Chapter 30 Stocking and Inventory
At this moment, Youxi knew nothing about what had happened here or a few intersections away.
She wiped the liquid on the Tang sword on the zombie's clothes and walked into the fruit and vegetable store cautiously. The vegetables and fruits inside had obviously been taken away in the chaos. There were not many left, and they were all over the floor. Most of the remaining ones on the shelves were also broken.
From the small door at the side, she heard the noise outside, a hoarse sound and the sound of banging on the door. Youxi turned the door and found that it was locked from the inside. She adjusted the angle and kicked the door open.
A female zombie was knocked open by the door panel, and then jumped up again. She did not hide, but raised her foot to the zombie's chest, raised her Tang sword directly, and stabbed it into the opponent's eye socket.
Inside the small door was a small warehouse similar to a cold storage room. On one side, there were large foam boxes against the wall, and inside were bags of vegetables packed in transparent bags. On the other side of the wall, there were a lot of boxes of fruits.
Apples, pears, oranges, tangerines, bananas, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, grapes... There were quite a few kinds, about thirty or forty boxes in total. Because the power was not cut off, the refrigeration was still running, so all were well preserved.
She went out first to disconnect the surveillance in the store, and then collected twenty boxes of various fruits into the Xingwu warehouse.
On the other side, two boxes of vegetables were stained with black and red blood, which should be the blood of the female zombie just now. It seems that the owner of this store was bitten in the chaos, and then hid in the warehouse and locked the door, but still could not change the fate of the mutation.
There are many kinds of vegetables, including cabbage, green vegetables, spinach, lettuce, leeks, and other common green leafy vegetables, potatoes, onions, radishes, eggplants, tomatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, corn, green peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, green onions, ginger, garlic, and soy products...
Excluding the ones stained with blood, the remaining clean ones add up to more than 30 boxes.
She looked at the remaining space in the Xingwu warehouse and still took 20 boxes of vegetables into the warehouse, directly occupying the space originally reserved for the car.
Later, she found a whole box of eggs in the corner, one box with 100 eggs, about eight or nine boxes, and she took four boxes and put them into the warehouse.
Next to the fruit and vegetable store is a store specializing in selling beef and mutton. The situation is similar to that of the fruit and vegetable store. There is also a warehouse in the back, but it should be a freezer with a very thick door.
She first turned off the surveillance, and then melted the door lock with [high temperature perfume].
There were no zombies inside, and the iron shelves were filled with various frozen beef and mutton. She still took half of the beef and mutton into the warehouse, and when she came out, she closed the unlocked iron door of the freezer.
Youxi doesn't like to do things too extreme. She and her father and mother can't eat beef and mutton every day. The ones they have collected now are enough for them to eat for one or two years. The rest will be kept in the freezer for those who come later.
When she was about to get in the car and leave, she saw a store opposite that specialized in snail noodles. She turned her foot and couldn't help but walked in again.
When she came out, her Xingwu warehouse had ten boxes of 20 packs of snail noodles and ten boxes of 20 barrels of self-heating hot pots of various flavors...
After that, she couldn't control her feet and turned into a sports brand clothing and supplies store next to it.
There is nothing else about the zombie apocalypse, but it is too wasteful of clothes. Water is more precious, so it is better to change clothes every day than to wash them every day.
She has a lot of clothes in the Star House warehouse, and she mainly wants to prepare more for her father and mother.
After coming out of the sportswear store, she caught a glimpse of a gold shop out of the corner of her eye.
[……]
Youxi: You should know what I want to ask?
[Yes, gold is not the currency of the apocalyptic world, but a rare metal, which belongs to the category of items. After being put into the Star House warehouse, it can be taken back to the host's world. ]
Youxi: Can I sell this gold in my own world? Will there be any problem?
[Host, does the rice in the apocalyptic world taste different from the rice in the host's world? ]
Youxi: Haha, you know a lot.
[……]
Youxi felt something, but she knew that the Star House system could now read her thoughts, so she didn't think about it any further, turned around and went directly into the gold shop.
…
**
This trip took no more than three or four hours, but Youxi returned with a full load.
Although Chen Ya was surprised that she changed her car and had an extra Tang sword.
But she must have her own skills and abilities to go out alone, so he did not ask too many questions. Afterwards, he told her a piece of news.
Not long after she left the community at noon, Gao Yun took Wu Di, Long Ge and some other young people in the community out.
Their purpose was to find a car, a bus or a public bus that could carry many people. Yesterday's water outage seemed like a signal, and with the gradual shortage of food, they also planned to be prepared to evacuate at any time.
Of course, we definitely didn't leave right away. After all, there was still a lot of work to do after finding a car, such as reinforcing the car, getting gasoline, and discussing where to go after leaving, etc.
There were many families in the community who didn't have cars, so one bus was not enough. So Gao Yun had already said that only those who followed along to find a car this time would be eligible to take their families on the bus when evacuating.
Otherwise, they would have to solve the transportation problem by themselves, whether it was carpooling with people who had cars or looking for car keys in a house that had become a zombie.
Chen Ya's family also had a car, a Volkswagen brand sedan. His wife was a housewife, and he worked nearby, so he usually parked it in his garage and didn't drive it much. It was almost brand new.
Because Chen Ya had a car and promised You Xi to wait for her to come back, he didn't go out with the team this time.
He told her this now, mainly to ask her about her future plans.
He knew that she went out to prepare for evacuation, and he also understood that Gao Yun had gone too far before, but evacuation was a big deal, and it would definitely not be safer to go alone than with a large force.
After all, more people means more eyes, and they can take turns even if they have to stand guard at night.
"I'm mine, and they take care of them."
You Xi didn't explain much. She left early just to avoid the people in the community, so it was absolutely impossible for her to go with them. But facing Chen Ya, she still asked one more question: "What about your family?"
Chen Ya knew what she meant, asking him whether he wanted to go with Gao Yun and the others, or with her.
Chen Ya has a car, but he has a wife and children at home, especially the child is only five years old. Although he doesn't agree with some of Gao Yun's decisions, it is indeed safer to follow the large force.
You Xi didn't have to persuade the other party to go with her. Although her physical fitness has improved and she has weapons like the [Air Hair Dryer], she has to take care of You's father and mother, so she can't take care of others in every aspect at the critical moment.
It is irresponsible to take on so much without the corresponding ability.
If the other party chooses to go with her, she will treat him as a teammate and take care of him as much as possible on the premise of protecting You's father and mother. If the other party chooses to stay with Gao Yun and the others, she will not stop him verbally and insist that he listen to her.
"No matter what, be careful."
**
In the evening of this day, some of the people who went out came back.
They drove out this time, and they agreed to split into two groups before going out.
Gao Yun took Bian An, the young security guard, and most of the young and strong men to find a car. They turned from the road in front of the community onto the main road and headed south. There was a bus company.
The company was not a place to pick up passengers, so they estimated that there would not be too many zombies inside. The key was to take a gamble.
Long Ge and his group, plus Wu Di and a few young and strong men drove three cars to the nearby area to find water and supplies, mainly for water.
Yesterday's water outage seemed to be a signal, telling those who have been hiding at home since the end of the world that it is useless to hide in the house.
Hiding in a building can only be temporary. Without water and food, and without a signal network, one day you will be trapped in the house and die.
In the evening, it was Brother Long and his group who returned. Only two of the three cars returned, and the cars were full of blood and smelly stains, looking terrible.
The two cars entered the community from the east gate. After they stopped steadily on the driveway, some residents in the community went downstairs and surrounded them. One was to look for their relatives who had gone out, and the other was to see if they had brought back water and food.
As a result, they found that only one-third of the people returned, and most of them were Brother Long's people.
Brother Long's people were not as easy to talk to as the others. When they approached to ask and look, they directly waved their hands to drive them away, indicating that they should wait for Gao Yun to come back.
The anxious crowd was dispersed. A little brother came to Long Ge and asked in a low voice with some uneasiness: "Boss, Wu Di's matter..."
Long Ge frowned: "Let's talk about it after Gao Yun and the others come back. Those few..."
He said, glancing at the young men in his team who belonged to the community, "Keep a close eye on them."
"Don't worry, they are still thinking about water and supplies after the beating. They will definitely not dare to say anything when they return home. Brother Long, do you think Gao Yun and the others will... Actually, it's good that they can't come back."
Brother Long nodded, smoked silently, and stopped talking.
After all, it was the first time to do such a thing. Although the situation at that time was also forced to protect others, stabbing a zombie with a knife is different from stabbing a person.
People will scream, and the blood spraying on their faces is also hot, especially the blood-red eyes staring at him, which are full of disbelief, despair and deep hatred...
He frowned, took a deep puff of cigarette, and didn't think about it anymore.
That night, the group who went out to find a car did not come back. People in the community thought that they were in danger, especially those who had young people who went out with the team. They cried sadly and despaired.
**
That night, You Xi closed the water inlet valve of the water heater and directly filled it with the warm water stored previously through the hose, so that You's father and mother could take a bath and change into clean clothes. After all, it would be difficult to find an opportunity to take a bath after tomorrow.
You's mother is no longer surprised by the strange things that appear and disappear in the house, and she never asks any questions, but she is reluctant to use water. Later, after Youxi's persuasion, she and You's father quickly rinsed.
After that, You's mother went to bed early, and Youxi and You's father discussed packing things at home.
After their efforts in the past few days, except for the rice and flour that Youxi put into the warehouse at the beginning, the rice and flour in the house have been made into cooked food, and all are stored in packing boxes according to a certain amount.
30 boxes of leek and egg dumplings × 10 pieces, 30 boxes of cabbage and pork dumplings × 10 pieces, 20 boxes of pure pork dumplings × 10 pieces, and 20 boxes of three fresh dumplings × 10 pieces.
10 steamed buns × 20 bags, 10 flower rolls × 15 bags, 10 meat buns × 30 bags.
5 egg pancakes × 20 boxes, 10 white flour pancakes × 20 boxes, 5 potato pancakes × 20 boxes.
About 200 rice balls (various flavors).
30 boxes each of vegetable ham and egg fried rice and curry chicken and potato fried rice. More
than 100 boxes of white rice.
Braised pork and eggs, deep-fried pork chops, grilled lamb chops, braised chicken wings, grilled chicken wings, pan-fried steak, braised crucian carp, steamed sea bass, soy sauce shrimp, pepper and salt shrimp, beef stew with potatoes, green vegetables and mushrooms, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, scrambled eggs with chives, shredded cabbage, shredded cabbage and pork, shredded green pepper and pork, scrambled eggs with green pepper, cold cucumber salad, bean sprout vermicelli, pork ribs and potato soup, fresh chicken soup, winter melon and shrimp rice soup, seaweed egg soup, tomato egg soup, tofu and mushroom soup... and other homemade home-cooked dishes packed in take-away boxes are neatly arranged at the corner of the Hoshiya warehouse.
If you count the take-away boxes alone, there are more than 400 boxes in total.
In fact, the dishes she brought out were not many in variety. She tried to pick the best dishes, otherwise there would be more than just these dishes.
You Xi was very impressed with the results of the three of her family over the past few days. Not to mention that they were not hungry on the way, even if they entered the wetland park shelter, they would not be hungry for a long time.
After all, the things she just counted were all prepared after entering this apocalypse. In the past few days, except for taking out some milk tea and cakes to eat with You's father and mother, she did not touch the various cooked foods and takeouts prepared in the native world.
Most of the food consumed in the past few days was fresh vegetables, fish, meat, eggs and other foods, and today, because she went to several stores on the way back, she replenished them with more than several times the amount.
In addition to these delicious cooked foods, her warehouse also has a large number of convenient cooked foods: instant noodles, instant vermicelli, self-heating hot pot, canned food, ham sausage, various vacuum-packed meat products, dehydrated vegetables, compressed biscuits, bread... and the self-heating hot pot and snail noodles she added today.
She always has a feeling that she is not here to do apocalypse missions, but to go on a food tour...
She will leave tomorrow morning, and she must put some things in the jeep to cover up her tracks.
But daily necessities should be the main thing, and as for food, just take out an appropriate amount and put it in the car, basically common and easy-to-store dry food, instant noodles, bread, compressed biscuits, ham, dehydrated vegetables, and a few boxes of non-perishable noodles and steamed buns, and then add a 5L bucket of mineral water and a pack of 12 550ML bottled water.
The water on the surface seemed to be enough for a family of three to eat for a few days, but it was not too eye-catching. In case of emergency, it was not impossible to discard this part of the supplies.
Then there was a tent with a moisture-proof mat and a few thin blankets, some replacement clothes, stainless steel pots and pans, etc.
Finally, Youxi and his father sorted out the items in two large travel bags and a medium-sized cardboard box containing water.
In addition, Youxi took out his multi-functional escape backpack, leaving only the N95 mask, first aid kit, rope, and flashlight in the bag for show.
Other multi-purpose knives, folding water bottles, compasses, whistles, lighters, durable candles, rubber raincoats, moisture-proof pads and other items were placed on the shelves in the Xingwu warehouse, and then some small packages of meat jerky, chocolate, nuts, Snickers, spicy strips and other snacks were put in, and then two 550ML bottles of water.
After that, she sorted out two waist bags for You's father and mother, each of which contained a fully charged stun gun, a whistle, some emergency medicines, and some meat jerky chocolate.
In addition to the stun gun, You Xi gave the remaining half of the bottle of [High Temperature Perfume] to You's father.
[High Temperature Perfume] Even without the fingerprint lock function, You's father could use it. She taught him how to unlock it and how to adjust the flame size, and told him to be careful when using it, because the flame was more powerful than imagined, and generally, level 2 was enough to deal with zombies.
After that, she took him to the bathroom to practice several times with a small wooden stool until he mastered it.
In this way, everything was ready.
As for the remaining clothes, bedding, mats, daily necessities, food, water, and bottles and jars of condiments in the kitchen... Anything useful, You Xi took away, and tried to sort them out in various places in the Star House warehouse.
You's father and mother were both fragile, and as long as they left the building that could shelter them, she could not leave their side under any circumstances.
As long as they were touched and bitten by the zombies, they would be dead. If anything happens to any of them, she will be dead.
So starting tomorrow, she has to be careful.
That night, until You's father fell asleep, You Xi was still checking the route on her phone. She wanted to be familiar with all the routes from here to the wetland scenic area. If there was a problem with one road, she had to know which road to change to at the first time, instead of having to check the navigation again like today.
Navigation is definitely still needed, but she has to understand the various avenues, the iconic buildings along the way, and where to make a short break, and be familiar with the route as much as possible.
The next morning, she knocked on Chen Ya's door, and when she heard footsteps coming from inside, she left a big bag outside his door, then carried the luggage bag and followed You's father and mother downstairs.
There was not much in the bag, just the right amount not to arouse suspicion.
Two large bags of bread with a long shelf life, three cans of luncheon meat, ten packs of instant noodles, ten meat buns in take-out boxes, five apples, a bag of dehydrated vegetables, and two bottles of juice and six bottles of water.
When Chen Ya saw the food in the bag, he was afraid of being seen standing outside the door, so he hurried back home with the things and closed the door.
He knew who gave him the food, and he also knew why she gave him these.
Because in the condemnation about food two days ago, he was the only one who spoke up for her. It was just a few words, and he didn't help at all - the key was that deep down in his heart he didn't dare to really break up with Gao Yun and the others.
But obviously, the girl remembered it in her heart, and she would repay the favor - even if those were not even "favors".
He tilted his head and looked at his son who opened the door and walked towards him, his heart ached.
He handed the bag to his wife, hugged her with one hand, and picked up his young son with the other hand: "Don't worry, baby, Dad will take good care of Mom and you, and our family will be able to live in peace!"
In order to protect the two people in his arms, he was willing to pay any price.
You's father and mother put the luggage bags and cartons into the trunk of the jeep one by one, then covered them with opaque waterproof cloth, and then sat in the back seat of the car. You Xi
put her backpack on the passenger seat, and before getting on the bus, she heard voices coming from the small park nearby. She walked a few steps towards the sound and found that there was a King Long bus parked on the driveway next to the small park.
Gao Yun and his team, who were considered to be in danger because they did not return to the community yesterday, are getting off the bus now. Everyone is beaming with joy, and people in the community are coming downstairs to gather around.
Those who have young people in this team are crying with joy as they hug their lost family members. Those who have no one to go out with them are also coming to watch the fun.
Youxi has good hearing and can hear the conversation over there even from a distance.
Gao Yun and his team are unlucky and made a wrong bet. They are trapped by zombies in the bus company's building. They listened to the zombies howling all night and thought they were doomed.
As a result, a group of people came this morning. They were not only very skilled, but also had weapons. They cleaned up the zombies in the entire company, and also cleaned up the zombies that came over when they heard the noise.
The other party drove away four intact buses. Gao Yun and his group were just picking up the leaks, following behind and driving back the one they didn't want.
This bus is a bit older, the tire is blown, and the glass is also broken in several pieces due to the chaos in the early stage of the zombie outbreak, but the body is still intact.
They took the time to find the spare tire and replace the tire. There is no rush for the glass, anyway, the car will need to be reinforced later, and iron sheets and wooden boards can be repaired.
What made them even happier was that when they were trapped in the bus company building yesterday, they found the company's own cafeteria.
The cafeteria was not big, and the dining area and kitchen were in a mess. The vegetables and meat had already rotted and smelled, but later they found the refrigerator in the kitchen.
The refrigerator was not big, but it was divided into two parts. The refrigerator area stored vegetables, eggs, rice, flour, and oil, and the freezer stored meat.
Although the total amount of food was not large, it was a pleasant surprise, and the people who cleaned up the zombies and drove away the four buses did not go deep into the building to search for supplies.
In the end, all these vegetables, eggs, rice, flour, grains, oil, and frozen meat were packed up and taken back by Gao Yun and his team.
This time, they really returned with a full load, and they were naturally very happy.
Gao Yun had already seen You Xi on the other side of the road.
She was still wearing a dark, dirt-resistant sportswear, with her ponytail tied high. Because she was not wearing a mask, her delicate and fair face was exposed. No matter how you looked at her, she was just a young and immature high school student.
But he knew that it was such a young and immature girl who left the community alone yesterday and returned in a large jeep a few hours later.
Gao Yun was not stupid. This time when the group went out to look for cars and supplies, they would naturally leave someone in the community to open the door for them.
He actually felt a little regretful. He had already lost the other party's trust in him because of the food. Now seeing their family getting on the car with luggage bags, he knew that they had no intention of following the main force and were going to go on their own.
He really wanted to talk to the other party. Now that he had sufficient food resources, perhaps he could use the supplies to persuade the other party to continue to stay in the team.
But the problem was that the person he left in the community not only reported the matter of Youxi, but also had another matter that made him feel like a thorn in his throat and he couldn't wait for a second.
He turned around and saw Brother Long and his group walking towards him, and immediately walked over.
That day, when Youxi checked the car and drove the jeep towards the east gate of the community, she saw Gao Yun and Brother Long fighting in the rearview mirror.
On the side, some people were trying to persuade the fight, some were pushing, and some were gesticulating and cursing. In the end, the young men on both sides joined the fight. For some reason, this originally united team fell apart.
Although You Xi was curious at this time, she did not hesitate. She took the key she got from Chen Ya yesterday, unlocked the car, let You's father drive out, locked the door, and finally sat back in the driver's seat, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
She didn't know that a lot of things happened after she left.
Some residents of the community who were originally watching took advantage of the chaos to sneak onto the bus to look for supplies. When they saw the pile of vegetables, meat, eggs, rice and grains, their eyes were wide open, and they immediately started to quietly move the supplies on the bus.
This happened once, and then again. When the melee ended, all that Gao Yun and his team had brought back were the rotten vegetable leaves and eggs that had been broken on the ground in the chaos.
The team worked hard for a day and a night, but when they looked back, they found that all the supplies had been taken away by those who had huddled behind them for shelter, and no one had even thought of leaving some for them.
But no matter how angry they were, they couldn't go door to door to get the supplies back. After all, the food was not marked, and even if it was found, others could say it was theirs.
What's more, the other party had to be willing to open the door and let them in to look for it.
The young men who followed Gao Yun's team returned home. Those who found that their family members had stolen supplies waved their hands to indicate that they should not make a fuss and quietly hid the supplies. Those who did not steal supplies returned home and began to curse and complain that Gao Yun was useless.
As for Gao Yun, he was at a loss when he saw the empty and messy bus that night.
That day, when he led people to rush to You's house to search for supplies, did the three people in You's family feel the same as he did at the moment?
And Wu Di, he asked him to follow Long Ge's team, and he did want to arrange one of his own people to go there selfishly, so as to supervise the other party not to hide supplies, but he did not expect that it would indirectly kill his best brother.
In this doomsday, he tried hard to find a balance, but this balance seemed to not exist at all.
Late that night, Gao Yun came to the east gate with light steps, and took over the young man who was on night watch, saying that the other party was tired.
Half an hour later, he drove out of the community in a car that belonged to someone unknown, carrying only a metal pipe.
He did not get out of the car to close the door. The iron gate on the east side, which was sturdy and could not be broken by zombies no matter what, was now wide open. In the evening, the electricity was also cut off, and the streets were now pitch black late at night.
Gradually, wandering zombies followed the open iron gate and staggered inside.
There was a smell of flesh and blood in there...
deep in the darkness.
**
This is a small to medium-sized camping base several kilometers away from the urban area of S City.
The camping base is located in a botanical garden, with the mountain behind and the lake in front. Because it is far away from the city and the entire botanical garden is surrounded by a three-meter-high iron fence, the situation inside was not too bad after the zombie outbreak.
Later, cars escaping from the city passed by here and found the camping base in the botanical garden.
It was the hot summer and not a holiday, so there were few guests in the camping base and not many mutant infected zombies.
At first, some survivors hid in several RVs in the RV area and survived for several days relying on the few drinking water they brought with them and in the RVs.
Later, everyone couldn't stand it anymore, and before the Internet went offline, they saw various videos of cleaning up the zombies on the Internet, so the people in the RVs wrote big words on paper with pens, and then passed messages to each other through windows. Finally, they put together a temporary plan and got off the car to work together to clean up the zombies.
Afterwards, just as they gathered together to discuss whether to return to the city, a group of people who fled the city came here and brought news from the city.
Except for some guests who had lost contact with relatives in the city, most of the others gave up the idea of returning to the city and began to search for water resources in the botanical garden and find RVs to live in.
During this period, there were several conflicts of varying sizes due to limited water resources and RV living.
The most serious incident was when a group of people accidentally damaged the wooden decorative wall of the open-air hot spring area adjacent to the self-driving RV area in order to seize the few RVs that could be driven directly in the campground. The
open-air hot spring area is the area with the most guests this season and is also the hardest hit area in the entire botanical garden. However, because there was a tall and dense decorative wooden wall separating it, no one knew that there was a group of zombies hiding inside.
The group of zombies in swimsuits and swimming trunks rushed over, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and many survivors were bitten and infected.
In the end, because the situation was out of control, the people who were lucky enough to escape blocked the entire self-driving RV area.
Fortunately, the botanical garden is large, so the RV area and hot spring area were opened separately on the other side of the river in the scenic area.
After they blocked the bridge, they finally temporarily alleviated the crisis.
Because of this incident, the Sheye Tent House area, which is closest to the RV area, became an uninhabited area.
After all, there is only a very narrow river between them. Sleeping in a tent at night requires falling asleep to the howling of zombies. In addition, the tent is leaking on both sides, which makes people feel extremely unsafe.
But as more and more survivors passed by and discovered this place, people gradually moved into the tent houses.
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