Chapter 74 Wishing you a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
Zombies roam freely throughout Yunxiang.
Since Lin Xi detected zombies crawling out of the grave, zombies have been crawling out of the grave one after another.
They were all villagers who had died previously.
Those with persistent high fevers are feared by their families to be turning into zombies, but most people cannot bring themselves to kill their seriously ill family members directly.
They had no choice but to let them out, but now there were already many zombies roaming outside. These seriously ill people were already suffering from high fever and weakness, and were on the verge of death. They had no way to escape when they encountered zombies.
In the end, they also turned into zombies.
Different paths lead to the same destination.
Humanity faces an even more serious problem—
The initial concern was that the untreated water could cause illness and death. However, if those who drank the virus-carrying water were to slowly become infected and turn into zombies, it would pose a threat to the remaining survivors.
Just like now, the village is overrun with zombies again, and people are too afraid to go out during the day.
With only about a third of the village's population remaining, there are fewer teammates who can work together to farm and collect firewood at night, making it very difficult to obtain new supplies.
If they continue to live off their savings, this village will soon perish.
Lin Xi didn't want to see these tragedies unless the surveillance alarm signaled that the village's misery would no longer be monitored.
The topic of "underground bases" briefly trended on social media.
The relevant authorities have built ten underground bases and invited the surviving residents to live there.
The rooms allocated there will be smaller than the houses everyone lives in now, and everyone will no longer do the work they did before, but will be assigned production tasks by the base.
But the advantages are that there is food and drink, and it's safe.
This is the best option for most people who lack supplies, especially in the current situation of water and power outages.
Lin Xi has no intention of going out. Her safe house can currently guarantee her life, and going out would only introduce uncertainties.
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After the hottest days of summer, the autumn heat gradually left Yunxiang, and the temperature dropped sharply.
The harvest season, which should have been bountiful, is now exceptionally desolate, with weeds growing everywhere and poorly growing crops leaning precariously.
We don't know if there are any survivors left in the village.
Lin Xi felt there was too much negative news lately, so she decided to do something interesting to cheer herself up from her boring life.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Lin Xi took out flour and made mooncakes with the guidance of a video on her tablet.
Although she is a great cook, she knows nothing about making noodles and spent a long time just kneading the dough.
As the aroma filled the air and the oven dinged, Lin Xi looked at the mooncakes on the tray and felt a surge of happiness.
She took a picture of the mooncake, but had no one to share it with.
She used to occasionally share her life on WeChat Moments, but she hasn't posted anything since the apocalypse began.
Everyone is currently facing food and water shortages, so there's really no need to post about your life and invite envy.
Just like Gu Yixuan.
Gu Yixuan!
Lin Xi thought for a moment and sent Gu Yixuan a picture of a mooncake.
She didn't know why she suddenly had such a strong urge to share. Maybe she had been silent for too long and wanted to talk to someone, or maybe the repression of the past few days made her desperately need some warmth from the outside world.
Gu Yixuan quickly replied: What is this?
Lin Xi: The mooncakes I baked
Gu Yixuan: You call this a mooncake?
Lin Xi glanced at the mooncakes on the tray again. Although they were of different sizes and some were half-burnt, it shouldn't be hard to tell that they were mooncakes, right?
She thought about how to save face for the mooncake, but before she could come up with a reply, she saw "typing" on Gu Yixuan's end.
Gu Yixuan: Okay, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Lin Xi: You too, I wish your whole family happiness as well.
After putting down her phone, Lin Xi felt a little empty again.
She suddenly realized that she actually envied Gu Yixuan, who lived like a little princess in peacetime. Although her love for Versailles was annoying, she didn't care at all.
After the apocalypse, her family took her to escape the suffering. Whether it was the hellish landscape of Nanhua or her current predicament, she remained completely unaffected.
What Lin Xi envied most was that Gu Yixuan had family.
Since the zombie outbreak, Lin Xi has witnessed different forms of her family members.
There are those like Yang Xin, driven to the brink of despair, who abandon their families and even trample over their corpses to survive; there are those like Lin Jie, who, out of fear of zombies, drive their injured father out of the house; and there are those who selfishly want to live, making their elderly parents risk their lives to farm at night…
But that's not entirely true.
The woman who had become a zombie due to her illness had a sudden burst of energy before she died, and she got out of bed, repeatedly telling herself that she wanted "Gousheng" to come home.
There are also villagers who are unwilling to drive their seriously ill family members out of their homes, clinging to a sliver of hope that their family members will recover.
Lin Xi couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if her parents were still alive.
Her quiet but loving father, and her complaining but devoted mother—if they were still here, they would be sharing mooncakes with Lin Xi right now.
The next day, Gu Yixuan sent over her mooncakes—
On the elegant tray were several colorful mooncakes that looked like desserts. They were clearly not made in the traditional way, but rather were marketing copycats from foreign dessert shops.
Gu Yixuan: When you messaged me, it wasn't even the Mid-Autumn Festival here yet.
Because of the time difference.
Lin Xi: Happy Holidays again!
Gu Yixuan didn't reply immediately, and just when Lin Xi thought that the young lady was busy celebrating the holiday and had no time to pay attention to her, Gu Yixuan made a video call.
This page was completely unfamiliar to Lin Xi on her phone; she had almost never made video calls with anyone before.
After the call was connected, two exquisitely made-up women appeared on the screen—Yu Shiyun and Gu Yixuan.
They inquired about Lin Xi's well-being over the phone, which brought her a little warmth, as she had no relatives.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they also talked about their living conditions.
It is said that a biological crisis has broken out in the world. Yu Shiyun and Gu Yixuan have stopped their trip and joined civilians who were hoarding supplies to prepare for the zombies that may come at any time.
When Lin Xi hung up the phone, she felt a little reluctant, because it had been too long since she had spoken to someone who had been kind to her.
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When gunshots rang out again in the village, Lin Xi was counting oranges on a tree.
This orange tree has been transplanted to the yard for two years, and this year it finally produced a few small, unripe fruits. Although it is not growing well, it has still borne fruit.
The sound of gunshots echoed across the fields, and Lin Xi hurried home and locked the doors and windows tightly.
A group of people dressed in black T-shirts were seen sweeping away zombies with guns and knocking on doors to inquire about their whereabouts.
Lin Xi felt this group looked familiar; perhaps it was Yang Yicheng and his team who had previously come to Yunxiang to clear out zombies. This time, besides clearing out zombies, they seemed to have another mission—
For example, evacuating the surviving people.
Unfortunately, there are almost no living people left in Yun Village.
Those who came to Lin Xi's house to ask questions received no response.
As night fell, these people, having dealt with the zombies, did not leave but instead stayed in the village to rest for the night.
That evening, seeing that they were far away and not behaving strangely, Lin Xi felt relieved and went to rest. Before going to sleep, she checked the surveillance alarms to make sure they were working properly.
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