Apocalyptic Tundra Age

Xu Zhonglei ran to the town in his free time these two days, not for any other reason, he just wanted to know where the 50 or so people in the town went last winter.

Where did the man with the gun who almost raped Fan Yu come from?Will you come again?

There are dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled people in Xu's old house, but they can't stand an invasion.

The bridge from the town to the county seat was broken during the earthquake, so uninvited guests are most likely to come from the northeast - the provincial capital.

Except for the hunter's hut, which needs to be built, he is not needed for any work in the village at present.Xu Zhonglei wanted to take advantage of this rare good weather to go to the provincial capital and look for survivors. It would be best to know the origins of those men in the town.

Moreover, Xu Zhonglei has not seen outsiders for a long time, and he still wants to know the living conditions of human beings outside.

After entrusting the chickens, dogs and dolls at home, Xu Zhonglei and Cheng Yuming set foot on the county road to the provincial capital.

From the town to the provincial capital, you only need to walk through a fork leading to the national road, and the rest is to keep going.

Xu Zhonglei is very familiar with this road, because that's how he went to the provincial capital to study in high school, going back and forth once a week, rain or shine.

It's just that he used to wander around in a minibus and arrive in an hour. This time he only has two legs, and he doesn't know when he will go.

"Hongrui Farm—Survivor Base, go straight ahead for 50km, there is work, and you can pay for your meals."—Written on a wooden board with a thick black charcoal pen.

Xu Zhonglei and Cheng Yuming walked for two days, and saw a wooden plank at the fork of the county road and a small town.

Cheng Yuming continued to read: "The signature is: Hongrui (Nanhu) Cultural Catering Co., Ltd."

Xu Zhonglei felt that this name was a little familiar, no, very familiar, and he was sure that he must have heard this name often for a while.

"Hongrui... Hongrui... is the Hongrui Group!"

He remembered that this was a well-known company in the provincial capital before the earthquake, and it had taken over many businesses in the provincial capital: high-end car dealership, Hongrui Real Estate, Hongrui Home Furnishing... The main reason was: his freshman classmate was the owner of this company. The manager's son, he will pay attention to the name Hongrui Group consciously or unconsciously.

"I don't know if it's a good thing or not. My high school classmate named...Wu Ji is the son of the general manager of Hongrui. He sat at my front desk. Went abroad. I don’t know if this is Hongrui?”

"However, there are survivor bases, so we have to go and see them no matter what."

Wu Ji's name is very easy to remember, and his behavior is not the same as that of ordinary high school students, so that after more than ten years, Xu Zhonglei can still say many things about Wu Ji.

For example, Wu Ji carries a huge fluorescent powder schoolbag on his back all the year round. The schoolbag reaches his knees, and it can still glow at night. When he returns to the dormitory at night, he can find this fluorescent powder schoolbag at a glance every few hundred meters;

For example, Wu Ji is very good at playing. Everyone in the first year of high school is studying in disgrace. Afterwards, Wu Ji didn't talk about any of them, saying it was "boring";

Then there is the characteristic of the rich second generation, spending money like running water, Xu Zhonglei worked later, and the money spent in half a year was not as much as this young master spent in a month...

Since it's an old friend, I have to meet him no matter what.

They found five signboards along the way, followed the direction above, turned from the provincial road to the county road, and the township road. On the hillside of the road, they saw a hollowed-out arch made of iron wire, with a few large characters written on the top of the arch. ——Hongrui Villa.

It seems to be the signboard of the farmhouse before the earthquake. I don't know how it didn't knock down during the earthquake.

Looking inside, on both sides of the country road, there are countless rice fields in the distance. Human beings the size of ants are working in the fields.

Walking a few meters inside, there is another wooden signboard, which reads:

Welcome to Hongrui Farm. During the busy farming season, the hospitality is not good; guests are requested to go to the office to check in by themselves; if the hunger is unbearable, please go to the cafeteria to receive a free meal. The meal time of the cafeteria: 6:00-18:00, Let me know, thank you.

Another: The notice board is the property of the farm, please do not go along and set fire to it;

If found, ten redoes will be imposed, and work points will be deducted depending on the severity of the circumstances.

Draw a map at the bottom, with the directions to the offices and cafeteria already marked.

Xu Zhonglei and Cheng Yuming looked at each other and agreed:

Let's go, let's cook!

The cafeteria of Hongrui Villa is located a few hundred meters down the road, and it is very recognizable. The outer wall is painted with white lime in huge Chinese characters: cafeteria.

It was around one o'clock at this time, and there were a few pedestrians on the road, dressed in shabby but neat clothes, with mud spots on their thighs and calves. They hurried to the cafeteria, looking very hungry.

There was a young boy passing them. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Xu Zhonglei and Cheng Yuming, two obvious strangers. He didn't show any surprise, but kindly reminded him:

"Newcomers, why don't you come here earlier. There is a pancake with dried plums and vegetables at noon, and it must be gone now. Hurry up and remember to do a check at the door. If it is later, there will only be vegetable soup and rice."

Xu Zhonglei hurriedly chased after him, "Hey—brother, slow down, let's walk together, we are indeed new here, please help us guide the way."

Xu Zhonglei was tall and straight, fair and young, and looked quite friendly. The boy glanced at them and said:

"Okay, follow me. But you stay away from me and do a checkup first. Harm—I'm afraid that you have some illness—"

He felt that what he said was not quite right, and explained: "It's an infectious disease. Because a few people came to the provincial capital last year with diseases, and infected many people in the village. No matter how fast Brother Zheng moved, it still So many people died, it was too tragic. Therefore, when guests come later, they have to go for an inspection first."

"Brother Zheng has to do it when he comes back from the house, don't think about it, haha."

"My name is Wei Lai, Wei from Han Zhaowei, and Lai from Penglai."

Xu Zhonglei remembered that Hongrui's manager's surname was Wu, but this Wei Lai only mentioned "Brother Zheng", and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

Could it be that Hongrui...has been usurped?

While speaking, the cafeteria arrived. At the entrance of the cafeteria, there were several brick houses painted with lime. Wei Lai pointed to a red cross sign and shouted:

"Brother Li—come two people, you do a checkup, I'll go eat first!"

"Come in."

The two entered the door together, and the room was also painted white, with hospital beds and some medical equipment on the shelf.

A doctor in a white coat, writing something, saw Xu Zhonglei and Cheng Yuming, pointed to a large bowl by the window, and said gently:

"How far have you traveled on the road? If you are hungry, eat a steamed bun first. I will finish writing the medical records on my hands first, and you can take a shower after eating. Do you have any changes of clothes? There are all on the shelf."

Xu Zhonglei was confused by this string, this homely attitude, and medical services?It doesn't look like the end of the world!

And this doctor, with his hair full of wisdom, looks very professional!

They traveled all the way and walked for five days. They really needed to be cleaned, but the experience of taking a bath brought people back to the end of the world.

The water is cold and stored in wooden barrels; the cleaning agent is water soaked in soap locust and plant ash; the change of clothes provided is a big bed sheet with a hole cut in the middle for the head.

Xu Zhonglei's clothes are full of bright red peonies, while Cheng Yuming's are little yellow duck quack quack full of childishness.

The two laughed at each other after washing:

Oh, look at that big fool across the way!

Due to limited conditions, the physical examination was only a routine item of checking body temperature and inflammation. They passed it quickly, changed into their own clothes and received a small special card, which was pinned to their chests, which meant they were healthy humans.

As for unhealthy humans, the doctor smiled: "There is an isolation room, stay in it."

Whether he will be driven away after the quarantine is over is not a matter for him as a doctor to decide.

Now that there is a shortage of doctors and medicines, it would be nice to have a few doctors in the villa to see them. What more can we ask for.

The canteen is an ordinary one-story bungalow. It can be seen that it was rebuilt from the waste soil after the earthquake. The environment is dark, and the ground is wet and muddy.

It is somewhat similar to the commune canteen in the 60s and [-]s of last century, but the conditions may be even worse.

But there's nothing to complain about, it's free after all.

Xu Zhonglei and Cheng Yuming gratefully took their meals, sat in a place with better light by the window and began to eat.

Rough steamed buns and pickled wild vegetables are enough, with a large bowl of soup, clear water and cabbage soup, which can satisfy the hunger and has a strong salt taste, suitable for heavy manual laborers.

It is said that this soup is specially made as a standard dish to prevent people from eating too much steamed buns and choking to death if they cannot find water to drink.

After eating, they discussed going to the office to see if they could find Wu Ji.

"Do you know Angkor? I'm going to find Brother Zheng, let's go together." Wei Lai said enthusiastically, holding a bowl, "The cafeteria baked another oven of prunes cakes in the afternoon. I only bought a few until now, but I'm starving."

"Our cafeteria master used to set up a stall at the entrance of the elementary school to sell meatloaf with dried plums and vegetables. In the past two days, the rapeseed has grown a lot in the greenhouse, and we can enjoy the blessing by baking a little dried vegetables over there. Try it."

Wei Lai sat over, took out a cake with difficulty, and then took out another, thought for a while to take it back,

"You all eat about the same, don't hold on..."

The cakes are really good, the dried plums are sour, and the sauce is delicious. It is worthy of being an excellent stall owner.

On the way to the office, Cheng Yuming and Wei Lai chatted and laughed, and the two communicated sincerely and prattled each other.

Walking through the country road to the dirt road, Xu Zhonglei saw many slender buildings in the farthest distance at a glance.

"Glass greenhouse?!"

The six glass greenhouses built with steel frames and transparent glass are shockingly placed in front of Xu Zhonglei.

"It's too deep! With so much glass, can you make glass now?"

Before the earthquake, glass was everywhere, but after the earthquake, it was too scarce. To be able to build such a large glass greenhouse is really a feat.

Wei Lai was stunned for a moment when he heard Xu Zhonglei's emotion, and felt honored.

"We don't have equipment or raw materials now, so how can we make glass? Angkor said that we are still ten years away from making paper." He imitated Wu Ji's appearance and sighed, "What? Industry is too difficult!"

"Where did the glass come from?"

"Speaking of which, these glasses are indeed not easy to come by. The glass factory is fifty or sixty miles away. Brother Zheng took people out of the warehouse of the factory and brought them back one after another in the heavy snow. Many people have frostbitten legs and are exhausted. But once the greenhouse is built, at least hundreds of people in our villa can eat vegetables, so they won’t be so miserable that they can’t poop—”