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

My second uncle placed the hydroponic vegetable rack at the intersection of the two houses, which also served as a partition.

During the day, my second aunt, my third aunt, Xiaofei, Yuxuan, and Qianqian would sleep on this side of the shelf with their children. It was safer because of the wall. My second uncle, Zhipeng, Xue Tao, and Xue Dong would sleep on that side.

When they get up during the day to work, they go back to their own homes and eat their own meals, which can reduce some friction.

Zhou Shuwan looked at the mat on the floor and asked, "How does Chunchun sleep?"

Qianqian pointed to the baby carriage beside her and said, "Let the baby sleep there for now. The ground is cold and I'm worried it might be bad for the child."

"Yes!" Zhou Shuwan nodded, looked around, and said, "I have an extra mattress at home. I'll bring it to you next time I come." He explained, "It's too hot now. My parents want to come visit you, but it's hard for them to go out. We can come together again when we have the chance in the future."

"I understand, it's so hot outside, don't let her run around!" They are brothers and sisters, and they don't care about these empty formalities at all.

The second uncle and the third aunt both waved their hands and asked Zhou Shuwan to tell Zhong Tiyun to stay at home obediently.

"Okay, I'll tell my mom." Zhou Shuwan suppressed a smile and nodded, handing over one of the two packages he had been holding. "My parents asked me to deliver this, and Chunchun even has a special bucket of milk powder!"

Qianqian was embarrassed to take it, but her son really needed it. After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Shuwan still forced it into her hand: "Take it, don't be polite! I think Chunchun seems to have lost some weight since moving in."

In natural disasters, the elderly and children suffer the most!

Qianqian's eyes turned red for a moment, but she quickly covered them up: "Everyone says he's lost weight. Ever since the weather got hotter, he's been getting thinner and thinner. No matter how much he tries to gain weight, he can't gain any weight!"

Zhou Shuwan held Chunchun in his arms. He was two and a half years old now, but still light and fluttery, with very little flesh on his body. His head looked bigger and his body smaller, and his eyes also looked bigger.

However, this child is very well behaved and doesn't make noise easily.

Comparing it to his own chubby Mu Mu, Zhou Shuwan felt a little distressed: "It's probably due to lack of nutrition. Next time I come, I'll bring some milk powder. I think there are still some eggs in the refrigerator at home, I'll bring those over too."

Qianqian wanted to cry again after hearing these words. She reached out and wiped her tears. "I'm so sorry to bother you and Auntie. Your family has been giving Chunchun a lot of milk powder and eggs over the past year!"

"That's right, leave some for Mumu." Auntie San felt sad when she saw her grandson's frailty, but she loved the child so much that she said quickly, "Da Tao has asked someone to exchange some supplies for eggs, milk powder, pure milk, etc. to nourish the child!"

"I know, Third Aunt, he is indispensable!" Zhou Shuwan replied with a smile.

My second uncle and third aunt's families were not short of supplies. They had worked with Zhou Qi's family to fish, store water, stockpile gasoline, and look for supplies, so they had a lot of stock.

There is only stock, and it is all food that can be preserved for a long time and is relatively rough.

It’s fine for adults to eat compressed biscuits, instant noodles, and canned food every day, but children need careful care and cannot eat these every day.

In addition, the weather was too hot, and the child was very sensitive to temperature changes, so he began to lose weight.

Xue Tao was ready to exchange some of the gasoline and water he had stockpiled for baby food, but the exchange was not so easy. He had been asking for a few days, but there was no response.

Zhou Shuwan listened, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this, Third Aunt, Cousin Tao, I happen to know some people who have some baby products. Why don't I ask them if they have any milk powder or something like that?"

Qi Mingyu glanced at Zhou Shuwan imperceptibly, but then lowered his eyes again so that the other party would not notice.

"That's great! We don't have to just have formula; pure milk will do. Chunchun is old enough to drink pure milk!" Qianqian said happily, "Shu Wan, as long as it's something suitable for the child, my family is willing to pay for the gas, water, and anything else."

Zhou Shuwan nodded: "I'll come again next time and give you news."

Third Aunt held Zhou Shuwan's hand and was so excited that she couldn't speak.

No one knows better than my third aunt how much our family has benefited from my younger sister's family since we moved to Dongyuan Community.

After the death of the head of the family, the two sons who were still ignorant when they came to Dongyuan Community seemed to have grown up all of a sudden. They followed Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu to learn how to find supplies and learn archery. Now they can stand on their own.

If she had not moved here, Aunt Zhong San couldn't imagine what her family's situation would be like now!

After talking about the children, Qi Mingyu asked about his second uncle's hydroponic vegetable farming project.

This was an idea we all came up with before we moved in.

It was too difficult to find a job in the overcrowded underground base, so everyone decided to find another way out and start with their expertise in planting.

Uncle Zhong specially brought a small portion of the hydroponic vegetables from home so that his family could eat them and supplement their vitamins, and also so that people passing by could see them.

If someone is paying attention, then the job will not be far away.

My second aunt lowered her voice and said, "Actually, it's okay if the base leaders don't like it. In the past few days, many people have come to ask how to exchange our vegetables!"

The whole family takes care of it as if it were a treasure. The most important thing about hydroponics is water, so they are very frugal with water and all the water saved is used for hydroponics.

"Other people also brought their own hydroponic vegetables, but they didn't know, so they all died. Now only ours are still thriving, and people passing by are so envious!" Zhipeng also whispered.

Qi Mingyu nodded: "There are many people here, so you all have to be careful."

My second uncle and the others all nodded solemnly.

"If the base really comes forward to discuss this matter with you, second uncle, you can call Director Wu. He will definitely be on our side and increase our salaries and other things." Zhou Shuwan also instructed.

"Row!"

The temperature was so high that even with air conditioning, we could only barely harvest an extra season’s worth of food.

Without finding suitable cactus seeds that can grow wildly in high temperatures, the vegetable greenhouse could not survive.

Director Wu then ordered people to dismantle the five vegetable greenhouses, put away the air conditioners, plastic sheets, steel pipes, etc., and resume planting after the hot weather passed.

After talking for a while, Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu stood up and said goodbye.

After some discussion, the Zhou family decided to set the transaction location at the foot of a mountain 20 kilometers away from the city center. The mountain is concave in shape and looks like a crescent moon from a distance, hence the name.

Before the apocalypse, this was the closest mountain to the city, bustling with activity. After the apocalypse, Moon Mountain, though not very high, was submerged, leaving only the top of the mountain. The people who lived nearby had long since relocated, leaving the area desolate and desolate.

After the flood receded, some people came here to collect firewood, but after the high temperature, this place was still too far from the city, and a trip back and forth was both fuel-consuming and energy-consuming, so almost no one came here.