My neighborhood has time-traveled.

riverside.

"Go catch some fish! What are you all standing around for? Don't you want fish anymore?" Zhao Meng snapped at the group impatiently.

These younger brothers and sisters are usually treated too well, so they've become lazy.

That's when the robbery occurred.

Absolutely intolerable!

One by one, everyone ran to the riverbank and jumped into the river to collect fish.

There was still water in the river, but it was shallow. The big fish had been stranded, and only the small fish could barely swim.

Most of them are about the size of a palm, and some are as big as a watermelon.

"what!"

"It hurts so much, what should I do?"

A girl tried to catch a fish with both hands, but instead got bitten by a piranha's sharp mouth. The piranha held on tightly and tore at her frantically.

Blood gushed from her palm, and she cried in panic.

Zhao Meng jumped down, grabbed her by the neck, and threw her onto the shore. "You can't even do a small thing. Get back up there."

The girl fell onto the shore, and the fish slipped from her hand.

She glanced at the piranha hopping on the ground, especially its sharp teeth, and fearfully hid under a big tree. Looking down at her fair hand, she saw a large gash where blood was flowing out, and she couldn't help but sob.

Seeing this, the others became even more careful when picking up the fish.

I didn't dare to breathe.

A boy poked a stick into the fish's opening and closing mouth, and after the fish bit it, he threw the stick and the fish onto the shore.

Others followed suit.

Soon the shore was full of jumping fish, each one with its mouth open, making "ah-ba ah-ba" sounds.

Someone saw the fish about to jump into the water and picked up a stick to hit it hard.

"Thump"

One stick per dog.

"Knock knock knock"

Those who don't behave will get a few more whacks.

All the fish became docile.

Lying flat on the ground, at the mercy of others.

"Pick up the fish, everyone, and line up properly to get your share," Zhao Meng shouted, sitting on a rock under a big tree, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Everyone quickly picked up the fish and placed them in front of him.

Before long, the ground was covered with a pile of fish.

The blond-haired guy was at the front of the line, grinning. "Big brother, I was the first one to rush to the front. When no one else was going up, I was the first one to stand on the dam."

The meaning behind the words is quite clear.

I'd like to ask you to give me a bigger share of the fish.

Zhao Meng waved his hand, "Alright, I would have given you a bigger share even if you hadn't said anything."

He would naturally not be stingy with his top henchman.

He kicked out two watermelon-sized fish to Huang Mao.

"Haha, thanks, big brother." The blond-haired guy dragged the fish away happily.

The next one was a male alien.

Zhao Meng also kicked out two fish the size of watermelons.

"Thank you, brother." He took the fish and walked away.

When it was the other mutants' turn, they each received two fish the size of watermelons.

Those behind them saw several fish the size of watermelons on the ground.

However, the remaining people were not so lucky.

Zhao Meng kicked out three small fish and then replaced them with the next one.

No one dared to object.

Those who had objections have already been smuggled out.

Zhang Xiaonan also received three palm-sized fish.

She was satisfied. She took a bag out of her backpack and put the three fish into the bag.

.........

valley.

A woman with short hair looked at another woman with long hair, pointed at her face, and exclaimed, "What happened to your face!"

The long-haired woman had sunken cheeks and deep-set eyes, and her exposed neck and arms looked like withered tree branches.

A hint of fear flashed in the long-haired woman's eyes. "You too, your dents are quite severe."

In the eyes of a woman with long hair, a woman with short hair is just as thin-limbed and fleshless, like an old man in a movie who has been starving for months after fleeing famine.

The men and women glanced around and found that everyone was like that.

After the initial shock, they helped each other up, feeling extremely weak and unable to stand steadily.

"They! Are all dead!"

A woman pointed at the people who hadn't gotten up and were still lying on the ground.

The person found lying on the ground was even more emaciated, like a mummy.

And it remains completely still.

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and fear filled their hearts.

"Honey! Honey, wake up!"

A woman saw her husband lying on the ground, not getting up. She rushed over to him and touched his body, which was already stiff. She burst into tears.

"Wife!"

Another man held the head of a shriveled woman and cried out in grief.

The woman's face was so gaunt that, if he hadn't recognized her clothes, he would never have believed it was his beautiful wife.

Many men and women searched for their loved ones among the corpses, throwing themselves onto the bodies and weeping bitterly.

"Waaah!" A woman was crying so hard she could barely stand.

Liu Xueqin hugged her and gently patted her back, comforting her, "It's alright, it's alright. Look, I've killed all those butterflies."

The woman pushed Liu Xueqin away, wiped away her tears, and said angrily, "But my husband is dead, it's all your fault! Why did you come here knowing that the butterflies were poisonous? It's all your fault!"

Liu Xueqin's husband immediately stood up and said, "How can you say that? Didn't you say from the beginning that the butterflies were poisonous and warn everyone to be careful? Why didn't you run away then?"

The woman burst into tears, "Who knew someone would die? Waaaaah, my husband..."

Liu Xueqin reached out and held her husband's hand tightly, feeling relieved that he was alright.

Although her husband had just spoken up for her, she still felt a little guilty about the deceased.

This was indeed caused by her poor leadership.

Once everyone had calmed down, she instructed them to quietly gather the bodies together and burn them.

The women embraced each other, their bodies trembling, tears streaming down their faces.

The thought of living without husbands in the future made them feel like the sky had fallen.

At the entrance of the residential compound.

The Huang family members carried bags of goods into the residential area.

"Clang clang clang".

"The Huang family is back! The Huang family is back!"

The patrolmen started banging gongs.

"Wow, they brought back so much stuff!" A nearby resident looked on with envy as they saw their bags were bulging.

The gong was struck again.

"Clang clang clang".

"The property manager is back."

"The property manager is back."

The Huang family had just entered the residential area when they heard the gong being struck, and they all stopped and looked back.

People have a competitive spirit, and they also want to see how many supplies the property management company received today.

Compared to them, who has more and who has less?

Liu Xueqin and others also came in carrying bags.

Their bags weren't full at all; some were even empty-handed.

Some women even covered their faces.

"They're so strange, how come they're all so thin?" someone said.

These words made the women in the property management office cover their faces even more.

"Hahaha, why so few? Looks like you guys aren't up to par," someone from the Huang family laughed.

Liu Xueqin and the others were still immersed in the grief of their companion's death and had no time to react; they were about to leave.

"Clang clang clang".

"Boss Zhao is back."

"Boss Zhao is back."

They were referring to Zhao Meng and his group.

Zhao Meng walked ahead, smoking a cigarette, while two mutants behind him held up a fish that was over two meters long.

The other members were also carrying or shouldering large bags.

Wow! What a huge fish!

People gasped in surprise.

When Huang Jia and Liu Xueqin saw this, they were also surprised.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Meng brought back such a big fish this time.

Then he looked at the young people behind him.

Some people were still holding fish in their hands.

A thought suddenly popped into my head: they went to the river to catch fish!

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, especially Liu Xueqin's, Zhao Meng smirked and said, "Don't be too envious of me. You don't have my skills."

He took a drag of his cigarette as he spoke.

When Zhao Meng was about to leave with his underlings.

The gong rang again.

"Clang clang clang".

"The dawn has returned!"

"The dawn has returned!"