In the early morning, just after the typhoon, people came and went in Yukinoshita camp. A group of men carried sandbags and logs on their shoulders, sweating profusely, going back and forth between the wooden houses and puddles.
A large number of women were cooking in the cauldron.
The scalding steam rushing towards her face made Ebina take out a handkerchief and wipe her sweaty forehead.
At the same time, she held a large spoon in her right hand and kept stirring in the pot.
"You child, let me do it."
A fat aunt beside her saw her struggling expression, and took the big spoon in her hand without waiting for her to refuse.
"Aunt Suwon, I can do it myself."
Ebina stood behind her, and hurriedly tried to get back the spoon, but was scolded instead.
"Ebina, I have already told you before." The aunt turned her head and glanced at her, "You young people are different from us, why do you have to stay in this steamy greenhouse all day long? "
As soon as Aunt Suwon's words came out, several aunts around spoke one after another.
"Yes, Ebina, it would be great if you could take care of Mrs. Yukinoshita and the two ladies. If you continues like this, you and Miura would soon become yellow-faced women like us."
"I really don't understand what you young people think. Being a maid in the main house really doesn't mean you have to bow your head."
"I heard from my niece that Mrs. Yukinoshita and the ladies have a good temper. They just need to clean the house carefully and do some small jobs that are not too strenuous."
"Yes, after another year or two, just find a man who is pleasing to the eye and marry. Now that the world has become like this, there are cannibal monsters everywhere. Women still need to find someone to rely on. It doesn't need to have many qualities, just being reliable is enough."
"..."
The topic unfolded here, and the aunts talked non stop, and expressed their opinions one after another, so as to eliminate the boredom caused by work.
Ebina smiled embarrassedly, and did not interrupt them by saying anything. When talking about herself occasionally, she could only nod her head "hmm."
She knew that these aunts actually didn't have any bad intentions, it was just the way they talked, and they usually took good care of her and Yumiko.
Although some words may sound harsh and straightforward, they are not unreasonable.
just a maid or something...
Ebina was a little hesitant. She did actually think about that job, but she didn't bring it up because of her friend's personality.
After all... Yumiko would definitely not be able to accept the change from a former classmate relationship to a master and servant relationship with Yukinoshita-san.
Truly, most people at the age of high school students cannot accept this kind of identity change.
Thinking of this, she smiled helplessly, didn't think about it any more, and started to walk around to help.
About an hour later, Ebina walked towards a secluded corner of the Yukinoshita camp.
It didn't take long for her to see several buildings, which were built by the Yukinoshita family a month ago to provide residence for foreigners who had made contributions.
There were several people standing in front of the gate of the third building. As soon as Ebina approached, she heard Shizuka's impatient voice.
"I've already told you, I won't go back.
Help me tell the old man that instead of worrying about shitty political marriages all day long, it's better to quickly train more soldiers, drive all the zombies out of Chiba, open up a large safe zone, and make a little contribution to the people."
"You! Is this the tone you talk to your big brother?"
Even though this man who seemed to be Hiratsuka-sensei's brother turned his back to her, Ebina could feel his rapid rising blood pressure.
It's really Hiratsuka-sensei's style.
With this interesting picture in her mind, Ebina couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Um?"
"By the way, remember to bring me some good cigarettes next time you come over."
Shizuka turned her head, and after seeing clearly that it was her student, she didn't talk too much with her brother, wore the white cloak and walked towards Ebina.
Only the man with a livid face, who was about to faint from anger, and a few guards were left.
"Ebina, I'm going to go out with Haruno and the others later, maybe I won't be able to come back in a few days."
Shizuka didn't talk nonsense, took out a small pistol and a few boxes of ammunition from her arms, stuffed them into her hand, then whispered a few words in her ear.
"Remember, the teacher is not by your side, so learn to deal with such situation calmly in the future.
Don't be so naive as to think that the Yukinoshita camp is the safest place. There are dangers everywhere, not only from zombies, but also from other survivors with ulterior motives.
Anyway, protect yourself, you and Miura will live in my room first, you don't need to go back to the leaky wooden house before!"
After saying the last sentence, she didn't wait for Ebina to respond, and started running in a certain direction.
"But Hiratsuka-sensei...I don't know how to use a gun..."
Ebina held the pistol and bullets in one hand, stretched out the other hand, and said weakly.
As soon as she finished speaking, a man's deep voice came from behind her.
"Are you Shizuka's student?"
"Eh?" Ebina was taken aback.
"Forget it, I already know it." The man glanced at the gun and bullets in her hand, and smiled slightly, "I want to make a deal with you, how about it? As a reward, I will give you automatic rifle and a lot of bullets. "
"What deal?"
Ebina took a few steps back vigilantly, put her hands behind her back, recalled the scenes in the movie, and awkwardly tried to load the pistol.
"Hehe, don't worry, it's not about you, it's about your teacher."
The man saw her small movements, and after a chuckle, he raised his hand to signal the guards behind him not to be nervous.
"What do you think."
Their shape eyes made Ebina feel a little scared, and the gun in her hand almost fell to the ground.
For some reason, she had a feeling that this man called as brother by Hiratsuka-sensei must not be an ordinary people, he should be a soldiers or killer.
"Let me introduce myself first." The man smiled slightly, "Hiratsuka Ren, I'm your teacher's second brother, so don't worry about me having any bad thoughts. After all, you are my sister's student, so you can be regarded as my own family."
"Hina Ebina, so what's the deal you're talking about...?"
Facing this 30-year-old man, Ebina became even more vigilant.
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(End of Chapter)