Chapter 157: Qin Li (Don't Subscribe)
At dawn, the sky had just turned a touch of fish belly white, and the pale silver waning moon was still faintly hanging in the sky, and a few meters of pure and mysterious white light sprinkled down, dotting the dilapidated old city below.
In the humble room, the old man crouched in front of a dilapidated desk, and the kerosene lamp beside him flickered dimly, illuminating a small piece of the tabletop.
The old man opened a notebook with yellowed paper, and wrote something on it with the pen in his hand, whose shell had faded.
"When the blood moon slowly rose, overnight, it was as if mankind had fallen from heaven into an endless abyss, and the land that we thought had been conquered suddenly became so strange......
The Lord of the Dawn tells us that it is the earth that is punishing the human being who has been greedy for it, but ......"
"Grandpa Tang, why did you get up so early and don't sleep for a while?"
A voice came from behind the old man, interrupting the old man's thoughts.
"Smack!"
The old man quickly closed his notes, turned to look at the young man who was walking towards him, and said with a smile: "People are old, feel less, how are the movements I taught you doing?"
"Don't worry, Grandpa Tang, I'm persisting every day, and I'm going to go now... It's amazing what you taught me, you see I have muscles now..."The boy smiled, and showed the old man his obviously thin arms.
"Let's go... Come back early today, Monday. The old man smiled and settled the young man.
"I know, Grandpa Tangβ" The young man agreed, turned and walked out of the house.
......
Arriving at a small square that had been obviously abandoned for a long time but was cleaned, the boy took off his shirt, neatly folded it with the towel in his hand, and began to practice a set of strange movements repeatedly.
The young man's figure is slightly thin, but the muscles on his body are obvious lines, and they have begun to take shape.
It wasn't until the sun completely engulfed the waning moon and the sky was bright that the boy stopped his movements, slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his bright eyes.
Since Grandpa Tang taught him this set of strange movements three years ago, and let him practice diligently every day, his physical fitness has obviously improved a lot, and he is no longer as weak as before.
"Brother Qin Li, today Monday, the monitors are about to arrive!"
At this moment, a crisp voice came from not far away, and I saw a little girl about seven or eight years old standing on the edge of the square, waving to the young man.
"I remember, here it is!"
Qin Li responded, picking up the clothes that had been put aside, while wiping the sweat beads on his body with the very old towel that had been used, and walked towards the girl.
Seeing that the young man was still in no hurry, the girl quickly ran forward and hugged the young man's arm with both hands: "Brother Qin Li, hurry up..."
Under the pull of the girl, Qin Li and the others came to a dilapidated low building, where they had been living with his adopted grandfather Tang and his sister Xiaorou since Qin Li could remember.
According to Grandpa Tang, after the disaster, he adopted the abandoned two children, Qin Li and Xiaorou, and raised them alone.
After being sensible, Qin Li did not become anything because he was an orphan, after all, under that terrible disaster, the number of all human beings had shrunk by nearly one-half, not to mention a fragile ordinary family.
It is already a great luck to be able to survive, but what else can you ask for? People always have to bow to reality, but people often call it "mature."
Moreover, under Grandpa Tang's care and love, even if life is very difficult, Qin Li feels very happy.
Back in the room, the boy turned on an old radio station on the table, and after a rustling sound, the sound was intermittent.
"Yesterday afternoon, the 15th city was attacked, according to statistics, 21 people have been confirmed dead, and the Human Alliance issued an order to ask all urban districts to be stationed in the base to be vigilant, strengthen vigilance, and try to avoid the same thing from happening......"
After listening to the radio broadcast and completing a simple wash, Qin Li lifted the lid of the pot on the stove, and a stream of hot air came out.
There is a small amount of porridge that has already been boiled, but it is more suitable to be called rice soup because it has only a few grains of rice.
Qin Li scooped out the rice soup, barely filled three small bowls, took out a few slices of coarse bread, and brought them to the table together.
"It smells so good!"
Xiao Rou on the side leaned in front of the bowl, sniffed lightly, sighed, turned around and trotted in the back room: "Grandpa Tang, it's time for breakfast..."
After a while, Xiao Rou walked out of it with a slightly rickety old man.
"Grandpa Tang, come on, today I boiled porridge and slices of bread. β
As he spoke, Qin Li stepped forward to help the old man to his seat and handed over a bowl of rice soup.
"You kid is extravagant, this is the last bit of rice. The old man laughed and scolded, and the wrinkles on his face were even more obvious under the kind smile, and there was no hint of anger.
Qin Li scratched his head, smiled, and said, "Isn't it Monday, wait for the monitors to arrive in a while, and you will be able to receive this week's survival materials." β
"Hmm... It tastes good, so sit down and eat it while it's hot. The old man took a sip of rice soup, praised it, and greeted Qin Li and the others with a smile.
Qin Li and Xiaorou sat down in response, one of them
Pick up a slice of bread and enjoy this breakfast that is indeed a luxury.
"Oh, yes..."
The old man suddenly looked up, remembered something, and said, "The monitors will arrive in a while, you must..."
"Don't say more, don't ask too much, obediently cooperate with the work of the monitors. β
Without waiting for the old man to finish speaking, Qin Li on the side shook his head and took over the words, imitating the old man's tone beautifully.
"Grandpa Tang, you have to say this sentence every week, my ears are about to become calloused. Qin Li deliberately rubbed his ears, as if he was very satisfied with his perfect imitation, and looked at the old man proudly.
"You kid!"
The old man drank lightly, stretched out his hand and flicked it lightly on Qin Li's head, but he smiled very happily.
"Oops!"
Qin Li pretended to hug his head and exhale, and the expression on his face couldn't hide the snickering expression on his face, and Xiao Rou who was sitting next to him giggled.
Although the girl's body is relatively thin, her facial features are very delicate, and when she smiles, she is as cute as a porcelain doll, which is very gratifying.
Xiao Rou smiled, Qin Li finally couldn't help it, and laughed out loud, the simple room was instantly filled with the laughter of the three of them, and the three of them finished this breakfast that was like a delicious breakfast in this happy atmosphere.
After breakfast, Qin Li had just cleaned up the tableware and tabletop, when there were several heavy footsteps outside the house, followed by a knock on the door.
Glancing at the two children, Qin Li and the others immediately stood obediently on the side, and then the old man stepped forward to open the door and welcomed the two figures outside.
The two men who walked in were all dressed in a peculiar set of uniforms, and the gray-black uniforms were imprinted with some silver lines, exuding a faint glow and a metallic texture.
What's even more special is that the uniform completely envelops the bodies of the two men, completely outlining their muscular figures, and they both wear a peculiar silver mask on their faces, completely covering the area above the lips.
One of the men was holding a special metal box in both hands, while the other was holding a very strange-looking instrument.
"Monitor, please be seated. β
The old man leaned over and came to the table with the two monitors, wiped the already clean stool with a rag very seriously, and said politely.
"Bang..."
The watcher holding the box placed the not-so-large box on the ground next to it with a dull thud, apparently its weight and volume not matching.
"No, let's just get tested. β
The monitor with the instrument did not sit down, but in a deep voice, and began his work.