Chapter 36 Iron Wireworm
When Xia Xiaoman saw what was coming out of the fish meat, he took a big step back in fright.
After coming to my senses, I immediately rushed to the balcony and washed my hands repeatedly with rain water.
Sun Qing watched her series of operations, her heart pounding, panicking, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this fish?"
Xia Xiaoman was about to answer when she saw the twins were still playing with the fish in the tub. She hurriedly shouted, "Axu, Lingling, stop playing. There are bugs on the fish. Come and wash your hands."
The twins were quite well-behaved. They responded and ran to Xia Xiaoman to wash their hands obediently.
Sun Qing asked in confusion: "There are bugs on the fish? What kind of bugs?"
"Wireworms. The ones that just came out of the fish meat are wireworms."
"I once saw someone in my hometown catch a fish that was parasitized by iron wire worms. When they cut open the fish's belly, they found a dense mass of iron wire worms wriggling inside."
Xia Xiaoman's scalp tingles when she thinks of that day. "Wireworms can also parasitize the human body."
"Sun Qing, I don't know if high temperatures can kill the wireworms, but I suggest you throw away all the fish just in case."
Knowing that there are parasites in the fish stomach, Sun Qing dared not eat it. She even felt itchy in her hands when she thought that the iron nematode could parasitize the human body, and she wondered if she was parasitized by the iron nematode.
After working together with Xia Xiaoman to pour the fish in the bathtub downstairs, Sun Qing washed her hands with shower gel and soaked them in disinfectant for half a minute. Only then did she feel a little relieved.
"It's so horrible, there are parasites in the water. Will we still go into the water in the future?" Sun Qing got goosebumps when she thought of the scene of diving into the water and being surrounded by parasites.
Xia Xiaoman thought about it and said, "If you can avoid going into the water, then don't go into the water. Try to find supplies on the surface."
There were strong winds and heavy rains some time ago, and the flood was also very fluid. It takes a process for bacteria and parasites in the water to breed and multiply.
After a month, there should be a lot more bacteria and parasites in the water, and it is not suitable to go into the water.
At present, everyone on the 15th floor has enough supplies to last for a while, so even if they don’t go into the water to search for supplies, they can still live well.
To finish the fish feast, Sun Qing used the spicy hot pot that Xia Xiaoman brought, added sweet potato vermicelli and the leftover duck blood to make a big stew.
The twins seldom eat such spicy food. While saying it was so spicy, they kept stuffing vermicelli and duck blood into their mouths.
Suddenly there was a loud bang. Lingling was frightened and shook. The duck blood in the spoon fell on the table. Axu lowered his head and slurped it, and the duck blood disappeared instantly.
Lingling pouted, "Sister Xiaoman, my brother ate my duck blood."
Xia Xiaoman grabbed Wen Xu and said to Lingling, "Hurry up, eat all your brother's duck blood, don't leave any for him."
"Ah! Sister Xiaoman, you are biased!" Wen Xu twisted his body wildly.
"Lingling and I are both women. If I don't favor her, who should I favor?"
Three childish ghosts, it's really unbearable to watch. Sun Qing walked to the balcony and looked out at the sky. There was no thunder. Where did the sound just now come from?
After looking for a long time and not finding anything wrong, he turned around and went back to eat. As soon as his butt touched the stool, the thunderous sound rang out again.
"What's going on? Did someone set off firecrackers?" Sun Qing looked confused.
"I'll go back and get the telescope to take a look." Xia Xiaoman let go of Wen Xu and went back to the house, taking the telescope to the balcony to check.
Everything seemed normal in the community. Just as she was about to put down the telescope, four or five rafts came out from Building 13. The people on the rafts were in a panic, as if a dog was chasing them.
After waiting for seven or eight minutes, a speedboat came out and circled around the rafts.
After two circles, the speedboat stopped and one of the men pointed a pistol at the people on the raft.
Sun Qing, who was standing by, saw that Xia Xiaoman's face was becoming more and more serious, and asked anxiously: "Xiaoman, did you see anything?"
"For some reason, the people in Building 12 were surrounding the people in Building 13. The people in Building 12... were holding guns."
Just as he finished speaking, a gunshot was heard, and the middle-aged man on the first raft was shot in the chest and fell into the water.
Sun Qing's expression changed instantly. "Who are they? Why do they have guns?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head. She didn’t know who the people in Building 12 were, but they were definitely not good people.
After killing the leader, Building 12 did not let the rest go.
He used a gun to threaten everyone on the raft to jump into the water, and then had people hit the people in the water with sticks. Anyone who showed their head out of the water would be knocked down.
The driver of the speedboat tied a man to the tail of the speedboat, drove the speedboat at high speed, and when turning, he deliberately swung the tail violently, throwing the man tied at the back against the wall.
Even if you have never met someone like this who enjoys killing people, you know he is not a good person.
Sun Qing frowned, "These people are in the neighborhood, should we move away?"
No matter how hard your fist is, it is not as hard as a bullet. When you encounter such a desperate person, avoiding him is the best option.
Xia Xiaoman thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait for the others to come back and discuss it!"
Moving was not an easy task as they had accumulated so much supplies.
If you move away, it will inevitably attract other people's attention. Even if you move in the dead of night, you may be discovered.
If the people in Building 12 knew that they had so many supplies, there was an 80% chance that they would come to rob them.
Whether you move or not, you must make full preparations first.
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Wen Jianfeng and his group returned at around 4 p.m. In addition to firewood and wild vegetables, they also brought back dozens of bamboo shoots as thick as bowls.
After carrying the supplies upstairs, Xiao Zheyu said excitedly: "Uncle Wen said he can make sour bamboo shoots. When the sour bamboo shoots are ready, he will make sour bamboo shoot duck for us."
"Where are the fish you caught? Let me see. When the pickled bamboo shoots are ready, we can make pickled bamboo shoot fish fillets."
Speaking of fish, Sun Qing's face fell. "Don't mention it. There are iron worms in the fish. They can't be eaten. I worked hard to fish for a whole morning, but I released them all."
"Wireworms? Are they parasites? Are they in the water?"
"I think so. Be more careful when you go into the water next time. Try not to go into the water if you can."
Xiao Zheyu was horrified, "Ah! What should I do? I went into the water today! It's over, I might be infected with parasites!"
Xiao Zheyu scared himself and his face turned pale. "No, I'm going to take a shower. I'm going to heat up some water and scald all the parasites to death!"
After saying that, he immediately ran to collect rainwater. While boiling water, he rummaged through boxes and cupboards to find insecticide. He took one pill, but felt uneasy, so he took another one.
Xia Xiaoman didn't have time to care about that idiot, so she told Wen Jianfeng about the shooting in Building 12 and the massacre in Building 13 that she saw at noon.
"Now we have two choices. The first is to transport supplies out of the community little by little while it's dark. The second is to stay in the community and reinforce the defenses of our floor. Which one do you choose?"
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