Chapter 217 Refugee Zone
"He went to play at the vegetable shed with your brother Liu. He'll come back with you after your brother Liu finishes his work."
I'll have to stay with the refugees for at least a day or two, and who knows how many days it could take. I don't want to tell Mancang in person, and I'm afraid he'll worry if I suddenly disappear.
I plan to wait until Mancang comes back before leaving. I'll have to trouble Aunt Liu to take care of the cats, dogs, and Mancang for a few days.
"Well, Aunt Liu, I need to trouble you with something. I have to do some things for the base manager. I need you to take care of my cats, dogs, and Mancang for the next few days."
Aunt Liu didn't ask any more questions, she just nodded and said, "Sure, what's the trouble? These little cats and dogs are so adorable, I wish I could keep them for a few more days. Mancang is also sensible and knows how to help me with chores. I don't need to worry about him during the day, he can just follow you, Brother Liu."
Aunt Liu probably thought I felt embarrassed, so she said a lot to comfort me.
Seeing how thoughtful Aunt Liu was, I was really touched. I took her arm and said, "It's mainly because Aunt Liu is the best to me. I'm sure you'll be good to my cats, dogs, and Mancang too. I can't trust anyone else."
Aunt Liu patted the back of my hand and said with a smile, "You, you're over 30 years old, yet you still act like a little girl and act coquettishly towards me."
Aunt Liu wouldn't let me help. I watched her wash clothes for a while, and then it was noon. Mancang and Brother Liu came back leisurely.
"Aunt Cheng, you're back!"
Mancang was very happy to see me and skipped over to my side.
It was time to leave. Without any preamble, he said directly to Mancang, "Aunt Cheng has some things to take care of these next few days. You stay at Brother Liu's house for a few days, okay?"
Mancang's smile froze on his face, and he began to stammer, "Where...where are you going?"
It seems Mancang misunderstood; he thought I was going to leave him here.
I patted Mancang's head: "Aunt Cheng doesn't go outside, she stays at the base, but she can't see you. Also, Tiedan'er and Xiaodi Xiaogua are staying at Aunt Liu's house, and we need to ask you to help take care of them."
Mancang felt relieved when he heard that the cat and dog were staying with him too, perhaps this way he could be sure that I wouldn't abandon him.
Mancang looked at me expectantly and asked, "Can I come see you?"
I shook my head: "No, you wait for me to come back soon, it won't be long."
Hearing me say no, Mancang forced a smile: "Okay, Aunt Cheng, I'll wait for you to come back and pick us up. You must come back!"
Looking at Mancang's pitiful appearance, I really felt a little reluctant to part with him, but I didn't know what the situation was like with the refugees, so I really didn't dare to take him with me.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back."
Having a clear talk with Mancang has finally resolved the most pressing issue for me.
I changed into Sister Liu's old clothes, untied my hair tie, messed up my hair, and then loosely tied it back up.
I haven't washed my hair for the past couple of days, and it's quite oily, so this look is perfect.
Her face was a little rounder, her complexion was rosy, her skin wasn't rough, and her lips weren't chapped. She looked more like a lazy, slovenly homebody than a refugee.
With a heavy heart, he reached into the stove and touched the bottom of Liu's pot.
I couldn't apply too much; I just applied a little to my cheeks and forehead, and it looked much better than before.
Before leaving, he told Liu Sao to keep this a secret, then picked up his package and headed towards the refugee area.
Besides clothes, Aunt Liu also packed two leftover dried biscuits from breakfast into the package. It's good to take some food; otherwise, it would raise suspicion.
I didn't dare look back the whole way, afraid of seeing tears welling up in Mancang's eyes. I couldn't bear such a sentimental scene.
After calming myself down, I walked to the vicinity of the refugee area and suddenly heard a clattering sound behind me.
Looking back, I saw Xiao Yi and Xiao Er.
I could only cover my face and smile helplessly.
Before leaving, I told Aunt Liu to keep the dogs and cats locked up, but I forgot about Xiao Yi and Xiao Er.
Fortunately, we found it before we reached the entrance to the refugee camp.
Otherwise, what would people think if they saw a newly arrived refugee followed by two fat, strong dogs?
Helplessly, I led the two dogs back home. When Aunt Liu saw me return with my two dogs behind me, she laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.
"Haha, how could I forget about them? How could they have gone with you?"
"Let's lock them both up first, hahaha."
He forcefully pushed the two children into Aunt Liu's house, looked inside, but didn't see Mancang.
I asked Aunt Liu, "Where's Mancang?"
Aunt Liu held up an index finger and gestured to her lips: "Shh, it'll be ready in a minute."
I understood what Aunt Liu meant, and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law."
Aunt Liu waved her hand, her expression seeming to say, "Don't worry."
So I went back to the refugee camp once again.
The refugee camp is located in the western corner of the base.
Many people died from the previous epidemic, so there should have been a lot of vacant houses at that time. Now, by bringing the residents of the base together, and then clearing out a corner of the houses, it will be perfect for refugees to live in.
Upon reaching the entrance to the refugee area, the entire area was enclosed by dilapidated wooden frames and barbed wire.
There were also many burly men patrolling the area.
It seems the base elders have really put a lot of effort into the refugee issue, wanting to recruit more residents but also fearing the presence of bad people among them.
There were three burly men at the entrance to the refugee camp, one of whom was sitting at a table with paper documents on it.
I stepped forward and said to the burly man sitting at the table, "Hello, I'm new here. I've come to join the White Town base."
The burly man looked behind me; there was no one there. He asked suspiciously, "Why are you all alone? Did no one bring you here?"
Um, do other refugees need to be brought in by someone else?
Most importantly, why didn't the base commander notify the big man at the door?
He cursed the base commander inwardly for his messy and disastrous handling of the situation, and then he had to figure out how to explain it to him.
"I……"
Just as I was about to make up a reason, someone else interrupted me.
"Hey, get up, get up! Who told you to sit here?"
A slightly thin man, holding a tissue in his hand, ran over from a distance.
She shoved the man sitting in the chair aside, sat down herself, and said with a forced smile, "Wang Chengyi, is that right?"
I breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the one from before was an imposter. I'm really sorry, Base Chief, I misspoke.
I nodded: "Yes."
"Let me register you."
The thin man was very kind and spoke to me warmly before quickly writing down the details.
The burly man who had just sat down was somewhat dissatisfied, raising his voice: "Hey, Yu Zi! Why don't you follow the rules? You just registered her right away, do you even know if she's reliable? What if..."
The big man's voice grew louder and louder. The thin man named Yu Zi glared at him several times, but he couldn't stop talking. He could only stand up and cover his mouth with his hand.
I manually muted my microphone, that's great.
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