Chapter 45 Chapter 45
The tip of his nose could faintly smell a faint fragrance, and as the footsteps approached, the fragrance gradually approached. Finally, Ye Xun couldn't stand it anymore and woke up from his dream.
He had a dream. In the dream, he was a superman. When fighting against the evil slime, his shoulder was corroded by slime. Just when his whole arm was about to be corroded, he smelled the smell of preserved egg and lean meat porridge and suddenly woke up from hunger.
He opened his eyes and saw Qin Wei sitting beside the bed looking at him. He turned his neck to the right and saw steaming porridge. It was exactly the smell of the century egg and lean meat porridge he smelled in his dream.
The effect of the painkiller had passed its peak, and his shoulder began to hurt again. Ye Xun tried to support himself with his left hand to sit up, but accidentally pulled his right hand, and couldn't help but gasp.
Qin Wei supported his back to help him get up. "Just tell me when you remember. Don't try to be brave now."
Ye Xun was very hungry and did not say anything back. He scooped the boiling hot porridge into his mouth and nodded randomly.
Because I drank the porridge too quickly, I got burned and my tongue was in so much pain in my mouth that I didn't know where to put it.
Qin Wei opened his palms up to his mouth and said, "Spit it out quickly."
There was no reason to spit out something that was already in his mouth, so Ye Xun gritted his teeth, rolled his Adam's apple, and swallowed it.
Qin Wei was almost losing his temper because of his actions. Was he practicing his ruthless iron tongue?
Knowing that what he did was wrong, Ye Xun chuckled twice, and obediently blew the porridge at the back to cool it down before eating.
Soon, the bowl of porridge was empty. Qin Wei took out a tissue from the bedside table and wiped his mouth naturally.
"I checked your shoulder while you were sleeping, and it's even more swollen. Otherwise, you should let me out of the space. If the hail stops outside, we'll go back to the base to find a doctor."
The impact force of hail falling at high speed was too great, and he was very worried that Ye Xun's shoulder would suffer sequelae in the future because he did not receive timely medical treatment.
After hearing what he said, Ye Xun showed a puzzled expression, just like a liberal arts student doing the last big question in physics, he couldn't understand it at all.
"Is it possible that after you go out, I won't be able to pull you back in unless I go out too."
Yes. Qin Wei was silent.
"I don't think this hailstorm will stop anytime soon, so why not stay in space for a few more days? Even if the diagnosis is broken, what can I do? I don't have the conditions to perform surgery now, so I'd better rest."
Ye Xun knew his own physical condition well. He could feel that the shoulder bone was most likely broken, but he didn't know how it was broken, whether it was shattered or broken in two.
Anyway, there are plenty of calcium supplements available, and taking them for a few months will be of some help.
Qin Wei couldn't argue with him, because he was right, so he had to give up. But he insisted on starting from other places every day, so Ye Xun drank beef bone soup for a week. He drank beef bone soup when he opened his eyes and when he closed his eyes, which made him feel physically uncomfortable when he heard the word "cow".
After seven days of endurance, the day to leave the space finally arrived.
As soon as he came out, Ye Xun nearly sprained his ankle because he stepped on hail fragments. Fortunately, Qin Wei was quick to support his waist and saved him from danger.
Standing firmly on my feet, I looked at the snow again. Hailstones of various shapes were scattered everywhere. The small ones were the size of goose eggs, and the big ones were bigger than basketballs. It was difficult to find a foothold on the rugged snow.
It is difficult to drive a snowmobile on such snow. After stumbling back and forth to the base, I was frightened by the terrible scene inside.
Corpses were everywhere, smashed beyond recognition, their original appearance unrecognizable, and the pure white snow was permeated with red.
There was no sign of a living person in the base, only a few patrol teams were seen carrying corpses.
The bodies had to be cremated as soon as possible because they were worried that someone might steal them. The hail had stopped three days ago, but the casualties were so severe that the patrol team was the hardest hit. Almost no one who was out on patrol or searching for food survived.
The base was seriously understaffed, so the bodies had to be left outside. The three of them dragged their heavy feet and walked carefully past the bodies. As they walked further in, they saw Chen Guoan.
He was also helping to move the bodies. After not seeing him for half a month, his hair had turned white and the wrinkles on his face had deepened. A fifty-year-old looked at least sixty years old.
He was quite happy to see Ye Xun and his companions return safely, but the base was littered with corpses, so he could not smile. He stiffly pulled the corners of his mouth and greeted them: "Are you back?"
Ye Xun nodded: "Just got back. Where are the other people in the base? Why can't I see them?"
Chen Guoan explained to him: "We are afraid that someone might take advantage of these bodies. We have to work hard to let them rest in peace after death. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if they were eaten by others."
"By the way, what's wrong with your hand? Is it injured?" Chen Guoan noticed something strange about Ye Xun's right hand. It was drooping as if it had no support, and his face looked a little pale.
"I was hit by hail and my wound is badly swollen. I was just about to ask you, does our base have an X-ray machine that I can use?" Ye Xun briefly recounted the whole story, concealing the matter of the space and saying that he was lucky to have found a cave and escaped.
After hearing his experience, Chen Guoan couldn't help but sigh: "You have always been lucky. None of those kids in the patrol team ever came back after they left."
Not wanting to talk about sad things again, Chen Guoan turned the topic to Ye Xun's shoulder injury.
"There happens to be one in the X-ray base, but it's quite expensive, and it takes 200 kilograms of food to use once. If you have anti-inflammatory or painkiller medicine at home, three boxes will be enough. There are too many wounded soldiers in the patrol team, and they are all struggling without medicine."
Of course there are medicines, but if so many medicines are taken out at once, wouldn't it be a sitting duck for others to snatch? He called Qin Wei over and said, "Brother Qin, take out that bag of things."
Qin Wei knew what he was talking about. He took off the mountaineering bag behind him and opened it, revealing the black plastic bag inside.
After untying the knot of the bag, the snow-white salt jumped into Chen Guoan's sight.
It was actually salt! Chen Guoan grabbed the bag in disbelief, dipped his finger in it, and put it in his mouth. The salty and astringent taste coming from the tip of his tongue was definitely salt.
"Where did you get this stuff? It doesn't taste like sea salt." Chen Guoan picked up a few salt crystals and held them in front of his eyes. The shape was not similar to sea salt.
"It's lake salt. I boiled the salt for several days when I came back, so I was delayed for a few days." If he hadn't suddenly wanted to boil salt, he most likely wouldn't have been injured.
"We also brought other goodies, Brother Qin," Ye Xun turned to face Qin Wei, "bring the other bags from the car."
Qin Wei did as he was told, walked towards the motorcycle with big strides, and lifted a few bamboo baskets from the back of the motorcycle.
Place the bamboo basket on the ground and open the lid to reveal what's inside.
Chen Guoan was so shocked when he saw the basket filled with rabbits, chickens, and unusually thick yams that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Are these all the things you caught in the past few days? Xiaoye, I was right about you."
The sudden surprise diluted the sorrow brought by the hail. With these things, life would become better for the surviving residents of the base.
"Are these things added together enough to cover the cost of the X-ray?" He did not do much business with others and was not very clear about the market price. If it was not enough, he would use anti-inflammatory drugs to offset the cost.
Enough! More than enough. But thinking of the patrol brothers who were waiting for medicine, Chen Guoan had to lie and bite his cheeks: "One more box of anti-inflammatory medicine will be enough."
Ye Xun didn't pay attention to his micro-expressions, he just wanted to finish the examination quickly to see how serious the injury was.
Before leaving the house, he put two boxes of anti-inflammatory drugs in the bucket next to the handlebars, took out a box directly from it, and put it together with the bamboo basket on the ground.
After everything was ready, Chen Guoan called over the two guys who were carrying the corpse not far from them, "You two, come here."
The two men looked up and saw that it was the base commander who called them. They put down the corpse in their hands and ran over.
"Base commander, is there anything you need us to do?" The speaker was a taller young man.
Pointing to a few bamboo baskets at his feet, he said, "Move these things to the office."
After receiving the order, the two men picked up the basket and went to the office.
"You go to the office and find Director Wu, who is in charge of the medical work of the base. Ask him to take Xiao Ye to take an X-ray, and tell me that you have paid the fee. I have to deliver medicine to the wounded, so I won't go with you." Chen Guoan waved the medicine box in his hand and said goodbye to Ye Xun and the others.
Watching Chen Guoan's hunched back leave, Ye Xun stopped pretending: "It seems that the situation is really serious. Our base commander has learned to lie."
That's right, he pretended not to understand just to deceive the naive Chen Guoan. He thought the other party would ask for a huge amount of money, but he didn't expect it was just a box of medicine. A box of medicine only had 24 tablets, which was a drop in the bucket for hundreds of wounded people.
"He is a good official." Qin Wei gave a fair evaluation.
Yes. Ye Xun responded in his heart, hoping that his efforts would be rewarded well.
As we approached the office, the number of bodies gradually decreased, with only a few seen occasionally.
The guard at the door was replaced, and it was self-evident what had happened. Ye Xun still remembered that he was a very young boy, about the same age as Wang Yu, who was quite introverted. When he smiled, two dimples were faintly visible.
It's really a natural disaster.
There are fewer leaders in the office, three positions are vacant, and the workstation rows have been removed.
Sitting at the workstation marked with Director Wu's name was a man of medium height with a Mediterranean hairstyle. Judging from his appearance, he was about the same age as Ye's father.
Qin Wei stepped forward quickly and spoke before Ye Xun: "Hello, is this Director Wu?"
The Mediterranean man glanced at him and tapped his ID card with his fingers. "It's me. What can I do for you? If not, I still have work to do."
"My lover needs an X-ray. The base commander asked us to come to you. We have already paid him five kilograms of salt and a box of anti-inflammatory medicine."
After hearing the price, Director Wu's pupils suddenly shrank. Old Chen was too cruel.
His attitude changed in the blink of an eye, and his eyes turned kind when he looked at Ye Xun, "You want to take the photo, right? Come with me."
After saying that, he pushed the chair away, stood up, and led Ye Xun out. They walked through the long corridor and stopped at a door. Inside the door was a staircase leading down. The medical equipment that had been rescued from the base was placed in the basement.
As a small town, the base is equipped with medical personnel. Although they are not experts, they can solve minor problems without any problems. If you are unfortunately diagnosed with a terminal illness, you can only live for a few days by taking Chinese medicine. Chemotherapy drugs and targeted drugs are no longer available.
Due to limited conditions, the X-ray room cannot be equipped with aluminum plates, so everyone in the room is exposed to radiation when taking the X-ray.
The film came out soon. The doctor interpreted the film on the computer. His brows tightened, relaxed, and tightened again. Qin Wei and Wang Yu's hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
Qin Wei asked nervously, "Doctor, the situation is serious."
"It's serious, but not too serious," he pointed out the fracture to everyone, "The shoulder bone broke directly into three pieces, but the boy was lucky, the fracture was very neat and there was no dislocation. Try to move your right hand as little as possible and rest for three months. If conditions permit, give him calcium supplements, and there will be no problem once the bone callus grows back."
"Oh, by the way, come for a checkup at least once a month."
Earn more food for the base.
Qin Wei was satisfied with the diagnosis given by the doctor. As long as there was no serious problem, it would be good. She just needed to rest for three months. It was time for Wang Yu to honor her brother.
When the three of them walked out of the office, they all felt much more relaxed, especially Wang Yu, who thought it was great that his brother was okay.
Qin Wei was thinking about what soup to make today. Ye Xun didn't seem to like beef bone soup very much. Although he didn't say it, his expression every time he drank the soup was like Wu Dalang who was fed arsenic by Pan Jinlian.
It’s obvious that Wang Yu and Bal are drinking so much that they squeal like pigs.
For a long time afterwards, Ye Xun was restricted from going out. If the base had a mandatory task that required each family to provide a laborer, Wang Yu and Qin Wei would take turns going. He stayed behind to guard the house, and Bal would guard him.
The bodies at the base were cleared and cremated on the fifth day after they returned. Since it was a collective cremation, it was impossible to distinguish whose ashes were whose, so the family members had to take a small pile at random, and the base would provide thumb-sized glass bottles.
The rest will be disposed of harmlessly.
After this incident, many houses were left vacant. In addition, the construction of underground farms and breeding required people. So Chen Guoan recruited another 3,000 people in order according to the previous form.
At this time, there were not many people left outside the base. They were all second-rate people who had violated discipline or had criminal records before the end of the world, and were not on the base's admission list.
The construction and breeding of the farm were carried out simultaneously. The space was dug out the day before, and the next day, an area was immediately enclosed to raise rabbits.
Rabbits and chickens are easy to feed. You just need to dig up the thick snow and pick a few leaves to feed them. They have adapted to the new environment smoothly. Yams and dandelions are more difficult and need time to multiply. Fortunately, they have mutated and the survival rate is as high as 90%. Once the farm is expanded, we can plant them.
After the hailstorm, everyone cherished the hard-earned peaceful days, working diligently and not making trouble after work. The base provided food and shelter, and there was no such good condition outside.
With the concerted efforts of thousands of people, it only took about a month to complete the underground farm.
During this period, the rabbits gave birth to several litters, and all the yams and dandelions were transplanted into the soil.
Everyone is waiting for the day of harvest.
But accidents never happen, and chaos broke out outside the base again.
The cause was a group of murderers in prison who killed the prison guards, escaped from the power grid that had held them for years, and roamed the world. Most of the small bases in H City were destroyed in the hail, and only the official bases were getting better and better, and were soon targeted by this group of people.
They had weapons in their hands, all of which were seized from the prison guards.
A group of lunatics with antisocial personalities gathered together and killed anyone they met, leaving no one alive. Those who unfortunately died in their hands could not rest in peace even after death, as their bodies were cleaned and made into jerky as food reserves.
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