Chapter 14 New Neighbors
Ye Xin looked out through the cat's eyes.
I saw a middle-aged man in his forties and an old lady smashing the door of room 1803.
Behind the old lady were a woman in her forties and a man in his twenties. They looked like a family.
Following the principle of less is more, Ye Xin did not intend to meddle in other people's affairs.
Ye's mother was still busy in the kitchen, preparing stir-fried chicken, pork with mustard greens, braised spareribs, braised pork, and steamed fish...
Both gas stoves were fully utilized. Ye's mother had already prepared seven or eight dishes, each of which was in three portions, packed in disposable fresh-keeping containers and stored in the cabin for use at any time.
Although it was raining, the temperature did not drop significantly. The hot and humid air made it hard to breathe, and even the walls of the room were wet.
Even though the air conditioner was on, Ye Xin still felt sticky all over.
I rushed into the bathroom to take a shower, then had a cold drink of bitter melon, some stir-fried chicken with rice and pork with mu shu made by Ye's mother, and two cans of beer. It was another meal.
Xuanxuan said while eating, "Mom, it would be great if the whole apocalypse could be like this! Unfortunately, we still have to move in the future."
Ye Xin put a piece of meat in the Xuanxuan bowl: "Don't worry, even if we move, things will never be the same as before."
"Eat quickly. I'll ask grandpa to get you a sandbag tomorrow. Don't miss out on your exercise."
Xuanxuan nodded her head vigorously: "I know, Mom! And there is the little wolf. The little wolf's training cannot be neglected."
"Woof woof" the little wolf barked at Ye Xin.
Father Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry, leave the training of the little wolf to me."
Then he threw a steamed bun to the little wolf and said, "From now on, you will follow me. Eat more, or you will not be able to hold on any longer."
The little wolf whimpered, lay down, picked up the steamed bun, and moved closer to Ye Xin.
As if to say: He is really stingy! He wants to train me and only gives me a piece of steamed bread!
Seeing Xuanxuan laughing uncontrollably, Ye Xin had no choice but to take out a large bone with meat on it from the space and throw it to the little wolf.
The little wolf happily picked up the bone and ran away.
The family had just finished their meal when there was a knock on the door.
Ye Xin thought it was Su Jing, but when she opened the door, she found out that it was the family from room 1803 who had just moved in.
The woman, who looked to be in her forties, stood in front of the door, holding a bag of seafood in her hand: "We just came from City B. We will be neighbors from now on. Please take care of us."
Ye Xin was startled, and stepped aside to let the woman in. "You are too polite. We are neighbors from now on, and we must help each other. Look at the weather, it's hard to say what will happen in the future."
The woman sighed: "At least there is no thunderstorm here. You don't know that City B just experienced a thunderstorm and many residential buildings are uninhabitable."
I learned from the woman that 1803 is also her house.
Her house in City B was also hit by a thunderstorm. Under the strong lightning strike, she had no time to grab anything. She hurriedly grabbed her daily necessities and ran here. She didn't even have time to take the key to the house.
The woman asked Ye Xin if she knew anyone nearby who could change door locks. Their door locks were broken and they needed to be replaced urgently.
Ye Xin knew the person who changed the door lock, but he wouldn't come to her house in such weather.
Ye Xin took out the door lock she had replaced and handed it to the woman along with the key: "This is what we just replaced. If you don't mind, you can use it first. The key is also here."
"When the rain stops, there will be time to find someone to change the locks."
The woman looked at the heavy rain outside and had no choice but to accept the door lock from Ye Xin: "Hey! Thank you very much for this. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight."
Looking at the three keys in her hand, she knew that there were only three keys to the anti-theft door in this community. It seemed that Ye Xin really wanted to help her.
The woman took the door lock and left.
Ye Xin shook her head: "Just consider it as returning the favor."
After all, seafood cannot be harvested for nothing.
Ye Xin opened her phone and saw that Gu Nan’s family group was in an uproar!
The mother-in-law was angrily scolding the father-in-law: "You old man, are you getting your comeuppance?"
"You agreed to buy a house for us to live in when we grow old, but you brought a fox spirit in to live there. Why didn't the thunder kill you both?"
She called out to Gu Nan, "Son, how is your injury? Did the doctor say when you will be discharged from the hospital?"
Gu Nan said nothing.
The mother-in-law became even more anxious: That damn woman, she took away all our money, how are we going to live in the future!
The mother-in-law's sister-in-law couldn't help it: "Sister-in-law, we have nothing to eat. Can you send us some food? I'll give you money."
"Get lost!"
The mother-in-law was furious: "You little bitch, your family has so much money, but you only know how to eat takeout every day. I have to keep my food for myself, so there is no extra for you."
My father-in-law's younger brother couldn't stand it anymore: "Sister-in-law, don't say such harsh words, as if the whole family is wrong and you are the only one who is right."
"Don't you know your son is cheating on you? You instigated it!"
"Why did your husband cheat on you? Wasn't it because you were too strong? He just couldn't stand it anymore."
"What does it have to do with you if we eat takeout? If you don't want to help, just say so. Why are you saying so much useless things?"
Gu Nan sent a message: Mom, the hospital asked me to pay the medical bills, but I have no money. Please give me some money.
My mother-in-law made an angry expression: Why does it cost so much for a minor injury? When will I be discharged from the hospital?
Gu Nan sent a crying emoji: The doctor said that the stray dog bite was too serious and he had to be hospitalized for observation, which should be around a week!
Mom, I can’t even eat. Woohoo… Please give me money quickly! Meals in the hospital are so hard to come by and so expensive.
The corners of Ye Xin's mouth twitched, and she thought: Don't worry, there will be no more food to grab in the hospital soon, and the time to cry is still to come.
She turned off her phone and began to sink her consciousness into the space, using her mental power to organize the items in the space.
The coal, oil drums, etc. on the black soil are all piled in the corner to avoid occupying too much black soil.
Then the black soil was divided into pieces and potatoes, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, etc. were planted.
Then, she cleared a space in the northeast corner and planted apple trees, persimmon trees, and grape trees that she dug from her hometown in the corner.
After finishing all this, it was already past nine o'clock, and my father was still making sandbags.
Ye Xin quickly took her son to bed. As her son was still growing, he must get enough sleep.
Before the typhoon arrives, Ye Xin plans to go out again in the rubber boat tonight!
It is really heartbreaking to see those supplies being submerged in the flood!
She set the alarm clock for one o'clock, when everyone was asleep and she would not easily attract attention when she went out.
She lay on the bed, listening to the sound of rain outside, thinking about where to go tonight and where to build the base in the future.
Ye Xin gradually fell asleep.
She had a strange dream that night.
She dreamed of a villa halfway up a mountain that stretched for hundreds of miles. Strangely, there was only this villa.
The villa is surrounded by a group of prefabricated houses, which appear to have been temporarily built by construction workers. Beyond the prefabricated houses are endless mountains.
From time to time, wolves howled in the forest...
The scene changed, and her son Xuanxuan was standing on the roof of the villa, waving at her: "Mom, I like this new home! Come and have a look!"
Suddenly, a wolf appeared from behind Xuanxuan, and bit Xuanxuan with its bright red mouth!
Ye Xin woke up with a start.