Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...
Chapter 368 I'm Tired
Li Gangtie spoke a lot with great earnestness, telling the couple in detail the stories of the ungrateful people around him.
Zhou Qi also nodded and added.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan knew that the other party had good intentions, so they listened attentively.
After Li Gangtie finished speaking, he asked, "This is a serious matter. Do you two understand?"
Both of them nodded mechanically.
"Don't just nod, you have to do it." Li Gangtie gritted his teeth and said after a struggle: "There is an 80% chance that you two will pass the assessment. Don't use these foods to 'bribe' others. It will not work in the long run."
"Okay, I got it. From now on, don't take out the delicious food. We can just eat it ourselves." Although Li Gangtie misunderstood the original intention of the two, his reminder was not unreasonable. Shen Yanming nodded and agreed.
"No, you can still invite me to eat in the future!" Zhou Qi said with a smile: "But I won't eat for free, I'll exchange something with you."
"Sure!" Shen Yanming nodded and agreed, saying with a smile, "I can bring it to you secretly."
"Hey, you two can't kick me out. I've said so much to you with good intentions." Li Gangtie shook his head. "You have to count me in for any delicious food you have in the future. Don't worry, I'll trade with you two and I won't treat you like an ungrateful person."
"No, you two are talking so happily, but what do you think is delicious? Mung bean soup?" Bi Qiaoan felt that his brain was a little out of sync. This should be something very ordinary, right?
"What else do you think?" Li Gangtie rolled his eyes at Bi Qiaoan. "Except for soybeans, other beans are scarce now. If you want them, you have to use connections. And the beans you get are all old beans. Even the guards don't dare to grow beans, let alone ordinary people."
Well, they are just ignorant and think it is just rare and not scarce.
It seems that I have to think twice before I want to come up with anything in the future.
When Li Gangtie saw the expressions of the couple, he knew that they were not very familiar with the current market, so he took the initiative to explain the general situation of Qinghua Country to them.
He didn't ask Shen Yanming where he bought the mung beans. After all, everyone has secrets, so there's no need to dig into the details.
The couple nodded as they listened, realizing that their understanding was really incomplete. It seemed that they were not standing at a high enough level, and the information they learned was indeed limited.
In this way, several people talked and drank, and soon the mung bean soup was finished.
In order to thank the two captains for the information they brought, Shen Yanming took the initiative to say, "Where are your cups? Fill them with some mung bean soup!"
Li Gangtie waved his hand, "No, no, I'm full."
Zhou Qi also shook his head. "Let the newcomers have some of the liquor too. There isn't much to begin with. If we drink it all, then your liquor will be in vain. Okay, I'll go call them!"
Zhou Qi put down his bowl and stood up, going to the restaurant tent to call people to start working. Li Gangtie sat where he was and refilled their empty bowls with mung bean soup.
"Well, we should save water if we can. It's not easy for them to transport it from far away."
Shen Yanming curled his lips and said nothing. Bi Qiaoan even lowered the tent curtain directly. She didn't want people to watch closely.
In a few minutes, Zhou Qi came over with a dozen people. As there were not enough bowls, they could only share a bowl with two or three people and take a turn to eat.
I don’t know if it’s because they haven’t had mung bean soup for a long time, but the moment they finished drinking it, they felt their heads were clearer and their bodies were not as sore anymore.
However, no one attributed the problem to the soup; they just thought it was because they slept comfortably.
Afterwards, Zhou Qi and Li Gangtie led them back to the previous work site. After hard work, they finally dug out the collapsed small shop before the sun went down.
The glass bottles were broken, and the liquid that flowed out stained the ground and then evaporated.
Everyone carefully avoided the broken glass and cleaned out the rice, noodles, oil, instant noodles, toilet paper, laundry detergent and other things that had not been crushed and piled them aside.
By the way, there are also banknotes, which are also placed in the harvest area, waiting for the final count.
Only after confirming that everything in the small shop had been cleared did Li Gangtie announce that the team would be sent home. As for the supplies, they would be counted and put into storage to support the victims.
In fact, to put it bluntly, those things originally belonged to the city of Su, but they were buried and it is unclear who the original owner was. But no matter what, it is only natural to use them on the people of Su.
As for the extra rewards Zhou Qi promised, it would be better to wait until the end to redeem them. Moreover, he did not clearly state the percentage and the types of materials at that time, so there was still a lot of room for maneuver.
Zhou Qi said that the decision would depend on the final rescue situation.
It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when Shen Yanming came back. He hurried back to his tent and was relieved when he saw Bi Qiaoan holding the big goose and playing with his mobile phone.
After saying hello to his wife, he went to the temporary restaurant for dinner. After finishing his meal, Shen Yanming followed Yu Shui back to their tent to change into his own clothes, and then returned to his and Bi Qiaoan's nest.
Although the clothes were relatively clean, he really hated the fact that he was covered in sweat and had dusty hair.
Shen Yanming wanted to take a bath, but he was afraid of stinking his wife. However, he didn't dare to do so because there were so many people coming and going outside.
So he could only ask his wife to turn off her phone first. He put the dirty and smelly clothes into the space, then took out a wet towel and wiped the sweat off his body. He thought that after twelve o'clock, when everyone was asleep, he would go into the space and take a good shower.
But who would have thought that he fell asleep within a minute after he lay down in the quilt.
Bi Qiaoan knew that he was exhausted. She tucked him in with some concern, and fell asleep beside him without even minding the smell on his body.
The next day, Shen Yanming opened his eyes the moment his cell phone alarm rang. He looked up and saw that it was already daybreak and he hadn't even taken a shower yet!
Seeing that his wife was sleeping soundly beside him, he didn't want to disturb her, so he changed his clothes and went out.
He gave some instructions to the big goose and asked it to guard Bi Qiaoan. Then he had breakfast in the temporary restaurant and went to the gathering place.
Today, they still have to dig a small supermarket. With yesterday's experience, they are obviously moving much faster.
Near noon, a corner of the supermarket was exposed. Fearing that the items inside might be taken away, Li Gangtie left two people on duty before taking the others back to the rest area.
Shen Yanming asked Bi Qiaoan and only felt relieved to go to the restaurant for lunch after knowing that she had already cooked noodles and ate them.
It's just that he was a little annoyed. He originally said that he would take care of his wife's three meals a day, but now, Qiao An has to do everything by himself.
Alas, if I had known this would happen, I would have left Qiao An in Hai City. That way, I wouldn’t have to suffer with him every day, eating poorly or sleeping poorly.