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Outside the door.
"I was the first to take a liking to this young Taoist priest. You guys should keep your eyes open and don't mess with people you shouldn't mess with."
There was silence outside the door, and then someone echoed: "Of course, of course, we will assist you!"
"But who was that woman just now? Could she be his girlfriend?"
"That person looks familiar to me. She seems to be the eldest daughter of the Jiang family."
"Jiang family? They are just a nouveau riche that emerged in the last few decades. How dare they compete with me?"
"Yes, it's just an order from the base commander. Who in this base dares not to obey?"
The voice faded away and Jiang Miao shook his head.
Most of these girls were daughters of wealthy families who lived in the upper class society of Dongcheng District before the apocalypse and were oblivious to the suffering of the common people. Jiang Miao never expected that it had been three years since the apocalypse, and they were still behaving like this.
Maybe it was okay when they were hiding on their own, but now that the Wuba Community has gathered these people together, the all kinds of flattery and comparison have started again.
Jiang Miao cleaned up the kitchen waste that had not been cleaned up before leaving and waited for the plumber to come and run the lines so that he could start decorating his new home.
The next day, the first group of people who had drawn lots came into the base. The atmosphere on the street suddenly became much more lively, and it finally looked a little more pleasing to the eye.
On the third day, plumbers and electricians came in and started working on the renovations.
The supervisor looked at the solid stone wall and the heavily reinforced iron gate and sighed in his heart, saying that Building 58 really had a plan in mind.
Now in the end times, we don’t know when the next natural disaster will come. What’s the point of these people decorating the community beautifully? An earthquake will make everything go to waste.
Jiang Miao stayed at home for a few days, and only had time to catch his breath and rest until the plumbing and electricity were fixed before he prepared to putty the first floor.
"Miss Jiang? Is Miss Jiang here?"
"I'm here." Jiang Miao went out wearing a leather apron and gloves. She opened the small door on the iron door and asked, "What's going on?"
A young man who was unfamiliar to him, wearing an inappropriate security suit, said politely outside the door: "There are two people at the door who claim to be your friends. One is Su Le and the other is Fang Yang. Do you think you can let them in?"
"Enter."
The security management of the community was handed over to Li Zhicheng. A new official always has to make some changes, so changing people is necessary.
Now seeing that they are being polite to Building 58, it must be that Li Zhicheng greeted them specifically.
Jiang Miao continued to scrape putty on the wall, and Su Heng was also helping.
However, even the immortal king who is well-versed in all aspects is helpless one day when faced with a pool of soft and shapeless putty. The wall cannot be smoothed out no matter what he does.
She had finished a whole side, and he hadn't even finished a square.
Okay, that’s enough for him to play for a whole day.
"Senior!"
"elder sister!"
The two people knocked at the door at the same time, and Jiang Miao went to open the door and let the people in.
"What are you doing? Do you want us to help you?"
"Here, scrape the putty."
Su Le immediately snatched the scraper from Su Heng's hand: "Hey, give this to me. We just scraped the white wall yesterday!"
Residential buildings are much easier to renovate than villas, and those who come in early are all at this time. Almost one construction team is responsible for an entire building, so the speed is naturally fast.
Fang Yang also picked up the extra things on the ground and started to help.
Jiang Miao handed each person a mask and started working.
Within an afternoon, the white walls on the first floor were finished. Su Le and his friends wanted to paint the second floor, but she stopped them: "Wait until the first floor is habitable before you do it. There's no rush."
When the guest came, he said nothing and just did his work for the whole day. Jiang Miao went into the kitchen and opened three cans of braised pork to stew potatoes, steamed a pot of white rice, and made a pot of egg drop soup with a bag of dried vegetables, which was considered a grand entertainment for the guest.
While they were waiting for the meal, they couldn't help drooling. The moment the rice bowl was brought to them, they were like a dog seeing a bone. They scooped out a big bowl of rice and drank it up in one gulp.
Living in the base is good and safe. Patrol teams patrol the streets 24 hours a day, so you don't have to worry about your supplies being stolen or being attacked in the middle of the night.
But it was just too expensive to live in. Everything cost money! After buying a house, buying decoration materials and paying for labor, the contribution points in their pockets were only enough to make three beds and a set of tables and chairs. They were not qualified to buy other furniture.
So, the last time I had such a delicious meal was when Sister Miao treated them to a self-heating hotpot.
When he was halfway through his meal, Su Le noticed out of the corner of his eye that the Taoist priest hadn't come to the table yet.
Perhaps seeing the doubt in her eyes, Su Heng kindly comforted her: "You guys eat it, I don't want to eat these."
After getting the answer, Su Le continued to eat: Senior sister is really a role model for our generation. This canary is really well trained!
After finishing their meal, the two patted their bellies and burped. Jiang Miao leaned back in his chair and said, "Tell me what you want from me."
Su Le smiled implicitly, then immediately moved closer to her: "Senior sister, we've thought about it and realized that living off our savings is not a solution, so we thought about finding a job in the base. We've heard about blacksmith shops, electronics factories, and tailor shops these days. What do you think?"
Fang Yang added: "We have thought about this important matter over and over again, and we still want to ask for your opinion."
These three types of work perfectly matched the specialties of the three people, but Jiang Miao had heard from people who had left the base before that one job could not support the expenses of the base, and it was almost impossible to find a job with high contribution points and easy work.
She carefully asked about the working hours and salary, and then asked: "I have a pretty good job here, do you want to do it?"
The two nodded hurriedly. If the senior said it was good, then it must be really good.
Jiang Miao then asked the two of them to go back and wait for news, and the next day she knocked on the door of Building 15.
"Miao Miao! You're here!" Li Shilan was delighted and hurriedly pulled her into the house. "My dad told me not to bother you because you've been busy lately, so I didn't invite you. You came just in time today. We're having afternoon tea."
There were a few familiar faces sitting in the small garden, they were old acquaintances in their circle, and there were some unfamiliar faces, judging by their attire, they should be from the third or fourth circle of the community.
When there are a lot of people, the bad nature of human nature will become apparent.
The young masters and young ladies from various families in the Wuba District formed a group in the second and first circles. Li Shilan, who should have belonged to the third circle, moved in but was not recognized by them, so she naturally became the leader of the remaining two circles.
Sitting in the crowd, Jiang Miao noticed that there was her former fake sister Zhong Ai. Since her parents passed away, she has joined Jiang Yuan's small team. It is not unrealistic.
Jiang Miao declined: "No, I'm here to see Uncle Li and have something to discuss with him. Is he home now?"
Li Shilan was a little surprised.
As far as she knew, she and Jiang Miao had never seen each other again after they parted at Lushan Villa, and she had no idea what happened in the pavilion in the front yard.
"Yes, Aunt Liu, please take Miss Jiang over there."
Then, Jiang Miao nodded politely to everyone: "Excuse me."
After she walked away, the group of people refused to let her go.
Those who knew her knew that she was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and those who didn't know her were also desperately asking about her identity.
After all, a person's physical figure and mental state cannot be deceived. It is obvious that she has never suffered from lack of food and clothing.
Zhong Ai came over stealthily and said, "Shi Lan, how dare you bring anyone into Uncle Li's room? Look at her coquettish little self-righteousness. Isn't she just trying to climb into your father's bed?"
Li Shilan frowned. Although she and Jiang Miao were only high school classmates, she would not tolerate anyone deliberately making up rumors about her and her father.
"Don't talk nonsense! Jiang Miao lives in Building 58 of our community. How can she be rich and free to fall in love with my dad's backyard full of women who are so frivolous?"
Zhong Ai was one of the first group of people who were lucky enough to be admitted to the base through lottery. He lived with his parents in a small apartment on the first street. He was able to come in and participate in the afternoon tea only because of his friendship with Li Shilan.
When she heard that Jiang Miao also lived in this community, she felt hatred and jealousy. How could a young lady whose parents had died, who could not lift or carry anything, and whose relatives all ostracized her, live here?
It must have been sold.
Li Shilan and old acquaintances of Jiang Miao who know her well would definitely not make any assumptions, but it is hard to say for others who don't know her.
Zhong Ai added fuel to the fire, causing several young masters who were originally eager for the beauty to give up the idea and look at her with contempt.
Study on the second floor.
Li Zhicheng couldn't believe it: "You want to place your people in my security team?!"
Jiang Miao nodded: "Yes, that's right."
After a while, Li Zhicheng took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "Are you crazy or am I crazy? How dare you stretch your hands so far? You can't even live here by yourself, and you still want to bring people to intervene in security?"
Jiang Miao sighed slightly and pretended to be helpless: "Don't worry, the people who came are not the core members of our organization, but just a few of my confidants."
Instantly, Li Zhicheng's mind immediately filled in a huge drama of political intrigue! Perhaps the organization behind Jiang Miao was also in constant internal strife, with several forces fighting back and forth. Jiang Miao was even forced to enter the base in the name of internal reasons to temporarily protect his own safety.
And he still doesn't trust him, so he must have his own people in the security team.
Jiang Miao didn't understand why his expression changed so many times, and thought he was unhappy, so he said, "If you agree, I'll give you a chance to make a contribution in front of the base commander, how about that?"
He immediately responded: "What opportunity?"
Jiang Miao smiled but said nothing.
"Okay, I agree. But I have to make it clear that I won't take extra care of them. I will treat everyone equally after they come in."
"No problem. It's just that the younger one might not be in good health, so if we have to schedule him, he has to be arranged together with the two older ones."
"Then tell me what the opportunity is."
After the two finished their discussion and came out of the study, Li Zhicheng personally escorted her to the gate.
As soon as Li Shilan saw the wary look in her father's eyes when he was looking at Jiang Miao, she knew that it was definitely not some dirty thing like bed-climbing or having an affair. She became more and more disliked for Zhong Ai, who was foul-mouthed and made up stories about others, and decided to never invite her next time.
After getting Li Zhicheng's approval, Jiang Miao went out to Municipal Street and told Su Le and the others the news.
The working environment in the Wuba Community is good, with few people and little work, and high wages for three shifts. It can be said that it is difficult to find a good job outside the municipal government.
The three of them were very satisfied and happily wanted to treat Jiang Miao to a meal, but they didn't have many contribution points in their pockets, so they could only order one portion and watch Jiang Miao eat.
"..." After thinking about that scene, Jiang Miao decisively refused, "No need. If you really want to thank me, after you report tomorrow, come to my house during your vacation time and help me put the putty on the second floor."
"no problem!"
Coming out of the three-bedroom apartment, Jiang Miao looked at the streets and saw that there were finally no longer a few sparsely populated people. The air of life was slowly returning. At least for now, it seemed that there was still hope for humanity.
Passing by the new department store on the way home, Jiang Miao saw a lot of new things in the agricultural product area and couldn't help but join in the fun.
Many new types of seeds are sold on the counter, such as cold-resistant potatoes, hydroponic lettuce, high-yield wheat and polyploid cucumbers.
Remembering that his own small garden was still empty, Jiang Miao bought some fresh seeds that he didn't have in his own space, and planned to go back and plant them. Moreover, the hydroponic system he received in Dongcheng District could finally come in handy.
"Bill, please."
"Thirty-one contribution points in total, swipe your ID card here."
Hearing this weak yet strangely familiar voice, Jiang Miao looked up in surprise. It was Jiang Yuan? Her cousin who was still alive.
"Jiang Miao!"
Jiang Yuan also recognized her. Seeing that the person in front of her still looked clean and pure, without being tainted by the world, the jealousy in her heart was boiling!
Why should I be used as a stepping stone to pave the way for the whole family, while she is standing here safely? Isn't she Jiang's daughter?
"Yeah." Jiang Miao quickly swiped the card and left the counter, not wanting to argue with her.
It was better for her to have no relationship at all. Jiang Miao never expected that her second uncle was so capable that he could get into the base even without her family's Maotai cigars and fragrant tea as bribes.
You know, working in a department store is considered a lucrative job, and there are many ways to make money. Although a small clerk like her can only get what slips through the fingernails of her supervisor, it is still much better than other ordinary farmers or vegetable growers.
Seeing Jiang Miao walking away, Jiang Yuan ignored the punishment for leaving her post without permission, and pulled a sister who was about to get off work to replace her, and quietly followed her good cousin.
But Jiang Miao was alert enough and shook off the tail in two or three seconds.
Now that I have a fixed residence in the base, I must not be harassed by these vampires.
The large white wall on the first floor was finally dry. Jiang Miao did not plan to lay tiles. He asked the tiler to smooth the cement floor and then polish it with a machine himself, and then he could use it directly.
Then arrange the sofa, tables and chairs, and put some rice, flour, grain and oil in the kitchen as a decoration, and you're almost done.
Jiang Miao looked at the new home and nodded, then began to make items that the Immortal King would need in the next few days.
Fortunately, there were many things in the space, and she was good at doing things with her hands, so she arranged all the things needed for fortune-telling in a short time.
Then she called Su Heng and told him what to do the day after tomorrow.
"…You mean you want me to pretend to be a fortune teller and do fortune-telling in the neighborhood?"
"Although there is a suspicion of deception, our main purpose is to gain a certain voice in the base."
Su Heng straightened his robe and said, "Before I became the elder, I was the star official in charge of divination in Fengyu Tower. There is no need to pretend."
“……”Does this matter?
Jiang Miao took a deep breath and started talking about business: "When Miss Wang comes to you for a fortune telling, you can just give her a four-character motto - 'Pingyi brings disaster', and there is no need to say anything else."
Not long after the base was established in the previous life, around November, a new natural disaster struck.
Acid rain.
The rain came very suddenly. Fortunately, she was indoors and not outside. Those who were outside would have their skin corroded the moment the rain hit them, forming red wrinkled scars.
Some people realize that something is wrong and immediately hide in a sheltered place, but their skin gradually becomes red, swollen and itchy, forming erosive macules, and eventually they die from skin ulcer infection.
Those who didn't have time to hide lost their ability to move in the rain. The heavy rain washed over their skin and flesh, gradually turning them into a pile of bones.
After hearing Jiang Miao's words, Su Heng frowned and raised his hand to calculate the matter, but she held his wrist: "I am 90% sure about this matter, you don't have to calculate and waste your spiritual energy."
Seeing her determined look, Su Heng seemed to be confident about the matter, and couldn't help but be curious: "How did you know?"
For the Immortal King, trust always outweighs suspicion.
Jiang Miao had no doubt that if the Immortal King had not met her, with his indifferent personality, he would have thought it was a harmless matter even if the treasures in his storage ring were stolen.
So she looked into his eyes and said word by word: "Because I was reborn in this life."
Jiang Miao is very grateful to God for giving her a chance to start over, and making herself better and better is to be responsible for this opportunity given by God.
After her explanation, Su Heng quickly understood the meaning of the word "rebirth", and finally knew why he did not feel any suppression or backlash around her.
It turns out that she is an existence beyond the rules.
"Okay, I understand."
The two of them agreed that Jiang Miao also had a role arranged for Li Zhicheng, and it all depended on what the base commander thought about feudal superstition.
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