Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse
Chapter 222: Retrieving Ice

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Retrieving Ice

Liang Kang had long harbored this idea, but there had been no other solution, and now they truly had no water at home.

If Zhang Kaiyang hadn’t given them a large bottle, the kind that costs three yuan, they probably wouldn’t have made it through these past two days.

"I still have some water at home, you can call me if you need help..."

Jhiang Yuan felt that the weather was too cold, and fetching ice wasn’t an easy task.

She had previously caught a cold from being in the snowy outdoors.

If there was water at home, it’s best not to go out.

Besides, with the constant heavy snowfall, it truly wasn’t necessary.

However, with everyone sick now, as a healthy person, going to help was the right thing to do.

Song Yi was in the same situation, but he hadn’t said anything.

Anyway, they wouldn’t go out today.

It was already two in the afternoon, and no one had eaten lunch yet.

It was time to head back for a meal, everyone was hungry after a morning of busyness.

In Jhiang Yuan’s household, if there was nothing special going on, they would only have two meals a day.

They would have an additional meal only if they had to go out.

Because at home, it’s possible to get up later in the morning.

It wasn’t until Xiao Nuan started to study with Xiao Ling that they returned to the habit of having three meals a day.

Jhiang Xingzhi had prepared the meal in advance, and greeted the two of them warmly as they came back home.

After a simple meal, Jhiang Yuan went back to rest.

That evening, she continued to send brown sugar water without interruption, believing it contributed to the improvement of the group’s health.

Beyond ceasing the consumption of snow water, certainly the benefits of the space well water played a role.

Now, several households downstairs also had no clean water.

And she didn’t forget to send some to Song Yi as well.

Song Yi, who received the sugar water, was quite surprised.

"I thought, with the weather being so cold, drinking some brown sugar water could also warm us up."

"I’m fine, let them have it!"

Upon hearing this, Jhiang Yuan, without any fuss, stuffed a bottle into his arms.

"We’re not distinguishing between sick and well here, I’ve delivered to everyone below. There was extra today, so I saved this portion especially for you."

"Especially saved for me..."

Song Yi’s mouth curved up slightly, as if he thought of something that made him happy.

Jhiang Yuan, not understanding the reason, was then shocked to see him drink the entire bottle right in front of her the very next second.

With a "glug, glug, glug," her mouth twitched.

It was one of those large bottles of iced tea from the supermarket, the type that cost four yuan.

To think he finished it all in one go without pause was just too...

"Jhiang Yuan, let’s join them in harvesting ice tomorrow," he said.

"Okay, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be going back now..."

"Alright, this bottle..."

"It’s yours!"

The bottle was clean, thoroughly rinsed several times by Qin Yue.

Using it was merely a matter of convenience.

Jhiang Yuan reported the details to her parents upon returning, and Jhiang Xingzhi wanted to go by himself, preferring that Jhiang Yuan not go.

But she did not agree, as Grandma Ye’s passing had unsettled her.

She hadn’t managed to see her grandparents one last time in their previous lives.

This lifetime, she must stand guard over them.

They had everything planned out, but the next day, a few people from the 20th floor went down and did not come up to call others.

If it weren’t for Song Yi being on shift today, worried that Ye Mianmian might be feeling low, he wouldn’t have taken on the morning’s duties as well and they might not even have found out.

Jhiang Yuan hurriedly got ready, understanding that the current weather was no trifling matter.

Even though ingesting the large snowflakes was not a problem so long as one didn’t consume them, she was still concerned.

They had brought quite a few disposable transparent raincoats from home, one for each person aside from themselves.

She had used them before, when they had problems with the green bean flies and long-legged mosquitoes. There were still plenty left at home.

Song Yi saw them and immediately put one on.

Nobody would joke about their own safety, especially not in these circumstances...

"Brother Song and Sister Yuan have arrived..."

Zhang Kaiyang had sharp eyes and spotted them immediately, wearing thick clothes.

The group chose a spot slightly to the east side of Building 13; fewer people passed by there, so even if they dug a big hole, it wouldn’t be a problem.

The snow underneath had almost reached Jhiang Yuan’s armpits.

There was no need to jump off from the seventh floor anymore while coming down.

They had cleared a lot of the snow on their way, and by clearing, they merely shoveled it aside and tossed it to the edges of the path.

They managed to create a barely passable path, but there was still some distance to the place they wanted to go.

"Why didn’t you say something when you came down..."

Jhiang Yuan gave a slight reproach, but she wasn’t really angry.

"How is Mianmian today? Hurry up and put this on..."

Seeing the raincoat she handed over, Ye Mianmian felt touched.

Grandma Ye told her to stick with Jhiang Yuan at all costs and never to second-guess her.

She knew that Sister Yuan had promised to take care of her.

But she still wanted to cry very much.

"Sister Yuan, don’t be mad, it’s just too cold, and your cold has just gotten better!"

"Let’s not talk about that, take this and distribute it to everyone quickly, let them all put it on..."

"Okay, sure..."

Seeing that she genuinely didn’t mind, and not only came down to help willingly but also brought raincoats for them, Zhang Kaiyang felt a warmth in his heart.

Song Yi had already started working; the man didn’t talk much, but he was never lazy.

The other young men also quickly grabbed shovels and got to work without any skimping.

These were what they had found formerly at the flower market, Jhiang Yuan had found some, and everyone had taken some back with them.

They were originally intended to be used as weapons, but who would have guessed they would actually come in handy.

Everyone worked hard, and in a short while, they had cleared a path.

"Should we just do it here? Look, we’ve come far enough already," one of them said.

"I think this spot is good, let’s send two people up to fetch some containers..."

The ice needed to have somewhere to be put; the rest would continue clearing the snow, planning to melt it later.

If there was still snow on top, it wouldn’t work.

However much ice they needed, the surface snow had to be cleared away.

Eventually, they decided to let Fan Qing and Ye Mianmian, the two girls, go up to fetch the containers while the rest continued to work.

Jhiang Yuan had just come down and joined in the snow clearing to stay a bit warmer.

"Why’s it taking them so long to come back down?"

Zhang Kaiyang was a bit worried; both Fan Qing and Ye Mianmian were not very strong.

There were also two other households upstairs, presenting a potential danger.

They had cleared out a two or three square meter area, yet there was no sign of the two girls.

"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. Look, there they are coming down..."

"Yeah, they’re really coming, and they’ve brought a little entourage..."

Fan Yao seemed to be feeling a lot better, but she was still weak.

Even the three people from apartment 1202 were crouching down with bent backs.

Jhiang Yuan was worried that if things got heated later, they might completely lose their cool.

That smell would be awful, and she hoped it wouldn’t soil their ice!

Fan Qing wore a sour expression, whereas Ye Mianmian didn’t seem to care and was expressionless.

Old Wu came over grinning from ear to ear, offering his thanks right away.

"If you guys hadn’t mentioned there was something wrong with the snow, we probably wouldn’t have gotten out of bed. We really owe you one this time..."

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