This is apocalyptic

Chapter 11: Habit

The rattling of the chains is like weighted radio gymnastics.

Bai Xiao felt that it was very useful. His stiff body relaxed a little. Plus, he brushed his teeth today, and everything became different.

"I am Bai Xiao."

Bai Xiao took a deep breath, "Human."

No one wants to be a smelly and mindless zombie.

Seeing the pile of wood that had not been chopped into firewood, he felt a little itchy, but he controlled the impulse well.

There is no end to the work, it has to be done bit by bit. If you finish chopping all the firewood today, what should you do tomorrow?

Even if you become a zombie, the instinct to slack off is still engraved in your genes.

——You have to make yourself look useful, no matter if you were a human office worker before or a zombie now, it’s the same. It’s better to give Lin Duoduo the impression that you are working than to be kicked out and depend on your zombie brothers.

Bai Xiao was not sure whether he would be attacked by zombies in his current state. The worst case scenario was that he was neither a zombie nor a human. Humans would not accept him and zombies would bite him, then he would be doomed.

Being an infected person alone wandering in this damn apocalypse, not only will you be bitten by zombies when you go out, but you will also be shot by humans if you see you.

Bai Xiao suddenly became depressed.

But there is no point in thinking too far ahead, recovery is still the most important thing.

He calmed himself down. At least everything was fine now. If he could do some radio gymnastics after being bitten by a zombie, how bad could it be?

Pick up a book and open it, and continue to be a zombie wandering in knowledge.

The books were old. Lin Duoduo brought him a variety of enlightenment books and professional reference books. There were many words written on these books, some in immature handwriting, some in mature handwriting, and they did not seem to be written by the same person. There were even graffiti.

Bai Xiao did not absorb any knowledge, nor did he need to. He was just restoring his basic logic and understanding of words.

I was just looking at it and my mind was distracted without me noticing.

He hadn't eaten locust flowers for a long time. When Lin Duoduo mentioned them in the morning, he suddenly remembered the taste, and the memory buried in the corner was quietly turned over.

I estimated the time when Lin Duoduo would come back. Before Lin Duoduo came in, I heard the sound of firewood being chopped in the yard. She came back with a snakeskin bag on her back, glanced at the hardworking zombies with satisfaction, put the snakeskin bag down, and held a small bag in her right hand.

"I found some clothes for you. I've never seen such a clean zombie. You can change into them. Although I've never thought of zombies washing clothes as bizarre as this, what if? After all, you've already brushed your teeth."

It was something that came handy, and Lin Duoduo was very considerate to her friend. She unfolded the old clothes that she had picked up from somewhere, and muttered to herself that she herself found it ridiculous that zombies could wash clothes, but she guessed that this guy could really do it, and even if he couldn't do it now, he would be able to do it sooner or later.

"And there are elm seeds." Lin Duoduo opened the snakeskin bag.

Bai Xiao didn't say anything about the clothes she picked up, but he was very interested in the elm seeds she picked up.

Elm money is the winged fruit of the elm tree, not the buds of the tree. It is round and plump like a copper coin, and the bunches are as green as emerald. It is a so-called "spring delicacy" when people are rich, and a delicacy when people are poor. It contains 11 times more iron than spinach and 50 times more iron than tomatoes.

When he was a child, every spring, the old ladies in the village would form a team to go to the elm tree on the river bank to pick some to taste. It was a life-saving tree that saved many people during difficult times. Later, when the countryside was renovated, the villagers said that they would not touch the tree under any circumstances, so it has been preserved ever since.

He didn't expect to see it again in the end times, and it would still become a delicacy. He watched Lin Duoduo soak it in the basin, wash and rub it, wondering how Lin Duoduo found these from various places.

Half of it was eaten that day, and Bai Xiao was very satisfied. The human looked equally satisfied. The other half was placed outside by Lin Duoduo to dry in the sun. Bai Xiao didn't know what this was for, but he vaguely remembered that the elm seeds could be stored after being exposed to the sun, and then soaked in water, and eaten directly if they were really hungry.

Although it is unclear what diet is healthy for zombies, it is always a good idea to supplement with iron and fiber. He is always worried that eating meat will trigger frenzy, and the agitation will worsen the infection.

The weather was getting hotter. It was already dark when Lin Duoduo packed up everything. She filled a large basin with water. Not only did her clothes get dirty during the day, but she also sweated a lot. She was too lazy to boil water, so she drew water from the well. She took off her clothes and picked up the water scoop. Suddenly, she heard the cough of a zombie who had a sudden illness. Lin Duoduo turned around and asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm here." Bai Xiao said.

"What are you doing?" Lin Duoduo frowned, thought for a moment and understood a little, "You are a zombie."

"..."

She scratched her nose and thought about it. It was indeed a bit weird. This zombie could brush its teeth and wash its face. It couldn't be treated as a smelly beast that seemed to be eternally hungry.

Lin Duoduo looked around and saw that there was another zombie, so she couldn't be as casual as before. She went back to the house, found a large bed sheet, used two sticks, and thrust them into the soil. Then she pulled the bed sheet apart and tied it up, and a simple barrier was erected.

In the past, she would stand in the yard to wash, and there was no one around. The only sounds were the chirping of insects outside the yard and the occasional roar of zombies. She had long been accustomed to this silence.

It's indeed a little different.

For some reason, Lin Duoduo suddenly had a lively feeling. Although there was only one more zombie, it had affected some of her habits.

The cold well water rushed over my body, taking away the sweat and dust accumulated throughout the day, then gathered into a small stream on the ground and flowed away into the distance.

Coming out from behind the barrier, Lin Duoduo wiped her hair while looking under the shed. It was already nightfall, and Bai Xiao was sitting in the shadows, with only a vague outline visible.

"Bai Xiao, Xiao Bai." Lin Duoduo called out.

"exist."

"Do you want one too?"

"Thank you."

really.

Lin Duoduo knew that this imitator was so smart that even after being infected as a zombie he still wanted to imitate humans.

She had originally planned to let Bai Xiao stand there, and she would just take two basins of water and pour them over. There was no need to be so particular about dealing with zombies. But when she saw the basins Bai Xiao pushed over, Lin Duoduo sighed and filled them with water.

"Should I avoid it too?" Lin Duoduo felt it was weird.

"Uh……"

Bai Xiao didn't know what to say for a moment.

Do you want to watch a zombie take a shower?

"I, human." Bai Xiao said.

"Oh, that's good."

Lin Duoduo filled the water basin, took an old basin and filled it with water for him, then went into the house.

Lying on the bed, I could hear the rustling of iron chains and the sound of water from time to time in the yard.

Since my mother left, there has been no sound in the yard for a long time. It has always been quiet. Only in the winter when the wind is strong, it will blow some debris and make noises.

(End of this chapter)