"Brothers, as long as you join our Cao Gang base, you will have food to eat and women to sleep with!”A man in a leather jacket and holding a machine gun stood in front of each of the two tall and thick stone pillars. One of them was a young man with earrings and a skull hat. He carried a machine gun on his shoulder with one hand and made an invitation gesture with the other.
Between the stone pillars was an electric door. The original words on the stone wall above were covered up and replaced with the words "Cao Gang Base" written in cursive handwriting. There was someone on the table next to him who was responsible for registering the list of people who wanted to enter. On the other side, there were a few simple rooms. The open space in front of the base gate was crowded with many survivor convoys. Everyone was discussing whether to enter the base or not.
"This place used to be a technical school, right?”An uncle looked around and nodded from time to time, as if he was comparing it with the place in his memory.
"Hey, who cares what place it was before, it's a survivor base now!”
"Why do these people look like gangsters?!”
"What's wrong with the underworld! Now, whoever had the bigger fist was the boss! Do you still think this is before the apocalypse? What's so good about being alive?”
“……”
"How can I enter the base?”Someone went forward to ask.
"Oh, then it depends on how many supplies you hand over. Anyway, you'll always have food and accommodation. See that table over there? Go there and register. We'll arrange for you.”The young man with the ear stud answered loudly, trying his best to show his kindness and publicize how good the base was.
Some people had a bumpy journey and had a narrow escape. When they saw a base, it was as if they had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. They did not care if the base was good or not. They wanted to be protected and hurriedly registered to enter. Some people were hesitant. They wanted to find a bigger and more complete base, but they were afraid that they might not be able to live to see the base they yearned for. Some people were confident in their abilities and did not want to rashly enter this base that was obviously managing the underworld.
The team didn't plan to enter in the first place, but there weren't any suitable resting places nearby, so they wanted to stay for the night. Li Xi gave Guo Rui a look, and Guo Rui understood and went forward to consult. He was the most suitable person to deal with these things.
"We only plan to stay for one night.”As soon as Guo Rui opened his mouth, some people with similar thoughts immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
"Then pay the rent! There was a special place for rent inside. If one wanted to live in a house, it would be more expensive. It would be cheaper to rent an empty space. Of course, the rent was now paid with food. According to the headcount, one person living in a house would be given one catty of rice per night. If they rented an empty space, they would be given half a catty of rice per person. If there was no rice, they would be given other things as compensation. There was a list of exchange standards!”The other party pointed at the registration area.
"Let's just rent an empty venue! The space in the car is small and warmer." Zeng Zhiqiang, Li Xi, and Zheng Ji had done the same before. He was not prepared to accommodate the others.
Li Xi and Zheng Ji naturally felt that this was for the best. The others saw that their captain had already decided, so they had no objections (even if they did, they would be embarrassed to mention it. Didn't they see that the girls were all silent).
Zeng Zhiqiang and Guo Rui went to register and pay for the food on behalf of everyone.
"After paying 4 pounds of rice, go to the empty room over there and quarantine for an hour before driving to the temporary rented land to park.”Zeng Zhiqiang told everyone about the following arrangements.
A convoy of people stayed in a room that was about 15 square meters. There were only a few benches in the room. During the quarantine period, there would be someone to watch the car for them.
As soon as everyone came out of the quarantine room, they heard a shout not far away. Then, a gunshot sounded, and the scene quieted down. After a while, Yu Xiaowei came back to explain the news he had heard."Someone in a team mutated. He was injured before and didn't act up because he was lucky. He wore a lot of winter clothes, so he changed into a new one that was not torn. No one in the team noticed!”
The people who knew the situation around them sighed. At the same time, they observed their own team without leaving any traces.
He drove to the temporary rented land. It was originally the school field, and there were already many cars parked inside. Setting up tents and cooking, it was a lively scene.
Yu Xiaowei took out two gasoline stoves, Zhao Ledan went to get the rice, and the others helped with the pots, folding tables, and chairs.
"After a few more meals, there won't be any fresh vegetables left. I can only make dried vegetables.”Zhao Ledan told everyone about this situation, hoping that they had an idea.
"It's okay. We'll talk after eating!" Zeng Zhiqiang wasn't picky about food. He could still be a little picky now. He would be happy to have food in the future.
"That's right. If there's something to eat, then eat it. There's no other way!”Yu Xiaowei was in charge of managing the living supplies, so he knew what was going on.
Zhao Ledan poured out a basin of water. He washed the rice first, then used the water to wash the vegetables. He planned to use it to wash the dishes after dinner. Fortunately, they had used five-gal buckets of purified water from the building's reservoir on the way. They could use it sparingly for a few days.
Now that people knew that water could not be used in many places, water resources became even more precious. Some fleets did not have enough water and could only buy from the base. There were even carriages that came to buy from the Hope Party. They needed water more than food, so of course they would not agree.
With everyone helping out, the speed was quite fast.
Zheng Ji did not say anything and only worked in silence. As usual, he would serve Li Xi the moment the food was ready. After spending these days together, he was very clear about Li Xi's preferences. He even picked up the food for her. Li Xi was a little awkward at first, but he got used to it after a long time. Everyone turned a blind eye to it. At first, they thought that they were a couple, but they didn't look like one. In the end, they privately joked that they were a queen and a knight (why not a princess? Have you ever seen a powerful princess?
"Xu Cheng, what are your plans? You know, we can't always bring you along.”When Zeng Zhiqiang first agreed to be Xu Cheng's partner, he had told Xu Cheng that they would split up when they encountered the base.
Xu Cheng's smile was a little stiff. Although he was afraid to ask this question, he knew that he had to face it eventually. He thought about it carefully and said,"Captain Zeng, I don't want to go back on my word. I just feel that this base doesn't look reliable. I don't know how they are doing, so I don't really want to stay…How about this? My home is in City X, not far from here. Didn't the radio say that the City X survivor base is accepting survivors? Besides, City X is always a place I'm familiar with. What do you think?"
"I'll follow Brother Xu!" Lin Yang didn't want to stay either, so he expressed his stance hurriedly.
"Me too!" Zhao Ledan said in a low voice.
Zeng Zhiqiang and Li Xi looked at each other and turned to Xu Cheng.""Alright, we'll do as you said and send you to City X.”
"Thank you!" Xu Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. Without them, he and the other two would not have the confidence to reach City X safely.
After dinner, some of the carriages started a fire and gathered together to keep warm. Some hid in tents and covered themselves with blankets to keep warm. The snow on the field had been swept away, but the cold weather made it difficult to keep the ground dry. The tents were still cold.
Yu Xiaowei habitually scouted the surroundings while the others did simple exercises.
After a while, Yu Xiaowei ran back and asked mysteriously,""Guess who I saw?" Seeing that no one was cooperating, he could only answer his own question." It's the people we met at the gas station!”
"There's only one base nearby. It's not strange to run into it.”Guo Rui disagreed.
"That's true! Oh right, I heard that many of their cars are also preparing to go to City X. They said that the base there is managed by the military and is much more formal than here!”Yu Xiaowei thought of the news he had heard.
"Really? That's great!" Xu Cheng was quite happy to hear this news.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, rest early! We'll spend the night in the car. Xiao Wei, Guo Rui, which one of you will go to Li Xi's car?”Zeng Zhiqiang looked at the two of them.
"Guo Rui, go!" Yu Xiaowei could not stand the coldness of the two people. He did not say a word for a long time. Besides, he did not want to be a third wheel!
"Alright, I'll go." Guo Rui didn't care where he was. He took his backpack and got into Li Xi's car.
"Don't forget that someone has to be on duty at night!”Zeng Zhiqiang warned.
"I can't forget!"
In the middle of the night, Li Xi got out of the car to go to the toilet. When he passed by a tent, he heard a woman's moaning and a man's rough breathing coming from inside. Even if he hadn't eaten pork before, he had seen pigs run. Li Xi paused for a moment before walking past expressionlessly. However, there were such sounds coming from several tents in a row, and there was even the sound of a few men and women mixing together in one tent. Li Xi was speechless and the corners of his mouth twitched. No matter what the situation was, he really did not forget "food and sex"!
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