Meng Changlong and his team proposed the plan to leave a long time ago, and the first person to take the lead was Meng Changlong's deputy Yue Junhong.
There was little food at that time, and people were eating each other everywhere. Yue Junhong was worried that something might happen to his family, so he asked Meng Changlong to leave.
However, too many things happened in recent days, especially after being bitten by the mutated poisonous spider. Both Yue Junhong and Meng Changlong were weak for several days, which made Qiu Jiayue sigh. You know, when passing by that end of the road, Qiu Jiayue was also entangled by the spider silk, but she was lucky and was not bitten by the spider at that time.
After He Zhennan and his team discovered the mutated spiders, they were cleaned up until only their remains were left, and finally they were burned to ashes.
Thinking of this, Mr. and Mrs. Qiu and the others sitting at the dinner table couldn't help but sigh, but Lu Liqing remembered something else.
Lu Liqing frowned and said, "Many of these soldiers come from all over the country. Transportation facilities like planes and trains have long been paralyzed. It's probably not going to be easy for Meng Changlong and his group to return."
In the past few days, Lu Liqing has had a lot of contact with soldiers like Meng Changlong.
The other party had the same profession as her son, which made Lu Liqing very fond of Meng Changlong and his group. Now that she met the other party, she felt a little worried because she thought it might be difficult for them to go.
"It's not easy. I heard that the one who lives the farthest away in their team is almost at the northwest border. It takes at least 30 hours to get there by train from here. If he wants to go back just by relying on his own two feet, I don't know how long it will take." Pang Xiong also sighed.
If there were no planes or trains before the rainstorm, if you could get a car and some gasoline, you might be able to get home quickly.
But nowadays, plants and animals have mutated, and the original aisles are now covered with plants. There are several big trees in the middle of the road, and the originally flat road surface has been destroyed. In such a situation, even if there is a car, it cannot move forward.
"But no matter what, let's go see them off in the afternoon." He Zhennan put down his teacup and said.
Qin Suyun sat aside. Although she didn't say anything, she still supported He Zhennan's decision.
Commander Meng and his team have helped the villagers a lot in Wanxi Village. This time they were delayed because of village matters, so it is only right to see them off.
The same idea as He Zhennan and Qin Suyun's people also included the men, women, young and old in the village. Everyone had received help from each other to varying degrees, especially the indigenous people of Wanxi Village, who were extremely grateful to Meng Changlong and his men. Not only did they help them clear the mutated plants in the village, they also brought back food for the robbers from Ningyong County and helped them survive the disaster brought by the previous earthquake.
All of these things were remembered by everyone.
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Zhao Xingguo had already delivered the supplies that he had agreed upon with Meng Changlong. Under the distribution of Meng Changlong and Yue Junhong over the past few days, everyone had already packed up their own portion of supplies.
Many villagers and the last 17 soldiers in the army all came to see him off. They all stood together at the entrance of the village with sad eyes.
"Alas, Commander Meng, Deputy Commander Yue... I don't know if we'll have the chance to meet again in the future." Zhao Xingguo stood at the village entrance and tightly grasped the hands of Meng Changlong and Yue Junhong. The three of them clasped their hands together, feeling infinitely sad. "You encountered that mutant spider outside before, and now you go there, who knows what dangers you'll encounter... I, a big man, can't say anything else, but these mutant animals outside are really too dangerous now. You must be extra careful!"
After Zhao Xingguo finished speaking, the other villagers who had been following him also echoed his words. Some of them even nodded as they spoke, indicating that their ideas were quite good.
"Yes! Commander Meng, if you can't defeat those mutant animals, just run away. At worst, if all else fails, it's okay for everyone to come back. Our village is right here! ... As long as everyone is willing, the gates of our village will always be open to you!"
"That's right! We may not be able to do anything else, but the gate of our village is always open to you, Commander Meng. Please don't try to show off!"
"It's good to be able to go home, but if you really can't, don't force it! Being alive is the most important thing!"
"That's right! Being alive is the most important thing! I'm sure your family members think so too!"
As the villagers talked, the topic turned to another strange direction, which made Meng Changlong, Yue Junhong and his group laugh and cry. However, Meng Changlong and his group could still clearly feel the kindness in the hearts of these villagers.
"Don't worry, everyone. We will definitely try our best to survive. If possible... after I return home, I might bring my family here. I hope you don't mind me then." Meng Changlong smiled and said a few polite words to everyone in the village.
"I don't mind, I don't mind! Commander Meng is able to bring his family to settle in our village. We can't wait to welcome him. How can we be disgusted?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Commander Meng, you've helped us so much in the past! If anyone in our village even looks at you with disdain, they're heartless! I, Fatty Zhao, will be the first one to step forward and beat the crap out of him!"
Meng Changlong and others couldn't help but smile at the villagers' sincere and enthusiastic response.
Time passed quickly. Meng Changlong and his companions looked at the time, gripped the pistols at their waists, said goodbye to the villagers, and then set off on their respective journeys home. When they arrived at Meng Chaolong's house, the group's figures gradually disappeared from everyone's sight. Zhao Xingguo sighed and asked two members of the patrol team to go forward and close the gate of the village.
Whether it was Zhao Xingguo or others, although they said they welcomed everyone back, no one thought that Commander Meng and his group would really be able to come back after going out this time.
There were more than 200 people from their village who had previously worked outside the village. Although most of them were young couples, there were also many families who stayed in the village with their entire family...
But several months have passed since the earthquake...
The only two people who came back from outside were Zhao Dabao and Zheng Changdong.
More than 200 people only returned two...
Such a ratio is chilling to think about.
Zhao Xingguo sighed deeply and looked at the many villagers around him, who also looked depressed. He didn't know what words to say to comfort them. He could only take out some tobacco leaves grown by himself from his pocket, rolled them with a piece of paper, and started smoking.
"Alright, it's only been a few minutes, why are you all so listless? Have you cleared away all the weeds and trees in the village? Or have you harvested the crops in your fields and replanted them?" Holding his pipe, Uncle Jiu knocked directly on the heads of the most discouraged members of the team: "Since you haven't finished all this, why don't you all go back and take care of your own affairs?!"
"Clear those weeds and shrubs in the village that need to be cleared as soon as possible! Harvest the crops in the fields that need to be harvested quickly! Replant those that need to be replanted! Don't waste time here, everyone, hurry back and cheer up!" Uncle Jiu shouted rudely, his hands on his hips. "Although there are certain dangers after the animals and plants mutated this time, at least everyone can have enough to eat. What's there to be unhappy about?! Always think positively!... Before, everyone in the county town was so hungry that they ate people. Now there is so much food outside that it can easily feed a large group of people. Although the taste is a bit unpalatable, it won't kill people. From this perspective, this mutation can be regarded as a timely relief!... At least when Commander Meng and his group set out on the road, they don't need to worry so much about those people who commit crimes and robberies due to hunger! The road may be safer than before."
Sometimes humans are scarier than animals.
Uncle Jiu stood in the crowd and encouraged everyone's morale. The morale of the crowd soon recovered a lot. Some people even nodded seriously when they heard his words, especially those who had originally migrated from Yunhai City. They had almost no food in their hands.
These days, most people in Wanxi Village eat wild vegetables dug from the mountains. Many people eat so much wild vegetables that they are almost dizzy.
The crops in the fields are now in great demand, and everyone has gained more or less. Even the slowest of these people has planted a lot of food in the fields before!
"Yes, yes, yes! We have to hurry to the fields to harvest crops this afternoon. I planted potatoes in our fields before, and yesterday evening, I secretly dug out one... Wow! The potatoes that were just planted are much bigger than basketballs! There are more than a dozen on a bunch! It won't be a problem for our family to have enough to eat this year! Maybe I can even find a wife for my son!" A dark-skinned middle-aged man clapped his hands and responded first.
"Dad! What are you talking about?! I'm only 16 years old, why should I get married?!" The slightly handsome boy next to him was embarrassed and angry.
"Hahahahahaha..." Everyone around laughed in good faith.
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After seeing off Meng Changlong and some of his men, everyone still had to do their afternoon work, especially the final finishing work in the village, which had to be done well.
Zhao Xingguo followed his son and dragged a cart of weeds and branches into the fire site. These had been eaten a few days ago. They were placed aside to dry for a few days before being dragged to the fire site.
Zhao Xingguo wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed at the sky, "Luckily, the sun has been out these past few days. Commander Meng and his team are away, so they don't have to get soaked every day. These mutant plants we've cleared can also be dried out in the sun to prevent them from getting too wet and making it difficult to burn."
"Yeah! Fortunately, the sun came out in time, otherwise we might not be able to clean up all the plants we pulled out in the village for a while!" Zhao Dabao also wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed: "The lush vegetation means there are many mosquitoes. It's the end of March now, and there will be mosquitoes soon..."
When Zhao Dabao thought about the future, when a mosquito the size of a fist would soon appear in his sight, he shuddered all over.
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