Chapter 110 Exchange of Supplies
"Chenchen, go call Brother Yangyang to come for dinner."
Xiaobao is gone. If I put these things in front of my sister now, wouldn’t it just bring up her sad memories again?
Ren Ru looked at the things that had been packed in a luggage bag and prepared for her sister's family, and hesitated for a moment.
Ren's father naturally saw what was in the package and was silent for a moment. He picked up the photo frame on the top of the package and saw the person in the photo, his eyes were sore.
This family photo was taken in May this year when they went to their eldest daughter's house. Not only the eldest daughter and son-in-law are in it, but also the eldest child and the newly born little child, as well as the in-laws, parents-in-law, and the couple are all in it.
Mr. Ren can still remember the lively scene at home when his eldest son-in-law took photos of him, and he can also recall the smiles on everyone's faces at that time. However, he didn't expect that within half a month, disaster would strike, and now everything has changed.
A family photo of eight people, and only half of them are alive.
Father Ren fought back his tears, wiped his face, and said to his little daughter, "Just take this family photo! Don't take Xiaobao's other things. I'm afraid your sister can't bear it."
Ren Ru heard this, wiped her eyes, and nodded, "Okay."
She squatted down and sorted out the things in the luggage bag with Jiang Dong before standing up again.
"I've taken out all the stuff. I'll see if I can exchange it with others for other supplies, and then send it to my eldest sister and the others."
"Okay." Father Ren nodded, said nothing more, followed the two of them out of the car holding his eldest grandson's hand.
Outside the train, Ren Ying and Guo Rui stood at the door, looking at the approaching departure time, waiting anxiously.
Although it was the middle of the night, due to strong curiosity about the train, in addition to the rescue team who had been guarding the side, there was also a constant stream of people coming down the mountain to see the legendary train. Therefore, the number of onlookers around the train did not decrease.
In addition to the people who just want to watch, there are naturally people who want to take the bus to other places.
In the time Ren Ying and his wife had been waiting outside, more than a dozen people had already boarded the bus. If it weren't for the fact that there were fewer zombies in Jingming Mountain and most people in the base didn't have crystal cores, Ren Ying was sure there would be even more people on the bus.
The night wind blew in gusts, and just when the two of them were so cold that they couldn't help stamping their feet, Ren Ru came out of the car with her people.
Jiang Dong handed the packed package to Guo Rui, while Ren Ru put the coat hanging on her arm on her elder sister and whispered to Ren Ying.
"Sister, most of the things I brought from home are in that package. Dad told us to see if we can exchange some of the remaining items with others for other supplies in the next few days. It's not convenient to give them to you now. I'll send them to you together with the other items next time I come."
The fact that the girl brought them things was a pleasant surprise, and it saved them the trouble of going back to pack. As for the other things, Ren Ying didn't care too much.
"These are enough. As for the rest, there's no rush." Ren Ying didn't know what they had brought from home or what they had exchanged with others. She just said, "If there's anything you need, just use it directly. Don't send it to us."
Ren Ru shook her head and said, "We have everything. We eat and sleep in the car, so we don't need anything." When her family got in the car, they moved almost all of their belongings in, so they had nothing missing.
She looked at her eldest sister's dark circles and sallow complexion and consoled her, "Sister, don't worry about us. Dad and Yangyang will be taken care of by us. Don't worry, I will take good care of them. You and brother-in-law, on the other hand, should get enough rest and not work so hard."
Hearing caring words after a long time, Ren Ying smiled. Seeing that her sister had hardly changed, and comparing it with herself in the mirror before, she knew that she had not suffered much following Jiang Dong, and she felt very relieved for a moment.
"Okay, okay, I'll have a good rest." Ren Ying smiled, tears glistening in her eyes. "Don't worry, I'm a doctor myself, I know what's going on. The base has already contacted the outside world some time ago, and they said that other doctors will be coming soon. Once there are more people at the base, your brother-in-law's work should be easier..."
After saying that, Ren Ying turned to her father again, tears welling up in her eyes. "Dad, you too. You've been worrying about us these days. You usually don't sleep well at night and wake up several times a night. This time, go to the car with Yangyang, so don't worry so much and have a good sleep..."
"Well, I'm just old, it doesn't matter where I go..."
The family said goodbye reluctantly, and it was not until the departure time was almost approaching that Ren Ru took her father and little nephew Yangyang on the bus.
Before getting on the car, Ren Ying hugged her son for the last time and didn't let go for a long time.
Afterwards, the train slowly rose into the air and disappeared into the night sky again under everyone's gaze.
"Let's go!"
Guo Rui watched the train disappear into the horizon, his shadow no longer visible, put his arm around his wife's shoulders, and followed the crowd back to the mountain.
At this time, the news that the next stop was Jingming Mountain also spread to other cities.
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"Chenchen, go call Brother Yangyang to come for dinner."
It was noon. Ren Ru hurriedly got food from the dining cart, put it on the table, and called out to people in the corridor.
Several days had passed since the train first arrived at Jingming Mountain. Ren's father also stayed on the train for a few days with his grandson Yangyang and his little daughter's family.
Because the space allocated to each family on the train was not large, in order to make his father-in-law and little nephew live comfortably, Jiang Dong gave up his bed. Like the Xia family, he hung a curtain at the end of the corridor at the dormitory door and moved a folding bed out to sleep.
Of course, sleeping in the corridor was just a cover-up. In reality, as soon as the curtain was drawn, Jiang Dong went through the carriage door to the carriage where his family had previously lived.
He went to bed early and got up early, and other people didn't have the habit of looking through other people's sleeping curtains, so no one noticed it these days.
The Jiang family naturally knew the inside story and knew that Jiang Dong was eager to sleep in the old big bed, but Ren's father was always upset that he had squeezed his son-in-law out. He proposed to switch back with his son-in-law several times, but was persuaded by the Jiang family and finally gave up the idea and stayed there.
Living in the car these days, perhaps because of the presence of Jiang Mingchen, a familiar playmate of the same age, Father Ren saw that his eldest grandson became more cheerful day by day.
He'd been running around in the staff car for the past few days, and even went to the dining car with Jiang Qian for breakfast yesterday morning. You know, this kid used to be reluctant to even leave the house, let alone go to a crowded place like the dining car.
Seeing that the child was getting better, Mr. Ren, who had originally decided to stay with his youngest daughter for two days before returning to Jingming Mountain, changed his mind and shamelessly stayed for two more days.
A small dining table was placed in the middle of the dormitory, and everyone else took their seats one by one.
Jiang Dong and Huang Liping were on duty at noon today and were busy in the dining car. The dormitory was not big, and Jiang Weimin and Jiang Qian had already gone to the dining car to eat early in the morning, so the only four people left were Ren Ru, Ren's father, and the two children.
After dinner and putting the two children to bed for a nap, Ren Ru took out two packages from the cabinet next to her and talked to her father first.
"I exchanged these for some rice and medicine from my eldest sister's belongings. As for the clothes and other things my eldest sister mentioned, Dongzi and I already have them. We can just get a few sets from them. So I exchanged the rest for gold jewelry and crystal cores."
Ren Ru placed the exchanged supplies one by one on the bed, "Dad, do you think this is okay?"
Ren Ru had originally wanted to exchange for more food. After all, in the current situation, essential survival supplies like food and water were crucial. However, ordinary people simply couldn't come up with that much food. Even just keeping their families fed and clothed was difficult. Furthermore, not everyone needed infant formula or other supplies. Therefore, after several days, she had only found Jiang Wan, someone willing and able to make the exchange.
Before, they always thought that Jiang Wan and Master Tong were a couple, and the two parties never argued when they talked about it before. It was not until they got to know each other these days that they realized that the two were just neighbors next door.
Jiang Wan's husband was away on business all year round and had not been home before the rainstorm. Usually, there were only the mother and son and the nanny hired by her husband at home. After the incident, the nanny also left, leaving only the mother and son at home.
Tong Yuanyang, a cook, was trapped in his restaurant during a rainstorm. When he returned home, his wife and father had already been transformed into zombies on the day of the incident, leaving only his nearly sixty-year-old mother and young daughter at home.
Although the area where their two families lived quickly became a safe zone, Tong Yuanyang had to go out to work to support his family. However, he was worried about leaving his elderly mother and daughter alone at home. His mother was old and hard of hearing, and she might not be able to react quickly in the event of danger.
Jiang Wan was alone with her child. Although the family had ample food and drink, she had many concerns because there was no man in the house.
It was also at this time that the two broken families began to help each other keep warm.
After the train recruitment results came out, Jiang Wan, knowing that Master Tong had been selected, hesitated all night, and the next day, she came to the door with half of her family's gold and silver jewelry and food. She knew better than anyone that if Tong Yuanyang and his family were gone, it would be impossible for them, mother and son, to survive alone.
Perhaps because of the supplies, or perhaps because the two families had gotten along well before, Jiang Wan finally managed to get on the bus with her child. Later, because of her mother's poor health, she got a job helping in the dining car.
Although she had to give most of her salary to her mother, who helped take care of the child, Jiang Wanyue was content. The only inconvenience for her was breastfeeding.
Although the family had previously stockpiled a lot of baby supplies, after two months, they had basically been used up. Especially after Jiang Wan went to work on the food truck and could no longer breastfeed, the milk powder was used up even faster.
Ren Ru was the first one to go to Jiang Wan to discuss it because she had heard Jiang Wan ask others about it.
But she had a lot to exchange for. Even if Jiang Wan had some money, she wouldn't be able to get so much if she exchanged it all for food. But looking at the baby formula and other supplies that might not be available in this village anymore, Jiang Wan couldn't bear to give them up.
After discussing with Ren Ru, he exchanged the remaining half for his remaining gold jewelry.
【Author’s words】
The revisions have been made and the next chapter should be on the 12th or 13th. As soon as I went online, I saw the New Year's greetings from my baby, which was very touching!
I suddenly realized that a whole year has passed since I last stopped updating, so I'm here to give you all my belated New Year's greetings. I wish you all good luck in the Year of the Snake, may all your wishes come true, may every day be happy and free of worries, may you achieve academic success, advance in your career, and have a lot of money. May your family be healthy, safe, and happy! Be sure to be happy every day!
I also send you early Lantern Festival blessings. I hope everyone can see the lanterns they like and meet the people they like!
I found that the time interval between writing cannot be too long. Even though I have been revising the article these days and am very familiar with the content, my hands were still unfamiliar and my thoughts were not very clear when I first started writing.
This is all for this chapter for now. The missing words will be added later (tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Not sure). It will probably need to be revised later. Those who have bought it will not have to spend extra Jinjiang coins to make up for the extra words.
I have barely finished going through the previous content these days, and some small details still need to be revised.
I found that many chapters had typos fixed before they were published, but now I see that there are still typos and some minor bugs. [covering face]
Thank you all for waiting for me for so long, [touched and crying]
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