Survival [End Times]

This news was brought to me by Mrs. Ping from next door. Her father-in-law took her grandson to play in the morning and heard the news.

"It's so scary! I heard it was done by an outsider and spoke with a foreign accent."

Wu Changxin's hands trembled with fear: "If you dare to rob officials, don't you dare to rob ordinary people like us?"

Aunt Ping was also startled and said quickly: "Yes, you are right! I have to go home quickly."

The drought has lasted for so long, and people with a little bit of money have a lot of inventory at home. When I think about someone robbing me, my heart almost bursts out of my chest.

Wu Changxin looked at her home and felt relieved. He brought the prepared pear water to the warehouse and gave it to Yu Heng to drink: "Brother, take a break and drink some water."

Yu Heng wiped his face. His face was itchy with sweat. He took the water and drank it in one gulp. "It's almost done. It's very dusty here. You should go out first."

After taking the bowl, Wu Changxin did not leave, but retreated to the door to talk to Yu Heng, telling him the news about Aunt Ping.

Yu Heng was silent for a moment, secretly saying pitifully, and told Wu Changxin: "Don't go out recently, there may be chaos outside. If you feel bored, go next door to play with Sister Ping."

Went to the market again the next day. More people came today. He also met Gao Ming and his mother. After a quick glance, he moved away and went about his own business. The old lady shouted from a distance: "It turns out he is a boy from the Wu family. He has been sitting here for several years." Do you know how to value money? Don’t be deceived and spend too much money.”

The people around him immediately looked over. In this small place, anyone who has been in jail will be looked down upon. Soon someone recognized Yu Heng.

"Isn't this a boy from the Wu family? He seems to have stolen things into the cell for several years, right?"

"If you don't learn well at a young age, you will ruin the atmosphere here!"

If it were Wu Henngle, he would definitely get furious and curse people. He hates it the most when others look down on him. What does it have to do with others if he relies on his own ability to support his family?

But Yu Heng didn't take it to heart and told the boss calmly: "Boss, this is my note. Take a look and give me another pound of chicken."

The boss didn't care about this. He only heard the old lady in front of her stall saying that she was short of money.

Can this be tolerated?

So he chopped the chicken neatly and said, "I am always honest in business! If you are worried, young man, just go to the integrity scale at the door and have it checked. If you are missing one or two, you can come to me!"

Yu Heng laughed and said, "How many times have I bought from you? Don't do anything fake." He took the things and left without even giving them to anyone else.

Gao Ming grabbed the jumping old lady and said, "Mom, let's go back quickly. The weather is so hot that the meat will go bad." The old lady nodded: "Yes, go back and stew the fish for Xiao Wang to drink. Alas, young women nowadays Children love beauty! They are so skinny that they don’t even have milk. The milk powder is so expensive! They have drank so much fish soup and they don’t even have any milk. The price of this fish is sky-high..."

People around were still listening. Gao Ming was a little embarrassed and angrily said to his mother: "Let's go back!" The two of them walked out, and the old lady changed the subject again: "If I had known better, I wouldn't have moved Wu Changxin's household registration. , otherwise you can get an extra piece of water and buy an extra piece of meat!”

Gao Ming is embarrassed. After the divorce, the old lady refused to transfer Chang Xin's household registration back to the Wu family, so she insisted on getting an extra share of the village's quarterly living expenses. But Wu Henngle, a man of five or three, came to the door. His face was dark and red. It looked like he had worked in prison. He looked fierce. Can he refuse? What's the use of thinking about it now?

He only dared to attack Wu Changxin, but he really didn't have the courage to face Wu Henle.

When Yu Heng returned home, he didn't tell Wu Changxin about it. He gave her the things. Wu Changxin put the meat in the refrigerator and handed Yu Heng water and towels.

"Brother, someone knocked on the door just now. It took a long time. I secretly looked to see if it was someone I didn't know, so I didn't dare to answer."

Yu Heng Yilin: "You did the right thing, don't let people know that you are the only woman in the house." He hurriedly went out to check the courtyard gate and the wall, and found several messy things on the wall in a corner of the left wall. The footprints looked like they could not be climbed up the wall.

He went to the suburbs to dig out sand and transport sand and gravel himself, and renovated the original low wall of only 1.5 meters to 2.5 meters. He also sprinkled broken glass on top, and dug out the trees beside the wall to prevent others from stepping on them. Come in.

If you still want to climb in under such circumstances, unless you have received relevant training, most gangsters will not be able to climb out.

But you still can’t take it lightly and look down on anyone.

He went to a stationery store and bought a lot of thumbtacks, and spent two days digging a circle of traps along the fence in the yard. The traps were full of thumbtacks and camouflaged with withered grass.

He told Wu Changxin: "When I go out from now on, I will send you to Sister Ping's house. When I come back, I will pick you up on the way."

Carrying a pair of milk, she went next door and told her about it. Sister Ping's mother-in-law laughed: "What big deal is this? Just ask Chang Xin to come directly. The old man, Jianjun and I are all here. Don't worry, take the milk." Go back and give it to Chang Xin."

Yu Heng insisted on putting down the milk and said, "Drink it for Pangpang." He stroked Aunt Ping's five-year-old son's head and said with a smile, "Grow taller quickly, and help Aunt Xin play with her brother in the future, okay?" Fatty grinned and called his brother, hugging his thigh.

After Yu Heng left, Mother-in-law Ping said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that Mr. Heng was so kind to his sister. Chang Xin is also lucky to have such a support for her mother's family."

Aunt Ping also said, "Yes."

Her father-in-law said: "He has changed for the better. He really didn't learn well before. Fortunately, now he has figured it out and lives a down-to-earth life. The Wu family will also have a daughter-in-law!"

"Ping'er, put the milk away and give Pangpang a bottle every two days."

"You and dad also have a drink."

"Hey! What kind of milk should we drink, old guys? Give it to Pangpang! Pangpang wants to grow up healthy, right? Pangpang..."

Two days later, someone came to see Yu Heng. It was an acquaintance from before.

"I heard you were back, but I didn't even say a word, so I could catch up with you!" It was a man in his thirties, wearing a sweatshirt like Yu Heng, and a straw hat to escape the heat, and he was carrying candy in his hand. He put the candy on the table, saw Wu Changxin bringing water, and said with a smile: "Oh, Xiaoxin is here too? Are you going back to your parents' house to see your brother?"

"She divorced Gao Ming and is living with me now." Yu Heng took the water, handed it to Zhang Tao, and asked, "Brother Zhang, why are you here?" Zhang Tao is Wu Henle's brother who used to hang out together, and they have a good relationship. He has been busy and has no time to contact Wu Henngle's former friends.

"Why are you divorced? That boy Gao Ming is not good to Xiaoxin?"

"Don't mention it, it's all over."

Zhang Tao sighed and stopped asking. He went to see Wu Changxin once after she got married, but the Gao family didn't give her a good look. He also knew that people like him, a little gangster, didn't think it was normal. Later, he changed his mind and went to work in other places. He only came back during the holidays and never went back again.

He comforted Wu Changxin: "Don't think too much, live a good life with your brother, and if someone bullies you, you can tell me."

Wu Changxin responded with a smile.

"After you went in, I thought about quitting. At least you married Xiaoxin. I still have my mother and the old man at home. What will they do if I go in too. I just came back not long ago and have been working out of town. , I saw you yesterday, and as soon as it’s time for you to come out, come over quickly.”

"Thanks, you are the only one who still remembers me."

Zhang Tao waved his hand. "Hey, I actually thought before I came here that if you still want to be in that profession, then our fate as brothers ends here. Then I asked about it, and now I see your spirit and your family -" He He looked around and said with a smile: "I know you want to live a down-to-earth life like me, so I will often come to chat with you in the future."

This guy talks really interestingly.

Yu Heng couldn't help but laugh: "That's a good relationship, come on."

The two laughed.

Zhang Tao added: "When I was young at that time, I thought it was cool to be on the street. But when I got older and watched more, I realized that it meant not taking my own life seriously. You still remember Xiaotian, right? Not long after you entered , he was also convicted of intentional homicide! He was immediately sentenced to death. My mother was so scared that she hugged me and cried all night, and I became honest... The times are not good now. Although I make a lot of money outside, I still spend a lot of money. It’s too much, and I don’t worry about the two old people at home, so I came back.”

The two chatted for a long time about the current situation, and Yu Heng said, "Can the old man bear the heat?"

"Hi! I found out when I came back that they were reluctant to use electricity and didn't even turn on the fan. I quickly installed an air conditioner when I came back. Then they had a good sleep at night." Speaking of his old parents, Zhang Tao is another Angry and distressed.

"How is Xiaoxin? I can see her belly. She is pregnant, right? ...What does the Gao family say? Divorce her with a pregnant belly? How is the alimony calculated?"

"Their family doesn't know. I raise my nephew by myself and don't need them."

"Brother, this is a man!"

Yu Heng found that Zhang Tao was a good person and worth dating, so he made an appointment to visit the old man at his home next time. The two picked up the relationship that had been broken for several years, and soon became familiar with each other, and the two families had frequent contacts.

But life was getting worse and worse, and the new purchasing model at the farmer's market only lasted for a month before being discontinued. I heard that there was a problem with the supply of goods, and some people said that the goods were intercepted due to bad luck on the road. Chaos happened everywhere, and even in a small place like Yu Heng's house, there were several armed fights in just half a month, each with casualties.

Mrs. Ping's father-in-law said: "This is a fish in troubled waters. They are ordinary people. They were raised by my mother and father. They are so ruthless no matter what."

He looked at the wall of Yu Heng's house next door and called his two sons over: "Jian Cong, you go home directly after get off work and don't run around. Jian Jun, too. It's just me, your mother, your sister-in-law and nephew at home. You're a big boy, don't go out for a while, do me a favor, our family will build a higher wall like the Wu family next door. "

"Dad, I don't trust you at home. Anyway, the factory's performance has not been good recently, so I might as well resign and go home."

"No, wait a minute, don't lose your job easily."

The Liu family built a wall. This is also a waste of water. Fortunately, his family has already dug a well.

In the old courtyards of the old city, there is land to dig wells, but it is difficult for those who live in residential buildings. It is not easy to dig wells and water will come out, so many people started to drive here to buy water.

But these days, who dares to let strangers in? There are people with bad tempers who swear at others. No one dared to open the door anymore. Except for a few who were attracted by the generous rewards, most people ignored them.

Wu Changxin helps look after the children at Liu's house. The surroundings are lively and she feels safe. Coaxing Pangpang: "Be good, Aunt Xin, will you tell me a story?" Pangpang looked at her grandparents, mother and uncle, and nodded obediently: "Pangpang, be good, Aunt Xin will tell you a story." She touched it He has a chubby face and hopes that his children will be as healthy and strong as him.

"Where's Uncle Lele?" When he was drinking milk, his mother told him that Uncle Lele bought it for him. He liked milk very much, and he also liked Uncle Lele who gave him milk.

Wu Changxin smiled and said: "Uncle Lele went out to make money."

"Do you earn money to buy milk for your sister?" He gently touched Wu Changxin's belly.

She thought of what Sister Ping said to her.

"Hengle is good to you and the child. This is your blessing. You are siblings and he is your brother. What you need to do now is to be cheerful and not always think about being sorry for him. When the child is healthy, raise him well and teach him to be filial to his uncle. Isn't this much better than anything else?"

Wu Changxin smiled with tenderness in her eyes: "Yes."

She will definitely give birth to the child well.

After resigning, Yu Heng spent more time at home. In addition to going out to buy things every day, he found a few odd jobs, but he couldn't do the odd jobs because the supply was cut off, so he did a new one, which was delivering water.

The water source was also convenient. He drew it from his own well, which meant that it was well water. He didn't charge money, but only exchanged it for food or daily necessities. Business was pretty good. Those who opened shops at home were also generous, especially those in clothing stores. Anyway, clothes couldn't be sold, especially coats and down jackets. They had been piled up for almost two years and none of them were sold. It was just right to exchange the things in the shop.

He accumulated a lot of good quality winter clothes and baby clothes. Others looked at him as if he was a fool. But he was quite open-minded. Who knows if it will be very cold after the drought? Anyway, it's better to be prepared. Sitting at home is idle, so it's better to buy more things.

When he got home, Wu Changxin had already prepared the meal. When he saw the baby clothes, he was so happy: "Brother, this brand is from the specialty store in the city, right? I remember it's very expensive." The married aunt of the Gao family bought one for her child and showed off for a long time.

"No money, I exchanged it with well water."

Wu Changxin smiled and said, "I'll unpack it, wash it, dry it, and put it away. The baby can wear it after it is born."

"It's sunny now, and it's good for sterilization. You can wash it first." Their family has a well, so water is not tight.

"Can you give one to Pang Pang?"

"That's fine, go ahead."

So in the evening, Sister Ping brought Pang Pang to visit, carrying a bag.

"Here are the clothes that Pang Pang wore when he was born. His cousin gave them to him. Don't look at them as old clothes. Newborn babies have tender skin and new clothes will scratch them. These old clothes, with all the rough edges worn off, are the most suitable for children to wear. If they don't wear them, they can be cut and made into diapers..."

The two talked about parenting. Pang Pang lay on Yu Heng's legs, "Uncle Le Le has made money, are you tired? Pang Pang will give you a pinch."

He then used his little fist to hit Yu Heng's knee, which made Yu Heng happy, "Oh, you are so good." He then asked Sister Ping, "Sister Ping, where did Pang Pang learn this trick? It's so annoying."

Sister Ping laughed, "Today, our family is repairing the wall. His uncle asked him to hammer it, and he was rewarded with a candy. He tasted the sweetness, so cunning."

Yu Heng opened the drawer and opened a bag of candy, grabbing a handful for him.

Pang Pang took one: "Pang Pang only needs one!" He put the candy in his little pocket and then hit Yu Heng's legs.

The child was delicate and soft, and his body smelled of talcum powder, which made people feel soft. Yu Heng couldn't help but pick him up and shook him in her arms.

When talking about Yu Heng's business, Sister Ping was quite moved. After the wall was repaired, the family was safer. Her husband's job - now there is really no future, and the salary he gets can't buy much. The prices are so high now! It's better to barter, which is more cost-effective.

She asked about the details in detail, and Yu Heng didn't hide anything and told her one by one. She planned to go home and discuss with her family whether to try this business.

A few days later, Yu Heng found someone following him. The water on the car was sold out, and a lot of things were piled on the car. He pedaled the tricycle lightly, and was very alert to the shadow hiding behind him.

He knew that he was being targeted. Either for the things on the car, or for the water source. He was not afraid, he stopped the car at a corner, grabbed the weapon and hid it.

"The man is gone! The car is still there!"

"So many things... Tsk! There's nothing to eat, what's the point of all these broken things."

"What if we can't find the man or the water source?"

Yu Heng waited for a while, and saw them riding their bikes to leave. He came out and knocked the two men down with a few blows. The two men screamed and were knocked unconscious, and they didn't even see what their attackers looked like.

For safety, Yu Heng came to the city, which is far away from home. But now looking at the market, he can't do it even if he is far away.

People's hearts are getting darker and darker.

He stopped, and when he went back, he thought of the conversation with Ping's wife that day. Knowing that she had the same idea, he told her what happened today. "I'm stopping, I'm afraid of being targeted. If you want to do it, don't go out alone, and be careful of being followed."

Ping's wife was scared. When she went home and told her family, her father-in-law said forget it, don't be greedy.

That day, Yu Heng and Liu Jiancong from next door went to get water. On the way home, they heard crying at the corner. They looked at each other and approached carefully. It turned out that two young men were fighting for the water brought by a middle-aged woman.

Yu Heng went up and shouted: "What are you doing! If you don't let go, I will call for help!"

The two young men should have done this for the first time. They were frightened and ran away. The two sent the middle-aged woman to her doorstep before going home. Yu Heng had expected to encounter such a thing. This kind of thing was very common in the previous mission. If you grab more food from others, you will live one day longer than others. It is also forced by the environment.

But Liu Jiancong was greatly shocked. He whispered to Yu Heng: "The one in yellow is a classmate of Jianjun! He came to our house to play before. He studied well and was a good student every year. My dad always taught him a lesson at that time. Jianjun, Jianjun gradually stopped playing with him.”

It turns out that an important reason for running so fast was meeting Liu Jiancong.

The two of them walked home sadly. They were not in the mood to watch the noise coming from other directions on the road. When he arrived at the door of his house, he saw Jianjun sitting in front of Liu's house. His eyes lit up when he saw the two of them, and he ran over anxiously and at a loss.

"Brother! The power is out!"

Yu Heng was also shocked, said hello to Liu Jiancong and hurried back to his home. The house was quiet, but the aroma of food came from the house. He walked to the kitchen and saw Wu Changxin cooking.

"Brother! There's a power outage in our area. I'm afraid the things in the refrigerator are broken, so I'll cook them quickly." Wu Changxin's forehead was covered with sweat.

The refrigerator is mainly filled with meat. Not only did I buy it at the farmer's market before, but I also went to a farm in the suburbs to collect it. There was a lot of it, including chicken, duck and beef, and it filled the refrigerator. If there's a power outage right now, the meat will definitely smell bad if it's not handled cleanly.

Yu Heng walked over and took a look. Something was being stewed in the pressure cooker. "Is there a chicken in here?"

"Well, I stewed a chicken. But what about the others? There is so much meat, we can't finish it in one meal." She was just in the kitchen circling around the cold meat in the refrigerator, and she was so anxious. .

Yu Heng thought of making jerky. His mother's natal family is in the north near the grassland, where sheep and cattle are raised on a large scale. Every household is a herdsman, and they are good at making dried meat. He remembered that when he was a child, he often received dried meat from the north during holidays, which was particularly delicious. After his grandparents passed away one after another, his mother seemed to have a bad relationship with her uncle and aunt, so she gradually lost contact with the north.

His mother occasionally makes some jerky for the family to eat with porridge, and he still remembers a little bit about how to make it. After he told Wu Changxin, the two brothers and sisters started to try. The two novices worked for a whole day to make ten kilograms. It tasted quite good, but the remaining twenty kilograms of meat in the refrigerator had long been defrosted and could not wait until tomorrow. He sent Wu Changxin to sleep and stayed up late to do it.

There is no electricity, no air conditioning fans, and no breeze at night. He blew out the candle and sat on a small stool, staring at the dried meat on the ground and shaking his head. I'm worried that the meat will be ruined. It's so hot and windless that the meat can't be dried.

Feeling discouraged, I grabbed a piece of beef and ate it as a midnight snack.

The taste of the meat changed the next day. But at least the sun came up, and the sunlight was so strong that Yu Heng ruthlessly dried the meat directly into dried meat, which was so hard that he could not bite it. Wu Changxin smelled it carefully and said to Yu Heng: "Brother, the taste is a little weird, but it should still be edible. It is so dry and hard in the sun that it can be stored for a long time. When you want to eat it... soak it in water and make soup. It should be OK. "

We have no choice but to do this. If we can keep this meat, we have already figured it out.

"Put it away. I'll take it and put it in the warehouse. I'll eat these ten pounds first."

The two of them ate dried meat with porridge.