Chapter 032 Chapter 32

Lunch was tomato and egg soup and tiger skin green peppers.

Xie Muzhi's cooking skills were stable, and Ji Yang was very satisfied with the meal. The frozen tomato and egg soup was more suitable, and it was easy to stir-fry the juice, and the soup was also sweet and sour. Not to mention the tiger skin green peppers, after being fried in oil, both sides were slightly burnt, and the taste was salty and fragrant, which was very delicious with rice.

One dish and one soup for two people is a bit too little.

But at this time, it is already very abundant.

Ji Yang enjoyed the meal very much, so he was more tolerant towards the cook and pretended not to notice his glances that occasionally stole over his face.

She was clearly on guard all the time, so she shouldn't have put her things into the space when Xie Muchi approached, right?

It seems I still need to be more careful.

Ji Yang was thinking secretly. After dinner, she went to wash the dishes. Just as she was planning to roast a fire for a while, she went down to feel for stones again. Then she saw a plump, greasy roasted potato in front of her.

"Anything else?" Ji Yang took it with some surprise.

"Yeah, there's still a little bit." Xie Muchi said casually, glanced at the food that had been eaten up, and took a cigarette and started eating. Fortunately, he saw that Ji Yang liked it very much last time, so he threw two of them away.

He estimated the amount of food they both ate, but he underestimated her appetite and didn't eat enough.

It seems that she was still keeping it to herself when she was in the team before.

Ji Yang felt even happier and almost had an impulse. Otherwise, if Xie Muchi had to carry out a mission in the future, she could also participate. Fortunately, at the critical moment, she regained her senses and swallowed the words.

It's okay once in a while, but if you do it too often, life won't be so wonderful.

The smoked potatoes are sweet and delicious. They are very delicious after the first few bites, but if you eat too much, you will feel a little greasy. If she is alone, she can put it away and eat it hot next time. But now she can only eat faster and drink a few gulps of water.

After eating and drinking enough and consuming too much carbohydrates, Ji Yang felt a little drowsy, but after resting for ten minutes, he forced himself to get up: "Xie Muzhi, I'll go down and see if there's any good stuff. Can you help me see which window has the mountain stuff?"

"Okay." Xie Muzhi nodded in agreement.

Ji Yang ran down immediately.

There was not much time left, and she couldn't let Xie Muzhi move the jade alone, so she didn't have much time left.

Ji Yang sped up her pace, and when she encountered stones that could not be moved, she simply took out a crowbar and pried them open, letting them roll everywhere. She was only concerned with feeling for the stones, and put them into the space when she found a suitable one.

In the 21st minute, Ji Yang finally encountered top-notch material.

But the material is not big, only the size of the palm.

The income space instantly increased by 100 square meters, while before it took dozens of kilograms to increase the area by 50 square meters.

In this comparison, the deposit and final payment that Xie Muchi gave her were of really high quality.

More than forty minutes later, Ji Yang finally finished touching the last piece of material, and the small pond in the space was successfully increased to two thousand six hundred square meters!

It’s not easy!

She climbed up and saw that Xie Muchi had also found a warehouse of mountain materials in another warehouse. However, relatively speaking, the quality was not that good. At least at first glance, there was no top-notch quality.

Yes, if the top-grade jade was not hidden, it would be noticed at first sight. Why would it be placed here?

Ji Yang slapped his head, feeling as if he had suddenly become stupid, so he hesitated for a long time before saying, "Just pick a few. If the quality is not good, it will just take up space if you take it back."

This way she can use the time saved to continue touching the stones.

Xie Muchi would naturally not disagree, and the two of them worked together to transport out some materials that Ji Yang liked. Then she let Xie Muchi go and have a rest. He must be tired after driving for a whole morning and working so hard until now.

The two agreed to leave at four o'clock in the afternoon to catch up with the main force.

So for the next two hours, she was frantically touching the stones. As long as they were of good quality, she would send them directly to the space. After finishing one warehouse, she would get up and go to the next one, moving very fast and reluctant to stop.

Finally, at four o'clock, almost all the raw stones were cleared out.

The space was also successfully expanded to 6,700 square meters.

As for the remaining small ones, which were of poor quality, even if they were all put into the space, it would probably only increase the space by two to three hundred square meters. Ji Yang was too lazy to take them, and it was also for insurance purposes in case Xie Muchi came over to take a look and noticed that too many stones were missing.

Moreover, a pond of nearly 7,000 square meters is already very large. The live fish and shrimps she can get will definitely be enough, and the rest can be saved slowly.

——

The jade sweep operation is over.

The two of them hurried back.

Xie Muzhi was still driving. Ji Yang got on the passenger seat and said, "We'll each drive for three hours. Remember to wake me up."

"Okay." Xie Muzhi nodded.

Ji Yang sat leaning against the chair for a while, and seeing that Xie Muchi was driving steadily, he fell asleep with peace of mind.

I dozed off at noon. I had been busy for so long that my arms and legs were so sore. I was really sleepy.

She seemed to hear what Xie Muchi said in the middle of the night, but she didn't remember it. However, she was alert for a while, and after realizing that there was no danger to her, she continued to sleep. When she woke up again, she was awakened by a loud noise.

It turned out to be Zhou Baoping and others.

"Boss, we won't leave until we get to see you!"

"Boss, boss, how many jadeite have you got? Is there the legendary imperial green?! Wow, I am a poor bastard and I have never seen such tough guys."

"No!" The man surrounded by the crowd was asked non-stop, and he felt a little amused: "Do you think people would leave jadeite worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan out there and no one wants it?"

Even if there are natural disasters now, even if people are hungry and cold, this kind of truly top-quality product still has its value. Who would be willing to leave it alone?

"Well then..." Everyone was disappointed.

Ji Yang looked at the time. Well, she seemed to have overslept. More than five hours had passed and it was almost ten o'clock now.

She sat in the warm car, looking at the lively scene below, and hesitated for a moment whether to get off. Feng Yexing had been paying attention to this side. When he saw her wake up, he immediately called out: "Ji Yang, you're awake. We were planning to have some midnight snack. Do you want to join us?"

Everyone looked over immediately.

Ji Yang shook his head: "No, I had a full meal this afternoon."

After a pause, he looked at the enthusiastic faces of the group of people and said, "If you like the jade in the carriage, you can take some."

Everyone was delighted, but shook their heads rationally: "Let's just take a look. This thing is heavy and will be a burden wherever it goes. Let's not take it."

"Yes, I'll take a look. I didn't see anything good before the disaster, but now I can finally see something good."

Only a few said they would pick a younger one to take home and make their wives and children happy.

The things are all raw materials and have not been polished. The colors are beautiful, but they are far less attractive than polished works of art. Everyone is just pretending to like dragons but not really liking them.

Seeing this, Ji Yang said nothing more, let them choose, and got out of the car slowly.

Xie Muzhi had just finished talking to someone, and when he saw Ji Yang coming down, he immediately strode over and said, "We received a signal when we were approaching this side. Those who were rescued followed the official people back first. They thought that since the mission was completed in excess and much earlier than expected, a little delay would not matter."

Ji Yang: "Well, it's good, but I can't eat the food you cook~"

Xie Muzhi raised his chin: "It seems that my cooking skills are really good."

The cooking skills of the master chef who followed me are no longer a concern.

Ji Yang thought for two seconds and confirmed his pride: "Yes, it's delicious."

The chefs are very good at cooking, but that feels like a big pot meal, or something cooked and eaten right in the restaurant kitchen; the meals that Xie Muchi has made these past few times are more like a gathering of friends and family, where he can show off his cooking skills when he gets together and amaze everyone, or it feels like a family meal.

As for her personal taste, she prefers the one made by Xie Muchi.

The man next to him raised his lips hidden under his scarf. Just as he was about to say something, Zhou Baoping and others came over and asked him to have a midnight snack.

Seeing this, Ji Yang said: "You go ahead, I'll go back to the carriage to rest."

Xie Muzhi: “… Yeah.”

The noise outside didn't die down until more than an hour later.

Ji Yang returned to the carriage she came from to rest, half asleep and half awake, and she didn't really fall asleep until everyone returned to their resting places.

The convoy never stopped after that.

Ji Yang discovered that lunch and dinner were both prepared by Xie Muchi.

Originally, the chef who came with them wanted to do it, but Zhou Baoping and his friends had eaten the meals cooked by Xie Muchi a few days ago, and now they had just completed the task and were at their most energetic and excited, so they boldly urged Xie Muchi to do it.

Xie Muchi was in a good mood and agreed readily. He made braised pork on the first day and braised chicken today. It tasted very good.

Before the natural disaster, Ji Yang seldom ate these things. She wanted to lose weight, and her family was not short of money, so she ate very healthily. Even when she ate, the ingredients were carefully selected, simply cooked, and kept authentic.

But after experiencing the natural disaster, she just wanted to satisfy her appetite and eat whatever was delicious.

So the vegetables stored in the space are those that can often be seen on the market.

After all, it is a restaurant and needs to attract people, so the food is relatively full of flavor and oil, and then packed in take-out boxes, so you will still feel greasy if you eat too much.

Xie Muchi cooked in a large iron pot. The hot and bubbling dishes were served into the bowl. She took a bite and everything seemed just right to her liking.

Flavorful but not greasy.

Unfortunately, if nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to arrive in Changnan City this afternoon, which means it will be difficult to eat the dishes cooked by Xie Muchi.

Ji Yang was sighing with regret, when suddenly Xie Muzhi's voice rang in his ears: "Ji Yang, come here."

Ji Yang stood up and walked over with some confusion, and saw Xie Muzhi put a large spoonful of freshly reheated braised chicken into her bowl: "You eat quite fast, then eat more."

"Thank you." Ji Yang was very happy and polite. Then he listened to him and added another spoonful of rice.

As expected of a trader, he has abundant supplies and even has leftover vegetables and rice.

Just now she saw that the pot could hold at least two spoonfuls.

But she is not greedy for more, just having enough is enough.

After serving, she went to find a place to sit down. She didn't notice Xie Muchi staring at her back as he turned around to serve the rice without mercy, and she was gnashing her teeth.

At this time, Zhou Baoping came over with a bowl in his hand: "Boss, I want another bowl too."

Xie Muzhi: “No more.”

Zhou Baoping looked at the pot in shock.

Xie Muzhi filled his bowl in front of him: "I haven't eaten yet."

Zhou Baoping: …

He quietly slipped back and said to Feng Yexing, Chen Li, Yan Cheng and others who had been waiting behind him: "You guessed right, the boss is indeed not right."

The three got the answer, nodded contentedly, and got up to wash the dishes.

——

The round trip took eight and a half days.

Once we arrive in Changnan City, the mission will be completely completed.

Before it got completely dark, the car stopped at the door of the exchange office and everyone handed in their weapons and communication equipment, each of them feeling extremely regretful.

It would be so cool if we could keep these guys.

But... they didn't dare.

I could only say goodbye to Gun, who I had been with for a few days, with tears in my eyes.

Ji Yang also quickly handed in all his belongings and left the crowded crowd.

Xie Muchi was still surrounded by the crowd. Ordinary people grow up rapidly in this doomsday. The first mission is crucial, especially such a thrilling and exciting mission. But at the same time, because there are enough ammunition and the fighting is refreshing, everyone is still not satisfied and even wants to continue the mission. He can't help it, but still noticed Ji Yang's actions and laughed in his heart. Is he running so fast because he is afraid of being pulled to make a mission report and be praised?

On the way back, Ji Yang mentioned that her mission had been completed, the reward had been paid, and the rest had nothing to do with her.

Even though she had made the greatest contribution in this mission, she still didn't want to be involved with other things. The mission was over, and that was it. Don't ask her for anything else.

Xie Muchi therefore did not interrupt her and let her leave the crowd. However, the mission report still had to be reported truthfully. Almost everyone knew about this and it was impossible to conceal it. Besides, if she registered with the official, it would be easier to deal with any problems in the future. There were many special talents in the base, but she had to remind her more. Ji Yang did not like to be disturbed by outsiders.

Ji Yang watched from the side for a while and lamented that these people had not experienced many beatings.

This mission was exciting because although the authorities did not provide many weapons and equipment, in order to prove their status as merchants, they provided enough cold-resistant seeds and medicines. These things are extremely precious nowadays. If it weren't for the existence of Xie Muchi, the trader, the authorities' supplies would never be as abundant as they are now. How could they have paid so much?

In fact, there are two bases between Changnan City and Yun City. They are closer to Yun City than Changnan City. Don’t they know that an epidemic is about to occur and medical experts are needed?

I just don't have the time.

It is no joke that official losses are the most serious in natural disasters. The recent freezing rain alone turned countless official transport teams into ice sculptures. It takes a lot of hard work to get the supplies out of the ice sculptures.

No one could have anticipated when such dangerous weather would come. There wasn't even any sign when it came. Even Ji Yang, a reborn person, could encounter it, let alone other people.

Therefore, after this incident, the situation has become more serious, supplies have become more scarce, and the production of various guns and ammunition will enter a certain period of stagnation, making them even more precious and not easily given out to the taskers for use at will.

The guns and bullets that Ji Yang needed to carry out missions in his previous life were limited in quantity. If he needed more than that, he would have to find a way himself, or just use the empty guns that had become scrap metal to scare people.

But it looks pretty cute this way.

Ji Yang watched for a while and felt a little cold, so he didn't get involved. He got the motorcycle from Luo Laosan and suddenly remembered the motorcycle that Xie Muchi drove to pick her up. It turned out that the first motorcycle was taken away by him.

She started the car to see if there was enough gas to get back home, but found that the tank was full.

Luo Laosan chuckled, with an expression that looked like he was asking for a reward: "I had nothing better to do, so I found a mechanic to do a maintenance on your car and filled up the gas tank. If anything goes wrong, come to me, Lao Luo, and I'll help you fix it for free."

"Thank you." Ji Yang smiled and said, "I'll bring you something delicious next time."

Luo Laosan's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Oh, that's great."

Helping Ji Yang to move the jade up, Luo Laosan took out the intercom and headphones again: "The boss told you to give it to you so that it will be convenient for you to contact him in the future. Tune in his channel and you can talk directly."

Ji Yang took a look and didn't refuse. She wanted to ask Xie Muzhi to practice with her from time to time, so it would be more convenient to have this: "Thank you, boss, for me."

Luo Laosan: “You’re welcome!”

Putting the things in her pocket, Ji Yang waved to Luo Lao San and rode away. She only took two bags of jade with her for the time being, as one motorcycle could not carry so many. There was also a batch that she had traded with Yan Cheng on the day she went to Yun City.

So just take it away in two or three times.

Before leaving, Ji Yang noticed a banner announcement posted at the exchange point. Upon closer inspection, it was about moving the base.

During their mission, there were rules for ordinary people to stay in the base. Officials would send people to each area to escort a group of people every three days. The time and place were written at the bottom of the banner. Ordinary people were afraid of being robbed when moving, so as long as they followed the time above and kept up with the official team, there would be no problem.

However, there was not always someone to escort me. There were only five chances in half a month.

If you still refuse to go to the base after five chances, the official will not have the energy to manage you. If you want to go again, you have to find a way yourself. But one very important point is: the exchange point will also be evacuated with the official team on the last day.

Therefore, if ordinary people do not go to the base, it will be difficult to get supplies in the future.

Ji Yang had experienced this in his previous life, but at that time the base was built faster and the time was earlier. If you went to the base, you could build a wave of bases and earn some hard work fees. People who went later might not be able to find these jobs.

Today, base construction is larger and more comprehensive, and will certainly take into account issues such as long-term base life and work for ordinary people.

Ji Yang was quite looking forward to it. When she returned this time, the whole building might be empty. Then she would be alone and would have nothing to worry about!

When she returned to Jiafu Community, she didn’t know if it was due to her psychological effects, but the community was indeed much quieter.

However, at this time, every household had their doors closed, and she was not sure how many people were left.

She didn't meet anyone along the way.

As usual, I found a place to change equipment and threw the jade into the space. Sure enough, after two bags of jade, the space increased by 100 square meters!

When he reached the fifteenth floor, Ji Yang looked around as usual and found several cuts on the door of 1501 opposite.

She frowned and opened the door.

There were no signs of the heavy door having been pried open. It seemed that Luo Laosan had great deterrent power. There was some noise when the door opened, and then the second door opened as well. Ji Yang immediately let Xixi out.

The position was changed in the blink of an eye. Xixi was confused for a moment, but soon realized that she was home. She excitedly barked "Woof woof woof" and suddenly pounced on Ji Yang.

The puppy is so excited because he hasn’t seen his owner for several days!

Ji Yang rubbed its head good-naturedly: "Okay, stop making trouble."

"Woof woof woof!" Xixi continued her accusation.

Just as Ji Yang was about to coax her again, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around and saw that it was not Li Yi, but Jiang Jing. Seeing her, he was overjoyed: "You're back!"

Then he turned his head and looked into the house: "Li Yi, it's really Ji Yang."

Li Yi then ran out, his face looked much thinner, thinner, pale, and his eyes were red and swollen. When he saw her, his eyes turned red and tears fell again, but he didn't say a word, just wiped his tears desperately and forced a smile: "You are finally back."

Although I know she is very capable, but she has been gone for almost ten days. In this situation, it is really worrying.

Ji Yang stared into her eyes: "What happened?"

Li Yi shook her head, her voice thick with nasal voice: "It's nothing, it's just that my grandparents are old and were frightened, so they were sent to the hospital at the base, but the doctor couldn't do anything, saying that they were too old and couldn't bear it..." When she finished speaking, she choked up again.

Speaking of this, Jiang Jing lost her smile and said angrily, "It was not an ordinary shock. We had planned to go to the base a few days ago, but the day before we left, the people who had teamed up with us to collect supplies came back and pretended that Li Yi was in danger and had to come back to exchange supplies. They coaxed Li's grandparents to open the door, robbed most of the supplies in the house and ran away. As a result, because of this incident, they knew there were still some supplies left, and someone came to rob that night and almost broke the door."

Everyone was imagining a wonderful life at the base.

Who would have thought that this would happen suddenly?

"The two elderly people were pushed down and injured. They were old and frightened. Add to that the weather, and it was not good. The hospital couldn't do anything, so they let us return."

After saying this, Jiang Jing let out a depressed sigh. It was after this incident that she moved upstairs to live with the Li family. It was safer to be together. She thought the building was relatively peaceful, but she didn't know that the viciousness of human hearts would be revealed at the critical moment.

In order to survive better, they would not hesitate to steal from others.

Li Yi's family is actually very low-key. Usually, the three of them go out to search for supplies. Later, after getting together with the people in the building, they never reveal how much stuff they have at home.

But people are not blind. Seeing that the Li family members are relatively neat and not much thinner, they guess that their family is not short of supplies.

If they had not already exchanged most of their supplies for points, their losses would have been even greater.

Ji Yang was silent. This kind of thing... was too common.

This is the reason why she did not deliberately hide the fact that she had supplies from the beginning. She would not starve herself to lose weight. The fact that she had supplies could not be hidden no matter how hard she tried. Instead of hiding and delaying for a little time, it would be better to be generous and use force to tell those people who were ready to make a move not to pay attention to her.

But the Li family’s situation is different.

She thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Li and Grandma Li, do you want to eat anything?"

She couldn't help with this. The two of them were already very old, and if they were well taken care of, they could live a few more days. However, the environment of the natural disaster was the least suitable for the elderly and children to live in, so their lifespans would naturally be shortened. If they were frightened, even medicine would be of no help.

The Li family probably knew all this, so they took the two old people back to their old house.

The whole family is together to give the elderly a peaceful few days in his last days.

Ji Yang thought that these two old people had helped her after all, so she tried her best to make them go as comfortably as possible.

Li Yi glanced at her, and seeing Ji Yang's insistence, he whispered, "It's all fine, I just like making dumplings."

"Wait a moment." Ji Yang said, turning and going into the house.

The room was still chilly. She had just returned and had not had time to make a fire. But that was just right. She had just returned, so it was normal to have supplies. She found a plastic bag. The most classic fillings for dumplings are cabbage and pork, shepherd's purse and pork, etc. She took out a little as well. She didn't take too much, but together, it was not a small amount. She estimated that she could make about a hundred or eighty dumplings.

After packing, he went out. Li Yi stood guard at the door. Ji Yang handed the bag to him: "Here you go."

Li Yi took a look and saw vegetables, meat and flour. He was immediately flattered: "Thank you, thank you! I will return it to you!"

"No need." Ji Yang smiled and went into the house.

Li Yi quickly wiped away the tears that were falling uncontrollably, and hurried into the house, her clear voice as always: "Grandpa and grandma, look at what this is?!"

"We have dumplings to eat today! Ji Yang gave them to us. Hey, we are in for a treat today!"

The room suddenly became lively. Even the two old people who looked listless smiled as they watched their granddaughter having fun. There was obvious joy in their eyes, but also hidden reluctance.