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

46 days until the end of the world.

Today we drove to Liaocheng, which is more than 400 kilometers away. This time we took the highway. After feeding the two little goats with milk at 6:30 in the morning and filling the other two bowls with food for lunch, Gu Tongwan went out without stopping.

They finally entered Liaocheng at 11 o'clock in the morning, but this was not where Gu Tongwan wanted to go. She drove for another two hours before reaching the village.

Xiaoxi Village, located near the suburbs of Liaocheng, is more than 200 kilometers away from the city. This village is far away from the city. Looking around, you can see green rice fields. The environment and air are excellent.

Gu Tong had visited this village when she followed her seniors to sketch in the art club at night during college. At that time, Xiaoxi Village left a very good impression on her. There were green mountains and clear waters everywhere, which was completely different from the city of steel and concrete.

More importantly, after the great earthquake at the end of the world, Xiaoxi Village was the first to be chosen as the location of a large base set up by the military. After the end of the world, it became the "Bright Base", one of the three major bases. This was not only because Xiaoxi Village was located in the middle of two provincial capitals, but also because of Xiaoxi Village's unique environment. Even after the earthquake, Xiaoxi Village still maintained its original appearance, and the villagers of Xiaoxi Village at that time were given priority to enter the base, which left a deep impression on Gu Tongwan.

In the seventh year of the apocalypse, Gu Tongwan once followed the members of the wanderer team to the vicinity of Xiaoxi Village. He only saw the towering walls that were more than ten meters high outside the base. Cars were constantly entering and leaving the base. Occasionally, he could see the residents of the base who were in good spirits. They were not comparable to the desolate and silent world outside.

It is said that as long as you can live in the base, in addition to basic supplies, there is work to do every day, and work can be exchanged for points. People with more points can also buy land and build houses inside.

However, the conditions for entering the base are extremely harsh. In the early days of the base, each person only had to pay ten kilograms of food to enter the base. In the later period, the environment became increasingly harsh, and people going to the base were like a stream crossing the river. The threshold for entering the base was raised to fifty kilograms of food per person.

Gu Tongwan's former teammate in the Wanderers team joked that he was once a member of the base, but was later kicked out because of a crime in the base. It is said that there are luxury villas in the base, and some of the dignitaries there still have parties every day, eat steak and drink red wine, and their lives are almost the same as before the end of the world. A hierarchy system has gradually emerged in the base, but the top management of the Bright Base has better control and has not allowed this phenomenon to get worse.

But it is said that in other small bases, people are divided into different classes, and even slaves exist. Women and children from vulnerable groups are more likely to become commodities in the eyes of others.

Gu Tongwan was never able to enter the base in her life. She could only become one of the countless "wanderers" wandering outside the base, and became a "guinea pig" living in the dark sewers in the eyes of the base residents.

At that time, she had no dignity and was even willing to do inhumane things for a bite of food. All the cruelty and unbearableness of her past life flashed through Gu Tongwan's mind like a passing scene. She took a deep breath, and the refreshing scent of jasmine filled her nose, finally shaking off the haze that shrouded her heart.

There is no way that I can live a life like my previous life, neither human nor ghost.

The purpose of her visit this time was very simple. She wanted to purchase a piece of land in Xiaoxi Village so that she would at least have a place to live before the big earthquake came. Secondly, owning this piece of land would mean she would be a resident of Xiaoxi Village, which would then be equivalent to having an "identity card" that would allow her to enter the base with priority.

June is the summer harvest and planting season. The few young and middle-aged people in the village go to work in the fields early, and the remaining elderly people take a break in the afternoon after a tiring morning. So as soon as you enter the village, you will see a few old men playing chess under a big banyan tree in front, and a few aunts chatting on the other side while fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans.

Perhaps there were very few strangers entering the village. As soon as Gu Tongwan appeared, others immediately looked at her with curiosity. After all, Xiaoxi Village was not a model village nor was it famous. There were only a few new faces in the whole year. Once an unfamiliar person entered the village, everyone would feel it was strange.

In fact, Xiaoxi Village is very xenophobic and people are naturally wary of strangers who are not from the village. This is why some people who got the news in advance when the base was first established wanted to buy land in Xiaoxi Village but were driven out.

Gu Tongwan had heard about this a long time ago. After all, in his previous life, he had often heard his teammates talk about the chaotic things in Xiaoxi Village. Perhaps it was because in the apocalyptic environment, talking to someone seemed to be able to escape the cruelty of reality. He almost told her the color of his pants.

But thanks to him, Gu Tongwan was not unfamiliar with Xiaoxi Village at all.

She put on a smiling face and walked forward, then asked a certain old man who was sitting and smoking a pipe on the side: "Hello, Grandpa, do you know how to get to Gu Song's house?"

"Who are you? What do you want to see him for?" The smoking old man glanced at her, his eyes full of vigilance.

Not only this person, but even the other old men who were playing Go and the middle-aged women who were chatting all looked at her.

"I am Gu Song's great-niece. I have been working outside for the past few years. Now I want to come back to see him."

Liu Kongmin knocked his pipe on the ground and looked carefully at the girl in front of him. She was no more than twenty years old, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, with her hair neatly combed. She was such a pretty girl, even prettier than Zhang Cuihua's daughter in their village.

Gu Song always used to boast that his nephew and his family were doing business in the city, but until he died, none of the family came back to see him. Now, Liu Kongmin was not too fond of this niece's granddaughter who suddenly appeared.

So he frowned and said, "Since you are his great-niece, don't you know that he died half a year ago?"

"Oh, is this the family with big business that Lao Song always talked about when he was alive? Poor Lao Song, he was looking forward to his nephew coming back to be filial to him, but it's a pity that his conscience was thrown to the dogs. I don't know what he is thinking now that he has come back." An old lady said in a sour tone, waving a palm-leaf fan.

Although what the old lady said was unpleasant, it could be seen from the cold looks of others that Gu Song’s nephew and his family were not good people, otherwise they would not have come back for the funeral after someone died.

In fact, Gu Song heard about this person from his teammates in the previous life. His teammate’s neighbor happened to be Old Man Liu Song. He never married and had no children, but he raised his deceased eldest brother’s child. After the child took the college entrance examination and went to college in another city, he never came back. Only during the Chinese New Year and other festivals would the child send back some New Year’s goods to Gu Song. This made Gu Song happy to brag to others that his nephew had a great future and that sooner or later he would come to the village to pick him up to enjoy life in the city.

Unfortunately, Gu Song died of overwork before that day came. Until the end of the world, Gu Song's dilapidated old house was requisitioned by the army because no one wanted it. No one had ever seen his nephew come back. Later, he heard from his teammates that the family had an accident before the end of the world and had not been in contact with the village for many years, so the news could not be passed back.

Facing the attitudes of these aunts and uncles, Gu Tongwan was not displeased at all. He only pretended to be stunned when he heard the news of Gu Song's death, and then the smile on his face faded a little. "My parents had an accident a few years ago and passed away, so we have never been able to come back to see my great grandfather. I didn't expect that my great grandfather is no longer here."

After she finished speaking, the smile on her lips showed a hint of sadness. The face of the originally bossy auntie immediately became embarrassed, and the others looked at the girl who had lost her parents at a young age with some sympathy.

Gu Tongwan lowered her eyes, but thought in her heart, don't blame yourself for acting, after all, Liu Song's nephew and his family are long gone, and now she wants to buy land in Xiaoxi Village, and she can only use this clue from her previous life.

Anyway, no one has ever seen Gu Song’s nephew’s family, so there is no way to verify it even if they want to. In addition, the ID card has the same surname, which makes it more credible.

"So that's how it is... We can only say that we didn't meet that time, otherwise Lao Song wouldn't have left with regret." Liu Kongming's frown relaxed slightly, fearing that the little girl would come all the way to visit her relatives only to return disappointed, so his tone softened a little.

Seeing that everyone's expressions had eased and they were no longer on guard against her, Gu Tongwan asked again, "Can I go back and see my great-grandfather's house? My dad always said that he lived there when he was a child and he had many good memories there. I've always wanted to see it with my own eyes."

"Okay, come with me. I can't let you come here in vain. But let me tell you first, there's nothing good about that house. I'm afraid your idea will be shattered." Liu Kongmin picked up his pipe, patted his knees and stood up.

Gu Tongwan immediately expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, uncle. I just wanted to take a look. It means a lot to me to be able to come back to the village where my father lived."

Liu Kongmin was a little surprised when he saw the innocent face of the girl, but then he thought that maybe the little girl just came back to visit the village, so his defenses were lowered a little.

Gu Song's house was at the end of the village, near the back mountain. It took about twenty minutes to walk forward. However, when Gu Tongwan saw it, it was no longer a house. Not only had the roof beams collapsed, but a part of the outer wall had also collapsed. It was surrounded by stone bricks, and the weeds in the yard were growing wildly to more than half a meter high.

"Last year, there was a heavy rain, and the house collapsed in the middle of the night. After all, it was decades old and had fallen into disrepair. This was the part that the villagers spontaneously organized to put back together the next day."

Liu Kongmin's eyes fell on the girl's face. Seeing that she was staring at the scene in front of her in a daze, he felt a little reluctant. After all, no one wants to see their relatives' home destroyed like this. He didn't know whether the girl's expectations had already been shattered.

Gu Tongwan indeed did not expect that Gu Song's family would be ruined to this extent, but he did not feel regret in his heart, but a hint of joy.

Originally I came here just for the land, but I was just worried about not having a reason to bring up this matter.

"Uncle, if I want to rebuild this house, do you think it's possible?"