180: Official supply pack

Jiang Fei returned to 302, took out empty boxes, and packed fruits and drinking water from the Supermarket, preparing for Chu Xia to take back to her dorm to eat and drink.

After packing five large boxes, Jiang Fei took out fresh ingredients to cook.

She made Cordyceps Ginseng Chicken Soup, Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple, Asparagus with King Oyster Mushrooms, Fresh Shrimp Salad, and for the main course, a two-grain rice mixed with white rice and millet.

Not only did it replenish nutrients, but it was also everything Xiao Hua Lao loved to eat.

By the time the food was ready, it was already noon.

Lu Yu was still at work and hadn't returned, so Jiang Fei saved him a portion of the meal, packed in an insulated container.

Taking the spare key for 301, she placed it on his table, then Jiang Fei carried the rest to 303 and called Su Liuan to come eat together.

Because of Ling Zhaorui's situation, Su Liuan had lost the motivation to eat and put down his chopsticks after only a few bites.

Noticing Su Liuan's gloom, Jiang Fei comforted him, "Ling Zhaorui will return safely."

"My boss will send medicinal herbs to the officials tomorrow or the day after, so the Research Institute should have good news soon."

"I hope so," Su Liuan said weakly, putting on his protective gear before heading to 302 to move the boxes to the pickup truck downstairs.

By the time Jiang Fei and Chu Xia finished eating and went downstairs, Su Liuan had already finished moving everything.

Jiang Fei drove Chu Xia to the community to get a wristband.

Today's quota was already gone.

Xiao Jia happened to be in the community and, learning that Jiang Fei needed to go out, told her:

"The Rescue Team, Patrol Team, and medical personnel are all considered special personnel."

"Miss Jiang, you can leave the community directly with your ID."

"Thank you."

Leaving the community, Jiang Fei drove towards the main gate and showed her Rescue Team ID.

After confirming the ID was correct, the soldiers guarding the gate let them pass.

More than an hour later, Jiang Fei dropped Chu Xia off at the dorm building and moved the boxes into her room.

"If you don't have enough protective gear, just tell me on the walkie-talkie, and I'll bring it to you."

"No matter what happens, you must ensure your own safety."

Chu Xia nodded obediently and hugged Jiang Fei: "Miss, when this virus ends, I'll come home and live with you every day."

Jiang Fei: "...That's not really necessary."

She didn't want a buzzing fly next to her while she slept at night.

Despite Jiang Fei's polite refusal, Chu Xia wasn't angry at all; instead, she couldn't help but laugh.

Miss was cold on the outside but warm on the inside! She understood!

—

After returning from the Hospital dorm, Jiang Fei entered the Supermarket to pack the medicinal herbs.

All survivors were trapped at home by the virus, and the Safety Shelter had completely ceased operations.

Lu Yu had also received orders from above to stay at home and not go out.

Except for the Hospital and the isolation zones, everywhere else was eerily quiet.

The only good news was that the water supply had increased, now running from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM and from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

The water flow was still very small, but it was enough for every household to have water.

The community would conduct pathogen nucleic acid tests every day after the water supply time ended.

Once in the morning and once in the evening, using a slender cotton swab to poke the nose.

Jiang Fei felt like her nose was almost swollen inside.

Fortunately, all the medicinal herbs were packed in less than five days.

A total of 11,000 boxes.

Each box contained 100 medicinal herbs, with 1,100 boxes of each type of herb.

Jiang Fei contacted Crippled Wang and his team via walkie-talkie to pick up the vehicles, instructing them:

"Remember to park the cars in a secluded, uninhabited place."

This saved her the trouble of having to drive them herself.

In the evening, Crippled Wang and his companions arrived with the vehicles.

Putting on her protective suit, Jiang Fei left the community with her ID.

Following the address A Meng had given her, she arrived at the commercial street closest to Mingshang.

All the shops here were closed, and no one lived there, so there was no need to worry about being seen while loading the vehicles.

Five large trucks were parked by the roadside.

Upon seeing Jiang Fei, Crippled Wang and the others, wearing protective gear, got out of their vehicles.

"Boss, where are we moving the goods to?"

"You don't need to move them; I've already found someone to help."

Jiang Fei skillfully fabricated a lie, then continued:

"Starting tomorrow, you'll come to the commercial street at 6 AM and 9 PM to pick up the vehicles and deliver goods to the police station."

"After delivery, drive the vehicles back here. A Meng will be responsible for contacting me to deliver and retrieve the keys."

"Two trips a day, you'll have to work hard these next few days."

Each truck could carry 320 boxes of medicinal herbs, so they could finish deliveries in four days.

Crippled Wang readily agreed, then suddenly realized something was wrong: "Boss, aren't you coming with us?"

"No."

Jiang Fei raised her hand and patted Crippled Wang's shoulder, saying earnestly: "You need to learn to overcome your fears."

Crippled Wang: "..."

He'd rather live under the shadow of the officials his whole life!

At this moment, Wu Dayong said, "Brother, I can communicate with the officials."

Oh right! His younger brother wasn't afraid!

Crippled Wang smiled again, handed Jiang Fei the five car keys, and left.

With the high temperatures, the medicinal herbs might be affected if left in the truck overnight, so Jiang Fei decided to get up early tomorrow to load the vehicles.

As soon as she returned to Mingshang, she saw many residents wearing protective gear, holding green bags, and excitedly discussing.

"I just opened it and saw that the official supply package even has a piece of beef; now I don't have to worry about what to eat tomorrow."

"With free food to eat, I don't mind if the community stays sealed off!"

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, you don't want to go out, but I do!"

Passing the community, Jiang Fei heard the loudspeaker at the entrance and only then understood what was happening.

The official supply packages had arrived.

Everyone could claim one package with their ID card.

It contained instant noodles, self-heating hotpot, bread, biscuits, a small amount of vegetables and fruits, meat products, and other foods, plus a 500ml bottle of alcohol and a box of 10 individually packaged masks.

Alcohol and masks were mandatory in every package, while the types of food were random, guaranteed to last one person for a week.

They could be claimed once a week.

Jiang Fei wasn't short on supplies, so she didn't go to the community to claim them and returned to Building 2.

As soon as she entered, Big Yellow ran to her feet, rubbing its head against her legs, frantically acting cute.

Two-legged beast, I want green hay!

It's been so long since I've had fun!

Unfortunately, Jiang Fei didn't understand Big Yellow's meaning and thought it was hungry, so she took out a bag of chicken puree and poured it into its bowl.

Big Yellow looked at the meat puree in the bowl hesitantly, but eventually ate it.

No hay, but meat puree works too!

Jiang Fei also took out the meals she had prepared earlier, arranged them on the table, and called Lu Yu and Su Liuan to come for dinner.

Eating more Supermarket vegetables is good for your health!

Soon, the two arrived at 302.

Su Liuan held a walkie-talkie in one hand and a small generator in the other.

"I'm telling you, brother, the captain made potato ribs, garlic broccoli, and tender scrambled eggs tonight; it looks really delicious."

Ling Zhaorui's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"You don't need to make me envious; I can eat what Sister Jiang makes when I go back."

Jiang Fei vaguely guessed the reason Su Liuan had the generator: "You chat with Ling Zhaorui every day?"

"Yes, there's a generator in the isolation zone, so Ling Zhaorui can charge the walkie-talkie. I was afraid he'd get depressed, so I chat with him every day."

"Ling Zhaorui is much better now; he doesn't have a fever or cough, only a headache."

After explaining to Jiang Fei, Su Liuan continued to chat with Ling Zhaorui.

Just the smell of one dish could make Su Liuan ramble for over ten minutes.

So much so that Jiang Fei for a moment suspected that Ling Zhaorui's headache wasn't due to the virus, but from Su Liuan's incessant talking.

As it turned out, Jiang Fei had overthought it.

Ling Zhaorui talked even more than Su Liuan.

Two chatterboxes!

—

The next morning at 5:30 AM, Jiang Fei got up, put on her protective suit, went to the commercial street, took out the medicinal herb boxes from the Supermarket warehouse, and loaded them into the rear compartments of the five trucks.

Once Crippled Wang and his companions arrived, she would give them the car keys, and Jiang Fei could go back to catch up on sleep.

She would then come half an hour earlier in the evening to load a new batch of medicinal herbs for Crippled Wang to deliver.

This routine was repeated for three days.

On the evening of the fourth day, after Jiang Fei finished loading the last batch of medicinal herbs, she took out a large truck, ready to go to the police station to get the gold, but Crippled Wang was late in arriving.

She glanced at her wristwatch: 10:15 PM.

Had something happened?