Chapter 040 Chapter 40
The deafening thunder interrupted the somewhat awkward and ambiguous atmosphere between the two.
Amid the constant lightning, the two looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
But then he looked towards the balcony and his expression became solemn again.
The lightning was accompanied not only by thunder but also by heavy rain. People used to joke that the sky was leaking, but that was just a joke. Now it seemed to have come true. The rain was so dense that they could not see the buildings in front of them clearly, and they were barely visible.
Bean-sized raindrops fell densely in this world, and the water level, which had just dropped a little, was slowly rising again.
Xixi was afraid of thunder and had already thrown herself into Ji Yang's arms, sobbing.
Ji Yang held Xixi in his arms and began to worry: "It's raining so hard, how are you going to get back?"
Xie Muzhi was also a little worried, but also a little... secretly happy. However, since they had just confirmed their relationship, it didn't seem right to do this. He quickly coughed and said, "Let's see if the rain stops in a while, or if it gets lighter so I can go back. The speedboat is pretty fast."
Ji Yang glanced at him.
So what if it’s fast?
He had no idea how long this first rain would last. There were continuous lightning and thunder in between, which could strike some unlucky person at any time. If he dared to go out, he would be gambling with his life.
In fact, she had felt that it was getting dark too quickly when she was having dinner, but... she didn't expect him to come, and therefore, she forgot about these things.
And even if he remembered, it seemed unlikely to let him go back, because he would be hit by the heavy rain halfway and even the strongest man might die.
This heavy rain is also a big test for the base's drainage system.
Hope everything is OK.
No one can interfere with what God has done. The heavy rain has already fallen and cannot be controlled. Ji Yang cleared his throat: "Then let's eat. Eating in the heavy rain is also a good choice."
Xie Muzhi immediately said: "Okay, whatever you want to eat, I'll grill it."
But the thunder continued. Ji Yang looked at it and was worried that it would hit his electrical appliances and batteries, so he searched in the space for a while, pretending to go to the storage room to get something, and took out a charcoal grill pan and the marinated meat in the space. As for the vegetables...
You can take some mushrooms, but not so much the others.
It turns out that falling in love is still a bit of a hindrance.
Had she agreed too impulsively?
But as soon as she arrived in the living room, the things in her hands were immediately taken away by Xie Muchi, who then busied himself with making a fire and helped her move the bench over. Ji Yang lazily leaned back in the chair and watched, and thought that it was actually not so bad, at least she could eat and enjoy delicious food openly without having to do it herself.
Besides, even if he doesn't agree, you can't chase him away now.
Anyway, we were just in love. When the rain stopped, everything returned to normal. At most, he would come over more often.
Ji Yang was thinking, and a plate appeared in front of her. On the plate was freshly roasted pork belly, with the skin just as crispy as she liked. She probably knew her preference when they ate grilled skewers last time.
She picked up a piece happily, dipped it in some chili powder, and put it in her mouth. Her teeth were filled with the aroma of fat, but it was fatty but not greasy. She had made a good choice of pork belly.
Having just confirmed their relationship, Xie Muchi was still a little uncomfortable and nervous, fearing that Ji Yang would feel uncomfortable being trapped here because of him. He kept paying attention to her with the corner of his eye, until he saw her happy expression after eating the meat, his heart finally settled down and he also tasted the freshly roasted beef.
It tastes like ordinary beef, but the meat is tender and delicious after being marinated and grilled.
Tsk, abundant inventory.
Fortunately, he also has a rich inventory.
Otherwise I would be too embarrassed to confess.
It took about an hour to finish dinner, mainly because they ate slowly and sporadically. When they felt sick of it, they drank Fat House Happy Water. Since Ji Yang didn't have to grill the meat himself, he ate quite a lot. Together with Xie Muchi, they finished all the meat.
The last person to clean up was naturally Xie Muchi. It was raining heavily outside, so there was no need to go through the trouble of fetching water. He simply stretched out the bucket and in a short while he had filled most of the bucket. It was surprisingly convenient.
Xie Muchi was also very diligent. After cleaning, he also wiped the wet floor clean.
At this point, the thunder outside finally stopped.
The only sound left was the sound of the rain, but because it was raining so heavily, the sound was still very loud. Fortunately, the sound of the rain was at a constant speed, without any sudden bang. It could be considered white noise and was not noisy.
While Xie Muchi was busy, Ji Yang went to the storage room, actually searching through the space.
When she was shopping for clothes, she bought a lot, taking many situations into consideration and bought clothes for men, women, young and old. So she quickly found two sets of men's clothes, covering everything from top to bottom and from inside to outside.
There were also toiletries, including toothpaste, toothbrush, cups, towels, and slippers.
Then I thought about where to arrange Xie Muchi in the next few days.
Her house is not a large one, the whole house is only about 200 square meters. At that time, she considered that she would live alone, so it didn't need to be too big. Comfort was the most important thing, and she might not live in it even if she bought it.
Therefore, there are only three rooms, each of which is very large and has an independent bathroom. There is also a separate bathroom in the living room for temporary guests.
Ji Yang herself stayed in her own bedroom most of the time. As for the other two bedrooms, one was used as a freezer during the extreme cold and is now also a storage room. The other bedroom was where she stored some sundries before the extreme cold, and later, in order to deal with official people, she put a lot of dirty things such as wood and charcoal.
Can't we clean these out?
With so many supplies, she needs a place to store them.
No, no.
Ji Yang walked out, closed the door, and handed the toiletries to Xie Muchi: "I don't know how long this rain will last. It looks like I can't leave today, but the other two rooms have things stored, so I'll let you sleep on the sofa in the living room, okay?"
How could Xie Muzhi refuse? It was common to have no place to sleep when doing missions, but he was forced to stay overnight just after they confirmed their relationship, which made him feel a little awkward and embarrassed.
He coughed lightly, not daring to look at Ji Yang: "I'm not wronged, as long as you don't think I'm in the way."
He just made a joke.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yang nodded: "Yes, a little bit."
Xie Muzhi:?
He looked at this cruel woman in shock, and when she was about to leave, he grabbed her wrist and said, "Are you really in the way?"
If that's the case, he must be considering running away early, right?
Isn't it just a little rain? It will only rain for an hour.
Ji Yang was teasing him on purpose. During the ambiguous period when two people are not familiar with each other, it is easy to fall into an awkward atmosphere. She wanted to break this situation, so she said that.
Seeing the grievance on Xie Muzhi's handsome face, she couldn't help but smile. She suddenly stood on tiptoe, raised her empty hand, touched the head of the person in front of her, and her voice became a little gentler: "No, I was kidding."
Then take your hand back.
Well, the short haircut is a bit prickly.
The feel is not as good as Xixi's, so I won't touch it.
Xie Muchi was already very satisfied. He squeezed her hand, then relaxed with a light heart, picked up his toiletries and went to the bathroom.
Ji Yang also had to go back to his room to take a shower.
Just looking at the closed bathroom door, she suddenly stopped and almost forgot that although she didn't use the bathroom in the living room, it had always been where Xixi went to the toilet, and there was Xixi's cat litter box in it.
Although the temperature has risen now, the toilet is still unusable, not to mention that she has already covered the toilet with cement to prevent possible mosquitoes, rats and ants.
This means that Xie Muchi has to use the litter box when he comes over.
How about letting her and Xixi use one?
Ji Yang was thinking and looked at Xixi.
I saw Xixi, who had eaten and drunk enough at some point, looking at the bathroom in a daze.
Noticing the master's gaze, Xixi came back to her senses, anxiously circling at the bathroom door, looking at her from time to time, and constantly signaling her to come over here!
Ji Yang: ...
She silently took out a new cat litter box, poured most of the cat litter into it, and placed it at the door, hoping that Xie Muchi could understand what she meant.
——
The newly-married couple was temporarily forced to stay in the same space awkwardly due to the heavy rain.
However, even though the relationship was confirmed, the familiarity was still not high. Xie Muchi might have been forced to live here, and was worried about putting pressure on Ji Yang, so the two of them were very careful about the proper manners when getting along with each other.
After dinner, we chatted for a while and then took a shower and rested.
To talk, he used the intercom.
I would never knock on the door or open the door to disturb Ji Yang when she was resting.
Ji Yang didn’t know how other newly married couples got along with each other, but this method was very suitable for her. She herself lacked a sense of security, not towards herself, but towards others.
After experiencing the end of the world, it is still too difficult to trust someone easily.
If she hadn't been with Xie Muchi in her previous life, and the moves he taught her had saved her many times, she wouldn't have become familiar with Xie Muchi so quickly.
So it is best to proceed step by step.
For a moment, both of them were very satisfied.
It was Xixi. Maybe because its territory was occupied, it disliked Xie Muchi even more. However, it did not take the initiative to attack him now. It just felt a little more repulsive. It usually slept in the living room with the door ajar, which could serve as an alarm and it could come in by itself if anything happened.
But since Xie Muchi moved in, Xixi would drag her own nest directly to Ji Yang's room at night.
Now that we have other companions, the night watch will be left to him!
Xixi made arrangements as a matter of course.
Ji Yang didn't understand what it was thinking, but he knew what it meant and welcomed it.
The two of them were happily communicating with each other through the intercom through a door.
At first, it was Xie Muzhi who tried to find a topic, and then Ji Yang remembered the incident with the three guns last time.
It was just a casual question, thinking that he didn't know, but Luo Laosan reported it in time, and Xie Muchi really knew it. The gun was indeed passed from Yun City. Xia Country has a relatively advantageous geographical location, abundant assets, and is well-known for its habit of hoarding grain. Therefore, during this disaster, many foreigners took the opportunity to sneak over and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, forcing the authorities to be unable to cope with it.
Once they are given the opportunity, they may really rely on those weapons to become the king and dominate the world.
After the authorities received the three guns, they immediately conducted a thorough investigation of all the survivors and arrested many people who had secretly carried out robbery with guns. All of the accomplices of that group have now been sent to do hard labor, but the real person behind the scenes has not been found.
As they chatted, they talked about Xie Muzhi's mission this time: "We are going to Changyang Province this time to get enough rubber boats and assault boats, so that during the flood period, the survivors will not have to wait for official relief. However, it took so long because most of Hai City's resources are controlled by a private base."
Changyang Province is a coastal province, and there are several small islands around it. Therefore, it is rich in various marine resources and has countless ships. Changnan City can only be considered inland. If you want to survive better during the flood period, you really have to go there to get something.
Just heard from behind...
"Private base?" Ji Yang was shocked again: "What do they want to build a base for?!"
Xie Muzhi paused for a moment before saying, "This global natural disaster has caused many organizations that were once strictly prohibited to surface. The predecessor of this private base was a pyramid scheme organization before the natural disaster. They were very brainwashing and gathered many survivors. They firmly believed that Blue Star was undergoing a great purge and that they should adapt to this world. The frequent official relief of survivors was against the will of Blue Star..."
Ji Yang wondered: "What about them?"
Xie Muzhi's voice turned cold: "This is the terrifying thing about that group of people. They are naturally double-standard. They prevented the official from collecting the supplies, and then turned around and collected the supplies in their own hands. They think that others don't deserve to live, but they themselves have to live well."
Ji Yang: “…”
The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things.
Ji Yang asked: "What happened next?"
"Later, several of our bases sent people over to suppress them with weapons. Although they had a lot of people, they didn't have many weapons. They basically stole the official ones. Things were relatively easy and we received a lot of supplies." Xie Muchi felt a little regretful: "It's just that the official base in Changyang Province is too poor. We didn't feel comfortable asking for supplies, so we just took some boats. After the flood, we probably won't be able to use them here, so we'll send people back then. They're by the sea, so even if there's an extremely hot natural disaster next, they shouldn't be short of food."
Ji Yang laughed when he heard this. With so many troublemakers around, it was normal for the government to be poor.
But she was a little curious: "But it doesn't take two months, right?"
Xie Muzhi laughed: "How clever! Apart from this, the main thing is to help the survivors in Changyang Province evacuate. The official forecast is that there may be a tsunami during the flood, but there are far from enough people there, so let's help."
"Some people have been sent to several cities inland, and most have been relocated. They can handle the remaining small number with their own manpower."
Ji Yang felt relieved.
In her previous email, she mentioned that huge tsunamis would occur in coastal cities.
In the previous life, when the news of this disaster reached the Changnan base, the extreme heat had already arrived and everyone was busy trying to survive in this horrific temperature, but it was still so shocking that everyone in the base talked about it for a month and was still frightened.
Coastal cities have fully considered tsunamis, typhoons and other situations when building houses, but the power of tsunamis and typhoons caused by natural disasters is a hundred times that of peacetime, just like extreme cold temperatures dropping directly to minus sixty degrees Celsius.
This flood and rainstorm, as well as several other natural disasters during the period, have severed the connection between some bases. Each base is busy fighting for survival, trying hard to repair the bases in the rainstorm, rescue supplies, and save everything washed away by the flood.
So no one knew that the survivors on the beach had encountered an even more terrifying attack. When the flood receded, the Xia country base tried to contact each other to check if they had any news, but they found that they could not get in touch with them.
If one base loses contact, it is a problem of the base; but if multiple seaside bases lose contact, it is not.
So all the surrounding bases sent people to check out the situation. Ji Yang was also in the task force. As the official personnel approached there, they were shocked by the countless corpses.
Nothing survives under a tsunami.
Not just humans, but also countless marine and land animals.
Only a few survived.
During this mission, they only met a dozen survivors who were washed to the top of the mountain and stuck between the trees and survived by accident, but they did not live long. Many of them suffered serious injuries and could not be treated even if they survived.
But the message was also conveyed to other bases.
The tsunami lasted for a full half month.
Time and again, huge waves washed over the city, blocking out the sky and the sun. The high-rise buildings that were once thought to be sturdy could not withstand the impact and collapsed one after another. Countless people were washed into the sea and died as the waves rose and fell.
——
After hearing the good news, Ji Yang slept soundly.
Xie Muchi didn't hear any more noise, so he put down the intercom, covered himself with a thin blanket and fell asleep in the heavy rain.
Until late at night, a burst of dense thunder woke up the two people and the dog at the same time.
Ji Yang covered his pounding heart and looked at the world outside the window angrily.
Lightning occasionally lit up the sky, and even through the thick curtains, light could still penetrate. Amid the thunder, there were occasional explosions, and I didn't know where the lightning struck or what had exploded.
But Ji Yang was indeed sleepy, so after a brief collapse, his brain automatically adapted to the sound and he fell asleep again.
When she woke up the next day, she washed up and went to the living room to have breakfast. She was already thinking about what to eat when she smelled the fragrance of pasta. She was wondering, and when she raised her eyes, she saw a tall man appear in her sight.
I almost forgot that there is someone else at home.
Xie Muchi seemed to have woken up earlier, and was full of energy. He put on the white short-sleeved shirt that Ji Yang gave him yesterday, and he suddenly seemed to be several years younger and more energetic.
Especially at this moment, he was cooking noodles on the gas stove in front of him. The heat waves and mist in the pot made him look even more handsome.
Hearing the noise, he said, "You got up at a good time. You can eat soon—" Xie Muchi looked over, and the next second his ears turned red. He turned his head away silently and said, "You can eat now."
Ji Yang's angry defenses suddenly disappeared, and she said in silence: "Okay."
As he said this, he was about to sit over.
As she walked, the smooth hem of the skirt rubbed against her calves, feeling cold. She paused, almost forgetting that she was wearing a nightgown to sleep and no underwear. She immediately changed direction and quickly disappeared into the living room.
Xie Muzhi pursed his lips and stared at the noodles rolling in front of him.
After a while, when Ji Yang came out again, both of them looked normal. Xie Muzhi gave her the bowl and said, "I made the noodles myself. Try it and see how it tastes."
Ji Yang took it and said, "Where's yours? There's none left in the pot."
Xie Muzhi: "I don't know when you got up, so I only made one portion. It's just right for you to eat first, and I can cook some more."
Ji Yang nodded and said nothing more. Last night, while he was taking a shower, she took out a lot of food and drinks and placed them in the living room, so that she wouldn't have to pretend to go to the storage room later, which was too troublesome.
These things are also durable. Rice, flour, seasonings, eggs and the like, as well as some meat, fish, shrimp and the like are placed in the refrigerator, and the frozen vegetables are still in the freezer. She pretended to move them out and placed them all in the living room.
At least it is enough for two people to eat for half a month.
About half a month later, the rain will stop for a while. After that, Xie Muchi will definitely leave as he has a lot of things to do.
Ji Yang thought this was not bad. They would be together for a while and then separate for a while, cooling off from time to time. When they met again, they would be even more surprised.
Of course she didn't say this out loud, she just assumed it that way.
The most important thing now is to eat breakfast.
The hot breakfast was no longer the various restaurant cooked meals she packed, but a very light hand-rolled noodle in clear soup, with a fried egg, two lettuce leaves, and a little chopped green onion on top.
There aren't that many condiments when you take a bite, just the simple fragrance of pasta, and if you taste it carefully, you'll find it has a sweet taste.
Ever since the gas stopped working, the living room has become her dining room. Not long after Ji Yang sat down, Xie Muchi also sat over. Perhaps to confirm their relationship, he became a little bolder and sat on the single sofa without any hesitation, and went straight to Ji Yang's side.
He spoke in a natural tone: "I looked outside this morning and the water level was close to the seventh floor. It rained heavily all night and the water level was rising too fast."
Ji Yang was calm, having experienced this once before, and was not panicking: "If I can't hold on on the fifteenth floor, then the base will probably be in trouble too."
Fortunately, according to the water level in her previous life, she remembered that Changnan City was flooded to about the ninth floor, which was almost the same as the highest point of the flood.
Xie Muchi nodded and began to worry about the base again.
But he didn't say this, so as to avoid making Ji Yang worry with him.
We can only hope that the base is located at a high enough location and has a strong enough drainage system.
After dinner, Xie Muchi discovered that she was installing solar panels, so he took the initiative to go over and help install them. However, Ji Yang had already assembled most of the work, and all that was left was the final fix, which didn't take much time.
After finishing this, Xie Muchi was free again.
In order to give him something to do, Ji Yang took out a bunch of fish and shrimp from the storage room and asked him to help fry them.
After these things are processed, coated with flour paste, fried, and sprinkled with a little pepper and salt, they will be delicious!
She has a lot of theoretical knowledge, but she has never put it into practice, and she doesn't want to waste ingredients. It's not that she is lazy. Now there is finally someone who can make it. Anyway, these things can be stored for a long time. She can secretly put them in the space and take them out whenever she wants to eat them. They will definitely still be crispy.
Xie Muzhi: ...
It makes the best use of everything.
He looked at the pile of fish and shrimp in front of him, smiled, then rubbed the head of the person in front of him in annoyance and started working.
Kill the fish, cut the fish into pieces, remove the shrimp thread and shrimp heads. The shrimp heads can be kept for making soup, and the rest can be ground into powder, which is also a good way to supplement calcium. Seeing that Ji Yang didn't want the shrimp heads, he decisively said: "Then I'll keep them and take them to the base. If you don't want the fish heads, I'll keep them too."
Mosquito legs are also meat. These things can be sold to the base, and then sold by the base to survivors who are in difficult circumstances, or given as snacks to ordinary survivors who are doing hard labor. It is very good.
Ji Yang naturally didn't mind. Instead, she felt a little guilty looking at the free labor. Xie Muchi would definitely not want any compensation, so she chose to have food and drink provided. What she drank... was the milk tea made by Xie Muchi, which he gave her last time but never used.
But she brought this from the refrigerator!
Frying produces a lot of fumes, and Xie Muchi didn't want to fumigate Ji Yang, so he simply took the gas stove to the kitchen and easily replaced the gas stove with a gas one. He then plugged the range hood into the battery, and the range hood could be used.
Xie Muzhi felt that he had done a good deed, and subconsciously looked at Ji Yang, as if asking for a reward.
Ji Yang took a look and nodded. He remembered that this place should also be sealed with cement after Xie Muchi leaves to prevent strange things from getting in.
I didn't feel Xie Muchi's gaze at all.
Xie Muchi lowered his eyes in disappointment and lit the fire to fry skewers, oh no, fry fish and shrimps. Then he heard the sound of "da da da", and then a cup of milk tea with a straw was brought to his mouth.
Turning around, the girl in front of him smiled narrowly: "This is a reward for you. How about serving you personally?"
Xie Muzhi:!
He also laughed, a little embarrassed for being exposed, but still moved closer, took a big sip of sweet milk tea, and continued to fry, and said enthusiastically: "Look, what else do you want to fry? It's just right to use this pot of oil to fry. If you can't think of anything, think about what you want to eat in the fried skewers shop?"
Ji Yang actually thought of it: "A lot, just wait!"
Crab claws, chicken fillets, chicken legs, chicken feet, chicken racks, lotus root slices wrapped in batter... there are so many of them!
So that day, except for the two hours in the afternoon when the two of them took time to practice sparring, the rest of the time was spent frying skewers. Ji Yang put them all in the storage room, and as soon as he entered, he threw them into the static space, for fear that if he was a step slower, the crispy skin would be softened by the moisture in the air.
The next day, the heavy rain continued.
Fortunately, on the third day, when the heavy rain reached the top of the seventh floor, it finally gradually subsided, turning into moderate rain, and then into light rain. The rain intensity decreased, and the rain curtain naturally faded a lot. The situation where we could hardly see the buildings opposite improved, and visibility increased a lot.
Xie Muchi thought the rain would almost stop.
For a moment, he looked at the girl next to him with some reluctance.
She had just eaten and drunk her fill, and her face was slightly flushed. She curled up on the sofa, hugging a pillow. She was usually quiet and cool, but at this moment she was very lazy. Her white arms were hugging the dark pillow, which was extremely eye-catching.
But he still has a lot of things to do, so he has to go back early.
He will come again next time when the weather is better.
Just as he finished saying he was leaving, he stood up, and Ji Yang also sat up and held him back: "Wait a little longer, wait until the rain really stops."
Xie Muchi shook her hand back, sat back obediently, and looked at her with sparkling eyes.
Ji Yang ignored him and looked out onto the balcony.
Xie Muchi was puzzled, but he looked too. After looking for a while, there was nothing.
Just as he was about to look away, the deafening sound of thunder suddenly appeared again.
The rain had not yet gotten heavier, but the thunder was continuous. Suddenly, Xie Muchi's breathing stagnated and he stared at the balcony. At the moment when lightning illuminated the world, he saw a horrible thing forming!
Ji Yang also noticed it. She slowed down her breathing, as if she was afraid of disturbing the giant outside, and whispered, "A tornado is coming..."
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