Chapter 26 p2
Along with the notice of entering the base, there was also a very old and very new policy—the era of ration tickets had returned.
Resources were limited, but now, after so many disasters, many people couldn’t help but want to hoard grain. A policy of limited purchases had long been implemented. But in the current environment, the network had not been restored, and there were still many loopholes. It was also to save work and free up more manpower to build the base and gather resources that the government re-implemented the ration ticket plan. In the future, tickets would be issued every ten days. From then on, you would need grain tickets to buy grain, water tickets to buy water, and meat tickets to buy meat.
However, these tickets could only guarantee that everyone would not starve to death. It was impossible to be full, and even half-full was difficult.
Therefore, if you wanted more tickets, you needed to participate in the base’s work. The tickets you could get after working would also be more.
A series of policies were formulated after countless discussions among the big shots. By the time they were actually implemented, they were already very comprehensive, with only a few places that needed to be checked for omissions.
This was also something that did not exist in her previous life.
The difference was probably that in her previous life, everyone was confident that the natural disaster would pass quickly. When they later realized that it was impossible, there was no need to use ration tickets anymore, because the basic resources were almost exhausted.
With the various policies being introduced, the base became a topic of conversation for everyone.
At this time, in order to enter the base and get enough supplies, basically all kinds of strange tricks were used.
Many people even came to Ji Yang’s door to beg, hoping that she would be kind and take them to earn points or give them some supplies. For a moment, they seemed to have forgotten her title of the great demon king.
So, she let them remember again.
All those who dared to come to her door had their legs broken and were sent back.
After breaking the legs of two people, the remaining people immediately didn’t dare to continue and ran away.
After two days of peace, Ji Yang went to the exchange point again.
Now, she basically went once every half a month. Each time, Luo Laosan would give her more and better quality jade than the last time. After the accumulation of the previous two times, her space had already reached nine thousand square meters.
This time, Luo Laosan was the same as always, giving her better quality and more quantity.
With the new jade in hand, Ji Yang threw it into her space while putting it in her bag. This time, the space expanded again. This time, as expected, it reached its limit, ten thousand square meters!
Her consciousness swept over the space. Just as she was about to withdraw it, her breath hitched.
A faint blue appeared at the edge of the static space.
Compared to the ten thousand square meters of the planting space and the static space, it looked exceptionally small, even a little inconspicuous. But once you noticed it, you couldn’t ignore the different color.
It was a pond!
She just didn’t know if it was freshwater or seawater!
Ji Yang’s heart pounded. She couldn’t wait to go back and verify it.
But just as she wanted to turn and leave, she was stopped by Luo Laosan. “Miss Ji, our boss has something to talk to you about.”
Ji Yang hesitated for a moment.
Luo Laosan saw her desire to leave and immediately said, “It’ll be quick, ten minutes at most.”
“Lead the way,” Ji Yang did not refuse.
For Xie Muzhi to look for her, it should be about jade. Things don’t happen more than three times. After the second invitation was rejected, Ji Yang had come to exchange for jade and had run into him once more, but he had not said anything about inviting her again, just nodded and greeted her before leaving.
Therefore, besides jade, there should be no other topic between the two of them.
Seeing that she agreed, Luo Laosan immediately led her in.
Their current gathering place was in the family building opposite the exchange point. The first floor was where various supplies were stored. She didn’t know about the second and third floors. It wasn’t until the fifth floor that she reached Xie Muzhi’s residence.
Yes, residence.
As soon as she entered, Ji Yang felt that the layout here was not like an office, but like an ordinary home, with a strong sense of life. Especially at this moment, at the dining table, Xie Muzhi was eating.
Normally, he was a handsome and elegant man, but when he ate, he gobbled his food, revealing a hint of roughness.
But the food was quite fragrant.
It was just ordinary home-cooked dishes, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and eggplant casserole, but the smell made one’s appetite soar.
Luo Laosan first greeted him, “Boss, Miss Ji is here.”
“Mm,” Xie Muzhi responded and took the time to greet Ji Yang. “Make yourself at home. I had a meeting all morning and only have time to eat now. I’ll be done soon.”
Ji Yang shook her head. “It’s fine. Eating is more important.”
It was a disaster. So many people couldn’t eat their fill. For her, eating was also a huge matter.
Xie Muzhi was not polite and continued to eat, but his movements were faster. Luo Laosan saw that there were still some dishes left and immediately chuckled. “Boss, is there any leftover rice? I just finished eating, but my stomach is hungry again when I smell your cooking.”
Xie Muzhi was not surprised. “There’s still a little. Just in time to wash the dishes after you finish.”
“No problem!” Luo Laosan happily went to get rice and didn’t forget to show off to Ji Yang. “My boss’s cooking is delicious! His culinary skills are top-notch. And he can make the dishes from the restaurants outside just by tasting them. The braised pork is the best, and then there’s the crayfish… It’s a pity we can’t eat it now.”
Ji Yang: “…”
She looked at Luo Laosan, who had already started eating, and had to admit that she was envious.
If she had this kind of culinary skill, would she still be eating the cooked food she had hoarded, with so many ingredients in her space?
Xie Muzhi had already finished eating, wiped his mouth, and left the table. He became gentle and handsome again.
There was a charcoal basin in the house, so the temperature was not as low as outside. He was also wearing relatively little, without a scarf or hat. His clean and neat buzz cut revealed his entire face. The sharp lines of his face and his heroic features formed an extremely handsome face.
Perhaps because he hadn’t seen the sun for a long time, his skin was exceptionally fair. He was also tall and had long legs, and his body proportions were also excellent. Before, he would have been the perfect type for the BG circle, both cute and wolf-like.
Ji Yang’s gaze swept over him without a trace. He was even more of a pretty boy than when she had known him in her previous life.
At that time, the extreme heat had been going on for a long time, and there were not many fair-skinned people.
Her appraising gaze was not obvious, but Xie Muzhi still noticed it. He was already used to it and didn’t care. He came over in a few long strides and sat directly in front of Ji Yang. “Sorry, I’m in a bit of a hurry, so I could only invite you over at this time. I have a mission here, it’s to Yun City. I wanted to ask if you’ll take it. This is the reward.”
With that, he took out a box from the drawer.
Ji Yang picked it up. It was a jade from an old pit glass type, carved into the shape of a lotus. The carver must have been a master with superb skills. The lotus was extremely beautiful.
Then, there was another box. When she opened it, it was a Guanyin.
It matched the lotus base perfectly.
“That’s the deposit, and this is the final payment,” Xie Muzhi finished, and Ji Yang’s heart skipped a beat.
If she got this thing, the inconspicuous little pond would probably expand to a thousand square meters in an instant!
But Ji Yang knew very well that good things were always accompanied by a huge price. She looked at the other party warily.
Xie Muzhi didn’t beat around the bush either. His slightly low voice explained the mission situation. “The government predicts that the temperature will rise in about three or four months. In the current situation, once the temperature rises and the ice and snow melt, it is very likely to cause floods. With so much garbage and corpses frozen now, it is impossible to clean them all up.
There will definitely be various epidemics in the future. The country has been gathering all kinds of talents since the beginning of the disaster, but some have lost contact. It wasn’t until yesterday that we received news that a group in Yun City that was doing human experiments was mixed in with a private base. Two of the experts that the government wanted were trapped there. Our mission is to go to the rescue in the name of a merchant caravan.”
Ji Yang’s expression was blank as she listened, and she didn’t react for a moment.
It wasn’t until Xie Muzhi coughed lightly that she came to her senses and choked, “Such a confidential matter, is it okay to tell me?”
Xie Muzhi said with deep meaning, “Although I don’t know which elder in the family taught you those moves and techniques, I can be sure that they are from the Xie family. They are no longer here now, but their ability to recognize people will not be bad. And since I have decided to use you, I have definitely investigated clearly and confirmed that you are trustworthy. Even if you are unwilling, you will not reveal these things, especially in the current situation.”
Ji Yang was silent.
That was true. Even if she wanted to spread the news, she had to know how to do it.
The satellite signal had long been cut off, and the magnetic field had also changed. Various communication devices were completely unusable. Perhaps the base had already developed some communication methods, but at present, ordinary people could not transmit news very far.
It was just…
Ji Yang knew the importance of the two trapped big shots from Xie Muzhi’s attitude, although she had never heard of these things in her previous life.
But she had indeed obtained a specific cure.
It was estimated that the big shot had also been rescued in her previous life.
Since it could be done without her in her previous life, it probably wouldn’t matter if she went or not in this life.
Even though the top-grade jadeite was tempting her to immediately expand the small pond, she was a little lazy. Thinking of all the trouble, she still hesitated and gritted her teeth. “Sorry, I—”
Xie Muzhi raised the stakes. “After the mission is completed, I’ll take you to loot a whole car of jadeite!”
Ji Yang: !
The words she hadn’t finished saying were immediately stuck.
Yun City was in the Southern Province, southwest of Changnan City. Before the disaster, it would take almost twenty hours to drive there. It was not clear after the disaster, but now there was no need to obey traffic rules, and they could go in a straight line. Even if they drove slowly, it probably wouldn’t take too long. And Yun City also had a lot of stone gambling markets.
The temptation was too great. She couldn’t resist it. She stared at the person in front of her. “Why do you have to have me?”
Xie Muzhi said honestly, “My gut tells me you are very strong. One of the experts is older, and I want the mission to be more secure. You are one of the people I have invited.”
Ji Yang grabbed Xixi and rubbed it fiercely a few times, but in the end, she still nodded. “Okay.”
Although she had complained about going to the Southern Province herself, she had never acted on it. Besides being lazy, if there was a more convenient way, why should she work so hard? Another reason was that the Southern Province was quite chaotic.
When the disaster came, the famous top-tier violent prison in the Southern Province, the famous black and evil gangs in the neighboring country… all took advantage of the disaster to riot, counter-killing countless government personnel, seizing a lot of firearms, and claiming mountains as their own.
And it wasn’t just one mountain.
Because that prison had gathered many ruthless people from Xia Country. This group of people led their own subordinates to claim land in different places. There were so many mountains that it was very easy to run into them. She was alone, and although she had weapons, the other party also had weapons. With her space, it was easy to escape, but it was very difficult to get enough jade.
If she had Xie Muzhi’s people to back her up, it should be no problem.
Maybe she could directly upgrade the newly emerged small pond to ten thousand square meters?!
Just thinking about it made Ji Yang’s heart pound.
But she changed the subject and said, “Actually, I’m not that strong. Why don’t we add another condition? I’ll participate in this mission, but you have to be my sparring partner. Two days a month is enough.”
If she didn’t take the opportunity to get more benefits, she would feel that she was at a disadvantage.
Xie Muzhi was speechless. “Okay.”
“Deal!” Ji Yang finally felt a little more comfortable.
Xie Muzhi’s lips curled up, and his handsome face was particularly dazzling at this moment. He reached out his hand. “Happy cooperation.”
“Happy cooperation.” Ji Yang reached out and lightly touched his big hand.
Then, Xie Muzhi glanced at the palm of her hand. The position of the calluses was a bit interesting.
How could Ji Yang not know his reaction? She didn’t even blink. “I’ll be going first.”
“Wait,” Xie Muzhi called out to her and handed over the lotus base. “Take the deposit. You’ll get the final payment when the mission is completed. We’ll gather here at eight tomorrow morning.”
Ji Yang nodded. “Okay.”
Luo Laosan had already finished eating. Seeing that they had finished talking, he quickly followed. “Miss Ji, I’ll see you out!”