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

With my ability, I can help you move to a better position."

This was his kindness, and Zhou Shuwan was very grateful: "Thank you very much, Xiao Xiao, you are such a good friend! But my family has other plans. If we need anything, we will ask for your help, and I hope you won't refuse!"

This is what rejection means.

Xiao Xiao was not too surprised. Both Zhou and Qi's families were able to exchange for such expensive air-conditioned clothing. If they really wanted to live in the underground base, they could just exchange it with supplies. There was no need for him to help in the middle!

He smiled generously, "Okay, as long as you have a plan. I guess you and the Qi family are together, right?"

There was nothing to hide about this, so Zhou Shuwan nodded and said, "The two families have a good relationship. We advance and retreat together, which is a great help in the end times."

Xiao Xiao nodded: "If you need anything, tell me in time, then I will leave first."

He said goodbye to both families.

After Xiao Xiao, Qi Mingyu, and Grandma Pang left, Zhong Tiyun looked at Zhou Shuwan and asked, "What did that Lieutenant Xiao say to you just now? He was so mysterious."

Zhou Jianghai and Mu Mu also looked at him curiously.

Zhou Shuwan then told Xiao Xiao what she had said. Zhou Jianghai sighed, "It seems you've made many good friends in your time with the Water Protection Team. This is a blessing for you! Second Lieutenant Xiao has helped us a lot. Wanwan, we can spend more time together in the future."

Zhong Tiyun blinked, looked at her daughter's confused expression, and smiled secretly.

She has been slow to warm up since she was a child, and she is still the same when she grows up.

She didn't realize that two boys liked her one after another. No wonder she was deceived by the philandering and treacherous Lin Youyang as soon as she entered college!

Because of the cactus incident, everyone unanimously decided to take time to visit the underground base.

That evening, they put on air-conditioned clothes, got in the car and went to the underground base together. Even Grandma Pang went with them.

Now that the supplies of both families have been moved almost completely, and everyone has left, they don't have to worry about their homes being stolen or anything like that, right?

In fact, in hot weather, people dare not go out without air-conditioned clothes, so now is basically the safest time for people in J City.

The cacti were not delivered to the underground base. When the Zhou and Qi families arrived, they saw a large area of ​​planting boxes at the entrance of the base.

There are cacti in the planting box, and seven or eight soldiers with guns patrolling around, providing the highest level of protection.

Just by taking the first look, Mu Mu couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so big!"

Yes.

This kind of cactus is completely different from the type of cactus that everyone is familiar with.

No wonder, when Xiao Xiao was talking about cacti that day, she used the quantifier "plant" to describe them. They were indeed plants of cacti. If they were all planted on the ground, from a distance, they would probably look like large patches.

A planting box that is two meters long and half a meter wide can only accommodate six or seven cacti.

Each cactus has four or five branches, some more than half a meter long, and some more than 10 centimeters long.

The pointed thorns and green color make people feel surprised and a little afraid of the strange huge plants when looking at them under the scorching sun.

When the patrolling soldiers saw them trying to move forward, they warned them seriously: "Stand back a little, you can't get close here!"

Zhong Tiyun hurriedly pulled Mu Mu's hand and leaned back.

One of the soldiers followed Xiao Xiao and got to know the Zhou family, so he asked directly, "Are you here to collect supplies? Come in."

Just as I took off my air-conditioned clothes at the entrance and was about to go in, Director Wu, Uncle Zhong and his group came out smiling.

When they saw a few people, they were all stunned, and then came over to greet them with a smile.

"Jiang Hai, are you here to collect supplies? You have to wait a moment, we need to go out and check out the cacti outside."

Director Wu smiled so hard that his teeth were showing and looked at everyone: "When you came in, did you see the cactus outside?"

That smug look makes him look like a child.

Zhong Tiyun suppressed her laughter and praised repeatedly: "I see, I see, so this is a foreign variety, there are actually such large cacti! I heard that the flesh of this cactus is edible and the juice inside is drinkable. If we can plant it on a large scale, won't people have enough food and drink?"

Before Director Wu could say anything, Second Uncle Zhong immediately said, "That's right. We cut off a small piece of cactus the day it was delivered and tasted it. The flesh is a bit astringent when eaten raw, but it's edible. There's a lot of juice inside, and a few sips are very refreshing, but also slightly bitter."

He smacked his lips, as if still savoring the coolness of the mouthful.

Before he could finish his words, his second aunt interrupted him and said with a smile, "What's the big deal about a bit of bitterness? These days, the biggest fear is not having enough to eat or drink! Besides, our ancestors said that bitter things are good for health and can cure diseases!"

Aunt Zhong was also standing nearby, smiling. Although she didn't say anything, anyone could tell she was in a good mood.

The arrival of Tianyunxi Cactus filled the entire Jincheng with hope.

Because the Zhou and Qi families had ample supplies, they had no idea what the real lives of the survivors were like. They relied on government relief food to survive. They had exchanged everything they could for supplies, leaving them with nothing left.

The relief food compressed biscuits were fine for a while, they were fragrant and crispy, but after a while, they became dry and astringent, making them hard to swallow. But I couldn't live without them.

And you can't eat it directly. In order to save materials, most families will soak the compressed biscuits in water and make a bowl of biscuit porridge to drink, which makes it tasteless.

This kind of life is very depressing.

Many people have had thoughts of suicide, but they are struggling with the support of their family and friends.

Zhou Shuwan asked the most crucial question: "How long is the growing period for this cactus species? The ones we just saw outside look mature."