Wang Lingling secretly wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were fixed on the sumptuous meal on the table. Her heart was full of desire and her eyes were red.
Since the end of the world, she had never really filled her stomach, let alone enjoyed such delicious food.
Woo... don't cry, don't cry...
The journey home from escaping from school was full of dangers and fears, so I had no time to worry about food. After returning to the village, thanks to the village chief, even having enough food became a luxury.
She looked to Xiao Ya for help because she had always been afraid of Xiao Ya.
My sister Ya, let’s eat, eat quickly, Wang Lingling kept repeating in her heart.
Xiao Ya glanced at her gentle sister Wen Yin, and then looked at her brother-in-law Wen Yin who was leaning leisurely in the chair.
They both had ruddy and healthy complexions, were dressed neatly and cleanly, and seemed to have no shortage of food.
In comparison, he and Wang Lingling were in a predicament of lack of water and food. They were dirty, and their originally beautiful long hair had been cut into short hair that reached the ears. It had not been washed for a long time, and once they sweated, the hair became greasy and stuck to their cheeks, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.
Xiao Ya no longer hesitated and decided not to waste time. She quickly picked up the bowl and started eating.
She ate rice in big mouthfuls, chewed the meat and vegetables with big bites, and at the same time did not forget to pick up some vegetables and put them into her mouth.
Seeing this, Wang Lingling, who was standing by, hurriedly picked up her bowl and started to wolf down her food.
Although they ate very quickly, as girls, their eating posture was still quite pleasing to the eye.
After dinner, Li Wenyin chatted with the two of them, and Chen Bufan intervened from time to time to ask some questions.
It was eventually learned that dozens of villagers still survived in the village, including Xiao Ya and Wang Lingling's parents.
The village chief and his relatives took control of the food supply of the entire village, and only distributed a very small amount of food to each person every day to ensure that no one would starve to death.
The village chief called this practice long-term development. Some starving villagers tried to resist, but due to the disparity in strength, they were ultimately unable to defeat the village chief and his gang.
They had been hiding in a huge cellar, and after the apocalypse, they further expanded its area.
The village chief firmly controls the food resources of the entire village. Apart from that, he has not done anything to harm others because he is timid and afraid that others will fight him to the death.
However, this group of people ate their own food, but left others hungry.
According to Chen Bufan, this village chief is selfish and cowardly...
Among the five classmates who experienced the doomsday together, the families of Xu Yang and Shen Tong did not live in this village.
As for the lively and active thin man Tang Ming, he has long passed away.
Once, they encountered a large number of zombies. At that time, they had no experience with the end of the world and were full of fear. They made many mistakes. In order to allow his classmates to escape, Tang Ming stepped forward and took the initiative to attract the zombies away, but was unfortunately bitten to death in the end.
Speaking of Tang Ming, Xiao Ya and Wang Lingling felt a little sad. If they encountered as many zombies as they did back then, they would definitely be fine. Unfortunately, there are no ifs.
Xiao Ya suddenly hesitated, wanting to say something but feeling embarrassed, so she didn't say anything in the end. Chen Bufan saw her expression, but he didn't take the initiative to speak. He could give appropriate help, which was insignificant to him, but not now, he had other things to do.
Li Wenyin could see it, but she didn't bring up the topic. Instead, she asked, "Do you still want to go back?"
Wang Lingling nodded and replied, "We have to go back. Our parents are still there! We just wanted to check out the situation, but we didn't expect to run into my sister."
Li Wenyin nodded slightly, and then said: "Well, we will probably stay here for another day or two."
At this moment, it was almost late at night and Chen Bufan was sleepy. He wanted to rest.
After learning that there were other survivors in the village, he just sent people to keep an eye on them. It was just a trivial matter and two soldiers were enough.
On the way back, Xiao Ya was worried. Although the village chief had never done anything evil like murder, arson, or robbing women, he controlled the villagers and did not allow them to leave the cellar. He only allowed them to work in the cellar and expand the area of the cellar. Even if they went out to find supplies, they had to be watched.
The village chief has lived here for generations and has many relatives. Others are not well fed, so they naturally cannot resist. Originally, Xiao Ya wanted to ask Chen Bufan to rescue the oppressed people. He has many soldiers, guns and cannons, so saving their families is just a matter of a word.
But after thinking about it, she still didn't say anything. They were not related to him. They had just met Sister Wen Yin and the others a few times. There was no need and no responsibility for them to help them all the time, so she didn't feel comfortable saying anything.
"If Sister Wenyin and the others could help us, then my parents wouldn't have to suffer the oppression of the village chief. But this matter has nothing to do with them, so how can we ask them for help? Besides, they have given us meat to eat, so we feel bad to bother them all the time. Oh, if I were older, I could be a foot washer. Wouldn't it be too much to help me get my parents out?"
Wang Lingling was muttering in frustration.
She and Xiao Ya thought the same thing. Sister Wen Yin and the others could definitely help, but this is not someone else's business. How can we have the face to ask for their help?
Xiao Ya didn't even turn her head, but just said, "You are not a child anymore, you are an adult."
Wang Lingling was somewhat helpless. She straightened up the airport that she had spent many years to build and said aggrievedly, "I'm talking about this place..."
When Xiao Ya heard her say this, she could no longer bear it, so she immediately turned around and rushed forward, raising her hand and slapped Wang Lingling on the back.
What a disgusting guy, why do you always like to expose other people's scars? You deserve a beating, right?
Afterwards, the two of them came to a spacious courtyard together.
The preventive measures for this yard are very thorough. The surrounding walls are supported by logs to prevent them from being knocked down by zombies.
Not only that, many chevaux de frise were placed around the courtyard wall to serve as a second line of defense.
Xiao Ya and Wang Lingling walked into the lower house next to the main house, which had once been used as a warehouse.
The entrance to the cellar is located in the center of the warehouse. It is an upward-sliding door made of iron sheets.
The two men pulled up the iron door with great effort. A chain inside the door connected the iron door to the buckle on the wall.
One of them held the door while the other opened the chain. There was a wooden ladder under the door. They climbed down one by one, closed the cellar door and pulled the chain.
Outside, two soldiers emerged from the darkness, marked a hidden spot on the courtyard wall, and then disappeared into the darkness again.