Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 864 Extreme Apocalypse 28

"Brother, where is Sister Tong?" Li Xinyan asked as her brother came downstairs, but there was no one behind him.

"Change your clothes and wash up."

Gao Mingcheng sized him up several times: "A-Jing, you went to call someone, why did it take you so long?"

Li Yanjing glanced at him, then sat down at the table without changing her expression: "Are you very free?"

The implication is, is he really that free? Why ask so many questions?

"Just ask, aren't you in a hurry to come down? Do you want to have a chat?"

Gao Mingcheng's eyes were filled with gossip, and his tone was blatantly probing.

Hearing him say that, everyone was a little confused, and something felt off.

"What are you talking about? Have you been waiting too long?"

Ruan Chutong stepped down, interrupting everyone's doubts and Gao Mingcheng's probing.

She had just entered the space to wash up and change clothes, so her movements were naturally very quick.

"You're finally down here, let's eat!" Xu Zhenzhu called to everyone to start eating.

"Let's eat! It smells so good! Rice is my favorite!" Li Xinyan perked up at the mention of food.

Ruan Chutong sat down next to her and, when no one was looking, winked at Li Yanjing across from her.

Her eyes seemed to say: See? I got you out of that predicament.

A smile flashed in Li Yanjing's eyes. Even if he ignored people just now, Gao Mingcheng couldn't do anything about it.

After all, it's just my personality; I don't talk much, so no one finds it strange.

However, since she was the one who made me stay upstairs and went out of her way to help me out of this predicament, I should find some time to thank her.

She took advantage of him by using the excuse of "running away money," so he should demand an explanation and his identity.

While eating, Gao Mingcheng would occasionally glance at Ruan Chutong and then at Li Yanjing.

His behavior was so obvious that no one could ignore it.

With a slap, Gao Mingcheng was hit on the back.

"Ouch, Dad, why did you hit me?"

Mr. Gao withdrew his hand: "You brat, eat your food. Why are you staring at Chu Tong and Yan Jing like that?"

Because no evidence was found to prove that there was any problem between the two.

He didn't say it directly: "It's nothing, let's eat."

Li Xinyan also found him a bit strange, so she slowed down her eating pace after eating only half full.

“Yesterday in the trading hall, I saw that there were jobs available at the base, as well as missions to go out and collect supplies.”

Li Dayuan recalled what he had seen yesterday: "I saw it too. The base is still building houses, and they need people. It seems that each person gets two kilograms of rice per day. It's physical labor, and it's a pity that we don't know how to build houses."

Mrs. Gao also said, "I also saw advertisements for vegetable growing. We should be able to grow vegetables in our yard. Should we give it a try?"

Since the apocalypse, the initial torrential rains, extreme cold, and earthquakes made it impossible to grow vegetables, but now that it's extremely hot, it seems like we can give it a try for now.

Ruan Chutong said, "It definitely won't work if it gets too hot in the sun later, Mom. You can continue to grow the plants you planted on the balcony before, and then move them indoors when it gets even hotter."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhenzhu smiled and said, "That's fine. I can get it done in a bit. After you finish eating, bring out the ingredients and seeds."

“Pearl, I’ll help you,” said Mrs. Gao.

“Okay, we’ll take care of growing the vegetables.”

"There are a lot of bugs lately, so you need to be careful when planting vegetables, or they might eat them all."

Li Dayuan told Xu Zhenzhu that he still remembered how heartbroken she was when the vegetables she had planted were damaged by the frost.

"I know, I know, I check it every day."

After dinner, everyone started talking about what to do next.

Although they have abundant supplies, they cannot continue to consume them without ever giving them back.

Li Yanjing and Gao Mingcheng both decided to go out and find supplies.

After the extreme heat, the city, which had been frozen, was completely exposed.

However, food that has been soaked in water should not be eaten unless it is sealed very well.

However, Ruan Chutong still does not recommend that people eat it, otherwise they will have to take medicine if they get sick.

They haven't reached the point of desperation where they have no food left. The supplies they collect can be exchanged for base points.

Just because they don't eat doesn't mean others don't. People without food are lucky to have anything to eat at all.

Inside the base, they've already started exchanging supplies for points, which they can then use to rent rooms.

However, things that grow in the mountains, such as mushrooms and bamboo shoots, can still be brought back for personal consumption.

However, given the current weather, it's uncertain how long the plants can continue to grow normally.

Everyone agreed, and Li Dayuan and Gao's father planned to go to the base to see if they could find work.

If they couldn't find work, they would also go out to search for supplies.

Gao's mother and Xu Zhenzhu grow vegetables at home.

Ruan Chutong and Li Xinyan haven't decided what to do yet.

"Sister Tong, why don't we go and collect supplies too?"

"Let's take a look first. There are still many things in the base that are not yet perfect. I want to take a walk around first, understand the situation, and then decide what to do."

Actually, she wanted to just let things go, since she had everything in her own space, and she could eat more food than she could ever finish in her lifetime.

"Okay, then I'll go with you."

"Ah."

*

We originally planned to go out the next day, but since everyone was free in the afternoon, we decided to go out that day.

The eight people split into two groups: the Gao family went on their own, while the Li family went with Ruan Chutong.

There are no shops in the base yet, only stalls.

Ruan Chutong led everyone on a tour, but seeing that it wasn't much different from previous post-apocalyptic worlds, she lost interest.

However, the others were quite curious, and Li Xinyan even asked the price of everything she saw being sold.

Some people are very nice and will answer her politely.

Some people rolled their eyes at them for asking questions even though they weren't buying anything.

Basically, everything they sell has to be exchanged for food or other valuable items.

"Nothing you want?" Li Yanjing asked, seeing that Ruan Chutong seemed uninterested. He walked over to her.

Compared to Li Xinyan's enthusiasm, her indifferent expression was quite obvious.

Ruan Chutong glanced at him and said, "Mm."

She's more interested in him now than in these things.

After the apocalypse, most of the people she saw when she went out were covered in dust and dirt, so she didn't think about it.

After all, she had no interest in people who were dirty.

They themselves are very well-groomed, so there aren't many men like Li Yanjing who still exercise every day and are good-looking.

Besides, he was often around her, and when she exercised in the morning, she was still interested in looking at his well-defined muscles.

Not the exaggerated kind, but the just right kind, with beautifully defined muscles.

Just then, Li Yanjing asked her, "What are you interested in now?"

Ruan Chutong didn't answer him, but instead asked, "What about you, Brother Li?"

"As for me right now, besides worrying about survival, I'm also thinking about..."

He didn't say the rest, but his eyes remained fixed on her.