Chapter 16 Extreme Heat, Rat Infestation
When Lu Zhifeng approached, Jiang Sicai saw clearly that his face and hands were bitten by rats, but they had not been bandaged or treated.
Niuniu on his back was covered by a sun-protective suit. It was unknown whether she was injured or not. Her little face was red and she looked very listless. She couldn't even open her eyes and kept yawning.
Even so, she still insisted on raising her head, showing a sweet smile, and greeted Jiang Si and Jiang Chengwu: "Sister, hello grandpa~"
After saying hello, she felt sleepy again and buried her head on Lu Zhifeng's shoulder.
Lu Zhifeng explained his purpose: "Niuniu is sick, and I want to exchange some medicine, food, and clothes from you."
Jiang Si reminded him to be careful of mosquitoes, but he didn't expect that there would be an influx of rats last night. He picked up Niu Niu and hid in the narrow armory, and luckily escaped.
The supplies stored at home were completely eaten up by the rats, leaving them with nothing but decent clothes.
He has a gun and can go and steal supplies.
But he was not feeling well this morning and did not want to take risks with Niu Niu. After thinking about it, he decided that it would be better to ask Jiang Si's family to exchange the gun. The value of a gun should be enough to buy everything that the father and daughter urgently needed.
In fact, he was also on guard. In case something happened, he could use the equipment in the weapons room and let Jiang Si and others adopt Niu Niu.
So, he wanted to use a pistol to establish a relationship with the Jiang family first.
Bullets need to be consumed, and the exchanges will continue later.
Jiang Si looked at him meaningfully, "What do you want to exchange? At this time, food, water and medicine are all valuable items."
Jiang Si spoke up, explaining that she was the one in charge of the Jiang family.
Lu Zhifeng pulled out a Colt from his pocket and said to Jiang Si, "I'll give you this in exchange." He then pulled out the Colt's magazine and said, "There are ten bullets in total."
Jiang Si had always wanted to get a gun, but the end of the world came too suddenly and she was unprepared.
Lu Zhifeng offered to exchange the gun for her, and Jiang Si was naturally willing to do so. She made no secret of her desire for the gun and said, "Let my grandfather check the gun first."
Lu Zhifeng was surprised by Jiang Si's vigilance and said cautiously, "I can't give you the magazine now."
"OK."
He threw the gun with one hand, and it flew in an arc in the air and landed steadily in Jiang Chengwu's hands.
Jiang Chengwu disassembled the entire pistol, then reassembled it and nodded to Jiang Si, "There's nothing wrong with the gun."
Since there is no problem with the goods, we need to clarify how much materials we want to trade.
Having a gun means the existence of absolute power in this area. If Lu Zhifeng hands over the gun, it means that he and his daughter will be in more danger in the future.
Lu Zhifeng didn't want to ask for too much and make Jiang Si and the others dissatisfied. Instead, these supplies would be targeted again, and the weapons room couldn't hold too many things.
He thought it over and said, "I want a thousand kilograms of rice, a hundred kilograms of soybeans, two bags of flour, five bags of salt, four sets of clothes and shoes for Niuniu and me to wear for each season, two sets of bedding, and some medicine for external injuries, colds and fevers, diarrhea, and penicillin."
Under normal circumstances, the things he proposed are not worth much money.
But this is the end of the world.
The things he wants may be more valuable than weapons.
Moreover, their family only harvested grain from three acres of land. There are so many people in their family, and no one knows when the apocalypse will end. If they openly take out so many supplies, it will send a signal to Lu Zhifeng that their family has a lot of supplies.
Jiang Si frowned and said, "Uncle Lu, you're asking for too much. We can only give you 500 kilograms of rice out of a thousand kilograms. We only have one bag of flour, which we can give you. We'll run out of medicine after we give it to you. I can only give you some cold and fever medicine, disinfectant alcohol, and bandages. Also, ten bullets are too few. You have to give us at least 20."
Lu Zhifeng was firm: "This is the only way to change it. Otherwise, I won't change it."
Jiang Chengwu gave Jiang Si a look, which meant that he could just give it to them. Lu Zhifeng could have snatched it away, but he chose to give it to their family instead. He was a man of good character.
Jiang Si wanted to exchange it for him for Niu Niu's sake, but she couldn't do it so easily. Moreover, to be honest, if she took these things into the city now, she might be able to exchange them for a military industry team.
Seeing the pink spots on his skin, Jiang Si knew he had rat-bite fever, so she said to Lu Zhifeng, "Let's gather 500 kilograms of potatoes and sweet potatoes, give Niuniu some toiletries, and give you a bottle of antibiotics. What do you think?"
Lu Zhifeng is a forest ranger. He knows why his wounds are itchy and he feels weak all over. Taking antibiotics in time can effectively curb the bacteria. Only by staying well can he give his daughter the best protection.
Moreover, Jiang Si's attitude was so firm, it seemed that there were indeed not many medicines in stock at home.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes can be kept for a while, so let's just make do with them for now.
Lu Zhifeng finally gave in, "Okay!"
When Jiang Si and Jiang Chengwu returned home, Jiang Linhai had just opened the toilet door, cleaned out the feces inside, and poured cement to seal the toilet passage to prevent the rats from coming out again.
High temperature can effectively kill bacteria and the poured cement can harden quickly.
Seeing Jiang Si and Jiang Chengwu return, Mom and Grandma breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What's going on outside?" Seeing Jiang Si suddenly conjure up what Lu Zhifeng needed from space, they asked again, "What are you going to do?"
Jiang Si produced the pistol he had just exchanged for, "I exchanged it with Lu Zhifeng. All the things he had stored at home were eaten by rats. Niuniu had a fever, and he was bitten by rats. He had no choice but to come to our house to exchange the gun."
Grandma was happy that the family had guns, which would give them greater self-defense capabilities. However, she sighed, "Lu Zhifeng gave us the guns. We don't know if he and Niuniu can protect the food we have transported back."
Jiang Chengwu knew some of the forest rangers' insider information and said, "Every year, if he catches a few game thieves, he'll have accumulated a lot of hunting rifles. Don't worry too much. Since he dares to change, he must have some hidden tricks he hasn't used yet. There's no harm in making friends with him."
Grandma nodded with relief, "That's good." She then asked, "With so many things, if we just move them like this, won't someone see us?"
Jiang Si said, "I promised Lu Zhifeng that he would come back to move his things at night after the rats had passed. Grandpa will send him a backpack with some firewood on it. It shouldn't be a big deal."
"Then you must pay attention to safety."
"Um."
Jiang Chengwu arrived at the watchtower where Lu Zhifeng and Niu Niu were, and the iron ladder had been put away by Lu Zhifeng.
Jiang Chengwu shook the bell several times, and a sturdy basket gradually lowered from the hollow watchtower. Lu Zhifeng asked Jiang Chengwu to put the things in the basket, and then he pulled the things up.
Lu Zhifeng felt weak all over and had no strength to turn the rope. Niu Niu got off the trampoline and used all her strength to help her father.
After removing the grass and leaves, a basket full of supplies gradually appeared, and both the father and daughter smiled happily.
On his way back, Jiang Chengwu was stopped by several young men.
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