Chapter 17 Great Harvest
"Everyone, be careful. When acid rain comes, it's not a holiday. The factory area will either be full of people or full of monsters. Don't be careless."
"Don't worry, sister. I'll go ahead and you guys follow me closely."
After entering the factory, the two stopped arguing and focused on their work.
The job of clearing the way should be left to the generals and ministers.
The factory area wasn't haphazardly distributed; it had been purposefully developed, with excellent facilities for drainage, greenery, accommodation, and recreational activities. The roads were wide, and the factories didn't interfere with each other. However, the former pleasant environment had completely vanished, leaving only charred black and potholed walls and floors.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all scattered in different areas. Coming from their direction, the first area you enter is the clothing area.
All kinds of winter and summer clothing, bed sheets, quilt covers, tents and backpacks, anything that requires cloth and thread can be found here, as well as various textile and embroidery processing factories.
"The dormitories and canteens are likely to be the places with the most people, so we should try to avoid them. After entering, we should clean the surroundings first, and then go to the workshops and warehouses. Unless necessary, we should not go anywhere else. The factory is too large, and it will take several days just to run around. We have to hurry, otherwise by the time others react, we will be gone." Lan Shiruo said.
"Leave the cleaning to me and the little girl. You just need to collect the things, and the handsome boy will escort you and help you."
Miaomiao rarely argued and nodded in agreement.
"Woo woo," he agreed. The handsome young general was pleased with this sudden human who had joined him for the first time.
"Okay, let's get started now."
Each factory building is large and is generally divided into office area, living area, warehouse, and workshop. Some factories have detailed division of labor and have several workshops.
The factories here are basically standard. The part facing the gate is the office area, followed by the warehouse, then the workshop, and the living area at the end. Some factories have slightly different distributions, but most of them are similar.
The generals and ministers should first determine whether there are any living people in the office area. If not, they will ignore it. If there are, they will have to give up. After all, it is better to keep a low profile.
Miaomiao and Yunshuiyao were responsible for cleaning up the few rotting corpses wandering around the dam. Lan Shiruo went directly to the warehouse and workshop at the back and took away all the machines, materials and finished products.
It was the first time for the three men and the mastiff to work together, but they worked very well together. When they encountered a large group of rotting corpses, they would either be wiped out or give up. When they encountered living people, most of them gave up, but those who saw that they were women and dogs and wanted to take advantage of them, in one word, died.
After working for an hour or two, Lan Shiruo would spend ten minutes taking care of her little Lebao. The little guy was very well-behaved and didn't cry or make a fuss. He would play by himself when he woke up and sleep by himself when he was sleepy. He would only whimper when he peed, defecated, or was hungry.
The three people and the mastiff spend their time working except for the necessary times of eating, sleeping and going to the toilet.
It took me five days to finish cleaning up the clothing section. I was a little tired, but I was also very excited. I would never run out of clothes or fabrics for the rest of my life. Most importantly, it was free, satisfying both women's shopping urges and the hoarding habits of housewives.
They didn't take a break because more people were arriving, and they had to speed up. They stopped cooking and just ate bread and biscuits with milk, and at most, some jerky and luncheon meat—whatever they could eat. They quickly went to the bathroom and slept for an hour. Aside from the inevitable parent-child time with Little Lebao, the three of them and the mastiff were eager to fly.
Fortunately, the results of their labor were impressive. In about a month and a half, they had cleared out over 70% of the factory's contents. Every factory they took over was left pristine, leaving not only finished products but also every piece of machinery. But it was exhausting. The three of them, along with the mastiff, had all lost considerable weight, becoming truly skinny beauties. Yunshui Yao complained daily that her extra-large cup size had shrunk. Miaomiao was even more devastated, her chest, which had barely reached the size of an A-grade, was now practically a trough, a sight to behold.
Every time at this time, Lan Shiruo would hug Xiao Lebao and kiss him. Instead of listening to their meaningless complaints, it would be better to spend more time with her son.
There are not many factories left, all of which are large-scale building materials factories. No one wants these things now. When the base is built in the future, they will be issued as tasks for people to collect. Now most people only focus on food and clothing.
More and more teams came here to search for supplies. Many people came, and many people left, coming and going without interruption.
Lan Shiruo and the others tried their best to avoid them and avoid the peak period of their search for supplies. If they met them head-on, they would not stay for long and would just turn around and leave.
The three men and the mastiff found a factory that had been searched clean as a temporary resting place. They went to the last dormitory, found a room to live in, closed the door tightly, took out the bathtub, filled it with water, took a refreshing bath, and then took out the food and utensils, ready to have a big meal. After working for so long, they deserved some nourishment.
Lan Shiruo's space had harvested the crops and vegetables, so while Miaomiao was cooking, she quickly went to plant more. Yunshui Yao helped out, and Jiang Xiang played with Xiao Lebao.
In the space, the circle of planted fruit trees have all bloomed, regardless of the season. Thanks to the constant time, you can eat fresh fruits in a month at most.
I was busy in the space for two hours, and Miaomiao's big meal also took two hours to prepare. When I came out, it was just in time to start eating.
Miaomiao is a good cook, and since they were hungry and tired, the three of them and the Mastiff ate voraciously. Little Lebao watched from the crib, as little bubbles popped up one after another, their long eyelashes blinking like little fans. He thought Mama, Auntie, and Mastiff were so scary.
Little Lebao is almost two months old now. He has become much stronger, whiter and more tender, a real little bun.
"Our Lebao must be greedy, his saliva is flowing so much that you can squeeze water out of his little pillow." Yunshui Yao felt satisfied when he was almost full, and he was in the mood to joke.
Miaomiao rolled her eyes at her. "My Lebao is just blowing bubbles. He doesn't care about your things. He's old and doesn't understand anything. He only grows older but not smarter."
"Hey, little girl, don't just have a brain, grow some breasts too." Yunshui Yao raised his head, straightened his chest and tightened his abdomen, showing off for a while.
Miaomiao can't chat anymore.
Turning to Lan Shiruo, he asked, "Sister, what are those building materials for? Do we have to collect them?"
"Well, keep it for now. It will be useful someday. There's no rush. No one wants it anyway. Let's wait until everyone stays at home at night and then we can go out." These things will be very valuable in the future, so the less they are used, the more they will be used.
"What are your plans next?" Yunshui Yao asked. "I heard that the N City Safe Zone is very popular right now, and many people are going there. Besides, B City is becoming increasingly unsafe."
Lan Shiruo hugged little Lebao in her arms and said seriously, "I'm going to wait here for Lebao's father. If you want to go, I won't stop you. I'll find a few vehicles for you to take the supplies, and you can find someone you trust to transport them. You can also leave them with me first. As long as I'm alive, I will definitely come find you and deliver your share."
(End of this chapter)
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