April has come to an end in the blink of an eye, and we're welcoming the first holiday since the natural disaster: May Day.
Liu Zhongyi invited everyone to a dinner party at his house. Bai Shuang originally wanted to have hot pot with Bai Jiu and the others, but after thinking about it, she decided to bring them along instead.
It seems nice to get along well with everyone.
Bai Shuang brought the items for the three of them.
Northerners like to make steamed buns for festivals, so I brought 6 bags of frozen steamed buns, some sweet potato greens and celery from the flowerpot, a bag of hot pot base, and a small canister of liquefied gas because I was worried about the smoke from burning firewood.
After searching for and exchanging supplies for a while, the people in this building now have some food stored up in every household.
The guys upstairs also got sausages and noodles, while others got rice, cured meat, dehydrated vegetables, etc., so it was quite a feast.
Anming's family of four carried a bag of frozen dumplings, several steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and dried bamboo shoots.
Almost everyone from the eleventh to the twenty-fourth floors of the building came, except for the Li Qingqing sisters. The women worked while gossiping about what was happening outside.
Aunt Wang: "Why does the man Li Mingming brought today seem different from the one last time?"
Aunt Li: "You don't know this? She changed men the day before yesterday, and her sister did too?"
"Did the two sisters change at the same time?"
"Of course..."
Aunt Wang: "Oh dear, last time they took in that man on the first floor, they beat him so badly, you wouldn't believe it, I saw it all."
His hands and feet were broken, and while he was unconscious from the pain, they threw him into the water.
Aunt Li: "Well, he deserved it. Sigh, it's a lose-lose situation."
Bai Shuang, who was eating melon seeds nearby, asked, "Where are the others from that family?"
Aunt Wang: "Sigh, the woman and children have been taken away; they won't have a good ending."
Bai Shuang: "I didn't expect Li Qingqing to be so ruthless."
Aunt Wang: "That's right, as the saying goes, a prostitute has no..."
Affection.….…"
Uncle Li: "When I came back yesterday, I saw another body being carried out of Building A."
Uncle Liu: "I advise you, stay a bit further from Building A. That building has the most dead bodies; I heard it reeks of corpses."
Uncle Wang: "It seems like you can smell it even when you're just passing by."
...
With so many people around, and worried about hygiene, Bai Shuang casually picked up a moxa stick, lit it, and disinfected the area.
Then everyone started praising the incense again, saying things like how none of the people in our building got sick thanks to this incense, and how it was all thanks to Miss Bai...
Wang Xiu: "That's right, our Xiaosen's leg was all thanks to Miss Bai and Dr. An..."
"Neighbors, we can't tell anyone about the mugwort. We don't have much stock, and we can't plant many in flowerpots."
Uncle Wang: "Of course, we'll sell it all to them. What will we use then?"
Now, no one dared to offend Bai Shuang even more, because they would be counting on her if their family members got sick one day.
Bai Shuang pretended not to hear, recalling that not long ago, these people, incited by Li Qingqing, had tried to rob her house. It seemed that the beating she received was worthwhile.
Now the way they interact has changed, Bai Shuang has become highly sought after, while Li Qingqing has become the laughing stock of everyone.
It's better to guide than to block. Instead of constantly guarding against a pack of hungry wolves, it's better to use them to find what you need. When people are starving, they're capable of anything.
Their lives have become easier, and they have less to worry about.
Everyone tried to please Bai Shuang and didn't ask her to help with the cooking, but Bai Chang and the others still went to help.
The meal was served on the table, and it was quite a feast, with steamed buns, dumplings, mantou, and huajuan, as well as hot pot, cold dishes, and a bowl of rice porridge for each person.
An old woman said, "Oh my, look how lavish our meal is!"
Another person said, "If people in other buildings saw this, they'd be green with envy..."
Granny Li: "Maybe someone downstairs is smelling the aroma right now."
In the afternoon, Bai Shuang was using a machine to process moxa wool when Xue Bao suddenly rushed towards the door.
The screen showed two brothers upstairs and a soldier.
The man was young, yet he wore an olive branch and two stars on his shoulder, and his military uniform made him appear cold and powerful.
Bai Shuang remembered her instructor when she was learning to fly a plane, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ying, who had two stripes on his shoulders.
When Lu Yu opened the door, he was taken aback. The woman in front of him had short, slightly curly hair, fair skin, rosy lips, a slender figure, and was dressed in a white loungewear outfit.
She seemed like a fairy who was detached from worldly affairs.
He quickly recovered and asked with a smile, "Miss Bai, do you still recognize me?"
"You look kind of familiar to me?"
Oh right, I remember now, you're the one who tried to steal my dog.
Lu Ning: "...That's my dog, I left it there to be fostered."
Bai Shuang asked warily, "So you came today to get your dog back?"
"No, no, since I gave it to you in the first place, I won't ask for it back."
Besides, this guy only ever knows one master; even if I wanted him, he wouldn't follow me again.
Lu Yu looked down at the snow leopard. "Tianlang, will you still follow me?"
Snow leopard: "Woof woof woof"
Lu Yu stared at the snow leopard. "You've taken such good care of it; it even has a trainer!"
Bai Shuang thought to herself, "How could it not be good? With good food and drink every day, and nourished by the spiritual spring water, it would be strange if it weren't good."
He looked at Bai Shuang, "Aren't you going to invite us in? We're not bad people."
Bai Shuang entered the room and poured a glass of water for everyone. "Even if they're bad people, I'm not afraid."
Lu Yu's lips curled slightly. "Of course, you, Bai Shuang, can kill someone with a single needle!"
The two soldiers standing nearby were stunned. When did their leader start talking so much? He seemed like a completely different person today.
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