At the end of May, a four-to-five-day continuous heavy rain swept across the world. After receiving notification from the village committee, Jiang Qian's family evacuated with the main group, b...
Chapter 109 Get in the Car
"I've discussed that house with your brother-in-law before. We plan to go back and pack up our things if we have the chance, and then hand it over to the government to rent out."
Knowing that her elder sister knew what was going on, Ren Ru didn't say anything more.
She took the package her eldest sister had packed for Ren's father and Yangyang and said, "You and your brother-in-law can come with us to the train station later. We can pick up the things we packed when we went to your house. Unfortunately, the rescue team hadn't arrived when we went there before, so the three of us couldn't take much with us."
Only then did Ren Ying realize that her younger sister and her family had gone there privately before the rescue team arrived. Thinking of the dangers they encountered in the community when they evacuated, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Why are you so reckless? If you want to go look for them, can't you wait until the rescue team arrives and it's safe?" Ren Ying became more and more scared. "If something happens to you, my father and I will feel so sad! Don't you care about the elderly and children at home? You even let Dongzi and Qianqian follow you on this adventure!"
"Don't your parents-in-law have any objections to you doing this?" Ren Ying was angry and anxious.
Ren Ru was silent.
She didn't know whether her parents-in-law would have any objections, but for her at that time, even if they did, even if Jiang Dong and her eldest sister didn't go, she would still go to find someone.
But facing the elder sister's advice...
"You must never do that next time, okay? Your parents-in-law are reasonable, but you can't just think about yourself and not consider your family. Besides, even if you don't consider others, you should think about Chenchen! He is the person you are most responsible for in this world!"
"Sister, I get it! I won't do it again next time!"
Ren Ru interrupted her elder sister and continued, "Sister, Dad and Yangyang are staying on the bus with us this time. We usually stay on the bus. My mother-in-law and Dongzi basically spend most of their time in the dining car. If you, Dad, and brother-in-law want to find us in the future, just get on the bus or ask someone to pass a message to us."
"Okay, got it."
The two of them walked out while talking.
In the small living room outside, Ren's father and Jiang Dong had just finished their questioning. Seeing the two people come out, the family got off the bus and walked towards the train.
While walking on the mountain road, Jiang Qian set the departure time of the train.
Almost at the same time, on the train, Huang Liping, seeing the new departure time, held Jiang's father's arm tightly, her eyes full of surprise.
Father Jiang glanced at his wife and felt relieved and happy.
You came back so soon, it seems my son and his friends found the person.
The other people surrounding the train naturally saw the departure time in more than two hours, and those who wanted to go somewhere else by train hurriedly began to pack up and prepare to get on the train.
The young soldier who was following his leader silently became anxious when he saw more and more people getting on the bus.
There are not many people at their resettlement site to begin with. If too many people leave tonight, there may not even be anyone on duty tomorrow.
However, the leader's face did not show any worry at all, but was filled with a happy smile.
"Don't worry," the leader patted his shoulder, "someone will leave, and others will naturally come back."
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Half an hour later, Jiang Dong and others returned to the train.
It was the first time for Ren's father and others to see what the legendary train looked like, and they were a little curious about where Ren Ru's family worked and lived.
But unfortunately, even if they spent crystals to buy tickets, the only place they could go was the dining car, and they could not enter the carriage where the Jiang family lived.
Because of this, and because there were relatively few zombies in the mountains, other than the rescue team, no one else had that many crystal cores to use. In the end, Ren's father and Ren Ying's family of three were waiting downstairs, and only Jiang Qian and the other two got in the car to find Grandpa Xia.
As the owner of the train, Jiang Qian could let the three people get on the train directly, but for future convenience, it would be better to go through the procedures with Grandpa Xia.
In the dining car, Old Man Xia was still sitting steadily.
Just after the three people from the Jiang family got off the car, people from the rest of their families also got off the car to check, and now some people have not returned yet.
However, Mr. Xia is old, and although he did not stop others from getting off the bus, he himself had no intention of getting off to join in the fun.
Therefore, Jiang Qian and the other two found the person as soon as they entered the dining car.
Jiang Weimin and Huang Liping were also sitting in the dining car with their little grandson. When they saw them come back, they hurriedly asked about the whereabouts of their in-laws.
Jiang Qian knew that Ren Ru was anxious, so she asked her and Jiang Dong to go to Mr. Xia to discuss applying for new family quotas, while she stayed behind to explain to her parents.
While Jiang's parents were learning about the Ren family's situation, Old Man Xia also heard clearly what Jiang Dong and Ren Ru were asking for, and was a little surprised for a moment.
"Did you find anyone?"
After the rainstorm, many areas lost contact, and separated relatives were everywhere. It was God's blessing that we could reunite with our loved ones.
His daughter-in-law's wish was fulfilled, and Jiang Dong was in a good mood, looking very happy.
"I found it. My father-in-law and my eldest aunt's family are all here. My eldest aunt and brother-in-law don't want to come with us, but Xiaoru wants to bring my father-in-law and nephew to stay for a few days. I'd like to trouble you to apply for two places for us."
These days, when they were free on the train, they had almost studied the functions of the bracelets given by the train (in fact, it was Jiang Qian who gradually improved the functions of the bracelets).
In comparison, everyone else's bracelet is just an ordinary one, equivalent to a car door key, and only Grandpa Xia's bracelet has more functions.
Before, when they boarded the bus, they had to declare their spots themselves on the big screen at the booth. Later, after all the applicants had boarded the bus, many unrelated people still tried to get through by declaring their spots. Seeing that the system was receiving too many irrelevant messages, Jiang Qian had the system hide the declaration option on the big screen at the booth.
The task of applying for relevant information was given to the only manager among all the current dining car staff - Mr. Xia.
Old Master Xia didn't seem embarrassed. After listening to the request, he nodded and said, "That's no problem."
As he spoke, Grandpa Xia stood up, operated a few times on the big screen of the dining car, and scanned twice with his wristband. Not long after, he found two wristbands from the warehouse and handed them to Jiang Dong.
"These are the two. The smaller one is the child. You can take them to the booth outside to input their information later."
"Thank you, old man."
Jiang Dong took it, said hello briefly to his parents, and took Ren Ru out of the car.
On the other hand, after the two of them got out of the car, Old Master Xia slowly returned to sit next to Jiang Weimin and his wife, smiling and congratulating them, "Weimin, your family is having a happy event."
Jiang Weimin felt relieved that his daughter-in-law was able to find her family, but he was not too happy.
"It can be considered a happy event, but it's a pity for my mother-in-law... Alas! In this world, finding a relative is a blessing in disguise." Jiang Weimin said, and his mood became depressed again when he thought of the villagers who had been separated early and their whereabouts were unknown.
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On the other side, Jiang Dong and Ren Ru put the bracelets on Ren's father and nephew Yangyang, and got into the car under the gaze of Ren Ying and Guo Rui.
This time they went directly to the rest car for the staff, so they found the box where the Jiang family lived after just a few steps.
Father Ren held his grandson's hand and followed behind his youngest daughter and son-in-law. He looked around the small room and frowned immediately. "How about Yangyang and I get off the car? Your place isn't very big, is it?"
When his daughter and son-in-law suggested that he stay with them, Ren's father thought they had a place to accommodate him, but when he saw the whole family crowded into one room, he wanted to turn around and leave.
It’s not that they dislike the poor living conditions. After all, they had stayed in rooms of all kinds on the way to evacuation. They don’t want to live there now, but they just feel that it will cause too much trouble for their daughter and in-laws.
A family of six lives in one room with only four beds. Now, with me and my grandson Yangyang added to the mix, it's too crowded! They're not facing a serious survival crisis right now, so why make everyone uncomfortable?
"It's not a big place, but Dongzi and my mother-in-law usually work in the dining car, so there aren't many people here. We're usually the only ones in this car, so putting a mattress outside won't interfere with our sleep."
Their family, the Tong family, and the Wu family didn't have many people, so they could barely fit into one room. Old Master Xia's family was large, so they all lived in one room for the first two days, which caused a lot of disputes.
Old Master Xia has two sons and one daughter, plus more than ten people in the younger generation, but there are only four beds. How to distribute the beds and who should live in them caused a lot of wrangling at the beginning.
Later, Mr. Xia became annoyed and angry. He only let a few underage children sleep on the beds in the room and kicked out all the other adults.
Old Master Xia’s eldest son was smart and quick to react. He quietly found Li San, who lived alone, and rented the three remaining beds in Li San’s room.
Old Man Xia's youngest son, daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law fell behind and could only sleep on the floor in the carriage if they wanted to stay.
Fortunately, the corridor in the carriage is spacious, and by hanging a curtain around the mattress, it is no different from a room.
Ren Ru said as she pulled out a box from under the bed and found two large plastic bags filled with things. "I found these at my eldest sister's house a while ago. They're all clothes and daily necessities that are hard to find in the apocalypse. I thought Xiaobao was still around, so most of the things I took out were things that babies and young children could use..."
But now, looking at these things, Ren Ru felt a little headache.
【Author’s words】
Less today. I really need a break and some time to think.