Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 87 Crow, Unreliable
No matter how pitifully the flowers outside spoke, or how helplessly they cried, the old lady always kept her head down, sitting calmly on a small stool, peeling her peanuts slowly, with no intention of opening the door at all.

He seems to be very hard-hearted.

But it was also because I was hurt by their family and had accumulated too much disappointment that I couldn't soften.

Last year, He Hua took the old lady to the town for shopping and they were accidentally hit by an electric bike. The old lady felt a little dizzy, but her mind was still clear at the time. She just had black eyes and felt unable to stand.

She grabbed He Hua's arm and told her, "Hurry, take me to the hospital."

At that time, the two of them were standing at the entrance of a supermarket in the middle of the town, only 200 meters away from the town hospital. He Hua was strong and could carry her there quickly.

But she was afraid of spending money and taking responsibility, so she actually called Bai Xiangnan and Li Xiu. It was not until the couple rushed over that she helped the old lady into the hospital, crying.

Afterwards, she still said confidently, "I am just my niece's wife. Second Aunt's face turned pale and she couldn't breathe evenly. I was so scared that I didn't dare to touch her."

At that time, she really thought that the old lady was going to die. What if she died in the hospital? Not only would she have to spend money, but that scoundrel Bai Xiangtian would definitely not forgive her!
But if it was Bai Xiangqian who sent him to the hospital, then the outcome would have nothing to do with her.

What she didn't know was that although the old lady was dizzy, her face was white and her eyes were black, she could hear everything from beginning to end and her mind was clear.

But it is precisely because the mind is clear that the heart becomes colder.

She thought she had been good to their family, and she had helped take care of the two children, Bai Wei and Bai Hua, but she didn't expect this to be the end result.

From then on, the old lady was completely disappointed with their family. The old man no longer gave private support to Bai Xiangyuan and gradually distanced himself from them, only maintaining a superficial relationship.

So why did Bai Wei place nails at their intersection and cause damage to their orchard? It was not just because Jiang Minglang refused to go find Bai Hua, but mainly because his second grandfather's family had treated them much worse than before in the past year, and he was angry and jealous.

Of course, he didn't think that what his mother did before was wrong. At a critical moment of life and death, how could she just send her own children to the hospital when they were not around?
Who is responsible if something goes wrong?

Besides, the old lady was fine in the end, wasn't she okay?

How can I blame them?

Seeing that nothing she said would work, He Hua got angry and slammed the door. Her tone was no longer as gentle as before, and the target of her words changed. "Second Uncle, my Xiang Yuan came to see you this morning, but you avoided him. Now you treat me like this again, not even letting me in the door. What's going on? Are you really going to sever ties with your nephew's family? Have you forgotten how my father-in-law paid for your schooling and saved your life? You've been a teacher all your life, and you've also taught and educated people yourself, but..."

"Ah! Ah!"

Following He Hua's scream, Feng Bao in the yard suddenly raised his head and let out two short cries, then spread his wings and flapped them.

The old man quickly got up and took it to the pet room, shouting angrily at the door, "Why are you knocking on the door? You scared my bird. Fengbao, don't be afraid. We are not afraid. She can't get in."

Cockatiels are timid, so don’t let the loud knocking on the door scare them. Nowadays, it’s hard to find a doctor even for sick people, let alone birds.

The old man was so focused on the bird that he didn't pay any attention to He Hua's screams outside the door.

They were two black crows with beaks as sharp as knives. When they swooped down on He Hua, they pecked off a piece of her scalp with one beak.

He Hua jumped in pain, waving her arms to try to drive the two black birds away, while she raised her hand to touch her head, which ended up covered in blood.

She had a look of fear on her face, and when the two birds swooped down at her again, she turned around and ran away.

As for the purpose of coming here today, I just wanted to order some rice, flour, grain and oil, but I don’t have time to care about that.
It was at this time that Bai Li went from the back door to the front door and watched He Hua flee in panic.

The two crows were quacking in the air, and one of them took the opportunity to swoop down and pecked at He Hua's head again.

"Oh help"

Because He Hua covered her head with her hand in time, her scalp was not pecked this time, but her hand was pecked.

Bai Li even saw blood splattering and the crow opened its mouth to suck it.

She looked at the two crows with complicated eyes, remembering the familiar "ah" before. There was no doubt that it was the cry of the little bird.

It’s amazing that it can even call the crow, which is considered the smartest bird by scientists all over the world.

So the little bird’s special ability is really like growing a new brain.

"Lizhi, Hehua is gone?"

The old lady who had been peeling peanuts didn't pay attention to He Hua's screams at first, until her screams became louder and louder and farther away, then she realized something was wrong.

He saw his granddaughter appear at the door through the crack, then he walked over and opened the door.

She glanced at the path where He Hua was no longer there and said to her, "Don't worry, grandma promised you not to open the door, and she definitely won't. Go to the field and look after Qiqi. Your grandpa and I are fine."

Bai Li was indeed relieved. The old man had always doted on Fengbao. As long as the little bird was there, the old couple would be safe at home.

While talking to the old lady, Bai Li turned his head and looked up at the sky, and found that the two crows had disappeared.

She watched her grandmother enter the yard, close the gate, and then walk quickly towards the cherry orchard.

The weather is very good today, with sunshine and warm breeze. Compared with half a month ago, the temperature has risen by about ten degrees.

So Qiqi didn’t wear much today. She wore a grey hooded sweatshirt over her autumn clothes, and then a vest. It was a very cute and refreshing outfit.

It wasn't hot at first, but he couldn't help running happily after entering the orchard. He found a pile of dead branches, took the two fresh sweet potatoes given to him by Grandpa Dong, and stuffed them under the dead branches.

After a while, a puff of green smoke rose into the sky.

Fortunately, the cherry orchard is in the middle, far away from the main road in the east, with mountains to the north and fruit trees and fields to the west, so even if the fragrance of sweet potatoes wafts here, it is not easy to be noticed.

But Bai Li still walked around cautiously to make sure there was no danger before turning around and going back to the cherry orchard.

"Qiqi, give the lighter to Second Grandpa."

After Bai Xiangqian picked a basket of cherries, he discovered that the little thing had run outside the cherry orchard and was playing with fire.

what?

Do you think you are not afraid of fire because you can spray water? You dare to light a fire yourself.

He taught him, "You can roast sweet potatoes if you want, but you can't roast them by yourself. Ask Second Grandpa to help you. It's dry today. What if the wind blows and sparks fly onto you and burn you? Be good and take out your lighter."

Qiqi blinked and told the truth, "I don't have a lighter."

Afraid that his second grandfather wouldn't believe him, he hugged Xiaowu and was about to show it to him when he saw his mother coming over from the nearby peach orchard. She was making smacking sounds in her mouth as she walked, and the crisp sound made him drool.

"Mom, I want to eat an apple."

Bai Xiangqian turned his head, thinking that the apples that Bai Li ate were from last year's cold storage, but when he saw the apple in Qiqi's arms, the one with a big head was almost as big as the small watermelons they sold last year. The apples in their garden were not that big.

Although he was a teacher at school, he would come back every week to help his elder brother. He would come back even more often during the picking time. After school every day, he would even bring Li Xiu back to help.

Although people will be hired, they also have to help watch over it.

So Bai Xiangqian shouldn't be too familiar with the various types of fruits in his home.

Not to mention the size of the apple, just the fact that it has been kept in a cold storage for half a year, it is absolutely impossible for the skin to be that bright, and it is even more impossible for it to be so juicy that juice would drip out when you take a bite.

This is only true for freshly picked ones.

"litchi."

"Uncle, try it too."

As he spoke, Bai Li handed Bai Xiangqian a big red apple.

After Qiqi held it in his hands, he couldn't wait to bite it open. Just by hearing the crunching sound, you can tell how crisp the apple is, not to mention the little thing exclaimed, "So sweet!"

Bai Xiangqian wiped it casually, and his eyes lit up after taking a bite.

He asked his niece, "Where did this apple come from?"

He dared to say that these things were definitely not from their cold storage. He knew better than his brother how many things they had and what they looked like.

These days, the two brothers are in charge of internal affairs and external affairs respectively, dividing the work and cooperating with each other.

His brother took Chen Dong outside to chop zombies and look for things, while he and Li Xiu sorted out all the food and daily necessities in the house and put away the things that needed to be put away.

For example, early sweet potatoes, winter wheat and various vegetables.

While others were still terrified about the coming of the end of the world, with zombies everywhere and wondering how they would live in the future, their family was enduring the same panic as them. While anxiously waiting for their children to return, they tried to calm themselves, harvested the crops, and made as many preparations and defenses as possible.

After all, no matter what, you have to fill your stomach.

The children need food when they come back.

"Uncle, bring a basket."

Bai Li put out the fire at Qiqidian and didn’t take out the sweet potatoes yet. They would be almost cooked when she came back later.

Then she also took a basket and took Bai Xiangnan, Qiqi and Xiaowu to the apple orchard.

The apple was so big that she was full after eating half of it. She gave the remaining half to Xiaowu and the other half to Dalong who was guarding the cherry orchard.

Dalong is a Border Collie raised by her father. He is five years old and very smart. The other two local dogs in the house listen to him, and the three of them are good at guarding the orchard.

Bai Li observed carefully and found that the first dragon, the second dragon and the third dragon were still the same as before, without any change at all.

Of course, it is also possible that, like Xiaowu and Fengbao, they have changes that cannot be seen just by looking at the appearance.

Then we need to observe slowly later.

"When did this end?"

Bai Li took her second uncle and Qiqi to the fruit tree she had helped to grow in the apple orchard. Looking at the red apples hanging on the branches, Bai Xiangqian's eyes almost popped out of his head in surprise.

How is this possible?
Red Fuji apples only bear fruit in November. What month is it now?
So. The apple tree mutated?

Bai Li was speechless. Why was it that everything that was out of character was always attributed to mutation?
"Then what do you think is wrong with it? Why are all the other apple trees normal, but this one is abnormal?"

He said that the tree was abnormal, but it did not stop him from eating it. He nibbled on it with a crunchy texture. It was sweeter than the apples he had eaten after frost.

"Then take a look."

Bai Li walked to another apple tree, crawled into the branches, and placed her right palm on the main branch.

The first one took nearly three minutes, and this one was about the same.

Before Bai Xiangqian's eyes fell out, the entire tree was covered with fruits that were first green, then slightly red, and then bright red.

"Is this still possible?"

Although Mr. Bai tried his best to remain calm, his voice was trembling slightly, and it was so shrill that it didn't even sound like his voice.

"Teacher Bai, calm down!"

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Teacher Bai glanced at her niece, exhaled a long breath, and then snorted, "I can stay calm. When your father comes back, you can demonstrate to him and see if he can stay calm. In the past, after working hard for a whole year, fertilizing, bagging, spraying, and watching out for birds and people, not all the flowers on the tree would bear fruit. No, you would be thankful if half of them could bear fruit. But you, you can get a full tree in a short time.

Well, your father won't need to farm anymore. Just wait for you to give him ready-made crops, regardless of the season."

After saying that, he took another bite of the apple in his hand. It was really sweet, even sweeter than the one his brother watered with manure.

Bai Li stretched her forehead in front of her uncle and let her see, "Just to help this one tree grow, I'm sweating all over my forehead. If it all depends on me, do you think your niece will still be alive?"

this.
Even though Teacher Bai didn't understand superpowers, he could imagine that this thing could be exhausted.

He immediately changed his tone, "I'm just saying you're unreliable. Farming is still about being down-to-earth. Young people shouldn't always think of taking shortcuts. What kind of fruit should be produced in what season? Following the laws of nature is the long-term solution and the only scientific approach. Look at you, you're so cocky because you have a little supernatural power. Did I teach you all the principles that I taught you before? Go, go to the pear orchard over there and plant a pear tree for me. My throat hasn't been very good lately. Ask your second aunt to make me some pear soup."

Bai Li:.
Kiki:.
After teaching her niece a lesson and eating the apple in her hand, Teacher Bai began to pick apples happily.

Because there were so many cherries on the two trees, he felt he couldn't pick them all in a short time, so he called Li Xiu and Chen Dong who were picking cherries over.

Fortunately, due to the weather, not many cherries are ripe, and Chen Dong is skillful, so he has almost picked all of them.

When the two men came over and saw the two apple trees, they were no less surprised than Bai Xiangqian.

He felt much better, but he said with a bit of disdain, "It's not a big deal. It's just that this girl has some wood-related abilities, and she ate apples, so two trees grew. Okay, okay, don't just stand there, pick them quickly. This tree is close to the road, and if you don't pick them, people will see it. Bai Li, why are you still here? Hurry to the pear orchard, I told you I want to drink pear soup this afternoon."

Bai Li:.
Okay, drink it.

At 11:30 am, the group picked five baskets of apples and three baskets of pears. They had just moved them to the backyard door on the family tricycle when they heard a familiar voice calling out in Bai Li's ears as a car approached, "Sister-in-law, I'm back."

(End of this chapter)