Traveling through the new apocalyptic era

Chapter 257 Chapter 257 New Home

Back in the community, it seems to be lively here. Cars are shuttling through the buildings, and the light from the windows reveals the living conditions of the houses.

The car was parked downstairs, and Yin Ling did not get out of the car. After Liang Hua and Liang Xie got out of the car and took the shopping, Yin Ling drove the car to the underground parking lot. The car was a bit conspicuous outside.

Here, Liang Hua stood downstairs guarding the pile of things he bought, and shouted to his husband upstairs to come down. In an instant, people in the front building and this building looked downstairs sporadically.

Yin Ling carried her things and went upstairs directly from the underground parking lot, just missing Liang Zhe who was coming downstairs, and avoiding everyone's curiosity.

Many people had no choice but to buy some basic daily necessities in the nearby small store because they didn't have a car and were short of time today. They all wanted to go to the mall. Now that they saw someone who had been there, they all wanted to inquire about the situation.

Liang Hua didn't hide it, and praised him in various ways. Of course, he also said that he had a car for a few cents and that it was free. He buried a small hole for Yin Ling. Of course, Yin Ling didn't know about it, and it didn't matter even if he did. Just a trivial matter.

Here, Yin Ling returned home and started preparing to cook. Grandma had already washed and scalded the pots and pans at home, and the hot water kettle had already been boiled.

The cooked rice, shredded potatoes and pork and stir-fried cabbage for dinner were enough for both the grandson and grandson.

Before eight o'clock, grandma was already lying on the bed snoring loudly, which showed that she really hadn't had a good rest in the past few days.

Yin Ling closed the window and pulled the curtains, and the hustle and bustle of the outside world immediately disappeared. She lay on the bed and felt it. The quality of this house was really good. It was very soundproof. There was no sound coming through the windows upstairs or downstairs.

Then I thought about the anti-theft door at the door, the two entrance doors in the corridor, and the entrance door on the first floor. This building alone cost a lot of money.

As his consciousness sank into the space, Yin Ling first sorted out the things in the space, including food, drinks, daily necessities, gasoline and cars, and a lot of supplies he had accumulated in other worlds. There was even a lot of alien meat left.

The last thing is a drop of spiritual liquid produced by the space. She has been busy recently and has no private space, so she has no chance to absorb this drop of spiritual liquid.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, a drop of spiritual fluid entered his mouth, like water dripping into dry land. Yin Ling reluctantly ran the technique to circulate in his body for a week.

The fatigue of the past few days of traveling was gone. She got up and got out of bed, took out a yoga mat from the space and put it on the ground. She started to do some simple stretching and sit-ups. An hour later, Yin Ling went to the bathroom to wash up again. Then he lay down on the bed and rested.

Yin Ling woke up naturally the next morning. Even though the sun had come out outside, the room was still dark. The quality of the newly purchased blackout curtains was really good.

When she opened the door and came out, she found that her grandma was already preparing breakfast. She didn't hear a sound between the two doors.

After the grandfather and grandson had breakfast, Yin Ling drove his grandma out and went out for a walk to familiarize himself with the environment.

The floor of the house here is low, and when you walk to a slightly more spacious place and look up, you can see that the construction site machinery is already in operation.

The car first circled around the community, and then slowly drove out along the road it came in yesterday.

While driving on the road, there were already some older-looking people planting trees and flowers for greening. Yin Ling guessed that they were locals nearby.

There were still people queuing up at the place where there was a queue yesterday. After all, there were so many people who couldn't finish the formalities in a while. Those who had not finished the procedures came to queue up early this morning.

Yin Ling saw a recruitment announcement and many people were actively signing up. I walked around and went to the supermarket to buy some things. When I detoured to the construction site, the walls were also covered with recruitment information.

When I returned to District 35, I met a few acquaintances from the same village. They were not far apart in line. Although the lines were slightly disrupted, they were not far apart. If nothing else, they were all in Area 35.

Yin Ling stopped the car, and several grandparents walking out stopped to look over.

This time is no better than before, and this place is no better than outside. Usually there are more cars on the road, but now there are not many people with cars in a community. In addition, the attention of the elderly is usually focused on the people and things around them, so this car They had already noticed it when they drove over from a distance.

Yin Ling got out of the car and opened the door for her grandma. When they saw it, several people immediately recognized the grandfather and grandson.

"Are they Xiu'e and Ling Yatou?"

"Hey, her uncle, what are you doing?"

Yin Ling also greeted everyone one by one, all of whom were old acquaintances in the village.

"Let's go to the small supermarket and make a phone call." Xie Jianguo is a person in the village who is relatively close to his grandma's family.

Only then did Yin Ling notice that Xie Jianguo was holding a piece of paper. After asking, he found out that it was the number of a family member who worked outside the home that the village chief had copied for everyone.

Many people's elderly mobile phones were buried in unknown corners during the earthquake. Fortunately, it is much more convenient to connect to the Internet and power here and contact relatives and friends outside.

"We just passed by the small supermarket at the door. There are so many people. The queue for making calls has reached the roadside. Lingling's mobile phone can still be used. Let her help you make calls." Li Xiu'e did not ask her granddaughter's opinion and directly helped. She made a decision.

Naturally, Yin Ling would not refuse such a small thing. She took the number sheet handed over by Uncle Xie and took out her mobile phone to dial. Several people surrounded Yin Ling and saw her phone light up with a swipe of her finger, and then entered An interface with black icons on a white background.

Yin Ling frowned. Ever since her phone had a signal and was charged and turned on, the interface had turned into a white background with black marks. Yin Ling tried changing the wallpaper but it didn't work. It kept prompting that the network speed limit does not support changing the wallpaper. Yin Ling had no choice. I didn't care anymore, thinking that maybe the phone had been turned off for a long time, or there were some problems caused by the system's automatic update error.

The first call was made to Xie Jianguo's son.

Didi, "Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unanswered, please call again later, sorry"

The mechanical electronic sound came from the external loudspeaker of the mobile phone. Because he was worried about the poor signal and the elderly person's hearing loss, Yin Ling turned the sound of the mobile phone to the maximum.

After hanging up, she called again, but still no one answered, "Today is Wednesday, it's not even ten o'clock yet, I should be at work and quite busy." Yin Ling saw that Uncle Xie looked a little disappointed and had to comfort him, "I'll send you a message Go over there and ask Uncle Xie to call you back after he sees it."

"Hey, thank you Lingling." Xie Jianguo continued to smile, "He is busy in the factory and rarely looks at his mobile phone."

The next call went through smoothly. Yin Ling listened to her aunt's phone call and her grandma chatting with several uncles. The contents of the two sides were not much different. One was to persuade her son or daughter who was far away from home to pick them up. Because the Internet and power were cut off after the earthquake, I couldn't contact the outside world. I evacuated in a hurry and had a bumpy journey, so I didn't have the chance to contact my family. I was very busy and tired when I arrived yesterday, so I didn't have the chance to contact my family until today.

Yin Ling also had a general understanding of the current situation. Many people rented houses temporarily. Although there were many people like Yin Ling who bought houses directly, the population base was large and the proportion was very small. There were only a handful of them. More A person has a son, a daughter, parents, and they all want to be together after suffering so many things, so when they settle down, the first thing they want is to reunite their families.

Secondly, there are also old men and women who don’t want to leave because various jobs are being recruited here. They want to make some money without causing trouble to their children, so it’s not a bad place here.

This reminded Yin Ling of how her grandmother used to go to the mountains and old forests to pick tea with people who came from nowhere to recruit workers during the off-season. After going there for a month, she didn't see anyone, and she was very happy when she came back with thousands of dollars. , here everyone is just like going out to work, no matter where they work.

There seemed to be a lot to talk about on the phone. After talking about my hometown and the rush, I also talked about the environment here. It was bits and pieces that one person couldn't finish in half an hour.

Yin Ling was sitting on the edge of the flower bed on the roadside, basking in the sun. By the way, she also felt like she hadn't had a good sunbathe in a long time.

Several people kept calling until noon when the sun was shining directly above their heads. Then they hung up the phone with unfinished content. They left each other's house numbers and said they would drop by when they were free.

When Yin Ling drove home with her grandma, the phone rang again. When she saw it was her mother, Yin Ling handed the phone directly to her grandma when the call was answered. I took out the dishes from the refrigerator and prepared to cook.

Stir-fried bacon with beans and boiled noodles, simple and quick.

The meal is ready, but the phone in grandma's room has not been hung up yet. After knocking on the door, grandma came out with the phone, still chatting.

"Oh, I don't even want to go anymore. It's nice here, warm and comfortable. I can still find a job."

Grandma seems to have a disagreement with my mother.

The call was transferred to Yin Ling, and she quickly understood the situation.

My mother wants to take her grandma to her place so that she can be taken care of and feel at ease. She also wants Yin Ling to go with her so that she can find a job there and work hard.

"Okay, let me advise grandma."

After hanging up the phone, the grandfather and grandson sat at the dining table, with two bowls of noodles, a plate of beans and bacon, and a plate of pickled vegetables.

"I think what my mother said makes sense. This place is newly developed. Many infrastructures are complete. Large hospitals are still under construction. There are only two small health clinics nearby. Grandma, why don't you go live with my mother first? After a while, it is estimated that the construction here will be completed in three to five months. How about I take you back then?"

Yin Ling picked some noodles to cool down and continued, "You also know how worried my mother and uncle are about you during this period. If you stay here for a while and let my mother be filial to you, you can still be with my mother." When she is busy, she visits the supermarket and sells things."

Li Xiu'e said nothing and took two mouthfuls of noodles before speaking, "What about you?"

"Me?" Yin Ling raised her eyebrows. She hadn't thought about it yet, but she didn't want to meet her parents who had nothing to do with her other than blood. "My household registration is here alone, and I bought a house, so I'll look for it here." I have a job. When we went out in the morning, I saw that the government here is recruiting a lot of workers. My academic qualifications are fine, and I might be able to work as a civil servant and earn a living from the government!"

People have to have jobs!

After dinner, I had a video call with my mother and uncles, showed them the condition of the house, and discussed grandma's stay together.

In the end, they all decided to let grandma go to live with her uncle.

My uncle and uncle live in the same city, not far away, just over half an hour's drive away. Grandma can see her two sons and several grandchildren there.

And according to custom, it is the son who provides for the elderly, so it is most appropriate to take grandma over.

Grandma is also thinking about staying there for a while, so as not to cause trouble to Lingling. Recently, she has been feeling uncomfortable and tired all day long. She has been taking medicine for high blood pressure and high blood sugar. In case she After all, I still caused trouble for Lingling, thinking that I would come back to see her when Lingling was stable here and she was in good health.

After everything was finalized, Yin Ling booked a high-speed rail ticket for the day after tomorrow and shared a ride through a community group. Driving was too far and tiring, so the high-speed rail was the most convenient. There has been a lot of traffic here recently. Although there are no official passenger vehicles, it is no secret that such a large group of people have moved here. So after hearing the news, sports car drivers from nearby cities came here. Some came to see their families from other places, and some wanted to go out to find their families. , the transportation industry developed overnight.

In the afternoon, grandma took Yin Ling to hang out in the same village and told them that she was leaving. Yin Ling brought a mobile phone power bank to act as a public phone booth.

There were also some elderly people who would be picked up by their families. When they heard this, everyone burst into tears. Some old ladies couldn't hold back their tears. They might not have the chance to see each other again after they left.

It was another day of packing. Grandma didn’t have many things, just a few sets of clothes. She didn’t bring out any cash, jewelry or bankbook. The old man thought about this many times, and finally had to comfort himself. As long as the snow stopped, it would be fine. Once it's warm, you can go back and get it.

Yin Ling didn't know how to comfort her. She actually felt that one day the snow would pass and the sky would clear up, and she would be able to go back.

Early in the morning, Yin Ling and her grandma each had a suitcase, both of which were 26-inch suitcases that she had just bought yesterday. The neighbor next door, who had not borrowed a car in the past two days, who was initially enthusiastic and enthusiastic at first, turned into a -inch suitcase that she just bought yesterday. The appearance is gone.

Yin Ling doesn't care, she prefers to live her life quietly. As for her grandma feeling a little awkward when meeting her, it's purely because she has been in acquaintance society for a long time and has never seen the kind of people in the city who have lived for five years and don't know who their neighbors are. Free and easy.

However, Yin Ling and the others got up earlier. They got up at five o'clock, packed their things, cooked egg noodles and ate them. At six o'clock, they were already standing at the door of Area 6. After waiting for ten more minutes, the scheduled car arrived. There was no one else on the car and they were the first passengers.

After putting the luggage in the trunk, the two of them sat in the back seat. The car drove in a twists and turns for another twenty minutes before stopping at the gate of Community No. 99. We received the second wave of passengers, a young couple, about 25 years old. . The two of them also carried two large boxes and two backpacks.

The trunk couldn't fit, so the driver fixed it to the roof of the car. Yin Ling sat in the middle and gave up the seat on the right side to prevent her grandma from being uncomfortable sitting in the middle. The girl sat in the back seat and the boy sat in the passenger seat.

After driving for an hour and leaving the residential area, the car suddenly stepped on the accelerator and took off on the road.

It was past seven o'clock, and there were no cars on the road. It was treated as a highway, but this was a mountainous area, and there were countless turns and turns ahead!

(End of this chapter)