186: Lu Yu: I have good news

"I've fully recovered! The doctor said I now have antibodies, so it will be very difficult for me to get infected with the virus in the future!"

Ling Zhaorui said excitedly.

An hour ago, he returned from the isolation zone in a Patrol Team vehicle.

To surprise Sister Jiang, he only used the walkie-talkie to tell Su Liuyuan.

After unpacking his luggage, he came to 302.

He stood at the door and knocked, while Su Liuyuan was responsible for hiding in the hallway and shouting.

Jiang Fei smiled, "What do you want to eat?"

"As long as Sister Jiang cooks it, I'll love it!"

"Alright, come in and wait. We'll have lunch together."

Ling Zhaorui and Su Liuyuan walked into the room, and Jiang Fei went to the kitchen.

She closed the door, took out fresh vegetables from the Supermarket warehouse, and stir-fried lettuce with oyster sauce and yam slices with green bamboo shoots.

The rice and meat dishes were taken directly from the Supermarket warehouse.

Green bean ribs, steamed pork with rice flour, and fish-flavored shredded pork.

As usual, she set aside a portion for Lu Yu, packed it in an insulated container, for him to eat when he returned in the afternoon.

Jiang Fei opened the door and called Su Liuyuan and Ling Zhaorui to help carry the dishes.

Ling Zhaorui eagerly picked up a piece of rib with his chopsticks and ate it.

The ribs were stewed until tender and flavorful, falling off the bone with a gentle bite.

"Sister Jiang's cooking is still the best!"

"I was in the isolation zone for over a month, eating the bento boxes provided by the officials every day. Although they were nutritious with a balance of meat and vegetables, they lacked seasoning. It felt like I was gnawing on raw greens and meat."

Su Liuyuan served Ling Zhaorui some dishes, "Eat slowly. Since you just got back, I won't fight you for food today."

"That's kind of you," Ling Zhaorui teased him, then continued, "The isolation zone has been lifted. I heard from the officials that the Safety Shelter will soon return to normal life."

"Then I can go back to the store and sell goods, can't I?" Su Liuyuan couldn't hide his excitement.

The days of home isolation had him so bored he felt like he was growing mushrooms.

Jiang Fei said, "Wait until the officials completely lift the controls before reopening the store."

"A stable epidemic doesn't mean the virus has disappeared."

Ling Zhaorui also advised Su Liuyuan, "Getting infected with the virus is no small matter; your whole body will ache. You should wait a few more days."

"Alright," Su Liuyuan gave up the idea of returning to the store.

As Ling Zhaorui said, on the third day, the official loudspeakers in the community announced that the Safety Shelter's lockdown was lifted, and everyone could return to work and normal life.

Everyone could use their ID cards to collect a four-tablet pack of the new special medicine from the community to prevent illness.

The weekly supply packages and pathogen nucleic acid tests were canceled.

If symptoms such as fever, headache, or cough appeared and did not lessen after taking the new special medicine, one could go to the Hospital for a free examination.

To be safe, everyone still had to wear protective gear when going out.

Most people wore masks and goggles; very few wore protective suits anymore.

The temperature remained at 38℃ without dropping, and the sun, like a fireball, scorched the city. Wearing a protective suit could easily lead to skin problems.

Jiang Fei also switched back to her sun-protective clothing.

With the new special medicine, regular disinfection, and reduced close contact with others, there was no need to worry about contracting the virus.

A Meng had returned the big truck's keys a few days ago. Jiang Fei was too lazy to find a place to put it in the Supermarket warehouse, so it remained parked at the back gate of the community.

She drove the big truck to Building 2 and secretly loaded goods into the truck bed.

Five large barrels of river clams, five boxes of regular infant formula, ten boxes of milk, ten boxes of goat milk, twenty portions of regular chicken eggs, and twenty portions of duck eggs.

Each egg carton for chicken and duck eggs held 36, totaling 720 of each.

In addition, there were supplies for the two stores: instant food, black fish, river crabs, dried vegetables, and mushrooms.

Jiang Fei used the walkie-talkie to call Su Liuyuan downstairs.

Ling Zhaorui came down with him.

Since they had nothing to do at home, they might as well help at the store.

The three drove to Ping An Supermarket and asked Jiang Zhengkang and the others to come out and move the goods.

The new river clams, chicken eggs, and duck eggs were to be sold at the branch store.

The formula, cow's milk, and goat's milk were to be placed at Ping An Supermarket.

Jiang Zhengkang asked, "Fei Fei, are we opening for business or continuing to sell through the window?"

"Through the window. Find a sign, write the names of the new products on it, and hang it outside. As for the prices, ask Su Liuyuan."

She just wanted to be a ruthless delivery machine.

While everyone was busy, Jiang Fei went to the warehouse on the back street to collect gold.

Affected by the epidemic, Crippled Wang and Yao Damang's business was not very good.

After all this time, there were only 3,650,000 grams.

Thinking about the gold needed for the next area, Jiang Fei felt a headache coming on.

Otherwise... should she go out and rob someone after the virus ends?

Jiang Fei was lost in thought, then returned to the branch store.

The goods for both stores had been moved. Su Liuyuan had set the prices, and Niu Er was preparing to go upstairs to make dinner.

"No need to cook. We're having hotpot tonight."

The store had ready-made vegetables, meat products, seafood, and seasonings, making hotpot quick and convenient.

"Yay! We get to have hotpot again! I'll wash the vegetables!" Ling Zhaorui went to pick out vegetables for the hotpot.

Jiang Zhengkang, Han Yang, and Su Liuyuan sliced meat and retrieved seafood.

Niu Er was in charge of the hotpot base and dipping sauces.

Jiang Xiaoshi helped out.

Su Liuyuan seemed to remember something and said to Jiang Fei, "Captain, I just saw the official store outside selling black fish and river crabs."

"The price is half of what our store sells them for."

Jiang Fei replied, "It's fine. We have new products to sell; the officials won't affect our business."

She had anticipated this when she first discussed cooperation with Old Kang.

With so many products in the Supermarket, she wasn't worried about not having new items.

Suddenly, the walkie-talkie crackled.

"Miss, why aren't you home? I'm back from my vacation!"

It was Xiao Hua Lao.

Jiang Fei replied on the walkie-talkie, "Su Liuyuan and I are at the store. I'll go pick you up."

"No need, my colleague hasn't left yet. I'll hitch a ride with her."

Xiao Chuxia cut off communication after speaking.

Jiang Fei felt it was necessary to arrange a car for Xiao Chuxia.

Xiao Hua Lao often stayed in the dorm and needed to move luggage, so she would give her the commercial van she had taken from her scumbag father's house.

Not long after, Xiao Chuxia arrived in her colleague's car.

Her once delicate face was now covered in blue and purple marks.

Her lips were chapped and bleeding, and scattered red spots dotted the skin on her neck.

Su Liuyuan immediately rolled up his sleeves, "Who hit you? I'll get revenge for you."

Ling Zhaorui exclaimed, "I'll go get a gun!"

Xiao Chuxia gave a wry smile, "You misunderstood. It's from wearing protective gear every day."

"The Hospital is busy, and to save on protective equipment, we often sleep in it. Over time, it leaves severe indentations on our skin."

At these words, everyone showed concern.

It was hard to imagine what kind of life those medical staff were living in the Hospital.

Jiang Fei rummaged through her pocket and took out a tube of skin cream from the Supermarket warehouse. "Sit down, I'll put some medicine on you."

"I have skincare products at home; I'll get them for you when we go back later."

She had hoarded a lot of them during her zero-cost shopping sprees.

Everyone loves beauty, and she hoped to restore Xiao Hua Lao's skin.

Xiao Chuxia obediently complied.

After applying the medicine, the hotpot ingredients were also ready.

Everyone went upstairs to eat.

Jiang Fei also brought a few bottles of fruit wine and distributed them to everyone.

Su Liuyuan and Ling Zhaorui, those two chatterboxes, questioned Xiao Chuxia about matters in the Hospital.

The Hospital was different from the isolation zone.

The isolation zone housed mild and moderate infections, while the Hospital dealt with severe cases.

When they heard Xiao Chuxia say that the death toll from this virus exceeded 50,000, and all the bodies were taken outside for cremation, Su Liuyuan and the others gasped in shock.

They had been diligent with protection and disinfection and home isolation since the outbreak, so they didn't know how truly terrifying the virus was.

Ling Zhaorui felt lingering fear, "I never saw any patients develop into severe cases in the isolation zone. So I was once this close to death..."

Xiao Chuxia said, "Actually, the situation in our Safety Shelter is considered the best."

"I heard others say that in the city closest to the Safety Shelter, a quarter of the survivors died due to the virus."

"Something quite strange happened. When I chatted with the doctors at the Hospital, they said that some of the infected people in our Safety Shelter had exceptionally good health. Even if they developed severe symptoms, after treatment, they quickly reverted to moderate cases."

Su Liuyuan suggested, "Perhaps it's related to everyone eating well. The Safety Shelter doesn't lack food, and everyone can eat their fill."

Jiang Fei suddenly thought of the goods in the two stores.

Products from the Supermarket could strengthen the body and restore mental energy.

Initially, she sold ordinary supplies she had hoarded, but gradually, she switched to selling Supermarket products.

At least half of the people in the Safety Shelter had bought them.

Could it be that she had indirectly changed the physique of the survivors?

After all, in her previous life, developing into a severe case of the virus was a death sentence.

"Oh? Brother Lu, you're back. I'll get you a bowl and chopsticks."

Ling Zhaorui's voice interrupted Jiang Fei's thoughts.

He had used the walkie-talkie earlier to tell Lu Yu that they were having hotpot at the branch store tonight and asked him not to go home after work, but to come directly for dinner.

Lu Yu habitually sat in the empty seat next to Jiang Fei, a slight smile on his lips:

"I have good news."