"Brother Huo, I know you want me to leave for my own good, but have you considered this: it might not be as safe outside as it is here?"
After years of famine, Ping'an City was the last piece of pure land that had been ravaged. Although the timeline here had been moved forward, she felt that the situation outside might be even worse.
In this situation, she didn't necessarily want to live and die with Huo Mingchen; she just weighed the pros and cons and decided to stay and guard this place, which seemed to be the best option for everyone.
However, to avoid any misunderstanding from Huo Mingchen, she added a sentence at the end: "After all, you're here."
"..."
Is he here?
Huo Mingchen was very satisfied with this statement.
Sure enough, the curve of her eyebrows and eyes became softer: "Since you want to stay, then stay. But you must be careful in everything you do here."
"I know."
Cheng Shanshan is very experienced.
Thinking this, she immediately found paper and pen: "Brother Huo, I need you to help me buy some things."
Huo Mingchen looked over, puzzled.
When I saw her writing furiously and quickly compiling a long list, I suddenly realized that Cheng Shanshan's so-called "a little" and her previous "helping with a small favor" were practically the same thing.
Cheng Shanshan explained, "I've looked around your house. Although the exterior is rather dilapidated, the overall construction is quite sturdy. With a little renovation, it will be even more perfect." To illustrate her point more clearly, she drew a diagram.
It probably requires the walls to be surrounded by iron mesh, and the roof and other structures to be insulated with heat-insulating materials. Of course, the most important thing is to withstand the attacks from the transformed drug users.
Of course, drinking water is also essential. In order to avoid a repeat of the last incident where the water source was affected, she plans to dig a deep well in the yard.
There were also some other miscellaneous matters. As she spoke, she was also sorting out her thoughts. However, she did not notice that Huo Mingchen's expression was gradually changing. It was a complex emotion, from surprise to doubt to gradual acceptance, and even a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Only after hearing her finish speaking did Huo Mingchen say, "This shelter is better than the old cave; everything, big or small, has been thought out clearly."
After receiving the praise, Cheng Shanshan was a little proud: "Of course, these are all based on experience."
"experience?"
Huo Mingchen grasped the key point.
After realizing she had misspoke, Cheng Shanshan immediately corrected herself: "It's the experience of the older generation that's correct. I read these in an ancient book, and I think they are applicable to our current situation as well."
Huo Mingchen didn't press the matter further, but instead put the list away: "Don't worry, I'll get everything for you."
"good."
With Huo Mingchen's support, Cheng Shanshan meticulously drew detailed blueprints, repeatedly refining them to ensure nothing was too small.
She probably didn't even notice that Huo Mingchen's eyes had become increasingly gentle. He watched her plan to transform the place step by step, and for the first time, he didn't share his feelings with her. He was genuinely overjoyed.
Is there finally some hope in my pursuit of his wife?
...
The next day.
Dawn was just breaking.
Huo Mingchen left early.
He and the Ye family were working together to suppress the drug-using people, and they had basically tried every possible method, but the effect was still minimal.
Seeing that they were gradually getting out of control, Ye Dong became anxious: "This can't go on. If we can't control these people, then the entire population of Ping'an City will be doomed."
"Or should we just kill them all?"
Suddenly, Ye Xi suggested, "Once we kill all these medicine people, we won't have to worry about them anymore. Wouldn't that be a one-time solution?"
Ye Dong disagreed with this approach: "These patients are just sick. Not only is your approach too harsh, but the families watching outside won't approve of this either."
Ye Xi's temper flared: "Does it matter whether they agree or not? Are the people of this entire city really less important than these half-dead drug-addled people?"
Ye Dong: "It's all fate!"
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Liu Liu separated them: "What time is it? You two shouldn't argue. Let's hear what Brother Huo has to say." After saying that, she looked at Huo Mingchen, who had been silent all along, with her eyes full of expectation.
Ye Xi had a short temper, and now, out of anger, his tone was extremely unfriendly: "Damn it, you surnamed Huo, tell me, should those drug people be kept or not!"
Huo Mingchen gave him a cold look.
Ye Xi couldn't help but shiver.
Knowing that Huo Mingchen was extremely ruthless, he instantly suppressed his anger and apologized, saying, "That was just my habitual way of speaking, and I really couldn't help it when I was in a hurry." As he spoke, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.
“I know you’re anxious, but who in Ping’an City isn’t?” Huo Mingchen said as he stood up, his gaze falling on the drug-using mannequin locked in a cage not far away, which seemed eager to pounce. “But the drug-using mannequin can’t be killed.”
"Yes, I once dealt with a zombie-like drug-treated person and found that the person was not afraid of any attack, and could not feel pain or die."
Ye Xi was stunned for a moment: "Then in that case, aren't we all doomed? Sooner or later we'll be assimilated by your group of drug-using people? What's the point then!"
"Then why don't you go and let yourself be bitten?" Liu Liu retorted at the opportune moment. She really disliked Ye Xi. "All you do is yell and complain instead of coming up with a solution, Second Brother. Are you incompetent?"
"you!"
Ye Xi gritted his teeth.
Ye Dong looked at the two of them and sighed softly. Then he suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, I suddenly remembered that last time, I had no choice but to burn that zombie-turned-human medicine man before everything was finally alright."
As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh slightly: "But with so many people guarding outside, how could we possibly let them be burned alive? That would incite public outrage."
"Then what should we do?"
"I don't want to wait to die."
"Who wants to die!"
The group of people looked at each other.
Faced with such an almost unsolvable problem, everyone was a little at a loss.
Fortunately, Huo Mingchen was rational enough to stop the topic from continuing and instead instructed everyone to go about their own business.
He also took some time to buy everything on Cheng Shanshan's list and had it delivered directly to her.
Cheng Shanshan also tidied up the courtyard and set up a few more rooms. Bai Shi and Aunt Dong chose two adjacent rooms, while Cheng Shisi chose a room close to hers.
When Cheng Shanshan chose her, she was unexpectedly stopped: "You two have only been married a short time, why do you want to sleep in separate rooms?"
Bai nodded in agreement: "That's right!"
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