Chapter 390 Hardware Stores and Supermarkets
Hearing Wang Ping's appreciation, everyone just smiled heartily. As people who have come through disasters, we have all experienced a lot. The situation in the detention center is not the norm, and it may even be an exception, and there are still many survivors living outside, and the environment they live in may be full of sinister and calculating between people.
Not to mention far away, just say that the Lianhua supermarket under the control of Li Guoqiang and his group is heaven for those who have power, but for those who are oppressed by power, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as hell.
What the environment will become depends on how the people in the environment transform it. Chen Bin and the others had a good start when they first arrived at Jiafu Supermarket, and then a group of suitable partners were ushered in there, so everyone has today's climate.
Wang Ping has not experienced this, so his experience is not as profound as that of this group of companions who originally came from Jiafu Supermarket. While eating, he kept in mind every face he saw around him, and when he first arrived at the detention center, Chen Bin led him to meet with the people here, so Wang Ping planned to familiarize himself with them as soon as possible.
Chen Jiulang and the others were arranged in another room alone when they had a meal, and the food was also sent by Lao Huan or Cao Shengli, when they were eating or resting, men and women would be separated, the men were taken care of by Lao Huan, and the women were handed over to Chen Ting and Fang Hui.
After arriving at the detention center, the black cat was kept in the internal guard building, and Chen Bin planned to wait a few days before taking it to the kitchen and warehouse area of the prison so that it could begin its duties.
Cai Ji snatched the naming rights of this black cat as soon as he saw it, "Sheriff Black Cat!" ”
"Just call it Sheriff, how about it, Brother Xuan?" Cai Ji asked Cheng Zixuan for advice.
Cheng Zixuan doesn't have any ideas himself, he listens to everything Cai Ji says, children are used to blindly obeying children older than themselves, which is what we commonly call the "fart bug" phenomenon.
The name was decided, and Cai Ji went to lead the danzi to the house with the intention of making friends with the "sheriff", but as soon as the danzi entered the house, the black cat rushed under the bed, and his mouth kept huffing.
"The cat will be very alert when it comes to a strange place, and you still bring the group over to scare it, it's strange if it doesn't hide," Fortunately, Ji Wenwen came to the rescue in time, and she took the two little children and the border herd group outside, so that the "sheriff" could familiarize himself with the environment here.
At night, Wang Ping lay in the house he had been assigned to with mixed feelings. For him, today is really a historic day, if he didn't happen to meet Chen Bin and their boat passed by Zhouzhu, then he would still continue to live alone on Zhouzhu.
This kind of life may not be a big problem for a short time, but what about a long time? Wang Ping had thought about this problem before, but he couldn't find a way to solve it. He himself is trapped on Zhouzhu, surrounded by danger, and he also needs to deal with the zombies in those communities every day for food.
As time went on, Wang Ping knew that the chances of finding food would become slimmer and dangerous. Luck doesn't always favor him, and many difficulties can't be solved by one person alone.
Lin Yi's death was a big blow to Wang Ping, if it weren't for his optimistic nature, he might have already had a nervous breakdown. He writes and recites poems every day on Zhouzhu, the purpose of which is to encourage himself to live bravely.
Wang Ping buried Lin Yi on Zhouzhu, which was also a warning to himself to cherish life.
Thinking back to his eyes, Wang Ping looked at the clean ceiling, and the lights that he hadn't seen for a long time, and for a moment something seemed to blur his eyes.
"It turns out that this is the happiness that is hard to buy," Wang Ping thought, casually turned off the switch next to the bed, and then gradually fell asleep.
The next morning, Ji Wenwen came to Wang Ping to give him a few boxes of medicine, and last night she heard Chen Bin mention that Wang Ping's throat was a little inflamed because of drinking unclean water, and there happened to be some symptomatic anti-inflammatory drugs in the detention center.
Wang Ping received the medicine with great gratitude, and this was the second time he felt care from others after the disaster. In the past, when Lin Yi waited for him to return to Zhouzhu every day, he always had a trace of warmth in his heart, but after Lin Yi's death, this warmth gradually faded.
"You can drink a glass of light salt water after getting up in the morning, it will help your throat recover, and you can ask Aunt Luo for salt, you must remember." Ji Wenwen admonished him.
"Okay, thank you." Wang Ping took the medicine in his hand and nodded gratefully to Ji Wenwen again.
After Ji Wenwen left, Wang Ping drank the azithromycin and double coptis she sent over with clean water, and then he walked out of the door, ready to go to Aunt Luo to get some salt as Ji Wenwen said.
Outside the building, Wang Ping heard the shouting of children nearby, he followed the sound and found that it was the little girl and the little boy here running. The winter temperature was a little cool, and the two of them ran on the road outside the building, exhaling some mist from their mouths from time to time.
"Brother Xuan, come on!" Cai Ji ran in front, and the little girl was one year older than Cheng Zixuan, and her physical fitness was better than him. Cai Ji's legs are slightly longer than those of children of the same age, and it can be vaguely seen that she must be a tall girl in the future, and girls will develop slightly faster than boys when they are young, so Cai Ji's height is a little taller than Cheng Zixuan.
Cheng Zixuan followed behind her, panting as she ran, "Sister Cai Ji, didn't you say that you can rest after running two laps?" ”
"That was the standard before last week, and from this week we have three laps to do it." Cai Ji trotted around Cheng Zixuan's back and stretched out his hand to push his back.
"You can do it a little longer, Brother Xuan." Cai Ji cheered him on, and with this encouragement, Cheng Zixuan gritted his teeth and continued to insist on running the remaining lap.
Wang Ping stood on the side of the road and watched the two little guys exercise a little distracted, he didn't know that there were also people nearby who were observing him.
"I'll go out with you after breakfast to-day," said the monkey, "Brother Benze, you stay at home in my place." ”
"What's the matter, do you want that hardware store?" Bian Ce smiled, "I shouldn't have told you this news if I knew it." ”
"It's okay for the monkeys to come with us," Chen Bin nodded, "and when we come back with some tools and materials, we can simply modify or manufacture some things ourselves." And the crossbow bolt is used less and less, but it is still very useful in special occasions. ”
"That's okay," Bian Ce readily agreed, and he reminded the monkey again, "Remember to bring the house that unlocks the lock, we didn't have tools yesterday, and some houses can't get in." ”
"If you don't say I'll bring it too," the monkey looked slightly excited, since he moved to the detention center, he had become addicted to some hands-on work, and he was very energetic to delve into it. Now he has the opportunity to find more tools and materials to come back, which is exactly what he wants.
"By the way, there is also a flashlight," Bian Ce's memory is very good, this time the monkey wants to go out for him, so he can only think clearly about the problems encountered yesterday in advance, and also make enough preparations, "It is estimated that the power is cut off over there, and the light in some buildings is very dark." ”
"Yes, the flashlight can't be forgotten, this time we have to bring more bullets," Chen Bin nodded, Bian Ce's reminder came very timely, "Lianhua supermarket and hardware store are on the road by the river, very close to the location of the riverbank, we have cleaned up a lot of zombies when we went ashore before, and when we pass today, we can try to clear the road, Zhouzhu can just be used as our first temporary stronghold, and the things in the supermarket and hardware store can also be transferred to Zhouzhu first." ”
"Good idea," Qiao Xingyu said and added a little to Chen Bin, "We can seal the road ahead, leaving only the section from the supermarket to the riverbank, and it will be safer and more convenient to transfer supplies in the future." ”
Taking advantage of the effort before breakfast, everyone quickly finalized the plan for this operation, and finally when discussing whether to continue to bring Wang Ping, there were some small differences of opinion. Some people suggested that Wang Ping should be brought with him when he acted, so that he could observe the person's character during the action. Others suggested that he should be kept at home, because for the time being they could not give him a gun, and if he carried someone who could not hold a gun, he would undoubtedly become a burden.
"Let's leave Wang Ping at home first," Chen Bin finally made a decision. Today's action Wang Ping can't help much from the past, and he also needs to get familiar with the environment here as soon as possible.
The number of people in the detention center has exceeded thirty, plus a dog and a cat, and there is already a faint climate here in the midst of the disaster. With the existing walls and cameras scattered around them, the people inside no longer need to fear any forces around them who prey on them.
After the reserves of guns and ammunition increased, everyone's confidence was also a lot fuller, and in Cao Shengli's words, the waist pole was much straighter than before. At present, the people in the detention center can be said to have no internal worries and no external troubles, but in the long run, there is still a lot of work they need to do.
For example, the most important nutritional problem for pregnant women at present needs to be solved immediately, and the other is to ensure the long-term supply of materials. According to Chen Bin's own vision, the problem of material supply now mainly relies on internal personnel to go out to search, and everyone needs to go to some supermarkets or shopping malls to find places where materials are more concentrated, and then carry out self-reliant production activities in their own camps.
If the Jiafu supermarket was not destroyed by the fire, then Chen Bin would not have to worry too much, because in the big supermarket, there will be a lot of nutritional products for sale, just like the eight-treasure porridge and protein powder they found from the house in the Lin family community yesterday, these things are generally available in the supermarket, and the storage capacity is relatively large.