Chapter 343: Meeting Bai Yi Again

Find the house at Building A2, Room 602, and open the door.

The room was dirty and full of garbage. It was obvious that someone had lived there but hadn't cleaned it.

I guess the man has no mood to clean the house now that his wife and children are gone.

After checking around the house, it seemed that the man had only taken his own spare clothes and left everything else behind.

There are beds, wardrobes, pots and pans. Although they are old, at least I don’t have to buy new ones.

The three of them were preparing to clean the room. When they turned on the faucet, they found that there was very little water and it was very turbid. They had no choice but to fill a bucket with water and put it aside to settle. They swept the floor first, and after sweeping the floor, they used the settled water to wipe everywhere, washed the dishes in the kitchen, and threw away the garbage.

There are two rooms, one for Yang Qing and Leng Yi, and one for Wang Hao.

There is no need for quilts or anything like that in hot weather. Wang Hao just changed the pillowcases and mat on his bed, washed them casually, and just kept them usable.

Yang Qing quietly replaced the mattress with a good mattress in her own space, so that it would not be noticeable even if she covered it with a sheet, and then put a mat on it.

I took down the curtains and washed them, and wiped the floor and furniture again with some detergent, and the whole room looked brand new.

Yang Qing put 150 kilograms of grain into the kitchen, and put bacon, sausages, dried vegetables, etc. into the cupboard.

"Would you like to cook some lunch?" Leng Yi walked over.

"Okay!" Yang Qing nodded.

When Wang Hao was cooking, he was in his room, so Yang Qing took out some water from the space.

I cooked a pot of rice, a plate of fried sausages, stir-fried bacon with bamboo shoots and pickled mustard greens, and a dried vegetable soup.

The bacon smelled very strong when it was being fried. Yang Qing closed the doors and windows tightly not wanting the smell to get out. There were a lot of people around and he didn't want to cause any trouble.

When the food was ready, Wang Hao came over and took a look, "Wow, what a feast!"

It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten such Chinese-style dishes.

"We brought these from our hometown, carrying them all the way here." Yang Qing smiled. "It's a pity there's no chili peppers, otherwise they would be more fragrant if fried. By the way, can you handle spicy food?"

"I remember you are from Hunan Province, right? You should be able to eat spicy food?" Leng Yi said.

"Yeah, you're right." Wang Hao smiled. "Actually, the locals here also like spicy food, but they don't eat pure spicy food. They like to add all kinds of spices. It's spicy with spices, which is much stronger than what we eat. Our own dishes are still better."

Yang Qing smiled, "We all have the stomach of a flower grower."

After dinner, Wang Hao went to wash the dishes, but when he turned on the faucet, there was no water.

It seems that the water supply is limited.

There is no choice but to put it aside for now.

Wang Hao said, "Should we go out for a walk this afternoon and see if we can find a job?"

Yang Qing and Leng Yi looked at each other. They had never worked before because everyone knew that they had a lot of supplies, so it was okay not to work.

But now they have come to a new place and have almost nothing. It would be a bit unreasonable not to go to work.

"Let's go and have a look. We'll see if we can find a suitable one." Leng Yi said.

I wanted to take a break at noon, but it was too noisy next door and Yang Qing couldn't sleep at all.

"Do you want to wear earplugs? Or just enter the space?" Leng Yi asked.

There seemed to be more than a dozen people living in the house next door. There were sounds of crying children, men beating women, and quarrels. It was impossible to sleep at all.

Yang Qing sighed, "What if it's like this at night? Let's go into the space."

After locking the door and drawing the curtains, the two of them slipped into the space.

After sleeping for two hours, they heard Wang Hao knocking on the door and came out of the space.

The three of them went out and walked towards the city center. Their community was quite remote and some distance away from the city center.

As we walked along, we realized that there were no street vendors in the city. Apart from some homeless people, there was no one doing business on the street, and there were even very few shops.

There are several large supermarkets where the things are incredibly expensive. A bottle of water costs tens of thousands, and a pound of grain also costs tens of thousands.

It’s better to be outside the city, where there are so many small vendors and a lot of things.

But Yang Qing thought about it and realized that those stalls didn’t seem to sell food and water, which were the most important survival supplies.

"How could this happen?" Yang Qing was a little surprised.

"There is only one possibility, all these businesses are monopolized." Leng Yi said.

"It's indeed possible." Wang Hao nodded. "Why don't you go first and I'll find out more about the situation."

"Aren't you going with us?" Yang Qing asked.

Leng Yi smiled and said, "Let him go. He used to work in intelligence in the army. He is good at it."

"Really?" Yang Qing raised his eyebrows, not expecting that.

Wang Hao waved at the two of them and ran away.

The two continued walking towards the city center. When they arrived at a square, they suddenly found a long queue in front of them. They didn't know what they were doing.

Yang Qing leaned over and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Exchange points for water."

Yang Qing was a little surprised, "Change the water?"

But when I think about the quality of the water in the community, it is indeed not drinkable. Adults may be able to make do with it, but families with children who want to make milk powder may not be able to do it.

"How do points come from?" Yang Qing asked.

The man glanced at Yang Qing and said, "You guys are from out of town, right? These points were earned from catching centipedes and snakes."

Yang Qing exclaimed, "Oh!" It turned out that they had experienced the same thing here?

"Then how do we who come from other places get points?" Yang Qing asked again.

"Exchange for supplies. There's a place specifically for exchanging points. Just ask around and you'll find out. Exchange your points and then come back here to exchange for water."

Yang Qing nodded, so that's how it is, and said "thank you".

The two walked to the front and saw a sign that said "Twenty points can be exchanged for two kilograms of water today."

Judging from the situation, the exchange rate is different every day?

"I have 40 points, why can't you exchange them for four kilograms of water?" asked a middle-aged woman.

"One person can only exchange a maximum of two kilograms of water per day. If everyone is like you, what if someone comes with 10,000 points and exchanges them for a thousand kilograms of water? What will everyone else drink?"

"The daily water supply is limited. Do you think the water station is run by your family? You can change as much water as you want?" The staff rolled their eyes.

"Forget it, two kilograms is two kilograms." The middle-aged woman was scared and handed the bottle over.

The staff inserted a funnel into the bottle and scooped a small spoonful of water into it.

The middle-aged woman weighed it and said, "This is not right. It's not two kilograms, it's only one kilogram at most."

"You said one pound, so it's one pound? We have weighed it. If you don't want to change it, just return it!" The staff reached out to grab it.

The middle-aged woman was not happy. "You are shortchanging me and you think you are right? I have changed the water before, and you are just being shortchanging me!"

At this time, a young man in white walked out. Yang Qing's pupils shrank when he saw him. Bai Yi?

How come he is here?

No wonder I haven’t seen him since I gave him the rabies vaccine. Xia City has experienced two tsunamis, but he is still alive. It seems that he left Xia City a long time ago and came here?

Bai Yi felt as if someone was looking at him and glanced over. Yang Qing quickly shifted his gaze.

Bai Yi took a glance and did not recognize Yang Qing and Leng Yi.

It was extremely cold when we met. Both of them were wearing down jackets, hats and masks. It was a big change from now, and they probably didn't expect it at the time.

"What's going on?" Bai Yi asked.

"Master Yi!" The staff member smiled flatteringly and pointed at the middle-aged woman. "It's this old woman who falsely accused us of shortchanging our water."