Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 63 Breakfast, Digging Shepherd's Purse
With Xu Bo's gentle coaxing, Youyou's mood gradually calmed down, and she drank three box lids of warm water in one breath.

This made her stomach, which had been hungry for many days, relax a little, and she drank the milk quite voraciously.

Xu Bo felt sad when he saw this, so he quickly went to the trunk and got a bag of bread for her.

"Xu Bo, did you bring a thermos?"

"Bring it."

His own thermos had always been in his backpack, but he hadn't had time to boil water these days, so he almost forgot about it before Bai Li asked.

Bai Li wanted to give him hot water, and he didn't refuse.

We are one family, no need to be polite.

After finishing talking, we had almost had enough rest. There were some seemingly useless daily necessities left behind in the supermarket, especially sanitary napkins. Maybe most of the people who went to the supermarket to look for supplies were men, so no one cared about this and most of them were left behind.

But Bai Li and Qi Qi would take them all as soon as they saw them.

Qiqi knows what menstruation is, his mother has explained it to him in detail, so he knows that it is a necessity for his mother.

In order to load these things into the car, Bai Li took two barrels of mineral water out of the car, and asked Xu Bo to find some burnable wood and branches in the supermarket and nearby, and simply boiled two pots of hot water as supplies.

Although the temperature has risen a bit in the past two days and it is not as cold as before, your body will not be able to bear it if you don’t drink hot water all the time.

However, this time, Xiaowu did not help with the lighting of the cigarette, but Xu Bo used the lighter.

Xiaowu was a little dissatisfied about this, but its open mouth was pinched by Qiqi, and it stared with its round eyes and whined, with a puzzled look on its whole face.

Qiqi always remembers what his mother said, that Xiaowu is their trump card, and the fact that it can spit fire cannot be told to anyone except his father.

I don’t know what will happen in the future, but it has to be kept secret for now.

When the water boiled and was poured into each family's thermos and cup, Zeng Sujie hurriedly thanked them and said a little embarrassedly, "You actually brought this kettle with you when you went out. You are well prepared."

Of course.

But this stainless steel kettle is not used very often, it was bought by her father. The old man likes to be nostalgic and always says that he is not used to using electric kettles, so he bought this when he went to her house.

Now she is sincerely grateful to her father.

When they have hot water, everyone wants to eat instant noodles. After all, they haven’t eaten anything hot for several days. Now even a simple bucket of instant noodles makes them miss it terribly.

The sky was just beginning to brighten. Maybe this place was a bit remote, and there were neither people nor zombies nearby. It would be best to eat before leaving.

Bai Li generously took out another bucket of water from her car. It took up too much space, so she quickly moved it out to make room for other things.

This was when Qiao Fei helped her put it into the car at the beginning.

"Sister-in-law, I can't keep using your water. You have to keep it."

"Don't worry, I have enough water. Water is the most important thing I put in the car before I set off."

The key point is that the water in the car cannot be used. Every time Kiki needs water, he puts it out quickly, leaving no room for the mineral water to survive, so why keep it?

But Xu Bo didn't know, he still suggested that she prepare more, so he only poured half a bucket, and if it was not enough, he used the bottles in his car.

Zhou Hui was not stingy and asked Zeng Sujie to bring two bottles as well.

Bai Li had no choice but to go together since that was the case.

After eating the hot instant noodles, both adults and children got in the car contentedly and prepared to set off.

This time, Xu Bo led the way and they took a small path that he took when he entered the Fog City.

The three cars left the city smoothly and then went their separate ways, one going east and the other going west.

Actually, Xu Bo originally wanted to see Bai Li and her son off. He had already found his daughter, and her parents were in their hometown with her eldest brother and were very safe.

Now I can be said to be free of worries.

But the eldest brother hasn't met his sister-in-law and Qiqi yet, so who knows how worried he must be.

So he wanted to make sure that both mother and child were safe.

But Xu Qing was not happy, she wanted to return to her hometown as soon as possible.

Just now at the gas station, she already knew that Bai Li and Qiqi were Captain Jiang's wife and son. They were unexpectedly young and beautiful. Even though Xu Qing didn't want to admit it, this woman was indeed very capable.

He is able to drive such a big car and still arrange everything calmly and leisurely in this situation.

It has to be said that if it weren't for her, none of them would be able to have a simple meal of hot instant noodles today.

On the other hand, when her cousin came to the school to look for the child in the middle of the night last night, he asked her if she could drive?
What he meant was that after he went in, she would sit in the driver's seat and wait, and when she saw him and the child come out, she would start the car, so that they could leave efficiently and safely.

But she didn't dare to open it.

I have had this car for several years, but I have never driven a car. Now I can’t even figure out how to use the brakes and accelerator.

Although her cousin simply asked her a question and didn't say anything, she felt that her cousin must have been disgusted when she said she didn't dare to drive.

But can she be blamed for this?
The car in the house has always been driven by her husband, and he never asked her to practice. Who could have thought that the end of the world would suddenly come?

Xu Qing felt very aggrieved.

Maybe she didn't even realize that she was comparing herself with Bai Li.

Of course, she wasn't the only one comparing herself to Bai Li.

Zeng Sujie was also competing.

She blamed herself and said, "Look at how much Bai Li brings when she goes out. I can't think of anything. Our child is suffering by following me."

Now she has forgotten that she used to dislike Bai Li for being too generous and didn't want to go with her on the highway. Now, I can't say I'm completely convinced, but I really admire her.

Don’t underestimate a small kettle. With it, as long as you have water, you will have a comfortable journey home without encountering any danger.

"Don't worry, mom. My sister and I won't dislike you."

Her son Zhou Jinfeng consoled her, "It's not the first time you've been forgetful. This time you just didn't think it through. At least you brought the necessities with you. That's good enough."

Zeng Sujie:
This brat.

"How dare you say you don't despise me? Qiqi is two years younger than you. When he sees a sanitary napkin, he knows to give it to his mother. What about you? You don't even know what brand your mother uses, right?"

Zhou Hui & Zhou Jinfeng:
Zhou Jinfeng was helpless. "It's my fault. Next time we meet in a supermarket or something, I will definitely help you find sanitary napkins and stock up plenty for you."

Zhou Hui couldn't help but burst out laughing. Zeng Sujie turned her head and glanced at him, "What the hell are you laughing at! We can't predict what will happen in the future. Why don't you stock up a little more just in case?"

"Okay, okay, I didn't say no, son, remember, stock up on sanitary napkins for your mom."

"remember."

Zeng Sujie didn't bother to pay attention to the father and son. She saw Xu Bo and Bai Li returned to their car after giving instructions, and hurriedly unbuckled her seat belt and got out.

She walked to Bai Li's car window and discussed with her, "Bai Li, what are your plans next? Do you want our two families to come together?"

Bai Li didn't care. Their hometowns were in the same place, so it was not impossible for them to go together.

Besides, if we don’t get along well on the way, it’s the same if we separate then.

Zeng Sujie continued, "So who do you think is in front, us or you? I don't know the road, but Zhou Hui has a good sense of direction. As long as we go in the right direction, we will eventually get home."

Bai Li turned around to look at her son and saw that the little guy was holding a map in his hand with an eager look in his eyes.

She said to Zeng Sujie, "My sense of direction is pretty good, so I'll just be in the front. If I'm going the wrong way, you can honk the horn from behind."

"Okay, that's settled then." After separating from Bai Li and the others, Xu Bo drove back to his hometown.

But less than ten minutes into the journey, he noticed that his daughter was looking at him repeatedly.

Xu Bo held the steering wheel with one hand and reached out with the other hand to rub his daughter's head, and asked, "What's wrong, Youyou?"

Although she didn't recognize her father at first at school, she did later.

Two years ago, her father took her to the amusement park, played with her for the whole day, and bought her a lot of things, everything she wanted.

She remembers all of this.

but
She asked cautiously, "Dad, are you taking me to my grandparents' house?"

"Correct."

"What about Mom? Will I ever see her again?"

Before Xu Bo could come up with a suitable answer, Xu Qing's son Fanfan in the back seat rushed in and shouted, "Your mother doesn't want you anymore, why are you still looking for her?"

Xu Bo's face suddenly changed. He quickly stepped on the brakes and turned to look at his daughter.

The eight-year-old girl had tears in her eyes, but she didn't let them fall. She just looked at her father and asked with a sob, "Really?"

She really didn't want to believe it, even though her mother was different now than before, she always favored her uncle's son and always asked her to give in to him.

Even if there were two cartons of milk at home, she wouldn't drink it unless her uncle's son gave it to her.

Mom said she was the older sister and should give in to him.

She gave in, so you still don't want her?

Xu Bo wiped the tears from her face distressedly. He did not answer her question directly, but said softly, "Youyou, Daddy will always be with you in the future and will never leave you alone, so can you follow Daddy?"

The little girl is not stupid, she already understood from her father's words.

She nodded slightly.

Xu Bo turned back and continued driving, but his words were a little cold, "Xu Qing, watch your mouth and your son."

What do children know?
Wasn’t it Xu Qing who whispered to him?

If she wasn't his cousin, and if it wasn't for his uncle's sake, he would have thrown her and her son out.

After not seeing this sister for a few years, she has become more and more outrageous.

On the other side, Bai Li was driving steadily along a country road following his son's instructions.

Although it is a country road, it is all asphalt and there are no potholes at all.

There were neither people nor zombies in the fields on both sides, only wheat fields waving in the wind and about to mature.

What a pity, is there anyone willing to harvest this wheat?

Half an hour later they passed a village.

On one side of the asphalt road is a village, and on the other side is a not very high mountain.

Bai Li, who had keen senses, immediately noticed that there was someone on the mountain. The other person was looking down curiously from behind a tree.

Bai Li sensed that there were at least three people.

Instead, the village was dead silent, as if no one was left.

Out of caution, Bai Li stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and quickly drove through the village.

Zeng Sujie, who was behind her, saw her speeding up and naturally speeded up as well.

The two cars drove one after the other, and in less than five minutes they had left the seemingly small village behind them.

This is so strange, shouldn’t it be easier to live in the village under these circumstances?

Why is there no one here?
She was a little worried about her hometown.

Her home is in the suburbs of Pengcheng. It is called a town, but it is actually a village.

I don’t know what the situation is in the village right now. Are my grandparents, dad, and uncle all okay?

I was a little worried. On the one hand, I was afraid that if I walked too fast, Jiang Minglang would not be able to catch up. On the other hand, I was eager to see my family.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Bai Li parked the car beside a stream.

There are stones and dead branches here, suitable for cooking.

After getting off the car, the two families first found a place to relieve themselves. Then Bai Li moved a few stones and piled them into a U shape. Then he took out a wok from the car and moved out a bucket of mineral water.

This is actually the half bucket that was left over from before, but it was filled up by Qiqi when we were in the car.

"Let's have noodles for lunch."

After she finished speaking, she started to get busy. Zeng Sujie helped Zhou Hui, who had just come back from the toilet, and the two of them looked at each other in amazement, unable to say a word.

When they were lighting the fire, they saw her dog coming over. Bai Li had her back to them and she didn't know how the fire started, but the firewood under the pot caught fire instantly.

Was the firewood too dry or was her lighter just better?

If you look closely, you will find that the lighter that Bai Li put in his pocket has no oil in it.

"Mom, there are a lot of shepherd's purse here. Should I dig some?"

Bai Li turned around and saw Qiqi with her knife stuck in his waist. He was standing bent over in the grass about three or four meters away from the stream, holding up a shepherd's purse and smiling at her, "It's so tender. Do you want to put it in the noodles?"

He knew that there were no more vegetables, so the noodles he had to make were white noodles, or he could add some salt and sesame oil.

It has no taste and doesn't look good.

It would be nice to put shepherd's purse in there as a green vegetable.

"Okay, go ahead and dig, and I'll get you your bucket."

Bai Li turned around and went back to the car, pulling out a small plastic bucket with a small shovel in it from under the back seat.

Zeng Sujie:
She really doubted whether the mother and son were really fleeing like them?
Aren’t small buckets and shovels like this supposed to be used for playing with sand?

"Xiaofeng, take your sister and Qiqi to pick shepherd's purse. If you don't know what it looks like, ask Qiqi. Go quickly."

Zhou Hui reacted and quickly called his son and daughter together, and then asked Zeng Sujie to find noodles in the trunk.

When I was preparing to come back, I took all the remaining food at home with me, and I remember there was a bag of egg noodles.

Bai Li stopped him, "No need for that this time. I have a box of noodles in my car, which is enough for us to eat. If it's not enough later, you can give it to me."

It’s not that she is generous, it’s really a lot.

When she went to the supermarket with Qiao Fei and the others before, they didn’t buy the noodles, so she moved them all into the car.

Zeng Sujie helped collect firewood for the fire, and looked at the children from time to time. Then she couldn't help asking Bai Li, "Qiqi even knows shepherd's purse?"

The key is to recognize it in the wild.

Not to mention her sons and daughters, if they threw her into the wild, she might not be able to find her even after searching for eight hundred years.

"When I went back to my hometown, my dad always took him to the fields. After a while, he got to know some of the commonly eaten wild vegetables."

(End of this chapter)