Survival [End Times]

Yu Heng was helpless. This child just didn't like to study. He was just like Zhou Qingrong before. Is it something to be happy about when the kindergarten collapsed?

"Go wash your hands and eat."

"Mom, lend me your phone and I'll show you the photos online!"

"Look again after eating. Hurry and wash your hands. It's already cold."

After dinner, he didn’t have to look at the pictures sent to him by his classmate Dashu on Haojun’s social software last week. The nightly news on the local TV station reported them. The kindergarten where Zhou Haojun is located is an old one. The buildings inside are divided into old buildings and new buildings. The old teaching building collapsed. I read on the news that the walls were cracked and the ceiling collapsed. That whole row is no longer used.

"Please sweep the snow off your roofs more often, and pay attention to safety when sweeping the snow. Check your buildings frequently, repair deficiencies and deficiencies in a timely manner, and use electricity..."

Zhou Haojun looked at him eagerly: "Nai, are you still going to school?" The school said school would start on the 21st of the lunar calendar, and there were only ten days left, so Zhou Haojun was already thinking very far. Zhou Haojun turned four years old, and was already five years old according to the local imaginary age calculation. He was sent to the kindergarten class in September last year. Now the child is very smart. Yu Heng touched his head and hit him with a smile: "School If classes are suspended, you will have to listen to your mother’s make-up lessons at home.”

Zhou Qingrong called again the next day and said happily: "The situation is very good! Don't worry, Mom! Mingming's company also sent another sum of money..." He explained the matter again, and finally said: "Chi Nanxiang was so cruel that he didn't even call to ask. "Chi Nanxiang is Mingming's girlfriend. Yu Heng warned him: "Don't talk about this in front of Ming Ming. Don't let him lie on the hospital bed without peace of mind."

"Don't worry, Mom, he just asked me not to tell her that I was hospitalized. If she calls, she will tell me that he is working overtime. Alas."

Yu Heng didn't do anything else. He just gave Mingming a drink of water soaked in crushed longevity pills. It wasn't much, just two drops. The effect was very good. His condition was obviously improving, and he was relieved. However, the weather was getting worse. The heating had to be turned on at home all day long, otherwise it would be as cold as an ice cellar.

The outdoor temperature was below zero, and it dropped another four to five degrees on the Lantern Festival. The native southerners were shivering with cold. Even if they splashed water outside, it would turn into ice before it hit the ground. They dared not go out. I heard that it’s already minus 40 or 50 degrees in the northeast, which is unimaginable for people in City C.

Because of its geographical location, people in City C are destined to spend more time adapting to such weather. In terms of urban construction and road management, they also need to hone more experience in dealing with snowy weather.

Two days before the start of school, Zhou Qingrong received a text message from the school communication saying that the start of school would be postponed. Another teaching building of that elementary school collapsed, and students in the first and third grades were unable to attend classes. Accidents occurred one after another in the teaching building, and the school was urgently shut down by the education department and required to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection. Zhou Haojun raised his hands and cheered, but was later suppressed by Yu Heng, who cried and went to preview his homework.

Yu Heng was woken up by the cold at night. The room was stuffy and cold. When he saw that the night light on the socket was not on, he thought there might be a power outage. A power outage in such weather would really freeze someone to death. He reached out and touched Zhou Haojun, who was curled up in a ball next to him. He quickly turned on a flashlight and quickly dressed his grandson and himself. Zhou Haojun woke up in a daze and said that he dreamed that he fell into the snow.

After getting dressed, Yu Heng poured a cup of hot water for Zhou Haojun to drink, and then went to the kitchen to light the coal stove. The house was extremely damp and cold, but it was too dry to sit around the coal stove, so Yu Heng took a basin of water and put it on the stove to boil - the faucet was always dripping, so the water pipes were not frozen.

The water boiled in the coal stove was used to soak two bowls of instant noodles. He cracked an egg and boiled it. Each of them ate one bowl. After eating to warm his body from the inside, he sent Zhou Haojun to sleep.

After cleaning up, Yu Heng called Zhou Qingrong and was relieved to learn that there was no power outage in the hospital. He planned to find out tomorrow whether the power outage was at his home or the entire building or the entire community. Yu Heng opened the door to the gap and used a stool to prop it up for ventilation. He checked Zhou Haojun's condition and the coal stove again, closed the stove door until only the gap was left, and then fell asleep again.

I got a call from home the next day. I heard that a wire in the community was broken, and the power was restored after emergency repairs.

In order to take care of Mingming, Zhou Qingrong and Zheng Han were staying in the hospital, and Yu Heng would also go to change shifts. Yu Heng sorted out some supplies. He had almost bought the most important things, and the rest would wait until Mingming was free. Just buy it.

It was rare that there was no snow on the day Mingming was discharged from the hospital, so Zhou Qingrong took her home so that he could be cared for more easily. The person is still a little weak and needs to be taken care of and replenished during the recovery period. Yu Heng cooks medicinal meals every day and tries his best to take good care of Ming Ming's body. The fate between people is very wonderful. There are so many people in the world. Meeting them is a coincidence. If they get along, it is fate. The contact with Mingming allowed Yu Heng to develop an appreciation and liking for him. He did not need Pei Shufen's emotional push for Mingming, and he wanted to help Mingming himself.

After being discharged from the hospital, Zhou Qingrong also found time to continue shopping. His hometown had been calling since the Lantern Festival, urging them to go back for the funeral. Yu Heng asked: "Is there any master in the family who knows how to build a kang?" Zhou Jianye said no, he had never heard of it, so he went to the building materials market and bought all the materials for building a kang, planning to build it himself.

After struggling until the first month of the year, Ming Ming's injuries were finally mostly healed, and he could climb stairs and walk around the community. The Zhou family wanted to go back to their hometown, so they asked Mingming if they could go.

"I will definitely go to Uncle Zhou's funeral."

So I bought five tickets. I won’t take the bus this time. It’s still snowing lightly and it’s not safe to get on the expressway. I bought a high-speed rail ticket and went directly to Shao'an City, where my hometown is, then transferred to the train to Changping, and then took a bus to the village.

When they got on the high-speed train, Yu Heng just hoped that there would be no more delays on the road. Fortunately, the snow was getting lighter and smaller. When they arrived in Shao'an City, the weather was sunny, but it was very cold, with temperatures reaching minus ten degrees Celsius. He was always paying attention to Mingming's situation, fearing that he wouldn't be able to hold on.

After buying the train ticket, the group continued to Changping. Zhou Jianye called and asked about the approximate arrival time. He said that he had asked his cousin's youngest son to pick them up at the train station.

The train went banging for two hours, and I was obviously dizzy when I got off the train. After all, he was still in poor health. If it weren't for the impending end of the world and he was just attending Zhou Jianjun's funeral, Yu Heng wouldn't have wanted him to travel a long distance to come. He was too tired.

Let’s give him some extra help when we get there, Yu Heng thought.

Zhou Jianjun's cousin was Zhou Jianmin, and the person who came to pick them up was Zhou Jianmin's youngest son, Zhou Qingshan, who was in his early twenties and had green stubble on his chin. He was shy and didn't like to talk. After greeting them, he only said: "Fasten your seat belt." "

Changping is a remote and backward place. The Zhou family lives in a village called Laokang Village under Xiangya Town, Changping County. After leaving the train station, you have to drive for half an hour to see the village entrance. There is also a long village road before entering the village. It is really remote. . The young and strong are working outside to make money, and Zhou Jianjun is also like this. After buying a family business in City C, he also settled outside. Laokang Village is really too desolate. Lao Sanzhou Jianye fell from a mountain when he was young and his left leg became disabled and he had difficulty moving, so he stayed in his hometown for the rest of his life.

Zhou Qingrong and Zhou Qingshan are not familiar with each other, but they are always very close relatives. A few chats will eliminate some of the alienation barriers. Zhou Qingshan does not like to take the initiative to talk, but if you chat with him, he will answer every word. Ask him: "Why are you still at home and not going to work?"

Zhou Qingshan works in the neighboring province - yes, Changping is on the border with the neighboring province. Eight hundred meters further from the end of Laokang Village is the gatehouse at the junction of this province and the neighboring province of Qing. Once you step over it, you are out of the province. In Laokang Village and several nearby villages, you have two options for buying food. One is to go to the train station just now, where there is a market, and the other is to go to the next door. The distance is almost the same, and it takes an hour by bus. Lots of driving.

When asked this, Zhou Qingshan blushed and said hesitantly, it turned out that he brought his partner to the house.

"Oh~" Zhou Qingrong's wavy and clear tone made Zhou Qingshan's face turn red again.

In the back seat of the car, Ming Ming rubbed his face and put away his cell phone.

The village road was a bit old and the driving was a bit bumpy. Zhou Qingshan silently and enthusiastically walked people to the door and helped move things. The movement attracted the attention of the people in the courtyard. Zhou Jianye walked out quickly. Although he walked with a slight limp, he was in good spirits. He walked like a tiger and looked like a tiger. He grabbed the two suitcases with his big hand and lifted them up at once. , said: "Second sister-in-law, let's go! Go inside and it's cold outside!"

The houses of the two families are next to each other, and Zhou Jianye also has the key to Zhou Jianjun's house, so he usually helps to look around and sweep away the snow. And because his sister-in-law and nephews were coming back, Zhou Jianye tidied up in advance and turned on the heater to fumigate the house. As soon as he stepped in, a wave of hot air hit his face. Yu Heng shivered and the chill disappeared.

"Did you have a good trip? Are you hungry? Alan cooked sweet potato soup and I asked her to bring it over."

Yu Heng even waved his hand: "No, no, we ate on the train and we're not hungry at all."

Zhou Jianye ignored him and stood at the door and shouted loudly to the next door, his voice loud and clear: "Lan Hey, bring the sweet soup here!"

"I know!" Another equally high-pitched female voice responded to him.

"What you grow yourself is not worth anything. You can eat whatever you want." Zhou Jianye rubbed his hands. Yu Heng understood, opened the suitcase, and carefully took out the urn wrapped in several layers. Zhou Jianye's eyes turned red and his hands shook when he saw it. He took it and put it on his chest, "What should we do, brother..." He has been farming in his hometown all year round. He actually looks older than Zhou Jianjun. His face is shriveled and dark. When he cries, two turbid tears will flow down. It is heart-warming to see. Medium sour.

Yu Heng wiped his eyes and advised: "Third brother, don't cry. There is a spirit in Jianjun underground and they don't want you to be too sad." Just as he was persuading, his third younger brother Xianglan came in. She was a petite woman, older. After that, she was also a little old lady, walking very quickly, and she quickly helped and persuaded her as soon as she put the pot down. "Sister-in-law and the others have just arrived and haven't had a sip of water yet. Please don't cause any trouble."

Zhou Jianye slowly stopped crying so that Yu Heng and the others could wipe their faces, change clothes and drink some hot soup.

It's colder at home than in City C. It also snowed in Changping in previous years, so it's always cold, so there are electric heaters at home, which makes people feel more comfortable.

"When the weather was better a while ago, I prepared everything. Then I asked my old uncle about the date and quickly made up for the funeral arrangements."

Yu Heng had no choice but to thank Zhou Qingrong over and over again, and asked Zhou Qingrong to talk to Zhou Jianye to see how much money was spent, and his family would pay it back.

The old uncle of the Zhou family calculated the date, and it was the day after tomorrow. Zhou Jianye helped notify other relatives and friends to come back and see them off.

The funeral went smoothly and Zhou Jianjun was buried on the mountain. It's not as particular as in big cities. The Zhou clan has a hilltop as a cemetery, and their deceased people are buried there. The cemetery in Zhou Jianjun's room has long been divided, so he can be buried directly. After working hard all morning, we held seven or eight tables of banquets at noon, and the funeral was over.

At night, Yu Heng felt uncomfortable and lay down to rest early. Although it didn't snow in Changping these two days, it was cold! It was minus ten degrees, and my bones hurt after staying outdoors for half a day.

Zhou Qingrong was sitting on the porch smoking, and was about to go to sleep when a cold wind blew. He looked up and saw white snowflakes in the light, like a dream. In the middle of February in the lunar calendar and the end of March in the national calendar, the peach blossoms here would have bloomed at this time in previous years. He and his parents, wife and children returned to City C at about this time, and the road was filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms on both sides. It also snowed here in previous years, but not heavily. It took many days to accumulate a layer, and the snowmen could only be small.

This damn weather is really wrong.

"Fuck." Zhou Qingrong cursed, put out the cigarette fiercely, threw it into the trash can, and turned to go into the house.