Chapter 81 Customs
The heavy rain lasted for eight days and only stopped in the early morning of the ninth day.
Lin Yingjie and Lin Chi's injuries are basically no longer serious.
The Lin family's melancholy of many days was swept away, and they took turns collecting firewood and boiling water all day, preparing to store as much drinkable water as possible so that they could continue their journey.
But some are happy and some are sad.
However, the health condition of Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu is not optimistic.
They themselves were open-minded, but Yu Qingchuan was depressed all day long, and when he looked at them, his eyes were full of reluctance.
Cheng Sinian has been taking Luo Zhenzhen to Dr. Yu's residence every day these days.
Firstly, it was to ask Dr. Yu more about pharmaceutical knowledge and the mutation of plants after the end of the world; secondly, it was also to show filial piety on behalf of his teacher Kang Cong, so that Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu would not feel lonely and alone in the days before their death.
Dr. Yu was also very happy about the visit of Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen.
He admires Cheng Sinian very much.
I felt that he skipped a grade and was admitted to the medical department of University A at such a young age. During the conversation, I also found that he was very familiar with the use and composition of various drugs. He was a rare talent.
Coupled with the relationship with Kang Cong, the two of them got along even closer.
Over the past two days, we've become friends regardless of age.
Therefore, every time Cheng Sinian proposed an idea, he would discuss it with him with great interest; and for the questions Cheng Sinian asked, he would spare no effort to answer his questions.
It was as if he wanted to impart all his life's learning to Cheng Sinian in just these few days.
Luo Zhenzhen is very much loved by Mrs. Yu.
Every time Dr. Yu discussed professional knowledge with Cheng Sinian, Mrs. Yu would hold her hand and sit in the yard, or gently introduce her to the mutant plants they planted in the yard, or talk about her past with Dr. Yu with nostalgia on her face.
Luo Zhenzhen was a well-behaved and delicate child. Looking at the gentle and kind Mrs. Yu, she finally understood why Dr. Yu would study medicine and perform sterilization for Mrs. Yu.
She is truly a woman of excellent character and upbringing.
He is elegant, polite, and tactful, gentle and kind, yet tough and intelligent.
Whenever Luo Zhenzhen talked with Mrs. Yu, she would feel a sense of peace in her heart.
But the tranquility after the end of the world is always accompanied by crisis.
Dr. Yu’s previous prediction was correct. The territory of the mutant snakes was indeed gradually moving closer to Dama Village.
It has now expanded to a place less than five kilometers away from the back mountain.
Qiao Yu was having lunch when he heard Cheng Sinian tell him the news.
Every morning after the fog dissipated and every evening before the fog came back, Dr. Yu would send Yu Qingchuan to investigate the movements of the snakes. When Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen came back, they would report the day's situation and tell Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu stopped chewing and frowned, "It seems that the reproduction rate of those snakes is getting faster and faster?"
"Yes." Cheng Sinian nodded, his tone heavy, "So Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu said...it's time for us to leave."
Qiao Yu was silent for a while, then asked in a low voice, "What did Yu Qingchuan say?"
Cheng Sinian sighed, "Qingchuan... I hope we can wait a little longer."
Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu's faces became paler and paler, and the virus in their bodies was eroding their bodies step by step.
This was their last experiment.
——Use the life countdown to test how long it will take for the aliens and ordinary survivors to transform into alien species as the virus gradually accumulates.
Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu's experimental records are constantly increasing, but their bodies are getting thinner.
They don't have many days left.
Yu Qingchuan wanted to see them off for the last time.
Qiao Yu didn't say anything else and finished the meal with a heavy heart.
Intellectually, she knew they should go.
But emotionally speaking, she still wants to wait a little longer.
Let’s use the mountain behind as the boundary.
Qiao Yu silently warned himself in his heart.
As soon as the snakes crossed the back mountain of Dama Village, they left immediately.
In the afternoon, Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen went to Dr. Yu again.
Mrs. Yu's legs were completely unable to stand up, her fingertips were slightly black, and her face was even more pale.
But he is still conscious.
Dr. Yu is still able to walk, but his condition is not much better than Mrs. Yu.
Although he is an alien and his resistance is much stronger than Madam Yu's, he has also been consuming mutant plants for a longer time than Madam Yu.
It is not easy for him to persist until now.
Seeing Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen coming over, Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu both smiled faintly.
Their faces had begun to stiffen gradually, and being able to make such an expression was enough to express their inner joy.
"Come..." Dr. Yu sat beside Mrs. Yu's bed and slowly waved to Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen.
Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen walked over and sat beside Mrs. Yu's bed.
Luo Zhenzhen reached out and held Mrs. Yu's hand.
A warm tear flowed across Luo Zhenzhen's eyes and fell heavily on her pale right hand.
That hand was once warm and delicate, but now it was cold and stiff, unable to be warmed.
"Don't... cry..." Mrs. Yu was finding it difficult to even speak. She slowly raised her left hand and gently wiped the tears from Luo Zhenzhen's face, trying to force the corners of her mouth into a stiff, subtle curve.
——She was trying to comfort Luo Zhenzhen with a smile.
Luo Zhenzhen didn't say anything, but took a deep breath, holding back her tears, and suddenly grinned, revealing a row of neat white teeth.
Mrs. Yu said that her sweet smile made people feel very comfortable.
Cheng Sinian blinked his sore eyes and watched all this in silence.
Until someone stuffed a thick notebook into my hand.
Cheng Sinian raised his head and turned his gaze to Dr. Yu.
"This is a summary of the drug ingredients you asked about earlier, and our physical sensation records from the past few days..." Dr. Yu's voice sounded normal, but his speech had become much slower. "I'm afraid if I don't give it to you now, it will be too late..."
"There's one more thing." Before Cheng Sinian could speak, Dr. Yu continued, "According to the current rate at which my wife and I are becoming alienated, we might completely lose consciousness in two days..."
Dr. Yu gently patted Cheng Sinian's shoulder. "There's a custom in our hometown. If nine stone tablets carved by relatives and friends within three days of a couple's death are erected around their graves, they will be able to be together in their next life."
"After the apocalypse, although many stones were corroded by mutated plants and animals, I once saw a stone mountain on the outskirts of S City. There was not much vegetation on that stone mountain. So I think that mountain should still be there..."
"I have asked Qingchuan to go find the stone... Could you please help us..." Dr. Yu did not finish the rest of his words, his tone was a little hesitant.
"Don't worry." Cheng Sinian agreed without waiting for Dr. Yu to finish. "When Qingchuan comes back, we will start carving right away!"
"Okay...thank you!" Dr. Yu tried hard to raise the corners of his mouth, seeming very happy. "It's just that the content to be engraved on the stone tablet is a bit complicated. It's not words, but some symbols. I will start drawing right away. But I'm a little slow at the moment, so it may take me all night... Could you please go back and wait for me to finish before coming back to get it?"
"It's okay, take your time and don't worry!" Cheng Sinian was afraid that Dr. Yu would be anxious and feel burdened, so he pulled Luo Zhenzhen up and said goodbye, "We'll come back tomorrow to get it!"
Dr. Yu watched Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen walk out of the room hand in hand and gently close the door, a satisfied smile flashed across his eyes.
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