If Zhao Yu didn't know about Xu Menglan's poisoning, he might think that she was used to being abused.
But now, Zhao Yu could see Xu Menglan's behavior at a glance. She probably wanted to delay time, fearing that she would attack her third sister.
Zhao Yu shook his head and helped Xu Menglan up, "I'm tired, let's do it later!"
What you say now that I won't abuse you in the future is all meaningless. It's been a year and people don't believe it. They can only slowly change their ideas.
Xu Menglan stood there with a gloomy expression on her face, as if she was wondering whether Zhao Yu was really tired or was holding back some bad thoughts.
She turned her head and winked at Xu Xiulan, who was watching from a distance.
Xu Xiulan understood instantly, got up quickly, quietly came to the door of Sanmei's room, and knocked gently on the door with three long and one short strokes.
When the room gave the same response, Xu Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the bicycle to start generating electricity.
There is a pressurized water well in the shelter. Zhao Yu used it when he was a child and is quite proficient in using it.
Pour a spoonful of water into the pressure well and press the handle up and down. After a while, cold groundwater will spurt out from the water outlet.
"I'll do it..."
Xu Menglan still felt guilty at the moment, so she took the initiative to take over the task, scooped some water and put it into the kettle.
Ten minutes later, rice and two stir-fried vegetables were served.
There were still two kilograms of rat meat stored in the shelter, but Zhao Yu found it difficult to swallow, so he simply didn’t cook this dish.
"Have you eaten?"
Zhao Yu was about to use his chopsticks when he remembered that Xu Menglan was still standing next to him and asked casually.
"After eating, we have consumed less and are not hungry yet..." Xu Menglan smiled in a flattering way.
"Where's Sulan?"
"She fell asleep. She was too tired from the last shift of power generation..."
"Hmm!"
Zhao Yu didn't ask any more questions and just started eating.
The rice was okay. Apart from a musty smell, the texture was normal, but the vegetables were a bit too bland.
The condiments at home have been used up long ago, and most of the remaining condiments are expired and tasteless.
After a simple meal, Xu Menglan quickly came up to collect the bowl with quick eyes and hands.
Zhao Yu wanted to wash the dishes himself, but after looking at Xu Menglan's look, he thought about it and decided not to do it.
I checked the food reserves and found that there was indeed not much left. It could last for three days at most. This was still the case when the other three women ate very little. If they ate as much as they could, they would be able to consume it all in one day.
Zhao Yu pursed his lips. The most important thing at the moment was to go out and look for food.
Back in his room, Zhao Yu took out both guns, loaded the bullets one by one, put the holster on his waistband, and adjusted the pistol to a position where he could easily take it out.
"Honey, do you want to go out?" Xu Menglan had already finished washing the dishes and arrived at the door of the master bedroom at some point. She stuck her head and asked cautiously.
"Well, I'm going out to find food!"
Hearing this, Xu Menglan seemed to have remembered something, and hurriedly ran towards the end of the corridor.
Zhao Yu came to the entrance, opened the patio, and was about to climb up when Xu Menglan ran over again, carrying a covered iron bucket on her back, and there was also a smell that was wafting in all directions.
Zhao Yu glanced at her, said nothing, and took the first step, crawling along the patio toward the ground.
Xu Menglan was carrying a tin bucket and following closely behind her.
The patio is only a dozen meters deep, and there is an exit that looks like a manhole cover leading to the ground.
Outside the exit is a seemingly abandoned house, which was built by the original owner before.
When he came to the exit, Zhao Yu looked around at the lookout to make sure there was no danger, then opened the lid and got out.
In the patio, Xu Menglan also climbed up the ladder. When Zhao Yu saw this, he stretched out a hand.
Xu Menglan was startled for a moment. She didn't expect that Zhao Yu would want to pull her in. She was a little confused, but she didn't dare to refuse.
"Husband, I'm going to deal with this..."
After coming up, Xu Menglan did not dare to stay any longer and ran towards the door carrying a tin bucket filled with feces.
Zhao Yu saw this and followed him.
In the past, Xu Menglan would do this kind of thing alone, running to the woods more than a hundred meters away from the house on the ground to dump it.
When I walked out, the world outside was quite bright. There were three moons above my head. Although there were no lights, at least I was not afraid of tripping over stones when I walked.
The ground is overgrown with weeds, and there are no traces of anyone cleaning it. The scattered houses in the distance are also silent and look very desolate.
Farther away, various nocturnal beasts and mosquitoes kept chirping.
Listening to these voices, the two of them felt a little more at ease.
Compared with wild beasts, mutant beasts are obviously more terrifying. Wherever there are mutant beasts, mosquitoes and beasts retreat, and the sound of screams means that there are no mutant beasts around.
The two of them worked in tandem and soon reached the target area. Xu Menglan knocked down all the filthy things.
Not far away, a dozen pairs of green eyes were staring here, making her body tremble and she turned around hurriedly.
"Let's go!"
Zhao Yu already had the pistol in his hand and stared at those eyes warily.
Although wild beasts are not as terrifying as mutant beasts, they often attack humans. He can deal with them with his bare hands if they are in small numbers, but if they are in large numbers, he will have to shoot.
But after shooting, it is very likely to attract large beasts or even mutant beasts, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Xu Menglan was startled by Zhao Yu's voice, but she didn't expect that he would follow her.
But at this time, she couldn't allow her to think too much and hurriedly ran towards the house.
Zhao Yu saw this and took a few steps back, then turned around and quickly followed.
Not long after they left, the owners of a dozen pairs of green eyes in the woods swarmed up and jumped on top of the pile of filth.
A creature that resembles a wolfdog. It is larger than the wolfdog from Blue Star, with sharper teeth and sharper claws. It is one of the most threatening beasts in existence to humans.
Fortunately, Zhao Yu has killed a few before, letting these creatures know that he is not to be trifled with.
He escorted Xu Menglan all the way back to the house, opened the patio, and after watching her go in, covered the patio.
Lying on the iron ladder, Xu Menglan looked at Zhao Yu through the lookout. She didn't come back to her senses until he disappeared from sight.
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"Why does he feel different..."
Xu Menglan was a little confused. Zhao Yu always felt weird today. Not only was he too polite, but he also escorted her back and forth.
"He must be faking it!"
Xu Menglan recovered quickly. She felt that this must be something bad Zhao Yu was holding back.
After all, one year of getting along has allowed her to see this person clearly.
After leaving the house, Zhao Yu put away his pistol, took out a dagger, and quietly moved toward the woods.
As he approached, a dozen pairs of eyes suddenly appeared where the filthy things had been poured.
Zhao Yu looked at the owner of these eyes, and then slowly walked towards the other side.
The target of his trip was not these pack wolves, but another beast in the forest, an omnivorous creature similar to a wild boar.
Zhao Yu walked deeper into the woods for more than ten minutes. He stopped and walked, and from time to time he would squat in front of a footprint left by an animal to observe and continue his actions.
The original owner knew how to hunt, but he was afraid of getting hurt, so he almost never touched these large beasts.
The only time, a few months ago, I killed several wolves with a gun.
As a result, the mutated beasts were attracted. Not only was the wolf meat deprived of food, but he himself narrowly escaped death and lay at home for a week before he recovered.
Since then, the original owner has basically only picked small animals.
In addition to hunting, another way to obtain food is to go to cities to search for supplies, and then go to human gathering places to exchange for food.
But now, the county closest to the town is occupied by several mutant beasts, and there is no trading space for the time being.
Further away, there is another county town more than 50 kilometers away. The road is far away and it is inconvenient to go back and forth.
In this era, even if there is a car on the roadside, no one dares to drive it, so we can only rely on our legs to drive.
It’s about 50 kilometers, and I can’t walk it every week, and I have to be careful about wild beasts that come out at night.
When the gathering place was still there, only some powerful forces could do this traveling between two counties.
In the apocalypse, living with a few people like Zhao Yu occupies the mainstream, but there are still some people who choose to stay in groups, with as few as thirty or fifty people, and as many as hundreds of people.
Because the original owner had three beautiful women and the shelter was relatively safe, he never thought of joining these teams.
After walking for a few more minutes, Zhao Yu stopped after seeing footprints that looked like flower petals.
I found a big, strong tree and climbed up easily using my hands and feet.
Sitting on a relatively strong branch, Zhao Yu rolled up his sleeves and lightly scratched his arm with a dagger.
"Tick tock~!"
After three or four drops of blood fell, he took out gauze from the simple medical bag on his lower back and bandaged the wound.
After waiting for another four or five minutes, there was some movement around.
After a while, a wild boar nearly 1.5 meters tall appeared and walked towards the place where the blood was dripping, lowering its head and sniffing.
Zhao Yu stood up slowly, holding the dagger in his hand. When the wild boar reached right under the trunk, he jumped directly.
"Poof~!"
The dagger struck directly at the vital point and was inserted into the wild boar's head on the spot.
"Hmph~~!"
The wild boar was in pain, screamed, and charged wildly in all directions.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yu quickly lay down on the wild boar, entwining his limbs to secure his body.
"Bang~!"
"Bang~!"
"Bang~!"
The wild boar completely lost its mind and kept charging, breaking several small trees as big as a bowl.
After rushing for a few more minutes, it seemed that it could no longer hold on, and its movements gradually slowed down. After staggering a few steps, it fell completely and became motionless.
Zhao Yu then pulled out the dagger, stood up, looked down, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
At this moment, his body was also riddled with holes, scratches and blood stains everywhere, no better than a wild boar.
"I was careless..."
It was also the first time for Zhao Yu to hunt such a large beast. Considering that the body was so strong, it should be no problem.
But looking at it now, this wild boar is still stronger. At least, he can hit a small tree as big as a bowl with one punch.
"Ouch~~!"
A howl of wild beasts in the distance made Zhao Yu's expression change. He quickly leaned down and tried to pull the wild boar.
"Get up!"
His face turned red from suppressing it, and he managed to pull the wild boar a little further.
"This is so ungrateful..."
At this point, if we don’t carry this wild boar back, we will be sorry for his injuries.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Zhao Yu wants to eat meat but does not want to eat rat meat.
After a brief try, with his strength, it should be no problem to drag the wild boar back.
Zhao Yu took off the rope from his waist, tied one end around the wild boar's body, and wrapped the other end around his own waist.
It was more effortless to walk this way, and he walked more than ten meters away in a short while. Then, Zhao Yu stopped.
In front of him, more than a dozen pairs of green eyes were staring at this side.
"Can you eat shit and meat?!"
Zhao Yu got angry when he saw these guys and couldn't help but cursed.
"Ouch~~!"
After a wolf howl, the owners of more than a dozen pairs of eyes dispersed, completely surrounding Zhao Yu and the wild boar.
"Tear~!"
Zhao Yu loosened the rope around his waist and took out the dagger and pistol.
The moment he saw the pistol, one of the one-eyed wolves clearly showed fear.
The progress of the wolves suddenly slowed down, and they began to circle around Zhao Yu from a distance of dozens of meters.
Zhao Yu stopped and waited for a while, and found that the wolves did not attack, so he set off again.
Who knows, after walking a few meters further, the wolves approached him again and were about ten meters away.
This made him put down the rope again, take out his pistol and start a confrontation with them.
"Damn it, if you want to hit me, hit me, if you don't want to hit me, get out, let's see how paralyzed you are?!"
Zhao Yu was so angry that he cursed rudely.
I spent a lot of effort to get such a wild boar, but I was targeted by these shit-eating guys.
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Do you have the ability to hunt wild boars by yourself?!
While Zhao Yu was cursing, without paying attention, there was a wolf behind him, which had quietly touched the wild boar and bit into the pig's hind legs.
When Zhao Yu turned around, he found that the wolf had picked up a piece of flesh and blood and ran away.
"Gan!"
Zhao Yu really wanted to raise his head and shoot it.
But he didn’t dare!
At this moment, in the woods where they are staying, no matter how they fight, it is just a small fight, and there is still a share of pork. Once the mutant beast is provoked by shooting, no one will eat it.
However, this also gave Zhao Yu some inspiration. He raised his dagger and cut a knife into the wild boar. He pulled off a piece of meat, shook it under the gaze of the wild wolves, and then threw it high towards the back. "Ouch~~!"
The next second, a dozen wild wolves heard the wind and ran after the piece of pork, just out of the way.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yu quickly grabbed the rope, pulled the wild boar and walked forward.
After walking a few steps, the pork that had just been thrown out was eaten by the wolves. After a while, Zhao Yu's path was blocked again.
"Damn it!"
Zhao Yu took out his dagger and cut a piece of meat again. This time he cut more, and threw it backward with all his strength.
Taking this opportunity, I dragged the wild boar for more than ten meters.
Looking at the wolves surrounding him again, Zhao Yu was depressed. Although he was unwilling to do so, he still followed the same pattern, cut a piece of pork and walked a while.
A good whole pig, nearly half of the meat was cut off, and then the wild wolves began to retreat.
But there are also some who are not full and are still staring at Zhao Yu eagerly.
Zhao Yu turned around and looked around, and found that only three or four thin wolves were still following him, and the other wolves had already left.
"How dare you follow me?!"
Zhao Yu laughed at them, ignored them, and dragged the wild boar forward quickly.
The wild boar has lost half of its meat and is much lighter.
Several wild wolves were blocking the road ahead at first, but as Zhao Yu got closer to a few meters away, they all let out a 'wow' and scattered in all directions.
Obviously they also know that people who can hunt wild boars can easily kill them.
After the wild wolves dispersed, they did not go far. They still followed Zhao Yu, licking the blood scattered on the soil from time to time.
After several wild wolves tested several times, they still did not dare to take action. The moment Zhao Yu left the woods, they let out a few "Ouch!" and then retreated.
Looking at the wild boar with half of its flesh and blood missing, Zhao Yu felt a pain in his balls. He turned back and glanced at the escaping wild boar, and said fiercely: "Sooner or later, I will kill you all and kill you for meat..."
After saying that, he returned to his house and knocked on the manhole cover.
After a while, Xu Menglan climbed up along the patio. After seeing that it was Zhao Yu, she opened the manhole cover.
"So much meat?!" The moment she saw the wild boar, Xu Menglan's eyes turned green.
Seeing the way her throat was crawling, Zhao Yu smiled slightly and felt that he was not tired after hard work, "Let's go, let's eat pork tonight!"