Chapter 141 Extreme Cold. Going to See Zhuona
Chu An and Liu Cheng both recognized each other, but neither spoke. After they passed each other, Liu Cheng stared at her back with a sinister look, the shame of that rainstorm day still lingering in his heart.
Isn't she just a little bitch from a village in the city? I ride in your car because I respect you. What's so great about that? Wait until you have nothing to eat in a few days, and I'll see how you kneel down and beg me.
But when he thought about food, he was a little worried. He had spent all his savings in the market and only bought 200 kilograms of rice. In the two months of extreme cold, half of what he ate and what he bribed the people in the building to use were used. He couldn't hold on for much longer.
It’s all Ouyang’s fault. He had always proposed collecting supplies from the residents in exchange for the protection of the building committee, but that stubborn guy just wouldn’t agree.
As a result, the next day when the temperature rose, someone came to collect protection fees. He had heard of collecting protection fees before, but no one had ever collected protection fees from this building, and he was secretly happy about it. Now, the food was easily sold to others at a low price.
No, even if we pay for diplomatic protection, Ouyang cannot have the final say alone. Otherwise, how can he take advantage of the situation and incite everyone to deal with the 11th floor?
Chu An didn't know about Liu Cheng's little tricks, nor did he bother to know. He would kill him if he provoked him.
She quickly returned to the 11th floor and found Gu Ye in a dilemma in the corridor.
The two looked at each other, and Gu Ye quickly lowered his head.
The moment he lowered his head, Chu An caught a glimpse of the slightly red corners of her eyes. This was the first time she left without saying goodbye since they had lived together. Gu Ye might have been anxious.
"Why did you come out without your army coat?"
Alas, I couldn’t expose his little thoughts, so I asked a meaningless question.
"Ah——" Gu Ye quickly adjusted his mood, "I thought..."
He scratched his head, not knowing how to continue. He thought she had left, but when he rushed out in a hurry, he remembered that all her things were in the house. Xiao An couldn't have left, and since she said they wanted to live together, she would definitely not abandon him.
"Let's go, go home quickly, it's so cold outside." Chu An knew what he was going to say, but this would not happen.
The two of them walked into the house with their arms raised and their necks hunched. The temperature had risen by 3 degrees in the past two days, remaining at minus 60 degrees, but it was still freezing cold.
Back at 1111, the temperature in the room had risen to 18 degrees Celsius. Chu An asked Gu Ye to take a shower while she prepared food. After eating, she would go to bed and have a good sleep.
Gu Ye agreed readily. After taking a shower and coming out, he saw the braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, braised prawns and forest stir-fry on the table. His eyes brightened instantly.
Both of them were hungry, so they got to the point right away. However, Gu Ye looked up at her while eating, and when he met her gaze, he quickly lowered his head and ate his meal.
"I'm going downstairs to ask Lao Li to make some tools."
"Ah - good - Uncle Li's cooking skills are really good, hehe..."
"I plan to go see Zhuona tomorrow."
Gu Ye stopped eating and a hint of joy flashed across his eyes. He only had two friends in City C. One was a junior high school classmate who had transferred back to his hometown, and the other was Zhuona, whom he met because of Chu An.
She is the only girl in the class who dares to be friends with Chu An, and based on this, he accepts this friend.
As for Chu An, he is already a relative.
"Okay—when do we leave?"
"Tomorrow." Although the dream happened in the summer, since I thought of it, I have to do it and can't wait.
After they cleaned up the dishes, they slept until three in the morning of the next day. Then they saw the two of them, starving, gathered around the stove, staring at a big pot of instant noodles, swallowing madly.
"I like to eat something harder." Chu An couldn't wait to fill a bowl and started eating. Gu Ye saw that she was eating with relish, so he also filled a bowl without thinking twice.
You know what, the harder ones do taste better.
After they finished eating and rested for a while, they began to prepare for their departure.
Tents, sleeping bags, stoves, portable power banks, self-heating pots, Snickers, sausages and thermos bottles. There are no temporary villas this time, so if you need to stay overnight, you can only stay in abandoned buildings or even in the wild, so you must be fully prepared.
In addition to her own supplies, she also brought rice, soybean oil, canned food and snacks for Zhuona. She took out two oversized suitcases to pack her things, which was easier to drag along.
Pack your bags and start planning your route.
Zhuona's family also lives in the West City, in a block-style community called Excellence Classic, which has a total of 22 blocks. Their family lives in the third building on Seventh Street.
According to the mobile navigation, Qingrun Apartment is 11 kilometers away from Seventh Street, which takes two and a half hours to walk. Now you don’t need to obey traffic rules, just avoid the residential area and stay away from places where there may be crowds.
She chose a new route and if nothing unexpected happened, she would arrive before noon.
While Chu An was planning the route, Gu Ye was cooking porridge. It had been three hours since he had eaten last night, so he had to replenish some energy before setting off.
At eight o'clock in the morning, after they had eaten and drunk their fill, they packed their large items into suitcases and their small items into their backpacks, and then they pushed their luggage out the door.
When Chu An was locking the door, Gu Ye suddenly asked if he could leave a message for 1112.
Chu An nodded. She still would not join the team, but they could be neighbors and take care of each other when necessary.
She was about to go back to write, but Gu Ye shook the small note in his hand and said, "I'm ready."
After saying that, he tried to push it into the gap of the door of room 1112, but their sealing work was too good and the piece could not be pushed in. He could only fold it into small pieces and sandwich it in the gap outside, which was enough.
"I just told them we were going out and would be back in a few days, nothing else."
"good."
When the two went down to the 10th floor, they saw Liu Qin wandering at the stairs, most likely looking for Ouyang.
Liu Qin was also stunned for a moment, then quickly avoided his sight. After making such a fuss with the people on the 11th floor for so long, she was becoming less and less confident.
In her hometown, it was normal for neighbors to help each other, and the society also emphasized solidarity and friendship. She didn't consider the future at the time, and just wanted the young master of the Yin family to take out the extra food to help everyone through the difficult times, and at worst she could return it to him later.
She never thought she was wrong, but felt that she was brave to fight for the interests of more people. Because of this, she also looked down on Ouyang and thought he was too cowardly.
It was not until natural disasters came one after another and food became increasingly scarce that she realized the seriousness of the situation. Giving food was like giving life. They went up to find it and forced people to give it, which was like killing people.
She didn't dare to do it anymore, and she didn't make a fuss anymore. She didn't participate in the recent events. She came here today to have a good chat with Ouyang, and if she had the chance, she would also like to join the building committee.
Chu An and Gu Ye deliberately chose a time when the snowstorm was relatively small to leave. The visibility was much better than the last time they went out, about fifty or sixty meters.
Chu An looked at his watch before leaving the house. It was half past nine. A path had been trampled out of the door, but it didn't extend far before he had to continue to open up a new path.
Gu Ye still kept the hook around Chu An's waist to save her some energy.
The two men were walking along the main road and met a couple at close range, but they passed each other in a hurry.
From a distance, we saw several groups walking close to the edge of the building. Using buildings to block the wind and snow is indeed a good idea, but it is not suitable for groups with small numbers.
There were two groups of people fighting not far away, so she and Gu Ye quickened their pace and left quickly.
Even if she has the space and the golden finger, she cannot be careless. She should try not to deal with others if possible. Safety is the most important thing in the end times.
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