Chapter 174: Weird Camp
The survivors' camp is a small area in a mountain valley, about the size of half a football field. Trees, weeds, bushes, etc., were cut down and cleared out of the flat land.
There are several small shacks on the flat ground. A dozen or so women were drying their clothes between the tents with freshly picked rattans. They were different from the survivors that Lu Li and the others had seen just now. They had satisfied smiles on their faces, and a few laughs from time to time. It's as if it's not a place of refuge, it's a resort.
Lu Li and his group of four squatted on the top of the hill, overlooking the camp below. Seeing the smiles on the faces of these women, the four of them looked at each other, all of them in surprise.
It's weird.
Lu Li hesitated for a moment, and then ordered in a low voice: "You wait for me here." I'll go down and take a look. ”
Di Yu immediately jumped up, and the excited Mao Sui recommended himself: "I'll go with you." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Yufeng immediately nodded again and again, urging: "Okay, Xiaoting and I are waiting for you here." ”
Yang Yuting glanced at him, got up without saying a word and walked to Lu Li's side. When he saw this, he stood up dejectedly and muttered, "If you all go, I will definitely go too." ”
Lu Li thought about it and didn't refuse. Even if there were oddities in that camp below, nothing would happen to the four evolutionaries. So, the four of them descended the trail and approached the camp.
As soon as they got to the neighborhood, five survivors happened to come down the hill. When they saw Lu Li and his party, they were stunned at first, and then greeted them in surprise. One of them, a middle-aged man in his forties, greeted him warmly.
"It's rare to see a living person, walk, go in and sit."
Lu Li was slightly stunned, suspicious in his heart, and secretly launched a mind reading technique and began to read the memories of these five people. After a while, he was silent on the surface, nodded at Di Yu and the three of them, and followed the five people into the camp according to his words, but he was secretly frightened in his heart.
"There's something like that in this place."
He followed the five into the camp and looked up at the humble camp. It's a lot wider than what you see from the mountains. The shacks were scattered on the flat ground, and a curtain hung at the door of the shacks, so that the furnishings inside could not be seen. There was a pile of embers in the middle of several shacks, which was apparently used for cooking.
At this time, the middle-aged man who looked like the leader warmly invited, "Come, sit down and rest." Wait a little longer, and it's time for them to come back. ”
"How many of you have here?"
"Not much, only thirty or so."
The middle-aged man sighed, looking a little lonely: "Originally, we had more than fifty people here. I went to a nearby village to look for food, and more than twenty died. ”
Speaking of this, he put on a smile again and smiled proudly: "But we are safe here." Stay here and don't get attacked by those things. We are all satisfied. If you don't hate the bad conditions here, just stay. On behalf of others, I welcome you to join. ”
When Di Yu heard this, he shook his head again and again: "Brother Lu is still ......"
As soon as he said three words, Lu Li had already spoken first and interrupted him: "It's not too early." Can we stay here for one night? ”
"Yes, of course."
The middle-aged man smiled happily and raised his hand to gesture: "You should treat this place as if you were in your own home, and you can live here for as long as you want." Or you just stay. We don't have much to eat, but we can fill our stomachs. I can't starve you. ”
"Thank you."
Lu Li smiled and thanked him. At this moment, a young woman in a red down jacket came over with a plate of jerky. With a smile, she handed the rough wooden plate in her hand to Lu Li and the four of them, and greeted them warmly.
"Eat some jerky to fill your stomach. They may not come back until the sun goes down. Hehe, I'm not afraid of your jokes. We waited until everybody came back to eat. ”
Di Yu saw that the dried meat was so good-looking, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to reach out and take it. Lu Li suddenly pressed his hand, looked at the young woman and smiled.
"No need. We also had a bit to eat. It's not easy for you, so keep the jerky. ”
Middle-aged people are not happy. He took the plate from the young woman's hand, grabbed a piece of dried meat and stuffed it into Lu Li's hand: "Eat, these are the voles we caught from the fields down the mountain." Now this is the time when they are preparing for the winter, and they are very fat. It's a pity that I didn't get a nest today. Otherwise, they will be skinned and roasted on the fire...... Tsk, it's much more authentic than the game I used to eat in restaurants. ”
Di Yu was so hungry that he drooled. He swallowed his saliva, leaned into Lu Li's ear and whispered, "Brother Lu, why don't we go and dig out a nest of voles now, and try what he said?" ”
When the middle-aged man heard this, he looked at Di Yu with interest. Seeing that Lu Li still refused to take the jerky, he handed the plate to Di Yu, and greeted with a smile on his face: "Taste this first." It's not as fresh as fresh, you can eat it directly, and you can roast it on the fire and eat it. Early tomorrow morning, I'll take you to dig out the vole's nest. ”
When Di Yu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He stretched out his hand and nodded again and again while picking up the dried meat from the middle-aged man's hand: "Uncle, let's talk about it." Take me tomorrow to catch voles. ”
"Well said, well said."
When the middle-aged man saw him come to pick up the jerky, the smile on his face became thicker. Unexpectedly, at this time, Lu Li suddenly pressed Di Yu's hand again. He grimaced angrily.
"You know how to eat. They finally found something to eat. Since we still have food, do we still have the face to steal other people's food? ”
Di Yu was stunned, then retracted his hand aggrievedly, lowered his head without saying a word, and couldn't see the expression on his face. The middle-aged man was also stunned, and only after a while did he smile awkwardly and handed the plate to Yang Yuting and the others.
"Look at what you're saying. Hehe, although it is difficult to find food, but now is a difficult time, everyone is a little more considerate, a little cooperation, we will definitely be able to survive. ”
"I listen to my brother."
Yang Yuting pushed away the plate, took out a piece of chocolate from the backpack next to Di Yu, and chewed it in small bites. When Luo Yufeng saw it, he immediately pushed away the plate and refused righteously.
He's right. You don't have much to eat, so save some for the others. Anyway, we still have some food here, so it's okay to last a few days. ”
The middle-aged man was stunned, then smiled and handed the plate to the young woman beside him. He sighed ashamedly: "I ...... I don't know what to say. If it's all good people like you...... Alas, no more. ”
He stood up and barely squeezed out a smile: "I'll go find them." It's so late, and I haven't come back yet. ”
"Please."
Lu Li smiled and immediately began to eat. While eating, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the women who had gathered together for some unknown time, and from time to time they secretly glanced over here, and then giggled. His heart moved, and his mind reading technique was activated with all his might. Soon, he saw several familiar faces from the memories of these women. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and secretly thought in his heart.
"King Qiu Yan, they've been here too?"
Thinking of this, he took the opportunity to rummage through the food and touched Di Yu without a trace. When the latter hesitantly cast his gaze, he quickly gestured with his eyes, and at the same time made a mouth gesture to shut up.
Di Yu blinked, nodded slightly, and then continued to eat. Seeing that he understood what he meant, Lu Li was a little relieved. Among the three, what he was most worried about was Di Yu, a stunned boy.
After eating, the middle-aged man also returned. He was followed by a dozen or so strong men. Several of them were visibly injured and could not walk very well.
However, what caught Lu Li's attention was that these people were carrying strips of fresh meat of different lengths and half of the fat, and there was even a faint amount of blood dripping down them. Under his gaze, the middle-aged man beckoned the women to make a fire and set up a pot.
In a short time, a roaring bonfire went up. A large iron pot was placed on the campfire. The woman who had brought the jerky had brought a bucket of water from the shack, shook the pot, and filled the pot with water. Not long after, the water in the pot gurgled to boil. Two men came over with five pieces of fresh meat.
They put the meat in boiling water, took out a small bottle from each of them, and sprinkled some salt into the pot, as well as what appeared to be spice powder and other ingredients.
Twenty minutes later, the smell of meat was filling the camp. At this time, the middle-aged man came over again. He warmly invited.
"Let's have a bite to eat. Always eating fast food is not good for the body. ”
"We're full. Eat yourselves. ”
Lu Li smiled and declined his kindness. He smiled and turned his gaze to Di Yu and the others. When Di Yu saw it, he immediately shook his head like a rattle, and secretly glanced at Lu Li with resentment.
"I'm full."
Di Yu's expression fell into the eyes of the middle-aged man, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, he smiled, and then set his eyes on the faces of Yang Yuting and Luo Yufeng.
"I'm full, too."
Yang Yuting shook her head, then lowered her head and began to clean up food packaging bags and other garbage. Luo Yufeng was even more simply, got up and pushed him to urge.