Chapter 053 Chapter 53

When Ji Yang was getting her hair cut short, Xie Muchi tied up the large piece of long hair that was cut off at the beginning with a rope and put it on the balcony to dry so that it could be preserved after it was dry. Then he was called out by Luo Laosan and the others.

Business is getting worse and worse. Everyone knows that the market will be extremely hot in the future, so everyone is desperately stockpiling various things.

Vegetables are made into dried vegetables, meat is made into smoked meat, and fish is made into salted fish. People are also worried about the possibility of even more extreme and terrible weather conditions like those during extreme cold weather, so they don't easily give away the good things in their hands.

But since he has taken on this responsibility, he must try his best to do it well.

So there is not much free time.

Of course, since Ji Yang was here, he would definitely try to make more time for her, so while she was getting her hair cut, he went out to take care of some things, and then came back to cook around noon.

Before I stepped into the yard, Xixi heard the noise and ran out to greet me.

The dog couldn't stand the scorching sun, so it ran out. Before it even saw him, it immediately turned back. It was only when Xie Muchi heard the noise that he noticed that it had come out to pick him up.

"Good dog." Seeing that its feet seemed to be uncomfortable from the burns on the ground, it lay down and licked its feet as soon as it entered the house. Xie Muchi felt inexplicably guilty and quickly handed it a piece of smoked rabbit meat.

Xixi's leg immediately stopped hurting and she picked up the meat and started eating.

Xie Muzhi turned around and went upstairs quickly.

"Ji Yang!" he shouted.

Sure enough, a lazy response came from the room on the second floor: "You can come in."

Xie Muchi pushed open the door with some curiosity in his eyes. He didn't know what the haircut would look like. He specifically asked Luo Laosan and others about this barber and heard that he had very good reviews.

But the moment he saw the person, his expression suddenly became strange.

Ji Yang was just fascinated by her new look and was looking forward to Xie Muchi's reaction. When she saw his expression, she immediately raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong? It doesn't look good?!"

She's obviously quite good-looking, but I guess his eyesight is poor.

Xie Muzhi hesitated for a moment before walking in, closing the door behind him and shaking his head: "It looks great."

Ji Yang was satisfied and waved to him.

Xie Muzhi's expression became even weirder, but he still cooperated and went to sit on the edge of the bed. Then he saw Ji Yang took out a mobile phone and said with a smile: "Come on, let's take a picture."

He finally regained his normal expression and looked towards the camera.

Ji Yang snuggled into his arms.

Xie Muchi subconsciously raised his hands to wrap around her waist, wanting to get closer, but when he turned his head and saw the person in the camera, he restrained himself and stared at the camera with a little seriousness.

After snapping a few photos, Ji Yang went to see the results. She found that Xie Muzhi's expression in the photos was still not as natural as before. The two of them had kissed and hugged a lot, but it was the first time she felt a little alienated. She raised her head suspiciously, "You don't like my new hairstyle so much?"

Xie Muzhi finally couldn't bear it anymore, raised his hand to cover her eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I feel... weird, suddenly I feel guilty like an old cow eating young grass."

Especially these eyes, so bright.

Ji Yang: “…”

She was stunned for several seconds before she reacted and laughed into Xie Muzhi's arms: "What do you mean by old cow eating young grass? I'm already 25, and I'll be 26 after this year. I'm not two years older than you. Are you too old in mentality?"

After all the tossing and turning, her neatly combed hair became messy, her cheeks flushed, and she lost that childish look she had before.

Xie Muzhi felt relieved, and regained the feeling of getting along with her. He felt a little embarrassed and annoyed by her mockery, so he simply pinched her waist with both hands and held her on his lap, and said in a dangerously low voice: "Is it funny?"

Ji Yang still smiled, tilted his head, and said honestly: "Yes, a little."

Xie Muzhi had no choice but to mess up her hair. Her short hair was loose and felt very soft, even softer than Xixi's. He couldn't help but touch it twice more and said seriously, "This is really not good. I need to get used to it."

"Hmm?" Ji Yang raised his eyebrows.

She saw this person suddenly approaching, his beautiful peach blossom eyes staring at her closely, and when their lips touched, both of them only had each other's eyes in their eyes. After a few seconds, Xie Muchi suddenly raised his hand again, covered her eyes, and leaned forward a little...

——

Half an hour later

The sound of cooking could be heard downstairs.

Ji Yang held the ice cube and carefully touched her hot lips. Her cheeks became redder than before and her eyes were moist and bright.

The hem of her loose white short-sleeved shirt was piled up, revealing her fair and firm waist and abdomen. The fabric at the neckline was also a little wrinkled. Although the air-conditioning was blowing, she didn't feel any coolness at all, and her whole body was still a little hot.

Before the natural disaster in her previous life, Ji Yang didn’t have time to fall in love. There were too many fun things in this world, and she happened to have both time and money.

After the natural disaster, people had no time to think about anything else in order to have enough food to eat.

Until this life, she had a space and lacked nothing. Her only need was to find a way to upgrade the space, but this was not something that could be rushed, so she had time to have a relationship for fun.

I only now realize that this is what it feels like.

It hasn't reached the last step yet, and the scale of the kiss is a little bigger than before. Although she is a newbie, she still knows the theoretical knowledge, and it seems to be quite good for her first practice.

Ji Yang was a little eager. How about just sleeping with Xie Muchi and experiencing what it felt like?

There was a noise downstairs, and then Luo Laosan and others shouted loudly: "Boss, is the meal ready?!"

I remember.

Xie Muzhi said that he would invite Luo Laosan and others to have lunch at noon, as a way of making their relationship clear. Since she wasn't the one cooking, she would definitely agree, so they had already arrived.

With the presence of an outsider, the yellow garbage in Ji Yang's mind suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Throwing the remaining ice into the space land, she also climbed up.

Now that people are here, it’s not easy for her to hide.

As soon as I left the room, I heard someone ask, "Boss, didn't we say that dinner would start at twelve o'clock? It's almost twelve o'clock now."

Xie Muzhi: "Something delayed me."

Others laughed strangely: "Oh, something delayed me~~~"

Xie Muzhi said coldly: "If you say something mean again, you won't be allowed to eat."

Everyone shut up instantly and secretly petted the dog, not daring to say a word.

Ji Yang's frozen steps slowly moved forward.

"Ji Yang!" Zhou Baoping was the first to discover Ji Yang and shouted.

Immediately a series of greetings.

Others noticed her hairstyle and exclaimed: "Wow, you changed your hairstyle. This hairstyle is so cool!"

Ji Yang smiled, walked down quickly, greeted them one by one, and then took out the cloth he had obtained at the White Tiger Base: "This is a kind of cloth I got, it feels icy cold, I heard it can be used to make heat-insulating clothing, does our base have any talent in this area who can make this kind of thing?"

Everyone's focus was immediately shifted, and they stared at the cloth in surprise: "Is it really useful?"

"Fuck, that would be great if it were true. The temperature is already 40 degrees Celsius now, and many people who insisted on going out to fish came back with heat stroke, and some even died."

"Let me touch it...it's really cold. Wait a minute, I'll go outside and try it." Liang Yuan carefully picked up the piece of cloth. The cloth was not big, about 1.6 meters long, and not very wide, just enough to make a cloak.

After asking Ji Yang, he put it on and ran out to feel it under the scorching sun.

Ji Yang hasn’t actually tried it yet, and doesn’t know whether it’s a finished product or just barely cooked, but he’s full of anticipation.

Hearing the noise, Xie Muchi looked over from time to time. He also had to pay attention to the pot. He was very busy. Only Xixi was focused. When she saw Xie Muchi stop, she called out, "Woof!"

Hurry up! Wang wants to eat!

Xie Muzhi: ...Ancestors.

"Lao Liang, how do you feel?" Others also ran to the door and looked eagerly.

The sun was scorching at twelve o'clock, and the air seemed to be distorted by the sun. The air conditioner was turned on in the room in advance, and there was a curtain on the door to prevent the cold air from escaping, so it was still cool. However, because we were going to do the experiment, the curtain was opened, and it was already very hot at the door. The hot air seemed like waves hitting my face.

Ji Yang retreated just one second later.

She's taking a bath again!

This damn weather.

Liang Yuan was also exposed to the sun, his face was red, but his eyes were full of excitement: "Wow! It's not hot at all! The air is hot, but I don't feel the sun where I am blocked!"

"Fuck!"

"A divine weapon!!!"

"Oh my god, it actually works!"

"Ms. Ji, you are amazing! You can even get this!!!"

A few people were afraid that something might happen to Liang Yuan from being exposed to the sun, as he was not in good health, so they pulled him back. Then they excitedly touched the cloth. After being exposed to the sun for almost ten minutes, the cloth was still cold, as if it did not absorb heat at all.

Xie Muzhi came out with a dish: "Got it, you guys be careful." Then he looked at Ji Yang: "The authorities are indeed researching these things, we are all laymen and don't understand, how about I send it to the research institute this afternoon and let them take a look?"

"Okay." This is what Ji Yang thought when he took it.

There was only a piece of cloth over there, which was barely enough to make clothes, but she didn't really need thermal insulation clothes. She had enough ice to cool down, so she hoped to take it out to study the principles and make more finished products.

With the heat-insulating suit attracting attention, everyone's next topic focused on the temperature.

The body temperature feels very high now. Staying outdoors in the middle of the day for a long time can cause burns. Looking at this trend, how terrible it will be in the future.

Ji Yang didn't say much. He would go to the kitchen from time to time to supervise and eat secretly.

The chef feeds the food himself.

Seeing her like this, Xixi was even happier. Whenever a dish became fragrant and Ji Yang didn't come over, it would run over anxiously and ask her to eat, fearing that she would not eat enough.

Xie Muchi was also impressed by this double-standard dog. He clearly gave it special treatment from time to time, but he never treated it well and only licked its master Ji Yang.

When Ji Yang heard his complaints, he hugged Xixi affectionately.

It's no wonder that this little dog was raised with so much effort!

Xixi:?

Although it left its mother when it was young, it is a good puppy and will pee at a designated place!

——

After lunch, the group said goodbye for the time being.

It was so hot that no one came out to do business at noon, so Ji Yang went upstairs to take a nap. Xie Muchi followed him up and took a nap with him.

When she woke up again, Xie Muchi was no longer by her side.

Xixi was sleeping soundly on the floor at the foot of the bed.

Ji Yang stared at the ceiling for a long time before he came to his senses. He didn't set the alarm, and when he woke up it was already past four in the afternoon. The temperature outside had dropped a little compared to noon. If he looked further away, he could see quite a few people coming and going on the street.

She thought for a while and finally remembered that there was something else that needed to be resolved at the base.

The two brothers Zhong Hongwu who had tried to hire someone to kill her were fortunately alive in this base. At that time, a rainstorm hit, and they were trapped for more than ten days. Later, Ji Yang also had to leave for something. Until now, she specifically asked Xie Muchi not to take action, just waiting for her to deal with it.

So after getting up, he felt that the temperature outside was barely bearable, so he immediately changed into long-sleeved shirt and long pants for going out. On the first floor, Liang Yuan and others were handling the goods. They were all very cautious and didn't talk much.

I guess he was afraid of disturbing them.

Seeing Ji Yang coming down, everyone relaxed a little.

After saying hello to them, she went out directly, leaving Xixi at home. It was too hot outside and the ground temperature had not dropped completely. They could feel hot even with their shoes on, not to mention the dog's paws.

Xixi was reluctant, but afraid of the temperature of the ground. After trying twice, she gave up and squatted at the door looking at her.

Ji Yang felt so guilty seeing this that he almost came back to continue petting the dog.

After walking out of the street, she hailed a small electric scooter to take her to the south gate of the base. She had asked Xie Muchi in advance and learned that Zhong Hongwu's home was closer to the south gate and he often hung out at the south gate.

This was a big job. The gates of the base were quite far away. The driver smiled happily: "Okay, sit down." After Ji Yang sat down, he turned the ignition switch and the car rushed out immediately.

It took more than ten minutes to reach the South Gate.

Ji Yang got out of the car and looked around. This place was no different from the East Gate she often came to, so she walked outside the base.

This is the time when people who have been out come back and there are the most people.

She glanced around, intending to look for Zhong Hongwu, but when she looked, she found that nearly one out of every five or six people had an exposed wound on their body. Most of the wounds were white, and some were even more serious, oozing pus.

When she came here yesterday, Xie Muchi attracted her attention, and she was also tired, so she had no time to pay attention to these things. Now she realized that the situation had become so serious. She estimated that the base might be in chaos in a while.

When Ji Yang was observing others, people around him were also attracted and looked over.

It was because she was dressed cleanly and had neat hair. Even though she was wearing long sleeves and long pants and a mask, her clean skin showed that she lived a wealthy life.

What is a young lady like this doing at the gate?

Most people just grumble and envy for a while, and then it’s over.

Some people changed their minds and came over.

"Beauty, you're alone? Why are you here?" A thin man with greasy hair and greasy face came over and stared at Ji Yang with his eyes fixed: "Are you looking for someone? I know this place!"

Ji Yang took two steps away and frowned, "No, please stay away from me."

"Don't be like this, just get to know her." The man tried to get closer.

Just as Ji Yang was about to make a move, he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Ji Yang?!"

The female voice was clear, revealing full of surprise.

Ji Yang and the man looked over subconsciously, and saw a woman with spiky hair. Her skin was quite dark, and Ji Yang did not recognize her for a moment, until she came closer, with the Tang sword in her hand flashing a cold light, pointing at the man: "Get away!"

The man's face changed slightly, he seemed very afraid, and turned and ran away.

"Jiang Jing!" Ji Yang remembered and looked at her for another two seconds. She had lost a lot of weight, but her spirit was still good. It was obvious that although life was hard, she could still survive.

Jiang Jing grinned, very brightly: "You are here at the base too! That's great. I heard that the tornado swept away several buildings. Li Yi and I were so worried. Later, when we were fishing, we went around to check. Fortunately, the community is intact."

Ji Yang smiled and nodded: "Well, did you just come back from fishing?"

Jiang Jing shook her head: "There are no fish to be caught in the water now, and we are more likely to be bitten by piranhas. We all go to places farther away to look for supplies. Today we are lucky and found a hilltop that is not flooded. There are many wild vegetables and mushrooms growing on it. Li Yi also learned how to use a slingshot and caught three sparrows and a nest of bird eggs of unknown origin!"

Although sparrows are small, they contain meat and eggs, which are nutritious.

Ji Yang nodded: "The harvest is indeed good."

She had gained so much in her previous life, so she must have been smiling from ear to ear.

But when she heard about the bird eggs, she was moved and asked, "Can you sell the eggs to me? I can exchange them for chicken eggs or points."

There are no birds in her space yet. Ever since she enriched the species in the pond, she has developed a hobby of collecting species. Whenever she hears about bird eggs, she subconsciously wonders what they will look like when they hatch.

Moreover, it is easiest to release birds. If it is sparrow eggs, just lift them up and wait for them to multiply in number, then throw a few outside from time to time. This will also allow the survivors to refresh meat randomly without exposing her.

This gave her a new idea.

When Jiang Jing heard this, she immediately said, "No need to buy, I'll give them all to you!"

Ji Yang shook his head: "No, that won't work. By the way, where is Li Yi?"

"Ah! They are moving things." Jiang Jing slapped her head and said with a smile: "I saw you from a distance, but because of your hairstyle, we didn't dare to recognize you, so they asked me to come over first."

Just as he finished speaking, Li Yi's voice rang out, with a hint of resentment: "That's enough, I thought you had forgotten about us."

Jiang Jing hurried over to help.

——

There were two large bags of mushrooms and wild vegetables. Sparrow didn't see them, probably they were hidden inside. In addition, there was their boat, a speedboat. Li Yi and Jiang Jing came over playing and fighting. She had become thinner and darker, but her figure was obviously stronger than before. Li's father followed behind with the boat on his back. When he noticed her gaze, he smiled and nodded. There were four other people, each carrying something, looking at this side curiously, but they didn't follow and kept a certain distance.

I didn’t see Li’s mother. She must have stayed at home to look after the children.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Li Yi was very excited. He pulled her aside and asked if she had also come to live in the base and where she lived.

After Ji Yang answered one by one, the two became curious about what she came here for?

Li Yi said: "We are familiar with this place. If you can talk about it, can we handle it?!"

Ji Yang thought for a moment and said, "I'm here as bait. If someone hates me, I'll just come out and hang around, hoping to lure them out of the base and kill them."

Li Yi & Jiang Jing:?

The two looked at her in confusion: "Who is it? How could you be so blind?"

Ji Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Zhong Hongwu, just help me find out."

She walked around for a long time but didn't see anyone.

"Zhong Hongwu?!" they both said in unison, their expressions becoming strange.

"Know him?" Ji Yang also raised his eyebrows in surprise. Is this person so famous? Wouldn't that be very expensive?

Li Yi gritted his teeth and said, "More than knowing him, I heard that he used to be a security guard. He was sent to do hard labor for doing something wrong and was redeemed two months later. His brother is still there and has not been redeemed yet, so he is working very hard to earn points in order to redeem his brother, but his way of earning points is to find ways to rob other survivors. Didn't we form a small team to look for supplies everywhere? We are often targeted by him and it has happened several times!"

Li Yi laughed again when he talked about the latter part. "We met him again when we came back. Ahem...he wanted to rob us again. We fought, and Sister Jiang used the knife you gave her to stab him into the water. Anyway, he didn't get up when we left, so he must be dead."

If it was a year ago, she wouldn't have dared to think that she could say this, but now she is really numb.

Too many people died in front of my eyes.

And most of those who died were good people with bottom lines.

So now that those evil people are dead, she only feels happy and not afraid at all.

Especially since this person is also Ji Yang’s enemy!

It’s even more gratifying!

Ji Yang listened: "..."

Okay.

I tried to suppress Xie Muzhi, but I couldn't stop him from committing suicide.

After a moment of silence, Ji Yang said, "If that's the case, then I'm fine."

Li Yi and Jiang Jing saw this, and the latter immediately handed over the bird eggs: "There are five in total, and I don't know what kind of bird they are, but they are definitely not bad. Uncle Li has checked them."

Li Yi said: "No need to buy it, really. If you buy it, we will be embarrassed."

After receiving so much help from Ji Yang, they felt that they rarely gave back. However, a few bird eggs, even if they were somewhat precious now, were not worth much, so they didn't have the nerve to ask for points.

Ji Yang forced a hundred points into his pocket, almost at the price of an egg: "You don't want it, but there are teammates. It will be easier to split the money this way."

These words made the two hesitate for a moment, and then she succeeded in stuffing it into their mouths. Ji Yang waved her hand and said, "I'm leaving first. If you need anything, you can find me over there. By the way, if you have any more bird eggs in the future, you can give them to me."

Li Yi and Jiang Jing looked at each other helplessly and waved at her.

They were still a little reluctant to leave. Ji Yang's existence was special to both of them, but they really had nothing. Even if they wanted to show their affection, Ji Yang would not accept it with his personality. Therefore, they didn't say much and said goodbye with a smile.

*

Another matter was settled, and on his way back, Ji Yang deleted the note about it.

Zhong Hongwu has a younger brother, but that person is probably still doing hard labor right now, so there is no need for her to help. It would be nice for him to enjoy the torture while he is still alive.

There is nothing planned for next.

Therefore, Ji Yang stayed for two more days and was a happy parasite for a while. Three meals a day were delivered to her mouth. When she was bored, she would practice martial arts. When Xie Muchi was around, she could practice with her. When he was not around, she would practice by herself. When she was tired, she would lie down to rest. She would find time to go to the space to be busy. It was quite comfortable.

But this is not her home after all, so two days later, Ji Yang proposed to go back.

Xie Muchi's beautiful eyes dimmed instantly.

Ji Yang couldn't bear it: "It's okay, I'll come back in a few days."

The pie is painted very well.

But Xie Muzhi still had a lingering fear: "How many days? It won't be another ten days, right?"

Ji Yang shook his head firmly: "Definitely not!"

Only then did he suppress his disappointment and pack her things.

Of course he wouldn't touch Ji Yang's backpack, but he had a lot of things here. Knowing that she liked to eat fried mushrooms, he specially fried a lot of mushrooms.

Thinking that she had just returned from outside and there would definitely be no fresh vegetables or the like, I packed a lot of food, even some fruits, such as black currants, strawberries and grapes.

Of course, there are also fresh mushrooms, meat, drinks, and snacks, including some for Xixi.

She had originally packed a bag with various pesticides, but Ji Yang refused. Pesticides are in short supply now, so she didn't share them. She had packed a lot to deal with the bugs!

Finally, there were two large bags of jade.

I got them from several other bases during this period. There is not much stock in Changnan base, and the remaining ones are all top-level treasures. They will not be taken out easily unless something happens.

The temperature rose a little more. Ji Yang used a thermometer to check and found that the highest temperature was already 42 degrees. Therefore, she left in the afternoon when the sun was about to set. Xie Muchi personally sent her off and kept nagging her all the way, showing great concern.

"It's even more dangerous outside now. Not only are there people, but there are also those bugs. Cockroaches, rats, all kinds of small poisonous insects, mosquitoes and the like are all very scary. How about you move in? I'll bring people to help you move, and it can be done in one go."

Xie Muzhi held her hand, always feeling uneasy.

I know this girl is capable, but I still can't completely stop worrying. In a natural disaster, there are all kinds of possibilities of losing life.

Ji Yang was a little hesitant. What he said was a problem. The Changnan base was beyond her expectation. It was far away from the water, so snakes, insects, rats and ants were blocked to a certain extent. There was not much harassment to the residents, just a little more flies and mosquitoes.

It’s not certain about Jiafu Community. It’s probably even worse than Hu City because no one is disinfecting.

But going to the base means dealing with a lot of people. She can't use her space as she pleases, and it's not convenient to eat all the delicious food she has stored. Although Xie Muchi's cooking is delicious, if she eats it every day, her mouth will miss something more exciting - hot and sour boneless chicken feet, ice jelly, cold noodles, and pancakes...

That’s right!

Now seems to be the perfect time to stock up on seeds.

She had stockpiled a lot before, but there were always a lot that she hadn't stockpiled, and she never had too many seeds. She immediately pulled Xie Muzhi and said, "I want to grow something for fun. Can you help me get some seeds? The more varieties, the better. For example, what's the name of the raw material for ice jelly..."

Xie Muzhi: ...

He was worried here, but Ji Yang was thinking about ice jelly?!

Xie Muzhi nodded resignedly. He wanted to be angry, but couldn't. He said helplessly, "Okay, I'll remember that."

Ji Yang hugged him: "I promise, I will come over in a few days."

"Yeah." Xie Muchi responded in a muffled voice, and his somewhat hot lips fell on her neck, touching her lightly twice before moving away. He was a little embarrassed in public, so he could only continue to hug and touch his girlfriend.

——

This time everything went smoothly and no one tried to rob us again.

But when he returned to the house he had been away from for a long time, Ji Yang suddenly had the urge to run away.

Just like the Lake City Base, the entire Jiafu Community is submerged in water. The water level is currently on the eighth floor. Ji Yang climbed in from the corridor, and before he could even be happy to go home, he felt a burst of water under his feet.

My scalp is tingling!

She didn't even look at her feet and ran upstairs.

I could hear the squeaking of mice along the way.

Ji Yang:!

For the first time, she missed life at the base.

Fortunately, she was wrapped tightly and the dirty things did not touch her.

At the same time, Ji Yang held a bottle of insecticide in each hand and sprayed it wildly at the ground around him, trying to clear a path for himself. Suddenly, a gray-brown ball rushed towards him.

Without thinking, Ji Yang turned the insecticide in his hand into a knife and chopped at the thing.

"Puchi" the sharp blade slashed past, directly cutting it in half, and it fell to the ground with a thud, blood splattering, and its hind legs twitching in pain. This is a mouse bigger than a cat!!!

But soon the surrounding insects and other mice pounced on the bloody place frantically, with no mercy at all.

Ji Yang's scalp was about to explode. He walked around the pile and went upstairs. When he turned the corner, he couldn't help but look back and saw that those things had huddled together. Perhaps because of the smell of blood, several poisonous snakes twisted their bodies and crawled over, biting a mouse at the edge.

“Squeak…”

“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”

Bugs, rats, and snakes, have they become so rampant? !

It's only been a few days?!

All in all, it has only been half a month since the rainstorm ended!