Chapter 024 Chapter 24
If the other party had malicious intentions, Ji Yang could just shoot him dead.
But in this situation, she was really a little confused.
Fortunately, Ji Yang had already planned for her future. She was not interested in forming any gangs to collect protection fees, nor did she have the energy to protect others. When the Arctic Survival Alliance was established and acted arrogantly in the corridor, she didn't bother to care unless they provoked her.
Jiang Jing took action in this matter because of Xixi. She didn't do it to save people directly, but to give them weapons. If Jiang Jing couldn't stand up on her own, she would still be bullied in the end, and she wouldn't say anything.
Therefore, realizing what this group of people were thinking, Ji Yang said directly: "I won't accept these, and I have no obligation to protect this building. As long as you don't disturb me, you can do whatever you want."
Several people were suddenly disappointed.
The tall man was not disappointed, and nodded as a matter of course: "As it should be, we understand."
Ji Yang nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the supplies at the door and at his feet, thought for a moment, took out two small bags of bread he had obtained from the building and handed them to the tall man: "Please help return these to those people, return the goods to their original owners, this is the reward, what do you want?"
She was used to paying for everything.
When you ask someone for help, you give them supplies as compensation.
The man was delighted and nodded repeatedly: "Go! I will make sure that all these are returned to their original owners!"
Seeing that he took the things, Ji Yang opened the door and went in without saying much.
The remaining people outside the door had no choice but to take the things they brought with them. Someone muttered quietly: "It's over now. She said she won't protect us anymore. It's not safe to live here. We moved here in vain."
The tall man said unhappily, "You better be clearheaded. She never said she would protect anyone, but she lives here just to keep those people away, right?"
The person being criticized felt embarrassed, glanced at the disapproving faces of the people around him, and quickly ran away.
The tall man picked up all the supplies on the ground and went to return them happily. He thought he was here to hand in supplies, but he didn't expect to make some money. Not bad.
Li Yi watched the whole process from the side, drooling with envy.
If only she had Ji Yang's ability!
No, I have to exercise for half an hour more today!
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Finally returning to his home, Ji Yang felt completely relaxed the moment he closed the door.
Unfortunately, after not coming back for three days, both fireplaces were out, and the batteries used to power the radiator had also broken down, so the temperature in the whole house was only a few degrees higher than outside.
So she didn't even take a break. She immediately replaced the batteries, cleaned the fireplace, put the burning wood prepared in the space into the fireplace, added some wood chips and wood blocks, and finally put two more charcoal basins. After a lot of busy work, the living room soon began to heat up.
Xixi had already gone to lie down in her doghouse. Ji Yang changed his outer clothes and slipped into the space to wash up. He hadn't washed properly for three days and felt dirty.
After taking a hot bath, washing my hair and slowly blow-drying it, I felt like I was alive again.
Comfortable!
When I came out of the space, the indoor temperature was already very high and I didn’t feel cold even wearing a single layer of clothing.
However, in order to prevent a cold, Ji Yang put on a sweater, went to the sofa and started eating.
First, take out an electric cooker to cook meat for Xixi. She had stockpiled too much meat abroad and also stockpiled a lot in China. Every time she feeds the dog, she simply puts down a piece of pork or beef, cuts it into palm-sized pieces, cooks it for a few minutes, takes it out, and puts it aside. When Xixi feels it is almost done, she will eat it by herself.
She picked out a bowl of hot ramen from the pile of prepared food for her lunch.
During these three days, she seemed to have returned to her previous life when she was alone. Even with Xixi, she could not sleep peacefully in a non-enclosed place. She would wake up at the slightest noise, so when she got home, the first thing she wanted to do was to take a hot bath and have another sleep.
Of course she didn't want to go to bed hungry, so she had to eat something.
After feeding Xixi while eating, Ji Yang quickly cleaned the table, rinsed his mouth, wiped his mouth, and ran to the bed. Xixi was also full and went to the cat litter box to solve the problem, and then happily went to her own bed to sleep.
It takes Ji Yang three days to recover from this bad luck.
For three whole days, Ji Yang ate and slept, and did nothing except for the three hours of exercise every day that he did not dare to stop.
Besides being really bored, the grass that I had planted earlier had almost grown, so I moved the rabbits there. As a result, the mother rabbit gave birth to a litter of three baby rabbits the next day.
Their territory is large and full of grass. The mother rabbit has been eating and sleeping well these days. After giving birth to the baby rabbits, she did not tell the boss that she would eat the baby rabbits. Instead, she enthusiastically ate the fresh grass that Ji Yang brought to her mouth.
Ji Yang was very pleased to see this.
Looking at the chicks and ducklings, the population has also expanded a lot. Almost every hen or duck is followed by a dozen palm-sized chicks, which are from the previous brooding.
In comparison, the growth rate of pigs, cattle and sheep is much slower, especially pigs, where males and females are now housed separately.
However, after more than half a year of normal life, each of them has grown very big, and it is time to consider expanding the residence.
From then on, Ji Yang finally had the motivation to go out.
In the middle of winter, especially in extremely cold conditions, it is so comfortable to stay at home.
As it was approaching eleven o'clock and the weather was still sunny, Ji Yang reluctantly got off the blanket, stood up and put on his clothes.
As soon as Xixi saw her owner's actions, she immediately got up and circled around her.
Ten minutes later, Ji Yang went out fully armed.
This time when he went out, he found that more people had moved into the building, and there were only a few empty houses left. Ji Yang took a look and still went out through the second-floor window.
It hasn't snowed since the freezing rain.
The sun comes out for three or four hours every day, and the temperature is not very warm, but at noon it can reach minus 52 or 3 degrees Celsius. Compared with the previous temperature which was almost minus 70 degrees Celsius, it is much more comfortable.
Therefore, there are many people on the road.
The lack of snow meant that the dogs could no longer pull the sled. Ji Yang had no choice but to put on ice skates and slide for twenty minutes while holding the fat dog that was slipping on the ice. He walked to a place near the suburbs and asked Xixi to check and make sure that there was no one there. Then he quickly changed his equipment and took the fruits that he had prepared with him.
With a motorcycle, the speed increased rapidly. In addition, there were no roads now, so there was no need to abide by traffic laws. He could just walk the straight distance. It also took Ji Yang 20 minutes to reach the exchange office.
There are a lot more people than last time.
It seems that the freezing rain in the past few days did not cause many casualties, but on the contrary, firstly, it is noon now, the warmest time, and secondly, the weather has been good in recent days, and everyone is willing to come out to get some points at this time. The freezing rain has caused many people's families to lose staff, and the ones who lost are middle-aged laborers. With one less person, more labor is needed to supplement.
Naturally, more people came.
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Luo Laosan was in a prime location welcoming customers, persuading them to buy his products, until he heard the rumbling sound of an engine. When he looked up and saw Ji Yang, his eyes lit up, and he quickly called someone to take care of the stall. He walked through the crowd with an apologetic smile: "Oh, Miss Ji, you're finally here! You scared me to death!"
He was afraid that Ji Yang would get into trouble because of the freezing rain. Too many people died in this freezing rain.
Now I feel relieved to see such talented people, and the big customers are still there.
Ji Yang smiled understandingly and said, "After a few days of rest, how many good things did you collect this time?"
"I guarantee it's enough!" Luo Laosan glanced at the huge sack tied to her motorcycle and smiled widely: "Wow, there's one more sack than last time."
"Yes, so this is because they are afraid that you will prepare too much?" Ji Yang also replied.
Luo Laosan rubbed his hands excitedly, and then said: "There are too many people here, let's go to another place and order the goods in the back." After pausing, he added: "It's right behind here. If you shout, the officials will hear you."
Ji Yang nodded casually, not afraid.
Luo Laosan couldn't help but think of the first time she traded with him, when she killed six people in one breath without changing her expression. He laughed dryly, and when he saw the dog sitting obediently beside him, his throat became even drier: "Wow, this big dog has grown a lot bigger."
Xixi thought that he was praising herself, and she stuck out her tongue and smiled happily.
Ji Yang nodded seriously, yes.
It was difficult for her to lift him.
As they were talking, the two men and the dog took a detour to the back of the exchange office.
There were not many people here, so Luo Laosan first went to get the jade that was going to be traded, and then called a few brothers to come and count it. This time there were a total of 280 kilograms of frozen fruits.
The price of fruits became more expensive, so he gave more jade. The quality was similar to the previous two times, but the weight was almost one-half more.
Both parties were very satisfied and there was no need for bargaining.
After the transaction was completed, Ji Yang put the jade into his backpack and asked, "By the way, I want to ask you something. Is the base built?"
Luo Laosan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Not yet, but soon. I estimate that in a month at most, some places will be available. Miss Ji, do you want to move in too? If you need to move in, you can contact us. We are acquaintances and we can give you a 20% discount!"
Ji Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, why hasn't it been built yet? I heard it was under construction a long time ago."
Luo Laosan immediately became mysterious, leaned over and whispered, "Isn't there a rumor that the natural disasters won't be over in a short time? First there was the blizzard, then the extreme cold, and many people predict that there might be extreme heat and a bunch of messy natural disasters later, so the national construction base was made very formal, and a lot of workers were recruited. I was lucky enough to have seen it in advance with the eldest brother. The eldest brother built a wall, and the materials used for all the houses and buildings inside are also heard to be very good. It seems that they are all materials that have just been used in aerospace. They are expensive and will definitely take a long time to use."
After saying this, he looked at the girl with a troubled look. No one knew when the natural disaster would end, but she was still so extravagant as to use food to buy inedible jade. She must have a very wealthy family.
He was actually giving me a subtle reminder.
Ji Yang's heart moved slightly, and he looked very interested: "Why haven't I heard any news?"
Luo Laosan spread his hands mischievously, "How can I just say this? Once ordinary people know that the country has spent so much manpower and material resources to build a base, there will definitely be people who will take the opportunity to stir up trouble, saying that the government doesn't care about ordinary people but instead lavishly builds fortresses and bases. Now many places have directly occupied the land and become bandit dens, which are much more difficult to manage than before. I know this because of the relationship with the boss. I heard that in the early days of Blizzard, the top immediately set up a base plan, and many powerful construction bosses were all secretly taken away, and their relatives were protected, just so that they could build the base into a fortress peacefully. The people who went to build the base couldn't come back at all, and ordinary people couldn't go there, so naturally no news leaked out."
"Wow, that's great." Ji Yang sighed and felt better.
This is completely different from the previous life. The base in the previous life was probably announced at this time, and the materials were far inferior to those of today. When it was extremely hot, many people were roasted alive at home by the temperature.
Even though the base responded quickly and built air-conditioned rooms to provide survival for survivors who could not afford air conditioning and ice, there were still too many people suffering from heat stroke due to the shortage of rooms.
Now the country seems to have truly believed what she said in the email and has made adequate preparations. The future will definitely not be like the previous life, where the survivor base became the graveyard of countless people.
However, the delayed completion of the base means that there may be no relocation in the next period of time, and the jade will not be sold in large quantities. Therefore, Ji Yang said: "Then I will come again after 20 days next time."
“Okay.” Luo Laosan also nodded. The reason why they could collect so much in this wave was because the freezing rain dealt another blow to humans.
But to put it cruelly, the more people die, the more survival resources the living can get, and relatively speaking, life will be easier. In the next wave, it will definitely be more difficult to receive good quality jade.
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After the transaction was completed, Ji Yang did not stay long and left directly.
The exchange office was similar to the one in her previous life. She was tired of going there and didn't want to waste time. She rode her motorcycle to find a secluded place to change her equipment. After changing into ice skates, she put them in the space. The space instantly expanded by 900 square meters!
Then she put Xixi in her backpack and started skating.
At this time, she couldn't help but pray that it would snow, at least she could walk normally without slipping.
This dog is really heavy.
As she was strolling, many people stared at her along the way. They probably didn't expect that she had such complete equipment.
But when she casually turned into an alley, a passerby wanted to say something.
But she was stopped by the people around her.
The faint whisper quickly disappeared between heaven and earth: "That's the Black Dragon Gang's territory! Something bad is going to happen."
"Shut up. If the Black Dragon Gang finds out, we will definitely be retaliated against."
“…”
Ji Yang didn't hear it, but as she walked, she suddenly realized that the color of the road ahead was a little wrong.
Her vigilance from years of being cheated made her slow down immediately. By the time she got close, the car had already stopped. She saw a thin steel rope lying flat on the ground about ten meters ahead.
Probably not expecting her to stop, both ends of the rope moved.
Ji Yang looked towards the entrance of the alley in front of him.
This is a big road intersection with a right-angle bend on both sides, which is just big enough for people to hide. In fact, if Ji Yang crossed the opening and was fast enough, she could escape, but she stopped.
Immediately afterwards, more than ten people rushed out from both sides and quickly surrounded Ji Yang. Each of them had a weapon in his hand. When they saw Ji Yang's equipment and the big dog on his back, they stared in amazement and didn't have time to speak for several seconds.
Fortunately, the leader came to his senses first and shouted, "This road is controlled by our Black Dragon Gang. Don't you know that you have to pay a toll if you pass through here?!"
Another person immediately agreed: "Yes, toll, it's not easy for you, a little girl, just leave the dog and we will let you go, how about it?!"
Ji Yang immediately said in a panic: "No, I'll leave the dog here, don't come over!"
Her goggles and scarf hid her expression, but the panic in her tone was obvious, and it was easy for a group of men to let down their guard.
"Okay, hurry up. If you are slow, it's hard to say what will happen..." One person joked, and the other men immediately laughed obscenely.
Someone else murmured, "I regret it a bit. I should have let her stay with us. Bro, how about letting her stay and play with us first?"
The eyes of the people who heard this darkened.
Just at this moment, Ji Yang squatted down and opened his backpack. In the bag, there was a big dog with black spots on a white background, sticking out its tongue, and its pair of big black eyes looked extremely harmless.
Some people couldn't help but want to move forward.
As he got closer, the big dog that had just escaped from the backpack pounced towards him. Ji Yang quickly took out a crossbow from the bag, aimed it at them, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
It hit one person right in the eye socket and that person fell down.
Ji Yang quickly changed arrows and continued shooting.
This sudden change almost scared the dozen people to death. Some things were too unexpected. Who could have thought that a little girl who was obviously very scared would kill someone with her first move.
And that big dog, it’s obvious that it has seen blood.
They were almost a group of rabble, otherwise they would not have been sent to guard the survivors in the street pit. When they encountered a tough guy, their first reaction was to run, and they subconsciously threw the weapons in their hands towards Ji Yang. This was the final counterattack.
Ji Yang was wearing ice skates and dodged it easily, then quickly caught up.
One at a time.
Xixi also caught up with one person, and quickly chased the next one, but the ice was too slippery, so he fell down after running a few steps. Finally, he was so angry that he kept yelling: "Woof woof woof!!!"
Fortunately, Ji Yang's arrow was fast enough to kill the opponent directly, and Xixi finally shut up.
Two people saw that they couldn't escape, so they directly chopped at Ji Yang with their machetes in hand: "Even if I die, I will take you with me!"
Very ambitious.
It's just that I don't have the ability.
Ji Yang raised his foot and kicked the man's arm with the ice knife. There was a click, and the man screamed miserably. The machete in his hand fell to the ground, and he knelt on the ground, covering his broken right hand with his left hand, exposing his back.
Ji Yang shot an arrow directly from a high position.
Then he quickly moved away to avoid the attack of another person, and while walking, he shot the arrow decisively the moment it was released from the string.
"Bang!" Another person fell to the ground.
When I came to my senses, there was no one standing around.
Done!
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Ji Yang clapped his hands, and Xixi stumbled over. Ji Yang put it back into the bag, carried it on his back and continued to walk towards Jiafu Community.
This place is not far from Jiafu Community, and ice skating is only five minutes away.
Ji Yang guessed that the Black Dragon Gang was the one that came to the community to collect protection money last time. She knew this gang. In the early days, when the authorities were in a mess, a murderer took advantage of the chaos and led a group of thugs to set up this gang.
As natural disasters occurred frequently, this gang grew bigger and stronger, taking control of the surrounding communities and turning them into their beasts of burden. All the supplies they worked hard to obtain had to be handed over. Even when the official food supply was limited, this gang still relied on exploiting ordinary survivors and had a warehouse full of food.
In the early stage, no one dared to complain because all the survivors had hostages in their hands, and they were also good at pretending. For many reasons, they continued to act arrogantly.
In the end, they were wiped out by the authorities because after heavy rain and floods, the food supply was destroyed. The Black Dragon Gang's boss even exploited the higher-ups in the gang, so they turned against him and fought among themselves, which led to lax management at the grassroots level. Only then did the survivors dare to go and complain. By chance, the official rescue team discovered what they had done and immediately sent troops to encircle and suppress them.
Only when they met did Ji Yang remember it.
It turns out to be such a damn gang!
In her previous life, she felt heartbroken for a long time because of the soaked food.
Now that I've remembered it, I have to think of a way to let the authorities know in advance. At least, we have to catch these people in one fell swoop before the extreme cold ends, otherwise we will suffer a huge loss!
Ji Yang thought, next time when he goes to trade, he will tell Luo Lao San a little bit, isn't his boss very familiar with the official? Knowing this news, the official can't be indifferent.
No one cares about it now because the situation is special, there is a lack of surveillance, everyone is dressed warmly, and when they go out, their parents don't recognize them. Without anyone telling them the truth, even if official personnel come to their door, they won't know that this group of people is a criminal gang behind the scenes.
It is said that the leader of the Black Dragon Gang is armed with a gun and has enough deterrent power. In order to contain the authorities, he even employs a group of old men who are good at throwing tantrums and making people afraid to touch them.
Of course, now she has appeared.
Ji Yang thought of various plans. In addition to the Black Dragon Gang, there were several other gangs. She remembered them all. After being surrounded and suppressed, all of these gangs were shot and posted on the notice board. It would be best if she could think of a way to discuss it together...
Soon, she also returned to Jiafu Community.
As soon as he entered the community this time, Ji Yang still felt a lot of attention.
But it was different from the previous look full of fear and hatred, it was more like gloating?
She was just wondering about the situation when she walked into the building and ran into a few survivors who had just moved into Building 9. They looked at her with awe and fear, as well as a bit of hesitation to talk.
In the end they said nothing.
Both parties left.
Ji Yang had a hunch that something was wrong. Did something happen in the neighborhood again? Or was there another ambush?
My vigilance was at its highest level, but I remained calm all the way home.
Ji Yang was not a person who worried too much. Since everything was fine when she got home, then it was even better. She decisively lay down and took a rest. She had been out for only more than an hour, but she still missed the warm sofa.
She sat on the sofa and began to take care of the extra 900 square meters of land.
There is a lot of vacant land at the moment.
The total area is 3,350 square meters, of which 200 are for livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, 200 are for rabbits, 950 square meters are for medicinal materials, 350 square meters are for potatoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, etc., 600 square meters are for various fruits, 120 square meters are for houses, and 30 square meters are for fruit trees.
Of the remaining 900 square meters, after looking at the entire layout of the life space, she decided to use 350 square meters to sow various grass seeds and expand the breeding area as needed.
The remaining 550 square meters will be used to grow medicinal herbs.
The latter is more troublesome, but fortunately it can be done with mental power, and Ji Yang can do it while lying on the sofa.
She had never been a procrastinator in this regard, so the whole afternoon passed by.
By the time Ji Yang finished planting the medicinal herbs and took a break, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
Just as I was about to take out dinner to eat, Xixi suddenly ran towards the door.
Then there was a knock on the door.
Judging from Xixi's reaction, she didn't seem like a stranger. Ji Yang went straight to open the door. As soon as he opened the first door, he heard Li Yi's voice: "Ji Yang! I have something important to tell you."
Ji Yang opened the door and looked at her curiously: "What's the matter?"
Li Yi's face was very ugly, and he spoke first: "My grandmother told me that a group of official people came here today, and they came for you. I don't know who reported you for illegal possession of a gun, so the official sent people to investigate!"
"When you were not at home, they asked each resident in the building about the specific situation. My grandparents just said they didn't know. They really didn't know anything, and they didn't see any guns. Most of the people in the building had just moved in, so they probably didn't say anything bad about you. They didn't know anything either, but there were still a few families who had been living here, such as the one upstairs and two families downstairs. Their family members were among the people who ambushed you before."
Li Yi was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down: "Why don't you run away now? These two families will definitely not say anything good about you. What if the authorities really believe it... If you run away, they won't be able to hold you accountable in this situation."
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