In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

After traveling for four days straight, everyone was exhausted.

These young women, who are usually not fond of physical activity, were barely holding on until the very end.

Upon hearing that they could enter, they excitedly rushed into the cave, not for the novelty, but simply to sit for a while!

As soon as I went inside, I saw several familiar recliners and several thick cushions!

Seventh Sister exclaimed in delight, "Isn't this the recliner in our building?"

She touched the slightly worn chair and lay down comfortably. "It used to be in the backyard, and I always sunbathed there."

Twenty-Five puffed out her chest. "This was sorted out by my sister Mianmian and us, and then those bodyguard uncles brought it up!"

Jiang Mianmian gave her a thumbs up.

The child is so young, how could she lie?

No way!

"Wow, those bodyguards are amazing! They arrived much earlier than us!"

Seven Sister asked incredulously, "Then all the supplies we bought have arrived?"

"Everyone's inside. Let's rest for a bit and then choose a cave."

Jiang Mianmian pointed to the inner cave, "Two people share a cave, so they can look out for each other."

No one had any objection.

Even in unfamiliar surroundings, you still need someone to keep you company.

Lin Hu and Lin Bao only sat for a short while before running outside the cave to check the surroundings.

The others, having caught their breath and drunk some water, couldn't sit still any longer and began wandering around the cave.

Half an hour later, Jiang Mianmian gathered everyone together, took out the pre-drawn blueprints, and led them to visit each cave to select one.

The cave entrance faces south, and there are five relatively large caves around it, distributed from east to west and connected to each other.

The westernmost cave is a water cave with an inner river running through it, and it is planned as a place to wash hands and vegetables when entering and leaving the cave.

The large hole right next to it, which provides both ventilation and water access, can be used as a kitchen.

Further east is the reception hall. Although no one would come from this remote mountain area, it is fully equipped and still needs to be decorated.

Of the remaining two rooms, one is the living room for everyone, and the other is temporarily empty.

The five outer openings lead into a long, narrow corridor. After walking about a hundred steps, there are three forks in the corridor.

Go straight through the middle, and you'll find the large, hollow central opening, which connects to the corridors on the east and west sides.

The east and west sides are all small caves, some about ten square meters and some about twenty square meters, just right for two people to live in.

Jiang Mianmian chose a room on the east side next to the corridor and lived there with Jiu Niang.

Granny Niu and Third Sister lived together with Twenty-Five.

The others also paired up and chose their preferred spots, mostly gathering on the east side. Only Lin Hu and Lin Bao, unfazed by the dampness and cold, and also to avoid suspicion, chose the outermost cave on the west side.

Jiang Mianmian marked everyone's rooms on the map and temporarily posted it on the corridor so that the two team leaders could easily check the number of people at night. If even one or two people were missing, it would be a big problem.

The group then began setting up their caves, sorting out the items they had bought in advance and putting them back in their respective places.

Jiang Mianmian distributed supplies to each cave: moisture-proof mats, thick Simmons mattresses, small electric heaters and streetlights/table lamps that could be powered by batteries, old-fashioned hot water bottles filled with water, hand warmers, toiletries, toilet paper, sanitary napkins...

After distributing most of the daily necessities, they started distributing self-defense knives, snacks, bottled water...

Several dry caves on the west side were also put to use, and were converted into a medical room, a library, and a tool room, respectively.

However, only essential items are currently inside; taking out too many at once would be too conspicuous.

No matter how skilled the bodyguards were, they couldn't bear such a heavy burden.

Everyone was stunned.

After dinner, I pestered her to explain what each item was and how to use it.

By the time they had finished teaching them, it was already late at night, and everyone was yawning and about to return to their caves.

Then a whooshing sound came from the central hole.

The torrential rain pounded into the lake.

After observing for a while, Jiu Niang noticed that the lake level was not rising and began to urge everyone to go back to sleep. "Don't look anymore, it's fine. If this rain continues for several days, Lingxiao Tower might collapse before the flood. It is indeed safer here."

Jiang Mianmian knew the safety of the cave better than they did, and wasn't worried.

On the contrary, the houses in Fengshui County are mostly made of mud, tiles and wood. Even the houses of wealthy families are just brick and tile houses or sturdier wooden houses, which cannot withstand too much rain.

Although she has taken a lot of things out these past few days, she has also gained merit points, presumably because more and more people believe in the songs about natural disasters and choose to flee eastward.

Now that Jiu Niang and the others have settled down, she needs to go down the mountain as soon as possible.

Firstly, I need to find a way to accumulate more merit points.

Secondly, many people have left, and they certainly couldn't take all their belongings with them. Rather than waiting for them to be destroyed by the flood, it's better to store them in the warehouse as much as possible.

Thirdly, the good days for Jiang Ranran, the Jiang family, and those displaced people are coming to an end.

After several tiring days, everyone slept soundly.

At dawn, Jiang Mianmian's alarm clock rang.

She stuffed a lot of things into the kitchen and instructed Lin Hu and Lin Bao to make some wire mesh. She told them to seal up the entrance to the large cave and the northernmost entrance after she left, and to build a makeshift toilet in the small cave in the northwest corner, and so on.

Jiu Niang felt exhausted for her. "We can take care of these things. But you, in such heavy rain, did you really have to come down the mountain? Wait until the rain subsides..."

Speaking of this, it's clear that the rain is expected to last at least a month.

He changed the subject, saying, "At least rest for two days before going down the mountain."

"Don't worry, Ninth Sister, I'm fully equipped."

Jiang Mianmian took out her entire raincoat and mountain bike.

He even showed her the heat packs inside his clothes, saying, "Really, I'm not kidding."

"Fine, you've made up your mind, nothing I say will change your mind."

Jiu Niang's voice choked with sobs, "Ten days, at most ten days. You must come back, or I will come down the mountain to find you!"

"rest assured!"

She can cycle down the mountain in a day, and three days is enough for a round trip. In seven days, she will definitely be able to finish her business.

Jiang Mianmian twisted the handlebars, feeling nostalgic for the modern world's cell phones. Those were truly convenient! In the future, she even wanted to build a base station!

At the same moment, in Fengshui County, Jiang Ranran comfortably stretched in her hotel room.

A maidservant quickly came from outside and asked softly, "Has Miss Ranran woken up?"

"Well, what happened?"

Jiang Ranran yawned as she replied, but did not open the door.

"Young Master Wu arrived early this morning, wanting to eat something fresh, and is waiting for you to cook it."

Young Master Wu, the son of a shopkeeper, does he even deserve to be called a young master?

Jiang Ranran rolled her eyes, but her tone remained respectful when she answered.

"What new things have arrived in the kitchen?"

"There are several baskets of fish and shrimp, and a few pheasants and wild rabbits."

"Then let's have fish and shrimp. Kill them first, I'll go right now."

Jiang Ranran remembered that brat had once made shrimp ball and fish fillet porridge, which was especially delicious.

It's just plain congee with fish and shrimp on it—simple and fresh. Add some Eight Treasures Powder, and the taste will definitely be even better.

As for the pheasant...

Qi Xuan had given her some before; the meat was very tender.

Giving it to that father and son surnamed Wu would be a real waste; it would be better to find an opportunity to take it away.

After washing up, she slowly entered the kitchen. "Is the congee ready?"

The maid who had just delivered the message turned pale. "N-nothing."

"How could you do this? Didn't I say I was going to cook some plain porridge to have on hand?"

Jiang Ranran looked displeased. "You've delayed Young Master Wu's meal. Can you afford to compensate him?"

"...This servant knows her mistake."

It was clearly her who was dawdling and hadn't given any instructions, but the maid dared not argue.

He could only curse inwardly. This little cook was just taking advantage of Manager Wu's favor to act so arrogantly, acting like a deputy owner. Just wait, she'll suffer a big fall sooner or later!