Chapter 154 Chapter 156
At the beginning, Chen Ming's mother turned around to look at her son, and saw that he was packing his things with a cold face. Chen Ming's aunt also pulled her aside and talked a lot, saying that so-and-so would never go to the safe zone, so-and-so would definitely stay, and that the houses in the town were spacious, surrounded by traps, and there was a basement at home for refuge. She talked about all kinds of things eloquently, but Chen Ming's mother just listened. When asked what she thought, she only said one sentence, "Aunt, I don't quite understand what you said, and I haven't been to the safe zone, but I listen to Mingming. The child is grown up, and he has the final say."
Chen Ming's mother was weak in character and had suffered a lot at the hands of her sister-in-law. When the sister-in-law first came, she fawned on her sister-in-law and was humble for a while. Chen Ming's mother was also very polite to her. Later, as she lived there for a long time and made more friends, her true nature was revealed. Not only did she sneak around during collective labor, she also became more and more bossy in Chen Ming's home, and seemed to be the master of the house.
Chen Ming's cousin is also twenty years old. Under the pretext of being weak and sick and needing to go to the training ground for more exercise, he shamelessly went to the training ground with minors under the age of 18 and refused to participate in patrols and combat. He mentioned this many times, and whenever he mentioned this, his aunt would throw a tantrum and say that she wanted his cousin to die.
Chen Ming had long been disillusioned with his aunt's family. He watched his aunt babble and spit out her words, but his ears automatically filtered out all the noise and he ignored her, just pulling his sister to pack up.
"Yiheng, look how good it is for us here. We can fill our stomachs by just digging some wild vegetables and fruits around the town. It's safe and lively, and we are all together in a lively atmosphere. You all stay at home, unlike before when we only saw each other a few times a year. Why do we have to move? I heard from your aunt that the food in the safe zone is rough and sore throat-racking black steamed bread, and we have to work every day without a moment's rest. Many young and middle-aged people like you have been forced to enlist. Not only are your family members unable to see you, but soldiers also have to go out on missions frequently, and casualties are common. Why should we suffer that?" Wang Yiheng's mother was a middle-aged woman with a plump figure. Before the end of the world, her family ran a small store. Although she was a resident of a small town, her family was well-off and she led a happy life on weekdays. Although she was in her fifties, she was well maintained and did not look old.
"Mom, do you listen to your son or your brother's wife? Forced conscription, what's wrong with being a soldier? Your son is a soldier anyway." Wang Yiheng answered impatiently after listening to what his mother said.
"Yiheng, can the situation now be the same as before? It was a peaceful time before, and there was no danger in being a soldier. But now, we encountered monsters on the road. It was so scary! Since I came here, I have never seen those monsters again. I really don't want to leave this town." Wang Yiheng's mother seemed to remember something and her face turned pale.
"Mom, you've never seen her again, but I still see her every day. Can't you see that I'm on duty every day? It's no different from going on a mission in the safe zone. Maybe it will be even easier then than it is now." Wang Yiheng said sarcastically, and the corners of his mouth rose when he thought of what Liu Qingchen had said to him. The company commander had never made a mistake, and he would obey all the decisions of the company commander.
"But..." Wang Yiheng's mother felt a little uneasy when she thought about her son's night patrol and hunting missions in three shifts. It seemed that the logistics staff in the small town had too easy a life.
"Yiheng, you're back. Look, your aunt just came back from the big kitchen to get food. Everyone is in a panic because of the news that we have to move to the safe zone. We have just agreed to go and talk to Aunt Hu. This town is our home, and we are not going anywhere." A middle-aged woman carrying two large thermos buckets pushed the door open and said. She was followed by a man of about the same age, who was Wang Yiheng's uncle.
"Hehe, aunt, no one asked you to move. You may have misunderstood what Brother Chen meant. What he said was that he would take his family away from here to a safe zone. If anyone is willing to go with him, pack up quickly and leave in three days. If you don't want to go, of course it's up to you. Haha, I'm not forcing you to go together." Wang Yiheng said with a laugh.
After hearing what Wang Yiheng said, my aunt's face was not happy, but aggrieved. "How can you be so irresponsible? We came here and treated this place as our home. We cooked for you, made tools for setting traps, and went out to collect and store food. It was all because you could protect us. Now that you are gone, what will happen to us who came to you?"
"Yiheng, we provide logistical support for you fighters, we don't eat for free, do you think we are a burden? I admit that there are many people in the logistics department who are idle and sly. Last time, your company commander got angry about the matter of cutting corners on materials for making traps, but this is not unsolvable. It's because the woman in charge of logistics has long hair and short knowledge, can't do the job, and can't convince the people, which led to such a thing. Before, I asked you to ask your company commander to let me be in charge of logistics, but you didn't go. Otherwise, this kind of thing would have happened. Yiheng, I'm your uncle, I'm in charge of logistics, you should be proud of it!" The uncle had a pair of small triangular eyes, and he winked at his sister, Wang Yiheng's mother, while speaking.
Wang Yiheng's mother received the signal sent by her younger brother, but she hesitated and did not dare to speak when she looked at her son's face. Ever since she lent the money for her son to buy a wedding house to her younger brother before the end of the world, which led to her son's girlfriend of several years breaking up with him, her son's attitude towards her has been different from before.
Wang Yiheng sneered, "The food in the logistics warehouse belongs to Brother Chen. Why should I give it to an outsider like you? Uncle, you really have good intentions! Don't whine to me here. You can leave if you want."
Wang Yiheng didn't care what the three of them looked like. He was too lazy to talk to them. He packed up his daily necessities and turned around and went out.
In the Binyang Safety Zone, in an ordinary residential building, more than a dozen people were sitting or standing in the living room of more than 20 square meters. It was quiet and solemn, without a sound.
The man sitting at the very top looked to be no more than 40 years old, with a square face and drooping eyebrows. He was wearing a standard military uniform with his epaulettes taken off, so it was impossible to tell what his rank was.
At this moment, his face was as gloomy as water, and his eagle eyes looked sharply at the other people present, making them feel very uneasy.
(End of this chapter)
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