"Who could it be?!"
I murmured, feeling a little confused.
I saw those monsters pounce on her yesterday! There was no way she was still alive.
But all the facts proved that Xue Anya was not dead.
Thinking about it makes people feel extremely scared. If someone really rescued her, that is to say, someone was watching me in the dark last night.
After I left, he rescued Xue Anya.
But what is his purpose?
In this apocalyptic world, it is difficult enough to survive.
The memory of last night created a sense of illusion in my mind.
Did all that happen?
Overthinking made me dizzy.
Fortunately, Xiao Leng grabbed me tightly and pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Brother, I'm afraid..."
Xiao Leng's voice trembled, and she stepped on several broken bones under her feet.
She mustered up the courage to follow me just to hold my hand.
I rubbed her head and held her in my arms, "It's okay...it's okay..."
I said it was okay, but my eyes were still solemn.
"Li Xiang, please stay here with Mr. Sun."
Li Xiang was puzzled: "Why?"
"Xue Anya's body is missing. It's possible that she's not dead, or that her body was taken away."
In my opinion, the former is more likely. No one wants to take the trouble to take away a stinky corpse.
No matter what the situation is, it is not optimistic. It means that our hiding place has been discovered by others.
This will cause a lot of trouble. Who is that person and what is that person's purpose?
All of this is unknown, and I am not at ease if Old Man Sun is left to guard the house.
Sure enough, after hearing my words, the expressions of the two Li brothers changed instantly.
"I understand. I'll stay and look after the house. Li Chong will go with you to move the supplies."
Li Xiang didn't ask any more questions and walked past me with a long knife in his hand, "Bring my brother back safely."
"must."
Li Chong froze on the spot, as if he was frightened. It wasn't until I patted his shoulder that he woke up.
He turned to look at me, then looked at the pile of corpses on the ground, and finally said hesitantly, "Do you think...did they pack up and take them away because they couldn't finish eating?"
"Um..." I was stunned for a moment, "You are really a fucking talent."
…
The two brothers have completely different personalities. It was only along the way that I realized that my brother's out-of-touch character was engraved in his bones, and he was prone to jokes from hell.
However, he made Xiao Leng laugh a few times, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
I didn't realize that Li Chong was a glib before, but I thought it was probably because he was too hungry to speak.
The routes I chose were all well-lit and relatively hidden paths. Although there were some hiccups along the way, I finally found the right direction.
When we arrived at the convenience store, it was already close to 12 noon.
Light shines into the store through the windows. Everything inside is the same as yesterday, and there is no trace that anyone else has been there.
When Li Chong saw the food, he immediately became energetic.
"I'll blanch them! Where are the instant duck legs? There's meat to eat!"
Li Chong tore open the bag and took a bite, chewing until his mouth was shiny.
"Oh, there's also Pingniulan Mountain!"
Li Chong seemed to have entered heaven, opening his mouth and preparing to bite the bottle cap.
"You can't drink now."
I shouted, "Pack up all the liquor and bring it with you."
"oh..."
Li Chongxing handed me the wine bottle in frustration. The bottle cap was already covered with oil stains.
I put the liquor in a waterproof bag, and there was a row on the shelf. I selected some high-altitude liquor and packed it together.
High-strength alcohol can replace alcohol for external disinfection, and in this depressing environment, people need alcohol.
It's not that I don't allow Li Chong to drink, it's just that he seems unreliable. If he gets drunk after just two sips, I'll have to take him away.
We bought three bottles of liquor, and we emptied the entire shelf of mineral water. There were more than ten barrels of bottled mineral water and more than a dozen boxes of bottled water.
A waterproof bag can't hold it at all, and I'm afraid I can only move it one trip at a time.
Not to mention water, even if it only contains food, my waterproof bag can hold too little.
Filling the entire bag took away a shelf of food.
Snacks, cookies, bags of instant noodles, and even a few boxes of ham.
Faced with these things, Li Chong can be said to be full of energy, "It's okay! I'll run more times!"
"My childhood dream was to clear out the canteen at the door, and now I finally did it!"
Li Chong clenched his fists, looking very proud.
I rolled my eyes at him and didn't answer.
Running several times is not an option. It takes seven or eight kilometers to get here on a small road, and one trip will take an hour or two, assuming no accidents occur.
To be able to take more at one time, it's best to find a small cart or something like that.
No, just have a few woven pockets.
Just as I was rummaging around in the store, Xiao Leng's voice suddenly came, "Brother, look at this!"
There was excitement in Xiao Leng's tone.
"What?"
I walked over quickly and saw Xiao Leng holding a large, bulging dark blue woven bag with both hands.
I immediately took it, looking a little excited, "Where did you find this bag?"
Xiao Leng pouted, "What bag? This is a quilt!"
Squatting down, Xiao Leng tore open the zipper of the woven bag, and a ball of soft cotton popped out of the opening.
Xiao Leng pressed his face against it and rubbed his head with a satisfied expression, "It's so soft!"
I was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought that we had been sleeping on the cold ground in the air-raid shelter these past few days.
The moisture that returns every night can soak your clothes.
A quilt or a bed is indeed what we need.
And, this is important!
"Brother, we don't have to sleep on the floor."
I reacted and reached out to pinch the quilt. The texture was indeed very soft.
Just the thought of being able to lie down and sleep on it makes me feel much more relaxed.
"Xiao Leng, after a while, we can sleep on the big bed." I said with a smile.
"real?!"
Xiao Leng's eyes were shining.
"real."
When food and water are temporarily sufficient, we still have many issues to consider.
Concealment and safety of air-raid shelters. Personal hygiene, cleanliness and living conditions.
To be honest, I am so dirty now that I can faintly smell it. But in a disaster, it is not easy to stay alive.
From the time of the nuclear explosion until now, the nuclear pollution in the air has theoretically been reduced by 90%, but the pollution in water sources will not disappear in the next fifty or even a hundred years.
Water exposed in the air cannot be used without treatment.
The drinking water problem can still be solved with sealed bottled water from the supermarket, but taking a bath is simply a luxury.
There were six sets of bedding under the shelf. I took out the contents and got six bags.
The six bags were filled with food and water, and I took out the mattress and quilt cover and tied them squarely with rope, just enough to carry them away.
I put a quilt on Li Chong's back and patted his 1.85-meter tall head.
"Let's go back."