Chapter 150 Heavy Rain
"Brother Mingxu, are you... okay?" Bai Miao distributed the plant seeds that needed to be grown today and went to where Zhuang Mingxu usually stayed.
Zhuang Mingxu was in a daze, which was very unusual for someone who was so busy all day that he wished he could divide every minute into two.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head. "Is everything arranged?"
"Well, we've been distributing potatoes and sweet potatoes these days. We should be able to harvest about 300 kilograms a day. However, some of the ones that were induced to grow before can't grow anymore. I tried it myself and felt something was very strange. The energy input couldn't make them grow." Bai Miao frowned, a little puzzled.
It should be the fifth time that Lu Weiyi mentioned, and they can no longer be induced to grow. "If they can't be induced to grow, we will collect them and eat them ourselves, and use the rest to induce growth. You go and have a look at how the crops in the fields are growing and how long it will take to harvest." Zhuang Mingxu arranged the tasks in an orderly manner, as if he was really not affected at all.
"Okay," Bai Miao agreed, but did not leave. "Brother Mingxu, I think Brother Weiyi likes you, don't think too much about it."
Zhuang Mingxu was stunned for a moment, smiled, nodded, and said, "I understand, go ahead."
Bai Miao was not very familiar with Zhuang Mingxu before the end of the world. After the end of the world, he was taken care of by Zhuang Mingxu. However, they were older now and he didn't know how to persuade him, so he turned around and left sadly.
**
Don’t think too much?
It is easier said than done.
He understood the truth, but he just couldn't control himself. Zhuang Mingxu was a strong and possessive person. His leg injury made him hide everything, but that didn't mean he would accept it happily.
Zhuang Mingxu could see that Lu Weiyi was different when he was with Li Zhuang. He was more like a lively and sunny boy. He would talk back to people, roll his eyes, and even curse when he got angry. However, Lu Weiyi had never been like this when facing him.
Zhuang Mingxu didn't want to say that he was actually envious. It seemed that there had never been any negative or bad disputes between them.
In the past, Lu Weiyi didn’t care about anything. All decisions were made by Zhuang Mingxu. He never expressed opposition or other attitudes, so naturally there was no dispute.
But now, the whole team began to revolve around Lu Weiyi. He began to take the team's situation into consideration and started to act as a qualified commander when not noticing.
His previously hidden shining points will only become more and more apparent, and Zhuang Mingxu knew from the beginning that the number of people staring at him will only increase, not decrease.
But he has become what he is now...
Lu Weiyi, who led the team out all day, probably didn't even know that all the bachelors in the entire team had become popular candidates for the base's son-in-law, especially Lu Weiyi, who was good-looking and capable. He had heard the rumor that he was not worthy of him countless times.
A burden, a burden, an unworthy...
These words would actually be related to himself one day. Zhuang Mingxu covered his face with his hands and rubbed his knees with one hand. He wanted to laugh, but his eyes were sore.
Li Zhuang is just the beginning, not the end. Zhuang Mingxu knew it from the beginning, but now that he is really facing it, he finds that he can't be as calm as he imagined.
Will he be okay? Or will he also become a disabled person and become the next person that Lu Weiyi takes care of wholeheartedly?
Zhuang Mingxu looked at the scorching sun above his head, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue getting along with Lu Weiyi.
**
As the mutated ivy was removed, pedestrians began to appear on this road. Over three months into the apocalypse, people going out to various bases had some strength, or they were escorted by teams hired to carry some supplies.
Lu Weiyi was worried about Zhuang Mingxu, and Antonio couldn't let go of Dean, so they drove a truck and planned to take turns driving to rush back overnight.
"It's a bit cloudy in the distance. I don't know if it will affect us here. Let's hurry up and get on our way," said Li Qing, pointing to a dark cloud in the sky.
Even if the speed was accelerated, what was coming would still come. At three o'clock in the afternoon, dark clouds gathered, lightning and thunder appeared, and heavy rain came down with hailstones the size of a baby's fist.
"We have to find a place to hide from the rain." The hail smashed the wipers, and it looked like the front windshield would collapse in a short while. Li Qing, who was driving, said anxiously.
You must find suitable shelter in this kind of place, otherwise people might get hurt if they go down there. As for hiding from the rain directly in the car?
Looking at the dark clouds, we don’t know when they will stop, and it may not be safe to park the car on the side of the road.
"We are almost at the place where we stopped before. Let's go there to rest. Stop and I'll drive." It is unrealistic to go back after passing the place where the abnormal ivy appeared. It would be better to go to the village where they had stopped before.
Lu Weiyi switched seats with the driver Li Qing and extended his mental power and the little green branch at the same time.
The road was not visible within the range illuminated by the headlights, and the heavy rain soon formed a small stream. The accumulated hail hindered the truck's progress, and the truck moved at a snail's pace.
Although it was slow, no accidents happened, even though the windshield was already covered with dense lines.
The carriage was silent for a moment, with only the sound of each other's breathing remaining.
"There's someone next to us, and it seems... the car has broken down," Lu Weiyi frowned and slammed on the brakes.
The car body trembled, and Li Qing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked, "What happened?"
"They stopped the car," Lu Weiyi said, and then he saw someone next to the door pointing at the car. He nodded, not knowing whether the other party saw it or not. Anyway, he called on the people in the small car in front to run towards the car.
"Need help?" asked Antonio, who was sitting in the back.
"I'm already in the car," Lu Weiyi said, and started the car again.
After walking for nearly another hour, we finally arrived at the yard where we had stayed before.
The hail was still crackling, and Lu Weiyi took out a few umbrellas from the space and handed them to a few people. It was better than nothing.
The people in the carriage had already run into the middle house when the vehicle stopped. Lu Weiyi and four others chose the leftmost room where they had lived before.
"Shit, are they trying to kill me?" Li Qing was hit on the arm by a hailstone when he entered the room, and the entire skin turned red. "I think it must have turned blue."
"This weather..." Li Zhuang stood at the door, looking at the layer of hail accumulated on the ground and sighed, "It really leaves no way for people to survive."
"Brother, do you have any dry clothes? I feel a little cold." Lu Xi was hit by the rain, and his clothes were only dry at the shoulders.
Lu Weiyi took out another set for him from the space, put on a windbreaker himself, and asked the others, "Do you want one?"
"Put on one, I feel a little cold too." Li Qing touched the goose bumps on his arms and frowned, "Is the temperature really dropping?"
"Really," Antonio replied.
Lu Weiyi gave each of them a coat and took out a set of bedding. The five of them worked together to make the kang.
Outside the door, it was getting dark as if it could fall at any time. Such an atmosphere always affects people's mood.
"I wonder how Dean is doing?" Antonio whispered, his face full of worry.
Lu Weiyi was also a little worried about Zhuang Mingxu, especially his legs, but this trip was really worth it. Thinking that it wouldn't be long before Zhuang Mingxu would be able to stand up, Lu Weiyi smiled silently, finally seeing hope.
The heavy rain continued for a while, and then the hail stopped. The water in the yard accumulated over the threshold and tended to flow in.
"Should we go out and drain the water? Call them to come along?" Li Qing leaned over to look at the next door, but didn't see anyone coming out.
"No need." Li Zhuang stood up and walked to the door. He used his supernatural power to dig a hole in the wall next to him, blocking the door. It was sealed with the door frames on both sides at calf height, and no water could get in.
Li Qing gave him a thumbs up and sat back on the kang silently. "We all have superpowers, why are you so outstanding?"
"I still don't know what your special power is?" Antonio asked.
Li Qing pursed his lips, stretched out his hand towards the door, and a fire dragon extended out from the palm of his hand. This was his greatest strength.
However, the people in front of him had all seen a lot of the world and were not surprised at all. Some even commented on it.
"I remember when I first met Liu Rui, his superpowers were so strong, right?" Antonio asked Li Zhuang.
"Better than this? Hmm... about the same. It's been too long and I forgot," Li Zhuang replied.
"..." Li Qing, "When did you first meet him?"
"Probably... seventeen or eighteen days after the earthquake?" Antonio also shook his head, "It was indeed too long ago. I didn't expect we have known each other for so long."
At that time, I hadn't awakened my superpowers yet...
Comparing yourself to others can be frustrating. Li Qing let out a long breath and looked at Lu Weiyi. "I'm hungry. What are we going to eat?"
He had been helping out these past few days, and Lu Weiyi had been in charge of diet. After eating with them for a while, Li Qing felt that he would not be able to adapt if he went back. Now that he was about to return to the base, he wanted to eat as many meals as possible.
"We have eaten everything that was prepared." When they came out, they had prepared ten days' worth of meals, and couldn't wait to go to the Xiangning City base to treat people to a meal.
Now, apart from some biscuits, fried dough sticks, buns and steamed buns, there is not a single piece of other food left. As for those he had saved before the end of the world, Lu Weiyi had never taken them out. Those things were too conspicuous and it would be disadvantageous for him to take them out.
"If we don't have it, we can make it ourselves. We'll always have the ingredients," Li Qing said. He saw the other four people staring at him without blinking, "Why are you looking at me? Are we out of food?"
"That's not the case, but," Antonio pointed at the other three people beside him, "Do you have any misunderstanding about us? Which one of them looks like he can cook?"
"I can cook instant noodles." Lu Weiyi refused to admit that he couldn't.
"..."Antonio, "You are so nice."
"Can you?" Li Zhuang asked Li Qing.
"...Does barbecue count?" This is the only thing Li Qing is good at. He learned it when he was in the field army and was hanging out in the wild with the instructors.
"Barbecuing in the cave? You are such a clever kid." Antonio's expression combined with his not-so-standard pronunciation sounded particularly funny. "It's better to cook instant noodles. At least Lu's instant noodles are really good."
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