Chapter Sixty-One: The Fragility of Human Nature
It's raining! Hurry home!
There were people shouting outside, and Xinli ran home. She closed the gate and listened to the pattering rain, finding it quite pleasant.
This was the first time Xinli had encountered a rainy day since arriving on the island.
The entire island seemed to be shrouded in mist, which felt very peculiar.
She simply moved a stool, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and went up to the balcony. Seeing a wisp of mist rising from the distant sea due to the rain, her face was full of contentment.
Unable to go out to work due to the heavy rain, many people gathered in a small courtyard with eaves, their voices coming and going intermittently, accompanied by the sound of rain, which was quite soothing.
Xinli couldn't stand it for long, so she put the stool away and went back to bed to sleep.
In a daze, Xinli felt as if she had returned to a post-apocalyptic place filled with zombies.
Perhaps it was because she had lived in peacetime for too long, but she began to become somewhat sluggish when dealing with zombies.
Just as a zombie was about to bite her head, Xinli suddenly opened her eyes.
"woke up?"
Facing me was He Mingzhou's serious face.
He was still dripping wet, his hair was pulled back, and his shirt was half off, revealing his well-defined abs and waistline.
Xinli couldn't help but slurp her saliva.
"You...how did you get back?"
Upon waking up to this scene, Xinli felt that she might not have fully woken up yet.
"We couldn't train because of the heavy rain, so the instructors told us all to come back."
"Moreover, the telegram said that a typhoon was going to hit our area, so the division commander specifically asked us to inform the people on the island."
Xin Li frowned: "Is there really going to be a typhoon?"
Typhoons, accompanied by heavy rainfall, are nothing short of a catastrophe for people living on islands.
But this is everyone's home, and for those who have lived on this island since childhood, there is no way to evacuate even if they want to.
Because they have nowhere else to go if they leave here.
This is a rather dangerous place, but it is also their home that they cannot abandon.
"It's hard to say, but it's always good to be prepared. Otherwise, when the typhoon really comes, it may be too late to evacuate in time."
Xin Li nodded and turned to look out the window.
It was raining heavily outside before I went to bed, and now it's raining even harder.
It sounded like someone was pouring water down from above, splashing and gurgling, and through the rain, you could hardly see what was happening in the yard.
"I bought a lot of grain at the market this time."
Xinli said, "Even if there is a typhoon, we will have enough to eat."
He Mingzhou touched Xin Li's face: "You've thought of everything."
"Of course."
"After all, I'm already married to you. Our little family needs to be managed together. You just need to focus on protecting our country. I'll be your strongest support."
He Mingzhou smiled and said, "Okay."
He felt very lucky to have a wife like Xinli.
Although at first he thought Xinli was delicate and didn't seem like the kind of person who would settle down, and that he might need to take care of her.
He has now completely changed his mind.
Xinli is no less than any of the girls on the island.
She had none of the spoiled airs of a rich young lady, and was in no way inferior to him.
What do you want to eat tonight?
He Mingzhou quickly and efficiently changed out of his wet clothes: "I'll make it for you."
Xin Li looked at He Mingzhou's smooth body curves with admiration, then pounced into his arms: "I'll eat you!"
He Mingzhou's Adam's apple bobbed, and before he could say anything, Xin Li had already pounced on him and pinned him to the bed.
The sound of rain perfectly masked all other noises, allowing Xin Li and He Mingzhou to have a great time.
When the two of them came downstairs looking satisfied and were about to get dinner ready, they found Zhang Jinhua knocking on the door.
"Sister-in-law Lu, is there anything I can help you with?"
He Mingzhou, wearing a raincoat, went over and opened the door.
Zhang Jinhua exclaimed, "Oh, you're home! I thought you weren't here. I was just about to go back."
He Mingzhou blushed upon hearing this.
"Cough, I was resting upstairs just now."
"I didn't hear you shout."
Zhang Jinhua hadn't thought much about it at first, but He Mingzhou's explanation made her understand immediately.
"Haha, I see. You young people... cough cough, that's normal."
Zhang Jinhua didn't elaborate on the topic: "I know you're back, so I invited you and Xinxin to my house for a meal."
He Mingzhou didn't refuse: "That's great, we haven't cooked yet."
He Mingzhou went back to the eaves and called Xin Li to come with him. The two of them went directly to Zhang Jinhua's house.
During the meal, Zhang Jinhua made a few jokes, and Xin Li wasn't embarrassed, but He Mingzhou was the first to feel embarrassed.
Seeing this, Zhang Jinhua stopped talking and started talking about the weather instead.
"This year's rain is a bit strange."
Looking at the rain outside, which showed no signs of stopping, Zhang Jinhua put the bowl and chopsticks on the table: "It started raining earlier than in previous years, and the rain is also a bit too heavy."
"I'm afraid there's more to come."
He Mingzhou said, "Not necessarily, maybe it just hasn't been downloaded for a long time."
"That's possible."
As Xinli ate her meal, seeing the worried expressions on the two people's faces, her mood gradually calmed down.
After dinner, Xinli and He Mingzhou went home together.
What if the heavy rain keeps going on and on?
Xin Li asked He Mingzhou, "If this weren't the first time something like this had happened on the island, everyone would have a strategy for dealing with it, right?"
He Mingzhou shook his head: "Yes, but no."
"How so?"
"These kinds of natural disasters are unavoidable. Living on an island means you may be at risk of typhoons and high tides. Over the years, thanks to everyone's efforts, we have built our houses higher and used waterproof and windproof stones to build them, but nobody knows how powerful the next typhoon will be."
"More importantly, the island is isolated from the world, making it difficult for people inside to get out or for people outside to get in. If the consequences of a typhoon are too severe, the people on the island will become complete survivors on an isolated island."
"At first, everyone might be able to get through the initial difficult period with the remaining food, but food will eventually run out. With so many people on the island, if one day most of them start to lack food or even water, the safety of the island will be greatly reduced."
Scarcity of resources will inevitably lead to riots.
Xinli understood this principle, having experienced many similar things in the apocalypse.
They even witnessed the tragedy of someone betraying everyone for a bite to eat.
Because the other party was so close to them, it almost led to the complete annihilation of their team.
When people are desperate, they can't trust anyone.
"So what can we do now?"
Xinli has developed a deep affection for this island, and if possible, she hopes not to see such a scene.
"Let's observe further."
"If there really is a typhoon, the higher-ups will give instructions."
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