From a distance, it looks almost the same as before. But those up close can tell where they've searched and where they haven't.
The three of them groped around in different directions, and half an hour later, Shen Yanming found the familiar floor tiles.
He didn't make a sound, but used a branch to pry open a crack in the floor tiles, then reached in and released piles of supplies from the storage area.
There are cotton quilts, cotton-padded clothes, summer quilts, and short-sleeved shirts; rice, flour, salt, oil, and dehydrated vegetables. There are also canned fruits and canned meat...
Shen Yanming put them down quickly, making sure they weren't broken. However, the arrangement wasn't very neat.
He put the floor tiles back down, then stood up and exclaimed in feigned surprise, "Come quick, come here!"
Li Zhaozhao and Zhang Heping, who were 200 meters away, were excited when they heard this.
I wondered how Lao Shen found this area. It was incredibly accurate, without any street signs.
Little did they know that Shen Yanming was holding a GPS device, which accurately recorded latitude and longitude.
The two of them ran over with long strides, even slipping and falling twice in the snow.
Shen Yanming shouted, "Slow down, no rush!"
"How can I not be anxious? This is..." Li Zhaozhao chuckled, stopping his sentence.
The two ran over and were stunned. Pointing to the pink floor tiles, they asked incredulously, "Are you sure the warehouse is here?"
Shen Yanming nodded: "Of course, otherwise why would I lie to you?"
After saying that, he pried open the floor tiles, revealing the scene inside, which directly dazzled Li Zhaozhao and Zhang Heping.
"My God, there's so much stuff!" Zhang Heping exclaimed, but subconsciously lowered his voice.
Li Zhaozhao's eyes lit up, and he immediately wanted to go down. Shen Yanming didn't stop him, moved the floor tiles aside, and even cleared some of the snow.
The warehouse was only about twenty square meters in size and not very tall, just over two meters. So Li Zhaozhao jumped down. However, he almost slipped and fell while stepping on a bag of rice.
He excitedly placed his hand on the grain bag and felt that the bag was quite tight and airtight.
The surrounding cardboard boxes, clothes, and bedding showed only slight signs of being soaked by seawater, so it can be said that the area is basically safe.
"It's sealed so well!" Li Zhaozhao murmured, then noticed that Zhang Heping had also jumped down.
"My goodness, so much stuff! That's wonderful!" Zhang Heping said with a smile, having long forgotten that they had originally prepared far more supplies than this.
Shen Yanming, who was keeping watch upstairs, heard the two's sighs and said, "Hurry up and pack your things, let's go back." If they stay here too long, they might run into other people.
"Okay, Lao Shen, if it's really not working, you can lay the floor tiles back first, and we'll give you a signal after we've cleaned up."
Shen Yan rolled his eyes: "How much air do you think there is in there?"
Seeing their confusion, he said, "The fact that this place wasn't submerged in seawater means it's well-sealed. Well-sealed means there's a lack of oxygen. The reason we let you down without ventilating it is because the warehouse is small, and you were both at the entrance. But if we put the floor tiles back, things might not be the same."
Maybe it's okay, but he doesn't want to take the risk.
The two thought about it and agreed that it made sense, so they stopped talking about it. They quickened their pace, putting things into their backpacks and bamboo baskets.
"Take it easy, don't do too much. If someone notices something's amiss, it'll be troublesome. We can always come back a few more times."
Shen Yanming considered letting them come on their own, but he was afraid something might go wrong. Sigh, he decided to go with them himself.
The two men in the basement hurriedly stuffed canned food into their backpacks. These were rare items that were hard to come by even in the guard unit, and they couldn't bear to leave them here.
Zhang Heping is a simple-minded person who only picks out the things he needs and puts them in his bag.
But Li Zhaozhao was clearly different. He touched everything, seemingly hesitant, but actually testing the waters.
Yes, after being in the freezing cold for a month or two, the temperature of the supplies certainly wouldn't be high. But if they're released from the space, they'll be at room temperature.
Li Zhaozhao touched them one by one and found that everything was cold, especially the metal cans, which were ice-cold.
"It looks like it was indeed stockpiled in the warehouse," Li Zhaozhao thought to himself, unaware of Shen Yanming's increasingly cold gaze.
"Alright, let's leave," Zhang Heping said, jumping out of the cave.
Shen Yanming nodded, feeling a chill in his heart.
They walked in silence, assuming that Shen Yanming was tired. In reality, Old Shen was thinking about how to treat the other person in the future.
As they approached the guard post, Shen Yanming asked, "There's another warehouse; would you like to go take a look?"
He was gambling, gambling on the thoughts of the two of them.
Zhang Heping said without hesitation, "No, it's so cold. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and rest? Besides, there's plenty of food in that pit, enough to last us until next year. Just bringing it all back was a struggle."
Li Zhaozhao wanted to say something, but Zhang Heping beat him to it, so he could only smile and nod: "As long as the safety of the supplies is ensured, it doesn't matter whether we go to check or not."
Shen Yanming smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "I don't know if it's safe or not, but the location I found should be alright. Let's wait until next time, I'll take you next time." He added, "I won't get involved anymore, you can do whatever you want with my things."
Li Zhaozhao didn't catch the unspoken meaning in Shen Yanming's words. He nodded and said, "Okay!"
Shen Yanming's smile widened, but a stinging sensation appeared in the corner of his eye.
The three hurried toward the guard, but by the time they arrived, it was already dark.
Shen Yanming escorted the two back to their dormitory. Fortunately, they didn't encounter anyone else on the way.
To avoid arousing Li Zhaozhao's suspicion, Shen Yanming also received a share of the supplies, which he had originally planned not to take, but now...
That's fine too.
"Have you noted down the location? Be careful if you go, or you can call me along," Shen Yanming instructed.
The two nodded, indicating they understood. Shen Yanming didn't care whether they had listened or not, and went home.
He opened the door and found the room quiet. Shen Yanming sat silently on the sofa for a long time before slipping into the space.
Inside the room, Bi Qiaoan gave the two children a bath and then let them go outside to play.
An An and Nuan Nuan took their goose to the orchard to pick strawberries. The two of them were overjoyed, carrying a full basket. This was a habit they had formed in Li Sikai's space; they felt that helping with the picking of strawberries brought them a sense of self-satisfaction.
Bi Qiaoan found out but didn't stop it, thinking that such a sensible child deserved encouragement.
She had prepared a bunch of cooked food in the kitchen and also made a pot of mutton soup. Just as she was about to take the things to the storage area, she saw Shen Yanming come over.
He wore a faint smile, yet an inescapable loneliness emanated from him.
Bi Qiaoan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stepped forward to ask, "What's wrong? Did something go wrong?"
Shen Yanming said nothing, but pulled her into a hug and buried his head in her neck and shoulder, trying to find warmth.
Bi Qiaoan patted his back gently, as if to say, "It's okay, I'm always here."
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