To put it bluntly, a brain-type superpower is someone who has a developed brain but simple limbs. For someone like Feng Hao who has survived the apocalypse for half a year and dared not even fight a zombie, only pushing others to delay time, would it take superpowers to kill him?
Chen Jiaqian wiped the dagger clean and put it in her pocket, then placed the mutant plant closer to Feng Hao's body so that the cute little thing could eat the delicious brains as soon as it woke up tomorrow morning.
Afterwards, she asked Song Kaiji to take her away.
"What I said last time was true. I'm sorry. If Shen Qing, or you, need my help, just ask. I'm happy to give you some advice." Chen Jiaqian once again extended an olive branch to Song Kaiji. "Even if I once thought about taking my family to Shen Qing's world, I never thought about betraying or hurting Shen Qing. You can still trust me."
Song Kaiji was silent for a long time before he nodded. They had encountered many difficulties before, the most difficult of which was the time in Zizhou when they faced a group of ogres. However, with their own efforts, although there were some losses, they finally made it through.
This time it was different. This time he was facing the government and the military working together. Once the shackles were put on, his supernatural powers were completely useless. He wanted to fight with real swords and guns, but he couldn't open the space and couldn't get anything out.
There is not even room to fight, and you can only be locked up.
Their little cleverness and efforts were vulnerable in the face of absolute power. Song Kaiji sighed and looked at Chen Jiaqian's brain. At least at this stage, it would be better for them not to take the initiative to cut off from the help. "Thank you, Sister Jiaqian. I will discuss it with Qingqing if he needs it."
Feng Hao's death did stir up some waves in the Hongcheng base. The base officials have always emphasized the maintenance of public security, and it is a rare thing for a middle-level person in the institute to die in his own home. Moreover, Feng Hao has been in the institute for so long, and he has several friends and students. Their first reaction is that they don't believe that Feng Hao died in an accident: although when Feng Hao was found, one-third of his body had been eaten by the mutant plant.
Shen Qing's team was naturally the key suspect. But on the night when Feng Hao got into trouble, the whole team went back to the villa and never came out again: thanks to the zombies Feng Hao had released in their villa to trap Shen Qing, there were many cameras installed near the villa, with 360 degrees of coverage.
Of course, it is also possible that they bribed someone to kill him, but there is no evidence. In the end, there was a lot of noise and the matter was left unresolved.
Shen Qing had been here for two months to take care of her baby, taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor in Anping County. Song Kaiji also gave her some folic acid, calcium tablets, vitamins, fish oil, etc., combining Chinese and Western medicine to protect her baby. Now it has been five months, and her belly doesn't look big, but Shen Qing feels pretty safe and has not experienced the previous discomfort symptoms.
Shen Qing was a little worried about being seen as pregnant at first, but one day Qu Weiwei stared at his belly for a while and said with emotion: "It seems that our life is good. We have been too lazy recently and haven't been on many missions. The boss has a beer belly."
What's this little belly? Before the end of the world, beer bellies were as big as those of a seven or eight month old baby. Even Shen Qing didn't look pregnant, her limbs weren't fat, and it wasn't noticeable at all when she pulled up her jacket.
They haven't been out killing zombies recently, but they have been wandering around the base, planning to find a safe place as a backup base. If they encounter something in the future, can they not just hide away if they can't afford to offend? At least they have a temporary place to stay and run away.
The fewer people who knew about this place, the better. So Song Kaiji, Qu Weiwei, and Tang Wenjie went out to look for it. They came back at night and discussed it with Shen Qing. But how could such a place be so easy to find? The alternatives all had some shortcomings, and they couldn't decide.
"In fact, I think it's better to live in a different base." Qu Weiwei whispered, "It's okay not to go to Chicheng. When we get to the new base, we can keep a low profile and live an ordinary life. Although we have some reputation now, I always feel that those people in the institute are secretly watching us."
After hearing what she said, Tang Wenjie seemed to be thinking about something.
They had the cage tactics, so they were not afraid of being surrounded by zombies after they established their base, and they had no shortage of supplies. But humans were social animals after all, so they would still feel uneasy if there were too few people.
Song Kaiji glanced at Shen Qing's belly and said, "... Let's think about it and talk about it in a few months."
Shen Qing was also considering the feasibility of changing the base. Perhaps they could change to a closer base, and Shen Qing would go back to Lantang Village once every month or two months, and the journey would be controlled within two days: if Song Kaiji used teleportation, he would not have to worry about the traffic jams.
But even if I have to leave, I have to wait until he gives birth to the child and his health returns to its best.
Now Shen Qing goes to Anping County Clinic to check his pulse every week, just as a prenatal checkup. With various nourishing foods, his physical condition is getting better and better, even the old doctor is surprised. Song Kaiji is also very curious about Ge'er's pregnancy. After learning from many sources and combining modern science, Song Kaiji thinks that the mole between Shen Qing's eyebrows may be related to estrogen. The stronger the estrogen, the easier it is to give birth, and the less estrogen, the harder it is to get pregnant. It has nothing to do with whether the mother is strong or not.
"Young men have masculine appearance, so they naturally have less estrogen than women, so it's harder for them to get pregnant than women?" Song Kaiji stroked his chin in thought. According to Shen Qing, young men there are considered beautiful if they look more like women. Is this purely because of aesthetics, or is it people's subconscious pursuit of fertility?
Shen Qing was stunned. How could this be explained? He couldn't help but touch the mole between his eyebrows. He had always thought that he was pregnant, so the mole became brighter red. But Shen Qing thought about other people in the village. Others did not change color when they were pregnant.
"That's probably because your uncle's family opened a tofu workshop, and you often eat tofu, right? Soy products are very good for estrogen." Song Kaiji was just guessing. It was just a joke in the boudoir. Seeing Shen Qing being fooled by him and believing it, Song Kaiji thought it was very cute.
However, Shen Qing really believed it. Because not long after, two brothers working in the workshop in the village were both pregnant. One of them was Zhao Yu. Second Aunt Lian was so happy that she immediately told him not to work anymore and just lie at home to take care of the baby!
The meals in the workshop were prepared by Qin Yingzi, the daughter-in-law of the village chief. Qin Yingzi was also very good at dealing with people. She knew what to eat and what she ate. Uncle Shen Qing's family sold tofu, so she often went to buy it. The workers in the workshop ate tofu every other day. This time, in addition to Yu Ge'er, another little brother was pregnant with his second child. It was a great surprise. How could he not be spoiled?
After all, most of the boys in the village can only give birth to one child in their lifetime. In the past, Zhao Aiye was so strong because he was a boy but gave birth to two children, one of whom was a boy!
Shen Qing realized: So this is what the old people meant when they said that eating tofu nourishes you?
However, most of the Lian family were very happy when Yu'er got pregnant, but Wang was not happy at all. Originally, the only male heir of the second branch, Lian Shi, only gave birth to a little boy, Lian Qiao, so it was possible that the second branch would be extinct. As long as the family was not divided, the family property would sooner or later belong to the boy born by the first branch. Who would have thought that Zhao Yu would be happy again?
Zhao Yu did not go to the workshop to work, but just stayed at home to take care of the baby. Lian Ou was allowed to keep the money she earned from working as a dowry for her child instead of giving it to the palace. The family's income was getting less and less! Wang was very depressed. But if she was asked to be as cruel as Shen Zhiwei, she would not have the courage to kill a person.
It's just that you have to understand other thoughts. When Shen Qing found out, the Lian family was already making a fuss about splitting up. This time, the momentum was no less than that of the Miao family's divorce. Several men came from Shiqu Village, led by Second Aunt Lian's brothers, who said they wanted to help Second Aunt Lian split up the family.
"Can this be done?" Shen Qinghen was surprised. Whether the family can be divided sometimes does not depend on the number of people, but also on whether they are in the right. The rule in the surrounding area is that the family can only be divided after the parents are gone. If they can be divided by asking a few brothers to support them, what will happen? Shen Qing and her mother were able to get away so smoothly at that time because Shen Zhigao was indeed in the wrong.
"The Lian family is also in the wrong!" Miao's tone was very unfriendly. She picked up her shoes and walked out: "You just came back and didn't know that the shameless Wang has set her sights on Ou Ge'er's marriage and insisted on marrying Ou Ge'er with her nephew from her mother's family. When your second aunt Lian didn't agree, she asked that bastard to block Ou Ge'er on the road, and she still wanted to... You bastard, why don't you take a piss to see if you are worthy!"
Even a person like Miao was so angry that she cursed. Shen Qing was dumbfounded. Wang was so bold and dared to think so!
Your relationship with Aunt Lian Er has become so strained, and you are still planning to marry Ou Ge'er? It's impossible!
However, precisely because she knew her guess would not come true, Wang instigated her nephew to flirt with Ouger on the road.
This story started when Shen Qing asked Lian Ou and Lian Rong to sell defective products at the Miaoqian Village market. Lian Ou had good craftsmanship, and the defective products were cheap, so a little flaw could be tolerated, and the business was decent and good.
The May Day fair was not as lively as the one before the New Year, but it was also quite lively. After selling things and earning money, Lian Ou and Lian Rong had a lot of money after deducting Shen Qing's share, so they couldn't help but spend some at the fair.
Beautiful but small pieces of floral fabric cannot be made into clothes for adults, but Lian Rong's figure is just right for a small jacket. In summer, bamboo mats and cattail fans are also very popular. There are also various delicious and hard-to-pick fruits... I bought a lot of them without thinking. When the family asked about it, the brother and sister blamed Qing Ge'er, saying that Qing Ge'er gave it to them. Anyway, the adults in the family would not really confront Qing Ge'er, right?
Qing Ge'er is very generous and has given them gifts before.
Old Madam Lian knew about their trickery, but was too lazy to expose it, so she just turned a blind eye. Wang, however, didn't believe it and was very serious about it. In addition, Yu Ge'er was pregnant and didn't work in the workshop, so she didn't get paid. She felt bad about every penny of Lian Ou and Lian Rong Hua as if it was her own.
How could she get her hands on Lian Ou's money? Wang thought hard and came up with this idea: let her nephew marry Lian Ou. Lian Ou has skills and Shen Qing is looking after him, so why worry about not being able to make money in the future?
As a result, as soon as she mentioned it to Old Lady Lian, she was scolded: "Don't worry about it! Before, the head of Shiqu Village proposed a marriage to his youngest son, but the second son's family refused. You have to choose carefully for Ou Ge'er. Now Ou Ge'er's products are sold in the shops in the county town, and many families have come to inquire about it. Do you like your nephew?"
Isn't it that the old lady despises the poor and loves the rich? Well, she does. What's wrong with being despised? Why should my child marry an ordinary person when my own child can marry a good family?
Not to mention Second Aunt, she also looked down on Wang's nephew!
"Mother, why don't you think about your eldest son?" After being rejected by Mrs. Lian, Wang stamped her feet anxiously: "The second son's family is so cunning and slippery. They are about to abandon us and don't forget to bring all the money they earn home. If Ou Ge'er can marry my nephew, the second house will have to support his eldest brother just for Ou Ge'er's sake and can't abandon us!"
Old lady Lian didn't hesitate to listen to her crooked reasoning and just told her not to mention it to Aunt Lian: "She doesn't like you in the first place. If you say that, she will chase you and scold you. If you don't want to lose face, just shut up and don't think about it anymore!"
Wang bit her lip unwillingly. Since Old Lady Lian was not on her side, she had to make plans on her own. Of course, she would not look for Second Aunt Lian. Would she wait to be laughed at? But if she wanted to make this marriage happen, she didn't necessarily have to deal with Second Aunt Lian.
Ou Ge'er is now either running to Miaoqian Village or going to Shen Qing's house, never having a moment of peace. This is great, let her nephew make the matter a done deal, Ou Ge'er will have to get married even if she doesn't want to!
Shen Qing was furious when she heard this. Being pregnant would affect her mood, and now Shen Qing felt that her blood was rushing to her head: "How can this person be so shameless?!"
With the feudal atmosphere in the village, even if Ou Ge'er married Wang's nephew in the future, he would still be subject to countless rumors! "How is Ou Ge'er now?"
"He's fine," Miao said, "He was lucky. Lian Rong bought a lot of things that day and ran home first. Ou Ge'er was left alone. When he passed by the grove in our village, he was harassed by Wang's nephew. Fortunately, he met a monk from Miaoqian Village, who beat him away, thus preserving Ou Ge'er's innocence."
"A monk from Miaoqian Village?"
"Yes, isn't Ou Ge'er selling things in Miaoqian Village these days? He has some friendship with the monks there, and I heard he is a capable person in that temple. This big fair started with him. What was originally a small temple that was almost dying of poverty is now very famous in the village!"
When Ou Ge'er got home, he told Aunt Lian about this. Aunt Lian was shocked and embarrassed. The mother and son hugged each other and cried for a while. Finally, Aunt Lian gritted her teeth and insisted on dividing the family.
If Lianou told the truth about his danger, even if he was not taken advantage of, there would be rumors in the village, which would delay his marriage. But Ou Ge'er didn't care: "Mom, I really can't stand it for another day. How can there be such a bad person in the world? My family is plotting against me like this. If I were touched by him today, I wouldn't want to live!"
Fortunately, someone rescued him when he was in despair.
"I don't care about my reputation. Even if I never get married, I'll go to the temple and become a monk! I'm not willing to let them go like this!"
So today, Second Aunt Lian called her brothers from her natal family and started a commotion at the doorstep of Old Lian's house, willing to risk Lian Ou's reputation in order to divide the family property.
Old Madam Lian was surprised at first, then angry. Wang lowered her head and didn't dare to say anything at first, but later she was scolded by Aunt Lian: "You open your mouth and frame my nephew? My nephew is the only child in our family. If you want to marry him, you should marry a girl. Who would marry a boy to their only child? Don't tell me that your Ou Gege is running around outside every day and is not clean enough to frame our child..."
"I'll tear your mouth off!" Aunt Lian rushed up to her and started fighting with her before she could finish. The situation was out of control for a while. Aunt Lian was a good fighter among the women in the village, but after fighting with Wang for so many years, this was the first time she really hit her. She was very happy at this moment and pressed Wang to slap her in the mouth.
Wang screamed, "Miao Hexiang, you bitch, how dare you hit me!"
"I'm hitting you! How can you be an aunt like this? You can even say such things. You don't even consider us, Ou'er, as family members!" She was so cruel, as if all the new and old grudges accumulated over the years were combined together. She beat Wang so hard that she started to yell and curse, but later she could only whimper.
How could Lian Lao Da watch his wife get beaten? It wasn't that he loved Wang so much, but if someone hit Wang, it was like hitting him in the face. Just as he was about to say something, he was pulled away by Lian Er's aunt's brothers.
Lian's Second Aunt - Miao Hexiang slapped Wang twice again, then stood up with her hands on her hips and said, "If that's the case, let's split up the family!"
Old Man Lian and Old Lady Lian disagreed: "Second Brother's, you beat her and you've vented your anger. We old couple watched you beat your sister-in-law without saying a word. We just saw that you felt wronged, and she really did something wrong. But you can't just talk about dividing the family property. We are still alive!"
Miao Hexiang looked at her parents-in-law and felt indescribably relieved. She had already made an agreement with her brothers before coming here. If they didn't agree to split up the family, she would divorce Lian Laoer and take the children back to Shiqu Village! Now that the fried noodle workshop in Shiqu Village was built, it was lacking a familiar person to take charge. She returned to Shiqu Village to take over!
Things are different now. When Miao divorced, her brothers were a little worried and unwilling to take her back. But now Miao Hexiang and her children are working under Shen Qing, and they are not short of money, so the brothers are naturally happy to take her back. They are even more confident now than when Miao divorced!
"Dad, Mom, I am lucky to be your daughter-in-law. I have never treated her harshly or disciplined her. But the child is my bottom line. If she does something like this, I can no longer call her sister-in-law, and I can no longer live in the same courtyard with her!" Miao Hexiang said calmly: "Either you two live with us, and we won't need them to contribute a single grain of rice in the future. Your retirement will be the responsibility of our second wife. Or you can live with the first wife, and we don't want a penny of the house or money in the family. We just want to live in peace!"
Wang had been beaten to tears by her. She felt pain and shame, and she covered her face and cried, "What kind of fate do I have, marrying into such a family? You said I did it? What evidence do you have..."
"The master of the temple personally chased him away, isn't that evidence?" Miao Hexiang felt itchy when she saw Wang and wanted to hit her: "I advise you to agree to the division of the family, otherwise I will file a lawsuit against him in the government! Our Ou Ge'er can stay single for the rest of her life, but your nephew may not be able to survive!"
In this era, if a woman and a man went to the government office to file a complaint, even if it was false, as long as the woman and the man sued at the cost of their innocence, it would be difficult for the man to escape. The lighter punishment was exile three thousand miles away, and the heavier punishment was death.
Wang had not expected Miao Hexiang to be so cruel. She usually said how much she loved her son and her daughter, but now, in order to divide the family, she even disregarded her son's reputation! She was so shocked that she was speechless.
Miao Hexiang added, "Since the workshop opened, you have never been satisfied with our second wife working in the workshop, and you insisted that we take one more person out to share the housework with you. I just want to ask, did we spend the money we earned on you? Did we spend it on your son? We still have to do the housework when we go out to work, do we owe you? I can't live like this for a day!"
However, Miao Hexiang's words inadvertently resonated with many people in the village. When Wu Guixiang chose someone, she chose one person from the whole family. In this era, a family is composed of several branches, so it is normal for Miao Hexiang to have such thoughts. For example, Wang Liuzi's family, because Wang Liuzi offended Shen Qing, no one from their branch was chosen, and it was Wang Liuzi's aunt who went to work in the workshop. As time goes by, it is inevitable to have such thoughts.
As a result, many people changed their views and did not think that Miao Hexiang did anything wrong: "I can't stand it either. The second wife earns money to support a large family, but she plots against her brother behind her back. Ou'er is such a good brother, but his reputation was ruined by that kid."
"He doesn't even take a look. Is he worthy of Ou Ge'er with his looks?"
"It's the same in our family. Oh, there's no way to explain it! We're just working in the workshop and we're getting a bargain. I just don't know who gave us this bargain. Isn't it my own good reputation that I got?"
"That's right, why did Wu Guixiang choose me instead of them? It's because I work hard and cleanly, and it's not like my family forbids her to go so I have to go..."
The discussion became louder and louder, and the old couple in the Lian family were a little embarrassed. Miao Hexiang stood very straight, with her brothers from her natal family behind her. Soon Miao came and stood beside her. Shen Qing was afraid that the mess would squeeze his stomach, so he just stood far away and watched.
Wu Guixiang and Zhao Youdang also came. After listening for a while, Zhao Youdang hadn't said anything yet, so Wu Guixiang spoke first: "Either you split up the family or you get a divorce. Otherwise, not to mention suing the government, even according to our village rules, anyone who intends to harm an unmarried man must be drowned in a pond!"
Speaking of drowning in a pond, the whole village shuddered. Shen Zhiwei died by drowning in a pond. There really is such a thing as drowning in a pond in the village!
These two words exploded in her ears, and Wang Shi realized that she was afraid. Wu Guixiang was Miao Hexiang's good sister, so she must be biased towards her. Her brother only had that one boy, and if he was really drowned, her brother would not be able to let her go!
She hated her nephew for being so stupid and not being able to succeed, hated the monk from Miaoqian Village for meddling in her affairs, and even more hated Miao Hexiang, Wu Guixiang, Shen Qing, and all the others who lived better than her but refused to help her. She covered her face and cried, "Let's separate! Just do as you said, get out now, and don't take anything from the house with you!"
Old man Lian and old lady Lian's expressions became even uglier.
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