That must mean that his wife, children, and mother-in-law were rescued.
Fortunately, the leader's residential area was a large, single-level building. It was only three stories high, and his family lived on the second floor.
That night, the child cried and wouldn't sleep. So both my mother-in-law and wife were taking care of the child, which is why they were able to run so fast.
My mother-in-law is still nagging, and the child must have sensed something and is trying to keep them awake so he can run away quickly.
"Da Zhou? Have some water! You haven't rested all day." Wang Lanying handed the child over to her mother to take care of. She then poured her husband a glass of warm water, feeling sorry for him.
"Yes. Thank you. Is the child alright?"
"No. Mom's watching over him." What Wang Lanying didn't say was that there was no rice left at home. She couldn't make rice porridge for the child, who had just cried himself to sleep.
My husband is busy right now. There's really no other way. I also haven't been able to produce enough milk...
Wang Lanying felt extremely guilty. She didn't know if it was because she was getting old, the food in the apocalypse was not nutritious, or the stress was too great.
After delivering water to her husband, Wang Lanying ran alone to the ruins of her home, hoping to salvage some of her family's old food supplies.
The earthquake had just happened, and everyone was still recovering. Wang Lanying was anxious, and her own baby, who was crying for milk, couldn't wait any longer!
Her fingers bled from digging into the stones, but she found nothing. Undeterred, Wang Lanying tried to dig deeper, but someone suddenly grabbed her hand.
"I don't want my hands anymore!" Gu Zhou rarely lost his temper with his wife.
Seeing Wang Lanying's hands covered in blood, Gu Zhou's heart nearly broke!
He became mayor because others did.
How come he can't even protect his wife and children?!
"I...I, baby has no rice to eat."
Gu Zhou pulled his wife into his arms.
I don't know if I was trying to comfort myself or my wife, but I slowly said it was okay. I'd handle it myself. I told her to go back and take care of the baby. Everyone's in a state of frantic hunger right now. What a disaster it could be if some people saw a newborn!
"Go to your mother-in-law's and take good care of the child. The child can't be left alone now. The greenhouses have all collapsed. Now there's nowhere to live. We don't know what will happen to everyone."
Moreover, we have just received a letter from Central City.
Earthquakes struck all parts of the country at the same time. And the tremors were extremely strong.
Every place is too busy taking care of itself right now.
...
The mayor is out of a job. No policies are being issued from above; they just tell him to figure it out himself. There's also no food support.
What I'm saying now might still have some effect.
But without food, we can only last two days at most.
Those people will definitely rebel...
Go and bring your mother-in-law and child over. I'm looking for something. We'll leave tonight.
"This! You're the mayor..."
"But I'm still your child, and I'm your husband!"
When others rebelled, the first thing they did was target us.
Especially my daughter... I'm worried she'll be walking into the lion's den!
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
"Okay. Keep your voice down. Speak quietly to your mother-in-law, and let's do it discreetly. Don't let anyone else find out."
"I know." The two hugged each other and whispered about their plan.
A short while later, Wang Lanying returned with her mother and child. They had fled in haste during the earthquake, taking nothing with them. Now, with only the two of them carrying the child, hardly anyone noticed.
However, Wang Lanying still noticed several men staring at her daughter with ill intent...
Like a hungry wolf.
At the same time, some people started coming towards the family of four. Fortunately, they only asked if the vegetables in the greenhouse were safe to eat, and received a positive answer. Everyone then hurried away.
The mother-in-law wasn't to be outdone. She hurriedly joined everyone to pick vegetables. No matter where they fled... they had to bring food!
The couple searched until nightfall before finally finding a small bag of stored rice, along with some clothes, diapers, thin blankets, and other items.
The mother-in-law also took out an iron pot and two bowls.
The family of three dared not utter a sound, carefully placing the grain into the tattered sack.
Gu Zhou instructed them that they would leave after midnight, when everyone was asleep.
Because it's summer and there are no houses available, people are lying everywhere. They specifically found a place far away from other people to rest at night.
A bonfire, faintly visible in the darkness, burned out almost completely in the latter half of the night. Gu Zhou glanced at the two women and gave them a signal: Wang Lanying would take the child, while the other two would grab their bundles. They stealthily made their way away in the shadows.
At this moment, Gu Zhou was preparing to flee towards the mountains where Wang San San's family lived!
During the day, he thought about it all. The resources on the mountain were far greater than in other places. And it was easier to hide there.
More people will likely go up the mountain later. But they have no other choice. Now they can only hide in the mountains!
Because he has a daughter, Gu Zhou dared not be careless!
The family of four didn't dare light torches even after walking quite a distance, for fear of attracting attention.
There are homeless people everywhere now...
After walking all night, their mental strength kept them from letting their guard down. Even when the child was hungry, it only whimpered a few times.
With favorable timing, location, and people, the group finally escaped to the foot of the mountain at the crack of dawn.
They then immediately went up the mountain.
It was quite a coincidence that the mountain path they were walking in was heading directly towards Wang San San's family's cave.
Moreover, the mother-in-law's poor eyesight allowed her to spot the cave entrance immediately!
"Yingzi, Great Zhou! Look!"
Overwhelmed by stress, the mother-in-law became so excited that she forgot to control the volume of her voice.
Early in the morning, from more than a hundred meters away from the cave, Wang Nana, who had just woken up inside, could hear the excited howling clearly.
He quickly and quietly woke the others up.
The group took out weapons for self-defense.
"The cave...you two stay here for now. Find a place to hide. I'll go check it out," Gu Zhou whispered to the two.
The two nodded. Gu Zhou carefully moved to the side of the cave. He reached out and touched the wooden planks blocking the entrance...
Someone is here...
Gu Zhou dared not gamble.
They are now old, weak, sick, and disabled. They are simply no match for anyone else.
Just as I was about to carefully turn and leave, I suddenly tripped over a stone beside me.
"ah--"
Gu Zhou screamed and quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late.
The people inside had already moved the wooden planks aside and quickly pointed guns at Gu Zhou's head.
"Speak! Who is it, and why are you hiding here!" Wang San shouted.
Seeing her husband being cornered, Wang Lanying quickly handed the child to her mother, telling them not to come out and to take the child and run if she were in danger.
The mother-in-law wanted to stop her daughter, but couldn't bring herself to tell her to leave Gu Zhou alone. In the end, she could only let go of her daughter's arm.
"Yingzi, be careful."
"Yes, Mom. If Da Zhou and I are in danger, you must take your daughter and run quickly!"
"Okay..." The mother-in-law was almost in tears. But she could only cruelly watch her daughter run towards Gu Zhou.
"Don't!"
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