flstandardbreds Chapter 149
Chapter 149
The Zhou family is fine, as Zhou's father, Zhong's mother, and Zhou Shuwan can all take turns, but the Qi family only has Qi Mingyu, and there is no one to replace him.
This can be considered as Director Wu returning the favor by taking the initiative to clear up the matter before his family even mentioned the difficulties!
So, Director Wu is capable of dealing with this matter.
Qi Mingyu sent back a batch of weapons within a few days.
He first showed Zhou Shuwan ten crossbows, 200 arrows, and several slingshots.
Zhou Shuwan picked them up and looked at them in surprise. These crossbow arrows were different from the ones Qi Mingyu gave him at the beginning. It seemed that they were not from the same batch.
But it’s also well-made and feels just the right weight in the hand.
"It's such a shame to just give it to the property management for free." She felt a little distressed.
Qi Mingyu couldn't help but smile: "Of course I won't give it to you for free, but what do you think we should exchange these weapons for?"
Qi Mingyu thought about it seriously for a long time before saying, "As for food and daily necessities, there are only those. We've been stockpiling supplies for so long, they're enough for me and grandma to eat and use for a long time. If there's anything we're really short of, it's probably vegetables and fruits."
Zhou Shuwan shook her head and couldn't help laughing: "What you said is too difficult for Director Wu. There is a shortage of vegetables and fruits everywhere now."
"The end of the world was so rushed that I only stockpiled long-lasting food and forgot about vegetables and fruits. Now, I'm thinking that if I have the chance, I can exchange some dehydrated vegetables and buy a few more vegetable dehydrators. I can dehydrate all the vegetables grown on my balcony and terrace, so I won't be short of vegetables in the future."
Zhou Shuwan nodded repeatedly as he listened, then said in annoyance, "That's right, why didn't I think of that!"
Qi Mingyu looked at her and smiled: "You only think of what you need when you lack it."
Zhou Shuwan didn't react to this sentence at first. When Qi Mingyu got up and left for the property management, she finally realized what the other party meant by this sentence.
You only think about what you lack. If you don’t lack anything, then you won’t think about anything, right?
Zhou Shuwan looked in the direction where Qi Mingyu left, frowning. Was he hinting at something by saying this, or did he discover something?
Although Director Wu was embarrassed by Qi Mingyu's exchange request, he gritted his teeth and agreed when he saw that the crossbow arrows were of high quality, and said that he would mobilize the entire property staff to find them as soon as possible.
Except for a few merchants, no ordinary people know how to use vegetable dehydrators.
Therefore, there was no vegetable dehydrator among the electrical appliances Zhou Shuwan bought from the department store.
I thought it would be difficult, but Director Wu delivered a batch of dehydrated vegetables to Qi Mingyu two days later.
Each bucket is 2 liters, and 10 buckets were delivered.
Qi Mingyu looked at the tightly sealed dried vegetables in the room with a little surprise, and then looked at Director Wu.
Director Wu smiled politely and took out a cigarette and handed it to Qi Mingyu: "Xiao Yu, sit down. Uncle has something to tell you."
He took out the lighter and tried to light the fire for Qi Mingyu.
Qi Mingyu waved his hand: "Uncle Wu, I don't smoke."
"Yes, yes, I forgot. Your army has rules." Director Wu did not force it. After extinguishing the cigarette he had just lit, he said:
"Xiao Yu, I actually have a nephew who works in a vegetable drying plant in a neighboring city. We don't have one here. Before the apocalypse, he bought a bunch of equipment, hoping to set up his own plant, but he didn't expect the apocalypse to happen. His equipment is useless at home, but after I told him about your situation, he's willing to give you two sets in exchange for some weapons. Look at this..."
Director Wu looked at Qi Mingyu somewhat awkwardly.
The weapons that Qi Mingyu took out were for the community duty post. Director Wu should have informed Qi Mingyu before giving these weapons to outsiders.
Moreover, Director Wu continued, "Actually, my nephew's family is large, and the world is so chaotic right now. My nephew not only wants some crossbows, but also some firearms. I wonder if you, Xiaoyu..."
He lowered his voice and looked at Qi Mingyu eagerly.
The latter shook his head seriously: "Uncle Wu, it's not that I don't want to take it. It's just that these crossbows and arrows of mine were borrowed from my former comrade. After he retired from the army, he opened a shooting range and had some bows and arrows, but he used them all up in intermittent supply. Ten crossbows and arrows are all he can give me! The control of hot weapons is very strict, and I can't get them!"
Qi Mingyu spoke in a gentle voice, but for some reason it gave people a feeling of overwhelming pressure.
Although Director Wu was unwilling, he didn't dare to force it anymore, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll talk to my nephew right away. He has said it too. We are just asking. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have it."
Qi Mingyu responded: "Okay!"
"Well, Xiaoyu, wait for me to give you news." Director Wu said.
Qi Mingyu nodded, his eyes flashing as he watched the other person's departing back.
That night, he went out.
Zhou Shuwan happened to run into him when she came back from her third aunt's house. Seeing him dressed in night clothes, she asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
If you want to go look for supplies, now is neither too early nor too late, so you might as well go during the day.
Qi Mingyu glanced at her and said, "Do you want to learn how to investigate?"
Zhou Shuwan's eyes lit up. She was the most studious student, so she nodded immediately: "Yes, you want to follow them?"
Qi Mingyu didn't answer. He just looked at his watch and said, "I'll give you five minutes. Get dressed and come find me."
Zhou Shuwan acted quickly.
Her reaction in life-or-death situations was a result of years of experience in her previous life, but she lacked the skills of reconnaissance, tracking, and counter-reconnaissance that special forces soldiers excel at.
There is an opportunity for live teaching today, and of course she must seize it.
She went upstairs and quickly put on her diving suit and backpack. She only had time to say a word to her parents before she went out.
Qi Mingyu ran downstairs, checking the alarm clock. "Four minutes, still good. Let's go."
He paddled the inflatable boat and Zhou Shuwan sat in the back.
However, they did not leave the community, but hid near Building 11, both of them motionless in the darkness.
Zhou Shuwan originally didn't know who they were following, but after waiting for more than an hour and seeing a familiar figure coming out of Building 11, she suddenly realized.
"What happened? After you gave the weapon to Director Wu, he caused trouble?" She leaned close to Qi Mingyu and asked quietly.
Qi Mingyu shook his head: "I just have some doubts and want to go and see for myself."
The community now has 24-hour guard duty. Although it is indeed safer than before, we no longer have the freedom we once had.
Qi Mingyu didn't leave through the main gate. Instead, he rowed to the last row of buildings in the complex, looked at the iron fence over there, and asked, "Can you climb up?"
The iron fence is two and a half meters above the water surface, making it difficult for anyone to cross the fence directly from a boat.
Zhou Shuwan gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try."
Qi Mingyu handed her two things that looked like the forefoot. The front of the soles of the feet were slightly concave, and it was obvious that they had strong grip.