Chapter 11: On the Zombie Orchard
The sun is sinking in the west, and the roads that have rained are evaporated by the scorching sun and filled with water vapor.
A large black RV drove slowly down the country road, and cheerful songs were playing in the car. On both sides of the road is an endless peach grove, which is more than 50 kilometers away from the city and was originally a base for agricultural products. There were no human figures along the way, which shows how devastating the zombie virus is to humans.
Zhang Zhao leaned back on the chair and took a nap, and when he woke up, he saw the scene outside, and said with emotion: "Now is the season of fruit harvest, I remember that I came here to pick peaches the year before last, and there should be a piece of pear planting before that." "In just one month, the whole world has changed beyond recognition. The outbreak of the virus came so suddenly that before it could react, the world fell into darkness.
Guo Rong patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you want to open it, you should be glad that we are still alive." ”
yes, I'm glad we're alive. Although the rest of his life may be spent in running and hiding. Zhang Zhao smoked a cigarette and handed it to Li Zijing, and said, "Brother Li, seeing that the sky is about to get dark, let's find a place to stay first, and then continue to travel tomorrow." "The country roads, although they have been remodeled and paved with asphalt, are not very spacious. If you rush at night, the risk factor increases a lot.
Li Zijing lit a cigarette and said, "Well, fortunately, I passed by the gas station just now and found a lot of gasoline, which can barely maintain my destination." This road is a shortcut, and I walked it some time ago. Now the highways and provincial roads are paralyzed and cannot be walked. "In this team, Zhang Zhao, Guo Rong and Song Qing both have driver's licenses, but when it comes to driving skills, no one is as good as Li Zijing, an old driver. The road conditions are not optimistic, and there are emergencies that can occur at any time, and no one is more suitable for driving than Li Zijing.
Fortunately, the space of this car is large enough, there are not only two sofas for resting, but also toilets, restaurants, and beds. At the touch of a switch, a simple set of home devices can be constructed. Seven people in the car, more than enough space.
Linlin had already fallen asleep in Li Yan's comfort, and she was basically taking the little girl along the way. Song Qing and Han Yue were chatting in a low voice, and the battery of their mobile phones was not running out, and they couldn't connect to the signal after many times of common sense.
In the whole team, Li Zijing is very careful in his work, and can take into account all aspects, which may be related to age, experience accumulation in all aspects and long-term living habits. Although Zhang Zhao also thinks about many things, they are all relatively one-sided and fragmentary. Although he is the creator of this team, he is not the best leader.
The car drove for more than ten minutes, and when it arrived in front of a house, Li Zijing parked the car in the open space in front of the house, and then said to everyone: "Let's spend the night here tonight, everyone be careful, although this is not a densely populated place, the fruit farmers who take care of the orchard may still be there." ”
"Everyone stay safe and stay together as much as possible. It's far away from the city, and there will be fewer zombies, but always be alert to danger to live longer. Zhang Zhao likes to speak straightforwardly, reminding everyone present that if you don't want to lose your life, don't relax at any time.
The house had two small three-storey buildings, as well as a large warehouse, and the rest had three or five separate bungalows. Zhang Zhao was the first to get out of the car, and Guo Rong and the two observed around for a while, and then returned to the RV. "It seems that there is no one here anymore, and there are no zombies around." Zhang Zhaodao.
The sky gradually darkened, Guo Rong went to open the sliding door of the warehouse, and then Li Zijing reversed the RV into it. Decide to spend the night here, drive the car to the warehouse, and then close the garage door at night, which is relatively safer. First, in case everyone falls asleep and is surrounded by zombies, and secondly, it also prevents other survivors from getting upset when they see the car. Sleeping in a space surrounded by layers of layers makes you feel more secure, both physically and psychologically.
This warehouse is about four or five hundred square meters, and the space is large enough, and there are many plastic and wooden frames stacked against the wall. This warehouse is probably where growers gather to pack and ship their fruits after harvesting. There is also a corner staircase at the entrance to the warehouse, which leads to a small room on the second floor.
Zhang Zhao and Guo Rong went upstairs to check that this small room had a single bed and a simple table. There is also a one-foot-square ventilation window in the small room that allows you to observe the open space outside the warehouse. It was a great location for a vigil, and it may have been a place for the storekeepers to spend the night.
The room was a little dark and smelled musty, barely able to stay. Zhang Zhao looked out the window, and he could hardly see the fruit forest outside. He joked, "Will you sleep or I will sleep in this presidential suite tonight." "For the first time in a month, I've reverted to my previous joking state.
Guo Rong didn't answer, he had already fallen on the bed, pillowed his arms and said, "Such a good place, of course, let you sleep." I'm lazy and sleepy, and I was told to keep vigil, but I was afraid that the zombies would come in and I was still sleeping. This is true, in the past, on every day off at work, although the two lived under the same roof, Guo Rong almost didn't have anything to do and stayed at home to sleep. And he has practiced a good skill since he went to school, and he can sleep when he turns his head upside down, and he can sleep while sitting. If he is asked to keep vigil, he will definitely not be able to hold on for a long time, so Zhang Zhao is not at ease.
"Hahaha." Zhang Zhao understood his habits and said with a smile: "It's not a scary thing, but when you say that, I really don't think it's a good thing to stay here alone at night." ”
Guo Rong shook his legs and said in a playful tone: "If a person is afraid, you can ask Li Yan to come up and accompany you." ”
Zhang Zhao looked embarrassed and said, "Did you hear it that night?" Guo Rong, who usually fell asleep after lying down for five minutes, actually heard that Li Yan touched his room. Although the relationship between the two is like brothers, this kind of thing is still a little embarrassing.
Guo Rong stood up, patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't worry, although I used to like YY her, such a woman is not suitable for me, it is too troublesome." I still like Han Yue's type, with few words and simplicity. "I really can't see that Guo Rong, who looks like a hungry wolf on weekdays, actually likes well-behaved girls.
When the two went downstairs, Linlin had already woken up, and Li Zijing was holding her to feed her. Seeing the two coming down, Linlin pointed at Zhang Zhao: "Uncle is a superman and a man." Such an inexplicable praise made him embarrassed, he touched Linlin's little nose and asked, "Why is Uncle Superman?" ”
The loss of a mother did not have much impact on a four or five-year-old child. This is because Linlin has been more dependent on her father since she was a child, and yesterday she made trouble for a while because she couldn't find her mother, and was deceived by Li Zijing with some reasons to deceive children. Today, I saw so many beautiful aunts playing around her, and I gradually forgot what made her feel a little sad.
"Dad said that uncle saved us, uncle is very brave and can take down the bad guys outside, so uncle is superman." In the cartoon, it is Superman and man who can defeat monsters and bad guys, so it turns out that children think so.
"Linlin, uncle, I'll pick a few peaches for you tomorrow." Linlin is so cute, in such a depressing apocalyptic environment, like a white lotus that is not stained by mud, people can finally see some beautiful things.
He gave a cigarette to Li Zijing and said, "Brother Li, tonight I will go upstairs to the small room to keep vigil, you will sleep in the car, and we will set off again tomorrow morning." Li Zijing is the oldest and the most experienced, and whenever he makes any decisions or things, Zhang Zhao will say hello to him. His ability is obvious to all, just like going to 4S to find a car today, if Li Zijing hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been bitten to death by zombies.
Li Zijing originally wanted to go to the vigil by himself, but he was afraid that it would be inconvenient for Linlin to find him in the middle of the night. The little girl has no idea what is happening in the outside world, and she still maintains her pre-apocalyptic innocence. These are all things that need to be instilled slowly by Li Zijing, otherwise the road will be difficult to walk in the future.
After eating a loaf of bread simply, only the lights in the car were turned on in the warehouse, Zhang Zhao felt uneasy, so he went around the outside and made sure that the lights inside could not be found outside before returning to the garage. Then he found a thick block of wood and fastened the door.
At about nine o'clock, Song Qing came upstairs and knocked lightly on the door. Zhang Zhao sat in front of the window and didn't rest, smoking and thinking about things. He opened the door and saw Song Qing change into a clean sportswear: "You still brought clothes." Zhang Zhao's backpack was full of food and drinking water, and he didn't bring any clothes. Carrying a backpack on his back, there was no more space to carry other items, and he was curious to see Song Qing change his clothes.
Like clothes, there is no time and no conditions to wash them after changing, and there is a chance to pass by the mall clothing store, just change a set by the way. Although not taking a shower or changing clothes for a long time can make people uncomfortable from head to toe.
Obviously, Song Qing also realized that something was wrong, and her face turned red when she was asked so directly by Zhang Zhao: "I brought a set." ”
"It's okay, when the time comes, you will need to prepare some of these daily necessities when you pass through the right shopping mall." There are men and women in the team, as well as children, and daily necessities are a must. It is impossible for everyone to eat something that is not nutritious all the time, and food storage is the top priority. It should not only contain coarse food, but also fruits and vegetables to provide the vitamins that the body needs. It is difficult to see a doctor before the apocalypse, and if you get sick after the apocalypse, it will kill people, and maintaining a healthy body is the foundation of survival.
The small room was lit only by a toy lamp found out of nowhere, and the light was dim. Zhang Zhao leaned back on the bed, after a few days of getting along, they became familiar with each other, he carefully observed the beautiful girl in front of him, and asked directly, "Do you have anything to tell me?" ”
Song Qing was not very embarrassed, and couldn't say a word for a long time. Could it be that she likes herself and wants to confess? Zhang Zhao was secretly refreshed in his heart, although he also had a good impression of Song Qing, in the next period of time, everyone was dependent on each other, but to develop into a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship, I am afraid he would not be able to accept it for a while. Zhang Zhao is not a casual person, and what happened to him and Li Yan is just to take what they need. If you really want to talk about a girlfriend seriously, you still need to think deeply. In terms of feelings, Zhang Zhao is particularly cautious.
"Han Yue said, I want you to make her and Guo Rong a pair." After Song Qing finished speaking, her face turned red. When she said Han Yue's name, Zhang Zhao felt that things were not what she thought. I couldn't help but scold myself in my heart, shameless. It turned out that she came to confess on behalf of Han Yue, and the object of the confession was not herself.
"What are you laughing at?" Seeing Zhang Zhao's inexplicable smile on his face, Song Qing asked.
In fact, Zhang Zhao was amused by his own thoughts, and then thought of the coincidence of the matter before laughing, "Why is it so coincidental, today Guozi also told me that he likes girls like Han Yue, it is really affectionate, and the concubine is interested." Hehe, I don't need to go out, I'll give the pot a little mention tomorrow, and it's done. ”
"Really?" Hearing that her best friend's heart could be satisfactorily satisfied, Song Qing's face was full of smiles.
The life of the pot is too good, there will be such a good girl to get used to him, Zhang Zhao is also happy in his heart. If you can come together in the apocalyptic world, who says that there is no simple love?