A thousand miles in the last days

If they hadn't turned to the calendar by accident, they would not have known that it was the new year. Compared with previous years, there were no fireworks and firecrackers on the streets, and the major shopping malls did not scramble to reduce prices to attract customers, and no one thought about it. In the new year, buying clothes and furniture for yourself or your family seems to be in vain. People only think about how to eat well, dress warmly, and live better...

When Xiao Leng was playing a mobile game, he suddenly noticed the date above. It was almost the Lunar New Year, and he really forgot it completely. Thinking about it this way, he and Qianzhong have known each other for half a year, and Brother Hao and Brother Xiuwen have also known each other for several months Well, should we take advantage of this time to celebrate the new year together, but it really becomes very inconvenient here.When he told the other three people about this, Zhang Hao slapped his thigh, "Yes, why not? It's not easy for everyone to meet each other, and this year is also hard-won. I guess other people will know about it. Let's live together by then. It doesn't look obtrusive, so get ready?"

Time was running out, so they locked the door and went to the top floor of the hotel. There was no one on the roof, a huge billboard hung on the outermost end, and several empty shelves were surrounded by withered vines. Zhang Hao fastened the door from the outside and walked around. Walking around, the hotel is surrounded by office buildings of similar height. As long as the surrounding area is slightly covered and the scope of activities is smaller, no one will notice it.The billboard covered one side, and I found some ropes and wires to pull the curtains around the other three sides, which not only blocked the possible sight but also blocked the invasion of the wind.

Because they decided to eat dumplings at midnight, they agreed to sleep on the roof tonight. First, they set up the tent, and then prepared the table, knives, and various vegetables and meats, and they began to get busy.The stuffing needs to be chopped, so Xiuwen is not busy with other things for the time being, and concentrates on kneading the noodles and chopping the meat stuffing on one side of the table. Xiao Leng arranges all kinds of side dishes and waits for the pot.

There is no electricity, so we can only use the original method of making fire. Fortunately, other equipment is available. Spicy chicken, beer duck, braised octopus, fried meat, these are meat dishes, hot and sour potato shreds, ham and eggs, fried eggplant, mushrooms and vegetables , this is a vegetarian dish, and there is a simple seaweed egg drop soup. It is really impossible to make more complicated ones with this little equipment, but for the four people who haven't eaten well for several days, they still let go pause.

As soon as he put down his chopsticks, Xiao Leng yelled: "Ah! I forgot about Dumb!" These days, because there are always outsiders, I have been keeping Dumb in the space, and I went in to feed it when no one was around. , and almost forgot about it!When the little fox came out, he whined a few times aggrievedly, rubbed his head on the little Leng's legs, and quickly stroked his fur, "I'm so sorry, you're hungry, come to eat, I have you I love chicken~"

In order to make up for his mistake, Xiao Leng put a chicken thigh in a small basin at his feet as compensation. The little fox watched the chicken thigh drooling, and temporarily put his grievances behind him.They drank a little bit of beer and red wine, thinking it was celebrating the new year.A few people looked at the night sky, gnawed meat and chatted, it seemed that the shadow of doomsday had left them temporarily...

Satisfied with food and drink, a few people stood on the edge of the table and looked at the dim lights outside, sighing for a while. The street must be very lively at this time in previous years, with intermittent gunfire and fireworks everywhere, but now, the street is quiet everywhere. There are not even stalls selling firecrackers and cannons. They wonder if there are any manufacturers producing them this year, and which city is setting off firecrackers?

After the dough was ready, Xiao Leng greeted them, "Come here to make dumplings! Anyone who doesn't want to make dumplings!"

Xiuwen rolled the dumpling wrappers, and the other three made dumplings, but Zhang Hao, who is only used to Western food, was a little bit stuck with this kind of work. Fortunately, his fingers were dexterous, and after learning a few, he was able to make dumplings. But Qianzhong, the god whose ten fingers don't touch the spring water, is a bit difficult. He learns to wash the dishes very quickly. For this food... "Qianzhong, don't be so hard! The dumpling skin is easy to break! Also Don't pinch it so loosely, or it will be sunken in the pot!" Xiao Leng taught him with his hands, exhorting him vigorously.

Zhang Hao shook his head and sighed: "It's so stupid to call it a fairy, why don't you cast spells to change a few." Xue Qianzhong glared at him, even if it was transformed, it would not be edible, what's the use?Be sure to pack it well, don't let others look down on it, hum!

Wei Xiuwen watched them laugh while rolling the skins, and there was a happy atmosphere on the rooftop.Duan opened his eyes curiously and looked at the strangely shaped dumplings. They are white, can they be eaten?

When the two grates were filled with dumplings, several people stopped their hands, Xiao Leng poured some water for everyone to wash their hands, and checked the time, "At this time, it's almost time for the Spring Festival Gala in previous years. Although I didn't think much about it before, but If not, it always feels like something is missing.”

Zhang Hao rolled his eyes, "Why don't we perform by ourselves, singing and dancing are amazing, I will do magic tricks for everyone, and Dumb will dance for everyone!"

Xiao Leng and Wei Xiuwen said in unison: "No." Looking at each other, Xiuwen said: "You don't need to sing, you can do a magic trick for us, dumb..." Can you dance?The little fox looked at them innocently.

After the laughter, the four of them got into the tent and fell asleep, and Duan nestled in the corner and fell asleep hugging his tail.Perhaps, far away, the sound of firecrackers is coming.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Lengding's alarm bell rang, and Mi Mi stared up and crawled out. The little fox heard the movement, his fiery red ears trembled, and he also crawled up. Xiao Leng hugged it and went out together.Outside, Xiuwen was sitting in front of the pot and stirring, bursts of aroma came into his nostrils, seeing him get up, he smiled and said: "Are you up?"

Xiao Leng squatted beside him, "Well, the dumplings are almost cooked, why do you get up so early?"

I couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, so I just lowered my voice and said: "I can't sleep, I just got up. Wipe my face to wake up."

Zhang Haoqianzhong woke up one by one. The four of them ate dumplings and did not forget to put a few in the little fox's bowl. In other words, the two put down their bowls and fiddled for a long time, the searchlight went out with a "snap", and then in the astonished eyes of Xiao Leng and Xiuwen, candles of various shapes lit up, such as fireworks, pentagons, hearts... and so on. There are small lights for colorful decoration, exuding a warm and romantic atmosphere everywhere.

The two clapped their hands and came over to eat dumplings, looking at their results proudly, "Not bad, although there are no fireworks, but does this still have a festive atmosphere? Let's celebrate the festival that was missed before!"

Xiao Lengxiuwen looked at each other and smiled together: "That's right." No matter what is missing, there are always these people around you to celebrate the festival with you, and you won't feel lonely anymore. I really hope that everyone can be together in every festival in the future spend.

The next day, the four of them slept until the sun was high. They finished making dumplings, but there were still quick-frozen dumplings. After making two packs, they filled their stomachs and began to pack their things. Xiao Leng carefully turned on the small lamp that had been on all night. Put it away, look at the empty rooftop, and sigh: "Actually, I would rather live here than a guest room." You don't need to see other people's sad and malicious faces, and you don't need to see so many intrigues.

Xiuwen patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "If we really live here, it won't take long for others to find out. It's okay for one night. After a long time, someone will notice the strangeness above. If we really don't want to stay Here, let's...leave here?" I thought I could last longer here, but it turned out to be this bad.

The four of them need to be careful in everything here, and they always seem out of place. With so many eyes staring at you, it is not as good as the four of them who can do whatever they want together and be free.

Going downstairs to the room, Zhang Hao stopped suddenly when he reached the corner of the floor. He raised a finger and said in a low voice, "Shh, there is movement ahead, let me go and have a look."

They are currently located in the stairwell of this floor, and the part of the room near them is extremely quiet, but the other side where they live is full of noise. From here, it seems that there are many people surrounded there, almost At the same time, people thought of the big hole opened in their room, and their faces changed. Could it be that they were discovered?

Not long after, Zhang Hao came back quietly and took off his hat, "It seems that our popularity is really good, but it's just that we didn't show up all night, so everyone anxiously opened the door to see if something happened to us inside... …They're discussing where we're going, and if we go there now, be prepared to explain the hole."

Zhang Hao's tone was a bit sarcastic. Of course, the truth is not as beautiful as he said, but... When someone knocked on the door of their room a few days ago, there was no response, thinking that he might have gone out to buy something. When I was sleeping, I thought maybe I didn’t hear it when I was asleep. When I knocked again, it attracted everyone’s attention. A group of people talked a lot, or guessed that they had left, or guessed that they had an accident when they went out, or guessed... In short, someone went down I came to a conclusion, not to mention that something happened in the house. As for whether that person was really worried about them having an accident in the hotel room, I don’t know. After discussing, everyone decided to ask the staff to open the door. As a result...

Xiao Leng said: "In the end, they found that there was no one in the room, and after careful inspection, they found that there was a curtain on the wall, which was very strange, so they opened it and looked, and wondered if we were engaging in some unruly behavior, it was like this on TV. play."

Xue Qianzhong said: "Want to lose money?"

The other three people: "..." I have to say, Qianzhong, you have the truth!

Zhang Hao said: "It's still the same sentence. If we go back, we must first explain what is going on with the hole? Losing money is a trivial matter. Who wants money these days! I guess the things in the house should be divided up?"

Xiao Leng thought for a while, except for the backpack on his body, the rest is just a little snack, oh, there is also a little leftover meal from yesterday.Xue Qianzhong clenched his fists and couldn't watch TV anymore.Wei Xiuwen looked at the three people in front of him, they were all there, they could go anywhere.Zhang Hao directly dragged someone down the stairs, forget it, don't get angry...

The scene on the street is still the same. No one can sit and eat. If there is no supply of goods and food, people who cannot survive will leave here. It can only be said that the environment in the countryside is better than that in the city under such circumstances. Many, although the drought has brought them huge losses, their families always have food stocked in the past, and some drought-tolerant crops also give them room for relief.It would take some time to get to the nearest village from here. If it was possible, some people would have taken refuge in the countryside.

Even if you picked the most secluded alley, you still have to walk on the main road. For the four people who are not familiar with the area, walking like this is really painful. Just when they were thinking about finding a secluded place to let the car out and take a look When looking at the map for directions, Zhang Hao sighed: "Oh, it's not easy to walk." He took a few small paths at random, and the footsteps behind him became more and more hurried. The two familiar figures in the crowd knew they were being watched.

The author has something to say: Shouldn't the new year be a year full of hope?However, what awaited them was...destruction...