Chapter 13: On the Road
This Tong Liang doesn't seem to have any malicious intent, because his hands are still slightly raised when he speaks.
The man and two women behind him didn't look very old, and they hid behind Tong Liang with some fear, and their eyes were full of nervousness when they looked at Liang Yu and Liu Kai.
"You don't need to do that, just put your hands down. You're from the South? Liang Yu heard him speak with some accents, and he couldn't tell where it was.
Then he turned around and waved his hand to the people in the Zhiyuan, indicating that it was okay.
The group in the car was relieved to see Liang Yu give a safe signal, Jiang Yan had been aiming at it with a gun, and he was the only one among these people who was sure to hit, although the distance was only ten meters.
Tong Liang's heart was also relieved, and he replied: "Yes, it's not the south, we are from Hebei." ”
"Hebei? What are you doing all this far? Can't you find a place to hide? Liu Kai asked curiously.
"Hehe, there's really nowhere to hide. Every day, a group of zombies passed by, the food was cut off, and they didn't dare to go out at all, but they still encountered other survivors who told us that the zombies were migrating south, and they should not be able to stand the cold in the north. Tong Liang said with some self-deprecation.
"Someone else? Where is it? As soon as Liang Yu heard that there were still people, he immediately became alert.
"Don't worry! We were all scattered as we headed north! There is no way, most of the road is covered with snow! We also came here blindly, and we walked when we encountered the road. Tong Liang saw that Liang Yu looked a little guarded again, so he immediately began to explain.
"Oh, in that case, follow us, and go ahead and find a place to rest at night!" Liang Yu and the others didn't want to leave the car and go to sleep elsewhere, but the four of them must know a lot about the outside world. It still needs to be understood.
"Okay then, you guys," Tong Liang wanted to say, but he was a little embarrassed.
"What's wrong? Want something to eat? Liang Yu saw what he meant, and he didn't have to wait for him to answer, so he wanted to shout in the Zhiyuan.
This is a national highway, and it's very empty, so you don't have to worry about being heard by zombies.
Soon, Zheng Lu and Wang Meng got out of the car and took out some food for them.
"Thank you, we haven't eaten in over a day. I didn't dare to look for it," Tong Liang said with some embarrassment.
"It's okay, let's eat. After eating, we honked the horn and followed our car, and we found a safe place to talk. After speaking, Liang Yu and the others returned to the Zhiyuan.
"How? No problem, right? After the two returned to the car, Brother Li asked with some concern.
"It should be fine! Ordinary people, if they weren't very hungry, they probably wouldn't follow us. And he knows a lot of news that we don't know! Let's find a place to spend the night! Liang Yu's tone revealed some joy when he spoke.
Everyone who didn't know the situation looked at Liang Yu curiously, but Liang Yu wanted to sell it.
"Haha, okay, I won't tease you. I heard this man say that the zombies are migrating south! Liang Yu said with a smile.
Of course, everyone was very happy when they heard this, and they began to talk about it.
Since the small road could not be walked, he could only take the big road, and he had to avoid the big city, so Wang Musen had to return to Siping City and turn to National Highway 203.
The snow here seems to be heavier than elsewhere, and the snow on the national highway is deep as a result. The conical baffle in front of the Zhiyuan became a burden at this time, pushing the snow to both sides as it drove past like a snowplow clearing the road, and in this way, the already slow speed dropped a lot. However, the two Humvees that followed behind took advantage of it.
on the Humvee.
"Brother Tong, is it safe to follow them? It seems that there are a lot of people in their car. Will you have thoughts about them? The other young man looked at the two girls in the back seat and asked with some concern.
"There's no way around it, what if the three of you don't agree to go to a populated place to find food? Are you so hungry? I said that there should be no problem, otherwise there would have been danger just now. I can't lead us so far. It seems that Tong Liang is also a person with some brains.
Then he remembered something and added: "Pay attention when you can speak, and try not to detour around the corner, this is the most annoying thing for these northerners." It's okay to talk to them and scold the street, the most important thing is not to schem! When approaching anyone, the first thing to consider is their surname! Let each other go first, it doesn't matter if you get acquainted, don't let people have a bad first impression of us! Otherwise, it will be difficult to reverse! You know, it's hard for the four of us to survive! ”
Tong Liang is also a well-informed person, so he specially instructed him.
However, when he saw that this young man's face was a little unwilling, he was also worried for a while, afraid that his old mistakes would be made again, so he then instructed: "Zhang Chao! You have to know that this is not a fence! It's the way to live in the world! Don't always put your own thoughts first! ”
Seeing that Zhang Chao's expression did not improve, he made a plan in his heart, and when he got out of the car, he would find an opportunity to tell Zhang Chao that he was young and ignorant first, otherwise he would offend people as before.
It turned out that the four people were the only survivors in a county-level city in Hebei. Soon after the outbreak, the four met. We've been struggling together ever since.
This Zhang Chao is young and frivolous, and he was a second ancestor before. The family is rich and powerful, and he grew up pampered since he was a child, and no one pays attention to him except his father, and his respect for Tong Liang also started after getting along for more than a month and saving him in an accident.
And what Tong Liang said to Liang Yu before that he was separated from others is not the truth.
It's because this Zhang Chao offended everyone else, and everyone proposed to drive him away, Tong Liang and these two girls are also surnamed lovers, and they can't bear to see him walking alone, how to say that the four of them have also experienced a lot together. In desperation, Tong Liang had no choice but to leave with them.
The four of them have been guarding a supermarket to survive, and they have never worried about food. But when he decided to move north with the others, the food he brought with him was divided equally with the others. Later, when he left, he didn't bring much food, and Tong Liang always advocated taking risks to find it, but these three people didn't confront the zombies head-on, and they were scared to death, so they didn't agree to anything. That's what makes us where we are
The people in the Zhiyuan were still talking enthusiastically at this time, and the atmosphere was very high.
But the four people in the Humvee were a little worried. Zhang Chao was still unimpressed, Tong Liang was full of worry, and the two girls even made a decision in their hearts, if they didn't stay with him because Zhang Chao offended someone, it would be interesting enough to risk their lives to choose once.
The road was originally not very far, and under normal circumstances, it took more than 2 hours to reach Liang Yu's hometown in Siping, but now the speed is infinitely slower because of heavy snow.
Seeing that it was not early, Wang Musen had no choice but to find a nearby village on the side of the national highway and stopped.
"Are they going to rest here? Is this looking for death? Zhang Chao in the Humvee saw that the Zhiyuan had stopped at the edge of a village, so he said mockingly.
"It's dangerous here, isn't it? Why not take a break in the car? Are we going down? A girl in the back seat also asked timidly.
"If you don't go down, is it still like talking? They should be sure that they will do so. Tong Liang was full of helplessness at this time, he knew that the four of them were lucky to go to his grandmother's house if they survived.
After saying that, he opened the car door and walked out, and the three people in the car had no choice but to follow when they saw this.
But as soon as he took a few steps, he saw more than a dozen people coming down from the Zhiyuan, and the footsteps of the four people were all stunned, but Tong Liang still had the courage to walk over.
"Resting here today! The old rule, search first! Looking for a sturdy place! Liang Yu saw Tong Liang and the four of them coming, so he instructed his group.
As for Tong Liang's four people, the rest of them just glanced at each other and then walked towards the village.
Tong Liang looked at these people with natural expressions, as if all this was normal.
Even the women and children in the team did not show the slightest sign of fear, and they were somewhat surprised.
The four of them looked at each other, suppressing the fear in their hearts, it would be a shame not to follow up at this time.
The group walked to the first house in the village, Liu Kai and Wang Meng did not open the door directly according to the old method, but leaned on the wall and looked inside.
"There are two of them!" Liu Kai said in a low voice after coming down.
The zombies in the yard seemed to be a little more energetic, much stronger than those at the train station, and at this time they had already smelled the smell and began to scratch the door.
Tong Liang and the four of them couldn't help but take a step back when they heard this tooth-sore voice.
"It's okay! They're amazing! Lao Wang, who was at the back of the team, saw that the four of them were a little scared, so he said with a smile.
Seeing Lao Wang's kind appearance, the hearts of the four of them were a lot more relaxed, but they were still very nervous because of the zombies.
Because the door was locked inside, it couldn't be opened for a while, so Liu Kai, Wang Meng, and Zheng Lu, three more flexible people, jumped over the wall and jumped in.
Tong Liang walked up to Liang Yu with some worry and said, "Aren't there zombies inside?" Isn't it dangerous to go in? Let's just go, they won't be able to get out anyway! ”
Liang Yu just smiled slightly and didn't answer.
It only took a dozen seconds for the door to open.
Liu Kai walked out and said, "That's it!" The house and yard are quite sturdy! ”
"Hmmm! Search the rest of the village, be careful, we're going to make a fire and cook today! Liang Yu said.
Tong Liang and the four of them looked at the orderly appearance of these people in front of them in surprise, and in comparison, they were simply eating and waiting for death. Even Zhang Chao rarely put away his contemptuous look.
Later, in the process of searching the village, seeing Liu Xiangyi's clean and neat solution to the zombies, Xiao Xueyang kicked and kicked the zombies' corpses. The four of them were even more surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. Then Tong Liangmu went to drive the car with Wang Musen and parked it at the door, and under Wang Musen's advice, he also turned the car around, ready to leave and run away at any time.
The village was completely safe, so everyone went from house to house looking for firewood, and the wooden window frames and doors were all removed. An empty gasoline drum can be very expensive, but the temperature is also very high.
Just make a hole under the gasoline drum, preferably rectangular, for ashing. At the same time, several small holes are drilled above this hole, and several iron rods are inserted. The stove is ready.
A gasoline drum is enough to heat a 200-square-meter room, and it is quite warm. However, pay attention to the empty oil drum when the lid is broken, leave it for a few minutes to allow the residual gasoline inside to evaporate. Otherwise, when ignited, it will be instantaneous, and it is easy to burn your hands.
The group was very motivated at the thought of having a warm place to sleep in the evening and hot water to wash their feet.
After a busy day, it soon got dark.
The crowd sat around the fire, eating hot rice porridge.
There is a lot of mess in the rice porridge, and the main flavor comes from the seasoning in the instant noodles.
You must also bring more seasoning packets and vegetable packets in instant noodles, the more the better, not only to save space, but also to be convenient.
In fact, instant noodles are fine, but these proletariats have reached the point where they are disgusted at the smell of instant noodles.
As Liang Yu said, when I was a child, my biggest wish was to make money to buy instant noodles to eat every day when I grew up, but when I grew up, I worked hard to make money in order not to let myself eat instant noodles every day.
Now the temperature in the house is very high, and everyone has taken off their heavy cotton clothes and opened the windows to smoke without feeling cold.
Liang Yu saw that Tong Liang and the four of them finally put down the dishes and chopsticks reluctantly, so he asked, "Tell me about your experience!" ”
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