Chapter 53 p1
When Ji Yang was getting her hair cut, Xie Muzhi had tied up the large swaths of long hair that were initially cut with a rope and placed them on the balcony to dry, so that they could be preserved well after they were dry. Then, he was called out by Luo Laosan and the others.
Business was getting harder and harder. Everyone knew that the extreme heat was coming, and they were all desperately hoarding all sorts of things.
Vegetables were made into dried vegetables, meat was made into smoked meat, and fish was made into salted fish. They were also worried that there would be even more extreme and harsh weather similar to the extreme cold, so they would not easily take out the good things in their hands.
However, since he had taken on this burden, he would definitely try his best to do it well.
Therefore, he did not have much free time.
Of course, with Ji Yang here, he would definitely try his best to free up some more time. So, while she was getting her hair cut, he went out to deal with some things and rushed back to cook before noon.
Before he had even stepped into the courtyard, Xixi, who had heard the noise, ran out to greet him.
The scorching sun was unbearable even for a dog. It had just run out, and before it had even seen him, it immediately turned its head and went back. It was only when Xie Muzhi had heard the noise that he had noticed that it had come out to greet him.
“Good dog,” seeing that its paws seemed to be a little uncomfortable from the hot ground, and it lay down to lick its paws as soon as it got into the house, Xie Muzhi felt a little guilty and quickly handed over a piece of smoked rabbit meat.
Xixi’s paws immediately stopped hurting. It picked up the meat and began to eat.
Xie Muzhi, on the other hand, turned his foot and quickly went upstairs.
“Ji Yang!” he called out.
Sure enough, a lazy reply came from the room on the second floor. “You can come in.”
Xie Muzhi pushed open the door, his eyes still a little curious. He didn’t know what kind of haircut it would be. He had specially asked Luo Laosan and the others about this barber, and he had heard that the reviews were very good.
But the moment he saw the person, his face suddenly became strange.
Ji Yang was just getting over her new hairstyle and was also full of anticipation for Xie Muzhi’s reaction. When she saw his face, her willow-like eyebrows immediately stood on end. “What’s wrong? Is it not good-looking?!”
It’s clearly very good-looking. It must be that his eyesight is not good.
Xie Muzhi hesitated for a moment before he walked in, closing the door behind him, and shook his head. “It’s very good-looking.”
Ji Yang was satisfied and beckoned to him.
Xie Muzhi’s face became even more strange, but he still cooperatively went over and sat on the edge of the bed. He saw Ji Yang take out a phone and say with a smile, “Come, let’s take a photo.”
He finally recovered his usual expression and looked at the camera.
Ji Yang took the opportunity to snuggle into his arms.
Xie Muzhi subconsciously raised his hand to wrap around her waist. He wanted to get closer, but when he turned his head and saw the person in the camera, he held back and stared at the camera with a slightly serious expression.
After taking a few photos in a row, Ji Yang went to see the results. She found that Xie Muzhi’s expression in the photos was still not as natural as before. The two of them had done a lot of kissing and hugging, but this was the first time she had felt a little distant. She looked up with a puzzled expression. “You dislike my new hairstyle that much?”
Xie Muzhi finally couldn’t hold it in anymore. He raised his hand to cover her eyes and said in a muffled voice, “It’s not that I dislike it. It’s just that I feel… it’s strange. I suddenly have a guilty feeling of an old cow eating tender grass.”
Especially these eyes, they were so bright.
Ji Yang: “…”
She was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted and directly laughed and fell into Xie Muzhi’s arms. “What old cow eating tender grass? I’m already twenty-five. I’ll be twenty-six after this year. I’m not two years younger than you. Is your mentality too old?”
With her fussing, her well-styled hair became messy, and her cheeks turned red, which actually reduced the previous childish feeling.
Xie Muzhi’s heart relaxed, and he found the feeling of getting along with her again. He was a little embarrassed and annoyed by her teasing, so he simply held her by the waist with both hands and held her on his lap, his voice dangerously low. “Is it funny?”
Ji Yang’s smile remained. She tilted her head and said very honestly, “A little.”
Xie Muzhi was helpless. He casually messed up her hair even more. The short hair was soft, and the feel was very soft, even softer than Xixi’s. He couldn’t help but touch it a couple more times and said seriously, “This is indeed not good. I have to get used to it.”
“Hmm?” Ji Yang raised an eyebrow.
And she saw this person suddenly get close. His beautiful peach blossom eyes looked at her at close range. The moment their lips and teeth met, the two of them only had each other’s eyes in their eyes. A few seconds later, Xie Muzhi suddenly raised his hand again, covered her eyes, and leaned over slightly…
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Half an hour later
Only then did the sound of cooking come from downstairs.
Ji Yang held an ice cube and carefully touched her somewhat burning lips. Her cheeks were even redder than before, and her eyes were watery and very bright.
The hem of her loose white short-sleeved T-shirt was stacked together, revealing her fair and firm waist and abdomen. The fabric at the collar was also a little wrinkled. The cool wind from the air conditioner was blowing, but she didn’t feel any coolness at all. Her whole body was still a little hot.
Before the apocalypse in her previous life, Ji Yang hadn’t had time to fall in love. There were too many fun things in this world, and she happened to have the time and money.
After the disaster, in order to eat her fill, she had even less time to think about messy things.
It wasn’t until this life that she had a space and lacked nothing. Her only need was to find a way to upgrade her space, but this was not something that could be rushed. So, she had the time to fall in love and play around.
Only now did she know what this feeling was like.
They hadn’t reached the final step yet, and the scale of their kissing was only a little bigger than before. Although she was a novice, she still knew the theory. But the first time she had practiced, it didn’t seem to be bad.
Ji Yang was a little restless. Why not just sleep with Xie Muzhi and completely experience what it’s like?
Just as a noise was heard from downstairs, and then Luo Laosan and the others’ loud voices were heard. “Boss, is the food ready?!”
Oh right.
Xie Muzhi had said that he would treat Luo Laosan and the others to a meal at noon, which was to make their relationship public. Anyway, it wasn’t her who was cooking, so she had definitely agreed. So, the people had already come.
With outsiders, the yellow waste in Ji Yang’s mind immediately disappeared without a trace.
She threw the remaining ice cubes onto the ground in her space and also got up.
Since people had come, she couldn’t just hide.
Just as she came out of the room, she heard a person ask, “Boss, didn’t you say that we would eat at twelve? It’s almost twelve now.”
Xie Muzhi: “Something came up.”
The others laughed strangely. “Oh, something came up~~~”
Xie Muzhi said coldly, “If you say another word, you won’t eat.”
Everyone immediately shut up, secretly petting the dog, and didn’t dare to say anything.
Ji Yang’s frozen footsteps slowly went down.
“Ji Yang!” Zhou Baoping was the first to notice Ji Yang and called out.
Immediately, a series of greetings.
Someone also noticed her hairstyle and exclaimed in admiration, “Wow, you changed your hairstyle. This hairstyle is so cool!”
Ji Yang smiled, quickly went down, and greeted them one by one. Then she took out the cloth she had gotten from the White Tiger Base. “This is a kind of cloth I got. It feels cool. I heard it can be used to make a heat insulation suit. Does our base have any talents in this area who can make this kind of thing?”
Everyone’s focus was immediately shifted, and they all stared at this piece of cloth in surprise. “Is it really useful?”
“Holy crap, if it’s true, that would be great. The temperature is already forty degrees now. Many people who insist on going out to fish have come back with heatstroke, and some have even died.”
“Let me touch it… it’s really cool. Wait a moment, I’ll go and try it outside.” Liang Yuan carefully picked up this piece of cloth. The cloth was not big, about one and a half meters long, and it was not very wide. It was just right for a cloak.
After he had asked Ji Yang, he put it on and ran out to feel it under the big sun.
Ji Yang hadn’t really tried it, and she didn’t know if this was a finished product or if it was still a little lacking. She was also full of anticipation.
Hearing the noise here, Xie Muzhi also looked over from time to time, and he also had to pay attention to the pot. He was very busy. Only Xixi was single-minded. Seeing Xie Muzhi stop, it barked, “Woof!”
Hurry up! I want to eat!
Xie Muzhi: …Ancestor.
“Old Liang, how do you feel?” the others also ran to the door and looked with pitiful eyes.
The sun at twelve o’clock was scorching, and the air seemed to be distorted by the heat. The air conditioner had been turned on in the house in advance, and the main door had a curtain to prevent the cold air from escaping. It was still cool. Because of the experiment, the curtain had been pulled open, and it was already very hot at the door. The hot air was like a wave hitting their faces.
Ji Yang had just gone over for a second and then retreated.
She had to take a bath again!
This damn weather.
Liang Yuan was also being exposed to the sun, and his face was red, but his eyes were full of excitement. “Good grief! It’s not hot at all! It’s just that the air is hot, but the places that are covered by me don’t feel hot at all!”
“Holy crap!”
“A divine artifact!!!”
“Oh my god, it’s really useful!”
“Miss Ji, you’re too awesome! You can even get this!!!”
The few of them were afraid that Liang Yuan would get sunstroke. This guy’s health was not very good, so they almost pulled him back. Then, they all excitedly touched the cloth. After being exposed to the sun for almost ten minutes, the cloth was still cool, as if it didn’t absorb heat at all.
Xie Muzhi came out with a plate of food. “I know. You guys be careful.” Then he looked at Ji Yang. “The government is indeed researching these. We are all laymen and don’t understand. In the afternoon, I’ll send it to the research institute for them to see how it is.”
“Okay,” Ji Yang had thought so when she had brought it over.
There was only this one piece of cloth. It was barely enough to make clothes, but she didn’t really need a heat insulation suit. She had enough ice to cool down, so she hoped even more to take it out to research the principle and make more finished products.
With the heat insulation suit attracting attention, the topic of the crowd was all focused on the temperature in the future.
The perceived temperature was already very high now. If you stayed outside in the middle of the day for a long time, you could even get burned. Looking at this trend, how scary would it be in the future?
Ji Yang didn’t say much. She would occasionally run to the kitchen to be a supervisor and also to sneak a bite.
The head chef personally fed her.
Seeing her like this, Xixi was even happier. Every time a dish was stir-fried and smelled fragrant, and Ji Yang didn’t come over, it would anxiously run over to call her to eat, for fear of eating less.
Xie Muzhi was also impressed with this double-standard dog. He clearly gave it a small stove from time to time, but it just didn’t give him a good look. It only licked Ji Yang, its owner.
When Ji Yang heard his complaint, she held Xixi and gave it a big cuddle.
As expected of the little dog she had raised with her own hands!
Xixi: ?
Although it had left its mother when it was a child, it was also a good little dog. It would pee at a fixed point!
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