Apocalyptic Paradise

Chapter 18

The two didn't talk anymore, Yuan Dingfang drove to a small village at the foot of a mountain.

Yuan Dingfang parked the car in the leeward position, and the two of them carefully walked forward with their weapons in hand while observing their surroundings.Fear of a zombie attack.

The heavy snow rustled, and the mountain village was dead silent.The doors of many houses were left open, and the inside had been turned into a mess. It seemed that they had been looted more than a few times.Some houses have collapsed, and there are ruins everywhere, which is extremely desolate.

The two chose the strongest-looking house to live in, and checked the surroundings carefully before they settled down.The two rested for a while and then went to chop wood.

Yuan Dingfang was carrying a broken ax, and was cutting firewood tied up.Chen Zhuxia picked up some branches below.It only took half a day to cut a bundle.

Even cut two big loads of firewood.It was getting dark, the two of them closed the door, had something to eat, then tidied up the room and prepared to go to sleep.The earth kang in the main room was already on fire.Much warmer than in the car.

Chen Zhuxia hugged the warm quilt, feeling a little bit of happiness in her heart.

It was the first good night's sleep they had had since they hit the road.

The next day, Yuan Dingfang got up early to do chores.

Chen Zhuxia touched the ring on his hand, concentrated his energy and dodged into the space.

The growth rate of the plants inside is still very slow.Chen Zhuxia was anxious, but there was nothing she could do.She picked up the ancient book and flipped through it for a while, but still found nothing.She got up and started tidying up the house.

She still has a lot to do, just now she ordered some food in the space, and there is not much left.At that time, what she had stored was only a portion for one person. Now that the two of them have consumed it for more than a month, it is not bad to have these left over.Only the seeds in the space grow slowly, and the vegetables are just sprouting.Before long, they may starve.

The two discussed going around the village first to see if they could find something to eat.There must be nothing in those houses, they can only dig in the yard, because some farmers like to hide sweet potatoes and the like in the cellar.After wandering around for a long time, the two only found a few frozen cabbages and a few bran radishes.

"I'll try hunting in the mountains." Yuan Dingfang said while wiping the weapon in his hand.

In the afternoon, Yuan Dingfang went hunting, and Chen Zhuxia stayed at home. As soon as Yuan Dingfang went out, she began to get into the space to check the condition of the vegetables.

The tender green seedlings had grown, and she loosened the soil again and watered it.Then sit in it and think, why the things in her space rise so slowly?Is there a way to increase the speed?She thought in every possible way but couldn't find a way.

Chen Zhuxia stepped out of the space sullenly, and wandered around the room.

At this moment, the door was knocked several times.Chen Zhuxia's heart skipped a beat.Could it be that people passing by discovered that there are people living here?I don't know how many people are there?Chen Zhuxia touched his machete habitually, but did not make a sound.The knocking on the door continued.

There was only a murmur: "I'm not mistaken, it should be those two people." It was the voice of a young man, and Chen Zhuxia even felt a little familiar.

At this time, another clear female voice sounded outside: "Idiot, if you knock on the door so recklessly, people will know who you are? These days people are sinister, and everyone is on guard against each other."

"Little sister, beauty, I'm the girl who watched you fight the day before yesterday. Are you home?" Chen Zhuxia recognized at this moment that this girl is the girl with the dog who watched the fight that day.

She calmed down a bit, but she was still hesitating whether to open the door or not.

"It's fine if you're not at home. We just moved to the west of you. This is a rabbit's leg. I slipped it in the door." After finishing speaking, the girl walked away.Occasionally there was a dog barking or two.Chen Zhuxia smiled. In fact, the girl guessed that she was home but didn't reveal it. Maybe she was really judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

After they had gone far, Chen Zhuxia ran to the gate of the courtyard and found that there was indeed a piece of rabbit meat wrapped in bark.She bent down to pick up the roast, which was still hot, and took a light bite.He frowned slightly again, not tasty at all.There is no smell of meat at all. Could it be that the animals have begun to mutate?

She put the meat down and started tidying up the house again.

Suddenly, she found a dark and dirty jar in the corner of the room, and she was pleasantly surprised, even if it was a jar of pickles.

She couldn't wait to open it, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Inside was a jar of wet plant ash.This is used in rural areas to pickle salted eggs.Chen Zhuxia was not reconciled, so she reached in with her hand and groped in the altar.

So good it has three eggs in it!
Chen Zhuxia looked at the three dark eggs with bright eyes.She hasn't eaten eggs for a long time.She was so happy that she quickly boiled the water and boiled the salted eggs.Yuan Dingfang didn't come back until evening, and he only hunted one rabbit.

Chen Zhuxia took out the eggs and divided them, and then told about the rabbit meat from the neighbor.The two ate salted eggs with relish and talked.

"By the way, I'll give them an egg." Chen Zhuxia suddenly remembered that he should reciprocate.

"I'll go with you." Yuan Dingfang stood up, a salted egg, if it was given as a gift in the past, people would die of laughter, but now it has become an important gift.

The two came to the courtyard next door, and Chen Zhu Xiayang knocked on the door a few times.

"Come here." The girl quickly ran over to open the door, followed by a dog and a man.

"Welcome." The man grinned.

Chen Zhuxia handed the eggs to the girl and said, "I found three salted eggs in the jar just now, try them." The girl happily took them, and turned her head to announce the good news to the others in the room: "Comrades, Live better today."

The man named Mingji let them into the house.Everyone else stood up to welcome them.

Ming Kee was clearly the leader of the group.He pointed to these people and introduced them one by one: "This beauty is called Wang Ke, a student of the Department of Geography; the darkest guy is Gu Gong, who used to be a soldier; the tallest guy is Gao Qiang, who studies physics; The most slender beauty with big eyes is Deng Yun, a doctor of chemistry; and me, the most handsome in the team, surnamed Ming, named Ming Feng, used to be a reporter, everyone called me Ming Ji."

"There is also this dog named Lake." Wang Ke added with a smile and patted the dog's head.

"My name is Chen Zhuxia, and his name is Yuan Dingfang."

After everyone's introductions, they started chatting.

"Where are you going?"

Mingji replied: "We were going to Tibet, and we came here in a car. But the car ran out of gas. Later, I changed a few cars, and they either broke down or were robbed. Alas, the past is hard to look back on."

"Oh, each other."

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At this time, Wang Ke had already peeled the egg. She tasted it herself first, with an intoxicated expression on her face, and said exaggeratedly: "It's so delicious. I'm so happy that I want to cry." Then she handed it to other people one by one. It's a light bite.Finally mix it to Ming Kee.Ming Ji took a bite, looked down at Lake looking at him pitifully, smiled, and gave the last half of the egg yolk to Lake, who ate the egg without the shell.

Seeing this scene, Chen Zhuxia felt sour and touched in his heart.She couldn't help but think of the story of a warrior trapped in a cave sharing an apple in her middle school textbook.

Ming Ji seemed to understand Chen Zhuxia's mood at this time. He smiled bitterly and said, "We all survived by supporting each other along the way. You were right in what you said the day before yesterday. Animals know how to help each other in disasters so as to survive." Race, but we humans are killing each other. I am really ashamed of the title of the spirit of all things." Everyone nodded in unison.

Everyone chatted for a while, and it was not until Tianchen, Zhuxia and Yuan Ding that they left and went back.

On the way back, Chen Zhuxia sighed: "I never thought that we would still meet such people. It's not easy for them to help each other all the way."

Yuan Dingfang comforted her: "In the last days, there are many bad and villainous people, but there are also some people who shine with humanity. There are still good people in this world."

(End of this chapter)