"What should I do? Do I want her to come in?" Tao Ying couldn't make a decision at once and could only look at Shen Qing for help.
Shen Qing shook his head.
"No, if people around us know that we have food here, we will become the target of public criticism and the danger will be greatly increased."
The person outside the door received no response and became a little stronger.
"Old Tao! We have been friends for so many years, but you can't do this to me! Open the door and let's talk about old times."
Shen Zhian frowned and said, "It's endless...I'll drive her away!"
Just as he was about to stand up, another tall figure stood up before him.
"I owe you a favor, just let me show up."
Fang Xiao asked several people to hide in the bedroom and opened the door.
"Who are you?" Zhang Fang did not expect that the person who opened the door would be a stranger.
"You don't know me, why are you knocking on my door? Looking for trouble?" Fang Xiao's voice was mixed with impatience.
He was much taller than Zhang Fang, and his cold aura made people feel suffocated.
"This is your home? It can't be possible... This is obviously..." Zhang Fang muttered in a low voice, leaning her head to look into the house quietly.
The living room was empty, there was no one familiar, and there was a faint smell of food lingering in the air.
Fang Xiao blocked her view dissatisfied, "Have you seen enough? I live in this house now, and there is no one you are looking for."
Zhang Fang looked him over and over, then changed the subject, "Young man, do you still have food at home? Can you lend me some first?"
"I won't borrow it." Fang Xiao said coldly.
"I didn't take it for nothing! It's just that my grandson has a big appetite and has finished the relief food this week. When the relief food is distributed next week, I will pay it back to you! Don't worry, I never take advantage of others!" She vowed. .
"I won't borrow it." After saying that, Fang Xiao slammed the door tightly.
In an instant, there was another sound of banging on the door.
"We are all neighbors, why are you so unloving?"
"I'm not taking it for nothing, just treat it as an emergency! Open the door! Open the door."
Fang Xiao lost his patience.
He opened the door with a dark face and pointed the gun at Zhang Fang's head.
The sudden move scared Zhang Fang and screamed.
"Go away! If you bother me again, I will reunite your family underground!" He threatened.
Zhang Fang was so frightened that her legs became weak and she stumbled downstairs.
After the matter was settled, the Shen family came out of the bedroom.
Fang Xiao saw Shen Qing staring at the gun in her hand and immediately put it away.
"Since the favor has been repaid, I'll take the first step."
Seeing that he was leaving, Shen Qing immediately stood up.
"Wait a minute, can I exchange your contact information?"
Fang Xiao's medical skills are extremely good. Maybe I will need his help in the future.
Since the two of them met so early in this life, they naturally couldn't miss this good opportunity.
Fang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then left a string of numbers.
"Here's my number. At least you can contact me when there's signal."
Shen Qing wrote her number on the note and stuffed it into his hand, "If you need my help in any way, please contact me."
Fang Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you, but I don't want to owe anyone any more favors."
After that, he opened the door and disappeared at the end of the stairs.
Shen Zhian was lying on the doorframe with a very rich expression.
"Sister, what's going on? Love at first sight?"
Shen Qing rolled her eyes at him.
"Put away your love brain."
She handed out the passes given by Fang Xiao to everyone.
"Only with a pass can you find a job in City S. Although there is no salary, you can at least ensure food and clothing."
"Of course, we still have enough supplies now, so we don't need to risk going out for the time being. It's just that the patrols will check if there are any homeless people from time to time. We have to keep these passes."
S city is relatively safe.
There is water, electricity and internet.
Three months passed safely like this.
Entering November, the high temperature has finally dropped.
The highest temperature during the day drops to thirty-five degrees, and you can even feel a bit of coolness at night.
Through the window, Shen Qing saw more people on the street outside.
Except that everyone is sallow and thin, it seems that there is no difference from before the doomsday.
During these three months, the organization developed a nutritional supplement for humans.
It converts all the elements needed by the human body into a paste. People do not need to eat. They only need to take nutrients the length of their index finger to last for a day.
This human nutritional supplement is also the cheapest survival material currently on the market.
"It looks like it's going to rain." At some point, Zhao Xi was already standing next to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing looked at the dark clouds in the distance and frowned.
"The heat has continued in the past few months, not a drop of rain has fallen, and the reservoirs have dried up. Presumably the city now provides drinking water stored underground. If it doesn't go down, I'm afraid there won't be enough backup water."
She breathed a sigh of relief, "When the rain falls, will the world get better?"
Shen Qing said nothing.
Only she knew that this rain brought not hope, but greater despair and pain.
Because what is about to fall from the sky is not normal rain, but acid rain.
The falling acid rain will corrode the city's buildings.
Plants that have a chance to regenerate will also be completely deprived of the land to survive.
Drinkable groundwater is shrinking rapidly, and most of the people will probably die on the current basis.
At this time, Tao Ying and Shen Jie also returned home from work.
The two couldn't stay idle at home, and in order not to arouse the suspicion of the patrolmen, they specifically found jobs near their home.
There is no shortage of jobs now, and the two of them found a job by relying on their skills as a plumber and electricity worker when they were young.
"I'm afraid there may be another big move in S City recently."
Shen Jie took off his warm vest to keep out the cold and said: "Today, the organization came to our unit to look for manpower. They said that there is a big project and they are in urgent need of manpower. The company is urgently recruiting workers, and now the threshold is being trampled to pieces."
Shen Qing calculated the time and found that it was indeed time to build a safe base.
She didn't think about it in her previous life, but now it seems that the organization must have known about the acid rain for a long time, so she started making preparations.
