Read Novel Full Chapter 209: Reporting
Chapter 209: Reporting
He Tianming was very happy. “Little Jiang, we’ve negotiated with the village. We’ll teach them how to dig wells.”
If the two of them hadn’t taken action that day, shocking them and suppressing the arrogance of the villagers, they wouldn’t have been able to sit down calmly and negotiate.
After discussing it, they were convinced that Aoyuan sincerely wanted to teach them how to dig wells.
He Tianming’s willingness to bend down to negotiate and solve problems even when they had the upper hand made Jiang Ning admire him.
Although he was a little gentle, he was good at using his knowledge.
“Great,” Jiang Ning said happily, but she didn’t forget to remind him, “However, you also need to pay attention to safety.”
“If it weren’t for your help, things wouldn’t have turned around so quickly.”
Jiang Ning smiled, “Captain He, as you’ve said, once we move into Aoyuan, we’re one family, no need to be so polite.”
When she returned, she told Huo Yishen about it.
Huo Yishen wasn’t surprised. “In the apocalypse, might makes right. Few are like He Tianming, willing to repay grievances with kindness. It’s understandable that the villagers don’t trust him. Didn’t we observe for a long time before deciding to move in?”
As long as they solved the water source problem for the villagers, they could eliminate the security risks for this period of time.
But after the earthquake, collapsed buildings were everywhere, and the living environment became extremely harsh. Jiang Ning was somewhat worried. “Do you know the situation of Aoyuan after the earthquake?”
Apart from not collapsing, Huo Yishen really didn’t know anything else. “We’ll see when the time comes. If it’s really dangerous, we’ll leave then.”
Jiang Ning agreed. There was no absolutely safe place in the apocalypse.
It was time to pick up the goods, and Jiang Ning deliberately arranged to meet at night.
Leaving Aoyuan, she specifically chose an open-top truck.
When she arrived at the designated location, Sharp mouthed monkey was already waiting, and unexpectedly, Qin Chuan was there too.
“Jiang Ning.” Qin Chuan, smoking a cigarette, smiled. “Are you and Brother Huo doing well?”
Jiang Ning explained, “Not bad. We were worried about something going wrong at the Haisheng base, so we set off an hour early that day. Who knew as soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, we found the weather was wrong, so we decisively turned around and left. That’s how we narrowly escaped.”
Qin Chuan sighed, “Surviving a great disaster brings great fortune.”
Sharp-mouthed Monkey had all the things Jiang Ning wanted. Qin Chuan specially came over not just to greet her but couldn’t understand why she wanted him to find iodine pills for her. After all, her former employer could even obtain tetanus vaccines.
Bringing up this matter, Jiang Ning looked frustrated. “My former employer got reported and arrested some time ago. Now they’re mining coal in Xishan.”
Qin Chuan was stunned. He was still thinking of hitching a ride on that connection to earn some supplies.
Feeling somewhat unwilling, he asked again, “Can’t you think of another way for fresh water?”
“It would have been better if he hadn’t mentioned it,” Jiang Ning pretended to be angry. “Brother Qin, your client is not honest. He bought water from you once, and then reported you for making money. If it weren’t for my strong relationship with the boss, we would have been exposed long ago. Water is becoming more and more scarce now, and their internal inspection is very strict. There is really no way to obtain it from outside.
This time, I managed to secure half a truckload by shamelessly offering gifts and using the back door. I promised them that it wouldn’t happen again.”
“Who the hell reported?” Qin Chuan was shocked. “My clients are all wealthy. Who cares about those measly rewards?”
“I don’t know about that. But they’re cracking down hard now. If caught, they’ll probably be eating peanuts.”
Seeing that she was rich and didn’t want to make money, Qin Chuan didn’t force her. “Alright, we’ll cooperate again when there’s a chance.”
He instructed his men to move the goods onto the truck, and Jiang Ning arranged to pick up the water truck tomorrow and have it delivered at night.
With their life-saving camaraderie, Qin Chuan readily agreed, “I’ll think of a way for the iodine pills. They’re not commonly used, so it’ll take time to find them.”
“Alright, I’ll exchange it with grain when the time comes.”
Bringing up grain, Jiang Ning had a new idea. “Qin ge, do you have a way to get grain seeds? Ones that we can save and plant ourselves.”
There were hundreds of catties of hybrid rice seeds in her space, which might have significant research value. She didn’t want to waste them.
“It’s been two years since the natural disasters. It’s not easy to find seeds to save for yourself. Even if you find them, they may not sprout.”
Jiang Ning drove away “Alright, you’ve got a lot on your mind.”
Stopping at a deserted place, she stored the water tower in her space first, and then openly returned to Aoyuan with the rest.
After delivering half of the water to Qin Chuan, Jiang Ning stopped going out. Though it seemed like she lounged at home every day, she was actually using her consciousness in the space. She was planning to plant all the corn.
Huo Yishen and Doudou were also busy. Apart from their classes every three days, they were digging soil in the vacant lot at the bottom of the building, then moving it upstairs to the large terrace.
After installing the iron gate on the terrace and raising the sunshade, it looked quite decent.
Doudou smashed the soil clumps onto the planting trays. “Sister, what are we planting?”
Jiang Ning teased her, “What do you want to plant?”
“I want to plant sweet potatoes, peanuts, greens, green beans, and mushrooms.”
Mushrooms wouldn’t work; they didn’t grow well in hot weather. As for the others, they could manage.
Jiang Ning took out some seeds and had Huo Yishen give her a labor lesson.
As a result, neither of the siblings… knew how.
Alright, Jiang Ning had to demonstrate herself.
Planting was straightforward, but protecting them in extremely hot weather was difficult.
As they planted, they listened to the municipal broadcast about earthquake prevention and first aid measures. Jiang Ning reminded, “Doudou, did you understand the broadcast?”
“I did, and brother also taught me.”
Jiang Ning tested her, “So what should you do?”
“Carry the first aid kit and some food, leave the house immediately, go to an open space, and don’t go in crowded or dangerous places…”
Just as she spoke, the public address system in the neighborhood sounded.
He Tianming broadcasted the news directly from the radio through the loudspeaker, so that families without radios could also receive the news in time.
At the same time, they posted the news and first aid methods in conspicuous places in the neighborhood.
The scorching heat and water shortage had already made life unbearable, and now being bombarded with news of earthquakes every day made people panic everywhere.
But what else could they do?
No one knew when the earthquake would come. If they concealed it out of fear of causing panic, it would be too late to inform anyone when it happened, and more people would die then.
“Doudou, are you scared?”
She was scared, but she wasn’t particularly afraid when she was with her brother and sister.
After class, when they returned, Huo Yishen drank the mung bean soup Jiang Ning served. “Tomorrow is the 14th of the lunar calendar. We just need to go to the neighborhood committee to handle our residency information. He Tianming wants me to take the people from the neighborhood along.”
“You agreed?”
Huo Yishen nodded. “Someone has to stay in the neighborhood to watch over it, so we can only go in two groups. He’s worried that the grain and water we bring will be snatched halfway.”
If there was a choice, who would want to be the villain?
Jiang Ning didn’t object. They were too short on water now. They went downstairs every day to fetch well water, but refusing the grain and water from the neighborhood committee would attract attention.
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