Rather than saying that Qin Suyun was tidying up the room, it would be more accurate to say that Qin Suyun was tidying up the rooms in the house where supplies were stored, mushrooms were grown, and fish and shrimps were raised, and locking them to prevent Qiu Jiayue and others from accidentally breaking in.
If it weren't for the heavy rain last night that changed the whole world and caused plants and animals to grow wildly, she probably wouldn't have dared to agree to let so many people live in her house. Not to mention that humans should help each other. Under the premise of such mutual help, they must at least ensure their own safety.
After locking the basement door, Qin Suyun slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as she turned around, a figure suddenly appeared behind her and almost scared her.
"What are you doing? Why are you here? Why don't you go take a shower?"
Qin Suyun turned to look at He Zhennan, who had unknowingly stood behind her. She subconsciously patted her frightened heart, but a slight sense of embarrassment lingered in her heart, and her ears began to burn. She had locked every room in the house, clearly showing her distrust of them. Being caught in the act like this was embarrassing for Qin Suyun.
"Well, I'll let them wash first."
He Zhennan glanced at the locked basement door and said with a smile, "I used to think you were not very vigilant. Now it seems that you are better than I thought. You are not completely without any vigilance."
Qin Suyun touched her nose awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
She knew it might seem a bit rash for a woman to bring a stranger into her home. After all, no one besides her knew that Dahei, Heidou, and Xiaoqi could be as intelligent as humans. However, she couldn't tell anyone else about this. Even though He Zhennan had lived there for so long and might have some understanding, she wouldn't share this with anyone unless she knew the truth.
Qin Suyun smiled and changed the subject, "After you left, I thought you wouldn't return to Wanxi Village. This place is poor and inhospitable. Just like your companion said, you can be self-sufficient in the villa area in the city, especially now that the flora and fauna have mutated. I think the city should be safer than the countryside."
As everyone knows, the population density in cities is high and the density of animals and plants is sparse. In contrast, in rural areas, it is just the opposite. There are far more animals and plants than people.
Now that animals and plants are mutating, it seems that cities are safer no matter how you look at it. This is something that Qin Suyun is particularly puzzled about.
"Sometimes human hearts are much more dangerous than animals and plants." He Zhennan thought of what he had encountered in Ningyong County and other places before, frowned, and said meaningfully, but there was no need to explain any more.
Qin Suyun was stunned, and then she also thought of the robbers who had attacked Wanxi Village before, as well as some things she had heard from Zhao Dabao inadvertently before, about people eating people in the county town.
Qin Suyun sighed deeply, "You're right, people's hearts are hard to predict. Although we can't live a life of luxury in this village, life is relatively comfortable and peaceful. Even though there wasn't much food in the village before, there weren't any other disturbances."
"So, I think Wanxi Village is more suitable for me." He Zhennan said.
"Since you think it's suitable, then live in the village. I'm sure everyone in the village will like you very much." Qin Suyun nodded. There were still too few men in the village, especially those who were able-bodied. After Meng Changlong and his group left, the village's defense would probably be even worse. The village chief would surely be delighted to have Xiao Zhan and his group of eight adults join them.
After all, this group of people came to their village, and unlike the group of people from Yunhai City mentioned above, they did not need the village to allocate land to them. They were military men with high combat power and hot weapons in their hands. They could help the village in times of danger. Why would Zhao Xingguo disagree?
Their village has just divided the land. If outsiders want to join in now, it is definitely impossible for the village to redivide the land for them. They can only go around to find vacant land and open up the wasteland on their own. The same is true for He Zhennan and his group.
"Everyone in the village likes me very much?" He Zhennan chuckled when he heard this, and his eyes suddenly softened on Qin Suyun's face. I don't know what this sentence reminded him of. His usually serious face showed only a hint of softness, and when he looked at Qin Suyun, his eyes were quite playful.
Qin Suyun didn't notice that He Zhennan's expression was any different from usual. She just felt that the voice of the man in front of her was particularly gentle at this moment, as if every word of the sentence rolled over the tip of his tongue, bringing with it a warm and sweet taste.
Qin Suyun shook her head fiercely, not knowing what was going on with her. It was just an ordinary sentence, but she could hear the taste of tenderness.
Qin Suyun coughed twice in embarrassment. She felt that she must have been confused by the unscrupulous parrot Zhazha, which was why she came up with such weird words.
"Ahem, you've been traveling all the way outside these days, it must be very tiring. Just have a good rest at my house tonight. Dahei and Xiaoqi will be guarding the lobby on the first floor at night, so you don't have to worry about your safety." Qin Suyun paused after speaking, and still spoke up to remind, "It's just that they are a bit big now. I suggest you talk to your friends later. If you need to relieve yourself at night, it's best to do it in your own room... Otherwise, if you suddenly come out in the middle of the night, you might be scared by the size of Dahei and the others. When I opened the door before, I was worried that they would scare people, so I let them stay in their rooms to rest for the time being and come out to guard the night."
Qin Suyun spoke seriously. He Zhennan curled the corners of his lips, waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "I also know that Dahei and the others are on night duty. I will tell them later. But you don't have to worry too much about Dahei and the others' size scaring others. The size of the animals and plants outside has increased several times compared to before. We have encountered spiders as big as washbasins on the road before. The animals and plants outside have all changed now. We are not flowers in a greenhouse. No matter how scared we are, we have to adapt to this change as soon as possible. Just a little reminder will be enough."
The eight of them all moved into Qin Suyun's house. She had so many cats and dogs that it was impossible for them not to meet each other. Even if they didn't meet tonight, they would meet tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
"Since you said so... then fine." Qin Suyun shrugged in agreement. Since even the leader, He Zhennan, didn't care, she didn't care either.
Qin Suyun told He Zhennan the locations of the two rooms she had arranged for the other party, and took He Zhennan to have a look. She arranged He Zhennan and his four companions in the room where He Zhennan lived, while Qiu Jiayue and the other three women were arranged next to the room where He Zhennan and his five companions lived. Qin Suyun packed up three quilts and gave them to He Zhennan, and then she planned to go back to sleep.
She had already been lying in bed preparing to rest, and now that she had arranged these people, Qin Suyun didn't plan to waste any more time.
He Zhennan had lived in her house for some time, so he could handle any problems. As for the rest, they could talk about it after he woke up tomorrow morning.
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The warm water diluted the coldness on everyone's body. Even though the hot water was boiled in a hurry, not much was distributed to each person, but this was still the most comfortable day during the recent journey.
After taking a comfortable bath, Dongzi's mother, Lu Liqing, called her son to the bathroom quickly while she went to the kitchen to continue boiling water to replace the others.
There are only two bathrooms in Qin Suyun's house, one in her bedroom and one on the first floor.
Therefore, Qiu Fenfang, Lu Liqing and the others all took a shower on the first floor. In addition, all eight of them were soaked by the rain and were dirty all over, so they all had to take a shower. They could only take a shower while boiling hot water and take turns.
The nights in early spring were quite cold. Lu Liqing wiped her wet short hair and sat down on a small stool next to the stove, warming herself by the fire while adding firewood to boil water.
It had been more than an hour since they entered the house, and only three of the eight people in their group had taken a shower. Several people had not yet showered, so those who had taken a shower were not in a hurry to go back to their rooms to sleep. Instead, they sat together by the fire, talking and chatting, and waiting for their hair to dry.
Lu Liqing is fifty-two years old this year. She is a straightforward person who likes to say whatever she wants. When she came out of the bathroom, she saw Qiu Jiayue snuggling with her mother, talking and laughing as if nothing had happened before. She subconsciously frowned and said, "Jiayue! Aunt Lu is not saying anything to you, but we are now staying in someone else's house. Why did you talk like that in front of others before? Now, what time is it? After the earthquake, so many houses collapsed, and so many things have happened in recent days. It's good that we have a house to live in now. Why are you still nitpicking? You have to change your temper in the future. If it weren't for your mom and dad today, I guess the landlady wouldn't rent a house to us today."
Lu Liqing sighed. She had become quite familiar with the three members of the Qiu family along the way.
When the group was on their journey, Lu Liqing had a good impression of Qiu Jiayue, a girl who always smiled when she saw people, although she didn't like the girl's delicate behavior of doing nothing and just waiting for her parents and others to do things.
But these days, who isn't an only child? It's normal for parents to spoil their children a little. Besides, Qiu Jiayue didn't show any other signs of being inappropriate, so Lu Liqing still had a good impression of her.
But after what just happened...
Lu Liqing sighed again. It was true that parents would inevitably spoil their children, but Qiu Jiayue was already so old and at the age to get married and have children. How could she still be so willful regardless of the occasion?
Although Lu Liqing is a straightforward person, she has more or less learned some ways of survival in these days.
She had carefully observed the entire village since she entered it. Although it was late at night and pitch black all around, she couldn't see any specific situation, but as long as she took a quick look around and saw which places had lights on, she could roughly know the specific situation of the entire village.
The lighting tools used by other residents in the entire village are all torches and oil lamps, but this family is the only one that uses electric lights!
God knows how surprised Lu Liqing was when she saw that this family could still use electricity!
Once upon a time, when the whole city was brightly lit, using an electric light at night was nothing. Lu Liqing could afford to keep a 500-watt light bulb at home for a year. But nowadays, how can a family that can use electric lights at night without power supply from the power bureau be considered an ordinary family?
She is able to use electricity at this time, and no one dares to take advantage of her. How can ordinary people afford to offend her?
Lu Liqing had a good impression of Qiu Jiayue, so naturally she wanted to give her a few more reminders, hoping that Qiu Jiayue would not offend this landlady, whose background she didn't know but who was obviously capable.
But unfortunately, Qiu Jiayue did not appreciate Lu Liqing's kindness. Instead, she felt that Lu Liqing was blaming herself just like everyone else.
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