We stayed in the cellar for another seven or eight days. In the last two days, each person was only given a few bites of food a day.
The oxygen is also gradually depleting.
Just when Zhipeng and the others felt they were about to starve to death or suffocate, someone shouted, "The tide is receding, the tide is receding!"
They didn't die in there.
When the tide receded and everyone came out of the cellar, they found the scene on the island was shocking.
Corpses were scattered everywhere, their swollen bodies frozen into ice, as if time had stopped at that moment.
Although we are thankful that the cold weather prevented the bodies from rotting, the tragic scene before us is still chilling.
The smoked fish, taro and other foods in every household had been soaked in sea water for twenty days and were no longer edible.
Fortunately, the villa where the pirates lived on the neighboring island had two or three floors, and supplies were stored on the upper floors in case of emergency.
For such a long time, seven or eight out of ten fish caught by fishing boats were stored on the mother ship.
The remaining two-tenths were stored at the highest point on the island.
Although the villas built on Pirate Island are crude, they were built when the land was still there.
All kinds of building materials are available.
Overall it is very solid and three stories high.
So when the seawater flooded the island, the few villas were the only place to store supplies.
However, due to the impact of the thunderstorm, two villas were struck by lightning and half collapsed.
When Zhipeng and the others came out of the cellar, they were so hungry that their faces were pale and their steps were weak. They felt like they were going to fall to the ground at any second.
Deputy Captain Shang took the initiative and sent a team to the villa area to fetch supplies and distribute them equally to everyone.
Zhipeng and his friends had their first full meal in more than 20 days.
However, almost all the boats on the island were destroyed, and even the trees were soaked and rotted, making it impossible to use boats to go out to sea for fishing.
Due to the eternal night and cold weather, there are no traces of fish in the coastal areas.
If the mothership doesn't come back, the supplies in the villa will be exhausted and the people on the island will starve to death.
Later, a thunderstorm struck again and everyone had to hide in the cellar.
They came out of the cellar only after the last thunderstorm was over.
This time there was no tsunami, so the island was not severely flooded.
Otherwise, they didn't know how long it would take before they could come out of the cellar.
Zhipeng, Xue Tao and others talked about their experiences of the past few days with tears and laughter.
Zhong Tiyun couldn't help but wiped away her tears and whispered, "When I first saw you, I didn't dare to say anything. I thought you were too thin..."
Zhipeng and his friends had deeply sunken cheeks and bulging eyes. Whether adults or children, they were all skin and bones.
The only thing to be thankful for is that after going through so many hardships, Chunchun is in good spirits. He stands behind his father. Although he doesn't say much, his eyes are bright and lively.
Xue Tao noticed Zhou Shuwan's eyes on Chunchun, and sighed, "Fortunately, the special medicine that Wanwan gave us worked. After using it for two years, Chunchun's health has improved a lot.
He lived with us in the cellar, eating only a little bit of food every day, and later came out to look for food. He didn't cough or have a fever, all thanks to Wanwan! "
Zhou Shuwan gently touched Chunchun's head and said softly, "I didn't help much. I just happened to have some money on hand, so I gave it to him. We are relatives, and I love Chunchun. I am happy to see him get better."
Chunchun smiled shyly.
The room was a mess and no one was in a hurry to sit down or clean up. They just stood there and talked.
At this time, Zhou Jianghai called out to everyone: "Everyone sit down, everyone sit down, what's the point of standing all the time!"
Zhou Shuwan helped Qi Mingyu sit down on the edge of the bed.
This movement made Zhipeng and Xue Tao, who had been vaguely suspicious on the road just now, look at each other.
Xue Tao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Xiao Yu, what's going on?"
Zhong Tiyun waved her hands quickly, signaling them not to ask any more questions.
Xue Tao pursed his lips tightly, regretting his rashness.
In fact, he was just seeing his relatives for the first time and was overjoyed. When he saw someone injured, he quickly asked about it. He had no other intentions at all.
There was silence in the room for a moment, and then Zhou Shuwan began to explain: "Xiao Yu was injured and needs to recuperate for a while."
Qi Mingyu didn't say much, just smiled in the direction of Zhipeng, Xue Tao and the others.
He was very quiet throughout.
Zhipeng and Xue Tao nodded quickly, not daring to say much, but they were both wondering in their hearts, could it be that his eyes were injured?
Eye injuries are difficult to heal.
Zhou Jia then told Zhipeng and others about his experience at sea, which was also full of dangers and difficult to survive.
Everyone sighed to each other for a while. The atmosphere was depressing, but there was also a sense of relief at having survived the disaster.
Tsunamis, thunderstorms, famine, these natural disasters have repeatedly pushed survivors to the brink of despair, but everyone still survived tenaciously.
The cold wind howled outside, making the broken windows creak.
Zhipeng, Xue Tao and others looked at the situation inside the house and couldn't help frowning.
Xue Tao walked to the window, reached out and touched the damp wall, and sighed: "This room is very damp. Living like this is not good for your health."
Zhipeng also nodded and stood up: "Aunt, we are here to help you clean up the house! Otherwise, this environment is uninhabitable."
Zhong Tiyun looked inside the house and the dampness inside made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
I also need to clean up my house.
She nodded: "Thank you for your help."
Zhipeng waved his hand and said with a smile, "We are all family, so why bother talking about whether it is a trouble or not."
Several people acted quickly. Xue Tao and Zhipeng moved the only two bunk beds in the house outside. Although it was still dark outside and the sea breeze was howling, it was better than the humidity inside the house.
Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Jianghai used brooms to sweep the water on the ground out of the house.
The mud on the ground was softened by the sea water and was very difficult to sweep.
Zhou Shuwan also joined in the cleaning. While clearing the clutter in the house, she also put some usable furniture in order.
Although Qi Mingyu had difficulty seeing, he stood up and fumbled around to help.
Zhou Shuwan hurried over and gently pressed his shoulder: "Brother Xiaoyu, sit down and rest. We can do the work."
Qi Mingyu smiled bitterly and sat back down.
The house was gradually cleaned up. Zhipeng and Xue Tao moved the bed board back into the house. Although the moisture was still there, it was at least much better than before.
Zhipeng looked around the room and said with a smile, "Now we can finally live here."
Zhong Tiyun checked the time and saw that she had been busy for quite some time, so she called out, "Zhipeng, Xuetao, why don't you stay for dinner? Although we don't have anything good at home, we can't let you work in vain."
Zhipeng and Xue Tao looked at each other, a hint of embarrassment on their faces.
Zhipeng scratched his head and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't bother, we will go back now. I have something to do at home."
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