Chapter 79 Preparation

That day, they finally arrived at their new residence before dark.

Lin Hongyang did not rest, but went with Captain Wu to check the supplies needed next.

Because, next, they will cross the mountains. Once they cross the mountains, they will reach Ganzhou, which is not far from the final place of exile.

This mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles, and it will take at least several days to cross it. There will be no village or shop nearby, and if you don't prepare the things you might need in advance, if something really happens, you will be helpless.

Perhaps because they were worried that the prisoners would be exhausted and slow down the team, the evening meals were much better. There were not only steamed buns, but also thick porridge and boiled eggs.

Seeing this, everyone's eyes were red. It had been more than a month since the eggs that they used to despise became the delicacy they dreamed of.

With so much food suddenly available, many people chose to save the steamed buns and eggs for later.

Captain Wu saw this and said, "If you don't want to eat it, put it down."

This is for their health, not for future consumption.

Besides, how long can it last in this hot weather? It might go bad tomorrow.

When everyone heard this, they didn't want to keep it anymore. They quickly took a bite of the steamed bun, peeled the egg, and took a bite to eat it. Hmm, it was much more delicious than the eggs they remembered.

They ate it in small bites, savoring it carefully and cherishing it very much.

Pu Zhiwen said that many parents who were waiting for their children were reluctant to eat an extra bite and left it for their children.

Fortunately, after going through so much, the previously willful and capricious children have grown up and become much more sensible. They all said that they also had it and their parents ate it too.

Seeing this sudden warmth, Captain Wu sighed. He couldn't stand such sentimentality and decided to turn a blind eye.

Because they all knew that the next few days would be very hard, they went back to the house to rest after dinner.

Only by conserving your energy can you get through this most difficult stage.

The deep mountains and dense forests are sparsely populated, full of insects, rats, snakes and ants, the weather is hot, and miasma is rampant. Many people may die in this final stage.

"Should we prepare anything?" Lu Yao began to check the useful things in the space.

In these days, in the mountains and forests, I am not afraid of anything else but mosquitoes, snakes, ants, and miasma.

Miasma is a poisonous gas formed by the accumulation of dampness and heat in the mountains and forests.

In a humid and hot environment, microorganisms are easily bred. Microorganisms can decompose the decaying bodies of animals and plants into nutrients that can be absorbed by plants and re-enter the biological cycle.

When microorganisms decompose plants and animals, they produce some toxic substances and gases. If there are too many toxic gases in the air, people who inhale the toxic substances may become sick.

Symptoms include malaria, dysentery, beriberi, sand lice, throat diseases, hemorrhagic fever, etc.

In the south, there is even a saying that "all diseases are called malaria."

Although miasma mainly appears in the south, the place they are going to is in the southwest, and as the weather changes, various situations are inevitable.

Lu Mingxiu took out a small package from a large package and took out a few porcelain bottles. "These are the detoxification pills I asked someone to find. Each of you take one bottle. Take one pill before you leave for the front line tomorrow. If you feel unwell later, take more."

But they have a carriage, so it should be relatively better.

Lu Yao said, "I'll make some more heat-clearing and detoxifying tea tomorrow. Everyone should drink more these days."

In fact, she had been secretly conditioning several people along the way. To a certain extent, their resistance to the outside world was much higher than that of others.

"Oh, right," Lu Yao thought of something and took out a few sachets from her "bag." "There are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains, so I carry these with me."

This sachet was something she came up with when she was bored in the apocalypse. She added a lot of things to it, and it does more than just repel mosquitoes.

She thought about it and prepared a big one. In order to repay the favor, she should thank Captain Lin Hongyang and others for taking care of them.

"Is it okay to give all these to them?" Lu Mingxiu asked.

Lu Yao gave him a reassuring look: "We picked these on the road." Even if there is suspicion, there is no evidence.

Lu Mingxiu took a look and found nothing wrong, so he felt relieved.

"Brother, how is your health now? Are you feeling unwell?" she asked.

Hearing my younger sister ask the same question again, I answered seriously as usual: "My current condition is similar to that after that. Apart from being a little uncomfortable from the shaking, I don't feel any other discomfort."

The answer was quite serious.

Ever since she started following him, Lu Yao would ask the same question every day. Lu Mingxiu also knew that it was because of his poor health since childhood that people were worried about him, so he tried his best to take good care of himself so as not to worry his younger sister and the others.

Hearing this, Lu Yao smiled with satisfaction and took out a small pill as usual and handed it over, "This is for today."

Not only did he have it, but he, Rong Yanhui and their two children also had it.

Of course, Mo Zhu is also an important member of their family.

However, except for the three of them, the rest of the people were given the drink diluted in water.

Lu Mingxiu looked at Lu Yao helplessly. Ever since he learned about her experience, this little sister had become more casual in front of him.

"Be careful," Lu Mingxiu would always remind him nervously, "It's a crime to possess a treasure, don't let others see it."

Lu Yao smiled and said, "It's right in front of you two."

One is her husband with whom she has shared life and death, and the other is her blood relative. She doesn't want to hide it, nor can she hide it.

after all,

We live together day and night. Unless you never use the space, as long as you move, there is a possibility of being discovered. Instead of letting them guess and think too much, it is better to tell them proactively, which can also make them feel at ease.

And my brother, he should have realized it when he was very young, right?

Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown that "as expected" expression after hearing my confession.

"Summer-relief medicine, dampness-removing medicine, detoxification pills, diarrhea medicine..." Lu Yao counted them one by one, putting aside all those that could be used and those that could not be used. When she really needed them, she could just take them out.

While the three were chatting, the two children were boxing with Mo Zhu in the yard.

This is also their regular program every night during this period.

When the two children came in with red faces and heavy breathing, the three of them ended their conversation and put their things away. Lu Yao held the two children's hands, Rong Yanhui took the big bag of medicinal herbs, and the family of four returned to the courtyard next door where the exiled prisoners were accommodated.

After handing the large bag to Captain Wu, they returned to their room while the latter was in a daze.

At this time, many people had already gone to bed. Rong Yanhui was walking at the end, his attention always on his wife and children, fearing that they would fall in the dark. He only breathed a sigh of relief after all three of them had gone to bed, and then he lay down in the place between his home and Pu Zhiwen's.

The family of four said good night to each other and quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, Lu Yao and her friends not only prepared a delicious meal, but also cooked a pot of heat-clearing and detoxifying soup. The quantity was large enough for everyone to have half a bowl.

Shen Shiren held the bowl of medicine with mixed feelings.

Do you regret it for him? Of course you do.

If he had not been so impulsive and severed ties with others early on, would the Shen family's life have been the same as theirs?

So,

Not only would I not have to work so hard, but my mother wouldn't have gotten sick and become disabled from traveling every day, and eventually passed away...

The more I thought about it, the more I regretted it. Why had I been so impulsive in the first place? It was just a little more money and a little more food. I could have waited until we got there and then figured out how to make them vomit it out.

Not only Shen Shiren regretted it, but even Wang Yalan and Shen Yaoming, the mother and son who had always wanted to completely drive people out of the Shen family, also regretted it.

Of course, besides regretting that they had driven them away too early and thus not been able to enjoy such good treatment, they also regretted not completely crushing them to death. How could they be willing to watch them getting better and better? How could they not hate them!

"Cousin, are we really just going to let this go?" Wang Yalan said unwillingly, "Yan Rong is your biological son after all. Even if his bones are broken, his tendons are still connected."

Shen Shiren sighed: "Do you think I don't want to?"

Especially when he saw them often sitting in the front of the carriage with the Pu family's child, he wanted to throw the little thing down and take its place, but he didn't dare to act rashly.

"The original letter of severance was signed by Captain Wu as a witness." He gritted his teeth. Those bastards must have thought of this all along, calculating step by step until he fell into the trap they had set.

Even though they have seen through their sinister intentions now, they can do nothing about it. Captain Wu and his men will certainly not easily let off those who don't give them face.

"Let's not provoke those guys for now." Shen Yaoming advised, "We'll be arriving in Ganzhou soon. I will definitely find a way to make life better for my parents."

He drank the medicine in the bowl in one gulp. The bitter taste spread in his mouth and he couldn't help shivering.

Before setting off, they found a place to sit down and looked at the busy postmen and soldiers. They were actually in a trance for a moment.

Today we will set off half an hour later than usual.

Many necessities were not delivered until early in the morning.

What followed was the busy work of counting, unloading and loading. When everything was ready, Lin Hongyang gave an order and the other party was ready to go.

But before that, they went through what needed to be said and warned, as well as how to deal with problems that might arise.

Everyone listened very carefully.

I know that the miasma here is serious. If you are not careful or your physical fitness is too poor, you may be poisoned and sick in minutes.

Although people always say they don't want to live, if they really can live, no one wants to, and no one is willing to die. Naturally, they have to listen carefully to these means of signing up.

"Set off!"

At Captain Wu's command, everyone left the post station in an orderly manner.

The post station, which was bustling before, became quiet in an instant after they left.

"Postmaster, do you think this group of people can reach their destination safely?" a postman asked the postmaster beside him.

The postmaster put his hands behind his back and said in a profound tone, "Maybe."

"They are very different from those who came before." The postman continued, "Perhaps, it really can work."

"Who cares?" the postmaster glared at the postman. "Go and clean up quickly, boy! Don't be lazy!"

The postman chuckled. He was just curious about those officers and soldiers. He didn't know what they were thinking. Why would they be so kind to someone who was destined to die here?

"Ah owe!"

Lin Hongyang sneezed.

Who is talking about me?

He rubbed his itchy nose and urged everyone to move faster, and to travel a little further while they still had energy. It would not be too late to rest later when they were exhausted.

The mountains stretched as far as the eye could see. They walked quickly along the official road, and by noon they were still at the foot of the mountain.

Everyone: “…”

It felt like they had been walking for a long time, but it turned out to be just a short distance.