Yue Junhong's words caused the atmosphere in the room to fall into silence again.
So many days have passed, even a fool would know that the world today is completely different from the world before, and the most important thing is these unpredictable natural disasters.
Whether it was the previous high temperatures, earthquakes, or heavy snow, they all had traces of that, but this storm that caused changes all over the world, they had no way to deal with it.
Meng Changlong was leaning against the wall with someone's help. He said weakly, "No one knows what the future will be like. Maybe after this natural disaster, everything will suddenly return to normal, and we'll return to the peaceful days of the year. There's no need to be so depressed. With so many of us... and so many experts in the country, we'll definitely find a way to adapt..."
Meng Changlong said this in an attempt to boost morale, but his words came out weak, even to himself. Finally, he could only shake his head helplessly, sighing deeply, and said, "You've all been planning to go back home a few days ago to check on the situation. This sudden storm has caused such a drastic change in the environment. The journey back will probably be even more dangerous... As the saying goes, things will work out when the time comes. We can't do much else, and we can't change what will happen in the future, but at least we can go back and see our families so we don't regret it later. We'll talk about the future after it happens."
Now all communications have been cut off and the original base has been destroyed. It is simply not able to accommodate so many of them, and the group of people in the previous temporary base have driven them out. Now it would be better to let everyone go home.
Yue Junhong was also supported and sat against the wall. Although he woke up a little later than Meng Changlong, his physical recovery was much better than the other's. He nodded and said, "Captain Meng is right. If you want to go home after this, you can go pack up."
Another soldier nearby sighed, "It's a good thing those of us who were still living in the base had already followed the villagers down the mountain. Otherwise, after this storm, those of us who remained in the base would have been in big trouble."
The last time Meng Changlong and Yue Junhong and his group took other villagers from Wanxi Village to Ningyong County to find the warehouse of the robbers, in order to prevent the villagers from being attacked again, they asked someone to follow a few villagers to go to the base to pick up people, and also called down the dozen or so soldiers who had stayed at the base.
There is not much food in the base. The vegetable fields that were originally cultivated by themselves were completely destroyed by the earthquake. If it were not for the generators and some daily wartime rations in the base, everyone would still be able to make a living in the mountains. I am afraid they would have died in the previous snowstorm.
As soon as the people below went up to call for help, the dozen or so soldiers who originally lived in the base immediately followed the villagers down.
The soldiers sighed for a moment. He Zhennan and Pang Xiong stood aside without saying much. Pang Xiong looked at the group of soldiers talking excitedly, reached out and tugged at He Zhennan's arm and said, "Boss, should we tell them what the man we met on the road said?"
"Not for now. After we get to Wanxi Village, I will remind the village chief. Nowadays, the flora and fauna have undergone tremendous changes. They are busy taking care of themselves and certainly don't have time to cause trouble for other villages. What's more, they are few in number, so we don't need to be afraid even if they want to cause trouble... The most important thing is that we have not verified what the other party said, nor have we been to their village. Who knows whether it is true or not? What if it is false, wouldn't it make the whole Wanxi Village uneasy if it is told out?" He Zhennan spoke in a low voice and shook his head at Pang Xiong.
These days they encountered a lot of dangers while traveling during the day, especially some disaster victims who had no food and were hungry and only wanted to rob passers-by like them. They were extremely crazy, chasing and blocking them during the day and attacking them at night, which made people very annoyed.
In order to prevent those people from breaking into their residence in the middle of the night and disturbing the elderly and women, they would set some simple traps around them before going to bed every night to prevent those blind guys from breaking in. In the second half of last night, when the heavy rain stopped after the animals and plants mutated, He Zhennan and Pang Xiong found a middle-aged man in the trap they had set before.
The other person was caught in a trap and hanging upside down on a tree.
It was really unfortunate. The tree where He Zhennan and his team set the trap was not small to begin with. In addition, after the plants changed last night, the tree grew rapidly. The man was directly thrown down and hung at a height of four or five meters. He was almost scared to death.
When the two of them climbed up the tree and brought the person down, without giving them a chance to ask anything, the other party told them everything that had happened last night, like pouring beans.
The man was originally a villager of Jiangtang Village. However, he did not expect that a massacre had occurred in Jiangtang Village last night. Some disaster victims sent to their village by the government were greedy for money and directly looted all the food in their village, which was already a little left due to the passing robbers. They also beat and killed many people in their village.
Later, when the other group saw them, the villagers of Jiangtang Village directly attacked them with knives. This man was also a coward. When he saw such a thing happening in the village, he didn't think of resisting and fled with others on the spot. They even met people from the neighboring Lixi Village while they were running away!
At this time, the man realized that it was not only Jiangtang Village, but even Lixi Village that had been affected by the incident last night.
"Wanxi Village is close to Jiangtang Village and Lixi Village. Even if there were changes in the plants and animals last night, I believe the news will reach Wanxi Village in no time. Since we all plan to live in Wanxi Village in the future, we have to consider this matter seriously. Boss, I think it would be a good idea to tell Meng Changlong and the others in advance." Pang Xiong thought about it seriously and said what he was thinking.
"Well, I know everything you said. I will consider these things carefully, don't worry." He Zhennan nodded. The violence in Jiangtang Village and Lixi Village happened at the same time, which must be because there were people connected to each other, otherwise it would be impossible for violence to happen in two villages at the same time.
If what the other party said is true, then Wanxi Village, which is located next to the other village, must seriously consider countermeasures.
He Zhennan sighed deeply. No one had an easy life these days. If the disaster victims who originally lived in Yunhai City had not been forced into a desperate situation, they probably would not have had such murderous thoughts. The reason these people followed the government to these villages was to make a living.
After arriving here, I found that these places were actually more difficult to live in than the original Yunhai City. When He Zhennan heard the cause of the whole incident from the previous person, he could only sigh at the actions of the villagers in Lixi Village and Jiangtang Village, as well as the subsequent results.
"But Boss, you're right. Wanxi Village is pretty good... Similar incidents happened in neighboring Jiangtang Village and Helixi Village, but no disaster victims in Wanxi Village started a disturbance in the middle of the night. This indirectly proves that the relationship between the disaster victims and the villagers is quite good... Otherwise, Wanxi Village might have had trouble last night as well." Pang Xiong said, "The three villages are so close to each other, it's very easy to incite one to cause trouble."
The afternoon passed quickly. While Meng Changlong and his companions were recovering, it was soon past four in the afternoon.
The paralyzing toxins on the spider webs had all dissipated by now. Meng Changlong and his companions got off the bed and planned to call their subordinates to follow He Zhennan and the others to leave here and return in the direction of Wanxi Village.
However, as soon as they got up from the simple wooden bed and had not yet walked out of the room, they smelled the faint aroma of barbecue coming from the window.
The air was filled with the rich aroma of barbecue, and they didn't need to see it with their own eyes to imagine the barbecue that was roasted to a crispy and golden brown skin, sizzling with oil, and satisfying with just one bite.
"What's that smell? You came all the way here and you're still carrying meat?" Meng Changlong put on his shoes, moved his nose, and asked curiously.
Almost everyone is craving meat these days, and Meng Changlong is no exception.
The group of soldiers who were almost drooling at the sight of the mutant sparrows now had their eyes shining!
Before Pang Xiong and He Zhennan, who were standing nearby, could answer this question, the door of their room was suddenly pushed open.
The person who walked in was a middle-aged woman in her fifties or sixties with slightly graying hair and a very kind face. She stood at the doorway, looking at the group of strong young men in the room, as well as Meng Changlong, Yue Junhong and his group who had just woken up. Her eyes suddenly curved into crescent shapes with a smile, "Oh, you're all up! I thought you would have to wait a while before getting up."
This middle-aged woman is the mother of He Zhennan’s comrade-in-arms Dongzi. When Dongzi was admitted to the hospital in Yunhai City, He Zhennan even went to visit her with Pang Xiong.
"Since you are all up, come out and have something to eat. Dongzi and Xiao Cui took the soldiers in your team to the mountains to hunt some prey. They hunted two hares, a pheasant, and a dozen sparrows. Xiaoyue, her parents, and some soldiers prepared dinner together. Dinner over there is almost ready. Everyone, come out and eat quickly, otherwise it will get cold and taste bad." The middle-aged woman urged with a smile.
These days, He Zhennan and his group have been traveling every day, so in order to save trouble, they will have dinner before dark. As for breakfast and lunch, they will make them if they have time, and if they don’t have time, they will just eat some dry food.
Cui Wei and Dong Zi had seen He Zhennan and Pang Xiong earlier, and they saw they had no intention of leaving and would wait until Meng Changlong and his group woke up before making a decision. Therefore, they took advantage of this opportunity to take the remaining soldiers for a stroll up the mountain.
After the animals grew bigger, it didn't take long for them to bring back enough food to support dozens of people.
A wild rabbit, which originally weighed only three or five pounds, can now feed more than ten or twenty soldiers.
"Okay, let's go out and eat." Pang Xiong nodded and smiled at the middle-aged woman, "Auntie, you've worked hard. If it weren't for your care along the way, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to eat hot meals."
Pang Xiong was talking happily to himself, but the expressions of Meng Changlong and the others beside him changed slightly. Yue Junhong frowned and asked, "Have you eaten these mutated animals and plants before? Have you ever felt unwell?"
They had seen them this morning: sparrows weighing a pound or two, as big as pheasants. But despite their desire and their cravings, no one dared to shoot them. Not only were they on a mission and needed to quickly scout the area around the village, but they were also unsure about the strange changes in the size of the animals and plants.
Now that he saw He Zhennan, Pang Xiong and the others, it was obviously not the first time they had eaten mutant animals, so Yue Junhong was really curious.
"You can eat them with peace of mind. Xiao Cui, Xiao Pang and the others have already done experiments this morning. These mutated plants and animals that were originally edible are still edible now. The only not-so-good thing is that the taste of those originally edible fruits and vegetables has become a bit strange, and they are not as good as before the mutation. In particular, the more these plants change, the worse they taste. However, there is no problem feeding these mutated plants to those mutated animals. They are still lively and energetic after eating them." Dongzi's mother is an enthusiastic middle-aged woman. She smiled and told Meng Changlong and his group the results of the experiment that He Zhennan and the others had done this morning.
Dongzi's mother instinctively had a good impression of these soldiers who were also soldiers like her son, and the smile on her face naturally became more sincere.
"If that's the case, that's great..." Although these mutated animals and plants have brought great inconvenience to humans, at least no one is hungry anymore. They can just catch a sparrow and have a full meal. This is definitely great news for people who often went hungry in the past few days!
"Alas, if these mutant plants and animals had mutated a few days earlier, perhaps the riots in Lixi Village and Jiangtang Village wouldn't have happened..."
Some people in the crowd sighed.
A few days ago, the people above seemed to be carrying out a mission. They simply threw the victims into various villages and left without caring about them. This caused many originally impoverished villages to fall into chaos.
The villagers were already unlucky because of the previous earthquake, and when the snowstorm hit, many people froze to death or starved to death.
There is no supply to keep them fed and clothed, and now other disaster victims are being sent to these people's villages. How can the villagers agree to ask the village to help feed these disaster victims?
Such friction naturally cannot be eliminated until a big problem occurs...
This sudden and drastic change brought disaster, but it was also the motivation for some people to survive.
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The food next to the fire outside the house smelled so good that it made everyone feel hungry.
Without any kitchen utensils, Dongzi's mother and the others simply skinned, cut and cleaned the mutant animals, then skewered them on the grill for grilling. Some that were not suitable for grilling were chopped up and made into a large pot of stew.
The soldiers didn't mind as long as they could drink soup and eat meat, and there were no extra bowls and chopsticks.
They randomly found some suitable branches and leaves, used daggers to cut the branches into chopsticks, and used the thick and broad leaves as bowls and plates. The group of people ate with great relish.
"Wow! So comfortable! Men should eat meat and drink wine with big mouthfuls! It's been so many days since we've eaten such delicious meat!" A soldier sighed with satisfaction while chewing the juicy roasted rabbit meat.
"It feels so good to be full!" Another soldier touched his round belly and squinted his eyes happily.
It feels so good to be able to eat and drink enough in such a harsh environment!
Only those who have truly experienced hunger know how rare food is.
After eating and drinking their fill, Meng Changlong and his group did not dare to waste any more time and hurriedly packed up and left. Wanxi Village was more than ten miles away, so everyone had to hurry back to the village before it got dark and tell the village chief what they had learned.
He Zhennan followed Meng Changlong with a bag on his back and a weapon in hand.
This time, he came to Wanxi Village with three former comrades-in-arms, namely Pang Xiong, He Dong and Cui Wen.
Among the four of them, except for himself and Pang Xiong who had no relatives, Cui Wen and He Dong brought their families. Cui Wen's parents had died in the earthquake a long time ago. This time, Cui Wen came with Cui Wen's girlfriend Qiu Jiayue and Qiu Jiayue's parents, and with He Dong was He Dong's mother.
He Zhennan and Pang Xiong took the initiative to help the old man carry his luggage.
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The entire Wanxi Village was busy, and everyone was spontaneously clearing the weeds and trees in the village.
Some people went directly to other people's homes to help in order to live in their homes, while others started cleaning the roads in the entire village after cleaning the yard.
Although the road in the middle of their village is only two meters wide, it is still not easy to clean it up. There are too many weeds, vines and trees. Everyone piled the cleared plants in the open space in the village. Many people wiped the sweat from their foreheads and gasped for breath due to exhaustion.
Qin Suyun's house is the largest in the entire Wanxi Village, so cleaning it is naturally not an easy task.
But she has so many dogs at home that no one dares to come and help her.
Even because of some family secrets, Qin Suyun was not very willing to let other people enter or leave her house. Even though all the animals and plants had undergone mutations, the crops that were originally watered with Jade Dew seemed insignificant among the mutations of these animals and plants, and she still felt a little guilty.
They grunted and sawed off all the branches of the walnut tree, leaving only a thick main trunk that was as high as three stories standing in its place. Seeing the walnut tree branches all over her yard, Qin Suyun was so tired that she almost collapsed on the ground. She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
After taking a sip of the boiled water with jacaranda dew on the dining table, Qin Suyun felt all the fatigue in her body disappear in just a moment.
As she took Yu Lu more and more these days, her body no longer exuded the black and gray substance like before, but the benefits that Yu Lu brought her were still obvious.
Wearing gloves, she went downstairs and collected all the heavy branches and piled them in the courtyard. Qin Suyun breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the sky, and then looked again to see that the windows had been completely opened and transparent.
Qin Suyun was so tired that she had no energy to reinstall the windows that were crushed by the trees, so she took out the dumplings she had made earlier from the freezer and cooked a large bowl of them. She also took out the fresh rabbit meat that had been in the refrigerator and stewed it in the pot.
Thinking about the current size of Dahei and the others, Qin Suyun silently took out ten times the amount of meat she usually took and put it in several large pots to stew.
The dumplings in the ice storage are made with venison, which is the same venison that Dahei and his friends brought back last time. The dumplings are filled with cabbage, mushrooms, green onions and dried shrimps. The dumplings are plump and white with round bellies. They tremble when you pick them up. A bite of them is full of meaty aroma with a hint of seafood, which is extremely satisfying!
The more she worked, the more she ate. Qin Suyun ate thirty large dumplings by herself.
After the rabbit meat in the pot was cooked, Qin Suyun called Dahei and the others back.
All the chickens, ducks and goats that had been driven to the backyard to eat grass and dig insects were driven back to their original shacks, and Dahei and the others all ran into the house.
Smelling the aroma of stewed rabbit meat, Xiaoqi and the others wagged their tails happily.
Qin Suyun looked at Dahei and the others with a smile. Fortunately, this house was built by herself and the living room was relatively wide, otherwise these dogs would not be able to stay at home together after they grew bigger.
It soon got dark. Qin Suyun frowned and thought about it. She was still a little worried about the walnut tree in the yard that had not been completely cleaned yet, so she planned to keep the lights on and work all night.
"These dangerous elements must be eliminated as soon as possible. If this walnut tree grows to the size of the big camphor tree in the village, I'm afraid my house will be squeezed down by this walnut tree." The chainsaw in her hand hummed, and Qin Suyun continued to deal with the walnut tree without stopping.
Due to the huge size of the tree, the high-voltage power grid originally installed in the yard was broken by the walnut tree.
"Compared to other fruit trees in the yard, this walnut tree seems to be growing faster after eating pig meat..." Qin Suyun muttered as she sawed the tree.
However, just as she was muttering about the walnut tree, Qin Suyun subconsciously thought of Zhazha. She had planted this tree because Zhazha wanted to eat walnuts...
But the tree is here, where is the bird?
At this moment, Qin Suyun was completely stunned.
"I was wondering why I felt a little weird today!" Qin Suyun almost choked on her own saliva. She completely forgot about Zhazha the whole day!
This little thing is noisy every day at home. He likes to talk and jump all day long, making a lot of noise and there is no peace.
However, all day today, from the moment she woke up in the morning until now, she hadn't heard a single chirping sound! She hadn't even seen a single parrot feather!
Qin Suyun felt a little headache when she recalled that she had never seen Zhazha's shadow on the third floor when she passed by the glass house to cut trees on the third floor.
"This little guy is fine, why is he running around everywhere?" Qin Suyun frowned and sighed deeply. She had no idea where Zhazha had flown to, and whether he would come back in the future?
Qin Suyun frowned, looking worried, wondering whether she should go ask someone if they had seen Zhazha.
As a colorful and beautiful macaw, Chacha can attract countless people's attention wherever he stands.
After all, the most common birds in Yunhai City have dull-colored feathers, such as the great tits with gray-green feathers and a little white on their heads that often appear in the woods, and the small sparrows with yellow-brown feathers all over their bodies.
The contrast between these gray birds and the colorful and eye-catching Zhazha is so strong that it is difficult for others not to look at Zhazha.
Qin Suyun put down the chainsaw, took off her gloves, frowned, and planned to go out and ask.
Dahei and the others never mentioned her chirping, so they probably didn't know much about it. A bird flew out from the third floor in the middle of the night. Finding it again was practically impossible.
Qin Suyun felt a little lost when she thought that she might never see that lively bird again, chirping all day long.
The night clouds rolled over the sky, and in the blink of an eye, heavy rain began to fall again.
The raindrops hit the ground with a rustling sound. Qin Suyun's face changed slightly. She immediately remembered the huge changes that had occurred to the animals and plants last night. Her eyes subconsciously fell on the walnut tree that had just been cut down at the gate of her yard.
The walnut tree had just been cut down, and even the joint of the original trunk had not dried up yet. Raindrops fell and hit the cut surface of the walnut tree.
Qin Suyun held her breath and subconsciously looked down at the walnut tree that had been chopped down, leaving only the stump. She was afraid that the walnut tree would rise from the ground again and grow rapidly in the next second.
However, Qin Suyun stood in the rain and waited for nearly ten minutes. The walnut tree that had been cut down did not grow rapidly. What did it look like ten minutes ago? Ten minutes later, the stump was still the same, without any change.
"Huh..." Qin Suyun breathed a long sigh of relief. She was too nervous just now.
Not all rain can cause plants to grow and change quickly.
"If every time it rains, animals and plants grow and evolve rapidly, then before long, the Earth may not be able to accommodate them." Qin Suyun twisted her wet hair, picked up the chainsaw gloves on the ground and walked into the house. She planned to change her clothes and then go to the village to ask other people about Zhazha.
However, before Qin Suyun could go out, a unique tone with the characteristics of a parrot came into Qin Suyun's ears.
"Haha! Haha! It's raining so hard, the birds are getting soaked! Haha! Little Yunyun, I'm back. Did you miss me?! Haha! It's raining, time to put away the clothes! Little Yunyun, I'm back!"
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