Chapter 48 - 48

Chapter 48: More and more people began searching for supplies.Along the way, we've seen several groups of people fight each other over the smallest things, with some even pulling out knives and fighting desperately.Some were quite young, while others were older, looking to be in their forties or fifties.Elderly people, who are usually easy to see on the streets, are rarely seen.It must have been this natural disaster that took their lives."Give it to me! I found this money first!" the man shouted.The woman opposite her retorted, "We all saw it together; it's a matter of who gets what, isn't that how it is for everyone? Besides, whether this money can even be used later is still a question."He was holding a thick wad of cash in his hand, probably around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which he had found somewhere.If this had happened a month ago, no one would have wanted so much money.But things are different now. People just look around and then turn back to continue searching for supplies.As I passed by the jewelry store, I saw several men smashing the door with bricks.Su Xiaoyu suddenly remembered that the two gold bars that disappeared that day had been absorbed by the space after entering it, which resulted in a stone platform appearing next to the spiritual spring.She was astonished when she discovered it, and the first thing that came to mind was a money-devouring beast.I've been so busy these past few days that I completely forgot about it." Brother Xiao, I want gold.""Want it?" Gu Lingxiao asked, her face full of doubt.Su Xiaoyu nodded vigorously to show that she really wanted it.Gu Lingxiao then believed that her younger brother wanted gold, and then realized that he might be giving it to Lin Xiuxiu, which dispelled her last doubts.Seeing that there were already several people banging on the door, and knowing that a conflict would definitely break out if they went over, they went around to the back and found the small door of the jewelry store.They opened the door with a wire and entered the jewelry store without any trouble.There were no items in the display case; they must have been collected and stored in a safe.Gu Lingxiao went straight to the second floor and found the safe.Before he opened it, Su Xiaoyu transferred most of the gold in the safe to the space, leaving only a few ornaments.So when the safe was opened, there were dozens of small ornaments and two heavy gold hairpins inside, but nothing else."How could there be so little? Did someone take it back?" Gu Lingxiao asked, full of doubt. "With your meticulously secured safe, there should be plenty of stock inside."If a salesperson leaves in a hurry, it's impossible for them to take the store's inventory with them."Possibly, but this is already quite good." Su Xiaoyu took off her backpack and put the contents inside into it.They look quite nice with their golden sheen; I'll let Lin Xiuxiu pick out a few to wear when we get back.A commotion could be heard downstairs; the people outside had already come in.They cannot go back the way they came; that would cause a conflict.Gu Lingxiao opened the back window, jumped down, and then opened her arms to catch the person.Su Xiaoyu didn't stand on ceremony with him and jumped down as he asked, only to be embraced by him.It has to be said that the man's pectoral muscles are really hard, incomparable to a woman's body, and his explosive power is particularly strong, he actually caught it.Gu Lingxiao felt that her younger brother's waist was very soft and slender, and his whole body was soft and fluffy.Especially the chest area, it seems a bit different from his.As a straight man, he didn't think too much, nor did he have time to think too much, because that group of people had already arrived at the window.Upon seeing them, one of them shouted,"Catch them! They're the ones who took the gold!"Su Xiaoyu turned around, made a gesture to them, and then drove the speedboat away.The man was so angry he was jumping up and down. Actually, he was a salesperson at the gold shop, and he had finally managed to bring a group of people back to collect the gold.With gold, one might be able to exchange it for food and drink, or even just a change of residence.Now they've beaten him to it, and all his efforts have been in vain. It's unimaginable what kind of life awaits him now.Natural disasters have changed people's hearts.His wife ran off with someone else, and his child died of illness not long after. In just one month, his family was ruined.The people behind did not catch up. When they reached the uphill section, there was no water for the speedboat to cross.Su Xiaoyu looked around at the surrounding environment."I remember it was just a small courtyard. Why don't we split up and whistle if we find it?"Gu Lingxiao nodded. The surrounding environment was indeed a bit messy. It was normal that she hadn't remembered anything because she had come in a hurry yesterday.In addition, there are many people searching for supplies, so it's unknown whether the coal has been targeted by someone.Su Xiaoyu successfully shook off Gu Lingxiao, looked around, found a courtyard to go into, and first checked if anyone was inside, only to find that the house was already empty.Relieved, she went to the storeroom and took out the coal that had been allocated the night before. Not knowing how long the extreme cold would last, she had prepared a small room full of stock, all of it top-quality Datong coal.It weighed about two tons, and only after everything was ready did they whistle.Gu Lingxiao rushed over after hearing the whistle, thinking that an ordinary courtyard might only have a few hundred kilograms of coal at most.The room turned out to be full of coal, and good coal at that; you could tell just by looking at the glossiness of the surface.They were extremely excited; with this coal, they could successfully survive the extreme cold.Once the extreme cold passes, living conditions may gradually improve."Xiaoyu, you're amazing! You found all of these! Pack a few bags first, I'll take them back and you stay here and watch over them. I'll call them over to help.""I was just lucky; it just so happened that I ran into it."The two chatted and laughed as they busied themselves. They had prepared bags beforehand, and after taking pictures of their eyebrows, they carried them on their shoulders back to the speedboat.They filled four bags, which were too big for the speedboat.Gu Lingxiao drove away in the speedboat. The temperature seemed to have dropped a lot today. I wonder how many degrees it will drop tomorrow.Su Xiaoyu took out a stool and sat down. Then she took out a box of spicy hot pot, slurped up the noodles and ate the fish balls. It felt great.After finishing a box of spicy hot pot, I took out a cup of milk tea and started drinking it.Red bean milk tea is so delicious; it's her favorite flavor.After drinking the milk tea, I felt refreshed. I took half of the coal in the room back into my spatial storage, then mentally packed up some more and put it outside.Everything is neatly arranged, just waiting for everyone to come and move it.More than an hour passed, and just as he was getting impatient, he saw Liu Hai arrive, followed by Jin Jun, but he didn't see Gu Lingxiao." Where's Brother Xiao?!"Jin Jun waved his hand, "Don't mention it. We got into a fight on the way. There were more than 40 people on the other side, and we took them all down."Su Xiaoyu handed him a bottle of water, and only asked him after he drank it."What's going on? Are they trying to steal the speedboat?"