Chapter 21: The Choice
Xie Ande pondered for a long time before he sighed and said, "Actually, I have also considered the situation that this brother said, but I have always had the idea of what if. It doesn't matter to me personally what the outside world is like, but I'm afraid that I will be affected by my fellow villagers. This brother is right, if the situation is optimistic, after such a long time, it is impossible for outsiders to ignore our village. Personally, I mean to go out and have a look, I don't know what the folks think. ”
"Captain, you are our leader, everyone listens to you. ”
"It's better to go out and see it than to be stuck here, afraid of a ball. ”
"It's okay for us young people, but there are children, women, and old people here, can they break with us?"
"Hey, Liu San, are you worried about your mother-in-law, our mother-in-law still doesn't know life and death. ”
"Don't make any noise, aren't there enough people who have died, don't wait two days to see, if not, we'll go out again." ”
The villagers quickly discussed, and there were all kinds of opinions.
"Okay, okay, it's all quiet, let's come according to the rules of the village committee, raise your hand to vote, and agree to raise your hand when you go out. After Xie Ande raised his hands to signal that everyone was quiet, he proposed to vote by a show of hands.
"Brush" Feng Han raised his right hand for the first time, and "Brush Brush Brush" was a few villagers who raised their hands, and the number of people who went out or stayed behind was basically between five or five. At this time, it was surprising that Liu San's wife raised her hand, Liu San glanced at his wife in some surprise, and raised his hand as soon as he gritted his teeth, and obviously more than half of the people agreed to go out.
Xie Ande nodded and said, "Okay, since most people are willing to go out, then let's go out and have a look, but we have to be prepared before we go out, and we must always find some guys who can take advantage of it, so that we can deal with any situation." ”
"Captain, do you mean we go back to the village?" Xie Erzhu immediately understood what Xie Ande meant.
"Yes, since this brother entered the village during the day yesterday and only found a zombie at night, it proves that the village is not as unsafe as we thought. I remember that there are still two shotguns in the village, and we can find a few knives and some daily necessities before we can set off, so you and Zhang Qiang should go back to the village with me. Xie Ande said that the Zhang Qiang in his mouth was another person who saved the wind chill last night.
"Brother Xie, I'll come with you. It was Feng Han who spoke, and he still had a lot of questions to ask Xie Ande, and some questions were not convenient to ask in public.
"Are your injuries alright?"
"It's out of the way, a little flesh wound, it's okay to move or something. Feng Han deliberately shook his injured arm.
"Alright then, just the four of us will go back to the village together, and the others will be waiting for us here. If we don't come back by tomorrow morning, something is wrong with us, and those who stay behind will have to find another way out. "Xie Ande is also a very simple person.
Feng Han a few people out of the cave, the sky is bright, from the sun is almost noon, just when the world is sunny, at this time to return to the village at least psychologically has a great advantage.
A few people went down the mountain road, and Feng Han asked, "Brother Xie, have you felt any changes in your body since the great change?" After the apocalypse, what Feng Han wanted to know most was how to cultivate the truth, he had just woken up, so he could only see what these people who had experienced more had discovered.
"Strange to say, I feel like I'm eighteen years old, and although we haven't eaten well during this time, we have been incomparably good both physically and mentally. Xie Ande didn't think so much about it, and replied casually.
"Is that the only way?" Feng Han was a little disappointed, it stands to reason that Xiuzhen should have some abilities.
"What do you young man know, our ancestor Brother Xie is a cultivator, that is, we don't pay attention to these things in this era, otherwise Brother Xie will return to the physical state of eighteen or nineteen years old, how can he deal with one or twenty people. Zhang Qiang saw that Feng Han seemed to be a little reluctant in tone, and couldn't help but say.
"Zhang Qiang is talking big, don't laugh at the little brother, these years are all brains, we rough people can only cross in the nest, and if we go out, we will be bullied. Xie Ande comforted Feng Han and said.
This Feng Han was a little embarrassed, he said: "Brother Xie, I didn't mean that, besides, we don't know what the situation is in the outside world now, maybe it will be a world that speaks with strength in the future." ”
Xie Ande was stunned when he heard this, he never considered this problem, but now is not the time to think about it, the most important thing at the moment is how to live with the surviving villagers.
If it was an ordinary day in the past, the village must have been full of chickens and dogs smelling each other, and the smoke was curling, but now this village is lifeless and quiet.
Seeing that the former village had become what it is today, Xie Ande's faces were a little unsightly, and they were silent one by one, moving forward silently.
Seeing that they were about to enter the village like this, Feng Han hurriedly pulled Xie Ande and said, "Brother Xie, I think we should be cautious, and we will observe the meeting here first, after all, I made such a big disturbance last night, in case something happens in the village, it is too dangerous to rush in like this." ”
Xie Ande thought about this as well, and hurriedly asked a few people to stop, found a hidden place, and carefully observed every move in the village.
A few minutes later, just when everyone thought there was no danger, a zombie appeared in their sight. This zombie is an old man, with loose skin, rotten sores all over his face, and a blank look in his cloudy eyes, walking aimlessly.
"You scholars, you really have good brains, we have to go in so rashly, and we don't know what will happen. Feng Han's speculation became a reality, and Xie Ande couldn't help but sigh.
"It's my second uncle. Zhang Qiang's eyes were a little red, and he gritted his teeth and said.
"Qiangzi, now it's not a human being, and it's not your second uncle, if you still think like before, it will kill you. Of the two that this brother brought out last night, one of them was my relative, so I don't want to be ruthless. Xie Erzhu patted Zhang Qiang's shoulder.
"I understand the truth, but after all, it's my uncle, the uncle who watched me grow up. Zhang Qiang's voice was hoarse.
"When this happens, everyone doesn't want to see it, they don't want to accept it, but now we can only force ourselves to accept it. This thief has always been ruthless and unrighteous, we must live, live well, Lao Tzu Xie Ande has nothing to say, he just doesn't accept it. Xie Ande clenched his fists and said viciously.
"Brother Xie, I understand, you are worse than us, you can still lead everyone to live strongly, I won't be so useless anymore. Zhang Qiang wiped his face.
Feng Han saw Zhang Qiang say this, and quietly asked Xie Erzhu beside him: "Brother Xie, what's wrong with him?"
"Sister-in-law, after she turned into a monster, she bit their own son, and then the captain ...... them with red eyes" Xie Erzhu didn't say the next words, but gestured with his hand on his neck to cut off his head.
Feng Han was shocked, but his gaze at Xie Ande was solemn. What kind of strong heart does this man have to be to lead the survivors to survive after these tragic encounters.
"Don't talk about those who don't, we have to think about going into the village now to get what we need, and try not to provoke these monsters. Xie Ande stared at the entrance of the village, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know if he heard the whispered conversation between the two of them.
Feng Han was still thinking about how many of his classmates and friends would become zombies, and whether he would be able to face it calmly like Xie Ande at that time. Hearing Xie Ande say this at this moment, he quickly collected his thoughts and said: "When I entered the village yesterday, I really didn't see a single zombie, if they were in the village at the time, it means that I am lucky enough, but at the same time, it also shows that the perception ability of these zombies is not strong, at least within a certain range, they can't find living people." ”
"That being said, but don't look at their sluggishness now, when they find you, their eyes will turn red and they will chase you faster than a rabbit, and it's hard to say whether they will be able to get away then. Xie Erzhu said.
"I know this very well. Feng Han nodded, he almost didn't scare him to death last night.
"Okay, after a while we will climb into the village from the wall behind Xie Tianhua's house, everyone be careful to follow me, try not to make a sound, we will find all the things we need, and go back to the cave immediately. Xie Ande pointed to the backyard of a house on the west side of the village, where the walls had collapsed so much that it was easy to climb into.
"Well, listen to Brother Xie. Feng Han clenched the woodcutter in his hand.
"Little brother, to deal with these zombies, the guys in your hands are not enough, no matter how seriously they are injured, they will be fine, and they can only cut off their heads with a knife. Xie Ande glanced at the woodcutter in Feng Han's hand and raised his machete.
Feng Han's face was slightly hot, knowing that his combat strength could not compare to this man who was more than ten years older than him, he said: "I also found the knife that I temporarily found after I found the zombie yesterday, and I don't know if there is still this kind of knife in the village in the hands of Brother Xie." ”
"This is the knife of the villagers to make pigweed, after taking it off, it is like this in my hand, it can be said that basically every family in the village has it, I will find you one when the time comes. Xie Ande waved his hand and motioned for a few people to follow him.
Several people hunched over and sneaked to the backyard of Xie Tianhua's house to the west of the village entrance, and then quickly climbed over the collapsed wall and entered the courtyard. It's a mess inside, and I think it's a toss after the accident, but fortunately, there are no zombies in the whole house.
After Xie Ande arranged for Xie Erzhu and Zhang Qiang to go to the house to find useful things, he led Feng Han to the pigsty of this family. Sure enough, in a corner next to the pigsty, he found a large guillotine knife for pigweed, Xie Ande stepped forward, unscrewed the screw connecting the handle to the base in three or two clicks, and then handed the knife to Feng Han.
Feng Han took the big knife and abandoned the previous woodcutter, and suddenly felt like a shotgun had been replaced.
After all this was done, Feng Han and they met Xie Erzhu and the others who were looking for something in the hall. I saw Xie Erzhu hanging two pieces of bacon around his neck, and half a bag of rice noodles in his hand. And Zhang Qiang found much more limited, he raised the two kettles and said, "I turned it upside down, and I think this is all I can use." ”
"Yes, if we want to go out, we must prepare a vessel for water. As for the half bag of rice noodles, I think it's better to give up, this thing is not easy to deal with, we have to find something that can be eaten immediately. Xie Ande said.
Xie Erzhu threw away the rice noodles in his hand and asked, "Where is this meat?"
"You can eat this grill as soon as you can, so let's take it with you. Xie Ande said after a deep sigh.
"Then let's go to other homes to look for it?" Zhang Qiang asked.
"Well, go to my house first to get a shotgun, and then go to the house of the former village king Gouwa, I remember that he seems to have one at his house. Xie Ande nodded.