Hot pot, barbecue, big pork bones (a favorite on snowy nights), bamboo tube wine from the waterfall, a large fruit platter with over twenty kinds of fruit, a cream cake I haven't had in a long time... all sorts of things filled the two tables.
Sitting in the bright and comfortable courtyard, the family ate and chatted, enjoying themselves immensely.
With a buzzing sound, three helicopters flew overhead. It had been a long time since anyone had come, and the whole family was quite surprised.
After a while, the plane turned back and circled the courtyard several times.
Pei Nansheng and Zuo Ling didn't move, but Xiao Hao immediately picked up his sniper rifle and stood ready.
Snowy nights never miss an opportunity to show off their bravery in front of their owners, growling, baring their teeth, and swooping down...
The waterfall leaped onto Xueye's back and slapped Xueye with its paw. A dog that bites doesn't bark, you know?
The helicopter slowly descended outside the crevice, amidst fierce winds that whipped up gusts of icy sand.
The three people and two beasts climbed the watchtower.
A dozen or so people in military uniforms got off the helicopter. Were they American? Were they here for revenge?
Pei Nansheng shook his head: "Not a beautiful countryman, but a Russian bear."
The Russian bear country and China have good diplomatic relations, and Zuo Lingsong relaxed.
From afar, they spotted a family on the watchtower, and the soldiers shouted their greetings.
The Zuo siblings showed no neighborly kindness, and several bullets struck the soldiers right in front of their feet.
The soldiers took a few steps back, raised their guns, and started chattering.
If I can't understand English, I certainly can't understand the language of Russia.
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
The gunshots warned the approaching people to stay away from us, saying that if they went any further, the bullets would not have eyes.
The Zuo family refused to give them face, leaving the soldiers with no choice but to retreat and set up camp 5 miles away.
Over the next two months, dozens of planes arrived one after another.
Centered on the small courtyard, more than a dozen temporary outposts were set up within a radius of dozens of miles. Whenever someone tried to approach the courtyard, they were either driven away by gunfire or scared away by the deep crevices and fissures.
Six years into the apocalypse, those who have survived to this day have been tempered by countless battles and are long past the stage of being easily ignited.
The various forces are keeping each other in check, and there is a temporary peace.
With more people comes more trouble, and gunshots can be heard from time to time.
One day, Zuo Ling was absorbing energy crystals when she heard someone shouting outside the courtyard:
"Hey, is anyone there? Is anyone there?"
Knowing there were people inside, she still asked if anyone was there, and then walked out sullenly.
Pei Nansheng, Xiao Hao, and Xue Ye climbed onto the observation platform before Zuo Ling.
Seven or eight people stood outside the deep crevice, two of them with Eastern faces, one lying on a stretcher, and the others were Russians.
A person speaking fluent Mandarin said:
"Some of our people are injured and we would like to ask you for some medicine. We mean no harm."
Asking for medicine in Chinese is problematic in itself; how did they know that the people living in the house were Chinese?
The brother and sister exchanged glances, and Pei Nansheng said loudly:
"We don't even have enough medicine for ourselves, so we don't have any extra to give to others."
Although Pei Nansheng didn't agree, he at least spoke up, which pleased the people outside.
"We won't take your medicine for nothing. We'll trade you seal meat, how about that? We've brought the seal with us."
Fearing that Pei Nansheng wouldn't believe it, he ordered people to bring the seal up.
The seal wasn't very big, probably weighing around 100 pounds.
The three siblings had never eaten seal meat before, nor did they have any intention of trying it.
That person was very good at reading people:
"We just caught this seal today. The meat tastes good, whether grilled or stewed. We've really run out of options, so we're begging for medicine. Please help us, considering we come from the same source."
Pei Nansheng's heart skipped a beat, and he asked:
How did he get injured?
The three siblings lived a very isolated life and needed news from the outside world.
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