Chapter 329 News

Before the apocalypse, Li Cuihong was a junior high school teacher. Her husband was also a high school teacher. Her only son was studying in the United States. It can be said that although her family was not very rich, it was considered a well-off family. However, everything was destroyed after the outbreak of the apocalypse. All the elderly in the family turned into zombies because of the zombie virus. Now it is unknown whether they have been eliminated by humans or are wandering somewhere.

Deng Hong, the only son, also lost contact in the United States. It is still unknown whether his son is alive or dead. Her husband also broke his legs because he jumped from several floors high while avoiding the attack of a group of zombies. Fortunately, he met the official army and had his legs amputated in the hospital of the base. Although he became disabled, at least he was alive.

Originally, Li Cuihong thought that she could live a stable life in the official base. Who knew that in addition to the lack of threats from zombies or mutant beasts, the official base also lacked food and clothing. She had no skills other than teaching for decades. The base could only guarantee them the minimum food every day so that they would not starve to death.

But the food in the base was not enough for Li Cuihong, because her husband Deng Xiaobo was disabled and had just had an operation. His body looked very weak. How could the minimum standard food in the base meet her husband's nutritional needs? For her husband's health, Li Cuihong did the hardest work, no matter how hard it was.

Habit is a terrible behavior. Li Cuihong, who had never done hard work, was exhausted at first, but as time went by, she slowly got used to it. It was just that her relatively young face became old, her hair turned white, and her back became hunched. It can be said that she turned from a less than 50-year-old to an old man in her 60s. However, Li Cuihong didn't care about her appearance and physical changes at all. If she didn't have a husband to take care of and a thought in her heart, whether her son Deng Hong was still alive, she might really commit suicide. When she first entered the base, Li Cuihong saw many people who couldn't bear the hard life and committed suicide. Most of these people were rich people before the end of the world because they couldn't accept the days of lack of food and clothing.

Fortunately, Li Cuihong persisted. Half a year later, the official base was getting better and better. Various materials became more and more sufficient, and a school was opened. Li Cuihong was lucky to be arranged to teach in a junior high school, doing her old job. It can be said that her difficult days were finally over.

Although Li Cuihong had to support two people with her salary because her husband could not work, it was much better than before. After all, teachers were also civil servants in the base, and their salary was still very good. She could also buy some mutant beast meat for her husband Deng Xiaobo to add to his meals and improve his physical fitness.

That day, Li Cuihong came out of school after work. She went to the vegetable market first. The vegetable market was not much different from the farmers' market before the end of the world. Li Cuihong felt the most deeply. The life in the base became more and more like the end of the world. Although there were still some places that were not done well, the lives of ordinary people were still acceptable. At least they would never be frozen or starved to death again. ✥

When I came to the vegetable market, the whole vegetable market was crowded with people, many of whom were people who had just got off work and were buying ingredients for cooking. It looked very lively.

First, I went to buy a pound of mushrooms and a pound of green vegetables. Because of the improvement of the base's technology, the base can already supply a variety of green vegetables, and it's not expensive. Li Cuihong thought about it and decided to buy some meat. She came to the stall selling mutant pork. There were dozens of meat stalls crowded with people. Li Cuihong came to a meat stall she often visited.

"Sister Li, what a coincidence, are you here to buy pork too?"

Yang Li is Li Cuihong's colleague. Her husband works in a government department and has a high income. He is very vain. He often shows off in front of his colleagues at school, which is very annoying. However, people generally don't care about her. Anyway, the other party is just showing off her vanity. There were many such people in society before the end of the world, and it is not surprising that there are such people in the doomsday era now.

It's just that Li Cuihong hates Yang Li, mainly because the other family is her neighbor. Every day, she has to hear the other party's weird words or bragging, which no one likes.

Li Cuihong had deliberately pretended not to see the other person, but after Yang Li finished shopping, she turned around and saw her and greeted her. Li Cuihong couldn't pretend not to see the other person, so she could only smile and respond, "Well, hello, Teacher Yang, I came to buy some meat. Have you finished buying it? Are you going home?"

"No, not so fast." At this point, Yang Li continued with a proud tone, "Today is my husband's birthday. He gave me money to buy more meat to celebrate in the evening. I also need to buy beef, chicken, and drinks such as wine. You and your husband can come to my house for dinner in the evening. Don't be polite. Anyway, so much meat can't be eaten.

"No, it's not convenient. I still have to correct homework tonight. Thank you."

How could Li Cuihong not understand the other person's thoughts? Yang Li couldn't sincerely invite the couple to dinner. The other party was just showing off in front of her.

Sure enough, when Yang Li heard Li Cuihong's answer, the smile on her face did not change. She casually said, "Oh, since you are busy, I will leave first. See you at work tomorrow. "

After saying that, Yang Li said goodbye to Li Cuihong. She still had a lot of things to buy and didn't have time to chat with Li Cuihong.

Li Cuihong didn't care about Yang Li's attitude. It wasn't one or two days that the other party looked down on her. Of course, maybe the other party didn't have any bad intentions, but was just vain.

"Master, give me a pound of pork belly."

"Okay."

Even a pound of three-layer meat would cost Li Cuihong a day's salary. It can be said that it is already very expensive according to the consumption level before the end of the world. Of course, if the base is not breeding a large number of mutant pigs, ordinary people may not be able to afford these mutant pigs.

Li Cuihong lives not far from the vegetable market. She arrived home in more than ten minutes. The house is directly dug out of the cave. There is a room, a living room and a kitchen inside. It is much better than the previous house. After all, Li Cuihong is a teacher, and the base treats them as public officials relatively well.

Of course, such a house has a big security loophole, that is, some mutant rats may dig holes into their houses. If the mutant rats are not very skilled, they are not in any danger, but they are afraid of encountering a group of mutant rats, which will only lead to death.

Li Cuihong knew that every month several families died because of mutant rats. The base had no good idea about the mutant rats. After all, the entire base was underground, and the most abundant thing underground was mutant rats. Even if the chance of encountering mutant rats was very small, it was still very high for a population of millions. If you really encountered one, you could only blame your bad luck. The military would clean up the mutant rats later, which was considered revenge for those who died.

Li Cuihong opened the door, entered the house, and closed the door. Before she entered the living room, a hoarse voice came.

"Cuihong, are you back?"

Hearing Deng Xiaobo's voice, Li Cuihong quickly replied, "Yes, it's me. I went to the market to buy some vegetables after get off work."

First, she went to the kitchen to put the ingredients away. Li Cuihong came to the only room. A pale and thin man was lying on the bed reading a book. The man looked very old. In fact, he was only in his early fifties. It was just because of his disability, guilt towards his wife, and missing his son that he looked much older than his actual age. He was Deng Xiaobo, Li Cuihong's husband, who was disabled in both legs.

"You should rest more and don't read all the time."

Li Cuihong sat by the bed and persuaded Deng Xiaobo as soon as she opened her mouth. Although the light in the room was very bright, she was still worried that her husband was reading every day and was afraid that it would be bad for his health. Of course, she also knew that her husband was actually very bored every day and would have wild thoughts if he didn't read.

"It's okay." Deng Xiaobo put down the book in his hand. He looked at his wife's old face tenderly. He felt very guilty. He was a useless person. Fortunately, his wife didn't do hard work now and returned to her job. In fact, he tried to commit suicide before, but was discovered by his wife and scolded by her. He originally thought that he was dragging his wife down. Who knew that after being scolded by his wife, he realized that he was the motivation for his wife to live. If he really died, then his wife might not live.

"I bought some pork. Wait a minute. I'm going to cook."

Every day when she returned home and saw her husband, Li Cuihong felt that she was still alive. She was not alone in this doomsday. She had the courage to live with someone by her side. Otherwise, she really couldn't hold on. Although she hoped that her son was still alive, she knew that this hope was very slim. Even if her son was still alive, they couldn't cross the Pacific Ocean to the United States to find his son.

"Well, go cook."

Just when Li Cuihong was cooking dinner, someone knocked on the door. She put down the vegetables she was washing. Who would come here at this time? Could it be Yang Li from next door who came to invite them? This should be impossible. Li Cuihong opened the door with doubts.

Outside the door was not Yang Li, the woman, but several people wearing the base work uniforms. One of the women smiled and said, "Hello, is this Teacher Li Cuihong's home?"

"Yes, I am Li Cuihong." Li Cuihong nodded hesitantly. She was a little uneasy. She didn't do anything bad, and her husband stayed at home every day. Why did the official personnel of the base come to the door? She then asked, "Who are you? What do you want to see me for?"

"Teacher Li, we are an institution under the jurisdiction of the Management Committee. We have something to see you for. Can you let me in?"

The woman smiled politely and asked.

"Okay, please come in."

After the woman entered the living room and sat down, Li Cuihong poured a cup for her and asked her, "What's your name?"

"You can call me Xiaoya."

Xiaoya took Li Cuihong's cup and drank it. She also answered the other party's question. She continued, "Teacher Li, we came to you because we received a notice from above. Don't worry, it's not bad news."

Perhaps seeing the worried expression on Li Cuihong's face, Xiaoya hurriedly comforted her. In fact, she was still very envious of Li Cuihong in her heart. She knew that Li Cuihong and her husband would enjoy a happy life in the future.

"Your son Deng Hong has returned to China. He is looking for you."

Before Xiaoya finished speaking, Li Cuihong stood up excitedly. She cried with joy and asked a little incredulously, "Really? My son is back?"

"Wife, what's wrong? What happened?"

I am Deng Xiaobo in the story heard his wife crying and he shouted loudly.