Chapter 50 I Want to Change the Bed
After making the decision, Liang Qiuwen changed the subject and talked about things before the end of the world.
It’s only been less than two months, but I feel like that peaceful and prosperous time was in my previous life.
After dinner, the family sat in the yard drinking tea and chatting. The dog Yuanbao, the treasure of Liang Yingsheng's parents, was lying beside them and gnawing on the corn bones cooked specially for him.
At this moment, a female voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate: "Is Lan Xin home? I am Lin Xiu!"
Lin Xiu is Yuan's mother's name.
Zhou Lanxin hurriedly snatched the corn bone from Yuanbao's mouth and coaxed it to go to the doghouse to eat it.
Yuanbao was taught well and really understood.
When she opened the door, she saw Lin Xiu standing outside with wet hair. Perhaps because she felt that her image was not good, Lin Xiu smiled awkwardly, "I just washed my hair. Lan Xin, is Zhimo free now?"
Zhou Lanxin nodded, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"My mother has a severe headache and wants to ask Zhimo to take a look."
Liang Zhimo came out with a medical kit in his hand, "Aunt Lin, let's go."
Lin Xiu nodded quickly, "Okay, okay, I'll leave it to you."
Liang Yingsheng also followed, holding a bag of wild vegetables that Zhou Lanxin handed to her.
Grandma Chen’s old house is quite large, and the room near the highway was previously used as a grocery store.
Now this room has been scrapped, and the shelves inside are still covered with dust. Liang Yingsheng looked at it with some emotion, and remembered that when he was a child, he and his brother would come here with 50 cents each to buy spicy strips.
If they met Grandma Chen watching the store, she would secretly give the siblings an extra piece of bubble gum.
Bubble gum was cheap and tasted like saccharin, but for them as children, it was delicious.
Who could have thought at that time that they would encounter the end of the world?
The sun sets in the west and the sky gradually darkens. Even though there is a bright courtyard outside the door, the house is still pitch black.
Lin Xiu quickly took a candle from the suitcase and lit it, only then she found Grandma Chen lying on the wooden sofa, trembling all over, with sweat on her forehead.
"Mom?" Lin Xiu was shocked and quickly stepped forward to shake Grandma Chen's shoulder. "What's wrong with you, Mom?"
Grandma Chen's voice was hoarse and she spoke weakly, "Okay, it seems like I have a fever, but it's nothing serious. Yuan Rong and Xu Yang are weeding in the vegetable garden next door."
Lin Xiu placed the candle next to Grandma Chen, then looked at Liang Yingsheng and his brother. "I'm so sorry, I haven't had time to clean up the house yet. Right now, only this living room is clean. Most of the furniture is badly rotten, and Uncle Yuan can only repair it tomorrow morning."
Grandma Chen’s son Yuan Rong worked as a carpenter for several years, and later changed to another job after moving.
"It's okay, Zhimo, help Grandma Chen first."
Liang Zhimo opened the medical kit, took out a flashlight and turned it on. The room instantly became much brighter.
He prepared the medical kit for himself before the end of the world. It contained all the commonly used tools, just to be prepared for any eventuality.
Who would have thought that it would actually come in handy now.
First the blood pressure was measured, then the temperature. Twenty minutes passed in the whole process.
Liang Zhimo took off his stethoscope and said, "I have a fever, 38 degrees. I'm weak and lack nutrition. I got beaten again today. I need to lie down and rest for the next few days."
Liang Zhimo took out two fever-reducing pills and said, "Medicine is so precious right now that we haven't had time to prepare any. Take one pill a day. Physical methods are the only way to reduce the temperature."
Just then, Yuan Rong and his son came back, and Liang Zhimo repeated the physical cooling method.
"My parents said there aren't any zombies in this area right now. If you're free, Uncle Yuan, you can go dig some kudzu root in the mountains tomorrow and make some soup. It's very nutritious and your whole family can enjoy it."
Yuan Rong wrote them down one by one.
The two of them didn't leave in a hurry and stayed in the house for a while until Grandma Chen fell into a drowsy sleep.
Lin Xiu was a filial daughter-in-law. She was afraid that Grandma Chen would catch a cold again, so she took out almost all the clothes in the suitcase to pad her clothes, and even covered Grandma Chen with the only thin blanket.
Not daring to disturb the old man, Yuan Rong called Liang Yingsheng aside and carefully took off the gold ring on his ring finger.
"Uncle Yuan, these things don't have anything good to offset the medical expenses. I know these things are worthless now, but I wonder if they can be exchanged for those two pills and the consultation fee?"
Liang Yingsheng wanted to refuse, but swallowed the words back.
She took the gold ring and said, "Others may not know this, but we really like gold. It will cover the cost of two pills and the doctor's fee, and there's still more."
Yuan Rong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the ring reluctantly.
Liang Yingsheng couldn't really accept it, but he couldn't let Liang Zhimo see patients for free either. What if he got into the habit?
"Wild kudzu root is a good thing. I want it too. If Uncle Yuan digs up some extra tomorrow, he can give us a pound to exchange for the ring."
Yuan Rong was stunned. Wild kudzu root was indeed good, but it was not difficult to dig it up on their mountain.
"Ahem, we have to do some house cleaning tomorrow and don't have time to go into the mountains. I want to make some to nourish my parents."
"Is that so? Fine then!"
The sky was completely dark, cicadas were chirping, and looking around, there were no lights from thousands of houses, but a world that had become gray under the moonlight.
There are only two families living on the huge hillside.
Liang Zhimo helped Grandma Chen massage her acupuncture points before he prepared to leave with the medical kit.
Liang Yingsheng pointed to the plastic bag on the wooden table and said, "Uncle Yuan, Aunt Lin, my parents gave me some wild vegetables and I put them there."
Lin Xiu rubbed her hands and said, "How can I feel embarrassed about this?"
"They dug up quite a lot. It's too hot to store them. You can make vegetable soup or chop them up and mix them with flour to make vegetable cakes."
Liang Yingsheng glanced at the sleeping Grandma Chen again. "We brought back a lot of daily necessities from Jiangcheng this time. I wonder if we can exchange some with you?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiu's eyes lit up. "Of course, Shengsheng, what do you want to change?"
Liang Yingsheng pointed to the wooden bed in the second bedroom. It was made of solid wood and had a retro design. It looked very nice, but it was a bit dirty.
"There's a broken bed at home."
Yuan Rong nodded immediately. "Let's switch. We have three beds at home. Xuyang and I can squeeze in, and your Grandma Chen and Aunt Lin can share one, so there's room for one."
The Liang family has no shortage of beds, but this one was made by Yuan Rong himself. He took his time and did a fine job. The workmanship is particularly good and the material is also good.
What if I need to prepare my own bed if I go to a shelter or safe base in the future?
"Xuyang and I will send the bed to your house right now."
Liang Yingsheng smiled and said, "Don't worry. It's dark and the road is not easy to walk on. We'll move tomorrow. Come with us and get your things now."
Yuan Rong arranged for Yuan Xuyang to go with him.
The night was dim. Liang Zhimo walked in front with a flashlight, Liang Yingsheng followed behind, and Yuan Xuyang followed the two not far away.
The moon tonight is not very round, but it is very beautiful. The mountains are quiet, and you can hear the chirping of insects from time to time, as if it is isolated from the world where zombies are rampant.
I don’t know how long this piece of Eden will be safe.
(End of this chapter)
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