Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

Qi Mingyu glanced at him and asked, "Didn't your security team provide you with air-conditioned uniforms?"

Xiao Xiao sighed, "I have issued it, but it is for shift use. Now it can only be used during the daytime shift. I have worked the day shift for a few days and switched to the night shift. I have also handed in the air-conditioning suit."

"That's also free." Zhou Shuwan said in a muffled voice from inside the air-conditioned suit, then waved goodbye and left with Qi Mingyu.

Xiao Xiao looked at the backs of Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu as they walked away one after another, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not shout out.

The trip took about half an hour, a little longer than the scheduled time, but the community was peaceful.

Zhou Shuwan felt relieved. Qi Mingyu took the initiative to carry two bicycles upstairs, and she hurriedly helped him carry the backpack.

After returning home, Zhou Shuwan told his parents about the robbery and asked them to be careful if they went out.

As mentioned before, only those without a criminal record can enter the base, while those with a criminal record can only wander the outside world.

In order to survive better, they could only gather together, which led to the gangs and evil forces that were everywhere in the previous life.

Therefore, the area outside the base is a lawless place and even more dangerous.

Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun nodded repeatedly, promising to be careful when they went out. They and Mu Mu spent every day at home learning combat techniques and archery. They certainly couldn't compare to Zhou Shuwan, but they were no longer the rookies they had been before the apocalypse.

When Zhong Tiyun heard Zhou Shuwan say that he would go to the base in three days to listen to the news about the air-conditioning service, she quickly packed some things and asked Zhou Shuwan to deliver them to her second uncle and third aunt's house.

The gifts sent to my second uncle's house were a dozen frozen steamed buns, a few handfuls of dry noodles, a few cans of meat and a bag of dried mushrooms.

The same was true for the gifts sent to my third aunt's house, except that there was an extra bucket of milk powder, which was specially for Chunchun to drink.

I'll bring it to Zhou Shuwan next time he goes there.

"I guess both families haven't eaten white flour buns in a long time, but it's not appropriate to send too many. Countless eyes are watching them, and they have no privacy at all." Zhong Tiyun said as she packed up, "Time is tight today. Next time you go there, find out where they live and see what their conditions are like."

Zhou Shuwan nodded, then frowned: "It's very noisy in there, so it definitely won't be very comfortable, but over time, I'll slowly get used to it."

"This is the only way!" Zhong Tiyun nodded, and was also worried about what her daughter said about where their family would go to avoid the heat if the temperature rises again in the future.

Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu discussed how to connect with the government.

It would take several days just to transport hundreds of tons of coal by truck.

The road conditions are bad now, and the speed of transporting goods will only be slower.

Zhou Shuwan told Qi Mingyu that she and her parents would place the coal at a designated location in advance and have the government send people to pick it up, instead of delivering it themselves as before.

Qi Mingyu hesitated and didn't ask if he needed help.

Matters concerning supplies are too confidential. No matter how good the relationship is, it is best for outsiders not to get involved.

He asked Zhou Shuwan about the location they had agreed to meet at, intending to bring the iron ore there to trade together.

Zhou Shuwan took the initiative to ask, "You are transporting the goods and driving the car by yourself, do you need help?"

There was space, so she only had to place the coal directly in the designated location without any effort.

But Qi Mingyu had to rely on shoveling to load the goods and then transport them, which was indeed tiring for one person.

Qi Mingyu looked down at her for a long while, his expression unfathomable, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Zhou Shuwan frowned slightly.

He smiled again and shook his head: "Forget it, you guys should just focus on your own things. I'm only exchanging for an air-conditioned suit, which is a lighter task than yours."

After saying that, he said goodbye to Zhou Shuwan and went home.

Zhou Shuwan looked at his back with a gloomy look in his eyes.

The other party obviously had something to ask, but after seeming to hesitate for a while, he swallowed it back.

What did he want to ask?

Three days later, the two men put on air-conditioned clothes and went to the underground base again.

Director Wu had already prepared the supplies and was waiting for them.

As soon as they met, he couldn't wait to speak: "I reported to the higher-ups that you guys wanted a lot of air-conditioning suits. I also spoke to the leaders and they can give me a discount. Shu Wan, your family still uses coal to exchange. The previous price was 150 tons per piece of air-conditioning suit, but now it's as cheap as 100 tons, which is already a very good deal. Xiao Yu, you can exchange one air-conditioning suit for 80 tons of iron ore."

After a pause, Director Wu seemed to be worried that Qi Mingyu might have some ideas, and explained, "Xiao Yu, coal will be the most scarce energy source in the future. Everyone is short of it, so the higher-ups are more welcoming of exchanging coal for supplies."

Qi Mingyu nodded: "Don't worry, Director Wu, I understand. A little discount would be great. Thank you for your mediation for us."

Director Wu grinned and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. You've helped me a lot."

Zhou Shuwan took out a bottle of high-end red wine from his backpack and handed it over: "Director Wu, this is our little thank you gift. It's not a token of respect, please accept it."

"Oh, look at you two, you are too polite." Having said that, Director Wu hurriedly put the red wine into his briefcase.

There were people coming and going outside the tent, and other staff members would come in at any time, so it was necessary to hide these gifts in time.

For safety reasons, the two parties agreed that after the coal and iron ore were transported to the destination, Zhou and Qi's families would tell them where the location was, Director Wu would report to his superiors, and then send vehicles to pick up the goods.

After finishing the business, Zhou Shuwan asked where his second uncle and third aunt lived, and went there with Qi Mingyu.

The two families living together can take care of each other.

When Zhou Shuwan arrived, his second uncle's family was having dinner. There was a cardboard box in the middle, and people were sitting in a circle on small stools. Each person had a bowl of noodle soup made with compressed biscuits. In the middle was a hot dish made with canned pork and black fungus, and a dish of cold bok choy.

Both families grow hydroponic vegetables, especially my second uncle's family. Although they moved to the underground base, there is still a shelf next to the residence. The shelves are filled with fresh and lush hydroponic vegetables, adding a rare touch of green to this dimly lit underground base.

My third aunt’s family should have finished their meal and were cleaning up the dishes next door.

When they saw Zhou Shuwan and the other person, they were very surprised and hurriedly gave her their seats.

Zhipeng hurriedly gave up his seat to Xiaofei and asked the two to sit down.

Zhou Shuwan smiled and waved her hand: "We came here after having dinner at home, Zhipeng, Xiaofei, you guys hurry up and eat."

Nowadays, people live at night and stay out during the day, so this meal is the first one.

My second uncle's family has five people and they got about 6 square meters of space. My third aunt's family has four people plus a child and they only have 5 square meters. The two families together have 11 square meters, which is really crowded.

The only advantage was that my second uncle and third aunt's house just happened to occupy a corner, so I made use of the wall, drilled holes with a drill, and built two rows of shelves above their heads, which were just right for storing miscellaneous items.