Armor Guardians.

Chapter 23 Finding Clothes

It was so cold that Xia Qianmeng started to have some ideas. Of course, she wouldn't do anything bad; her idea was simply to find a way to have warm clothes without spending money.

Where can you get things for free? Xia Qianmeng had one answer in her mind: the junkyard.

Although scavenging through garbage is a shameful thing, who would come to a garbage dump for no reason other than beggars who also scavenge there?

Therefore, when Xia Qianmeng finished get off work at Duandao Martial Arts School, she rushed to the garbage dump as soon as possible because her body could no longer support her to do strenuous exercise like running.

The landfill is huge, but it also stinks. After all, it's piled up with garbage that the whole city hasn't had time to deal with yet. How could it not be huge?

At the same time, Xia Qianmeng also vaguely saw some beggars rummaging through the garbage pile. She never thought that she would be here rummaging through garbage one day, unless she was so cold.

The beggars had definitely already rummaged through the trash on the outside, so Xia Qianmeng continued walking inside. If possible, she hoped to encounter a garbage truck dumping trash, because the trash inside would definitely be the newest.

As if heaven had sensed Xia Qianmeng's thoughts, a large garbage truck actually came roaring by at that moment.

Seeing this, Xia Qianmeng was naturally very excited and hid behind a pile of garbage, planning to wait for the garbage truck to leave before she went up to rummage through the garbage, since rummaging through garbage was not a glorious thing.

At the same time, the beggars, hearing the sound, rushed over and hid behind the garbage heap, because they had the same idea as Xia Qianmeng: to rummage through the garbage after the car left.

After the garbage truck stops, it quickly rummages through the garbage. Some garbage that can't be dumped out has to be shoveled up by the staff, who hate doing this kind of work the most.

After shoveling the last scoop of trash, the worker looked around and, unsurprisingly, saw many beggars craning their necks to look over.

"Bah~"

The worker spat on the garbage heap and then hurriedly got into his car and left, because it stank so badly. He thought that only these beggars could stand it.

Meanwhile, upon discovering that the garbage truck had left, the beggars swarmed towards it – this was fresh garbage!

Of course, Xia Qianmeng was also among those rushing forward. She was afraid that if she was a little slow, all the good things would be taken away, so she ran for the first time in a long time.

At the same time, Xia Qianmeng was also enduring unbearable pain in her lungs.

Ignoring the beggars scrambling for food, Xia Qianmeng's goal this time was to find warm clothes.

Soon, Xia Qianmeng saw a dirty black cotton-padded coat. Although the coat was dirty and old, Xia Qianmeng felt that she could wash it and wear it again. With her small frame, she could fit into most clothes.

Having identified her target, Xia Qianmeng went over to retrieve it, and soon, she pulled out the thick cotton-padded coat.

Xia Qianmeng was very happy because she could feel that the thick cotton-padded coat was very warm, which meant that it was very effective at keeping out the cold.

However, just as Xia Qianmeng weakly turned around, clutching her thick cotton-padded coat, intending to leave, a dirty figure pounced on her from behind... Then, the dirty figure began to snatch the thick cotton-padded coat from Xia Qianmeng's hands, but how could the weak Xia Qianmeng be a match for him? After being kicked several times, the thick cotton-padded coat that Xia Qianmeng was holding tightly was still snatched away by the dirty figure.

cough cough cough ~
At this moment, Xia Qianmeng could no longer bear the discomfort in her lungs. After coughing up some blood, she felt much better.

Watching the beggar happily leave with his big cotton-padded coat, Xia Qianmeng felt utterly useless, unable to even earn as much as a beggar.

Actually, it's not Xia Qianmeng's fault. Putting aside her sickly body, the age of the beggar who stole her cotton-padded coat was a factor. How could a child like her beat an adult?

Afterwards, Xia Qianmeng could only continue searching in the new pile of garbage, hoping to find another big cotton-padded coat like the one she had just seen.

However, the result was disappointing to her. The useful items in the new garbage dump were quickly divided up by the beggars. Now, in the dead of winter, how could they let go of such important things as food and warm clothing?
Disappointed, Xia Qianmeng could only regretfully shift her focus and look for warm clothes she wanted in other old garbage dumps.

Xia Qianmeng didn't ask for much, just a piece of warm clothing.

Perhaps it was because Xia Qianmeng was having good luck, but just as she was about to give up and leave, she stepped on a soft bag.

So, Xia Qianmeng curiously opened the bag and found that it was another cotton-padded jacket, but this one was beige and not as thick as the previous one.

Even so, Xia Qianmeng was already very satisfied; at least she had finally found some clothes to keep warm.

Then, Xia Qianmeng seemed to realize something, hugged her cotton-padded coat tightly, and looked around nervously. After realizing that the beggars had not noticed her, she breathed a sigh of relief, wrapped herself in an opaque bag, and left to prevent being robbed again.

After Xia Qianmeng left the garbage dump, the two Dragon Group members who had been following and monitoring her couldn't wait to come out. Luckily, they were professionally trained, otherwise they would have run far away long ago.

Therefore, they were all monitoring Xia Qianmeng from a distance, and they hadn't noticed the scene of Xia Qianmeng coughing up blood yet.

Soon, Xia Qianmeng returned home, and she couldn't wait to wash the cotton-padded jacket she had found, because she was so impatient, just like she was looking forward to wearing a newly bought dress.

However, no matter what, with the cotton-padded coat hanging like this, it will still take at least three days for Xia Qian to dry before she can wear it.

While rummaging through the garbage at the landfill, Xia Qianmeng inevitably picked up some foul odors, so she needed to take a shower.

Xia Qianmeng hasn't paid her electricity bill in a long time, so there's no electricity in her house now, and she can only use cold water to take a shower.

A bucket of cold water was poured over Xia Qianmeng's head, instantly waking her up from her dazed state. However, she was unaware that this was subtly worsening her condition.

After taking a shower, Xia Qianmeng went to take over her shift immediately, afraid of being late, since she had spent so much time looking for clothes at the garbage dump.

"Qianmeng, your face is so pale. What happened just now?"

(End of this chapter)