happy apocalypse

Chapter 117 Contradictions
"Well, just two days ago, a few second-raters from the county came into our village, and our villagers didn't care at first, but they stole the old Zhang's house at the other end of the village that day.

Thanks to the old Zhang's family who found out at the time, those bastards together stole more than 100 catties of grain.The old Zhang's loved ones, and the whole family took the poles and shovels straight to the road before giving up.

Although not all the food was lost, it was scary enough. Now the villagers are paying special attention to hiding all the food at home.If there is any movement in the house, the neighbors will come out to see, for fear that those people will take advantage of the loopholes. "Lu Fang told me about the theft incident that happened in the village a few days ago. I thought to myself, no wonder when we first came, the neighbor's Aunt Qin would come out to see and ask, probably because she was afraid of those little thieves coming again.

"Then let's call the police now, will anyone still come?" I am very concerned about whether the police system in City Y is still in operation. At the very least, I need to know whether there are still police officers on duty in County Y, which is the closest to here, so that we can decide if something happens in the future what to do.

"Why call the police? The phone and mobile phone are not working." Lu Fang looked at my expression, as if I asked a stupid question, and indeed, this question should be asked in a different way.

"Then what if we catch the thief?" We can't just let it go, if there is no punishment at all, they will think, anyway, you can't do anything with me, so I will come back next time.Then there is no end to it.

"It's all about recovering the stolen things and beating the thieves. It's not easy for everyone in this snowstorm. It's impossible for the village to send people to escort the thieves to the county police station." Lu Fang also knew that this kind of punishment was too light, but there was no other way. It was even more dangerous to have someone escort the thief to the county.

"Oh, it turns out that the people in the village have such an attitude. I know. Okay, we don't plan to go back to City D again this time. We plan to stay in our village for a few more years. If something happens in the future, you can tell my sister-in-law." Although we have bought a house here, we have lived here for a short time after all. There are some things we don't know very well, and we need someone to remind them frequently.

"Okay, sister-in-law, what else do we need to talk about?" Lu Fang assured me, patted her chest.

After that, I chatted with Lu Fang about some gossip in the village, and we didn't stop talking until Jiang Zhi came back.

We, 14 adults and 5 children, returned to our home in the end of the village.The three members of my aunt's family are going to come back with us and want to help us clean up, but Mother Jiang refused to let me, saying that she will come in the daytime tomorrow. It is not convenient for the three of them to go back and forth in this dark day, and we won't pack anything when we go back. It's over, everyone is tired, and we have to wait until tomorrow to clean up.That's why I told my aunt not to come back with us, and said that she would go to help early tomorrow morning.

Just after Jiang Zhi and the others came back, they simply cleaned up, lit firewood under the stove in the kitchen, and sat two large pots of clear water on it, which burned the hot water for our washing. Walk around the house (it was specially remodeled when the house was repaired back then), and remove some of the tides from the house for many days.As soon as we entered the room, we felt the temperature in the room rise.

Jiang Ma allocated rooms for everyone. The second sister’s family lived in the first room on the left on the first floor (the second brother-in-law’s legs and feet are not easy to take care of), Qu’s father and Qu’s mother lived in the second room on the left, and the eldest brother-in-law’s family lived in the second room on the right on the first floor. , Jiang's father and Jiang's mother live in the first room on the right.Our family lives in the second room on the left on the second floor, Weiwei and Xuanxuan live in the first room on the left, Li Cheng and Li Shanqing and his son live in the only bedroom on the right side of the second floor (when renovating the house, the first bedroom on the right side of the second floor The first room and the hall in the middle were opened up as the children's activity area.).

When assigning the room, the elder sister's old woman was a little dissatisfied. It is probably because the room Jiang Ma allocated to their family was on the first floor, and there was only one big kang in the room. Chen can be used as an adult now, and it is not convenient for the three generations of the old, middle-aged and young to share a bed.

Jiang Ma saw that the old lady was a little embarrassed, so she explained: "Sister, I let your family of four live on the first floor. I thought it was a good idea for you to live on the second floor. You and your family were only allowed to live on the first floor. You must know that the heat from the fire goes from the kitchen to the first floor and then to the second floor. The second floor is relatively colder than the first floor. If you think the first floor is not good, then you Just change with Weiwei and the others.

Besides, our house is so big, it's really crowded for the four of you to live in one room, but this is already the largest room, if you are not satisfied, we can change it. "The layout of our house is that the first room is slightly smaller than the second room.

The old lady made Jiang Ma feel ashamed, but the elder brother-in-law came out to smooth things over and dragged his mother back to the room on the first floor, so the room was finally divided.

I looked at the two old ladies who were about to pinch each other, and I felt a bit of a headache. Didn’t you say it was fine on the road? The old lady did whatever she asked, without any extra words. Why did it change now? Could it be Because I want to be stable, I think my family can avoid the catastrophe, there is no danger, and I want to fight for some personal benefits at this time?

Mother Jiang didn't care about that. After everyone allocated the room, she asked everyone to go to the living room. Just now at my aunt's house, those big men must not have had enough of the bowl of noodles. Now they are giving everyone something to eat. Fear of being hungry when I go to bed at night.

The eldest brother-in-law's mother didn't come out to eat, and the eldest brother-in-law apologized to everyone in embarrassment, and explained to everyone that his mother was too tired these days, so she wouldn't come out to eat if she wanted to take a rest.The eldest sister told us that the old lady's personality has always been like this. On the way, it was because Chenchen told her about Jiang Zhi's fairy fate, which calmed her down, and she restrained herself a little.Now that she is here, she thinks that the disaster is over, and she starts again.

When I was eating, I watched Father Jiang and Mother Qu chattering there. They thought we couldn’t hear them, but I listened carefully while eating. Can't be together all the time.The character of the old lady is not suitable for living with so many people. I want the eldest sister’s family to live in another house. According to Jiang’s mother, they are not the same kind of people, so don’t get together, or they will stink sooner or later. .They didn't want to embarrass Jiang Zhi and me, so they wanted them to talk about it with their eldest sister and brother-in-law.

I was also thinking that the ten acres of land that my family bought here will also be distributed to these families. When there is a problem, everyone will eat a big pot of rice together, and we can live in peace. strife.

After all, it is not only a family, but also relatives without blood relationship.So the brothers settle accounts clearly, and after everyone has rested, they divide up these fixed assets, and then live in their own homes, and help each other when there is a problem, which is much better than getting together for a blind date.

After everyone has washed up in the evening, I will talk to Jiang Zhi about what Jiang Ma and the other four old people discussed today.Jiang Zhi thought for a while and said: "Parents are right in thinking, and they should do this. Although you and the eldest sister and second sister are biological sisters, you and my brother-in-law and brother-in-law's family are not related by blood. Do you think it's okay? Yes, people don’t necessarily think it’s good, and those who have already married, how many of them like to live in other people’s homes, which is inconvenient and has no right to speak. Parents and the others make this arrangement just right, and the few families have been separated, so there will be less friction. It was Gu Nian's family that took them all out of the city. They thought of us. After they came, we gave the house and the land. They must be more grateful to us. From now on, these relatives of our family will take care of each other and twist together With strands, the chances of surviving in this apocalyptic world will be even greater, which is good for our family."

I understand what Jiang Zhi said, and it can be summed up in one sentence: "Far smells sweet, and near smells bad." Even if a family is appropriate, it is necessary to keep a little distance.

But I am very worried about my eldest sister's old woman: "Tell me, Aunt Liang knows a lot of our secrets along the way. If we separate, can she talk nonsense?"

"What secret does she know about us? She knew that we brought a lot of food when we left. We were lucky and picked up an RV halfway. The road was very peaceful. We arrived at the station in a few days. It’s a mountain village.” Jiang Zhi asked himself with a smile.

I thought about Jiang Zhi's words, let alone, we took and collected things from the ring behind her back along the way, and she really might not know that these things belong to us.

"That's fine, I'll tell my elder sister and elder brother-in-law tomorrow, for everyone's benefit, don't tell the old lady about these things."

"Don't worry, you don't have to talk about it. Our parents must have thought about these problems. They eat more salt than we eat rice. Don't worry about their work."

Early the next morning, before we all got up, my aunt's family of three came to the door, and we had no time to think about other issues.

First, a few old ladies lit a fire to cook breakfast for everyone. There was a simple big pot of millet porridge, cornmeal pancakes pasted on the side of the pot, a big plate of Korean mixed vegetables, and a plate of salted duck eggs. Breakfast was ready.

The three members of my aunt’s family said that they had already eaten at home, and Mama Jiang still insisted that they also served the table, saying that even if they finished eating at home, they could still have some porridge now. We can’t all be eating as a family, you just look at it Bar.

In the end, the three of them were dragged to the dinner table by Jiang Ma.

There are too many people in the family, and the table in the restaurant can only accommodate 12 people at most, so today we divided our meals into two tables. The old man and the men ate in the restaurant, and we women and children ate on the coffee table in the living room.

When Lu Fang saw our food, she said: "Sister-in-law, your house really has good products. It's been a long time since I ate raw vegetables like this." After speaking, she picked up a mouthful of mixed vegetables with chopsticks and put them in her mouth. After chewing, he said, "It's delicious!"

"You can eat more if it's delicious. I've saved a lot in the cellar. I'll get you some later, and you can eat it when you go home. Here, after drinking the porridge, eat a pancake. It's still a little bit of a meal to eat only mixed vegetables." Salty." As I spoke, I brought Lu Fang a bowl of porridge with a cornmeal pancake.

Chenchen also said: "Auntie Xiaofang, you are eating this salted duck egg, it is delicious, and I will ask my aunt to get you some too."

I looked at Chenchen with a funny face and said, "Hey, are you good at borrowing flowers to present Buddha?"

Chenchen proudly said: "Of course, it's because of my mother's good education. My mother said that we should treat comrades as warmly as spring, treat work as hotly as summer, treat individualism as the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves, and treat enemies. Be as cruel and ruthless as severe winter." When it comes to dealing with the enemy, he even made a slashing gesture with his hands like a knife.

(End of this chapter)