Chapter 76: Choice
As night fell, more than a dozen bonfires were lit in the rice fields that had already been harvested. A hundred survivors sat around the campfire, their faces bitter.
To run away is to escape. But everyone was already hungry and growling. There is neither clean drinking water nor enough food. The virus outbreak came quickly, and no one had time to bring something to eat or drink.
Next to a bonfire near the ridge, Yang Yuting bit her lip and took care of Lu Li carefully. Since being desperately rescued by Di Yu from the zombie group, he fell into a coma and never woke up. And now, something even worse has happened.
He had a high fever.
He was hot, as if he had been roasted on a fire. Yang Yuting had just put the soaked handkerchief on his forehead. It just takes a few minutes to get a little hot.
Yang Yuting was a little anxious. Again and again, she soaked her handkerchief in the ditch at the edge of the field, and then cooled Lu Li. But instead of lowering his body temperature, it got higher and higher.
At this time, Di Yu came from a distance with a few potatoes in his arms. He ran to the campfire and turned back to the rest of the survivors and shouted, "There are still potatoes in the field over there." The hungry go find it themselves. ”
By this time, the survivors were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs. Hearing Di Yu's reminder, they regretted it, and only hated themselves for forgetting this simple common sense.
This is not an urban area. You can find a lot of food in the nearby farmland.
So, they left the campfire, and wolves flocked to the nearby fields in search of food. Di Yu had already poured the potatoes in his arms on the edge of the bonfire at this time, and began to think about what to do with these potatoes.
"Straight baked?"
Di Yu picked up a potato and gestured to the campfire. After a while, he muttered with a sad face, "It doesn't seem like that's the case." Buried in the soil and roasted at residual temperature? ”
He scratched his head, unable to make a charter left and right. After all, he is a child who grew up in the city, and he is not as good as a rural boy. At this time, Yang Yuting saw that he was helpless against potatoes, and couldn't help but say lightly.
"As long as you can eat it."
Di Yu was stunned and looked at Yang Yuting blankly. He was not used to Yang Yuting talking to himself. After all, this is the only time Yang Yuting has spoken to herself since the outbreak of the virus. In the middle of the night, he nodded in surprise, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, picked up a branch and skewered the potatoes one by one, and roasted them on the bonfire.
After a while, a scent spread. Di Yu was so excited that he almost danced. After being busy for a while, he grinned and held a few potatoes that were still a little hot, and handed them to Yang Yuting like a treasure.
"Here, eat while it's hot."
Yang Yuting took a potato, peeled off the outer layer of charred skin, and ate it in small bites. When Di Yu saw it, he happily put down the remaining potatoes and ate them.
Barely filling their stomachs, the two looked at Lu Li, who was still unconscious, and was worried. Suddenly, a quarrel not far away alarmed the two. Looking back, the survivors didn't know when they had come together and were arguing about something.
At this time, the rest of the survivors also more or less filled their stomachs. They got together and argued. A middle-aged man wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses stood by the campfire and said with a foaming mouth.
"Everybody listens to me. We've now escaped from City A. For the time being there is no danger. But what about the future? We can't stay here forever. We'll have to do everything we can to find other survivors. Unity is strength. So I said that we should leave tomorrow morning and go to N City. There is the capital, and there will definitely be more troops. We must be safe there. ”
His words have apparently been approved by the majority. Compared to staying in such a wilderness, staying in the city makes people feel more at ease and safer. After all, not all people have the ability to survive in the wild.
Still, there are a few who disagree with him. A sturdy young man sat on the ground, and snorted coldly in an urn voice: "Go to N City? Hmph, you don't want to think about how far it is from here to N City. It is 436 kilometers from here to the city of N. It's easy to have a car. But we don't even have a bike right now. If you are traveling on two legs, you have to watch out for those things. I don't think there are many people who make it to N City alive. It's better to find a nearby village to live in. This is the countryside, and food is indispensable. At the very least, we can all survive and wait until the army comes to our rescue. ”
As soon as this young man of about twenty-seven or eighteen said it, many people were shaken again. And there is a lot of truth in that. It's early August and quite a few crops are ripe. I went to look for potatoes and other food, and the rice in the field was already yellow, but no one was going to harvest it. With a little effort, at least the food won't be a problem. This is safer than rushing to N City and having to spend time looking for food along the way.
God knows if he will take the initiative to send it to the zombies to serve as food when he is looking for food.
The middle-aged man was a little speechless. He's a city guy through and through, and he doesn't want to stay in the country from the bottom of his heart. He was used to life in the city. Even if the virus breaks out and you are forced to sleep on the streets with others, at least there is a regular share of food distributed by the government every day. In a hurry, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Di Yu looking over not far away. He suddenly pointed at Di Yu as if he had grasped a life-saving straw and shouted.
"The one who can call the shots is not us, it's him."
The survivors were inexplicably surprised, and they all turned their heads to look at his fingers. When they saw Di Yu, everyone was immediately relieved.
That's right, this kid is young, but he has a lot of ability. Follow him, even if the zombies come, don't worry. It's better than a bunch of people being chased like dogs by zombies.
Di Yu suddenly saw so many pairs of eyes looking over, and couldn't help but be startled. At this time, he suddenly heard Yang Yuting whisper.
"It's up to you, my brother can't hurry."
When Di Yu heard this, his spirit suddenly perked. He stood up suddenly, his figure flashing, and he disappeared in place, causing a burst of exclamations from the survivors. After a while, the survivors exclaimed again.
"I said ......"
Di Yu didn't know when he appeared next to the middle-aged man. He crossed his hands over his chest and glanced around with disdain. His gaze swept over the faces of the survivors, and he suddenly cursed.
"Run, run, run...... All you think about is running away. If it works, I'll run too. But does it work to run away? Bah, it's dangerous here, but it's not dangerous in N City? There are no cannibalistic zombies there? Are we safe if we flee to N City? ”
A sentence slammed into the hearts of the survivors like a hammer. The gold-threaded glasses who advocated escaping to N City for refuge were blue and red for a while, and he had the heart to refute it, but he couldn't find a reason.
The survivors all lowered their heads in shame, avoiding Di Yu's gaze. This is an indisputable fact. Although communication has been cut off now, most people learned from the news that the end was coming a few minutes before the virus broke out. It's not just City A, the whole world is in apocalypse.
"Yes."
The sturdy young man who had opposed the flight to N City jumped up from the ground. He walked up to Di Yu and shouted to the rest of the survivors.
"Anyway, you can encounter zombies everywhere. In that case, we might as well find a place to live nearby. It's a wilderness, and it's not easy for them to find us. By the time they find us, we'll have plenty of time to prepare. If we can't beat it, let's hide. Build a wall and collect crops from nearby fields to feed us at least until next year. At that time, the troops did not come to save us. We can continue to live. ”
This time, his mention was approved by most people. What's more, Di Yu, a little ghost with great ability, has obviously decided to stay. has such a backbone, why should he suffer and flee to N City with his eyes. What if the situation in City N is similar to that in City A? Isn't that self-inflicted?
Most people are in favor of staying. Other survivors who want to flee to the big city can only choose to stay for the time being. At least wait until you've collected enough food before you hit the road. You might even find a few cars in the nearby villages. It's better than walking on two legs.
Seeing that no one objected, Di Yu triumphantly flashed back to Yang Yuting's side. didn't want Yang Yuting to lower her body temperature for Lu Li, so she didn't look at him at all. He smiled stupidly and started to fight beside him with a smile.
One night passed. The survivors reached a consensus that there was no riot. Life goes on. And Lu Li's situation is even stricter. He had a terrible fever. The skin is red, and it feels like it has been roasted on a fire, which is very hot.
Di Yu and the others were helpless, so they had to run to the other survivors for help. After being busy for a while, the two of them found a few antipyretic pills and gave them to Lu Li to eat.
The fever reducers worked quickly. Lu Li's body temperature had dropped a little, and although it was still a little hot, at least it wasn't as strict as in the early morning.
The two were busy taking care of Lu Li. On the other side, there are also two factions among the survivors. The faction was led by the sturdy guy who advocated staying. They work together to find nearby villages while actively collecting ripe crops such as peanuts and potatoes.
And the other faction is led by the gold-rimmed glasses. They are small in number and concentrate on collecting food, at most within a two-kilometre radius of food.
The two sides do not interfere with each other, and each side does its own thing. It is even more noticeable in the evening. Two groups of people each occupy a field, light a bonfire, and handle the food in their hands.
Di Yu and Yang Yu didn't take them to heart. During the day, Yang Yuting took care of Lu Li alone, and Di Yu went out to look for food and the whereabouts of the village. At night, the two worked together to take care of Lu Li. Under the care of the two, Lu Li's fever gradually subsided, and his face improved a lot. Only he was still unconscious.
And so it went for two days. At noon that day, Yang Yuting baked the potatoes as usual and waited for Di Yu to come back. It didn't take long for Di Yu to suddenly appear beside her.
He looked surprised and hugged Yang Yuting: "Haha, I found the village." There are people in the village, there are survivors. ”