Two Thousand & Thirteen

Chapter 20 Bad News

    Liu Yan had to straighten his collar, and followed Hu Jue upstairs. Hu Jue said in a low voice, "You're in trouble. I don't know the exact reason, but you have to be careful and don't say the wrong thing."

Liu Yan nodded in understanding, Hu Jue pushed open the door of Lin Musen's office and the others exited the room.

    "I've been looking for you for a long time, what are you doing?"

     Lin Musen sat on a swivel chair, with his back to Liu Yan, facing the heavy snow outside the window, playing with a gun in his hand.

    Liu Yan said: "I'm chatting, isn't today just a day off?"

    He sat sideways on the desk behind Lin Musen, and caught a glimpse of two things on the corner of the desk - Jue Ming's diary and his own diary.

    Liu Yan's diary had some criticisms against Lin Musen, but that was far from the level of being questioned, and it was hard to say in Jue Ming's diary.

    Liu Yan thought about it, and Lin Musen said again: "Oh? Who are you talking about, what are you talking about? I see you, but you are having a hot fight with those new friends."

Liu Yan said: "Looking at the snow, the moon, and the stars with the pastor and the philosopher, talking about poems and life ideals... We are inviting you. You can join us at any time if you want."

    Lin Musen swiveled his swivel chair, facing Liu Yan, and smiled: "Brother Sen has no culture, you are a high-achieving students and I can’t even understand the conversation. Someone picked up two diaries in the corridor today. I dare not flip through them casually. I respect the privacy of humans. You can ask who owns them.”

“Okay. "Liu Yan said: "It's mine."

    He put away the notebook, and Brother Sen said again: "I have thought about it for the past few days, consulted Mr. Hu's opinion and made two decisions."

    "If I remember correctly." Liu Yan said: "I recommend Hu Jue to you."

    Lin Musen nodded happily: "The person you recommended is very good."

    Liu Yan said: "By the way, where is Meng Feng?"

    Lin Musen said: "This is my first one. The issues involved in the decision, our food will soon be finished."

    Liu Yan said nonsense in his heart. He just brought back rice noodles, cattle, pigs, and grains by the ton. A full truck is counted as the grain for one hundred people, and a daily ration of one hundred catties. One ton of grain is enough for everyone to eat for twenty days. It can be eaten for a month with some potatoes. The reserves that Lin Musen scavenged along the way are probably close to hundreds of tons, how could he consume them all in just over a month? I'm afraid everyone can't eat 20%.

    Lin Musen's state of mind is very clear to Liu Yan - he lacks a sense of security.

    Lin Musen tried his best to reduce the rations, fidgeting, fearing that one day he would not receive any income, and the food would be eaten up sooner or later. Even if he had hoarded food for nearly ten years, it did not dispel his idea in the slightest.

    A steady stream of income also cannot eliminate his sense of crisis. To solve this idea, there is only one root cause, to prove to him that they have the ability to produce their own food, and this food is enough to meet the needs of most people.

    Liu Yan said: "I discussed this issue with Hu Jue in detail before."

    Lin Musen raised his eyebrows slightly, as if a little surprised, and asked, "Did it came from Hu Jue's idea? Do you often communicate in private?"