They tried hard to keep steady in the kayak. The rain blurred their vision and it was really insecure to drift on the water!
The shaking lasted for more than a minute before it stopped. The kayak was full of water and the three of them had to use scoops to scoop the water out.
On this day, there were several aftershocks. The magnitude was not strong, but it was really a disaster for the survivors who were stranded in the wilderness. Qiao Qingqing also felt the instability underground. There were often whirlpools on the water surface, which showed that there were cracks on the ground below. Those cracks on the ground were absorbing rainwater. I didn't know how deep or shallow the cracks were. Qiao Qingqing was afraid that the kayak would be sucked in, so she always had to keep her eyes open to check the surrounding situation and choose a safer route.
Even with such caution, the kayak was broken, and Qiao Qingqing and the others had to replace it with a new one.
"You can't see things under the water, and the kayak will be scrapped after a few collisions. Life is so hard!" Qiao Songzhi was once again thankful that her family had space, otherwise there would be no replacement, and now her daughter would have to wade in the water with a low fever, which would be so harmful to her health.
Qiao Qingqing felt the resistance, put away the tape measure in her hand, and checked the value: "I measured three locations, the water depths are 1.23 meters, 1.67 meters, and 1.4 meters respectively. Damn, the terrain is uneven, the depth of water in different places is different, and there are too many underwater obstacles. It is easy to damage the engine of the speedboat. Otherwise, we can use the speedboat to go faster, and it is more stable and safer."
"Well, we should be content with what we have. We are lucky to have a kayak."
They did not move much that day, fearing that they would be swept into the large cracks in the ground by the aftershocks. In the sound of wind and rain, they occasionally heard shouts for help, but the sound soon disappeared. In the evening, a body was pushed by the waves to the vicinity of their kayak. The three of them watched in silence until the wind moved the waves and the body was pushed away again.
The next day, the wind was strong. Qiao Qingqing judged the wind direction and realized that it was against the wind if she went to Yeshan. She had no choice but to rest for another day. She removed the bandage on her finger and changed the dressing. The wound was no longer bleeding, but it looked scary. The stinging pain was doubled when she sprinkled the powder on it during the dressing change.
"It must be that paddling affected the healing of the fingers. Why don't we wait a few more days? A few days won't make a difference. Don't let the hand have any sequelae." said Qiao Songzhi.
Hearing Qiao Songzhi say this, Qiao Qingqing also became a little worried. She was not afraid of getting hurt, but she was afraid of becoming a useless person and a burden. Feeling her physical condition, she really needed to rest for a few more days.
In this way, they stayed in this place, eating and sleeping. Perhaps because of the adequate rest, the body's functions recovered automatically, and Qiao Qingqing's low fever finally subsided and did not recur. Five days later, Qiao Qingqing tried to take the needle, took out a piece of pork from the space and began to feel it, then tried it on her own arm, and then dared to give Qiao Songzhi acupuncture.
When Qiao Songzhi escaped from the tornado that day, she was injured in many places, with the head being the most seriously injured. This initially affected her vision, and this incident has been on Qiao Qingqing's mind, making her very worried. Her mother had a problem with insufficient blood supply to the brain before the end of the world, and Qiao Qingqing was very concerned about how important the human brain is.
After two days of acupuncture, Qiao Songzhi felt that her eyesight was obviously clearer. She didn't dare to tell her daughter that her eyesight had not yet fully recovered. She always felt as if there was a thin gauze covering everything when she looked at things. When she got up on the third day of acupuncture, she felt the change in her vision and was delighted.
Hearing her say this, Qiao Qingqing was rarely angry: "How could you hide it from me!"
Qiao Songzhi explained: "You were not feeling well in the past few days. Telling you would only make you worry and torment. Now you are feeling better. Look, you have rested for a few days and your body and hands are better. You can give me acupuncture now. The timing is just right. There is no delay. Don't talk about me. How do you feel today? Your headache is worse than mine!"
Qiao Qingqing lowered her eyes: "I feel much better. I haven't had a fever in the past few days. Brother, don't play in the water."
Shao Shengfei retracted his hand, and suddenly there was a roar in the distance. Qiao Songzhi looked up suddenly like a startled bird, thinking it was another lightning strike! Fortunately, she did not see the purple lightning falling, but saw a black spot approaching from afar.
"It's a speedboat." Qiao Qingqing picked up the telescope.
"Is it Xiao Su and the others?"
"A speedboat with two people on it. They don't look like Su Cong and his group. Be careful."
If it was just passing by, it would be fine. Qiao Qingqing was alert. Soon the speedboat came in front of them. After it passed by, there was no time to relax. The speedboat turned back like a dragon about thirty or forty meters away and stopped in front of them.
The water waves made the kayak ripple continuously, and Qiao Qingqing looked at the person coming.
"Hey guys! Do you need help?" There were two people in the speedboat, one with a buzz cut and the other with a slicked back hair. The man with the slicked back hair whistled, leaned over the speedboat and asked. Qiao Qingqing felt his frivolous and casual gaze on her.
Hearing the question, she shook her head: "No need."
"Brother Wei, you have a good eye. You are indeed a beauty!" The short-haired man laughed and raised his chin. "Hey, beautiful girl, what's your name and how old are you?"
Qiao Songzhi's face darkened and he said, "We don't need any help, please go!"
The man with a crew cut frowned, looked at Qiao Songzhi's face and then smiled: "Oh, Auntie looks like a beauty too, you two are mother and daughter, right?" He chuckled twice.
How should I describe these two sounds? Qiao Songzhi felt itchy when she heard them, and even Shao Shengfei, who was simple-minded, could hear the frivolity in them.
They are mother and daughter, is it necessary for them to laugh like that?
Qiao Songzhi was angry at the disrespect in the man's words and expression. These few days and more than half a month were enough for Qiao Songzhi to completely change. She subconsciously reached for the knife.
"We don't need help, you guys can leave." Qiao Qingqing said again.
The man with the slicked-back hair looked at Qiao Qingqing with interest and said, "Hey, take off your raincoat and let me see your figure."
Qiao Songzhi drew his sword, and Shao Shengfei shouted angrily: "Bad guy!"
"Haha, did you see that, Brother Wei? She actually drew her sword! Hey, they even have bows and crossbows! Does this guy have a problem with his brain? I think he's mentally retarded. Brother Wei, look at them, it's really funny!" The man with the buzz cut faithfully acted the role of a disgusting lackey and laughed coquettishly.
Westbrook was amused and his smile got bigger.
Looking at these two people, Qiao Qingqing knew that her family had met the sons of the rich or powerful. Only people of this kind of background could be fully equipped to drive a speedboat out for a stroll and flirt with her in a time of hardship when everyone was in danger. Before the earthquake, she had seen many such people when she was on duty in the security team. So many ordinary survivors had to walk to the wild to dig wild vegetables and weeds for a snack, but the second generation could drive modified cars to go to the wild for adventure and excitement, leaving behind the noise of rumbling and the sound of rock music.
Qiao Qingqing knew that the best way to deal with such people was to go along with them. These people had no worries about food and clothing, but lacked spiritual world, so they would go around and have fun with rare things. If she went along with them, they would naturally lose interest and leave out of boredom. But she didn't want to do that. She had worked hard for many years not to wrong herself today. She could protect herself and her family.
Seeing Qiao Qingqing also raising her crossbow, the short-haired guy laughed even more exaggeratedly: "Wow, Brother Wei, look, this beauty is a rose with thorns! I don't know if she can shoot accurately. I think you, Brother Wei, have to teach her some skills, hahaha!"
"Come on, show me your knife, and I'll show you my gun—" Westbrook took out a black pistol from his pocket, circling the trigger with his finger with a playful smile, and then pointed it at Qiao Qingqing, "Oh! Beauty, you must have never seen a gun, so which one do you think is faster, your crossbow or my gun?"
Smiling and self-righteous.
Qiao Qingqing had murderous intentions.
Qiao Qingqing looked at the helmet on Brother Wei's head. This helmet should be used by the army. It is of good quality and her crossbow arrows cannot penetrate it. Unable to shoot him in the head with one arrow, she moved her eyes to his chest. Seeing that Brother Wei looked like he had something to rely on, she guessed that Brother Wei might also be wearing a bulletproof vest. These second-generation children like to play, but they also really cherish their lives.
That's right, she couldn't kill Wei with one shot, but Wei could do it. Guns were hard to get. During her days in the security team, she couldn't even get one, but she could see that Wei didn't have the courage to kill. He just enjoyed the pleasure of holding a gun and being feared.
Qiao Qingqing said: "You have a gun, maybe before I kill all of you, you will kill all three of us."
"Hahaha, it seems you are very self-aware! Why don't you take off your raincoat and let Westbrook take a look? If you don't have a good figure and Brother Wei doesn't like you, then we'll just leave, right? Beauty, let me tell you, Brother Wei has a lot of power. You can live a good life with him. Although you are good-looking, you look older, definitely over 30 years old. If Xiao Cai hadn't been lost by the tornado, Brother Wei wouldn't have liked you, so don't be ungrateful."
Brother Wei raised his chin in cooperation. It seemed like they had performed the scene of a dandy boy flirting with a common girl very skillfully.
Looking around at the faces of the two young men, Qiao Qingqing sneered: "Brother, aim at their assault boats."
Shao Shengfei did as he was told immediately.
"You can kill us, but before we die, do you think the three of us can pierce your speedboat?" Qiao Qingqing said.
She saw the crew-haired guy and Brother Wei’s expressions change slightly.
The man called Westbrook subconsciously looked down at the speedboat and the distance between it and the kayak. If the speedboat broke, how would they get back to the camp? They had just gotten excited and rushed a long way... If they couldn't get back, it would be a hassle for their family to send someone to pick them up. The camp was destroyed by a tornado a few days ago, and now it was being rebuilt. If his father knew that he had caused trouble when he went out to play and needed someone to pick him up, he would definitely be angry and make others laugh at him.
Thinking of this, Westbrook retreated a little.
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