn't very valuable, each of them received a bowl of rice.
After the food was distributed, the people at the Shengshi Base dispersed, but they didn't go far.
Bai Tang and his group were also wandering around the area, while Mu Mu kept a close eye on the situation outside from within the space.
While those people were eating, Chen Weiliangand the two Base Leaders were discussing how to allocate transportation for them.
Chen Weiliang said, "Our base has arranged several military trucks for us."
We're just waiting for you to finish counting the number of people so we can divide them up.
That way, when you come back to base with us, you won't have to walk so much.
We'll try to get everyone on the bus so we can get back quickly.
Once we arrive at the base, we won't have to worry about food and lodging.
Wenshi Base Chief said, "We will follow your arrangements."
"Since it's your vehicle, we won't say anything. The people from both of our bases won't cause trouble."
Chen Weiliang looked at the two of them and said, "Since you two trust me so much, then I'll make the arrangements."
Chen Weiliang called over Captain Zhao Lei and some team leaders, and then assigned them how many people each team should bring in their vehicles.
In addition, the two Base Leaders were also busy, using megaphones to instruct their base members to line up in queues.
They finished discussing the matter just as those people finished eating.
Everyone packed their things and stood up, waiting for their Base Leader to give them instructions.
The two Base Leaders told them, "After lining up in order, you must follow the instructions of Captain Chen Weiliang."
The refugees from both bases lined up in an orderly fashion, following the instructions oftheir Base Leaders.
Then Chen Weiliang and Captain Zhao Lei led their men to their squad's vehicle.
Apart from the three supply transport teams, there was no one standing next to their vehicles.
The other squad vehicles were surrounded by people, and whichever squad vehicle they stood next to meant they would sit in that vehicle.
Chen Weiliang and Captain Zhao Lei made reasonable arrangements for the distribution of the population, ensuring that as many people as possible could sit on the vehicles.
The base leaders of Qingshi Base and Wenshi Base also arranged for some people to ride in their own cars.
Because when they first fled, there were too many people walking and too few people driving.
So to prevent favoritism, most people, except for drivers and children, walked.
Even the two Base Leaders and their families were walking.
It took them a long time just to assign people to each squad's vehicles.
However, they managed to divide it up before it got dark that night.
After everyone had memorized their squad's vehicle.
Soon it was dinnertime, and they started cooking rice in the big pot as usual.
Bai Tang and his group didn't eat with everyone. Many people in the convoy distributed the food to them and then ate a little something in their cars.
That evening, Chen Weiliang spoke with the twoBase Leaders:
"Let's all get some rest tonight and get up early tomorrow morning to continue our journey."
They quickly gave the orders, and everyone obediently found a place to rest for the night.
Bai Tang and the others were also resting in the car. Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu said:
"Our base is only so big, and now another 10,000 people have arrived."
There's definitely not enough room inside the base; I wonder what they'll do with them.
Gu Yanxu said, "I suspect the base might send them outside the base."
Lin Fan exclaimed, "Won't all of them cause a ruckus?"
People fled here from afar, only to be left to live in the middle of nowhere.
Gu Yanxu continued, "What I'm guessing is that the base might allow them to build houses outside the base to live in."
Because when we were registering, I heard what Captain Chen said.
He said that teams without cars could go to the expansion engineering department.
That's why I boldly guessed that our base was going to expand.
I estimate that the expansion project has already started.
Bai Tang also said, "I think so too. We should have faith in the infrastructure capabilities of our country, China."
Who knows, by the time we get back, they might have already built the rough-and-ready buildings outside the base.
So, by that calculation, the place we live in belongs to the Inner City.
If the base expands outwards, the main gate will definitely need to be rebuilt.
We'll just wait and see where the gate is when we get back.
Don't think too much about it, get some rest. We have to get up early tomorrow to travel.
Just as they suspected, the base began expanding outside the base without stopping after their team left.
They built unfinished houses 200 meters outward from the base gate.
To provide temporary accommodation for people at the other two bases.
Those people can be incorporated into Shengshi Base in the future, which will make their base even stronger.
Therefore, the leaders of Shengshi Base hope that these people are fresh, injected energy, rather than a bunch of bad apples.
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The morning after they received the two basemen.
It was still just a simple big pot of stewed rice, but everyone was very satisfied.
After finishing their meal, everyone quickly packed up their things and then each of them found their assigned team from the day before.
No one was left behind. Thanks to the reasonable arrangements made by each squad, the people from the other two bases got into the vehicles.
Chen Weiliang, along with the two Base Leaders and Captain Zhao Lei, counted the number of people again.
After confirming that no one had been left behind, Chen Weiliang said in Walkie-talkie:
"We are now ready. Please check if anyone is missing from your vehicle. We are about to depart."
Soon, voices came from the Walkie-Talkie in each squad's vehicle: "Everyone's here."
Then Chen Weiliang gave the order: "Let's go!"
Their convoy slowly made its way towardShengshi Base.
Most of the people from the other two bases sat in the empty seats of several military trucks and squad vehicles.
They held onto their last remaining supplies and belongings with hope.
In their eyes, Shengshi Base is the Garden of Eden of hope.