Chapter 138 Exchange
Xu Sichen said with a straight face, "This isn't a gift for you. This is what you got in exchange for these gold ornaments. I've been collecting gold, silver, and jade. If you still have any in the future, you can come to me to exchange them for something else."
Seeing Xu Sichen's serious expression and feeling sorry for her grandson who was so young and couldn't even afford to eat, Grandma Zhang finally gritted her teeth and took it.
"Xiao Xu, if you really want these things, grandma still has a lot of jade at home. I'll send them to you when the time comes."
Wei Mingliang came back at around three in the morning, and when he came back, he was dirty and smelly.
Fortunately, he successfully found Grandma Zhang's son, and brought Qian Wenbin and the others back as well.
In the morning, he only made breakfast for Xu Sichen and drank several cups of boiled water for himself.
Facing Xu Sichen's puzzled gaze, Wei Mingliang said with a painful expression: "Sister, if you had gone out last night, you would definitely not be able to eat."
"While I was driving the speedboat, I bumped into a lot of things along the way. At first, I thought it was unmelted ice floes, and I was worried that the speedboat would be damaged, so I even lay down to take a look. What I saw almost scared me into falling into the water. There were so many bodies floating on the water. Some were intact, probably because they didn't have time to escape from the ice and fell in and died. Some were so rotten that even their bones were exposed. The most terrifying thing were the bloated bodies. They were still intact, but they could explode with a bang, and the rotten flesh splattered me. If it weren't for the mask and waterproof jacket you prepared for me, I would have died from the stench on them."
Thinking about it now, he still feels nauseous.
Before leaving, his sister prepared a gas mask, a waterproof jacket and gloves, as well as a crossbow for him.
He felt it was unnecessary at the time.
Fortunately, he listened.
This made him more determined to listen to his sister and gain eternal life.
Xu Sichen remained expressionless throughout Wei Mingliang's story.
This was something she had known for a long time.
People who died in heavy rain and extreme cold were frozen and could not be seen for a while.
But as temperatures rose, the floodwaters began to evaporate and the bodies began to rot.
With the crazy proliferation of bacteria, countless viruses are sweeping in, and the plague caused by lack of medical care and medicine is about to spread rapidly among humans.
At the same time, humans, who had been trapped by the severe cold and accumulated water, began to become active again.
The barely maintained order will collapse, and the true end of the world will come.
Not long after breakfast, Wei Mingliang began his daily disinfection and pest control work under the command of Xu Sichen.
There are large swarms of flies flying outside the window, which makes people feel like they have claustrophobia.
All kinds of insects that had disappeared with the extreme cold began to wreak havoc again through the sewers.
The owners who had previously been reluctant to seal the sewers could no longer hold on and just sealed them regardless of whether their upstairs neighbors agreed or not.
If there is no cement, then use cloth strips or plastic, anything that can be put in.
Not long after, the doorbell downstairs rang again.
It turned out that Grandma Zhang and her family came with some gifts to thank them.
There was a whole box full of jade articles, including bracelets, pendants, Buddha amulets, and Buddhist beads. It was obvious that Grandma Zhang had been fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures a lot before the end of the world.
The most amazing thing is the jade Guanyin in Grandma Zhang's hand, which is half a meter high.
Wei Mingliang didn't dare to make a decision and directly called Xu Sichen down.
"Xiao Xu, thank you so much for saving my son. Take a look at these things and see if they are useful to you. If they are, take them all." Grandma Zhang handed over the Jade Guanyin in her hand.
The Jade Guanyin was wiped very clean, which shows that Grandma Zhang cherishes it very much.
But she extended her hand forward without any hesitation.
Xu Sichen: "Grandma Zhang, we have already settled the debt of the gold you gave us before, so you can take these back."
Grandma Zhang: "They are all useless things. If you want them, Xiao Xu, just keep them. If you really can't use them, just exchange them for something from us."
They are indeed useless things. When the end of the world comes, they cannot save them, so it is better to give them to the people who can save them.
Grandma Zhang's son followed suit and said, "Xiao Xu, just keep it. It's useless to keep it in my house, and it would be a waste if someone accidentally smashes it."
Seeing this, Xu Sichen no longer refused and let Wei Mingliang put it away.
"How about this, consider these things as you exchanging them with me for supplies. What do you want?"
The Zhang family looked at each other, then said embarrassedly: "Why don't you exchange some food for us?"
Xu Sichen said readily, "Sure! These things are worth about a thousand kilograms of rice. Do you want all the rice or something else?"
One, one thousand pounds?
so much?
Zhang's mother and son were completely dumbfounded when they heard this.
After confirming it again and again, I felt dizzy.
It took a long time for him to come back to his senses from the excitement.
Grandma Zhang said in a trembling voice, "Xiao Xu, there is so much food. Can we come and collect it in batches?"
Their family consists of the old and the young, with their son as their only strong laborer. If people knew that they had so much grain, they would definitely not be able to keep it.
Xu Sichen glanced at the old lady approvingly, then said, "Sure! If you're not afraid that I'll run away."
The old lady said: "These things were originally intended for you. It's because you are so kind, Xiao Xu, that you exchanged so much food for us. If we don't trust you, who else can we trust?"
In the end, they exchanged ten kilograms of rice, a box of compressed biscuits, a box of instant noodles and a box of sausages.
For the rest, Xu Sichen asked Wei Mingliang to issue them a receipt.
Not long after Old Lady Zhang left, Qian Wenbin and others came up.
They also wanted to thank Wei Mingliang for giving them a ride back by boat, and for coming to exchange things.
Each person received a small box of gold, silver and jade.
I don’t know if it’s because I knew about Grandma Zhang and the others’ story, but I also learned to take some and save some.
They ordered a lot of fresh food, mainly fresh vegetables, to supplement vitamins for their families.
However, vegetables cannot be preserved for long, so by taking some and storing some, they can ensure that their family can eat fresh vegetables once a month.
Fang Tiexiong praised: "Mingliang, you are amazing. You can even grow vegetables!"
Wei Mingliang just smiled and said nothing.
This is all thanks to the greenhouse built by my sister. Otherwise, even Shennong wouldn’t be able to grow anything in this extremely cold weather.
Suddenly, Qian Wenbin said, "Xiao Xu, can we exchange some diesel? We built a generator and have been using it to charge our phones, but we're out of oil now. We've searched everywhere but can't find any."
Xu Sichen raised his eyebrows and said, "Sure! But diesel is quite expensive. If you want more, you won't have enough."
These guys are pretty good, worthy of being professors of mechanical engineering. They can even make generators. You can consider recruiting them into your future base.
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