Liu Huangqiang arrived at the door of his house and found that the door was plugged in today, and when he opened the door, the lamp on the top of the doorway was still glowing yellow.

Liu Huangqiang knew that the door and light were specially kept by his mother, because in the past, his father would come back late every time he went out to work, and his mother would let the light at the door turn on no matter how late it was, waiting for his father to come back.

Later, my father was afraid that my mother would not sleep well at night, so I rarely worked late, and the lamp was silent for a long time, until my sister got married, this lamp became an everlasting lamp, every day when it was dark, my mother would turn on this lamp, Liu Huangqiang stared at the old-fashioned light bulb with yellow light above his head, and felt such a strong sense of warmth and security in his heart for the first time.

Entering the house, Liu Huangqiang saw his mother lying on the quilt, holding the mobile phone in his hand and falling asleep, the new LCD TV he had just bought was still on, but there was no signal, and the screen emitted a blue light.

Liu Huangqiang looked up at the old wall watch without the second hand, and it was already more than three o'clock in the second half of the night.

It seems that the mother has been waiting for his father and son to return, and unknowingly fell asleep. Liu Huangqiang couldn't help but feel distressed. My sister's phone has not been able to get through, I don't know whether she is alive or dead, and their father and son have not come back so late, and my mother must be worried in her heart.

He didn't wake his mother, and gently put his father's quilt on her mother's body. Slowly pulled the mobile phone out of his mother's hand, the mobile phone screen automatically lit up, and the interface showed the call record, Liu Huangqiang flipped down, and found that his mother had almost made more than 30 calls to his father, more than 20 calls to his sister, and more than 20 calls to himself.

Liu Huangqiang, who had just cried, suddenly burst into tears again, couldn't wake up his mother by crying, turned around and turned off the TV and the lights in the house, and gently closed the door of his mother's house, and returned to his room on the left. He quickly took off his clothes and got into the quilt that his mother had laid for him, covered his head and cried.

On a typical day, before the sun had risen, people in the village walked in twos and threes in the direction of the wall. People in the countryside don't have the habit of getting up late, and after last night's life-threatening battle, almost no one could sleep soundly last night. The villagers got up in a hurry and gathered together to inquire about last night's events and learn the latest news.

Today is the fourth day after the cataclysm. The incident happened too quickly, and many people are still ignorant and have not yet accepted the reality of the end of the world, although they have experienced yesterday's war.

At this time, in the conference room hall of the village committee, several shabby black sofas were full of people, and there were those who could not sit down leaning against the wall, squatting on the ground, and those who could not enter the door lying on the windows to look into the house. Some of these people had a meeting all night last night, and some came in early this day to inquire about the situation.

But this was the largest gathering of several meetings. The big and small people in the village are nosy, and the people who usually have quick brains and many ideas are basically here.

The village chief's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse and helpless: "Time is urgent, since everyone is here, everyone will talk about what to do about this."

"Now the main thing is to build the wall first, yesterday has already suffered two attacks, and if the wall is not perfected, this will have to be worried all the time." Zhao Laoliu, who was sitting next to him, said.

"Yes, yes, the two attacks are more terrifying than the other, it's only been two days, and I don't know how many zombies will come later, didn't the soldiers say that zombies will evolve, in case there are a few more waves of powerful zombies, the whole village of men, women and children don't have much life to fight again." Ma Daring trembled with a cigarette in his hand and said, it seems that he was frightened last night and has not recovered yet.

"What about Brother Bai, we are still waiting for us to save it, and there is no trace of Brother Liu Sheng's disappearance, who shall we arrange to find the right one, after last night, few people in the village dare to go out of the wall" Feng Guizi looked at the village chief and asked.

"Save is to be saved, but don't we really have no time now, if the wall is not built quickly, our whole village will be in danger for a day. Besides, we can't spare a few people now, and there are too many people needed to build the wall in a short period of time.

Judging from yesterday's situation, I don't know how many monsters are roaming outside the village, and the Baishan brothers don't know whether they are dead or alive, if they don't save them and take a few more lives, it will be even worse. Ma boldly said excitedly.

"If you want me to say, you are a coward, then Brother Baishan is also from our village, how can you watch him wait for death." Feng Guizi was a little dissatisfied with Ma's bold timidity.

"I'm instigated? Didn't you also say that after last night's incident, who would dare to go outside the wall now, as long as one person stands up now, I Ma Moumou will be the first to follow him without saying a word." Being underestimated by Feng Guizi, Ma Daring defended with some shame.

Feng Guizi swept his eyes around the crowd, and sure enough, no one dared to look at him, either looking down at his feet, or sighing. Usually some babbling and bragging about him, the young people who always say that they want to mix with him in society are afraid that he will see him and hide in corners that he can't see. Seeing this scene, Feng Guizi was a little angry and said, "Okay, well, since you are all bold to wear a pair of pants with the horse, then Lao Tzu will go alone." ”

As he spoke, he stood up and was about to walk out the door. The village chief hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Don't be rash, you calm down first, there is something to discuss, isn't it undecided now, you sit down first."

Feng Guizi respected the village chief, because the village chief helped him a lot when he first came out of prison, so he sat back with his breath on the fire, and turned his head not to look at the pile of soft eggs.

"Zhao Laoliu, you estimate how long it will take for the wall to be fully completed." The village chief asked.

"If the labor force of the whole village is to be full, it can be completed in about two days at the earliest." Zhao Laoliu estimated and said.

"Then you should hurry up and organize all the laborers who can work in the village now, and start construction quickly, this matter is related to the life and death of the village, and the sooner it is completed, the more security will be guaranteed. Ma Daring and Feng Guizi stayed first, it was not early, and the rest of the people were about to get busy with Zhao Laoliu." The village chief arranged it.

As if they had been pardoned, the crowd walked out one after another, as if they would be left behind by the village chief to save people if they stayed for a second longer. People are like this, when it is about their own interests, they will have the courage to resist, just like last night, the monster entering the village is related to the lives of himself and his relatives, so they are united.

Now the rescued people basically have nothing to do with themselves, and there is no benefit in saving them, and the timidity in my heart has poured out again. Perhaps this is the inferior root inherited by the ancestors since ancient times, and it has nothing to do with oneself.

There were only three people left in the house: the village chief, Feng Guizi, and Ma Daring. Huang Xiaoli's spirit was too stimulated last night, and on the way to the fence together, she suddenly fell to the ground in the dark, and was sent home by the villagers in time, so she couldn't come to the meeting today. Liu Sheng disappeared last night and there is no news until now, so he did not show up.

The village chief looked at the two people who ignored each other, sighed and said helplessly, "I am fortunate to have the trust of the villagers, I have been the head of this village for six years, and I have been elected for two consecutive terms. Even you, a stranger, and you, who have come out of prison, have been treated differently by me.

What am I for, not for the stability of the village, so that everyone feels equal and try to unite when there is a difficulty. I didn't choose the four of you to be captains in the first place.

I've been the village chief for so many years, and I don't have anything else to boast about, but I'm confident that my eyes are on target. You are not the kind of person who sacrifices the lives of others, and you will not easily shirk the responsibility that you should bear. ”

The two of them were moved by the village chief's heartfelt words. Not only because of the village chief's recognition of the two, but also because he remembered the village chief's sincere help to him. I felt red ears and shame for the dispute I had just faced with everyone.

Feng Guizi put down the shelf and boldly said "I'm sorry" to Ma first.

Ma Daring also quickly admitted his mistake and said, "It should be my own."

"That's right, in the face of this catastrophe that doesn't know when it will end, unity is the most important thing." The village chief smiled with relief and said, "Also, Brother Baishan must be saved, not only that he is from our village, but also for the sake of the two poor mother and daughter who are helpless, they must not be saved, whether they are dead or alive, they must bring people back." ”

The two knew that the village chief had something to say behind them, so they didn't interject. Ma Daring saw the village chief take out a cigarette, hurriedly stepped forward to help the village chief light it, and then sat back and stared at the village chief quietly, waiting for him to continue.

The village chief took a long puff of cigarette, puffed out two puffs of white smoke from his nostrils, frowned and thought about it, and said: "The machinery factory where the Baishan brothers work is three kilometers north of our village, and it will only take ten minutes to ride the tram, and twelve kilometers away from our village is Hejia Village, which is a large village of 4,000 people.

I don't know what the situation in that village is, if it is according to the worst plan, Hejia Village does not respond in such a timely manner as our village, and they will all become zombies. It's been three days, and hundreds of monsters have arrived near the machine factory. If you want to kill all the monsters to save people, it is estimated that the whole village will be sent to death if they go. It's open on all sides, and monsters can be reinforced at any time, and people have nothing to protect. ”

"Then what do you say, village chief?" Ma Daring couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, listen to me, we must save people this time, there must not be too many people, and there will be chaos among many people. Find three or four bold and flexible people to save them under the condition of ensuring the safety of the personnel, and withdraw immediately if the situation is not right. By the way, find out the severity of the north side, so that we can prepare for defense. ”

"But who should I go to, now I and Ma Daring are only two people, the village chief, you are the backbone of the village, you must not go." You also saw the situation just now, who else can you find if you are selfish?" Feng Guizi asked.

Ma Daring wanted to say something and shirk himself, but he was stopped in time by a knock on the door. Liu Huangqiang stood at the door with a haggard and anxious look.

"Uncle Zhang, my dad has news."

The three of them looked at each other and said to Liu Huangqiang tacitly, "It's just right"!