Chapter 207: Ai Yi Acts Cute
"Zhu Zi!" Before Lu Weiyi could finish his words to call Xu Sa back, an old man's voice came from inside.
The man who had been talking the entire time, “Chief,” spoke up, his voice full of respect.
The old man stood up there, opened the door that had been closed all the time, looked at Xu Sa below, and asked, "You guys still have the child with you?"
"Yes, uncle, the child is only a few years old, he is really too young. We have been traveling for a whole day. Please be flexible. If it is really not possible, we will not stay in the village and just pass through." Xu Sa said, looking back at the carriage, hoping that someone could understand what he meant and let Zhuang Aiyi come out to act pitiful.
Lu Weiyi glanced at the sky and saw that it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. He entered the carriage and picked up the wrapped-up Zhuang Aiyi, and said softly, "Let's go out for a walk."
Zhuang Aiyi had already heard the noise outside, and now she was curled up in Lu Weiyi's arms, saying in a baby voice, "Yeah, Aiyi, don't be afraid."
The two men got out of the car, walked forward a few steps, and stood just where the truck lights could reach.
Lu Weiyi meant to let them just take a look, but the villain Aiyi shouted directly to the other side, "Grandpa, please let us pass, my father has been driving all day."
Children are the easiest to lower people's guard. When these words were spoken, Xu Sa couldn't help but give a thumbs up. The old man opposite heard the child talking and said, "Come in."
The old man must be someone of high status, because as soon as he spoke, someone below used his special powers to open a door that was just big enough for a car to enter.
Li Zhuang drove inside, and Xu Sa, Liu Rui, and Lu Weiyi followed the car on foot, holding their children.
Inside the "door" was an old man in his sixties or seventies, with two sturdy men standing beside him. Both of them held a homemade gun in their hands and looked at them vigilantly.
"Uncle, thank you." Xu Sa took the initiative to talk to the old man.
"You're welcome. How can a child stand this weather? I'm the head of Lijia Village. Where are you from and where are you going?"
"We are from Kyoto and were trapped in Qingyuan before the end of the world. There was a flood there some time ago, and the place where we live was flooded. So we found someone from another place to go with us, and we plan to go back to Kyoto to visit our family," Xu Sa said, half true and half false. "Along the way, many roads were blocked, and we went around in circles and got a little lost. We don't know when we can get home."
He sighed in mock sadness.
"Come from Qingyuan, that's really a long way around. This place is to the south, so go northeast," said Village Chief Li, glancing at Zhuang Aiyi, "How old is such a young child?"
"Hello Grandpa, Aiyi is four years old now." Zhuang Aiyi showed his eyes, answered actively, and looked at the three people in front of him curiously.
"So good," said Village Chief Li with a smile, looking at Xu Sa, "If it were in the past, the village wouldn't be like this. Now it's a mess everywhere, and we have no choice. It's still four hours' drive from here to the next inhabited place. You stay in the village tonight and leave tomorrow morning."
"Thank you so much," Xu Sa bowed directly to the old man, "Ai Yi, thank grandpa quickly."
"Thank you, Grandpa," Zhuang Aiyi said in a baby voice.
"Oh, you're welcome," replied Village Chief Li, and said to a man next to him, "Junzi, take them to Dahai's house."
"All the family members have turned into zombies. Now no one lives at home. There have been more or less dead people in this place. Don't mind it," he explained to Xu Sa.
"It's great to have a place to live. Thank you so much," said Xu Sa.
"Let's go," one of the men stepped forward and said to Xu Sa and the others.
"Goodbye, Grandpa." Zhuang Aiyi said goodbye to the old man. Xu Sa and Liu Rui followed the man to the Dahai home he mentioned. Lu Weiyi carried Zhuang Aiyi into the car.
"Dahai lives at the other end of the village, which is relatively close to where we left. You should not come out at night. There are patrolling psychics in the village. You might get hurt if you misunderstand them." The man looked like a serious person, with no expression on his face, but he introduced the matter seriously.
"Don't worry, we won't wander around," Xu Sa replied.
Ten minutes later, the group arrived at the other end of the road. The man leading the way opened the door of a house near the road and said, "It's been empty here for a while. You can clean it up yourselves. Most of the things have been taken away by others. You can do with the rest."
"Okay, thank you for leading the way, brother," said Xu Sa.
The gate of the yard was too narrow for the truck to drive in, so the group got off the car at the gate.
"Oh, it's so cold!" Dean shouted as soon as he popped his head out. Lu Weiyi, who had anticipated this, handed Antonio a cotton coat before he unbuttoned his coat. The dwarf put it on and wrapped himself from head to toe.
"Not really." Lu Xi, who followed right after him, jumped up and down, and waved his hands in the air.
"People with special abilities are not sensitive. The temperature is more than ten degrees below zero right now," Lu Weiyi explained, and said to Zhuang Mingxu and others in the carriage, "Don't come out yet."
There are two independent rooms in the courtyard, each with three bedrooms and one living room. The generator is placed on one side, and the other side is cleaned up for people to live in. The warm wind was blown for a while before a few ordinary people were allowed to come down.
"Let's have a small meeting," Lu Weiyi said after everyone came in.
Li Zhuang retracted his steps that he had taken while patrolling and leaned against the door. The others put down what they were doing and gathered in the living room.
"It's the end of February now. Normally, it should be spring, but the temperature has been dropping. The lowest temperature last night was minus 37 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature today was 10 degrees Celsius at noon. There are fewer and fewer mutant animals and plants we encounter recently. I suspect winter will be here soon." The four seasons are disordered and unpredictable. This happened in the previous life, and it is also the reason why Lu Weiyi has been traveling day and night recently.
"Given that the summer temperature can reach over 50 degrees, we'd better be prepared for extremely low temperatures in winter. The car may not be able to start, and if it snows, it may not be able to drive. So I hope we can travel as fast as possible before the extreme cold, and it would be best if we can reach Kyoto before then."
"Do you want to travel all night long in the future?" Zhuang Mingxu asked as he observed the route with his notebook and weighed the distance ahead.
"Yes," Lu Weiyi nodded.
"Maybe we can find a safer place to spend the winter and leave when the weather gets warmer?" After staying in the car for more than a week, Xu Sa couldn't stand it anymore. Thinking about having to stay there for more than a month, he felt pain in his bones.
"If winter is a low period for mutant plants and animals, then spring is likely to bring a periodic outbreak. It is too dangerous for us to be on the road. I still suggest taking this opportunity to travel more," Lu Weiyi said, and looked at everyone in the hall, "Vote by raising hands, and the minority shall obey the majority."
When choosing between life safety and comfort, everyone knew which one to choose without asking. Although everyone passed, there was visible sadness on everyone's face.
"We can build a new car. This truck is too crowded," said Antonio.
The truck compartment they live in now is five meters long and can only accommodate two bunk beds, barely enough for eight people to sleep in the 1.5 meter space. Normally, they drove two cars and Lu Xi was in the other one. Apart from the four drivers and the four people on guard outside, there were nine people left. It was not a big deal to be crowded. But today, Leng drove one car with more than a dozen people inside. It was so crowded that people couldn't even stretch their legs.
"How to change it?" Lu Weiyi asked.
"Just like this one, a bigger carriage with a bed." Although you can't be too particular when traveling, it's better to be comfortable as the trip will last a long time, Antonio said.
Lu Weiyi glanced at his own space. The truck he had taken out from Wutong City was still brand new and had never been used. It also had a trailer. That kind of truck would not be very stable on this bumpy ground, so it would be better if it was an integrated one.
He compared the size of the current one and found, "There is one that is about nine meters long. If it is longer, it will have a hanging box."
"The carriage is nine meters?" Antonio asked.
Lu Weiyi nodded.
"That's enough," Antonio said, taking a pen and paper and starting to plan the area.
"Can I apply for the second floor?" Lu Xi and Bai Miao squeezed onto a single sofa and raised their hands to look over.
He has recently been studying the research materials left by Zhang Qian, and from time to time he says he has new inspirations.
"Can you hold on?" Xu Sa asked.
"A nine-meter truck can bear a load of more than twenty tons, so it can support the vehicle even if he puts some instruments in it," said Zhuang Mingxu.
"Then if I add a second floor...um...does it have to include the chicken?" Antonio asked.
"Yes, there needs to be a place for a generator," Lu Weiyi said. In the future, when the temperature is too low, a heating fan may be used in the car.
Antonio had no choice but to give an OK gesture and started planning the place again, muttering to Li Zhuang beside him from time to time.
"Are we only able to eat bread and biscuits from now on?" Xu Sa looked at Lu Weiyi in disbelief with a bitter face.
Lu Weiyi shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he was powerless.
"Brother Xi, Brother Xi, please save the children." Xu Saku pretended to be boastful and went around looking for Xi Shi. Xi Shi said in a good temper, "Then I will make something overnight and we can take it with us to eat on the road."
"I'll help," Gu Qingyue offered.
"Me too" Dean raised his hand.
Several people were excited to show their skills. Lu Weiyi put a bunch of supplies, gave Li Zhuang and Lu Xi the crystal cores for upgrading, pushed Zhuang Mingxu to choose a room, and fell on the bed.
Zhuang Mingxu pushed the wheelchair closer and asked, "What's the matter?"
Everyone was together along the way, and he still learned about what happened in the base from Antonio, and he didn't have time to communicate.
I just felt that Lu Weiyi was much quieter along the way, but he didn't talk much before, so I thought he was just tired, but now it seems that there must be other situations.
"..." Lu Weiyi organized his words and recounted what happened at the base. Most of it was the same as what Antonio said. "Antonio meant to kill them directly, but I..."
Lu Weiyi has limited experience, and his philosophy is "I won't offend others unless they offend me". If the psychics under Liu Dali provoke him, he will definitely act without mercy. Just like when Liu Bei sent people to investigate at night, he directly dealt with the three people without leaving any leeway.
However, the psychics under Liu Dali did not take action at all. In Lu Weiyi's opinion, this was like him actively provoking others. Even though he finally took action, he still felt uncomfortable.
"You think it's too cruel," Zhuang Mingxu said the next words for him.
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