Chapter 194 Brother, do you want to hold the baby?

"Drink water, drink water!" Zhang's mother greeted warmly with a smile on her face.

As if she remembered something, Zhang's mother suddenly stood up and hurried into a room, not knowing what she was going to do.

"Ah! Ouch!"

The child in Song Meixuan's arms probably woke up and was crying.

After touching the diaper, she found it was not wet, probably because the child was hungry. Song Meixuan had to say goodbye to the two of them embarrassedly, and then she carried the child into the bedroom.

At this time, Zhang's mother walked out of the house quickly, holding a few things in her hands, and stuffed them into the arms of the two men.

"Xiao Meng, Xiao Shen, these are the straw sandals we made when it was extremely cold. Take them back and wear them."

"If it gets worn out, your aunt will make another one for you."

During the extreme cold, the authorities issued a task to recruit residents to weave straw sandals in exchange for food.

At that time, Zhang Mingtian and his friends thought it was very strange to wear straw sandals in such extreme cold weather.

I thought that since the official announcement was made, it would definitely be useful in the future.

Therefore, Zhang's mother put twenty pairs of straw sandals at home in case of emergency.

Sure enough, after the heat got extreme, the officials took out the straw sandals they had collected earlier and sold them.

There are many people in my family and it's hot today so the straw sandals are worn out quickly.

Zhang's mother put away the four pairs of straw sandals in advance, but she never found the time to give them to Meng Ci and the others.

Now that the two people had arrived, Zhang's mother hurriedly took it out.

When the extreme heat came, Meng Ci and Shen Que did not change their straw sandals, but took out sandals or slippers from the space.

Sandals are also available at item exchange points, so they will not arouse suspicion.

However, since Zhang's mother gave it to them out of kindness, Meng Ci and Shen Que did not refuse and took it.

"Thank you, auntie!" Meng Ci hurriedly thanked.

"You're welcome. You're welcome."

Zhang's mother waved her hands and said that thanks to Meng Ci and Shen Que's daily careful care for them and giving them a lot of things, otherwise her grandson might not have been born smoothly.

After Song Meixuan coaxed the child, she took him out again.

Zhang Mingtian took it with a smile and held the child in front of Meng Ci and the others.

"Brother, look, this is my son!"

"Son, call me brother!"

Meng Ci stood up and felt helpless when he heard this. The generations were really confusing in Zhang Mingtian's mouth.

Meng Ci and Shen Que had already put away their night vision goggles when they came in.

In the candlelight, Meng Ci saw the child's bright eyes and couldn't help but reach out and touch him. The child was quite fat.

"Brother, do you want a hug?" Zhang Mingtian asked hurriedly when he saw Meng Ci was interested in the child.

Meng Ci quickly stepped back and waved his hand to refuse.

"No, no."

The child is so delicate and he is so clumsy, it would be bad if he hurt the child.

If Zhang Mingtian knew what Meng Ci was thinking, he would definitely force the child on Meng Ci.

After all, in his opinion, this child's life was given by Meng Ci, so it might hurt to hold him, just bear with it.

However, Zhang Mingtian didn’t know what Meng Ci was thinking. Seeing that Meng Ci really didn’t want to be hugged, he didn’t force it.

Then he looked at Chen Que who was standing beside him, and wanted to hand the child to Chen Que.

Chen Que was even more afraid to hug the child. The child's head was not even as big as his hand. If the child got bumped or hit, it would be terrible.

Meng Ci and Shen Que stayed for more than ten minutes and then stood up to say goodbye.

Zhang's mother originally wanted to invite the two of them to dinner, but Meng Ci politely declined.

After all, food is scarce nowadays, and adding two more men will consume a lot of food.

Zhang Mingtian sent Meng Ci and the others to the car before going home, but when he opened the door, he kicked something with his foot.

"Mom, what did you put here?" Zhang Mingtian said as he squatted down and groped for the thing.

"Nothing was put in there." Zhang's mother came over holding the child.

Song Meixuan, who was originally cooking in the kitchen, came out holding a candle, and several people saw something placed on the ground.

Meat, flour, dried vegetables, two packs of candles, and even two kilograms of sugar.

"This, this is..." Zhang's mother was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. She wanted to ask where the thing came from.

But he soon realized that only Meng Ci and Shen Que had been there.

Then these things could only have been given by Meng Ci and others.

"How can I accept this?"

"Lao Zhang, go downstairs and see if they have left."

"If you haven't left, give their things back to them."

Song Meixuan pulled Zhang Mingtian up, stuffed the things on the ground to him, and pushed him out while talking.

Previously, Zhang Mingtian went to congratulate Meng Ci and his family on their move, and when he came back he took a lot of things.

Now that the two of them came, they brought so many things with them, so Song Meixuan and the others naturally couldn't accept them.

"I'll go right away, right away." Zhang Mingtian carried his things and walked out in the dark.

Behind him, Zhang's mother was still whispering while holding her child.

"Oh my, a few pairs of straw sandals can actually be exchanged for so many things. This will shorten my life!"

Zhang Mingtian had already run outside the residential building at this time. He looked around and there was no trace of the SUV.

Zhang Mingtian stamped his feet and still came out late.

Seeing several people with flashlights approaching in the distance, Zhang Mingtian was worried that his things would be stolen, so he had to go home.

When Zhang's mother and Song Meixuan saw Zhang Mingtian coming back with things, they both sighed.

"They gave us so many things and helped us so much, how can we repay them?" said Zhang's mother.

"That's right!" Song Meixuan agreed.

Afterwards, the two of them earnestly warned Zhang Mingtian that if he could help Meng Ci and the others in the future, he must not refuse.

Zhang Mingtian nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.

After dinner, Zhang Mingtian took a garbage bag and went out to pick up things in exchange for points.

Meng Ci and Shen Que drove all the way to the points redemption point.

As for the things given to Zhang Mingtian and the others, they were naturally found in the tall man's house.

Although Meng Ci had previously thought that the food was not fresh, it was extremely rare for people surviving in the apocalypse.

As for giving the things to Zhang Mingtian and the others, Meng Ci was not afraid of being discovered.

After all, the tall man's family members are all dead, and no one will appeal for them.

As for the tall man's body, within two days, people living in Zhang Mingtian's building said they smelled a foul odor and eventually found it in the tall man's home.

But no one responded to their knocks, and the residents could not stand it anymore, so they complained to the authorities.

After the officials pried open the door, they saw a tall man lying on the ground with a somewhat decomposed body.

The officials asked around but found no clues, so they took the tall man's body and burned it directly.

Don't say they are cruel or inactive.

Nowadays, during the polar night, many people die every day, and it is basically impossible to find the murderer.

There was nothing they could do.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingtian thought of Meng Ci and Shen Que two days ago, and wondered if they were the ones who killed the person.

But Zhang Mingtian knows Meng Ci and the others very well, and basically will not take the initiative to cause trouble.

The tall man must have offended Meng Ci and the others to be able to chase them home and kill them.

Therefore, Zhang Mingtian did not make the matter public.