Chapter 86 Propose to move
The weather is hot and humid, and people are restless.
These people were performing like in a big opera, one after another, and the whole place was filled with their voices.
Those who like to watch the fun listen with gusto; those who are in a restless mood become more and more annoyed listening to the harsh sound.
A tall man with prickly heat all over his back felt itchy and uncomfortable. He was already irritable and when he heard the endless quarrel, he became furious and yelled at the parents and the old man to shut up.
The father and daughter and the old man took a look at the tall figure and shut their mouths silently, but their eyes kept glancing at Xia Xiaoman.
Xia Xiaoman felt a little regretful. Why didn't these people take action? If they did, and I took action again, it would be fair defense. It would be what I deserved if I killed or maimed them.
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The waiting process was long and boring. She waited for almost an hour and a half before it was her turn to get water.
As I was walking back with the water in my hand, someone suddenly shouted, "Someone's dead! Someone's been beaten to death!"
Xia Xiaoman subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a group of people gathered not far away, talking. She happened to pass by that place on her way back, and after walking a few steps forward, she heard the onlookers saying one after another: "Too impulsive, no matter what, you can't hit someone, now someone's dead!"
"The person who cut in line deserves to be beaten. Everyone else was standing in line, so why was he able to cut in line? This kind of uncivilized behavior should be punished!"
"It was wrong to jump the queue, but it didn't cause any loss of life. Now it's all over! Someone was beaten to death and he's going to be arrested and sent to a labor camp."
The onlookers were arguing endlessly and had different opinions.
Some people condemned the violence; some felt that those who cut in line deserved to be beaten to death; some stood by and watched indifferently without expressing any opinions; and some gloated over the misfortune and wished that the incident would become bigger and more embarrassing.
Xia Xiaoman peeked inside through the wall of people, and what a coincidence, the person who was beaten to death was the man who had intruded into her team a few days ago. The man's wife was crying and wailing beside his body like a mad woman.
The noise was so loud that two staff members came over to check the man's body. After confirming that he was dead, they took away the attacker, the deceased's family, and the body.
Back on the 15th floor, Li Yu'e, Su Ran and Zhou Qiuyang who were out applying for jobs have already returned. Seeing the happy expressions on their faces, I knew that they should be successful in their applications.
"Have you all been hired?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
Li Yu'e smiled and nodded, "I met an old acquaintance who arranged for the three of us to work in indoor planting."
"Indoor planting is great. Is the worksite far away? When will it start?"
Su Ran said, "It's a bit far, near the Jiawang Shopping Mall. I heard that they want to open up all the places in the mall and make space for growing crops. I'll start work the day after tomorrow, so I'll help clean up the mall first, and then start planting after the site is set up."
It takes about 40 minutes to an hour to walk from Jiawang Shopping Mall to the community, which is relatively far.
Xia Xiaoman suggested: "You can choose to buy two bicycles with back seats. It will be more convenient to ride a bicycle to and from get off work."
Zhou Qiuyang said, "Xiaoman, can you rent me your bicycle? I'll give you some food as rent every month."
Xia Xiaoman was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said, "I may have to move in a few days, so I can lend you my bike for free for a few days without paying rent."
"Moving?!" the three shouted in unison.
Su Ran's eyes widened. "Sister Xiaoman, why are you moving? Isn't it good to live here?"
Li Yu'e said anxiously, "Is it because of me that I moved here? Xiaoman, if it's because of me, I can move out. I just want to move to a place closer to work."
Xia Xiaoman shook her head, "No, I want to move out for personal reasons."
"The buildings here are too high. I climb up and down 15 floors every day. I sweat as much as the water I carry back home. And living in a building makes it inconvenient for me to raise chickens and rabbits."
"The most important reason is that the public security here is not very good. Yesterday's announcement said that there were multiple criminal gangs causing chaos in Fucheng, and I'm worried that those people will come to Chenyang Community."
Chenyang Community is located in a remote area, but there are many new and old residents in the community. In the eyes of criminal gangs, Chenyang Community is like a sheepfold in the wild, and the residents inside are lambs to be slaughtered.
Zhou Qiuyang had a strong sense of crisis. After hearing what Xia Xiaoman said, he immediately felt that the community was unsafe. "Why don't we move together?"
"We are a little far from the city. The security team only passes by the community once a day. Relatively speaking, the city is safer."
Su Ran nodded in agreement, "We on the 15th floor are a group, we have to move together, no one can be left behind!"
Xia Xiaoman: “…”
"Do you want to ask the coach for his opinion first?"
"I'll go ask!" Zhou Qiuyang said, and turned to go to 1502.
After a while, Wen Jianfeng brought the twins to 1501. "Why did you say you wanted to move out so suddenly?"
Xia Xiaoman said: "It's not sudden. After the locust plague, I have been thinking about whether to move out. I went out to look for a house these two nights. If nothing unexpected happens, I might move to Shuiyue Bay."
"Shuiyue Bay? So far away." Zhou Qiuyang frowned.
Xia Xiaoman explained: "The security there is better, and there are people patrolling and standing guard 24 hours a day."
"If you want to move out, I know of a vacant house, Villa 036 in Cuihu Community. It has three floors, which is enough for your three families to live in."
"But a lot of people died there some time ago, and the basement was once a pornographic place. If you don't mind, you can move there. It's closer to where you work."
Zhou Qiuyang felt a little uncomfortable. Xia Xiaoman had prepared everything, but only told him about moving away when she was about to leave. This made him feel that the other party didn't consider them as friends at all.
He wasn't angry, he just felt a little lost and depressed.
Xia Xiaoman didn't notice that he was in a bad mood, and continued, "If you decide to move away, I can get a truck back to help you transport the supplies. One round trip will take 50 liters of gasoline."
When they found the generator, there were more than a dozen barrels of gasoline and diesel next to it. Wen Jianfeng and his team each got two or three barrels, each containing 50 liters of gasoline. Excluding the gasoline consumed some time ago, the three of them should be able to collect 50 liters of gasoline.
She wasn't particularly short of fuel right now, but she'd get more if she could.
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