Chapter 216: Super Flood 2
Who would have thought? Fate is truly a mischievous thing.
Teacher Lu, who could have been a researcher, a hunter, or a big company boss, was actually a small merchant buying and selling pawned items in this round.
“Aren’t you here to sell something? Take it out.”
“Ah, this…”
Chu Yian hadn’t expected to try and swindle Lu Qingyuan. If she really used her treasure box to pull a fast one… Teacher Lu would probably chase her throughout this game, demanding his money back.
“Actually, I’m not here to sell anything. I wanted to see if I could find some work here.”
Lu Qingyuan’s face grew even colder, “…No work.”
“Isn’t it posted outside your shop? You’re hiring a cleaner.”
Chu Yian rolled up her sleeves, revealing her not-so-muscular arms, “I eat little, work hard. You’d be lucky to get an employee like me for three thousand five.”
Lu Qingyuan scrutinized her from head to toe, a hint of disdain in his expression.
“Please, I beg you.”
“Otherwise, I’ll have to sleep on the streets.”
Chu Yian clasped her hands together, looking at him piteously.
Lu Qingyuan was silent for a moment, then said, “Alright.”
“Hehehe.”
Chu Yian gave Lu Qingyuan a silly grin, then, emboldened, asked, “Can I apply for an advance on my salary? I’m a bit poor lately and urgently need money.”
Lu Qingyuan: “…How much?”
Chu Yian held up two fingers.
Lu Qingyuan: “Two thousand?”
Not much.
Chu Yian: “Twenty thousand.”
Hearing this exorbitant demand, Lu Qingyuan put the money he had already pulled out back into his pocket, “Do I look easy to fool?”
Chu Yian couldn’t help but rub her nose at his words.
Not only did he feel she was a swindler, but even she felt like one after saying that.
“Then, can you advance me one month’s salary? I’ll give you an IOU, and I can even leave my ID card here as collateral.”
“What do you think?”
Lu Qingyuan’s expression was gloomier than the weather outside.
She thought it probably wouldn’t work.
“Sorry to bother you.”
Anyway, she knew Lu Qingyuan’s location now, so she might as well go hunting on her own first.
Just as she was about to stop wasting early-game time, Lu Qingyuan suddenly called out to her, “Come here and sign, leave your ID card.”
Lu Qingyuan agreed.
Not only did he agree, but he also provided food and lodging.
The guest room on the third floor was spacious and bright, with good light transmission, directly solving her housing problem for the first few days of the game.
Teacher Lu, a benevolent man.
“Alright.”
Teacher Lu, who had been so aloof during their first meeting, turned and picked up a broom, “Your current task is to clean the floors of the first and second levels, then go buy some groceries and make dinner.”
“Got it.”
Chu Yian nodded, just about to leave with the broom, when she vaguely felt something was off, “Boss, I’m a Cleaner. Cooking… that’s extra.”
After saying this, Chu Yian felt truly brave, refusing exploitation on her very first day of work.
And she had even gotten an advance on her salary, perfectly manipulating her boss.
Lu Qingyuan: “…Three meals a day, plus two thousand.”
Oh, like that.
Chu Yian’s eyes lit up, “Then, Boss, can I…”
“No.”
Lu Qingyuan didn’t give her a chance to speak, going straight downstairs and leaving her with a cold back.
It’s okay, there’s always tomorrow.
It was only the first day; she couldn’t push Teacher Lu too hard. You don’t shear a sheep in one day.
Teacher Lu’s shop was a standalone building in the city, three stories tall in total. Both the shop and the residence on the third floor were very clean. Her job as a Cleaner was quite easy, and she could even slack off.
Half an hour later, she left.
The heavy rain continued.
Moss on the ground, mold everywhere, the entire city was enveloped in moisture, carrying the earthy smell peculiar to rainy days, a silent damp decay.
Chu Yian hailed a car outside the shop and went directly to a nearby wholesale Shopping Mall, buying a pile of instant foods, enough for two people for fifteen days in the game.
Then she went to a pharmacy and bought some common cold medicines.
Her basic shopping preparations cost her one thousand six hundred yuan.
But the remaining funds were still quite ample.
Chu Yian only bought ingredients for dinner later. For dinner, she thought, just eat something simple.
Noodles, then.
She went to the wet market, bought a pound of fine noodles, and then saw some lively hairy crabs… Dinner instantly upgraded from simple noodles to a hearty, fragrant crab roe noodle dish.
Eight hairy crabs were steamed on high heat for 25 minutes, then the meat and roe were extracted. A large pot was heated, a large piece of lard was added, and once the lard melted, the crab roe and meat were added and stir-fried with salt to enhance the flavor. It was slowly braised over low heat, and soon, golden crab oil appeared.
The fresh aroma of crab spread throughout the kitchen.
Chu Yian scooped out the cooked noodles, placed them in a bowl, and then poured the crab roe and meat over the noodles. The crab oil visibly permeated the noodles.
Fine noodles clump very easily, so they must be eaten quickly.
Chu Yian pattered to the staircase and shouted downstairs, “Teacher Lu, dinner’s ready!”
Lu Qingyuan came upstairs when he heard the sound; she was already slurping away.
While eating, she also turned on the TV to watch the news.
“Recently, the weather has been abnormal, and rainfall in S City has increased. The Shiting River’s discharge volume has risen, and a citizen who was fishing by the river was trapped overnight. He has now been sent to the Hospital for treatment and is out of danger. We urge all citizens to avoid staying by the river for extended periods…”
The news reported some minor incidents.
Chu Yian wasn’t interested in the news about the angler trapped in the middle of the lake. She began to browse various flood survival record posts. After reading a large number of flood survival posts, she even made a dedicated flood supplies checklist.
(1) Life jackets: 2; Lifebuoys: 2; Life rope: 1 bundle;
(2) Raincoats: 2 sets; Ziploc bags: 6; Kayak: 1;
(3) Signal tools: Flare sticks and whistles; Mobile phone and power bank; Dry batteries and radio;
(4) Food and medicine supplies: Clean bottled water: 24 bottles/case x 3; Enough food for two people for fifteen days; Anti-diarrhea medication: 2 boxes; Gauze for bandaging: 1 roll; Bandage: 1 roll; Band-Aids: 1 box;
(5) Items for keeping warm during a flood: Dry clothing: three sets per person; Tent: 1; Sleeping bags: 2; Hand warmers: 1 box; Lighters: 3;
(6) Weapons + Tools: Entrenching tool (preferably able to obtain a pistol).
Chu Yian spent an hour finalizing the items she needed to buy. Currently, she had only prepared food and medicine from the list. The anti-diarrhea medication was not among the medicines she had bought, so there were still many things to prepare.
Acquiring items early provides the greatest sense of security.
To gather the supplies on the checklist, Chu Yian left very early the next day.
