Chapter 81: Cremation

Fortunately, for the rest of the day, the dead bodies that Zhiwen and the others encountered were all starving to death, and they only needed to dig a pit on the side of the road to bury them.

The next day was the same, so much so that Zhiwen had the illusion that the outbreak was small, or that it had been brought under control.

But the good fortune ended on the third day.

On this day, almost all of them died of the plague, but fortunately, the overall number was small, and at the end of the day, thirteen sick corpses.

Now they could no longer bury them on the side of the road, so Zhiwen and the others had to find tree branches, make four simple stretchers, carry the dead bodies, and go in the direction away from the official road and without crowds.

"Brother Zhi, rest...... Break! Xiao Lin panted, and without waiting for Zhiwen to reply, he put the stretcher on the ground, and was about to sit on the ground with his butt, when he suddenly thought of something and stood up straight again.

The stench of the three corpses on the stretcher went straight to his nose, and Xiao Lin had no choice but to let the sweat flow on his face, not only did he not take off the strip of cloth covering his mouth and nose, but also reached behind his head tightly, and only wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.

"Not bad, Kobayashi." Zhiwen's face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he nodded breathlessly, "I haven't forgotten what I taught you." ”

Whether it is working or exercising, when you are extremely tired, you should not sit down or lie down to rest immediately, which is what Zhiwen training Nan has repeatedly explained at that time.

Naturally, she taught them when she trained Xiao Jie, and Xiao Jie has now taught Xiao Lin again.

"Brother Zhi, the person who died of this illness looked disgusting, smelled even more disgusting, and now if you ask me to put down the mask, I won't put it down." Xiao Lin misunderstood, he thought that Zhiwen praised him for wearing a mask all the time when he carried the body.

"Not about that, I mean you remember not being able to sit on the ground right away when you were resting." What is there to boast about not taking a mask, it has become a habit after a few days, and I will not take a mask except for eating and drinking.

"Oh!" Xiao Lin wiped his forehead again, "I can't remember it at first, but after being beaten by Xiao Jie a few times, I remembered it." ”

Zhiwen smiled, Xiao Jie still felt like an army instructor, and he would do it if he couldn't teach others.

"Alright, let's go, we're the last to come." Zhiwen urged in his mouth, but he was not too anxious in his heart, he knew that this was the case, the strongest and weakest, but the most backward group, but who let them have no one, they could only let Xiaolin be on top.

Da Zhu and Xiao Jie carried four corpses, with great strength, almost the same height, and rushed the fastest, and they couldn't see the figure for a long time.

Xiaoying Niang and Xiaoying, Nan Nan and Niu Niu, each carrying three, Xiaoying and her mother are a little mismatched, and it is not very convenient to carry, but the four of them are not small, and they are far ahead.

Zhiwen and Xiao Lin are about the same height, but Xiao Lin's strength is far behind, and he has rested three or four times along the way, and he has been left far behind.

By the time Zhiwen caught up with Xiao Jie with Xiao Lin, who was panting like a cow, it was already dark, and they were busy building firewood and a platform.

"Right here?" Zhiwen and Xiaolin put down the stretcher, but their eyes were staring in surprise at the four firewood platforms that were about to take shape.

It is like a pyramid with a missing spire, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and there is a hole left below, which is convenient for ignition, although it is narrow above, it is not a problem to put three or four people.

Zhiwen was also worried about how troublesome it would be to cremate the body, how to build a fire, how to place the body of the deceased, etc., he didn't know how to get it.

I didn't expect Xiaojie Dazhu and them to arrive for such a while, and they were almost done.

"Hurry up, Xiaozhi, I'll be waiting for you." Xiao Jie greeted the two of them, and then said, "Don't worry, we looked at it when we were collecting firewood just now, and there was no one around." ”

"You've picked up so much firewood in a while?" Zhiwen was very surprised, he originally thought that he would have to use the firewood in the system warehouse.

"Dacheng and they picked it up all the way, and we didn't pick it up much." Xiao Jie replied, this Dacheng is from Xiao Lin and his group, he is older than Xiao Lin, with a younger brother, he is about the same height as Zhiwen, and his strength is not as good as Xiao Lin.

"Who built this pile of firewood?" Zhiwen is very curious, and he looks like a boutique project.

"Big pillar." Xiao Jie glanced at Dazhu, who was out of breath and only cared about his work, "He said that last winter, their family was outside the county seat, and they were caught by the people of the county government to dispose of corpses. ”

Yes, Zhiwen didn't expect that Da Zhu's hand was quite coincidental, he felt that if he changed himself, even if he had done it, after such a long time, he might not be able to build it as fast and good as Da Zhu.

Zhiwen, Xiaojie, Dazhu and Xiaolin each took a torch and stretched it under the four firewood piles, and after a while, the firewood was ignited, from the bottom up, and gradually turned into a raging fire.

The clothes on the corpse's body were licked by the flames, instantly turned to black ashes, and then were sent over the fire by the dancing flames, and fell with the breeze into the distance.

Soon, the firelight with black smoke billowed up, and the smell of scorching was permeated around the fire, which was the smell of the human body being burned by the high temperature, and everyone was involuntarily forced to retreat by the heat wave and the smell of the nose.

Zhiwen looked around and hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Everyone dispersed, walked farther away, and notified everyone when they found someone coming. ”

This flame that rose into the sky was like a guiding light in the dark night, and Zhiwen was afraid that someone would follow the firelight to find it.

"Hey!" Everyone agreed, and then dispersed in twos and threes.

"When someone comes, they learn to bark." Zhiwen also chose a direction, and went with Nan Nan and Niuniu, and there was no better way to contact him for a while, thinking about these fires, the real wild dogs should have been frightened away, and the dogs barking after a while could only be their own people.

"When you hear a dog barking, hide it so that no one finds out." Zhiwen also instructed that as long as he was not caught, he would do it.

With Nan Nan and Niuniu, they found a mound from a distance, and the three of them sat on the top to rest, where the sight was good, so it was convenient to find the movement in the distance.

Zhiwen took off his mask, took out the water bladder, and washed his hands and face with Nan Nan and Niuniu, and sighed for a long time.

Now Zhiwen and Xiaolin drink all the fish pond water in the system, and the river water is only used for washing.

Zhiwen felt that since the fish pond water had a somewhat curative and disease prevention effect, it was better for everyone to drink it, even if it was comforting in their hearts.

Xiaolin and they were also sent a few water bladders by Zhiwen, and when they were preparing evacuation materials in the county, Zhiwen bought a lot, and it was naturally fish pond water.

Now Xiaolin and the others are separated from Zhiwen and them except for sleeping at night, and they are all together for eating and drinking.

It's just that he uses the fish pond water to wash his hands and face like now, Zhiwen is still a little distressed, and there is a unique "water" in the world today.

Put it outside, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "divine water" for healing and saving people, and it is not an exaggeration to use it to wash your hands? It's a bit of a waste.

But they carried the river on their backs, and now they were far away from the river, so they carried the dead body, and they felt really uncomfortable without washing it.