Bai Yi almost stayed indoors throughout the winter, cooking outdoors only a few times a day, but probably because there were enough warm clothes, no one in the village froze to death until early winter passed.

"The city I was in before didn't send out winter clothes." Zheng Xue asked Haohao to play by herself, while she sat on the chair next to Bai Yi to knit a sweater, "How can there be so many clothes? No one produces them now. It’s almost been raided in the winter of a few years.”

"There are not a few people who freeze to death." Zheng Xue's face was numb, and she didn't feel sad for the dead.

Zheng Xue looked at Haohao who was wrapped like a cocoon and could only move slowly when he walked, finally with a smile on his face, she said to Boyi: "At that time, I never thought that I would still be here today."

At that time, her only wish was to live until Haohao was independent, but for human children, it took more than ten years to grow from infancy to independence.

So even if she has such a wish, she knows that unless a miracle happens, it will be difficult to realize.

It is estimated that God heard her prayer and sent Bai Yi to her.

With a smile on her face, Zheng Xue compared the half-knitted sweater with Bai Yi, and praised: "This wool is good, you can tell it's good wool when you touch it, and if it's finished and put in the store, it can sell for a lot of money." .”

As she spoke, she sighed again. Now there is no currency. People exchange materials or water, and sometimes people.

Within a few days, Zheng Xue finished knitting the sweater, and urged Bai Yi to try it on: "If it doesn't fit, you can change it."

Bai Yi also suddenly discovered that Zheng Xue was "repaying" him in her own way.

Although he didn't feel that he had anything to repay, he still accepted Zheng Xue's kindness.

When the weather was warmer and he was able to walk outside for a long time, Yan Ling took people out. In addition to the original few, he also picked a few young people from the newcomers, leaving only Ye Ming and Feng. Yun watches over other people in the village.

"Can't wait for spring?" Bai Yi frowned slightly.

Yan Ling stretched out his hand to smooth Bai Yi's eyebrows, and he said seriously: "It's best to go out before other people are active."

Bai Yi sighed and said, "Okay, you pay attention to safety, if you find anything wrong, get out, don't worry me."

Yan Ling had no expression, but he looked at Bai Yi with gentle and lingering eyes. He gave a very soft "um" and before leaving, he gave Bai Yi a small pistol|gun. This gun is very small. It is absolutely impossible to injure people without being very close.

Commemorative significance is greater than practical value.

Yan Ling said to Bai Yi: "This is my first gun."

At that time, he was taken in by the desperadoes' team. As a rookie, he naturally wouldn't give him a good gun. He found this small |□□ by himself, and it was this gun that saved his life.

Bai Yi tightened his hand holding the gun, and said seriously: "I will cherish it."

Then the two looked at each other silently. After a moment of silence, Yan Ling pursed his lips and said, "I'm leaving."

Bai Yi was very calm. He smiled with a gentle expression, as if Yan Ling didn't go out to search for supplies, but just went out and walked around before returning: "Be careful, go early and return early."

Every post-apocalyptic wasteland is full of dangers.

Bai Yi really wanted to go with Yan Ling, but unfortunately his legs didn't allow it, and it's okay to be warm at ordinary times, as long as he stays outside for two more hours, the pain from his gunshot wound would be uncontrollable.

And Yan Ling didn't agree either.

Yan Ling looks cold and ruthless, but he is actually a very negotiable person. Generally, if this negotiable person says no, it is really not possible.

As soon as Yan Ling left, Bai Yi couldn't find anything to do. Most of the time he spent warming up with people in the warehouse and drinking some hot water, but he didn't like to chat with them, and he always listened quietly with a smile on his face. with.

The downside of this is that everyone likes him now, so every time he passes by, someone talks to him.

Mostly complaining and spreading negative energy, Bai Yi listened to it for a few days, and stopped going to the warehouse because he couldn't stand it anymore.

He would rather stay in the room and read a few more books.

He never suffered from it before, and interpersonal relationship has always been a weapon in his hand.

Society is made up of people, and as long as we have a good relationship with people, all difficulties can be easily solved.

Therefore, Boyi is willing to deal with all kinds of people. No matter what kind of work these people do or what social class they are in, he can use the same smiling face to spread goodwill.

But now, he actually felt tired.

——Winter is getting colder, the early winter is over, the deep winter is coming, the sun is getting less and less, the originally dim light has never appeared again, every day is cloudy, even if you wear a heavy cotton or down jacket, the coldness is overwhelming. to invade the bone marrow.

Bai Yi was lying in the bed alone, unable to sleep, his hands and feet were cold, he had a headache from the cold, and his head was full of pain, even if he poured a hot water bottle into the bed before going to bed, he would be cold within an hour .

At this time, Bai Yi would miss Yan Ling very much.

Yan Ling was very angry, he was warm at all times, he could hold Yan Ling tightly, and the two of them were skin-to-skin, warm and comfortable.

But Yan Ling has not come back until now.

Bai Yi was very worried.

This weather makes it impossible to travel long distances, or even stay outside for long.

"They may have found a place to stop." Bai Yi analyzed with Ye Ming, "If they go far, it's safer to stop and wait for the winter to pass than to go back."

Ye Ming also thought so: "We used to live in any place in the winter, relying on the supplies in our hands. Anyway, no one can move in this weather, so it's safe."

Bai Yi didn't know whether he was comforting Ye Ming or himself, he said, "They will be fine."

Ye Ming also nodded: "Yes, Yan Ling is very calm no matter what, never gets on top, absolutely nothing will happen."

That's all they can think.

But as the day passed, Bai Yi's worries increased, but no matter how worried he was, he had no solution but to wait.

But waiting is the hardest thing in this world.

No one knows how long they will wait, nor what kind of news they will receive in the end.

Winter passed day by day amidst Bai Yi's worries.

When the first ray of sunlight shines on the earth again and the snow on the ground begins to melt, people know that winter is over and spring is here.

It's a pity that spring doesn't bring people vitality.

There is still not a single living tree on the whole land, the land is still uncultivable, and it is still so lifeless.

The only good news is that the water level of the well has not dropped, and even rose a lot after the beginning of spring.

This is probably the best news in recent years, and people rushed to tell each other all of a sudden, with smiles on their faces.

Their smiles are contagious, and the corners of their mouths are wide open, and some people cry while laughing.

It seems that there is finally a little invisible hope in the darkness.

The long doomsday crushed almost everyone's confidence.

In the first year of the doomsday, people thought it was just a natural disaster. Natural disasters come and go quickly, like floods and earthquakes, and it will be fine in a few years. It became more and more serious. Many people died of thirst, starvation and freezing, or were blown into the sky by the tornado, and no longer knew where they landed.

Without plants and animals, people lost all hope little by little.

Bai Yi has never experienced such a process, but he can also see the crazy joy from people's faces.

This seems to be a signal, a signal that the end is about to pass, and a better life will finally come.

Groundwater revived.

Once the water source is revived, the land may become arable again.

On a dim morning, a group of people appeared on the road far away.

Bai Yi saw it through the window, so he ran downstairs in three steps at a time, and stood at the entrance of the village with everyone else, waiting for Yan Ling and the others to come back.

This time Yan Ling and the others drove a truck in addition to some people walking. I don't know where they found the gasoline.

But you can tell at a glance that it must be full of supplies.

When all those who had left showed up intact, there was a huge cheer.

It's been a long, long time since they've heard or seen anything good.

This undoubtedly gave them great hope.

People are running towards hope all their lives, as long as there is a little light, they can keep going.

Bai Yi looked around the crowd, but he couldn't find Yan Ling, no matter how many times he looked, there was no sign of Yan Ling.

It was the first time he was so flustered, and his heart felt as if it was pinched by a big hand. He grabbed the hand of a man who followed him out, and asked urgently, "Where is Yan Ling? Where is he? Has something happened to him?" ?”

He asked in such a hurry that the other party didn't hear clearly and looked at him with a confused face.

Bai Yi's heart sank to the bottom.

He let go of the other party's hand, and moved ahead of the crowd.

After he left, the man scratched the back of his head and asked the people around him: "What did he ask me just now? Did he speak Mandarin? Could he be a foreigner?"

The people around him hesitated: "Probably... it's Mandarin?"

Bai Yi shuttled through the crowd, but there were not many people who went out. He went back and forth to check the people several times, but he still couldn't find Yan Ling.

He had never felt so bad, just bad.

He comforted himself that maybe Yan Ling was walking at the end of the line and he hadn't arrived yet, or maybe something happened to him on the way and he had to stop. He thought a lot, but he couldn't convince himself with every reason.

Leizi looked strangely at Bai Yi who was standing on the edge of the crowd with his head bowed. After greeting his brothers, he walked towards Bai Yi.

When he patted Bai Yi on the shoulder and made Bai Yi turn his head, he was almost startled by the expression on Bai Yi's face.

In his impression, Bai Yi always had a smile on his face, as if he was born with a good temper, never got angry, and seemed to be always optimistic.

But now, Bai Yi looked at him, but there was no expression on his face. He obviously didn't cry, and the corners of his mouth didn't even move, but Leizi could clearly feel his grief. Some grief doesn't need tears to express, just Need a look.

"Are you looking for Brother Yan?" Leizi couldn't figure out why Bai Yi would show such an expression. Aren't everyone very happy?

Bai Yi nodded: "Where is he...?"

Leizi: "Brother Yan is driving. Didn't he just drive the car to the warehouse behind? The supplies have to be unloaded and put into the warehouse."

The corner of Bai Yi's mouth twitched: "Oh."

Leizi's eyes widened: "You don't think something happened to Brother Yan, do you?"

Bai Yi smiled and said, "It's good that nothing happened. I didn't see him just now, and I was shocked."

Leizi originally planned to tease Bai Yi, but seeing Bai Yi's calm and generous attitude, of course he couldn't utter a word of ridicule, so he said: "This time we are lucky, the car was found on the way, and the gasoline in it It’s still full, it’s probably because the driver got into an accident, abandoned the car and ran away, and no one went to check it, so it’s cheaper for us.”

He was very excited: "It's probably the truck that transported supplies when the end came. There are large buckets of mineral water, compressed biscuits and tents in it. I just don't know if the cans inside can still be eaten..."

Leizi kept talking, and the more he talked, he felt that they were blessed by God this time. Otherwise, how could they have found so many things until today, and no one else saw them?There is no other reason than luck.

It's a pity that Bai Yi didn't have the slightest interest in what Leizi said. All he was thinking about now was Yan Ling, so for the first time in his life, he interrupted someone else's conversation halfway, and smiled apologetically at Leizi: "I'll go to Yan Ling first, no Excuse me, you can talk to someone else."

After speaking, Bai Yi quickly ran to the warehouse.

Only Leizi was left standing where he was, looking left and right, and then grabbed a person, and excitedly told him about the big cake from heaven this time.

Bai Yi walked towards the warehouse, as if he had a heart-to-heart connection. As soon as he arrived, the door of the truck cab was pushed open from the inside to the outside, and the man who was driving jumped down. Yan Ling turned his head, and the eyes of the two met. Bai Yi took a deep breath. In one breath, he ran towards Yan Ling.

Even though we haven't seen each other for more than two months, Bai Yi feels that it's been a century.

The other party took a long leg and stretched out his arms to hug Bai Yi's waist.

Bai Yi looked directly at the other person's face, he stretched out his hand to caress the other person's cheek, and at this romantic moment of reunion after a long absence, he said very puzzled: "I lost weight."

Not only did she lose weight, but the other party's hands, face, and the skin exposed outside the clothes became rougher under the cold wind blowing for most of the winter.

Because of the wind and sleeping in the open, the food is not full, and the contours of the face are clearer, which can be called cutting with a knife and an axe.

More masculine, but also more distressing.

"Not thin." Yan Ling held Bai Yi's hand, his palm was covered with calluses, and there were a few more wounds, he looked Bai Yi up and down, and sighed in relief.

"I found a lot of things this time." Yan Ling seemed to have tasted a bit of happiness, "We can all relax a bit in the future."

Bai Yi also said: "The water level of the well has not dropped, but has risen a little."

Yan Ling's hand holding Bai Yi became stronger, and he showed a smile: "That's great."

Yan Ling seldom smiled, and he had almost no expression. Sometimes his expression would change slightly, but he couldn't see it clearly unless he looked carefully.

But at this moment, Yan Ling only raised the corners of his mouth slightly. In Bai Yi's eyes, it was as if the spring breeze was blowing the earth, melting away all the cold and haze.

People quickly gathered towards the warehouse, and they began to move the materials on the trucks, organize and plan them and put them into the warehouse, because to prevent moisture, they had to be covered with moisture-proof mats—in fact, large pieces of plastic sheeting.

Those who go out do not have to carry it.

Boyi also went to sort out the supplies. Daily necessities and food should be separated and placed in different areas. The food should also be subdivided into those that will be eaten in the near future and those that can be stored for a long time. It took them an afternoon to divide all the supplies. kind.

It's just spring, and the daytime is still very short. After four o'clock in the afternoon, it gets dark.

Leizi and the others lit a fire in the middle of the road. People gathered around the fire, eating roasted sweet potatoes, and listening to people talking about their experiences outside.

Because Leizi was the second in command, and Yan Ling would never talk about it, Leizi became the keynote speaker without hesitation.

He seemed to be telling a story, with ups and downs, like a Tang monk learning scriptures and going through ninety-nine and 81 difficulties.

Bai Yi and Yan Ling sat in the corner, there was no one here - they all gathered around Leizi.

Only the two of them were sitting there, in front of them was a warm fire, slowly rising and falling flames, the light of the fire shone on Bai Yi's side face, making his nose straight and his eyes gentle.

They didn't speak, just sat like that, with their hands clasped together.

It wasn't until the crowd dispersed that Bai Yi stood up: "I'm going back."

Yan Ling followed behind him.

Before Yan Ling came back, Bai Yi felt that he had a lot to say to him, but when Yan Ling really came back, he found that he didn't know what to say. When he saw Yan Ling, there seemed to be countless words They all passed to each other with the intersection of eyes.

When they returned to their room, the door closed behind them, as if they had entered another world, where there was no one else but the two of them, and everything else was false except that they were real.

Bai Yi could feel Yan Ling's warm and dry palms, hot lips, and his passionate movements.

He is desired, possessed.

Bai Yi likes this feeling.

He finally understands why so many people are addicted to sex, because work and interests can no longer make them feel excited, only sex, it will throw people to the top every time, every time is new, and can bring the ultimate happy.

Bai Yi felt that he was drifting with the current, being thrown to the highest point, and then slowly descending.

When the weather calmed down, Bai Yi leaned on Yan Ling's shoulder, the tip of his nose was filled with the smell of Yan Ling.

"What do you smell?" Yan Ling looked at Bai Yi lying on his chest, lowered his head and asked, "Does it smell like sweat?"

Bai Yi shook his head: "No, it smells good."

Yan Ling didn't know why, but suddenly became excited. Before Bai Yi could rest, he felt the strong wind and waves again. He was powerless to resist, and he didn't want to resist, allowing the waves to take him into the deep sea.

Bai Yi didn't know what time he and Yan Ling fell asleep. He only remembered that his eyes were always in a trance, and his body was always rising and falling with the waves.

When he woke up again, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Bai Yi slept soundly, and it was rare for him to sleep so full. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yan Ling coming in from the door, holding hot water and food in his hands - instant noodles.

In fact, Bai Yi doesn't like to eat instant noodles, but here, instant noodles are considered a luxury.

Yan Ling put the bowl and cup on the table in front of the window.

He put on a jacket with a vest underneath, and a pair of black trousers perfectly outlined his long legs.

Bai Yi stepped on the ground and walked to the window barefoot.

"Have you eaten yet?" Bai Yi's legs were crossed on the chair. He looked like he was a few years younger, and the steady temperament that had been deposited on his body for a long time dissipated a lot, and he looked more like a youthful young man .

Yan Ling sat opposite to Bai Yi, he looked at Bai Yi's face, and felt that the beauty of this moment was like an illusion.

He never felt that he could still have such a life—with a lover who understood and tolerated him.

And the other party never asked him to do anything.

He wanted to hide each other, to a safe place, where they didn't have to worry about tomorrow, and didn't have to be afraid of the future.

Every moment he was here, he was terrified that he would lose this person one day.

"We can stay here forever." Yan Ling said suddenly.

He has never thought about where to stop before, and he has even planned his future.

—he would die in some fight, and perhaps his brothers would die too.

He won't have his own tombstone, doesn't have to, there's nothing to remember about his life, and no one will remember him.

But now, he doesn't think so.

There is someone who loves him and is willing to wait for him, so he must live no matter what, live longer than the other person, and be able to protect the other person.

He knew that the other party was not weak, and he also knew that the other party did not need his protection.

But other than that, he didn't know what he could do for Boyi, he had nothing to boast about except himself.

Even he himself didn't think he was worth it.

Yan Ling held Bai Yi's hand, and the two put their hands on the table, and they looked straight into each other's eyes.

"This year, next year, and every year after that, we're here."

Yan Ling's tone has never been so gentle: "Until you don't want to live here any longer."

Bai Yi smiled at him: "It doesn't matter where you are, as long as you are by my side."

Bai Yi never talked about love, at least not in real life, he would talk a lot at that time, deal with all kinds of people, praise each other insincerely, express friendliness, but he never used love as a weight, Never expressed affection to anyone.

But now, he seems to be born to talk about love.

"If the water well doesn't drop now, maybe the land will recover after a while." Bai Yi said softly, "It will get better and better."

"Maybe one day, the world will return to the way it was before the end."

Bai Yi asked softly: "No matter what the future looks like, good or bad, we will always be together."

As long as Yan Ling is by his side, he can feel that he is full of strength, not afraid of anything, and can do anything.

Bai Yi stood up and kissed Yan Ling across a table.

The light from the window shone on them.

At this moment, they seem to be one, regardless of you and me.

What the future looks like is no longer important.

Bai Yi didn't care, and neither did Yan Ling.

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