In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

It's not wrong for people to want fairness, but fairness depends on the context. Anyone who still dreams of fairness at this point is delusional and completely fails to recognize reality.

Wang Cong also wanted the people present to understand a principle: when one does not have enough power to pursue fairness, talking about fairness is a pipe dream.

"What kind of fairness do you all want? Do you want us to divide everything we've gained equally among you? Or do you think it's fair that we should give what we deserve and that you should enjoy the fruits of our labor?" Wang Cong said with a sneer.

These words may be what some people really think, but at this moment no one dares to agree; everyone is completely silent.

Wang Cong knew what some people were thinking, so he didn't bother with any pretense and directly exposed them: "A couple of days ago, when we were gathering people to make bamboo rafts, not a single one of you stood up to help. So why are you talking to us about fairness now!"

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After saying a lot of things, Wang Cong gave the men a severe scolding. He didn't care what they were thinking at the moment. After distributing the items, he left with his men, leaving some soldiers to watch from the side.

The people who had been tied up earlier were still tied up and left aside. No one dared to go forward to untie them; they all stayed quietly.

After Zhao Zexuan learned of this news, Wang Cong had already finished reprimanding these people and was now arranging the boarding order for tomorrow.

Upon hearing the soldier's report, Zhao Zexuan's expression didn't change much. He simply said "I understand" and dismissed the soldier. There was no need to waste too much effort on those who thought they were clever.

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Unaware of this incident, or even if they knew, they wouldn't react much. Su Li was currently distributing dry rations with the village women.

"Aunties, we don't know the specific arrangements yet, but the bamboo raft can only hold so many people. There will always be some families that can't be together. So we'll divide them into cloth bags, each filled with five days' worth of rations. Each person will take one and be responsible for their own rations for the next few days."

Upon hearing this suggestion, someone asked curiously, "Do we even need to give one to the children? Won't the children be properly cared for?"

Upon hearing this, Su Li nodded and said, "Each child will also receive one. The cloth bag for very young children can be kept by their families, but they will still receive one. However, the amount of food in the cloth bag will vary depending on the number of children's ages."

Upon hearing this, the woman present quickly said, "That's right, it should be different. Otherwise, if children and adults share the same food rations, wouldn't someone be at a disadvantage while someone else is taking advantage?"

Su Li didn't care about who was gaining an advantage; it was just that food was scarce at the moment, and every grain of food had to be carefully calculated.

"With so many people in the team, sorting them out will be a huge undertaking. Let's all work hard tonight and try to finish quickly so that everyone can get their rations."

The village aunties said, "Okay, let's all work together!"

Fortunately, I haven't been slacking off during this time, so the amount of dry food I made is enough. Everyone mixed and matched the food in cloth bags, and there was enough for everyone.

Five days' worth of rations for over a thousand people was quite a sight when piled up. After the last bag was filled, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Su Li looked at the mountain of bags and said with a smile, "Thank you all for your hard work tonight, ladies. You should all go back and rest now. I'll discuss it with the general first, and then have the soldiers notify you to come and collect your bags. Please tell your families when you get home so they can prepare in advance."

It's only when you have the grain in your hands that you truly feel its value, especially since you filled it yourself. So the aunties present happily agreed, "Then we'll go back and wait to receive our rations."

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As soon as the aunts left, Su Li asked Mo Nan, who was waiting nearby, to go find Zhao Zexuan and have him come to discuss matters.

The timing was good; when Mo Nan went to find Zhao Zexuan, he had just finished his work and had some free time.

Following Mo Nan, Zhao Zexuan arrived at the place where the dry rations were made, and immediately saw Su Li sitting to the side, holding a piece of paper in her hand, as if she was taking inventory of something.

Upon seeing the cloth bags piled up to the side, Zhao Zexuan walked straight over, touched them, and then turned to Su Li, saying, "These are all dry rations."

Hearing this, Su Li nodded, handed the bag containing the records to Zhao Zexuan, and then said, "My aunts and I have marked these bags. We will sort them according to the markings. The criteria for children, the elderly, women, and men are different, so please don't sort them incorrectly."

Hearing this, Zhao Zexuan nodded knowingly, looked at the number of cloth bags and the corresponding amount of dry food recorded on the paper, and asked, "Is this five days' worth of rations?"

Su Li nodded, then said seriously, "Each person will receive one cloth bag. There are no extras. If someone accidentally loses their bag, they will not have any food for the next five days. There is only so much dry food. It is impossible to take some of someone else's food to give to you."

Zhao Zexuan naturally understood this principle, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I will make sure to tell everyone about this."

Hearing Zhao Zexuan say this, Su Li felt relieved and said, "In that case, you should have the soldiers spread the word later so that they can collect their rations as soon as possible, so that they won't be in a rush tomorrow."

Zhao Zexuan nodded to indicate that he understood, then glanced at Su Li's face and said, "Go back and rest first. I'll get the cloth bag for you later."

The workload tonight was indeed a bit excessive, and Su Li was feeling a bit tired, so she didn't refuse and nodded, saying, "Then I'll go back and rest first. You have the soldiers watch over it here and make sure they don't lose a single one. I've planned out the number of cloth bags; if one is missing, it means someone won't get one."

“Okay, I’ll have someone keep a close eye on it.” Zhao Zexuan nodded in agreement.

Distributing the bags was the simplest thing, and Su Li felt she had nothing to worry about. After handing over the task, she went back to sleep and slept until dawn the next day.

Feeling a faint light shining in from outside, Su Li slowly opened her eyes, gazing at the light streaming in through the window. She felt somewhat dazed, but knew that she would be leaving this place today.

After a while, Su Li got up after hearing the noise around her. She saw that the bedding next to her had been lain on, so she knew that Zhao Zexuan must have come back to rest last night, but she didn't know how long he had rested before going out again.

As the commotion around her grew louder, Su Li got up and began packing her things. She quietly put some less frequently used but heavier items into her spatial storage, and wrapped the rest in a bundle and placed it aside, preparing to take them with her.