Survival [End Times]

But it never rained. There were blazing flames every day, and there was no electricity or air conditioning or fans. Slowly, everyone was enjoying the cool air under the big tree at the entrance of the community.

The land was cleared of weeds and regularly sprayed with insect repellent, toilet water, etc. Later, we went to the yellow vine forest to cut a lot of canes and built a shed above our heads, and the effect was even better.

This shack became wider and wider, and slowly, residents from other places came to inquire about it. More and more people became familiar with the good things like yellow vine.

After the Yu family revealed how to make anti-insect powder, almost everyone carried a self-made small bag filled with yellow vine powder.

There has been no rain, so Lijingyuan started to hold meetings again, under the canopy at the door, and people from other communities also came.

They felt that they could not just wait for rainy days, they still had to find water sources.

Everyone was talking about other things, including which direction to go to find water. Someone mentioned the Qijiang River, and Yu Heng said, "We have been there, and we heard that the Qijiang River is gone."

Other places with small rivers were mentioned one by one, but without exception they were too far.

"With so many trees, why can't there be a river for us!"

There was no other way, so we finally decided to divide into four teams to find the water source.

Yu Heng also went and was assigned to the second team.

Of these four teams, one team has about ten people, and the second team is going to the east.

In fact, they also dug soil near the community to check the humidity, but they couldn't see any difference, so they decided to look in all four directions.

Yu Heng left the community after bidding farewell to his parents.

The second team's route passed by the district hospital they had visited before.

However, this area is no longer accessible to humans. Spiders are breeding very fast. Not only the hospital, but also the two surrounding streets are filled with spider webs.

Seen from a distance, they are densely packed with black spots.

Yu Heng and the others went around in a circle and saw no living people around. They must have all moved away.

After going around and walking a long way, I saw human activity again.

"Wow, these fruits look delicious!"

That's right, after walking around the hospital for another thousand kilometers, I saw several fruit trees with palm-sized yellow fruits hanging on them.

After walking for another ten meters or so, there are more fruit trees of this kind, all with attractive fruits.

This is a great temptation for people who have not seen fresh fruit for more than a month.

"Can you eat this? It tastes so good!"

"Don't eat it yet!"

Yu Heng stood nearby and checked carefully. As soon as he found out that it was edible, there were already people over there who couldn't wait to eat it.

"Do you think it's okay to eat?" Cui Nan asked him. He knew there was something different about this neighbor, as if he could recognize unfamiliar plants.

"It should be okay. Do you think he's okay after eating a lot?"

It means it can be eaten.

"Delicious! So sweet!"

As they picked and walked deeper, they saw other people picking in the dense forest. When those people saw them, they picked faster.

"Hurry up, let's hurry up! Turn around and call people from the community to pick it up!"

So everyone was not in the mood to go on the road again and hurriedly picked fruits.

Yu Heng picked a bucket, covered it with a rattan net, and then carried the bucket on his back.

After everyone had picked enough, they decided to go home and put them away before telling people in the community the good news.

Back home, this news really excited many people.

"Mom and Dad, if you want to go, be careful."

Yu's father and Yu's mother really wanted to go out, especially Yu's mother, who had not left the community yet.

"I haven't seen anything dangerous there yet, but you must be careful and go home when you're done picking them."

Staring at his parents, he armed himself and set out again.

They separated in the orchard and continued to search for water.

The little beasts encountered in the middle were also beaten to death with their kitchen knives and sticks.

"Can this thing be eaten?"

There are many people who are greedy for meat.

Yu Heng thought it would be better not to eat it: "We don't have the means to take care of it, and we don't know if it can be eaten."

"Then take it away!"

"This weather will soon stink. Aren't you afraid that the smell of blood will attract wolves?"

Zhong Huiming pouted: "You can't say anything along the way, this can't be done or that can't be done, you are too cowardly!"

"You don't have to listen to my advice."

"you!"

Xu Yuman held him back: "What he said makes sense, forget it."

"Bury it, don't attract wild animals."

Seeing the others starting to dig holes after listening to Yu Heng's words, Zhong Huiming rolled his eyes and pinched Xu Yuman: "Look at your bad behavior."

Xu Yuman was so angry that she pinched him hard: "Why are you such a mother-in-law! Or are you not a man anymore? What's wrong with what they say makes sense? Just go ahead! There are so many noises along the way, you can't lose it. Shame on you!”

In the afternoon, I refused to listen to others and insisted on picking flowers. As a result, the beautiful leaves actually flew out with darts, which almost blinded my eyes.

Such a big lesson, why don’t you take it?

It was getting dark soon. They came out this time to prepare for the night. They brought gasoline lighters, food, sheets, etc. with them.

Yu Heng suggested that everyone live in the trees to avoid wild beast attacks at night.

"It's whatever you say."

Zhong Huiming snorted while cutting branches.

For twelve people, a big tree is enough.

They built three fires under the tree, poured gasoline on them and burned them, and the water vapor in the branches turned into choking smoke.

This time, they went to the yellow rattan forest to cut a lot of rattan and tied them around their waists. Now they tied themselves to the tree trunk with the rattan to prevent falling in the middle of the night.

Seeing Yu Heng sitting steadily and eating dinner, Xu Yuman said enviously: "Yu Heng, you are really amazing. You don't even shake when sitting."

"You can do it if you practice more."

The firelight, accompanied by crackling sounds, illuminated the area and Yu Heng's face as he ate rice balls indifferently.

Xu Yuman felt her heart beating, and before she could say anything, she was slapped hard on the back, and she was so scared that she almost fell down.

"What?!"

She looked up and saw that it was Zhong Huiming who lived on the tree trunk above: "Are you crazy? Why are you kicking me?"

Zhong Huiming snorted: "You disturbed my sleep."

Xu Yuman replied him with a stupid word. If they weren't childhood sweethearts, she would have beaten him to death. There would be no normal time today.

"Yu Heng, do you think we will really encounter wolves?" Those who are willing to come out to find water are all brave people.

One of the young men, Zhong Hua, is very lively and brave, and is looking forward to encountering wolves with great interest.

He was sprayed with dog blood by others one by one.

"Puh, puh, puh! Don't talk nonsense!"

Yu Heng: "I don't know."

He wiped his hands, drank another bottle of milk, sat and practiced for a while, and then planned to go to bed.

"Is there anyone who needs to go to the toilet? Get ready to go to bed. It's best not to get down from the tree in the middle of the night."

"I..."

"I'm going too!"

Xu Yuman also whispered: "I'm going too."

A group of people urinated together, waited for Xu Yuman, and pulled her up the tree.

Before going to bed, Yu Heng threw a mosquito coil into the fire, added new branches, and then closed his eyes.

Several wolf howls were heard at night, intermittently without stopping.

In the middle, Yu Heng got up and added more branches, climbed down and stirred the fire to make it jump up again.

After spending a night safely, they continued to move forward the next day.

At noon, they met some people, went up to ask about the situation, and heard good news: there was a big lake ahead.

"It appeared overnight, and it's very big! But it turned out to be a commercial area... If you are not afraid, you can go and get water."

Yu Heng asked: "Auntie, do you get water there?"

"Get it! Just boil it. No one dared to go there at first, saying that they could hear people crying there in the middle of the night... But what can we do? If we don't get some to drink, we will die of thirst in this damn weather."

Yu Heng thanked her with the fruit she picked, and the woman said in surprise: "Can this fruit be eaten?"

"Yes."

"Will it be okay if you eat it?"

"We will be okay if we eat it."

The woman laughed: "That's great, there is one growing in our backyard, it's almost ripe, we will pick it all later."

After saying goodbye to this woman, Xu Yuman said hesitantly: "Well, is the water in that lake drinkable?"

So many people died, and she felt panicked when she thought of the corpses under the water.

"Let's go and take a look first."

After walking for another half an hour, the grass on the road was indeed more lush, the soil became a little wetter, and the soles of my feet were covered with wet mud.

"What a big lake--"

The lake was like a smooth mirror, reflecting the sky and water, and the water was full of tranquility when it flowed.

As we got closer, we could see people washing clothes by the lake.

Yu Heng squatted down and filled a bottle of water with a mineral water bottle. It didn't smell strange, and the water was very clear.

"It looks good."

"Oh, do you want to move here? It's too far away, and it's inconvenient to get water."

A group of people brought buckets with them, and found a place where no one was washing clothes and filled a bucket.

Zhong Hua said excitedly: "How about I take a bath? I'm so damn smelly!"

So except for Xu Yuman, a girl who turned around to watch over things, the other men took off their shirts and took a bath.

Yu Heng squatted on the shore to wash his hair and face. When he was pouring water on himself, he saw Zhong Hua had already swam to the front.

"Zhong Hua, come back quickly!"

He shouted: "Come back quickly!"

Zhong Hua was swimming happily: "It's so cool, you guys come too!"

Yu Heng's face darkened: "Zhong Hua, come back quickly!"

"Okay, okay, I'll come back soon, why are there so many people by the lake--ah!"

He suddenly bounced up like a cannonball! He swished back to the shore like a spring.

"Oh my god, what bit me just now!"

Yu Heng caught three small fish on his calf. The fish was only as long as an index finger, but it was so fierce that it bit Zhong Hua's calf and refused to let go.

Zhong Hua screamed in pain, and waited until Yu Heng pressed the fish to death before rescuing him. However, his calf had lost a few pieces of meat, and the pain made him cry.

"This fish is too fierce!"

"Look at this mouth and teeth..."

Yu Heng said gloomily: "It's what he deserves." He had agreed to wash himself in the water on the shore, but who would have thought that he would jump in and swim in the blink of an eye? It's not what he deserves!

The others took the medicine given by Yu Heng and bandaged Zhong Hua. Zhong Hua didn't dare to speak during the whole process, and his facial features were distorted in pain.

After cleaning up, Yu Heng went to inquire about the situation nearby.