Because she had been with Yang Xiuguang and the others, Qin Qing hadn't gone into the space to change clothes. She went straight to the bathroom and saw that the bathtub was already full of water, with steam rising from it. There was a bottle of shower gel and shampoo next to it. It seemed that Li Xiong and the others had asked Shen Kexin to arrange this when they came to pick him up.
She immediately took off her clothes and pants, which were so dirty that they couldn't even be seen in color and smelled terrible. Then she let out a comfortable breath and immersed her whole body in the warm water of the bathtub.
After the water cooled slightly, Qin Qing stood up and submerged her hair in the water. Then, she stirred the water in the tub, feeling the flow of water across her head. After five or six shampoo applications, her greasy, tangled hair slowly began to feel smoother.
After washing her hair, she changed the well water and began to rub her body up and down vigorously. She could feel the gray-black mud strips being rubbed off from her fingertips as her fingers slid across.
The water in the bathtub had been changed several times by Qin Qing from the well water in the space. Otherwise, she would not have the confidence to sit in the bathtub again because of the shampoo water that had turned her hair black.
Coming out wrapped in a towel, Qin Qing saw that Cheng Xinxin had thoughtfully placed a set of sportswear, including underwear, on the bed. She wiped herself clean and changed into these clothes, then took a towel from the space and carefully dried her hair.
Originally trimmed very short, a tomboyish hairstyle, it had grown a bit longer over the past few days. Touching his hair, Qin Qing wondered why he had forgotten to throw a set of haircutting tools into the space so that he could trim his hair anytime.
Hanging the towel around her neck, Qin Qing walked out of the bedroom casually, and saw Wang Xiaobao downstairs shouting loudly: "Qin Qing, come down and eat noodles." His tone was full of joy and brightness.
Qin Qing's mood inexplicably improved after hearing this. She responded and walked downstairs, just in time to see Chen Kexin bringing out a large plate from the kitchen, on which were six large bowls of hot soup noodles.
Seeing Qin Qing come downstairs and sit at the table, she paused for a moment, then quickly placed the noodles on the table in the living room, placing a bowl of noodles that was obviously larger than the other bowls in front of Qin Qing.
Then she brought the other bowls to Li Xiong and the others, and then lowered her head and went back to the kitchen to get noodles for Cheng Xinxin, but saw that Cheng Xinxin had already come out with a bowl of noodles. She was very tactful and hid in the kitchen directly, picked up the remaining noodles and started eating.
Qin Qing moved the big bowl of noodles in front of him. Although it was not filled with various ingredients like those in noodle shops before the apocalypse, it was still very fragrant.
She took a bite with her chopsticks, and the taste made her pause, then she began to eat with big mouthfuls. Li Xiong and the others were heartbroken, thinking that Qin Qing had not had anything to eat during the journey and was hungry.
In fact, it was just that Qin Qing herself didn't know how to cook. Although she had a space full of supplies, she could only eat instant noodles with ham, or ham with instant noodles. She always had the taste of instant noodles in her mouth.
Originally, she felt sad when she heard about eating noodles! Now, she suddenly felt that keeping Shen Kexin was not a bad thing.
"By the way, does that market have everything? Including crystal cores?" Qin Qing drank all the soup in a few big gulps before asking Li Xiong and the others.
Li Xiong pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, that market is just a place where everyone puts out their useful items and exchanges them with those in need. They're basically asking for food. However, many of the things there are useless, like watches and gold jewelry, which were once luxury items. In today's world, what's the point of having them? Is there anything more important than food? Crystal cores are rarely hunted, and even if they are, they don't sell them there. They usually take them to the base and trade with the troops there."
Speaking of this, Li Xiong couldn't help but sigh.
Qin Qing's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Li Xiong said. Her eyes lit up. Right? In this apocalyptic world, who needs those luxuries? If gold and other items can be exchanged, then what about jade? Would it also be exchanged for food? The last thing she lacked right now was food. If she could trade food for jade, that would be much more convenient than scrounging everywhere.
As for the crystal core, if I could get it in exchange, that would be great. If not, I could go hunting for it myself. As long as the jade's energy was there, I could keep the space from shrinking.
"Qin Qing, I'll take you for a walk later. There's not much to do in the base anyway." Wang Xiaobao said with a smile.
Qin Qing nodded, pretended to rummage through the backpack behind him, and then smiled and said, "I still have some medicine from that pharmacy. I wonder if I can exchange these for something good."
Hearing Qin Qing's words, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they all said in unison, "Of course it would be useful. You can exchange these medicines at the base, and you'll get a little more than at the market. Cheng Chuan happens to go to the base's medical station to help out every day, so we can have him exchange the supplies then!"
Cheng Chuan nodded. After all, there were not many supplies left after they handed them over, so if he went to the base to help, at least he could bring back some supplies every day, which could also supplement their income.
"We exchanged our medicines for supplies a long time ago, and I didn't expect you still had some. Let me tell you, cold medicines and anti-inflammatory drugs are the most popular here!" Wang Xiaobao said excitedly when he saw Qin Qing taking out the medicines from his backpack one by one.
Qin Qing divided the medicines that had been placed on the table into two portions, pushed the larger one in front of Cheng Chuan, and said, "You can use these to exchange for supplies first. I'll go to the market to see if I can find anything good with the rest. If I can't find any, you can use them to exchange for supplies!"
Seeing that most of the medicines in the pile in front of him were anti-inflammatory drugs, Cheng Chuan's eyes lit up. The medicines in the base have been increasingly scarce recently. The director of the medical station has reported it several times and asked the base to send people to the hospitals and pharmacies in those towns to collect medicines, but the base has not responded.
Qin Qing and the others were having a great time. She put the remaining medicines back into her bag and made an appointment with Wang Xiaobao and Cheng Xinxin to go shopping at the market later.
Yang Xiuguang and his companions were also brought to a large tent. From the boy, they learned that the base would provide free lunch and accommodation within ten days of entering the base. After ten days, they would need to work to earn food and accommodation.
This left a shadow over the group, who hadn't had time to rejoice yet. Qin Qing hadn't taken any of the supplies from the car, and the base hadn't told them to hand them in, so for at least the next month, they didn't have to worry about their livelihoods.
But what about the future? What should I do next...?
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