The second bedroom not only echoed with Qiao An'an's voice but also with the sound of shattering glass.
Upon hearing the sound, the three people in the master bedroom hurriedly headed towards the second bedroom.
Chi Xiaoyu was especially worried about Qiao An'an.
He charged ahead and, as soon as he entered the house, he saw that the glass on the second floor was broken, Qiao An'an's boning knife was covered in blood, two headless zombies lay on the ground, and Ya Ya was being held firmly in Li Jianguo's hand outside the window.
Chi Xiaoyu had no time to worry about why there were zombies and Li Jianguo on the second floor.
Her only concern now was for Ya Ya's safety. She drew the bowstring taut, pointed it at Li Jianguo, and roared, "Let Ya Ya go!!!"
Qiao An'an dodged and blocked Chi Xiaoyu's arrow.
He then recounted what had just happened to Chi Xiaoyu.
Hearing the screams from the residential area across the street, the horde of zombies rushed out of the bungalows behind them, knocking down the wooden door of the bungalow as they rushed out.
The outermost yard of the bungalow across the street is only about a meter away from Qiao An'an's house. When the wooden door fell down, it got stuck on the stone steps and the back wall of Qiao An'an's house.
Although most of the zombies had already left.
But there were still a few lingering on the wooden planks. When Qiao An'an and Ya Ya opened the door and came in, they were seen by the zombies standing on the planks. "Xiao Yu, you misunderstood. Just as Ya Ya and I came in, two zombies smashed through the window and rushed in. While I was killing two zombies, another zombie came to grab Ya Ya. If Li Jianguo hadn't come in time to kill the zombie that was grabbing Ya Ya, I can't imagine what would have happened."
I heard that it was Li Jianguo who saved Yaya.
Chi Xiaoyu's grip on the bow and arrow wasn't as tight as it had been at the beginning, but she still didn't dare to relax.
The piece of wood was only a little over 2 meters tall, and it was leaning against the wall, only reaching halfway up the first floor. Even though Li Jianguo was very tall, only his head was visible. He put Yaya on the windowsill, then threw away the stick in his hand and raised his hand high to indicate that he meant no harm.
After Ya Ya was placed on the windowsill, Qiao An'an immediately picked her up and checked her for any injuries.
Fortunately, Ya Ya's clothes were only torn slightly by the zombie.
At this moment, Qiao An'an was extremely grateful that a little over a week ago, when she left the tunnel, she had thrown a pack of compressed biscuits and two bottles of water into the tunnel. Otherwise, Li Jianguo would be a dead man now and would never have been able to come out of the tunnel to help her kill the third zombie and save Ya Ya.
Ya Ya, who had been silent until now, finally couldn't hold back her tears after being hugged by Qiao An'an. Although she was only a little over three years old, she already knew that she couldn't cry loudly. She only dared to bury her face in Qiao An'an's chest and sob softly. Qiao An'an patted Ya Ya's back to comfort her while saying to Li Jianguo, who had his hands raised, "You can go now!"
Li Jianguo had been in the cave for over a week, unaware of what had happened in the neighborhood. He only knew that the screams from the neighborhood had lured the zombies away. He desperately wanted to know what was going on in the neighborhood, so instead of leaving immediately, he asked, "What happened to the neighborhood?"
Out of consideration for Li Jianguo saving Yaya, Qiao An'an replied, "There was a conflict among the people in the community, and someone was killed. The person who was killed turned into a zombie and bit everyone."
Thinking of Chen Zhou, who had risked firing his gun to lure away the zombies in order to create a chance for himself, Li Jianguo felt a tightness in his chest and asked in a hoarse voice, "Chen Zhou, he...?"
In the end times, people are indifferent.
Qiao An'an didn't expect Li Jianguo to be worried about others: "Chen Zhou and several people who often search for supplies drove out early this morning. They weren't in the community when the zombie outbreak happened, and they haven't even driven their car back yet."
Not returning means there's still a possibility of survival.
Li Jianguo let out a long breath, then his eyes suddenly darkened: "Are Wu Huilan's family dead?"
Because all you can see is the residential area across the street.
We couldn't hear people talking in the opposite residential area.
Therefore, the people in the courtyard only knew the residents from the previous community; they didn't know the names of the people Shenzhou brought back later.
When Li Jian asked that question...
Chi Xiaoyu and the Gu family grandfather and grandson who came in later were all confused.
Only Qiao An'an said with certainty, "They're not dead. Their whole family is still alive and well."
A fierce glint flashed in Li Jianguo's eyes as he turned and left.
Previously, when Qiao An'an was monitoring the community, she saw Li Jianguo stab Song Wei. Considering Li Jianguo's attitude towards Wu Huilan's family, Qiao An'an felt that Li Jianguo and Wu Huilan's family definitely had an irreconcilable feud. When Qiao An'an said that Wu Huilan's family had not died, she thought that given Li Jianguo's violent personality, he would seek revenge on Wu Huilan.
This way, Qiao An'an and the others can take the opportunity to harvest corn in the backyard.
The weather turned cold slowly this year, and the late autumn corn is very plump. Even though a lot of it was trampled by zombies before, we should still be able to harvest at least 200-300 jin (100-150 kg).
Unexpectedly, he simply walked silently into the small courtyard of the bungalow, and then used the stones from the collapsed courtyard wall to block the door of the bungalow to prevent zombie attacks.
This is somewhat unlike the Li Jianguo that Qiao An'an remembered.
Qiao An'an noticed that Li Jianguo was limping on his right leg when he was moving stones, and then she realized that he had injured his leg when he fell into the tunnel and had not yet fully recovered.
Li Jianguo probably won't leave the bungalows at the back until he recovers.
Qiao An'an didn't care whether Li Jianguo left the back bungalow or not. The most important thing now was to fix the second-floor window. Qiao An'an put Ya Ya aside and called Chi Xiaoyu and Gu Bei to throw the zombie corpses out of the house. They then worked together to lift the door panel that was leaning against the back wall of her house and nailed the door panel to the back window. They also moved a table to block the window to ensure that even if a zombie climbed to the window, it could not get in.
Ya Ya looked at the windowless, dark room and was a little scared: "Mommy, it's dark..."
This is a room on the second floor.
The curtains are never drawn, either during the day or at night.
During the day, there's light, so we can see. At night, we're basically asleep. Even if we get up at night, we can see the way with the faint moonlight. Now that the back window is suddenly sealed off, it is indeed a bit dark, but it's safe.
Qiao An'an coaxed Ya Ya, "From now on, we can play downstairs during the day and come back to sleep at night so it won't be dark."
The group of people in the courtyard had just discovered the argument in the opposite residential area when they were about to have lunch. They had been busy until it was almost dark. After confirming that there was no danger on the second floor, they left Gu Bei in the master bedroom to observe the situation in front of the courtyard while the others went downstairs to prepare dinner.
Having been confined to the small courtyard for the past few days, Qiao An'an and the others have started to cut back on food and clothing. The most obvious change is that they no longer have any wild game to eat. The luncheon meat and sausages that Chi Xiaoyu brought have also been finished. For this meal, Qiao An'an used eggs laid by the young hens, mixed them with lard, dark soy sauce, salt, and chopped green onions, added some hot water, and steamed them in a pot. This was their meat dish for the day.
The vegetables are Shanghai bok choy that were just grown on the rooftop.
In just about ten days, the Shanghai bok choy seedlings are only 7-8 centimeters long and very tender. After heating the soybean oil, just stir them in the oil for a couple of seconds, add some salt, and they're ready to eat.
To save on rice and flour, they now only eat rice for lunch, and potatoes the rest of the time.
Ya Ya held the boiled potatoes, looked at the Shanghai bok choy she hated the most, and pouted: "Ya Ya wants to eat meat."
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