Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Zhang Guoming is much darker than when he was in Xiaoxi Village, but his spirits are still good. His bayberries are much fuller than before. This is probably because he does not need to farm in the fields at the base, so his daily life remains basically unchanged and he has gradually gained weight.

Yang Mei went over to greet him with a smile, and Zhang Guoming followed beside her, and naturally took the things in Gu Tongwan's hand. Only people who are familiar with each other don't need to pretend to be polite, and this is also the reason why Gu Tongwan is willing to continue to interact with the Zhang family.

Gu Tongwan then took off his mask, and the light in his eyes became much softer.

"Brother Guoming, sister-in-law."

"Hey, let me take a closer look. Do you think you've lost some weight?"

Yang Mei took Gu Tongwan's hand and looked him up and down, with an unusually bright smile on her face.

Gu Tongwan walked up with the two of them, and Zhang Guoming walked in front to lead the way with a bright smile.

"Mom and Dad have prepared a table full of delicious food at home, just waiting for you."

"Tell uncle and aunt not to work so hard. I came here just to reminisce about the past. I feel relieved to see that you are living a good life." Gu Tongwan said with a smile.

"It's not bad. At least we have a house. Guomin and his father both work on construction sites. My mother and I occasionally help people cut clothes at home to supplement the family income. At least we have enough food and clothing. It's much better than life in the outer circle."

Yang Mei would occasionally go to the outer circle to purchase some things. After all, prices in the outer circle were lower. However, she often saw people from the outer circle struggling to get by without enough food. Some people could even afford the rent but could only save money for food. They lived like this, with one meal full and one meal hungry. Their lives were really lamentable.

Gu Tongwan had heard about the situation in the outer circle. Currently, wandering on the streets is not allowed in the base. If you want to live in the base, you must live in a quarantine cabin to the minimum extent. However, some people in the outer circle have already handed over all their supplies when they first entered the base. Life after entering the base has become increasingly difficult. It is often difficult to find a job without a skill. Recently, the base held a conference to announce the latest batch of base personnel to be expelled, involving hundreds of people.

The Zhang family of five lived on the seventh floor. It was not difficult to climb up to this height, and the young people reached it in no time.

There are four households living on each floor, with one household diagonally opposite each other on both sides and one household in the corner. This design saves the common area to the maximum extent.

The door to the seventh floor was open, and the aroma of food could be faintly smelled coming from inside.

Perhaps hearing the footsteps, Liu Jinhua rushed out of the kitchen in her apron, rubbing the food with her hands awkwardly and looking towards the door with expectant eyes.

It was still the familiar Aunt Liu Jinhua, except that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to have deepened.

"Xiao Wan, we're finally here, come in quickly."

Liu Jinhua's tone was full of excitement and the smile on her face gradually deepened.

"Aunt, Uncle Zhang."

Gu Tongwan looked up at Zhang Youfan who had just come out of the kitchen, and immediately nodded and greeted the two of them. Xiaobao, who had grown up a little, was sitting in the living room watching a black and white TV.

The Zhang family's apartment is about 40 square meters in size. It is a typical small two-bedroom apartment with a paint job inside. There are not many pieces of furniture but they are arranged in an orderly manner.

The cabinets, tables, chairs and benches inside are all handmade. Some of the chairs are even made by splicing together logs of different colors. These should have been made by Zhang's father and son themselves.

Liu Jinhua asked her to sit on the only small sofa in the living room. The sofa was also very simple, with a layer of velvet cloth covering the wooden sofa. There were already bowls, chopsticks and three dishes on the dining table in front of her, and there were sounds of simmering food in the kitchen.

"Dinner will be served in ten minutes. Xiaowan must eat more today." Zhang Youfan was still smoking a hookah, but the smell of the smoke was very light. He was reluctant to continue after only two puffs and turned to ask about Gu Tongwan's life over the past year.

Gu Tongwan gave a brief account of the matter, of course omitting the overly fantastic experiences in Hai City, and only said that she had been wandering in several cities outside over the past year.

Several people were horrified by what they heard, especially when they heard about her experience of encountering mutant beasts outside, they broke out in a cold sweat for her.

Just when dinner was about to start, there was a sudden sound of banging on the door outside, and the faces of the Zhang family members all darkened at the same time.