Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 148 - 145 Hungry... Really Hate It

Chapter 148: Chapter 145 Hungry... Really Hate It

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In those days, without a proof of employment from her unit, Zhang Shanni found it quite difficult to arrange personal family visits, especially across provincial borders. Moreover, her previous application had been rejected. All in all, it took her a considerable amount of time to prepare the necessary travel documentation for the visit.

Busy with these affairs from late November until early December,

as the weather turned cold and the mountain vegetation turned yellow and withered, the temperature had already dropped to seven or eight degrees Celsius, Zhang Shanni thoroughly explored the Qingshan Mountain Range for nearly half a month’s winter food reserves.

The amount of game she hunted and stored was astonishing.

Zhang Shanni was also very good at social relations. Considering she would not be home for the New Year since marrying into the Xie Family, she asked her in-laws for consent in advance and then presented each elder in the Xie Family with meat gifts, along with six pieces of festive rice cakes she made herself, as a sign of her husband’s filial piety.

Once a Xie Family man got married, he had to present New Year’s gifts to family members over the age of sixty-six every year during the festival season.

Zhang Shanni thought this was a good practice. Caring for the elderly is essential,

and it was important not to tarnish the reputation of her own husband. That was the main point.

The mindset of men in this era was easy to understand. As long as a wife was devoted to her husband and protected his male dignity, the man rarely betrayed his wife.

It wasn’t like modern times, with too many temptations and ambitions that would lead to a loss of moral compass.

The affection between two people can only appear sincere when it is mutual. If it’s only one-sided, be it only you or the other person, it may not be noticeable in the short term, but over a long time, the mentality will become biased and resentful.

No matter how much love there was at the start, it couldn’t withstand the erosion of time.

Although Zhang Shanni didn’t quite believe in the notion of love, she had quite a bit of ’theoretical’ knowledge on how a couple should get along, thanks to her close friends in her previous life who married early.

However, their marriages were at two extremes; one was sweet and lovey-dovey every day, while the other was so bleak it made one lose faith in love.

Moreover, both friends liked confiding in her, someone who married late, which left her yearning for marriage yet also filled with fear...

To prepare for her departure, Zhang Shanni not only secured her family’s meat supply in advance but also got ready to take some to the military.

Xie Jingchen had been in the military for nearly two months and had only sent back two letters.

One was purely a letter of reassurance; the other was to inform the family beforehand that he had a mission and wouldn’t be able to send letters home for a while.

He also mentioned that their marriage report had been approved, and even a house had been allocated.

This was thanks to the kind intention of Mr. Liu. He had personally called the unit out of concern for his former subordinate’s housing arrangement.

As a result, Xie Jingchen was able to secure a new house before leaving the military.

At that time, however, he had already received his orders and was about to depart, leaving the housing arrangements to be managed by the military.

This letter arrived just when his little aunt happened to be home from school.

Therefore, everyone in the Xie Family at home knew that Xie Jingchen was out on a mission, which was the reason for the family’s concern.

After dealing with the travel documentation, Zhang Shanni also had to book train tickets. To get a good sleeper berth was wishful thinking; securing a hard seat was already fortunate.

Even for that, Xie Tiesheng had spent three days arranging.

During these three days, Zhang Shanni was busy preparing special local products to bring to her husband and also her clothing. Considering the weather had already cooled down here, it would be even harsher in County X.

Zhang Shanni naturally thought of going to the military. These past days, whenever she had some free time, she’d visit Elder Liu to make her presence felt, meanwhile nourishing his health, and privately administering some medicine tailored to his illness.

Their relationship became more like that of grandchildren, with ever-growing affection. Knowing that Elder Liu couldn’t eat much meat, Zhang Shanni often sent Xiao Yi, Xiao’er, and Xiao San up the mountain to gather mushrooms, wild vegetables, and other ingredients beneficial to health.

There it goes, upon learning that Zhang Shanni was heading to the military’s domain, Mr. Liu even made two special phone calls to his old subordinates, which substantially elevated the treatment Zhang Shanni received upon arriving at the military’s base.

Seeing that the old man’s health was looking up recently, Zhang Shanni felt much more relieved when she left.

Once everything was ready, the date quickly approached December 13th. With the help of her elder brother-in-law and the rest of her family, Zhang Shanni smoothly boarded the train.

Throughout the journey, Zhang Shanni kept to her own corner, obediently quiet. She had tied up all her hair and donned a hat, wearing layers of clothing that made her appear, at first glance, like a developing young boy. With two large tote bags at her feet, plus another in front of her and a backpack on her back, it could be said that Zhang Shanni was encumbered by four bags alone.

On the train, seats were not numbered; it was first-come, first-serve. This was Zhang Shanni’s first time on such an old-fashioned train, but Xie Tiesheng, having been out of town in his younger days, knew which tracks were the safest for travel.

Truly, where in this world is completely safe? It’s all relative.

Zhang Shanni, carrying a lot and looking small, was exactly the type of person that criminals loved to target.

But Zhang Shanni was no pushover – if anyone tried to bully her, they’d find she wasn’t one to pull her punches.

This wasn’t Qingfeng Village. She no longer needed to hold back repeatedly for the sake of her reputation.

Sure enough, barely seven or eight hours into the journey as darkness fell, trouble found its way to her.

"Little friend, what do you want?" Zhang Shanni noticed the child sneaking up on her and was already alert.

When he actually reached out towards her bags, she swiftly reacted, capturing the child’s slender wrist with the precision as if she had eyes on the back of her head.

"I... I..." The child, likely a first-timer at this, stood dumbfounded when Zhang Shanni caught him red-handed, lost in what to say next. Noticing Zhang Shanni’s fairly gentle demeanor, he blurted out what he most wanted to say, "I’m hungry."

"..." Kid, you dare to tell me you’re hungry after trying to steal from me?

However, seeing the skinny appearance of the child, who was barely in his teens, with bony hands so thin they seemed like they could easily break if she wasn’t careful, Zhang Shanni didn’t dare grip too tightly.

"Who sent you?" Zhang Shanni felt compassion for the child’s hunger, but that didn’t excuse his thievery.

"... I’m hungry. If I don’t come out, there’s nothing to eat," the little boy replied faintly, his voice hoarse.

Zhang Shanni might not have understood him if it weren’t for her keen hearing.

"No relatives?" she immediately thought of a human trafficking group.

"Uh." Upon hearing Zhang Shanni’s words, the boy’s small eyes widened in alarm, and he pulled his hand free from her grip, quickly turning to flee.

"Hey!" Zhang Shanni called out softly as he dashed away. Seeing him sprint away nimble as a rabbit, darting left and right until he was out of her spiritual awareness, she was somewhat taken aback.

What’s with this kid?

It’s not that Zhang Shanni had a soft heart and wanted to play the hero. It was the boy’s heart-wrenching thinness, reminding her of when she first took over the original host’s body, that feeling of weakness and helplessness.

Sympathy for a fellow sufferer?

No no no, it was sympathy for that sense of powerlessness known as ’hunger.’

Yes, Zhang Shanni feared hunger the most.

The sensation of hunger was truly unbearable.

In her past life, even with her Space, she was not omnipotent. Especially when alone, she dared not expose her superpower in front of others. She had to endure hunger and hardship along with Da Rong’s subordinates... that feeling was sincerely hard to bear.

And that little boy, clearly accustomed to suffering hunger, had developed the look of a refugee... She instinctively felt compassion.

Hunger... was truly hateful.