"Tell me, you didn't come here so late just to see the scenery, did you?" Jian Ning smiled slightly, twirling her sword, but did not cut the rope.
"Ma'am upstairs, please be kind enough to stop us. We just heard that a few families in this building have stockpiled a lot of food."
I felt dizzy for a moment, so I thought I'd come and get something. We haven't had a proper meal in days.
"Please don't break the rope! We're coming up right now, we'll never do it again!"
As they were talking, the rope started to shake, indicating that the three of them were climbing up.
"No, since you're here, don't come up. Every adult has to pay the price for their choices. It's so cold outside, you've had a tough time. Go and reincarnate soon."
After Jian Ning finished speaking, she raised her sword and brought it down. All three ropes were cut by her sword at the same time.
All that could be heard were screams of agony.
Then came three loud bangs, like heavy objects falling.
Jian Ning reached out and grabbed a snowflake that was falling from the sky. It had started snowing again. Tomorrow would definitely be another day with a drop in temperature.
I went downstairs and closed the security door leading to the rooftop. I also added a stabilizing charm. Now, unless I come over myself, even if someone else has the key, they won't be able to open it, which makes it much safer.
As soon as I got back inside, Jian Anping called over on the walkie-talkie.
"Xiao Ning, are you asleep? There was a noise outside just now, it sounded like someone jumped off a building,"
"Really? I had no idea, I just fell asleep." Jian Ning didn't tell the truth.
"Oh, then you should go back to sleep. Just don't go out. It's so dark outside at night, and something could easily happen," Jian Anping said, then hung up the walkie-talkie.
When he heard the commotion, he was worried that Jian Ning might sneak out to see what was going on. Although his younger sister was bold and capable, she was still a girl. It was better to be careful.
When Jian Ning went downstairs in the morning, she didn't see the body downstairs. There was only a broken rope piled on the ground and drag marks in the snow. She felt a wave of nausea.
Needless to say, they were short of food and clothing, and their belongings were stolen; their purpose is self-evident. The snowfall last night wasn't heavy, but the temperature dropped considerably today.
It was estimated that the outdoor temperature had dropped to around -45 degrees Celsius. Jian Ning wasn't cold because she was wearing a thermal suit, but even with woolen gloves on, her hands felt freezing.
I didn't stay outside for long and quickly took the elevator home. I ate breakfast by myself: pumpkin and millet porridge, beef pies, and a side dish of cold peanuts and cucumbers.
Living alone is incredibly comfortable.
Remembering that he hadn't played the game console in his room, he took out a claw machine and placed it at the door of apartment 1603, then rang the doorbell.
"Xiao Ning, come in quickly, what's this?" Aunt Wang opened the door, and when she saw the large machine blocking the entrance, she paused for a moment and asked.
"Set up the claw machine for Tian Tian, so we can play together," Jian Ning said, pushing the machine into the house without much effort.
"Tian Tian, come out quickly, look what your sister Ning brought you."
Hearing the shout, Tian Tian skipped out of the house.
"Wow! A claw machine! I love it! Thank you, Sister Ning!" She happily spun around the machine.
Jian Ning plugged in the machine and turned it on. Then she pulled Tian Tian along and they started playing.
Xiao Lingfeng must have gone out. Aunt Wang, holding a bundle of chives, sat to the side watching the two of them having fun.
Jian Ning quickly grabbed five or six dolls. Tian Tian also grabbed a little yellow duck and happily jumped around on the floor.
"You silly child, keep your voice down, there are people living downstairs."
"I'm sorry, Grandma, I'm so happy."
Tian Tian had been cooped up indoors for ages. The weather was getting colder and colder, and she didn't have any playmates her own age, so she was hoping that Sister Ning would come over and play with her for a while.
Jian Ning put all the dolls she was holding onto the sofa.
"Tian Tian, do you want to watch cartoons?"
"I want to, but I've already watched all the cartoons on my tablet several times." Tian Tian looked at Jian Ning with hopeful eyes, knowing that her older sister was very capable and would definitely come up with a solution.
"Wait, I'll go home and get it for you." Jian Ning has quite a few computers and tablets at home. They're also stocked with countless movies, TV series, cartoons, various documents, and e-books.
She categorized and numbered everything in the space. Her intention was to preserve as much electronic data as possible for future human civilization, so she downloaded a lot of data, not even knowing if it would be useful.
I went back and got a special container for storing cartoons, and also got three boxes of DQ ice cream.
Eating ice cream in a warm room on a cold winter's day is the perfect way to beat the heat. It's incredibly satisfying.
"Xiao Ning, these things are hard to buy even with money these days, you should keep them for yourself." Unexpectedly, after taking them over, Aunt Wang refused to let Tian Tian eat them no matter what.
“I have several freezers full of these at home. Aunt Wang, you don’t need to be so polite with me.” Jian Ning grabbed Tian Tian’s hand and insisted on putting the ice cream in her hand.
When she was stocking up, she looked up the top ten best ice cream brands online and bought 20,000 of each. She figured she couldn't possibly eat them all in her lifetime.
"Sister Ning, how about I trade you some chocolate?" Tian Tian was a very sensible child; since she couldn't just take it for free, she decided to make an equal exchange.
She also had plenty of chocolates and snacks. She ran back into the house, grabbed two bags of potato chips and a box of chocolates, and handed them to Jian Ning.
She opened the package and started eating it with gusto. It tasted really good. Jian Ning handed Wang Da Niang a box of ice cream, but she couldn't bear to eat it and instead put it in a nearby room where no fire was lit to freeze it.
This room is a natural freezer, with temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius; anything you put inside will freeze.
"Shall we eat here for lunch? I'll make some dumplings with three kinds of seafood filling?"
After finishing picking the chives, Aunt Wang stood up and asked.
"No, will Xiao Lingfeng be back at noon?"
"Even if we don't come back, we'll still expend a lot of energy on the way. It's good to spend less time outside in this cold weather."
Oh, right, these are the cold-resistant vegetables he brought back yesterday: potatoes and tomatoes.
These researchers are amazing; they can figure everything out. You can't help but admire their knowledge.
As she spoke, Aunt Wang stood up and showed her the cold-resistant potatoes. They were red-skinned, not very big, with a rough surface and thick skin.
"Auntie, how does it taste? Is it delicious?" Jian Ning asked curiously.
"Here are a few for you to take home and try. They're a bit hard to cook until tender, but they should be good when grilled or deep-fried."
In this freezing weather, it's already good enough that we can grow anything edible; we can't expect too much.
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