Chapter 96 Providing Gasoline
After Xu Yan came back, Lu Xingtang returned all the supplies she had left with her: "Xu Yan, since you are going to the official base soon, take the supplies you saved with you."
Xu Yan knew exactly how much supplies she had saved. Seeing Lu Xingtang return all her supplies to her, she was shocked: "Why? These supplies appear to be for you to keep, but they are actually for you! I said, I've given you my life, so I'm yours! And the supplies, naturally, too!"
"Why did you insist on giving me your life? Wasn't it because I was armed and strong enough that you wanted to rely on me and get my protection?" Lu Xingtang didn't hesitate to expose Xu Yan's true thoughts: "I never accepted it!"
She had already repaid the favor of half a compressed biscuit in her previous life. She had even helped Xu Yan keep the supplies for a long time. That was enough! Furthermore, Xu Yan knew that she had entered the official base early, and she had come back several days early. The meaning was very clear: she came back for the supplies.
There is another layer that Lu Xingtang did not mention. If a person really wants to depend on another person, he will definitely find ways to gain the recognition of others.
And she, didn't!
Yes, she provided them with information about the base, but she also used her medical knowledge to study and discuss with her for several days, allowing her to learn a lot of medical knowledge, which was enough!
Xu Yan was silent for a moment. Lu Xingtang had kept her supplies for nearly a year, and gave her two-thirds of all her supplies: "I'm sorry to trouble you! These supplies are all given to you as a reward for saving my life and for keeping the supplies!" She was about to leave Sunshine Community, and unless something unexpected happened, she would not come back.
The wells in the community could not produce water. All the wells in the entire capital were cut off, and the government refused to distribute water. Several households in their apartment building were expelled overnight, and more than half of the households in the community were expelled.
Seeing that the family's water supply was running low, Su Cheng found Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo to discuss: "No matter how frugal we are, our water is not enough. The entire imperial capital is short of water. Should we leave the imperial capital like everyone else, or find a way to get water? If we stay in the imperial capital and look for water, where can we find water?"
Ji Yanmo's eyes fell on Lu Xingtang. Lu Xingtang was forced to show concern. After thinking for a while, he expressed his thoughts: "I don't want to leave. The apocalypse has broken out, and it's not just the imperial capital that's in trouble. Looking at the base built by GJ, you can see that Country H has completely fallen. Maybe the entire planet is experiencing a natural disaster and the apocalypse. We won't be able to rest assured no matter where we flee to. I think staying here may not mean we have no way out! If you want to leave, then leave!"
Besides, she didn't lack water! If she didn't lack supplies, she wouldn't want to leave!
Ji Yanmo said, "I won't leave either! If there's no water, we can go find some! I have a van with water tanks and buckets for the three of us to store. If you want to stay, the three of us can go find water right away! If there's no water in the capital, we can go look for it in other cities. We're sure we'll find water!"
Su Cheng's eyes sparkled. "A van? Are you kidding?" If they had a van, they could take a gamble and go fetch water from somewhere else! And they had gasoline, lots and lots of it.
"I never joke!" Ji Yanmo said firmly, "Besides that, there are three sets of tires and a set of repair tools. The tires and repair tools are now in the car!"
Su Cheng said: "In that case, when are we going to find water?" The water in the house is enough for Su Hao to use for two days. He must find water and bring it back within two days!
Ji Yanmo said: "We can set out to find water tonight!"
Tonight?
"Where can I find water?"
Ji Yanmo's gaze fell on Lu Xingtang. Lu Xingtang, who was once again cared for, had no choice but to say, "Go to Jicheng! Su Cheng, you forgot that Jicheng has a freshwater lake. It is a 4A-level tourist attraction in my country and the only nature reserve in the North China Plain that maintains a complete wetland ecosystem including swamps, waters, mudflats, meadows and forests..." Before Lu Xingtang finished speaking, Su Cheng and Ji Yanmo's eyes lit up.
Lu Xingtang suggested going to the freshwater lake in Jicheng to find water. That was because he passed by the freshwater lake in Jicheng when he was fleeing in his previous life. Later, he met the locals of Jicheng and learned that the extreme heat in Jicheng lasted for a very short time, only two months!
The freshwater lake did not dry up, and the local people of Jicheng survived by relying on the freshwater lake. However, during the extreme heat, the freshwater lake was controlled by the military. If they wanted to take water from the freshwater lake, they had to exchange it with supplies, otherwise the people of Jicheng would not agree to let them take the water away.
Su Cheng agreed without hesitation: "I'll go and make arrangements for my dad right away!"
"Then I'll go drive!"
"Wait a minute! I haven't finished yet." Lu Xingtang stopped them. "After all, the freshwater lake belongs to Jicheng. We, the people of the imperial capital, can't just go to Jicheng to get water! We need to prepare supplies and barter. I hope they will give us water for the sake of the supplies!"
"That's right, let's prepare the supplies first."
Lu Xingtang hummed: "Prepare the supplies, get the water tower and buckets ready!"
The three of them acted separately, and when Ji Yanmo drove the van back, they attracted the attention of the people in the community, especially when they saw Lu Xingtang and the others loading the water tank and buckets onto the van. They all realized that Lu Xingtang and the others were going to find water, so everyone became anxious and wanted to go find water with Lu Xingtang and the others.
Min Weihuan also rushed downstairs, "Lu Xingtang, Ji Yanmo, Su Cheng, where are you going to find water? Take us with you, we have no water either. If we can't find water, we will be forced to leave home and flee. This is our home, we don't want to leave, please take us with you, let's find water together."
Other people in the apartment building also came downstairs to ask for help, and they were very humble, hoping that Lu Xingtang and the others would agree to help them!
Seeing that everyone in the community was eager to help out, Lu Xingtang sneered, "Want to go get water with us? Sure! I agree! But I have one condition!" Lu Xingtang looked at them coldly, "See the car? If you want it to move, you need gasoline! If you want water, you have to provide gasoline! Only gasoline. Without gasoline, don't even think about asking us to help you find water!"
No matter who it is, we treat everyone equally!
Lu Xingtang knew how precious water was during extreme heatwaves, but they weren't saviors. Why should they help people find water for free? It was impossible to get water without paying a price!
Those who didn't stock up on gasoline were suddenly devastated, but they didn't give up. They even knelt down and begged Lu Xingtang and the others, but Lu Xingtang and the other two were as hard as iron and refused to agree!
Those who had gasoline at home were overjoyed. They quickly ran back, took out the gasoline, and gave it to Lu Xingtang and the others. Lu Xingtang immediately registered their names: "One liter of gasoline is one kilogram of water. You provided ten liters of gasoline, so you only have ten kilograms of water!"
"You have twenty liters of gasoline and twenty kilograms of water!"
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