doom monster

Tan Donghua is 43 years old. They say that time is not forgiving, so naturally he has not been spared; the crow's feet in the corners of his eyes have become deeper and deeper with the passage of time. She was afraid of being broken, so she carefully treated it like a baby bump.

It's just that he is 7 years older than his wife Wang Ying. The impulsive moodiness of his youth has long since disappeared in the rough life, and what has settled down is introverted and calm.

His love for Tan Panpan is more in his heart, but he forgot that he is also a human being, and his heart is so big that it can't carry too much; these days he has been through incomparable suffering, while blaming his resentful daughter-in-law, On one side is the lost heart, he thought that as the pillar of the family, he should look like a pillar; but at this moment he really couldn't help it, tears flowed down unscrupulously, the man who stood upright outside cried like a child at this moment.

The room was silent for a while, Wang Ying held Tan Panpan in one hand, and secretly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the other.

Yu Qiu felt the coolness on his shoulders and was affected by Tan Donghua's emotions, his nose was a little sore, his eyes were red, and he patted him on the back.

***

The big man's emotions come suddenly and go quickly.

He let go of Yu Qiu, turned around and took Tan Panpan, took two steps after thinking about it, and offered Yu Qiu an olive branch.

"Brother Yu, we are going to leave. I see you are alone. Do you want to go with us?"

"It's too dangerous to be alone. There is a refuge camp nearby. Although the food, drink and housing are simple, there is at least a place to shelter from the wind and rain. If something goes wrong, everyone can think of a solution together."

Tan Donghua's olive branch surprised Yu Qiu, but it made sense after thinking about it.He originally planned to bid farewell to Tan Panpan. After all, he met the man Zhuyu for the first time, so he naturally didn't want to force him. Now that Tan Donghua took the initiative, he had no reason to refuse.

People, after all, they are social animals, and no one likes to be alone.

Her husband's words made Wang Ying hesitate, she looked at her man, blinked her eyes and remained still.

How could Tan Donghua not know what Wang Ying meant.The refuge camps in the village are all local residents. Under the influence of the leader, Old Deng, they are very xenophobic, and they are worried that something will happen to people who don't know the basics.

After all, people are in panic now, and human life is as fragile as Chinese cabbage. They used to dominate the life of these foods, but now zombies and human flies dominate their lives.Old Deng's worries were not unreasonable, everyone agreed that life was at stake.

It is undoubtedly difficult to take Yu Qiu back, but Tan Donghua can't let Yu Qiu be ungrateful even if he thinks Yu Qiu is his son's savior.

Tan Donghua had already made up his mind. With the face of the old Tan family, old Dengtou used to be the village head, and now he is the leader of the refuge camp, so he should agree.

***

The refuge camp is said to be called a refuge camp, but it is actually a large warehouse located 800 meters away from the center of the town. Looking at the traces, it should have been a granary before.

The area of ​​the granary is quite large, and with the surrounding walls and open space, it is estimated to be 1000 square meters.

Only for this 1000 meters, the outer wall and open space occupy 200 square meters, so every space in the warehouse is fully utilized.

A partition of more than ten square meters is divided into rooms, and a family lives in each room. There are narrow passages interspersed among them, like coffin rooms. Simple coarse cloth is the door.

The most poignant thing is that the roof is too spacious, and there are only a few lights on the top. It was enough to be used as a granary, but it is not enough to be used as a residence. Under the shadow blocked by the partitions, scattered in each room The light is only enough to see the human body clearly.

Yu Qiuguang felt uncomfortable even looking at it from a distance. The space is more than enough for one person to lie down, and it is a stack of salted fish to lie down for a family.

There were a lot of people in the refuge camp, and there were no less than a hundred people who Yu Qiu saw. At this moment, they all gathered in one place and stared at him, with Yu Qiu like a light on his back.

As soon as Tan Donghua arrived here, he left Yu Qiu, his wife and children behind, as if he was looking for someone in a hurry, as if Qiu had been slipped away like a monkey in the zoo, he was long overdue.

And following behind him was a thin and small old man.

Mediterranean, hair combed meticulously on both sides, at first glance one might think it is wearing a gray wreath on the head.

The old man looked quite good-looking, and he was dressed in coarse linen without any airs. He looked at the young man with a smile and opened his mouth, his mouth missing a front tooth, and his words leaked out, "You must be Comrade Yu Qiu, I am the villager here. Boss, Donghua has already told me about the situation, thank you for saving Panpan, these two days, the young couple have been going crazy, luckily you are here."

"You can just stay here. It's just that this place has just been built. There is nothing and there are not many places. I have to squeeze with the young couple for a while. I will move out later and move out. You can see if it will work."

Old Dengtou was very kind, how could Yu Qiu refuse, he hurriedly nodded in agreement, Lao Dengtou nodded, took a look at Tan Donghua and left with his hands behind his back.

Tan Donghua followed up again, Wang Ying was worried, and handed Tan Panpan to Yu Qiu and left with him.

Yu Qiu was a little confused and didn't understand why.

Luo Heng looked at Tan Donghua's back thoughtfully.

***

The small room is no different from other places, the only difference is that the books and materials on the wooden table can vaguely be seen as an office.

Old Dengtou sat behind the table, holding a white enamel cup. The head portrait of a great man on the top and the string of "serving the people" underneath were like veteran cadres of the previous era.A red candle was burning on the table, and the flickering light made his face flicker.

Old Dengtou was smiling all the time. He was not surprised to see the couple who followed in, and gestured for them to sit down on the only two stools in the room.

He blew on the tea foam floating in the cup, took a sip and closed the lid: "Yingzi, Donghua, we have been neighbors in the same town for so many years, I watched you two grow up, just like myself Donghua's father is my old friend, so strictly speaking, I can be regarded as Panpan's half-grandfather."

"As the village head here, everyone has always been at ease in doing things. So after the end of the world, everyone still recognizes me as the village head. In order not to disappoint everyone, I must be very strict; you must know that I not only treat you two as my own children, I even treat the whole village as family members. I am strict for everyone. This dead body... oh, you all call him a zombie. You have seen the power of this zombie virus before. As the leader here The village chief has something to say."

"Comrade Yu Qiu's accent doesn't look like someone from here, and he looks very unfamiliar. Logically speaking, I shouldn't accept him."

"Everyone has noticed that Panpan has been lost these few days. Now that he has been found, it is really not too much for you to bring him back as a reward, but it will be difficult for me."

"I can understand what you're doing, but it may not be able to stop Youyou's mouth, and everyone will feel dissatisfied to some extent. After all, what happened to Erya's family before, it is inevitable that people will panic."

In Qingyang Town, there are many women of Wang Ying's age, and the news that gossips among women is more powerful than the ancient messengers.

The little girl of the Erya family, how can Wang Ying not know that the little girl has bright eyes and white teeth, she is eccentric, she has been admitted to a prestigious university, and her friend Xiao Xu, who came back from the city more than a week ago, is also lively She is so clever and sweet-mouthed that Wang Ying likes it when she looks at it, but she only hates that her son is too young, otherwise she would be begged to be her daughter-in-law.

Originally, the two little girls planned to stay for a few days before leaving, but the end of the world broke out and they couldn't leave: Xiao Xu looked at the pretty girl, but how could she have thought that she was infected by ghostly bugs, but she didn't say anything, and the disease broke out. In less than half an hour, Erya's whole family was tortured, and the bloody scene made one shudder to think about.

Old Deng's intentional or unintentional point made Wang Ying realize the recklessness of their actions, but he still wanted to make a few excuses.

"Old Deng..." Wang Ying spoke quickly, and called out the nickname she called in private, but it was private, and it would not be good to call it in person, so she quickly changed her words: "Village chief, this child can be trusted by both of us, although He is not from our village, but he has a kind heart and is absolutely sincere. He can take care of my son for 4 days without masking his face, and he doesn’t rely on Panpan’s savior to make any demands. Goods. Our husband and wife will guarantee him."

"Besides, you also know that in Qingyang Town, most of the men have gone out to work, and the women have stayed to take care of the family. My Donghua would have gone out if he hadn't started a courier job."

"Look at our village. The population is almost a thousand. Now it's no more than 500 people. Most of them are women, old people and children. The rest of the men and I don't have 100. The people are young and strong. You can also contribute, right?"

Wang Ying actually understood that what Old Dengtou said to Yu Qiu had already agreed with him, and now he raised some points because he was afraid of not being convinced.After all, after the incident with Erya's family, the village has never accepted anyone from outside the village.

Wang Ying poked her husband beside her as she spoke.

Tan Donghua came over knowing it and immediately took out a box of some deformed soft China. He was actually a little bit reluctant. As a smoker, he didn't make much money. In order to save money, he had hidden the good cigarettes he got by accident for several months. He just endured it. , the Yellow Crane Tower, which usually smokes about 10 yuan if you are addicted to cigarettes, now has to contribute to repay this favor.

Old Deng glanced at the cigarette being pushed over, frowned and pushed it back: "What are you doing?"

Wang Ying said with a friendly smile: "You have high prestige in the village, everyone listens to you, so you can help and say a few words in front of everyone."

Old Deng stared at the pack of cigarettes without speaking, and unconsciously rubbed the side of the cup with his fingers.

Wang Ying said again: "Forget it, I beg you, the lad who is allowed to go out may be young at a young age..."

Old Deng looked up at her for a long time, finally heaved a sigh, and finally compromised: "You~ah...Xiangzi, go and check the newcomer, Comrade Yu."

This is agreed.

Wang Ying suddenly smiled.