Chapter 095 Chapter 95
Ji Yang had her doubts, but she looked at it twice and didn't see anything. She closed the door, still feeling uneasy, so she pulled Xie Muzhi and pushed him to the bathroom: "Go take a shower, preferably with alcohol to disinfect."
"Okay." Xie Muzhi nodded obediently: "We'll see tomorrow. If the fog persists, the base will definitely check the situation as soon as possible."
"Yeah." Ji Yang nodded and let him take a shower. He also went into the space to disinfect himself with alcohol spray, and then took a shower. After finishing the whole process, he felt a little relieved. He left the space and closed the doors and windows on the second and third floors.
When I went back downstairs, Xie Muzhi was already cooking.
Ji Yang asked him to just cook one dish, and take the rest directly from the space. They had so many delicious foods piled up in the static space, so they had to consume more.
"Okay." Xie Muzhi agreed: "I'll make some soup. The temperature dropped a little too fast today because of the heavy fog. Drink some soup to warm yourself up."
The soup was made quickly, and in just five minutes, the two of them were eating it. They used the remaining soup to soak the rice, added some meat, and gave it to Xixi and Wangwang. The two of them also took out a few more dishes and two bowls of rice from the space and started eating.
While eating, Xie Muchi also told her what happened today.
Things turned out to be pretty much as she had guessed. Gu Mingchao did intend to test the official attitude, and he cooperated throughout after being taken away. In addition, it was Yan Song who started the fight first this time. Even if no one was hurt, Gu Mingchao was relatively right by taking action.
But this doesn't make much sense. After all, he really injured someone, so the authorities will naturally not give up, and they have no intention of letting this matter go easily. Otherwise, the management of all the survivors after the merger of the bases will be much more troublesome.
Just after two o'clock in the afternoon, the Yan family came over in person and said that they did not intend to pursue the matter.
The Gu family also expressed that they could compensate the Yan family and the base. After all, it was normal for them not to understand the rules since they had just arrived at the base.
"Has it been officially accepted?" Ji Yang asked, but there was not much doubt in his tone.
Xie Muzhi nodded, peeled two shrimps for her and handed them to her: "They are willing to send 90% of the medicinal materials in stock to the base in exchange for the treatment quota that the Yan family needs."
The epidemic develops very rapidly under suitable temperatures. The official time is insufficient and the number of medicines is too small. Now that the epidemic has just been conquered, it will take at least one or two months to mass produce it. But for saving lives, one or two days is barely enough, but one or two months is not enough. As the temperature drops, the death toll at the base increases dramatically again, and eighty percent of them are due to the epidemic.
Therefore, specific medicines are extremely precious nowadays.
If the Yan family really wants to get these, they can do so even if they grit their teeth. However, they also have to consider the increasingly severe situation in the future. They cannot simply empty their family assets just for the sake of a few infected people in the family.
But when the authorities relax regulations and lower requirements, those who have made great contributions must first complete their treatment in turn. Time waits for no one, and by then the early stage may have become the late stage, or even the patient may die outright.
It is definitely a good thing that the Yan family can get enough treatment places, whether they are used for their own use or given away as a favor.
At the same time, the official also obtained 90% of the medicinal materials from a private base, which is also a good thing.
Moreover, Gu Mingchao was very measured when he took action. The victim was shot in the thigh, but the injury was not serious. After examination, it was found that the injury was not serious and the bullet did not remain in the body.
This way, the guilt would be even lighter.
The parties involved did not pursue the matter and voluntarily paid the "fine". If they continued to pursue the matter, it would seem that the base was a bit aggressive, so the matter was considered over.
Xie Muzhi: "What happened afterwards has nothing to do with us. I heard that they talked for a long time afterwards. When they came out, both sides seemed dissatisfied. I guess the negotiation was unsuccessful. They will continue to talk later."
Ji Yang was not surprised at all. Instead, her guess was verified. She looked a little proud. "I suddenly thought of this this afternoon. I felt that the Gu family should not be so stupid. I thought they might want to make a small mistake to test the attitude of the base, and then judge how much benefit they can give to gain... a fire seed quota for themselves!"
"Now it seems that this guess is correct!"
As soon as Xie Muzhi looked up, he saw her lively little expression, and a strong smile and tenderness appeared between his brows: "Awesome, awesome, I didn't expect it at all!"
Ji Yang sighed. Although she didn't know whether he really didn't expect it or not, she liked to hear it anyway, so she pretended to be modest: "It's okay, but we haven't heard of the Fire Plan for so long. It must be difficult to be selected. The Gu family must think about it carefully."
Xie Muzhi helpfully added: "They definitely hope to get the most places at the lowest possible cost."
The two looked at each other, and Ji Yang smiled again: "It seems that the Gu family miscalculated."
"Yes." Xie Muzhi nodded in agreement.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken out so many medicinal herbs in just one test. The base is not so easy to deal with, so the next issue of the quota will definitely be full of difficulties.
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After eating, Ji Yang put the dishes and chopsticks into the space and took out a massage chair for Xie Muchi to use. She didn't feel tired at all. She just lay down, closed her eyes, and went to the space to feed the poultry for dinner.
After being consumed over the past few years, the feed we bought has been completely eaten up.
The first thing to be eaten up was the pig feed. The rest was fine, but now there is nothing left, so she has to take some time out every few days to make her own feed and feed it to them on time.
It just so happened that the feed was almost used up today, so after feeding them, Ji Yang closed his eyes and cooked feed in the space. It was much more convenient for the cattle, sheep and rabbits to eat grass. The number of rabbits has always been controlled, and the current pasture plus the planted vegetable leaves are just enough for them to eat.
Ji Yang thought that she had to reduce the number of rabbits, otherwise her vegetable growing skills might soon be insufficient to cover her expenses.
As I was busy, the mattress next to me sank slightly.
A steaming body came over, and Ji Yang pushed him: "Wait a moment."
Xie Muchi responded sullenly, and stood still, waiting for her to get busy.
It was not until more than an hour later that Ji Yang regained consciousness. She looked at the man beside her, smiled and leaned over to give him a kiss.
He closed his eyes and looked at the person who seemed to be sleeping, then opened his eyes in an instant, full of energy.
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The next day.
Xie Muchi got up and went to work.
Before, Ji Yang was too lazy to move and continued to sleep. After exercising at night, he had to stay in bed for a while during the day.
Xie Muzhi is still too young and doesn’t understand the happiness of staying in bed.
But today, she quickly got up.
"What's wrong?" Xie Muzhi asked.
Ji Yang shook his head: "It's okay, I'll just see what happens to the fog."
It was very early, a little after five o'clock, and water droplets had already condensed on the windows. There was still thick fog outside, which seemed even thicker than yesterday when Xie Muchi got off work.
If you look closely, the color is not white, but grayish yellow.
This fog...
What on earth is going on?!
After breakfast, the fog dissipated a lot. It was time, so Xie Muchi went to work. Ji Yang played with the two cats in the living room until seven o'clock. The sun came out, the temperature rose, and the fog gradually faded.
By eight o'clock, the fog had thinned enough that only the distant horizon was obscured.
It became lively outside again.
Everyone probably realized that the fog was a bit strange, and no one dared to come out until it dispersed.
Before nine o'clock, the fog completely disappeared.
Ji Yang breathed a sigh of relief. The fog looked quite normal. It disappeared when the sun came out. It was not much different from the ordinary fog before the natural disaster. It shouldn't be some strange virus or insect... right?
Ji Yang thought uncertainly.
As soon as the fog dissipated, there were sounds of people moving in the community.
Many people came out to watch the fun.
Ji Yang had nothing to do, so he went out to see what was happening. He saw convoys of cars coming in, with all kinds of supplies on the cars. The community was already full of rich people, but he still couldn't help but be amazed when he saw this scene.
Someone in front of her was muttering, "I heard that this is what's left after giving most of it to the base. This is too much!"
"Hiss—how much stuff did they store?"
"This is just the vanguard. The real main force is still behind. I heard that they will wait until the new base is completed before officially moving in. The first batch that came is just here to supervise the construction."
"I'm so envious! With so many supplies, wouldn't you be able to walk around the base like a jerk?"
"That's not the case. Our base still has a bottom line. You can be arrogant, but you can't break the rules of the base."
"By the way, where are we moving to?"
"The Yan family, the Yan family gave up their position. Don't you think they took the knife for nothing? In the end, they still have to give up their position."
"It's not in vain." Someone who knows the inside story has something to say but dare not say it directly. The sooner the quota is obtained, the sooner the infected people can be relieved, and the value is very high.
Ji Yang listened with great interest. It turned out that reading gossip was indeed interesting.
And it turns out that there is never a shortage of rich people.
Ji Yang looked at the ten trucks of supplies. They were just coming here for a short while, but they had to bring so many things. She couldn't help but ask, how much did the Gu family and the families they allied with stockpile?
Fortunately, she has quite a few.
My envious and jealous heart became satisfied after seeing so many supplies in the space.
She is not greedy. This is enough for her, so she chooses to lie down.
Let others fight for it.
Suddenly, the window of the last car rolled down, and a young man leaned his arm against the window, supporting his head with his fingers. The collar of his white shirt was open, revealing his white collarbone. His pair of cold eyes were looking outside nonchalantly. As the car moved forward, his gaze cleverly passed through the crowd and met Ji Yang's gaze.
Both sides were stunned.
Before Ji Yang looked away, Gu Mingchao seemed to remember something, and smiled provocatively, saying silently: It's you——
Ji Yang calmly shifted his gaze.
Damn, you’re pretending to be a man.
It's already this late, and you're still pretending to be so arrogant. You'll eventually be taught a lesson by natural disasters.
After watching the fun, Ji Yang took the cat and dog for a walk back home.
After exercising, eating and taking a nap, around five in the afternoon, she noticed that the fog was slowly rising again. As time passed, it gradually enveloped the entire base. As soon as the sun set, the sky became noticeably darker.
The maximum temperature during the day has dropped to 38 degrees. Normally, the temperature at night should be around 30 degrees. After the fog appeared, it suddenly dropped to 23 or 24 degrees.
But other than that, it has no impact on life.
Xie Muzhi got off work as usual today, and as soon as he got off work, he told her: "I asked the professor at the research institute, this fog is a mixture of ordinary fog and smog, so it looks thick. The smog is probably the sequelae of the volcanic eruption. They tested the ingredients in it as soon as possible. Except for the smog that will slightly affect people's respiratory tract, the others are not harmful substances."
"Now the authorities are calling on everyone to wear masks, and each person can get three masks for free."
Ji Yang felt a little relieved as long as there were no harmful substances.
She didn't know much about smog, and there wasn't much smog in the area where she lived, so she didn't react for a moment: "That's fine. You should remember to wear a mask at all times in the future."
"Yes." Xie Muzhi nodded immediately.
The two of them went to cook together. Xie Muzhi remembered something again and frowned, saying, "Another group of survivors from other places came today. There are only a dozen of them. They look very strange. I guess they... survived after eating someone."
Ji Yang's eyebrows jumped. She felt unwell when she mentioned this matter. She asked, "Shouldn't he have entered the base?"
"No." Xie Muzhi shook his head: "They have been arranged to live alone at the foot of the mountain, and there are people guarding them. Blood tests have been done. If they are confirmed to be true, they may be shot directly."
It's cruel, but there are more survivors to protect in the base. For the survivors who have eaten human flesh, coming to the base is basically no different from coming to the sheepfold.
Two-legged sheep was the ancient name for humans served on the table.
Even if those people were actually trying to survive, they would not have gone to this extent if they had other food, but this is the fact.
The official attitude on this has always been firm, and the bottom line must not be touched.
No matter how great the cost.
Ji Yang pursed his lips: "Does that guarantee that they won't be able to join the team of ordinary people?"
Xie Muzhi was speechless: "I can't guarantee it."
Due to limited conditions, the authorities try their best to screen, but they can only rule out most cases.
So next…
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Every few days, Ji Yang could feel that many people with strange looks had infiltrated the base.
One-third of the buildings on the base have collapsed and are uninhabitable, most of which are high-rise buildings, but there are a few high-rise buildings that have not collapsed, but there are very few people living in them.
Because so many people died, there are many empty seats.
Most people just rent houses to have a better location, so they naturally rent other shorter houses to make it easier to escape.
But now, those dangerous six-story buildings are also occupied by people.
Ji Yang was able to discover it because when he was observing the fog at night, he found that there were lights over there, and the number of rooms with lights on increased day by day.
Occasionally during the day, when she went out for a walk, she seemed to feel someone looking at her. The gazes glued to her made her back feel cold and dark and damp.
She simply went to the second-floor balcony and looked over there through a telescope. She happened to see the windows of the houses. It seemed that there were also people spying on this side with telescopes and other things.
In fact, before, Ji Yang could occasionally feel the feeling of being watched from there.
But only now, she felt particularly uncomfortable.
Just like...
The look she got from the two men and one woman she met on the way to the West Sea Base last time was darker than theirs.
After watching for a while, the telescopes of those people kept moving, and suddenly they might have moved to her side and were facing directly at her. Two of them instantly retracted their telescopes. After a while, the others seemed to have heard some call, and they also put away the things in their hands and closed the windows.
Ji Yang also drew the curtains and told Xie Muchi about this matter when he came back in the afternoon.
"Okay, I see. I'll report it." Xie Muzhi frowned and said, "It seems we need to investigate that area in detail."
Ji Yang, however, did not hold much hope for this and focused on the investigation, but could not find definite evidence unless blood was drawn every time. But in the current situation, it was already good enough for the survivors to survive. Malnutrition was the norm and hypoglycemia was common, so frequent blood draws were impossible.
Not to mention that the conditions at the base are limited. The hospital itself has been operating at overload, and the same is true for the research institute. Drawing blood will increase the burden and affect the treatment of other patients and drug research, which will be even more troublesome.
Therefore, how much can be screened out depends on luck.
Of course she didn't say it, but if she could come up with one, it would be one, and she wouldn't mind.
The next morning, soldiers came to search and checked everyone's identity information on suspicion of illegal immigration.
Nowadays, most people look like skeletons. Even if their ID cards are reissued later, most of them are different from the ones in the photos. After a lot of trouble, five people whose ID cards and residence permits did not match were found and sent to the isolation area outside the base.
Afterwards, Ji Yang no longer felt that naked and malicious gaze.
However, the atmosphere in the base has obviously become more depressing than before. This is what Xie Muchi said. Ji Yang doesn't leave the community, so it feels a lot less depressing.
She just felt... why is this smog never-ending? !
Since it appeared, it's like it's taken root and never goes away.
The temperature also dropped to over 20 degrees, with the lowest temperature at night being 18 degrees, which is considered a bit cold. This temperature is a bit more friendly to people doing hard labor, and not that hot.
Ji Yang also insisted on exercising, so he changed his clothes from short sleeves to long sleeves. Most other people in the community wore coats, and some even wore long johns. When he occasionally went out for a walk, he could hear people complaining that clothes had become more expensive and there were not many nice-looking ones.
But at least they were wearing new clothes.
The survivors outside the community are even more casual. As long as it can keep warm, it doesn't matter if it's first-hand, second-hand, or even taken from a dead person.
As soon as the weather gets cold, some people start counting the time and realize, "Huh? It's almost Chinese New Year again!"
"It's only been two days. This period has been so stressful. There have been earthquakes, acid rain, and all kinds of things. I don't even keep track of the dates on my calendar."
The same goes for Ji Yang. She has a cell phone and an electronic clock, which she places in the planting area just to check the time so that she doesn't forget and end up getting the time wrong.
New Year's Day had long passed. It happened to be the period of earthquakes and acid rain, so neither of them had time to take care of it. In the end, they made up for Ji Yang's birthday and considered it as New Year's Day.
Even after arriving at the base, things didn't stop.
Natural disasters continued and various situations occurred. Ji Yang still had to be busy with things in the space, and his mind was not idle. When he heard his neighbors chatting, he realized that it was the New Year again.
No matter what, the necessary ceremony must be performed.
Otherwise, the days would be so boring.
So when Xie Muchi came back in the evening, she pulled him aside to discuss what delicious food they should eat during the New Year.
Well, for her, celebration probably means eating something.
Even in this situation, you can still have food, but forget about having fun. Now all the survivors around are gathering here. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are good and bad people here. It is common to be robbed or ambushed if you are not careful.
The two of them are tired of playing in space.
Therefore, I can only focus on eating.
Xie Muzhi: "I haven't made Buddha Jumps Over the Wall yet, why not eat this during the New Year? I'll give it a try."
Ji Yang showed a look of admiration. Until now, she still couldn't cook a home-cooked meal of four dishes and a soup, and Xie Muchi was about to challenge Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It was not that she couldn't learn it, but she really couldn't find a chance to learn it. There were so many cooked foods in the space that had not been eaten up, and Xie Muchi was diligently cooking outside the space, so she had no motivation at all.
But the assistant was very skilled and was very good at cutting potato shreds.
As a beneficiary, Ji Yang was very supportive of making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall: "No problem! What ingredients do you need? I remember there should be a lot of ingredients from the sea, right?"
"Well, let me take a look at the menu." Xie Muchi said uncertainly.
The two of them got together and laid out all the ingredients. That evening, they began preparing the food, and put it in a quiet space so there was no need to worry about it going bad.
Start preparing the next night.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is the essence of heaven and earth, which is made by boiling various soups.
When the two were having a great time, an invitation was delivered to Ji Yang.
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The people who delivered the invitation were a man and a woman, they were not young, dressed in decent Chinese clothes, and had very good manners. It was said that they were the housekeepers of the Gu family. When Ji Yang heard this word, he was still stunned.
The person in charge of the Gu family is really powerful. Even though it is the end of the world, they still live the same as before the disaster.
"Miss Ji, this is an invitation written by our young master himself. Please be sure to come." The housekeeper's tone was gentle, but still revealed a hint of strength.
Ji Yang took the invitation and took a look at it.
He invited her to attend his birthday party on the third day of the New Year.
After the grand move a while ago, the Gu family came here to live and were relatively well behaved. At least Ji Yang didn't hear any trouble, except that their presence was a little stronger.
Occasionally when I take a walk, I hear everyone talking about them.
Many people came to curry their favor, and they were generous with their gifts. At this time, it was actually not convenient to live halfway up the mountain, as the base only had a few fixed water points. Now that supplies were scarce, even the rich did not have much in stock, they still had enough fresh meat, and they were not stingy when occasionally treating people to a meal.
Now he's organizing another birthday party, and even invited her.
After reading it, Ji Yang politely handed the invitation back to the two people who were waiting for her answer: "Sorry, I don't have time, so I won't go."
The smiles on their faces immediately disappeared, and they seemed a little annoyed, but still remained polite.
They couldn't get into the house, but just a quick glance at the yard and the open door gave them a rough idea of the family's financial situation. The yard was bare, and the black soil corroded by acid rain had not been cleaned up yet.
The car, which was also corroded by acid rain, still had a few pieces of glass on it, but the car was already rusted and looked like a junk car.
The part of the living room that I glimpsed was still empty.
The butler reminded: "Miss Ji, our young master's birthday party has invited many people, all of whom are young people. There are also many delicious foods and drinks prepared for the party. You don't need to prepare anything extra. It's worth going."
Ji Yang still shook his head: "Sorry, I really don't have time."
The two housekeepers looked extremely embarrassed, as if they had not expected that someone would actually reject the Gu family's advances. They looked at Ji Yang deeply and said goodbye.
Ji Yang also quickly returned to the living room and waited for Xie Muzhi to get off work. She immediately asked, "Did the Gu family fail to reach an agreement with the base?"
"I don't know." Xie Muzhi shook his head: "These matters are handled by the leaders. I am not responsible for them, and no one told me. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Ji Yang told him about the invitations he had received: "It's understandable that all the people invited are young people, but if they invited me as well, maybe the whole community will be invited. Maybe they plan to unite with the rich people here to put pressure on the base to get enough places?"
Xie Muzhi's lips curled up with a hint of coldness when he heard this: "Then they are wrong again."
Ji Yang asked with great interest: "How do you say that?"
Xie Muzhi was speechless, and said: "I have already found out about their family background. There are not many people who can be attracted to the base. This time, they will find out the details of the people in the community and will probably give up. Besides..." After a pause, he said: "Have you noticed that the daytime has shortened a lot?"
Ji Yang's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he stared at him.
She didn't feel anything because she always slept in the morning and stayed at home during the day. There was heavy fog at night, and it was even harder to notice any changes if she didn't look carefully.
But since he said it, something must have changed.
Sure enough, the next moment, Xie Muzhi said in a serious tone: "I also felt something was wrong yesterday, but thinking that winter is the season of short days and long nights, I was still worried, so I went to the research institute to ask. The research institute gave me a reply today that it is indeed abnormal. The pattern of day and night has exceeded the changes in a normal winter, and the nights are slowly increasing."
After hearing his words, Ji Yang immediately found a corresponding one from the many possible natural disasters in his mind -
"Polar night?"
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