Chapter 72: Not Much Food Left
The farmhouse became Gao Peng's private stronghold, and he became the king of the mountain. He hardly left his room every day, and when he did, he just took a walk around and gave instructions on other people's work, as if he was patrolling his territory.
The others followed the duty roster arranged by Jiang Xiong step by step.
"Three months," Tian Yao said, looking at Duan Xue's growing belly. A smile flashed in her eyes. Only she knew the meaning of her words.
Li Zhen, who was standing beside her, didn't understand what she meant and misunderstood that she was in love with Duan Xue's child: "If you like children, why don't you have your own?"
In return he was punched by Duan Lei, but Li Zhen was not angry!
Tian Yao explained to them that one of the reasons for staying was that in the farmhouse, they could take turns practicing their superpowers under the cover of the dense crops. There were no zombies and no one to disturb them. There was no better place than here.
Duan Xue is four months pregnant: Tian Yao and the others have mastered their special abilities! Tian Yao discovered that her space could hold living things. While Duan Lei or Lin He were on guard in Li Town, she and the other two went to the surrounding villages and towns to collect a lot of live poultry and livestock.
Five months: The crops in the fields are ripe, new problems arise, how to improve the level of superpowers!
Six months: The weather turns cold! Internal conflicts begin to emerge at the farmhouse! Food starts to run low, and Tian Yao chooses to wait and see!
Seven months: Duan Xue could no longer see her own toes. Her belly was so big that she had difficulty walking.
Often, either Tian Yao or Lin Hong supported her while they walked in the yard!
Later on, she stopped going out for a walk because it was cold!
Gao Peng made a rare appearance in the dining room during dinner time. He had gained a lot of weight in the past few months. "Let's eat first. After dinner, I have something to say!"
Su Yin distributed the food per person, and each person got half the amount of food than before!
Except for Gao Peng and the two Han sisters, everyone else was more or less dissatisfied. You know, people can't live without food, especially middle-aged men and children who are more prone to hunger.
"Uncle Gao, now you won't even let me eat enough?" Yang Wen questioned Gao Peng, holding the bowl. His temper had calmed down a lot in the past few months. "Isn't this inappropriate?"
Gao Peng raised his hand to signal Yang Wen to calm down. "You misunderstood. It's not that I won't feed everyone, but we're running low on rice and flour. If we reduce the supply like this, it'll only last for three days. After three days, there will be nothing left."
Hearing this, Yang Zhijiang thought for a moment: "We can go into the city to look for food! This time, we should bring back more rice, flour, grain and oil, so that we can survive the winter!"
As soon as we heard about entering the city, the atmosphere suddenly became more lively.
The last time I went to the supermarket was the day I first arrived in Zhizhou! Some people were already thinking about buying something for themselves: "Looking for some books, magazines, DVDs, etc."
"Bring back a billiard case!"
"Badminton, shuttlecock, handheld game console..."
Only Tian Yao knew that after entering the city this time, she would never return to this place. She saw the joy in Li Zhen and Duan Lei's eyes and couldn't help but curl her lips: "We still need to find some thick clothes! We are all wearing summer clothes!"
Lin He couldn't help but glance at Tian Yao. She never interrupted. "There are a lot of children in the farmhouse. We need to find some thick clothes for the children!"
"It's best to find a doctor in the city!" Lin Hong touched Duan Xue's belly: "It looks like the full-term baby will be here in a few months!"
Duan Xue said shyly, "Mom, now is not the time to say this. Let's talk about it after we get into the city!"
"Brother Gao, I haven't left the farm for a few months. This is a good opportunity to go into town for a stroll," Han Xiaoyu said in a sweet voice, her eyes full of tenderness. "What do you think?"
"It's settled!" Gao Peng waved his hand. "Three days from now, everyone will be dispatched! Prepare well."
"Lao Jiang, check the car! It hasn't been driven for a few months, there must be something wrong—"
There was not much food left in the kitchen, but there was still a lot to eat in the fields. Li Zhen found corn cobs, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and edamame in the fields and roasted them in front of the villa door.
The others followed suit, some roasted green peppers, some roasted vegetables, and simply sprinkled some salt on them. Everyone ate them with relish.
"I'll be on guard today. Xiaoyao, do you mind chatting with me?" Lin He handed his son to Duan Lei and Li Zhen, and invited Tian Yao.
"Of course I don't mind!" Tian Yao let Lin He know that she had a space, so she didn't treat him as an outsider. Of course, she also told him that if she didn't tell him, he shouldn't ask. This was for his and Xiao Bo's own good!
For these people in the farm stay, the cruelty of the end of the world will officially begin tomorrow.
Lin He really obeyed his orders. If Tian Yao didn’t tell him, he wouldn’t ask!
Under the starry sky, amidst the fields, smelling the fragrance of fruits and vegetables, listening to the chirping of insects and birds, Tian Yao looked at this tranquility that didn't belong to the end of the world and sighed, "Uncle Lin, when we all take the first step to leave this place, do you know what kind of world we will face?"
"It's hard to imagine, but we can advance or retreat!" Lin He wasn't the least bit curious about why Tian Yao asked this. Living here, even he had begun to get used to the tranquility here. "From the way you sound, it doesn't seem like that's the case!"
"Even during the war, the radio never stopped working. Just a few days ago, even the radio became a decoration," Tian Yao sighed again. "The whole world has changed. Where can we retreat to?"
“Think about the zombie horde before!”
"In the future, we may encounter more zombies, and these zombies won't care whether we are their compatriots or not!"
"Ha!" After listening to Tian Yao's words quietly, Lin He chuckled. He had originally wanted to ask Tian Yao about her plans for the future, but it turned out that Tian Yao was giving him a shot of warning: "I knew my choice was right!"
"I've watched the video of you saving Xiaobo over and over again. If you had been a beat slower, or hesitated for even a second, not only would you have failed to save Xiaobo, you might have even lost yourself!"
"Don't flatter me. Since we've come together, we'll be companions who depend on each other in the future. There's no need to talk about the past. Let's just wait and see what happens next." Tian Yao admired Lin He for not being ungrateful, but she also didn't want him to bear the so-called favor. What she wanted was unity and tacit understanding: "There's a long way to go!"
Lin He laughed heartily. He hadn't laughed like this in a long time in front of his brother-in-law Yang Zhi, his sister Lin Hong, and his old friend Zhao Wujian. Then his smile faded: "Will you abandon my sister and my nephew?"
"Of course not! As long as they don't die and don't turn into zombies, there will be no such thing as abandonment. You don't have to worry." Tian Yao sighed in her heart. It was not that she didn't want to tell Lin He the truth, but some people were destined to die. She said it very bluntly.
As for how Lin He understands it, that’s his business!
"That's good!" Lin He said, "I know my limits, don't worry!"
"I hope you'll consider your safety and Xiaobo's when you do things, as well as the safety of me, Li Zhen, and Duan Lei," Tian Yao said in a low, yet calm and powerful voice. "Whatever I do, I'll prioritize the safety of the five of us!"
“Not giving up is one thing, but we will consider the priority!”
Lin He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Tian Yao's frankness was completely different from what he expected: "You are so direct!" He said that he really understood Tian Yao. Everyone has selfish desires, but expressing selfish desires clearly made him feel that although Tian Yao was young, she was very reliable.
(End of this chapter)
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