When they arrived at Sha Jiang City, it was almost dusk.
"Hey, bro, wake up!"
Li Huang shook Bai Yin for a long time before he finally woke up.
"Are we there yet?"
Bai Yin opened his sleepy eyes and saw a backward small town in front of him, surrounded by lotus ponds and fields.
Most of the residents here seemed to still rely on farming for a living.
The car slowly drove into the city.
The road was clear, with hardly any cars on the street.
Nor were there many zombies, and if there were any, they were mostly elderly or children with bent figures.
Seeing this scene, Li Huang couldn't help but say, "There weren't many people here to begin with. The young people all went out to work, leaving only the elderly and children at home. The outbreak of zombies happened during the school season. I guess the places with the most people now should be the schools!"
"Have you been here before?"
"Yeah! Our hometown is in the nearby mountains. I remember when we hadn't moved yet, my sister and I went to junior high school here."
"Oh, I see..."
"Hey, bro, where should we park the car?"
Although Bai Yin was three or four years younger than him, Li Huang was used to calling Bai Yin "bro."
Bai Yin pointed to a small supermarket not far away, the kind that had already been completely locked.
"Let's park there!"
Li Huang drove the car over and stopped at the entrance of the supermarket.
There were only two zombies nearby.
One was an old man rummaging through the trash can.
Whether his eyes and ears were not working well, he showed no interest in the noise here.
The other was an old lady without a lower body, crawling slowly towards them.
Li Huang picked up a piece of brick from the ground, walked over, and smashed it directly on the zombie's head.
"Crack!!!"
The zombie's head sunk in a big chunk and then stopped moving.
When he came back, Li Huang found that Bai Yin had taken out some tools from his bag.
Like a skilled locksmith, he was deftly fiddling with the lock.
"You have this skill, bro?" Li Huang was surprised.
Bai Yin just smiled bitterly, "Forced to learn, I had no choice!"
"Click!"
There was a sound from the lock. Bai Yin then inserted a small key into it.
After a few twists, the lock was successfully unlocked.
"Clang!"
He lifted the rolling shutter door.
The three of them quickly entered, each holding a flashlight.
"Let's check each area and see if there are any zombies!"
They split up and searched the premises.
Unlike the supermarkets in big cities that were almost looted empty, this small supermarket had almost everything inside, although it was a bit messy.
Of course, this included food on the shelves.
Naturally, the siblings were very happy, thinking that Bai Yin was indeed a very experienced survivor.
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After searching the house for a long time, the three of them didn't find any zombies.
Not only that, but there was also a pleasant surprise—the supermarket still had running water.
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Finally, the three of them gathered in front of the supermarket again and exchanged information.
Bai Yin suggested, "The sound of opening and closing the front rolling shutter door is a bit loud. I suggest we only use the back door in the future and lock the front door!"
"Yeah, that makes sense!" Li Huang nodded, then said, "Why not just lock the front door? But then what about the car? It's rare to have one that can be driven."
Bai Yin looked around at the shelves and said, "Clear out this room, then bring the car in. It's not a good idea to leave it outside. If we encounter other untrustworthy survivors, it'll be troublesome."
"Okay!"
The three of them got to work, moving all the shelves and everything else into the inner room.
Then, under Li Huang's driving, they brought the car in.
After completing these tasks, Bai Yin pulled down the rolling shutter door and locked it.
He gave Li Huang a key that could open the rolling shutter door.
"Use this key to open the door in the future."
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Underneath the supermarket, there was an inconspicuous basement, seemingly used by the owner to store odds and ends.
Although it was unclear what psychological effect it had, the three of them instinctively felt that the underground was much safer than the building above ground.
The basement had four rooms, just enough for the three of them to live in, with the remaining room used to store supplies and food.
The three of them worked together to collect all the supplies from the car and the supermarket.
Everything was moved into the basement.
The large room almost overflowed with all the supplies.
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There was plenty of food, and the sense of security in the hearts of the siblings instantly skyrocketed.
Since the outbreak of zombies over a year ago, it was the first time they had seen so much food.
Li Huang estimated that the things in front of them would be enough for the three of them to eat for several years.
And they were all long-lasting food items.
In the evening, the three of them sat around a small table in the basement, celebrating with drinks.
The room was lit by candles.
The table was filled with canned food and self-heating meals.
Li Huang drank canned beer.
Bai Yin and Li Xin, who were not good at drinking, drank fruit juice.
But they still drank their glasses in a formal manner.
"Hahaha, it's been a long time since we've had so much fun! Compared to being here, the shelter was simply an unbearable place to live."
Li Huang drank a lot of beer and his face turned as red as a monkey's butt.
Bai Yin asked, "What did you mainly do at the shelter before? "
"Oh..." Li Huang couldn't help but sigh at the question, then said, "I mainly went out to find stones every day and carried them back to repair the walls. I was like a construction worker. My sister mainly helped those gentlemen mend their clothes. Then she helped cook and did some odd jobs. Damn, talking about it makes me angry. My sister and I worked so hard every day, but in the end, we couldn't even fill our stomachs. On the contrary, that slut Wang Lei could get anything she wanted by seducing a man. Is that fair? It's not fair at all!"
"So you blame yourself for not being a pretty woman?"
Bai Yin couldn't help but joke. Li Huang waved his hand, saying, "Huh, what's the use of just being pretty? Look at my sister, is she pretty? But!!!"
Li Huang pointed at Li Xin's chest, "Haha, an airport!!! No man likes..."
"Bro!!!"
Li Xin blushed with embarrassment and glared at him with anger in her eyes.
"So petty..."
Li Huang shivered.
After that, he didn't mention the topic again, just drank and chatted about other things.
The next morning, Li Huang, who was still a little hungover, found it hard to get up due to a severe headache.
Bai Yin left the bag and the black dog at home.
He said to Li Xin, "I'll go out and check the situation. You take care of Blackie."
"Okay, be careful!"
Bai Yin went out.
Li Xin, who stayed at home, started to move the bed.