Everyone enjoyed the meal.
With wine and hot pot, even though we were eating outdoors, we didn't feel cold at all.
Nan Qiao leaned on Fang Yuyang's shoulder, holding the carton of milk that Aunt Fang had specially warmed for her, and sighed, "It's so nice, it would be perfect if there were New Year's fireworks..."
Fang Yuyang stroked Nan Qiao's noticeably protruding belly and said affectionately, "We will. Our lives will definitely get better and better. When our child is born, we will definitely be able to see the New Year's fireworks."
The people drinking were also touched by the warm moment between the Fang couple.
Where there is envy, there is also jealousy.
Li Jianguo, a single man, was furious. Why were they all single while Fang Yuyang could have a wife? He resentfully grabbed Fang Yuyang and started drinking: "We agreed to drink until we drop! Forget milk, it has to be baijiu today!!!"
Fang Yuyang: "My wife is pregnant..."
Li Jianguo: "Don't give me that crap. It's your wife who's pregnant, not you. Why should you be treated differently?"
As the two were playfully bickering, a very bright firework suddenly pierced the night sky, exploding into a dazzling bouquet above their heads, illuminating the eyes of everyone present.
Zhou Ya even stood up excitedly from her seat: "It's...fireworks?"
This is the apocalypse, after all. Qiao An'an didn't think anyone would have the leisure to set off fireworks at a time like this. She asked doubtfully, "This isn't a flare, is it?"
Shen Zhou and Fang Yuyang's expressions immediately changed.
This is neither a firework nor a flare.
That's clearly a signal flare.
Illumination flares are extremely bright; a single medium-caliber flare can emit light with a brightness of 400,000 to 500,000 candela, lasting for 25 to 35 seconds, illuminating targets within a radius of 1 kilometer. In combat, the light from flares can be used to quickly ascertain enemy deployments, observe the effectiveness of enemy fire, and promptly correct firing deviations to ensure the accuracy of attacks; in defense, they can be used to monitor enemy activities in a timely manner.
Signal flares, being fired from gun barrels, have low illumination and are therefore only used to indicate signals in certain combat situations, such as a charge.
As Chen Zhou went into the residential area to get his gun, he called out to Aunt Fang, "Get the children to a safe place first!!!"
As Chen Zhou spoke, Qiao An'an had already used her binoculars to see the faint headlights of a car in the distance.
It's obvious that someone is planning to attack them on New Year's Eve.
These people who drove here are very likely the masked men who escaped last time. They have investigated in the past few days and found that there are about a hundred masked men. Their base is less than a hundred kilometers away from them. If the masked men really concentrate their firepower to attack their community, their chances of winning are really not high.
Qiao An'an had thought about what to do if the masked ghost attacked them long ago. While going back to the small courtyard to get weapons, she called to Grandpa Gu Bei, "Take the children to the wooden house in the back. Come back when it's safe here!"
Besides greeting Grandpa Gu Bei.
Qiao An'an also called out to Aunt Fang, "Auntie, why don't you take Nan Qiao, Grandpa Li and Grandma Li and the children with you? Although the place isn't very big, it's safer than staying in the neighborhood."
Grandpa Gu Bei asked Qiao An'an, "And what about you?"
Qiao An'an's initial idea was to hide if possible, but later she changed her mind. If they just kept hiding, they wouldn't be able to get anywhere.
In addition, she also realized that if the people in their small courtyard went to the cabin alone, some people in the community would definitely be unhappy.
When people face death, you never know what they might do.
They will only unite against a common enemy if those with vested interests in them benefit.
Therefore, she proposed the rule that the elderly and children should go first.
When the masked men attacked, these people were still fighting desperately in the neighborhood. The masked men would assume that they were the only people in the neighborhood and would not search the back mountain carefully.
That way, at least her daughter is safe.
Thinking of this, Qiao An'an gripped her weapon tighter: "We have to try, what if we win?"
Aunt Fang heard from Qiao An'an that there was a safer wooden house behind their house, so she quickly packed some self-heating hot pot and pre-cooked food, and then took the children to head into the mountains behind the courtyard.
Nan Qiao was initially reluctant to leave, but she pulled Fang Yuyang along, saying, "I want to go with you!"
Fang Yuyang knew Nan Qiao didn't want to be separated from him, but he didn't want her to stay even more. No one knew what they would face next. As a man, he couldn't back down, but he hoped at least his elderly mother and pregnant wife were safe: "Who wants you coming with me? You'll only be a burden. Go away!!!"
Aunt Fang also advised, "Yes, your staying here will only distract Yu Yang. Let's go!"
Mr. Li and Mrs. Li are not planning to leave.
Grandma Li has difficulty walking, and the mountain roads are not suitable for her. Grandpa Li didn't want to leave Grandma Li behind, so he asked Chen Zhou for a weapon: "I used to participate in militia training, so I can still fire a gun."
Aunt Li hoped that Zhou Ya and the others could take Song Xing away: "This child is very obedient, usually doesn't make a fuss, and is fine as long as he has something to eat."
Because of Song Xing's family, Zhou Ya felt quite disgusted with Song Xing, who was less than a year old: "What kind of child can a person with such poor character give birth to? I don't want to take him away!"
Although Nan Qiao also felt that Song Xing's father was a scoundrel, she always felt that the child was innocent. She took the child from Aunt Li's hands and said, "Give him to me. I will take him safely to the cabin."
Nan Qiao is already six or seven months pregnant.
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