Chapter 33: Fierce You
Xi You Xi had just learned about the problems of Zhao Zheng, his team and his girlfriend from Leng Mian’s words. She sighed, “Do you know where I’m going? You said you wanted to follow me right away, and you’re giving up the team you’ve worked so hard to build?”
“You’re taking your parents with you, so you definitely can’t go to a dangerous place. You can get a motorhome from there, but you don’t want to stay at the camping base, which means the place you want to go is at least better and safer than the camping base.”
You Xi looked at him, a little surprised. It seems that he is not particularly stupid.
"As for the team... I never thought about forming a team. At that time, I just wanted everyone to survive together. Who knew it would turn out like this. It's too tiring. I don't want to do it anymore. This and that, a bunch of shit. I just want to kill zombies happily and try to survive!"
Zhao Zheng looked down at the leather-wrapped machete in his hand, "Maybe I'm too stupid. I always can't understand. It's obviously the end of the world, why do humans always have to plan to deal with other humans besides zombies?" "
Have you killed anyone?" You Xi's cold voice rang out.
"No." Zhao Zheng looked up at her, "The most serious one was when someone in the team pushed me when they encountered a group of zombies and wanted me to help him block them. I cut off his hand."
Leng Mian also knew about this, but in such a world, it would be difficult for a person to survive if his hand was cut off.
When Zhao Zheng was pushed towards the zombies, he realized for the first time that he was so close to death. Later, he was lucky enough to survive and find that person to settle the score. He really wanted to kill him with a knife.
But in the end, he still didn't kill him directly. Others have lost their humanity, but he still has it. Even if there is not much left, he doesn't want to destroy the last bit of humanity for such a scum.
You Xi glanced at Leng Mian again and said, "Whether to let him go with you or not, you decide."
"Me?" Leng Mian was surprised.
"Well, if he goes with you, of course you decide."
Leng Mian looked at Zhao Zheng, who also looked back at her, trying to be calm, but still revealing a little nervousness.
Leng Mian didn't want to cause trouble for You Xi, but if she was alone, learning to drive would be a big problem. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to handle it by herself and would drag You Xi down.
So she thought about it and said, "I think it's okay if you are the only one. But the question is, are you really the only one?"
Zhao Zheng was overjoyed: "Don't worry, it's just me!"
Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, You Xi said to Zhao Zheng, "It's agreed that you will just drive along, and you have to solve the water and supplies by yourself. If you encounter danger, I will definitely take care of my mother's safety first. Don't expect me to come to save you if you get into trouble.
Of course, I will not interfere with your supplies and your decisions. We are just partners, and the partnership period is until we arrive at the next official shelter. Is that okay?"
"Yes! Of course!" This model is exactly what he wanted, so he naturally agreed.
"Okay, it's lunch time, I will stay here for an hour."
Zhao Zheng understood that this was to give him time to pack up.
He immediately discussed with Leng Mian that since he was going back to get the supplies, she didn't have to go, and he could take both of their shares.
The two of them went to a sports goods store nearby. The zombies nearby had been completely eliminated by You Xi, so it was safe everywhere now.
However, they were very cautious and walked around the store first. After confirming that there were no zombies, they took out the mountain bikes from the room.
One mountain bike was tied to the roof of the jeep, and the other was put in the trunk of the car they had driven here originally. Zhao Zheng wanted to leave the team, and he could take the supplies that belonged to him, but if he wanted to drive away with the car, it would be difficult to overturn it, and the other party might deduct part of his supplies.
Now that he had Youxi's vacated jeep, he didn't need it, so it would be more cost-effective to go back and get supplies.
The mountain bike was for him to use when he came back later. This section of the road was quite long, and there were many zombies ahead, so walking was definitely not an option.
After Zhao Zheng drove away, Youxi saw that the mountain bike was good, so she also went to the store to borrow one, and also collected a lot of maintenance tools and sportswear to bring into the Xingwu warehouse.
She hung the mountain bike behind the RV, looked down at her sportswear stained with zombie blood, and then got in the car to wash her hair and take a shower. She took a quick shower and then changed into clean clothes.
There was a water tank on the top of the RV. These RVs had not been touched or polluted after the end of the world, so the water tank was basically full.
When they finish using the water, she will take out the water in the space.
It is impossible to take a shower every day, but simple washing is still possible.
The family of three felt very happy after moving from the jeep to the RV with a kitchen, a booth, a table and space to stretch their hands and feet.
So Youxi decided to have a feast at noon. She took out a box of cumin fried chicken legs, a box of Portuguese curry chicken cheese pizza, a portion of stir-fried Chinese cabbage, a portion of slow-cooked seven-corn sushi, a portion of thinly sliced salmon, and three cups of brown sugar pearl milk tea with ice cubes.
Except for the stir-fried Chinese cabbage, these foods were not prepared by You's father and mother.
But the two of them are very calm now. Not only do they not ask about the source, but they can also comment while eating.
"Dad, this salmon is really delicious. I always thought it was raw and smelled fishy before, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious with soy sauce."
Instantly, another serving of sea urchin sashimi appeared on the table, with four servings on it.
This was bought from the restaurant she often goes to. It was all fresh sea urchin, not the frozen kind. It was a small piece of soft and fluffy. It was wrapped in seaweed and dipped in soy sauce, and it melted in the mouth.
"Mom, try this, this is also delicious."
"Too much, Mom can't eat it, don't take it, save it."
You Xi glanced at the various sashimi dishes on the shelves of Xingwu Warehouse, which could not be placed because of many other things and could only be piled up: "Mom, eat it, help me get rid of some inventory."
You's mother: ...
Her daughter is now more and more like Doraemon.
When the family of three was eating, You's mother carefully pulled down the curtain next to the booth.
So until the family of three finished lunch and You Xi put the unfinished food into the refrigerator, she saw the cold cotton across the street using clothes to wipe the car.
She was using the dirty clothes that the You family had just changed and no longer wanted to use to wipe the blood and meat on the jeep. She wiped it very seriously, and such a big car was cleaned by her.
Youxi thought for a moment, took out a box of vegetable, sausage and egg fried rice, a box of cooked cabbage and pork dumplings, and a set of disposable chopsticks and spoons and placed them on the table, then opened the door and said to Lengmian: "Come here."
Lengmian dropped his dirty clothes and ran over: "What's the matter, Youxi?"
He waved the clean sports suit and T-shirt in his hand, and gestured to the bathroom in the car: "Go take a shower and change into clean clothes."
"Ah? Me? No, no, I'm used to it, and now I'm clean, and I'll get dirty again when I kill zombies later."
"It's not my responsibility from now
on. Today is special." Leng Mian didn't really want to take a shower. Since leaving the villa area, she has only used limited water resources to wipe the key parts of her body to keep it clean to avoid getting sick. She really doesn't care about other things.
Water is so precious. There is not enough water to drink, so how can you use it to take a shower.
"It's the water brought by the car. This time only."
You Xi turned around and put the dry clothes directly on the rack in the bathroom, then opened the door and motioned her to go in. "You won't be able to take a shower in the future."
Leng Mian's throat seemed to be stuffed with a ball of cotton. The colder the other party's attitude, the more she wanted to cry, not because she was sad, but because she was happy.
She was afraid of dirtying the RV, so she took off her shoes, got into the car barefoot and went into the bathroom.
Until the warm water rushed on her body, Leng Mian was still a little dazed, and the only feeling she had was heartache. She felt bad that such clean water was used for bathing, it was such a waste.
Because she felt bad, she bathed at the speed of light, she didn't even feel any pain when the water hit the wound.
The shower room was fully equipped with shampoo and bathing facilities, she had already cut her long hair into uneven short hair, so it was convenient to wash.
Five minutes later, Leng Mian, who had washed herself clean, came out wearing dry and fragrant clothes, and found You Xi sitting in the booth waiting for her, next to her, there was a small medical kit.
You Xi saw her and patted the medicine box towards her: "Come here, apply the medicine."
Ten minutes later, all the wounds on Leng Mian's body were disinfected and treated cleanly.
Then You Xi pushed a box of fried rice and dumplings on the table in front of her: "You can take them home and eat them. You don't have to return the disposable boxes."
"But you just told Zhao Zheng..."
"He's not a girl. Boys should be self-reliant."
"I can do that, too!" Leng Mian was a little anxious, afraid that this was a test from You Xi.
"I know. Anyway, it's only this time, there won't be a next time." You Xi's voice was dry, and there was no expression
on his face. Leng Mian turned her head to look at him. She didn't know now that he would show her the same expression and tone for many days to come.
Every time, she was very cold, first disassociating herself from him, and then helping him.
Sometimes it was a hot meal, sometimes a bottle of water, sometimes sweet candy...
When she was enduring menstrual cramps, she would bring her a bottle of homemade brown sugar ginger tea, help her correct her weapon posture, and even regularly teach her various martial arts skills...
Occasionally, she would look at her and say something she couldn't understand.
For example: In fact, I'm not as good as you; another example: If it were my real world, my speed of awareness and awakening would definitely not be faster than yours.
Leng Mian didn't understand most of those words, but every time she spoke, Leng Mian liked to look at her expression, calm and indifferent, with a little deliberate alienation, but it made people feel at ease.
Many years later, when Leng Mian joined the army and followed the team to take back the city from the zombies bit by bit, when she stood on the cleaned streets and watched the street lights light up one by one, when she walked into her own house and looked at the city in front of her from the dilapidated balcony, which was riddled with holes but slowly recovering, she would think of Youxi's expression at that time.
She was very grateful that someone helped her in this way during the darkest period of her life.
That young but cold face was the power that calmed her mind every time she fought on the edge of danger.
It was like an eternal harbor of peace that could be seen as long as you closed your eyes.
**
One day later, a silver RV and a jeep turned into a very inconspicuous side road beside the national highway. The side road was winding and it took a long time to reach the end.
There were a few farmhouses at the end. There was no sign of people around, and there were large tracts of farmland.
If it weren't for the navigation map in Youxi's mobile phone, he really wouldn't have known that the end of this winding side road was so empty.
The area here is empty and the view is clear. Youxi plans to use this as a place to stay tonight.
After today, they will be able to reach the wetland park.
The black jeep stopped not far behind the RV, and the co-pilot's door opened. Zhao Zheng got out of the car with a machete and walked towards the farmhouse first, intending to check and clean it up.
Leng Mian got down from the driver's seat, closed the door, and took her sashimi knife with her, and followed Zhao Zheng to clean up the farmhouse.
This jeep was an automatic transmission, and she learned to drive by herself in just half an hour yesterday under Zhao Zheng's instruction.
Zhao Zheng didn't say much along the way, and kept working on his job. When he encountered a car blocking the road, he would get out of the car to clean up the zombies, pump gasoline, look for supplies, and finally push the car together or use the jeep and the tow rope to move the car away.
Yesterday, he went back to the camping base to return the car and get supplies. Leng Mian had just eaten two bites of dumplings when he came back on his mountain bike.
He showed Leng Mian the supplies that belonged to her and put them in the trunk of the jeep. When he put his own supplies in, Leng Mian found that the quantity was obviously too little.
She asked, but he said nothing.
There was nothing to say, Wu Tianqi and his group went out. He thought that the people guarding the supplies were all his brothers in the villa area at that time. Even if they didn't say to give him more, there would be no problem for him to take what he and Leng Mian should take according to the quota.
But unfortunately, there was a problem.
The other party first asked him where he went after leaving the team. He didn't say, and the other party suspected that he didn't take them with him for good things, and even didn't want to share the supplies with him.
After that, Zhao Zheng got angry and said that they came to him every day and threatened to take their own supplies. How come it was his turn to take his share now, but he couldn't?
In the end, he got his share smoothly, but there was a problem when it was Leng Mian's turn. The other party said that Leng Mian joined the team too late and was a girl, so even if she wanted to share, it would only be a little.
But Zhao Zheng knew in his heart that most of the things in the team now were found by the two teams after cooperation. Leng Mian has always contributed a lot, so what if she is a girl?
After arguing to no avail, Zhao Zheng laughed in anger, and finally took two bags of supplies, one large and one small, and left without further ado.
It didn't matter if they deducted the cold cotton stuff, he could just give her his share. It was his own fault for not knowing people well, so it was better for him to take a smaller bag of supplies so that he would remember it.
You Xi didn't ask any more questions, and when he saw that they had put away the supplies, he directly ordered them to drive away.
The two cars, the jeep in front and the RV in the back, drove all the way. When they passed the gate of the camping base parking lot, someone parked a car across the road.
Wu Tianqi got out of the car, and Zhao Zheng also got out of the car. It was unknown what the two talked about, and their faces were not good. Wu Tianqi grabbed Zhao Zheng's collar and almost started a fight.
Later, Wu Meiling also got out of the car, looking at Zhao Zheng with red eyes, asking him if he was really going to leave her alone, and also asking if Zhao Zheng had been together with Leng Mian behind her back for a long time.
This time, the other person's tears did not soften Zhao Zheng's heart at all: "I'm just leaving alone, not abandoning you. You still have your brother, your mother, your brother's friends, and those who get food from you every day.
Also, you can think whatever you want about me, but don't blame Leng Mian, she is just my teammate. The world has become like this, and other people are struggling to make ends meet. If you can let go of trivial matters like love, then let go. After all, nothing is more important than being alive."
Wu Tianqi hugged his sister distressedly, and said coldly to Zhao Zheng: "I hope you won't regret your choice today." Leng
Mian was afraid that You Xi would get tired of waiting and leave first, so she got out of the car and walked to the driver's seat of the RV to discuss letting her wait for five minutes, and she would urge Zhao Zheng to hurry up.
Youxi glanced at the cars blocking the road. Several men got off the cars one after another. They were probably there to keep watch. Zombies would wander around from time to time.
They lit cigarettes and smoked them while casting surprised and greedy glances at her RV. Then they whispered to each other, as if they were planning something.
She nodded, and after Leng Mian left, she asked You's mother in the booth behind her to get her a transparent raincoat with sleeves and front buttons. She put on the raincoat, hat and mask, got off the car with a Tang sword, and cleaned up the zombies that had been chasing the car all the way.
The way of cleaning was a bit excessive. First, she cut off the head, then kicked the headless body away, then took a few steps forward, stabbed the Tang sword into the zombie's head on the ground, and finally raised the sword and swung it, letting the zombie's head fall freely in the distance.
The other party: ...
The few people who coveted her RV stared at the zombie head rolling to their feet, their hands trembled, and they almost dropped cigarettes.
Damn! So cruel!
After the warning, the zombies were cleaned up. Youxi took off her raincoat, folded it, and got in the car.
The weather was too hot, all the windows of the RV were closed, and the air conditioning was slightly turned on inside. It was much cooler inside than outside. At present, she had enough oil, so she didn't need to save too much for the time being.
On the dining table, You's mother put the cut watermelon in an ice bowl, lifted the curtain that half-separated the driver's seat and the car compartment, and passed it to Youxi. When Youxi ate the fourth piece, the car blocking the road moved away.
When she drove the RV past several people, Wu Meiling covered her mouth and looked at her in disbelief. It was obvious that she just recognized her at this moment.
She put down her fingers covering her mouth and said something to her car window. Her expression was sad, and she kept shaking her head. Tears were rolling in her eyes, as if she was begging for something.
Unfortunately, Youxi in the RV connected the tablet computer to the TV in the car. At this moment, the TV was playing a TV series selected by You's mother and father to pass the long driving time.
The TV show was a bit loud, and Youxi couldn't hear anything because of the car window.
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