Chapter 20 Extreme Heat, Rat Infestation
Qin Shen's expression was calm: "They don't want to trade with me."
Jiang Si's expression paused, and then he figured out why.
Everyone must be afraid that the deal with Qin Shen will fail and they will be robbed instead.
After all, no matter how delicious wild boar meat is, it can't be stored as long as grain.
Without salting, the storage time is even shorter.
Therefore, it is better not to eat meat to avoid this risk.
Qin Shen knew the specific situation of their family very well, and asking her to replace him was indeed his best choice.
Jiang Si nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll switch with you."
Qin Shen delivered Mint to the door of Jiang Si's house. Fearing that Jiang Si might worry about him breaking in, he took a few steps back and said, "Just throw the things from the third floor into my yard."
Jiang Si raised her eyebrows. She wanted to throw it to him, but several sets of clothes, pants and shoes would take a very big package to be able to throw it fifty meters away.
She has not experienced the hardships of the last ten years of the apocalypse, so her arm strength is simply not up to par.
Jiang Si shook his head, "I'd better leave it at your doorstep."
"good."
As soon as Qin Shen left, the courtyard door creaked open.
Jiang Linhai dragged Jiang Si inside, and Jiang Chengwu carried Mint into the house. His mother and grandmother asked, "Why did he bring you back?"
The whole family was gossiping. Jiang Si explained helplessly, "He harvested all the mint from Qian Shou's family. I made a little deal with him, and he gave me half."
Everyone hurriedly asked: "What did you trade?"
"Just a few sets of clothes."
Jiang Linhai and Shen Baoying looked at each other and asked, "Is this all you want?"
He wants clothes, which means Qin Shen has reached the end of his rope. This guy is quite honest.
Jiang Si said with a smile: "It's not good to change less."
Jiang Linhai had a very good impression of Qin Shen. He narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, "Good, very good. The young man is kind and gentlemanly."
Grandma added: "He's quite good-looking, tall and handsome."
As everyone was talking, the topic went off track, as if she was going on a blind date the next second.
Jiang Si had no choice but to change the subject: "Let's go make some insect repellent first. The fleas at home are about to eat people."
With the end of the world approaching, everyone is just talking about it. If Jiang Sihe really wants to find a partner, who can really be sure of what kind of person he is?
Everyone went to boil mint and white vinegar insect repellent. Jiang Si sorted out some clothes, pants, and shoes that Jiang Linhai had worn from his space. Recalling the mottled wounds on his hands, he generously gave him one or two pairs of gloves.
Jiang Chengwu delivered the things over, and Jiang Si patrolled the roof for danger.
Jiang Liwen was like an annoying fly, blocking Qin Shen with tears in her eyes, saying something.
Maybe because Qin Shen is handsome, strong, and can catch wild boars, she wants to marry him and make Qin Shen the scapegoat.
Jiang Si raised the corner of his mouth with interest. If Qin Shen could agree, then such a stupid mind would not be a threat.
However, Jiang Si was disappointed. Just as Jiang Liwen was about to touch Qin Shen with her hand, Qin Shen kicked her hard and dragged her for ten meters on the ground.
As soon as Jiang Chengwu appeared with a woven bag in his hand and saw this scene, his eyes almost popped out of his head in shock.
Jiang Si went downstairs a short while later and heard Jiang Chengwu, who had just returned, say to the others, "Qin Shen is too dangerous! We can't let Sisi meet him alone in the future."
Sneaky, as if she and Qin Shen were having an affair.
The sudden drop in indoor temperature means night is coming.
To prevent the rats from leaving their nests at any time, everyone put on two layers of protective clothing and checked everywhere to see if the doors and windows were sealed.
It was only a short while after the doors and windows were closed that the sound of rats leaving their nests became incessant and unending.
The windows, roof, walls, and ground were all shaking, and the squeaking and gnawing sounds were like devilish sounds lingering in the air, as if a terrible monster would soon emerge from the house.
Everyone frowned and huddled together.
Sudden.
A bit of ash fell from the top of the wall and landed on the fluorescent ball that Jiang Si used for lighting. Jiang Linhai was startled, "Sisi, mice have very sharp teeth and are good at digging holes. With so many mice, they shouldn't just pick one place to dig, right?"
The walls of their house are not very thick. With so many rats, they might be able to bite through the iron walls.
What you worry about is what will come to you.
As soon as they finished speaking, the sound of rattling teeth rang in their ears.
A thumb-sized hole was punched in the corner of the living room window.
The big black dog bared its teeth and raged like a mad dog.
Everyone followed Dahei's gaze and saw the mouse's sharp claws sticking out from the hole. They kept twisting their bodies and using their sharp teeth to try to make the hole bigger.
Shen Baoying, "Sisi, let's quickly block the hole with something!"
By the time I climbed up the ladder and blocked the hole, the rats had probably dug in from somewhere else.
Even if she conjured up a motorhome and asked everyone to hide inside, the rats would most likely crawl in through the exhaust pipe.
In just a moment, the mouse's head popped out of the hole.
Jiang Si took out a torch from the space and said to everyone: "Rats are afraid of fire, let's give it a try."
Jiang Linhai held up the lit torch. The rats in the mouse hole squeaked in fear and scrambled back. Jiang Linhai was overjoyed and turned around to say to everyone, "It works! It works very well!"
It is effective, but a torch cannot stop the swarm of rats rushing in from all directions.
While Jiang Linhai was talking, mice dug several more holes in other corners of the living room.
Jiang Si thought for a moment and said to everyone, "We'll open the door, sprinkle gasoline on fire, and rush out. We'll build a rat-proof fence in the yard. If that doesn't work, we'll hide in the RV."
"good!"
Jiang Si lit the gasoline along the path from his feet to the door. The moment Jiang Chengwu opened the door, everyone held out their torches.
The rats retreated like a tide.
Jiang Sibi gestured with her hand, and everyone stood back to back and walked out of the house cautiously.
I was shocked by the thousands of rats with red eyes in front of me.
If they are not careful, they will surely die without a trace left.
Under everyone's cover, Jiang Si quickly poured the gasoline into a circle, and the fire started. The mice could only watch from the other side.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as they could keep the fire ring burning, they would be safe tonight.
The blazing fire at Jiang Si's house alerted the survivors around them. Since they had no gasoline, they just used clothes, shoes, sofas and towels to set them on fire.
The mouse was indeed afraid of fire and retreated step by step.
Everyone's eyes lit up and their will to survive was ignited. They quickly searched the house for anything that could burn to prevent the rats from getting any closer.
The days were long and the nights were short. We persisted for more than four hours, stripped naked, and there was nothing left to burn in the house.
They finally waited for dawn.
With the rapidly rising temperature, the glaring sunlight, and the retreat of the rats, the survivors in the village finally got a glimmer of hope.
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