The shelter has strength in numbers, and several wooden houses were built in two days. Recently, it has been snowing almost at night, and when you get up during the day, the snow is up to your thighs.
The branches were swept away, some people cleared the snow and some people put the final touches on the cabin.
"Shengsheng, the hunting team has decided to go a little further out and spend the night outside to try to find more food. Since Chinese New Year is the day after tomorrow, we won't be sending anyone out to search for supplies from New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month."
After finishing the meeting early, when Yan Baoan found Liang Yingsheng, the two families had just finished breakfast and opened the door of the RV.
"Spending the night out?"
Liang Yingsheng was a little surprised. The temperature was very cold now, and one had to be careful even when going to the toilet outside, let alone spending the night outside.
Moreover, it is very dangerous to encounter lost zombies in the deep mountains and forests.
"Well, Cao Lei contacted the leader of the strategic base this morning. We have all the necessary equipment, so there's no problem. Everyone wants to have a good New Year, and we've found most of the wild fruits and animals nearby."
Liang Yingsheng nodded in understanding.
"How many people are there in total?"
"More than twenty of us. Let's split into two teams, one heading north and the other heading south."
There is a private reservoir near the foot of the mountain in the south. Before the end of the world, fishing in the river was prohibited. The owner of the private reservoir built a farm stay, and many fishing enthusiasts from the surrounding area would go there during holidays.
Liang Yingsheng remembered that the team led by Yuan Xuyang caught dozens of kilograms of fish in the reservoir last month.
"We have a few people in the shelter who can tinker with machinery. We pieced together a fishing tool, so the catch should be good. There's a bamboo forest to the south, so if we're lucky, we might even find some winter bamboo shoots."
To the north is a nature reserve with large forests and wild animals, which is relatively more dangerous. However, compared to fish, people naturally prefer to eat wild animal meat and roast it to satisfy their hunger.
"Shengsheng, which team do you want to join?"
"Go to the team in the north."
There are a lot of fish in the space. She is not particularly interested in the reservoir, but there may be unexpected gains in the forest.
She wanted to catch a few deer and turn the space into a zoo, which would be so lively.
This time Liang Zhimo came with Liang Yingsheng, and also accompanied by Yuan Xuyang's father Yuan Rong.
To get to the northern forest, you need to cross a big mountain. The mountain road is steep and it is easy to encounter avalanches, but the good thing is that this area is too desolate and there is basically no possibility of encountering zombies.
Liang Yingsheng, carrying a mountaineering bag, followed the team leader slowly.
"Shengsheng, do you think Xuyang and the others are safe? Captain Xiao has a strategic base behind him. It's one of the few strategic bases in our country. There must be a lot of resources inside. It's just a criminal gang. There's no need for Xuyang and your Uncle Yi to go undercover, right?"
If it was before the end of the world, it would not be necessary, but it is different now.
People are willing to do anything to survive, and those people obviously took advantage of this weakness.
"I don't know either. Uncle Yuan, go ask Captain Xiao. He must have more information than I do."
In order not to burden his family, Yuan Rong exercises every day, and his physical fitness is now better than that of Liang Qiuwen, who is of the same age.
He was carrying a huge black mountaineering bag, and his down jacket was a bit old, with a noticeable patch on the chest.
"Your aunt and I only have this one son, and your grandmother Chen has been nagging about it these days. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried."
Liang Yingsheng expressed his understanding.
The mountain roads in this area are already rugged, and the thick snow makes the journey even more difficult.
Liang Yingsheng was the only girl in the team. The team leader thought she was just following her brother to join in the fun and was quite considerate towards her.
"Doctor Liang, I'll climb up first and find a place to tie the rope. You guys climb up along the rope. The path here is slippery, and if you fall, you might roll straight to the foot of the mountain."
Liang Zhimo glanced at Liang Yingsheng before nodding: "Okay, thank you for your help."
"It's no trouble, no trouble. Doctor Liang is young but has excellent medical skills. Everyone in our shelter relies on you for treatment!"
It didn't snow last night, but the deep mountains and old forests were still covered with snow, which made my eyes hurt after looking at it for a long time.
There are a lot of people here, and even if there are goggles in the space, they cannot be taken out openly. Liang Yingsheng lowered the brim of his hat and continued to move forward with the main group.
In such extreme weather, there is very little edible food in the mountains. Everything is white, and almost everyone keeps their eyes wide open for fear of missing any food.
There was a patrolman with a gun at the front and the back of the team. Yan Baoan was supposed to go along, but the person on duty today had a high fever and was unable to work, so Yan Baoan had to continue to take his place.
"Sister, some herbs are suitable for growing in this environment. Uncle Yuan and I will go look for them."
It has been more than half a year since the end of the world, and Liang Zhimo's physical fitness has made a qualitative leap. In addition, she had secretly given Yuan Rong a pistol before, so she was not too worried.
"Okay, stay within the range of the intercom."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
There is a severe shortage of medicinal materials nowadays. Compared with food, medicinal materials are just as precious.
Many elderly people and children in the shelter fell ill, especially those with severe colds. Everyone was trying their best to stay healthy, and when they couldn't bear it any longer, they would go to Liang Zhimo for a checkup.
Liang Zhimo couldn't just give medicine casually, so he had to boil some hot water or ask someone to help with scraping.
After walking for most of the day, we didn't see any birds or animals. However, we did dig up a lot of wild shepherd's purse, which we pulled up by the roots and took back to the shelter to continue planting.
"Sheep, I hear the bleating of sheep!"
Suddenly someone in the team exclaimed, and almost everyone looked over.
The man was tall and thin, wearing a dirty felt hat, and his face was red from the cold. At this moment, he was pointing forward with his eyes shining.
Liang Yingsheng had heard Yan Baoan introduce this person. He was a nomadic person who liked to study wild animals before the end of the world. Therefore, he was very good at tracking wild animals.
"Sheep are herd animals. If we really had sheep, we wouldn't have to worry about the New Year."
Everyone became excited.
After passing through a forest, a relatively flat open space came into view. There was a small frozen pond in the open space, and a lot of wild grass grew around it.
The heavy snow bent the weeds, and a chubby sheep was eating the grass.
Looking around, I saw two, three...
There were actually more than a dozen sheep in total.
They have curved horns and are quite large, with thick, messy fur on their bodies.
"It's an argali. I never thought there would be an argali in a place like this."
"If zombies can appear, what's impossible? What if these sheep are also fleeing?"
"No matter where they came from, we'll take these sheep home for the New Year and slaughter two to roast whole. We'll keep the rest alive. Next year and the year after, year after year, we'll have more and more sheep. Will we still have to worry about meat then?"
Everyone started talking about it.
Liang Yingsheng is very capable and can tame several sheep by herself. In addition, Yan Baoan is very popular in the shelter, so most people in the team are protective of her.
Working in pairs, the sheep were soon under control.
The survivor, who had experience in herding, took out a hemp rope and tied it around the sheep's necks, stringing them together one by one. "Looking at the weather, there's going to be heavy snow tonight. We've got a good harvest, so do we still want to camp here tonight?"
"Of course, if we can catch a rabbit or something, we'll have a good start today, and I feel like we'll have a big harvest tomorrow too."
On the way here, we found a cave halfway up the mountain. It wasn't very big, but we could squeeze in for the night.
As the sun set, Liang Zhimo and Yuan Rong returned.
The two of them had a good harvest and carried a full basket of herbs.
"Everyone, go to bed early today. We'll go look for another wave nearby tomorrow and then go home. You've all worked so hard!"
Liang Yingsheng was the only girl in the team. Liang Zhimo was careful and found a ventilated corner to spread a blanket, and then piled some dead branches next to it and lit them.
In an instant, the dark cave became bright.
At dawn the next day, the group, full of energy, packed up and continued walking into the mountains with the herd of goats they had caught yesterday.
We were lucky enough to find a rabbit nest. A dozen rabbits huddled together to keep each other warm.
Rabbits have a strong reproductive capacity. There are only a dozen of them now, but in a few months there may be dozens...
It was already evening when we returned to the shelter. Hanging on the watchtower was an ugly-looking lantern with the Chinese characters "Welcome the New Year" written on it.
This year is about to pass, and who knows what will happen next year.
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