Chapter 87 Refugee Situation
Ye Li also told herself in her heart that she should be more careful next time, after all, she is also a woman.
"Yeah," the girl nodded and walked forward with Ye Li. The two caught up with the refugee group and found the girl's family.
It was a surprise that the girl's family member was the woman who was holding the child before. Ye Li even gave her peanuts and bread.
The girl whispered the story into the woman's ear, and her face changed drastically. But what could she do? Her family consisted of only women and children, and they had no means of seeking justice from those people.
"Thank you," the woman took Ye Li's hand and said gratefully.
"You're welcome. We are all women and should help each other." Ye Li said with a smile.
The refugee group ran forward for a while, and when they found that there were no zombies following them, they slowed down.
Ye Li had no chance to sneak away on the way. Since he had nothing to do, he chatted with the girl and her mother and asked about their lives.
They were refugees, living with several refugee families they knew. Their living quarters were decent, they grew some food to be self-sufficient, and they could also hunt in the woods to improve their diet.
But this time there was a drought, all the food they planted died, and there was not even a single prey to be seen in the forest.
They had no choice but to leave their original place of residence and find a way to make a living elsewhere.
They never expected to encounter a group of zombies. Except for the three of them, everyone else died.
On the way, they met this group of refugees who were also looking for water and gathered together.
As he was speaking, Ye Li turned sideways and met the gaze of a group of people. They were the five men who had insulted the girl before. They were staring at the girl again. No, it seemed like they were looking at him.
It's over. I must have tricked everyone into thinking there were zombies chasing us, and they'd noticed. This is terrible! If they target me, I'll probably be skinned alive.
Ye Li walked closely in the team and no longer dared to think of sneaking away. If he sneaked away and was caught by those five people, he would be dead.
The leader of the refugees found a relatively safe place and set up camp to rest. Of course, they couldn't make a fire. If they made a fire at night, it would attract zombies.
They were in the woods, exposed to the wind and rain, with nowhere to hide.
Everyone tried to stay close to each other and didn't dare to be too far away.
Some defense lines have also been set up at the border, such as hanging cans that make noises with strings, so that when zombies come and accidentally bump into them, they can also alert everyone.
Ye Li and the girl's family chose a tree to lean against, and the girl took out a mattress from a bulging snakeskin bag and covered herself with it.
She took the other end of the mattress and gave it to Ye Li, saying, "Come, cover yourself with it too. It's early winter now, and it's very cold at night."
"Thank you," Ye Li moved closer to her, covered herself with the quilt, and gradually felt warm. Before, she always stayed at home, sleeping on a soft bed and covered with a soft quilt. She really didn't expect that life in the wild would be so hard.
The mattress was very large, covering not only the girl, Ye Li, but also the girl's mother and younger brother.
The girl's mother divided the bread that Ye Li had given her into four portions and gave one portion to Ye Li.
Ye Li took it embarrassedly and started eating it in small mouthfuls because he was very thirsty. Even though he was very hungry, he didn't dare to eat big mouthfuls for fear of choking.
"It's delicious," the girl asked with a smile, "What's this called? This is my first time eating it, it's so soft and fragrant."
"Bread," Ye Li said with a shy smile, "made of wheat."
"Wheat?" The girl seemed to have never heard of this crop.
"It's similar to rice," said Ye Li.
"Oh," the girl nodded in understanding and said, "Sometimes, my mother would grind rice and make us rice cakes. It's a pity that during this severe drought, all the rice we planted died, and we didn't even get a single grain of rice."
The refugee group suddenly became a little noisy.
(End of this chapter)
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