Since Xu Bai posted the information of the five of them on the forum, it triggered a wave of searching for them.
Everyone posted on the forum about the people they were looking for. Everyone thought that if there was anyone somewhere or knew their relatives or friends, they would let them know and they could get together in Dawn City next year.
Ever since they learned about the current situation outside, Ye Hong and others have been working hard behind Xu Bai and Ji Heng.
For several days, they did not meet Tong Yangnian and others, as if the flood had scattered them to different corners.
If Ji Heng had not tied her up earlier, perhaps the two of them would have been unable to find each other like Tong Yangnian and others.
…
When Tong Yangnian woke up, he found himself shirtless, with no clothes on. He was covered with a yellowed sheet with a slight odor. All around him was a tent-like cloth shed with all kinds of messy little things piled on the edges.
"Where is this?"
Tong Yangnian stood up wrapped in a sheet, but the roof was not tall enough for him, so he could only bend over. Just as he was about to lift the tarpaulin, a man rushed in.
Tong Yangnian subconsciously guarded himself and wanted to attack, but fortunately he stopped himself in time and did not hurt anyone.
The old man who came in was still frightened by him.
"Awake? You're really old. You're lucky to have met me, your old man. I even hung out your clothes to dry. I watched over you for a long time to prevent anyone from snatching your clothes away."
The old man threw the clothes he was wearing back to Tong Yangnian. They were still warm when he touched them. Tong Yangnian was very grateful. Just as he was about to change his clothes, he saw the old man staring at him.
Tong Yangnian: “…”
"What's there to be shy about? I saw it when I was taking off your clothes."
The old man sneered, very disdainful, turned around and walked out in disgust.
Seeing him leave, Tong Yangnian immediately changed his clothes, tidied up the sheets and placed them on the pillow, then walked out.
Only then did he realize that the surroundings were built with tents.
Everyone lives in tents. Some people squeeze into one tent with several people. It is rare to see someone living alone like the old man.
"Thank you for saving me, old man. I want to ask where you rescued me from. Is there anything else around? I got separated from the other team members."
The old man did not respond to him, but instead pulled Tong Yangnian into the tent.
"I saved your life, didn't I?"
Tong Yangnian nodded.
Seeing him nod, the old man was a little satisfied with him and patted his shoulder. "Well, I saved your life, so you should do me a favor."
"When someone asks you if you are my grandson, just say yes."
"These past two days, I've been telling everyone that I've found my grandson. You absolutely mustn't ruin my story. Do you understand?"
The old man leaned towards the door mysteriously, and when no one came over, he gave instructions and kept muttering, fearing that Tong Yangnian would say something wrong to him.
"I understand, but old man, the age difference between us is almost the same as that of our parents' generation. You might as well say that you are my uncle, but I have been unconscious here for two days?" Tong Yangnian was a little anxious. He didn't know the whereabouts of the others, and he didn't know where his cell phone fell.
"Did you see the cell phone I was carrying when you rescued me, old man?"
The old man was stunned for a moment and looked at him in disbelief. "That thing is useless. Why did you bring it with you? Didn't you see it?"
"After I picked you up, you've been sleeping here for two days and haven't woken up."
"Also, there's no such thing as a grandson that requires a biological grandson. My brother's grandson is equivalent to my grandson if you round it up."
This rounding was quite clever. Tong Yangnian didn't want to chat too much with the old man, so he changed the subject.
"Old man, I'm very grateful that you saved me, but I still need to find my teammates. I can't fulfill your request."
"By the way, old man, can you tell me where this is?"
"This is the Nanyang base. Don't worry. This request is easy. Someone will be here soon. Please stay here for a while and leave after the matter is completed."
Tong Yangnian was puzzled, "Grandpa, why do you still say that I am your grandson?"
The old man sighed, "Material resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and each person can only get a small share. If you're not here, wouldn't that mean there's one more person?"
"You will be gone by then, so just give me your share of the subsidy."
In the Nanyang base, each person will be allocated a portion of materials according to their work points every month, and they will be given food every day, but what they get is very little.
The old man was thinking about adding one more person's share, and then dividing it with the two neighboring families. Although it wouldn't be much, it was better than nothing.
Tong Yangnian was still puzzled. "Without me here, how can you provide evidence to get them to give you more food?"
The old man whispered, "Of course I have a way. You just need to match the words with me later."
Two people came into the tent with red bags tied around their arms. After Tong Yangnian had interrogated them, he heard them whispering to each other.
"They don't look that old, but these days, if anyone casually claims to be a relative, it must be real, right?"
"That should be the case. I think there's no problem. This family mentioned a long time ago that they had a grandson they couldn't find. I wonder if they can finally see him. Seeing how he's smiling now, if he's not a grandson, then he might be a relative."
"If there's no problem, let's go."
“…”
Tong Yangnian took the work points sheet they gave him, with his name written on it.
"Yes, give me this too."
The old man looked at Tong Yangnian's work points list happily. Tong Yangnian looked at the old man, then looked at the work points list in his hand, and couldn't help laughing.
He never thought that one day he would help do something like this.
"Okay, if you have your own connections, I won't ask any more questions. Goodbye."
Before this, Tong Yangnian learned a lot of information from the old man, and also learned that he was washed to a remote place by the flood.
The Nanyang base is a relatively large base in the south city. It is surrounded by walls and built very high to prevent some high-jumping zombies from jumping in.
But there are so many people at the Nanyang base that there is simply not enough space for them to live.
Those who came in later, like the old man, were all assigned to tents and had no place to live.
Every day I worry that a zombie might suddenly jump in.
People have to hand in crystal cores when entering and leaving the base every day, and some of the crystal cores can be kept for themselves. Even so, there are still many people coming in and out every day.
Therefore, when Tong Yangnian left, he did not attract anyone's attention.
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