Rebirth in the end times: The whole family keeps a low profile

December 12th is Christmas Eve, today is Xiaobao’s 24th birthday. He took out a birthday cake from the space, with his favorite Pikachu shape on it. The little guys were so happy that they kept chirping all day long.

It was the birthday evening and the meal was very rich. There were curry beef brisket, boiled fish, stir-fried squid with green peppers, roast chicken, white-cut duck with local duck sauce, vegetables boiled in bacon, and salt-baked snails from the space. Facing the big plate of steamed crab, Su Zhangming couldn't help but give his sister a thumbs up. Normally, they seldom eat seafood at home, but this made him very greedy.

He had long been tired of eating too much pork and beef at home, so he finally wanted to change his taste and ate to his heart's content tonight.

The little cousin, nephew, and her two children were all surrounding the cake, while Su's mother was recording videos and taking photos with her mobile phone and posting them on WeChat Moments.

Looking at the innocent smiles of the children, Su Yun couldn't help but post a message on his Moments.

The copy simply wrote "Peace and joy! Four words."

The next day, Su Yun and Su's mother went to Xiaojing's house to stock up on some bedding. By the way, they reminded her best friend Xiaojing to buy more food. At the same time, Su's mother also frantically hinted to her old best friend that the virus is too serious now, and she might not be able to go out someday, so she should stop focusing on business and buy more food for home.

Xiao Jing had always had a mysterious trust in Su Yun. She saw Su Yun holding his phone and showing her the group of owners of her previous community. Everyone in the group was wailing and regretting not returning home earlier: "Look at the community where I lived before. It's all sealed off and no one can go out. It's not just where I live, the entire Yidong Province is under strict control. In a few days, it will probably be sealed off in our West City. My acquaintance who works in the hospital said that the virus has mutated, and the incidence and mortality rates are twice as high as before, and it is more contagious. You have to pay attention to safety for the baby in your belly. Although you just had a baby, you can buy some things for the baby in advance. I was less than 4 months pregnant at that time, and I bought a lot of things for the baby."

When it comes to the topic of children, the two of them talked non-stop for a long time. Su Yun kept doing ideological work for her best friend, guiding her to buy more baby products. As a mother herself, Su Yun knew that many new mothers like to prepare clothes and bottles for their children in advance, so she was confident that she could persuade her childhood best friend.

More and more people were returning home on the street, and one of them might be carrying the virus. She had finally gotten pregnant, and had been doing business in a crowded market, making her more likely to be infected.

Anyway, I am usually busy and have no time to go to the supermarket to stock up on food, so today I just dragged Su Yun to go shopping in the supermarket in town.

Su Yun took Xiao Jing to visit the largest supermarket in town. They piled many long-lasting and filling foods into the shopping cart. They bought a bunch of newborn supplies in the infant area. Xiao Jing couldn't help but study those baby things with Su Yun. Su Yun picked up several bottles of different sizes and put them in the shopping cart. He also taught Xiao Jing what temperature of water is most suitable for soaking milk powder. He picked up diapers and told Xiao Jing which brand is less likely to cause diaper rash. He took some milk powder for pregnant women and babies and put them in the shopping cart while Xiao Jing wasn't paying attention.

When they were paying the bill, they realized there were too many things. They called people several times to move them all.

On the 42nd day after the natural disaster, after receiving a lot of Su Xiaogu brand family fast food in the past few days, Su Xiaogu finally decided to close the fast food restaurant and move back to the village with Su Yun early. There were quite a lot of pots and pans used for fast food, and it took two days to wash and clean them up.

The temperature was getting lower and lower. Su Yun put on the woolen thermal suit he bought, which was so light. His little cousin and nephew were also on winter vacation, and the four children had to move back to the village with Su Yun. He packed up the miscellaneous items from the fast food restaurant and drove back to the village with Su Xiaogu and the others.

Su Xiaogu's room is on the first floor. It has a two-meter-wide double bed, a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe, an external clothes rail for hanging clothes, two bedside tables, and a desk. It looks clean and tidy.

Su Yun lived in the master bedroom on the third floor. The room was the same size as his parents' room downstairs, with a dressing room, bathroom, and chest of drawers, all fully equipped.

The next room on the third floor has two 3-beds placed side by side, and each of the two children has an exclusive wardrobe and bedside table.

The family had already prepared the New Year's goods. Sometimes Wang Jie would meet some wicked aunties in the village who would tease him, "Hey, big boss, are you used to living in the village?" and so on. Those people always hoped that others would not live well, as if saying this would make them feel more superior in front of the Su family.

When Su Yun found out about this, she sneered in her heart. She had seen those people flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak when she got married. Let's just wait and see what happens in the future.

As usual, Su's father and mother buy various kinds of meat every day, cut the meat and pack it. Su's father also stocked up on playing cards and mahjong. These are his favorites, but he doesn't know if he will have the chance to play them in the future.

Since Su Xiaogu returned to the village, Su Yun and Wang Jie have not gone out to the market for a while. Every day they take the children to the back mountain to collect firewood and decorate the basement.

The second floor of the basement was arranged as a small training base to facilitate physical exercise for family members in the future.

There were more than 300 million left in the account, and everyone unanimously decided to use the remaining money to stock up on some of the cheapest rice, flour, grain, oil, salt and Jiefang shoes on the market. These low-priced and low-quality supplies would be convenient for future transactions. In total, more than 200 million was spent, and the family now has only 80 cash left in the account.

Su Zhangming used his connections to buy another 30 yuan worth of gasoline and diesel.

Finally, he took out 50 yuan of the 30 yuan in cash for backup, and kept 20 yuan to deduct the household’s water and electricity bills and various credit loans. Su Yun didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble before the network was disconnected.

Recently, I cook delicious food at home with Su Xiaogu every day after collecting firewood from the mountains. I also built a relatively insulated breeding room in the old house next door. A chicken coop was built in the breeding room. 20 foam boxes were used against the wall to grow some cold-resistant onions, ginger, green vegetables, tomatoes and other common vegetables.

Su Zhangming and Zhang Lili have also been free these days. Every day in the town, they help Su's father and mother deal with the stockpiled meat, and tidy up the unused things at home. Some things that are not needed in the near future are directly put into the space by Su Yun. The sundries in the Su family's four-story suite are visibly getting less and less.

On the 45th day after the natural disaster, the city and county began to issue documents to seal off the city. The whole city was silent and no one was allowed to enter or leave. All schools and educational institutions were forced to suspend classes. All stores on the street were sealed with white seals. The farmers' markets in small towns also stopped operating. Only a few large supermarkets were allowed to operate for a limited time of 5 hours a day.

Except for the supermarket, the rest of the town is deserted, and everyone is consciously isolating themselves at home.

After the market was closed, Su's father and mother also had to move back to the village. Just then, the blacksmith shop called and said that the machetes and farm tools they had made were all ready, and asked Wang Jie to pick them up today. Su Yun and the others drove a truck to the blacksmith shop to pick up the goods, and while the supermarket was still open, they made an appointment with Xiao Jing to go shopping a few more times. Su's mother took her old girlfriend to the second floor of the supermarket to shop for daily necessities.

Four people pushed four shopping carts and bought a lot of food and daily necessities. Su Yun sincerely hoped that her godmother and best friend would live better in this life than in the last life. In the last life, she heard that her best friend died early due to excessive blood loss from miscarriage in the extreme cold. Su Yun didn't get the details because the heavy snow blocked the village and transportation was really inconvenient. Many things were not known until later.

There were too many people queuing to pay, the line stretched from the first floor to the second floor. Two old girlfriends were queuing with four shopping carts. Su Yun and Xiao Jing were walking around the supermarket, piling things on the shopping carts in the queue.

Su Yun took a small portion of the rice and flour from the supermarket and put the other half into Xiaojing's shopping cart until there was no room left.

It took two hours to settle the bill. When we got back to Su's house, Su's father was sorting out some documents and valuables at home. Clothes, quilts, pots, pans, and three large refrigerators were all in place. He checked and closed all the doors and windows at home, walked around the house several times, and locked the door several times inside and outside before reluctantly getting in the car to return to the village.

Dad Su never expected that he would be forced to return to the village to retire at the age of 54. Fortunately, they often return to the village for banquets and go up the mountain to plant trees, so they don’t need to adapt to rural life.

Su's parents lived in the master bedroom on the first floor of the villa, while Su's aunt and cousin lived in the second bedroom. The second floor was where his brother and sister-in-law lived, and the third floor was where Su Yun and his family lived. There was an empty room on each floor to store some commonly used supplies. Even if Su Yun was not at home, the supplies at home could at least last for half a year.

There were five freezers and second-hand shelves on the first floor of the basement. There were some mutton, beef, pork, chicken, duck and fish in the freezers. There were also a few bags of rice and dried mountain products on the shelves next to them, and some charcoal and firewood in the corner.

On the 50th day after the natural disaster, it was reported online that more than 500 virus carriers suddenly appeared in the county. People were even more afraid to go out. Those who were infected were indignant and rushed out of the hospital to scratch everyone they saw. They were not satisfied until they scratched people until they bled. They were clearly taking revenge on society. The situation in other places was even more serious. The number of blocked words on the Internet was increased again and again, but it could not withstand the large number of people posting. It was about to get out of control, and the whole nation was discussing this matter.

Two days later, Xiaojing called to report that she was safe and had returned to Wangjia Village to take care of her pregnancy.

Under the influence of Su Ma, godmother has stockpiled some food at home in the past few days and plans to return to her hometown in the countryside early to celebrate the New Year.

On the 52nd day after his rebirth, a new document came down from above, requiring checkpoints to be set up at the entrances of villages. Private entry into villages was discouraged, and each village would send someone to set up duty at the entrance of the village every day. Tan Chuang, the 40-year-old village chief of Su Yun's Xinxu Village, was a young village official who kept up with the times, had ideas and courage. He immediately called on two young villagers to cut down two large trees and place them across the cement village roads at the head and end of the village. He also set up parasols at the head and end of the village and made two signs: No entry for non-villagers.