"The resident of 2101 hasn't come out for a long time. I knocked on the door several times but no one answered. I'm worried something has happened, so I want you to help break the door open."
Mrs. Xu assured, "If there are any problems, I'll take care of them."
"There's a little girl living in that house named Zhou Lili. She's sensible and polite. Every time she sees me, she smiles and calls me grandma. I don't want anything to happen to her."
Jiang Fei did not refuse. He went back upstairs to get an axe and smashed the door lock open in two or three strokes.
A foul smell hit me in the face.
Several red-eyed rats were running around in the living room, and there were centipedes and cockroaches everywhere.
Jiang Fei took out a flamethrower to solve the problem, and he and Old Lady Xu found the resident of Room 2101 in the bedroom.
On the pink bed sheet lay a rotting corpse, some parts of which had been eaten by rats and insects until only bones remained.
Old Mrs. Xu gasped and almost fell down: "How could Lily become like this..."
"My condolences."
Jiang Fei, who is not good at comforting others, went to clean the bugs in the house after saying this, and unexpectedly found three bottles of foam agents, which sealed all the pipes.
From beginning to end, I didn't see any food packaging bags.
On the contrary, the two jars of oil and salt were empty.
Jiang Fei probably guessed the cause of the girl's death: "She died of starvation."
"Rats and bugs crawled in through the pipes and ate her body."
Old Mrs. Xu's figure swayed, tears falling down: "This silly child... why didn't you come to me when you had nothing to eat..."
"Xiao Zhou and his wife are so cruel! They've been working away from home all year round and haven't paid any attention to Lily. Not only do they not give her much money, they don't even leave any food at home. It's pitiful for this good child..."
After calming down, Mrs. Xu gently held Jiang Fei's hand and said, "Thank you for today, Miss Jiang."
"If Xiao Zhou and his wife come back later, I will tell them about the door."
"Okay." Jiang Fei closed the door and helped Old Lady Xu get rid of the bugs before going upstairs to ask Lu Yu for help.
The two men moved a large table to the stairwell on the 21st floor.
Knowing what Jiang Fei was going to do, Lu Yu also brought out a round battery-powered clock: "We can't stay here all day, we can set a time for the transaction and have those people come up on time."
Jiang Fei also had this idea, but he didn't expect Lu Yu to bring a clock: "Thank you, I'll send you two packets of insect repellent powder later."
"Actually, sometimes you don't have to be so polite. We are on the same team and we are friends."
His neighbors helped him a lot, so this little thing he did was not worth mentioning.
What's more, they are now entrusting their backs to the opponent's teammates, so there is no need for the little guy to calculate too clearly.
Jiang Fei thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll just accept it."
Lu Yu smiled and nodded, his eyes and brows beneath the transparent mask showing a soft and tender expression, like a pool of spring water that is alluring.
Jiang Fei had to admit that Lu Yu was really handsome.
It's very pleasing to the eyes.
After separating from Lu Yu, Jiang Fei went downstairs to find the man with the trash can on his head, and gave him a pack of instant noodles, asking him to spread the news.
"Starting tomorrow at 12 noon, anyone who catches centipedes and cockroaches can go to the stairwell on the 21st floor and exchange them for food. This will only be done for three hours a day. Gold can also be traded."
"If it's dead, the insect's body must be intact."
"Live bugs need to be packed separately, otherwise the centipedes will eat the cockroaches."
"A 500ml bottle can be exchanged for a bag of bread or a pack of compressed biscuits."
"There's a clock on the stairs on the 21st floor. If anyone doesn't follow the rules, or doesn't get there on time and tries to cause trouble, they'll be fed to the bugs."
The man holding the trash can wrote down everything: "How do I collect the gold?"
"You can trade 100 grams for the same supplies as the bugs. If you weigh over 1000 grams, you can trade for two different types of food, plus a bottle of drinking water."
She was so short of gold.
It doesn’t matter if she spends a little more on supplies, unlocking the supermarket will bring her more!
After arranging the transaction, Jiang Fei went to 2201.
Xiao Chuxia was already processing the corpses of centipedes and cockroaches in the room, preparing to make medicine.
Jiang Fei didn't disturb her. He moved the almost empty bucket of 01 to 02, filled it with water, and then sent it back.
In the past, Xiao Chuxia would collect stagnant water from outside, filter it with water purification tablets and drink it.
There is an insect plague now. There are insect eggs in the water and it is not safe to drink.
She has stockpiled so much water, wouldn't it be a waste if she doesn't use it?
The water buckets in Lu Yu's house were still full, and the number was more than Xiao Chuxia's. Jiang Fei did not fill his buckets, but filled two 100-liter buckets and went to Ling Zhaorui again.
Compared with the previous few days, Ling Zhaorui looked much better, but he still needed to recover from his leg injury, so he walked with a limp.
Jiang Fei placed the bucket at the door: "There are insect eggs in the stagnant water. Don't go downstairs to fetch water anymore. I will bring you water during this time."
Ling Zhaorui held his trekking pole in shame: "I can't drink much water by myself, you can take a bucket back."
"You saved me, gave me a place to live, and food to eat, but I did nothing. I feel like a freeloader, like a parasite..."
Jiang Fei interrupted Ling Zhaorui and said, "Once the trade is settled, you can teach me how to plant."
"When your leg injury heals and you can go out, you must return these supplies to me."
"Okay!" Ling Zhaorui finally smiled.
It's better to owe Jiang Fei than to take it for free.
At least the psychological burden will not be too heavy.
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The man with the trash can on his head was very efficient. The next day, when Jiang Fei and Xiao Chuxia carried boxes of supplies downstairs, the stairs on the 21st floor were already crowded with people.
Some held bottles or jars of bugs, others held gold.
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