328: Brother Lu, please say something.

Xiao Chuxia was so preoccupied with what Jiang Fei had just said that she didn't hear what Sister Lu was asking.

Seeing Xiao Chuxia completely unresponsive, Sister Lu asked again:

"Xiao Meizi, are you single?"

"Ah?" Xiao Chuxia suddenly snapped back to reality: "I am single, but I don't want a man."

"Then I won't send people to you anymore."

After clarifying Jiang Fei and Xiao Chuxia's intentions, Sister Lu left.

The gossip trio immediately surrounded Jiang Fei and Lu Yu.

Su Liuyuan: "Captain, when did you and Lu Yu get together?"

Xiao Chuxia: "Miss, you said Lu Yu is your boyfriend. Is he a romantic boyfriend or a male friend?"

Ling Zhaorui: "Brother Lu, say something."

Lu Yu took Jiang Fei's hand: "We confirmed our relationship last night."

"I asked her for a proper title, and she agreed."

Jiang Fei squeezed Lu Yu's hand back: "When I said boyfriend, I meant a romantic one."

Su Liuyuan, Ling Zhaorui, and Xiao Chuxia couldn't contain their happiness.

Who would have thought that their ship had suddenly become real!

Excited as they were, work had to continue.

After replacing all the door locks in the house, Jiang Fei took out three sun protection jackets, trekking poles, and sacks, giving them to Su Liuyuan and Xiao Chuxia, preparing to go to the back mountain to dig for wild vegetables and medicinal herbs.

Ling Zhaorui's arm was in a brace, making movement a bit inconvenient.

He and Lu Yu were left at home.

Jiang Fei released Big Yellow and Little Black from the second floor, letting the two play with the cubs.

She also didn't forget to take out two portions of braised beef rice she had made earlier, and two pet food cans.

"There's a microwave in the kitchen. If we don't come back this afternoon, you can heat up your own food."

"The cans are for Big Yellow and Little Black. It says 'for cats' and 'for dogs' on them. You can feed them at 2 PM this afternoon."

After giving instructions, Jiang Fei drove the commercial vehicle, taking Su Liuyuan and Xiao Chuxia to the Black Night Gang's back mountain.

They arrived relatively late, and there were already quite a few survivors on the mountain.

Some were digging for wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, and tree roots, while others were looking for earthworms and mice.

Although earthworms and mice had little meat and didn't taste good, they could supplement a meal.

The back mountain was the Black Night Gang's territory, and the survivors who came here were all members of the gang.

Upon seeing Jiang Fei, everyone enthusiastically said:

"Miss Jiang, I have so much dandelion here, you can come and dig near me."

"I just found two earthworms, they're still fresh. Do you want one?"

"There's a lot of creeping sedum on the mountain today. This is a wild medicinal herb that can clear heat, detoxify, and treat burns, scalds, and erysipelas. I dug two bags, I'll give you one."

Yesterday, Sister Lu had introduced Jiang Fei's identity to everyone in the cafeteria.

The other party was their Big Sister's Benefactor and also a Hua Xia person.

Since Miss Jiang was visiting the back mountain to dig for wild vegetables and medicinal herbs for the first time, they would help her if they could.

"You keep them for yourselves, we can dig our own."

Jiang Fei politely declined everyone's kindness.

At this moment, several men and women walked over.

"Boss Jiang, do you still remember me? I used to go to Ping An Small Mall every day to buy things when I was in Kyoto Base."

"When you taught Kong Linlan a lesson, I testified."

"Speaking of which, my life was saved by you. The tsunami washed out all of Ping An's goods, and during the time I was drifting at sea, I often picked up supplies from your Supermarket."

"I remember there were also many life rafts, life jackets, and bags of supplies at sea, all well-sealed and preserved. I don't know where they came from, but they saved quite a few people."

Jiang Fei was startled.

What this person said was the batch of life-saving supplies she had thrown out back then.

"Have you seen Jiang Zhengkang, Cao Xiuhong, and the others?"

The few people shook their heads in unison.

"Among the people from Ping An, I've only seen you."

Jiang Fei was already used to disappointment.

However, it was still good news.

At least the life-saving supplies she threw out were picked up by people from Kyoto.

Su Liuyuan and Xiao Chuxia, the two chatterboxes, chatted with the people around them while working.

Jiang Fei, on the other hand, focused on digging plants.

Mugwort, plantain, fern, cocklebur, wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, deadly nightshade, common agrimony, snake-needle grass, beggar-ticks, foxtail grass, cassia seeds, climbing bedstraw... Jiang Fei was like a hungry wolf falling into a flock of sheep, excitedly putting the dug-up plants into her sack.

In reality, they were all stored in the Supermarket warehouse.

Some plants were not only edible but could also be used as medicine.

Now the medicinal garden could be expanded!

She unexpectedly discovered Sichuan aconite in the bushes.

Sichuan aconite has pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, warming meridians to relieve pain, and local anesthesia.

However, Sichuan aconite is highly toxic and needs to be used with caution.

Jiang Fei dug up all the Sichuan aconite here.

Her teammates often got injured, so she kept it to use as an anesthetic.

When they had dug enough, Jiang Fei and the other two separated from the survivors and walked deeper into the mountain.

Suddenly, Su Liuyuan reached out and pulled Jiang Fei and Xiao Chuxia:

"Don't go any further, there are snakes."

Xiao Chuxia instantly tensed up: "Where are the snakes...?"

"You two stand here and don't move."

Su Liuyuan cautiously took two steps forward, extended his trekking pole, and gently pushed aside the weeds in front of him.

In the slightly sunken shallow pit were countless small brown snakes.

They were intertwined like a tangled ball of yarn, slowly wriggling, making it impossible to distinguish their heads from their tails.

Xiao Chuxia, who had originally been afraid, her eyes lit up: "These are grass snakes, non-venomous. When used as medicine, they can relieve human fatigue, strengthen nerves, and promote blood circulation."

"Miss, hand me a fork, I'll go catch them."

Jiang Fei: "I'll do it."

"How many do you want? Alive or dead?"

Xiao Chuxia: "Dead. Five or six will be enough."

Jiang Fei took out a grabbing tool over a meter long and a sack, and caught six snakes.

After killing them one by one, she put them in the sack, sealed it, and stored them in the Supermarket warehouse for preservation.

Jiang Fei also killed the remaining snakes.

Other survivors could pick them up and eat them.

Curiously, she asked Su Liuyuan:

"How did you know there were snakes in the weeds?"

Su Liuyuan proudly raised his head: "Snakes leave subtle tracks when crawling on the grass. You might not be able to spot them, but I do precision work modifying weapons, so my eyesight is excellent."

Jiang Fei then remembered Su Liuyuan's profession: "All the timed bombs you made for me last time have been used up. When you have time, help me modify another batch of bombs."

Su Liuyuan: "..."

He shouldn't have mentioned modifying weapons!

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At 6 PM, Jiang Fei and the other two returned home with a full harvest.

After putting Big Yellow and Little Black in their room, Jiang Fei took them into the Supermarket to plant medicinal herbs.

On the way back, she, Su Liuyuan, and Xiao Chuxia had eaten steamed buns in the car and were not hungry.

Some medicinal herbs could be propagated by rhizomes, while others needed to be propagated by cuttings.

Jiang Fei and the others sorted the medicinal herbs before taking them to the medicinal garden to plant.

Lu Yu, being in a wheelchair, found it inconvenient to plant medicinal herbs, so he helped Jiang Fei by her side.

He would occasionally hand over planting tools or drinking water.

On the other side, Ling Zhaorui, Su Liuyuan, and Xiao Chuxia, who were planting medicinal herbs, gathered in a circle to gossip.

Ling Zhaorui: "How come I feel like there's no difference in how Sister Jiang and Brother Lu interact after confirming their relationship?"

"They don't have that intense eye contact like other couples, nor any intimate gestures."

Xiao Chuxia: "Given Miss and Brother Lu's personalities, wouldn't it be strange if they were all lovey-dovey?"

Ling Zhaorui: "I'd think they were possessed by something dirty..."

Su Liuyuan: "The Captain and Brother's relationship looks ordinary, but it's very warm and reassuring, like an old married couple who have been together for many years."

"Besides, even if they kissed, it's not like they'd do it in front of us."

Unaware that the three were talking about her and Lu Yu behind their backs, Jiang Fei finished planting a batch of medicinal herbs and sent everyone out to rest.

She stayed in the Supermarket to sleep, making it convenient to plant the remaining medicinal herbs and expand the medicinal garden tomorrow.

Two days passed in a flash.

Jiang Fei planted all the medicinal herbs and expanded the medicinal garden by double its area.

She exited the Supermarket and went downstairs.

Su Liuyuan was in his room modifying bombs.

Xiao Chuxia and Ling Zhaorui were playing with Little Black in the yard.

Lu Yu was sitting on the living room sofa, sunbathing and petting the cat.

A crutch was placed beside him.

His left ankle had completely deflated, and he could walk with a crutch, no longer needing a wheelchair. However, the sprain had not yet healed and required about half a month of rest.

Seeing Jiang Fei come down, Lu Yu spoke:

"Sister Lu came looking for you this morning."