Chapter 4545
Xue Ling and Wen Jiuze spent a peaceful winter together.
At the beginning of spring, when Wen Jiuze went to the New Fourth Base to exchange things as usual, he heard a piece of news.
This vague piece of news, whose authenticity was unknown, caused an uproar in the entire base. Wen Jiuze didn't even need to ask anyone specifically, because everyone he met would be talking about it.
"Have you heard that the Northern Base seems to have developed a vaccine for the zombie virus?"
"They say that if you get that vaccine, you won't turn into a zombie even if you're caught by a zombie!"
"Really? That vaccine is only available at the Northern Base. Don't we have it here? When can we get it at our base?"
"Can we all get this vaccine? How much does it cost? Or does it need to be redeemed with base contribution points?"
"I don't know if I can get this vaccine at the northern base now. If I get the vaccine, I won't have to worry about zombies anymore!"
"Don't spread rumors. The vaccine hasn't been developed yet. They say the success rate is still uncertain. It's still in the experimental stage. It's not available on the market. You can't get it even if you want to."
"I think the vaccine has definitely been released, but ordinary people like us won't get it. It must have been secretly given to high-ranking officials and wealthy people!"
"You can't say that. If we really develop the technology, can we not let the people use it? Our country is not a foreign country. There are still people who control our lives."
There is a mixture of true and false news, and many different opinions.
Some were happy, some were skeptical, and some were so excited that they couldn't wait to go to the northern base.
Wen Jiuze had exchanged items at the New Fourth Base trading point many times and had become a familiar face there.
He asked someone carefully about the zombie virus vaccine and found out that the news came from a northern convoy.
Two days ago, a convoy from the north passed by the New Fourth Base, rested here, and brought news from some bases in the north.
The zombie virus vaccine is real and has caused some stir in the north.
But the vaccine was not as effective as it was rumored to be. The first batch of vaccines failed to achieve the expected results and only prolonged the process of people turning into zombies.
It is said that another vaccine was later developed. If it is injected when the person is just infected with the zombie virus, there is a small chance that the person will not turn into a zombie, but it will leave serious sequelae, and the person who is saved will have to lie in bed and take injections and medicines for the rest of his life.
This news was released more than three months ago, and it is not clear what the situation is now.
The New Fourth Base was far away from the Northern Base, communications had not been restored, transportation was inconvenient, and information was delayed.
After Wen Jiuze returned home, he told Xue Ling the news he had heard, and Xue Ling screamed with joy.
Compared with Wen Jiuze's dull reaction, Xue Ling's reaction was more like that of a living person.
"Don't be too happy yet. The zombie virus vaccine has not been developed yet. These are just rumors. We don't know if they are true or not."
Wen Jiuze was carrying a hoe and digging the vegetable field. He had exchanged some vegetable seeds from the New Fourth Base.
Xue Ling put down the hoe he was using to dig the grass and wrote optimistically, "At least we have achieved some results. The effect is not good now, but if we keep improving it, it will definitely get better in the future. Maybe we will really figure it out one day."
Wen Jiuze said, "Go write over there, I'll dig into yours."
After thinking about vaccines and returning to the present, Xue Ling picked up a small hoe and dug the soil: "The vegetables we planted now should be able to grow, right?"
"If it doesn't grow, it's because the weather is too cold. It's a temperature problem," Wen Jiuze said.
It is still cold now, but Xue Ling has been looking forward to it since it started snowing. Wen Jiuze saw her counting the days every day and started digging the vegetable garden in advance.
He didn't really want to grow anything, he just wanted to kill time.
They planted the vegetable seeds, but before the first batch of seedlings emerged, there was news from the New Fourth Base.
It was Xiao Chu who told them.
After New Year's Day, Wen Jiuze and his companions occasionally met Xiao Chu at the gate of the New Fourth Base and would say hello. Xiao Chu knew that Xue Ling suffered from a rather special disease, so he rarely interacted with people.
Xiao Chu, who works at the base management office, has some inside information.
She said: "The base leaders are going to send a convoy to the northern base to check the situation. There are some wealthy people in the base who are also going to move to the northern base."
"If you also want to go to the Northern Base, it's best to go with them this time. Xue Ling's illness cannot be cured here because we lack medical care and medicine, but there is a large hospital in the Northern Base, and maybe they can cure her."
The Northern Base is one of the largest bases. The gate with detection function that was replaced in the new Fourth Base was also transported from another base in the north.
There are many research talents there, and the resources are much more than these scattered small bases, and the medical conditions are of course better.
But the northern base is a long way from here, and it is easy to get lost without someone who is familiar with the route and road conditions. If you don’t follow the large convoy, it is easy to encounter danger along the way.
Like many people in the New Fourth Base, Xiao Chu also wanted to live in the Northern Base, but eventually gave up.
Such a long journey is hard and dangerous. Now that we can get by, it is better not to take risks.
However, she felt that Wen Jiuze and Xue Ling could go. The two of them dared to live alone outside the base and dared to go to the city to scavenge. They could often get good things and exchange them for supplies at the base. With this ability, they would definitely live a better life in the north.
After hearing the new news, Xue Ling thought silently on the way back home. When he got home, he asked, "How about we go to the northern base together?"
When I heard the nine, I raised my eyebrows.
The northern base was not part of his plan. No matter how good the doctors there were, they could not cure Xue Ling.
As for vaccines, he has no idea.
According to his plan, when the weather gets warmer and Xue Ling gets bored of staying here, he will continue to drive her around and slowly look for news about Wen Yi in the surrounding bases.
"The Northern Base may already have a mature vaccine!" Xue Ling was thinking about this.
Once Wen Jiuze gets the vaccine, she won't have to worry all day about accidentally scratching him with her finger and turning him into a zombie.
Even if he simply put his lips on her face, Xue Ling was afraid that he would be infected with the zombie virus. Whenever Wen Jiuze touched her skin, she would urge him to wash his hands to avoid accidentally infecting him with the virus.
I was really restricted in my actions. I didn't even dare to hit him hard, and I had to hold back my movements even when I was angry.
Fortunately, she is a zombie and cannot sleep, otherwise she might dream about Jianwen Jiuzhe being infected with the zombie virus because of her.
"Even if the vaccine is not available yet, we live nearby and can get vaccinated if it is available."
Wen Jiuze was not convinced by this reason. He got out of the car and washed his face with some well water from the yard.
"The northern base is too far away. If you really want to go, we can go there in two years."
Xue Ling followed behind him, writing on the writing board in a particularly sloppy manner: "There is a convoy leading the way now, we will follow behind to save time."
With a flourish of her pen, she wrote another sentence, "Opportunities are rare and will never come back," and forced it into Wen Jiuze's eyes.
Wen Jiuze was amused by the picture. It looked like a supermarket promotion. She added several exclamation marks and even drew an exploding frame.
"Don't worry, even without someone to lead the way, I will be able to find the way to the northern base in the future."
Seeing that he was stubborn, Xue Ling stood in front of him, reached out to hug him, and knocked her chin on his chest for several times.
Wen Jiuze lowered his head and saw the words "Agree, agree" written in her eyes.
He picked the person up with one arm and walked forward, sighing artificially: "Hey, why do you care about me so much?"
He knew very well why Xue Ling wanted to go to the Northern Base, so he was even less willing to agree.
He was asked to go to the distant northern base to wait for a vaccine that might be developed at an unknown time. He wanted to find Wen Yi here.
But Xue Ling refused to back down this time.
When she heard Jiu was chopping wood, she grabbed the axe; when she heard Jiu was lighting a fire, she poured water; when she heard Jiu was washing the pot, she knocked the pot; when she heard Jiu was sleeping, she cried.
After being tortured by her for several days, Wen Jiuze finally agreed with a slap on his face.
Because Xue Ling threatened him, if he didn't leave, she would drive away by herself and let him chase after her.
Wen Jiuzhe: "..."
In his life, apart from compromising with the Wen family when he was a child, he had only compromised with Xue Ling.
Especially in the last three years of the world, he acted more and more recklessly, and no one could threaten him.
"Okay, okay... go." After Wen Jiuze finished speaking, Xue Ling, who was lying on his back and strangling his neck, pretending to be a ghost behind him, let go of him and stopped hanging on him.
Xue Ling got what she wanted and happily prepared her luggage for the long journey.
This trip to the northern base was not only for the vaccine, she also wanted to take the opportunity to make Wen Jiuze give up looking for Tai Sui.
It's better not to worry about something that has no hope in the first place.
It was Xue Ling who decided to stay here for the winter, and it was also Xue Ling who decided to leave now.
The house that was empty before has changed a lot after a few months and is full of life.
Xue Ling felt a little reluctant when she was packing up her things. She looked at the firewood piled outside the kitchen, which were all chopped by her and Wen Jiuze on the mountain.
The clothes hanging in the closet were all picked out by her time and time again.
The table and comfortable chairs in the living room were also chosen by her and brought back by Wen Jiuze.
The muddy path leading to the vegetable field was covered with mud every time we walked on it, so they brought pebbles from the river to pave the path, and it is much cleaner now.
There is also a vegetable garden. The vegetables planted there are really growing, and some seedlings have emerged.
"If you don't want to leave, don't leave." Wen Jiuze said.
To show his determination, Xue Ling pulled out most of the seedlings and handed them to Wen Jiuze.
Let him wash up and cook a dish for lunch. At least he can eat the vegetables he grew himself, so it’s not a complete waste.
Since he was ready to leave, Wen Jiuze still went to confirm the departure date of the convoy at the base.
The day before leaving, Xue Ling put some things that she couldn't take away into a cabinet and locked it up. She also arranged to cover the furniture that was prone to dust with dust-proof film.
Wen Jiuze felt that it was unnecessary as they would most likely not come back here again, but he did not say it out loud and went up to help pull the dust film.
When the weeds on the roadside turned green, Xue Ling and Wen Jiu got in the car again and headed towards the northern base.
The convoy at the new fourth base was very long, because it included several wealthy local tycoons who were preparing to move their families.
There were also two other cars of ordinary people who were traveling with the base convoy, wanting to go to the northern base to look for relatives or seek medical treatment.
In this day and age, everyone has their own difficulties and frustrations, but everyone is also trying to survive.
Wen Jiu drove behind the convoy and did not merge into it. The two sides kept a distance.
From the moment they set out on the road, the convoy was not moving very fast. After all, they were not an experienced scavenger team, so Wen Jiuze could follow them easily.
Xue Ling felt even more relieved, as this was still not as fast as when they drove themselves last winter.
She can also lean against the window, feel the spring breeze, watch the new leaves growing on the distant treetops, and the swallows returning from the sky.
Although they had not yet reached the northern base and there was no sign of the zombie virus vaccine, Xue Ling had already started thinking about it and asked Wen Jiuze: "If you were not afraid of being caught by zombies after taking the vaccine, what would you do?"
Wen Jiuze said, "I'm going to let you beat me up as much as you want, so that you can vent the anger that has been suppressed for a whole winter."
Xue Ling: “…”
"I'm serious!" Xue Ling banged the writing board.
The plastic cover of the writing board was broken because she kept hitting it with it.
"Then, let me go to the supermarket with you." Wen Jiuze said.
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