Chapter 080 Chapter 80

It is still happy to meet again after a long separation.

Except for wasting your kidneys.

It just so happens that Xie Muchi is now retired and has nothing to do. He used to run around a lot, and even though he is in good health, he still restrained himself because he still had to focus some of his energy on other things.

But now he doesn't have to.

It feels like the whole person is...released.

It is extremely hot now. We cannot go out during the day and it is also hot at night. The base is not lively and it is even dangerous. There is nowhere to go. At most, the two of them can take a walk in the community. The rest of the time, they stay at home and stick together. It is easy for an accident to go off if they are not careful.

Occasionally, when Ji Yang felt too hot, he would directly pull her to the cabin in the space.

The temperature there is just right, the air is fresh, and it's very comfortable.

I just felt too comfortable and my waist was tired.

In fact, because she had a space hidden in her heart, Ji Yang seldom mentioned it and avoided it intentionally or unintentionally. Occasionally, when Xie Muchi offered to take her there, she politely declined.

This is only the second time I've come in.

The space is no different from the first time I saw it, except that there are more animals.

Her expression was calm but with some curiosity. Xixi and Wangwang also came in. They were also not panicked, just curious. Especially Xixi, when she saw the exposed half of the mountain, she immediately ran over happily.

I liked it even more when I looked at it. There were quite a few birds here. Catching birds is a cat's instinct, so I pounced on it and was surprised to see a swarm of flying birds.

There are all kinds of birds. Ji Yang even suspected that the bird eggs Xie Muchi gave her were taken from these bird nests.

Xie Muzhi denied: "You reminded me, and I have been collecting bird eggs since then. So many have hatched so far, which can be regarded as enriching the species. If the natural disaster is over, we can release them."

Ji Yang nodded, she had the same thoughts.

Of course, there are also some ideas to give survivors extra meals.

Birds can fly, so throwing them out would not easily arouse suspicion. In addition, there are rabbits that can also be released in places with suitable conditions, but this is all she can do.

Xie Muchi's space is limited, but the overall available area is still not small, at least larger than Ji Yang's, because the valley is one piece and half of the mountain is another piece.

Livestock are raised on the mountain and crops are grown at the foot of the mountain. The pond is not big, but it is no problem to raise some fish and shrimp.

The staple foods currently grown are potatoes and sweet potatoes, which have high yields and are the right choice if you want enough food. The remaining half of the land is planted with vegetables.

The wooden house is not big and can’t hold many things, so things like the refrigerator, ice maker, and solar panels are placed near the house.

There are more than ten refrigerators in total, all filled with various supplies, with pork being the most, followed by chicken and rabbit meat.

There were also some supplies piled up behind the wooden house, divided into two piles. Ji Yang asked curiously, "Why separate them?"

"This one is expired, and this one is not expired. I usually take them out in advance to deal with them, but sometimes it's not so convenient, so I can only put them aside for the time being." Xie Muchi said, feeling a little helpless and heartbroken.

Space cannot control the passage of time and can only watch it expire.

Ji Yang: ...

She was actually more heartbroken.

She has a way of making them not expire!

Can……

Do you really want to say it?

In fact, after being together for such a long time, she has become less wary of Xie Muchi. It is really that this man is too love-brained and is willing to share something like space easily.

Thinking carefully about their interactions, Ji Yang discovered that he had actually been testing her not long after they confirmed their relationship, but at that time Ji Yang did not realize that the identity of a trader was really perfect for hiding his space.

She always subconsciously thought that Xie Muchi was a trader with a lot of capable people under his control who could get whatever he wanted.

So when he took out something that most people couldn't get, she naturally thought it was due to his identity as a dealer, until she realized with her own eyes that something was wrong.

Later, what Ji Yang was most worried about were his companions.

Instead, I'm not worried about him anymore.

Because Xie Muzhi has been so frank.

Now that Xie Muchi has retired again, his interactions with Luo Laosan and others have obviously become less.

During the few days since Ji Yang came back, she hadn't seen any of those profiteers. Xie Muchi also accompanied her in growing vegetables, taking walks, practicing martial arts, and training dogs and cats every day. Except for occasionally pretending to go out to buy something, she almost never went out.

There are fewer and fewer threats from outside.

Ji Yang suddenly asked: "Does anyone else know about this space of yours?"

Xie Muzhi washed a few small tomatoes and handed them to her: "No, I'm not stupid, it's just you."

Ji Yang: ...She thinks this guy is quite stupid.

If she had any bad intentions, Xie Muchi would be finished.

But... well, although she is not a good person, she is not a bad person who will actively harm others. Xie Muzhi did not recognize the wrong person, so what about her...

——

Ji Yang was in a dilemma.

She had ruled out all dangers intellectually, but emotionally, she still couldn't completely put aside her concerns.

As she was struggling——

Happy New Year.

This is the second time the base has celebrated the New Year.

When we moved for the first time, everything was rushed and we could only set off fireworks and get some seafood as welfare. This time... the base was even worse, there was no seafood, and fresh food was a luxury for many people.

There are even fewer fireworks. The weather is too hot these days and forest fires occur frequently. If fireworks fall onto flammable materials, they may burn a large area.

Therefore, everyone knew that the Chinese New Year was coming early.

Everything is still the same.

There are no fireworks, no performances, no surprises, just a little celebration by one's own family if they have a little spare energy, and a prayer to God, hoping that the new year will allow them to live a little more comfortably.

Last New Year, Xie Muchi had to go on a business trip and missed it.

Therefore, the two of them celebrated this New Year very seriously, cleaning the house, pasting spring couplets, setting off firecrackers, and finally paying tribute to their deceased relatives.

The format is very formal.

Finally a great meal

The problem was that Xie Muchi's space lacked a static area, so there was no way to keep food fresh. The ingredients were relatively simple, and there was no seafood on the table. Ji Yang was already struggling with this, and when he saw this guess, he felt a little regretful.

If she had said so, we could have enjoyed delicious seafood together today!

but……

In her previous life, she had witnessed too many scenes of couples turning against each other and relatives becoming enemies. Intellectually, she felt that Xie Muchi, a love-brained man, could be trusted. But emotionally, she couldn't help but imagine what would happen if he betrayed her.

Whether in public or in private, Xie Muzhi is a good person.

If he really betrayed her, would she really kill someone in order to keep her secret?

"Ji Yang?"

Xie Muzhi shouted.

Ji Yang came back to his senses and clenched the chopsticks in his hand: "Ah? What's wrong?"

"What are you thinking about? Did you hear what I just said?" Xie Muchi said with a smile, and picked up a piece of food for her with chopsticks.

Ji Yang shook his head: "No, what did you say just now?"

Xie Muzhi looked a little serious and took out a small knife. Ji Yang's nerves tensed up instantly, and he said, "Why don't you try dripping blood on my jade pendant to see if you can control the space as well?"

Ji Yang: ???

She suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

She was thinking about this and that here, this love-brained girl was thinking about how to share her own space!

Perhaps Ji Yang's expression was too speechless, so Xie Muzhi advised: "Try it. Just a few drops of blood. There are iodine bandages. Although it is expired, I kept it at low temperature, so it has not deteriorated. I will process it for you right after dripping the blood. If this trick works, you can use the space whenever you want in the future, and you can hide in it when you encounter danger, and I won't have to worry so much."

Ji Yang: “…………”

She had seen Xie Muzhi's jade pendant. Like her ring, after coming into contact with blood, it was absorbed by the skin and left a small mark. Her ring was a bit big, and was on her collarbone. At first glance, it looked like a plague god, but his jade pendant was very small, and was stuck right on the inside of the middle finger, so it was usually not noticed.

Xie Muchi showed it to her later when he was bored.

At that time, she was actually a little nervous, worried that Xie Muchi would find out the secret of her ring, but maybe because she was guilty, Xie Muchi never asked about it even though it was a "tattoo" of the jade pendant.

Ji Yang held down Xie Muzhi's restless hand: "Actually..."

She took a deep breath, and finally made the decision that she had been struggling with for a long time. She snatched the dagger away, and as he looked at her in surprise, she had an idea.

The dagger disappeared in her hand.

Xie Muzhi: ???

Ji Yang was even more shocked: "You really didn't notice it at all?"

Although she was cautious enough, she went out alone many times, and asked for jadeite every time. However, she didn't see many jadeite during the move. Especially this time, she went out alone, relying on the few weapons given by Xie Muchi. Isn't this just delivering food?

Without so many weapons hidden in the space, it would be very difficult for her to escape safely with the "mountains of gold and silver" by herself.

He didn't doubt it at all?

Xie Muzhi: "...No, sometimes I feel something is wrong, but you must have your reasons. I don't think too much about it, and I don't care. One day you will tell me."

After he finished speaking, he smiled. His handsome face, which had turned a little whiter after staying at home, showed genuine joy at this moment, making him look even more handsome. He approached Ji Yang, hugged her tightly in his arms, and whispered, "Can you completely trust me now?"

The heavy feeling in Ji Yang's heart completely disappeared.

She also smiled and raised her hand to hug Xie Muzhi back: "Yeah."

——

Talking about some things can really make people feel more relaxed.

Ji Yang knew that she was reborn, having experienced the life of a bottom-level survivor that was comparable to purgatory on earth in her previous life, but that didn’t mean that five years could transform her directly from a pampered young lady into a robot without any emotions or love.

So when others are nice to her, she will reciprocate.

So she would not have too much contact with Li Yi, Jiang Jing and others, so that if there were any accidents due to natural disasters, she would not be very sad.

So she usually doesn't like to talk, but later when Xie Muchi pulled her aside, she was able to start a conversation.

Therefore, when Xie Muchi was honest with her to a certain extent, Ji Yang actually felt a little guilty, but now she finally felt... relieved.

The secret was revealed, and the two were not in a hurry. After carefully tasting the New Year's Eve dinner, Ji Yang took him into the space.

As soon as he entered, Xie Muzhi revealed a look of understanding: "Is it that fingerprint tattoo?!"

"Yes." Ji Yang nodded: "Our space should be passed down from generation to generation, but because it was separated, the space was also cut. I want jade and jadeite because the space can absorb and upgrade, but the last time I went out, it was completely maxed out. The current layout is like this. This side is the planting and breeding area, this side is the freshwater area, this is the deep sea area, and this side... is the static area."

"Static zone?" Xie Muchi had never come across these before and was a little confused.

Ji Yang explained: "Everything that enters here will remain in the state it was at that moment. For example, fresh pork will not change even if it is left here for a year or two."

Xie Muzhi's eyes sparkled, and he decisively found a place and waved his hand: "Yangyang, quickly put these in the static space!"

Ji Yang: "...Okay."

She thought about it and let go of all those things.

Xie Muchi thought about it and continued to take out things, not just some industrial products, but also freshly killed pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, etc., as well as gasoline, diesel, and some ammunition.

Bring them all here.

He's basically treating her place as a warehouse.

Ji Yang worked as a warehouse manager with an expressionless face, collecting the goods one by one.

After he put everything in, the space left empty by throwing out so many sweet potatoes and potatoes was filled up immediately, which shows how much he took out.

After Xie Muzhi finished taking it out, he happily hugged Ji Yang and kissed him: "Our combination is so perfect!"

Ji Yang: ...Silence is golden.

Xie Muchi didn't mind. Ji Yang always had a hard mouth but a soft heart. If she became soft in words, it meant that she was going to abandon him and leave. Now that the expiration problem that he had been thinking about was solved, he finally noticed something different in this space - a house.

Yes.

A well kept house!

Xie Muzhi: "You even dug this out?"

Ji Yang: "No, it's a portable house I bought when I went abroad."

Xie Muchi suddenly realized and walked over to take a look. He passed by a fruit area where bees and birds were flying around. There was no special path for people to walk on, so he could touch the drooping branches and leaves with just a raise of his hand.

The only regret is that at this time, these fruit trees have already borne fruit and are now in a resting period, so only the green leaves can be touched.

Ji Yang's mind moved, and he handed over a plump peach: "Try it, I put it in the refrigerator for a few hours."

Xie Muchi took it, took a bite, and the cold flesh was sweet and refreshing, with an excellent taste.

He suddenly turned around and looked at Ji Yang: "Before..."

She is really wronged.

But Ji Yang interrupted him first: "Okay, go in quickly."

Xie Muzhi pursed his lips and ate the flesh in three or two bites, leaving only the shell. Just as he was about to ask where to throw it, Ji Yang took it away again: "Keep all of these, they will be useful in the future."

Thinking of the still space filled with piles of supplies, Xie Muchi nodded in agreement.

When you enter the house, what you see is a very clean small house, which covers an area of ​​only 200 square meters and the interior area is only 170 to 180 square meters. There is a large kitchen, storage room, living room, and bathroom, but no rooms.

Going up the stairs, I saw the layout of two bedrooms and a living room.

One of the rooms was open, but somewhat empty, with no bed. Ji Yang explained, "I don't usually stay here for long. The bed is in the static space, and I'll put it here when I need it."

Xie Muzhi: "Then let it go and have a look?"

Ji Yang glanced at him, and with an idea, she moved the bed over. It was the big bed she had slept on for many years. She had moved from the old house to Jiafu Community, and it had not been used since then.

At first glance, it makes me miss it.

Every time she went out, she would change her bed to a normal one, so this bed still maintained the same state as when she got up. If you touched it carefully, you might feel that the bed was still warm.

After making the bed, Ji Yang was about to ask him if he had anything else to do.

I felt a warmth on my back.

The hot breath of the man hit her neck.

He whispered tentatively: "How about we try it here?"

Ji Yang: “???”

She laughed angrily: "No!"

Xie Muzhi: "...Okay then."

He felt sorry, but gave up.

Ji Yang's mouth twitched and he pulled him out of the space.

Xie Muzhi sighed: "I thought we were so frank that we should be so excited that we would cling to each other."

Ji Yang: "Why do I feel like you've become childish after retirement?"

Xie Muzhi said seriously: "You don't understand. When you have no burden in your heart, you will really be young. Young people are energetic and have the person they like. How can they be free of desires?"

Ji Yang was speechless.

"Today is Chinese New Year!" Xie Muchi continued to come closer to hint that he had indeed let go of a lot of burdens. Not only did he not have to worry about many things after he stopped being a trader, but Ji Yang also completely trusted him.

As mentioned before, he also noticed that many things were wrong.

But since Ji Yang didn't want to say it, he didn't ask.

Just not asking doesn’t mean you can’t feel it.

He still knew whether the person he liked trusted him or not. Because of this, he would feel disappointed occasionally. However, Ji Yang was the person he had chosen. After the disappointment, he would also wonder if he had done something wrong that made her unable to trust him?

Now that the two of them have revealed their biggest secret, he is truly happy.

The joy of being trusted.

Ji Yang felt a little excited by him, and thinking that it was the New Year this year, they could indeed celebrate, so she didn't resist, and was half-pushed and half-dragged into it, and the slight worry in her heart was temporarily put aside.

Never mind, the decision has been made.

If Xie Muzhi really betrayed her, she would... kill him!

——

After talking it out, many things did become much more convenient.

Ji Yang could no longer restrain himself and took out many delicious foods in the space. In fact, many of them were also in Xie Muchi's space, but it took time and they could not be preserved for a long time, so he had to wait.

For example, if you want to eat watermelon, you have to plant it now and eat it a few months later.

But Ji Yang doesn't need that.

If you want to eat cold watermelon, you can get it right away. It’s a seedless watermelon. You two can split one in half, cut it in half, hold it in your arms, and eat it while watching TV. If you don’t want to eat it anymore, let Xixi and Wangwang take care of it.

Finally, wash the melon rind, put it outside to dry, and it can also be eaten.

In addition, you no longer have to be afraid of drying fruits and vegetables.

Xie Muchi didn't grow many vegetables, but Ji Yang had a lot of vegetables, including those that had been stored before. She had nothing better to do, so she picked out the ones that were not so fresh and took them all out to dry.

But they no longer dry them in the yard.

Xie Muchi is no longer a trader, so he can't get so many fresh vegetables. Worried that people would discover their endless supply of vegetables, he chooses to put them on the second floor.

Although there is a lack of direct sunlight, the high temperature and dryness are the same, but the efficiency is a little slower.

But they are not in a hurry. Every day before going to bed, they spread hundreds of kilograms of vegetables and fruits around the hottest windows on the second and third floors. After waking up, they put them away and most of them are just the right size.

Only the cabbage slices were a bit too dry.

There is another obvious benefit. Ji Yang can give all the medicinal materials he has saved in the past two years to Xie Muchi.

These herbs have been processed and will not deteriorate. She took out a lot of them gradually, but she has more than 4,000 square meters of Chinese medicinal materials, several acres of land, and there is not enough space all year round for them to grow continuously. The quantity is far more than what she took out.

Xie Muzhi looked at the extra medicinal herbs in the space and sighed: "This is really a big burden."

Ji Yang was a little embarrassed: "I'll find something for you to do, so you don't get rusty from being idle."

Xie Muzhi glanced at her.

When it comes to leisure, who can compare to Ji Yang? !

Ji Yang glared back.

Xie Muzhi immediately shut up obediently.

Fortunately, although I have retired, my network of contacts is still there.

Speaking of which, things are almost at the point in my memory where the profiteers are collectively protesting.

The main reason is that they all know that Xie Muchi has his own connections and can always get more supplies. After their subordinates have been handed over, the supplies the head family gets from transactions now are far less than when Xie Muchi was around.

The current head of the family is really wronged in this regard, but there is nothing they can do. The traders feel it clearly, and for their own interests, they naturally hope that someone who can pay them more will take over.

Therefore, after the New Year, some people came knocking on the door and tried to persuade Xie Muchi to take over again.

But Ji Yang and Xie Muchi lived a fulfilling life. They were busy in the real world and had no time to care about these things. Those people came less and less frequently, as if they had given up.

If Xie Muzhi wanted to trade something, others would definitely not think there was anything wrong.

The quantity is a bit large, so transportation is a bit troublesome.

After much thought, I decided not to go the route of a profiteer.

The two men drove out in the RV, seemingly in a hurry as if they were doing something, but in fact they were just taking a walk. They came back the next day and brought back a small amount of medicinal materials and some expired but sealed basic medicines. At the same time, they asked the base for two trucks, saying that they had made a deal and the goods had to be transported back by trucks.

The base readily agreed and vacated the truck that same day.

The two men drove out separately, this time for another walk, and when they came back the next day, the trucks were filled with various supplies. When they got to a place near the base, they asked the authorities to come and pick them up, to prevent so many supplies from being destroyed by robbers.

Everything went smoothly, and when the officials saw the truckload of supplies, they almost fell to their knees.

In addition to the Chinese medicinal materials given by Ji Yang, there are also the expired things in Xie Muchi's space. They are clearing out their inventory and having a big sale. The official is so excited that they are about to give the two of them a banner.

Points have become just a number to the two of them, and only the banner can express their gratitude.

Ji Yang and Xie Muchi both declined, thinking that the matter was over. However, the authorities sent them two third-class merit medals. The benefits were not much on the surface, but if they encountered difficulties, they could take out these and the authorities would definitely protect them.

This was a pleasant surprise, and Ji Yang was quite happy. He put this together with his grandparents' relics. If they could see it, they would definitely be happy for a long time.

——

After this incident, life went on as normal.

The scorching temperature seems to have reached its peak and is no longer tormenting people. Occasionally, the temperature will drop by five or six degrees, allowing people to feel the long-lost "coolness".

Other than that, there would be hail or boiling water rain for a few hours every once in a while.

Danger is danger, but there are also opportunities in danger.

The rainwater from these days was collected and used for drinking by so many people in the base for several days. It did not hail for three consecutive days like the first time, which means there is still a glimmer of hope.

But the number of times is not enough, and the water is still not enough.

Several inland lakes that originally had ample water storage have gradually dried up due to the high temperatures. Originally, the authorities could transfer water from there, but so far, in the most recent water transfer, the team that fetched water only got half of the estimated amount.

It is almost dry. If there is another hailstorm or heavy rain in the near future, it can last another half a month.

The impact of continued high temperatures goes far beyond this.

The number of survivors decreases every day. Some die of dehydration, some die of diseases that cannot be treated, some die of heat stroke due to being busy outside, some die of excitement in fights, some die of being killed by others, some die of wound infection...

Too many.

This is just inside the base.

Due to long-term high temperatures, a large number of plants and animals died, the already severely polluted soil became desertified, and all kinds of dust increased. When you open the door for ventilation at night, you can clearly see a layer of gray inside the house.

This once lush land has become increasingly unfamiliar.

The only good news is that the bases help each other. The lakes inland have dried up, but the rivers connecting to the sea are still there. Several bases near this side have spontaneously started to transport water to other bases farther away to solve the problem.

There is also a nearest coastal port base that is also sending seawater here.

Although it is a bit troublesome to convert sea water into fresh water, the amount of drinking water distributed to the survivors at the base is not enough to kill them with thirst.

This is only the first year of extreme heat and it’s not even over yet.

The second year of extreme heat was the real purgatory.

Many people who don’t know about the foretelling may subconsciously think that extreme heat and extreme cold are similar, and a year is enough, but in fact it lasted for two years, so long that countless survivors died.

Ji Yang originally thought that she would stay in the base for a while after just going out, but seeing with her own eyes that the number of people in the base was decreasing day by day, she still felt a little uncomfortable. Now that she couldn't be frank with him, some things could be put on the agenda first.

So the idea came up, and she said directly: "Let's go to the beach!"

Xie Muzhi: "Okay!"

He didn't hesitate at all.

There is still a hint of expectation in those beautiful eyes.

Ji Yang also curved his eyes immediately: "Okay, pack up and get ready to go!"