Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 220 A strange combination of circumstances
The newborn baby was a girl, the first newborn born in Yunxi Village since the apocalypse.

Bai Li looked at the wrinkled little baby with his eyes closed, and said to Chen Feng, who was so excited that tears were streaming down his face, "Congratulations."

"Thank you, thank you for the lychee!"

This expression of gratitude came from the bottom of my heart and was heartfelt.

He was about the same age as Bai Li, and the two had even been elementary school classmates. Before his parents were alive, Chen Feng was a good-for-nothing, often loitering around with Bai Wei, and his work at the flour mill was sporadic. His first wife couldn't stand his behavior and divorced him; the woman who bore his child was his second wife.

When the apocalypse first arrived, he had been married for less than six months. He truly matured and took on the responsibility of supporting his family, much like Bai Wei's experience: his parents were killed in a rainstorm by two rabid geese that roamed their home.

It wasn't until his parents' bodies turned to ashes that he finally understood that the sky that had always supported him was gone.

Then he learned from Bai Wei and started farming and growing vegetables in a serious and down-to-earth manner.

When he first learned his wife was pregnant, he was terrified. Without a hospital or medication, how would she give birth?
So at first he was like a headless fly, panicking terribly. It was only after Bai Wei helped him find lychees and learned that they planned to set up a clinic in Yunxi Village that he felt a little more at ease.

Even now, as he holds his daughter in his arms, he still feels like it's a dream.

He's become a father?

After leaving the clinic, Bai Li scattered dozens more pothos vines, searching every household and nook and cranny. She found seven small bats, each about the size of a palm, and casually tossed them against the wall to nourish the pothos vines.

As for everyone's concerns about whether these mutated green plants will have problems after they get used to eating flesh and blood.

Bai Li thought no, they were already independent beings, with keen senses, able to judge likes and dislikes, 'know' the people of Yunxi Village, needed nourishment, and could also identify nourishment.

For example, a few days ago, Lei Jia wanted to bury rotten vegetable leaves at the base of the pothos plant to provide it with nutrients, but the plant disliked it and dug them all out, throwing them at his face, and then slapped him a few times.

Lei Jia was both angry and scared. After getting out of Green Ivy's hands, she immediately ran to Bai Li to complain.

What can Bai Li say?
It's your own fault. Why did you give it rotten vegetable leaves?

Look how self-disciplined the villagers of Yunxi Village are. They usually keep their farmland a distance from the wall and try not to look at it when passing by.

Lei Jia, on the other hand, would occasionally send over a cactus or succulent, and now she's gone even further, feeding it rotten vegetable leaves.

If I don't hit you, who will I hit?
When the couple got home and lay down on the bed, it was almost midnight. Bai Li was so sleepy that tears streamed down her face. She fell into a deep sleep just two seconds after her head hit the pillow.

Jiang Minglang draped a thin blanket over her stomach, thinking about Chen Feng's wife's cesarean section that night.

If this were a hospital before the apocalypse, it probably wouldn't be a big deal, but with the current conditions, even if they try their best to set it up like a hospital, it's still very limited.

The main problem is that there is too little medicine.

Huo Lao and Xi Shuang seemed to have mentioned a place called Yaoshan a couple of days ago. Because it was known for producing medicinal herbs, the mountain was specially fenced off before the apocalypse and used for lectures by students of the Traditional Chinese Medicine College.

Xi Shuang wanted to go and take a look, hoping to find some rare herbs.

Hmm, that can be included in the plan.

We also need to discuss with Dr. Su whether we need to hire another OB-GYN with similar experience.

It's always better to be prepared; don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Bai Li didn't think much about Chen Feng's wife's C-section tonight, but Jiang Minglang thought about it for most of the night.

The next day, just as dawn broke, the villagers, who had been anxious all night, got up early, took machetes, and searched every nook and cranny of their yards. After finding no bats, the neighbors agreed to go to the fields together.

These past few days have been hot, and some mutated insects that I've never seen before have appeared in the fields, such as mole crickets. They used to be about the size of a thumb, but now they're at least as thick as three fingers.

This thing is very destructive; it eats seeds and seedlings. So before replanting after tilling the soil, you have to get rid of all these mutated mole crickets—no, give them to the pothos plants as fertilizer.

So early in the morning, the soldiers patrolling the fields would see villagers using long pliers to pick up mole crickets or other worms and throw them against the wall.

The leaves of the pothos swayed slightly, and its roots wriggled frequently. The soldier squatting on the ground couldn't help but swallow and mutter to himself, "Its breakfast is quite lavish, all high in protein."

Suddenly, a loud slap landed on the back of his head. Qiao Fei walked up behind him and yelled, "What are you muttering about? Hurry up and go back to eat. After you finish eating, go find Sanpao. Your team will be patrolling outside today."

These are soldiers he used to lead, soldiers he specifically brought back from his last trip to northern Tianjin; their nickname is Six.

"Boss, you must be mistaken. The schedule says tomorrow."

"It's been changed. Kang Erbao and the others conducted investigations for most of the night last night, so they need to rest today. Therefore, it's your turn to go."

"Okay, I'm off then."

Liu Tiao stood up as he spoke, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly squatted down and leaned close to Qiao Fei, whispering to him, "Boss, look over there. An Zirui is catching bugs. That kid has changed a lot recently. He goes to the fields with Sister Wei every day, works hard, and isn't as pampered as before. If you see him, say something to him."

Liu Tiao wondered if their leader had noticed that every time he carried Song Xiaoxiao and ran on the road, An Zirui would watch with pleading eyes, his expression incredibly pitiful.

After all, he was their captain's nephew. Even if the captain was angry and ignored him, they still had to secretly pay some attention to him and take care of him.

Fortunately, without his grandmother's doting care, Sister Wei was able to be ruthless again, and the boy has improved a lot recently.

As long as the child can be corrected, it's still worth giving him a chance.

After saying this, Liu Tiao ran off to Qiao Fei's house for dinner. Song Huanyan is a good cook, and they've gotten used to coming over to freeload lately.

Qiao Fei looked up at the field about twenty meters away from him, where his sister Qiao Wei was leading An Zirui to look for insects.

Compared to his previous fair and smooth skin, An Zirui is now much darker and thinner, but he is also more muscular.

He was wearing long pants and a long-sleeved shirt, carrying a plastic bucket in one hand and pliers in the other. His mother was turning over the soil in front, while he followed behind looking for insects. He would pluck them into the bucket as soon as he found them, his expression focused and calm, showing no sign of fear.

This is completely different from the An Zirui who would throw tantrums and cry at the drop of a hat six months ago.

Qiao Fei hadn't paid attention to his nephew for a long time. One reason was that he was busy and didn't have time; the other was that he disliked him, felt repulsed by him from the bottom of his heart, and didn't want to pay attention to him.

Seeing it now is quite a surprise.

Having collected enough insects in the bucket, An Zirui told his mother, picked up the plastic bucket, and headed towards the wall. He stopped right in front of the pothos plant, emptied the bucket of insects onto the base of the wall, and then turned back.

Qiao Fei raised an eyebrow; he wasn't afraid of those mutated green ivy plants.

What Qiao Fei didn't know was that An Zirui wasn't afraid because he had been saved by the mutated green ivy.

Before the last temperature drop, he and his mother were weeding in the field. During that time, they ran out of water, so his mother went back to get more. He continued weeding by himself. At that moment, a small, brightly colored snake appeared out of nowhere. Or maybe it wasn't a snake, but an insect. Anyway, it was very long and thin.

Fortunately, he spotted it early and avoided being bitten by the snake or insect, but it relentlessly pursued him. In his panic, he couldn't make a sound and just ran away hastily, not realizing that he was running towards the wall.

The long, thin worm was quickly caught by the pothos and pulled into the soil.

Although An Zirui was quite frightened that time, he was no longer afraid of the green ivy and unconsciously felt much closer to it.

So while others dared not get too close, he did. Fortunately, he only ever brought food to the mutated green ivy and did nothing else. Over time, although the mutated green ivy didn't show any particular affection for him, it also never hit him. They lived in relative peace.

However, Qiao Fei was unaware of this matter. He only knew that his once spoiled nephew had indeed improved a lot compared to before. He was not only able to work, but he had also become bolder.

After scanning the field, Qiao Fei saw that everything was peaceful and uneventful. He then got up and walked towards his sister's side.

"I'll do it, you take a break."

Qiao Wei looked up and saw that it was Qiao Fei. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she smiled and said, "No need. I'm used to doing this job. You might not be able to do it."

She stopped turning the floor, leaned close to her younger brother, and asked in a low voice, "How are things between you and Song Huanyan now?"

Qiao Fei's face darkened. "Why are you asking me this the moment we meet?"

Qiao Wei raised her hand and slapped him lightly, scolding, "Can't I ask? Do you even know how old you are? You always think you're so capable. If you're so capable, why don't you hurry up and win her over? We're already living under the same roof, and you're still so indecisive. What am I supposed to say to you?"

Qiao Fei turned and walked away, but stopped after taking only two steps. He turned back to look at An Zirui, who was carrying a small bucket back to the field.

The ten-year-old boy looked at him timidly, clearly somewhat afraid of him.

Qiao Fei asked, "Why didn't you say anything when you saw your uncle?"

Ok?
An Zirui was stunned. Was his uncle talking to him?

I remember that before, his uncle would ignore him as if he didn't see him at all.

But today
Qiao Wei looked at her son with a complicated expression and said softly, "Say hello to your uncle."

".uncle."

The voice was very soft and had a slight tremor.

Qiao Fei said to him, "Starting tomorrow, Uncle Liu will take you to the training field to run. You'll have to get up at 5:30. Can you manage that?"

An Zirui was taken aback again, but quickly recovered and nodded, "I can get up."

He knew very well what the training ground was for, and he also knew that Lin Zhe, whom he had once bullied, trained there with Jiang Qi every day, and even Song Xiaoxiao, Bai Duoduo from Yunxi Village, and her younger brother Bai Xi would go there.

Many people say that it is a place for training soldiers.

He had never thought about it before, but now he does—he wants to become a soldier.

As Qiao Fei emerged from the field, he saw Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe leading Xiao Wu, each carrying a thermos, running towards the clinic.

Song Huanyan and Song Xiaoxiao also came out of their homes and headed in that direction.

Ok?
Oh, I remember now, Chen Feng's wife gave birth last night, it's a girl.

So they went to see a baby?

Sure enough, as soon as Xiaoxiao saw him, she waved her hand and called out, "Uncle Qiao, Uncle Qiao, let's go see the baby, do you want to come?"

What's so interesting about little kids?

Qiao Fei glanced at the aunt and niece with disdain and replied, "Go."

Qiqi was carrying boiled goat milk, which his great-grandmother had asked him to bring to feed the baby.

"...and they look rather unique."

The word "really ugly" circled in Qiqi's mouth before she swallowed it back down, and then she used another word to describe Uncle Chen Feng's little sister.

Chen Feng, who was holding his daughter and feeding her goat milk, twitched his lips. He understood what the kid hadn't said, rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you know, you little brat? All newborns look like this. They'll grow out and look better in a few days."

Are all newborns like this?

Qiqi thought to himself, "Impossible. When my younger brother or sister is born, they will definitely be prettier than this ugly baby."

He just shared the good news of his mother's pregnancy with his best friend, telling him that he's going to be a big brother.

Gigi was also very happy, since Qiqi's younger brother/sister was also his younger brother/sister, so he also became the older brother.

When Song Xiaoxiao heard the news, she was also very happy. She was certain that the baby in Bai Li's belly was a little sister and that she was going to be a big sister.

The three children chattered incessantly after leaving the clinic. Bai Yang came looking for Xi Shuang and was completely bewildered when he heard this. Wait, Qi Qi is a big brother now? What does that mean?
Bai Li is now four months old. In the first three months, besides Xi Shuang, only Jiang Minglang, Bai Xiangtian, the old man and woman, and Bai Xiangqian and his wife knew about her.

I didn't tell Qiqi at the time because I was afraid the child would get too excited and accidentally tell others.

Bai Yang's ignorance was purely accidental.

Xi Shuang assumed his family would tell him, so she didn't mention it to him. To avoid Qi Qi finding out, the family didn't discuss it openly during dinner either. As for Bai Yang, they assumed Xi Shuang would tell him.

After that, he went out on missions with Jiang Minglang and the others, and didn't return until yesterday.

So he knew nothing about his sister's pregnancy.

After a moment of confusion, Bai Yang picked up his nephew and asked, "What did you just say? Who's the older brother? You?"

Qiqi nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, I'm a big brother now, and you're an uncle! Congratulations, Uncle!"

poplar:.
"Is your mom pregnant?"

"Yes, I have it."

"When did this happen?"

“Last night, my mother told me.”

I only found out yesterday. Oh well, it's okay now.

Bai Yang put down his nephew and calmly went to the clinic.

When Xi Shuang finished her work and stopped to rest, Bai Yang leaned over and asked her, "My sister is pregnant, right? Did you or Dr. Su do the checkup? Is everything normal?"

Xi Shuang nodded calmly, "Everything is normal. I've also had an ultrasound, and the results are good."

I had an ultrasound two days ago, and it was normal.

Bai Yang was relieved.

However, after dinner that evening, after Bai Li took a bath and changed into her nightgown, her grandmother called her downstairs to drink goat milk. Bai Yang saw her belly and his eyes widened in shock—
Is your belly already this big so early in your pregnancy?
good night!