The room was already cramped and cramped, and the reason for the lack of ventilation all year round filled it with a musty smell.

Xie Ning followed up for the first time, and his expression was stunned.

I saw that there were seven or eight one-meter-wide single beds neatly packed in the small living room, and an elderly man was lying on each bed.

Some are old, some are a little younger, but on the whole they look thin and thin, and everyone is very pale.

Lying at the door was an old lady with a kind smile, and when she saw them following the house, she smiled and nodded at Xie Ning and Xie Xueli.

She didn't speak, and her breathing seemed sluggish.

Xie Xueli was also surprised to see this, and subconsciously glanced at Xie.

Seeing that Xie Ning didn't say anything, he didn't speak, and followed the little man and ran forward a few steps.

The room was very cramped, with small single beds on either side, and only a slit aisle in the middle.

If you want to walk over, you can only walk sideways.

"Doctor, please give this uncle a painkiller injection." The little man pointed to the old man who was humming on the bed next to him and whispered.

Xie Xueli was a little surprised, and replied with a very serious expression, "Painkillers can't be injected indiscriminately, it depends on what the situation is." ”

And for an old man of such an age, it is best to do a skin test before getting a needle, not all needles can be indiscriminately beaten.

But in this case, it is unlikely that something will be tested.

At the very least, you have to ask about your past medical records before asking for a needle, right?

"You don't care, just hit him anyway." The little man waved his hand impatiently, almost in a commanding tone, "Hurry up, if you delay any longer, you will die of pain." ”

"But......" Xie Xueli, as a professional, still wants to refute a few words.

The use of needles is not a joke, if you are not careful, you may be killed.

"Let's fight." Xie Ning took out a brand-new emergency medical kit from the space, and found several pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections from the medicine cabinet, and handed them to Xie Xueli.

Xie Xueli took it in a daze and looked at Xie Ning for a long time.

Seeing that the other party nodded lightly at her again, Xie Xueli had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

Not to mention, the medical supplies in the emergency medical kit are quite complete, disposable syringes, gauze and other things.

Xie Xueli glanced at the old man again, and stopped talking.

The little man urged again, "Doctor, hurry up, people are dying of pain." ”

Xie Xueli had no choice but to follow the instructions of the little man and gave the old man a painkiller.

Medicine is not a panacea, and there must be a process and time to adapt after going down.

But the old man's humming voice was a little quieter.

Sitting silently on the side and taking care of the old man was a woman, who did not look very old, but had many wrinkles on her forehead.

She wiped the old man's head and face, put him in a slightly comfortable sleeping position, and sat back in silence.

It's just that when Xie Ning threw a glance at her, she would nod at the other party with a tired face, but she didn't speak from beginning to end.

"Thank you." The little man spoke slowly, raised his finger to point to the emergency medical kit on the side, and asked hesitantly, "This...... Can I stay? ”

His eyes were burning and he seemed to be looking forward to it, and Xie Xueli didn't know how to refuse when he met his gaze.

But after all, the thing was taken out by his niece Xie Ning, so he naturally couldn't be the master.

Xie Xueli opened his mouth, turned his head to look at Xie Ning, and heard Xie Ning say lightly, "Stay." ”

"Thank you." The little man had a better attitude towards the two of them, and nodded his head earnestly.

"I'll send you out."

The little man sent them to the door, thanked them again, and closed the door.

Xie Ning stared at the closed door and didn't say anything for a long time.

The hallway was quiet.

Xie Xueli looked surprised, "Ning Ning, why don't you ask them what the situation is?" ”

These people are also too weird, really weird.

There are so many old people in the entire 707 room, could it be that the same situation is the case with the 708 next to it?

Who will take care of such a large number of old people after the end times?

In the so-called small slum base, are all such elderly people who are not good at walking?

How much effort do they have to work to support so many elderly people, and how should they take care of them?

And everyone can see that this so-called small base is too dilapidated and too wasted, and it is not at all comparable to the entire environment of the base.

No matter how poor the survivors in the base are, the situation seems to be a little better than this.

Xie Ning was a little silent, and did not respond to Xie Xueli's words for a long time.

Xie Xueli coughed lightly.

Don't look at the little niece as young, but when she doesn't speak, she always feels that the atmosphere will be quite depressing.

It's like a boulder weighing heavily on someone else's heart.

Xie Xueli didn't say anything more, just silently followed Xie Ning forward.

When he arrived at the gate of 705, Xie Ning thanked Xie Xueli, "Thank you this time, you may have to leave tomorrow, you go back and get ready." ”

"This ......" Xie Xueli was stunned for a moment, but still nodded, "Okay, I see, thank you for the reminder, Ning Ning." ”

In fact, he wanted to know more about the small slum base.

But obviously, Xie Ning looked unwilling to talk deeply.

But that's fine, there are so many old, weak, sick and disabled people here in the small base, if Ning Ning wants to bring them with him......

It felt very difficult.

Xie Ning pushed open the door and walked in, drooping his head and feeling stuffy in his heart.

"What's wrong?" Song Youai was washing clothes in the small bathroom, using a homemade drum washing machine, and when she saw her daughter coming back, she looked wilted, and hurriedly walked over.

"What's going on, girl." How do you go out and look like you've been hit?

Song Youai frowned and looked at her daughter worriedly.

Xie Ning stretched out her hand and hugged her mother, and spoke sullenly.

"Didn't you ask me before?"

"Huh?" Song Youai was a little confused by her brainless words.

"What did I ask? Daughter, don't scare your mother. Song Youai gently patted her daughter's back and asked worriedly, "Tell your mother about something." ”

"You asked me why they didn't go to the big base, so they had to hide in this dangerous building." Xie Ning's voice was muffled.

"I was telling you in all seriousness that maybe they were yearning for freedom."

"I didn't say anything more ugly, but you know what I mean. I think they probably like the feeling of being king. I like to be uninhibited and unregulated by the authorities. ”

After all, she has seen too many such people since the end of the world.

Selfish, chasing fame and fortune, and profit-seeking, what kind of person Xie Ning has never seen after the end of the world.

But Brother Dong, she really hasn't seen people like them.

After the end of the world, it can't be said that there are no good people, there are good people everywhere, but like Brother Dong, they don't ask for anything in return at all, they don't think the old people are dragging them down, and they can take care of so many people at one time.

Before the end of the world, there are many people who disobey their children and abandon their adoptive parents, let alone in such a bad environment today.

A person who is not related by blood can do such a step, Xie Ning is actually unimaginable.

Song Youai paused and didn't speak when she saw her daughter halfway through speaking, and glanced at her daughter in surprise, thoughtfully, "Then, isn't it?" ”

"It's not. That Brother Dong can't leave at all. ”

Xie Ning's expression was particularly bleak, "More than 90% of their small slum base are elderly people who are in poor health and can't move casually. ”

"Just now Xie Xueli and I went into 707 to see, there are a lot of old people crowded in a room, all of them are not good at walking." Xie Ning took a deep breath and said quietly, "They were all taken care of by Brother Dong and his party. ”

"Ah, Ning Ning, did you follow them to Brother Dong's room today?" Song Youxuan and He Shuping were shocked and came over to ask.

When the rest of the people heard the voice, they also put down their work and walked over to surround Xie Ning.

"Sister Ning, do you mean, that Brother Dong, who looks very much like a social person, adopted a group of elderly people??"

"The reason why they haven't moved to the big base is because they have to take care of the elderly, and they can't get out of it at all?"

Xie Ning wiped her little face and sighed, "This can't be said to be a small base at all, it should be called a shelter for the elderly." ”

"Slum Shelter for the Elderly." Song Youyi muttered to himself.

A trace of guilt also appeared on the faces of the rest of the people, and they had previously felt that Brother Dong and their group were quite ...... Bizarre.

Now it seems that they don't know people at all, and they casually make some judgments in their hearts, which is quite arbitrary and rude.

"Then this Brother Dong is too ...... It's great. Little Yellow Fur struggled to spit out these words.

Who can do this?

This is a large number of elderly people.

Society has always been quite strange, the same poor family with the same predicament.

You may be sympathetic and patient and kind to those babbling babies, but if they are elderly, they are not as patient as they are with babies.

Don't look at Brother Dong's appearance as a social person, he doesn't look like a good person, but his crystal heart is much kinder than most people in the world.

In fact, Xie Ning has never disliked the Holy Mother, and even admired it very much, because she couldn't do it herself, so she especially admired others......

But only if it doesn't come to her head......

Compared with this radiant Brother Dong, Xie Ning felt that he couldn't even compare to the little firefly.

Fireflies can only light up places with bigger fingernails, Xie Ning is such a person, she can only light up the people around her, and the rest can't help.

And Brother Dong, he really built a square inch of land for all the old people in the small slum base.

The crowd was silent for a moment.

Compared to other people's lives in hell, they don't know what to say.

There is no comparison, there is no harm, such a comparison, the group of weak chickens in the base are much happier than the small base in the slums.

At least the weak chickens who sold the base had been kept in captivity before, and although life was difficult, it did not reach the point of slums.

Now that the people who sold it have been taken back to Gyeonggi by them, they are actually quite lucky.

was silent for a long time, but Song Youai took the lead in speaking, "Can it dawn tomorrow?" ”

"I don't know. But tomorrow is the fourth day of the night, and it stands to reason that it should slowly get better. ”

"If there is no daylight in the future, will all the plants not grow?" Song Shijun spoke weakly, his expression still a little panicked.

Song Youyi slapped his son's brain, "Don't crow's mouth, isn't there news from the laboratory, it will definitely get better tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." ”

"I think so, too."

"Yes, it must be good."

"Shall we take these people from the slum shelter with us?"

Wang Zongxuan asked, and everyone who asked was silent again......

If you bring so many elderly people, one will definitely slow down, and the other will definitely not be enough rafts.

And if the elderly are transported, they have to be carried, and it is best to carry the cot together.

Just thinking about that scene, everyone couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle.

Xie Ning was silent and didn't speak, feeling for the first time that she had no bottom in her heart and was uncomfortable.

After all, it was troublesome enough to bring this group of weak chickens, and she had wanted to pull the team away countless times......

If you add this group of old people.

The crowd sighed and looked at each other.

……

When Gu Chen came to look for them in the evening, everyone simply ate something and went to rest separately.

In the living room, only a small energy-saving lamp is on, and a brazier is placed in the corner, which illuminates a little halo and makes the room look very warm.

Xie Ning pulled Gu Chen to the bedroom window to talk, and the two glanced at each other in the long night.

"The nearby terrain has been figured out, and now there is no hail or rain except for darkness outside. Tomorrow cannot be postponed any longer, and we must leave immediately. ”

The various delays have dragged on a lot longer than expected.

According to the original plan, they were supposed to return to Gyeonggi seven days ago, but now it seems that there is still some uncertainty about it.

"Okay." Xie Ning naturally had no objections.

The main thing is to take care of the weak survivors, otherwise at their speed, it is not impossible to travel in the dark overnight.

The road has come to this point, and Xie Ning still hopes in his heart that it is best not to have casualties.

There are too many people who have died after the end of the world.

One less zombie in the world, more than one person, can give you more hope.

Gu Chen held her hand, "Just now, I talked to Brother Dong from the small base in detail. ”

Xie Ning was silent for a moment, and asked lightly, "What did he say?" ”

Gu Chen shook his head and sighed, "He still insisted on not leaving." All of them will be left behind, so I thought...... Leaving them some supplies can be regarded as fulfilling this heart. ”

"Okay." Xie Ning nodded again, without any objections.

"Before the end of the world, these old people all came from the same nursing home. The nursing home is near the old city, the conditions and facilities are poor, and the service is not very good. ”

"After the demolition of the old city began, the nursing home was also demolished, and some of the elderly were taken back by their children, and the other part was not picked up at all."

Xie Ning listened silently and did not speak.

Gu Chen whispered, "After the end of the world, Brother Dong and Xiaodou are them, Xiaodou is the unkempt little man, who has worked hard to move the old man to live on this floor. ”

He paused, remembering that Brother Dong took a puff of his cigarette and looked at him with a faint smile.

At that time, it was as if there was a light shining into the darkness.

"Captain Gu, we appreciate your kindness, but we have decided not to leave."

(End of chapter)