Chapter 3

"Don't talk nonsense." Gu Kai clenched Chen Cong's cold hand.

His own hands were still shaking, but he tried hard to comfort her: "You haven't had enough rest recently, don't talk nonsense about life and death."

"Let me show you something else."

Seeing that Gu Kai was obviously in confusion but still refused to believe what he saw, Shen Cong sighed deeply in his heart.

She thought about it, and a light gray card appeared in her hand.

She handed the card to Gu Kai: "Take a look at this."

Gu Kai took the card and found that it should be an identity card with a photo of Chen Cong on it, but she looked haggard and thin in the photo.

Her cheeks are so sunken that even her husband has to look carefully to recognize her.

The card contained Chen Cong's identity information, including date of birth, ID number, etc. He checked and found that everything was correct.

Then his eyes fell on the line of small words at the bottom of the card, which read: Valid until 2076.05.06-2096.05.06.

He suddenly looked up at his wife, then his eyes fell on the line of small words again, and he was shocked!

It is now June 2072, and this ID card was actually issued four years later!

His heart was pounding.

Even though he was unwilling to believe it, Gu Kai had to admit that all this was too unbelievable.

Could it be that what the wife said was true and she really came back from the future?

"This is the relief food I received this morning. It's still warm. Would you like to try it?"

Chen Cong handed a steamed bun to Gu Kai. It was pitch black with a hint of dark green and gave off an indescribable sour and stinky smell.

"You haven't seen it before? Let me tell you, it's made of dried insects, wild vegetables and bran. The insects haven't appeared yet, so of course you haven't seen it.

Don't underestimate it, it's my daily ration. I walked for more than an hour to get it, and I was bitten by insects in the end. "

At this point, Shen Cong smiled bitterly, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone.

"If I had known that I would die anyway, why would I have made this trip? I could have just stayed in the house. It's better to die of hunger than to be bitten to death by insects!

Gu Kai, you don't know that the fangs of that insect are poisonous. People who are bitten by it will have swelling on their body, and their skin will turn black and crack, which is as ugly as it can be.

Besides, it hurts so much!"

As she spoke, she seemed to recall the tragic experience again. She subconsciously hugged her arms tightly and began to tremble all over.

Gu Kai's tears finally couldn't be controlled and flowed out.

He hugged his wife tightly, wishing he could rub her into his body.

He believed it now. He believed that his wife had gone through hardships that he could not imagine. Just hearing about it made him feel so heartbroken that he felt like he was suffocating.

He kissed Chen Cong's hair and cheeks over and over again, comforting her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, Chen Cong, don't be afraid, I'm always here."

"But you're gone! You're all gone! You're all dead, leaving me alone. I'm so scared, I want to die too, I don't want to stay in that place alone..."

After hearing what her husband said, Shen Cong broke down and finally couldn't hold back her tears.

She hugged Gu Kai back, also with all her strength, wishing she could lock herself with him forever and ever.

Chen Cong told Gu Kai everything that happened after the end of the world.

Then I told him, "Not long after my parents passed away, I discovered an extra dimension. In fact, I was not the only one who discovered supernatural powers. At that time, many people around me also discovered it.

But compared to other people's abilities that can control water and speed up plant growth, mine is pretty useless. This space is only about 20 square meters, and people can't go in except for storing things. But it's the end of the world, there's nothing to eat, so what can I put in there?"

As Chen Cong spoke, he put the furniture he had put away earlier back in place one by one, and said regretfully: "This is basically the limit. I can't put in any more."

"It doesn't matter. According to you, this apocalypse is just caused by abnormal weather conditions, and social order has not really collapsed.

In this case, we can start planning from now on, store more food, prepare more supplies, and as long as we do a good job of defense, there shouldn’t be any problem keeping them at home if there’s not enough space.”

After the initial shock, Gu Kai gradually calmed down.

He pondered over what his wife had said and what to do next.

According to his wife, the end of the world will come a month from now, so they really don’t have much time left.

"Not only do we need to store food, we also need to prepare things to plant. In the later stages, the biggest cause of death is actually famine. No one knows when the apocalypse will end. I have been there for six years and have not seen any light at the end of the tunnel. So we must plant food. Just storing food will never be enough."

"You're right. We need to go back and discuss the planting with our parents. Dad is quite experienced in growing vegetables, so he knows more about it than we do. By the way, Congcong, do you want to tell them about this in advance?"

"Yes. Not only do you have to tell my parents, but you have to tell your dad too. If you don't explain it to him clearly, he will definitely not agree to go back to live with my parents.

The house he lives in now is too old. It collapsed during the initial earthquake and was never cleared out. That house is no longer habitable.”

Gu Kai nodded: "I asked him to sign earlier. The developer is eager for someone to take the lead. I guess they can get the money back immediately once they agree."

"Well, we don't want a house, we want money. We have big expenses ahead of us."

The owners of the community where my father-in-law lives have been in a tug-of-war with the real estate developer for a long time, and the price has not been negotiated.

From the previous life until the end of the world, many old residents did not have time to move out. In the end, whether they survived or not is one thing, but their homes were certainly destroyed.

If my father-in-law were to sign first this time, he would definitely be scolded by some people, but with his prestige, there would definitely be people who would follow suit.

Chen Cong didn't have the ability to save many people, but if he could get some people to move out early, it would be considered a good thing.

As for the developers - what they want to buy is the land anyway, and the houses are meant to be demolished.

If the end of the world comes to an end one day in the future, the land will still be theirs, and no one can take it away.

Knowing that time was limited, neither of them dared to indulge in sadness anymore and immediately prepared to take action.

"Congcong, I see you already have an idea. Tell me your idea first."

"Well, because I was in Nan'an when the earthquake hit, I know the situation there. But I only heard about what happened in Beining from my parents and people around me afterwards, so I don't know much about it, so we have to make some preparations."

Speaking of this, Chen Cong recalled his experiences at the beginning of the end of the world.

Even though a long time had passed, she still couldn't help shivering, with deep fear in her eyes.

Gu Kai couldn't help but hold his wife's hand with heartache, only to find that in such a hot day, her hand was like ice.

Chen Cong paused for a moment, then smiled at Gu Kai, trying to show a strong look.

Then he continued, "I heard from my mother that in Beining, due to the aftershocks in the coastal areas, it rained heavily for several days in a row, and many places were flooded.

The house I live in in the civil servants' community is an old one, and the location is low, so the foundation has been soaked.

First it was flooded, then there was an earthquake, and it was one of the first to collapse. So the house could no longer be kept.

I will go to my mother to ask for the property certificate tomorrow, and then we can pawn it."

"Dang?" Gu Kai was a little puzzled.

"To the pawnshop."

Chen Cong explained: "If we just pawn it, we can get the money immediately without all those tedious procedures. Cashing out early is the most important thing now. We can do more things with the money."

"As for this house," Shen Cong looked up.

"This house is new. Do you remember the developer's advertisement saying it could withstand an earthquake of magnitude 7 or above? Later it turned out that this was not an exaggeration.

Maybe it’s because it’s not in an earthquake zone. Anyway, as far as I can remember, all the houses around it were gone, and only the six around us were still there, so I wanted to keep it.”

"But," there was obvious confusion in his deep voice.

"You sold this house before the end of the world. Although I know these buildings didn't collapse, I haven't been back to take a closer look. I have no idea what our house looks like after the earthquake.

After all, this house is on the top floor. If no protective measures are taken in advance, the damage will definitely be more serious than on other floors.

So I was thinking that we should install it first, but not live here for the time being, just in case.

Let’s take Dad and move to my parents’ house in the countryside.

The house is big and there is a yard. We should clean it up and build a house in the yard as soon as possible so that we can grow vegetables in it.

And it's not in an earthquake zone.

At that time, most of the houses in Beining collapsed, but the collapsed houses in the village were all old houses. Many of the new houses built in recent years were just cracked or half collapsed, but they were still habitable.

The key point is that it is said that no one in the village was crushed to death by houses due to the earthquake, so it is relatively safe.

But we can only live in that house for a few years at most, and we have to move back here before the insect plague occurs.

There are too many vacant lots over there, and all the former fields are now barren and overgrown with weeds.

When there is an insect plague, the place is completely infested with insects.

Gu Kai, you don’t know, when those insects fly up, they cover the sky and the earth! You can’t even see the sun…”

Chen Cong said a lot more, and Gu Kai listened quietly without interrupting her at all.

He just held her hand tighter and tighter, his eyes slightly red with heartache.

He finally couldn't sit still anymore, he shook Shen Cong's hand vigorously and stood up.

The author has something to say:

I saw some friends asking why high-rise buildings are fine during earthquakes. Let me explain:

Before writing this, I checked some information and learned that new high-rise buildings have earthquake resistance requirements. The higher the floor, the higher the requirements. So when facing a strong earthquake, it is the lower floors, especially the old-style staircase buildings, that are more dangerous. If you are interested, you can search and take a look.

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