Lin Xiu was still wearing an apron, holding a homemade broom in her hand, and her face and body were covered in dust.
"I was just about to clean out the pig pen to raise rabbits, but I saw a few people walking in our direction. The fog hadn't completely dissipated and I couldn't see clearly. I guessed they were three men and two women."
Lin Xiu gestured, "The leading man has such a long weapon in his hand. It looks quite scary. He is probably going to reach our door soon. Do you want to go take a look?"
Liang Zhimo and Zhou Lanxin were asked to stay at home making dumplings, while Liang Yingsheng and Liang Qiuwen followed Lin Xiu away with machetes.
Yuan Xuyang and his son were already waiting at the entrance of the courtyard. Grandma Chen did not leave the room, but walked to the window from time to time to watch.
Seeing that the family was facing a formidable enemy, Liang Yingsheng said nothing and moved a small stool over to sit down. Liang Qiuwen took the initiative to chat with Yuan Rong.
Soon, the group of people came up and were startled when they saw the people standing behind the courtyard door, and then said: "Hello, when did you move here?"
The speaker was a man, about the same age as Liang Qiuwen and Yuan Rong. He wore glasses and looked quite polite.
"We were residents here before. Is there anything wrong with you?"
"It turns out that I am a resident here. Hello, my name is Sun Ping. I came here with my family before the forest farm closed down. Now that the apocalypse has broken out and there are zombies everywhere, I suddenly thought of such a place and wanted to visit it with the survivors who took refuge together.
, wouldn’t you mind being your neighbor in the future?”
Haha, that’s all I’ve said, so what if you mind? If you mind, will you get out?
Liang Qiuwen and Yuan Rong looked at each other, pretending to be embarrassed, "You also know that it is the end of the world, and there are man-eating monsters everywhere. It is difficult for our two families to survive..."
"Don't worry, we won't bring you any danger. Our team checked each other before departure and no one was injured. The world has changed and there are dangers everywhere. As survivors, we should unite to create a better tomorrow!"
"..."
Liang Yingsheng twitched the corners of his mouth, stood up, and straightened out his wrinkled clothes, "May I ask what you did before the end of the world?"
Sun Ping noticed that Liang Yingsheng was dressed simply but cleanly, and her skin was fair and rosy. She was completely different from the two little girls in their team.
"Jobs in the Insurance Industry."
No wonder he is so good at talking.
He glanced at the people behind Sun Ping and continued to ask: "How many of you are there in total?"
"21 people."
It is considered a small organization.
"Who are they?"
Seeing Liang Ying's voice as if checking her household registration, a young woman following Sun Ping was a little unhappy. She took two steps forward and pointed at her nose and scolded: "What do you mean? When did it get your turn to speak here?"
Liang Yingsheng suddenly raised his machete and pointed it at the woman's face, "Up to this step is my territory. When will it be your turn to speak here?"
The woman's expression changed slightly and she looked at Liang Qiuwen and Yuan Rong: "Which of your daughters is this? Why are you so rude at all?"
The woman was wearing a somewhat shabby red dress. It could be seen that she was trying her best to maintain her image. Even though her complexion was a little sallow, she still put on beautiful makeup.
Liang Qiuwen is famous for guarding his shortcomings: "My daughter is the representative of our family. Little girl, I think you are even more rude!"
"you……"
"Okay Wenwen, this is my territory."
Sun Ping reminded in a low voice, looked at the people inside the wall again, and said with a smile: "Wenwen's parents were bitten by zombies and she is in a bad mood. She is not a bad person, but she has finally seen the Garden of Eden now. Don't worry, we will
I won’t bother you. We still have some rice and noodles, so let’s use them as a greeting gift. Can we give a pound to your family tomorrow morning?”
"Uncle Sun!"
"Okay, please be quiet. It's normal to give some food to someone's territory. This mountain is so big and there are so many supplies on the mountain. Are you afraid that it won't be able to support people like us?"
Don’t waste the free food. A pound of rice and flour is not much, but for ordinary people, living frugally can even extend their lives by one month.
Yuan Rong also wanted to be harmonious and make money. He exchanged a look with Liang Qiuwen and agreed with a smile: "That's okay, you will live in the grain station building. The house is strong and does not leak."
Sun Ping hesitated for a moment, rubbed his hands and asked tentatively: "I don't know how you two families usually fetch water. We are almost out of water. We have collected some rainwater, but it is not enough for so many of us."
Yuan Rong pointed to a place about one kilometer away from the grain station building, "There is a reservoir over there, which used to provide water to surrounding farmers."
Sun Ping bowed repeatedly and thanked: "Okay, excuse me. Our journey up the mountain was relatively safe and we didn't find those man-eating monsters. Don't worry, from now on we will arrange people on duty every day to inform each other if there is any danger."
As Sun Ping promised, everyone was in peace for several days. Except for an old man who picked up a broken chair while scavenging and asked if it belonged to two families, there was almost no interaction between them.
It rained heavily for one day, and then it was sunny again, and the weather was still extremely hot. As soon as the rainwater on the ground evaporated, people felt like they were in a sauna.
Liang Yingsheng changed into crisp shorts and hid in the living room eating watermelon.
There was a knock on the door at the right time, it was Lin Xiu and Yuan Xuyang.
"Shengsheng, Xuyang and I are going to go up the mountain to cut some firewood and see if we can dig some wild vegetables. Is anyone in your family going to go with us?"
He looked back at Liang Zhimo, who was studying medical books, and casually took away the vegetable basket hanging on the wall, "My mother is preparing to go up to the mountain to dig yams, so let's come together!"
Zhou Lanxin has always felt that before zombies appear in this area, she should quickly dig out everything she can in the mountains. If zombies appear in the future, it will be much more dangerous to enter the mountains.
As soon as we approached the hinterland of the mountains, we heard complaints coming from not far away.
"When are we going back? We have found so many mushrooms that we can eat for a few days. If we continue walking, my legs will become useless!"
She was the woman who was with Sun Ping that day.
There were two men and one woman traveling with her, all of whom were carrying plastic bags full of stuff.
The plastic bag is transparent, and you can see the colorful mushrooms inside at a glance.
Liang Yingsheng twitched the corner of his mouth, I can't kill you.
She was not going to meddle in other people's business and was going to change places to continue digging for wild vegetables. However, Lin Xiu was enthusiastic and took the initiative to say hello: "Auntie, can I see your mushrooms?"
The woman immediately hid the bag of mushrooms behind her back and said, "Look, we don't have much to share with you. I want to pick it myself."
Next to her, a petite and slightly chubby girl tugged on her sleeve: "Xu Wen, don't be like this."
Xu Wen was slightly dissatisfied, "What's wrong with me? Xiaoyue, are you too honest and have forgotten about being cheated by your friend?"
As he said that, he turned his attention to the boy next to him, "Yang Han, take care of your sister. It's the end of the world, so don't be such a virgin."