Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Strength in Numbers

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When the three of them arrived at the warehouse, Su Jin’s youngest aunt and parents were not there yet, so Huang Yunxiang led Su Jin and Grandma to look around their temporary warehouses.

Rather than warehouses, the buildings were actually just a few empty, undecorated residential houses. Thankfully, they were two floors tall, so there was plenty of space to keep things.

Lu Hao, Lin Cheng, and Lin Xiuyuan carried the sacks of seeds from the car into the warehouses.

While Lin Xiuyuan was struggling to carry the goods, he asked Su Jin who was nearby, “Su Jin, why did you buy so many seeds? Are we gonna start tilling fields next?”

Su Jin and Li Xiuying exchanged a glance and a smile. The kid guessed right. They were going to have to plant these seeds later.

“Forget all that for now. I bought them, so of course I have something planned for them. Just keep working at it, ‘kay?”

Lin Xiuyuan had no choice but to go back to his grunt work.

Both Su Jin and Li Xiuying liked their new warehouses. They were only about ten minutes away from home by foot, and people seldom came here. It was private and secret enough.

The houses had a simple layout, and they were quite empty since they lay unfurnished. As Lu Hao and the others brought in the goods, Su Jin’s aunt Lin Tianzhen and Mao Zhihang arrived as well. Mao Qiqi was also in their car, having simply tagged along all day.

Mao Qiqi was relieved to jump out of the car and take a deep breath of fresh air. When she saw the large, empty houses in front of her, she was beside herself with excitement.

The newcomers took a spin around the houses and then began to join in the moving operation. Lin Cheng and Mao Zhihang looked at Lu Hao, who had been carrying things from the beginning without breaking a sweat. He was moving most items fastest, too. The older men were slowly starting to feel hurt.

Lin Xiuyuan had long since collapsed in a corner to rest, yet Lu Hao looked completely unfazed.

“Brother-in-law, just how much stamina do you have? Aren’t you tired at all?” Lin Xiuyuan could not help but whine.

“If you want to be like me, just wake up every morning without fail for a jog and maintain a consistent training regime for a decade.” Lu Hao did not want to hurt Lin Xiuyuan’s pride, but he felt as though he could lift Lin Xiuyuan with just a finger. It was impossible for Lin Xiuyuan to catch up to him within ten years.

“Lin Xiuyuan, don’t waste your time being jealous. You have a long road ahead of you.” Su Jin and Lin Xiuyuan had grown up trading barbs and insults, but this time she was honestly only trying to encourage him.

To her surprise, Lin Xiuyuan did not snap back at her. After all, she was speaking the truth. If Su Jin had not had her premonition this time, he might have just kicked the bucket while he was still weak and helpless.

How could he let that happen? He had not lived long enough yet, and he still had the entire family to protect. He was not going to lose to a few sacks of rice! Lost in his childish fantasies of power, Lin Xiuyuan felt his spirit burning up! Hence, he silently walked to the remaining piles of rice and carried them into the house with a huff…

Huang Yunxiang nearly burst out laughing. It seemed Su Jin’s reverse psychology worked.

By then, Su Jin’s parents had arrived at the door as well. Her mother Lin Tianhui happily opened the door of the small truck. She and Su Xiangzhe had not taken their own car out that day, borrowing their neighbor’s truck instead.

Everyone surrounded them to see what Lin Tianhui had bought.

The back of the truck had been stuffed to the brim, with absolutely zero space left between the goods. When she opened the door, two packs of toilet paper immediately fell out…

“Mom, what did you buy?” Su Jin asked as she helped to move the things in.

“Lil Jin, I bought a ton of toilet paper and sanitary napkins. That way, we women won’t have to worry about running out,” Lin Tianhui said in a whisper.

True, Su Jin would admit that she forgot about that. Forget sanitary napkins, she could barely find a few squares of toilet paper in her past life. Back then, those few days a month were straight-up torture to her. If she left the base, she had to use basic strips of cloth in place of sanitary napkins, and the smell would attract a trail of zombies behind her. If she did not go out, she would not be able to complete any missions, and that meant starving for a few days.

Sigh, those were truly painful memories.

“I completely forgot about that, Mom. I’ll buy some online later too.” These things could not be manufactured once the apocalypse struck. Every pack they bought would end up becoming limited edition…

Lin Tianhui bought a lot of shampoos, body foam, laundry detergent and other daily necessities too. Other than that, there were cotton blankets, clothes, pajamas, sleeping bags… and even a mosquito tent?

Su Jin’s mouth twitched when she remembered the palm-sized mosquitoes during the apocalypse. She decided not to tell Mom about that just yet, since it would only put a damper on her mood.

Just then, the trucks Mao Zhihang had asked for arrived too.