“What you said makes sense.” The village chief nodded. He always believed that people should be grateful and repay kindness, so he naturally agreed with Ning Hongze’s choice.
These days, everything is so chaotic; giving money or goods isn't a solution. Money is indeed a good thing in peacetime, but these days it's practically worthless.
As for the supplies, since this person was able to bring Ning Hongze to that place, they shouldn't lack anything for the time being. Besides, they are an orphan and a widow; even if they had a lot of good things, they couldn't keep them.
The best way is indeed to bring them back.
"Once they've been checked and found to be unharmed, they can go home with you."
It's the end of the world, and life is getting harder and harder. The village chief doesn't want to make things difficult for people.
"It has been checked, and there is no injury."
Pei Zhifan and his mother were quite shocked after arriving in this village.
I never imagined that in the apocalypse, besides those safe havens, there would be such a place.
There are many elderly people here, and it seems that every household has stored up food.
Of course, water is not easy to obtain, but they heard that Mr. Ning, who was standing in front of them, and another middle-aged man in the village both had water-based superpowers.
With just the two of them there, they can easily provide enough water for all these people.
Of course, it's impossible to take a shower every day.
After the apocalypse, water resources were polluted.
Ordinary wells are no longer usable.
Even the waters of those rivers and seas have been polluted.
The only thing that can be used is water from water-based ability users.
Of course, I've heard that they're researching water purifiers.
If the research is successful, it will improve the water supply for people's livelihoods.
However, those with water-based superpowers should be contradictory.
After all, most water-based ability users can only provide water and don't have much destructive power. If the water purifier is successfully developed, water-based ability users will not be as valued as they are now.
After distributing the down jackets from the nylon bags and receiving a wave of thanks and food, Ning Hong brought back seasonings, most of which she also sold.
Since they were from the same village, Ning Hong essentially sold or gave away the items, and didn't say much about them.
This earned him a higher opinion from the village chief.
Similarly, although no one said it aloud, they remembered it deep in their hearts and felt even more grateful to Ning Hong.
Ninghong has no shortage of food, but it lacks people's hearts.
He hopes that when Le Sheng's story comes to light, the villagers will remember their past kindness and be more forgiving towards them.
"Uncle, you're so kind."
Seeing Ning Hong give away those down jackets to the elderly living alone in the village for free, Pei Zhifan was also somewhat moved.
Ever since he and his mother were kicked out by his uncle, he has tasted all the bitterness of life.
It seems that none of the people he encountered were good people.
Until I met that older sister and Uncle Ning.
Although the older sister was unwilling to take them along, Mom was right; he was asking for too much. It was already a great kindness for a complete stranger to share their precious food with them.
It's because he's too narrow-minded.
Now, he has someone to learn from, and that is Uncle Ning.
With him as a role model, he will surely be able to become someone his mother can be proud of.
"Um, Zhifan, there's something I want to tell you."
"Uncle, please tell me."
"Um, I'm not that old, could you please not call me uncle? You can call me brother instead."
Pei Zhifan: "......"
Pei Zhifan only learned what the secret Ning Hongze wanted him to keep was when he arrived at the Ning family.
Looking at the handsome man sitting in the chair, Pei Zhifan couldn't help but swallow.
This is a zombie.
Such a good-looking person is actually a zombie.
Oh, no, I'm focusing on the wrong thing.
They were actually raising zombies in their home.
“This is my secret,” Ning Hong said calmly. “If you can’t accept it, I can ask the village chief to find you a place to stay. But please keep this secret.”
"Aren't you afraid I'll reveal this secret?"
"Don't worry, you're new here, and I brought you back. If I have any problems, you won't escape the consequences either."
"Have we gotten ourselves on a pirate ship?"
Do you think we are?
"It still doesn't quite look like one." Even if it's a pirate ship, so what? In this day and age, as long as you have enough to eat and drink, and a safe place to live, a pirate ship is a pirate ship!
Are you sure he won't bite?
"Of course, he's afraid of getting dirty."
Pei Zhifan: "—"
Pei Zhifan didn't mind, and naturally, his mother didn't mind either.
Ning Hong saved the mother and son and took them in, which was a great kindness to them. She was soft-hearted to begin with, and seeing that Ning Lesheng was so beautiful, she felt more pity for her.
"How did such a good child end up like this?"
"Perhaps this is a test from God."
Ning Hong lowered her head and said, "It's also a test for us."
He patted Ning Lesheng on the head.
Ning Lesheng stiffly turned her head to look at him, then turned her head back.
In the past two days, he bought two bottles of gene serum. He fed one to Ning Lesheng and gave the other to Ning Shuangshuang.
The effects were not very noticeable for either of them, and it was unclear whether the gene serum would be effective for them.
Two days later, Pei Zhifan gained ice-type superpowers.
Pei Zhifan was extremely excited as he looked at the icicles that had appeared on the ground.
This is wonderful! He actually has superpowers now. If the apocalypse comes and he has superpowers, he won't let his uncle occupy their house and kick them out.
Now that he has the power, he can take his mother back and get their house back.
However, the journey is quite long, and he must first learn to drive.
Pei Zhifan was making plans in his mind when he turned his head and saw Ning Shuangshuang watering the seeds with a watering can.
There are a few watermelon seeds growing there; I heard they were the seeds Ning Shuangshuang ate that summer.
She buried the seeds in the soil and watered them every few days.
To be honest, it's a waste of water, but she has a brother with water-based abilities. Her family is willing to spoil her, so what can others say?
Just looking at her self-satisfied appearance, for some reason, all the plans he had just made vanished completely in an instant.
This is indeed a good place.
Although the village is a bit small and the villagers are noisy, human nature is generally good. They may argue, but they don't harbor much malice towards each other.
Perhaps for them, such a noisy life is more interesting?
"Haha, Auntie, are you serious? Is it really that funny?"
"Yes, I'll take you to see it later."
"That's great, hahaha—"
Grandma Ning and Mother Pei chatted, but neither of them laughed heartily.
Pei Zhifan stood in the doorway, watching the two of them talk back and forth. His mother's smile was particularly poignant. How long had it been since he'd seen his mother smile?
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