"It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly when I have time."
Bai Shuang: "Where's Bai Di? Aren't you two together?"
"I'm at home. You'll see when you get there. Hurry up and go home to warm up."
It seems we can't leave today. Bai Shuang and the other two slowly drove their snowmobile and followed behind the group.
The mountain road went uphill for about half a mile before we came across a row of wooden houses. We stopped the car and followed Bai Tian inside.
The house is fairly warm, and thankfully there's no shortage of firewood on the mountain.
After taking off his headscarf, Bai Tian looked to be in good health, but his skin had become rougher and darker than before. He used to have fair skin, and when he stood with Bai Jiu and the others, the age difference was not obvious. Now, however, he had become the real elder brother.
"Adi, look who's here!"
Bai Di walked out of the inner room with a puzzled look, staring blankly at Bai Shuang and the other two.
Bai Shuang and the other two were taken aback. How did Bai Di become like this?
His face was sallow, he was so thin he was skin and bones, and even his eyes had lost their former luster. It was clear that he was suffering from both blood and qi deficiency and malnutrition.
The clothes he was wearing looked empty and he seemed as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
Cong Shibai Shuang was quick to accept things, and she never imagined that the clever, handsome, and agile Bai Di would be the person in front of her.
"Bai Di, what happened to you?"
Seeing that Bai Di hadn't recognized them yet, Bai Shuang and the other two quickly took off their headscarves and hats.
When she saw Bai Shuang and the other two, tears immediately streamed down her face.
"Miss, is that you?"
The young lady is even more beautiful than before the natural disaster. Her skin is fair and delicate, and her clean and dashing appearance has been enhanced by a touch of brightness and charm.
Even Bai Jiu and the other two had smoother skin than before. The three of them seemed to have become more capable and sharper under the tempering of the disaster.
At this moment, Bai Tian brought out hot tea.
"Miss, Bai Jiu, Bai Chang, sit down and have a cup of hot tea before we talk."
Given the current shortage of supplies, this tea, with its white frost, is probably something they usually treasure.
Seeing the good complexion of the group, they knew that Bai Shuang and the others were living well.
Bai Di joked, "Miss, you're being unfair! Why did you only bring those two and not us?"
"If I had taken you all with me back then, and disaster struck, could you have left your parents behind and stayed with me without worry?"
Bai Di sighed, "No, I know. Miss disbanded the gang because she was thinking of us, worried that we would be caught in the middle."
Bai Shuang: "There's another reason. Like you, I haven't experienced the apocalypse. Everything is speculation; even I don't know if I can survive it."
Bai Di: "I know, Miss has her reasons for everything she does."
Seeing that you are both alright, Bai Tian and I are relieved.
Many people died during the floods, and they often worry about how Miss and the others are doing.
When the extreme cold arrived, many people died, and they would lament, "I wonder how the young lady and the others are doing."
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Bai Shuang observed that their concern was genuine, and thankfully, despite their difficult situation, they had not become greedy.
Bai Shuang: "What about you guys? How did you get so sick?"
"It's a long story..."
Bai Di sat down and chatted with Bai Shuang and the others, then went to the kitchen during the day.
Bai Di has three older brothers, each with two or three children. Before the disaster, her parents were in relatively good health and lived alone.
After Bai Di and his companion returned to their parents' home, they subtly mentioned the matter of stockpiling supplies to their parents and several of their older brothers and sisters-in-law.
As a result, the old man believed it. They already had a habit of hoarding supplies, so they joined the two of them and hoarded all the supplies they could.
But her brothers and sisters-in-law wouldn't believe her no matter how much she pleaded. Her sister-in-law even advised her, "Stop spreading rumors, or the police will arrest you."
They couldn't persuade them, and there was nothing they could do. Only they knew that the young lady never spoke without reason, but they couldn't let others know that it was the young lady who told them this.
Before returning to their hometown, they had heard from the young lady that they should live in a high place, so they first found a house with the highest elevation and the most stable foundation, rented it, and lived with their parents.
In the following days, she and her parents did their best to stockpile supplies.
An outsider's perspective is clearer. During the day, worried that she might be held hostage by family ties, he hid half of the supplies in another place, known only to the two of them, just in case. Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
At the time, she didn't think much of it, wondering if it was necessary to bury her parents. But she eventually agreed, since it wouldn't affect anything, and if they were gone, she could just take them out again.
But she never expected that the hidden portion would become the supplies that saved his life during the day.
After the flood, the brothers in Baidi's family quickly ran out of food and then set their sights on Baidi's family.
Several sisters-in-law, along with their nephews, would cry and beg for things all day long. Bai Di's parents were honest people, and they couldn't stand it. They would give each family a bag of grain, which would last for a few days, but after they finished eating, they would come back for more.
They didn't stop until all the food that Bai Di's parents had hoarded was taken, and then they demanded more from Bai Di's family.
Bai Di and his group came from the Bai family and were particularly sensitive to drugs, so they stockpiled quite a lot of them.
But they kept coming back for more, one with a cold today, another with a fever tomorrow, always finding new ways to ask for more. Even though the two had brought a lot of food and medicine, they couldn't keep up with the constant demands.
At that time, many people in the village were out of food and were searching everywhere. There were wild fruits and other things in the places on the mountain that hadn't been flooded, and her brothers and sisters-in-law stayed at home and ate what they had.
Bai Di saw that they were lazy and didn't want to give them anything, but her parents cried and spoke up for them.
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