Chapter 232
The concrete bridge in front of me is at least ten meters wide and spans a twenty-meter-long river.
Not only are there driveways and sidewalks, but there are also high guardrails on both sides.
The red carp sitting on the roof of the car could not see the river surface through the guardrail, and the piranhas in the river had no chance of jumping over the guardrail and onto the bridge.
Compared with the previous shaky iron chain bridge, this concrete bridge is not only much more magnificent, but also many times safer. It does not look like a product of the wasteland era at all.
Was this bridge built in these few days?
How on earth did these two teenagers do it!
Hongli's eyes were full of shock. She really wanted to jump out of the car right now to see the details of the bridge, but she was worried that she would be left behind and would not be able to keep up.
She could only suppress her excitement and prepare to wait until tomorrow to come and take a look.
The RV passed over the bridge and slowly disappeared on the bridge. After a while, several more people appeared on the bridge.
Although Hongli ordered the guards to return to the mountain stronghold first, there were still some mountain villagers who could not contain their curiosity and followed along the cement road.
At this moment, night has fallen, and the moonlight spreads, covering the earth with a layer of silver gauze.
The mountain people looked at the bridge under the moonlight and were completely unable to walk.
They have never seen such a building in their lives!
After the initial shock and even fear, the first person finally plucked up the courage to step onto the bridge.
The concrete bridge was as easy to walk on as flat ground. He ran and jumped excitedly. Seeing this, others also ran onto the bridge.
"Look, those piranhas can't come up!"
Someone climbed over the guardrail and looked out to see the mutant piranhas that kept jumping out of the water.
This bridge is not only strong and spacious, but also raised. The mutant piranhas cannot even touch the bottom of the bridge, let alone threaten the lives of passers-by like the previous iron chain bridge.
"It will be easy to cross the river from now on!"
"Who built this bridge? And this road... where does it lead to?"
"Looking at the direction, it seems to be a deserted city."
"Let's go! Let's continue and take a look!"
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It used to take at least two days to travel from Jufeng Mountain to the deserted city one way.
Now, Tang Yu'an and his team picked up the person at around five o'clock, and arrived at the gate of the deserted city home at around nine o'clock in the evening.
This is because Zhou Qi didn't dare to drive too fast, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long.
Hongli sat on the roof of the car and was blown by the wind all the way. Not only did she not feel cold, but her head felt a little hot.
She jumped off the roof of the car and watched Zhou Qi open the door of the car. The nannies came out one after another with their children in their arms, and the planters also got out of the car.
It was already night, and the deserted city home was hidden behind a protective barrier. Except for Tang Yu'an, no one else could see it with the naked eye.
So what appeared before everyone was a desolate ruin.
Everyone looked at the end of the road in a daze, feeling the cold wind blowing, and their hearts also felt chilled.
Why did the two young men and the mountain master go to so much trouble to bring them here?
"Everyone, don't just stand there. Keep moving forward."
At Tang Yu'an's urging, Lao Chen looked at his companions around him, then at the hesitant nannies, and finally was the first to stand up.
Anyway, he is already this old, and he probably won’t be able to see his son anymore...
There seems to be nothing worth lingering about in this world, so what is there to be afraid of?
Old Chen slowly moved forward, his figure slowly disappearing in front of everyone, and then...
His foot hit a raised object that looked like a threshold. Lao Chen tripped and subconsciously took a few steps before he could steady himself.
When he looked up again, a house with a sign that read "Abandoned City Grocery Store" suddenly appeared in front of him. At the same time, he heard screams behind him.
Old Chen quickly looked behind him.
Suddenly, a fully armed team appeared out of nowhere and ran towards the crowd aggressively.
Frightened, some children started crying out loud. Along with the nanny's screams, more and more children started crying loudly, and the scene instantly became chaotic.
Tang Yu'an quickly spoke out to comfort the children.
Old Chen was at a loss when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Old Chen, is that you?"
He looked back in the direction of the sound and found that the door of the grocery store had opened at some point. Several people in gray clothes walked out, among whom was a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.
She was an old lady with a kind face.
She was wearing well-fitting clothes. Although her face was covered with wrinkles, her rosy complexion could still be seen in the dim light.
Of course, what made him feel most unfamiliar was the spirit.
Old Chen racked his brains but couldn't remember any such person.
As he stared blankly, the old lady came out, waved her hand in front of his eyes, and said in a bright voice, "Why? Don't you remember your sister Guo?"
Old Chen exclaimed, "Ah, you are Granny Guo!"
Granny Guo nodded with a smile, took his hand and said, "I heard you were rescued, and I've been waiting for you. Finally, you're here!"
She looked at the people outside the protective barrier.
As they spoke, the chaos outside had subsided.
Because he had gained the trust of the children by taking care of them before, Tang Yu'an calmed them down as soon as he appeared.
Granny Guo took Old Chen's hand and strode out of the protective barrier.
In the eyes of people outside, they appeared out of thin air. The patrol team members were used to it, but the nannies and planters were shocked.
"Aliang, Xique, Qinghua, and Lily!"
Granny Guo called over one by one, tears welling up in her eyes, "You're all here!"
The remaining four planters were stunned for a moment, and the youngest female planter was the first to recognize her.
"Grandma Guo, is that you? Why are you here? And you... why do you seem like a different person?"
They looked at the energetic and strong-looking old lady in front of them and could never imagine that she was actually Granny Guo, who had been exploited by the powerful people just like them.
Granny Guo wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "You will know later."
Then she looked at Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi looked at her and said softly, "Mother-in-law, we are back."
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"
Granny Guo patted his arm and said, "You've grown up again."
Zhou Qi smiled, and Tang Yu'an beside him came over and said, "Grandma, I've grown taller too!"
Granny Guo smiled and touched the top of his head, "Yeah, I can hardly touch your head."
Tang Yu'an bent her knees slightly, put her head under her palm, and said with a smile: "This way I can reach it!"
Seeing that Granny Guo had such a good relationship with the two teenagers, the uneasy hearts of several planters finally relaxed a little.
Soon, Granny Guo finished talking to Zhou Qi and the others, then looked at her old friend and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the homeland."
"It's too late to visit the garden now. I'll show you around tomorrow."
She spoke to several people as she walked.
"Don't worry, no one here will exploit you. As long as you follow the rules, you can live freely without worrying about natural disasters or mutant creatures."
Granny Guo looked back at her former colleagues and old friends.
Because we have been together day and night for a period of time, the feelings are naturally different from those of others.
They looked much weaker and older than she remembered, especially Old Chen, who was younger than her and looked almost the same age as her.
I think I've suffered a lot in the past two or three years.
In addition to Old Li, she was able to escape successfully with Kang Kang with the help of these old friends.
Thinking of this, Granny Guo said, "You guys can just live here for a while and I'll pay for the rent. You can go back to work after you've recovered."
Several planters were stunned.
"Is it really possible?"
"Can we really rest and not work?"
Granny Guo glanced at them and asked, "Have you been asked to do any work in the garrison these past two days?"
Several young planters shook their heads, only Old Chen frowned: "This is different..."
"Don't worry, our home is indeed different from other places!"
Granny Guo said as they walked, "In the homeland, no one will force you to work. You are planters, and you can rent a piece of land from the homeland."
"You only need to pay 60% of the grain you produce as rent, and the remaining 40% is yours."
Old Chen and the others looked at Granny Guo in disbelief, feeling that what she said was all just sleep talk. Of course, it was also possible that they were still dreaming...
"Can we really still keep 40%?"
In the plantation on Jufeng Mountain, all the grain produced by the growers must be handed over. Even the guards don't allow them to touch it. After each induced labor, a special person will come to harvest it.
Although they could eat their fill, they could not retain any nutrients because they used their special powers day and night.
So they all look much younger than their actual age and live like animals every day.
"Why would I lie to you?"
Granny Guo pointed to the garden under the night sky and said, "See that piece of land? That's what I planted. I'll take you to see it tomorrow."
Old Chen and the others also saw the garden covered with cloth, but they didn't know what it was used for...
But soon, they realized, "Isn't it warmer in here?"
They hadn't even entered the building yet, but they already felt warmer than when they got out of the car.
Granny Guo smiled and nodded, looking gently at a small tree by the roadside. It was a young bluebeard tree that had just been sprouted today and had grown to more than one meter tall.
"Take your time to experience it. Our homeland has many amazing things that will make your jaw drop."
Hearing her repeatedly calling it "our home", Lao Chen and the others felt surprised. Is there a place in the world that can make her feel such a strong sense of belonging?
They quieted down and decided to take a good look with their own eyes.
As they walked, Granny Guo spoke again: "By the way, our family has a tradition that I must tell you about."
Old Chen and the others immediately turned serious and acted as if they were listening attentively.
"The old man who went out with me just now is Old Li. Do you still remember him?" asked Grandma Guo.
"I remember he seemed to be a very good hunter."
"Yes, he is the manager of our home now. Before, he..." Grandma Guo slowly told them a story.
Several young planters listened very carefully. After all, they had been adopted by the plantation since they were young, and they didn’t know much about the outside world and had little entertainment.
Listening to Grandma Guo telling stories now, I feel very novel.
Only Old Chen found it more and more strange the more he listened.
This story does sound exciting, but the question is... Is it really necessary to tell the story of two small bosses saving Old Li at this time?
This tradition of the deserted city home is a bit too strange.
Of course, he did have genuine respect for the two young men.
People are made of flesh and blood. After discovering that there was indeed no conspiracy, the kindness that the two young men had shown them over the past few days came flooding back to their hearts, and they could never forget it...
Several frail planters walked slowly towards the building, and beside them, residents holding children kept running past.
The remaining 50 children were quickly gathered on the first floor.
Old Li has taken down 501's computer and is helping these 50 children to register.
They will be arranged in the same family book, and from now on they will all be children of the deserted city home and brothers and sisters to each other.
If you have a name, enter it directly. If you don’t have a name or can’t speak clearly, number it first and change it later.
Xiaotian is one of the few children with a name, and he is also one of the older ones.
Looking at this little boy with a big head and a small body, who was so skinny that his bones were visible, Old Li asked him when he was entering his name: "Do you want the surname Zhou or Tang?"
The little boy looked at him blankly.
"Just choose one." Old Li said softly.
The little boy only remembered the last two words of the old man's words, so he timidly said, "My surname is Tang..."
"Very good." Old Li patted his head with a smile, "From now on, you will be called Tang Xiaotian."
Tang Yu'an watched the little boy being taken to the side by the residents to wait, and couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, why don't you let them have the surname Li?"
He knew that Grandpa Li gave these children surnames to increase their sense of belonging to their homeland.
But he felt that it was not necessary to take his and Xiaoqi's surname.
Old Li didn't completely reject his intention. He said, "When I meet a child who suits my taste, I will give him the surname Li, but for other children..."
He said seriously, "Either the surname is Tang or Zhou. You can only choose between your surnames."
Seeing Old Li's expression that refused to be refused, Tang Yu'an scratched his head and didn't dare to say anything more.
Whatever grandpa says is what it is. When it comes to managing the homestead, grandpa has much more experience than them.
After 50 children were enrolled, it was the planters' turn.
They didn't quite understand why they had to go through this procedure, but when they heard the term "family book", there was a hint of strangeness on their faces.
Granny Guo looked at them and although she guessed what they were thinking, she didn't say much.
They are all people who have no choice but to live in the mountains. Basically, they have family members in Jufeng Mountain, who are either controlled or monitored.
After Li Li was destroyed, their families should be free.
They are unwilling to expose their families now, simply because they still don't trust their home in the deserted city. After a while, they will definitely take the initiative to bring their families over.
When he got in the elevator, Lao Chen finally understood why he had to enter the information first.
As an old man with a bone age of 69, he enjoyed the benefit of the elevator, while Qinghua and others had to climb the stairs.
Their rooms were arranged on the sixth floor, Lao Chen and Aliang shared one room, and the remaining three female planters shared one room.
The children's room was converted from the largest suite, with all walls removed, leaving only a bathroom.
The kang for sleeping at night has been set up and covered with clean mattresses and quilts. A fire stone is thrown into the kang, and the room soon becomes warm.
In order to facilitate care, eight nannies also live in this room. Even though they sleep on the floor, it is much more comfortable than when they were in Jufeng Town.
Until everyone lay in their own bed, everyone felt like they were still in a dream.
Except for the younger children, no one else could sleep at all.
Tang Xiaotian is one of them.
Can he really live in such a warm and comfortable place in the future without worrying about being driven away or going hungry or cold?
Can he really... have a home?
Looking at the moonlight outside the window and listening to the whistling cold wind, he felt a sense of security he had never felt before.
Slowly, tiredness made him close his eyes and he finally fell asleep.
When I woke up the next day, it was already noon and the nanny was calling the children one by one to eat.
Tang Xiaotian woke up from his sleep and found out... he, he actually wet the bed!
The little boy, who was only six years old, was suddenly panicked.
He stood there at a loss, and when the nanny came over, he was so nervous that he stammered, "I, I can wash it myself..."
"No, this is my job."
As soon as the nanny finished speaking, she heard the voice of Old Li behind her.
"You teach him to wash." Old Li walked in from outside with his hands behind his back and saw this scene as soon as he entered the door.
He looked at the mess in the room, frowned, and said, "From now on, children over the age of five must learn to take care of themselves, including cleaning, feeding themselves, and bathing themselves."
Although the home in the deserted city has improved, it is not yet at the point where we can spoil these children.
The job of nannies is mainly to take care of younger children.
However, in an environment like the wasteland, anyone who can successfully survive, even a child of only a few years old, has his or her own way of survival.
Tang Xiaotian climbed down from the bed nimbly.
"Grandpa Li, I will clean it up! Don't chase me away, I won't dare to do it again!"
Listening to the child's plea, Old Li reached out and touched his head, saying, "No one will chase you away, but you must abide by the rules."
"Okay, go change into some new clothes first. After dinner, I'll explain the rules to you."
Tang Xiaotian then wiped away his tears and followed the nanny to change his clothes. Looking at his wet pants, his face was full of shame.
No more peeing in your pants at night!
Old Li couldn't help but feel a headache when he looked at the 50 children in the room.
Eight nannies don't seem to be enough...
His eyes fell on the babies who were still in swaddling clothes. Why not let the residents who could afford it take one home to raise?
While Old Li was pondering the upbringing of these children, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had just returned from another dimension.
When they were teleported to the RV, they saw Hongli riding a motorcycle and whizzing away.
Her figure quickly disappeared at the end of the road. Xie Chaori stood there and watched her leave, his face full of envy.
Before paying off the debt of 1 million points, he can only stay in the deserted city home, otherwise there is a risk of his memory being wiped out at any time.
“Meow—”
At this moment, Black Pearl jumped in from the window.
It looked very tired and kept yawning. Even the little red bird was too lazy to tease it.
"Black Pearl, aren't you going to take care of the cubs? The mother leopard seems to be looking for you." Tang Yu'an said.
Black Pearl seemed startled. When she turned around, she saw the mother leopard and her two cubs strolling under the wall of their home.
The two little leopards looked around and called out something.
Black Pearl's ears twitched, then it turned around decisively and hid in Tang Yu'an's pocket.
It was the first time that Tang Yu'an saw Black Pearl like this.
It seems that it doesn't want to take care of the baby anymore in the short term.
Zhou Qi looked at his watch and said, "Uncle Tang and the others should be able to receive the spirit storage bag today."
"Wow! Then I can receive a reply from my parents tomorrow!" Tang Yu'an said happily.
The boy, who had already celebrated his 15th birthday in the other dimension, was now 1.75 meters tall. Although his personality was still lively and cheerful, he was gradually losing his childishness.
He sat in the passenger seat and said to Zhou Qi, "Let's go! Let's go see Green Eyes!"
Zhou Qi smiled and nodded. After asking him to fasten his seat belt, he drove the RV on the cement road and drove away.
I don’t know what the situation is on the green-eyed side?
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MR168845 plane.
“Mom, Mom—”
Tang Xueyun woke up from her sleep at her daughter's anxious call, and when she opened her eyes, she saw her daughter's tearful face.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Tang Xueyun was startled. She thought she was back in the dangerous escape again and quickly sat up and asked.
At this moment, they are in the small hut of the magic tent. Ten days have passed since they got this magical shelter.
"Mom, you're bleeding..." Tang Yuxin cried, "Are you going to die?"
Tang Xueyun breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were still in the magic tent. Then she lowered her head and found that her pants were stained with blood and there was a large pool of blood on the bed sheet.
She hasn't had her period since the end of the world and she began to flee. Seeing this familiar scene, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Even the little black ball flew over and wrote to her asking if she needed treatment.
Tang Xueyun shook her head. Seeing that Tang Yuxin was still crying, she quickly comforted her daughter: "Mom, it's okay. This is a normal physiological phenomenon. She's not injured."
With her comfort, Tang Yuxin barely stopped crying.
"Where is your father?" Tang Xueyun asked.
"Dad is cooking."
Tang Xueyun also heard the noise downstairs. She nodded and was just about to get up to clean up when she raised her hand and saw the message in the bottle she was holding.
Only then did she remember that she seemed to have picked up the bottle in her dream again.
Thinking of her son who hadn't heard from her in days, Tang Xueyun quickly opened the message in the bottle, took out the space bag inside, and said happily, "Look, your brother has sent us something again!"
"Wow! Really?"
Tang Yuxin's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "What good things did brother give us this time?"
"Can you open it and take a look?" Tang Xueyun handed the bag to her.
"good!"
Tang Yuxin took the spirit storage bag and opened it excitedly, but after taking a look, she quickly closed it again.
The excited and expectant expression on her face also froze.
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