Chapter 53 p2
After lunch, the group temporarily said goodbye.
It was so hot, and no one was out doing business at noon. Ji Yang also went upstairs to take a nap. Xie Muzhi followed her up to take a nap together.
When she woke up again, Xie Muzhi was no longer by her side.
Xixi was sleeping soundly in a ball on the floor at the foot of the bed.
Ji Yang stared at the ceiling for a while before she woke up. She hadn’t set an alarm, and when she woke up, it was already past four in the afternoon. The temperature outside was a little lower than at noon. Looking a little further, she could still see many people coming and going on the street.
She thought for a while and finally remembered that there was still something she had to settle in the base.
The Zhong Hongwu brothers, who had tried to hire a hitman to kill her before, were still living well in this base. At that time, the heavy rain had come, and then they had been trapped for more than ten days. Later, Ji Yang had also left for something. It wasn’t until now that she had specially asked Xie Muzhi not to make a move, just waiting for her to deal with it herself.
So, after she got up and felt that the temperature outside was barely tolerable, she immediately changed into her outdoor long-sleeved pants and went out. Liang Yuan and the others on the first floor were dealing with the goods. They were all very careful and didn’t talk much.
They were probably afraid of disturbing them.
Seeing Ji Yang come down, the few of them relaxed a little.
After greeting them, she went out directly, leaving Xixi at home. It was too hot outside, and the ground temperature had not completely dropped yet. They could feel the heat even with shoes on, let alone a dog’s paws.
Xixi was unwilling, but it was afraid of the temperature of the ground. After testing it twice, it gave up with a sheepish expression and squatted at the door, looking at her.
Ji Yang felt a wave of guilt and almost came back to pet the dog.
After walking out of this street, she hailed a small electric scooter to take her to the south gate of the base. She had asked Xie Muzhi in advance. The Zhong Hongwu family was near the south gate, and he was more active at the south gate.
This was a big job. The few gates of the base were quite far apart. The driver smiled. “Alright, please sit tight.” After Ji Yang had sat down, he twisted the electric door, and the car immediately rushed out.
It took more than ten minutes to reach the south gate.
Ji Yang got out of the car and looked around. This side was no different from the east gate she often came to. She walked out of the base.
At this time, it was just when the people who had gone out were coming back, and it was the busiest time.
She scanned her gaze, originally wanting to look for Zhong Hongwu. But at this sight, she found that about one in every five or six people had an exposed wound on their body. Most of the wounds were still pale, and some were even more serious, with pus flowing out.
When she had come yesterday, Xie Muzhi had attracted her attention, and she was also tired, so she had no mood to pay attention to these things. Only now did she see that it had already become so serious. It was estimated that in a while, the base might be in chaos.
While Ji Yang was observing others, the people around her were also attracted to look over.
It was really because her clothes were clean, and her hair was also fresh. Even though she was wearing long sleeves and long pants, and a mask, the clean skin that was exposed also showed that she was living a rich life.
Such a young lady, what is she doing at the main gate?
Most people muttered in their hearts. After a while of envy, they passed by.
Some people’s minds also turned, and they came over.
“Beauty, are you alone? Why did you come here?” a thin man with greasy hair and a greasy face came over, his eyes staring straight at Ji Yang. “Are you looking for someone? I’m familiar with this place!”
Ji Yang took two steps away and frowned. “No need. Please stay away from me.”
“Don’t be like this. Let’s get to know each other,” the man still tried to get closer.
Just as Ji Yang was about to make a move, she suddenly heard someone shout, “Ji Yang?!”
The female voice was clear and bright, revealing a full of surprise.
Ji Yang and the man both subconsciously looked over and saw a woman with a spiky haircut appear. Her skin was quite dark, and Ji Yang didn’t recognize her for a moment. It wasn’t until she got closer that the Tang sword in her hand flashed with a cold light and was pointed at the man. “Get lost!”
The man’s face changed slightly, and he seemed very afraid. He turned and ran.
“Jiang Jing!” Ji Yang remembered and sized her up for two seconds. She was much thinner, but her spirit was not bad. It could be seen that although her life was hard, she could still get by.
Jiang Jing grinned, very brightly. “You’ve come to the base too! That’s great. I heard that the tornado had swept away several buildings before. Li Yi and I were so worried. Later, when we were fishing, we specially went around to see. Fortunately, the community is still intact.”
Ji Yang smiled and nodded. “Mm, are you just back from fishing?”
Jiang Jing shook her head. “There aren’t many fish in the water now. It’s easy to be bitten by piranhas. We all go to farther places to see if there are any supplies. Today, our luck was okay. We found a mountain that wasn’t submerged. There are a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms on it. Li Yi even learned to use a slingshot and got three sparrows and a nest of some kind of bird’s eggs!”
Although the sparrows were small, they were still meat. And the eggs were even more nutritious.
Ji Yang nodded. “The harvest is indeed not bad.”
In her previous life, if she had had such a harvest, she would have been all smiles.
However, when she heard about the bird’s eggs, her heart stirred and she asked, “Can you sell me the bird’s eggs? I can exchange them with chicken eggs, or points.”
She didn’t have any birds in her space yet. Ever since she had enriched the species in her pond, she had now developed a hobby of collecting species. When she heard about the bird’s eggs, she subconsciously thought of what they would look like if they hatched.
And birds were the easiest to release. If they were sparrow’s eggs, she could raise them until their numbers had multiplied, and then she could throw a few out from time to time, which could also give the survivors a random refresh of meat, and it would not expose her.
This had provided her with a new idea.
When Jiang Jing heard this, she immediately said, “No need to buy. I’ll give them all to you!”
Ji Yang shook her head. “That’s not right. By the way, where’s Li Yi?”
“Ah! They’re moving things,” Jiang Jing slapped her head and said with a laugh, “I saw you from a long way off and thought it was you. But because of your hairstyle, we didn’t dare to recognize you, so they let me come over first.”
Just as she finished speaking, Li Yi’s voice also sounded, with a hint of a petulant tone. “That’s enough. I thought you had forgotten about us.”
Jiang Jing hurried over to help.
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Two large bags of mushrooms and wild vegetables. She didn’t see any sparrows, so they were probably hidden inside. Besides that, there was also their boat, an assault boat. Li Yi and Jiang Jing came over, bickering. She was also much thinner and tanner, but her figure was obviously much stronger than before. Father Li was carrying the boat behind them. Noticing her gaze, he smiled and nodded. There were also four people, each carrying some things, looking at this side curiously, but they did not come over, maintaining a certain distance.
She didn’t see Mother Li. She was probably at home watching the children.
They hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and Li Yi was also very excited. She pulled her and asked if she had also come to live in the base, and where she lived.
After Ji Yang had answered one by one, the two of them were curious about what she had come for.
Li Yi said, “We’re familiar with this place. If you can tell us, see if we can handle it?!”
Ji Yang thought for a moment and said, “I’m here to be a bait. Someone hates me, so I came out for a walk, thinking of luring the person out of the base and killing them.”
Li Yi & Jiang Jing: ?
The two of them looked at her blankly. “Who is it? So blind?”
Ji Yang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Zhong Hongwu. Help me inquire about him.”
She had been wandering for a long time and hadn’t seen anyone.
“Zhong Hongwu?!” the two of them said in unison, their expressions becoming strange.
“You know him?” Ji Yang also raised an eyebrow in surprise. Is this person so famous? Then will he be very expensive?
Li Yi gritted her teeth. “More than just knowing him. I heard that this person had been a security guard before. He was sent to do hard labor for two months because he had done something wrong and was only redeemed after that. His younger brother is still there and has not been redeemed. So, he is very desperate to earn points, wanting to earn money to redeem his younger brother. But his method of earning points is to find ways to rob other survivors. The few of us don’t form a small team to search for supplies everywhere? We are often targeted by him, and we have had a few quarrels!”
At the end, Li Yi laughed again. “When we came back, we ran into him again. Ahem… isn’t he trying to rob us again? The two sides started to fight. Sister Jiang used the sword you gave her and stabbed him into the water. Anyway, he hadn’t climbed up when we left. He’s probably dead.”
If it were a year ago, she wouldn’t have dared to think of having this on her lips, but now she was really numb.
Too many people had died in front of her.
And most of the dead were good people with a bottom line.
So, now that those who did evil had died, she only felt happy and not scared at all.
Especially since this person was also Ji Yang’s enemy!
It was even more satisfying!
After Ji Yang had heard this, she said, “…”
Alright.
She had held back Xie Muzhi, but she couldn’t hold back this person from seeking his own death.
After a moment of speechlessness, Ji Yang said, “Since that’s the case, then I’m fine.”
Seeing this, Li Yi and Jiang Jing, the latter immediately handed over the bird’s eggs. “A total of five. I don’t know what kind of bird it is, but they are definitely not bad. Uncle Li has seen them.”
Li Yi said, “No need to buy. Really. If you buy them, we’ll be embarrassed.”
They had received so much help from Ji Yang, and they felt that they had rarely given back. It was just a few bird’s eggs. Even though they were a bit precious now, their value was not high. How could they be so embarrassed to ask for points?
Ji Yang forcefully stuffed a hundred points, which was about the price of chicken eggs. “You don’t want them, but you still have teammates. This way, it’s easy to divide the bill.”
These words made the two of them hesitate for a moment, and she successfully stuffed it. Ji Yang waved her hand. “I’ll be going first. If you have anything, you can go over there to find me. By the way, if you have any more bird’s eggs in the future, you can also give them to me.”
Li Yi and Jiang Jing looked at each other helplessly and waved at her.
They were still a little reluctant to part. Ji Yang’s existence was special to both of them, but they were indeed penniless. If they wanted to be attentive, Ji Yang’s personality would not want it either, so they didn’t say much more and said goodbye with a smile.
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After another matter was settled, on her way back, Ji Yang also deleted this from her sticky note.
Zhong Hongwu also had a younger brother, but that person was probably still doing hard labor at this time. She didn’t have to make a move. It was also good to live and enjoy the torture.
There were no other arrangements next.
So, Ji Yang stayed for two more days and was a happy rice worm for a while. She had three meals a day delivered to her mouth. When she was bored, she would go and practice martial arts. When Xie Muzhi was there, he could be a sparring partner. When he was not, she would practice on her own. When she was tired, she would lie down and rest, and take the time to be busy in her space. It was still quite comfortable.
However, this was not her home after all. So, two days later, Ji Yang proposed to go back.
Xie Muzhi’s beautiful eyes instantly dimmed.
Ji Yang couldn’t bear to see it. “It’s fine. I’ll come back in a few days.”
She was very good at drawing pies.
But Xie Muzhi had a lingering fear. “A few days? It won’t be another ten days, will it?”
Ji Yang shook her head with a firm expression. “Definitely not!”
Only then did he endure his disappointment and pack her things.
He would naturally not touch Ji Yang’s hiking backpack, but he also had a lot of things here. He knew that she liked to eat fried mushrooms and had even specially fried a lot of mushrooms.
Thinking that she had just come back from outside and definitely didn’t have any fresh vegetables and the like, he also packed a lot, and even some fruits, such as blackcurrants, strawberries, and grapes.
Of course, there was no shortage of fresh mushrooms, meat, drinks, and snacks. There was also a portion for Xixi.
He had originally also packed a bag of various insecticides, which had been rejected by Ji Yang. Now, insecticides were a scarce commodity, and she would not share them. In order to deal with the insects, she had gotten a lot!
Finally, there were two large bags of jade.
These were from the other several bases during this period. The stock in the Changnan Base was not much, and the rest were top-grade treasures, which would not be easily taken out if nothing happened.
The temperature had risen a little more. Ji Yang had looked at the thermometer, and the highest temperature had already reached forty-two degrees. So, she had left in the afternoon, close to sunset. Xie Muzhi had personally seen her off, chattering all the way, worried.
“It’s more dangerous outside now. It’s not just people, but also those insects, cockroaches, rats, all kinds of small poisonous insects, mosquitoes, and the like are very scary. Why don’t you move over? I’ll take people to help you move. It can be done in one go.”
Xie Muzhi squeezed her hand, always worried.
He knew that this girl was capable, but he still couldn’t be completely at ease. In a natural disaster, there were all kinds of possibilities of losing one’s life.
Ji Yang was really a little hesitant. What he said was a problem. The Changnan Base had exceeded her expectations. Being far from the water surface had caused the snakes, insects, rats, and ants to be blocked to a certain extent. The harassment of the residents was not much, and there were only a few more flies and mosquitoes.
Jiafu Community was not necessarily so. It was estimated to be even more serious than Hu City, because no one was disinfecting.
But going to the base meant dealing with a bunch of people. Her space couldn’t be used as she pleased, and it was not convenient to eat the many delicious things she had stored. Although Xie Muzhi’s cooking was very delicious, if she ate it every day, her mouth would also miss the more intense—spicy and sour boneless chicken feet, ice powder, liangpi, jianbing guozi…
Oh right!
At this time, it seemed to be just the right time to hoard seeds.
She had hoarded a lot before, but there were always some that she hadn’t hoarded. And she didn’t mind having more seeds. She immediately pulled Xie Muzhi. “I want to plant something for fun. Help me get some seeds. The more kinds, the better. For example, what’s the raw material for that ice powder…”
Xie Muzhi: …
He was worried here, but Ji Yang’s mind was thinking of ice powder?!
Xie Muzhi nodded in resignation. He wanted to get angry, but he couldn’t. He said helplessly, “Okay, I’ve noted it down.”
Ji Yang hugged him. “I promise, I’ll come back in a few days.”
“Mm,” Xie Muzhi replied in a muffled voice. His somewhat hot lips landed on her neck, and after a light touch, he moved away. In public, he was not very good at it, so he could only touch his girlfriend through a hug.
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This time, it was smooth, and no one tried to rob her again.
But when she returned to the house she had been away from for a long time, Ji Yang had the urge to run away for a moment.
Just like the Hu City base, the entire Jiafu Community was submerged in water. The water level was currently at the eighth floor. Ji Yang had climbed in from the corridor. Before she could be happy to be home, she felt a burst of something under her feet.
Her scalp went numb!
She didn’t even look at what was under her feet and ran upstairs.
Along the way, she even heard the squeaking of rats.
Ji Yang: !
For the first time, she missed the life in the base a little.
Fortunately, she was wrapped up tightly, and those dirty things did not touch her.
At the same time, Ji Yang held a bottle of insecticide in each hand and sprayed frantically at the surrounding ground, which could be considered to have killed a path for herself. Suddenly, a grayish-brown round ball rushed towards her.
Without even thinking, the insecticide in Ji Yang’s hand turned into a knife, and she hacked at the thing.
With a “pfft,” the sharp blade slid past, directly cutting it in half. It fell to the ground with a “thump,” and blood splattered. Its hind legs were still twitching in pain. This was a rat bigger than a cat!!!
But soon, the surrounding insects and other rats rushed over fiercely and frantically gnawed at the bloody place, without any feeling of kinship.
Ji Yang’s scalp was about to explode. She went around this lump and went upstairs. When she turned a corner, she couldn’t help but look back and saw that those things had already squeezed into a ball. It seemed that because of the smell of blood, a few poisonous snakes were also crawling over, twisting their bodies, and bit a rat at the very edge.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”
“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”
Insects, rats, and snakes, are they already so rampant?!
It’s only been a few days?!
All in all, after the heavy rain, it has only been half a month!