Apocalypse: I became rich by selling zombie live broadcasts

Chapter 43 A Call from a Distant Place
A portable home and a small vegetable garden.

The eight vegetable beds have changed a lot. The green seedlings are like blankets spread on the dark brown soil.

Shi Nianzhen was watering the plants, wrapped in a bed sheet covered with ice packs, looking like a poorly dressed ghost. Her feet were wearing water boots filled with ice water, and the sound of water splashing made a sound when she walked.

Her mouth was very busy. She was munching on buns, but she still found time to hum a few lines of song.

Before, she didn't see anything good about rural life.

But now, the water from the shower head draws an elegant arc in the air, wetting each seedling, and the sprayed water vapor reflects a rainbow, which makes people feel good just by looking at it.

She was beginning to enjoy this kind of life.

Today is the 40th day that Shi Nianzhen has spent in the portable home.

The seeds of various vegetables such as cucumbers, cabbage, coriander, carrots, etc. sown these days have sprouted one after another.

When they grow a little bigger, it's time to pull them out, thin them out, and transplant them.

These are common vegetable seeds that cannot grow outside, but they grow well in your home.

There were too few varieties of mutant vegetables. Before the mutant "vegetable basket" became more abundant, Shi Nianzhen still couldn't do without these ordinary vegetables.

Everything is thriving.

"Master, there's a call for you."

Penelope's voice came from the kitchen next to the backyard. Shi Nianzhen asked casually, "Who is it?"

"I don't know, it's your stupid phone calling."

Penelope seemed to be proud of her own intelligence, always calling Shi Nianzhen's previous iPhone a "dumb phone."

Shi Nianzhen turned off the shower and went back to the kitchen to get her phone.

It's an unknown number.

who can that be?

It has been a while since I last appeared in Zhou Ling's live broadcast room.

According to Penelope, the incident caused a huge uproar on the Blue Star Internet and became a hot topic.

But apart from Zhang Xixi, Shi Nianzhen didn't receive any calls from anyone else.

Originally, Shi Nian really thought that old acquaintances, such as agents, assistants, and even that irresponsible biological father, would at least give her a call.

But no one.

It's her own passion.

No one cares about her at all.

Or maybe they all turned into zombies.

Shi Nianzhen laughed at himself, suppressed his expectations, and answered the phone.

"Hello, who are you?" Shi Nianzhen said calmly.

There was no immediate response from the other end of the line.

Shi Nianzhen moved the phone away from his ear and stared at the number. He really didn't recognize it.

She simply turned on the speakerphone and said, "If you don't say anything, I'll hang up."

"Ah~ Zhenzhen, you are really still alive!"

A familiar voice suddenly burst out from the phone, with an uncontrollable crying tone and excitement.

Shi Nianzhen suddenly opened her eyes wide, her hand gripping the phone suddenly tightened, and the calmness on her face was broken.

It seemed like she had finally received the call she had been waiting for!

Shi Nianzhen stared at the dark screen, as if she could see through the network cable and see the person on the other end of the phone.

"Are you Sister Zhang Yang?"

"It's me, Zhenzhen, wuwuwu... You're still alive, how great! I thought you were gone... wuwuwu..."

Assistant Zhang Yang burst into tears on the phone.

Shi Nianzhen's chest heaved violently, and his mind went blank with excitement.

Look, showing up in the live broadcast room is indeed useful.

"I..." Shi Nianzhen's eyes felt hot and his throat was a little blocked. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Listening to Zhang Yang's crying, she took a few deep breaths, looked up at the sky, and forced herself to suppress her emotions. She forced her throat open, her voice a little hoarse:

"As long as you're alive."

Shi Nianzhen paused for a moment and then said:

"I went to your house to look for you and found out that you had left on August 16. I was worried that you were in danger."

"I got my phone back and called you, but no one answered."

"How have you been doing recently?" Shi Nianzhen asked.

Zhang Yang cried for a while on the other end of the phone, and finally calmed down: "I'm fine. On August 16th, my boyfriend Fu Dongming came to see me on leave from the army, and we..."

"We went out to see a movie, and when we left the theater, we encountered zombies, so we had to hide nearby. I lost my previous phone while hiding from the zombies."

"We've been hiding for a long time. I couldn't find you, and Fu Dongming wouldn't let me go. There were too many zombies, and he couldn't escape unscathed..."

"Don't blame me. If we had gone looking for you, we might have died before we found you... I'm sorry."

Zhang Yang lowered his voice, sounding extremely guilty.

Shi Nianzhen: "No, the end of the world is so difficult, I can understand it."

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief into the receiver.

When she spoke again, her voice rose again:
"You are still so considerate. Thanks to the protection of my boyfriend Fu Dongming, I have been able to survive until now."

"We are all at Mingshan Base now."

"He was the leader of the search team, and we were doing pretty well."

As Zhang Yang spoke, Shi Nianzhen calmed down: "That's good."

"What about you? Are you doing well? How did you survive?" Zhang Yang asked.

Shi Nianzhen briefly described the days after the end of the world:

No cell phone, no way to contact the outside world;
Six packs of instant noodles, six sausages, six eggs, two apples, a head of Chinese cabbage, half a carton of milk and a carton of water, for two months;

I went out when I was almost starving to death, and was chased by zombies, struggling to survive.

"Now I have adapted to the end of the world and can survive." Shi Nianzhen said lightly.

"You really did hide the instant noodles." Zhang Yang laughed on the other end of the phone.

Shi Nianzhen couldn't help but laugh.

As an actress, in order to control her figure, she is not allowed to touch things like instant noodles.

People in their teens are at the age when they are very hungry. They can’t bear it at all, nor do they want to bear it.

She often makes her own private collection of instant noodles.

However, even when eating instant noodles, she didn't dare put sauce packets in them. She would just pour out the water after cooking and add a little bit of powder packet to mix in the noodles. It was enough for her to have a little bit of flavor so that she could eat it.

Sausage was her only indulgence.

I used to compete with Zhang Yang in wits and courage over this.

"Fortunately, you hid the instant noodles." Zhang Yang said, his voice choked again.

Shi Nianzhen chuckled: "Yes, now I can eat as much as I want, and I don't have to worry about fat or thin anymore."

"..." Zhang Yang paused, "I'd rather be a social slave in a peaceful and prosperous era than struggle to survive in the apocalypse."

It's a pity no.

Shi Nianzhen smiled.

She never liked this kind of daydreamy hypothetical topic, so Zhang Yang immediately changed the subject, "I don't know if you've noticed, but food exposed to the air will quickly rot and spoil."

"I found it." Shi Nianzhen said.

"Even the crops in the fields have gone bad," said Zhang Yang.

Shi Nianzhen frowned slightly and glanced at the date. Today was November 18th.

40 days have passed in my portable home, and only 4 days have passed on the Blue Planet.

It had only been fourteen days since she had rushed to harvest the crops, and all the food outside had gone bad?

Shi Nianzhen was glad that he had harvested the crops in time.

"The only food we can eat now is what's in the packaging. Food is getting harder and harder to find," Zhang Yang continued, rambling. "Surviving in the apocalypse is so hard. We should stick together for warmth."

"I'm thankful every day that I came to Mingshan Base. I can have food to eat every day, and I don't have to worry about zombies rushing in. I can sleep peacefully."

Zhang Yang said, "Zhenzhen, do you want to come to Mingshan Base and join us?"

"Many hands make light work, and there are abundant supplies here."

"At least there's enough instant noodles." Shi Nianzhen was stunned for a moment.

The direction of this topic was somewhat beyond her expectations.

When he didn't hear Shi Nianzhen's response, Zhang Yang's worry was evident in his words:
"Winter is coming soon, and meteorologists predict that this winter will be particularly cold."

"There are zombies everywhere, it's cold, it's hard to find supplies, and there's no water. This winter will definitely be difficult for you."

"You can't even cook. You can only make instant noodles. You're definitely not going to have a good life."

"I'm worried about you being out there alone."

"Zhenzhen, come to Mingshan Base. There's food and clothes available, it's safe to live in, and you can even take a hot shower."

"Let me take care of you like before."

Zhang Yang spoke with sincerity and heartfelt feeling.

"..." Shi Nianzhen was silent, looking out the kitchen window. The green seedlings in the small vegetable garden were swaying gently in the breeze.

She didn't have a hard life.

I just can't tell anyone else.

She was not afraid of the cold even though she was burning hot all over.

A little cooler weather would make her more comfortable.

She doesn't need anyone else's care.

With her mother's notes and guidance, she knows how to take good care of herself.

As for cooking... She only needs to add the cooking attribute, add attribute points, and then look at the recipe. She can immediately learn new dishes and be familiar with them as if she had made them a hundred times.

You can learn whatever you want to eat when the time comes.

She also has a small vegetable garden where she grows whatever she wants to eat.

Her warehouse is overflowing with supplies for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Her portable home has a comfortable temperature, running water, and electricity.

In this end times, no one will live better than her.

But Zhang Yang cares about her.

My mother always told me not to let others down.

Whether it is Zhang Xixi or Zhang Yang, it is both.

One of them came all the way to find her and wanted to take her back to the base in Beijing; the other called and invited her to the Mingshan base...

It doesn't really matter to her where it is, because she carries her home with her.

What she cares about is the warm feelings between people.

No matter what, she wanted to go and see how Zhang Yang was doing. If the situation at Mingshan Base was not good, she would take Zhang Yang with her to Jingcheng Base.

With her around, Zhang Yang will never have a bad life.

Shi Nianzhen chuckled and said, "Sure, I'll go find you."

"Really? You agreed!" Zhang Yang laughed happily on the other end of the phone. "Okay, okay, then come quickly. I'll clean up the room at home and wait for you."

"Send me the location of Mingshan Base first, so I can see how far it is."

"it is good."

Zhang Yang sent the address immediately.

Shi Nianzhen looked at the position and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Mingshan Base is just upstream of the river where she harvested rice last time, about fifty or sixty kilometers away from where she was sniped that day.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Are those people really from Mingshan Base?

Did she really collect food from Mingshan Base?

It's better to be safe than sorry. She can't just go like this. She has to be stronger, at least until the blood fusion is over.

"Oh, it's quite far. I'm in the south and it will take some time to get there." Shi Nianzhen said slowly.

"Is that so?" Zhang Yang paused, "How long will it take?"

"About ten days or half a month." Shi Nianzhen said.

"Ah, so long, it must be almost the beginning of December..."

Shi Nianzhen keenly sensed something and asked, "Are you anxious?"

"Yes, I'm anxious to see you. It's been a long time since we last met. It's not easy to have an acquaintance in the end times." Zhang Yang said.

"Indeed," Shi Nianzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly, "But there are zombies on the road. It's not safe to go out. I should go slowly."

"You're a superpowered person, and you're afraid of zombies?"

Shi Nianzhen: "...Is there anyone who isn't afraid? Are you not afraid?"

"I'm afraid. I thought people with special abilities weren't afraid," Zhang Yang said honestly. "Okay, be careful. It doesn't matter if you come a few days earlier or later. As long as I can see you arrive safely, that's all I need."

"Okay, I'll definitely let you see my healthy hands and feet." Shi Nianzhen said.

After hanging up the phone and turning off the screen, Zhang Yang looked up at the other person in the room.

Fu Dongming is a big and strong man with a wild and rough appearance. At first glance, he looks like a strong black dog.

He was taller than others, and after joining the army and training for a few years, he became even stronger than before.

But Zhang Yang likes the strong ones.

It makes you feel safe just by looking at it.

However, Zhang Yang himself looks very delicate, thin and short, like a bean sprout.

She stood beside Fu Dongming, more like father and daughter than a couple.

"She promised to come in a few days." Zhang Yang said.

Fu Dongming's eyes were gloomy, and he snorted, "Kill my brother, and she's dead."

Hu Cheng is his comrade-in-arms.

He is also the deputy captain of his search team.

When it was time to gather that day, he arrived at the gathering point and saw only bloodstains on the ground and an empty van.

After seeing the team led by Hu Cheng being wiped out from the dashcam, Fu Dongming felt that the woman's voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.

He was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

He has been out venting his feelings with other women for several days and has not returned home.

Zhang Yang was both angry and furious, but she could only swallow her anger and make some delicious food to please Fu Dongming. There was no other way, as she now depended on him to survive.

Today, Fu Dongming came back for dinner and watched the video of Hu Cheng and others dying, trying to find clues from it. However, the other party was wrapped in the bed sheets and his face was not exposed at all.

Zhang Yang immediately recognized Shi Nianzhen's voice.

In fact, she had seen the video of Shi Nianzhen appearing in Zhou Ling's live broadcast room a few days ago, and she originally didn't want to contact Shi Nianzhen.

But now, she couldn't wait to increase her value in Fu Dongming's eyes, so she volunteered to trick Shi Nianzhen over.

“…” Zhang Yang lowered his head and put away his phone.

"What's that expression on your face?" Fu Dongming grabbed Zhang Yang's collar and lifted her up from the ground.

"I don't have any expression. Put me down first." Zhang Yang panicked for a moment and tried to hold his hand to steady himself.

Fu Dongming let go of her hand, and Zhang Yang staggered two steps and almost fell, but Fu Dongming had no intention of helping her.

Unlike how gentle and considerate he was to her before, Fu Dongming is now a person with superpowers. Many beautiful women can't survive in the apocalypse and want to find a powerful backer.

Fu Dongming's status rose as he had more and more beautiful choices, so naturally his heart was no longer with her.

"You'd better not go back on your word and tip her off."

Fu Dongming looked down at her condescendingly, "You eat my food, drink my drinks, and live my life. If you don't want to lose your current life, you'd better listen to me."

"Even if you've been her dog for six years, in the apocalypse, don't you still have to rely on me to survive?"

"Look at what you look like!"

"No breasts, no butt."

"Before, I only supported you because you were a college student and I wanted to marry you to bring honor to our Fu family."

"It's the end of the world. College students are nothing. Look at how many beautiful women follow me around every day. You should know what to do."

Zhang Yang lowered his head.

"I see."

Seeing her lowered brows and submissive look, Fu Dongming hummed with satisfaction, sat at the table and ate all the food with relish, picked his teeth, glanced at Zhang Yang, clicked his tongue in disgust, and left with a bulging belly.

(End of this chapter)