Surviving the end of the world

It was already the morning of the second day when Chen Jin and Bai Jing returned to Xiaohe Village, they received countless surprised looks along the way, and the people in the village also looked at them in foolishness as they each rode a zebra and strolled back along the main road. All of them opened their mouths so wide that their saliva was about to flow out, and they stuttered and couldn't speak.

Chen Jin has only seen horses in circuses in her life, and other things in TV movies. She has no idea what is going on with bits, reins, saddles, stirrups, and even horseshoes. Although there is Bai Jing nearby , Those zebras had to obey the order, but it was still uncomfortable to ride on them. After entering the village, he jumped off directly, and Bai Jing also jumped off.

People from the village gathered around and looked at the two zebras that were as tall as a man. The people in front couldn't help themselves, they reached out to touch them, and started asking questions.

At this moment, Chen Jin only felt that his butt was about to be smashed into several petals. He smiled wryly and waved his hands: "Let someone first, come to my house and talk slowly!"

When Chen Jin arrived at the door of her house, there were already many people waiting at the door. Bai Jing casually tied the two zebras to the poplar tree at the door, and some children ran over, eager to touch them. , but was held back by the adults. After all, although they were ridden back by Chen Jin and Bai Jing, they may not be so polite to others. If they were kicked, it would be bad. Chen Jin opened the door and said: "Come in and sit down!"

The courtyard of Chen Jin's house is actually not small anymore, but it was crowded with people after a short while, and everyone didn't care about it at the moment, and no one had any extra benches, so many people simply sat on the ground and waited until After several older people also arrived, the old captain spoke first: "Xiao Jin, where did you get this zebra!"

Chen Jin thought for a while, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Uncle, this zebra is from the county town, and now the county town has become a wilderness, with all kinds of messy things. Just yesterday, we met A person was almost swallowed by a python!"

The villagers all stared wide-eyed: "How come, why do we have these things here?"

"Isn't that a zoo in the county?" As soon as Chen Jin said it, everyone almost understood, and all the animals raised in the zoo ran out.

"However, I remember that there are not many animals in the zoo!" Li Lin scratched his head and interjected.

Li Lixin sneered: "Uncle Li Lin, when are you talking about? I remember that when I went to the zoo a few years ago, there were only giant pandas and penguins that were not introduced there. There were especially many big beasts in it! "

When Li Lixin said this, many people gasped and began to discuss, some directly asked Chen Jin, "Xiao Jin, you didn't encounter any beasts, did you?"

Chen Jin felt uncomfortable all over her body at the moment, leaning on Bai Jing, she didn't say anything truthful: "If we encounter any beast, we can't come back so easily! However, Bai Jing and I paid attention Not to mention anything else, there must be wolves, and I heard from people who live nearby that their fields have been ruined by some large beasts, but I don't know what species it is, but I seem to be far away from it before. Yes, I also saw a leopard!"

This is enough, Li Liwen twitched his tongue, and his face became bitter: "I remember that there are seven or eight tigers in the county zoo alone, and there are more than a dozen lions. Let alone the lions. There are so many lions, at least Let’s get a pride of lions. Three or four of the tigers have survived now. This is not counting the fact that they have let go of their next life in the past two years! These are all territorial, and if there are more of them, the territory will expand Come to us, let's..."

Uncle Li swallowed with some difficulty: "Then what shall we do?"

"How about building a wall outside the village?" Someone suggested.

"The fence is definitely not enough. Leopards are very good at climbing trees. It seems that lions can also climb trees. Moreover, all the rabbits and voles in our land are very good at digging holes. If they dig a few holes under the fence, Maybe a tiger will come over, and with a slap of its paw, the wall will collapse!"

"Then what should we do?" "That's right, we can't just stay at home and wait for those beasts to come over!"...

"Okay!" The old captain raised his voice, "I have an idea here, but I have to discuss it with the big guys!"

"Old captain, you are an elder, you say, let's do it!" A group of people said one after another.

The old captain thought about it for a while, and then said: "I remember, in the census a few years ago, there must be a thousand people in our village!"

The villagers looked at each other, not knowing what he meant by mentioning this, so the old captain sighed and said: "There have been a lot of things in the past two years, and many people have gone out and never came back. We have reached 500 people, which is a full half, and everyone knows that many houses in the village are empty now, and my old man has no other choice, just thinking, let the people in the village gather together and live together!"

Everyone continued to listen to the old captain saying: "In this way, if the vacant space is tidied up, we can also get some land and grow some food, so that everyone will not starve, and everyone will live together. Touched, but I can’t take care of that right now, we can always take care of each other when we live together! There are many rivers here, I thought, let’s start construction when we turn back, connect several nearby rivers, surround To live in a village, the river should be dug wider and deeper, so that those who can’t swim can always be stopped! The soil we dug out is used to burn that kind of thick bricks, even if we can’t make the old city walls, we can’t. The wall can be built higher and thicker!"

Sure enough, if there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, Chen Jin and Zhang Min talked about building a wall before, but here they simply dug a moat and built a city wall. Although the scale is smaller, the nature is actually similar!

Everyone thought about it for a while, and it is very feasible. It seems that the amount of engineering is large, but not to mention the relatively large river that crosses the village, there are quite a lot of smaller rivers in the village. Plan carefully and dig about one kilometer. It's about the same. If we rush to work, we can probably get it done before winter comes.It's just that the brick firing is more troublesome, the brick kiln is far away, and it's also troublesome. I'm afraid it won't be ready for a while.

The more critical issue is that in winter, the river will freeze, and the layer of ice is as strong as a rock. Those wild animals who are hungry and crazy may venture into the village through the ice. How to do it!Someone raised this question.

Chen Jin pondered for a while and said, "In winter, let's build a wall with ice cubes first, which is much more convenient than a brick wall. Even if it breaks, it can be repaired at any time!"

"That's a good idea!" Everyone nodded.The old captain said on the side: "Well, it's not too early to rush this matter, I will tell the people in the village when I turn around, pack up the things at home, find a place, and move there together!"

The old captain made the decision, and everyone felt more relaxed, so they were in the mood to ask Chen Jin how he got the two zebras back. Li Liwen said over there: "Uncle Chen is really amazing. I used to watch TV, and there were zebras on TV. If the lion is not paying attention, it will be kicked by the zebra!"

Chen Jin smiled and said: "It's all thanks to Bai Jing, he has great strength, and, after all, those zebras in the city were raised in zoos, so they are not so wild and easier to tame!"

Uncle Li asked, "Xiao Jin, what kind of rules are you trying to bring back the zebra? You can eat a lot of this thing!"

Chen Jin explained: "In fact, I originally wanted to find a cow to plow the land, but we couldn't find it here. I happened to see a zebra and thought that if it was tamed, it could also pull a plow, so I brought it back. Moreover, this zebra can also pull carts and mills, which can save a lot of trouble! As for their food, I will also find a way!"

The old captain thought for a while, and said: "Since the zebra is so useful, it can't be all up to you. When it comes to busy farming, there are times when it will be useful! Otherwise, if anyone in the village wants to use it, they can use it." Discuss with you, just use grass fodder in exchange, I can't let you suffer forever!"

"That's fine!" Chen Jin also nodded bluntly. Isn't the pair of zebras brought back for farm work? Otherwise, what's the matter with raising two more mouths for nothing? To be taken advantage of for nothing.

The village is small, and now there are not a lot of messy village cadres, and the old captain has more prestige in the village. More importantly, no one wants to face the possibility of being threatened by wild animals. Therefore, soon, most Everyone agrees with the idea of ​​living together and then digging ditches on the periphery to block those wild animals. Some people even suggested that digging outside the village first, and when there is time later, it is best to dig out the border of the village's cultivated land. A river comes, so it is safer.However, this suggestion was quickly overturned. For one thing, the land of adjacent villages generally has a demarcation line, and there will inevitably be disputes at that time. Besides, the amount of this project is too large, and people from the same village do not It can be done, and, who knows what the world will be like, is it true that you really can't go out in this life, and you have to communicate with people from other places!

Nowadays, because of the harsh climate, people who used to live a leisurely life in the countryside have now developed a sense of urgency. Even when there is no farm work in winter, they have to worry about food. Now they think about those beasts who don’t know when they will take over the land. Expanding here, the tension naturally became more tense. Everyone knew the terrain of the village, and quickly delineated the place. Among the rivers that will be part of the defense line outside the village in the future, there is the river in front of Chen Jin's house. Naturally, Chen Jin doesn't need to be certain. We are moving.