Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 158 Departure
"Since you are going out, I will not assign you homework. Bring 300 Tang poems with you and recite one poem every day. Bring your composition book and write a travelogue every day, no less than 200 words. I will check it when you come back. Also bring your calculator and do one page of calculations every day."

"Grandpa, why don't I not go out? I'll stay at home with you." Qiqi's excitement about going out was poured down like a basin of cold water, and he said with despair.

The confusion on Mr. Bai's face flashed away, and he said hard, "No, that won't work. Your mother finally made up her mind to take you out, and I can't hold her back. Take a good look outside and come back to tell Grandpa about it."

Qiqi keenly grasped the word "tell" in Grandpa's mouth, and quickly discussed with the old man, "I will tell you everything in detail, so Grandpa, can we not write the travel notes?"

Why use a pen when you can use your mouth? Isn't this a waste of time?

"Let's keep things simple. Don't try to be sneaky."

Mr. Bai patted his great-grandson's head with amusement and scolded him, "When your mother was your age, her composition and calligraphy were very good. She could even represent the school in competitions. Although you don't have to participate in the competition, you can't slack off. Remember this, no matter when."

"knowledge is power."

The child weakly took over his grandfather's words, and weakly put the composition book, Three Hundred Tang Poems, Calculation Expert, etc. that his grandfather mentioned into his small schoolbag.

Gigi brought similar things as him, except for a change of clothes and homework.

The same goes for Yoyo.

They brought a lot of food, including steamed buns, noodles, rice, a small box of sausages, the old lady's own dried spicy radish strips, her own pickled spicy cabbage, some potatoes and sweet potatoes, a steamer and a wok.

There is no way. It is so cold today that it is probably impossible to find food locally.

Gao Junyu helped to move things into the car. He promised Bai Li that he would take good care of the small tea trees while she was away.

Yesterday, the small tea tree was grown stronger than before because of his efforts.

As for why Gao Junyu was not brought along on this trip?

It’s not that we don’t want to take him, it’s that he doesn’t want to go.

For Qiqi, a child who has always lived a carefree life in Baiguoyuan, going out may be an exciting adventure for him and a trip that can broaden his horizons.

But for Junyu, who had been wandering around before, staying in a safe place is what he needs most now.

His current home is very nice and he likes it very much. He wants to stay at home and doesn’t want to go anywhere.

It’s hard to say what will happen in the future, but this is what he thinks now.

"Okay, Auntie's tea tree is now in your hands. Remember, take your time when inducing labor, don't rush. You have just begun to develop superpowers, and this is the time to practice. Even if your superpowers are exhausted, don't be afraid, just take a rest and they will return soon. In short, the more you practice, the more skilled you will become."

What Bai Li didn't know was that her ordinary instructions and advice resulted in two rounds of tea being harvested from the transplanted tea trees within seven days.

In order to release his supernatural powers every day, the boy asked his father to tidy up a palm-sized piece of land in their yard. Then he asked Grandpa Bai for some vegetable seeds. Every day, he planted cabbage, green vegetables, radishes, and garlic sprouts in turn. Soon, the family could not even finish eating all the fresh vegetables.

Of course, this is something.

Before leaving, Jiang Minglang repeatedly emphasized to Bai Li: Ten days at most, you must come back within ten days!

They didn't go far. The nearby Huacheng was larger than Pengcheng. When they went to the Liu family's base before, they heard that there were several forces in the city, which was why there were still many zombies in the center of the city.

They went to take a look, and if they could find a bargain, they would do so. If not, they would go to Longbei Mountain, a county-level city further east. It was a tourist attraction, and before the end of the world, the population there was not large, but it was very rich.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that Pengcheng Agricultural University has an experimental field in Longbei Mountain.

Although I don’t understand why the university in Pengcheng placed the experimental field in Longbei Mountain, it is said that there is a seed laboratory there that cultivates many rare varieties, such as mangoes that are not suitable for growing in Pengcheng.

Bai Li still remembers that when she was in high school, their biology teacher did an experiment at home. He asked someone to buy two mango trees from Hainan, cultivated them carefully, and took good care of them. In the end, the trees produced three mangoes as big as thumbs.

This is not surprising. After all, mango is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree and cannot be grown here.

But it is said that the mango seedlings in the seed laboratory of Longbei Mountain have been improved and can be planted in Longbei Mountain.

Bai Li doesn't care whether it is improved or not, as long as it is available, it's fine.

Therefore, the purpose of this trip is to focus on the seed laboratory in Longbei Mountain.

Because Bai Li is a person with poor sense of direction, she needs someone to point the way when she drives. In the past, it was Qiqi, but today Cheng Siyun simply didn't let her drive, so she drove instead.

Bai Yang sat in the passenger seat, both alert and watching the road.

Xi Shuang held her backpack in her arms, listening attentively to see if there was anything unusual outside, and from time to time she glanced at Bai Li who was sleeping on the bed.

Yes, sister-in-law is sleeping.

After leaving Yunxi Village, she listened to three children reciting three poems, and then she fell asleep.

Incredibly fast.

She felt a little strange because there was a faint blue color under her sister-in-law's eyes. Did she have insomnia last night?

When Xi Shuang first awakened her hearing ability, she often had trouble sleeping. It’s not that she couldn’t sleep, it’s just that there were too many things she could hear, which disturbed her sleep.

Later, after getting used to it, I slowly returned to normal.

Nowadays, there is no Internet and electricity cannot be used as desired. It seems that there is nothing else to do at night except sleeping, right?
Oh, no, my brother said that the green ivy on the wall of Yunxi Village was grown by my sister-in-law. Those are not only green ivy, but also eyes, my sister-in-law’s eyes.

So, she couldn't sleep well at night because she had to be on guard outside?
Well, that must be the case.

My sister-in-law works so hard!
Bai Li didn't know that the girl would think so much because of the green shadow in her eyes. If she knew, she would definitely say: Girl, you think too much!
She didn't sleep well last night simply because someone had no place to vent their energy and kept her tossed for half the night.

The RV soon drove out of Pengcheng and entered Huacheng.

Because Jiang Minglang and his team had come here before to pull up building materials such as bricks, cement, and sand, the road had been cleared, so the journey was very smooth.

He even had a rough idea of the several forces here and their strengths, otherwise he would not have been able to let his wife and children go out.

Today's temperature is about the same as yesterday, and even after the sun came out, it was even warmer than yesterday. It was like every sunny day before the end of the world, if you didn't look at the desolate city in front of you.

"Someone is trying to stop our car ahead, right there, at the Jinbi Hotel."

Bai Yang was drowsy from the sun. Just as his eyelids were about to close, he suddenly heard a weak voice behind him.

Suddenly I came to my senses. Robbery?
They had only been out of Pengcheng for two hours, and it wasn't even time for lunch yet, but something happened?
Bai Yang sat up straight and looked at the gray but conspicuous hotel sign about three hundred meters away.

How could Xi Shuang hear someone talking in the hotel from such a long distance?

Bai Yang raised his eyebrows in surprise, turned around to look at Xi Shuang, and asked, "What else did they say?"

Cheng Siyun glanced in the direction of the hotel and simply stepped on the brakes to stop the car.

Then, like Bai Yang, he turned around and looked at Xi Shuang.

She was being watched by two people, no, there were three little guys, a bird and a dog, and after hearing what she said, they all turned their eyes to her.

Xi Shuang suddenly became nervous, blinked her beautiful eyes, lowered her head and whispered, "They said, they said the driver was a woman."

Before she finished speaking, she looked up and glanced at Cheng Siyun, only to find that he had a calm face, as if he didn't understand the meaning of her words.

Xi Shuang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "They plan to stop the car first, then see how many people are in the car and what their abilities are, and then take action when the opportunity arises. They have binoculars in their hands, so they should have been observing us for a while."

This is not surprising. It is so cold today that it is not easy to find something to eat. Occasionally you can see a few people. They are not ragged, but they are mostly skinny and malnourished with pale faces.

It is now early December, and the apocalypse has officially entered its eighth month.

Don't underestimate the time of eight months. With humans being completely unprepared and without food reserves, and with zombies and mutated animals appearing everywhere, it's unknown how many people are left even if we take time to count the population.

I heard from Jiang Minglang before that Kyoto was slowly reorganizing and trying to restore order. It had become the largest survivor base in the country and everyone's hope. People from surrounding cities and even more distant cities were rushing to Kyoto.

In addition to Kyoto, I heard that there are two other cities that have established bases, one in the west and the other in the east. Although they are not as big as Kyoto, they are also provincial capitals and metropolises. I heard that they also gather many survivors.

None of the three major bases can compare with Pengcheng, a small agricultural city.

In short, those who have the hope and ability to go on the road now basically go to the three major bases, and the rest either have some ability or ambition, and want to win over some people to set up a small base to satisfy their desire to be the boss. Or they are in poor health and cannot go. Or they are afraid of dying on the road and are still dreaming of waiting for rescue.

No matter which one, you shouldn't have such a decent and large RV as a means of transportation.

So as soon as the car appeared on the road, everyone nearby who had eyes could see it.

Some people were very self-aware and knew that anyone who dared to drive such a car on the road must not be an ordinary person, so they immediately gave up their plan of robbery.

But there are always some people who can't suppress their greed and want to come up and give it a try.

For example, a group of people hiding in the Jinbi Hotel.

Xi Shuang closed her eyes and listened to the sounds and counted, "About eighteen."

There were eighteen people speaking, but the total number was probably more than that.

Bai Li opened her eyes and sat up from the small bed next to her. She rubbed her face and asked a completely unrelated question, "Are you hungry?"

Cheng Siyun said unhappily, "I'm not hungry while I'm driving, but you're hungry while you're sleeping?"

"A little bit. How about we make some tomato and egg soup and heat up some buns for lunch?"

"Whatever you want, foodie."

Since we have stopped, we might as well wait until after dinner before continuing.

Bai Li went to the small kitchen to make soup and heat up buns. Cheng Siyun opened the car door and took the children out to get some fresh air. Bai Yang followed.

Only Xi Shuang was staring at them blankly, as if she had forgotten what she had just said. There was a group of people waiting in front to stop the car.

"Xi Shuang, you should go down and relax too. Don't be afraid. Nothing will happen."

When the group saw the car stop, they were suspicious and did not plan to gather around. Instead, they discussed in a low voice why the car stopped.

They observed in the dark, neither giving up nor rushing forward.

Xi Shuang understood that her sister-in-law was planning to let everyone eat and drink their fill before dealing with that group of people.

I have to say, Xi Shuang was overthinking it again.

After dinner, we got back on the road. When the RV, which was reinforced with thick steel plates, was about to reach the entrance of the Jinbi Hotel, eight people walked out slowly from it.

Eight young, tall and strong men.

They were standing in the middle of the road, and two of them raised their arms and waved at the RV, obviously asking them to stop.

But Cheng Siyun stepped on the accelerator instead, increasing the speed from 50 to 100. The RV suddenly rushed forward like a ferocious beast, roaring fiercely.

The eight people were stunned for a moment. After a brief moment of stunnedness, they dodged in panic and cursed as harshly as possible.

Bai Li sat by the window, put her right hand on the small table in front of her and tapped it gently. Then the sound behind her disappeared as if the pause button was pressed.

Xi Shuang ran to the back of where the children were kneeling, and saw through the windshield that the people who had just been there were all sitting on the ground in a mess. Their bodies and limbs were intact, but their mouths were tied with a circle of green radish, which had deformed their entire faces.

Not only were they unable to make any sound, but they all looked terrified and horrified.

Xi Shuang also opened her mouth slightly in surprise. This was the first time she saw her sister-in-law use her supernatural powers. In the blink of an eye, she took care of someone quietly and without making any sound.

Although these people were not killed and their mouths were tied, she believed that if the green ivy had not landed on their mouths but on their necks, there would be eight bodies lying on the road now.

Only then did Xi Shuang finally understand why no one took her words seriously when someone stopped the car.

I thought the biggest fighting force in this trip would be Bai Yang, but I didn't expect that.
Xi Shuang glanced forward vaguely at the young man sitting in the passenger seat. Bai Yang seemed to sense something and turned back suddenly, bumping into Xi Shuang who had no time to look away.

Both of them were stunned for a moment, then withdrew their gaze and looked away as if nothing had happened.

Xi Shuang was fine. She didn't have any other thoughts in her mind and just thought it was a coincidence.

But Bai Yang couldn't help wondering in his heart, why would this socially anxious girl secretly look at him? Did she have any feelings for him?
Bai Yang touched his chin and looked at the mirror above his head. He used to look like a pure and innocent boy, but after half a year of inhuman training by his brother-in-law, his originally fair and handsome face became angular and had a touch of a mature man.

I feel more handsome than before.

It’s all his sister’s fault. She made him give gifts to people every now and then with this face. Look, people are thinking too much!
Earlier today!