After coming out of the trading market, Zheng Hanbing and his party climbed several mountains.
"Brother Zheng, there should be no one following us. Let's take the main road. I really don't want to take the mountain road." Xie Dali said breathlessly.
Zheng Hanbing thought for a while and nodded:
"Okay, let's go down the mountain."
After saying that, he led everyone down the mountain.
Half an hour later, they walked out of a dense forest.
Wow!
Zheng Hanbing took out a map from his arms. The map marked a small red dot. This location is the Oil City.
He looked at the map to identify their current location.
"Yes, this road is G107, keep going south." Zheng Hanbing said to the people behind him.
...
At noon, the hot sun scorches the earth.
The big trees on both sides provided shade, and they walked in the shade.
Zheng Hanbing was eating corn tortillas, and when he took a bite of the dry corn tortilla, it was just a powder in his mouth. In addition, the weather was hot and they were walking, and their mouths were dry, making it difficult to swallow the corn tortillas in their mouths.
As a last resort, they had a mouthful of bread and a mouthful of water.
"Hurry, we must return to Zhongshan Forest before sunset." Zheng Hanbing said to the people behind him.
They kept rushing, kept walking, and ran down the mountain. They encountered almost no zombies on the way, but they met two teams of survivors.
However, the two survivor teams ignored them and missed each other face to face.
The strength of both sides is almost the same, not to mention that both sides are surrounded by mountains and forests. In a state of alert, one side either has the strength to absolutely crush the other, otherwise it will not take action easily.
After parting ways with the two groups of survivors, another five hours passed.
Five o'clock in the evening.
They finally arrived at the road below Zhongshan Forest Park.
But they did not immediately go to the side road, but continued walking for five kilometers.
Zheng Hanbing led everyone to hide in the woods. After waiting for more than ten minutes, he didn't see anyone following him, so he led everyone to take a detour through the forest.
Rather than saying it is a small road, it is better to say there is no road.
As they shuttled through the dense forest, their arms were always scratched by thorns and sharp leaves on the road.
They walked the five kilometers for a full hour.
Six o'clock in the evening.
The tree crown blocks the sunlight, making the dense forest look a bit eerie and dark.
"Everyone, please work harder, we will be there soon." Zheng Hanbing said to the people behind him.
A man struggled to carry two baskets, sweating profusely, "Brother Zheng, I don't understand, no one is following us anymore, why are we still walking on this road so suspiciously... We are walking normally..."
What a great road..."
"What do you know? Be careful when sailing a thousand-year ship. You are right to listen to Brother Zheng." Xie Dali said next to him.
Zheng Hanbing opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.
If someone finds their place of residence and their strength is not as good as others, they will only die in the mountains.
Because there is only one way down the mountain, and that is the plank road.
Roar~
A faint zombie roar caught their attention.
Feng Cheng quickly looked in the direction of the roaring zombies and saw a zombie stuck in a bush.
This zombie seems to have been trapped here for a long time, with vines wrapped around its body.
Feng Cheng pulled out the dagger from his waist and approached.
Phew!
Killed this zombie with one knife.
For example, in a forest with dense vegetation, zombies can easily be trapped here if they run in. If you take just two steps, you will be stuck by thorns, vines, fallen branches, etc.
Zombies cannot use cold weapons to open a way. Once trapped in here, it will be difficult to get out.
"Let's go!" Zheng Hanbing took a look, nodded towards Feng Cheng, and continued walking deeper into the scenic area.
Ten minutes later, they emerged from the bushes in embarrassment.
His body was covered with fallen leaves, his face was covered with green leaf sap, and his arms were covered with mosquito bites.
Zheng Hanbing looked around and saw that they had now entered the main road at the entrance of the scenic area.
Walk a few hundred meters further and you will reach the suspended plank road.
When they arrived here, their worries were relieved.
Looking at the familiar environment, their pace became faster and faster.
They are very close to home.
The sky was getting dark, and Lin Muguang, Liu Beifeng and others on the top of the mountain were a little worried.
"Xiaolu, go down the mountain and take a look at the plank road."
"good."
Lin Lu took Shen Baoyue and took the crossbow and went down the mountain.
On the road.
Shen Baoyue asked worriedly: "Brother Lu, will Uncle Zheng and the others be okay?"
Lin Lu paused slightly, and soon he continued walking forward.
His voice came from the front, and his tone was extremely certain.
"It should be fine. Uncle Zheng is a cautious person, so it will definitely be fine for him to lead the team. Even if they don't come back today, they will come back tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Shen Baoyue nodded vigorously.
The two of them continued to jog down the mountain, and the sun had already sunk below the mountain.
The sky gradually darkened.
A full moon rises from the east.
Although the sky has not completely darkened, the moon has already come out.
On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is bright and white.
The two of them trotted all the way to the entrance of the destroyed plank road, where there were already two people waiting to pick up Zheng Hanbing and others.
When Lin Lu saw Zheng Zheng alone at the entrance of the plank road, he frowned and felt a little worried.
It's dark and Uncle Zheng hasn't come back yet. It's extremely dangerous to walk at night. Zombies might suddenly jump out of the wall in the dark.
If you encounter wall-climbing zombies outside at night, without ultraviolet light, you will definitely die.
"Azheng." Lin Lu walked over.
"Brother Lu, my dad hasn't come back yet, I..." Zheng Zheng looked at the other side of the plank road with some worry.
Lin Lu patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, wait a moment."
"It's getting dark soon, and they haven't come back yet." Zheng Zheng said with a hint of sob in his voice.
At this moment, a voice came from the other side.
swish swish——
Zheng Zheng was about to open the iron gate they had built, but was stopped by Lin Lu.
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Zheng Zheng had no choice but to stop.
Ten seconds later, six or seven figures carrying baskets appeared on the gray plank road.
"It's them!" Zheng Zheng opened the iron door, untied the hanging ropes on both sides, and lowered the wooden planks they had built.
This device is somewhat like an ancient city gate. A moat was built outside the city gate. But if the door needs to be opened except during wartime, the city gate is lowered and placed on the moat to allow people to enter and exit.
If enemies approached, they would pull up the gate and the moat would have no bridge.
Bang!
The heavy wooden board fell on the plank road opposite, making a loud noise.
At this time, Zheng Hanbing and others also saw Lin Lu and others opposite, and the excitement on their faces could not be concealed.
The moon is getting higher and higher, and the sun's light is gradually disappearing.
The bright white moonlight shines in the quiet mountain forest. The leaves sway in the wind and reflect the moonlight, just like the waves in the ocean, dotted with stars, there is a quiet beauty.
"Azheng." Zheng Hanbing saw his son across from him, raised the corners of his mouth, and called out softly.
"Dad." Zheng Zheng called out and happened to be coming from the opposite plank road.
"Don't come over. The wooden board can't bear too much weight. Let's talk about it later." Zheng Hanbing quickly dissuaded him.
"good."
Afterwards, Zheng Hanbing and others walked over the board one after another.
Soon, they all arrived at the plank road on the opposite side from the plank road here.
A few people on Lin Lu pulled the rope, and through the pulley, they could save a lot of effort.
Squeak!
After they closed the iron railings, Zheng Hanbing smiled and said to Lin Lu and Zheng Zheng:
"Let's go back first and then talk."
In the dark of night, a group of people walked happily towards the top of the mountain on the 100-meter-high plank road.
They stepped on the bright moonlight and looked up at the bright moon, shining brightly every step of the way.
Zheng Hanbing rubbed Azheng's head and said, "You bastard."
"Dad, why are you back so late?" Zheng Zheng raised his head and asked.
"Something happened and we were delayed, but we were lucky enough to get what we wanted. In addition..."
Zheng Hanbing remembered what the clerk said in store No. 3. It was obvious that he wanted to recruit them.
"What else?" Zheng Zheng asked.
Zheng Hanbing thought for a while and said with a smile: "Besides... we'll talk about it when we go up the mountain."
Twenty minutes later, they returned to the top of the mountain.
The few houses on the top of the mountain were originally B&Bs and grocery stores in the scenic area.
Before the end of the world, many people came here to watch the sunrise.
In one of the houses.
Wood burned in an iron basin, illuminating the surrounding area.
In the expectant eyes of everyone,
Zheng Hanbing took out the salt, sugar, ultraviolet lamp and other items purchased on this trip from the basket.
"Okay, Lao Zheng, I'll tell you there's no problem with you!" Lin Muguang said to Zheng Hanbing with a smile in the light of the fire.
Zheng Hanbing smiled, but his expression quickly returned to seriousness.
"Captain Lin, I'm afraid the idea we had at the beginning was not easy to implement."
"Huh? What should I say? Did you encounter anything on this trip?" Lin Muguang asked doubtfully.
They had thought of a way before, by growing food on this mountain, and then taking the excess food and vegetables to the trading market in exchange for the supplies they needed.
Because there are some materials that they cannot produce by themselves.
Zheng Hanbing said with a serious face: "We may be being targeted..."
Then, he told Lin Muguang what happened after entering the trading market and being targeted by the Golden Tiger Gang, as well as what Liu Dongdou reminded them.
In addition, he specifically mentioned the invitation from the people at the No. 3 store in the trading bazaar.
When everyone heard this, they were very excited.
"Why are you still hesitating? If you follow Oil City, it will definitely be better than now."
"Yes, and with the Oil City protecting us, we don't have to be so worried. We are scared to death when we go to sell something."
"But when are we going? Crops like sweet potatoes and potatoes are about to mature in a few months. What will happen to our crops now?"
"We definitely can't go there now, otherwise our previous efforts will be in vain, and we may not be able to get jobs in the past. It would be a disaster if we were deceived."
"I agree, at least wait until the crops are harvested before going there."
"Why do you have to go there? There are so many people at the trading market that ordinary people can't find our place. Wouldn't it be better to stay here peacefully? When our crops are harvested, our lives will be easier!"
"I also think we should not go to the trading market. Let alone what job they give us, let's talk about what kind of treatment they give us. If it is even worse than what we are now, then what will we do in the past? Besides,
The trading market may not be as safe as ours."
As soon as this statement came out, objections quickly arose.
"What are you talking about? Do you want to say it again to yourself? It's a thunderstorm. If we hadn't gone to the trading market, would we have survived? You won't forget how these houses were damaged when we got here.
Come on! The trading market must be a hundred times safer than ours! It’s just that there are no natural disasters now, and no one has discovered our place. If a natural disaster comes, our place will definitely be very dangerous."
"Humph, aren't we digging a cellar now? When the cellar is built, we will hide down there..."
.....
Everyone was talking to each other, and it was very noisy.
Lin Muguang had a headache from the noise, so he said impatiently: