Soon, the news of the mutant animals injuring people spread throughout the village.
The villagers were already in a state of panic, and now they became even more uneasy.
After Liang Qing helped the old village chief notify the villagers, he returned home with Song Yao.
Since the temperature dropped, heavy snow began to fall. The thickest part was nearly one meter deep, often blocking the entrance to the courtyard wall. Someone was needed to clean the road every day. Liang Qing and Song Yao took turns to do it.
Before opening the door and entering the house, Liang Qing stamped her feet and clapped her hands to shake off the cold and frost on her body. Song Yao, who was behind her, also followed her movements.
A khaki puppy rushed out from the inner room and circled around the two people's feet.
The two elderly people in the house heard the noise outside. Grandma was holding a basin of washed leeks. "Qingqing and Yaoyao are back. I'll make some leek dumplings later. Qingqing can also send some to the village chief's house. We are all very grateful to the village chief for leading us these days. By the way, I heard some noise outside. Is everything okay?"
Liang Qing took off his mask and scarf, casually hung them on the clothes hanger next to him, and warmed his hands in the stove next to him.
Then he said, "It's okay, grandma, don't worry."
She did not tell her grandmother and the others about Uncle Liu's death. The two old people were heavy-hearted and thought a lot. If they heard that Uncle Liu was beaten to death by a wild beast, they would be easily depressed.
Grandpa was cooking over a fire, complaining, "Has the fog outside the village cleared yet? I can't leave the village now, and I'm stuck at home all day. It's suffocating."
Song Yao smiled and said, "Qingqing and I just went out to take a look, and we haven't left yet. Grandpa, if you're bored, I'll play a couple of games of chess with you to kill some time."
Hearing about playing chess, Grandpa Liang instantly perked up, "Okay, I'll go get the chessboard."
Recently, Grandpa Liang has been staying at home with nothing to do, so he learned to play chess from Song Yao. Now he is addicted to it and wants to play a few more games.
Hearing the two people's discussion, Grandma Liang swept up a scallion and said angrily:
"What kind of world is this these days? You're still bored and want to play chess. You're warm at home and won't starve. Are you sick from being idle?"
"Can't you see the kids are busy? Don't cause trouble for Qingqing and Yaoyao. When you have time, help me cook. I'm making leek dumplings today. I'll go mix the filling first, and you come and help me knead the dough."
Seeing Grandma Liang's angry look, Grandpa Liang certainly didn't dare. Song Yao secretly gave him a wink, suggesting that they fight after dinner. Only then did Grandpa Liang nod.
Liang Qing washed his hands and instructed Song Yao to take a few eggs from the chicken coop, intending to help grandma make the stuffing.
"Grandma, the gray fog outside hasn't dissipated yet. I heard that the wild animals in the mountains have come out to look for food. I plan to ask A Yao to collect all the edible food at home to prevent them from being wasted."
After hearing the news, the two old men did not object.
Grandma Liang nodded in agreement. "Okay, I'm a little worried about the crops you grow. I'm not worried about the people in our village. What if people from other villages knew we had stored grain? We can't let anyone worry about us, young and old."
When he woke up one day, Liang Qing suddenly found that he had a great affinity for plants.
She used to have a piece of land at home to grow flowers and vegetables. Later, when the temperature dropped, she built a plastic greenhouse and grew some vegetables in it.
After awakening the abilities of plants, Liang Qing's farming skills also rapidly awakened.
She heard that due to the natural disaster, no crops grew in the fields near the village, and even the wheat had not sprouted.
However, the small plot of land in the yard was obviously different. After Liang Qing's special ability, the original yield of vegetables, fruits and melons increased sharply.
They can also plant corn in autumn and winter, and it grows fast and well. The yield of one corn can be three or four times the original one, which simply shocked Grandpa Liang and Grandma Liang.
The two old men have been farming all their lives and have never seen such a bizarre thing.
Song Yao had the ability to store space, and he did not hide it from his two elders. Although having an invisible and intangible space sounded bizarre, it was nothing compared to the natural disasters and changes in the past year.
The hibernating snakes in the village also crawled out. Their bodies were a kind of blue-gray color with strange black patterns. If you were bitten by one of them, you would be half dead.
There are also centipedes with wings and earthworms with eyes. They no longer feed on a single food and will attack passing villagers. They are very scary.
The drop in temperature is a bad thing, but it is also a good thing. Freezing these things in the snow at this time will reduce a lot of danger.
Therefore, it is not surprising to be able to store food and items in the home into a space.
However, Liang Qing still briefly told the two elderly people the information he had obtained from the Internet.
She didn't plan to stay in this village and wanted to go to the base transfer point outside the mountain.
"Okay, you two kids can go if you want. Don't worry about us."
Grandpa Liang stiffened his neck. Although Liang Qing had built a new big house, he still couldn't bear to leave his original courtyard.
If it weren't for the recent heavy snow, Liang Qing would be worried that the old house would collapse, and Grandpa Liang would still be living in the original yard.
Grandma Liang rolled her eyes at him in dissatisfaction. "You're still thinking about your shabby house. It was because you insisted that we all stay in the village. Otherwise, Qingqing and Yaoyao would have gone to the official shelter long ago. Why would they stay here and suffer with us?"
Having said that, Grandpa Liang became silent. He was indeed in the wrong in this matter.
At this time, Grandma Liang said, "Old man, I've figured it out. Wherever our granddaughter is, that's home now. Since the natural disaster has struck, it's not safe to continue staying in the village. So, let's go with the children. Don't let them worry about everything, and die with us at such a young age."
After hearing the last sentence, Liang Qing hurriedly said, "Grandma, hurry up and say 'Puh, puh, puh'. What are you talking about? Ever since Mom and Dad left, you two have been my last relatives. If I don't love you two, who else will I love? If it really is just A Yao and I who entered the base and saw you two suffering outside, that would be really bad."
After hearing what Grandpa Liang said, his expression finally changed slightly. He picked up a piece of firewood and said, "It depends on what the children want. Anyway, I'll go wherever Qingqing and Yaoyao go."
"That's right. The world is different now, and it's changed so much that we can't tell the difference. Let's just leave it to the children. If we don't make trouble, everything will be fine."
Grandma Liang hadn't forgotten the poultry at home and sighed, "If only Yaoyao's ability could change a little bit, we could bring all the chickens and ducks at home, as well as Xiao Huang. All the things in this big yard were bought by Qingqingxin. It would be a pity if they were all left here."
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