There were countless centipedes crawling on the glass outside the window of 2202.
The long, slender legs moved quickly, looking for an entrance.
Through the group of centipedes, you can also see cockroaches flying in the air.
Each one is the size of a baby's fist, and they are so densely packed that they almost block the sky.
A few cockroaches landed on the window and were quickly devoured by the slithering centipedes.
Even though he had seen swarms of centipedes and cockroaches in his previous life, Jiang Fei couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling and he immediately checked the room.
Fortunately, I had sprinkled insect repellent powder in every corner and blocked all the pipes, so no cockroaches or centipedes sneaked in.
Jiang Fei took out a few packets of insect repellent powder and went to the next door 2201 through the turned-on switch.
The insect prevention measures of 01 are not as good as those of 02.
She was worried that the little chatterbox would be scared.
However, as soon as Jiang Fei entered the living room, he saw Xiao Chuxia squatting on the ground, looking for insects with a flashlight, holding a pair of long chopsticks in her hand.
There were also two large canning jars on the floor.
They used to contain fruits, but now one is filled with wriggling centipedes and the other is filled with scurrying cockroaches.
Jiang Fei: "...Aren't you afraid of them?"
This seemed different from what she thought.
Xiao Chuxia raised her head proudly: "After all, I have eaten mice before, so why would I be afraid of these little bugs!"
"And they are all treasures."
"Centipedes can be used as medicine to fight bacteria and inflammation, reduce swelling and detoxify, and treat snake and insect bites."
"Grinding cockroaches into powder can be used externally to treat bedsores and burns, and taken internally to enhance immunity and relieve gastric bleeding and gastric ulcers."
"I studied Chinese medicine, and I plan to try making them into medicine."
As she spoke, Xiao Chuxia crushed the big cockroach she found with her slippers.
The moment the cockroach is dying, it quickly expels the egg case.
Xiao Chuxia directly picked up the flamethrower and burned the egg sheath completely: "Don't even think about leaving your descendants behind!"
Seeing that a small area of the floor was burnt black, Jiang Fei silently went back to 2202 and brought back a backpack.
It contained 4 sets of protective clothing, 4 pairs of gloves, and 4 protective masks that she took out from the supermarket warehouse.
"This is the protective suit I found when I went out to look for supplies."
"Put it on and I'll take you downstairs to catch it."
Otherwise the chatterbox might accidentally burn down the house.
Xiao Chuxia put it on obediently, cleaned the bugs off the clothes before leaving, and sprinkled insect repellent powder on them.
Jiang Fei, who was also wearing a protective suit, opened the door.
There aren't many centipedes and cockroaches in the corridor.
Jiang Fei burned it to death with a flamethrower, sprinkled new insect repellent powder on it, and also gave Lu Yu a set of protective clothing.
Lu Yu had killed all the insects in the house and was comforting the shivering Da Huang in his arms.
Jiang Fei took the opportunity to rub Da Huang's head: "Is it frightened by the bugs?"
Lu Yu was somewhat helpless: "Well, Da Huang is a male cat. He just went to the litter box to use the toilet and was almost bitten by a centipede that crawled into it."
"Meow!" Dahuang made a dissatisfied sound.
Master, that's enough!
It doesn't care about its reputation!
Jiang Fei couldn't help laughing: "It turns out that Da Huang was scared because he was almost sterilized."
Da Huang turned his head away angrily and buried himself in Lu Yu's arms.
I don’t want to listen, the two-legged beast is chanting!
Lu Yu touched Da Huang's back with amusement, then took out a small box with one hand, which contained six or seven bottles of flamethrowers:
"There are too many cockroaches and centipedes now. It would be easier for you to clean them up with a flamethrower. I have a few bottles at home. Come and get them if you're not enough."
The neighbor gave him a protective suit, and he couldn't just give him nothing in return.
Only when there is give and take can a relationship last.
Jiang Fei accepted it without hesitation: "Although you have a protective suit, try not to leave the apartment building recently."
"The protective suit can't withstand so many insect bites."
Lu Yu: "Okay."
Xiao Chuxia, who was standing by, was confused: "There aren't many bugs."
"I found five in my home."
Remembering that Xiao Chuxia's room had the curtains drawn and he couldn't see outside, Jiang Fei nodded his chin towards the distance and said, "Go to the window in the corridor."
Xiao Chuxia didn't understand why and her face turned pale instantly.
There were so many centipedes swarming on the glass that it was impossible to count them.
"Miss... let's not go downstairs..."
She was afraid that the centipede would eat her alive!
"It's too late." Jiang Wuqing forcefully pulled Xiao Chuxia down the stairs.
Insect repellent powder had been sprayed on the 21st floor, and the number of cockroaches and centipedes was still within Xiao Chuxia's tolerance range.
The further down you go, the more bugs there are.
Centipedes were crawling on the ground and walls, and cockroaches were flying in the air, leaving no room for people to survive.
Fortunately, people who had experience in dealing with rats, such as those living in the corridors on each floor, built more fires to drive them away, but they could only repel a portion of the insects.
Everyone still has to shoot it to death manually.
Someone was bitten by a centipede last night. The exposed skin was covered with red and swollen lumps. He cried with snot and tears: "Will I die?"
"Damn bugs! When are we going to kill them all?"
"Ah! A centipede got into my ear! Help me!"
The man ran out of the room screaming, but because he opened his mouth wide, he swallowed a flying cockroach.
The screams became even more piercing.
The apartment building was in chaos.
The smart ones have already gone to get curtains or sheets and wrapped themselves in three layers.
Some of the exposed heads were covered with mesh trash cans, and some were covered with plastic buckets with two small holes cut out.
Xiao Chuxia tried hard to overcome her fear and waved the torch to drive away the cockroaches in the air.
Jiang Fei was responsible for catching centipedes into the glass bottle.
After filling a bottle and sealing it, he started catching cockroaches.
Someone noticed Jiang Fei's actions and came over with a trash can on his head: "Can these bugs be eaten?"
He was the first person to obediently eat rat meat.
"No." Jiang Fei suddenly had an idea:
"You can catch cockroaches or centipedes and exchange them with me for food."
There are free tools, why bother to do it yourself?
Upon hearing this, the other party found an empty bottle and started catching them, spreading the news: "Jiang Feng, ahem, Jiang Fei said that we can use these bugs to exchange for food from her!"
Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to ten, and soon everyone at that level knew about it.
The people who were originally fleeing now grabbed cockroaches and centipedes frantically like wolves seeing meat.
This is all food!
Be careful not to get bitten!
After finding the person, Jiang Fei stopped and went back upstairs to get a box of bread as supplies in exchange, but found Xiao Chuxia waiting for her there, looking at an open room.
Jiang Fei walked over and took a look.
There were several bodies piled up in the room, they were Xiaoguan and the people from the property management.
In addition to the bite wounds, Xiaoguan lost both of his hands and one of his eyes, which was replaced by a centipede that crawled in.
Xiao Chuxia told Jiang Fei what she had just heard: "They said that Xiaoguan climbed up yesterday and was beaten up by other survivors of the property and thrown here."
"At night, Xiaoguan had a high fever and couldn't move. Many centipedes crawled into his body. He struggled for a while and then died."
"Other people in the property were bitten by rats all over their bodies, and they were not immune to the bugs either. They died in the middle of the night."
Xiao Chuxia felt inexplicably ironic: "Xiao Guan did save a lot of refugees, but when he was in trouble last night, no one saved him."
Jiang Fei said calmly: "Egoism is human nature."
She had understood this in her previous life.
Xiao Chuxia sighed for a while, then began to check the centipedes and cockroaches that people had brought to her.
Either they were beaten into a pulp or cut into pieces, and the bodies were not complete.
Some people even put cockroaches and centipedes in a bottle, and the cockroaches were eaten by the centipedes.
In the end, Xiao Chuxia only collected three 500ml bottles.
Jiang Fei knew it was not enough without Xiao Chuxia telling him.
For a scarce commodity like medicine, the more the better.
Those who didn't get the bread asked Jiang Fei: "Can we continue to exchange?"
"I'll let you know tomorrow."
After that, Jiang Fei and Xiao Chuxia went upstairs.
"I want to set up a supply point at the stairwell on the 21st floor. You go home first. I'll go ask Grandma Xu and the other resident for their opinions."
Ling Zhaorui lives on the 21st floor.
The place for exchanging supplies is set up here, which can not only protect the two floors together, but also prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos to play tricks.
After all, she was not familiar with the residents on the 20th floor, and it would be troublesome if she stabbed them in the back.
If the 21st floor does not agree to set up a supply point, she can just pick up Ling Zhaorui and do it on the 22nd floor.
After Xiao Chuxia left, Jiang Fei took out a bag of eight-treasure porridge and a few packets of insect repellent powder, and knocked on 2102's door first.
Only after hearing Jiang Fei's voice did Old Lady Xu open the door.
Jiang Fei briefly explained his purpose: "The stairs will be noisy by then, these supplies are my compensation to Grandma Xu."
Old Mrs. Xu smiled kindly: "Why are you being so polite, girl?"
"I'll take the insect repellent powder, and you can take the eight-treasure porridge back. My family has no shortage of food."
At this point, Old Lady Xu frowned and said, "Girl Jiang, can you help me with something?"
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