Although the wooden "protective suit" worn by Wang Yun is made of simple and rough materials, it is cleverly designed and can cover the entire body.
Not only that, but it also allows for flexible movement without being bulky and hindering your movements. Therefore, if you encounter a zombie attack, it can indeed provide protection against being scratched or bitten.
It's just that in the dangerous apocalypse, she was the only one who came out to collect supplies, without her family, which was quite strange.
"Your father made a wooden protective suit for you, where are the others?" Sang Chi asked doubtfully.
Huo Shen and the others guessed the reason and asked, "Is your father injured? Is that why you have to come out alone to collect supplies?"
Wang Yun looked at them in surprise. He didn't expect them to be so accurate.
She nodded and whispered back, "The wall of my house is a bit low, and my dad was worried that zombies would crawl in, so when he was climbing up to raise the wall, he accidentally fell down."
"He fell and injured his leg, and his skin was badly scraped off. He was in so much pain that he couldn't move. I came out this time to find some medicine for my father."
"Have you found the medicine?" Huo Shen said.
Wang Yun shook his head and said, "There is no pharmacy nearby, so I plan to go to the county town ahead."
"You mean Gu County?" Lu Ziting was surprised. "The gas station is seven or eight kilometers away from the county town. How are you going to get there? Are you going to walk or run there? What if you encounter zombies on the road?"
"I won't walk," Wang Yun pursed his lips and replied in a low voice, "I have a car and I can ride a bike."
Before the apocalypse, riding a bicycle is both eco-friendly and a good way to exercise. But after the apocalypse, can you really leave the zombies behind by riding a bicycle? That's too dangerous.
Lu Ziting and his companions couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and remembered that when they were in Jincheng University of Technology, they had cleared out a large pharmacy, so they had no shortage of medicines and supplies in their space.
So I said, "Where is your home? You don't have to go to Gu County to find medicine, we have medicine to help you."
Wang Yun was a little hesitant, "Is it okay? Are you really willing to help me? But I don't have anything good to repay you."
"You don't have to repay us. We are kind-hearted and like to help others," Lu Ziting began to boast, then he pointed his finger at Huo Shen, "I tell you, he is a doctor, so don't hesitate, there will be no such opportunity after this one."
Although Huo Shen is a forensic pathologist, he is also a doctor, and Lu Ziting did not lie.
He coughed lightly and nodded, "Yes, I am."
Wang Yun showed a surprised smile when he heard this and nodded vigorously, "Thank you for your help. My home is just behind. Let's go."
After she finished speaking, she opened the back door of the supermarket, and they saw a bicycle parked outside. She pointed in a distant direction and said, "My home is on the side of the road, just opposite."
There are large fields on both sides of this county road, but the crops were harvested before the end of the world, so at this season there are only weeds on the ground, which looks a bit desolate.
There were some self-built houses near the fields, all quite far apart. Wang Yun's was a small three-story building. A large red banner advertising her home hung on a tree nearby, making it quite conspicuous.
Wang Yun held the handlebars and was about to get back on the bike, but Sang Chi stopped her and said, "We have a car, you can go back with us."
"No need," Wang Yun shook his head quickly, "I can just ride a bicycle."
Lu Ziting realized that she refused because she was worried that her bicycle would fall down if she took the bus.
Thinking of this, he reached out and took the bicycle from Wang Yun and said, "You ride in the car, and I'll ride the bicycle."
"Brother Ziting, Sangsang wants to sit at the back of the bike~" After hearing what Lu Ziting said, Sangsang pointed to the back seat of the bicycle with her little finger and spoke with sparkling eyes.
When Lu Ziting saw that Sangsang wanted to ride a bicycle, he became more determined to ride a bicycle. He smiled and reached out to rub Sangsang's little head, nodding, "Okay, I'll satisfy you."
Sangsang smiled with a smile on her face, and happily lifted up her short legs, wanting to climb onto the back seat of the bicycle.
Sang Chi looked at his impatient sister, reached out to pick her up and held her in his arms, and said disapprovingly, "No way, what if she can't hold on to the back of the bicycle and falls off?"
"Brother, I will try my best to hold it steady. Please let me sit, okay?" Sangsang tugged at Sang Chi's sleeve with her carrot-like little hands and said in a baby voice. It was obvious that she wanted to ride a bicycle very much.
Sang Chi listened to his sister's baby voice and he couldn't bear to refuse. After thinking for a while, he continued, "How about I hold Sangsang and sit in the back together, and you ride?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziting refused and said, "No, you are so heavy, I can't carry you."
Sang Chi snorted and muttered, "I'm not fat, okay."
"But you are not thin either," Lu Ziting looked at Sang Chi's face full of dissatisfaction, and continued with a smile, "It's okay for Pei Yu to take Sang Sang to sit in the back seat. He is thin and I can carry him."
Pei Yu is still a minor and looks very young, so his physical development is naturally thinner than that of several tall and long-legged young men.
Hearing this, Pei Yu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take Sangsang to sit."
After making the arrangements, Lu Ziting straddled the bicycle, rang the bell, patted the back seat with his hand, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Pei Yu, you and Sangsang, get on quickly. I'm ready to ride the bike."
Sangsang's watery eyes sparkled. She nodded and tried hard to lift her short legs to climb onto the back seat.
But the little guy was too short and he failed no matter how hard he tried.
Pei Yu couldn't bear it anymore, so he bent down, reached out his hand, took the little guy into his arms, and sat on him.
Lu Ziting hadn't ridden a bicycle for a long time, and he couldn't help but get excited at this moment, shouting "Hold on tight!"
The two long legs pedaled the bicycle with the momentum of Hot Wheels, and it rushed onto the road and rode towards Wang Yun's house.
Huo Shen and his group followed the bicycles slowly in an off-road vehicle to protect them in case of zombie attacks.
A gentle and soothing breeze blew on her face. Sangsang nestled in Pei Yu's arms and squinted her eyes comfortably. She felt it was even more comfortable than riding in a car.
Sangsang smiled happily, her dimples blooming. Her little hand gently tugged at the corner of Lu Ziting's clothes, praising him earnestly, "Brother Ziting, you are so good!"
Cycling is awesome!"
When Lu Ziting heard the soft baby voice, he pedaled his bike even faster, putting some distance between himself and the off-road bike behind him.
Huo Shen, who was driving, looked surprised and muttered, "Zi Ting is quite strong. He pedals the bike so fast, as if he is about to take off."
After saying that, he quickly stepped on the accelerator and followed.
When they arrived at the small building, Wang Yun used the key to unlock the door and several people walked in.
The first thing I saw was a spacious courtyard. In the corner was a vegetable patch and a fenced-in chicken coop, where a few chickens were clucking and grazing. On the other side were flower pots, but the flowers and plants inside had withered.
If it weren't for the end of the world, this farmyard would be seen to be in perfect order, but now there is only an inexplicable atmosphere of decay.
"Xiao Yun, are you back?" A middle-aged man's voice sounded weak from inside the house.
"Dad, it's me," Wang Yun responded quickly, and Huo Shen and his group followed her into the house.
At this time, Wang Yun's father was struggling to get up. He was about to get out of bed with the help of a wooden crutch placed at the head of the bed.
After seeing so many strangers pouring in, he was stunned and asked, "Xiao Yun, who are these people?"
Wang Yun explained, "Dad, they are all good people and are willing to help take care of your injured leg."
They were not related at all and this was the end of the world. Wang Yun's father obviously didn't believe that there were still people so kind. He looked at Lu Ziting and his group suspiciously.
Finally, he sighed and said, "No matter what your purpose is, I just ask you not to hurt my daughter Xiaoyun."
Huo Shen and the others looked at each other, smiled helplessly and said, "Don't worry, we have no ill intentions. We just met your daughter at the gas station and saw that it was too dangerous for her to be outside alone, so we offered to help."
Lu Ziting chuckled and wondered in his heart, it is really difficult to be a good person with a good heart in the doomsday, as it seems that people have lost all trust in each other.
Thinking of this, he pointed at Huo Shen and continued, "Before the end of the world, he was a doctor who was paid by the government. He has correct values and will not harm you. Don't worry too much."
When Wang Yun's father heard the words "public food" and saw Huo Shen's righteous face, he felt safe and was no longer afraid.
He showed gratitude on his face and said, "Thank you."
"Don't be polite, let me see your leg first," Huo Shen smiled and shook his head, his eyes falling on Wang Yun's father's injured leg, "How many days has it been injured?"
"Two or three days," he replied.
Wang Yun's father injured his left leg when he fell from the wall.
The entire calf is now bruised and swollen, and the ankle is swollen very high. The injury looks quite serious.
Fortunately, they were all recovered and the damage was not irreversible.
Huo Shen bent down, reached out and gently touched his left leg.
He didn't use much strength, but when his fingers touched it, Wang Yun's father gasped in pain.
"There is medicine for the abrasion on your leg, but you can only rest now since it is so swollen. You should use a hot towel to apply heat to the swollen area, and the swelling will go down faster."
"Once the edema goes away, your leg will be almost healed."
Huo Shen withdrew his hand and asked Sang Chi to take out some medicine and put it on the table.
The father and daughter looked at the medicines on the table and were so grateful that they were speechless. They just kept smiling foolishly, their smiles were innocent and simple.
Then Wang Yun’s father said, “There are a few old hens in the yard. If you don’t mind, you can take them away.”
The old hens were important supplies for this father and daughter. How could Huo Shen and the others possibly accept them? He quickly waved his hands and refused with a smile, "We appreciate your kindness, but we don't need the old hens. You can keep them for yourselves."
At this point, Lu Ziting asked curiously, "Do you have any food left at home? Is it enough to eat?"
In rural areas, basically every household has grain reserves, so there is no need to go to the store to buy rice.
Wang Yun's father was honest and simple. He nodded without hiding anything and said, "There is enough rice to eat. I have several hundred kilograms of grain at home, which is enough to fill up a whole room."
Lu Ziting was shocked, "There are so many, then we can live well as long as we keep these foods."
At this moment, several people suddenly realized that the reason why Wang Yun's father raised the wall might not only be to prevent zombies, but more to protect the food.
Wang Yun's father nodded, sighed and said, "After the autumn harvest, I originally wanted to sell all the grain and leave only a few bags for my family to eat."
"Brother Xiaoyun, my eldest son, told me not to sell too quickly and wait until the price is higher. But if I wait, the end of the world will come, and these grains will become life-saving treasures, more valuable than money."
When Sangsang heard the word "brother", she blinked her round eyes and looked around curiously, trying to find where Brother Wang Yun was.
She stretched out her little hand and poked Wang Yun's arm, and asked softly, "Sister, where is your brother?"
It was the first time that Sangsang heard of someone else’s brother, so she wanted to take a look~.
Wang Yun pursed her lips, her face showing sadness, and whispered, "My brother went to find mom, but they haven't come back yet."
Her brother and mother are not around, and now there are only her and her father at home, and the family is not reunited.
Thinking of this, Wang Yun lowered his head and couldn't help but feel his eyes reddened, tears falling down.
"You're crying," Sangsang stood in front of Wang Yun and looked up at her.
Sangsang hated to see girls cry, so she stretched out her soft little arms and quickly hugged her, patting her back and comforting her in a childish voice:
"Don't cry, don't cry. I'm not afraid of zombies. Can I go find your brother and mother?"
Wang Yun listened to Sangsang's baby voice, raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and asked, "Aren't you afraid of zombies?"
"I'm not afraid," Sangsang nodded vigorously, and she continued seriously, "Besides, the zombie uncles and aunts won't bite me."
Wang Yun was amused by the little girl's serious expression and burst into laughter. She just regarded her words as a joke and did not take them seriously.
The clever Sangsang looked at Wang Yun's expression and guessed that she didn't believe her.
She pursed her lips, clenched her fists, and said very seriously, "Everything I said is true. I'm not afraid of zombies at all."
"Yes, Sangsang is not afraid," Wang Yun nodded with a smile, "Sangsang is the bravest."
Sangsang pouted and hummed in a baby voice. She raised her little head and replied, "My mother said that when others don't believe what you say, you have to prove it with your actions."
"So Sister Xiaoyun, I will definitely help you find your mother and brother!"
After the little guy finished his "oath", he walked towards Sang Chi and the others and said in a soft voice, "Brothers, I'm going to find Sister Xiaoyun's brother and mother. You are not allowed to stop me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sangsang, carrying his bunny schoolbag, walked out with his short legs, looking proud and confident.
Lu Ziyun quickly pulled her into his arms, rubbed her little head, and said with a smile, "Brothers will go with you to find it."
Just now, these people and Wang Yun’s father learned the details of the situation and were ready to help them.
Wang Yun's mother works as a dormitory manager in a high school in the county. She doesn't go home on weekdays and only goes back on weekends.
So when the end of the world came, only Wang Ma was left in the county town among the family of four.
Father Wang discussed with his son Wang Lei about going to the county town to find her. According to his thinking, he would go to the county town, while Wang Lei and his sister Wang Yun would stay at home.
But Wang Lei refused to do so. He said that he was young and strong, and had better physical strength than his father who was over 50 years old, and the possibility of successfully finding Wang's mother was also higher.
Father Wang couldn't persuade his son, so he let him go to the county town, and he and his daughter stayed in the yard waiting for them to come back.
But Wang Lei left and never returned.
Wang's father was extremely anxious. He wanted to go to the county town but was worried about Wang Yun. Later, when he was raising the wall, he injured his leg. It was like adding insult to injury.
So Wang Yun had to search for supplies nearby. It wasn't until they met Lu Ziting and his group today that Wang's father and his friends felt better.
They took a family photo of the four members of the Wang family from the dressing table in the bedroom, took a look at the appearance of Wang Lei and Wang's mother, and then they got ready and got in the car to set off.
Wang Yun stood in the yard, listening to the sound of the car engine gradually fading away. She bowed silently and whispered softly, "Please come back safely."
Driving back onto the road, Huo Shen drove at full speed towards Gu County.
He drove fast for a distance of seven or eight kilometers, and it only took five or six minutes for the moat and ancient city gate of Gu County to appear before his eyes.
The brocade-like river surrounds the city, and the blue-gray ancient wall gate looks majestic and tall, giving people the illusion of traveling back to ancient times. Everyone in the car was stunned.
Sang Chi exclaimed, "It feels like Gu County can be used as a filming location for costume dramas."
Lu Ziyun was well-informed. He said, "During the Warring States Period, Gu County was extremely important due to its military status. It's no exaggeration to say that battles of varying sizes have taken place in this small county throughout the dynasties. The people living here have never had a peaceful life."
"Gu County is an ancient battlefield. According to historical records, the most famous war in this small county was the Battle of Feishui. I remember learning about it in my junior high school textbooks."
When Sang Chi heard that it was the "Battle of Feishui" recorded in history books, he suddenly realized, "So it was here, I've learned something new."
Driving through the city gate, you can see zombies wandering around on the roads in the county. After hearing the roar of the off-road vehicle, they were attracted and started chasing after the car.
Huo Shen knocked a few zombies away and asked, "Did Wang's father say that Wang's mother works at Guxian No. 2 High School?"
Lu Ziyun nodded and said, "Yes, but the geographical location of No. 2 Middle School is not included on the map. We need to look for it."
"Gu County is not a big place. If we go around the city, we should be able to find the location of No. 2 Middle School," Huo Shen said with a slight nod.
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