Every day during the day, Lin Ruo would put Ashou and Afu into her space to let them practice their hunting skills and help her look after the livestock.
She spends her days growing vegetables, training her physical fitness, cultivating her supernatural abilities, and studying traditional Chinese medicine books, leading a very fulfilling life.
The only difference is that a few people live in the stairwell on the 25th floor. They live in the stairwell with quilts on the floor. These are residents on the 3rd floor. No one is willing to take them in, so they have no choice but to live in the stairwell. Fortunately, the weather is hot and humid, so living in the stairwell is not a big deal.
Half a month has passed, and even if the residents of Longyuan eat very sparingly, they are about to run out of food. Only now do they realize what kind of supplies they should buy. However, the supermarket across the street mainly sells instant food, and there is no flour or rice at all.
Some people have swimming equipment at home, so they put on life rings or hold onto floats and slowly swim to the only supermarket on the other side that was not flooded to get supplies and continue to make a living.
Those who had nothing at home had no other choice but to go to the property management and ask them to find a solution. Zhao Hui was trapped in Building 3, and when the residents of Building 3 came to him, he naturally had to help. He could only organize people to dismantle some wooden furniture on the third floor and make a simple bamboo raft so that they could temporarily go to the supermarket across the street to get supplies.
However, the supplies they brought back were not distributed equally among the residents, but sold at very high prices. Even so, the supplies were still in short supply. At this time, even if people had food in their hands, they would buy more to store.
Zhao Hui already had a few security guards under his command, but later some people started to join him in order to have enough to eat, and his number of men grew, gradually forming a force in Building 3.
Ordinary residents don't dare to mess with them, and they are also afraid of the authorities and dare not go too far.
With so many people around, Zhao Hui's mind started to work. He knew that although the supermarket across the street was large, its supplies were limited and would eventually run out. At that point, they would have to go outside to find more, which wouldn't be possible with just these rafts. So he began searching for lifeboats or kayaks.
Meanwhile, his men became increasingly arrogant, feeling superior to others. They not only treated people differently based on their social status and set varying prices for them, but also ganged up to bully ordinary residents.
The apartment was very soundproof, but Lin Ruo could still hear screams every now and then.
Lin Ruo also went to buy supplies once to avoid attracting attention. Perhaps Zhao Huige had given instructions, because those people didn't make things difficult for her.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and the residents ran out of cash. Unable to buy anything with money, they started exchanging goods. Some people had no choice but to move out of their homes to find food, and ended up living in the stairwells. But carrying so many supplies was not safe at all.
Cries and shouts often echoed in the stairwell. Lin Ruo listened carefully and found that they were mostly caused by the theft or robbery of belongings by people living in the stairwell.
"Knock knock knock~"
When the knocking sounded, Lin Ruo was eating. The steamed buns she had made when she first arrived in the apocalypse were still steaming hot when she took them out. They were mild in flavor and wouldn't easily attract attention.
He ate the bun in a few bites, took a few sips of the mineral water on the table, and then stood up to open the door.
Li Wei was still outside the door. He had come to see Lin Ruo several times this week, but Lin Ruo had refused him each time. Yet he still came.
“You should have noticed that the prices of Zhao Hui’s supplies are getting higher and higher,” Li Wei glanced at the other people in the hallway and saw that their eyes were indeed on them.
He looked again into Lin Ruo's calm eyes, "Our supplies have always been monopolized, which is very disadvantageous to us. Now we can exchange them with other things, but those things will eventually run out."
Lin Ruo nodded. In just over half a month, Zhao Hui had gathered more than ten people. When these people realized that the law could not restrain them, disaster would probably befall the entire building.
"So what?" Li Weineng came to her to explain that he had come up with a solution.
“I also built a raft, which can organize people to go to the other side to get supplies in two or three days, but I’m worried.”
"Are you worried that Zhao Hui will sabotage you?" Lin Ruo guessed Li Wei's concerns without even thinking.
“Yes, I’m not afraid that I can’t handle it myself, but I’m worried that my wife and children will be affected,” Li Wei said, glancing at the people in the hallway. His unspoken message was obvious.
“I can bring you a bag of useful supplies every time I go out. It’s not a partnership, you can think of it as an employment. You just need to protect my wife and son when I have a conflict with others.”
Lin Ruo lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. This saved her some trouble. Otherwise, she would have to go out to find supplies regularly in order to avoid being noticed.
"Okay," Lin Ruo nodded in agreement.
Li Wei's eyes lit up. If he had to say who he trusted most in the entire Building 3, besides his wife and children, it would only be Lin Ruo. He didn't know why, but he just felt that Lin Ruo wasn't a bad person. Although she didn't like to meddle in other people's business, she wouldn't harm anyone.
Moreover, she doesn't seem to need supplies very much, which can be seen from the fact that she is still dressed neatly.
Li Wei acted quickly, and soon he contacted several households, with his first choice being the households in the corridor on the 25th floor.
Only when they have enough supplies and are not driven to the brink of despair will they not think of taking the risk of getting close to his wife and children. The next day, he took a few men and began to transport supplies.
Every time they went to the supermarket across the street, he would take his share and Lin Ruo's share, and the others would also take their own. The next time they went out, he would go to a different supermarket, so that everyone would have enough supplies to survive.
However, this resulted in fewer people buying supplies for Zhao Hui, which Zhao Hui naturally noticed and was very dissatisfied with.
However, Li Wei was a retired soldier, and he was afraid that the receding water would cause trouble. Moreover, Li Wei had hired Lin Ruo, and he could never forget Lin Ruo's kick. That seemingly casual kick broke ten of the woman's ribs! The woman could only lie down and couldn't get up.
In these times of medical shortages, being injured is a terrifying thing. Not only do you face death, but you are also at the mercy of others!
So he chose to turn a blind eye.
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