(MTL) Natural Disaster Apocalypse

103-104

Counting that Jian Chu and the others had already gone out for five days and four nights, Qin Huai originally thought that if he didn't come back, maybe something happened on the way, but fortunately, the higher-ups also knew that uncontrollable situations would happen outside at any time, although the car rental was limited , but didn't set the time too rigidly, just return a day or two later to make up the points, but if you don't come back after seven days, then I'm afraid the problem will be serious.

Fortunately, although they delayed for an extra day, at least they came back.

Qin Huai covered Mu Nan with the quilt: "I'll go and have a look, don't get out of the kang."

Jian Chu and the others drove the car directly to the door, and sure enough this time they didn't have the luck of last time, because the things they hunted were basically Not many, but two wild rabbits were caught, both were alive, one was caught in a snow cave, and the other was shot through the ears of rabbits by Xu Ming. Besides the two live rabbits, there was also a pheasant, and Some rabbit skins.

As soon as she saw Qin Huai, Jian Chu waved to him: "Is everything okay at home?"

Qin Huai nodded: "It's okay." After speaking, he looked at the things in their hands: "That's all the harvest?"

Jane Chu sighed: "Yeah, it's too difficult. There is nothing in the vast snowy sea, not to mention the deer, and the rabbits have never seen it. We finally caught these. We plan to get the chicken and eat it together. We have one rabbit with Xu Ming, and the other is for Song Jia, and it's all up to Niu Niu to find this rabbit." The

main reason is that the harvest is too small, there are only two, and there is really no such condition as their first harvest. For a long time, they were generous. Anyway, Xu Ming was eating with them, so they might as well have one of the two. It would be better if the two rabbits were divided into three, that would be too fussy.

Qin Huai said: "This rabbit skin?"

Jian Chu explained with a smile: "This time we are heading towards Monkey Mountain. There are many people digging holes in the mountain to avoid the cold. There are many rabbits on the mountain, but our time is short. There is no way to set up an ambush, they live in the mountains near the water, and they are not greedy for meat, but there is a shortage of seasonings. It is covered by heavy snow, and there is no way to come and change, so we bring some seasonings and some flour sauerkraut and the like Yes, I exchanged some rabbit skins with them, and if I accumulate more, I might be able to make a rabbit fur coat."

When Jian Chu was talking, Song Jia also led Niu Niu down. Seeing Jian Chu talking at the door of Qin Huai's house, she walked over, "Is everything okay at home?" The question was exactly the same as Jian Chu's, and Qin Huai smiled

. I went back again: "Fortunately, it's just that the second day after you left, you were notified to change your ID card. You changed it at the greenhouse. Now that you are back, there should be a new arrangement for you to register and change your ID card." It's time, gather at Building No. 1, and the car goes back."

Hearing what Qin Huai said, Song Jia saw that Xu Ming and the others hadn't driven the car away, so she quickly handed the tow rope to Jian Chu, and then ran over to tell them, When asking them to return the car in Building No. 1, they can just inquire about the ID card registration.

Seeing that the time is still early, Jian Chu said, "I'm going to get rid of the chicken. It's still early, so I can come over for dinner at a faster speed." Qin Huai shook his head: "No, you can eat by yourself, Nan Nan has a stomach problem these

days I'm not feeling well, I can only eat light ones, you can come and get any seasonings you need later."

Jian Chu said with concern, "Is it serious? Is there any medicine?"

Qin Huai nodded: "There is medicine, you have been tossing for a few days Now, let's go back and rest, and we'll get together when Nan Nan gets better."

Jian Chu couldn't help but said, "Stomach disease is troublesome, and it's not easy to take care of it under the current conditions."

Thinking of their previous plan, Jian Chu felt a little regretful: "We I plan to go again in a few days, this time I have agreed with the people on the other side of the mountain, let them catch a few live rabbits, we will bring oil, salt and rice noodles to exchange with them, will you go then?" Qin Huai shook his

head "No, Nan Nan's stomach problem won't heal so quickly. It needs to be raised for a while, and the meat he hunted last time can be eaten for a while, so he won't go out." Jian Chu also felt that

Qin Huai might not go, Usually Mu Nan is fine and Qin Huai doesn't worry about him being alone, now that he is sick, it is even more impossible to let him be alone, Jian Chu thought that when the time comes, Qin Huai and his family will also get some seasoned rice noodles, and they will just bring them to exchange. , there is no need for Qin Huai to run with him, and it happens that he can stay at home to watch the house.

When Yu Zibai and Xu Ming drove away and Song Jia came to pick up Niuniu, Jian Chu also felt that he had to go back to the house to warm up first, and shivered from the cold, so he said to Qin Huai: "Then let's go back first, I'll wait Go and see Mu Nan."

Song Jia asked suspiciously: "What's wrong with Mu Nan?"

Jian Chu said: "You have a stomach problem, you should go back first, I just saw your brother open the door and take a look outside, now it's two o'clock, seven o'clock Come over for dinner."

The two went back to their respective homes, although they didn't know if Jian Chu said it casually, but after Qin Huai returned to the house, he still asked Mu Nan to put the things that shouldn't be outside into the space. But Jian Chu really didn't just say it casually, knocking on the door around four o'clock.

Qin Huai is cleaning up the charcoal ashes on the stove, and there is no need to clean out the burned charcoal ashes every time, as long as some empty spaces are cleared regularly, and at least half of them should be left in the stove. Some rural people do not have heating conditions in their homes, so they use a small porcelain jar that can be held in the hand, filled with hot charcoal ash, and the heat can last at least a day.

The space inside the stove is not too small, except that there is a fire under the boiler, and there are piles of ashes in some corners beside it. Qinhuai buried two sweet potatoes in the ashes in the corners. There is no need for a big fire, just use the stove The temperature inside and the remaining temperature of the ashes should be cooked, so that the sweet potatoes that are slowly baked will produce honey, and they will taste with a unique charcoal fragrance.

It is probably because of the bland food these past few days that his mouth has no taste. It is rare for Mu Nan to want to eat some roasted sweet potatoes, so Qin Huai will bake them for him naturally. It will be uncomfortable again. When Jian Chu knocked on the door, Qin Huai had just buried the sweet potatoes. When he got up to open the door, he lifted the curtain outside the kang to have a look. He saw that Mu Nan was sleeping soundly. After a while, most of her hot, red face was buried under the quilt. Qin Huai smiled, put down the curtain, and then went to open the door for Jian Chu.

Jane came here from the garage at first, so she didn't wear too much. She just wore a down jacket. Now the down jacket has become the most basic home clothes. If you wear a down jacket in the house, you don't even need to cover it with a quilt. It's cold, the down jacket that can resist wind and snow in the past, if you wear it outside now, it can freeze your heart in three minutes.

As soon as he saw Qin Huai, Jian Chu handed the bowl containing a piece of chicken breast to Qin Huai: "If you can't eat something too greasy, then you can make some shredded chicken porridge for Mu Nan, it just so happens that the chicken breast is not tasty even when roasted, so it's better to make it Turn it into minced meat and put it into porridge."

Qin Huai didn't refuse, and politeness is hypocritical when he doesn't need it. After thanking him and taking it, he let Jian Chu enter the room: "Nan Nan is asleep." Jian Chu quickly relaxed his

movements As a result, as soon as the curtain covering the front of the kang was lifted, Mu Nan rubbed his eyes and sat up. When Jian Chu saw Mu Nan, he couldn't help but said, "I'll be good, I've only been out for a few days, and my little face is so ugly. I lost weight, what happened? Could it be because I was so hungry that I got stomach problems in order to save food?"

Of course, this was a joke, because they had already grown tomatoes and peppers, so it was already considered The family property is rich, and Qin Huai is so thirsty that he will not starve Mu Nan, so why would he make himself sick for some food.

Mu Nan moved the quilt back and asked Jian Chu to sit on the kang, it was too cold below: "No way, it should be because of the cold wind when I went to register the ID card, it's okay, it's much better these two days, you guys Did you go out well this time? Did you gain a lot?"

Jian Chu said: "Your brother didn't tell you, we are miserable, we haven't hunted shit, the endless sea of ​​snow, looking all the way with a telescope is about to become snow blind In the end, a rabbit nest was finally dug out in countless snow caves. One was caught stupidly, and the other ran away through the hole. Fortunately, Xu Ming reacted quickly, and shot an arrow at once. When I got to the rabbit's ears, I got two."

Mu Nan said, "Only two?"

Jian Chu sighed: "No, but it would be nice to have something to gain, and we also have a relationship with the people on the Monkey Mountain side. They live in the mountain and can set traps. They have a better geographical advantage than us. Our side The supplies are more abundant than theirs, such as oil and salt, they are in short supply, and they can be traded. We agreed that we will trade once in ten days. Anyway, try to live as much as possible. If the rabbit dies, then use it to exchange for points , Isn't there equipment on it? Let them check first to see if there is any problem and whether they can eat. This will save us a lot of trouble. If we go there quickly, we can go back and forth on the same day. We didn't bring much this time. I just exchanged a pheasant and a few rabbit skins, and I hope I can exchange more things next time."

Mu Nan frowned slightly when he heard this, and felt a little unsafe: "Is it reliable? Things don't matter, if you rob the car or clothes, you will die. There are only a few of us, and if there are too many people on the other side, it is not appropriate to rob. And you also said that they have a geographical advantage, so the monkey The mountain is equivalent to their lair, and I heard that the people who lived there were originally some residents in the vicinity, and many of them were relatives, are you sure they can do business honestly?" Jian Chu is not an idiot who believes in the truth, goodness and beauty of the

world Tian, ​​when Mu Nan said this, his heart beat a little: "No way, this is not acting in a TV series, would it be so vicious?"

Mu Nan said: "What if I didn't rob you this time, maybe I dislike you There are few things, if you really have this idea, you can go to catch big fish for a long time, next time you go, you will bring rice, flour, grain and oil, and in this world, do you think human nature is tested?" After Mu Nan finished speaking, Qin Huai gave Jian

Chu After pouring the tea, he quickly said, "Brother, what do you think? Is it possible for what I said to happen?"

Qin Huai handed the tea to Jian Chu, then sat next to Mu Nan, looked at Jian Chu and said, "I didn't see I have never met the people you have contacted, so whether the other party is sincerely trading or has bad intentions and bad judgments, but it is not a big mistake to be careful, and having multiple minds is not a bad thing." Jian Chu slightly pursed her lips, frowned slightly, and drank with her teacup in her

hands After a while, he said, "Then do you think we should trade?"

Mu Nan thinks it's better not to, anyway, he is timid and afraid of death, this kind of behavior that he knows is dangerous, if he can do it, he doesn't want it.

Qin Huai thought it was worth a try: "If you can talk to the military department, or you can rent hot weapons for self-defense, I think it's okay, but if it's just a few of you next time, and even bring a dog, it's better Don't take any risks."

Jian Chu said: "Leasing hot weapons? This is impossible, not to mention that our country is strictly controlled. Even if the control is not strict, it is impossible to rent these things to civilians at will. As for mobilizing the military, it is impossible. How do you move it?"

Mu Nan said: "If you can't rent hot weapons, then you can rent someone who can carry hot weapons. Didn't you change the rabbit skins? The resources for clothes are relatively scarce now. Animal fur is a very good thing to keep warm. I think the people in the military department should also need it. Although there are few people there, it may not be able to provide too much, but it is better than nothing. Another one, I don't know if it will be cleared. Know the situation of Monkey Mountain. If you are clear, you can ask them about it. If you are not sure, use the possibility of occupying the mountain as king to persuade them to send one or two soldiers to go with you to check the situation. People are at a disadvantage, so I feel that it might make sense."

Jian Chu felt that this matter could be tried, although they had no intention of harming others, it was still possible to take a little precaution.

Mu Nan said: "When we went to register the ID card that day, we saw a big cow."

Jian Chu was a little surprised, this world may be parted forever, and it is really lucky to meet some acquaintances: "How do they What's the matter? Where do you live now?"

Mu Nan sighed: "Daniu's wife is gone, it seems that he had already suffered from a serious illness before, and he still couldn't get over it in the end. It was because his wife was in poor health and couldn't stand the trouble, so when the military head drove back to pick him up, Daniel and the others didn't come. When he came, there was no place to live here. So I just lived in the big warm house."

Jian Chu was a little bit embarrassed when he heard the words: "I thought his wife was just not in good health, so she was sick. The big cow said how the situation in our house is now. Yet?"

Mu Nan said: "It's very chaotic. When the government left, it left those who were already sick. Now the entire urban area is a major epidemic area. Layers of siege and blockades are being made to prevent people inside from coming out. If the body temperature is normal, they will be taken to quarantine for observation, and if there is no problem, they will be brought here, and then they will be put into the residential area after passing through another quarantine and observation, and those who are already sick, there is really no other way." Hearing

this Jian Chu only felt chills, but if they left a little later at the beginning, she couldn't imagine what would happen now: "Then no one in the urban area can come out now? Just stay inside and wait to die?"

Mu Nan said: "There is no other way but this, but the government didn't ignore it. I heard from Daniel that when he was observing in the isolation area, he could see vehicles coming in and out every day, and some medical staff and various medicines were there. Transporting to the urban area, no matter it is definitely impossible, we can only manage it within our ability, and the country is also very difficult under the current conditions." Jian Chu rubbed his arms: "This is

an infectious disease in foreign countries that I saw before. The movie seems to control the sick people together, and let the people who are not sick go outside, and let the people inside survive on their own. As a result, the diseases have undergone various mutations and evolutions in people, and they have coexisted with humans. , but the healthy people outside are not as good as they have antibodies, so human beings have become two camps, those who have been abandoned hate the government and healthy people, so they become the opposite." Mu Nan asked curiously: "Then who will win in the end

? Qin

Huai on the side couldn't help but smile: "You have seen this kind of movie a lot, and you know that it must be a great reconciliation of human beings in the end. It must be a conspiracy conspired by some scientists, using human beings as experiments, In the end, the people in the epidemic area got the final antibody drug and solved those conspirators."

Jian Chu gave Qin Huai a thumbs up: "It's such a routine, but I didn't expect that those things that were thought to be just science fiction movies are now real. It really happened."

Mu Nan shook his head: "This kind of thing won't happen in our country, it's so dangerous inside now, there are still a lot of medical staff going in, there will be a vaccine soon, the plague will always pass of that day."

Jian Chu sighed silently. Who doesn't want the disaster to pass quickly? Although they live in a government-controlled area and seem to be fine, that's because they had enough supplies before. How many people can have such supplies now? Yes, I'm afraid that many people are starving and freezing, so they can't feel that their current life is going well, as if the situation outside is what they see in front of them, maybe it's just a place separated from them by a wall, which is the purgatory on earth.

Jian Chu sat for a while and then left. He had to go back and tidy up the leftover chicken. One chicken is definitely not enough for too many people. Even if Qin Huai and Mu Nan didn't come to eat, it would not be enough, just half of the chicken breast The meat was given to Qin Huai, and the remaining half was chopped into minced meat, seasoned, added some chili powder, and then wrapped in bread, so that there was meat and a staple food. Qin Huai gave Jian Chu two tomatoes, made a tomato soup, ate roast chicken nuggets, and ate chicken cakes, which was very rich.

Qin Huai was afraid that Mu Nan would also like to eat, so after Jian Chu left, he comforted him: "When you get well, I'll make you whatever you want to eat."

Mu Nan hugged the pillow and leaned against it: "Brother, it's about changing things. , do you want to go?"

Qin Huai said: "If you are doing well, maybe I will go, but it's okay, if this kind of transaction is not a scam, there will always be a next time."

Because the next transaction is agreed At that time, Yu Zibai and the others didn't want to break their promise, so they inquired with the military department early to see if they could have soldiers with weapons in addition to vehicles. Even the higher-ups had never thought that such an operation could be possible, but after being proposed, they considered it and refused. This opening must not be opened. His soldiers are not mercenaries. This kind of thing has two things, although now These people want to borrow people directly through their officials, but once the precedent is set, many things will be unstoppable, especially in this kind of disaster year, to have extra income to earn materials is more touching than money.

But even though he refused, the higher-ups really wanted to know about the situation on Monkey Mountain. The rescue team had been to Monkey Mountain before, but at that time the people who dug holes and lived in Monkey Mountain had almost stabilized. I lived in a place in the summer, and this winter is not without cold-proof things. Many people are reluctant to live in residential areas. It may be the psychological shadow caused by people who have been ill before. I feel that too many people live together. not safe. So at that time, the rescue team did not forcefully ask everyone to leave. Later, too many people came back from the rescue. I was too busy to take care of the small group of people at Monkey Mountain.

But now they are interested in starting animal husbandry. It would be better if more live animals could be traded over, so they decided on the travel time of Jianchu and the others, and they planned to arrange a car with some supplies. Pretending to be people and going with them, except for those living things, I don't know if I can get some mountain goods, but judging from the hot temperature before, it's lucky that there is no mountain fire in Monkey Mountain. It's good to have expectations.

After confirming that there were soldiers accompanying them, Jian Chu and the others suddenly felt at ease, and the last bit of worry was dispelled, and it happened to be able to carefully observe whether the people on the Monkey Mountain were good people or bad people.

What Jian Chu and the others didn't expect was that this time the accompanying team was led by someone they knew, the squad leader who was in charge of rescue at the cold supply point, surnamed Yuan. That's how it's called, and now the few pieces of solar energy on the roof of their house were given by Team Yuan. It's been almost a year since this happened, and they didn't expect to act together again.

Yuan Gang still had an impression of those young people back then. After all, he was the only one who asked him for solar panels. It was just that there were two more familiar faces and two less familiar ones. Just asked one more question.

Jian Chu said: "You are asking about Qin Huai, we are all together, and this time he also has a share of the supplies brought this time, but there is no one at home, someone has to stay and look after the house, so he didn't go this time "It's better not to talk about someone's illness, even if it's just a stomach disease that has nothing to do with infectious diseases, one more thing is worse than one less thing.

Hearing that several of them were still together, Yuan Gang sighed a little: "This is also fate." This kind of calamity year, adversity is the most rare.

After counting the supplies that Jian Chu and the others brought, Yuan Gang said, "Have you discussed the details of the previous transaction?" Jian Chu

shook his head: "Not yet, we should discuss it carefully this time, if we want to maintain the follow-up transaction , There must be a standard, we can't go there in a big wind and snow, and let them sit on the ground and raise the price."

Yuan Gang nodded: "Okay, this time we will follow you, and then you will come to the interview first, what's the problem? Let's discuss it later."

Yuan Gang brought two people, three of them in one car, Jian Chu and the others were still four, but this time Song Jia didn't bring Niu Niu, the purpose of this trip is to exchange supplies, it is inappropriate to bring Niu Niu Well, even if the people of Monkey Mountain live in the mountains and hunt conveniently, but the mountains are not full of wild meat, if someone sees a dog, it will be troublesome.

The group went on the road smoothly, Mu Nan looked at the snow that seemed to be changing, and couldn't help sighing: "I hope everything goes well."

Qin Huai stretched out his arms to hug him, and put down the raised curtains: "Yes Yes, with soldiers following, it will definitely go smoothly."