Chapter 042 Chapter 42

To leave the community, Ji Yang used a speedboat, which, after refueling, was just like riding a motorcycle.

However, the speed was limited to a maximum of 50 kilometers per hour, and that required a tailwind, so the speed was not very fast. After driving for half an hour, she saw that she was far away from human habitation, so she found a building to block the way and quickly changed the speedboat into a motorboat.

The speed suddenly increased.

The suburbs were sparsely populated, and apart from a few fishermen, there was no one else, which provided her with a good driving route. She kept stepping on the accelerator, splashing water, and the figure quickly disappeared in front of the fishermen. She couldn't see what the person sitting on the car looked like at all.

When traveling, Ji Yang sent Xixi into the space to reduce the weight so that they could run faster.

The top speed reached eighty.

She was still controlling the speed. If it went any faster she was afraid she would lose control and capsize.

However, the faster the speed, the more water splashed. After the continuous heavy rain, the stench in the water was reduced a lot, but this situation still tortured Ji Yang's nose. He stopped halfway and put on a mask.

They drove for nearly two hours in one go, but... it was difficult to determine the direction in this vast expanse of water. Maybe there was something wrong with the magnetic field, and the compass was a bit inaccurate, which caused her to take the wrong road and end up in a city next to Lake City.

If she hadn't seen a sign sticking out of the water, she wouldn't have known at all.

Fortunately, the two cities are not far apart, only about 30 kilometers.

It was almost noon when Ji Yang finally took the time to take a break and have lunch. Sitting on the motorboat, she looked around and finally chose a residential building that was closest to her.

There is a hotel next to this residential building, but hotels are usually where the most people go, and the ventilation and other conditions are definitely not as good as those in the residential building. She was afraid of running into a dead body and the smell was a bit unpleasant.

This is not extreme cold. Once someone dies, it won't take long for the body to rot and stink. The stench of a human corpse is unmatched by any other smell to date.

There was no plan to change to a speedboat, so Ji Yang did not go to the upper floors, but temporarily camped in the corridor on the ninth floor of this residential building.

After tying the motorboat to the window frame, she took out a gas stove and a pack of instant pig intestine noodles from the large bag she was carrying. She had been on the road all morning and hadn't even had a drink of water. After she had a gurgling, she ate two cherries and strawberries to replenish her thirst. Now she wanted to have some soup.

Light the fire first, then tear open the bag and put the items in according to the instructions above.

Ji Yang didn’t eat these before, thinking they were too weird. But after starving, she could eat anything. Compared with worm cakes, pig intestines were simply a heavenly delicacy!

Especially since the instant food itself tastes very good. She bought it because the picture on the packaging bag was so attractive. She thought the picture was for reference only, but she didn't expect that the real thing was not much different from the picture.

Just a few pieces of meat missing.

It doesn’t matter, she has her own space.

When the pig intestine rice noodle was almost cooked, Ji Yang swiftly put a handful of marinated beef in it and stirred it with chopsticks. The meat broke into pieces and quickly changed color.

She was not used to eating the beef rare, so she turned off the heat only after she was sure it was cooked through.

At this time, the small cream-yellow pot was already filled with food, and the rich aroma made her mouth water.

So delicious!

Ji Yang sat cross-legged on the ground, blew on the food in front of him, and after the heat dissipated a little, he picked up a wisp of powder and tasted it first.

Delicious as always!

He took another bite of the beef. Although it was cooked for a little longer, it was still very tender and soaked with juice. It tasted as delicious as vermicelli. However, while eating, Ji Yang suddenly heard the sound of a motor outside coming closer and closer.

She immediately looked out the window.

I saw a group of people slowly approaching.

Two rubber boats, two speedboats, plus seven or eight people, that’s quite a strong force.

Ji Yang put down his chopsticks, holding the crossbow in one hand, and the gun in the space was also ready to fire.

Fortunately, the group of people were about 20 meters away from her and were almost stopping. One of them looked at the young man who was more delicate than the others and stretched his neck to look at her. He asked curiously, "Well, I don't mean any harm. I just happened to smell the delicious food when I passed by. What are you eating? Can I exchange with you?"

Ji Yang:?

She paused, still a little unaccustomed to such polite communication, and after a moment's hesitation, she replied, "Sure, but the pig intestines rice noodles only have the sauerkraut flavor left. Do you want it? But I can only accept jade jewelry."

The one she's eating right now is the spicy flavor, and there are several other flavors, all of which are delicious, except for the sauerkraut flavor, which she doesn't like. If this person wants, she can change it up.

It seemed that this group of people came here to search for supplies and catch fish. There were fishing tools on one of the rubber boats, but the bucket seemed to be empty.

The group of people seemed to be a little embarrassed by what was said and hesitated for a while.

But soon he couldn't resist the temptation and said, "Okay!"

Then they came closer, and the young man took off a jade ornament from his neck. Even from a distance of several meters, Ji Yang could tell that the jade pendant was of great value. It was a jade Guanyin. It is said that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, but to be able to buy such a good quality jade Guanyin, this person's family must have been very rich before the natural disaster.

But is it really okay to use it to exchange for food?

Ji Yang was confused, but seeing that man's face was full of expectation, the rest of the people felt helpless but did not stop him or say anything.

When he got there, the young man looked expectant and said, "I spent tens of millions to buy this Jade Guanyin. How many bags can I get in exchange?"

Ji Yang: "Three packs at most."

The young man suddenly felt pain in his flesh. A man next to him also felt that it was not a good deal. He tried to bargain hesitantly: "This jade is really good. You won't lose out if you exchange it. How about giving more, five bags?"

The others nodded vigorously and looked at her hopefully.

Ji Yang: ...

I haven't seen such a cowardly bargaining in a long time.

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she wanted to laugh. After thinking for a while, she said, "Four bags, no more. I didn't find much."

The young man immediately acted as if he had gotten an advantage: "Okay, sure, deal, give it to me!"

Ji Yang handed over four packs of sauerkraut-flavored beef vermicelli and took the jade Guanyin that the other party handed over. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, and the carving technique was even more amazing.

Unfortunately it fell into her hands.

She put it in her pocket and planned to put it away after the others left. Then she saw the young man holding four packets of powder and looking very happy, but he didn't leave. "I want to eat, so I'll go over there and eat. I'll leave after I'm done. I won't disturb you."

Ji Yang nodded casually: "Okay."

Just don't come here.

Seeing this, the young man immediately called out and the speedboat headed to the other side.

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Both parties are in the same building, but one is on the left and the other on the right, so they do not disturb each other.

Ji Yang was very satisfied and continued to eat. Soon, the aroma of boiled pig intestine rice noodle came from the other side. From time to time, the sound of the group of people chatting could be heard, but mostly the young people were talking and the others were listening.

She had nothing to do so she listened a little and discovered that this group of people looked like the young master and his bodyguards. They came out to fish. There were not many fish near the base, but there were many survivors of fishing. They did not want to rob ordinary people of their survival resources, so they walked away.

Ji Yang not only sighed, but was also a kind-hearted child.

At this time, another sound of water was heard.

Ji Yang looked over immediately and saw a mother and son swimming towards her on a simple wooden raft.

The mother and son were both very thin and looked very disheveled, especially because the weather was hot. They were not wearing much clothes, only short-sleeved shirts and shorts. Their exposed limbs had bruises of varying degrees, and some had signs of burns from cigarette butts.

The two of them came over eagerly, looking at the food in her pot and drooling. The boy said pitifully, "Sister, can you give me some food? I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten for a long time. Please..."

The woman also begged: "Please give the children a bite to eat. Every day when we go out to look for food, it is eaten by my husband and his family. We don't have a fishing net, so we can't catch any fish. We have been hungry for a long time. Please!"

Ji Yang silently swallowed the vermicelli in her mouth and asked curiously, "Why do you want to give it to your husband?"

The woman was stunned and said as a matter of course: "He snatched it away."

Ji Yang asked again: "Won't you eat it outside first?"

The woman immediately shook her head, and said anxiously, "No, no, if we don't find anything to eat, we'll be beaten!"

Ji Yang was choked: "Then why don't you just not go back?"

The woman probably saw that she didn't seem to be planning to give her some food, so she was angry and anxious, and cried, "It's easy for you to say that, but how can I live if I don't go back, as a woman with a child?"

Ji Yang was completely speechless and turned sideways, refusing to face the two men.

Seeing that they had been talking for a long time but still couldn’t get any food, the boy wanted to climb up greedily: “Sister, I just want to have a bite, please give me a bite…”

"Get down!" Ji Yang took out the crossbow in his hand, pointed the cold arrow at them, and said coldly: "If you don't want to die, stay away from me."

Aren’t these two people living well?

She even had the energy to find food for others, rather than going hungry herself and her children and begging from strangers.

She didn't want charity.

The boy looked at her in horror, not daring to move. The woman was frightened and quickly hugged the boy down, crying loudly: "Are you going to watch me starve to death?"

Ji Yang looked at them meaningfully. They still didn't leave even after all this. According to the countless times she had been cheated in her previous life, something was wrong. But she was too lazy to care. This was nothing compared to what she had encountered before. She continued to eat her food.

However, a group of people in the opposite corridor couldn't stand it anymore.

Xue Yuanyang and his teammates were all curiously listening while cooking their lunch. When he heard this, he immediately got angry. He had come to trade with Ji Yang because he thought she looked kind and greedy, but he didn't expect her to be so cold-blooded. He was so angry that he broke free from his teammates and ran over: "Why are you like this? You don't even react at all!"

Ji Yang lowered his head to eat his food, not even looking at him.

Xue Yuanyang was a little angry and took two steps forward to remind her.

However, before his hand touched Ji Yang, the other party grabbed his arm with lightning speed and twisted it.

"Ahhh! It hurts!" Xue Yuanyang screamed and was pressed to the ground.

When the other people heard the noise, they quickly ran over. When they saw the scene, their scalps exploded: "Hey, girl, calm down!"

A man with agile skills was about to rush over and attack Ji Yang.

But Ji Yang was faster. He pointed his crossbow at Xue Yuanyang and said coldly, "Do you want to see who dies faster?"

The sharp arrow was aimed directly at Xue Yuanyang's temple. Xue Yuanyang's biological instinct made his hair stand on end. Every nerve in his body sounded the alarm for help. His face turned pale and he dared not move.

"Third brother!" Zhang Qin scolded.

The third brother's face changed slightly, and he didn't dare to move at a distance of two meters.

The others were also at a loss for a moment.

The two sides were in a stalemate, and the mother and son stopped crying and looked at them in horror.

Zhang Qin quickly ran back and brought back two cans of Coke, saying with a smile, "Miss, I'm so sorry. Our captain accidentally offended you. Is this okay as an apology?"

Seeing him like this, Ji Yang's face looked a little better and she nodded slowly: "Okay, put your things down and you go first. I will let you go as the captain." She said coldly: "If you want to be kind, do it yourself. Don't blackmail me morally. It's the end of the world. Don't you know how to keep a distance from others? And when I say leave, I mean leave this building!"

Although Xue Yuanyang was simple and naive, he was not stupid. He kept a sour face and said nothing, but his ears were completely red.

So embarrassing!

As for fear... I was a little scared when I was pointed at by a crossbow just now.

But later he realized that the other person didn't want to kill him, and he wasn't so scared anymore, probably... because this person looked familiar.

Zhang Qin made the decision: "Okay, let's go right away!"

He winked, put down the Coke, and then waved to the others to leave. Soon the sound of an engine was heard. Seeing that they were obedient and keeping their promise, Ji Yang let go.

Xue Yuanyang, who was already hunched over, was knocked to the ground with his face on the ground, looking even more embarrassed. After getting up, he looked at Ji Yang with lingering fear and was about to run away.

But soon, he remembered something, looked at the mother and son standing outside the window in a daze, and said through gritted teeth: "Hey, go over there, we brought some food and we can share some with you."

The woman looked at him, hesitated for a moment, but nodded: "Okay, thank you handsome, you are such a good person."

Xue Yuanyang was not in a good mood, but he still forced a smile when he was thanked: "At a time like this, I will try my best to help. I'm just not cold-blooded." He glanced at Ji Yang warily and ran away quickly.

The mother and son looked at each other, and both slid the board hard to the other side.

Ji Yang didn't even glance at her the whole time.

As long as this group of people don't bother her, she's fine.

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Soon, the sound of an engine was heard.

Ji Yang took a look and saw that the group of people went directly to the next building.

The distance is not far, but not close either, which is good.

The mother and son followed, the raft was tied to the window, and they entered the corridor.

Soon there was a burst of noise over there.

Xue Yuanyang also forgot about the embarrassing episode just now. He was kind-hearted, but he was not mindless in his efforts. All the mother and son wanted was a meal. They happened to have exchanged four bags of delicious food, so they would naturally have some extra dry food. Therefore, he set aside some of the dry food for them, and when the water was boiling, he specially soaked it in the soup of the pig intestine rice noodle before passing it to them.

He said sincerely: "Eat it quickly, it's delicious!"

He was so greedy that he urged his teammates to cook some food for him.

The mother and son looked at the dry food and coarse cakes in front of them, and then looked at the delicious food still boiling in the pot. Their faces froze. The mother immediately took it with a smile and thanked her profusely, but the little boy refused: "Wow, I want to eat this! I want to eat meat!"

Xue Yuanyang hesitated. There were so many of them and these four servings were not enough. Besides, there were no extra bowls and chopsticks for them.

The woman quickly covered her son's mouth and said, "It's good enough that you have something to eat. Do you still want to starve?"

As he said this, he pinched his son secretly.

The boy felt the pain and was about to scream, but when he met his mother's eyes, he backed off and could only hold the cake and eat it. The woman was satisfied then, and she apologized to Xue Yuanyang embarrassedly and asked about the situation at the base.

Xue Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little favorable towards the woman for disciplining her son. He also said enthusiastically: "The base is good. You can always have a meal if you follow the government. You should not stay here. There is nothing good about staying outside..."

The two chatted happily, with others occasionally interjecting.

The deputy captain Zhang Qin, who was actually leading the team, was used to it. He picked up the tumbling flour, pinched it hard with chopsticks, and after confirming that it could be broken, he served a portion to Xue Yuanyang first.

Their captain had a good family background and his family was capable, so they raised the child to be simple. So they spent a lot of points to let them take him out to play. As long as he didn't get hurt, everything else was fine. This person was also very generous and would eat anything together, which made them even more happy.

Isn't it just serving people? Simple.

As they chatted, perhaps feeling familiar with each other, the boy ate the biscuit and seemed to be in good spirits. He came over with a smile and said, "What are you eating, uncles? It smells so good."

This time no one objected, but it was not convenient to feed them, so they just pretended not to see it and turned their heads away one by one.

No one noticed the boy approaching the pot of fragrant pig intestine rice noodle inconspicuously.

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The other side

Ji Yang finally finished eating.

She took out a bottle of mineral water, which was the extra drinking water she had filled after drinking it so that she could use it at any time. She used the water to rinse the contents of the small pot, and finally wiped it with toilet paper.

It wasn't completely clean, but there wasn't any oil stain to dirty other things. Ji Yang packed the things into the bag one by one and was about to leave.

Suddenly, someone growled angrily from the other side: "Fuck, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the toilet first."

"…I think my stomach hurts too?"

One after another, they were all complaining of stomachaches.

Including Xue Yuanyang.

However, there was no available toilet here, so it was hard to imagine where the last toilet was. Ji Yang quickly quickened her pace to pack up and wanted to leave quickly, otherwise she was afraid of vomiting the lunch she had just eaten.

But just as he got on the motorboat, a man called Lao San popped out from the window of the corridor of the next building, pointed a gun at Ji Yang, and yelled, "Don't run! Did you drug those things?!"

Ji Yang didn't expect that they had guns. He was surprised for a moment, but soon calmed down and said unhappily, "Didn't you check the packaging bags when you unpacked them? They were all intact and airtight!"

"Besides, I have no grudge against you. What good would it do to drug you?! Clear your mind."

The third brother was stunned, and then felt embarrassed, and that was true.

If something happens to them, this person will run away, what good will that do? !

And for the sake of caution they checked before eating and found that all four packs were airtight and each small package inside was intact, so there was no way they could put drugs in it.

The most important thing is that besides the girl in front of them and their own people, there are other people here!

He suddenly felt something was wrong and was about to turn back.

Suddenly, the back of her head hurt. The woman said with a pale face and a trembling voice: "I'm sorry, don't blame me. If I didn't do this, I would be beaten to death, wuwuwu..."

The third brother subconsciously hid the gun, covered the back of his head and turned around, wanting to see what this group of people were going to do.

Then a group of people came out from the hotel, also on a bamboo raft, but they were all strong young men and women, and they paddled straight towards the building.

One person said with satisfaction: "Well done, I'll let you have an extra bite of rice tonight."

The woman immediately smiled happily.

Xue Yuanyang, who was still holding his stomach in pain, said angrily: "Fuck, I've already said I can take you to the base. You can try hard to get enough food in the base!"

The woman said aggrievedly: "Where can I go with my child? I can't leave the child without a family, can I?!"

Xue Yuanyang: ???

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Ji Yang almost laughed when he heard this, and quickly stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

It took almost an hour to find the location of the base.

The Hu City Base is similar to the Changnan Base. Both are built on the water. Tall and majestic buildings stand on the water. It is the only large-scale building complex in the surrounding area.

Maybe there is more water here and the base has been submerged a little. You can see that the open gate of the base is filled with water that is level with the water level outside.

Many people come and go on various water transportation vehicles, which carry more or less aquatic products such as fish and shrimp. The weather is very hot, and the closer to the base, the stronger the smell becomes, with the smell of rotten fish and shrimp in the middle.

Many vendors at the entrance sat on floating boards, wearing straw hats and shouting: "Fish! Buying lots of fish! 12 points per pound!"

In a short period of time, their skin became tanned and they smiled whenever they saw people. The base seemed to be in good condition. Although the conditions were difficult, they still lived positively.

After Ji Yang circled around to confirm the target, he found a remote house and replaced the motorboat with a speedboat before driving towards the base. The security at the Lake City base was okay. He encountered many greedy eyes along the way, but there were many people on the water and many patrolling security teams, so no one dared to approach.

Let her arrive safely near the gate of the base.

Ji Yang was too lazy to collect the fish herself. She touched her mask and made sure it was on properly, then went straight to the fish vendors: "What are you doing collecting fish?"

The vendor smiled and said, "Of course it is useful. Pretty girl, are you selling fish? Our price is much higher than the official price, so you won't lose out if you sell it to us!"

Ji Yang shook his head: "I want to buy fish, how much is it?"

The vendor was stunned for a moment. After confirming that Ji Yang was not joking, he asked, "How much do you want to buy?"

Ji Yang said: "Three hundred kilograms!"

If one vendor sells 300 kilograms, ten vendors would sell 3,000 kilograms, which is almost enough for so many live fish.

The rest can be left to reproduce on their own.

She added: "These 300 kilograms cannot be just one type of fish, there must be many types, big or small, I am not picky, but they must be alive, if they are all common species, then I don't want them."

The vendor hesitated: "You don't want to raise fish, do you?"

Ji Yang suddenly had an idea and thought of the naive rich second generation he met at noon. He lamented, "Yes, my boss, um... is quite sentimental and kind. Look at the water quality, it's getting worse and worse. There was nothing he could do about it because of the extreme cold before, but now, he wants to build a breeding farm to preserve these species as much as possible."

"That's amazing." The vendors were stunned. They probably didn't expect that there were people who could think of this and be willing to do it. They also felt sorry for the fish, but they were unable to do it.

This approach is a bit beyond one's capabilities, but it is worth encouraging, especially if it succeeds, he will also be a beneficiary. The vendor immediately smiled enthusiastically: "This is a good thing, I will do this business! Isn't it just fish? I'll give you a little of each kind. Don't worry, I'll try to make them small, so that there will be more of them and it will be easier to reproduce. That's the price, 15 points per pound, this is already a preferential price!"

At the end of the conversation, he felt a little embarrassed.

It's a lot of time and effort, and you have to get more money, but you're afraid that the price will be too high and you'll be rejected. The purchase price of small fish and shrimp is much lower than that of big fish.

Ji Yang was too lazy to bargain, but she didn't want to be ripped off, so she hesitated for a moment. Seeing that the stall owner was about to lower the price, this was a big business, but she finally nodded: "Okay, but it must be of good quality and with a wide variety, otherwise I won't buy it."

"Don't worry, we guarantee they are all alive and well!" The vendor patted his chest and assured, "How about before 5pm tomorrow? The transaction location is still here."

"No problem!" Ji Yang agreed.

Next is the issue of the deposit.

This was very straightforward. Ji Yang directly gave him a pack of good cigarettes as a deposit. Currently, there was no internet connection between the bases, so there was no way to use the points from one base in another base. However, the price of this kind of cigarettes was two or three hundred points for a pack, and the price would increase every once in a while, so it was just right as a deposit.

The other party then wrote a handwritten contract, using the ID number on his residence permit, clearly stating the requirements in black and white, and made some promises, saying that he would at least get her some rare items.

After the contract was signed, Ji Yang left in style and went to the next stall.

In order not to attract attention, she did not look at the entrance of the base, but drove the speedboat to different gates. There were four gates in the base, so she found four vendors and ordered 300 kilograms from each of them.

After a round, it was almost four o'clock.

After running around outside all day, Ji Yang was already tired. With nothing to do, she went straight to the base.

She had a residence permit from the Changnan Base. She could enter smoothly by scanning it and directly obtain permanent residency. It was pretty good. Although the points system was not connected to the national network, it was recognized by other bases, which was enough.

Knowing that she came from another base, the person in charge of registration curiously asked about the situation over there, but when he found out that it was not very different from here, he was not that interested anymore.

However, you need to apply for a new points card.

Ji Yang directly used a bag of fresh strawberries to exchange for 3,000 points, and then went into the base.

The layout here is similar to that of the Changnan base, both are mainly solid.

There are no ordinary hotels in this base now, but there are many private hotels. As long as nothing happens, the base doesn't bother to care. When Ji Yang goes there, he might be a stranger and be recommended by many people.

She rejected them one by one, drove her speedboat slowly to the Housing Authority, and directly rented a house for a month.

Nowadays, all houses are public property. There are people who hoard houses, but the management is strict and this situation is prevented as much as possible. Therefore, the government still has enough houses on hand, which can be rented out directly without the need for a deposit.

Taking the neighbors' situation into consideration, Ji Yang directly booked a large flat. Although she could not live there for a few days, she could not be careless. She had no shortage of points, so it was worth wasting them on the official.

When renting a house, she specifically asked for one with fewer people. The staff quickly found a building with only two floors for sale, and she became the third resident there.

After getting the key and asking for the direction, Ji Yang went straight there.

Many people in the base were walking directly in the water. The accumulated water only reached the knees of adults, so their lives were not greatly affected. Most of the daily electricity was now solar energy, and it just so happened that the rain had stopped and the street lights were still on.

Ji Yang found the house she rented, and after confirming that the building number was correct, she drove the speedboat in, went down to the stairs, and carried the speedboat up. Her speedboat was inflatable, similar in style to a rubber boat, except that it had an extra engine and was not very heavy.

She carried the speedboat upstairs, and halfway up, she saw a familiar middle-aged couple coming down the stairs with worried looks on their faces.

The two passed each other, and the woman did not notice Ji Yang carrying the rubber boat. Her pretty face, which showed some traces of time, was full of worry: "Why hasn't Ah Yang come back yet? Didn't you say you would come back for dinner?"

"It's okay. With Zhang Qin and the others here, nothing will happen." The man patted the woman's hand more calmly, not seeming worried.

Ji Yang's eyebrows jumped. Could the son they were talking about be the naive rich second generation he met at noon?