Chapter 135 You guys have no electricity?
"Brother Qin, don't talk about the neighbors. Are you expecting us to be your pawns? Everyone knows the neighbors are not to be trifled with. You might have the life to rob them, but you might not have the life to enjoy the spoils."
"Besides, it's not just one family next door. Aren't there several families in cahoots with them? There might not be as many of us as some families."
“Brother Qin, we didn’t come here today to rob grain or play cards. You have such a great treasure, and we all came to this village with you. We’ve always listened to you, so you should give us an explanation, right?”
The group started talking all at once again.
Besides the food they seized today, they also desperately want water, a continuous supply of water.
Actually, it wasn't that no one had considered taking over Building 4; after all, it was safer and more comfortable than any other building outside.
But isn't it fear? Fear that if they really take over this place, that female demon next door will come and demand the house...
It's a complete disaster.
Finally, amidst the arguing and chaos, Qin Zhaoxian agreed to open the gates for two hours every morning so that everyone could freely fetch water, thus bringing today's farce to an end.
Aunt Mei was terrified and could only hide behind Qin Zhaoxian, trembling with fear, never daring to utter a single opinion. The others completely ignored Aunt Mei's presence; no one cared about her opinion.
Those people finally all left. Before Aunt Mei could even cry to Qin Zhaoxian that her family had lost everything, she saw Qin Zhaoxian collapse to the ground, unconscious.
Meanwhile, in the house next door, Mo Huaiyu slowly opened his eyes in Mu Qingrong's room, a satisfied smile on his face—he had made great progress! He was slowly mastering some of the tricks of the trade!
In the living room on the second floor, Mu Qingyu and her brother were peering out the window at the commotion outside. Each of them was munching on a cucumber.
Xiao Ai was also munching on a cucumber, but she wasn't watching the spectacle; she was diligently pickling the cucumber.
While she was still in the hospital, Mu Qingyu casually scattered other seeds in her space. Recently, the cucumbers bore fruit, and Mu Qingyu realized that cucumbers were among them.
In such hot weather, cucumbers are naturally a great way to cool down. Although the cucumbers weren't particularly ripe, Mu Qingyu still picked some.
"Sister, look, they're gone. Their clothes are bulging, they must have taken a lot of things. Did they rob the place next door? Luckily, Xiao Ai and Xiao Mo moved over!" Mu Qingrong hadn't even finished swallowing the cucumber she was chewing when she couldn't wait to call Mu Qingyu over to watch.
Mu Qingyu was a little disappointed: "Why did they open the door so quickly? I wanted to see how long it would take them to break down the door, so we could make some targeted improvements to our door."
"Hey, they're back again, they seem to be carrying plastic buckets and bottles or something." Mu Qingrong reported the latest developments.
Mu Qingyu raised an eyebrow slightly: "It's not surprising, they discovered the filter." Water is the most precious resource now.
"They'd better take as much as they can now, otherwise the battery won't last much longer," Mu Qingrong said regretfully.
Electricity is crucial to modern humanity in every aspect of life. Without it, many things would be impossible for modern humans.
They have lost their most basic survival skills.
Since there was no generator installed next door, the water purifier was naturally powered by a battery.
Mu Qingyu had three considerations when she decided not to install a generator for her neighbor.
First, the solar generator should be placed in a sunny spot on the rooftop, making it a large and conspicuous target. The fewer things that would make people envious, the safer it would be. She couldn't protect her neighbor every moment. Her earliest wish was very simple.
All I want to do is live my own life well and protect my younger brother.
Secondly, if the neighbors are also living extremely comfortably like before the apocalypse, will they become lazy?
The best course of action is to prevent the current situation from happening. Building 4 was originally a backup building, specifically in case Aunt Mei is unable to live with her.
Now, Aunt Mei not only can't live with her, but she also brings all sorts of weirdos into her life, making a mess of everything.
Solar generators are much more expensive than water purifiers. If this situation had happened today, she would have had to go and snatch them back, which would have been such a hassle.
The water purifier and the battery weren't so important. If those people could survive on water, they would behave themselves. Mu Qingyu didn't care either way. She could even ask her to help charge the battery to help the neighbor's water purifier run.
But those people, just look at them, they have the potential to be ungrateful wretches.
Mu Qingyu didn't want to deal with them; she'd find an opportunity to take the water purifier back later. Giving it to Han Yu and the others was better than letting these people use it, wasn't it?
"If they run out of power, they might try to take advantage of our solar panels. You guys need to be careful and not be reckless," Mu Qingyu instructed her younger brother.
"Fine." Mu Qingrong was a little annoyed. He wasn't annoyed by his sister, but mainly by those people who wouldn't leave the village alone. If those people didn't come to the village, his and his sister's lives would be much more peaceful.
"Sister Xiaoyu, I'm getting the hang of it." At this moment, Mo Huaiyu opened the door and said to Mu Qingyu jokingly, "The direction you provided was right, I can really launch an attack! And it seems I've found some tricks."
"Congratulations, keep up the good work," Mu Qingyu encouraged him.
Mu Qingrong was very happy and immediately pulled Mo Huaiyu aside to ask him all sorts of questions. The two little ones then started chatting on their own.
Xiao Ai, oblivious to everything else, was already preparing lunch.
Just then, Mu Qingyu saw through the window that Ji Qingqing was leading two children, protecting them, and walking nervously towards Mu Qingyu's house.
The road was full of people who had come with Qin Zhaoxian, but they were busy fetching water, as if they were afraid that if they were a step too late, the water would be taken away by others. They carried water back to their lodgings one trip after another, and took out all kinds of tools that could hold water.
The two groups met on the road and were wary of each other, but neither had any intention of attacking the other.
Soon, Ji Qingqing arrived at Mu Qingyu's building and began knocking on the door.
Mu Qingyu frowned slightly and went downstairs.
A few days ago, she felt that Ji Qingqing was looking at her as if she wanted to say something, but in the end Ji Qingqing didn't say anything, so Mu Qingyu didn't bother to ask.
What's going on today? Are those two kids sick? But Mu Qingyu has no intention of taking care of them!
They opened the gate and let them in.
Ji Qingqing lowered her voice and asked, "Sister Mu, can we go inside to talk? I have something important to say."
Mu Qingyu was somewhat surprised. If it were before, Mu Qingyu would have definitely given Ji Qingqing a cold shoulder for making such a request.
However, after spending time together in the hospital, Mu Qingyu realized that Ji Qingqing actually had a sense of boundaries; her previous behavior was mostly out of necessity for survival.
So Mu Qingyu thought about it and invited them into the house.
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