Chapter 119
Tang Yu'an left Store No. 1 quietly.
The water depth near No. 1 Store has reached about 1 meter and is still slowly rising. It is not known whether the flood peak has left the deserted city and radiated to the surrounding areas.
Tang Yu'an was actually a little worried about Lao Xie.
But maybe the healing potion from yesterday worked, he didn't die, and is still staying in the center of the deserted city, without even moving.
I don’t know what condition he is in now, to be able to survive in the dangerous flood despite being seriously injured.
Tang Yu'an stepped lightly on the water and jumped high again.
Compared to the densely populated mutant community between the swimming pool and the Ping An grocery store, the creatures near Store No. 1 are much sparser.
The red dots showing the mutated creatures on the map are spaced relatively far apart.
Of course, he didn't dare to take it lightly, because Brother Xiaoqi had already flooded the administrator channel with messages on the message board.
He kept reminding him to be cautious, to stay away from mutant creatures, to hide himself well, not to provoke any danger, and not to force himself to stand in front of others in danger...
Tang Yu'an could sense his anxiety, so he listened to him carefully.
Of course, he was still happy in his heart.
Because Xiaoqige fulfilled his promise, even though I was very worried, I was still trying to believe in him.
Lin Zhen's home was not far from Store No. 1. About three minutes later, Tang Yu'an saw her house.
The situation around her was not much better than that of Store No. 1. The place where the water surfaced was full of various reptiles, which made Tang Yu'an's scalp tingle.
He tapped the water with his toes and jumped high again.
The shadow umbrella can not only cover his body shape, but also help him adjust the direction in the wind, just like a parachute. Tang Yu'an has fully mastered this skill, and it is as natural as breathing.
Finally, he landed outside the window of Lin Zhen's house.
Just as Tang Yu'an folded up his umbrella and was about to say hello, he smelled a pungent odor.
He hurriedly took out a mutant blueberry from his portable storage and threw it into his mouth, then quickly climbed in through the window.
In just a short while, he felt his legs go weak and he felt a little dizzy.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but sit down on the ground.
"Xiao An, why are you here?"
Lin Zhe's voice rang out, and she immediately ran to Tang Yu'an and stuffed a pill into his mouth, "Take the antidote quickly!"
Tang Yu'an swallowed the pill and the dizziness subsided.
He shook his head, then looked at Lin Zhen, not knowing what to say for a moment.
He came here cautiously and carefully, avoiding all dangers, but he didn't expect that he almost fell here with Sister Lin!
Lin Zhen was also surprised.
"Xiao An, are you very resistant to poison?" she said. "If I don't have an antidote for this powder, you'll basically faint after taking a sip."
Because the poison she sprinkled outside was aimed at mutant creatures, she increased the dosage. Not to mention ordinary people, even those with special abilities would have to kneel down if they came.
Xiao An was able to actually crawl into the house. This shows that he is gifted!
Tang Yu'an didn't really want to talk.
If he hadn't noticed something was wrong in time and stuffed a mutant blueberry into his mouth, he would probably have fainted.
He was outside the window again, and this dizziness... Tang Yu'an felt a lingering fear just thinking about it.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough.
Brother Xiaoqi's worry about him is not unreasonable. He really needs to be more cautious in the future.
“Chirp—chirp—”
At this moment, Tang Yu'an heard strange noises coming from the house, and his attention was suddenly diverted.
"Sister Lin, have the chicks hatched?"
Lin Zhen grinned, "Yeah, they hatched last night, and all three survived! Do you want to go and take a look?"
Tang Yu'an nodded hurriedly.
He had recovered his strength and stood up and followed Lin Zhen to the house where they had rested before. He saw Amu eating with three fluffy yellow chicks.
Compared to a month ago, Amu's feathers are obviously not as bright and his body has become much thinner.
Incubating eggs continuously without sleep is really a very tiring task for the parrot.
But it was very energetic. When it saw Tang Yu'an coming in, the big parrot flapped its wings and flew over, greeting him happily.
"An! Xiao An!"
Tang Yu'an took out a handful of millet, and Amu immediately landed on his shoulder, pecking at the rice grains while rubbing Tang Yu'an affectionately.
"I like it! Amu likes you so much!"
Amu laughed loudly, and it can be seen that he was in a very good mood after successfully hatching the chicks.
"Thank you for your hard work during this period." Tang Yu'an touched the feathers on its head.
"Amu is so tired!"
The big parrot immediately came close to him and acted coquettishly, which made Lin Zhen roll his eyes.
At this time, three little chicks also ran over and chirped around Tang Yu'an.
Just on the second day after hatching, they are full of energy, covered with light yellow feathers, and look as fluffy as little dolls, so cute.
Tang Yu'an took out a handful of millet grains and scattered them on the ground.
“Chirp—chirp—”
The little yellow chicken chirped in a childish voice and pecked at the rice grains happily, not at all shy.
Lin Zhen looked at this scene, joy and relief in his eyes.
According to their original agreement, as long as there are two hens among the three chicks, she can get one of them.
Thinking about getting lots of eggs in the future, Lin Zhen couldn't help but want to laugh three times.
The efforts she and Amu have made during this period are worth it!
Of course, the chicks have just hatched, and it is still a headache to raise them, especially since there is a flood outside.
"I didn't expect the flood to come so soon." Lin Zhen sighed.
"Sister Lin, why don't you stay at the grocery store in Huangcheng?" Tang Yu'an made the invitation at the right time.
"Now, not only Grandpa Li, but also Grandma Guo and her grandson are living with us," he said. "I plan to go to Uncle Tiejin's house and ask him to move in as well."
Lin Zhen looked at him in surprise.
Old Li had mentioned this to her before, but she thought it was just a casual remark and didn't take it seriously. But now looking at the boy's attitude...
Tang Yu'an continued, "Of course this is temporary. After the flood is over, you can move back in."
"Why?" she asked, somewhat confused.
"Why?" Tang Yu'an also showed a puzzled expression.
"Why are you letting so many people stay in your store? Aren't you afraid we won't leave after we settle in?"
Lin Zhen had seen the building and found it to be a very secure place. Not only was it highly safe, but the two teenagers were there, so it was convenient to exchange salt with them.
Such a good place must be wanted by many people.
It’s good enough if you just stay and don’t leave. You’re just afraid that others will directly snatch it away and occupy the land as king.
This kind of thing is too common in the wasteland and can happen at any time.
Tang Yu'an listened to Lin Zhen's hypothesis and couldn't help but laugh: "Since Sister Lin can remind me like this, it means you won't do this, right?"
Lin Zhen frowned, "Of course I wouldn't do that, I'm talking about others..."
"Then sister, if you go, can help us supervise others." Tang Yu'an said seriously, "Many hands make light work. In the face of disaster, it is definitely easier to overcome it if we unite together."
"You live here alone, and if you encounter any problems, there's no one to help you. If there's danger, even if we rush over, we might not be able to catch up."
Tang Yu'an smiled and said, "If we all live together, we can face danger together and look after each other. Isn't that great?"
Lin Zhen stared at him in a daze.
"If you knew I was in danger, would you come and save me?" she asked.
"Of course." Tang Yu'an said as a matter of course, "Grandma Guo encountered a mutant giant bear yesterday, and Grandpa Li and I ran to rescue her."
"She is doing well now and lives in the store with Kang Kang."
Hearing this, Lin Zhen's mouth opened into an O shape.
"Were you the ones who fought the giant bear yesterday?" she said in surprise.
It was such a loud noise, and since she lived nearby, she naturally heard it. However, she hid and didn't dare to go out, so she didn't know what happened in detail.
"Well, the giant bear smashed my mother-in-law's house." Speaking of this, Tang Yu'an was still frightened, "Fortunately, no one was hurt."
He looked at Lin Zhen again and said seriously, "Sister Lin, believe me, you won't regret moving into our store."
"As for the question you just mentioned..."
Tang Yu'an smiled and said, "If you want to stay here forever, we welcome you. You just need to pay a small fee every day."
When he heard that it was not free, Lin Zhen immediately became interested.
She knew very well that free things are the most expensive, and if you have to pay rent, it will be a different story.
It's almost like living in Jufeng Town.
She just doesn't want to be restricted in normal times, but when a flood comes, it is completely acceptable to pay some rent to have a place like Jufeng Town where she can avoid danger.
"Okay, how do you calculate the rent?" Lin Zhen said readily.
Tang Yu'an looked at Lin Zhen, thought for a moment and said, "Three wild vegetables a day. You can also use other things to replace them, such as insect repellent powder or the kind of medicinal powder you sprinkle outside."
Finally, he added, "You can also buy on credit."
Lin Zhen nodded, feeling that the price was quite affordable.
"Okay!" She agreed readily. "I'll pack up and move over."
If she is not here for a few days, the house will definitely be occupied by snakes, insects, rats and ants. She will naturally find a way to move away anything that can be moved.
Fortunately, the water level is not very high now and large mutant creatures have not appeared yet, so she can still leave if she wants to.
After making the decision, Lin Zhen felt relieved and looked forward to the disaster-resistant life that Tang Yu'an described.
She looked at Tang Yu'an with some emotion and said, "I really don't know what kind of environment you grew up in. It seems that your thoughts are really different from those of the wastelanders."
"So, are the people in the fortress so united and friendly?" Lin Zhen felt a little envious.
Tang Yu'an could only smile awkwardly, and at the same time, he missed the previous world a little.
I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to go back in this life...
As soon as the sad mood arose, Tang Yu'an shook his head and cheered himself up.
If I can't go back, I will bring my parents and Xinxin over. This goal will not be shaken or changed no matter what.
"Then I'll take the chicks back first."
Tang Yu'an carefully placed the three little yellow chickens into his backpack, zipped it up, and put it on his back.
Amu was watching nervously from the side.
Although these are not its eggs, they were hatched by it after all. It probably really treats these three chicks as its own children.
"Amu, do you want to go back with me first?" Tang Yu'an said, "You haven't been to Store No. 1 yet, right?"
Amu flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder, obviously wanting to follow, but it did not agree immediately. Instead, it looked at Lin Zhi.
"Let's go, let's go. Go pick a good house first. I'll go after I pack my things." Lin Zhen waved his hand.
The big parrot then flapped its wings and flew around Tang Yu'an.
"Let's go——"
"Moving to a new house! Moving to a new house!"
Amu had no resistance to moving, but was rather excited.
It flew directly to the corner, took out a bag, nimbly got into the noose, and hung the bag on its chest.
It seems that it really understands what moving is like and knows to take its belongings with it.
Maybe it had become immune or Lin Jue had given it the antidote, so the poison that Lin Jue sprinkled around the window had no effect on it.
It flew out of the window and then flew back, looking very happy.
"Stand on my shoulders and don't fly around." Seeing its lively appearance, Tang Yu'an warned, "Otherwise you will get lost."
"Amu is so smart!" The big parrot felt that he was being looked down upon and was a little dissatisfied.
Tang Yu'an had no choice but to coax her, "There's a flood now. It's very dangerous outside. There are snakes everywhere. They specialize in eating birds like you with bright and beautiful feathers."
The big parrot shuddered suddenly and looked at him suspiciously.
However, it finally flew back obediently and stood on Tang Yu'an's shoulder, its claws tightly grasping his clothes.
Tang Yu'an smiled, turned around and said something to Lin Zhen, then jumped out of Lin Zhen's window with the chick on his back, then opened the umbrella and disappeared on the water.
Lin Zhen, who was one step behind, was about to say something when he found that he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Oh my god, this is too fast!"
At the same time, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.
Was she so carried away by what the kid said that she lost her vigilance?
The lizard eggs before were fine, but this time, the chicks were finally hatched, and her most precious Amu was also taken away by a child like that?
Has the trust between them reached this level?
What if he lied to her and never came back? Lin Zhen's mind was full of dark speculations.
But she quickly shook her head. The monk can run away, but the temple cannot. There is such a big building there, and now there is a flood. Where can these two teenagers run to?
She comforted herself in this way, but she was obviously absent-minded while packing her things, and she looked up from time to time.
The other side.
Tang Yu'an brought the chicks and Amu back to Store No. 1 quickly and smoothly.
Considering that Lin Zhen had so many bottles and jars, and he usually had to grow poisonous mushrooms and make medicine, he definitely needed a larger space, so he decided to place Lin Zhen in Room 701.
After installing the doors and windows like the room upstairs, Tang Yu'an let the three little chicks out.
Worried that the chicks might run around and poop, he brought a cardboard box from the main store, put the chicks inside, covered it with a layer of cloth, and then filled a small dish with water and rice grains.
Just put it in a cool corner.
Since the flood, the daytime temperature has dropped significantly, but it has changed from being hot to being sultry.
I guess it will take some rain to get cooler.
Fortunately, No. 1 Store has gray-blue refrigerators and gray-blue freezers, and the overall room temperature is lower than outside. Although it is still a bit hot, it is already within a tolerable range.
The three little chicks were obviously in a much better mood.
“Chirp—chirp—”
Amu looked at them with obvious kindness in his eyes.
Tang Yu'an arranged a wooden rack for Amu so that it could use it as a perch, drink water and eat rice, which was very comfortable for the big parrot.
"Amu, do you like it here?" Tang Yu'an asked with a smile.
“I love it!”
The big parrot threw the bag on its neck onto the wooden frame, took out a beautiful blue feather from the bag, then flew to Tang Yu'an's shoulder and stuck the feather on his head.
"Beautiful! Very beautiful!"
Amu looked at Tang Yu'an and said happily.
Tang Yu'an gladly accepted the gift.
"Then you guys wait here, I'll go get Sister Lin."
"Amu, follow!"
The big parrot didn't want to stay and followed Tang Yu'an, flapping its wings.
On the way back, Tang Yu'an could feel that there were more animals on the road, and some mutant creatures had appeared. He really didn't want Amu to follow him out on adventures.
So I had to persuade it: "If you leave, what will happen to the chicks? You have to stay here to take care of them."
Amu looked at him, then at the little yellow chicken in the cardboard box, and then showed an expression full of resentment, with no light in his eyes.
"There's no freedom!"
"There's no freedom!"
The big parrot yelled in dissatisfaction, but still resigned itself to its fate and flew back and landed on the shelf.
Seeing it so pitiful, Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to meet new friends? It's upstairs. I can take you there."
Kang Kang has always been very well behaved, and with Granny Guo watching over him, he shouldn't do anything bad to the little chicken and Amu, right?
The big parrot, which had been listless, suddenly became energetic again.
"New friend! New friend!" It shook the feathers on its head and started laughing again.
Tang Yu'an smiled slightly, "Your name happens to be Amu, Kang Kang will definitely like you very much."
So, Tang Yu'an carried the cardboard box, took the three chicks and Amu upstairs, and knocked on the door of Room 801.
Soon the door opened a crack and Kang Kang's little head poked out.
He was originally timid, but when he saw Tang Yu'an, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Brother!"
When Kang Kang discovered the big parrot, he was stunned again. He ran back to the room in fear and hid behind the flower pot to peek.
Amu is not afraid of strangers at all.
It chased after Kang Kang, and when the child peeked over, it retracted its wings and stopped in front of him, looking at him with its head tilted.
"New friend! Hello!"
Kang Kang was startled, but did not cry. Instead, he looked at it with some curiosity. When he saw that the big parrot did not hurt him, he finally relaxed.
"Hello..." he whispered.
"I'm Amu!"
The big parrot introduced himself very lively, "Amu, the smartest and most beautiful man in the world!"
"I... I'm Kang Kang! The best... the best... Kang Kang in the world..."
Kang Kang tried to think for a long time but couldn't come up with a suitable adjective. However, this might be the first time he had spoken such a long sentence since he was a child.
Grandma Guo, who heard the noise in the room, was a little surprised.
Because she does not live in a language environment, she rarely has time to talk to her grandson. As a result, Kang Kang is almost five years old this year, but his speech is still halting.
Compared to before, his speech has really improved a lot now.
At this time, Tang Yu'an had already brought the chicks in and explained the situation to Grandma Guo.
After listening, Granny Guo nodded and said, "Just go do your own thing, I'll keep an eye on them."
"Thank you, Grandma! This is for you."
Tang Yu'an took out a meat pancake and handed it to her. It was made of lizard eggs and should help Grandma Guo's recovery.
Granny Guo wanted to refuse, but Tang Yu'an put down the meat pancake and turned around and ran away.
She wanted to shout, but couldn't stop him.
Grandma Guo shook her head, carefully put away the meat and egg pie, and looked down at the little yellow chicken in the cardboard box, her old eyes full of kindness and love.
“Chirp—chirp—”
The chicks called out, their tender voices full of energy.
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Lin Zhen's home.
After Lin Zhen put most of the bottles and jars into a plastic box, he heard the familiar voice of a young man coming from outside.
"Sister Lin, have you packed your things?"
Lin Zhen felt her cold hands finally warm up again. She looked towards the window and saw the young man jumping in from outside.
After confirming that it was not an illusion caused by being too nervous, he slowly exhaled.
She was so scared. If Xiao An had come back a second later, she would have rushed out to find them...
"You're back."
Lin Zhen came out and when she saw the blue feathers on Tang Yu'an's head, she was stunned and then laughed happily.
"Yes, I also brought you a box, see if you can use it."
Tang Yu'an handed her a plastic box and picked up the box full of medicine bottles on the ground. "I'll help you move this box first."
"Can you move it?"
"Of course!" Tang Yu'an said, "Don't worry, this place is very close to the grocery store, we'll be there in no time."
Watching the young man move the box away and when she was left alone in the room again, Lin Zhen couldn't help but have some dark thoughts in her mind, but she quickly controlled herself.
Anyone who can gain the approval of Old Li and Amu should be trustworthy.
Tang Yu'an had no idea about Lin Zhen's psychological journey, which was full of entanglement and struggle. After leaving Lin Zhen's sight, he put the box of things into his portable warehouse and then rushed to Tie Jin's house.
It’s not that he didn’t want to help Lin Zhen clean up, but the experience of being almost poisoned before even entering the door left him with some psychological trauma.
So let Sister Lin clean up herself...
While Tang Yu'an was on his way, he was wondering if Uncle Tiejin had also set up any defensive measures. How could he safely enter Tiejin's house later?
But what he didn't expect was that before he saw Tiejin's house, he saw it halfway...
A small boat was moving slowly in the water, heading against the current towards Store No. 1, and the people sitting on the boat were Tie Jin and A Lian holding Jin Lili!
And what's amazing is that there was a group of piranhas following under the boat. They bit every creature they encountered in the water, but they didn't attack the boat.
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Tiejin: No need to invite me, I can do it myself!
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