Except for Great Xia, there are few countries in the world that can gather twenty female elephants.

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Two thousand kilometers away.

Xijing City.

Zhang Ruijie stood on the balcony of his studio apartment, opening a crack in the window, and was happily smoking.

Nowadays, cigarettes are considered a luxury item.

A pack of regular cigarettes that used to cost twenty now has its price skyrocketed to one hundred and fifty.

Given a regular person's wage of two thousand five hundred, who can afford to buy them?

Though the government gives every twenty-year-old adult a voucher to purchase cigarettes, few are willing to buy them.

This is one of the few vouchers where there are plenty available, but not many buyers.

A few days ago, on Zhang Ruijie's thirtieth birthday, he reluctantly bought a pack of cigarettes, only indulging in three a day at most.

He puffed away for a while until even the cigarette butt was burned out, before reluctantly throwing away the stub.

Zhang Ruijie muttered softly, "The country says it will completely resolve the issue of food self-sufficiency within five years. I hope they can allocate some farms for tobacco growing then to bring down cigarette prices."

He waited for a while until the smoke had mostly dissipated, then "click," he closed the window.

Zhang Ruijie was about to return to the living room when he happened to glance to the right, causing his steps to pause.

He saw a group of soldiers had appeared outside a row of storefronts on the northeast side of the community.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Isn't that the office of 'Dehua Labor'?"

What's called "Dehua Labor" is actually a labor company responsible for snow clearing in several blocks.

The thirty yuan he pays for monthly snow clearing ends up in Dehua Labor's pocket.

If they just collected the money, but the problem is since Dehua Labor took over the snow clearing business in the community, the snow has never been cleared promptly.

Everyone in the community knows this is a company that exploits the people.

A bit excited, Zhang Ruijie murmured, "Could it be that the bastards at Dehua Labor are in trouble?"

He stood on the balcony, staring unblinkingly in that direction.

After a while.

He clearly saw more than a dozen people in Dehua Labor uniforms being escorted out by soldiers.

There were also some soldiers carrying items seized from the company.

Clearly.

Dehua Labor has been raided!

Zhang Ruijie grinned excitedly, "Justice is served!"

He immediately picked up his phone, snapped a few photos, and posted them on social media, deliberately writing "Worth celebrating."

Just a few seconds after posting.

A comment appeared: "The labor company in our street was just sealed by the military as well."

Zhang Ruijie was stunned on the spot.

He quickly returned to the room, went online to check, and saw an official announcement published.

With just one glance, Zhang Ruijie exclaimed, "Damn!"

The announcement's title prominently read — "Notice on the Complete Abolition of Snow Clearing Labor Companies and the Full Refund of Snow Clearing Fees."

The notice's issuer turned out to be the highest administrative office of Anxi Province.

Zhang Ruijie quickly skimmed through it, growing more excited as he read.

The announcement clearly stated that the snow clearing fees collected from residents would be fully refunded within five days, and certain compensations would be given.

The exact amount of compensation is currently under study.

Zhang Ruijie couldn't help but praise, "The government is truly wise!"

He suddenly remembered meeting an out-of-town guest at the noodle shop earlier.

The person was holding a latest-model super crystal battery phone, which left quite an impression on him.

At the time, he had a brief debate with the person.

He believed that the practice of charging fees for snow clearing in Xijing City would eventually be implemented nationwide.

The other person didn't think so, and even said, "Though Great Xia has its issues, overall it's still good."

Zhang Rui clicked his tongue, "That guy really seemed to have a point! Could it be that people can use a super crystal battery phone?"

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