Chapter 58 p2
It seemed they hadn’t expected her to have a gun. The few people who were rowing paused, and their heads turned, as if they were whispering something. Soon, they stopped, and one person said in a loud voice, “Girl, we have no ill intentions. We just want to trade some meat with you!”
The pork piled on the boat was very obvious. Ji Yang was not sure if they were telling the truth or not, so she uniformly treated it as fake. “No trade! Leave immediately, or I’ll shoot!”
The person was anxious. “Hey, why don’t you ask your companion? We are mountain people who live nearby. We have some smoked meat and sausages, but we haven’t eaten fresh meat in a long time. How about we use two jin of sausage to exchange for one jin of fresh meat?!”
“Holy crap, there’s really someone!” a noise was also heard from behind.
The people who had gone to move the pork had come back. Jiang Jing asked, “What’s going on?”
Ji Yang shrugged. “Just as you see. They want to use sausage to exchange for pork. I suggest we refuse.”
She was very wary of this group of people. Normal people were desperately saving grain. Mountain people should be even more frugal. They were actually so rich that they were willing to spend two jin of sausage to exchange for one jin of pork, just to satisfy their appetite?
She always felt that it was strange.
And while they were talking, that group of people once again rowed their boat and tried to get closer.
Ji Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly. As expected, they had ill intentions. Otherwise, why would they try to get closer again and again? She raised her gun and aimed at one of the people who were rowing. “Bang,” one shot.
Without any warning, she suddenly opened fire.
Zhu Yun and the others were all startled and looked at her in horror, taking a step back in fear. The trust relationship between them was not strong, so it was natural to be afraid.
The person who was shot on the opposite boat screamed and clutched his arm. “Ah!”
“You actually shot!” the person said angrily and also picked up his gun. “Do you really think we don’t have guns?”
Ji Yang’s expression did not change, and she aimed again. “Then let’s see whose marksmanship is better!”
The distance was not far, a range of more than a hundred meters. Not everyone could shoot accurately.
In this aspect, she had paid a lot to practice her aim back then. In the current environment, ordinary survivors did not have the conditions and ability to spend so many bullets to train.
And she had not directly killed them because she had seen that this group of people had no obvious intention to attack.
Sure enough, as soon as she had spoken, this group of people hesitated. They whispered a few more words, and the one who was rowing silently rowed back a little. The person in charge of speaking quickly said, “We don’t want to shoot. We just want to exchange for some meat. If two jin is not enough, how about three jin?!”
“Hiss…” Zhao Ming was a little tempted. “So willing?”
Jiang Jing frowned, glanced at Ji Yang, and was on guard. “It’s not necessarily a good thing. Maybe there’s a trap.”
In comparison, she trusted Ji Yang more.
And when that person had said that he could exchange for three jin, Ji Yang’s face had completely turned cold. This is not normal!
Zhao Ming glanced at Ji Yang and didn’t say anything. But this girl was not short of supplies, so she naturally looked down on those crooked melons and cracked dates. But his family was short of them. The fresh meat was really tempting.
Suddenly, Zhu Yun said faintly, “I heard that there are already people outside who are so hungry that they are eating human meat…”
Zhao Ming: !
He suddenly sobered up and broke out in a cold sweat. “N-no way?”
“I don’t know,” Zhu Yun said, but her expression was suspicious. “But he’s too generous, so I can’t help but suspect that this sausage came too easily.”
“Ugh—” Zhu Hao let out a small retch.
Zhao Ming immediately shook his head. “I’m not exchanging!”
Jiang Jing then said in a loud voice, “You guys should leave quickly. We’re not exchanging!”
The people on the boat were unwilling and tried to plead, “My daughter-in-law just gave birth—ah!”
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yang fired again.
This time, she directly aimed at his thigh.
The person immediately fell down. The others, seeing this, were so scared that they desperately turned the direction and started to row. They had hunting rifles, but the bullets were indeed limited and could not be wasted. They had already used a few during this period, and every remaining one had to be used at a critical moment.
In a situation where it was obvious that they couldn’t win, of course they had to run.
Just now, they hadn’t run no matter what was said. It wasn’t until Ji Yang had gotten serious that they had run. Zhu Yun said with a grim face, “As expected, there’s a problem! That sausage is probably…”
The others were at a loss for words and all wanted to retch.
Ji Yang also agreed, and even thought it was ninety percent. It was just that there was still a layer of uncertainty, so she had not been ruthless. But at the same time, she did not intend to let it go. She let these few people move the goods first, and she would drive her assault boat alone with Xixi to chase after them.
With the two shots just now without any scruples, the speed of these few people’s departure was very fast. The sound of the motor behind them made them even more terrified. They all paddled desperately, just hoping to be able to return to a safe place as soon as possible. At the same time, the three people with hunting rifles kept showing their power to her. “Don’t come over! If you come any closer, we’ll shoot!”
Ji Yang did not get close, but she did not stay far either. She maintained a distance where it was not easy for them to aim and followed for a while. At the same time, she took out a small pair of binoculars and checked their front under the cover of her straw hat.
It wasn’t until she saw through the binoculars that there seemed to be houses in the mountain forest, and it was just in the direction of their destination, that she suddenly stopped and turned the direction.
The few people who were running away did not understand why she was not chasing. They looked at the distance from their den, which was still far away. They could not see it from here, and they breathed a sigh of relief again. “It should be fine. She just doesn’t want to chase anymore. She’s still afraid of the guns in our hands.”
“Alright, we miscalculated this time. You guys were too anxious. After succeeding a few times before, when you ran into a problem, you became so anxious. It must be that they guessed something.” another person said.
The other few people’s faces were ugly as they listened.
This time when they went out, they had not exchanged for fresh meat, nor had they gotten any fresh ‘meat’. It could also be said that they had lost two people. It was a huge loss.
“I don’t know how Tie Zhu is doing.”
“It should be not bad. I heard that the people on the base’s side haven’t had meat in a long time…”
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On the way back, the few of them were still discussing this matter.
They were all considered to be the first batch to have followed the base. At the beginning, they were also in the city with abundant supplies. Because it was relatively easy to save up points, even though life was difficult now, it was much better than many who had been lazy in the early stages.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to live in the third district.
Even if it was an ordinary residence, it would cost several hundred in rent a month. A dormitory-type residence was even cheaper, only two hundred for a month. The cheapest was a large common room, three points a day.
The main reason was that there were too many people. Otherwise, the cost could be lowered again.
It was also because of this that they had not really starved to the point of going crazy, and they had not seen this kind of situation.
On the contrary, Zhu Yun could think of these things, which made Ji Yang a little surprised. She asked, “Did you hear some rumors?”
Zhu Yun’s expression was strange. She shook her head. “No, it’s just that on the side I lived before, someone did that… and even used that meat to exchange for other grain. The people who exchanged all felt that they had gotten a great deal. As a result, this family was targeted, and they were thought to be a big household with meat. Later, when they were really starving, they went to rob this family, and only then did they find out that the meat that this family had taken out to exchange before was human meat! The bones were not even dealt with, and they were frozen there. It was clear at a glance. At that time, our family had also been asked by him if we wanted to exchange for meat, but we had hoarded a lot ourselves, so we didn’t.”
Later, when the matter was exposed, their father was still alive. He had taken them to offer incense and kowtow to their ancestors for their blessing. They had not exchanged for meat and had escaped a disaster.
The crowd was shocked. “Holy crap, it started so early?!”
“This person was probably a pervert before the disaster!”
“It’s giving me goosebumps.”
Ji Yang was also a little disgusted. This kind of similar thing was very common in the future, but every time she heard it, she felt uncomfortable all over. She held the dog and petted it.
The others complained for a while and also felt uncomfortable. They decisively changed the subject. Naturally, they talked about today’s great harvest.
As they were chatting, they talked about how to distribute this meat. The initial discussion was naturally an equal distribution. This equal distribution included the two who were guarding the house.
They had not expected to get so much, nor had they expected to get it this way. Now, the one who had contributed the most was clearly Ji Yang. And the other party had a gun. It was too much of a loss for her to have an equal distribution. But if it was not an equal distribution, it would violate the previous agreement.
So, when they talked about the topic of distribution, the few of them subconsciously looked at the captain, Jiang Jing, and Jiang Jing subconsciously looked at Ji Yang.
Ji Yang: …
She directly said, “Let’s divide it equally. But I want all those little piglets. Can you sell the ones you get to me? Or we can calculate it with the pork you get.”
She had known that it would be an equal distribution when she had agreed at the beginning. Without their news, she would not have known that there was a herd of wild boars on this mountain. And she was not interested in wild boar meat. The live little piglets were her target.
The few of them were a little surprised. An equal distribution was naturally beneficial to them, but they were also afraid that it would be unfair and would offend Ji Yang, this big shot with a gun.
Seeing that Ji Yang was calm, Jiang Jing knew that she was not a person who was too calculative. But she also didn’t want to let Ji Yang suffer too much of a loss. So, she glanced at the few of them and said, “The wild boar meat will be divided equally, but the little piglets can’t be counted in. They were yours in the first place.”
In her opinion, if it weren’t for Ji Yang, they would not have dared to go into the pigsty at all. Zhao Ming and the Zhu Yun siblings had not gone to the pigsty. It was Ji Yang who had proposed to take the piglets back. And these few were not heavy in the first place. If this was still counted in the total, it would be too much.
This time, Zhao Ming was the first to nod. “Okay!”
This was already considered to be them taking advantage. He had not thought of the piglets in the first place.
Father Li and the Zhu Yun siblings followed closely behind.
Seeing this, Ji Yang didn’t say much more. This was good. It had saved her the trouble.
After the few of them had finished their discussion, they chatted for a while more, and without realizing it, they had reached the range of Jiafu Community.
This trip was not smooth, and it was very smooth. One trip, hunting, plus coming back, it was only two in the afternoon now. The weather was very hot, but the group’s hearts were even hotter, and they didn’t feel tired at all.
It wasn’t until they entered the community that Ji Yang felt as if someone was watching her.
She looked around, not quite sure where the person who was looking at her was.
Could she have been targeted?
She looked at Jiang Jing and reminded her, “This place might not be safe either. You guys be careful.”
“Mm, we will pay attention. In fact, where is there a safe place now?” Jiang Jing was very philosophical about this. “We came over because we were thinking of avoiding the sight of the base. The outside of the base is actually easier to solve.”
There were too many people in the base. Once you were exposed, it was like there were landmines everywhere. But outside the base, it was not the same. Coming and going, she hadn’t met a few people all day.
Even if she was discovered, it was only in a small area. She was not afraid of being attacked, but she was afraid of an endless stream of enemies.
The assault boat stopped, and the group of them got out to move things. Ji Yang was afraid that the little piglets would die, so she went up first to put the little piglets. As soon as she returned to the house, she immediately found a place to plant pasture and penned up the little piglets. At the same time, she also put Xixi, who was panting, in, to let it cool down.
A group of round and chubby little guys were brought over in a burlap sack. In addition, with such hot weather, they were indeed on the verge of death, and they were all listless.
Ji Yang’s heart ached. But she was busy at this time, so she could only pour them some water. She also had to go and help. There was so much pork, and she had a share.
By the time Ji Yang went down to move, the people who were originally upstairs had also come down to help. When Li Yi and the others saw so much wild boar meat, they were directly stunned. The surprise was too great, and for a moment, they didn’t know what to say.
If all this pork was cooked, how long could it be eaten?
“God bless us!”
“We got so much! It’s amazing!”
“Finally, we can eat meat in large mouthfuls again!”
Everyone was very happy, including the children. Even Jiang Jing’s one-year-old daughter, who was ignorant, was also happy and did not dislike the smelly smell at all.
There was strength in numbers. Each person moved a little. By the time Ji Yang came down, she had only moved one trip, and it was gone. She carried her two tools and went upstairs.
All the meat was temporarily placed on the fifteenth floor.
After it was divided here, they would do whatever they wanted next. Ji Yang provided a handheld electronic scale and first calculated the total weight. A total of more than one thousand eight hundred jin, divided among eight people, each person could get two hundred and twenty-nine jin.
After confirming, they began to formally divide the pork. There were seven pigs, and they took turns. Basically, they could all pick a portion of their favorite parts, and the rest would depend on fate.
The weather was hot, and they were worried that the meat would go bad. They were also very cooperative and made decisions quickly. By the time they had finished dividing, it was almost four o’clock. Ji Yang carried her own meat, greeted the few of them, and then went into the house.
It was really hot, and she wanted to rest.
As for what this group of people was going to do, it had nothing to do with her. The cooperation was over.
She put all her meat directly in the refrigerator to freeze.
*
As Ji Yang entered the house, the division of meat outside also ended. Jiang Jing and the others were afraid that the meat would go bad, so they quickly took the meat to the rooftop to deal with it.
They were all busy.
In the morning, Li Yi and the others had not been idle. They had looked for things that could be burned upstairs and downstairs and had placed them on the rooftop. At this time, they could just use them. Several fires were lit, and the meat was hung high up. The batch of meat that had been smoked yesterday already looked like smoked meat. At this time, a new batch had just begun.
While they were busy, they did not notice that a group of people were on a certain rooftop a few kilometers away, looking at this side with binoculars.
“I told you to wait a little longer for them to come back. So many people, so much meat. We’re rich…” the person who was looking said with a longing murmur, reluctant to look away.
A person next to him was holding a cigarette, reluctant to smoke. He smacked his lips and said with a worried expression, “We’re rich, but that god of death is also back. Can we win?”
Another person smiled. “Don’t worry. There are so many of us. They will definitely be willing to be the vanguard. I don’t believe she can kill them all. I’ve been craving it for a long time. That fifteenth floor, she comes and goes, and there are even people who specially send her supplies. I don’t even know how many things she has stored up now. And now there’s so much meat. I didn’t do it before, but now it’s a dead end anyway. And there’s a secret weapon. I have to do something big!”
He put down his binoculars, and on his cheek, which was covered by his hand, there was a patch of festering.
Besides that, there were also many festering on his body. He could feel that these festering places were constantly hot, as if they had rotted from the skin all the way to the inside of his body, making his body weaker and weaker.
He couldn’t even get into the hospital in the base, and he couldn’t buy medicine anymore. Every day, only the most basic medicinal soup was distributed for free, which had no effect at all. Even if the government kept comforting him that he would be cured, these bottom-level people were not stupid.
The dead who were carried out of the hospital every day to be burned made the crematorium work day and night. Their end could be imagined.
Since they were going to die anyway, why should those people live so comfortably? He didn’t dare to cause trouble in the base. There were many people there, and many soldiers, and they all had guns. Where could he run after robbing things?
That group of idiots had insisted on causing trouble in the base. Now they were all wiped out.
He was different. As a person who lived near Jiafu Community, he had long known that there was a rich household here. He had always wanted to make a move, but he didn’t dare. That woman had a gun!
But now, with a secret weapon, and he had found such a group of people, he could do something big!