day8
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Xia Ning and Xiong Xue spent a day handling Mei Mi's funeral arrangements and learning how to care for a baby. Today, they are finally leaving the dilapidated tavern and continuing their journey.
In fact, one day is not enough to adapt, but time waits for no one. If the situation continues to deteriorate at this speed, the embassy staff will have to evacuate. Xiong Xue was afraid that if they were delayed for a few more days, even if they arrived at the embassy, it would be deserted.
Xia Ning, who had experience in carpentry, dismantled the wooden tables and chairs in the tavern and made a small baby basket, which she placed in the back seat.
Xiong Xue no longer sat in the passenger seat. He put supplies in the passenger seat and sat in Mei Mi's seat to keep an eye on the baby.
Even though Xiong Xue was trying his best, he still lacked experience, and the conditions were what they were. Listening to the baby's whimpering sounds like a cat's meow in the car, Xia Ning truly felt that it would be a miracle if these two children could survive.
They simply couldn't tell whether a baby was crying because it was hungry, thirsty, or had soiled itself.
Xiong Xue can only feed the twins at set times and occasionally tug at their diapers.
After Memi passed away, they opened her backpack and found it full of baby supplies, from bottles to babies. She even considered that babies would be on public transport for long periods of time, wrapping the seat belts with soft cloth and putting them on safety ropes.
Xia Ning paused for a moment, then handed the milk powder to Xiong Xue.
Xiong Xue took it with red eyes, and soon after, a series of sobs, rising and falling in pitch, could be heard.
They could only try their best to keep the twins in the basket, stuffing clothes into every available space like packing a package.
Xiong Xue tried his best to carry them, and only put them in the basket when he couldn't carry them anymore.
Babies' bones are not fully developed, so they should never ride in a car. Even a sudden stop could cause them irreparable harm.
If this happened on a peaceful planet, Xia Ning would at least be convicted of intentional assault.
Unfortunately, in an era where people are treated like dirt, they could only resign themselves to fate.
Meimi's babies are quick and rarely cry. Sometimes when they cry loudly, her little sister jumps over and meows a few times, and they gradually quiet down.
The wrinkled baby changes every day, and the twins become more and more beautiful each day. In the past, they would definitely have been angel babies.
If it weren't for the zombies, Xia Ning thinks Mei Mi could earn enough money for baby formula just by filming her baby's daily life.
Those in power manipulate events for their own benefit, never considering the lives of ordinary people beneath the surface.
While changing the baby's diaper, Xiong Xue said to Xia Ning, "Sister, I've made up my mind. I will never have a child until the zombies are extinct. Why bother having one to suffer?"
Xia Ning glanced at him and said, "You should find someone first."
Xiong Xue chuckled dryly: "That hurts, sis."
After not shaving for a few days, Xiong Xue looked much more mature and weathered, like an adult.
Xia Ning thought he would be depressed for a few more days, but she didn't expect the young man to cheer up so quickly.
From that day on, Xiong Xue became talkative again, but both of them knew that some things had changed.
Dad Xiong Xue was frantically trying to do things in the back seat, while Xia Ning just focused on driving.
Sigh, she had just taught Xiong how to drive, and now she had to take up the gun herself.
The younger sister, who used to ignore Xiong Xue, now helps out, suggesting that neutering hasn't killed her protective instincts towards her cubs.
Xia Ning has already completed her side quest, so she could have easily abandoned Xiong Xue and the twins.
After all, her main mission was to go to the research institute, but Xia Ning decided to send Xiong Xue to the embassy first.
Perhaps she can get the institute's specific address from the embassy.
With a baby in the car, Xia Ning no longer dared to drive recklessly. She tried to drive smoothly, avoiding bumpy roads, and also stopped running over zombies.
As they got closer to the city's border, Xiong Xue gradually fell silent. Deep down, he was worried that this largest city in the north would also fall.
As they approached the city, Xiong Xue rolled down the car window and hung the national flag out.
The bright flags stood out so vividly in a faded world.
A warning shot was fired, followed by the sound of a horn: "Stop!"
There is someone.
Xia Ning raised her binoculars. The road ahead was blocked by layers of roadblocks. Where the roadblocks were missing, they were blocked by large trucks, huge stones, and stacks of sandbags.
This professional "roadblock" is clearly much more professional than the robbers they encountered in the previous city, showing the military's expertise.
Xiong Xue was both nervous and excited. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "We are Chinese, we are not infected, please let us go to the embassy."
His voice caused a commotion among the zombies on both sides, but before Xiong Xue could take any action, two quick bursts of bullets were heard, and the zombies were dead.
Looking ahead, however, no one could be seen shooting; they were all hiding behind cover, constantly changing formation.
The horn blared again: "Get out of the car! Hands behind your head, walk over slowly!"
Xia Ning got out of the car first. If the other party was indeed a military person, Xia Ning was willing to cooperate temporarily as long as her core interests were not touched. Moreover, it would be very unwise to resist rashly without knowing how many troops and how much firepower the other party had.
She spent several days trying to tidy herself up, but she wasn't quite clean enough. Her short hair still looked like it had been chewed by a dog, and her clothes were dirty and ill-fitting, but she seemed to be in good spirits.
They weren't surprised to see a young woman get off the bus, but they were clearly taken aback when Xiong Xue came out carrying two swaddled babies.
Then, looking at her younger sister trailing behind, she was taken aback again.
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